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Archive for August, 2008

Don’t Go It Alone

Posted in fitness, tools, tagged , , , , , , on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Participating in organized events is a huge emotional charge. The buzz is addicting. If any of your favorite forms of exercise have organized events, I’d highly recommend the experience.

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Eat on Purpose

Posted in food, taking action, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »

It’s easy to let our lives slip into complacency, even victim thinking. Having purpose fuel one’s choices, but more importantly allows only for one mindset: that of an agent or hero.

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Be the Change

Posted in fitness, taking action, the mind, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 20, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Signs sometimes give me whiplash… well, mental whiplash.
“Get a new body. Get a new life.”
That’s what I saw in the window of a niche gym next to a grocery store that I frequent. There’s usually a parking spot open in front of it, so I see their advertising. “That’s backwards,” I thought to [...]

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Stretching a Little More…

Posted in fitness, tagged , , , , , , on August 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »

For something a little different, here’s some video of last weekend. This is a bit of a celebration.
I have Japanese friends, so you’ll find subtitles.
日本人の友達に「すみません！日本語が下手です！」
2008-08-12: Update: The FaceBook version of the video is much cleaner.

Status: 70 pounds (32 kg) lighter.

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Useful Tool: PhysicsDiet.com

Posted in tools, tagged , , , , , , on August 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »

You may or may not find it useful, but I’ve found PhysicsDiet.com to be a useful tool. Here’s a review, after a fashion. I want to give “keenlife” credit for pointing out this tool.
The Problem
In Pick Nits Only When Useful, Then Stop I described why I weight myself every morning. In short, the purpose [...]

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