Monthly Archives: February 2011

Something I have been doing lately, in order to develop more content that I think is interesting and suitable for this blog, is explore my own relationship with food and how this relationship has changed over time. After all, this … Continue reading →

Jillian Michaels of the Biggest Loser often says that the psychological, eating, and fitness components of changing your body composition in the right direction are the most important factors, in that order. I was thinking about that first piece tonight. … Continue reading →

One of my favorite parts of distance workouts, if not of life in general, is the extended slow and long cardio addendum I’ll add to the end of a workout for extra sweat-generating potential. You know what I’m talking about. … Continue reading →

You’ll notice that my previous post had somewhat of a frustrated tone. I’ll be honest. I was frustrated. I’ve been working for a long, long time on understanding how fat loss works and trying to leverage my body to get … Continue reading →

Fat loss is a very, very, very, very, very slow process. If you want quick results, you’re in the wrong business. You can accelerate things a little bit by lots of intense workouts a la Biggest Loser, but in general, … Continue reading →

This post is long overdue. A week or so ago, I finally got a package in the mail that I had been anticipating for weeks. It was my case of Barney Butter Almond Butter Snack Packs. Enamored of their standard … Continue reading →

So, let’s face it. On some level, you’re a speed demon. You want to get better at running, and one of your favorite ways to test that is going all out on a workout and figuring out how you can … Continue reading →

Came across this in my poetry class. I don’t think it was intended to be about running (maybe it’s about riding a horse?), but that’s not important. What’s important is that it made we want to go outside and run … Continue reading →

Tired of almonds? Done with hazelnuts? Fed up with cashews? Try the macadamia nut. It’s got all of the same healthy, good-fatty properties of your other standard nuts, and it tastes so much better. I just bought a tub of … Continue reading →