Health & Fitness

It’s kind of like throwing a pebble in the ocean…I suppose

October 5, 2011

I was playing around with some numbers for other projects I’m working on, and decided to see how only one small change could affect my weight (in theory). For example, a 12 oz. can of Coke is 140 calories. Now, let’s say I have only one can a day. If I’m not doing enough activity [...]

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Back to the Gym Update: This whole running thing is going to take longer to build up to than I thought, but that’s okay

October 3, 2011

Well, this is the beginning of Week 3 of my Back to the Gym adventures, and today was rough. Last week, my knees (specifically, the area just below my knees) started feeling really achy and sore, and I thought I might have damaged them by overdoing “the running”. I have to use quotation marks with [...]

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Taking it one-tenth of a mile at a time

September 21, 2011

Last month, after Cindy and I finished the juice fast, I wrote “I got to where I am by making lots of small negative changes over an extended period of time that felt good in the short-term but resulted in negative long-terms consequences. I’m not talking about just my weight here, either. So, the only [...]

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The 10-Day juice fast: The End

August 18, 2011

Yesterday, Cindy and I finished our 10-day juice fast, and now we’re heading back into eating solid foods. We broke the fast with what started out as a simple cabbage and broth but morphed into a full-blown (and extremely satisfying) vegetable soup. Tonight, we had veggie pizza. Losing 10 lbs. as a result of being [...]

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Halfway through the 10-Day juice fast

August 12, 2011

Today is Day 5 of 10 of our juice fast, and it seems to be going much smoother for me than some of the other detox/cleansing/reboot diets we’ve tried. Everything I’ve seen or read from other people doing a juice fast, they’ve all said that the first few days are the worst, and I’d say [...]

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In 5 days Cindy and I are starting a 10-day juice fast

August 2, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, Cindy and I watched a documentary on Netflix called Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. It’s about an Australian guy bloke named Joe Cross who is overweight, and suffers from an  autoimmune disorder called chronic urticaria. Sick and tired of being in such lousy shape, he comes to the United States [...]

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Being better for no reason

May 8, 2011

I’m going to be better for no good reason. I’m not going to lose weight because I’d feel better, or because, if I lose enough, I’d promised myself I’d get a tattoo, or anything like that. The truth is there is no one reason why I would want to do something like lose 50 lbs. [...]

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I might not be asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake

May 7, 2011

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. It must be true because I do not go to bed early, and I do not wake up easily. And I am not healthy, wealthy, or wise. I’m a night owl. Not so much as I used to be, but I’m still [...]

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I’ve Just Spent One Full Week On The 4-Hour Body Program

March 21, 2011

About a month ago, I picked up a copy of The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss. I’ve been off the better-eating bandwagon since about November 2010. Between the holidays, kidney stones (and with it, a lack of any kind of exercise), birthday dinners, Mom’s comfort foods, good-bye meals with friends, and eating out way too [...]

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Practicing Yoga Practice

October 4, 2010

I’ve given up on the running. It’s just too much stress on my feet and knees at this point. After each run, it would take 3 days before I could move about without pain in my left foot, and my right knee and shin. Not good. Completely opposite of healthy, in fact. Maybe I’ll try [...]

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