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It seems that our kids are paying attention to what we eat. Over the weekend we went to visit our friends at Ma Petite Maison in Port Orford, Oregon (I wrote previously about their beautiful place here: “ A Taste of France on the Oregon Coast “). Port Orford is a tiny town with about 1100 people, no stop lights, a handful of restaurants, and a lot of virtually empty beachfront. It’s an exceptional spot to visit if you want peace, quiet, long uninterrupted walks on the beach, and more than... Read Full Story

Ed. Note: Welcome to AlmostFit. This is a personal entry on my plans to lose 25 pounds this summer. The diet choices I’m describing are my own, and are not recommended for everyone – in other words, consult a doctor before you make any significant dietary changes. Summer has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest, and it certainly was a long time in coming this year. Between a worn out pair of shoes with holes in the soles letting my socks get soaked daily from record rainfall, some... Read Full Story

In case you are wondering, Almost Fit is NOT turning into a product review site – But I had the opportunity to take a look at one of the new cord-free MP3 players from Sony, and thought readers who listen to music while exercising might find my impressions helpful. But before I go further, here’s the legal bit: Disclosure : This post is not a paid review or endorsement , but Sony did send me the product to get my thoughts. I am in no way affiliated with Sony and have received no... Read Full Story

Cutting to the chase: Clearly, I’ve been away for a little while. I think that the reasons are fairly mundane, but I will simply say that sometimes life has a way of catching up with you when you are paying attention to other things. All is well, and I do apologize for the mysterious drop-off in posts. The good news is I have used the break to work on some new pieces that I’m excited about. At this point they are little more than a pile of notes and a lot of ideas, but hopefully they will... Read Full Story

Welcome to Almost Fit. If this is your first time here, Almost Fit focuses on losing weight and improving your health through eating real food in moderation. If you enjoy this post, please consider subscribing – it’s free, as always. Thanks. To begin this post, I have two choices for an opening sentence – I’ll leave it to you to choose which you like better: “It was a dark, stormy, sawdusty and bloated night…” - Or - “Once upon a time, in a far away land, I was an overweight... Read Full Story

I want to let you in on a little secret: I love thrift store shopping. And not just to save money. In addition to being pretty frugal on certain things, I enjoy shopping at thrift stores for more than just the savings. Don’t get me wrong – I love finding that amazing deal, but that’s not quite enough to keep me coming back to the mysterious color-coded tagging systems, “vintage” kitchy glassware, and dusty late ’80s electronics bins. And although you might question how this is connected... Read Full Story

Ed. Note: Welcome to Almost Fit. Almost Fit focuses on enjoying real food in moderation as a core weight management principle, rather than common diet methodologies (a.k.a. “fads”) for weight loss. This post is a check-in on my goals for the year, which include losing 75 lbs through moderation, intermittent fasting, and a varied combination of eating methods. Thanks for reading – I’d love to hear your thoughts. It occurred to me this morning that we are now in the “teens” of February, and I... Read Full Story

At the beginning of this year I described 3 major goals for 2010 with regard to my overall health and fitness (” 2010: Setting them up and knocking them down “). So how are things progressing? I will do a summary post after the month is over, but with about a week to go I want to check in to give myself enough time to push a little if I’m coming up short. Here’s a quick summary of my goals, sub-goals, and the milestones I’m shooting for. Year goal: Complete at least one major running... Read Full Story

Ed. note: This is part 2 of a series that was written after a day of trying intermittent fasting, or IF. As I explained in part 1 , fasting is not starvation, and is a discipline that has been practiced for thousands of years by cultures around the globe. Here’s how it went. On Saturday I decided that it was the right time to try intermittent fasting (IF). As I explained in part 1 (” 20 hours without eating: the intermittent fasting experiment “), IF is essentially giving your body a break... Read Full Story

Ed. note: This part 1 of a post that was written on Saturday after a day of trying intermittent fasting, or IF. Note that fasting is not starvation, and is a discipline that has been practiced for thousands of years by cultures around the globe. That said, I approached it as an experiment, with some pretty surprising results. The idea of intermittent fasting (IF) has intrigued me for some time. I am a big fan of the website Fitness Spotlight , and have read their exhaustive research on the... Read Full Story