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An easy way to watch your calories? Just add water!

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Seriously, we’ve all probably heard that old saw from our mothers. "Drink 8 glasses of water a day and you’ll lose weight." I always had a lot of questions about that - first of all, what is a glass? 8 Ounces? 16? How do you know when you’ve had 8 glasses worth?
So I found a [...]

How do you even get started?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

With winter still dragging on, I’m having a hard time (ok, an EXCRUCIATING time) getting myself up in the morning. My bedroom is on the west side of the house, and with no sunlight in the morning it’s just awful trying to drag myself up from the depths of dreamland. I read an article that [...]

Maybe I should just rename this blog “Stuff in a can”

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Well, after the Pancakes from a spray can a few weeks back, today we get what is arguably the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard of.
Cheeseburger In A Can
I mean, the GOOD thing about this is, that now I am completely put off from eating cheeseburgers. This can only be a help to my dieting [...]

A few more tips for exercising in crappy weather

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Well I saw this post and it really resonated with me. Since I live in Ohio (and it has been so cold here the last few days I think the squirrels have frozen. Seriously, I haven’t seen any.) exercising indoors during the winter when I can’t afford expensive equipment is always a challenge.
I especially liked [...]

Diet Mistakes to Avoid

Monday, January 14th, 2008

I ran into a great article over at Losing It - Getting Fit today that I really thought hit the nail on the head. As I’ve said in previous posts, I really think for me that dieting is about attitude, and a combination of exercise and fitness rather than some “trick” or “system”.  Here’s my [...]

Morning routine

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

*blink blink*
What is that noise? My head swims with the incessant blaring of the alarm clock. Instinctively I reach over and slap the button on top that lets me go back to my happy place.. I was having such a warm and wonderful dream. I slip back down into the warm, friendly arms of the [...]

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