Say Hello to My Little Friend

I could wax on about the recent release of Mockingjay, which is the highly anticipated third book in the super popular The Hunger Games trilogy.  Regardless of whether teens are the target audience or not, you simply must read this series!  And hurry because the movies are already coming down the pike.

I could give you my take on Tiger Wood's ex-wife's only interview to the world at large through People magazine.  Elin Nordegren made what I consider to be a smart and conservative move with that choice.  The readership is widespread and varied, without going too far into serious news subjects or too low into gossip rag coverage.  And she showed her strength, not to mention her ability to hold back for the sake of self-respect and her children, in what she allowed herself to say in a several-day 17-hour interview.  I hope she sticks to her "I'm saying it once and THAT'S it" promise.  I wish her the best during this tough time.  Money or not, heartbreak is heartbreak.

I could regale you with tales of the 33 Chilean miners yet trapped deep beneath the earth.  They've already sustained themselves for 17 days on 2 days' worth of emergency food!  At last hearing, it appears they'll have to subsist in this way -- though with more food and water and oxygen via outside assistance -- for months while another way in is drilled.  Can you imagine?

But no.  No.  Instead, I would prefer to introduce you to my latest iPhone app: My Fitness Pal.  We're friends now.  We met on Saturday afternoon, and we're like THIS (fingers crossed) four days later.  Need to track what you eat and how many calories it contains?  Search the database of over 450,000 foods or create your own entry tailored to your cooking and grazing habits.  Want to know how long it'll take you to lose 15 pounds at 1 pound per week or 2 pounds per week?  Punch in your information and within minutes you'll be wondering how to ingest only 1,200 or 1,400 calories a day for a good many days.  Did you ever wonder just how many calories are burned when you walk or run or swim at varying speeds?  Now's the time to find out.  And, those burned calories are added to your daily intake calories, thus allowing a bit more eating from one day to the next.  You can't go wrong with this bit of technological gadgetry.  So all you iPhoners on a body mission, take a look-see and discover for yourself.

As for me?  I'm ahead of the game tonight.  There's a few extra calories I'm prepared to consume with my Earth Divas tomorrow.  If I recollect rightly, Devonshire cream and lemon curd are in my palatable future!

P.S.  My Fitness Pal is free and also available online!