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Thinner; Getting used to Weightloss?

I was thinking today on my run that I have been thinner longer than I have been fatter. How come my body image is of a fat man rather than a thin man? I mean if I start thinking that I am too thin – won’t that kick-off a eating binge?

It was the weirdest thing [...]

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Weight Loss = Portioning? Yes!!!

I remember as a young man watching a MacDonald’s commercial about how you could still feed a family of 10 for about $10! I was amazed by this but sure enough a hamburger, small fries and a small coke cost under $1.

When I left home at age 17, I ended up living on tips (I was a [...]

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Appetite vs Hunger; That is the Question

When I was younger and my metabolism was seemingly supercharged, I did not ponder differences between appetite and hunger! They were the same in my teens and early twenties. I was an active boy/man and ate until I was full.

I also had the habit of wolfing down my food and since I always cleaned my [...]

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Pictures & a Blast from the Past!

I am no different than anyone else that has had weight issues since high school. I used to be a quite active fellow that participated in all kinds of sports including scuba diving, hang gliding, rock hopping, and even karate! As many know that read this blog, karate has been my lifetime love as well [...]

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Kenpo Karate Hall of Fame & Plateau!

Last month I was inducted into the Kenpo International Hall of Fame in Chicago, IL. For those of you who do not know, karate is and has been my first love most of my life.  Here is a link to that story on my other blog. Let me just say it was quite an honor [...]

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The Placebo Effect? Can Belief Increase the Benifits of Exercise?

 I was scourging the Internet today and noticed a NPR article entitled, “Hotel Maids Challenge the Placebo Effect” that caught my attention. The article is in reference to a study by Harvard psychologists, Ellen Langer and Alia Crum entitled, “Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect.” I do not like articles like this that do not have [...]

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Health and Fitness? Have You Tried Pole Dancing?

We here at LeanAnMean scourge the ends of the earth to find the latest fitness craze for your benefit! I was looking at CNN the other day and was surprised to find a “Pole Dancing Health Minute” video. I don’t know about you but I had always associated pole dancing with exotic dancing at clubs. [...]

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