Entries from June 2007 ↓

Sat June 30 Weigh In

Well I just weighed in at 194.5 so I am down another pound.  I probably could have done better but I must admit I haven’t been within my points each day.   I have been pretty good about not eating 2 hours before bed like Bob Greene suggests and have been trying hard to make healthy [...]

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This Week Last Year: Bonking, Doping, and Cheating (oh my!)

This week last year touched on a whole range of subjects, from weight lifting to drugs to accidental cheaters and how purposefully bonk during a workout.

I shared my experience of lifting weights after breaking my ring finger. It had had a week to heal, and while there were no rings that were going to [...]

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7 Baby Bites For A Healthy Body

As I’ve mentioned several times over at No Credit Needed, I’m a huge fan of Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps For Financial Peace.  So, I’ve decided to create my very own Baby Bites For A Healthy Body.  I like the idea of “having a plan”.
Baby Bites For A Healthy Body
Bite 1:  Drink 8 to 12 cups [...]

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This Week in Sports: NFL Europe, Sports Direct, Ray Allen

This week there were a few sports stories that were worth mentioning but that didn’t need a whole lot written about them, so I am linking them up here.

NFL Europe has folded after 16 years. I think that this is a bad move if the NFL thinks that they are going to expand popularity [...]

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Start Jogging

I can’t remember when I first started running/jogging. I just always remember doing it, but a friend of mine ask me to help him get started. I tried to think how I could help him, but it made me realize that jogging is not something someone can just on…

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Furniture

I do not know if any of you are shopping for furniture, but I have found a good website for buying furniture online. It is called Home and Living.com. They have a very large selection of Coaster Furniture. If you are not familiar with Coaster Furnit…

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Perfect stoole softener

We all know that it’s not healthy to go days, even a couple of days, without having a BM. Bad subject, I know, but a fact of life. Well, I found the perfect solution to constipation. Allow me to tell my story and explain.Just this morning, I was waitin…

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Pets

Sometimes I look at my dog with jealousy; I mean, how great would it be to eat when you wanted to, sleep when you wanted to, run and walk when you wanted to. Ares has it made in the shade. He is a great dog though. Usually when I go for a run, he makes…

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Almost

The weekend is almost here, and I don’t think I’ll have to work. I’ve planned a trip to the beach in S.C.; so hopefully I won’t have to cancel. Yesterday I got off work early enough to get a short workout in. I benched and done a little arms. I’m not …

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Jimmy Moore Chats With Bariatric Physician Dr. Scott Rigden (Episode 64)

Dr. Scott Rigden wraps up our series of bariatric physician interviews
Hello and welcome to another entertaining and informative episode of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!”
In the Spring, our host Jimmy was privileged to be a part of an obesity conference in Nashville, TN sponsored by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians [...]

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A Tool to Tone My Muscles - Gold’s Gym Lunge Bar

Today we made a trek to Walmart to return some toning bands that I purchased. I happened to pick the one box that didn’t have instructions of exercises that you can do with the bands. Extensive internet searching came up with zero exercises to perform with that particular type of band (all one [...]

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Steady Progress

It has been a while since I posted. Since my last post I have been hitting the weights and cardio on a consistent basis. Except for a couple of days last week when some “things” happened that required my undivided attention. But besides that I have been on a role. I have already made this [...]

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Orlando!!

How cool would it be to wake up in the morning, put on you jogging pants/shorts and go for a run on the beach in Orlando, Florida. Well, coming up soon it the annual Microsoft MGX meeting in Orlando, and all techies need to attend. Of course you’ll nee…

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Pregnant

One of my best friends is pregnant. Well, he isn’t, but his wife is. We’ve been good friends for a long time, and I pity that baby. Just kidding. He’ll make a fine father. I know you guys don’t know him or care, but I thought it was pretty cool.

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Love for music…

You may recall a couple of weeks ago me mentioning how much I loved music and that I was actually a drummer. I mentioned in my previous post about people who are obsessed with physical fitness; well, an honest confession, I may be a little obsessed wit…

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Who really cares??

Sure, I’d like to have perfectly chisled abs, cut biceps, formed pecs, etc. I must admit that’s one of my motivations for going to the gym. When you think about it, who would love to have that. The more I observe people, though, I realize that stuff li…

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Health Scare, What Do You Do?

Today I’d like to introduce you to The Travelin’ Man. He’s a frequent commenter on Lazy Man and Money and occasionally we’ll go into longer e-mail chains. Unfortunately, I received a recent e-mail from him that was a far different topic than any we’ve ever discussed. His doctor says that he might [...]

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Like to travel?

One thing I love to do but do not have the time is travel. With my work schedule, it’s very hard to find any time to travel; however, when I retire–in 30 years–that’s one of my top priorities.If you do love to travel, and do it a lot, you need some k…

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Interesting tips…

I’m all of the time reading tips on how to be healthier, how to improve my workout, etc. This morning I was reading some health tips I thought were interesting. I just thought I’d share a few. Check out the one about how to reduce stress. I thought tho…

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Building your health history information

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Many of us have created a geneological/family tree for a school project while growing up, or you may be currently working on a family tree. Have you ever thought about a family health history tree?
The US Surgeon General has created a Family Health Portrait , [...]

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Did You Watch Shaq’s Big Challenge on ABC?

I rarely keep up with what is on TV, but I happened to catch a snipped on the TV Guide channel about a new show on ABC, Shaq’s Big Challenge. Shaquille O’Neal from NBA basketball fame is helping young overweight kids get into shape. I knew I had to tune in.
The beginning of [...]

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Lowest bid wins!!!

Ok guys. I know everybody likes free gifts and I’ve found a site that lets you play a game to win prizes: www.bid4prizes.com. It is really simple to play. All you do is find a prize that you want a place a bid on it. You can bid with either your co…

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Yesterday’s Workout

Yesterday I didn’t actually go to the gym or run. I mention a while back in one of my post that I’m a volunteer firefighter. Yesterday, as we do every second and forth Monday evening, we had a fire meeting. For some reason, the chief felt it necessary …

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Shopping

Ok. If you want a great cardio workout, go shopping with my fiance. After the first hour, I’m ready to go, and she’s not even warmed up. We can’t shop together, because we always end up fighting. It puts me in an awful mood. I do alot of my shopping on…

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6 Awesome Health Benefits Of Bananas

Before we start discussing the health benefits of bananas, here is some nutritional information for a serving of banana (source - these numbers can be slightly different when obtained from a different source):
Serving size = 1 medium sufficiently ripe banana [about 7″ long and 126 grams (0.28 pounds) in weight]
Total Fat = 0 g; [...]

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Frustrated…Yet Again

Last month, I was frustrated because I kept getting injured while trying to be more active. The frustration has reared it’s ugly head again.
Yesterday we went and did a little bit of hiking at a historical site in the area. I took things easy and took plenty of rests when needed. We [...]

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Should you eat less when you are injured?

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Having injured my knee a few weeks ago on our 8 mile night run, I decided to rest for a few days, and then take it easier on my next run. The question came to mind whether I should reduce how much I’ve been eating because [...]

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Is Dr. Caroline Cederquist Hypocritical Or Just Confused? (Episode 63)

Welcome to “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore”, the Internet’s most popular low-carb podcast (THANKS for your support)!
You may be forgiven if you developed the idea that ALL bariatric physicians endorse the healthy low-carb lifestyle. After all, our host Jimmy has spent the last SEVEN WEEKS bringing you interviews with many who [...]

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Weekly Weight Loss Progress: 22 Total Pounds Lost

This week’s weigh in was a little surprising to me. I thought for sure that my weight loss would have slowed down because of eating out and for my schedule being turned upside down due to relatives being in town (I skipped quite a few breakfasts). I definitely wasn’t a “good girl” this [...]

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Food of The Week: Eggs

This is probably the controversial Food of the Week, yet. The egg has gone in and out of favor so many times that it’s hard to figure out where it stands at any given point. No Calories Needed even asked Should I be Eating Eggs?
Since I’m giving it Food of the Week honors, [...]

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Another Obesity Doc Interview: Dr. Mike Kennedy (Episode 62)

Dr. Mike Kennedy uses behavioral modification to treat obesity
Hello and welcome to another entertaining and informative episode of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!”
In Episode 62, our host Jimmy has a great interview with bariatric physician and author, Dr. Machiel “Mike” Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy has written such books as Ten Commitments to [...]

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My 5 Step Dental Procedure

I think I have a very unusual dental hygiene system - and I’m not sure it’s a good one. When I brush my teeth, I simply don’t brush my teeth, I go through the following five steps:

Mouthwash - Listerine (actually generic equivalent)
Plax - This pre-wash says that it cuts plaque more than brushing alone. [...]

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Week 5 of Marathon Training

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. This week was an off week for us, in more ways than one. Our long run consisted of only 3 miles, and we missed our walking day this week.
Mileage = We ran 9 miles this week: 3 in the gym, 3 outside, and 3 on the [...]

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Water, Under The Bridge

I remember when I was getting out of debt, I’d login to my old blogger account, update the No Credit Needed site, and I’d ALWAYS have some progress to report.  Those, my friend, were the “good old days”.  Now, I login to No. Calories Needed, and I think to myself, “Hmmm… I haven’t been eating [...]

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Celebrity Marathoners link

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. While perusing the web this evening looking at running websites, I found this post by Mark, the Running Blogfather (cool name by the way). He lists 25 celebrity marathoners and their finishing times. It was fun to read his commentary of the celebrities. [...]

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I’ve Got A Plan

Well, as we know I gave up Weight Watchers due to the cost and the logistics of trying to get to meetings with my new schedule. So, I have been feeling really down about that. I checked into their online plan, which is cheaper, but I didn’t feel like…

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Things You Should Know About Mercury In CF Light Bulbs

There have been increasing concerns about the mercury in compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and some people like these are making a big issue out of a relatively mundane event. Here is the story in short:
So, last month, the Prospect, Maine, resident went out and bought two dozen CFLs and began installing them in her [...]

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Goals for Week 3

Another week down. I had some setbacks - mostly the junk food again, and I keep forgetting to take my multivitamin. Okay, that’s not entirely true. I really hate taking that thing - it’s a horse pill! I’m thinking about investing in some Flintstone…

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Nutritious Nectarines

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. When I was at my local supermarket this week, I noticed that nectarines were on sale. I thought about all of the people I counsel, and I rarely hear them tell me that they like nectarines. In my opinion, it is a forgotten fruit! So, what [...]

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Big Bad Alli Will Court You, But Don’t Fall For It! (Episode 61)

What are the side effects of the obesity drug Alli?
In a world gone mad, one man stands alone: Jimmy Moore wants YOU to know the truth about Alli–the new FDA-approved first over-the-counter weight loss pill that is like an overly-needy girlfriend who serves you ex-lax brownies.
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My New Workout

Since I moved recently, I am not completely unpacked yet and haven’t found my favorite dance dvd, which is the Crunch Fat-Burning Dance Party, so instead I went shopping and got something new. As it turned out, Target didn’t have any exercise dvds at …

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Weigh-In Day

Starting weight: 170Week 1: 165Today’s weight: 169Skinny jeans weight: 150Well, I’ve decided last week’s weight was a fluke. I kind of knew that at the time because I barely ate anything for about two days before I weighed, and that’s not at all norma…

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No Weight Gained But a Little Bit of A Setback

For those of you who follow my other blog at Dollar Buy Dollar, you know that over the past week or so I have been in a rather serious depression. Although I am not getting some professional help with this, the toll it has taken on my normal routine is starting to hit me. I [...]

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Playing Golf With NCN Jr.

I just returned from a round of golf. For the first time, my son, NCN Jr., went with me. He didn’t actually “play” golf with me, but he did ride in the cart, hand me tees and keep me company. He’s only 3, but he was very well behaved and we had [...]

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New Layout!

In the spirit of happy blogging everywhere, I’ve redesigned my page. It wasn’t actually that hard, although I did have to pay for the image. Ah well. It’s cute, and I like it. Let me know what you think of the new digs!On the fantabulous topic of s…

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Four Scales of Food Choice

When it comes time to choose what you eat, how do you pick amongst all the foods? I weigh four factors before I make the decision:

Ease of Preparation - If I have to make a particular and if it’s going to be a lot of work, I’ll probably skip it. However, if it’s [...]

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ASBP Conference Interview: Dr. Larry Richardson (Episode 60)

Dr. Larry Richardson helping the overweight and obese in Spring, TX
Hello and welcome to another entertaining and informative episode of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!”
As regular listeners know, our host Jimmy was privileged to be a part of an obesity conference in Nashville, TN recently sponsored by the American Society of [...]

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Psychology Behind My Weight

Well, I’m definitely having a better couple of days than the entire last week. Improvement! So much of this is dealing with mood swings and trying to stabilize eating habits no matter what’s going on in my life.When things are looking good, and I’m h…

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Some Tips On Smooth And Regular Bowel Movements

Here are some quick tips to start your day smoothly.

Drink a couple of cups of warm water with some lime juice (half a lime is enough), and walk around for a while. Depending on individual, you may need to drink more or less - although, from personal experience, it works best when you [...]

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Week 4 of Marathon Training

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Week 4 is officially over. I’m starting to like training again, but I’d like to work out MORE—but that’s not part of our training plan (nor my husband’s personal plan). Here’s our recap.
Mileage = 14.64 miles. Our long run this week was 8 [...]

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