Posted in Recipes on March 31st, 2008 No Comments »
My mother made a pasta dish the other night that took everyone by surprise. My skinny-as-a-spatula 10-year old nephew who won’t eat anything, ate his serving with gusto and asked for more. My carb-avoiding sister couldn’t resist it. My father declared it a triumph. Later that night dad had my mom recount […]
Posted in Diet on March 31st, 2008 No Comments »
If you are having a hard time getting motivated to eat right and exercise, take note of how a toddler goes about their day.
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Finally men… forget about concentrating on diet and exercise — just get some new underwear.
Some call it shapewear, bodywear, support boxers, or compression shorts - but really we’re talking about a girdle.
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Posted in Recipes on March 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Please welcome guest author pastry chef Shuna Fish Lydon of Eggbeater who shares with us the (almost) lost art of making butterscotch. ~Elise
When was the last time you tasted authentic butterscotch? Flavor, sauce, memory, aroma, era: butterscotch was an all but extinct, or out-of-date substance, and flavor until recently. Now it’s all the rage.
Wouldn’t […]
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Gerry Pugliese of DiseaseProof.
America, we’re shell-shocked! The fad diet hype machines have left us bleary eyed, and, somehow we’ve forgotten the simplest way to lose weight and stay healthy. It might bring back painful childhood memories, but kids, “Eat your vegetables!”
It’s true, if blogging on DiseaseProof has […]
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A recent Stanford University study found that recuperative exercise regimes were more likely to be followed if the patient received regular telephone calls. The researchers subsequently performed the same study on healthy adults, with a control group (who didn’t receive calls) and an intervention group who received bi-weekly phone calls.
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Posted in Diet on March 27th, 2008 No Comments »
I feel sorry for young girls.
I’m not trying to be patronizing or condescending - after all what would a man know about such things?
However the other day as I sat and watched music videos with my daughters we discussed how women were portrayed.
Our conclusions were not good.
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Posted in Diet on March 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Congratulations to Sarah and Steve who will be receiving a bundle of new workout clothes and gear.
It was almost impossible to choose - the comments made me laugh, and tugged at the heart-strings.
I wish I could send everyone something to help them with motivation.
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Posted in Diet on March 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Nowadays we have a polite name for clothes sizing: Plus-size.
Back in the 1950s Lane Bryant had different words for larger sizes.
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Posted in Diet on March 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Spring is beckoning us outdoors and it’s time to get enthusiastic about getting active.
Clothing retailer Lands’ End have agreed to provide a complete set of workout gear (value over $300) to two Diet Blog readers.
The package will include a large carry-bag (Clubhouse Duffel), a pedometer with built-in panic alarm, Beach Trekker Shoes. In […]
