Honeymoon Detox
Tomorrow’s the big day. Wedding day! Next week, we’re going to hit New York City for our honeymoon. We’re staying near Washington Square and have been looking at the range of restaurants in the area...
View ArticleNYC – day the last
Sadly, our trip is ending. Sitting here in the noisy airport, I thought about the great places we saw in NYC. I also thought about all the great food we ate. I’ll be happy to be home. Although we...
View ArticleNYC – Wrap-up
Today, I have a list of the six gluten-free restaurants we enjoyed in New York City. The list is in order of how we enjoyed them…but I want to be clear that we liked them all. There were a few others...
View ArticleApp Review: Lose it! (iPhone)
I’ll admit it. I’m a recovering app addict. At first, when I got my iPhone, I was good about things. I only downloaded or purchased apps that I needed. Then, I got a little more rambunctious and...
View ArticleOhio Housewife has Three Simple Rules to Immanentize the Eschaton
Is it just me, or is everybody else also tired of these things: Sidebar ads that say things like “A housewife in Ohio has a simple secret to…” lose weight, whiten teeth, cure cancer, immanentize the...
View ArticleI don’t need a cheerleader.
Vintage photo of cheerleaders, via University of Florida (links to flickr page) Today, in my news reader, I came across yet-another-blogger who is fits into the “advice” or “coach” genre. I added the...
View ArticleUsing six tracking apps at the same time. (DON’T JUDGE ME!)
"iPhone hands" by Janellie (photo links to artist's flickr page) I reviewed Lose It! a few weeks ago. I was working on my review of myfitnesspal and hoped it would be done today, but life slowed me...
View ArticleProtein Calories
Looking at my diet logs, my carb/protein/fat ratios are still heavily skewed towards carbs and fat. My research says that a 40/40/20 ratio of carb/protein/fat is good to help reduce weight while still...
View ArticleMovie Popcorn for Dinner?
I took last week off from work (and writing here) so that I could attend the Cleveland International Film Festival. It’s a well-regarded festival in my neighborhood and is a ton of fun because all of...
View ArticleApp Review: myfitnesspal (iPhone)
Since I wrote my review of Lose It!, I’ve actually changed the app I’m using to track nutrition and exercise data. I also dropped the other apps I was using. Today, I’m exclusively using myfitnesspal...
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