If you thought avoiding Easter Candy was hard, just imagine how it was for this guy. He created a giant Cadbury Creme Egg.
He completed this project by hollowing out 22 normal sized Cadbury Eggs and placing the fillings in the huge egg.
After eating the discarded shells of 22 Cadbury Eggs, he wanted nothing to do with his huge egg and sold it on EBay for the equivalent of $30 (17 pounds).
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, had a series of events happen to her that made her stand up and notice the pressure that all women are under to be thin.
She saw a woman whom she hadn’t seen for three years and the first thing the woman said was how thin she was. Rowling’s instinctive response was perfect.
“I’ve produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren’t either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size? But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!”
She goes on to say,
“Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.”
But she has failed to notice that the actress playing Hermione has wasted away to a skinny skeleton of herself.
None of us are exempt from this body judgment, not even world-famous authors.
We have heard the promises before. A magic machine that can melt fat away. It looks like researchers are still working on this goose that lays golden eggs.
They haven’t developed an effective treatment yet, but they are still looking for it:
“While this laboratory research sounds exciting, we are a long way from knowing whether or not laser therapy of this nature could be developed into an effective treatment.” – Judy O’Sullivan, of the British Heart Foundation
Every time I used to see ads for pills or machines that were supposed to “melt” away the fat, I turned away from them. I didn’t want to have to take a pill for the rest of my life. I have always wanted to find the way to live healthy and slim. I don’t want to have to go in for laser surgery every couple of months to excise the damage I did to my body. I want to eat healthy and exercise moderately so that I can be slim on my own.
If the scientists ever find a way to “melt” fat, I’ll probably just walk on by, even though it means I have to continue watching my food and keeping active. I don’t want to be dependent on some scientists’ expensive laser therapy.
A study from the University of North Carolina found that children who participated in sports activites were less likely to engage in risky behaviors like drug use, smoking and violence.
They admit that it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. Giving the children a chance to try a wide variety of sports and concentrate on their favorites was the essential element.
“We also suspect that all teens might not benefit similarly from the same kind of activity – it’s not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. Helping to provide kids with the opportunity to get involved in any number of physical activities, instead of staying at home and watching TV, may provide a kind of resilience against engaging in these other risky behaviors.”
They didn’t comment on whether children who participated in sports were more physically fit compared to their television watching counterparts, but sports DID help children resist the sorts of situations that could get them into real trouble.
When I saw this PostSecret postcard, I cheered. I know that’s the wrong attitude to have about bulimia, but I wanted to feel the revenge that this person expressed.
PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.
This postcard from PostSecret really struck a chord with me. I have been blaming my bingeing on lack of self control lately when really I haven’t cared. When I am dedicated, I have no problem eating healthy. It’s not about no self control. It’s about caring.
PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.
This was my first step toward living a healthier life. When I decided that I loved myself just the way I was, even though I weighed 235 pounds, I started treating my body with more respect. Now that I’m at a healthier weight, I realize that loving myself was the first step on that journey.
PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.
Mine too. I think I’m ready to give it up, though.
PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.
This post by Braidwood is incredibly motivating to me. It talks about how dieting can sometimes turn into a “project.” We are trying to “fix” ourselves.
You are perfect and beautiful just the way you are. If you need to eat healthy food to live longer, that’s not a project, it’s just a new habit. I need to stop measuring so much right now because I have turned healthy eating into a full-blown PROJECT with all capital letters.
I need to start listening to my body more and using the measuring cups less.
This is the ultimate computer treadmill that I have ever seen. This is his description of how they built it. I wish I had a “Ross” that I could just depend on to build me prototype exercise machines.
He has a keyboard and trackball that he can use (a mouse is useless), but he also uses a voice recognition program, Dragon Naturally Speaking, for some of his word processing.
I doubted that Dragon Naturally Speaking would work while I was running, but it performs almost flawlessly after thirty minutes of training. I’m still finding my way around it – although it does remind me (by not recognizing anything) to slow down my running pace if I’m breathing too hard.
I like to imagine that in the future I’ll be able to just walk into Sear’s Roebuck and buy a treadmill that looks like this, but that is probably wishful thinking.
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