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Tag Archives: Weight Loss
New Year’s Resolutions Part III – Making Change Fun and Easy
We have been culturally conditioned to believe that we should value certain things, and condemn others. Every January 1st, many of us adopt the belief that we should suddenly value our health, a proper diet and sufficient exercise. So we resolve to engage in these more ‘valuable’ habits. But there’s a big problem with this type of thinking or conditioning. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Started, Health, Plant Powered Athletes, The Journey
Tagged Bad Habits, Diet, Ego Depletion, Exercise, Habits, Health, Moose, Moose Tracks, New Year's Resolutions, Overwhelm, Resolutions, Values, Vermont, Weight Loss, Woodford
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New Year’s Resolutions Part II – Follow Through
Do you have trouble keeping on course with your New Year’s Resolutions? Do you end up backsliding a few weeks into the new year? Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, The Journey, Tips & Tricks
Tagged Depression, Diet, Exercise, Getting Started, Motivation, Neuroscience, New Year's Resolutions, Psychology, The Starting Line, Video, Weight Loss, Winter
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New Year’s Resolutions – Part I – Warming To The Cold
The beginning of a new year always gets people to think about fresh starts and new beginnings. Feeling the accumulated burden of a year’s worth of not so great decisions, many people vow to take back their life in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. The majority of Americans will make a New Year’s Resolution, but only a tiny minority of them will actually follow through and honor their resolution. Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, Plant Powered Athletes, The Journey, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Cold Weather, Depression, Excuses, Exercise, Get Fit, Getting Into Action, Getting Started, Hill Running, Motivation, New Year's Resolutions, Running, Snow, Snowshoeing, Snowshoes, Trail Running, Training, Vermont, Video, Weight Loss, Winter, Woodford
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Zero Calorie Sweeteners & Weight Gain – Health News
I’ve also decided to start a new video series which covers the latest breaking news in the world of nutrition. I’m calling it ‘Nutrition News’ 🙂
In this segment, I discuss a new study out of the University of California in San Diego that appeared in the Journal of Physiology and Behavior which looked at zero calorie sweeteners and their effects on the brain and weight gain. Continue reading
Over Their Dead Bodies
How often do you consider the effects of your dietary choices on others? Maybe it’s time you started. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rants
Tagged Animal Activism, Animal Rights, Chicago, Choice, Health, Rant, Raw Food, Vegan, Vegetarian, Weight Loss
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Mike Tyson goes Vegan?
You read that title correctly – Mike Tyson, the man who has been known to eat the flesh of fellow competitors in the ring has foregone animal products and adopted a vegan diet. More and more high profile Americans are experiencing the benefits of a plant based diet and coming out in the media to promote their new choices. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, In The News, People, Plant Powered Athletes
Tagged Mike Tyson, Vegan, Weight Loss
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High Protein Diets & Bone Loss
A new study shows that high protein, animal based diets increase bone loss – Unfortunately, they only studied older women and not the population as a whole.
High-protein diets may cause bone loss in older women Continue reading
Posted in Health, In The News, Nutrition, Scientific Studies
Tagged Bone Loss, Calcium, Diet, Health, Meat, Osteoporosis, Protein, Studies, Vegan, Vegetarian, Weight Loss
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The Belly Fat Myth
There is so much misinformation on television and the net about fat loss, diet, exercise, stress and specifically on belly fat loss, that I decided to put out my two cents on the subject. Continue reading →