Last week we had an “ask 2 Fat Nerds” question asking for tips for beginner adult swimmers. So, this is my attempt at answering that! I learned to swim at a very young age. We have family home videos of a pretty adorable two-year-old me belly flopping into the pool, swimming to the other side, [...]
Here at 2 Fat Nerds, each Wednesday is a Weigh-In day, where all of the data from the previous week is collected, displayed, and analyzed. Let’s see what data was submitted this week! Weight Loss Each week, members who have opted to have their weights publicly displayed for the world to see have them graphed on [...]
Across many of the major media outlets, new articles state that "Research Shows Mediterranean Diet Can Cut Heart Disease and Stroke Risk." New evidence abounds from a recent large-scale study that looked at 7,400 people in Spain over five years. The concept was to compare two groups of people, one on the Mediterranean diet (which emphasizes [...]
The title says it all. Over the weekend, Ellie and I registered our dog, Audrey, for an account in the tracking system. Audrey is by no means a fat dog, or really a nerd, but she does have a few pounds to lose, per doctor's directions. To help keep track of her activity and her [...]
Zucchini Lasagna I have been wanting to try this recipe for zucchini lasagna for a while now and this blog finally gave me the perfect opportunity. The original recipe calls for ground beef. I made this recipe the same weekend as the blizzard and the grocery store was all out of ground beef and ground turkey. [...]
One of the central principles in the field of Bioinformatics is the idea of Garbage In, Garbage Out. Essentially, no matter how robust an analysis program is or how much error correction is part of the algorithm design, if you have crappy data as your input . . . you are going to get crappy data [...]
Here at 2 Fat Nerds, each Wednesday is a Weigh-In day, where all of the data from the previous week is collected, displayed, and analyzed. Let’s see what data was submitted this week! Weight Loss Each week, members who have opted to have their weights publicly displayed for the world to see have them graphed on [...]
As has been the case for the past several Mondays, I am more than comfortable lying on the couch, watching TV, minding my own business when the 8 o'clock lineup hits. Biggest Loser flashes on the TV. No more than twenty minutes later, I am getting dressed and ready for the gym. I have a [...]
Having a random Monday off in the middle of winter couldn't have come at a better time this year. Having precious daylight hours to get caught up on cleaning, errands and long dog walks was just what the doctor ordered. With less than eight weeks to go until our next race, I am back to [...]
Last Sunday, Mike and I spent more than 2 hours shoveling out my car from the infamous "Nemo" Blizzard. I was not about to hop in the car and lose my precious, hard earned parking spot by taking a tiny 5 minute drive to the grocery store. So I loaded up my backpack and hiked [...]
