Oprah is taking us along again as she tries to lose weight. She admitted yesterday that she’s 200lbs. That is brave. Unless I weigh under 125lbs I’m never going to tell you my weight. Nope. I’ll tell you I’m 39. I’ll tell you I rarely make my bed. I’ll admit that I’ve furtively eaten frosting from [...]
Welcome to our Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? December Calendar. Get through December on a Diet one day at a time. We’ll be adding more to the calendar but here’s our first edition. Don’t forget to click on each event to read a little more. We’ve worked really hard to be mildly amusing. [...]
It’s Fat Fighter TV Friday and this week here’s what caught our eye. A new study involving milkshakes suggests that thinner people enjoy their food more. What? Great news for skinny people, yeah that’s jealousy talking. ALSO we thought this list of the top ten healthiest choices from the vending machine. We agree with Fat Fighter and have [...]
A while back Greta blogged about having to weigh in at the doctor’s. She was against it. As a public service Greta created this warning label. It should be placed on every scale in all of Christendom. Warning Label Greta realized how easy it washow helpful it was for dieters to have the warning labels so she [...]
The U.S. Government has issued new exercise guidelines for its citizens. Here’s a look. Essentially the guidelines seem reasonable albeit more exercise than most of us are doing. I’ve copy and pasted the bullet points for you. Adults (aged 18–64) Adults should do 2 hours and 30 minutes a week of moderate-intensity, or 1 hour and 15 [...]
We are now firmly in October and this month is the departure platform for a bullet train ride to 2009. It’s a train filled with candy corn, Thanksgiving dinners, Thanksgiving leftovers, baking, holiday parties and a New Year’s Eve gorge. In the blink of an eye it will be January 1, 2009 and if tradition holds I’m at risk of starting the year laying [...]
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with a great website called Fat Fighter TV. Fat Fighter TV is a great resource for fitness, food and fun! Since we’re just about fun and occasional disaster we thought we better find someplace more competent for fitness news and voila! Now and again we add the fun [...]
Please print and customize. Dear (beloved husband/significant other/co-parent/lovely wife/offspring), You may have noticed that my (butt/gut/thighs) (have/has) spread in the last few (decades/9 months/weeks/holidays) and is now (wider than an ax handle/lookin’ like a pony keg/preventing me from wearing corduroy as friction may ignite a thigh fire). I am trying to (lose a few pounds/shrink the muffin top/fit into my old football [...]
Feel free to print the letter below and circle the items that apply to your workplace! Dear (co-worker/supervisor/boss/assistant), I am sure you’ve noticed that I have (struggled with weight my whole life/just had a baby/am retaining water for many people/drink too many beers). Recently I have begun to (crash diet/count calories/reduce carbs/adopt a healthy lifestyle) in attempt [...]
With President Bush addressing the nation about an impending credit crisis it is an apt time to ponder how this will affect our diets. Many have compared the magnitude of the credit crisis to the collapse of the stock market in 1929 that led to The Great Depression. So that’s where we begin, what were people [...]
