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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 120: Party Tactics and Strategies, Anyone?
At parties where seriously delicious things are being served I have a tendency to let my guard down. When my guard is down my self control mechanism can be temporarily disabled without me even realizing it. When that mechanism is temporarily disabled all my strategies and tactics I usually employ at parties to limit my caloric intake can be compromised. But if I was just really feeling good and enjoying myself for this one night, maybe those chicken wings and bellinis weren't empty calories?Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 119: Is It Time To Retire This Column?
n the last few weeks a few commenters have suggested that it's time for me to pull the plug on the Serious Diet column. Someone suggested I rename it "weight maintenance," because I haven't lost much weight lately. A few other folks have taken me to task for not being disciplined enough, or not exercising enough in the right way, or not eating enough fruits and vegetables. Hmmm. Now that I've listed the most common complaints I see that in fact, all these folks are correct. But that doesn't mean they're right about retiring the column. Why?Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 117: Getting Back to What Works for Me
I'll admit it, serious eaters. I was feeling discouraged after last week's Serious Diet post. Some of the comments upset me, though I know everyone was just trying to help. But what was even more upsetting was the upward direction of my weigh-ins. I felt bewildered,overwhelmed, even helpless. It wasn't until Sunday that I finally came to grips with what had been going on. Even more importantly, I figured out something very concrete that I could do about it. Where did I find such solace? In my very own words. Direct from last week's post.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 116: A Bite-by-Bite Rundown of My Calorie Intake
It doesn't seem to matter what I eat, or how much I exercise. The diet powers that be have obviously decided to test my resolve this week. Well, if the forces of diet evil think they're going to defeat me with this brazen show of scale power, they don't know who they're dealing with here. I'm going to give you a bite-by-bite rundown of my calorie intake this week, complete with high and lowlights, along with a log of my obsessive exercise regimen.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 109: Do I Eat Sensibly?
I can't pretend that I eat like everyone else, or anyone else for that matter. My meals this week may not sound sensible to other people, but they made perfect sense to me.President's Cholesterol of 209 Due to Cheeseburgers, Sweets
According to the New York Daily News, too many cheeseburgers and sweets have edged the otherwise healthy Barack Obama's cholesterol into the "borderline-high" range.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 108: Eat Less, Weigh Less, Knee Hurts Less
I tried to get on the good foot, or should I say the good knee, this week on week 108 of my serious diet. The question of the day, or should I say the question for the rest of my life: Does "everything in moderation," combined with some form of exercise, equal a thinner me and less knee pain?Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 107: The Iowa Diet
Sticky bun from the Coffee Cup Cafe in Sully, Iowa. [Photographs: Ed Levine] I went back to my alma mater, Grinnell College, this past week to participate in a panel on the future of journalism. Food-wise I associate Grinnell, Iowa, with four things: pie, cinnamon buns, pork tenderloin sandwiches, and the Danish Maid Bakery's glazed doughnuts. Needless to say, none of them is good for my diet or my knee. But even though my knee was killing me the whole time I was there (below zero wind chill readings don't help an arthritic knee) I did manage to get in my fair share of the four main Iowa food groups. And maybe I didn't gain weight by doing so....Data Visualization: Food Consumption and Obesity Maps
[Maps: Daily Yonder] Daily Yonder, a blog devoted to rural American goings-on, created these fascinating maps about eating habits across the country using the USDA's Food Environment Atlas. It's hard to simplify the data into clear, absolute terms, but in most cases, the higher the fruit and vegetable consumption, the lower the obesity rate. Whoa Colorado, you are a pretty skinny state! Here are just two of the many maps Daily Yonder shares relating to food and health. [via Ezra Klein and @gastropoda] Related Data Visualization: Subway Locations in the U.S. Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's Data Visualization: Soda vs. Pop vs. Whatever...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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