Until relatively recently in human history, salt was a precious commodity. Urban legend has it that Roman soldiers were given money specifically to buy salt or were paid with salt, thus the word ‘salary,’ from the Latin salarium, and it’s why we say someone not good at their job isn’t worth their salt. Obviously if you had to fight barbarian hordes to buy substantial quantities of the stuff, or have your wife defy God and turn back to watch the [...]
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, tell me mirror what is wrong? Can it be my de la clothes or is it just my de la soul?” ~ De La Soul 200.6 lbs. I shouldn’t have written that title. Now I have early 90′s rap/dance music stuck in my head *facepalm*. Does anyone have a cure for Fu Schnickens? Anyhow, back on day 43 I wrote about 10 tips for healthy, effective weight loss including eat 5-6 times a day, watch [...]
“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 [...]
“ The sun is shinin, In this rainy city And the sun is shinin, Ooh isn’t a pity That every year has it’s share of tears? Every now and then it’s gotta rain“ ~ Trooper 204.4 lbs Caution ~ The opening 5 paragraphs may contain emo. Skip ahead for the skinny on fibre. Getting close to the 200 lb. mark. With everything I know about how unhealthy this starvation diet is, and all the negative physical effects it’s having on [...]
“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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