This is a good interview with Maude Barlow, co-chair of The Blue Planet Project, and a preview of the documentary: Flow: For The Love Of Water that looks at privitization and the effects of our behavior in disrespecting our most precious resource.
The Blue Planet Project
A couple of reporters at Fox News have been trying the Cabbage Soup Diet this week.
They say that if you want to get a kick start on losing weight, it might be worth a try for one week. The cabbage soup diet is not limited to just eating cabbage soup all day as I had thought. They say it worked great for them. The diet helped them both realize they were not eating enough vegetables and fruit. It also helped them become more creative in trying different combinations of vegetables cooked in different ways.
They say that after seven days they have both lost five pounds.
See more about the pros and cons of the cabbage soup diet at Wikipedia.
The latest book about the cabbage food diet sells for $5 on Amazon - The New Cabbage Soup Diet
This is an amazing video. The foods of nations fighting against each other from 1939 to present. Does anyone else find this to be a profound work of art?
I ate lunch at my desk today. I've been busy working on an article that I have to finish. I don't have much enthusiasm to write it though—and that means it's taking a long time.
RNCentral has compiled a list of the 25 most ridiculous and ineffective popular diets.
Though I agree most of these are not good for long term weight loss, I think the South Beach Diet and the Macrobiotic Diet shouldn't be on this list. If most people ate as prescribed in these diets, their daily choice of snacks and meals would be much healthier than the average persons daily food consumption.
Check out their list of the top extreme diets.
The macrobiotic meal above consists of brown rice, kale and brocolli.
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To say that I'm excited for the release of Sex and the City the movie would be the understatement of the decade! As my co-worker properly stated, it's "a reason for living." So I'll leave you with that!
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While it's never easy to lose someone you call your girl, maintaining a toxic friendship only leads to more harm than good. If you can answer "yes" to any of the questions below, you may be engaging in a toxic friendship.
Q: Is she the same friend that always threatens to take her earrings off at the club to fight even though she's only 120lbs, while simultaneously trying to find a reason that you need to break up with your man? (y/n)__
Q: Is she always "too busy", and the only time you see her is on her schedule even though you know she has a standing facial and shiatsu massage every week that she never misses? (y/n)__
Q: Does she only call you when her car breaks down, she needs the spare keys you're holding or when she can't remember someone's phone number? Can you remember the last time ya'll just talked without you providing a service? Hmmm...(y/n)__
Q: Is she always too hot, too cold, so broke, unbelievably tired, and fed up all at the same time? More importantly, does she always have something negative to say when you share good news? (y/n)__
Q: When was the last time you saw her in the daylight? (Day/time)__
Q: If you're talking to her about a promotion you're up for, do you find yourself talking about her split ends (substitute: dying plants, new rash, or any other asinine topic) before you've completed your thought?(y/n)__
Q: Does she make excuses not to tell you where she bought her shoes, introduce you to her new man, or how to find that cheap flight to St. Maarten, out of fear that you're going to take her spot?(y/n)__
Q: Do her ups and downs with her man affect how good of a friend she is to you like someone with a gambling problem? When they're up, they are WAY up, but when they're down, it's bad news?(y/n)__
I can't seem to string two sentences together today (believe me, I've been trying) so instead of a more substantive post, I will provide you with more photos of one of the world's most photogenic children.
These were taken in Sarasota, Florida, on the rare occasions when I remembered to bring my camera.
I need to figure out how to work the zoom on my little camera. Watching my little man paddle away in the kayak with Grandpa, really turned my insides to mush.
While Grandpa and Bubbie went for a little paddle (I went out, too, although I didn't do much paddling, just glided along while my father-in-law did all the work), D. and I played on the beach (just the over the hill from the bay where we went paddling):
D. asked me to lie down, so he could trace my shape in the sand. I was impressed that I had the agility to get up without blurring his work. I was less impressed with my shape in the sand which was distinctly, um, bottom heavy. The hour glass has been replaced with a pear, it seems.
D. especially loved the palm trees, which he insisted on calling "coco-palms" even though we explained that we were too far north for coconuts. He said the ones bearing fruit would be coconut trees and that these were called coco-palm trees.
The child has an uncanny ability to insist on his own version of reality, even when presented with irrefutable evidence to the contrary. If he decides that up is down (or that he was wide awake on the plane and the trip was just really, really short), it is often easier to just let it go then to try and convince him otherwise.
We also went to the circus, saw some alligators (I took pictures but the 'gators look like logs. See above re the zoom) and tasted alligator stew, saw many beautiful birds (although not as many as last year), went to the aquarium and spent lots of time on, in and near the water. Two of my nieces (both really nice people - one is almost 12 and the other will turn 10 this year) were there for part of the time and my father-in-law and his wife are both warm, funny, generous people.
I really lucked out with my spouse's family (so much so that they were a part of my 41 things about T.).
Speaking of my spouse, I think he was a little chagrined with the beautiful weather we had. It was one thing to say, "It's OK, honey, you go to Florida without me. I really need to stay and work," when he thought the weather would be cool and perhaps even rainy. However, it turned out to unseasonably hot and gorgeous every day.
He and my older son S. had a pretty good time, though. They rented a wii, played games with friends on the big screen in T.'s office, went skating on the canal and watched lots of movies. They probably sat around eating junk food in their underwear, too.
As for little D. and I, it was wonderful to be able to spend so much time together. He is growing up so quickly. I don't really have the words to explain how cool it is to watch him grow and learn, hear his observations on the world (absolutely nothing gets by him, even when you think he's not listening). He is one sharp kid.
One night when I was getting him ready for bed, he said, "Mama, I love you as much as all the days." He has said this before.
"I love you as much as all the lives of everyone in the world. That's forever."
And then came the kicker.
"I love you even when I'm mad at you."
Valerie Bertinelli became the new spokesperson for Jenny Craig last year. She's successfully lost her excess weight and has written a book about it. At her peak she weighed 170 pounds. She was able to get down to 132 pounds. Her height is 5'2" and she'll be 48 years old in a couple of months.
In her book Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
See her heartfelt story here.
See more about the link between depression and diet here.
I'm hungry. It's getting harder to resist many of the temptations of everyday living. I tend to eat too much these days. I'm still eating things that are good for me—just a little too much of them. So I haven't lost any more weight. I think my eating is balancing out with the exercise—so I'm not burning enough to make a difference on the scale. But you know what? It's OK.
There's an interesting article on CBS News today about eating whole grains to reduce your belly fat. A study found that of two groups who were put on reduced calories, those who ate whole grains versus refined grains lost more fat and significantly more fat around their belly area.
Now what are whole grains? I know that white rice and white bread are not whole grains.
But if you asked me if breads labeled with the words "multi-grain," "stone-ground," "100% wheat," "cracked wheat," "seven-grain," or "bran" were whole grain foods, I would have said yes before I read this article!
Whole grains include brown rice, oatmeal and whole wheat. (But many more too, see their list).
The article recommends you look at the ingredients for the fiber content. If the bread shows a high daily value percentage of fiber content (%DV) then it's much more likely the bread contains whole grains. Color by itself is not an indicator of whole grains. Breads are dyed brown with molasses or other added ingredients.
See more about belly fat and the benefits of whole grains here.
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And exhausted.
We had such a wonderful time.
And it will only be winter for a few more weeks, right? Right?
I woke up yesterday out of the most wonderful dream—I had my head on the shoulder of my old love. It was nice, pleasant, and I wished I could go back to sleep. I then spent the rest of the day in a very nice mood—that is up until last night.
My eating habits are quite different than they would be if I was single. My husband is a meat and potatoes man. He also loves bread, deli meats and fatty spaghetti. He definitely does not like grated carrot salad or tofu or yogurt. He is slim by the way, and always has been. (He burns off a lot of calories as his work is physical).
If I served brown rice and fish or lentil soup for dinner more than once a month there would be some kind of revolt in this household. I'm just kidding that he makes me fat. But I am quite sure I'd lose 15 pounds quite quickly if I lived on my own.
That's why it was refreshing to read Siditty's take on meals and marriage. She refuses to eat like her husband. If he doesn't want what she's making, he can help himself to his preferred food in the fridge. She tried eating like him for a while, but gained a lot of weight. Now they eat completely different meals.
It's refreshing to read this, but I don't think I could pull it off around here...
She also writes;
My husband grew up in a household of overweight people. His mother, stepfather, and his brothers were all overweight. His mother and stepfather both had gastric bypass. My husband and his brother lost weight on Atkins. The husband at one time was overweight and lost over 80 pounds and now he is uber hot and stuff, but he has been gaining weight as of recent due to reverting back to his old diet. His diet consists of nothing but carbs and fat. Pizza or pizza rolls every night for dinner. Cereal for breakfast, wendy's or some other restaurant for lunch, and miscellaneous junk food throughout the day.
See her interesting story here.
La Esquina has long been a NYC favorite, and I'm definitely drinking the juice. The food, the atmosphere, and the experience of "discovering" this restaurant all lends to the build up before indulging in a properly hyped Latin meal.
This seemingly unglamorous taqueria unfolds into a more formal dining area. But don't make a scene when you're directed to go down these dingy stairs and through the kitchen to get there. (Trust me, I almost went there until I saw other patrons exiting from the same path.)
(Try the Sangria while waiting - it's perfecto!)
Must order items:
At the end of the meal, our group was sufficiently fed and plotting our return trip. You can't really do better than that!
Yesterday I didn't go to work. I stayed home and did nothing. I needed the break. What I really need is a vacation.
I wish I could have liposuction to get rid of the rest of my fat. I still have about 50 pounds to go. And some days I get really discouraged. I keep telling myself, "Hey, you've already lost more than that. You can do it." And I have made a lot of lifestyle changes. In fact, I prefer to eat healthy food over junk food any day of week now. It's just better fuel. But some days, I wish I wasn't facing such a challenge. Why can't I already be in shape and maintaining my new figure? Yeah, I know. Quit feeling sorry for myself. It could be a lot worse.
I'm thinking of going to the gym today. It would be something to do besides sitting around the house complaining.
Also, today I realized that Daylight Savings Time begins March 9. I always feel better when we have more daylight in the evening. OK. So for a week I'll feel crap because we'll really be getting up an hour earlier. But once that week is over, it just gets better. I can't wait for spring. I really want to hit the Rail Trail. Right now, it's just too damn soggy. I think some outdoor exercise will do me some good--breathe in some air that isn't full of dust. That's what I'm talking about.
BTW: thanks for all the suggestions for my bat wings. I'm going to try to incorporate some of those suggestions into my regular routine. I also found some good exercises in a magazine. I found some good ab exercises, too. One day when I have the patience, I'll explain them here. But working as a writer for environmental things, I get tired of explaining exactly how things work all of the time. I'm not exactly a technical writer--I'd say more like a scientific writer. I don't have to explain all of the details about how "it works" just most of them. Anyway, you get the point.
OK. So go to the gym or not go the gym? That is the question. I'm thinking about it.
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I'm saddened to have to do this yet again, but today we're saying our collective goodbyes to Graham Waldon, one of the longest-serving members of the Blogger team at Google. I was fortunate enough to have interviewed Graham before he joined us back in 2003, and after a few minutes of chatting I immediately knew he was our guy.
Over the years Graham’s provided amazingly patient and exemplary service to Blogger’s users, and set an impossibly high bar with his work — from constantly improving Blogger’s Help site, to personally answering countless help emails, to digging up fantastic Blogs of Note, to training new members of the Support team. He’s even moonlighted a bit, helping the Reader team with their support efforts!
Best of luck, Graham — it looks like you’ll be keeping plenty busy during the coming months, but be sure to swing by for lunch every now and then. ;)
- Eric and the rest of the Blogger team
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