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Burning Fat, Building Muscle, Development of a New Plan
After moving between heavy weight lifting on the weekends mixed with an average of 3 miles on the treadmill 5 times per week, I am know looking for a little more balance. Right now my weightlifting routine consists of 4 … Continue reading
Posted in aging, body building, cardio, diabesity, finances, fitness, food, health, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, stress, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, whole food plant based
Tagged aging, body building, diabetes, exercise, finances, fitness, food, health, minimalist, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, whole food plant based
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America and Drug Addiction
Their rarely comes a day in my life where I don’t encounter a fellow human being who deals with major problems caused by drug addiction. Sometimes it’s during my work day and at other times it’s just stopping at a … Continue reading
Posted in aging, america, Christian Perspective, christianity, family, God, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, prepared, simple living, united states, US Constitution
Tagged adventure, aging, america, drug addiction, faith, family, fitness, God, growing up, life, love, minimalist, moments, now, peace, positive thinking, primal, simple living, united states of america
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Winter Body Fat
After Christmas and approaching New Year’s us humans are feeling the pressures of the few pounds we put on over the last month or so. The additional weight we added to our bodies are in the form of fat and … Continue reading
Posted in aging, diet, family, fitness, food, frugal, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, body building, exercise, family, fitness, food, health, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, walking, weight loss
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Thoughts of Re-Invention and Recovery of the Debt Elimination Mission
I just finished a book called “Walden on Wheels” by author Ken Ilgunas. For me it was a wonderful read of both adventure and the principles of frugality to take on debt. Of course I will not elaborate on the … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, debt, family, finances, food, fun, gardening, growing up, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, primal, simple living, stress, work
Tagged adventure, aging, debt, family, finances, fitness, food, gardening, growing up, hiking, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, work
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Becoming the Elder
Reaching a certain plateau in my 50’s is quickly leading to new thoughts on a bright future. I am noticing more grey hairs and the difficulty of maintaining a youthful appearance. Certainly the realization that I am getting too old … Continue reading
Posted in aging, camping, family, finances, health, hiking, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, simple living, stress, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, exercise, family, finances, fitness, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, strength training, walking, work
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The Path of my Life
Early Sunday morning I sit here and think to myself just how lucky I am to be healthy and alive in this world I live in. I live in a nice home, married my best friend and love the work … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, walking
Tagged adventure, aging, growing up, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, walking
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A Whole Life
Slowly and carefully I am taking small steps towards going from a Whole 30 diet to a Whole 30 Lifestyle. I suppose you can say I am trying to create a Whole Lifestyle. With new born excitement about not just … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, awards, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diet, emergency, family, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, MAC, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, photography, prepared, primal, quit smoking, roses, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, art, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, natural health, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, quit smoking, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, well being, whole 30, whole life, work
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Who is Responsible for my Health?
After completing the whole 30 I have been carefully contemplating what would be next for me. Do I mess around with foods from my past that may be OK to eat or should I simply keep doing what is working … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, health, intermittent fasting, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, prepared, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, walking, work
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, food, getting older, health, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, mirror, moments, nature, now, Oregon, over 50, paleo, positive thinking, primal, retirement, self image, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, work
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Three Whole Years – Smoke Free – Happy Easter
It is Easter Sunday, the day us Christians celebrate the resurrection of our savior Jesus Christ, but today is also a very personal celebration day for me as well. It was just three years ago that I made the decision … Continue reading
Posted in diabesity, diet, finances, fitness, food, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, primal, quit smoking, simple living, stress, type II diabetes, vaping
Tagged debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, finances, fitness, health, life, minimalist, moments, positive thinking, primal, quit smoking, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking
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Sometimes we have to get back to simply being human
After just 14 days of changing my diet according to the Whole 30 standards and starting a workout program I have been able to reduce my morning blood sugars to under 100 mg/dl. That’s right! This mornings reading was 98 mg/dl. This … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, body building, debt, diabesity, diet, family, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods, work
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