What’s the hardest thing about working out? Finding the time? Finding something you enjoy doing? Finding the right equipment? Making yourself put on your trainers and head out the door? For me, the hardest part of working is out is taking a break. I’ve been feeling kind of run down …
Our friend Laurie continues to share her post-weight lost surgery life with us here at BFD. Two weeks have passed in real time since her last update. To catch up on Laurie’s moving and deeply personal story, click the Personal Journeys link on the left-hand side of the page, under …
I’m not usually the type to give up on something, once I’ve set my mind to it. But I am here to say officially that I give up. I throw in the towel. I surrender to the truth: I am never going to find a pair of knee-high leather boots …
Question of the day: What do you listen to when you’re working out? I’m always on the lookout for songs with great, fast beats to add to my collection. I don’t care what genre we’re talking about – I just want something that keeps my heart and legs pumping. My …
It’s time to check in with Laurie to see how she’s doing since she had weight loss surgery back in December. Laurie wrote this entry in early January. Next week, we’ll see how she’s doing at the present. To catch up on Laurie’s moving and deeply personal story, click the …
It was around 20 degrees when I went out for a four-mile training walk on Saturday – not including wind chill. I was bundled up in just about every piece of cold-weather work out gear I own. The canal path where I like to do my miles was snow covered, …
It’s time for me to finally come clean about my deepest, darkest secret. It’s a nasty habit that I picked up a long time ago. A habit that a lot of people consider to be disgusting, nasty, shameful. People who pick up this habit are usually thought of as less …
Here’s a story that proves that, in terms of your health, you usually know best. On Monday I had to go to a doctor’s office for a procedure that required monitoring my blood pressure. The cuff was too tight on my arm, and sure enough, my BP was higher than …
That’s right, I’m assigning you some homework. Don’t worry – you don’t have to get out your mechanical pencils or your graphing calculators. All I want you to do is actually pay attention to the commercials you see on TV tonight. You don’t have to watch all of them (I …
Today’s Fit Five Friday features Julie from New York. Let’s see what she has to say about health, fitness, and her body. If you’d like to submit your answers to the Fit Five, email me at bigfitdeal@gmail.com. 1. What do you love about your body? I have always really liked …
