The MOVE! Program at the VA is “a weight management, health promotion program designed to improve the lives of Veterans. MOVE!’s core ideas—encouraging healthy eating behavior, increasing physical activity, and promoting even small weight losses—are...
I take a walk on breaks at work on an early Sunday morning when no one else is at the office. As the biggest loser contest draws to a close I begin to reflect on...
I went to Walmart to try on some jeans. I’ve gone from a size 44 to a size 38. I’m still putting off buying a new wardrobe because I’m not down to my ideal weight...
The contest has gone nine weeks and I am in the lead. I look forward to winning the prize to offset some of my recent purchases of workout clothing. I’m going to finish the contest...
I start the day with already over 7,000 steps, and though I’m only going a half mile, I’m hitting the hills and increasing my pace to be a little more aggressive, and build strength. I...
Today I’m off to a sports nutrition store near where I live called Complete Nutrition. In talking with some fellow “losers” at work I found out they can provide a body composition report. The report...
Because I am trying to improve my strength I am taking trails with more variance in elevation. I think I will get more resistance and challenge my muscles by walking up and down the hills....
I have lost forty-nine pounds. I am now trying to eat at a more reasonable caloric level to get the nutrition I need. I am working on it but it is difficult to just lose...
I have a lot to talk about today. Philosophy, Medicine, Diet. Make friends with your problems to become the perfect person God made you to be. What is the problem of evil? Why does God...
I take a walk with my friend Tom Rohr, president of the St. Anthony of Padua Educational Society (Padua Media), and founder of the Padua Podcast Network. Tom is a serious walker, sometimes walking 10...