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Aug. 11, 2024

Fast Food Apps The Sneaky Way They Make You Spend More

Mindful Eating vs. Fast Food Apps: Reclaiming Control Over Your Health We've all been there - scrolling through our phones, tempted by the allure of fast food apps promising convenience, savings, and tasty treats. But as some...

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April 25, 2023

Long Lasting Motivation

This podcast discusses three ways to achieve lasting motivation: raising ambition, detaching from the past, and envisioning a better future. It explains that motivation needs to come from an ambition for a better quality of life and the importance of focusing on future aspirations instead of presen…

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Feb. 2, 2021

Weight Loss Tips From Socrates

An unexamined life is not worth living.

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May 24, 2020

Can Squeezing a Hockey Puck Make Me Sweat? Activ5 Review

I purchased an Activ5 and was somewhat skeptical that this would make me sweat. It turns out that this is not as easy at looks. After a few exercises, my arms were shaking.  I love that this is so portable, and the app is fun. You are a spaceship...

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May 19, 2020

First Impressions of DDP Yoga

Weigh In I weighed in at 226.6 on May 11th. Today I'm weighing in a 228.6 which is somewhat frustrating. Typically I have some really good days and other days where I go over 2000 calories. So I've been inching my way back up, and that's why I...

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April 20, 2020

Are you Missing Your Zing?

Weigh In Today on 4/8 I weight 225.3  Today 4/20 226.6 Why Don't I Feel Happy When I Step on the Scale? I'm up a bit since the last episode. I say back and took a long look, and I notice I'm missing that  ZAH! ZING! WOWEE! When the scale...

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March 12, 2020

Black and White Weight Loss

I'm back from the road, and I'm ready to get back in the saddle. Last time I was 220.6 and I'm at 221.8 so I'm ready to recommit.  Back Home is Back To Your Triggers When I'm on the road I don't know where the closest ice cream place is. I don't...

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Jan. 9, 2020

The 80-20 Lifestyle

I started the year at 225.3 and after losing a few pounds, I'm back to 225. It's frustrating. I was doing good, but by skipping a few days and not really paying attention to my calories, and not exercising they came right back. The other thing that is...

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May 27, 2019

Taking Back Some Time

A quick bonus episode to invite you to come on the show, and to let you know (for the Summer) I'm going to an "every other week" schedule as I spend about four hours putting together an episode, and it doesn't make much sense to do a weight loss show...

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April 18, 2019

Let's Go Streaking

In examining myself, it doesn't take much to notice that my problem is staying consistent. I lose weight, and I find weight. So I went digging to find out how to keep goals in front of you that keep you moving toward your goal don't bite off too much...

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Feb. 10, 2019

Stacking Habits: Piggybacking Your Way to Success

Right now as I look at my progress, I want to quit eating all food, go on a liquid diet, run a marathon, and dump a ton of weight by 6:30. We want the weight off. We want it off yesterday. Meanwhile back, in reality, a better strategy is to set up...

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July 8, 2018

Adding Journaling and Removing Sugar Equals Success

Today I share how my weight is going up and down a bit. I'm losing at a rate of around .25 lbs per week. The good news is where I use to fluctuate between 221 and 219. This lead to fluctuating between 219 and 217. This week I was down under 216...

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