Reflections From Montreal…
Last weekend my girlfriend and I were in Montreal for the annual SiteSell company dinner. Of course, we took this as an opportunity to spend an extra couple of days in one of my favorite cities, doing a little sight-seeing, and taking a nice break from the daily grind. Of course, what I do here is never far from my mind – even if I am taking a break – so it’s not surprising that a visit to our hotel’s...
Workout Barbie
I just finished gagging my way through this NYT profile of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, who was quoted as saying (p. 2): She said a woman should never lift more than three-pound weights. “Most gym programs overwork major muscle groups,” she said. “Repetition builds and bulks muscles.” Judging from her arms, it looks like she takes her own advice. Madonna and Gwyneth should...
Old Gimmicks Never Die…
I was idly surfing around the web today, and came across a pic of an old, 1920’s ad for a bogus weight loss product: La-Mar’s Reducing Soap. Here’s the spiel: The new discovery. Results quick and amazing – nothing internal to take. Reduce any part of the body desired without affecting other parts. No dieting or exercising. Be as slim as you wish. Acts like magic in reducing double chin, abdomen, ungainly...
Target Women: Yogurt
Ran across this during my travels across the blogosphere. I have a tough time as it is with gender-specific marketing for ordinary products…so it was amusing to see these particularly lame yogurt ads get skewered by comedian Sarah Haskins. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffIo2VAi_qg] Actually, I prefer Greek yogurt to all that sweetened Yoplait junk – higher in protein, and sinfully rich-tasting – even the...
10 Secrets of the Effortlessly Thin
…is the title of a little slideshow over at MSN.com. It’s actually pretty good, except – of course – for the title. According to the slideshow, those of us who manage to stay thin… don’t crash diet keep track of our weight exercise regularly don’t engage in emotional eating stop eating when we’re full don’t surround ourselves with temptation allow ourselves treats eat breakfast...
Counting Calories for Cooked vs. Raw Foods
I get questions on this all the time on the forums I moderate, so I figured this was worth discussing…it seems like a common point of confusion. Simply put, foods change in volume/weight during cooking. Certain foods, like meat or fish, shrink. Others, like pasta or oatmeal, expand. But what’s important to remember, is that the difference between cooked vs. raw is mainly due to changes in water content. Meat shrinks...
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