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During our annual camping trip with a group of friends, one family brought a projector, projector screen, and laptop. So every night while making smores, we watched a movie under the sky. One night we watched Kung Fu Panda. I don’t like Jack Black too much so I never felt the desire to watch Kung [...]
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I am a total dunce when it comes to pop culture. I rarely contribute to any discussion about the latest episode of America Got Talent or American Idol. Sometimes my friends wonder out loud whether I live in a cave. To some extent, I do. I try to insulate myself from activities that do not [...]
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A while ago I talked about using your measurements to determine your body shape. In this post, I want to talk about the type of exercises to avoid for your body shape. Exercise for weight loss vs maintenance mode In most cases the exercise you do for weight loss and for weight maintenance can be [...]
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Your body shape is pre-determined genetically and does not change whether you are taller, skinner, or fatter. Your body shape depends on how your weight is distributed on your frame. You can be overweight and still considered a ruler.
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Whenever I want to drop a few vanity pounds, the first thing I do is look at what I am drinking. I have a tendency to drink my calories. I eat about the same volume of food every day, but it is always the caloric intake from drinks that cause me to gain weight. My [...]
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I think people in general do a lot of waiting. Waiting for the right moment to start exercising. Waiting for the special person to come along and change your life. We just wait and wait until our ship sails in. There is nothing wrong with patience, but at some point you need to stop waiting [...]
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Most of us can point to a number of reasons why we should lose weight. The reasons range from “my doctor told me to lose weight because of health concerns” to “I want to look good in that dress during my 20th high school re-union.” With the millions of reasons out there, we should all [...]
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When I was in my twenties, I always come home from a weekend with my mom feeling like I need to lose 10 pounds ASAP. Now that I am in my thirties and writing a health blog, I realized that my mom needs to a perception adjustment in the weight loss department. I am surprise [...]
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I see a lot of similarities between my cooking reluctance and sedentary people exercising for the first time. Notice how I NEED to have all the proper kitchen equipment, just like some people NEED to have all the proper exercise equipment. Whatever happened to just doing it?
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Exercise and eating healthy is like having a baby, after a while, you cannot imagine it not being part of your life. Your body becomes used to having an outlet for stress and being fueled with high octane gas. But when you are starting out, just like pregnancy, you are uncomfortable and maybe fearful of things to come.
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