I have 27 days until my marathon. Did 20 miles on Saturday (by far the furthest I’ve ever run) and got through it, so I’m feeling optimistic. I’ve been dropping excess fat a little at a time for the last few weeks and just won a competition on WeightLossWars, so that was exciting. A lot [...]
I started a new diet about two and a half weeks ago (more on the specifics in an upcoming post), right after I got home from a family visit to Colorado. I’d known for a while that October and early November were going to be nuts, and they were. Besides Colorado, I went to Las [...]
There has been a lot of interest in the bodybugg lately, and many visitors are (naturally) looking for personal experiences with the armband. I talked about the bodybugg a good amount after I bought it, but I know some of you want to know how it works, long term. While I can’t claim to be [...]
And I lived to tell about it! Daniel and I spent last week on the very beautiful Wallowa Mountain Rambler cycling tour. Whew! With the tandem and about 100 pounds of gear, it was quite a workout getting up some of those hills! Despite the work, I didn’t lose any weight (and didn’t expect to) [...]
The basic concept of weight loss is simple: burn more calories than you eat. As long as you do that, your weight will go down (barring unusual medical conditions and the like). Eat 500 calories less than you burn every day, and you’ll lose a pound each week. If there’s a 1000 calorie daily deficit, [...]