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. [...]
Tags: caffeine, diet, exercise, marathon, NSV, nurturing, running, scale, sleep, spirituality, structure, swimming, tracking, triathlon, ultramarathon, visualizing
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I experienced Nirvana today.
After a week of little caffeine and only one or two Diet Cokes, I had a Crystal Light Focus.
For, er, medicinal reasons. Really.
What? You’re not buying that?
I was jazzed.
I was flying.
I was buzzed.
(I was not exactly focused. Unless you call working on 57 things at once focused. I did get a lot [...]
Tags: ADD, addiction, caffeine, Diet Coke, focus, water
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Here I am, planning on working here at home today, and the only thing I can think of is that I’m locked in this house without a Diet Coke.
I am normally a rational person, but when it comes to Diet Coke, there’s no rational thought involved.
I know people who drink diet sodas gain weight.
I know [...]
Tags: addiction, aspartame, caffeine, diabetes, Diet Coke, diet soda, FDA, heart disease, hunger, hypertension, irrationality, metabolic syndrome, Nutrasweet, water, weight gain
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