Archives for "February, 2010"
Salad, almost three times the calories of a Big Mac…
Nothing says healthy like a salad. Except when that “healthy” salad has 1,430 calories! So this salad comes from our friends at Applebee’s. Here is a perfect example of people wanting to make the smart choice at a sit down restaurant. You look at the menu you know the hamburger with fries, the BBQ ribs [...]
Keep true on your message
This is an article recently passed along to me. I will discuss after you read the article…
On NBC’s The Biggest Loser, trainer Jillian Michaels is known for her no-bull-allowed attitude in the gym as she attempts to help her obese pupils drop massive amounts of weight in a very short time. But one woman is [...]
Road to the Ironman – Poetry can inspire
Blazeman
Needless to say when you are out there running, biking and swimming you look for inspiration. John Blais is one of those inspirations we triathletes look. His words are simple, to the point and should help those who wonder why this sports draws people of all types. Keep in mind the story has a interesting [...]
To lose or is it a win?
The Olympics have always fascinated me. It doesn’t matter if it is the summer or winter Olympics, in fact I love the sports that don’t appear on the prime time schedule. Maybe that is one of the reasons why Triathlons hold such a close place in my heart. The press makes such a big deal [...]
The road to the Ironman – It doesn’t take much
As I go through this Ironman journey I find that there will many up and down days, weeks and sad to say even months. When most people look at me or if you look at the numbers below most would say I am fit or perhaps at the top of my game. In truth I [...]
Quiz Time – Sam’s Club – update
No one what’s to take a stab at the quiz?
I recently walked through a Sam’s Club, what an interesting place. Where else can you pick up a set of four tires, a gallon peanut butter and a fireman’s hose nossel for your garden hose? The real interesting part of the club is the food section.
Remember [...]
2,310 calories? And that is an individual pizza!
Hold on I am doing the math lets see
I average 755 calories on a 60 minute run…OK …lets see 755 x 3 is 2,265 calories I still have to RUN MORE JUST TO COVER THOSE CALORIES!?!?! Are you kidding! People you know why we have two arms and two hands? In this case use them [...]
Wings, wings, wings (can someone pick up the phone)
Ah nothing like starting out a nutrition post with a really bad pun, but hey it is me.
A couple of days ago I wrote a post about the Super Bowl and pizza. Now that the game is over what was up with those commercials? I mean seriously! The people at Doritos please I mean really [...]
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