Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s because it’s the time of year where I don’t actively think much about trying to lose weight. That area between Halloween and New Year’s is the time when I think you shouldn’t worry too much about that kind of stuff. I realize that amounts to taking 2 months off every year, but ideally you want to someday take all your time off from actively dieting without gaining the weight back, so this two months is good practice.
I took this picture outside of Macy’s last night. We haven’t really had any snow in New York City yet, but it’s still a great time of year to be in the city.
Raw Food
I heard an interview this morning with somebody who was promoting the raw food vegan lifestyle. Which — if it’s not self-evident — means not only eating vegan, but not cooking anything. The argument is that our body wasn’t meant to digest cooked food and therefore it requires too much energy. That’s why you get tired in the middle of the day, they said. I don’t think I buy that. If eating cooked food made people sluggish and worn out, wouldn’t our ancestors have noticed it the first time they started eating cooked food? And wouldn’t they all have died out because all the slow, cooked-food eaters would be getting pounced on by mountain lions while the raw foodies would be sprinting through the plains.
Can any raw food proponents send me an email and answer that question? I’m not trying to be combative, I’m just curious. If we’re not supposed to eat cooked food, then why did we, as a species, almost universally start doing so?
Biggest Loser
Season Finale tonight. Get your bowl full of Extra Sugar-Free Gum and Jennie-O turkey meat and enjoy the show.
