Health
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Low cal burger grillin’
We fired up the grill for the first time in 2012 tonight … one of my favorite parts of summer. I love burgers. A lot. Here’s the problem; a typical fast food burger or restaurant burger can run 800-1200 calories. Crazy land. Doing a regular burger at home, with a great bun, and cheese, can…
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BOOM
Not to toot my own horn, ’cause I’m just not that type of guy (riiiiight) … but … BOOM. Good Friday just became Awesome Friday. I hit a big milestone in my current weight loss endeavors (I started in January), sailing past the 50 pounds lost mark this morning (I dropped several pounds, so total…
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Just five more minutes
I am about eight weeks into my recent weight loss endeavors. In all honesty, it feels like I’m finally doing it right all the way for the first time since I finished on Biggest Loser. I’m logging my calories, exercising hard, dealing with my mental baggage – the weight is just a symptom and if…
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Biggest Loser sermon series
I love this! I wish I was a part of it! At Northwood Church in Keller, Texas, they are doing a sermon series this month called “Losing It,” featuring five former Biggest Loser contestants. Each of them are tackling different topics, with the overall theme being losing whatever it is that is holding you back…
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I’m the other one
I’m resistant to admit it, not comfortable with the truth, but it’s hard to argue with reality. Statistics say nine out of ten people with eating disorders are female. I’m the other one. It’s a strange thing to be a guy with an eating disorder. Everyone talks about it like it’s a girl thing, which…
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Weight loss tip: Panera Bread ROCKS
So, Panera Bread is my new favorite place to go eat. I’m in full on calorie counting mode, which is normally a HUGE challenge in 99% of restaurants out there. Some of the places that make it the easiest have the calorie counts listed for a handful of healthy/diet friendly dishes, but leave the rest…
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Favorite new low calorie foods
I’m full on counting calories – my goal is to stay below 2100 calories a day (my Biggest Loser calorie goals). The trick is to manage calories in such a way that I’m not hungry; if I stick with low enough calorie options I can stay full (which helps manage my appetite) and still lose…
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The seven biggest mistakes I made after Loser
Shay Sorrells was a contestant on season eight of Biggest Loser. I got to hang out with her last spring at the Biggest Loser reunion – she’s definitely on my list of favorite losers! She’s hilarious, amazing and fun to be around. She wrote a great post the other day on the biggest mistakes she…
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Noah’s new challenge
I’ve blogged in the past about our son Noah’s challenges. He has to have surgery every few years on his right eyelid because of a condition called Ptosis, for a while he had heart arrhythmia that required a lot of monitoring, and for the last few years he has been battling Scleroderma, a condition that affects his…
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Dr. H’s five year check in
So, back in December I posted about kicking my rear back into gear and losing about 25% of my weight before the five year Biggest Loser check up with Dr. Huizenga last weekend. I started off strong, lost about 12% of my starting weight and then hit retreat and conference season (three retreats/trips and a…