I’ve mentioned in passing on Facebook and Twitter that I’ve been planning on writing a book about my fitness journey, one that’s going on three years now. It’s a slow process, but at least it’s under way. I found that posting about my workouts and eating habits have served as great motivation during this adventure, […]
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Lose 100 pounds. Check. Break the 200-pound mark. Check. Run five miles. Check. Revamp my diet and lifestyle. Check. The victories have been plentiful and rewarding. More importantly, they’ve completely changed my quality of life and added countless years to it. But there’s been one vice. One thing I haven’t conquered. Pop. You are evil,
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The latest ache is nagging left shoulder pain, probably from increasing weight on my lifting routine. One of my favorite columns at The Topeka Capital-Journal was one I wrote on Kansas legend Jackie Stiles, who shattered a ton of girls’ high school and women’s college basketball records in the 1990s and early 2000s. Stiles’ work
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I did it. Two years later, I did it. I weighed in at 198.8 on Monday. As written in previous blogs, my optimum weight is 188 to 199 pounds. In the months leading up to that breakthrough, I wondered what I’d do once the scale finally tipped in my favor. Tears? Possibly. I mean, hell,
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I’ve been warned. “Do not weigh yourself every day.” Yet, there I am, every day, on the scale. I know there’s a chance I’m going to be frustrated. A pretty good chance. I know it could go the wrong direction and really piss me off. I’m still waiting for the scale to read “LOL” at
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I’ve discussed several benefits of weight loss and fitness in previous blogs, including looking better and feeling better. Often, there are benefits I’ve never considered. That was the case this week during my trip to Chicago. In the Windy City on business, I still managed to get a run and plenty of walking in. On
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Long time, no blog. Six weeks, to be exact, since my last fitness blog. Some of you were probably wondering if I’m off the wagon, indulging in fast food and setting up shop on our luxurious, albeit scratched-to-hell-by-our-cats couch. The good news: I haven’t quit. I’m still plugging away on this “journey” from morbid obesity
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There have been several milestones during my fitness makeover: Getting below 300 pounds, 50 pounds lost, weighing less than 250, etc. But it really hits you when you reach triple digits in weight loss. That’s right, I hit 100 pounds lost last week. After months of hovering around 212-215 pounds, I broke the 210-pound barrier
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I knew those 30 pounds came off way too easily. I mean, seriously, who loses 30 pounds in two months? OK, maybe if you weigh 500 pounds. Or, if you stop drinking soda, stop eating dairy, ignore those golden arches, run three miles a day in 100-degree temperatures and lift weights like there’s no tomorrow.
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Talk about bad blog etiquette … this is my first post in about two weeks. It’s my first fitness blog in nearly a month. Not good considering you’re supposed to write three or four times a week to maintain a following. So, here’s an update on my progress. The bad news is I haven’t lost
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