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One Of Those Days
Well, this week has started off great. I was looking forward to hitting the new treadmill and getting back into my MWF running schedule when I got hit with some sort of sick-bug yesterday. I'm afraid it's the flu, but there I don't have a temperature at this point....
Two Lessons My New Treadmill Taught Me
 After an evening of fighting with my new and unassembled treadmill, I got a chance to go for a run the next morning. And it beat me like a Wookiee in the spice mines of Kessell. I made it through my run, did about 3.5 miles on it, but it was slow. Really slow. And I...
Two More Facts About Weight Loss You’ve Probably Never Thought About
Not only do your feet shrink, so does your butt. But your ears grow a ton. Who knew?
Run While You Can
You know, that's kind of how I feel today. Something always comes up. Either it's too cold, you're too busy, you didn't eat a good dinner last night, you didn't sleep well, whatever. Something comes up as an excuse for you not to run, so you don't. Not that...
I know Han Solo. And you, sir, are no Han Solo.
Everyone knows that guy. You know, that guy who's witty, always cracking wise, and good at almost everything he does. And not only does he know it, he's not afraid to tell you. That guy is also Han Solo. And pretty much all sci-fi geeks want to be him at some point in...
Running with Asthma 2: The Reckoning
Yesterday was both a fantastic day and a terrible one. For the first time in over a week, the weather was clear and sunny (read: no ice storms in Tennessee). So I was finally able to go out for a run instead of hitting the elliptical or doing yoga. I ran a 5k in 27...
Fitness Memes Kind of Bug Me
The whole fitspiration thing kind of gets on my nerves. Or, rather, two specific kinds of fitspiration bother me: the kind that says to be fit, I have to be miserable. And the kind that makes fun of how I choose to exercise. First of all, being fit is about feeling...
Fill in the Plank: A 6-week Plank Challenge
Ready for a plank challenge? Just plank every day until you fail. Do it for 30 days and build up your core muscles and ab endurance! Woo! Fitness challenge!
Weaning off Phentermine: 6 things I wish I’d known
If you're weaning off phentermine, there are a few things you ought to know. Oh, wait. You want to know why I know how to wean off phentermine? Well, it's because when I first started to lose weight, I didn't do it all by sheer willpower, diet, and exercise. I used...
Confession: I Hate Running
I have a confession to make. Here goes. *cough* Ahem. Deep breath. I hate to run. I'm a runner, and I hate running. I repeat: I hate. To run. There, I said it. I'm a runner, and I hate running. Now, let me qualify what I mean by that. I hate running...for the first...
Crushed It!
So yesterday, I made a boo-boo. I broke my elliptical. #crushedittoomuch I didn't fall off, which is a miracle, but it did cut my workout a bit short--only got 45 minutes instead of 65. That's okay. Things happen and workouts get interrupted. The elliptical got me...
Using the Low Glycemic Index and Complex Carbs for Weight Loss
The low-glycemic index diet is fairly complicated when you break it down and start looking at the science. The essential rule, though, is pretty basic: avoid simple carbs. When I started this diet in July of 2010, I lost 30 pounds without lifting a finger. All I did...