Posts Tagged ‘eating’

Weight Loss Groundhog Day

A Recent ConversationHere's part of a conversation that I had recently with a woman (SR) who had just fallen off the weight-loss merry-go-round for the millionth time - or thereabouts. She had started a new exercise program and eating regime on New Year's day this year. As she does every year. (I'm CH below).CH: "So how's your eating going?" (I didn't know the answer at this stage) SR: (drops head and… Continue reading

March 5 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: diet, discipline, eating, fitness, goal, health, weight-loss | 12 comments»

Holiday Damage Control

Fat season. That's what we call it around my office. It starts on Halloween, and it usually runs straight through January. We are bombarded by holidays that require us to consume copious amounts of meats, pies, cookies, chocolates, and alcohol. On top of that, for those of us living in the north, it gets dreadfully cold and painfully hard to do as much moving around as we would like to… Continue reading

December 24 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: diet, eating, exercise, fat, fitness, food, holiday, season | 4 comments»

15 Reasons Why You’re not Losing Weight

A Good Story When it comes to marketing and selling products, the food companies have never let the facts get in the way of a good story. A lot of the information we find on the front of food packaging is not so much information, as it is a somewhat misleading and deceptive sales pitch.For example, the reduced-fat peanut butter we find on our supermarket shelves has less fat when we… Continue reading

October 13 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: calories, diet, eating, food, health, obesity, weight-loss | 27 comments»

Happiness at Work – 12 Simple Ways to Make it Happen!

If you are a relatively junior employee at your company, though you carry out a very important role, you may not always be recognised. You might also face some of the following challenges:

Little fulfilment at work
Long working hours
Conflicting demands on your time and loyalty
Little balance between personal life and work commitments
Tight deadlines
Time management pressures
Strained relationships with the important people in your life
Tight personal finances
Lack of any say at

April 11 2008 | By Arvind | Tagged: delegation, eating, fun, happiness, health, Productivity, time_management, work, work-life balance | 18 comments»

Eat Cheese, It Rocks

About.com have confessed their love for cheese in a series of articles that make it easier to justify our cravings.Top 10 Online Gourmet Cheese Shops Gourmet cheeses are a world apart from the factory produced cheeses found in the chain supermarkets. However, gourmet cheeses can be hard to find locally if you don't have a specialty market or cheese shop. Here are some online sources where you're sure… Continue reading

March 8 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: eating, healthy, online | 1 comment»

Avoiding Seasonal Weight Gain

I suppose this article is timely only for those in the hemisphere that is currently approaching winter. All you lucky ducks heading for bright lights and sunshine will just have to file this one away for a few months.For those of us moving into the long dark tea time of the soul known as winter, an ominous question presents itself.Do you pack on the extra pounds in the long… Continue reading

November 1 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: diet, eating, health, Lifehack, nutrition, weight | 7 comments»

What To Do When Your Toddler Won’t Eat

Does it happen to you that you spend a lot of time on the dinner table because you kids won't eat? Parenting Ideas has 10 facts on helping you to feed your toddler easily. There are also straight forward tricks to get this thing done:7. If all things you have done don’t work, what about trying bribery treat. For this part, I don’t care about what some “experts” say it… Continue reading

May 29 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: eating, family, kid | 1 comment»

If You Know Sushi…

Sushi Otaku has an instructional post about the etiquette and proper way to eat sushi. I must admit, when I saw the title, I froze. "There's a right way to eat sushi?" I'm sure I'm in the wrong. But let's find out.While there really are no absolute requirements, other than general politeness, there are certain behaviours that may make your dining experience more pleasant, and the staff more attentive… Continue reading

May 23 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: eating, food, howto, Lifehack, sushi | 2 comments»

Eat More Meals at Home

JD over at Get Rich Slowly points us to this article on eating more of your meals at home. It's got a mix of great tips, as well as further references to strengthen the idea further. There's even a pizza recipe swiped from Terri's mom.If you read personal finance blogs long enough, you’re going to get the idea hammered into you that cooking for yourself rather than eating… Continue reading

May 13 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: eating, food, hacks, howto, Lifehack, Money, saving | 3 comments»

Advice: Eating while travelling

Thomas Crampton has posted some advices on food when you are travelling - should you be careful on what you are eating and drinking. Generally he suggests you can eat everything that has been peeled, grilled or boiled. The most important thing is to wash hand before eating:... Basically, I never eat anything that has been washed in tapwater (like lettuce) and avoid anything that has milk products (pies with… Continue reading

September 29 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: eating, food, health, travel | no comments»