http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/ en-us Copyright 2006 Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:07:28 -0600 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:37:11 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I can always tell things are going better when I do something like invent a soup, as I did yesterday. I chopped about half an onion with my little chopper, which is the best thing ever if you work in... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/12/the_experimenta.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/12/the_experimenta.html Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:07:28 -0600 Okay, so that was a little break. Here's the thing. The whole time I've been doing this, I've worked in steps. Lose a bunch, go full-out, then lose a little ground. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Mid-September was the beginning of... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/11/back_better_boo.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/11/back_better_boo.html Sun, 21 Nov 2004 14:14:03 -0600 Dear Eric, I read about you over at Mo's blog -- no, Mo's other blog. She linked to the article about the new food pyramid. You know the one. The one where you were talking about how if people eat... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/09/dear_eric_hentg.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/09/dear_eric_hentg.html Thu, 02 Sep 2004 20:17:14 -0600 I know! Twice in two days. But this was so striking, I had to run right home and prattle about it. So, the Precor, right? To review, it's an elliptical trainer, and I'm in love with it. It's not one... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/lessons_i_shoul.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/lessons_i_shoul.html Mooooving Sun, 29 Aug 2004 09:18:45 -0600 So, one week down on Core. I am eating, as we speak -- er, write -- one of my best discoveries of the week. Don't get me wrong; I'm not claiming that I invented this. People have been doing this... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/changing_tracks.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/changing_tracks.html Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:45:16 -0600 Well, it's that time of year again. Every year, Weight Watchers changes the program. Over time, these have been good changes, for sure -- when I was ten, they made you eat liver once a week, and you couldn't eat... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/commence_freaki.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/commence_freaki.html Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:08:35 -0600 "I hate her." Boy, do you hear this a lot. Travel a few boards where women are talking about weight and food and working out, and you won't get far without hearing it. "I hate her." Who is she? You... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/off_the_field_o.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/08/off_the_field_o.html Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:14:55 -0600 I live in Minnesota, very near the Mall of America. And from time to time, somebody asks me, "What's the Mall of America like?" And I usually say something like this: "Well, on one hand, it's remarkable -- like being... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/07/the_nonmagical.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/07/the_nonmagical.html Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:53:28 -0600 Administrative note: Thanks to everybody who joined the notify list. I have moved it to MT, and it appears to be working. If you want to get on it, just drop your email in the box over there under "Notify."... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/07/irrational_numb.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/07/irrational_numb.html Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:21:13 -0600 In administrative news, the notify list should now be working. Sorry for the confusion for those of you who tried it the old way. I did something wrong, and have no idea what it was, but now all is well.... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/07/the_slip_and_th.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/07/the_slip_and_th.html Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:33:35 -0600 If there's one thing that drove me from ambivalence about publicly discussing the Losing of the Cow, if there's one thing that made me feel like I was just going to have to get over the weird secrecy that sometimes... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/06/10_horrible_pie.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/06/10_horrible_pie.html Philosophizing Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:41:02 -0600 (If this is your first visit, it might make sense to start with the, uh, Cow-Losing Manifesto, which can be found here.) I usually hate being all meta, blogging about the blog and so forth, and I promise it will... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/06/cheese_and_then_1.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/06/cheese_and_then_1.html Other Great Places Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:35:47 -0600 It's always a good idea to start a project on a highly controversial note, which is why this site is called Losing the Cow. "ARE YOU CALLING YOURSELF A COW?" Well, no. "I AM TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT! I HAVE... http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/06/moooooooo_not.html http://www.frolicanddetour.com/losingthecow/archives/2004/06/moooooooo_not.html Philosophizing Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:14:17 -0600