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How an app named Lose It helped me lose 18 pounds

lose It App IconIn my family I’ve always been the biggest, but that’s not saying much. In high school I wrestled 152 and hovered around 160 in the off season. When I graduated into adulthood I hung out with the 160s until my early 30s. By then I was running less, working a sit down job, and maintaining the same high-calorie diet I did when I ran 50+ miles per week.

Needless to say, I got fat. It didn’t really hit me until I stepped on the scale and saw 2-0-0. Enough! I set goals. Got back into running. Dropped habits. And relied on an iPhone app named  Lose It! to keep my eating habits sensible.

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Donate $1 a mile to GOFAR @ NYC Marathon

Published on January 24th, 2012 by in Running

donate to GO FAR at NYC Marathon

I’m happy to be running in the ING NYC Marathon. I am. Truly, being able to run in the race is a dream come true, but it is only part of my joy. The other part comes from the opportunity to raise money for the GO FAR (GO OUT FOR A RUN®) organization; a 10-week comprehensive fitness program initiated to help combat childhood obesity.

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Should you race to Win or PR?

Published on January 19th, 2012 by in Running

male and female runnersIn the height of my running I trained to compete. I ran intervals, hills, speed, and long distance. I did pushups and situps. I ate right. I did all of this to win.

My hard work paid off. First, I began placing in my age group at 5Ks. Then 10Ks. After a while I began placing in the overalls. Third, second, and eventually, and only once I might add, I won a 5K.

Now, years later, I am slowly gaining my competitive fervor. This time around, something has changed a bit. I run each race to win, but not against others. I race to PR.

 

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Download the Internet

Published on January 17th, 2012 by in Sci-Tech

download the internet

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I have been to the mountaintop

Published on January 16th, 2012 by in Good Times

These are the final minutes of Dr. King’s last speech, “I have been to the mountaintop.” It was given on April 3, 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN, the night before he was assassinated.

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How-To: Replace an Oven Heating Element

Published on January 13th, 2012 by in Tip Jar

broken oven heating elementSo the other night my wife had a couple of friends over and decided to make homemade pizza. After stuffing our faces with soup my wife moved on to prepping the pizzas. Within seconds she called my attention to the oven. Something inside was sparking.

I opened the oven to find the heating element burning down like a fuse. We all stood and stared for a while as it melted and broke apart. To avoid this year’s Darwin Award I unplugged the oven and moved the party to the toaster oven.

Come Monday I swung by the local parts store, got the $40 replacement, and returned home to install it. Within five minutes I was cooking again.

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