(+) Walking 2.5 miles in sunny weather to a new Weight Watchers meeting in Rosamond, with fabulous other members of my community and a really organized, efficient leader.

Some notes I took from a wellness calendar and Health Magazine article:

• If you are walking for exercise (which is great!), try walking backwards for just part of your course. You'll strengthen and tone by challenging new groups of muscles.
• Eating breakfast gives you a 5% boost in your calorie-burning power for the day. In many people's diets, ( Read more... )

Blogger Evan decided he would only spend $30 total on food in the month of November. The only exception to his spending rule were things that are freely available to the average person (salt taken from restaurants, sauce packets from Taco Bell, free coffee from an office). He lost 18 pounds and make some fascinating personal discoveries and ( Read more... )

deardeedle posted a challenge to her friends to join her in her goal to run at least 20 minutes a day, five times a week, for the rest of the month. I've been on a gym-break for about a month now, and this is just about the best darn idea I've ever seen.

So, come join the cool kids and do a bit each day!

So, this morning, I started on the Master Cleanser fast. It's a 10 day diet of lemondade made with organic maple syrup. I heard about it from Beth, and it is also widely touted by David Blaine and Robin Quivers. (As I write this, I realize that "because David Blaine did it" is NOT a good reason to undertake anything, so let's just say I want to ( Read more... )

Thank you for my wedding photo album. Here is a list of the people who have shared in my joy, other than my co-workers ( Read more... )