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So, how was your Thanksgiving weekend?  Mine? Uh… You know how on Celebrity Rehab you always see addicts getting high right before they go to rehab, just so they get one last one in? Sigh. That’s right, starting on Wednesday I began with the tasting of food.  Just a small bite here and there.  Of course it quickly...
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So the other day I tweeted out, “I got frosting on my fingers at a party and wiped it on a napkin instead of licking it off. The small victories count too.” It seemed fairly silly at the time, but Erica (@elsewise) tweeted back the following wisdom: “The small victories count MOST.” She’s right.  Big victories are...
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Hi Shredheads – hopefully you’re enjoying this holiday (if it’s a holiday where you are).  And hopefully you’re going to be doing some kind of exercise today!  :) A comment in yesterday’s post made me want to write a little bit more about “cheating” in Level 2.  As I mentioned, the first time around (and...
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I moved up to Level 2 today (I started on Oct 31, so I’m a day ahead of the month)…funny how way back long ago I thought Level 2 felt shorter than Level 1.  What a dope I was.  LOL I love how intense Level 1 is with the pushups and squats with shoulder press,...
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When Jillian Michaels announced some time ago that she was reuniting with Anita and Natalie from 30 Day Shred for a new DVD called Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs, I was excited.  And not just because of my beloved Anita. Ahem. I still feel like 30 Day Shred is the best short workout around, and...
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As you may know (or maybe not), I haven’t really run more than a few times since early March, when I goofed up my knee doing my marathon.  There have been attempts, to be sure, but after a couple of weeks my knee began hurting so I decided to lay off it for a...
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I wonder what it must be like for people who have no food issues.  Oh, they may still be out of shape because they don’t exercise, or because holiday eating has caused them to gain a few pounds every year.  But most of the time they don’t let food control them. That’s a completely foreign...
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As part of my break from running, I needed to find replacement cardio activities.  The elliptical trainer and recumbent bike get boring after a while, so I finally decided to get over the whole “take off your shirt in public” thing and I tried swimming. It was okay, but I also have dislocatey shoulders (I’m...
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It’s been a week, and other than July 4th, I’ve been really good about my eating.  Only fruit for snacks, measuring during meals, and no sweets at all.  And my reward? One pound lost. My brain knows that’s good, but my heart feels like, “man, I worked out and ate perfectly, how come I didn’t lose...
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Just a quick update – my holiday weekend ended up being pretty good eating-wise.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to organize the junk food, but that’ll come later today or tomorrow.  Regardless, Saturday and Sunday were easy for me to stay on track. Then there was yesterday. Fortunately, I was good up until we had...
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