November 2010
8 posts
“I’ve been doing it wrong lately: I’ve been trying to lose weight too, but I’ve...”
– Commenter Carolyn, on The Observer Effect « Rowan Simpson
“This might be the most no-nonsense, accurately described app in the store, but...”
– The Observer Effect « Rowan Simpson
Beta testing program →
I just sent a note to my beta testers not to expect too much until January. I’m working on an iPad project that will be keeping me busy through the end of the year. However, I’ve been working in my spare time on a roadmap for FatWatch and I’m pretty excited about what’s in store.
If you’re interested in beta testing, follow the link above.
“Not particularly inspiringly named, but with daily weighing, scientifically...”
– Commenter John, on The Happiness Project: Trying To Go from Couch Potato to Regular Runner (or Whatever)? 6 Tips for Sticking to Your Resolution.
Margaret Cho: The "F*** It" Diet →
This is something comedian Margaret Cho wrote in 2003 and I just rediscovered. She writes about how, after years of struggling with her weight, she simply gave up and stopped obsessing about food, and, weirdly enough, got thinner. I hesitate to quote it, you should read the whole thing, but if you insist:
I stopped exercising, and started writing. I played with my dogs. I looked at shit on Ebay....
Maura Kelly on Mike and Molly - Overweight Couples... →
Maura Kelly writes about how it makes her uncomfortable to see fat people on TV. There is backlash, of course. She attempts to apologize. More backlash. The comments are amazing. One of note:
Ah, yes, and to think over half the population of American has not been able to manage to do this. Perhaps, Ms. Kelly, you have oversimplified the problem a tad bit? Ya think?
Addiction. There, I said it....