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I always think I’m not much of a goal setter, but then I keep various little mental benchmarks in my head. Sometimes I talk about ‘em, but mostly not. Might as well mention the current goal(s)…
A while ago I was able to convince some friends to plan a climb on Mt. St. Helens with me. [...]

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Well, the Month Of Eating Right is over. I bottomed out at 224. It’s not the 213 I was aiming at, but I’m pretty happy with it anyway. I reclaimed some old pants.
This month so far has been filled with utter gluttony. I’m actually kinda craving good, whole food again. The way I [...]

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Well, today is the one week anniversary of the Month of Eating Healthier. This morning’s weigh-in has me at 229.2, a four pound decrease in weight from one week ago. And that’s after spending Friday night chowing Dominos pepperoni pizza, all day Saturday eating at McDonald’s and Dairy Queen. Not to mention the beer. I [...]

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I’m on a new kick this month. I’m going to try and drop 20 lbs by the end of the month. I’m doing this with the standard diet/exercise combo. The diet is basically a slow-carb diet of just a few meals. My breakfast this morning was scrambled egg whites, black beans and asparagus. It was [...]

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