Category Archives: Weight Goals

Sad but true food facts

By katiebird | Published: July 11, 2009
How many times have you said it, “Yum, it makes me hungry just to look at that?”  Well, it turns out that’s actually true according to this story in the LA Times: An interesting idea to help us stay (or get) thin “When you see or smell food, you have an insulin surge, which drops your blood [...]
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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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Oh, go HACK yourself!

By katiebird | Published: June 15, 2008
I don’t remember anymore how I discovered it but, my favorite diet is The Hacker’s Diet. Invented by John Walker, The Hacker’s Diet is an on-line (free) book that includes both a realistic weight loss plan, guidelines for keeping it off forever AND tools to help you do all this. John Walker, like me, spent [...]
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The 3415 Club: What it is, How it works

By katiebird | Published: June 12, 2008
Walk 3 times a day for 15 minutes each time and with hardly any effort we’ll be walking 3 miles a day. Here’s my original post from February 2007 (wow!) 3415, Walk 3 times for 15 minutes I’ve come up with a cheap memory aid — the 3415 logo you see near the center of the screen. We all [...]
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The effects of travel and deep emotion on Diet Expectations

By katiebird | Published: July 4, 2007
Weight fluctuates, but it’s a lot more fun when it fluctuates down than up While I was out of town, I didn’t eat that much but barely went to the bathroom at all. And I tried to drink water when I could, but things were pretty confused & I’m pretty sure I didn’t drink 2 [...]
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