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  • What would you like to drink?

    What would you like to drink?

    June 4, 2010 / Lifestyle, Tips

    It goes without saying that we should all be drinking water whenever we can, but the reality is that we’re going to be drinking lots of other things besides. So when you’re choosing that beverage, do you know how healthy (or unhealthy) that drink is? Recently, Lifehacker featured an article from Men’s Health called “The 20 Worst Drinks in America”. It ranks drinks based on sugar content, and features everything from flavored water, to energy drinks, to milkshakes. It’s probably [...]

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  • Day 61 – Is Michelle Obama Wrong?

    Day 61 – Is Michelle Obama Wrong?

    June 4, 2010 / 100 Days of Starvation, Rants

    “A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her” ~ David Brinkley 195.2 lbs. On May 11th, 2010, Michelle Obama unveiled the White House task force report on solving childhood obesity. The goal defined in the 120-page document is to roll back the rate of childhood obesity in the United States to 5% by 2030, the same as it was in the late 1970s. I see this as [...]

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  • Day 52 – The Bitter Truth

    Day 52 – The Bitter Truth

    May 26, 2010 / 100 Days of Starvation, Nutrition, Tips

    “Caught up in life, losing all my friends Family has tried to heal all my addictions Tragic it seems, to be alone again I’m giving in to you” ~ Adema 199.8 lbs. I’ve been receiving congratulations on my “success” of dropping below 200 lbs. If you’re one of the people who emailed or tweeted me, I humbly thank you. For those readers just starting to read this blog, though, I have to emphasize again that I’m dropping weight in the [...]

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  • Day 48 – I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

    Day 48 – I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

    May 22, 2010 / 100 Days of Starvation, Nutrition, The Status Quo, Tips

    “Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.” ~ Erma Bombeck 201.8 lbs. Getting close, but no cigar. Still, if I drop 2 lbs in the next 2 days I’ll still pass the pale of dropping 40 lbs in the first 50 days. I get a few emails of the “reads, shots, and leaves” variety – people who apparently skim an article and immediately start clacking the keys. They sound rather like [...]

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  • Day 34 – Are We Poisoning Ourselves?

    Day 34 – Are We Poisoning Ourselves?

    May 8, 2010 / 100 Days of Starvation, The Status Quo

    “In the Middle Ages, they had guillotines, stretch racks, whips and chains.  Nowadays, we have a much more effective torture device called the bathroom scale. “ ~Stephen Phillip 207.6 lbs. I set a few milestones for myself when I undertook this project, and I was hoping to be down 40 lbs by the halfway mark at Day 51. So far I’m on track with 16 days to drop 7.6 lbs. Remember, I’m doing this to show how harmful starving yourself [...]

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