Weight Loss Journal

The flooding Fay has caused in Florida is a nightmare. My sympathies go out to those who were affected.

This week from the Fitness Health Network:

• Get Fit Slowly takes a look at the Average Athlete vs. the Olympic Athlete.
• The Journal of Healthy Living lists Seven Gadgets to Help Get In Shape.
• Today Will Be A Great Day At The Gym says NCN.
• Lazy Man and Health looks into The Baby Food Diet, the latest in diet fads sweeping the internet.
• Fat Man Unleashed guest writer this week posts A Tip is Just a Tip, but a Before and After is My Life.

From Weight Ladder Readers:

• Use these 13 Tricks To Maximize Your Sleep Efficiency by One Crumb to help you sleep.
• Food glorious food: engineer style at MizFitOnline for tips about food and exercise from an engineer.
• One of Iowa Avenue's members writes 8 Minutes a Day for a Tight Ass.
• 4XLT blogs on 150 Pounds of Purgatory.
• For an interesting read check out Health Habits' Scientists Discover How to Create "Anti-Obesity" Brown Fat.
• Cash Money Life says you can save $400 by getting yourself a Free iPod touch and Printer with Apple Education Discount.

Thanks to the carnivals that hosted us this week:

• Workout Blog Carnival @ Workoutebooks

• Link Roundup Pre July 4th

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Sibling Day Weekend Roundup

• Memorial Holiday Weekend Roundup and Weight Ladder on AllTop

• Week Roundup Week of June 08

• Discount Low Carb Products Cheap Weight Loss Journal Low Carb Store

• Aquatic Fitness Equipment Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Exercise Equipment

• Boxing Exercise Fitness

This week from Fitness Health Network:

Below are a couple of great posts from my fitness blogger friends - check them out!

• To Stretch, Or Not To Stretch-Who Knows? Get Fit Slowly examines the research.
• Journal of Healthy Living writes about Myths About Coffee: America's #1 Drink.
• NCN tries out workout programs this week. Here's one NCN Goes To The Gym And Becomes A Boxer.
• Bad Posture? Lazy Man and Health goes over The Path to Perfect Posture.
• For a fun video blog check out Fat Man Unleashed in Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse: Video of Day 1.

Weekend Reading:

To get in this section, leave a comment or link back to Weight Ladder sometime in the next week!

• In the style of the Beijing Olympics, Andrew is Getting Fit writes my longest run yet.
• At Health Habits we get an inside look at Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps in Greatest Olympic Eater of All Time.
• Warming Up and Cooling Down over at The Fight For Fitness is an excellent read.
• Healthy New Age Blog posts Herbal Pain Relief: Chamomile and Oregano Natures Natural Anti-Inflammatory Herb. Chamomile Tea is a great stomach soother.
• Holy Smokes look at those numbers! Digerati Life blogs on Make Money Blogging: Top Bloggers And How Much They Earn .
• Check out Miz Fit Online's new contest in It's SCAVENGER HUNT TIME!! You have until Friday, August 22nd! Get going!

Want to win some cash?

• Submit a romance novel review before next Friday to win a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card.
• Submit your fishing story with picture to win $100 Amazon Gift Card. Winners announced monthly.

Multiple submissions are welcomed at both sites. Great way to get more chances at the cash prizes!

• Roundup August 10th

• Weekly Roundup

• Sibling Day Weekend Roundup

• Memorial Holiday Weekend Roundup and Weight Ladder on AllTop

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Lamp Posts Outdoor Lighting Yard, Garden Outdoor Living

• Aquatic Fitness Equipment Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Scar Stretch Mark Reducers Bath Body Store

• Fitness Exercise Equipment

This week from Fitness Health Network:

• Prevent Lung Disease With These Four Super Foods by Lazy Man and Health says not only are these four foods great for lung diseases but some of the items are extremely helpful when dealing with other diseases as well.
• 8 Reasons Why Size Matters: When Smaller is King is a guest post at Fat Man Unleashed this week that deals with food and lifestyle decisions.
• Journal of Healthy Living writes Home Grown Vegetables Taste Better. Of course if you live in an area with a home owner's association you should check to see if a home vegetable garden is allowed.
• Get Fit Slowly says Kids Meals-Not So Small After All. I bet you know what the only real choice is for fast food eating that's still very healthy. Can you name it?
• What do you Consider in A New Gym Membership? No Calories Needed talks about what he looks for.

If you're still interested in some weekend reading, here are some posts from my readers and those that linked back to me this week:

• Dr. Snyder writes Mmmmmm, desserts! If you're dieting it doesn't mean desserts are off the menu. Check out this fruit recipe.
• Speaking of recipes you should check out the Fight for Fitness posts on Sweet Potato Fries.
• Fitter Everyday posts Cereal Nightmare. What's on your label? It might be sugar. Grape Nuts have no sugar, but can you eat the cereal? It's pretty bland and very crunchy. My sister says a great way to eat grape nuts is to include a healthy scoop in a bowl of plain non-fat yogurt. Of course she also adds pineapple juice to give the yogurt more flavor. Try it!
• What are the Best Cash Back Credit Cards: Your Rewards For Spending? Read Digerati Life's post for more.
• Andrew is Getting Fit writes 8 on the 8th 08! Way to go!
• Viewer Mail at Miz Fit Online deals with losing fat in areas of tummy and arms. I suggest cross body exercises for the stomach!
• Happiness is a Skill at Happy Man explores attitude adjustments.
• Check out Health Habits Transformation Inspiration on Olympian Dora Torres.
• 4 Signs Of Bad Posture (And How To Fix It) by One Crumb is a good read for those sloucher, leaners and bag carriers and weight shifters.

Have a fun and terrific Sunday everyone!

• Food for August 31, 2007

• Roundup: First Sunday of August

• Cash Prizes Weekend Roundup… see end of post for more details.

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Sibling Day Weekend Roundup

• Foods, Meals Foods, Bars Snacks Weight Management

• Foods, Bars Snacks Weight Management

• Bars Foods, Bars Snacks Weight Management

• Discount Low Carb Products Cheap Weight Loss Journal Low Carb Store

• Snacks, Treats Foods, Bars Snacks Weight Management

For weekend reading from the Fitness Health Network this week checkout these posts:

• How do you know if you're properly hydrated? Journal of Healthy Living posts for Proper Hydration: Clear Urine Is Best.
• Fat Man Unleashed asks Why Are We Fatter Than the Animals at the Zoo?
• A Little Help - Best Way To Cook Chicken by NCN asks for a recipe for a healthy and delicious way to cook chicken. Got one? Send it in!
• Lazy Man and Health blogs Are You Eating Enough of These 9 Diet Foods?
• The Myth of Moderate Exercise by Get Fit Slowly exposes fact from fiction.

If you're not finished yet, check out these readings from those that linked or commented to me in the last week:

• Over at Quick to Fit Weight training is good for your health! And better still you can do it even if you don't want to bulk up.
• You know what I always like to read? MizFitOnline's Guest Chef Time: Thinking Thin style. I always need recipes.
• Healthy Habits write Super Carbs!!! - Obesity Research Update #5.
• Coffee? Coffee! Check out Spunkysuzi's new find.
• A run with a podcast over at Andrew is getting fit, is an excellent idea. Instead of music, listen to your favorite podcasts!
• If you need a motive to stay fit, or even if you don't, try something like Run Bulldog Run is doing and run for money. Help out local students go to college. See Memorial Scholarship 5k for more.
• Runner Girl's "Detox" Update is a personal look at diet detox. Is a Diet Detox Right For You?
• Are you looking for smoothie recipes? Read Fantastic Fast Food Recipes: The Smooth Fad of Smoothies at Healthy New Age Blog for some delicious sounding recipes.
• Be Naturally Fit asks have you ever had to Pay for Slip ups?

• Food for August 31, 2007

• Roundup August 10th

• Cash Prizes Weekend Roundup… see end of post for more details.

• Roundup- July 27th Edition

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Lamp Posts Outdoor Lighting Yard, Garden Outdoor Living

• Hydration Running Exercise Fitness

• Animals Birds Statues Yard Art Garden D cor Yard, Garden Outdoor Living

• Hydration Packs Backpacks Camping Hiking

• Discount Low Carb Products Cheap Weight Loss Journal Low Carb Store

Good morning and happy Sunday everyone. If you're planning to have fun in the sun make sure you hydrate, slather on the sunscreen, and stay safe.

Monday I was featured @ Digerati Life in The Cost of Being Overweight.

Yesterday I was unleashed at FMU (picture was taken the same day as my last photographic update): Weight Ladder’s Guns Unleashed

Oh, and be sure to watch Two Tons of Fun @ CNN.com

From the Fitness Health Network the following posts are just a sample of the great content they provide:

• Daily Recommended Values over at Journal for Healthy Living is meant for adults. How well do you stick to it?
• Woah! Soy Leads to Infertility? For all the good soy can do Lazy Man and Health reminds us men that it might not be the case.
• NCN is Building a Food Budget and Establishing a Daily Caloric Intake. But this is surprisingly difficult, read how the caloric numbers fluctuate based on which calculator you use.
• What Is Fit? More Thoughts on the Definition of Fitness from Get Fit Slowly.
• Fat Man Unleashed presents this guest post on 3 Commercial Diet Plans for Successful Weight Loss.

Now I would like to recognize those that linked to Weight Ladder in the last week:

• Wii Fit - Good fitness tool, or just a fad? @ Quick to Fit for more information on the video game. Does it work?
• My Low-Carb Product-Free Diet Experiment @ Livin' La Vida Low-Carb. Hope that cheesecake works out for you, Jimmy.

Thanks to the carnivals this week:

• Workout Blog Carnival - July 21, 2008 @ Workoutebooks.

• Monthly Goal — July 07

• Weekly Roundup: July 20th Edition

• Daily Exercise — July 16, 2007

• No Weigh In This Week — July 4th

• Weigh In — July 14, 2007 — Lost 8lbs in under 3 days

• Investments Opportunities to Make Money

• Sunscreen Sun Care Skin Care Store

• SPF 24 and Lower Sunscreen Sun Care Skin Care Store

• SPF 25 and Higher Sunscreen Sun Care Skin Care Store

• CDs Cassettes Weight Management

How is your Sunday going? Are you looking to play a little golf or go fishing? Perhaps if your like my sister, you'll spend the day sitting down with a good book.

This week from the Fitness Health Network:

• It's hot, the sun is shining, and you're in need of SPF protection. Lazy Man and Health writes a review on Neutrogena Sunscreen.
• A picture diary is a good way to keep motivated and track weight. See what your fellow bloggers at Get Fit Slowly look like: then and now in Together Again.
• What are Nitrates and Why Are They Bad!? Journal of Healthy Living explains succinctly in this post.
• This guest post from Fat Man Unleashed looks into Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Meetings.
• NCN is right on track in One Pound A Week - Right On Schedule.

Thank you to all my readers. I wanted to give a little shout out to those that wrote to me this week:

• Yoga Practice: Your Roadmap To Perfect Balance at Healthy New Age is an in depth look at yoga.
• Recession Or Not - The Challenge The Fed And Our Economy Has by Free From Broke explains nominal Federal Funds rate and what it means for us.
• Mizfit's Guest Chef Time: The ImNotWorthy ImNotWorthy edition will make your mouth water.
• Quick to Fit examines 100 calorie packs in Think you're eating healthier by buying 100 calorie packs? What do you think?
• Simple Weight writes this week 8 tips to make a food diary work for weight loss rather than just plain more work.
• Andrew is thinking about participating in The Volcanoes Challenge.
• What a work out! Boot Camp at Healthy Living Today gives a run down of Mark's exercises for the day.
• Nutrition- week 3 over at Family in Shape provides a list of healthy snacks.
• At Livinlavidalocarb there is talk about A New Stevia-Based Sweetener Called Truvia.
• What do you do to make walking interesting? On my walk today... Spunkysuzi takes photos.
• Speaking of walks, Nutrition Fitness Life takes walks too. My Daily Jaunts says walking clears away the cobwebs!
• Tippin the Scale Thursday's over at Weight Down... Money Up, is a short, sweet, little check in for healthy eating. Where do you eat out that is healthy?

• Monthly Goal — July 07

• Roundup- July 27th Edition

• Weekly Goal #3 — 10lbs

• Lost 14 lbs in 2 weeks!

• Daily Exercise — July 16, 2007

• Discount Golf Pro Shop

• Fly Fishing Fishing

• Ice Fishing Fishing

• Golf Bags Golf

• Golf Balls Golf

Welcome to the Sunday roundup. I hope everybody has had a good weekend so far and that you are all staying healthy and fit.

Check out my Trophy Jack Crevalle.  Sf Boater is paying for fish stories with pictographic evidence.  Tell everyone you know about my trophy catch.  If it gets the most unique visitors out of the submission this month I will get a $50 Amazon gift card.

I will now redirect you to several great posts written by the Fitness Health Network from this week:

• For an interesting read on food budgeting check out NCN's Creating A Food Budget - And It Has Nothing To Do With Money.
• FatManUnleashed releases Diet Delusions by Chato.
• Do you know what the Best Fruit Drinks for You are? Journal of Healthy Living says its not orange juice or apple juice.
• Fruits and Vegetables: Fresh, Frozen, or Canned? Get Fit Slowly explains a bit about their pros and cons in this post.
• Over at Lazy Man and Health this week there's, 6 Cancer-Fighting Super Foods in 1 Meal. Funny thing is, most of us like this stuff or know it's good for us and just don't eat enough of it.

If you're still here after reading those posts it's time to present something new to read. The following posts were selected from the blogs of WL's readers.   How do you make this list?  Leave comments or link to my site in a relevant way.

You find several more health and a few in a variety of other topics in this list:

• Over at Feel Fresh learn what your teenage son or daughter needs in Is your teen eating right?
• Quick to Fit writes on Roadblocks to fitness where he details his number one roadblock as emotional eating.
• Did you know that cacao is one of the most magnesium-rich foods? Chocolate Facts and History of Cacao by HealthyNewAge puts chocolate in a whole new light.
• At Weight Down... Money Up BK poses a question, What Should I do? This is in response to her kids using electricity all the time.
• I have two from Deflabbify this week the first is My biggest health or fitness vice which goes along with my comrade in arms post under the same heading: My Biggest Health or Fitness Vice.
• The second post from Deflabbify is Hundred Pushups, Week 3 wrap-up--half-way through the 6 week challenge. Good luck!
• Looking for a good book to read? Savvy Thinker reviews Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong.
• The Remarkable Approach To Your Finances at Cash Money Life is not one to miss. How do you invest in yourself?
• Cookbook Review: "The Healthy Carbs Diabetes Cookbook" at Living Healthy in the Real World is good for diabetics and non-diabetics because the food is overall very healthy.
• Nutrition Fitness Life posts Want to be Skinny?
• Along with NFL, the Diet Book blogs on a similar vein with Wednesday Wisdom: Forgiveness.
• How do you motivate yourself? THE PINCH PROMPT over at To Be a Strong One is an interesting idea. What are your motivations?
• Take Fit writes Is It Possible To Consume Too Much Protein? Find out.
• Have you ever had to deal with monetary issues with your loved one? Free From Broke presents Dealing With Financial Problems With A Loved One.
• Rocco and Mizfit are at it again with food glorious food: the back by popular demand version.
• Andrew is Getting Fit writes Exercise feels so good this week.
• Day 41 at iRun365 brings 5-Mile Recovery Run (With My Son).

Many thanks to the following carnivals for hosting us this week:

• Carnival of Healing #146 @ Lessons from a Recovering Doormat.
• Weight Management and Fitness Forum 21st Edition @ Weight Master.

• Weekly Goal #3 — 10lbs

• Lost 14 lbs in 2 weeks!

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Weekly Goal #1 — 5lbs

• Sibling Day Weekend Roundup

• Unique Handbags

• Solid Perfume Store

• Real Estate Opportunities

• Businesses for Sale Opportunities

• Commercial Real Estate Opportunities

How was everybody's 4^th of July? Did you enjoy your fireworks, BBQs, and family time? Better still did you all keep on your diets and stay focused on your health goals during the celebration?

Check out my Guest Post at MizFit: Food Glorious Food

From the Fitness Health Network this week were quite a few good articles in my opinion. Check them out:

• Did you know that One Pound of Fat = 3500 Calories? Journal of Healthy Living explains calorie deficits in relation to weight loss goals.
• Lazy Man and Health is looking into Hotel Friendly Food and not hotel food so much as food you can take on the road with you.
• FatManUnleashed is having a little contest this week. If you like Smoothie King you have until Wednesday the 9th of July to respond with a comment about the Smoothie King Chain or products.
• Walking 45 Minutes - The Ups And Downs by NCN is an interesting look at the mental state of a fellow blogger. Do you feel this way when exercising? How about in other areas of your life- like going to work?
• Drinking Water Only: A Month-Long Experiment in Self-Discipline by Get Fit Slowly is about habit breaking. Can you kick the sugar, caffeine, and alcohol addiction?

Now for the rest of blogosphere:

• Nutrition Fitness Life presents Yoga Revisisted. Are you looking for a change of pace from the high intensity exercises? Yoga might just be for you.
• MizFitOnline brings us a great interview with Tues Tip: Rocco style; from the personal trainer Rocco Castellano.
• How do you fight cravings? In Break Me off a Piece… at Weight Down, Money Up explores options such as moderation and learning to just say no. Who knew that simple phrase could do more than protect you from drugs?
• Andrew posts this week on Lessons learned: Exercise is not a dirty word. It really isn't, but if you don't believe me this is an excellent post to read.
• After my own scare with dehydration it's imperative to remember to Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate! Sheamus informs readers that being 2% short on the fluids your body needs can result in a 10-20% loss in your body's performance for exercise.
• Deflabbify brings us the killer hidden cost of weight-loss programs this week and for those who are looking to join a program might just think twice.
• As it is summer I thought this post from Fit36 was a great read: The Challenges of Living Healthy While on Vacation. What do you and your family do?
• Thinking to Thin brings us Baked Beef Ziti in Recipe Thursday and more... for only 5pts.
• In June Recap Laura from Pursuit of Healthyness examines her routine and life style changes for healthier living. Can you give her any tips?

On the hundred pushup front... I was unable to complete the 3rd day of the 3rd week... I sputtered out at 22 on the final set that was supposed to be 27+. Why you ask? I am still working why... I think it was a combination of sore muscles from exercise and a vigorous massage I received on vacation? I was concentrating on the form and I could tell that I was have a harder time with the day's pushups... So I will be repeating week 3 next week.

• Monthly Goal — July 07

• Roundup- July 27th Edition

• Daily Exercise — July 16, 2007

• Daily Exercise — July 13, 2007

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Food Storage Cooking Supplies Camping Hiking

• MREs Freeze-Dried Food Cooking Supplies Camping Hiking

• Aquatic Fitness Equipment Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Exercise Equipment

Still got the bum foot, and so you get a plethora of links... 

Check out the FREE eBook: How to Loss Weight and Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle 

Check out my guest post @ StrongLifts:  7 Steps to Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Progress

So for this week from the Fitness Health Network I present to you:

• How I Feel After 21 Days Of Healthier Eating is written by No Carlories Needed. Soda- gone. Candy- gone. Cravings- gone. All in all it sounds like a good deal.
• Baked Goods Can Be Part of Your Diet by Lazy Man and Health shows you how. All it takes is a bit of creative footwork.
• Fat Man Unleashed says, Cut the B.S. and Get Fit! If your goal is to lose weight and get healthy this is a good post to get you in the right mind frame.
• What's It Like to Get a Colonoscopy is a guest post written by Jericho Hill at Get Fit Slowly about the whole process.
• Since injuring myself I find posts about prevention to be a great read and this one, How to Prevent Common Golfing Injuries, by Journal of Healthy Living has the extra bonus about sport play. Golfing may not seem like exercise but it is!

Now for the rest of the blogosphere and to provide you with more weekend reading I present the following for mental digestion:

• Doesn't Tropical Granola just sound good? A healthy trail mix for those out golfing or hiking or just plain out and about. This delicious recipe is written by Nutrition Fitness Life.
• Tues Tips (sweaty edition) by Mizfitonline is all about laundry and detergent. What detergent do you use?
• Doing Pushups and Running Hills by Fit36 is a check in on the 100 pushups routine and on cardio. Take the challenge and follow your happy bloggers in the 100 Pushups Challenge.
• Rain or shine he's out there running. I mean just look at his post Running in the rain! He's better than the mailman.
• Posted over at Deflabbify My Fit Bank on Wii Fit got an upgrade tonight. Wii Fit is a game that will get you in shape. Poor Deflabbify has a younger daughter that's putting him through the paces. If I was better I bet my daughter would do that same to me.
• Cardio. Ugh... I have sweat? How many of you feel the same way Weight for Deb does? No excuses! Read FMU's post from this week.

Now belive it or not I actually found something very cool from an ad...  I was browsing 100 pushups website and noticed an ad for Stack Magazine...  Even better than what the ad promised (I don't even remember) was what I found on there site...  Embedable and very cool workout videos of athletes... Check out my favorite so far... Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic doing the bench press...  To my eye that is 315 pounds he is throwing around like it is nothing.  (6 45 pound plates and the 45 pound bar).

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Sibling Day Weekend Roundup

• Tropical Storm Fay Roundup

• Week Roundup Week of June 08

• Roundup- July 27th Edition

• Discount Low Carb Products Cheap Weight Loss Journal Low Carb Store

• Exercise Fitness Programs Weight Management

• Hair Loss Hair Care Store

• Foot Care Bath Body Store

• Pedicure Foot Spas Nail Care Polish Store

I can't stay and write for long. My wife brought my dad out (from all the way across the country) as a surprise on Friday. We're having Father's Day brunch today. What are your plans for Father's Day? Be sure to tell your Dads how much you love them. Wives too.

This week from the Fitness Health Network I present to you more of my favorite posts:

• On the topic of heart wellness, Lazy Man and Health offers readers Top 5 Tips for a Healthier Heart.
• Have you ever experienced The 4 Physical Laws of Dieting? This post over at Fat Man Unleashed is a humor-filled commentary on dieting is written by Charlie Hills.
• Get Fit Slowly presents One Hundred Push-Ups plus a site that claims to be able to get you, me, anyone ready to do all 100 within six weeks. Do you have what it takes? I am starting Monday with Week 1 and have added the site to my blogroll. My initial test was 19 knee pushups (my ankle prevents full pushups, but I will repeat the course when my ankle heals.) If I can make it to 100 pushups in 6 weeks the site gets to stay in my blogroll.
• Friendly Fast Food... does it exist? Journal of Healthy Living writes about Chinese food and the preservatives used that could do your body some good.

Then as I usually do every week I was reading blogs and found these that I would like to share:

• Congratulations Andrew! Was it worth it? YES! Andrew has reached a diet mile marker and lost 100 lbs... so far.
• Nutrition Fitness Life is working on a journal exercise focused on Breaking the Sugar Addiction. Can you kick the habit? What are your tips?
• I just love Mizfit's Guest Chef Time! The meal this week by Bag Lady is beautiful delicious perfectly prepared ribs. Have I got your mouth watering?

And thanks to Weight Master for including us in this week's Weight Management and Fitness Forum.

• Weekly Roundup: July 20th Edition

• Weekly Goal #3 — 10lbs

• Lost 14 lbs in 2 weeks!

• Roundup for Week of June 01

• Weekly Goal #1 — 5lbs

• Plans, Blueprints Guides Building Hardware Home Improvement

• Aquatic Fitness Equipment Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Equipment Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

• Fitness Exercise Equipment

• Boxing Exercise Fitness