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…
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…
December was a “step back” month. To be fair, it usually is. For the last few years, I’ve gained weight in December. It’s a tough month to “be good”. Parties. Celebrations. Traditional foods. Late nights. Drinking. You get the picture. The last couple of years, I gained more than 3 pounds in December. This year,…
We all know the saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But maybe we’ve been focusing on the wrong fruit. I haven’t mentioned any tidbits offered from the Arnold Schwarzenegger newsletter lately. And the other day something in it caught my eye. A study was conducted measuring the effects of eating a…
We’re into the second week of November and I realized that I didn’t put out my plans for this month. I will be focusing on my weight loss this month. I gained some traction in October, and I want to continue the momentum. The goal is to get my weight down to 190lbs by the…
I cracked the Intermittent Fasting code. For myself, anyway. It started with being comfortable with being Uncomfortable. Using that as a mantra was a game changer last month. But I’ve also started thinking of Intermittent Fasting as an exercise. Sometimes, I do my regular time restricted eating (TRE) and hold off having my first meal…
I forget where I first read about the Japanese concept of forest bathing. They call it shinrin-yoku. And it’s basically taking time to walk in the forest. Being surrounded by trees. And it doesn’t need to be an actual forest. But the trees are important. It’s about taking some time in nature. For us urban…
The last time I donated blood, I forgot to hydrate myself. And it took longer than usual to finish my donation. The nurse scolded me for not drinking enough water ahead of time. She said that I should be drinking water the day before the donation to make sure I’m hydrated. I donated blood yesterday.…
The old paradigm of being tough is to ignore the pain. Push through it. In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness talks about how real toughness is about listening to the pain. (Yes, I’m talking about this book again. It’s an easy read and highly recommend it!) Not listening to the pain can lead to injury…
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