I am not a vegetarian. I was a vegetarian briefly back in 1991 when I was sharing a house with a few vegetarians and my girlfriend at the time was vegetarian. I like meat. I love eating pretty much every type of meat imaginable, so the idea of me becoming vegetarian or vegan just wouldn’t [...]
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 [...]
Jason Vale aka The Juice Master is organising a collective juice detox in the New Year. Last year ie. 2012, he announced the detox via Facebook and did so quite late in the year, so this time around he’s giving people plenty of warning To make it a little more interesting there are also some [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
