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February 26, 2009

The Biggest Liar

running / 37 Comments

*Spoilers ahead – don’t read if you didn’t watch* At the end of each episode of The Biggest Loser, they show the eliminated contestant after they’re kicked off. A few weeks ago, I got annoyed with Blaine for saying he was doing an Ironman… and then giving distances that correlated to a half-Ironman. There’s nothing wrong with doing a half-Ironman instead of a full (heck, I couldn’t even hack one day of training for a half), but I thought it was really obnoxious that he fudged the distance and tried to make himself sound better than he was. Later, it …

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January 28, 2009

Jillian Michaels calls us out / reality TV roundup

Uncategorized / 19 Comments

I don’t know what it is lately, but Jillian Michaels seems to be taking over my life right now. First on Monday I watched her on the Today show, then yesterday I got a double dose of her: not only was it Biggest Loser night, but she was also the guest on the Rachael Ray Show (yes, I watch that religiously when I work from home). On Rachael Ray, Jillian said that plateaus in weight loss are really just a figment of people’s imaginations; it’s more likely that the plateau is because they’ve been slacking and not counting calories as …

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January 26, 2009

Another ass-kicking from Jillian Michaels to get me back on the bandwagon

health and fitness / 18 Comments

I got back from Europe last night, and it was all too soon that I was back to the old grind this morning. I’ve been working from home for a while, and while it sounds like a totally awesome deal, it actually kind of sucks – I sit home by myself all day, in bed, and no matter how much work I do, I feel completely unproductive and lonely. I’ve taken to turning on the television as background noise for company, and this morning when I turned on the Today show, their special guest was none other than Jillian Michaels! …

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December 2, 2008

To elliptical or not to elliptical?

health and fitness / 12 Comments

Ready for the list of maladies? Here it comes. Sunday I started getting a sore throat, and then I didn’t get that much sleep Sunday night, so yesterday I woke up with it much worse. It hurt to swallow, and I just felt achy and tired. I did some pretty intense weight lifting on Saturday while I was waiting on things in the oven. I didn’t stretch properly, and it was also the first time I had really done weights in a while, but on Sunday my arms were sore, and by Monday, I couldn’t straighten them! They’re easing up …

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May 15, 2008

THE Jillian Michaels Story (also THE Jenn Widder story)

diet, health and fitness / 12 Comments

By popular request, I’m back posting the Jillian Michaels post before I get to the Providence Half-Marathon race report. (I really suck at posting lately). Last week I heard about something called “Workout in the Park,” sponsored by Self Magazine. It sounded kind of interesting, but the headline was what caught my attention: special guest appearance by Jillian Michaels. I LOVE Jillian Michaels and The Biggest Loser, and working out in Central Park sounded fun, so I signed up and forwarded an Outlook invite to a few friends as well. Saturday morning dawned a bit earlier than I wanted it …

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