I still need to find a way to get to the pool during the week.  Was hoping to run more but didn’t get around to it.  Still a good week though.  Ate pretty well, too.  Read Full Story

Are ads like these annoying to anyone else? It seems like every site you visit will have ads like this somewhere on the page.  Always promoting “secrets” that “experts” don’t want you to know about. Really?  Who drinks the kool-aid that these marketers are selling?  Sadly, my guess is a lot of people.  Don’t be one of them.  Don’t let your family, friends, and co-workers be either.  Read Full Story

I’m a proud daddy.  My little girl is 8 months old and is now crawling.  Pretty exciting stuff.  Here she is having a mouthful of something.  Probably bananas.  My wife and I obviously try to take care of the little one as best we can.  That includes feeding her healthy food, making sure she gets her naps, and making sure she’s as happy as can be.    While we were feeding her the other day I started to think about how when our kids are babies, we feed them such good stuff.  Mashe... Read Full Story

Had a decent run tonight.  Did 5 miles in 44:45.  Followed it up with this for dinner.  Found this recipe earlier in the day and it turns out we had everything we needed to make it.  It didn’t turn out exactly like it looks in the picture (my sauce was a bit darker) but it still tasted good and the wife liked it.  Had a bunch of steamed broccoli with it too.  So good.  Read Full Story

“I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” – Pearl S. Buck, American Author, 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature It’s Monday.  It can be a good day for you or a bad day.  You decide. Read Full Story

Not a great week.  No swims.  Ate kinda crappy on the weekend.  I didn’t include Sunday because I never workout on Sunday unless it’s a walk with my family. New week comes Monday and I will have more structure and discipline.  Read Full Story

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine it was found that even though exercise alone doesn’t always result in weight loss, there are plenty of other reasons to exercise. 58 sedentary overweight/obese men and women participated in a 12 week supervised aerobic exercise program and here’s what the researchers concluded: “Despite attaining lower than predicted weight reduction, these individuals experienced significant increases in aerobic capacity... Read Full Story

Just a quick poll to see how you did yesterday. If you don’t know what a serving is, here’s a quick reference guide. Be honest. [Can’t see the poll? Go here to vote]. Read Full Story

Researchers in London have found a link between eating a diet high in processed, fatty food and depression.  Their research is published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Interesting.  Based on their findings, those who ate mostly whole foods (fresh fruits, veggies, fish, etc.) had a 26 percent lower risk of depression than those who ate mostly processed, fatty foods. What does it mean?  It means eating whole foods is going to be better for you than eating processed junk all the time R... Read Full Story

When was the last time you had mushrooms?  If it has been a while, you may wanna grab some.  They’re good for you! I don’t remember liking them much as a kid, but now I want them every night.  I don’t know how else to prepare them, so I usually just slice them and cook them in a pan and add them to grilled chicken.  If there’s leftover, I’ll throw them in an omelet the next day with other veggies.  Any other ideas on what else to do with mushrooms? Any way, the ... Read Full Story