This weekend was my last marathon for this part of the year, the Little Rock Marathon! It’s my hometown marathon, my first marathon and my first half marathon. I’ve done it every year since I started running (with the exception of one year when I was in Alaska). It seems like every year I have… [read more]
2013 Cowtown Marathon Race Report
This weekend, I did the Cowtown Challenge in Forth Worth, Texas. The challenge is to do a race on Saturday and a race on Sunday. On the 23, I did the 10k (they also had a 5k). On the 24th, I did the whole marathon (they also had a half and an ultra which was,… [read more]
Is Fat the new Thin?
JAMA just published a meta-analysis that the media has been reporting with headlines like “Thin is In, but Fat is Better.” I hate how the media treats meta-analyses as “proof” of something. To me, a meta-analysis can cue us in on something that needs more study, but not prove that a slightly high BMI offers… [read more]
Body Media FIT vs FitBit at the Disney Marathon Weekend
I love on body trackers. I’ve had a Fitbit for a few years now. When I leave home without it, I feel naked. I got a BodyMedia Fit this year for Christmas. I always kind of wanted one, but I don’t like the idea of paying for the band and then paying for the service… [read more]
Disney 20th Anniversary Marathon Weekend 2013
Bling Shot I’ve done several marathons and half marathons and the Disney has been the most fun so far. I did the Goofy, which is a half marathon on Saturday and a whole marathon on Sunday. I went into it thinking I was going to try for a PR in the whole, and goof off… [read more]
Is it Possible to Eat Out Healthily?
Panera Bread Today, my mom wanted to go out to eat. She wanted to go have Mexican food. I don’t like to be jailed by my diet, so I decided to go and try to eat as low carb as possible. She agreed that we’d just have one “good” thing. Her favorite food is cheese… [read more]
Exercise: How Much Is Enough?
Two of my favorite physician bloggers have both weighed in on a heavy topic and I wanted to discuss it myself. One of the physicians who supervises Biggest Loser contestants on the shows presented some research on some of the contestants and determined that intensive exercise programs, like Biggest Loser, can actually reverse disease like… [read more]
Why Paula Deen Has Diabetes
The Lady’s Brunch Burger (also known as a Luther) I do have some healthy eating posts waiting to be written. For now, I want to talk about Paula Deen. She’s trending on Twitter right now because she’s announced she has diabetes. I for one am shocked! I mean she created such dishes as these: Ham… [read more]
Computer Viruses and Real Viruses Spread by Chocolate
My computer hard drive crashed last week. I was going to write about some home made Christmas gifts I’ve made in the past and what I’m planning on doing this year, but I have been so busy messing with my computer that I never got around to writing about it. I did get all my… [read more]
Sodas Make Kids Aggressive? This Study Sure Makes ME More Aggressive
If you’ve turned on the news tonight, everyone is talking about a study that says soda makes kids go crazy! It actually says 15 percent of teens who drank little or no soda reported violent behavior toward a partner, compared to almost twice that number among those who drank 14 or more cans per week.… [read more]