Archive for March, 2006

Normal moving.

31Mar06

Kell Brigan’s riff on Ellyn Satter’s definition of “Normal Eating.”
“Normal moving is being able to exercise or play when you enjoy doing so, and being able to continue until you’re bored, or the class or the game is over. It is being able to choose activities you like, and to pursue them without being afraid [...]

A Guide for Fat Cyclists
Fucking AWESOME.
I love bike-riding, but since I moved to the city (and got even fatter) I have avoided riding my bike altogether, and I miss it so much.

Maybe I am a glutton for punishment, but, this afternoon, I couldn’t resist the temptation to watch the show “You Are What You Eat” with Dr. Gillian McKeith.
I didn’t hear a whole lot of information spouted, but the general gist of the show was that she took a woman whose diet consisted almost entirely of [...]

Comment/Rant

12Mar06

I wrote a comment on Pattie’s blog that turned out more like a rant, so I thought I’d post it here:
Not only are there no guarantees about individual health, there are even fewer guarantees about which foods are ‘healthy’ and which are ‘unhealthy.’
Nutrition is a young science. It has been enormously helpful in solving specific [...]

Health as an indicator of social status.