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Exercise

Smiling… Part 1 of 2. Happy Opening Day of Baseball.

Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd… A short post for tonight.  Tomorrow is opening day of baseball.  If you read this early enough, you can catch the WFMT 98.7 in Chicago (or steaming live over the internet).  WFMT is a classical music station in Chicago.  I never much […]

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Simpleweight

Does it really matter?

Your weight. It is just a number. Does it really matter? 2010, a year of action for me. I could also call this year, a year of reflection. I’ve been very thoughtful about what I want. What’s my legacy? How am I doing raising my kids? What are my passions? What do I offer as […]

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Triathlon

Birthday Bicycle Bash. Six steps to purchasing a bike.

Today, March 28, is my birthday. My wife and kids took me out to have a wonderful lunch today.  I had some carne asada.  it’s in my top ten of meals.  Yesterday, I had my brother and his family over with my parents for a Turkey Dinner.  Thanksgiving Turkey is another one of those top […]

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Simpleweight

Getting to Green with Gruve.

As I mentioned, when I went to fitbloggin ’10, I received all sorts of fun healthy items to test out. The first one I’ll detail is the gruve. If you are not familiar, gruve is a little device that you wear on your hip very similar to a pedometer. There’s some differences though. As I understand […]

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Simpleweight

fitbloggin can wear a person out.

This past weekend, I went to Baltimore for fitbloggin. It was super fun. The sessions were smart. The attendees were nice, and the sponsors were great.  A couple of quick thoughts, I was really surprised that there are not more male fitness bloggers.  I think there were a total of 10 men out of 150 […]

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Simpleweight

Nutritional Menu Good news, but still more work to go.

I received an email today from Panera. Panera Bread has announced that it will post calorie information on all Company-owned Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co.® bakery-cafe menu boards by April 2010. The bakery-cafe concept expects franchise-operated locations to follow suit and have calories posted on menu panels by the end of 2010. This […]

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Exercise

Focus on the Minutiae, while planning many steps ahead.

Oh no, you did not just do that?  Really?  that?  did you?  What were you thinking? I can not believe it.  No, seriously?  you did what? Yes, yes I did, and yes I will. In my quest to make 2010, my year of action.  I am taking action.  I’m stopping talking about things, and I […]

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Exercise

Groundhog Day 2010: Make Exercise a Ritualistic Habit revisited.

In my last post, I talked about Building the Habit of Exercise, It’s such an important matter, that I want to revisit that today. In my day job, besides being a father, husband, fitness entrepreneur, I’m a technology trainer and consultant. As a consultant, it is often my responsibility to make recommendations and tell people […]

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Exercise

Building the Habit of Exercise & Why is it difficult to lose weight?

Eating, Food In. Why is it so difficult for anyone to lose weight? Let’s look at my past eating habits as an example. I have kept a food journal on and off for the past 10 years. I’m not as fanatic about tracking my food as I am about weighing myself everyday. It shows in […]

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Diet

Benefits To Going On a Restaurant Diet

So, I am 2/3 of the way done with my restaurant diet from Jan 3 – Jan 31. What is a restaurant diet? A restaurant diet is where you don’t spend your own money at restaurants or cafes.  No Starbucks, No ice creams, and no take-out.  You can use gift cards or have your friends […]