Category Archives: Resources for a Healthy Life

Finding inspiration and strength for self control

By katiebird | Published: September 3, 2006
A friend from work reads Guideposts magazine for the inspirational and happy stories. And she brought this story (did she know how close it is to my own story?) to my attention. Since I can’t post a link, I’m going to post some snippets you can find the whole story in the August 2006 issue: Supernatural [...]
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Successful Losers

By katiebird | Published: July 30, 2006
From nutrition.gov: Key Behaviors of Successful Losers* Getting regular physical activity Reducing calorie and fat intake Eating regular meals, including breakfast Weighing themselves regularly Not letting small “slips” turn into large weight regain *From The National Weight Control Registry. See “Long-term Weight Maintenance” in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 82, No. 1, 222S-225S, July 2005. Staying On Track with Your Goals Setting realistic [...]
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The USDA Nutrient list — searchable databases!

By katiebird | Published: July 26, 2006
I’ve been poking around the government nutrition sites and found a lot of interesting information. I sent away for some of it for the members of E4T Live! But one of the tools I found won’t work for them. The USDA has an incredible set of Nutrition tools: USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, [...]
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E4T – Exercise Blog: How to exercise without an expensive gym

By katiebird | Published: March 17, 2006
Tonight, I’m going to get up and walk around my house for 5 minutes every hour (and at some point I’ll walk for 15 minutes). I’ll also borrow the upside-down bicycle for 5 minutes. I did this last night and the night before — and I can feel the difference. My lounging clothes don’t have pockets, [...]
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Cruelty to Women: A Condemnation of the High Heeled Shoe, contributed by DuctapeFatwa

By katiebird | Published: March 13, 2006
Every man believes his country has the most beautiful women, and his culture the most superior methods of oppressing them. Share This!! Hide Sites $$('div.d217').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });
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