Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In 2003, David Smith weighed 630 pounds.

His life was miserable. He couldn’t do the things he wanted to do. He was afraid to go outside. He seemed to have nothing to live for. Now he weighs 229.

How’d he do […]

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Weight–207.8 (-13.2)
BF%–29 (-2%)

It’s hard to believe I’ve only being doing this for eight weeks. In endeavors past, I’d have given up long ago. In fact, I started off 2007 by losing some weight and gave up before the end of January, even though I was being successful. So what’s different this time? […]

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I’m a sucker for flavored water.
Because I know how many empty calories I usually drink from soda, alcohol, and juice, flavored water is a favorite crutch when I’m dieting. Talking Rain is a staple — carbonated water flavored with “100% natural fruit essences”. Though it’s unsweetened (and thus has no calories), it makes most meals […]

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I’ve worked out 8 times in the last 11 days (if you count walking 9-holes of golf as a workout). Unfortunately, I haven’t lost a pound in the last 14. In fact, I’ve gained a couple. It seems as if I can either count calories, or I can go to the gym. […]

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Apparently stress-eating is still a problem for me. I had a very tense day at the office today. When I got home, the first thing I did was microwave two pieces of chocolate cake, stick them in glass, and cover them with milk. Comfort food. And calories.
But I don’t actually feel any better after […]

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Sometimes during workouts for my high school baseball team, I would be pushed so hard by my coaches that I would puke. That was back in 1992. I’m too old to puke during workouts now, aren’t I? Not according to my new personal trainer over at Gold’s Gym. I didn’t actually […]

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For several weeks at the end of 2007, I had difficulty making the transition to a “fitness mindset”. Mac and I had started this blog, and I knew that it was important for me to begin losing weight (and getting fit), but I was still making poor choices. At the beginning of November I weighed […]

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Every gym I’ve ever been in has had one of those heart rate charts on the wall showing me where my heart rate should be depending on my goals for that exercise session. To burn fat, then my heart rate should be X beats/min, but to improve my cardiovascular abilities then it should be […]

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Weight–211.6 (-9.4)
BF%–30 (-1%)

I knew it was going to happen–I’ve had a setback. This week, food won the battle. Monday and Tuesday were tough for me and I made some bad choices. Today, I’m back on track though.
So, what did I learn this week? I have to be constantly vigilant. If […]

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Here are some recent stories I’ve enjoyed about health and fitness:
At Smarter Fitter, Monica highlights of Steve Pavlina’s experiment eating 30 days of raw food. Pavlina, who writes a popular personal development blog, is eating only fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds during the month of January. Monica’s post explains Pavlina’s motivations.
Last October, Gina Trapani at […]

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