Why I’m Angry, or Everybody Has an Eating Disorder
In case you were wondering, today is International No Diet Day. Warning: triggers ahead. I am so angry. I am so angry, and sick to my stomach. I’m sick and tired of ED.… Read More
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Thoughts on Disordered Eating
What I’m about to write is no doubt going to be somewhat controversial. Which is why, of course, I’m hesitant to write it. But, frankly, I think it’s something that needs to be… Read More
Leaps of Faith, Low Carb Conversations, and Almost Vegan Mostly Paleo Chocolate Chip Coconut Maple Bacon Macadamia Cookies
Hard to believe that this week is actually coming to a close. I’m sorry I had to miss a second week of Trigger HAPPY Thursdays, but if you happened to stop by the… Read More
My Boy…Friend, ED
I met ED, as you may or may not recall, on July 4, 2001. Just a few days before, a boy in my summer camp had declared that he “liked” me (a very… Read More
Comparing Apples to Bacon, or When Healthy Lifestyles Become “Diets”
Calories in/out rant ahead. Be prepared.* Good morning, friends! And Merry Belated Christmas! I’m sorry that I haven’t been by the blog in a week…I can only hope that you haven’t either–after all,… Read More
A Day in the Life of Calories In < Calories Out
A typical day of “calories in < calories out:” Wake up at 4:30 am after about 5-6 hours of sleep. Raises my ghrelin (the hunger stimulating hormone) and lowers my leptin (the satiety… Read More
The Math of Mealtime
If you have ever been on a diet, every started a new fitness regimen, done your first “couch to 5K” or started restricting one or more food groups for the sake of getting… Read More
The Incredible, Edible…Calorie? (Trigger Warning)
Believe it or not, before 1918, people lived without calorie counters. Yes, folks, you heard me: before the end of the first World War, it was possible to eat a sandwich without entering… Read More
