I just purchased a recumbent bike from Wal-Mart. It’s the a Stamina Model # 4755. I know it’s not the best quality but I think it will fulfill its purpose for now. Plus it was only $108 bucks. It’s pretty cool and gets the job done for now. I just felt like I needed to [...]

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Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin Marathon this weekend in a world record time of 2:04:26! He surpassed Paul Tergat’s time of 2:04:55 from 4 years ago at the same race. With his win, he moves into second place in the world marathon majors for the 2006/2007 scoring year, and is tied for first [...]

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After weeks of having the scale stay at the same weight (220 lbs), it finally budged two and a half more pounds in a good way. I am now at 217.5 lbs. What that means is that I have lost 30 lbs total. Yay!
I didn’t do too much in terms of structured exercise [...]

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Recently, TIME magazine published an online article that discussed a few reasons why sometimes we *feel* hungry even though we might have fed ourselves enough food. Awareness of these factors is important if you are trying to cut down on calories and mastering your appetite. The ways in which you can reduce your appetite [...]

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After trying very hard for a few days, I went right back to my old eating habits.  When I started this blog, I had such high hopes for success.  Getting out of debt was so “easy”, but losing weight is so “hard”.  I really cannot understand why I struggle so much to lose weight.  I [...]

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I woke up today at about 2 PM. That means that I slept for about 14 hours. Damn. That’s a lot of sleep. I only do it on Saturdays. I think it’s because I am so drained from the week so my body tries to make up for it on the weekend. It always shocks [...]

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Rarely do the stars align as they did last Wednesday.  Barry Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant, the weather was warm cloudless and clam in October, and there was no afternoon wind on the San Francisco Bay.  Needless to say I took my boat to McCovey Cove for the game and did [...]

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Photo by David Colby YoungPhoto #68 of 124The Elliot Festival Day 5k was this morning in Elliot, Maine. There were 683 finishers this year, including Kay West (pictured right) who finished below the USATF age group guidelines time in 1:28:53; she was the oldest finisher at 97 years of age!
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I am ready for a vacation. My family usually takes a vacation in the fall and I cannot wait. We are thinking about a Fall Getaway to Raleigh, NC. Raleigh has big-city entertainment but with hassle-free small town southern charm. They have lots of thing…

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In the past, I’ve been guilty of trying to lift too much. Recently, I tried one too many times, and I tweaked my hamstring. It’s not real bad, but it has definitely taught me a lesson. Strenght is not worth ruining your health over. Strength has its benefits, but work slowly. Don’t overdo it.

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This is an interesting commercial from a few years ago:

I love the final line:

Reebok Whatever your goal.

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This week last year was pretty busy, with a lot of racing notes and sports news. More interestingly:

I made the front page of the local newspaper with a tiny picture pointing to an article inside the paper. The article itself gave me a huge picture, even though the article really had nothing to [...]

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I did. And loved every sweaty minute of it. I had been struggling with myself all day as to whether or not I was going to workout. I wanted to but something wasn’t letting me. Two days ago on Wednesday I had a pretty grueling workout, so I took yesterday off. I ate right and [...]

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That’s not actually true. It’s totally awesome.Exercise on par with drugs for aiding depressionI’ve been saying for awhile now that one of the biggest and most overlooked benefits of exercise is mental health. I’ve used morning workouts to regulate m…

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If you are a home owner, then you know the security and confidence you feel when your home is insured with a reliable company. Good home insurance is what CIS offers. CIS has been in existence since 1867, and they are the only co-operative insurance co…

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I’m labeling this a Feel Good Friday post because it makes me feel good to say that my dear friend Christine, proud member of my wedding’s Butt Bow Brigade, is having a baby in May. And she’s apparently begun the oh-so-fun (or so I hear) process of finding maternity clothes. I assured her [...]

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Two years ago, I wrote about Bodybugg, which is an overpriced gadget that attaches to your arm to measure your caloric expenditure:

Starling Fitness » Bodybugg - Weight Management On Your Arm

Sometime last year, 24 Hour Fitness jumped on the Bodybugg bandwagon, offering the Bodybugg for $350 instead of the original cost of $500. Since 24 [...]

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This just cracks me up. Not only was Colorado recently named the skinniest state in the country, Colorado produced 23.3 millions barrels of beer in 2006 making them Beertopia according to the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C. Skinny and lots…

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Every month I look forward to seeing the sculpted abs of the cover girls of Women’s Health magazine. I do like the magazine as well because they show more “muscle items” than most of the other women’s fitness mags. My…

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Over at the Top Socialite, they have compiled, “The 15 Worst Celebrity Plastic Surgery Disasters You Will Ever See.” The list is quite fascinating as they also supply picture proof. The number one disaster is by all means no big…

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Lisa Sabin is a personal trainer, and she hired me to write about her program over at Konamoxt where she is offering to train people online for free to get them ready for the Las Vegas Half Marathon.
By joining this introductory program you get access to exclusive features, personalized training and support, tons of useful [...]

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This has been happening to me for as long as I could remember. The elastic waste band of my boxer briefs cuts into the fat around my waist. And I hate it. It hurts and is irritating. Is it me or is it the underwear that I buy? Even some loose fitting boxers tend to [...]

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I’ve been looking for the new trailer for The Heartbreak Kid online, ever since a friend told me about it. I was going to give up and try to describe it in words, but here it is online. It is the second video from the top, the one called “mother-in-law.” I think it [...]

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“I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes o…

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Nicole Lee bought the new iPod Nano with video and a Nike+ running kit to go along with it. Unfortunately, the Nike+ running shoes were killing her feet:

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She decided to go to a specialized running store to have her feet fitted to the perfect running shoe:

This was the procedure: [...]

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In the current issue if US Weekly, Heidi Montag admits (outloud as if no one knew) that she had a boob job and a nose job because of body insecurities. She elaborates: “If I was with a guy and there…

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Demi Moore legally became Mrs. Demi Kutcher [Tinseltini] Twitter’s so easy, even Grandma can do it [Simplr] Nosh on these yummy sweet organic ginger chunks [Noshtopia]

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This parody of America’s Next Top Model is taken from “A Bucket O’ French and Saunders”a BBC show. OMG! It is so hilarious. I love the legs.

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“Sometimes all you can really say is “Say who, what, HUH?”

Hello and welcome to Episode 90 of the Internet’s foremost outlet for low-carb support and advocacy, “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!”
Sometimes, we get letters. Sometimes we get very strange letters. Today, our host Jimmy shares with you a commenter’s ramble on [...]

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At least that’s how I feel. My body is in so much pain it’s not even funny. Everything aches. Each step I take is agonizing. But you know something? I love it. It shows me that my workouts were hard and are affecting my body. Today’s workout was especially taxing. I was stiff and sore [...]

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Photo by boxercabDogs and runners have a love/hate relationship (usually hate.) As a runner, we are invading their turf, putting their owners in danger, moving fast enough to look interesting and tasty, or just have some bright colors on that makes the dog think that we are a toy. There are a lot [...]

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Sorry this post is late, internet was down for 5 hours. Ick! I’m still in maintanence mode but woke up in a major funk today. Actually I’ve been in an up & down funk this past week. I got on…

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I worry about this all the time. I learned to binge by watching my father overeat. Will I teach my unborn children to binge. It’s enough to scare me away from having children.

Of course, there is the opposite fear. My child will watch me binge, be disgusted with me and become anorexic.

I have no idea [...]

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Everyone knows the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks stumbles upon the home of the three bears and riffles through their things (what are teaching our children anyway?!?!) sampling them all. The Papa Bear’s stuff is too hot or too hard while the Mama Bear’s stuff is just as unsatisfactory to [...]

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After some reading, I’ve put together a list of 10 healthy foods and reasons why they are healthy:- Apples- Almonds- Blueberries- Broccoli- Red Beans- Salmon- Spinach- Sweet Potatoes- Vegetable Juice- Wheat GermThese 10 health foods are some of the hea…

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There are still some people out there who don’t work their legs. For a long time, I thought this was a mythical breed, being to sketch comedy what the unicorn, dragon, and wildebeest are to fairy tales. But it’s true, and they’re very stubborn. They…

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There’s no way really to put a positive spin or a clever title on this bit of research, which shows a link between childhood rape and obesity in women.
Researchers surveyed about 2,500 men and women aged 21 and found 7.5 % had had intercourse against their will before the age of 16. While the [...]

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This ad campaign from Italian designers Flash & Partners debuted at Milan Fshion Week for their line Nolita. The model is Isabelle Caro, 27 who has suffered from Anorexia herself since she was 13. This ad campaign has showed up…

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Hurt My Ankle, No Weight Loss
Ahhhh! I didn’t lose any weight. My initial reaction is to freak out, but considering what has transpired over the last week, I am fine with it. Last week I hurt my ankle slightly. I pulled a ligament in my ankle and had to sit out a few days. I [...]

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Lest you think stars slip effortlessly into their couture, Jennifer Garner admits that she wears not one, but two girdles when she’s walking the red carpet. Garner says:
I usually feel like, “No matter how many girdles you put me in, you will not be able to zip this.”They always say to you — as though [...]

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So there’s this guy sitting back and apparently trying to decide how he should personally police fat people. He’s come up with the idea of handing out some kind of ticket.
What we probably need is a stand[ard] letter ( fre[e]ly downloadable) you can give to fat people ( especially work mates, mates [...]

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Here’s another reason to get your 8 hours of sleep. A new British study says that people who don’t get enough sleep on a regular basis are twice as likely to die of heart disease. Ye gads! Let’s get those…

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Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people in the world. Both sets of my grandparents and my mother have Diabetes, so I am happy to help promote anything related to helping bring more awareness to this disease. Inspired…

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In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. Scott finishes up this month by asking, “Does bodyweight training carry over to free-weight work?”
Scott has at times done a lot of traveling, and rather than cart around heavy [...]

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Yep, you read that correctly. I am admired for my muscles. Well, actually, it’s my strength. By whom do you ask? My elderly neighbors. My neighbors are always asking me for help with lifting heavy objects. They are the type of folks that were very active in their earlier life and now that they [...]

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Last Wednesday I pulled a new personal record for an unbelted deadlift. It was set to happen, but it had been set to happen 2 weeks ago when I tried and stalled out. So what was different about this time? I worked out with a friend.I usually go to t…

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Not too long ago, I decided that I was going to get more sleep at night. From an energy standpoint, I feel so much better now that I am trying to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night.
A British study released today has shown that
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Last week’s runners were awesome and it looks like we have some stiff competition going.

It was a tight race betweenmephista and manical all week, but mephista won in the end.

At the last minute, mvb99 took the win for Level 2. He’s competing on Level 3 next week.

Sjanky won the Level 3 challenge [...]

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