Kara and I are plugging steadily away on the Medifast diet, a program consisting of 5 daily high-protein meals of approximately 100 Calories each plus a “lean and green” protein-vegetable combination and a few condiments and healthy fats. The weight loss is steady, and at first it’s fairly impressive. Medifast just barely qualifies a low-carbohydrate [...]
So Kara and I are back on Medifast, one of the diets we’ve tried and failed before. I don’t really want to get into it too much (yet) since I’m sick of this blog becoming a chronicle of diets we’ve blown, and I don’t like feeling like dieting is becoming a hobby. But I would [...]
So several people have posted that they’ve started eating healthy and it’s expensive. It is possible to eat healthfully and relatively cheaply, but it requires time and planning. SO if you’ve never planned a week of groceries and meals, it can be a tough proposition. Hints: Go with whats in-season. Farmer’s Markets are fantastic resources, [...]
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Coffee is one of those things that makes you wonder what the hell is wrong with the Midwestern United States. The DC area is not exactly known for great coffee, but people there still like to look down their noses at Starbucks. Out there, Starbucks is an inferior mass-produced product. Here in the Midwest, Starbucks [...]
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
When I was unemployed, Michael and I discussed some possible rewards for me becoming employed again. One of these rewards was going out for sushi. I love sushi. I can eat vegan without a problem or craving for meat, but I crave sushi like mad. I love fish. Pretty much any fish, I love. Sardines, [...]
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
So, a study released some results the other day saying the average American walks 5,117 steps a day. That’s less than people walk in Japan, Switzerland and Australia. Not that I look to most of those countries, the possible exception being Japan, for health advice. Hell, Mr. North Korea himself has said that citizens should [...]
When I was in college near Baltimore, people went on food pilgrimages to two fast food restaurants: Sonic and White Castle. Michael and I would make the hour or two trip to Sonic and then drive another hour to the beach. We would often pick up and go, doing this at like 8 o’clock at night when [...]
I’m breaking my blogging fast to talk to you about a vegan cheese. Michael and I have tried, sometimes successfully, to do the “vegan thing,” as I call it. We’ve probably come back to it ten or fifteen times now. The problem is, we’re not particularly concerned ethically, unlike a lot of vegans. I don’t [...]
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*Or why I love The Common Market in Frederick, MD. Like most people, Michael and I are looking for ways to cut costs. We called our current cable company and ended up getting a reduced rate for the same services when we said we wanted to cut services. We’re trying to stop eating out entirely, [...]
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Michael and I have been talking a lot about how we probably come off as bitter old fogies on this blog – or worse, spastically angry people with completely irrational moods. Well, we’re all those things, but we still like some stuff. A lot of stuff. There wouldn’t be much point to living if you [...]