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WEIGHT LOSS: DOES MY MAN MUU MUU MAKE ME LOOK FAT?

Weight loss is a cruel joke on December 23rd. Christmas cookies, Christmas candy, Christmas cake and pie? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Eat it or risk hurting someone’s feelings. Eat it and say you liked it.

LOSING WEIGHT? ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?

When you’re losing weight, two things happen: It’s either a celebration of mind over matter, with the matter being eating too much. Or it’s a medical investigation because you haven’t stopped eating everything in sight and you’re still losing weight. Either way you weigh less, and if you happen to start as an XXXL, it’s […]

WEIGHT TRAINING, OR “WAIT, TRAINING? FOR WHAT?”

Weight training takes people to whole new level of confusion, but not for the person lifting. “Why do you waste so much time trying to break a sweat? Who are you trying to impress?” is a question often asked. “You’re going to look like a meathead. Is that the look you’re going for?” “Do you […]

BODY WEIGHT: A FAT MAN’S CONFESSION WITH NO SHAME

Body weight became an issue for me in 7th grade. And it wasn’t fat shaming. That came later. In seventh grade there was a football weight limit for playing in the backfield. One twenty if I remember right. What I remember very accurately is I weighed slightly more, like five pounds. Coach Peasley, a small […]

WEIGHT TRAINING MATTERS BECAUSE:

Weight training matters for one reason: we’re not strong enough. It’s that simple for us weaklings, no matter how strong you think you are. Find the strongest person you know and they’ll tell you, “I’d like to be stronger.”

MUSCLE UP: LIFTING WEIGHTS AND WASHING UP FOR DISEASE PREVENTION

Lifting weights and building muscle in the right gym is disease prevention, as long as you wash your hands regularly and don’t touch your face. Common knowledge, right, don’t touch your eyes or mouth after handling weights in a public gym. But how bad can it really be? Well, remember all of the reminders in […]

HEALTH BLOGGER ADDS WEIGHT

Weight loss isn’t a fad. It’s either a mystery that needs solving, or a goal. If loosing weight is a goal, do you know what to do? From so many ads, neither does anyone else. On the other hand, if you’re losing weight and don’t know why, get it checked. Health bloggers, writers, whatever you […]

WEIGHT ROOM POLITICS

Who does the lifting in weight room politics? And where? Next time you’re in the gym take a good look around, I mean a really good look, and you’ll see something different. Without asking, BoomerPdx discovered the lifting habits of Democrats and Republicans. Using skills of pure observation, the old muckraker makes the call. And […]

BOX LIKE ALI TO LOSE WEIGHT

The weight loss industry works to turn big people into smaller versions of their former selves. Small people don’t take to it the same way. They don’t want to get much smaller than they already are. From surgery to cross-fit to P90-X, people are changing. It’s all good until new research on fitness/exercise comes out, […]

Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]