I did it– I broke down and signed up for Self.com’s challenge. I’m not sure how I feel about it, since I did sign up once before and didn’t get much out of it, but I know the secret is in your motivation and dedication. This year I’m (oddly enough) overflowing with it, so here goes: my Self Challenge, Round II. If anyone who reads this blog has signed up, find me! I am meieli– I need to find my user link! I’m also going to go over and become friends with Christina tonight.
So when I signed on, I did …read more

I was paging back through some of our older posts and checking out the comments here at Burning the Scale when something caught my eye. I ran into this one about this one about diet pills producing minimal effects, which got me thinking about diet aids and one really, really interesting (albeit negative) post I read about Alli and its side effects over at a full-figured blog called Fatshionista. It sounded unpleasant at best, and truly intrigued me.
I’m not one for diet pills, and I usually ignore them altogether. I have enough to worry about when I’m paying …read more