December 2008

I Guess I Really Am A Runner

December 30, 2008

If there were two aspects of my life that my wife would like me to improve upon they would be my desire to pay attention to details (see: anal retentive) and my desire to be more of a runner. In fact, the other day, Pam came up to me out of the blue and said, [...]

Read the full article →

Pardon Our Absence

December 29, 2008

It’s been a long time since we’ve posted anything. Needless to say, when things get busy for JD and me, this blog often gets put on the back burner. Don’t get me wrong, there has been a lot of stuff to write about; I’ll try to catch you all up in my life and fitness [...]

Read the full article →

Inertia: Best Friend — and Bitter Enemy

December 18, 2008

“Today’s the day I’m turning it around,” I told Mac last Monday. “I’m ready to re-dedicate myself to fitness. I’m ready to re-dedicate myself to Get Fit Slowly.” In my mind, I was already marking the date: twelve eight oh eight. It’s not that I had descended into terrible habits. I’m doing a decent job [...]

Read the full article →

Artificial Sweeteners May Be Detrimental To Dieters

December 16, 2008

On several occasions, I’ve heard that drinking diet sodas may be detrimental to those who are trying to lose weight. But I’ve never given it much thought. To me, a calorie counter, it makes more sense to drink a soda with 0 calories than a soda with 100 calories. But new research suggests that I [...]

Read the full article →

My Mother’s Pantry: Danger Lurks Within

December 15, 2008

My parents’ pantry worries me. Whenever we go visit, I struggle with food. I also realize that despite my successes with losing weight and exercising more over the past 14 months, I am still addicted to food. I’ve been here 24 hours and I’ve opened cupboard doors and kitchen drawers countless times, stared at food [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries