Last month as a pleasant surprise. Weight-wise, that is. I didn’t get as much exercise in as I had hoped. And I didn’t get to bed earlier enough on a consistent basis. But I still managed to lose 2.7lbs off my average weight for the month. So, I was down to 206.5lbs. With a high…
Today, I turn 61 years old. Sixty-one years young? I’m alive and feeling grateful. I get to spend the day with the love of my life, Deb. And our three kids, Caileigh, Keaton, and Tara. And Keaton’s girlfriend, Kate. Only our son-in-law is missing from a nuclear family love fest. As time passes, opportunities like…
The Around the Bay (ATB) road race is five weeks away now. Tick. Tock. And you know how I made a bold statement last week? I said I was going to run 20km this week. I said it. But alas, I didn’t do it. I saw a friend’s post about “eating the frog” first thing…
You know how you know something is bad for you, but you do it anyway? I’ve read about the relationship between lack of sleep and weight gain. I’ve experienced weight gain from lack of sleep. When I’m tired, I eat more. I go to bed late and don’t get enough sleep. And the cycle continues.…
Sometimes you just want to take a break. A break from the routine. A break from the habit you’re trying to cultivate. To rest. But if you stop pumping. If you stop pushing the flywheel. If you stop your forward momentum… You might find yourself having to start all over again. One of my favourite…
January was more of a level setting month. It’s my starting point to get back on track to reach my Marathon Weight (180lbs). I started the month feeling the impacts of the holiday season. Lots of food. Lots of sweets. And lots of drinking. My average weight for December was 208.3lbs. But that was a…
I just finished reading The Glucose Goddess Method by Jessie Inchauspé. It’s more of a cookbook, really. Her first book was Glucose Revolution. In it, she outlined 10 Hacks to help you reduce glucose spikes caused by eating our Western diet. In The Glucose Goddess Method, she focuses on only 4 of those Hacks. And…
I mentioned my daughter’s 30 by 30 list last week. And I was going to come up with my own list. My 30 by 65. Although, it would actually be my 30 by 66, since I’ll be 61 in a month. Let’s call it “My Five Year Plan.” Coming up with 30 things wasn’t as…
It was almost four years ago that I decided to try to get my weight down to 180lbs, which I dubbed my Marathon Weight. And for over two years, I was doing very well in that endeavour. Using Intermittent Fasting as my dieting tool of choice. I was encouraged by my previous success of getting…
July weight loss went in the right direction. But not very far. My average weight was 203.9lbs for July. Down from the previous month, but only by 0.2lbs. Highest weight was 207.6lbs and lowest was 200.6lbs. The month was off to a good start because I was cutting out TV during the week. It’s a…
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