Falling Off the Wagon into the Bandwagon Again
Posted: February 8, 2014 Filed under: Personal | Tags: health, vegan 3 CommentsSo the past two days have been falling off the wagon kind of days. Two days ago, I ate almost a full bag of flamin hot Cheetos because of …. boredom? Addiction? I didn’t even feel hungry as I put on my coat and shoes to make the trip to the local convenience store. I definitely didn’t feel hungry enough to almost finish the bag. Whatever is in those chips, it’s addictive as hell. I’ll be posting some of my research on why chips like Cheetos are so addictive soon. Read the rest of this entry »
Did My Apathy Just Raise My Cholesterol?
Posted: February 7, 2014 Filed under: Personal | Tags: cholesterol, health, healthy, vegan Leave a commentI am a relatively thin female college student who walks about 2 miles a day to class. I also have a total cholesterol of 240 and a LDL cholesterol of 153. For those who don’t know, 243 is 73 “cholesterol points” above the upper limit for my age group and 153 is 50 points above the upper limit.
It’s bad.
20 “cholesterol points” ago I should have gone on cholesterol-lowering drugs. You know, the ones your 40-year old parents take. I’m 19. Read the rest of this entry »
Unwilling Vegan 