Around the time I got married, I lost a lot of weight and, deep down, knew that I should be stronger than I was. So, I bought Pavel Tsatsouline’s The Naked Warrior book & DVD set. Soon after watching & falling to the ground trying the exercises, though, I decided that the program was far… Continue reading Where I achieve a long-standing fitness goal
Month: May 2014
Where I let the random fly on the Friday before a long weekend
A few days ago, a trickle of water hit my head at my desk . . . I inquired about who to go to, because, well, it wasn’t raining, and I don’t work on the top floor of my building, and, you know, water dripping onto your head is not within the realm of “expected”… Continue reading Where I let the random fly on the Friday before a long weekend
Where I share my weight loss “tips”
I posted a link to this article, detailing how adding butter to your coffee can aid in weight loss to my Facebook page, and I’ve been fielding a fair number of questions since then. Along with that, though, came a request for other tricks that I’ve employed . . . and, you know me, writing… Continue reading Where I share my weight loss “tips”
Where I try to learn from my mistakes and, again, plant a garden
The mistakes from last year rang in my mind. I wanted an epic vegetable garden then, and I still want one now. But, last year, I went about things the wrong way, and things did not turn out. First off, we planted on a truly beautiful day in early April. While our April, last year,… Continue reading Where I try to learn from my mistakes and, again, plant a garden
Where I have a new favorite tantrum
As one of the (many) reasons of this blog is to preserve those memories which, given time, may depart for forever, I thought I’d share a particularly entertaining tantrum. We ditched cable a long, long time ago . . . this has its pros and cons. Pro: our monthly bills went down by a significant… Continue reading Where I have a new favorite tantrum
Where I contemplate this “fitness game”
I really didn’t like the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance — I watched it in an airplane and, well, maybe it’s because I’m not a golfer, but the movie just seemed pointless to me. But, one moment of the movie stuck with me — Matt Damon’s character is talking to some kid about why… Continue reading Where I contemplate this “fitness game”