We've talked before about the power of gratitude and how much we receive when we make the time to volunteer and help others. Studies have shown that there actually exists a sort of Helpers High which occurs post-volunteering/kind act. This burst of euphoria/endorphins followed by a long period of immense calm is only one of many positive physical manifestation of acts of kindness. Stress ... Continue Reading
FoolsFitness: Hope & Change (guest post).
I, Foolsfitness, have spoken to the owner of this blog about posting an *Important Public Service Message* and she fell for it… I mean is now letting me guest post on her blog… I would like to speak to you today about “Hope and Change” Sure some big elections are over, but some are coming up and Foolsfitness feels that we should let our views be made known and publicly for the record. WE ... Continue Reading
HALLOWEEN (subtitle: Miz hearts the candy corn edition).
Ahhh. Halloween. The holiday filled with the temptation of the treats & the urge to poke ones own eyes out because the princess phase feels never ending. The day of/weeks prior where we (yes Im dragging you into this with me) strive to resist the call of the candy corn & the summoning of the Snickers. And, because Im confident you dont come here for the Try knitting, drawing, or ... Continue Reading
Tweeting eating disorders (guest post).
In the U.S., as many as 10 million females and one million males struggle with the devastating effects of anorexia and bulimia. Another 25 million suffer from binge eating disorder. According to The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, the incidence of eating disorders has doubled since the 1960s and is increasing in younger age groups—occurring in children as young as seven. Eating ... Continue Reading
Brown (Fat) is the new BLACK.
Please to enjoy Liz and her by-request guest post. I longed for a post on brown fat. I haveth not the sciencewritingskillz to create the blog post on brown fat. I tweeted Liz & thankfully she responded. Brown is the new black Brown fat that is. So what's the buzz on brown fat? And is it the new weight loss panacea for the masses? What you need to know... In mammals, fat ... Continue Reading
Fat Daddy Rants (guest post).
It's all too infrequently (hinthint) that we get the male perspective at MizFit. I was THRILLED when Fat Daddy agreed to share his wizdom up in herre. Please to enjoy. Being Fat and Fighting Fat…The Loneliest War The Fat Daddy is a veteran of many diets. Since my first attempt to lose unwanted pounds (roughly 1986) I have been on just about every fad diet that has ever been invented. ... Continue Reading
Viewer mail: college & weight gain.
I find your site entertaining, real, and informative. I’m a 21 year old college student and I’m pretty sure most of your demographic is older. yes? I do still find your site is applicable to me. But college is a whole different ballgame as some would say. Constant eating, constant drinking. Activity isn’t encouraged. I eat very well and exercise a lot. I was involved in two rigorous sports in ... Continue Reading
Updates: from KURUs to cookbooks.
Once upon a time MizFit went to Blogher. She was way way fortunate to receive an amazing little card which entitled her to a pair of FREE KURU SHOES! She was excited. She was elated. She was completely clueless whom this KURU was yet adored the notion of free footwear & trusted the opinion of the woman who'd passed the treat her way. She perused the KURU website & immediately ... Continue Reading
Girly Jock (guest post).
Ive been a fan of GirlyJock since the inception of her blog. She's smart, honest, raw, amazing, funny, insightful and GETTING MARRIED to her soulmate soon. As a result when she generously offered to write a follow-up to this post I leaped at the chance. Thank you thank you Girly Jock. I've been drinking tea since I was a kid: when I was sick, my mom would make some English Breakfast Tea, ... Continue Reading
Creating a healthy life. One tip at a time.
Today's post is a TipConglomeration (that's the technical term). A gathering of healthy tips which are each seeming small yet, when done, add up to big lifestyle changes. Suggestions which are, should you be me, so freakin obvious once you discover them yet ones which (again should you be me) you'd spent almost 40 years *not* doing. I'll start us off. Baking treats for Halloween? ... Continue Reading
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