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The Victory Mindset

Published on November 16th, 2011 by

Over the last few months, I diligently observed my mood and my motivation before, during and after various weight loss activities. These include waking up early in the morning to workout, the workout itself, post-workout, preparing food, ordering food etc. During this observation period, I’ve noticed something that I find remarkable and may help me

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Everyday is a Struggle

Published on November 14th, 2011 by

At my heaviest, I would have a king size Milky Way and 24 ounce energy drink everyday on my way home from work (which is partially the reason I got so heavy). I didn’t even think twice about it. My body and mind were on auto-pilot as I would pull into the store and make

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Excuses

Published on November 11th, 2011 by

When it comes to weight loss and physical activity, I used to be the king of excuses. I created a new excuse for an old problem. I needed to get off my a** and workout. Didn’t have to be a full on weightlifting session, but something would have been nice. Even a walk around the

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Personal Truth

Published on November 2nd, 2011 by

I read a blog post today by Jerry Kennedy that sparked something in my brain and really got me thinking about weight loss and being healthy. In his post, Jerry speaks about finding your personal truth and “Choosing the truth is simply this: a resolve to stop lying to yourself.” And this, my friends, is

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Worry About The Right Things

Published on October 25th, 2011 by

When I was very overweight I worried about the dumbest things. I worried about what people thought about me when they saw me trying to squeeze into a booth at a restaurant. I never took my shirt off at the pool cause I worried about people pointing and laughing at me. I worried about how

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To Snooze or Not To Snooze

Published on October 19th, 2011 by

For anyone trying to lose weight and working out in the morning, the sound of the alarm clock is dreadful. There are times when I hit snooze and go back to sleep and miss my workout that morning. This leads to a downward spiral of skipping workouts all together and not accomplishing my goals. I

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Rugged Maniac

Published on October 18th, 2011 by

This past weekend, I ran in the Rugged Maniac. This is a 5k with numerous obstacles including, walls, water, mud and severe hills to climb…it absolutely lived up to its name! We had a group of about 15 people which made this event even more fun. Its always fun to run these events with other

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Intentions vs. Promises

Published on October 17th, 2011 by

When I wake up everyday, I have the best intentions of a healthy lifestyle. I have every intention of working out and eating right. But those intentions are not always fulfilled. I feel bad and a bit guilty when I don’t fulfill those intentions. I quickly get over it as I tell myself that I’ll

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Run

Published on October 6th, 2011 by

I’ve never, ever been a runner. Even when I ran (ok, there was a lot of walking) a half marathon for charity. I never enjoyed running for the sake of running. I love playing basketball and other sports that have a strong element of running, but never liked running. Running wasn’t in my comfort zone.

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Compare

Published on October 5th, 2011 by

In the past, I’ve wasted a lot of time and energy comparing myself to others when it comes to health and physical appearance: “I wish I was built like that guy” “I wish I was as healthy as her” “I can’t squat as much weight as that guy” “My bench isn’t as good as his”

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