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Body Weight

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    I'm Not Drinking Through My Nose; It's Just the Feeding Tube Diet

    Those of you who don't watch at least two hours of morning shows and celebrity news per day may not be aware of the latest trend in weight-loss: the feeding tube diet. Yes, that's right. In an effort to shed pounds, some women (sorry, but I have yet to read about a man on this diet) are eschewing r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2012

    Below the Belt

    Those of you who don't watch at least two hours of morning shows and celebrity news per day may not be aware of the latest trend in weight-loss: the feeding tube diet. Yes, that's right. In an effort to shed pounds, some women (sorry, but I have yet to read about a man on this diet) are eschewing r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Google Auto-Complete Answers: Why Are Fat People...

    ​Randomly typing the start to questions into Google launches a whole host of weirdness that changes depending upon the searches people type into the search engine giant. Not only are they often interesting, but downright strange. I type in the requests and then answer the questions. You're welcome ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Chubster: Losing Weight the Hipster Way

    I was prepared to dislike Chubster the moment it landed on my desk. A hipster's guide to losing weight? While staying cool? Oh, fer Christ's sake. Hipsters -- like bacon -- are everywhere these days. Diet books are everywhere these days, too. 'Tis the season for New Year's resolutions and fatties e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Lean1 Vanilla Smoothie from Smoothie King

    In early fall, Smoothie King released Lean1 Smoothies with this description: Burn body fat up to 68 percent faster with Lean1! This great-tasting, high-protein smoothie is known for fighting hunger cravings, plus it helps tone and define muscles. With 27 vitamins and minerals, it also aids in speed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    When McDonald's Kept Us Thin

    Photo by John Kiely​I recently found myself on the quiet side of the glass partition from the McDonald's Playland at the new Ella location, in what I like to call the Old-Timers section, the place in just about every small-town McDonald's where retirees congregate. Oak Forest is like a small ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Eight Businesses We Expect Will Be Getting Custom Texas License Plates Soon

    ​We recently wrote about a new crop of Texas license plates with a variety of themes, most of them sports related. One of the designs, however, was for the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain that isn't even based in the Lone Star State. We certainly understand the passion of a sports fan, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Texas Is 12th Most Obese State: Five Excuses For Why We're Fat

    The red parts need to lose weight​If every state in America was a schoolchild on a playground, Texas would be the fat kid playing by himself, dreaming of a day when he can float away and form his own playground, damn it. Basically, that's what this year's "F As In Fat" study found, which studi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Doctor Challenges Mayor Parker to Become Vegan, As If She's Not Busy With Anything Else

    More, Parker. More.​Hey, Mayor Parker! Drop those bacon-wrapped Cheetos. In fact, drop everything, and become a vegan. You're not doing anything else, are you? So supposes Dr. Neal Barnard, a nutritionist who's coming all the way from D.C. to fix Houston's lardy lifestyle with legumes. As p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Biggest Loser, v 1.0 -- Brewer Lawn Ornament Hoarder

    It must have made sense at the time.​New feature alert for this space! Every now and then, stories come to my attention that deserve to see the light of day, if for no other reason than to ridicule the subject matter and serve as a de facto "public service announcement" for you, the reader, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Eating for Your Workout

    gocarts​When you're trying to lose weight, tone up or get ripped, it may seem like food is the enemy. However, not eating before or after your workout can actually sabotage your efforts, which is good news if, like me, you treat any invitation to eat like an invite to the royal wedding. Thoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Get Paid to Lose that Weight, Houston

    Thar's gold in them thar spare tires.​Hey, Fatty McFatterson -- how much would you need to be paid to put down that moon pie? Ten bucks? Fifty? A hundred? Well, a company called HealthyWage is sponsoring a weight-loss contest where teams of five can win up to $10,000. Starting April 15, Houst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Suits and Sneakers Descend on New Downtown Walking Path

    Photo by Mandy OaklanderSuits and sneakers populated National Start Walking Day.​Though it may be an artery-cloggingly delicious way to live, make no mistake. Heart disease is still the number-one killer of Americans. And according to the American Heart Association, almost 67 percent of Texans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Gerald Ratinov: Busted for Running Big Pill-Mill Operation

    Bye-bye, Abundant Life and Weight Loss Center.​A doctor with the Bond-like sinister name of Gerald Ratinov, along with 18 others, has been arrested in connection with a major prescription painkiller operation, District Attorney Pat Lykos and the local branch of the federal Drug Enforcement Age ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    How Much Are the Obese Costing Texas? Almost $10 Billion, Study Says

    This guy is money out of your pocket, Susan Combs says​Hey, Fatty McFatfat -- put down that honey-glazed ham and step away from the buffet table, because you and your kind are costing Texas nearly $10 billion a year.Gravy-stained canklesaurus rexes not only raise healthcare costs but add extr ... More >>

  • Music

    January 13, 2011

    Daniel Johnston

    This guy is money out of your pocket, Susan Combs says​Hey, Fatty McFatfat -- put down that honey-glazed ham and step away from the buffet table, because you and your kind are costing Texas nearly $10 billion a year.Gravy-stained canklesaurus rexes not only raise healthcare costs but add extr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Houston Represents (Of Course) On New Obesity Reality-TV Series

    Ticket to early death, or reality-TV stardom​When Tom dropped out of high school and was no longer the football star, his weight increased with his depression. By the time he was 37, he packed 638 pounds onto a 5-foot-nine frame. Jodi, also 37, recently suffered a stroke -- an especially serious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Pleasantly Plump: One-Third of Overweight Women in Denial

    Oh, the ironyGood news for chubby-chasers in Texas: a new study out of the University of Texas Medical Branch claims that "37 percent of overweight women and 10.5 percent of obese women were of the notion that their weight was normal or too low."Published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Jersey Village Sinking Into The Abyss, And This Time Not Metaphorically

    Jersey Village: Going, going, gone​Jersey Village is sinking like the Titanic, and anyone who continues to live there is sure to be sucked into the Earth's core, according to a recent geological study of Houston. Well, maybe that's a bit of an overstatement -- but parts of JV are indeed sinking ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Three Easy Recipe Swaps

    ​Dieting is tough. Sometimes, you may think that your favorite recipes are now off limit, that you will have to say bye-bye to making until you reach your goal weight. Not true! Here are some simple swaps for your at home cooking and baking to effortlessly shave off calories. Swap: Eggs for e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Glee: Marking Time

    ​At the outset, it looked like another Sue Sylvester-heavy episode. First, she gave Mercedes (and, less emphatically, Kurt) an ultimatum to lose weight or be dropped from the squad, then she commandeered the McKinley High auditorium for an entire week, forcing New Directions to secure a new l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Glee: Marking Time

    ​At the outset, it looked like another Sue Sylvester-heavy episode. First, she gave Mercedes (and, less emphatically, Kurt) an ultimatum to lose weight or be dropped from the squad, then she commandeered the McKinley High auditorium for an entire week, forcing New Directions to secure a new lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    How To Help Your Pudgy Six-Month-Old Kid Drop Those Pounds

    ​It's never too early to give your children body-image issues. Doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston have just published a study showing how they detected obesity in 6-month-olds."Children who were obese at age 24 months were highly likely to have been obese at age 6 month ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    3rd Annual Chocolate Festival of Texas & Texas Wines

    The Mayans and Aztecs were right about one thing - the fruit of the cacao tree is delicious

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    12th Annual Texas Children's Hospital Kids' Fun Run

    Get up all you baby couch potatoes, it's Fun Run time

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    “Toast 2009”

    Anybody got some butter?

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    Road Less Traveled

    Anybody got some butter?

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2006

    Back to "School"

    Anybody got some butter?

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2006

    Rock-Hard Abs

    Anybody got some butter?

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