Please forgive me for posting this picture. I try to include one with every post, nothing really fit, and "50 First Dates" kind of sounds like "The First 50 Days." So I went with it. And who doesn't have a soft spot for funny-voice comedian Adam Sandler? A little over a week ago, an unexpected…
The 10-Day Challenge is over. I can go back to eating any way I want, and do it without shame. I don't spend much time thinking about my weight, but today I weighed myself, expecting to see what I usually see. I weighed-in at nearly five pounds less than I did when I started the…
![[Barlean's Photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bg_9_3_oz-150x150.jpg "[Barlean's Photo]")
Happy Friday! First off, I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who has taken time out of their week to read this blog. The number of readers has gone far beyond what I expected for the first week. And I've gotten lots of encouragement and a few useful criticisms, all of which I appreciate greatly. I'll…
![[Matt photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cimg2871-copy-150x150.jpg "[Matt photo]")
When I tried going vegetarian a year ago, it lasted about a week. I had been reading a lot of Douglas Hofstadter and Richard Dawkins in the weeks leading up to the attempt, and for the first time it occurred to me that the food on my plate each night had once had a soul;…
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