Anyone who has gained weight, then gone through the process of trying to lose it again, knows that it is not a situation of “equal and opposite”. Somehow what it seems to take mere days to gain, takes weeks or even months to lose. There are reasons for this, some of them scientific explanations, but […]
While focusing on our physical health is very important to a general improvement of ourselves, it is not the ONLY thing we need to focus on. Stress is a physical reality, an actual medical condition with documentable symptoms. Not everyone realizes this. But ironically, though it has strong effects on the body, stress is often […]
I just took this picture today, both for my own sense of pride and to share a little of “this too could be you”. When I first started seriously working on my weight a few months back, I really did not think about taking before and after pics. I chose Team BeachBody because it seemed […]
Everyone has habits. We all have patterns we fall into, even the most free thinking of personalities. The habits may be small, hardly noticeable, even to ourselves, but we all have them. Wether a habit is good or bad is really up to each individual. Only WE really can say if there is something about […]
Everything we do in life is a choice. Even the mood we are in. People are always saying that they are searching for happiness. My take on it is that happiness is not something to look for, but something to choose to be. If we are unhappy, it is because we have not chosen to […]
My two partners in crime hiking buddies have gone into hiding recently, no doubt plotting behind my back on the best way to ensure I carry all the weight so they can steal my portion of the skittles and beef jerky. I am going to take this moment when they are both looking in the […]
1074 Days to go! I’ll be using this post to update my fitness progress each Monday until we depart on the hike. Thanks to Steve for leading me to the website “myfitnesspal.com” which has been a great help in allowing me to track my calorie intake and exercise. My personal goals for the years […]
Today I made a pact with the world-renowned Idiot … Return of The Idiot Speaketh (Idiot 2.0). I don’t want to go into too many details, but it is part of a long-term plan for world domination. We have much to do to make sure this plan goes off without a hitch, but the first thing […]
