Taking back control and refusing to yield

November 8th, 2007

You know, I really adore my martial arts and self defense classes - the information and knowledge I’m learning there is just plain gold.

I had a very interesting discussion […] Continue Reading…

When your body says no to exercise, introduce it to 300 pushups…

November 7th, 2007

Morning,

Today’s workout in the gym was most unique. I had planned on doing my usual 53 minutes on the treadmill (today was supposed to be cardio day!) but […] Continue Reading…

Dealing with kitchen fires - children safety

November 7th, 2007

Morning,

Watch the following. It’s very very eye-opening. Share it with kids.

http://www.ranaldofamily.com/SWF/KitchenOilFire.wmv

At the Fire Fighting Training school they would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on […] Continue Reading…

Parents should not be their kids’ friends.

November 5th, 2007

Parenting. It’s the ultimate of a hero’s journey.

Okay, true, I suppose one’s own personal growing-up time is really the most soul-searing adventure one can undertake. After all, […] Continue Reading…

Looking for diet and weight loss news resources?

November 4th, 2007

Morning,

One of the neat things about the Internet is you can always find current and up-to-date information about weight loss and overall health, no matter what category you require!

Here […] Continue Reading…

Fad diets - have you succumbed to the false promises of weight loss?

November 3rd, 2007

One of the most damaging bits of hucksterisms out there are the fad diets that promise beeyons of pounds of weight loss with zero effort and no exercise.

It’s a […] Continue Reading…

Mighty Mice! A view of gene-tweaking for optimal body without diet and ….

November 2nd, 2007

So! Have you heard about the mighty mice that have been genetically engineered? To quote:
….Nov.1, 2007 — Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have genetically engineered mice […] Continue Reading…

Lightning-fast reflexes in the morning!

November 2nd, 2007

Here’s a funny parenting thing.

I had to awaken my daughter early this morning. After she left her room, she hid right by my room with the nefarious plan […] Continue Reading…

Emotional eating - how it can derail your diet and weight loss

November 2nd, 2007

Morning,

Emotional eating can be the doleful cry of doom for folks who are trying to lose weight. After all, eating when you’re hungry is one thing (hunger is […] Continue Reading…

Attained 35 pound dumbbell arm curl

November 1st, 2007

Morning,

Today I made quite the breakthru at the gym! For the past 4 or so months, I’ve been arm-curling 30 pounds….but today, I was able to ramp it […] Continue Reading…