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Very Informative NYT Magazine Story on Food Industry
Hi everybody. It's been a few weeks since I've checked in. Sorry about that. Busy time. Just started preparing for the Little League season and I'm an assistant coach. Let me tell you, going to one...
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2K2K Day 1: Committment
Amazing views of Mt. Rainier on my first bike ride of the yearHello everybody. It's been a while, my first real break from blogging after three years. This spring I have been coaching my two sons'...
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Just a quick check-in. I thought I was ready to start a new big thing the last time I posted, but I wasn't ready. Lots of commitments and travel kept me from getting back in the groove. Or I should...
View ArticleI'm Done with Diet Soda (Probably Forever)
I'm trying to remember which came first, my weight gain, or my switching to diet soda. I gained weight in college for sure, before I started to drink diet soda. But shortly after college, I made the...
View ArticleJournaling for the First Time
I'm in a good place right now. For more than a week I have been taking an approach that has kept me motivated and feeling in control.There are two things that are new. The first is that I recently read...
View ArticleWhat I'm Doing That's Starting to Show Results
My plan now is much more holistic than just dieting. When I started focusing on gaining energy naturally rather than losing weight, I immediately began to feel in control, more energetic, and confident...
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Taking it up a notch
View from the Cedar River TrailWe've had a sensational weekend in Seattle to celebrate the de facto end of summer. My wife had the suggestion to bike the Cedar River Trail, a 17 mile run from Lake...
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I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted. I'll bet you were wondering if I was on some kind of binge. :-)I've lost four pounds in the past 70 days, since I began a daily journal. I had a...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
Let me be among the first to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.I have a lot to be thankful for, most of all my family, but also that I'm 42 and I feel like I still have a chance to turn this thing...
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Rules for Grown-ups
When I was 18 years old, I had a proportionate, fairly athletic body. I stood more than six feet tall and my weight stayed below 200 pounds. As as baseball player, I looked good and played better. My...
View ArticleHow Eating is Like Buying Toilet Paper at Costco
Somewhere, an English teacher will be cringing at my poorly developed metaphor. Go ahead, get out the red pens...I had a good eating weekend over Thanksgiving at the in-laws. I didn't have a lot of...
View ArticleMaybe I've Hit Bottom
Sunday was a disaster. An eating disaster.We were invited to a friend's house for the Seahawks vs. 49ers game. Great company, even though one of the hosts is a die hard 49ers fan. And the Seahawks...
View ArticleYear in Review, in Short
2013 was a good year, but sideways on the eating front and slightly back on the exercise front. No worries - I am gearing up for a great 2014.By the scale, I am in roughly the same place. Down about 30...
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Seattle to Cooperstown in 2014!
Willie Mays and Casey Stengel Happy 2014! I'm ready for a new fitness goal for the blog and this one is going to be big. But first, a little back story.My family watches every episode of Modern Family....
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Sore, But Feelin' Good
Ten miles on New Year's Day watching outdoor hockeyThrough five days of the new year, I've covered 39 miles on my exercise bike. That may or may not be impressive, based on your fitness level, but it...
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Crossing the Cascades
Babe Ruth rides an exercise bikeAs you know, most of the miles of this journey will be ridden on an exercise bike. There are no hills and there is no weather. A week ago, I was virtually ascending the...
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Streaking like the Seahawks!
Very exciting day in Seattle! My 11 and 13 year old boys get to enjoy a hometown team in the Super Bowl for the first time as the Seahawks are going to New Jersey to play Denver for the Lombardi...
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Crossing Washington, By George
A Seagal and Blitz on bikes. Go Hawks!This week I crossed the Columbia River. It's a gorgeous crossing in real life. Not so much on the exercise bike. Doubly not so much having picked up a wintertime...
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Go Seahawks!
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, as classy as they getWhen I was 10, my hometown Philadelphia Eagles lost Super Bowl XV. I was crushed. They still haven't won. My sons, 13 and 11, have had a very different...
View ArticleOver 200 Miles
I broke a foot strap on my exercise bike this week and while I don't consciously use the strap, I've had a little knee discomfort on that same left side. I need to order a replacement. That discomfort...
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250 Miles and Feeling Good Again
Putting on miles watching the Olympics (time includes an interruption)My last post was a little bummin' due to some knee soreness, but I'm relieved to report that I've fixed that. My stationary bike...
View ArticleMade it to the Hometown of Bing Crosby
Spokane, Washington, that is. A good week and I'll cross into Idaho, with a Cabela's overlooking the highway, just yards into beyond the state line, in case I need to hunt something between Washington...
View ArticleDinner and Done
I sometimes wonder how much I would weigh if I didn't eat after dinner. Cutting to the chase, I'm going to try cutting that out.Was out of town last week, but got in a ride in a health club connected...
View ArticleHappy 2015
Hi everybody, long time no speak! Hope you had a great 2014 and a healthy start to 2015. I had a great 2014, but ditched the exercise bike voyage after a couple of months - started going outside in...
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