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Category Archives: fitness
Aug
23
2010
Everybody Has Reversals
One of my favourite movies is the little-known David Mamet skewering of Hollywood, the filmmaking parody called State and Main. In it, supposed screenwriter Phillip Seymour Hoffman laments being kicked off his first movie. The bookstore owner, played by Rebecca Pidgeon, says to him, “Well… Everybody has reversals. If you were never down, how would you know when you [...]
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Yesterday I cycled 42 kilometres. That’s the fifth time I’ve ever bested 40km in a day. It felt pretty awesome, because it’s the first time out of all those times that I managed to Finish Strong. Fitness, for me, isn’t just about health. It’s about proving things to myself. It’s about saying now that “That [...]
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Jul
20
2010
Why I Won’t Weigh Myself
Anyone in my life kinda knows I’ve kinda gone cardio-crazy. With anywhere from 6 to 12 hours of moderate-plus activity in any given week, I’m working on it. Most of it’s because I’m cycling for commuting. Dialing in between 100 to 150 km of cycling per week on average, yeah, it’s becoming a “lifestyle” and [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Hygiene & Health, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, keeping it real, weight loss Tagged being real, diet, Eating Disorder, keeping it real, losing weight, monitoring yourself, self-esteem, weigh-in, weight 3 Comments
Jun
17
2010
Game On! Back to Success
Ed. Note: I often forget many of you are new here — so, a nutshell: From Jan ’08 till May of ’09, I lost 70 pounds. The hard way. Myself — no trainers, diet organizations, nothing. Hard work, honesty, and self-awareness. I burned out after 8 months with a killer back injury. So, I took [...]
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Jun
03
2010
The Challenge of Transitioning
I’m in zombieland. Mono-focused. I know what I want. I’m after it. Period. Brains. Nommy brains. Mmkay, no. I want life to be my bitch. That requires me being strong, fit, and healthy. It requires me undoing bullshit that caused me to gain back 8 pounds — and probably several inches — of the 70 [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Best of Steff, Dimestore Philosophy, Eating Disorder, Hygiene & Health, Journalling, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Specifically Steff, keeping it real, slow, weight loss Tagged balance, consequences, finding the zone, getting into the mode, living the life, maintaining success, struggle, the headgame, the price you pay, the weightloss headgame, transition, weightloss, what it takes, what success requires, working out 6 Comments
Not a Surf Bum, Just Bummed