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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 105: Do You Let Anyone Watch You Weigh In?

"Nobody gets to see me up close and personal with my scale." [Photograph: Ed Levine] A few days ago my wife asked if I was about to take a shower in our bathroom. I said I was, but first I had to weigh myself. I walked over to Will's bathroom, where Thinner lives. My wife followed right behind me. Just as I was about to open the door to Thinner's one room abode, my wife asked the question no serious dieter wants to hear: "I want to see what you weigh. Can I watch you get on the scale?" "Are you kidding," I said, knowing she wasn't kidding at all. "Absolutely not. Nobody gets to see me up close and...

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 37: The Big Diet Mo

In the wake of last week's weight loss, I've been trying extra, extra hard this week. Serious Eater Erin told me yesterday: "After your post last week, you better lose weight this week, for the sake of your marriage. And if you don't, I would consider lying." (She said this all with a twinkle in her eye.) I can't lie to you guys. (What's the point?) So you can't believe how careful I've been this week. Because in diets, just like in elections, momentum is key....

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 36: Spousal Wisdom

My wife, Vicky. I haven't lost weight in a couple of weeks, and I have to admit it's kind of discouraging. But I've been telling myself that it's only a matter of time. My wife does not brook such talk easily. She worries all the time about my weight and its effect on my health and longevity. I guess she really does want me to to stick around for awhile. But what does she know? She's been thin her whole life, as has her entire family, and in times of great stress she forgets to eat. What a concept! Earlier this week, my wife let me have it with both barrels. She told me that my love of food...

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Who's the Alpha Cook in Your Thanksgiving Kitchen?

Although I'm usually the alpha cook in our kitchen, the battle for kitchen hegemony in our house on Thanksgiving can get a little dicey. Are we the exception or the rule on Turkey Day? Does everyone have issues with kitchen control on Thanksgiving? Serious Eaters want to know. Let me set the scene for you. Usually my wonderful wife, Vicky, happily lets me take control of the cooking. She doesn't care about food as much as I do, and I have ceded control to her on virtually every other aspect of our home life. On Thanksgiving this year at our house we are going to be thirteen. Every one of those thirteen with the exception of our son and me...

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