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Healthy Eating

Week 1 Back On The Workout Plan: Semi-Success

January 12, 2009

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This past week was my first week back to working out,  and it was a week of ups and downs.  I worked out 4 out of 7 days, and my eating was decent except on the weekend.
I started the week out really well, working out the first 3 days of the week [...]

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Getting Away From The “I’m On a Diet” Mindset

January 5, 2009

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2008 was a year filled with ups and downs.   My wife was in and out of the hospital a couple of times, and at one stretch was hospitalized for 3 weeks straight with a blood clot. We had tons of other things going on during the year that made it [...]

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Personal Finance And Fitness: How Are They Related?

November 13, 2008

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Life gets busy
The last couple of weeks I’ve noticed that I’ve only been able to exercise a couple of times per week.  We’ve been extremely busy buying a new car, teaching a class on personal finance at our church, dealing with family issues, and just being busy.   I know most of you [...]

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What fuels your workouts?

August 27, 2008

Something that I think about all the time is what types of foods I should be eating in order to better fuel my workouts, and to aid in recovery once the exercise is done.
In an article titled “Best fuel for your workout” at MSNBC.com the fitness experts give a quick run-down of what types of [...]

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Think you’re eating healthier by buying 100 calorie packs?

July 18, 2008

One thing that I’ve struggled with for some time is controlling my portion sizes when I eat. I tend to eat Goliath sized portions, fit for a giant.
One thing we’ve done at times in our house is to buy foods packaged in smaller portions. We buy the 100 calorie packs, smaller versions of candy [...]

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Roadblocks to fitness

July 10, 2008

Everyone has roadblocks on their road to fitness.  For some, it is motivation. They just can’t get up the energy to go out and exercise.  For others their roadblock might be health issues or an injury.  Still others may not have the knowledge needed to overcome and make healthy choices.
I feel like I have the [...]

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What is your biggest health & fitness vice?

July 8, 2008

I was tagged by the great deflabbifier over at Deflabbify yesterday in a new health fitness meme that asks:
What is your biggest health or fitness vice?
That’s an easy question to answer.  I love pastries!  Donuts, cheese danish, cinnamon rolls, bagels, cookies, toaster strudels, you name it. If it has a flaky crust and a sweet [...]

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So, how’s that dietary part of your weight loss plan going?

July 7, 2008

FAIL!
It’s been a rough few days on the dietary front of my weight loss plan. I had planned on eating healthy, eating smaller portions, and eating six times a day instead of three mega-sized meals.
Over the 4th of July weekened I managed to eat unhealthy, eat mondo-sized portions and eat 2-3 huge meals every day.  [...]

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Are you a pig if you eat more than 3 meals a day? Or smart?

July 2, 2008

I apologize if the title for this post is a bit crass, but the question I think is a valid one.  How many times should you eat every day if you’re trying to lose weight?

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One thing I’ve done since embarking on my weight loss journey is changing the way that I eat. [...]

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