The Around the Bay is only 10 days away. This weekend is my last long run before the big race. How did I do last week? Not as good as I hoped. My toenails were still recovering from my 30km practice run. And it’s hard to fit a long run in with some other activities.…
It’s been a while since I mentioned The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. It was my favourite read of last year. Every now and then something that Easter mentioned in the book pops into my brain. Like the fact that our ancestors, the hunter gatherers, were extremely fit. Not only were they fit, but their…
It’s that time again. I’ve got to curb my TV watching so that I can get other things done. At least, I need to curb it during the week. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. And I don’t drink to excess. But… I watch a heck of a lot of TV. It keeps me…
The Around the Bay 2025 Road Race is three weeks from Sunday. There’s still time for training. I haven’t done as much as I wanted. Surprise, surprise. But I’ve done more than I did last year. Even though I’ve run the distance many times, my main goal is to finish. 30 kilometers is a challenging…
I’m annoyed with myself. Spoiler alert: My weight went up again in February. Not a lot. But it went up. I’m annoyed because I was on track to go down in weight. For the first three weeks of the month. I was on track. But in the last week, I messed up. I messed up…
Another year sped by. Last year, we celebrated my birthday in Fort St. John at Keaton and Kate’s place. This year, it’s just Deb and me. But we were at Caileigh and Chris’ place last weekend. And that was my real birthday present. Spending time with my immediate family. The world is a very different…
I was talking to my friend the other day. And I mentioned that I weigh myself every day. “Obsess, much?” Drew asked. And I had to think about it. I mean I blog about my weight loss journey a fair amount. And I do weigh myself every day. A few times during the day, even.…
Ah, averages. My monthly weight for December benefited from averaging. Because my weight gain was at the end of the month. Ah, the holidays… So, the average didn’t reflect my actual weight at the end of the month. But poor January. Even though my average weight went down each week, it was starting from a…
Last year, I signed up for this year’s Around the Bay Road Race. Before I ran the 2024 one. Talk about optimism! And now, I’m realizing that it’s only two months away! Last year, I wasn’t consistent with my training. I started late. And I didn’t do much of it. This time, I’ve been running…
You know, sometimes I don’t get it. Weight loss, I mean. I weigh myself every day. So, I see the ups and downs. And usually, I can see a gain and know where that came from? My weight went up? Oh, yeah, I ate a medium pizza by myself. My weight went down? Oh, yeah,…
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