Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!For years I’ve struggled to get a good night’s sleep. I used to sleep fine, but somewhere along the way a combination of age and fat caused me to begin snoring. Kris and I went camping with Mac and […]

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Reader’s Digest recently posted 50 easy ways to lose weight. Fifty ways? Easy ways? You won’t be surprised to hear that I read the whole list. Here’s the article’s lead-in:
You know the drill when it comes to losing weight — take in fewer calories, burn more calories. But you also know that most diets and […]

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The March 2008 issue of Consumer Reports features an article describing nine ways to a longer life. I love the intro:
Following health news can be like watching a Ping-Pong match. Caffeine is bad for you; caffeine is good. Drink alcohol; don’t. Here’s our antidote: nine finding backed by such strong evidence that by following them […]

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This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about prosperity and fulfillment at Soul Shelter.
When you reach a certain age, you start to resemble what you eat — and that’s bad news for people like me, who crave creampuffs, beer, donuts, and croissants.
A few years ago my back gave out when both my […]

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I’ve been carrying the same apple around for two days. I toss it around. I spin it in my hand. I put it in my pocket. I do everything but eat it.
“Cut it up,” my cousin Nick has been telling me all morning. “Cut it up.”
I’m not sure why I haven’t eaten the apple. […]

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This week has been a good week for me! I’m almost back down to my pre-Christmas weight. I’ve also begun to notice something about my weight–It changes every single day! This may not be Earth shattering news to those of you who don’t have a weight problem, or to those of you […]

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When I have time, I try to visit the web sites of people who leave comments on my various blogs. Today I stopped by the Nagel family site, where I found Eric describing how he’s managed to drop from 22% body fat to 12.5% body fat in nine months. 12.5% body fat!
I left a […]

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