Archive for May, 2007

UK to have alcohol health labels in 2008.
I actually think this is really cool. Everyone knows about the whole 5oz of wine, 4oz of liquor, 12oz of beer thing, right? Or do they? I’m not even sure if those are the right numbers.

“So, how many ‘drinks’ are in this refreshing beverage, and how many [...]

Slack-tastic!
I’ve been tagged by Cranky Fitness for the Slacker Meme, started by Crabby McSlacker. See Crabby’s blog for full instructions.
Here are five blogs that you should visit:

Will Sjorensen — My boyfriend, who is smart and sexy but needs to post more often.
The Barefoot Bum — A fellow atheist who is blogging the good blog.
The [...]

Everyone needs a fat friend…

…but do you think I’m taking this a bit too literally?
This is my diet buddy, Blobby. He’s a MyPetFat — an anatomically-correct replica of one ounce of human body fat.
Yes, really.

Callooh, callay!

My daily weight has dropped below 160 for the first time! Also, I got off the plateau I was on and my trend line has gone down half a pound in two days.

So, Richard Simmons is in regular contact with a woman called Cynthia. Cynthia just can’t seem to stay on a diet. She “just can’t help” herself from cheating, and gaining tons of weight. Richard tells her that she just has to get back on the diet and try again.
I don’t know Cynthia. But I think [...]

Oh, Tyra.
After all that stuff you said about being A-OK the way you were, and telling your critics to kiss your fat ass… you turn around and lose your fat ass? Sounds like your ass isn’t the one being kissed.
Oh, well. You gotta do what you gotta do, I guess.

Oh. My. God. This is an actual poster for an actual weight-gain product from the 1890s.
Why suffer horrible tortures with inferior mechanical devices that artificially fatten? Don’t look like the poor unfortunate on the left above, who, shorn of her artificial inflationary devices & pads, must, in the confines of her bedroom, through shame, try [...]

Because, apparently, British pharmacists have never heard of it and don’t know it when they see it. A 28-year-old woman went into anaphylactic shock after being stung by a wasp and she got the “oh, you’re just being hysterical” treatment when she went to a pharmacy and asked for help.
“I got to the nearby pharmacy, [...]

In the Hacker’s Diet, John Walker discusses the body’s feedback system with respect to food and appetite. In most cases, unless it’s broken, your body knows how many calories you’ve eaten and adjusts appropriately by making you more or less hungry.
Right, but isn’t it cool when you see stuff like this in action and you [...]

From LoseWeightWithMe via The Diet Pulpit, the Honesty Challenge: 10 reasons I want to lose weight.

Because shopping for petite-plus clothing is a royal pain in the ass.
Because my thighs could start a fire.
Because my cholesterol is too high.
Because I dream of someday being able to buy bras from a normal store again.
Because I know I [...]