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- Mic tells the story of June Rivas: After her boss complained about how she wore a ponytail and a headscarf to work, and her office banned “cultural head wraps,” she shared a post on Facebook (with photos) explaining that she then went to work every day “in an outfit that fits the guidelines she laid out … just … not QUITE the way she expected” (see photo at left).
- Racked says goodbye to the Victoria's Secret catalog with a look back at its almost 40-year history (images NSFW, of course).
- New York magazine's The Cut features a fun slideshow of makeup looks inspired by Comic-Con and cosplay.
- The Wall Street Journal checks out some new labels that are “launching handbags in the $200-to-$800 price range, and shoes for under $500 — price levels that designer brands abandoned a decade ago.”
- Law.com has a nice roundup on male behaviors that annoy women lawyers (note: sign-in required).
- New York magazine's The Cut “asked three of [Equity's] film’s powerful female advisers and investors, ‘What is it really like to be pregnant on Wall Street?'” (In Equity, Anna Gunn plays the main character, an investment banker.)
- U.S. News & World Report gives advice on how to be helpful to your network, and Inc. has tips on creating positive change at your employer.
- HillaryClinton.com asked 45 graphic designers and artists to design campaign buttons for the “Forty-Five Pin Project.”
- Elizabeth Segran looks at the intersection of work and menstruation for Fast Company (h/t to The Broadsheet).
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Anyone have any new ideas for some serious weight loss? Not Weight Watchers or Nutrisystem – I’ve tried both, and not cutting carbs completely (I get migraines). Would love some inspiring stories or ideas. TIA.
I’m trying Diet-to-Go and I really like it so far. (I’ve tried many other things…) If you live near a big city you may be able to pick up your meals at one of their locations — if not, you can get meals Fedex-ed to you.
Interesting – I just looked into that and there is fresh pick up near me. Feels like the online reviews are either raving or TERRIBLE. How long have you been doing it? Have you seen results? How is the food?
I would try it for a week and see! Just make sure you cancel in time if you don’t want to do another week, because it automatically renews. I’m on the vegetarian plan and I’ve liked almost everything so far. I’m actually very surprised at how much I’ve enjoyed the meals and how good they are! They’re also very filling. Here and there I haven’t liked a particular meal, but I’ve noticed on the private FB group for customers that some people like things that others really don’t — like I love the baked cinnamon apples side dish, but a bunch of people don’t.
A few notes:
-The fresh fruit doesn’t travel great, but since you can pick up instead, I imagine it’ll be in better shape for you! My meals are shipped from VA to NY.
-You can substitute meals ahead of time (you have until Friday midday to change things for your next shipment on the following Monday), so if there’s something that looks gross or has an ingredient you hate, you don’t have to get that meal. It’s easier to do as you go along because you learn which meals you like better.
-There’s a rotation of maybe 5 weeks — each has a different group of meals.
-You can save money by either doing 5 days a week rather than 7 or 2 meals a day (lunch and dinner) rather than 3 (or maybe both?). People who pick up their meals may have more flexibility; I’m not sure.
-I lost more than 2 lbs. in the first week, but I imagine I was pretty bloated in the beginning due to my really crappy eating habits! But that was with a good amount of ice cream that I had not been planning to have during my first week…
-Look around for coupon codes before you order, or start to make an order on the site and then close out of your browser tab. They’ll probably email you coupons with increasing discounts over the next few days.
I recommend it! It took all the choice out of eating to lose weight, and that’s really helped, and it’s more about portion size than “diet” food.
I used diet to go for 4 months and lost 35 lbs. Gained it all back later but the program works! Just have a plan for when you stop the meals.
Hmm, good point… I will have to plan ahead for that. If I won the lottery I would hire a personal chef.
I’ve used WW but biggest factor was changing my head space that this was a change for the rest of my life. Just like quitting smoking, no quick fixes. Just like I have to chose every single day to not buy a pack of cigarettes, I have to chose every single day to eat health foods and use normal portion sizes. I had to accept that I could never again go back to eating like I did before. I love having the weight gone and I feel a million times better in terms of health and fitness but I’m not going to pretend like it isn’t hard every day to not go back to bad habits.
Thanks – that last part is really good to hear.
Keep in mind also that all carbs are not equal. You don’t have to (and frankly, should not) give up carbs altogether. That’s crazy. Just limit them and when you choose carbs, go with things like whole grains, unprocessed, high fiber versus processed food. Ultimately, portion control is KEY. If you eat a ton of food, even if it is healthy, you’re still going to gain weight.
Wow – I think y’all have convinced me to do diet to go. I wanted to do a meal order program for the temp job since it is long hours. Does it come in packaging labelled DIET TO GO? That might not be great to have sent to work :-/
It does, but you can take the cardboard sleeve off (which has the directions) and it won’t show any label at all. Or wait, did you mean the shipping box itself? It comes in a huge styrofoam container and says “Perishable Food” and I think the mailing label clearly says Diet-to-Go.
Do you have a reference code to get you credit for recommending it? I am going to wait for their coupon to come to my email before I order.
Sort of (thanks!) — I have to fill out a form on the site that asks me for your full name and email address, and then I guess it sends you an email. But if you don’t mind that, you can email me at katea (at) corporette (dot) com.
Hold out for the 20%-off coupon (probably off your first week only).
The Low-GI cookbooks are great – it’s not low carb, but helps maintain a steady blood sugar.
I am commenting on the June Rivas post. I’m bothered that she dressed up basically profiling a fast food worker as a protest of racist policies?
I get the feeling it was part of a character’s look for something I’ve never seen, a TV show or some easter egg character in a movie maybe. She’s a “cosplayer” according to other articles I’ve seen about this, so my assumption is that’s what that look is all about. I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt “/
I think the whole point of her costumes was to prove that she could follow the dress code to a T, but look more unprofessional following the code than she did her in her normal suit with head scarf.
On the one hand, I think she is hysterical and proving a great point. On the other hand, making a joke of her workplace might not end well. From the manager perspective, I’m not sure I would react well to having someone “fight” a dress code policy in this manner (although of course the birth of the dress code was silly in the first place), but also, she is kind of a genius!! I hope it ends very well for her. (Meaning, I hope people understand the point she is trying to make.)