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The End — Of My Weight Loss Journey
This is Post 33 of my fitness/weight loss journey blogging.
Today marks The End to something that has been very significant to me: My weight loss journey.
Just under two years ago, I weighed almost 160 pounds and was chubby and pretty lazy. Today, I am smaller than I’ve been since high school and yet stronger and [...]
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Greetings from Wyoming. After 22 months, I’ve reached the end of my weight loss journey. I weighed almost 160 pounds 22 months ago, and today weigh 129. I went from being big and soft and lazy to smaller, leaner and stronger. Everything in my life is better. Everything.
Thanks to all of you who have followed [...]
Fitness Post #31: Stronger, but Smaller
This is POST 31 of my “fitness journey.”For backstory, see Post 1,
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Choose a Training Program based on Evidence
I’ve been working with Elemental Training Center founder and personal trainer, Steve Bechtel, for several months now. Depending on what my goals are, and what season it is, Steve designs specific training programs for me that help enable me to perform at high levels.
Recently, during my Thursday session with him, he discussed the filter through [...]
Fitness Post: Why Accountability is More Valuable Than Support
This is POST 14 of my “fitness journey” blogging. For backstory, see Post 1,
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As we get ready to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas and all the feasts and sweetness these holidays bring [...]
Fitness Update: Got Motivation?
This is POST 12 of my “fitness journey” blogging. For backstory, see Post 1,
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Okay, so this is the I NEED MOTIVATION post. For the last seven-and-a-half months, I’ve embarked on a serious fitness and nutrition [...]
6-Mth Fitness Update: “23 lbs, “12.4% body fat
This is POST 9 of my “fitness journey” blogging. For backstory, see Post 1,
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Probably a better headline for this post would be: GETTING FIT IS HARD TO DO.
It has been almost 6 months since I decided to get out of my [...]
Spot Reduction: We Can Stop Believing
I tell Steve that I’m actually able to see some of my abdominal muscles now, but not all of them. “I can see the top muscles, but still not much near the bottom,” I explain, pointing to my pooch belly.
To this, he says, “Well the only way you’re going to get rid of that is with intervals.”
My Fitness Journey: What’s Next?
In four months, I’ve lost 18 pounds and 9.3% body fat. I’ve done 21-mile day hikes in the Wind River Range and summited the Grand Teton. Now, many close to me, including myself, are asking “What’s next?” Here’s what’s next for me and my fitness goals.
4-mth Fitness Update: “18 lbs, “9.3% body fat
This is POST 6 of my “fitness journey” blogging. For backstory, see Post 1,
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I woke up a little nervous this morning. You see, today marked my weigh-in, body-fat check and fitness testing at Elemental Gym. I’ve been working with personal trainer Steve Bechtel for 4 months now [...]
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