Category Archives: Fat loss

Get thee behind me, pumpkin scone!

How to abstain from Starbucks pumpkin scones in five easy steps. Continue reading

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On the fat loss track again

Been awhile since I’ve posted on the Teverys (health) blog (or, now that I’ve imported all my blogs to my new website, the Terveys category). This one’s a quickie, just to say that I’m back on the fat loss track … Continue reading

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Weight loss chart 18 Feb – 12 Aug 2008

Here it is all in one pretty little chart: my weight loss since February 18 this year (41 pounds scale weight to date). The color swatches mark off the diet regimes I was following during each period. Lotsa jaggies during … Continue reading

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Down from Everest

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. I dunnit. As of last night — with, as my grand finalé, a half-marathon row (actually three meters more than that 21,097 meters … Continue reading

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Rapid weight loss & the gall bladder

I decided a few days ago to follow Lyle McDonald’s version of a Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF) (as detailed in The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook). This diet is designed to “spare protein” — that is, loss of lean body … Continue reading

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Adequate protein — & a protein-sparing crash diet

Two additional things I’ve learned from Lyle McDonald & his Body Recomposition website so far, that are having a pretty immediate effect on my nutritional planning: First, he’s convinced me that “dieting by percentages” — that is, figuring out my … Continue reading

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Visual progress

Had a visual check-in last night with a friend who comes over to my house weekly: she felt that I’d lost some fat around my face, my abdomen, & my thighs just above my knees. The “thighs” was a surprise, … Continue reading

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Baseline: cardio & strength

History. When I made my permanent dietary changes two years ago, I also began exercising pretty consistently. I started with dancing, because I enjoy it. I would simply stick the earbuds of my iPod in my ear, put on a … Continue reading

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More than 5 percent

Red currants, walnuts, & cinnamon on my morning oatmeal (steel-cut oats) Maybe you’ve heard that oft-cited statistic that, of all people who go on a weight loss program, 95% regain all that weight. In other words, only 5% succeed at … Continue reading

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Starting points

As I prepare to optimize my diet with John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition & my exercise program with Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training, it seemed useful to review how I got to where I am now. Continue reading

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