Category Archives: Obesity

Calorie Labeling and your weekend dinner plans

By katiebird | Published: July 10, 2009
I am constantly struggling with my weight. If I don’t walk about 5 miles a day I gain weight — and if I eat out with any regularity at all I gain weight. The switch that makes my brain relate what I’m eating to my weight and health just shuts off when I’m [...]
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Overweight Oscillating Oscar

By katiebird | Published: June 15, 2006
The author of The Hacker’s Diet, John Walker, has generously given me permission to discuss his diet in detail using some quotes, with links back to his site. (Earlier E4T articles on The Hacker’s Diet) Many of us live the life of Oscar or at least know somebody like him. Oscar’s always on a diet. (snip) . . [...]
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Eat 4 Today Welcome Wagon

By katiebird | Published: May 27, 2006
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a welcome message but today, with 5 new members, seems like a good time. In honor of the occasion, I took a picture of myself (and broke the tripod in the process.) After balancing a TV Tray on the couch, I came up with this: Between my fear that the [...]
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Eat 4 Today – The Commitment. Even here, the devil is in the details

By katiebird | Published: April 26, 2006
I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just Today. And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens. In earlier posts this week we talked about how (even if we’ve made The Commitment) calories still count. That most women (especially those struggling with obesity) burn [...]
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Eat 4 Today – The Commitment.

By katiebird | Published: April 23, 2006
I’m not eating between meals and I’m not taking seconds. Just today.e And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens. Dealing with obesity can feel like a hopeless task. Because most of us haven’t faced the fact that obesity isn’t curable — that it’s only controllable. m And [...]
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