The fittest person in the morgue

I have to admit that the title is stolen from an article by Mary Sheppard . The article is about the strange phenomenon of athletes keeling ...

This Time It’s Simply About The Calories

Piedmont: Great Wine, Great Challenges I’m a snob. I admit it. When it comes to food, it’s got to taste good. Because I intend to really ta...

Hannah’s Story. The Tale of the First Reported Anorexic

Blogging should have been far from my thoughts, as I sat in Temple yesterday, the first day of our High Holidays. But food and eating and Ju...

How much should I eat? Using your head, trusting your body.

I just returned from two weeks abroad, 24-7 vacationing with my husband of 25 years (and yes, we still remain happily married). One week hik...

The Wedding Diet. Guaranteed to Change Your Weight.

Hard to tell, but it really was pink! I lost a bit of weight then, but it was unintentional. It’s hard to recall the details—it was 25 years...

Carbs and cancer

This is not one of those “carbs cause cancer” posts. I though “Carbs and cancer” had a better ring to it than for example “Metabolism and ca...

Exercise zen – this is my habitat

"Because it's there" George Mallory, when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest.  Between the productive factory and th...

Beyond Calories. Learning To Embrace Food For Pleasure

From my seat in the kitchen I could only see his butt. But I could hear the probing of his snout, which piqued my curiosity. Then his head e...

My Eulogy

Don’t be thrown by the title—there’s no need for concern. I’m not at any risk (that is if you exclude the Swiss Alps hike to the Hornli Hut ...

Powerless?

I’m typing this from my office computer, where I still retain power after Hurricane Irene. But last night I dreamed that I lost the power to...

So You REALLY Think I Can Keep This Up?

The verdict is still out, but I’d bet on Sally’s success. Over the past 12 months, this formerly mid-200-pound woman has lost 54 pounds, sin...