Guacamole and Links

Posted on April 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Shout Outs, Vegetables | 1 Comment

Awesome guacamole.  Part of dinner last night.  This batch was made from 2 avocados, 1 tomato, cilantro, juice from 1/2 lime, and a tiny bit of salt.  Ridiculously good.
Articles/posts I’ve enjoyed lately:
Coca Cola’s Latest Deceit from Weighty Matters reminds us why we need to check serving sizes and not believe everything on a food label. 
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Good Reads

Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Shout Outs | 4 Comments

Happy Friday.  Check out these posts/articles I’ve liked these past few days.  Check them out and pass them on. 
“I certainly believe if we could stick to these two rules, we’d see a vast improvement in our health.”
– Confused by Fitness Rules?  Here’s 2 Simple Health Tips from Dietriffic
“What’s better than eating your carrots with dip? [...]

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Some Links from Me to You

Posted on January 15, 2010 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments

Happy Friday to you.  Here are some excerpts and links to articles I’ve enjoyed in these recent weeks.  Check them out! 
“This tells us that a calorie is not just a calorie – it matters how you cut calories. And, as Steven Blair is constantly pointing out, being thin is no guarantee of health if you’re [...]

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle, motivation | 4 Comments

“We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”

– Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Let’s all make this upcoming year better than the last. 

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2009 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  From my family to yours. 

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Good Reads This Week 12/18/09

Posted on December 18, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 1 Comment

Some good posts I read this past week:
Quote of the Week from Paul’s Health blog.  I liked it. 
Time to Get a Training Log from Ironman Triathlon Tips.  Keep track of your workouts, whether you’re training for a 5K, Ironman, nothing, or anything.  They’re helpful.  Measure progress. 
“Less bad” is “good” in Bizarro World from Weighty Matters.  [...]

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Good Stuff to Read 12/11/09

Posted on December 11, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments

Just banged out 7 miles on the treadmill.  I’m too weak to run in the freezing-ness and ice and snow on the ground.  I really hate running longer than 3 miles on the treadmill, but I hate cold/snow/ice more.  Anyway, here are some posts of note that I’ve read in the last few days:
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Good Stuff to Read 12/4/09

Posted on December 4, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 1 Comment

Here are some of the many great articles I’ve read over the last week or so:
The guys at Obesity Panacea wrote a great post about a study that suggests that ”kids who are more active today will have less fat mass tomorrow.”  Great article and great blog. 
If you have ever thought you’re too old to start being [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving 2009!

Posted on November 26, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 4 Comments

I’m grateful today for all the same things I was last year.  But also, grateful that our beautiful daughter could join our family earlier this year:

She is a joy to have around and makes life a whole lot busier and better. 
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Good Stuff to Read 7/10/09

Posted on July 10, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 11 Comments

As usual (most of the time) it’s time for some Friday link love.  Here are some good articles/posts I’ve recently read and enjoyed:
The Health Aspect of Playing a Sport is a great read about some of the health benefits we can get from playing sports.  Ask my wife, she’ll tell you how much I love to [...]

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