30 Days
Today marks 30 days since December 12, the day I started getting up early to exercise. I made a deal with myself then that I was going to stick with this for 30 days, and then I could make a decision...
View ArticleIt’s Nice To Be Noticed
Today was the first day that someone at work commented to me that they thought I’d lost some weight. They didn’t know I’d been dieting or exercising, but they thought I looked different and remarked...
View ArticleTightening The Belt
I noticed a cool thing this morning – I need to tighten my belt up to the next hole! That means I’ve lost about an inch from my waist, which feels great. I can see by the wear marks on the belt that...
View ArticleAustralia’s Biggest Loser
Although I’m not a rabid fan, I’ve been watching some of the Australia’s Biggest Loser TV show lately. I caught the first weigh-in on Friday night, and was amazed. Several people lost over 8 kg (22...
View ArticlePhysicsDiet.com Weight Tracking Graphs
You might have noticed from my weekly weigh-in graphs that I’ve been using PhysicsDiet.com to track my weight. It’s free, it’s very easy to enter your daily data, and it produces pretty graphs that you...
View ArticleSteve Pavlina On Exercise
Steve Pavlina has just written a brief article about Varying Your Exercise Routine to keep it interesting. It sounds like he’s got a fantastic gym near where he lives – but then I guess you’d expect a...
View ArticleWhen To Weigh Yourself
Your body weight probably fluctuates more than you realise throughout the day. Mine can vary by up to 4 kg (9 lbs) over a single day, depending upon factors like: food intake: Did I just eat a big...
View ArticleBlog: Working Toward Health
I just discovered, through the Biggest Losers list at PhysicsDiet.com, a brand new blog by user quotidianlight – Working Toward Health. She’s only been using PhysicsDiet.com for a couple of days, and...
View ArticleDaily Or Weekly Weigh-Ins?
I’ve seen a lot of weight loss programs that recommend you only measure weight and body fat % weekly. From what I can tell, they do that because those figures can vary so much day to day (and even...
View ArticleThe Power Of Commitment
Wow, who would have guessed what a difference a “kick in the pants” would make? On Sunday I resolved to get tough on my diet and try to get my weekly weight loss moving again. I stated that I wanted to...
View ArticleBreaking Barriers
Have you ever noticed that when you have a perceived performance barrier you’re working at, you keep coming close to it day after day, week after week, and you start to wonder if you’ll ever beat it?...
View ArticleEarly Morning Walks
For the past week, I’ve been taking my daughter G (4.5 years old) out for a walk first thing in the morning. She wakes up early (around 5:00 to 5:30 am!), and won’t go back to sleep. So I usually end...
View ArticleHealth And Fitness “How To” Articles
Darren Rowse over at Problogger.net hosted a group writing project last week. He managed to get 343 people to write articles on the topic of “How To…”. Quite a few of the articles were health and...
View ArticleWorld’s Strongest Dad
Check out this inspiring story. Make sure you watch the YouTube video at the bottom! Dick Hoyt was a self-described “porker” who had never run more than a mile at a time. Then one day, his...
View Article2006 – A Year Of Weight Loss
This post is part of the Problogger group writing project Reviews and Predictions. It’s hard to believe it was just over a year ago that I started exercising regularly. I managed to keep up the...
View ArticleThe Power Of Focus
Rather than setting New Years’ Resolutions and setting myself up for failure from the start, I’m going to try a variation on Steve Pavlina’s suggestion of Setting Your Primary Focus. Steve’s idea is...
View ArticlePeople Focusing On Health
After my previous article on The Power Of Focus, I’ve discovered a few other Steve Pavlina readers who have chosen ‘health’ as their primary area of fitness: Eat Less Exercise More Notes From Ben...
View ArticleI Ran 10 KM!
In my Power Of Focus article, I stated my two health goals for the next 3 to 6 months. One is to get my weight down to 80 kg, and the other is to run 10 km in 1 hour. Last night, I achieved the 10 km...
View ArticleGain 34 lbs Of Muscle In 28 Days!
I was reading some more of Tim Ferriss’ blog, and saw his recent article From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks. He has plenty of before-and-after photos to illustrate just how...
View Article5 Easy Daily Habits To Put Your Weight Loss On Autopilot
This post is part of Darren Rowse’s “Top 5″ group writing project over at Problogger. Weight loss is not about dieting, denial, punishment, guilt and sweating. If you want to lose weight and keep it...
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