May 2009

Relaxing without quitting

by Colin May 24, 2009

I’m not going to spin out all the details, but I had a setback — a lapse in discipline, we’ll say — when I had some meals that weren’t easily entered in my diet software, skipped a couple days of exercise, etc. Any kind of slip seems to create a cascading effect, so, I need [...]

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Once-born or Twice-born???

by Chris May 19, 2009

When I lived in British Columbia from 1999-2002, I met a wonderful friend through work. Liisa worked at another university, and I knew from the moment I met her that there was something very special about her. She has such an incredible spirit, and offer an extraordinary energy to those around her, that I feel [...]

Week 2 Weigh-In

by rev.todd May 12, 2009

I had a great week and a terrible weekend… luckily the week was good enough to knock off a pound even though I sabotaged myself big time once the weekend hit. My Birthday is this week, so I will be happy if I can work out a few times and not screw up too bad. [...]

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Study shows behavior change is crucial to maintaining weight loss-DUH!

by Rick May 11, 2009

Crossposted at antimattr.net Unfortunately, they don’t specify which behaviors were changed, they just mention the techniques for getting the study participants to make those changes. http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852575B1006C8B75 The most commonly reported behavioural change techniques, which were also associated with the most successful interventions, included self-monitoring (eg, food diaries), instructions to the participant (eg, how to make [...]

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Good day, building willpower

by Colin May 7, 2009

Ok, so I’m not back to where I was a year ago. I lost 30 and gained back 14. I’ve chipped away at 4 pounds of that, so now just 10 more to go! I want to reinforce the “winning moves” by committing to them to everyone: today someone brought donuts, and I didn’t eat [...]

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Fasting – A New Addition to my Diet

by South Beach Steve May 6, 2009

Cross-posted at www.logmyloss.com. As readers of my blog, logmyloss, have noticed lately, I have begun implementing intermittent fasting into my dietary lifestyle. I knew when I first posted this that it would be met with resistance; however, it is something I have put a great deal of research into, and I feel it is a [...]

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Week 1 Weigh-In

by rev.todd May 6, 2009

Well, 2 pounds down this first week! I have been going to the gym every other day and doing more cardio and weight lifting each day. I feel so much better and I haven’t gotten sick or anything like I sometimes do when i start working out. I went to the gym at lunch time [...]

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Seeds of change.. grow better when watched

by Colin May 4, 2009

Ok, I know I can “do right” — eat less, exercise, whatever — but I’ll create change if I reinforce these behaviors by reflecting on how I succeeded and on things I regret from the last day or two. One thing I learned from IOWL (inside-out weight loss) is that we all self-correct. Yo-yo dieting [...]

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Hydroxycut Recall – Pills Are Not The Answer

by John May 3, 2009

Like many others my weight loss efforts have been going in the wrong direction of late. Of late? Who am I kidding – for the last year really. I haven’t been able to put together any coherent thoughts as to why and what I am going to do about it but what I know I [...]

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