July 2009

Seven Daily Tips For A Slimmer Me!

July 30, 2009

CNN.com has an interesting article with seven tips for slimming down in a week.  Some of them would never work for me, but some of them seem like helpful hints.  I thought I’d pass them along: Shoot it, and shed pounds–I’ve already expressed how much keeping a food diary helps me to lose weight. I’ve [...]

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Does Golfing Count As Exercise?

July 29, 2009

During the summer months, I really like to chase my golf ball around the course.  I usually find the time to play once per week, but sometimes I’m able to play up to 3 times per week, depending on vacations and baby sitting availability.  Usually on the days that I golf, however, I don’t have [...]

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It’s HOT!

July 28, 2009

The Willamette Valley is in the grips of the worst heat wave I can remember.  I’ve lived in Oregon for 10 years now and can’t remember it ever being so hot.  Today and tomorrow’s forecast in Salem is 105, and the rest of the 7-day forecast is well in the 90′s.  I’m not a big [...]

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Back At It

July 27, 2009

Today was the start of a new week and a new push. I’m back on track. Pam’s not working this week so I have no excuse to skip my workouts or to make poor food choices. I recorded my weight in Physics Diet for the first time since July 4th. That doesn’t seem like a [...]

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2 Quick Trips

July 23, 2009

The family is home for a mere 18 hours so I thought I’d get a quick post up this evening.  We spent the past two days over at the coast at my aunt’s beach house.  We had good food, spent some time with the family, hung out on the beach making sand castles and flying [...]

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