Category Archives: Fitness

Shout Out For A Great Article

Francine, over at talkaboutdiets.net penned a great one, The Healthy Diet Manifesto.  Check it out.
Starts of with a gem:
1. Everyone is on a diet. Healthy dieters choose a diet that will bring them closer to their life goals.

Diet is a not dirty word. You are on a diet every day, and making it a healthy [...]

Things To Not Do When On A Weight Loss Plan

Sorry for the cumbersome title. I originally wrote, “Things To Not Do When On A Diet”, but I remembered I hate the word diet as it is misused in the modern fitness world. In any event, I was inspired by an article over at Lifehack.org, Fitness is a Journey. Bring a Map., so [...]

Letting Mom Die

My Mother died this Monday, April 14th at 2pm. My brother, wife, and I were with here and witnessed her last moments. Her heart beat its last while I was holding her hand.
This comes at the end of eight years of congestive heart failure. Her first collapse was due to water retention, [...]

The Worst Thing About Negative Body Image

Due to my history of morbid obesity, and recovery from morbid obesity, I have a good deal of negative body image issues. I do not find it easy to see myself as attractive, or even “easy on the eyes.” In unguarded moments I tend to regard myself as rather ugly. It does [...]

Jack LaLane is Still the Man!

I love Jack for many reasons.  He’s my kind of crazy, and a hero and role-model for me.  One thing I have always loved about him is his bald faced honesty.
It’s a pain in the gluties. But you gotta do it. Dying is easy, living is tough. I hate working out. Hate it. But I [...]