What’s your biggest remaining challenge?
Interesting article — you can have your DNA tested to find out what sport is the best fit for you.
Why not just do what’s fun?
Though I have to admit, I’m very curious now. If I had a spare $300 or so, I’d do it just to see what they said!
Ironman triathlons: In my DNA? | [...]
Mon, January 5 2009 » Useful tools » No Comments
Looking back, I certainly learned a bunch about what works and what doesn’t with regard to my getting fit.
In no particular order…
Works: Outrageous distance-based goal with deadline (Lazy Man’s Triathlon, first 5K race, first 5K continuous run, marathon, open water swim, triathlon… what else to come?)
Doesn’t work: Exercising for X minutes Y days a week. [...]
Wed, December 31 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments
I’m not going to talk about Oprah.
But I do want to talk about this statement in a blog about Oprah:
“For people with disordered eating or an eating disorder, weight is but a symptom of a larger, often emotional problem.”
(Disclaimer: I’m not suggesting Oprah or fat people have emotional problems.)
The realization that I needed to focus [...]
Wed, December 17 2008 » Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 3 Comments
I keep seeing people time their laps and other distances and talk about splits. I thought it was the time of a lap or length, but that’s not it. The term makes it sound like a difference between laps or lengths, but that’s not it. It seems to be based on total distance, but I’m [...]
Tue, December 9 2008 » Useful tools » 2 Comments
I had a moment of clarity last year in which I realized that, until I learned to deal with stress better, I would never stop overeating to deal with stress.
Sounds obvious, right?
So I have experimented and found several things that work for me, not necessarily in this order or in every circumstance:
Support from people (such [...]
Thu, November 13 2008 » Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments
Turning workout miles into charitable donations | Springwise: your daily fix of new business ideas
Interesting — I read this trendspotting newsletter and it linked to this site — raising money for charity with your daily exercise:
“Plus 3 Network, based in California, lets consumers turn every step, turn of the pedal or stroke in the pool [...]
Wed, November 12 2008 » Useful tools » No Comments
Hi, all! I wanted to continue to my second posts (see first here) about the Influencer by Patterson, et al.
But first, let me say, I really reflected on the last post. And, I feel really emotional about saying I believe, probably for the first time in my life, that I can do this. (Or else [...]
Mon, October 6 2008 » Humor, Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Useful tools » 11 Comments
At my company, each quarter, the managers and executives read and discuss a book that’s particularly relevant to our goals, our values, and our mission. This quarter, we read Influencer by Patterson, et al. The book looks at how people successfully change behavior — basically “what it takes to change anything.”
Interestingly, it wasn’t just about [...]
Fri, October 3 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Strategy, Useful tools » 11 Comments
I’m horrified. Yet fascinated.
Diet Pulpit has what I’m assuming is the 1oz size. She has named it Squishy. Squishy has had a better travel year this year than I have.
I guess it’s supposed to be a deterrent. I’d probably have to invest in at least the 5 pound version (US$149!) For me, I think it [...]
Fri, September 26 2008 » Motivation, Useful tools » 6 Comments
OK, I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about how I do my visual food and exercise diary. So, here are the details All credit goes to the commenter on LifeHacker who told me about Swurl.
First, some tools I use to do it:
Digital camera or camera phone
My browser is Flock (based on FireFox) because [...]
Wed, September 24 2008 » Useful tools » 1 Comment
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