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[ 6 Feb 2009 | 8 Comments ]
crayons

I’ll admit it — sometimes I color. I print out some coloring pages and whip out the colored pencils and plug away for a couple of hours. Often I feel ridiculous afterwards — I’ll sit there looking at my finished pictures and think, “What the heck do I do with this now?” Then I’ll think about how coloring is the least productive thing I could possibly do (aside from possibly watching television). Couldn’t I have done a Sudoku puzzle? There is at least some thinking …

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[ 3 Apr 2008 | One Comment ]
Disappointed in NEDA's "Health Eating 101"

I should have taken the headline as a disclaimer (Healthy Eating 101), but coming from a great eating disorder blog, I have pretty high expectations.
The Eating Disordered Times republished the National Eating Disorders Association’s 10 Tips on promoting healthy relationship with food. These are the guidelines:
1. Eat when you are hungry. Stop eating when you are full.
2. There are no “good” or “bad” foods, so eat lots of different foods, including fruits, vegetables and even sweets sometimes.
3. Eat different types …