I used to love the Garfield comic strip which featured the lasagna-loving cat saying “I’m not overweight, I’m under tall.” At 5′1″, I totally relate.
Like many “under tall” people, I keep wondering why the heck I’m not losing weight. No, I don’t exercise fanatically; I don’t like to sweat unless I’m sitting on the [...]

Leo Babuata has posted a wonderful list of easy (and sexy) ways to lose 50 pounds in a year.
And when he says “easy”, he means it: some are as simple as substituting veggies for chips just one snack per day. Oh, there’s not a lot of ground-breaking info there, but it’s still good, solid weight [...]

Apparently, the financial woes plaguing American workers don’t extend to big business, at least not to those engaged in market research. Recently, two experts in that field were asked to analyze their data to determine relationships between voter demographics and what people eat.
No, really.
Their findings? Clinton supporters like Red Lobster, Krispy Kreme and fruit-filled cookies, [...]

I’m not a doctor. I don’t even play one on TV. I’m also not a nutritionist, a dietitian, a weight loss consultant, or whatever they’re now calling people who tell you what to eat. I am, however, fat. And I’m constantly amazed by that fact.
You see, I do most of the things we’re all [...]

My husband and I were invited to attend one of those murder mystery dinners this weekend. We’ve gone to these things a few times in the past, and both of us have been struck with how much they feel like play-dates for adults: there’s always a hostess trying to marshal everyone into their places and [...]

My son has been making the most of having Daddy home for the President’s Day holiday. Starting this morning, and continuing even as I type this, my son has almost exclusively pestered his father instead of me for a change.
It’s been quite nice. Until a day goes by when I’m not the parent in [...]

Although I said I wasn’t going to make a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight (preferring, instead, to simply resolve that I won’t gain any, either), I’ve nevertheless found myself on a diet.
I blame this on the recent discovery that my bathroom mirror is in no way related to my car’s rear view mirror [...]

Around this time every year, websites and MSM begin posting their “Top 10 Stories” recounting some of their favorites over the year. I figure I might as well jump in on the action, too. (Hmmm… does that count as exercise?) So here, without further ado, is the Year In Fat: the Top 10 reasons we’re [...]

For future reference, and the benefit of those to come, when switching from a standard, unhealthy diet to one that’s chock full o’ fruit and veg goodness, I’d advise doing it slowly.
According to my scale, I’ve lost 3 pounds this week. But according to the waistband of my pants, I’m due to give birth [...]

Scientists in Britain have discovered that shaking may do a body good.
Mice placed for 15 minutes daily on a platform that vibrated imperceptibly developed 30% less body fat than their non-shaken peers. The researchers believe this occurred due to the vibrations stimulating muscle contractions, much like exercise. In young mice, they suspect shaken [...]