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Equivalencies

Feb 082011

Photo courtesy of Archigeek via Flickr

I recently celebrated my 10th anniversary with Weight Watchers.

Honestly, I can’t say that I really “celebrated” it. Hell, I didn’t even go to my meeting that week (not from a lack of desire to do so, but we have been down to the final few weeks of a show that I’m in and I haven’t had the time). One would also think that, after ten years, I would have hit Lifetime status and that my relationship with Weight Watchers would be restricted to maintaining my goal weight.

That, unfortunately, is not the case.

Fire Good. Bread Bad.

Aug 112010

My name is batty, and I’m a modern day cavewoman.

…yeeeeaaaaaaaahno.

Does anyone remember Encino Man? No? OK, we won’t mention it again.

What I mean is that I live a primal lifestyle. In my neverending quest for fitness and health, I came across a few blogs that advocated living and eating the way our ancestors did, prior to the agricultural revolution. The more I read, the more it made sense to me. I nom-nom-nomed my last processed protein bar back in March of this year, and haven’t looked back. The ensuing changes – mental and physical – over the last few months have been astounding.

Want to know more? Drag your clubs this way, please.

Attack of the Triffids

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Aug 112010

Make your own "choppin' broccoli" joke here.

Sinfest (c) Tatsuya Ishida

It’s practically a given – if you buy a pre-packaged “healthy” meal, it’s all but guaranteed to have broccoli in it. This penchant for bundling the ubiquitous green stuff is so pronounced that some metalhead friends of ShrinkGeek have likened an unwanted opening act that performs at numerous shows headlined by more desirable bands, “The broccoli of metal.”

What, however, is behind this? Why does broccoli wear the mantle of “default healthy food” in the same way that bacon and cheeseburgers are shorthand for “crap that is bad for you”?

The ShrinkGeek guide to healthy eating at Gen Con

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Aug 042010

Gen Con. The Best Four Days In Gaming. This weekend long gathering of geeks in downtown Indianapolis is one of the few times in your life where the large majority of people who you meet on the street will have a set of polyhedral dice on their person. Call it a bad stereotype if you like, but chances are a lot of the people you meet are (or should be) trying to shed some of their natural encumbrance. Unfortunately for them it’s difficult to eat wisely when you’re at a convention, but it isn’t impossible. All it takes is a little homework and self-control.

We here at ShrinkGeek are going to do some of the homework for you.

Underneath the cut you’ll find a list of some of the restaurants in the downtown Indianapolis area that Gen Con attendees tend to frequent. We’ll give a brief overview of the restaurant itself and try to point you toward some of the less calorie blasting choices off of the menu. Check back often as we’ll be updating this list as we gather additional information and take suggestions from some of the attendees themselves!

See you in Indianapolis!

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Coconut Oil: Elixir of +5 CON

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Jul 302010

Do you feel like you’ve sacrificed a few HP in the gym? Consider adding coconut oil to your diet. This natural superfood has been an integral part of athletes’ diets for decades and is considered “the healthiest oil on earth”.

Coconut oil has a long list of health benefits. Research suggests that it can boost your energy and endurance, thereby enhancing physical and athletic performance. Also? It’s freaking delicious. Obviously, it’s not the kind of thing you want to chow down on if you’re allergic, but otherwise? Knock yourself out.

We can hear your unspoken thoughts (yes, despite the tin foil) “But… coconut oil is a saturated fat, right? Isn’t that bad for you? How can one possibly get quick energy from a fat?”

After the cut, this is answered with some tasty and delicious biochemistry. OM NOM NOM.