Tasty Food Blogs By: Meg Humphrey I love food and cooking, but with a fairly limited nutritionist provided eating plan, I can get bored really easily. Boredom leads me to deviation from my usual eating habits which means I end up in regrets and carb hangovers (I don’t get hangovers from alcohol, but I do […]
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February 26
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
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National Eating Disorder Awareness Week By: Terra Clarke Olsen Feb 23rd to March 1st is national Eating Disorder Awareness Week. No, this is not a nerdy topic, but it is an important one. Eating disorders inflict 30 million people in the United States alone. Most likely, you know someone with an eating disorder but may […]
January 06
Nerd Year’s Resolutions 2014
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Nerd Year’s Resolutions 2014 By: Meg Humphrey I read an interesting blurb on tumblr about why New Year’s Resolutions are detrimental to people (I think it was on Wil Wheaton’s tumblr). The gist was that people make these vague life improving decisions (“save more money,” “lose weight,” “change careers”), but because they’re unspecific people fail […]
November 22
Geeky Motivation
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Geeky Motivation By: LB Chambers Sometimes I find myself needing a little motivation and self-encouragement. Like most people, I am my own worst enemy. Any flaw, any screw up or misstep, will have me feeling pathetic and dredging up every mistake I’ve made since grade school (like that time in third grade that I gave […]
August 26
LB’s Suggestions for Healthy, Geeky Living
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LB’s Suggestions for Healthy, Geeky Living By: LB Chambers Ok here’s the thing. I’m a terrible person. Activity and health-wise. I have zero drive to compete athletically (I’m that annoying person who, when everyone else is yelling at the referee, is busy reminding everyone that he’s just doing his best at his job). I tried […]
March 11
Healthy Nerd: Couch Potato No More
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Healthy Nerd: Couch Potato No More By: Andrea Cole Have you ever done a marathon of your favorite TV show only to be told, by a person or the streaming service of your choice, that you’ve been watching for a while and maybe it’s time for a break? This is often their way of saying […]
January 23
FITBLRPUSH 90 Day Challenge
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FITBLRPUSH 90 Day Challenge By: Meg Humphrey Tumblr is a giant mass of anything and everything you ever imagined. Outside of cute animal pictures (Daily Otter, anyone?), my favorite web artists, and pictures of amazing food and fashion, I have found that Tumblr is a hive of healthy inspirations. Starting on January 15th, Tumblr users […]
November 19
Meg’s “Fatty-Chan Friday”
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“Fatty-Chan Friday” Special Edition: Getting Ready for the Holidays By: Meg Humphrey For those of you who don’t know, which is almost everyone, I do installments on my Tumblr* called “Fatty-Chan Friday.” I’ve been struggling with my weight, health, weight loss, and body image since I started college years ago. Long story short, I’ve gone […]