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January 7, 2011

How Can I Motivate You?

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Last night was my company holiday party. (I have no idea why it was being held in January instead of December, and it was rather unfortunate, as there wasn’t much holiday spirit to it – more like a random happy hour.) But I gorged myself on desserts nonetheless, including accepting the offer of a to-go cup of cocoa and marshmallows on my way out the door. Nice touch! Surprisingly, I didn’t indulge that much on the alcohol front – just wasn’t that appealing to me for some reason. Hopefully I’m not losing the Absolut(ly) Fit mentality… This morning, after a …

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January 4, 2011

Red Letter Night

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I got out of work at 6:30pm, pumped about what lay ahead. In addition to having a healthy dinner and a killer workout on tap, it was also one of the cheesiest, most fun nights of TV of the year: Bachelor Season Finale night! I think I’ve mentioned The Bachelor a few times on the blog, but for new readers, I’ll take a minute to explain. If you’ve never seen it, you probably think I’m shallow for watching. But that’s only because you haven’t seen it! The women are so dumb, the drama is so scripted… and it’s hilarious. In …

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December 28, 2010

Rachel Cosgrove’s "Female Body Breakthrough" may be just the breakthrough I need

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First of all, hope everyone had a very merry Christmas! I’m working on a race report from Saturday’s Christmas Marathon/Half. But rather than keep you waiting, here’s what’s new today… After reading Rachel Cosgrove’s Female Body Breakthrough, I’ve become very intrigued by the “strength more, cardio less” approach to weight loss. Rachel’s reasoning seems pretty sound, and makes sense with my own anecdotal evidence (i.e., I could run a marathon every weekend and my body still wouldn’t look as fantastic as you’d think). Today, I decided to actually give her plan a try, heading down to the gym for my …

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