Whether you’re cutting out fast food in a bid to lose weight, have decided to go veggo or vegan, or have been told by a medical specialist to cut sugar from your diet, it’s easy to focus on the negative. After all, you can no longer have a source of pleasure. Maybe it’s the salty, […]
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Do you really have time for that donut?
Don’t you love it when you find a much simpler way of expressing an idea you’ve had for ages, but struggled to explain briefly? Ever since my first efforts to lose weight, there was always one mental argument against a dessert, a fat pizza, or a binge: the time it would take to work it […]
At work, my team is in charge of the company’s website and all its pages. So far, most changes we make are based on stakeholder preference. For example, the boss of Product A thinks blue buttons result in more sales, so we change the button on Product A’s page to blue for her. Life is […]
In case you’re new: Thankful Thursdays is a series in which, every Thursday, I write about one thing I’m thankful for. Whether it’s something as grand as the time we live in, or as specific about the way , nothing is off limits. Check out my intro post for more on why I’m doing this, […]
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Get fit while getting from A to B
So you want to exercise more. But where to begin? There are so many possible exercises to choose from, whether several resistance exercises for every single muscle in our bodies, cardio, or a bajillion team sports. Then there’s the question of how much?? How many sets of how many reps of each weight should I […]
In case you’re new: Thankful Thursdays is a series in which, every Thursday, I write about one thing I’m thankful for. Whether it’s something as grand as the time we live in, or as specific about the way , nothing is off limits. Check out my intro post for more on why I’m doing this, […]
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How I improved my sleep since 2020
Previously on my sleep adventures, we left off with me discovering the joys of the mattress topper – a fantastic option for those on a budget. My sleep remained consistently good for the years following that, but a few things interfered with that in 2020: First, I learned that just because sleep feels adequate, doesn’t […]
In case you’re new: Thankful Thursdays is a series in which, every Thursday, I write about one thing I’m thankful for. Whether it’s something as grand as the time we live in, or as specific about the way , nothing is off limits. Check out my intro post for more on why I’m doing this, […]
When I wrote about my first steps towards a better diet, I mentioned nutritional labels. The grander theme is the power of knowledge, which is what, to me, calorie counting is about. I didn’t realise the importance of that power, however, until a friend dropped a knowledge bomb on me that shocked me shitless. One […]
Last time on my saga to eat well, we left off around the middle of my second year of uni. I had sporadic binges, which were bad enough when I was the one paying for food – at least my food intake was limited by my resources. But shit, on a visit to Hamburg, I […]