Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This originally appeared on 15 October, 2007. This site had about 17 readers then, so I’m reposting it now so that more people can have some information about where I’m coming from.
We were supposed to wait until January 1, […]

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Before we begin exploring ways to get fit slowly in earnest, I want to establish some background information. I want to share my beliefs about food and fitness, and describe the current tools in my kit. I’ll begin by relating my personal fitness history.
About a boy
I haven’t always been chubby. I was a skinny, active […]

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Well, even though this is being posted on Friday, the numbers are from Wednesday.

Weight: 215.0 lbs. (down 6 pounds since day 1)
Body Fat %: 29.0 (down 1 % since day 1)

Last Wednesday, the scale said 212.6. All of you dieters out there know that some days when you step on the scale, for whatever […]

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In the 1940’s, psychologist William Sheldon introduced his research on the linkage between body types and personality traits. Sheldon’s research identified three extreme body types and associated personality traits with each of them. According to Sheldon, most people exhibited characteristics of each body type and also demonstrated the personality characteristics associated with them. […]

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I haven’t been eating well this week, in fact, I’ve hardly been eating at all. You see, my family is coming to town for a week over Christmas and my wife and I have been working on the house to get it ready. I’ve been painting my ass off, maybe literally!

Weight: 212.6 lbs. […]

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Today’s the day I set for myself to begin following a reasonable diet. Wouldn’t you know it? I’m home sick. I have no appetite. (Which is just as well since I can’t keep anything down.)
Although I won’t be eating right today (since I won’t be eating), I did my first official weigh-in: 207.0 pounds […]

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My wife suggested weekly weigh-in/progress updates as a way to keep me interested in my diet and exercise plans without focusing solely on writing for the blog. I think it’s a pretty good idea, so here it goes:

Weight: 215.6 lbs. (down 5.4 pounds since day 1)
Body Fat %: 30.0 (unchanged since day 1)

Since […]

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Like I’ve said earlier, I’ve successfully lost weight before. This time, I plan to use some of the same methods that have worked for me in the past, as well as incorporate some new ones. (Items in bold are new things I’m going to try)
Drink Water!:
The more you drink, the fuller you feel! […]

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We were supposed to wait until January 1, 2008 to launch this blog, but I’ve decided that I can’t wait. My resolution at the beginning of this year was to weigh less at the end of it than at the beginning. I’m back up to where I started after losing 12 pounds earlier, […]

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