Thursday, December 31, 2009

5 Resolutions Not to Make This Year

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Here is the list Cosmopolitan.com put out 1. Quit your job and wait for a dream career opportunity to present itself. Reality check: Suck ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start: Week 1 Results

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Here are my base line Measurements: 12/30/09 arm: 15.5 in chest: 48.5 in hips: 52.5 in waist: 43 in wrist 6.25 in After one week of Jump Sta...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

Patterns of Domestic Violence

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Charlie Sheen was recently arrested in relation to Domestic Violence claims. Yet, he has had a history of violence against women. In 2005, ...

Tyra Banks Says Goodbye to Talk Show

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After five seasons, two Daytime Emmy awards and too many girl-power episodes to count, Tyra Banks is announcing the end of The Tyra Show. “T...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

Slim Hopes

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I found this video via the Fat Nutritionist It seems to be from the late 1990's, but its still relevant today. If anything, the stats mi...
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Not Under the Bus: the Fight for Women's Healthcare

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Check out the organization that sponsored the ad above: Not Under the Bus. Remember this: first they went after abortion coverage (Federal m...
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Recommended Reading

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This post was from last week over at Pandagon, but "If Its One or the Other" is definitely recommended reading regarding the healt...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it; also, happy solstice, peaceful Kwanza, happy Chanukah & good movie watching to the rest.

Ideal

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The above video explores the European ideal of beauty in women over the past five-hundred years or so in the visual arts. Its all white, but...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Jump Start Update

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Here are the changes that I have made in the first two days 1. High fiber breaksfast of fiber one or old fashion oatmeal. 2. Sharing an entr...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Lisa's 7 Week Jump Start

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Well, I have finished my first semester of Grad school. It was grueling and time consuming. I spent 7 hours a week in class, 20 hours a week...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Meat Garnish: Hmmmm

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So, what seemingly revolting combination of foods/drinks do you find oddly satisfying? Share in the comments!

Book Review: What I Cannot Change

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I just finished reading What I Cannot Change by LeAnn Rimes and Darrell Brown. It is an inspirational book. It is a perfect gift for someon...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Book Review: Sarah the Duchess of York My Story

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Sarah the Duchess of York My Story is an excellent book about how low self-esteem can make you lose yourself and set you on a path of self ...
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Women Veterans

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Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance is an article describing the lack of support our women veterans are receiving at home by th...

Tip from KERF: You Cannot Put Frozen Chicken Into a Slow Cooker

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Image Found HERE Kath at KERF mentioned the other day that you cannot put frozen chicken directly into the slow-cooker/crockpot! Apparently...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Wait, I'm Confused: 80's Exercise Video or Gay Porn?

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So, this video is pretty much hilarious. Its Dolph Lundgren's exercise video from the 80's--but it really doesn't make any sense...
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HAES Challenged

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I don't like fundamentalism of any stripe. When one's ideology gets in the way of evidence-based assessment, you gotta problem in my...
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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Pilates Kitten

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This kitten sure does seem to know how to do the pilates move: The Double Leg Stretch, see instructions here. Okay, okay maybe this was jus...
Friday, December 4, 2009

Book Review: Not Becoming My Mother

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Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl is a cute interesting book. At about 105 pages it is a quick read. The book discusses how one woman c...

This is the sport aid I want: Garmin Forerunner 305

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This is the sport aid I want, the Garmin Forerunner 305 with GPS. It does: High-Sensitivity, Watch-Like GPS Receiver That Provides Exception...
Thursday, December 3, 2009

Patrick Stewart Speaks to Amnesty International's About Childhood Experiences with Domestic Violence--Very Moving

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Yoga to the People

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Have any of you all checked out Yoga to the People? They feature free viewable and downloadable yoga classes. I'm going to try out a cou...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Orchids: Mine Actually Produced FIVE Blooms!!!

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Watching HGTV the other day, I learned what my office level is called: Garden Level, that is half way between the basement and the ground le...

Book Review: How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life

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How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life by Kirstie Alley is her book about the year before she did Jenny Craig. It was a very funny book....