You’ve probably heard about “The Fat Burning Zone” when it comes to exercise and cardio – I think it was the elliptical machine equipped with a heart rate monitor on the handle bars at my university fitness center that clued me in to this concept a dozen or so years ago. Keep your heart rate …
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Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld was one of the first books I read when I was beginning to learn more about cooking and nutrition. (The Family Nutrition Book by Dr. William Sears was another one if you’re just getting started.) I remember looking at her recipe for brownies with spinach and wondering if you truly couldn’t tell …
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I just finished Life of Pi by Yann Martel. I didn’t know much about this book before I read it, and for that reason I don’t want to share too many details here. It was nice picking this up and knowing very little about it, simply believing it was going to be good. I liked …
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Today I’m here with a couple of my recent lunch time regulars. Some days I eat lunch all by myself. When the big kids are at an afternoon class and the baby is napping, I get to eat late lunch in peace and quiet with just myself and maybe a literary friend too. I’m re-reading …
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I rarely buy books. I much prefer to spend my money on late fees at the library. I did buy Deep Nutrition because it’s not in our library system and b.) I need more than 3 weeks to get through most books these days. (I can read Goodnight Moon in about 3 minutes flat though. Just …
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At the end of last year I wrote about The Life Changers of 2011 - the books, blogs and other ideas that effected my life in a positive, meaningful way. I’m here today to do the same for 2012! Of course, the biggest life changer for us this year was addition of this guy to our family: …
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Project Weight Loss, Deep Nutrition and Vegetarian No More
December 8th, 2012 | Posted by in Good Reads - (23 Comments)OK people, we need to talk about Deep Nutrition. I wrote briefly about this book last week, but to put it mildly, it’s been shaking things up around here. Project Weight Loss First, Deep Nutrition has changed the direction Project Weight Loss because it has inspired me to start looking beyond calories. I still believe there …
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Week 10 of Project Weight Loss was not a weight loss week. Week 10 was about weight maintenance. Actually, Week 10 was about survival. I won’t go on and on about how over-committed I was this week. I won’t bore you (you’re already bored, aren’t you!) with talk of all the usual madness topped with …
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It’s that time of year again. Here in Zone 6A the early spring like weather is upon us and has been hanging around for a while now. It’s time get some greens and spring vegetables in the ground. First up, I did my part in expanding one of our small, city lot beds into an …
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This is the time of year that can be the most challenging when it comes to finding the motivation to exercise. It’s cold. It’s dreary. Your bike is in the river. (That’s not my bike, but you get what I’m saying.) Here’s a little ditty that has nothing to do with bike riding, unless you …
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