Caroline left a comment in yesterday's post reminding me not to be so hard on myself. You're absolutely right, Caroline. Negative thinking just exacerbates the problem and makes it easier to say, "Oh, what's another day/donut at this point..." ...
Real life is killing me right now, but that's no excuse. I'm doing ok with regard to food, still bringing lunches to work. Mostly, it's been lean cuisine supplemented with a side salad that I make myself. But exercise? ...
When I started this Hundred Day Head Start on September 23, I wanted to break some rules and see if it made a difference. I threw out the spreadsheets I used to plan my daily exercise and log my daily fat, carbs and protein. I didn't want to be tied to anyone's methodology, including my ...
Oh Lord, I'm sore. I helped my sister-in-law and her husband move some heavy furniture from one $1M house they are selling to another $1M house they just bought. ...
Lifehack published an article recently titled "13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercise". It has some solid idea, things I used to do but I'm not doing right now. It might be time to take a look at things that worked for me in the past and start replicating ...
Ok, we'll be coming up on the 30-day mark for the Hundred Day Head Start in a couple days, and it's time to check progress. I'm going to be surfing around Monday or so and checking for weigh-ins, so let's have a good weekend. Get your exercise, stay away from the bad stuff, and let's ...
Starting exercise after a layoff, I always have back trouble. The muscles in my lower back hurt and the pain radiates down my butt to my thighs, because the back is compensating for weak abdominals and hip muscles. So, I focus on the core muscles for several days when starting back to exercise, then work ...
Are you participating in any organized group diet or exercise activity? Except for this little informal world of blogging, of course. I haven't, but I believe they have a lot of value. Some people need organized diets and methods of planning their nutrition. A lot of people also need the motivation of the group dynamic - ...
The premise is that couples provide support and accountability to each other. In the case of my wife and I, when we diet together we usually just cheat together, a sort of co-dependent thing. Doesn't work for us. But, they provide some tips for dieting couples: ...
I've been a good boy the past few days - 1.5 miles on Monday, 1.1 miles on Tuesday 1.5 glorious miles on Wednesday. I know I'm being good when I make my wife angry about my exercise :-). She wanted to go out to eat after my daughter's soccer game Tuesday night, and I refused so ...