December 2007

Stop Paying the Fat Tax!

by Charles December 31, 2007

Right about now, the East Coast is gorging themselves on alcohol and fattening goodies all the while they are making promises to lose weight. The only way to eliminate that resolution is to do something about it. If you make weight-loss a serious goal, you can work on eliminating the Fat Tax. The Fat Tax [...]

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Success Begins With The Next Decision You Make

by Charles December 27, 2007

Sometimes we need reminders of just how it can feel to reach goal. I just did a quick review of some of the articles on CNN.com under Diet & Fitness. For us guys, the story of Tim can be encouraging as we know what it is like to be embarrassed and picked on for our [...]

Weigh-In: Week 50

by John T December 27, 2007

I should have avoided ALL treats, not just the ones that I deemed ‘sweat-worthy’. I should not have suggested we have salty ham for Christmas dinner. I should do more to dissuade my wife from stockpiling several metric tons of Christmas ‘crap’. I should stop making excuses. Anton… a drum roll please… Starting Weight (Dec. [...]

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Weigh-In: Week 80

by Charles December 27, 2007

There’s nothing like visiting a WeightWatchers location on Wednesday other than your usual one on Tuesday because the usual one happens to be closed Tuesday when you normally go (and they’ll be closed next Tuesday as well).  My wife and I had errands to run so we didn’t stick around for the meeting, but we [...]

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Holiday Survival Guide

by John T December 25, 2007

Courtesy of the good guys at MensHealth.com   Remember last Christmas when the dog chewed the wires on your new PS3 and your nephew threw up at dinner? Here are five ways to head-off holiday disasters this year. 1. Forget about your diet. Want another twice-baked potato? Eat it. A slice of cheesecake and a [...]

Christmas Treats

by John T December 24, 2007

I am currently living in Christmas treat-hell. Right now there are several dozen decorated/frosted Christmas cookies sitting just feet away from me. I know that there are buckets of fudge, peanut butter/chocolate balls, chocolate dipped pretzels in the freezer. Currently, my lovely bride is busy in the kitchen making caramel popcorn. I have hinted, asked, [...]

The Weigh-In Week 28

by Tony December 21, 2007

216.2! That’s what it said on the scale this morning. A loss of 1 pound! I am so looking forward to the holidays. I am excited about the break from work and spending some quality time with friends and family, but mostly I can not wait to see the looks on the faces of all [...]

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Charles: An Introduction

by Charles December 21, 2007

Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting to actually be in the group.  It’s been fun the last several months just reading and keeping up with the success of all these other bloggers.  Now I am actually on the team and hope to contribute, not just to the team, but to everyone else on the sidelines or [...]

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Weigh-In: Week 49

by John T December 20, 2007

One Year ago this week … I weighed 392 lbs I went to my Doctor to begin the process to get insurance to pay for gastric bypass surgery I would take 2 Aleve everyday before I went to work because of the stairs there. I wore 4xl shirts and size 58 pants that probably should [...]

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