http://www.chris-diet.com In an effort to shape up, I'm putting it all online. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:55:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, this has been one heck of a summer! If you're wondering where I've been, the answer is - I've been playing Cherry Ames. Specifically Chris (yes, the one referenced in the domain name) sustained a serious back injury. He has been bedridden for several months now, and we've been ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/09/15/speaking-of-health/ One thing that a lot of people are learning is that not all body fat is created equal. Being a bit flabby in the arms doesn't have the same long term health problems that belly fat can predict. A recent article on Physorg titled "Not all fat created equal" now ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/05/07/theres-fat-and-then-theres-fat/ If you haven't heard about the Wii Fit videogame, then let me be the one to lay it out for you. After all these years of sitting blissfully motionless on the couch, this new offering by Nintendo attempts to get us off our butts and on to Nintendo’s Wii Fit ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/05/03/getting-fit-with-a-videogame/ Well, I went out today to look at a new fitness club opening up. I used to belong to Bally's, but they closed the branch in my area and the nearest one is a half hour drive, so you can imagine how often I've been goin. Yeah, I haven't; hell ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/04/30/a-fitness-club/ I found this article about "obesity discrimination" on Digg, and it gave me food for thought. "In an overwhelmingly overweight nation that worships thinness, many describe prejudice against the obese as one of the last socially acceptable biases. Advocates for the plus-sized, particularly activists in the "fat acceptance" movement, want ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/04/29/of-two-minds/ Well, I just got back from Hawaii - what, I didn't tell you I was going? Shame on me! At any rate, I got back feeling so much better than I have for weeks. The question is - why? I've identified a few factors that I think led to me ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/04/10/maybe-it-is-in-the-air/ Seriously, we've all probably heard that old saw from our mothers. "Drink 8 glasses of water a day and you'll lose weight." I always had a lot of questions about that - first of all, what is a glass? 8 Ounces? 16? How do you know when you've had 8 ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/02/26/an-easy-way-to-watch-your-calories-just-add-water/ With winter still dragging on, I'm having a hard time (ok, an EXCRUCIATING time) getting myself up in the morning. My bedroom is on the west side of the house, and with no sunlight in the morning it's just awful trying to drag myself up from the depths of dreamland. ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/02/18/how-do-you-even-get-started/ Well, after the Pancakes from a spray can a few weeks back, today we get what is arguably the most disgusting thing I've ever heard of. Cheeseburger In A Can I mean, the GOOD thing about this is, that now I am completely put off from eating cheeseburgers. This can only be ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/01/30/maybe-i-should-just-rename-this-blog-stuff-in-a-can/ Well I saw this post and it really resonated with me. Since I live in Ohio (and it has been so cold here the last few days I think the squirrels have frozen. Seriously, I haven't seen any.) exercising indoors during the winter when I can't afford expensive equipment is ... http://www.chris-diet.com/2008/01/22/a-few-more-tips-for-exercising-in-crappy-weather/