Tag Archive: weight loss

Ron Swanson – Vacation…the Good, the Bad, and the Unexplainable

Summer. It is that time of year that we naturally seem to get more fit as we enjoy the outdoors. Fresh vegetables, Maryland tomatoes, all of the farm-fresh goodness that our bodies thrive on and good old ...

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Laura Waterhouse – Tail Spin

Dear Bloggers, It has happened. I have met my arch nemesis! I have encountered something so horrid that it has no place in life.... It offered me the hand of friendship, lured me in, toyed with me a ...

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Leslie Wieczorek – All the Single Ladies….

With all of my single girlfriends, and now being newly “single” myself, I have been hearing some of the same things over and over, one of which is “now is the time to be selfish and do ...

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But I Really Can’t Get to the Gym …

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks inasmuch as I have been unable to get to Brick Bodies very often because life has gotten in the way. At least three, sometimes four, and occasionally five times a week, I ...

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Results and Realizations

When last I wrote, my daughter Gwaltney and her friend, Brittany, were attempting to enter the Couples Weight Loss competition. They were selected and are now a full week into the program. When you get a chance check in on how ...

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The Results Are In and …

Using whatever I could remember about the scientific method, I approached January as a “control” month. My goals were simple: I get to the gym 3 to 4 times per week for one hour per workout because if I get home before ...

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Weight Loss as a Contact Sport

Before I begin this blog post, let me take care of a personal matter. The son of friends of ours and fellow Brick Bodies member, Daniella and Chris Toomey, has just been diagnosed with Childhood Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. If you have ...

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Trying Different Workout Routines

It's been nice to start a new workout after the New Year. I've tried so many different workouts over the past two years and they've all had the effect that they were supposed to. I'm not real ...

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