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Weigh Loss Update – June 2010

by FitMan on July 19, 2010 · 0 comments

Oops. July is more than half over, and I still haven’t posted a weight loss update for June. As I’ve noted in the past, I track my weight online with PhysicsDiet, which does a nice job of smoothing out the data and providing an estimate of my “true” weight so I can easily see the overall trends instead of random blips and bumps.

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Weight Loss Update – May 2010

by FitMan on June 7, 2010 · 0 comments

The month of May is now behind us, and we’re well into June. It’s thus once again to take a look at my weight loss progress over the past month. As I’ve noted in the past, I track my weight online with PhysicsDiet, which does a nice job of smoothing out the data and providing an estimate of my “true” weight.

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Exercise and Weight Loss

by FitMan on May 20, 2010 · 0 comments

Over the past week or so, I’ve been struck by how reliant my weight loss progress is on my exercise program. As I previously noted, I took the week off from exercise to rehab a running-related hip injury. My hip improved, but my weight loss flat-lined.

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How Many Calories Did I Really Burn?

by FitMan on May 5, 2010 · 4 comments

The other day, I burned 992 calories during an hourlong session on the elliptical. Or at least that’s what the control panel said when I got done. But did I really burn off that many calories as a result of my workout?

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Weight Loss Update – April 2010

by FitMan on April 30, 2010 · 0 comments

It’s the last day of April, and I’ve had my morning weigh-in. Thus, it’s time to take a look at my weight loss progress over the past month. As I’ve noted in the past, I track my weight online with PhysicsDiet, which does a nice job of smoothing out the data and providing an estimate of my “true” weight.

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How to Lose Ten Pounds the Easy Way

by FitMan on April 26, 2010 · 3 comments

I’ve recently been thinking a lot about slow, sustainable weight loss. The problem with most weight loss programs is that people are impatient. They make major changes in hopes of losing weight quickly, but ultimately get frustrated by their lack of progress and/or tired of their huge sacrifices, and wind up quitting.

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Eat at Home to Lose Weight

by FitMan on April 9, 2010 · 2 comments

Eat to lose weight, and exercise to get fit. I’ve heard that before many times, but I never really got the significance of it until this week. We’re on vacation (yes, again!), but this time around we’re on our own when it comes to food and we’ve been cooking for ourselves.

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Weight Loss Update – March 2010

by FitMan on April 1, 2010 · 0 comments

With another month in the books, it’s time to take another look at my weight loss chart. I’ve got a good bit more data than I did back in February, so we can now look at progress across an entire month.

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High Fructose Corn Syrup and Weight Gain

by FitMan on March 29, 2010 · 0 comments

I’ve long thought that the hype over high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is just that — hype. After all, sugar is sugar. Right? Wrong. At least according to a recent study by researchers at Princeton University..

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How Many Calories Do You Need?

by FitMan on March 25, 2010 · 3 comments

Have you ever wondered how many calories you burn each day? Tracking calories is great, but… If you don’t know how many calories you’re burning, how will you know if you’re getting too few, just enough, or too many?

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