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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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Ever set yourself up for getting bitten?
Last week I went on a father/son outing for three days in the mountains. Because it was being organized by a third party, and I’m very busy, I only put the minimal required thought into planning. Tent, sleeping bags, insect repellent, clothes, water bottles, etc., were accounted for. [...]

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I stumbled across an article at WiseGeek that shows how much food is 200 calories. Each picture is a different type of food, all of them 200 calories’ worth. Be sure the click on the pictures to bring up a full-sized image.
I wrote previously about food energy density, or how some foods “have more [...]

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I had an interesting conversation with a friend last Thursday. I was previously unaware that we share a number of similarities with regard to health matters, and she, too, has embarked on her personal journey to lose some weight.
One place where we found similarity was our daily food cycles. When I get up in [...]

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My friends, all of you, thank you for your kind support and interest. I’ve reached another milestone. Since I started my conscious efforts to reëngineer how I viewed myself and my health last March, I’ve passed the fifty pound (23 kg) mark.
In celebration, I just finished off a modest cup of chocolate milk [...]

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I’m not counting calories. My brain’s not really wired for operating like that day in and day out. I can do stuff like that for a day, or two. After three days have gone by… forget it. (Please don’t read anything into that. If you’re counting calories, my hat is off to you. That’s an [...]

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