Intermittent Fasting Case Study

by on January 22, 2012

Intermittent fasting is the one thing since I started this blog that never lets me down. It never fails and it never quits working for me. I started intermittent fasting in January of 2010 and made a case study that documents how it worked for me. If you haven’t got a copy of it yet, go ahead and check it out here.

Intermittent Fasting Case Study

The short version is that I lost 35 lbs. and got down to 166lbs. (Actually lost too much weight!) Read through it and you can see some pictures of me as well and the results that I got.

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Intermittent Fasting = Success

Over the last year or more, I’ve received more emails about intermittent fasting than any other topic. I get questions daily, as well as stories from people that have either tried fasting or want to try it. People really appreciated my case study and, as is human nature, love the before and after pictures.

I got an email from someone the other day saying that they would love to see what I look like now, over a year later. [Keep reading and I will deliver.]

[This show is pretty hilarious! Kenny Powers. I play real sports, I'm not trying to be the best at exercising!]

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I Just Had An Injury Timeout!

by on December 12, 2011

I’m alive. It’s true.

I know that I have been away for far too long, but here I am. I will spare you the explanations and reasons as to why I haven’t made a new post for so long. I am doing great physically and emotionally (At least as normal as I can be, since I have always been a little off from the norm!)  icon wink I Just Had An Injury Timeout!

Let’s just say that I have been really busy and had a bunch of stuff to do. Plus as I will explain below, I had to take an injury timeout.

iStock 000014228840XSmall I Just Had An Injury Timeout![In my mind, I feel like a superhero but sometimes my body feels like an overweight, balding, old guy!]

Either way, I think it is time to get back on track and catch you guys up with my little world. As I talked about in my last several posts before my hiatus, I had been running more and more and starting to really enjoy it. Everything was going great this Summer and I was signed up for two half marathons, one in October and one in November.

I had some pain and as I talked about earlier, I discovered Chi Running and it made a huge difference. I had no more pain and felt good while running. I was increasing miles at a breakneck pace and running longer and longer every time.

Well, just like a balloon with too much air being pumped in to it, the whole thing burst and crashed down on me in August.I started feeling fatigue and a dull ache in my right hip flexor when I ran. I kept running anyways figuring that I could run through it and it would eventually get better.

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Vibrams Five Fingers-Great Training Aid or Shoes of a Whackjob?

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Intermittent Fasting Doesn’t Work?!!!!

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This Weekend I Shot A Couple Kids. . . Umm, Maybe I Better Explain!

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Any of you guys ever play Airsoft? It’s kind of like playing “Army” or “Cowboys and Indians” when you were little kids, but with real guns. Well, kind of real guns. They shoot little plastic bb’s that don’t really hurt, but they hurt enough to let you know that you got hit. Obviously you wear [...]

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What’s Up Lizard Brain?

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Intermittent Fasting For Weight Loss

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Intermittent fasting for weight loss has by far been the biggest breakthrough for me this past year. I recently had someone ask me if I was only able to follow one diet for the rest of my life, what would it be? My answer was, none. No diet. I wouldn’t and don’t follow a diet. [...]

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Achieve Your Fitness Goal- Wrap Up

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4 Steps To Achieve Your Fitness Goal- Pt.2

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Okay guys, hopefully I peaked your interest a little about goal setting and the possibility of achieving your fitness goal in my last post. I am now going to discuss step 2 in achieving a fitness goal, which is “Act” or action. Without taking action, nothing happens. People are incredibly good at setting goals, but [...]

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I’m About To Go Mental On You!

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Flexibility stretches: My Next Biggest Obstacle

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The Best Fat Loss and Muscle Building Secret

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I Wish You Merry Thin-ness and a Happy New Rear!

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Fitness at Home: Part 2

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