Archive for the 'Health' Tag

So, yeah, yesterday’s post was an April Fools joke. It really is my one year anniversary, though. I’ve lost 33 pounds and gone from BMI 33.4 to BMI 27 (right on the nose). I expect to be at my goal weight (whatever that turns out to be) by the end of the year, and I [...]

It’s now been one whole year since I started my weight loss attempt. In that time I’ve gone from BMI 33 to BMI 27, and funnily enough, there’s an article on a New York Times blog today all about the social benefits conferred upon women like me who go to all that effort to reduce [...]

Via Debunking Christianity and others, an 11 year old girl in Weston, WI died from diabetic ketoacidosis because her parents decided to pray for her instead of… oh… I don’t know… SEEKING MEDICAL HELP!
The girl had undiagnosed diabetes, probably type I. This is what she was going through during those THIRTY DAYS during which her [...]

I can now go from sitting on the floor to standing up without using my hands to push myself up.
When did that happen?

This post by Lindsay at BABble has got me thinking about the “Big Fat Clubhouse” again. As I sometimes mention whenever I happen to care, I am losing weight. Call it a “diet”, call it a “lifestyle change”, whatever. It’s no skin off my nose.
Something that really bothers me whenever I wander into the “fatosphere” [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve said anything about my weight loss efforts, so I just thought I’d point out something amusing:

Oops. Looks like I need to eat one calorie more… or burn one calorie less.

From News of the Weird by way of Barefoot Bum, Telegraph: Female Muslim medics ‘disobey hygiene rules’
Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.
Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm [...]

Many thanks to Crabby for linking me to Violent Acres, who I’ve just added to my Technorati favorites for taking the words right out of my mouth re: Hillary Clinton, and for giving me the kick in the ass I needed to stop feeling sorry for myself and get back on my Weight Loss Plan.
Now, [...]

Former supermodel and “living legend” Twiggy gave an interview recently, but impending hypoglycemia caused her to say some pretty strange things:
The 56-year-old said there was no excuse for being obese and accused people of ‘horrendous’ over-eating.
Yet she also admitted there was too much pressure on young girls to be as skinny as she was when [...]

GET A FLU SHOT! This year’s flu is a 500-ton gorilla that will stomp you flat and then eat you for breakfast.
That is all.