Wisdom for Dummies
People who skip breakfast are likely to eat an entire honey baked ham for lunch, and that has more calories than toast, even with the butter and jelly Find more dubious advice in I Used to […]
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Wisdom for Dummies
If you snack on the chocolate chips as you make the cookies, the cookies have fewer calories when you eat them later. Find more dubious advice in I Used to Think I Was Not That […]
The Amazing Happiness Diet
I’m excited to announce that recently I went on a diet and have lost forty-five pounds (true). I didn’t follow any of those silly fad weight reduction schemes like the Mediterranean or Adkins or Weight […]
The Exercise Pill: One Swallow, Then Svelte
Just in time for Spring and Summer, well, almost, well, maybe — an exercise pill. Think of it. One swallow away from svelte! It’s true. Well, sort of. What’s true is that scientists […]
Pumpkin candies are here!
Suspicions: I have a feeling my wife is out to get me. She was all of 39 years old when she decided she didn’t want to be 40. So she punishes me. What is she […]
Skinny People and Fat People
In this world, there are skinny people and fat people. Personally, I don’t believe that physical appearance has one single thing to do with whether you are a fat person or a skinny person. I […]
Answering Life’s Questions
Should I sock away money for retirement? Should I stay on my diet? Should I exercise? Should I take the vacation? Should I buy the dream house? These are the questions I ask myself […]
Gymdependence Day
It seemed like I was eating garbage lately. I felt unhealthy, sluggish and grumpy all the time. But there she was in the grocery store, so beautiful, staring at me through the plastic window in […]
Is weight loss science finally getting its s**t together?
Are you as confused as I am about the science of weight loss? Friends and enemies change so frequently, you feel like you are stuck in perpetual middle school. Carbs, fat, wheat, protein, and exercise […]