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Food Waste – Spoiled Rotten
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe fruit rotting in the bowl on the side table in my dining room makes me sad. Food waste. Yet every week, there are some plums or a nectarine slowly becoming browner, softer and juicier while fruit flies buzz overhead. Now, I like nectarines, and I feel so disappointed to see them ruined by sitting … Read more
Fit After 50 – End of Year One
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m a man who turned 50 and didn’t like the way I felt, looked or acted. Taking stock of the big anniversary, I decided to make a change. For the last year, I have been actively trying to lose weight, get fit and get strong. Here are my results. Lots of wins. Did not go … Read more
What cool looks like
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI stumbled on this website for a innovative marketing agency done by For Office Use Only. Had to share. https://framenoir.com/
Intermittent Fasting Week 34
Reading Time: 2 minutesProgress: We’ve passed the half year mark of my journey toward fitness. I check in with you now at 34 weeks. It’s been 5 months later since my last blog post. There’s been some ups and downs. I laid off the alternate day fasting about the time of my last post on the subject. You … Read more
Weav
Reading Time: 4 minutesWeav was featured on the Apple app store, so I downloaded it. Weav promised to solve the biggest problem with running to music. It plays music that automatically adjusts the beats per minute to match your stride. Stride cadence is getting a lot of attention in running circles as being not only a crucial element … Read more
Fitness Toolkit
Reading Time: 4 minutesimage: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickfarnhill/ Gear: ASICS Men’s GT-2000 4 Running Shoe – I have worn the same shoe for over 20 years. Every time I need a new pair of shoes I go to Sports basement or whatever shoe store. I try on at least 10 pairs of shoes from all brands and all types and I wind … Read more
Intermittent Fasting Week 13-14
Reading Time: 2 minutesWeight has held steady for the last month with an uptick of a pound over the last week. This is to be expected with a couple of parties around Halloween. The good news is that my consistent weight training is paying off and I continue to gradually lower my body fat percentage. I adjusted the … Read more
Intermittent Fasting Week 11-12
Reading Time: 2 minutesI gave myself a break these two weeks from fasting. Except for one pure fasting day where I ate nothing, I ate pretty much normally. I went to a party and completely blew out calories and drank a lot of them as wine. And my birthday party I somehow managed to eat 5000 calories. Oh, … Read more
Learning to Run – Again
Reading Time: 7 minutesImage: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasrousing/ I have been running for 37 years. I have been doing it wrong. That didn’t matter until last year. Last December I ran a trail race in Marin and afterward my knees hurt. Both knees now creak even when I walk down stairs. Any amount of running has become a pain. I thought … Read more