This was probably my weirdest weigh in for a number of reasons. I lost 4.33 pounds last month.  I should have lost 5-6. My body fat % dropped .01% but I dropped 2 inches on my waist size. We couldn’t really calculate my muscle to fat loss because I had been scuba diving all weekend [...]

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You know what I miss sometimes?  Comfort foods…  While there are some comfort foods I just can’t indulge in (such as pasta) because they trigger me to keep eating, there are some I could have, but miss.  This is a great recipe.  Simple, healthy and let’s me make multiple servings at once. Low Fat Meatloaf [...]

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I get so frustrated sometimes, because it really is easy to avoid food that is bad for me.  All I have to do is read the label.  But like others, it’s easy for me to get pulled in by trigger words that make me think that this food will be just fine, and the label [...]

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It seems like I rarely have time to write anymore!  Between work, school, meetings, zoo, the gym, friends, scuba and all the little stuff in between, I just seem to be on the go alot.  Before I start to sound like I am complaining, let me say how grateful I am for all off this because [...]

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Newsmaxhealth.com WEEKLY TIP: Bad Diets Fuel Drug, Alcohol AddictionThursday, July 1, 2010 12:12 PM Addiction is rampant in our society. From alcohol to gambling, millions of Americans — from celebrities to the guy next door — are victims to some form of addiction. No one appears safe.  In the past, scientists didn’t understand how the [...]

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Is no one else hearing this; or do they hear and think, oh well? Obesity Rates Jump in 28 States, Report Shows By Amanda Gardner – Healthday Reporter Tue Jun 29, 7:08 pm ET Americans are continuing to get fat, with obesity rates nudging upwards in 28 states over the past year, a new report shows. “More than two-thirds [...]

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In the past couple of months I have written blogged research items showing:  More people than ever are obese The U.S. Military is worried about childhood obesity impacting future recruitment efforts The importance of First Lady Michelle Obama’s childhood obesity campaign The effect of sodium in diet   So today I get an email from [...]

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I just spent the weekend with some wonderful guys who support me and accept me just the way I am.  They represent a wide range of heights, weights, and body types and spending the weekend with them in the middle of nowhere West Virginia eating healthy food, breathing fresh air and connecting with them taught [...]

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Excuse me while I climb back on my soapbox.  I know I get strident sometimes, but it is amazing what the food and diet industry will do in order to convince us that their food or product is healthy. Recently I had my annual physical and all my blood work came back in normal range [...]

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OW. It took me 10 minutes to type that. I worked out with the Beast yesterday.  We did two types of exercises: unilateral leg presses and crunches.   We did them till I cried, which was 5 minutes into the 1 hour work out.  Then we went the other 55 minutes.  Considering all the exercise was [...]

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