February 2008

Looking At Myself In The Mirror

February 29, 2008

Note: Before reading further, I want to make it clear that I understand that the issues I have with my own body are just that–my own. I am not an expert in the field of body image issues. I just know how I feel about my appearance, and how my feelings have changed since I’ve [...]

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Wednesday Weekly Weigh-In #12

February 27, 2008

Weight–203.0(-18.0) BF%–27 (-3%) When I got on the scale this morning, I was surprised to see the numbers. I had a roller coaster week of food and beverage consumption and my weight fluctuated as well. We hosted a small dinner party on Saturday night where I lost consciousness–meaning I wasn’t conscious of my calorie consumption [...]

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Craving Something Sweet

February 26, 2008

I had lunch with my friend Michael today. We ate Mexican, so I ordered a couple of beef tacos. They came with beans and rice on the side. I chose water to drink. Normally, Mexican food leaves me feeling very full, but today I tried to pay attention to what my body was telling me. [...]

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Lessons From A Sumo Wrestler: How Not To Lose Weight

February 25, 2008

A friend of mine recently told me about an article she read that illustrates how sumo wrestlers put on as much weight as possible. I went home and found lots of information about how they do it.  Thinking that if I tried to do the opposite, it might help me lose some weight. The most [...]

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Do You Know How Many Calories You're Actually Eating?

February 22, 2008

During one of our many recent conversations about nutrition and fitness, my wife wondered why food labels always had whole numbers for calorie content. Further investigation into the foods in our cupboards showed that the calorie contents are rounded even more than to the nearest whole number–in fact, they appeared to be rounded to the [...]

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