I think the crock pot might be one of our favorite cooking appliances we own. Mike has used it pretty much every Sunday since football season started this year. Some delicious things we have made include The Bard family meatballs, southwestern chicken soup and beef barbacoa taco’s. Cooking with the crock pot takes a little [...]
There are two components to losing weight. It is all math: increase your exercise (or the amount of calories you burn) and decrease the amount you eat (or the intake of calories). It actually is that simple. If you eat less and you work out more, you will lose weight.I love food. I love all [...]
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. If anyone is interested in taking part in weekly tracking, leave a comment! Weight Loss Each week, members who have opted to have their weights publicly displayed for the world [...]
Posted by Beckie For those that don't already know me, I'm Beckie, Adrienne's long-distance, platonic life partner. I live in Beirut, Lebanon (2fatnerds has officially gone international). I'm the lifestyle editor of a newspaper here, which means I can say with authority that the culture of outdoor sports in this city is meager at best. [...]
Not a manta, a MANTRA! For those of you just tuning in, I have taken on the challenge of transforming from a sedentary couch potato and chronic whiner to a motivated health-conscious ray of sunshine who is known by her extraordinary tendency to follow-through. While I am not there quite yet, I’m taking [...]
Suz posted this recipe two years ago today, so I thought I would re-feature it because it was absolutely delicious. Enjoy Halloween with delicious, but healthy, donuts! Fall has definitely arrived in full force here in Boston. The leaves have turned from green into gorgeous hues of orange, yellow and red. The air has gotten [...]
I had a long day at work yesterday.It was one of those days that feels like it could easily be a week. I got home at quarter to 7 and plopped face first into my pillows. All I wanted for the rest of the night was to be allowed to not move. It was dark [...]
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. If anyone is interested in taking part in weekly tracking, leave a comment!Weight LossEach week, members who have opted to have their weights publicly displayed for the world to see [...]
In my constant search for more productivity at work, I stumbled upon a brilliant Google Chrome plugin called StayFocusd. I realized through my previous work with RescueTime that I spent far too much time on certain websites, mainly Facebook and NPR.com. I needed some way of blocking these from my browser that would not be [...]
Happy Monday Fat Nerds! Last week wrapped up nicely with a great post from Dave, encouraging us all to get out there and start walking a little bit more. I took that advice and ran (or walked…) with it this weekend. Fall is my favorite season because it is not too hot and the sun [...]
