Archive: December 24, 2006 - December 30, 2006

The Holiday Challenge Comes to a Close

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By Chet Rhodes | December 29, 2006; 12:05 PM ET | Comments (1)

How Did Diane Do?

var movieSrc = "http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/player/player2.swf?whichMode=normal&justify=center&playad=no&mediatype=stream&postdir=health&postvideo=122606-7v&cuesfile=none&autoplay=no&starttime=0&endtime=0&largerver=none&image=122606-7v_427&playlistxml=none" ; //URL OF WHERE .SWF MOVIE IS PUBLISHED var movieWidth = "427" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC WIDTH var movieHeight = "300" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC HEIGHT var backupGraphic = "no" ; // If you have a backup graphic "yes" or "no" var graphicSrc = "" ; var graphicLink = "" ; //requiredVersion: Change this to 8 to test your alternate text. var requiredVersion = 7; // version the user needs to view site (max is 7, min is 2) var useRedirect = false; // "true" loads new flash or non-flash page into browser // "false" embeds movie or alternate html code into current page // set next three vars if useRedirect is true... var flashPage = "flash.htm"; // the location of the flash movie page var noFlashPage = "noflash.htm"; // send user here if they don't have the plugin or we can't detect it var upgradePage = "upgrade.htm"; // send user here if we detect an old plugin if (movieSrc != "") { document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); } washingtonpost.com Diane steps onto the scale in her last entry to see if she's met her goals for the challenge....

By Chet Rhodes | December 29, 2006; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (3)

Exercising Downtown

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By Chet Rhodes | December 29, 2006; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Christmas Calories

var movieSrc = "http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/player/player2.swf?whichMode=normal&justify=center&playad=no&mediatype=stream&postdir=health&postvideo=122706-21v&cuesfile=none&autoplay=no&starttime=0&endtime=0&largerver=none&image=122706-21v_427&playlistxml=none" ; //URL OF WHERE .SWF MOVIE IS PUBLISHED var movieWidth = "427" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC WIDTH var movieHeight = "300" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC HEIGHT var backupGraphic = "no" ; // If you have a backup graphic "yes" or "no" var graphicSrc = "" ; var graphicLink = "" ; //requiredVersion: Change this to 8 to test your alternate text. var requiredVersion = 7; // version the user needs to view site (max is 7, min is 2) var useRedirect = false; // "true" loads new flash or non-flash page into browser // "false" embeds movie or alternate html code into current page // set next three vars if useRedirect is true... var flashPage = "flash.htm"; // the location of the flash movie page var noFlashPage = "noflash.htm"; // send user here if they don't have the plugin or we can't detect it var upgradePage = "upgrade.htm"; // send user here if we detect an old plugin if (movieSrc != "") { document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); } washingtonpost.com Melanie shows us how she got through Christmas with some healthy tactics....

By Chet Rhodes | December 29, 2006; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Cookie Overload!

var movieSrc = "http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/player/player2.swf?whichMode=normal&justify=center&playad=no&mediatype=stream&postdir=health&postvideo=122706-20v&cuesfile=none&autoplay=no&starttime=0&endtime=0&largerver=none&image=122706-20v_427&playlistxml=none" ; //URL OF WHERE .SWF MOVIE IS PUBLISHED var movieWidth = "427" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC WIDTH var movieHeight = "300" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC HEIGHT var backupGraphic = "no" ; // If you have a backup graphic "yes" or "no" var graphicSrc = "" ; var graphicLink = "" ; //requiredVersion: Change this to 8 to test your alternate text. var requiredVersion = 7; // version the user needs to view site (max is 7, min is 2) var useRedirect = false; // "true" loads new flash or non-flash page into browser // "false" embeds movie or alternate html code into current page // set next three vars if useRedirect is true... var flashPage = "flash.htm"; // the location of the flash movie page var noFlashPage = "noflash.htm"; // send user here if they don't have the plugin or we can't detect it var upgradePage = "upgrade.htm"; // send user here if we detect an old plugin if (movieSrc != "") { document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); } washingtonpost.com Melanie wonders what to do with all the homemade holiday gifts she's received....

By Chet Rhodes | December 28, 2006; 8:29 PM ET | Email a Comment

Veggies On the Go

var movieSrc = "http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/player/player2.swf?whichMode=normal&justify=center&playad=no&mediatype=stream&postdir=health&postvideo=121806-9v&cuesfile=none&autoplay=no&starttime=0&endtime=0&largerver=none&image=121806-9v_427&playlistxml=none" ; //URL OF WHERE .SWF MOVIE IS PUBLISHED var movieWidth = "427" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC WIDTH var movieHeight = "300" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC HEIGHT var backupGraphic = "no" ; // If you have a backup graphic "yes" or "no" var graphicSrc = "" ; var graphicLink = "" ; //requiredVersion: Change this to 8 to test your alternate text. var requiredVersion = 7; // version the user needs to view site (max is 7, min is 2) var useRedirect = false; // "true" loads new flash or non-flash page into browser // "false" embeds movie or alternate html code into current page // set next three vars if useRedirect is true... var flashPage = "flash.htm"; // the location of the flash movie page var noFlashPage = "noflash.htm"; // send user here if they don't have the plugin or we can't detect it var upgradePage = "upgrade.htm"; // send user here if we detect an old plugin if (movieSrc != "") { document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); } washingtonpost.com Andy fits more vegetables into his day with a salad for lunch....

By Chet Rhodes | December 28, 2006; 9:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Come Walk With Me

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By Chet Rhodes | December 27, 2006; 2:15 PM ET | Email a Comment

Oatmeal Makeover

var movieSrc = "http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/player/player2.swf?whichMode=normal&justify=center&playad=no&mediatype=stream&postdir=health&postvideo=121906-16v&cuesfile=none&autoplay=no&starttime=0&endtime=0&largerver=none&image=121906-16v_427&playlistxml=none" ; //URL OF WHERE .SWF MOVIE IS PUBLISHED var movieWidth = "427" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC WIDTH var movieHeight = "300" ; //FLASH MOVIE AND BACK-UP GRAPHIC HEIGHT var backupGraphic = "no" ; // If you have a backup graphic "yes" or "no" var graphicSrc = "" ; var graphicLink = "" ; //requiredVersion: Change this to 8 to test your alternate text. var requiredVersion = 7; // version the user needs to view site (max is 7, min is 2) var useRedirect = false; // "true" loads new flash or non-flash page into browser // "false" embeds movie or alternate html code into current page // set next three vars if useRedirect is true... var flashPage = "flash.htm"; // the location of the flash movie page var noFlashPage = "noflash.htm"; // send user here if they don't have the plugin or we can't detect it var upgradePage = "upgrade.htm"; // send user here if we detect an old plugin if (movieSrc != "") { document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); } washingtonpost.com Melanie gives oatmeal a tasty new twist....

By Chet Rhodes | December 27, 2006; 9:20 AM ET | Email a Comment

Family Exercise

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By Chet Rhodes | December 26, 2006; 12:00 PM ET | Email a Comment

Working the Circuit

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By Chet Rhodes | December 26, 2006; 9:19 AM ET | Email a Comment

 

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