tonight i went to UoN's alumni lecture, on pre-natal nutrition and its permanent affects on weight and health throughout life. pretty interesting stuff.
anyway. much talk of the difficulty of dieting and the talk of food 'habits' as a type of addiction.
of course it's difficult to lose weight (and keep the weight off!), because it means changing just about everything to do with our lifestyle; being more active, eating more/ less regularly, drinking less, and, of course, changing the types of food we eat (which can mean massive changes in time management). for weight loss to be permanent, it needs to occur as part of a permanent lifestyle change. just a bit intimidating, yes?
all this made me think of other habits and addictions we can get wrapped up in, and sometimes not even see it. like an addiction to thinking negatively. similarly, conquering this habit requires all round changes in lifestyle...
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Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Sunday, 23 October 2011
lessons from nyc.
1. Eating healthy food will cost approximately 7 times as much as eating unhealthy food.
2. If you show interest in sub-way serenaders, they will show interest in you. Persistently, and also physically.
3. Standard drinks do not exist in Manhattan.
4. "Vodka and Sprite" is NOT the same as "vodka and lemonade". NB: It is, but don't get into an argument with a Polish barmaid in Brooklyn about it.
5. Never attempt to use your understanding of the London tube network as a reference for your understanding of the NYC subway network. It is, most definitely, nowhere near the same.
6. If you think something is worth seeing, chances are, several hundred people agree with you and they are all waiting to see it too. Be prepared to queue (in a wholly disorganised and un-British manner).
7. Just because a guy who looks like a local is standing at the curb looking ready to cross, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good place to cross. It may actually be that he is just waiting for his dog to finish defacating. NB: There is no dignified way of walking away from said man once you have realised that you have just been stood next to a stranger and his defacating pet for a good few minutes for no reason.
8. Cheese as NY knows it is not the same as the rest of the world knows it. Therefore: always hold the cheese (please).
9. The Statue of Liberty isn't as big as you'd imagine. But you will still squeal out loud the first time you see it (well...I did).
10. The best stuff that'll happen is the kind of stuff you never really considered that would happen. This includes, but is not limited to:
-eavesdropping a high school field trip to the Met, and being amazed at how articulate young Americans actually are.
-watching parents interact with their kids. Anywhere. And realising that maybe there is some attraction in having children after all.
-getting danced on by a tiny Chinese guy, telling him you have a boyfriend and indicating a random black guy, then watching tiny Chinese guy go and shake a strangers hand.
-catching an open mic night by accident.
-sitting with and talking to a psychology professor in a deli because it was the only place there was left to sit.
11. Always tip your waiters and waitresses, thank you very much and goodnight.
2. If you show interest in sub-way serenaders, they will show interest in you. Persistently, and also physically.
3. Standard drinks do not exist in Manhattan.
4. "Vodka and Sprite" is NOT the same as "vodka and lemonade". NB: It is, but don't get into an argument with a Polish barmaid in Brooklyn about it.
5. Never attempt to use your understanding of the London tube network as a reference for your understanding of the NYC subway network. It is, most definitely, nowhere near the same.
6. If you think something is worth seeing, chances are, several hundred people agree with you and they are all waiting to see it too. Be prepared to queue (in a wholly disorganised and un-British manner).
7. Just because a guy who looks like a local is standing at the curb looking ready to cross, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good place to cross. It may actually be that he is just waiting for his dog to finish defacating. NB: There is no dignified way of walking away from said man once you have realised that you have just been stood next to a stranger and his defacating pet for a good few minutes for no reason.
8. Cheese as NY knows it is not the same as the rest of the world knows it. Therefore: always hold the cheese (please).
9. The Statue of Liberty isn't as big as you'd imagine. But you will still squeal out loud the first time you see it (well...I did).
10. The best stuff that'll happen is the kind of stuff you never really considered that would happen. This includes, but is not limited to:
-eavesdropping a high school field trip to the Met, and being amazed at how articulate young Americans actually are.
-watching parents interact with their kids. Anywhere. And realising that maybe there is some attraction in having children after all.
-getting danced on by a tiny Chinese guy, telling him you have a boyfriend and indicating a random black guy, then watching tiny Chinese guy go and shake a strangers hand.
-catching an open mic night by accident.
-sitting with and talking to a psychology professor in a deli because it was the only place there was left to sit.
11. Always tip your waiters and waitresses, thank you very much and goodnight.
Sunday, 5 June 2011
last supper.
friday was the last day i cooked for my housemates. and so i treated them to some sushi and grilled rice balls. :)
i found a recipe for rice balls on www.bento.com, but it called for numerous hyper-linked ingredients, which had their very own recipes which took literally weeks to make (reminiscent of polyjuice potion mebe?). so i just mixed sushi rice with some rice vinegar and soy sauce and it seemed to do the trick. dobbed a blob of miso on the top of each one and hey presto!
i found a recipe for rice balls on www.bento.com, but it called for numerous hyper-linked ingredients, which had their very own recipes which took literally weeks to make (reminiscent of polyjuice potion mebe?). so i just mixed sushi rice with some rice vinegar and soy sauce and it seemed to do the trick. dobbed a blob of miso on the top of each one and hey presto!
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
a day in the park set.
the date is set but the details are hazy.
i'm going home to see my beautiful boy and a few lovely friends, but leaving home and my beautiful friends and family behind.
things like this are helping to get excited about what the future might bring, instead of worrying.
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Friday, 18 February 2011
tgif.
today was a good day.
i think it went well because i started it well: with a run, which never fails to cheer me up. yet it will always be a struggle to do it either i) first thing in the morning or ii) when i'm super depressed. oh body, you ironic little thing you.
i think it went well because i started it well: with a run, which never fails to cheer me up. yet it will always be a struggle to do it either i) first thing in the morning or ii) when i'm super depressed. oh body, you ironic little thing you.
no-one can be sad in a dress bought from a side street store with the label 'tumbling cat print' + brogues
all things homely and British
all things royal
earlham park has seen sunnier days it can be said
oh uea is wonderful
very norfolk
some spring-y greens are starting to peep through those hardy winter browns...
tree cluster on the broad
interesting buildings that always remind me of silly silly first year times
productivity + cuteness = passable boredom
good (bad) food
vintage game shows
more good (bad) food
...and some muriel + a doona.
little things.
xoxo
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