If you own a fitbit of any kind you automatically have access to the standard reports. However they also offer a “premium” service with much more detailed reports. The Fitbit premium reports are also available to any free user on a trial basis, so you can see what you’re missing. Last night, after accepting the [...]
I’ve been using the Fitbit for the last couple of months and take it pretty much everywhere, which is what you’re meant to do. To date I’ve been able to see how damn lazy I am.. seriously.. So a friend has decided to challenge me. The challenge is pretty simple, at least “on paper”. Do [...]
I’ve been growing herbs with varying success for the last year or so. My mother gave me a nice book about herbs, how to grow them and bunch of recipes for Christmas (review to follow). I also made a trip to HomeBase this afternoon and picked up some more of their “idiot proof” herb growing [...]
Last night I watched “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”. If you’re concerned about your weight this film is worth watching. It’s not “preachy”. It’s not boring. The film tracks Joe Cross, an Australian, as he spends 60 days in the US drinking juice and not eating solid food. As he travels around the US he [...]
I bought a juicer machine about a year ago. A friend had been singing the praises of “juicing” and how it was beneficial for health and weight loss. Of course, like so many things, I liked the concept more than the reality and the machine has been sitting in a corner in its original box [...]
Since I got a wifi scale (the Withings) I’ve been weighing myself almost every morning. The scales sends the data to the online service and then I’m able to access it on my iPhone or via the web interface. But what about burning calories? Or sleep? Sure, you can track walks and other specific exercises [...]
I was over in Toronto for a business trip just over a week ago. When I came back I was dreading weighing myself, as I was quite worried that I’d have balooned in the space of a week or so. The reality, however, wasn’t as bad. Sure, it wasn’t good either, but I had been [...]
