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What do I want to do when I retire?
I am looking at a total of 40 months before I join the crowd of retired folks. I remember when I was a kid the question was asked so many times… “What do you want to be when you grow … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, america, body building, cardio, debt, diabesity, diet, family, finances, fitness, food, frugal, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, retirement, simple living, the whole 30, type II diabetes, united states, vegan, walking, whole food plant based, work
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, debt, diabesity, diabetes, dreaming, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, walking, weight loss, work
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Everything, Always in the Natural Balance of Nature!
As winter is coming closer to the end of it’s cycle so too is my pattern of winter slumber. I am starting to feel those pangs deep inside me that desire to exercise once again. My body weight has hit … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, health, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss
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Month of May Full Resistance Challenge
It seems like weeks have past since I last had the opportunity to write a post so let me give just a small update on the progress I have been making. I am still eating a Whole 30 diet each … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, health, keto, life, minimalist, moments, now, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, work
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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
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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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The End of The Whole 30 brings New Beginnings
So I completed The Whole 30 and have seen tremendous results. Since then I have been staying pretty much on track other than having a few bottles of beer after work. No problem right? Well Houston, let me tell you, … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, health, intermittent fasting, life, mindfulness, minimalist, paleo, primal, simple living, the whole 30, walking, work
Tagged aging, beer, body building, carbs, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, health, life, minimalist, moments, now, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods, work
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Successfully Completed the 30 days of The Whole 30
Here we are at the completion of the 30 days of living The Whole 30 lifestyle. One whole month of eating a low carb high nutrient diet and the results are amazing. I dropped 15.8 lbs. overall and my morning … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, health, intermittent fasting, life, mindfulness, minimalist, paleo, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, walking, work
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, health, keto, life, minimalist, moments, now, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, success, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30
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Feeling Better
Being sick for the last three days wasn’t very fun but today I am feeling much better and am ready to get my body moving again. I have noticed that my morning glucose readings have been slowly creeping back up … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, paleo, primal, simple living, the whole 30, type II diabetes
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, health, keto, life, minimalist, moments, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods
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It’s still Raining and I have a Cold
While I am making great progress and have been sticking to the principles of eating The Whole 30 diet and practicing a daily exercise regimen I find myself suffering from a cold. Today will mark day number three where I … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, body building, cold, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, getting sick, got a cold, health, keto, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, pacific northwest, paleo, positive thinking, primal, rain, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods
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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
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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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Which is better – Cardio or Weights?
Today I am moving into day #13 of the Whole 30 and I am really starting to feel good. The first week or so I noticed having a little bit of a headache but it has gone away about a … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, fitness, food, health, hiking, keto, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, paleo, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss
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