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Self-Discipline Exhaustion: A Charlie Story!
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 17 comments 
We had Charlie out cross-country skiing yesterday. Off leash, of course. Here, DH has just called him. Have you ever seen a dog who looks more eager to please than Char... Read more
Calling Stephen Lorne: Take a Bow!!
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 10 comments Stephen Lorne lost 90 pounds, and he did it with Spark People!! Stephen, take a bow!! www.thestar.com/living/h ealth/article/1308848--ott awa-man-lost-almost-90-lb- your-new-year-s-resolution s-success-stories ... Read more
More of the Same
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 17 comments Does that sound inspiring? For 2013? Maybe not. But: what I'm doing is working for me. No spectacular "successes", but no dismal failures either. Tracking, exercising, staying within a reasonable weight range, accepting the ups an... Read more
Souper Turkey Soup!
Monday, December 31, 2012 11 comments On "turkey feast days", I am the laziest possible cook -- and blogged about it proudly way back in October 2009. All about faking it, using as much "prefab" as possible with a few additions to make it "mine": the rock solid frozen prestuffed tu... Read more
Next Best Thing to Running . . .
Sunday, December 30, 2012 18 comments . . . (which I really shouldn't attempt much any more) has to be cross country skiing! Skiing is so much easier on the hips and knees: just like the elliptical cross trainer instead of the treadmill or track. Which I do still use from time... Read more
Alternative Abundance! Always on Offer!!
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 13 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5176487 BOOKAPHILE has a terrific blog post today on the "Problems of Abundance". It's a seasonal issue, that's for sure -- especially when the d... Read more 
What do I wanna eat? What will taste best?
Thursday, December 20, 2012 91 comments *leaning in the fridge and surveying the possibilities* *opening the cupboard and poking around* *looking at the menu* *checking out the banquet table* Nope. "What do I wanna eat?" is never a good question for me. I wanna ... Read more
10 Extra Calories a Day . . . 911!!
Saturday, December 15, 2012 74 comments If I eat 10 extra calories a day, I'll put on 1 pound in a year. And next year. And the year after. And in 10 years I'll have put on 10 extra pounds. If I eat 100 extra calories a day, I'll put on 10 pounds in a year. And next year. An... Read more
What I've Learned From My Wonder Dog, Charlie!
Sunday, December 09, 2012 15 comments 
I've read a couple of interesting insights into dog "ownership" recently.
Here in Canada, several universities have experimented with therapy dogs to assist student... Read more
I OWN Self-Gifting!
Friday, December 07, 2012 12 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/holiday-guide/holiday -survival-guide/self-gifti ng-whos-at-the-top-of-your -holiday-shopping-list-you /article6036488/ OK, I'm not the only one. The Toronto Globe and Mail ... Read more
Joy's Rule of One: Holiday Eating!
Thursday, December 06, 2012 18 comments ca.shine.yahoo.com/video /shine-weight-loss-tips-ho lidays-000000919.html What a great video with Joy Bauer on how to survive the endless array of seasonal holiday treats, without ballooning up! My fave tip? Yup... Read more
Rainy Dark Day
Sunday, December 02, 2012 13 comments . . . I listened to the rain on the roof all night: semi-solid! But the rain didn't evolve into the white fluffy stuff, so it's not looking skiable today. OK, then. Plan B? I got in a great workout at the gym yesterday . . . 30 minutes o... Read more
Kinda Chuffed: No DOMS
Thursday, November 29, 2012 16 comments I was anticipating DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) after my first XC ski of the season Sunday. It was a tough slog in the slush. But: the rowing machine and the elliptical and the strength training seem to have done their job. (Or m... Read more
First Cross Country Ski: With Evening Grosbeaks!
Sunday, November 25, 2012 15 comments 
Tastes Better With a Side of Guilt??
Friday, November 23, 2012 17 comments A really short article in my Globe and Mail newspaper today points to recent research indicating that food tastes better if you know you shouldn't eat it, try to resist it and then ultimately give in. The longer you resist, the greater that ul... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 Last Page » |
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