I returned to Weight Watchers this morning. Restart number 2,467, or something like that, in my effort to lose the approximately 60 pounds I gained in five years of college. It's a purely psychological game at this point. I have the desire, ability, and support–I just need to get my brain on board. I have no idea how to accomplish this, but I did find one semi-good thing about the big number that came up on the scale this morning: I'm not heavy enough to be a Biggest Loser contestant.
San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle named the decade's best movies. In April. But whatever. It's a strange list. I've seen The New World, The Pianist, Almost Famous, Bridget Jones' Diary, Match Point, and V for Vendetta. They are all GREAT movies. But the best of the decade? I dunno. I'll have to come up with my own list... Off the top of my head: Amelie? The Incredibles? (Heck, any Pixar movie of the aughts except Cars.) Memento? Lost in Translation? Little Miss Sunshine? Lord of the Rings trilogy?
I blogged earlier about the state of newspapers. It's a very popular topic in the blogsphere these days. Today, Gawker posted a resignation letter from a Wall Street Journal feature writer. It's an interesting personal perspective on the state of journalism. His long articles take months to write, and in an era of "urgent," he feels out of place. Anyway, an interesting read.
Jamie Oliver and his wife welcomed their third child: daughter Petal Blossom. Congrats to the Naked Chef. I learned today that their other two children are named Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo. Um. Wow. When I was a teenager, I thought it would be fun to name my future child XIII. Instead of pronouncing it phonetically, like "exxxiiiiii" or something, it would be "thirteen." I thought I was wildly cleaver. Thankfully, I've grown up.
It has just come to my attention that there is a musical named Lint: http://www.lintmusical.com/
Friday, April 03, 2009
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Not that I'm the one you want to be taking weight-loss advice from, but on my journey to healthier eating, I've experienced my fair share of food cravings and deprivation. My opinion is that you have to take the change in diet slowly. If you do it all at once (like jumping into Weight Watchers with both feet)--yes, you'll see quicker results--you're less likely to fully embrace it. Start be giving up soda. Or fast food. Or start by changing just one meal/day. If you go slowly, you won't feel so deprived and you're more likely to adopt your new eating habits as lifestyle changes.
Yeah, I agree. I think I've got a good momentum going now. I've lost 6.4 pounds over the last month... slow and steady. I weigh-in Friday mornings and I let myself eat whatever I want for the rest of that day. I don't go crazy or anything, but it's an opportunity to have that pizza I've been craving for lunch or an afternoon sweet or whatever.
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