So, here we sit in the aftermath of our annual festival of gluttony, dreading getting on that bathroom scale. That's okay. Never weigh yourself over the Thanksgiving weekend. If you did commit an atrocity against your diet, there's every … [Continue reading]
Back in the late 70s, a diet made the rounds of offices, college campuses, and other gathering spots of the weight-obsessed female, called "The Four-Day Diet" or "Lose Ten Pounds in Four Days." It was presented as a "fit into that dress by Friday" … [Continue reading]
As the Krispy Kreme donut is to your diet, so the merchandise liquidator is to your budget. These are stores that, rather than carrying a well-researched line of merchandise you'll want and use, carry whatever they can get cheaply and unload to you … [Continue reading]
Depending on whether you believe the flattering biography of John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, or the unflattering one, the first meat-between-two-bread-slices handy meal was served to the Earl either at his desk (because he was so devoted to … [Continue reading]
I have a good friend with whom I used to go to lunch often. We both worked in Downtown Highrise Hell, and when one of us was having a bad day, we'd call the other one and give the code word that meant, "Horrible morning-- must have alcohol, gripe … [Continue reading]
A friend recommended Peter D'Adamo's Eat Right 4 Your Type, and having now looked into it, I've got to wonder if she'd had her coffee before she read it. Because total lack of brain function is the only excuse I can see for regarding this book as … [Continue reading]
Suze Orman has pretty well locked up the top spot for go-to financial advice for women. She is not only a financial guru, she is an entrepreneur and executive, an author, the host of her own TV show, and, well, a brand. She makes me tired. She has … [Continue reading]
I can remember, many years ago when it was age-appropriate, reading an article in Seventeen Magazine. It was memorable, I suppose, because it was the first time I recall feeling a sense of outrage at the less-than-subtle suggestion that I wasn't … [Continue reading]
The so-called science behind "negative calorie" foods has, sadly, been thoroughly debunked. There is no food, be it celery, grapefruit, lemons, etc. that requires more calories to metabolize than it returns in food value. Having half a grapefruit … [Continue reading]
Can someone explain to me what the heck a meal replacement is? Who came up with this nom de cuisine? There's now an entire class of food items which, as far as I can tell, are simply food that you eat in place of other food. Isn't that called a … [Continue reading]