Entries from August 2008

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Save gas and get in shape!

Monday came and I had decide that I couldn’t delay any longer. I had to ride my bike to work.  I’m looking forward to the multiple benefits of biking… save gas ($), get in better shape, and I’ll be “stuck” at work, so I won’t go out to lunch so much — so, save more [...]

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

It takes 12,000 calories a day to look like Michael Phelps!

Apparently you CAN eat anything you want and be in great shape!  All you have to do is keep up the training and competition schedule of the best Olympic swimmer in the world
Like I tell my wife, a body like mine doesn’t “just happen”… you’ve got to FEED it.  Unfortunately, I missed the [...]

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Combat Abs review – it’s the only thing keeping the waist size shrinking

The bright spot in my first few weeks of training is that my waist has continued to shrink by half an inch a week.  I give the credit to Combat Abs by Matt Furey.
Combat Abs is a training program that consists of 50 exercises that are done primarily with body weight only.  The core of [...]

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Is there a warranty on this scale?!

Okay, so the scale MUST be defective, right?  After another week of increasing the exercise, I’m UP again.  I guess I should be glad that this scale at least supports my weight and doesn’t break under the pressure of such a difficult task.  So, this week’s weigh in looks something like…

Weight: 217 lbs.
Waist: 40 inches
The [...]

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

New set of wheels – will it help my weight loss efforts?

Last Saturday I went out and bought a bike from Sports Authority – basic “entry level” bike, but hey, I’m not a hard core biker and I’m on a budget (speaking of, check out mint.com if you haven’t yet.  It’s a great online tool for managing personal finances and it’s FREE).
So the aspiration is that [...]