[By Merry]Photo courtesy of flickrI have a cold.Earth-shattering news, right? Okay, maybe not, but the reason behind the cold is interesting.I got a cold because I went to a family reunion and there encountered a teenage relation who insisted on giving…
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Guilt: it’s not just for mothers anymore
August 7th, 2008 — , Eating Disorders, Exercise, Motivation, guilt from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
Q and A
August 5th, 2008 — , Motivation, Q and A from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
LisaR, I answered your question over at GroundedFitness (to the best of my ability.) Check out Q and A: Motivating Mommy.
And now I must do the dishes. Wish me luck.
The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person by Judith Beck
August 1st, 2008 — , Book Review, Motivation, appetites, beck, brains, cognitive behavior therapy, cravings, diet, diet industry, dieters, fad diets, food choices, healthy eating, lifestyle changes, mental concerns, mental health industry, next level, premise, researcher, shelves, thin person, vicious circle, vicious cycles, willpower from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
This is an incredible book by Judith Beck, the daughter of a famed researcher that revolutionized the mental health industry. Like father, like daughter, Beck is poised to make some big changes in the diet industry, using the same techniques. Beck’s philosophy focuses on Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT. This is a term that means [...]
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July 31st, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, Motivation from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
30 minutes is no longer enough cardio for the clinically obese. head to groundedfitness to read the new requirments.
Alex and SarahF, Ill get your Q and A’s up this evening/morning on groundedfitness as well. Thanks for your patience.
Wow, how very telephone operator of me.
How to Lose Weight Over the Long Term
July 31st, 2008 — , Diets, Exercise, Motivation, bliss, cheese, diet, exercise plan, few minutes, first bite, food substitution, healthy eating, helpful tips, lifestyle changes, lifetime, old favorites, palate, pizza, rabbit, rest of your life, siren call, target, trigger food, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When you first start a diet, it’s easy to get all excited about the amount of weight you’re losing and how great you look. Unfortunately, most of us reach our goals and then go off of our diets. Within a few months, we may be back where we started, or in many cases, worse off. [...]
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July 31st, 2008 — , Ask Cranky Fitness, Gyms, Motivation from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
[By Merry]Dear Cranky Fitness,My exercise partner has lost interest. Every time I bring my leash over and wag my tail, she makes some feeble excuse about needing caffeine, a nap, or something called “catching up on my email.” I don’t want to trade her …
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Time for another fitness post roundup, and 1 month review!
July 29th, 2008 — , Motivation, Post Roundup, Site Recap, links from Peter @ Quick To Fit
Site recap
Well quicktofit.com has been live for about a month now, and it’s been fun interacting with all of you out there, comparing pushups and keeping each other accountable.
While the site is still new, I’ve been gratified to find that there are a bunch of other people out there reading my blog, and doing so [...]
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Personal: Fitness as part of my business plan
July 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health Blog Posts, Motivation, Personal, almost fit, almostfit, business plan, exercise and mental health, focus from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
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Morning Gym Crowd, Here I Come
July 28th, 2008 — , Cardio, Motivation, fat acceptance, gym, pedometer, schedule from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
First I want to thank everyone for all your input on the whole fat acceptance thing. Not only has it taught me what amazingly smart, understanding and compassionate readers I have, but I also learned a lot from your points of view.
Unfortunately, it also showed me not only how horrible and insensitive some people [...]
Personal: This week’s exercise confession
July 28th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health Blog Posts, Motivation, Personal, almostfit, business plan, diet and exercise, early rise, early to bed, get up early from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
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Bribe Yourself
July 28th, 2008 — , Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Keeping motivated is a constant struggle for me. Saturday night I sat in my comfy chair desperately trying to think what I could do to motivate myself to eat healthy and exercise. I felt so out of control that I couldn’t think of anything that would convince me to take care of my body.
Toys? I [...]
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July 25th, 2008 — , Health, Life, Motivation, Sugar Addiction, positive thinking from Susan @ Nutrition Fitness Life
Funny how powerful changing one word can impact your mindset.
For example, when it comes to eating healthy and/or foregoing the junk, instead of saying, “I have to avoid junk food and eat more veggies,” replace that “have” with a “get,” and the sentence has an entirely new meaning and mindset.
Or maybe you view exercise as [...]
Do You Own Your Body?
July 24th, 2008 — , Body Image, Motivation, Weight Loss Journal, cloak, compliments, eye color, favorite color, having fun, ifs ands, loose clothes, many different things, mirror, motivator, personality, reflection, self defeating behavior, self destructive behavior, self respect, self-esteem, stop hiding, true body, wardrobe, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you are struggling with your weight and your self esteem, there are many different things that you might find that you are not doing. Whether it’s wearing a favorite outfit, going to a gym to exercise or even just having fun, many of us end up self exiled hermits due to our weight. While [...]
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July 21st, 2008 — , About AlmostFit.com, Chris Guillebeau, Motivation, Paris photos, Personal, Principles, Resources, World Domination, almost fit, almostfit, good food in moderation from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
If you are interested in living a life that is remarkable, making changes that will ultimately benefit both yourself and others on a grand scale, and living a life that is uniquely your own, read this post.
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Running. Love it or leave it?
July 21st, 2008 — , Motivation, inspiration, running, weight loss from Peter @ Quick To Fit
One thing I used to just hate doing was running. I would rather die than go running. Running is hard, it makes you sweat and it always leaves you as a heaving sweaty lump on the floor.
Well that’s how I used to think about it at least.
Since I’ve been working out and trying to lose [...]
Monday morning fitness blog roundup!
July 21st, 2008 — , Motivation, Post Roundup, inspiration, links from Peter @ Quick To Fit
The weekend is over, and I have to admit I didn’t get as much exercise as I had hoped. Yesterday I didn’t do anything except go for a walk with my wife, which is better than nothing, but still not what I had hoped. My diet was also a bit lackluster as we attended [...]
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July 21st, 2008 — , Life, Motivation, goals, positive affirmations, stage fright from Susan @ Nutrition Fitness Life
I’m a singer.
I think I can safely say that because I love to sing, I get asked to sing, and I even get paid to sing.
Now, as to whether or not I am an outstanding singer is a matter of opinion. I believe I have ways to go before (or if) that can happen!
One [...]
Weekly Roundup: July 20th Edition
July 20th, 2008 — , Boot Camp, Exercise, Meals, Motivation, Weight Loss Journal, diet, federal funds rate, fitness health, food diary, guest chef, health network, healthy snacks, lazy man, living today, mouth water, neutrogena, nutrition, nutrition week, overeaters anonymous oa meetings, perfect balance, recession, roadmap, snacking, sweetener, truvia, wellness, what are nitrates, yoga practice from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
How is your Sunday going? Are you looking to play a little golf or go fishing? Perhaps if your like my sister, you’ll spend the day sitting down with a good book.
This week from the Fitness Health Network:
It’s hot, the sun is shining, and you’re in need of SPF protection. [...]
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July 18th, 2008 — , Motivation, Progress from macdaddy @ Get Fit Slowly
Here are two more pictures of JD and me. The first one was back in December of 2007 and the second was taken on Tuesday night.
The picture from December looks painful to me. We both look sheepish and pale. I remember thinking that this picture was going up on the blog as [...]
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July 16th, 2008 — , Motivation, News from macdaddy @ Get Fit Slowly
Whenever I’m really successful with losing weight—I mean consistently dropping 1-2 pounds per week for several months—I use a food diary. Usually, my food diary is one of the many choices online such as fitday or sparkpeople. If I’m not around a computer, I jot what I eat into my phone and then [...]
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July 15th, 2008 — , Gym Day, Motivation, Yoga, schedule, workout gear from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
You may or may not remember when I made it known that I simply cannot do the stairmaster. At all. I trip and stumble and make a horrible specticle of myself. So I stopped before I ended up killing myself.
Well, in honor of me shaking up my workouts more, I did it.
I got off [...]
5 Ways on How To Start a Fitness Plan and Keep It
July 15th, 2008 — , 30 minutes, Aerobic exercise, Exercise, Losing Weight, Motivation, activities, aerobics, alternative ideas, exercise plan, exercises, fitness plan, goals, marathon, morning person, personality, risk, weight lifting, whole life from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you are ready to make that commitment towards getting healthy and losing weight, you’ll need to come up with a fitness plan that works for you. While it’s great to set really high goals, it’s all too easy to become discouraged and give up if you can’t reach them. In order to build [...]
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Back from vacation - more pushups to ensue!
July 14th, 2008 — , 100 pushup challenge, Motivation, vacation from QuickToFit @ Quick To Fit
Well, we’re back from vacation as of yesterday afternoon. We had a great time up in the Brainerd Lakes area of Minnesota, and will probably go back sometime soon. It’s a beautiful area, and we highly suggest checking it out if you haven’t already been! Here’s a photo that we took on [...]
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I’m a Liar
July 13th, 2008 — , Grounded Fitness, Motivation, maintenance from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Its actually Sunday night, but I was doing a bunch of writing and thought I’d let you know that over at Grounded Fitness I posted a follow up peice about maintenance. You guys showed a lot of interest in it (probably because I mentioned you didnt have to work out as much) when I [...]
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July 13th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, Meals, Motivation, Pushups, apple juice, cacao, calories, chocolate facts, comrade in arms, delusions, diet, emotional eating, fitness health, food budget, fruit drinks, fruits and vegetables, goals, health network, healthy eating, lazy man, magnesium rich foods, ncn, nutrition, orange juice, push up, push-ups, pushup, roadblock, roadblocks, teenage son, using electricity, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Welcome to the Sunday roundup. I hope everybody has had a good weekend so far and that you are all staying healthy and fit.
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60 Pounds in 12 weeks… 4.4 Pounds in 2 Weeks
July 11th, 2008 — , Motivation, Weigh In, about from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
This being the first weigh-in in two weeks I was a little nervous… Especially since we had spent the 4th on a mini vacation Sonomaand I had drank just a little too much wine. In addition there was a celebratory birthday dinner for a family member thrown in after Sonoma. I have continued my regular [...]
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Moving Beyond Goals
July 11th, 2008 — , Motivation, Musings, Shape magazine, Weight Loss Diary, backsliding, fitness goals, maintaining weight loss from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
“Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.” — Kurt Vonnegut It’s been a bad week, people. My motivation has disappeared. My normally well-planned schedule is all over the…
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July 10th, 2008 — , Anniversary, Miscellaneous, Motivation, inspiration, vacation from Peter @ Quick To Fit
Today was the last day of work for me this week, I took the day off on Friday because my wife and I are going to be celebrating our 6th anniversary this weekend. Our anniversary is actually in June, but we had to move our trip to this weekend because of a death in [...]
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Roadblocks to fitness
July 10th, 2008 — , Motivation, healthy eating, nutrition from QuickToFit @ Quick To Fit
Everyone has roadblocks on their road to fitness. For some, it is motivation. They just can’t get up the energy to go out and exercise. For others their roadblock might be health issues or an injury. Still others may not have the knowledge needed to overcome and make healthy choices.
I feel like I have the [...]
The Other Dara
July 9th, 2008 — , Body Image, Dara Torres, Elizabeth Beisel, Motivation, Olympics, Working Out, fitness routines, middle-aged athletes, stretching, swimming from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
When I need a little fitness inspiration — and proof positive that aging doesn’t spell the end of athleticism — I look no further than to Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. The whole name thing aside (there just aren’t a whole…
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July 8th, 2008 — , Food, Motivation, healthy eating, meme, nutrition from Peter @ Quick To Fit
I was tagged by the great deflabbifier over at Deflabbify yesterday in a new health fitness meme that asks:
What is your biggest health or fitness vice?
That’s an easy question to answer. I love pastries! Donuts, cheese danish, cinnamon rolls, bagels, cookies, toaster strudels, you name it. If it has a flaky crust and a sweet [...]
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Cheaters
July 6th, 2008 — , Food, Motivation, schedule from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
I had a great 4th of July weekend. I drank too much, ate too much, and had tons of fun with tons of friends. I also got in a ton of walking, and while I didnt get in an official workout, my steps each day totalled out to about 17000. Which is [...]
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July 2nd, 2008 — , Bosu, MizFit, Motivation, Working Out, beach workouts, leg lifts, playground workouts, push-ups, resistance training, running from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
Do you ever just not feel like working out? I know it’s essential for my body and my mood, but honestly, when it’s hot and humid and the sun is shining, I’d rather be here. This is where the kids…
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July 1st, 2008 — , 100 push up challenge, 100 push-ups, About AlmostFit.com, Exercise, Fly Fishing, Motivation, North Umpqua River, Personal, Umpqua's Last Resort, almost fit, almostfit from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
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July 1st, 2008 — , Motivation, giveaway from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Today marks the First Ever Every Gym’s Nightmare Giveaway.
I recieved a great little goodie bag from PowerBar, and thought I’d pass the greatness on to you.
PowerBar has come up with a few new great products, perfect for endurance athletes and moderate exercisers, alike.
The gift includes:
A box of Lemon Flavored PowerBar Electrolyte Drink Mix [...]
Quote of the Month: July 2008
July 1st, 2008 — , Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you are one of the many people who have bought a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month is about unrealistic standards. You can see the quote here:
You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being [...]
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June 30th, 2008 — , Body Image, Motivation from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
And all your men’s magazine pals.
I would like to thank you for your wonderful work and all you do for women’s self esteem.
As a woman, this is what I get look at everyday.
Somewhere along the way, magazines geared towards women decided this is what we should look like.
I’m buying clothes. I want a picture [...]
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June 30th, 2008 — , Losing Weight, Motivation, blood pressure, bonus, compliments, cravings, diet, flight of stairs, goals, going on a diet, health category, health goals, moderation, outward appearance, perception, perspective, physical appearance, physical health, physical image, priorities, reminder, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Dieting is not for the faint hearted, and it is not easy. If you fail to keep the right perspective during your diet, it is all too easy to give into cravings, to fall off the wagon and simply give up. Before you even think about going on a diet, you’re going to need to [...]
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55 Pounds in 10 weeks… 2.3 Pounds this Week
June 27th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Motivation, Weigh In, about from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
In all honesty I had expected to lose just a touch more weight this week. I was pretty good on the eating front… I know I didn’t get as much exercise as I had anticipated (there are fires causing very smoky conditions and a health warning all around the San Francisco Bay area right now). Don’t [...]
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So This Is What They Mean By ‘Just Do It’
June 26th, 2008 — , " Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, "Just do it, Motivation, exercise study, walking from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
Want to take your workouts to new heights? A new study says we should forget the “why” and focus on “how.” In a small study of college students, researchers found that when it comes to motivating ourselves to exercise, it’s…
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Me and Exercise? Yeah we go Way Back
June 25th, 2008 — , About AlmostFit.com, Exercise, Motivation, Personal, running, weight loss from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
When it came to running, things were particularly frustrating. While I found it was beneficial mentally to get out, I saw ZERO results in weight loss. Why?
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June 25th, 2008 — , Motivation, Progress Reports, weight loss from Peter @ Quick To Fit
Hello everyone, this is the inaugural post for QuicktoFit.com! I started this blog as a way to keep myself accountable for my fitness life, in a similar way that my other blog, BibleMoneyMatters.com has helped me to remain accountable in my personal financial life. Blogging about the subject means that I have to think about [...]
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June 24th, 2008 — , Body Image, Cardio, Motivation, Q and A, over exercising from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
First off, I would like everyone to give a warm welcome to BlogHer, at the right of the site. They have a lot of great material and sites, so please check out the links and discover some great new blogs.
Secondly, I recieved an email from Erin that seems to echo the mind frame a lot [...]
You Are What You Think
June 23rd, 2008 — , Challenge, Herald Sun, Motivation, Musings, Oprah, confidence, insecurity, reality, thoughts, weight maintenance from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
I spent all weekend thinking about the fact that it’s now officially summer. My thoughts see-sawed between the delighted (”The kids are home so we can go do this, and that, and this…”) and the dread-inducing (”How am I going…
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June 21st, 2008 — , Motivation, Weigh In, about, weight loss from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Wow… back on track! After 2 weeks of relatively small amounts of weight loss (0.6 pounds and 1.8 pounds) I got back on track with a solid 4.5 pounds this week. Between my ruptured tendon with the resulting inability to exercise in many of my normal ways and my Dad visiting for Father’s day with [...]
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Ready or Not, It’s Here
June 20th, 2008 — , Motivation, Shape magazine, Weight Loss Diary, daily cardio, strength training, summer schedule, summer vacation from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
You know what I’m talking about…the two words that strike fear into the heart of every working mother: Summer vacation. Yes, today is the last day of school, which means that come Monday, our schedule will be in total disarray,…
How I quit eating fast food - 20 ways to end the addiction
June 18th, 2008 — , Fast Food, Health Blog Posts, Motivation, Principles, Resources, Video, almost fit, avoid fast food, burger king, diet soda, fast food addiction, fast food addicts, fast food nation, good food in moderation, have it your way, junk food, love fast food, mcdonalds, moderation, real food, real food in moderation, stop eating fast food, stop fast food addiction, supersize me, unhealthy foods from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
This is the conclusion to my first article in the series, “How I quit eating fast food”. If you think it might help others, please consider sharing it via Digg, StumbleUpon, or your favorite social media tools. Thanks.
“Just because i…