I’ve spent the past 6 months spending too much time in front of my desk and not enough time in my home gym. I’ve officially registered to do another Body-For-Life Challenge starting today. I have my competitor application just waiting …
I don’t normally covet things that other people have. I generally have no need or desire to "keep up with the Jones’." I almost always will choose function over form. But today I covet. I covet deeply. I want. Brad …
Most birthdays do not bother me. This one, I feel old. I suspect it is because I have too many metaphorical balls in the air. The next few weeks are very busy. The class I’m teaching is finishing up next …
I have been struggling to create goals for the coming year. This past year has been a whirlwind and the coming months look similar. The next 10 weeks will be especially daunting as I teach an undergraduate class 3 days …
Well the month long Lean, Mean, Halloween Challenge hosted by Pink Dumbbells has ended. On the plus side, I was able to drop my calories down to range that is a slight deficit (~1850 per day) given my reduced activity …
This was the week where I realized that longer distance running is not compatible with my new job responsibilities. I have just about doubled the amount of time I spend at my main job due to my added administrative responsibilities …
A year has passed since I literally changed my life. On August 19, 2004 I decided to give Body for Life a try. At that time EAS had a 4 week kick-start challenge that was integrated into their normal 12 …
One of my running inspirations, Julie B, had a very scary running experience recently complete with a disrobing stalker. Luckily nothing bad happened as she was extremely aware of her surroundings (iPOD users beware), acted very intelligently, and generally got …
I stumbled across a new website yesterday that has some interesting articles. Two of them really hit home for me. Ever since I started Body for Life not quite a year ago, I have been very focused on goal setting. …
I recently went in for my annual check up with my doctor. Because my cholesterol had been high the last two times I had it checked, I asked my doctor to recheck it this time. I wanted to see whether …