Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I have been reading a lot of nutrition labels over the last few months. And like most people, I’ve been looking foods with a relatively low amount of calories. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not only looking at the [...]

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Weight–209.8 (-11.5)
BF %–30.0 (-1%)

Another week down, but more importantly another 2.3 pounds down. I’m really getting confident in my new lifestyle! In diets past, I was embarrassed to admit that I had a problem and was on a diet. Now, something in my head has finally clicked; I’m not on a [...]

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According to new research by food scientists, foods like peanut butter, avocado, eggs, coffee, and mushrooms may not be as bad for your diet as once perceived. In fact, scientists have discovered redeeming qualities in all of the aforementioned foods.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is fatty and high in calories, right? Right, but studies [...]

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Weight: 212 (-9 pounds)
Body Fat %: 30% (no change)

Yesterday the scale read 211.6 and I didn’t believe it. So I was happy when I stepped on the scale this morning and it was almost the same. I lost 4 pounds this week–my most successful weight loss week since I’ve started.
Foodwise this week, I’ve [...]

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Weight: 216 (down 5 pounds since day 1)
Body Fat %: 29.0 (down 1 % since day 1

I haven’t done well at all the last two weeks as you can see. But I’m still not discouraged. J.D.’s posts from yesterday motivated me to get back on track and so I’m ready. The major [...]

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Amy Jo forwarded a Newsweek article by Karen Springen about “Junk Food Country”, the vast rural areas of the United States in which the convenience stores really are most convenient. These stores offer an abundance of junk food, but very little in the way of fruits and vegetables. One recent study showed that only 4% [...]

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Today was a tough one for me. I don’t have any excuses. The rain had stopped for the most part, the wind had abated, and our power was back on. My kids were happy and playful. My house wasn’t a total disaster and the laundry was mostly taken care of. [...]

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I think one of the reasons that many people struggle with their weight is that they lose track of the two most important things regarding weight control–exercise and caloric intake. Unless you’re a nutrition scientist, you probably don’t know off the top of your head how many calories are in that Big Mac you [...]

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