Monthly Archives: November 2010

Watch that eating out

We went to a new local restaurant last night that we’ve been waiting to open for a few months now.  They opened last Tuesday, so we gave them a few days, and eager to see the place, decided to go…even … Continue reading

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Men’s Only Yoga

Back to yoga on Sunday, I was reminded of my introduction to it. I never stretch…like never…or at least didn’t, until I started going to yoga a few years ago.  A good friend of mine, and local triathlete Chuck Hooker, is … Continue reading

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Exercise and Diet

First short bike ride after the Ironman on Saturday…40 minutes, easy-for-me pace…online Food Diary credited 498 calories for the effort…nice to get a bit more cushion back into the calorie-watching equation…_very_ tough without exercise in there for me to stay under … Continue reading

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2 beers…too many?

Following up with my recent alcohol-containment-initiative, I kept it to 2 beers at the local pub tonight…Saturday night after-all…they have 2 glass sizes…14 and 20 oz. I always select the 14 oz. size, not so much for moderation but so that … Continue reading

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Caloric Intake Timing During the Day

Going back to Matt Fitzgerald and his book Racing Weight for a minute, let’s look at his general recommendations for how to balance calories eaten during the day…the timing of exercise moves this around a bit. Many authors that focus on … Continue reading

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Alcohol and Diet

Alcohol is a diet killer that’s for sure.   As a reminder for _each_ drink, in round numbers: Beer (12oz):                150 calories          (16oz pint):         200 calories Light beer (12oz):       100 calories          * best diet choice…tastes so lousy I can’t drink more than … Continue reading

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Emotional Eating: How Hungry Should You Be?

In a book that I’m reading, Racing Weight by Matt Fitzgerald, he makes an interesting point about ‘Emotional Eating’.  He has a Hunger Rating Scale, and suggests that you: Rate your hunger each time you eat as a way to get … Continue reading

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CNN: Triathlons grow more than 50% in 2 years

An interesting group of articles this morning on CNN about the rapid growth of triathlon…a lot of focus on the ‘healthy lifestyle’ of the training…parallels my own thoughts on ‘why I do this’. Everyday athletes embracing triathlon http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/09/triathlon.popularity/index.html STORY HIGHLIGHTS … Continue reading

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After Ironman Recovery and Off-season Nutrition

Having just completed Ironman Florida for the 4th time…in a row…geez…hard to believe 🙂 …I’m now turning my attention to recovery and nutrition. Burning 10-15,000 exercise calories a week allows for quite a range of eating and drinking options….that’s 3-4 … Continue reading

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Iron Daughter / Iron Dad

This is the first day of creation of Iron Daughter/Iron Dad…the developing story about a father and daughter preparing for Ironman Florida on November 5, 2011.

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