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8/15/2025 #33           Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.  - Ovid Welcome back. I hope you all have been enjoying your more mobile hips; if you have been consistent maybe you even noticed some back tightness start to disappear. This week I carefully recommend counting calories and give a little update on what I have been up to training-wise.   Fit Tip: Calorie Counting When it comes to achieving or keeping a healthy bodyweight, calories always matter. In fact, controlling calories matters more than anything else when it comes to fat loss goals. It simply won't happen if your calories consumed consistently outnumber the calories burned. Now, that by itself is not helpful information. The doctor telling people 'eat less and exercise more' is highly ineffective even if it's true. How you control for this calorie intake matters . It is the difference of suffering day after day through what feels like sta...

 8/8/2025 #32 It's the job that's never started that takes longest to finish.  - J.R.R. Tolkien I hope you are happy, nerds, I have quoted Tolkien to try to motivate you. Last week I said, "don't stop," this week I say "START." ( Assuming you haven't yet.)  You have been here. You are reading some newsletters, learning a bit about fitness, doing a few things to be healthier, but haven't quite jumped in yet? You know what you must do, you are just afraid to do it.  Next up I give you the basics. Do this for a few weeks and you are on the path to a great level of health and fitness.  Fit Tip: Getting Started 1. Eat hearty, nutritious, filling meals a few times a day and just skip the snacks . Aim for 30-40 grams of protein per meal. 2. Eat your fruits and vegetables. You've heard it a thousand times since you were a kid and for good reason. You need these foods in your diet if you want a healthy body. It's not just the vitamins (don't j...

 #31 There is no shortcut, there is no hack. There's only one way so get after it . - Jocko Willink Welcome to August: the month you realize you were way too late for your summer beach body and may as well start now on a Christmas reunion cut. I don't care what date it is, just put the work in. Do it because you know you will feel better. Do it because you know you could be better. Self-improvement is indeed a lofty goal that some misconstrue as merely a form of dissatisfaction with self - me .  Don't forget to share this blog with a friend or family member who could benefit.  Fit Tip: Do Not Stop There are a lot of mistakes to be made when it comes to taking good care of your body, but the only mistake that will cause you to fail is to stop . It is hard to get fit and it will take longer than you think. It is easy to overestimate what you might accomplish in a months time and become disappointed. Instead, don't underestimate what you could accomplish in a year's ti...