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Doug Walker is a cycling fan. One of his dreams is to go to Europe to watch the Tour de France. He was the 2010 Health Quest winner, losing more than 72 pounds. (Ken Caruthers/rn-t)
Understanding own body critical to weight loss success
One of the best assets of aging is experience. Note that I did not say wisdom. I’ve packed more than my share of weight-losing experience into my almost 58 years on the planet. One of the things I’...
Jul 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tara Nolan like to kayak. Sometimes paddling is easy; sometimes it's hard work...just like her weight-loss journey. (Ryan Smith/rn-t)
Years of dieting didn’t work, but something just clicked with Health Quest
Let’s see, where do I begin to tell the story? Diets have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have read about them, talked about them and been on one in some sort way before I e...
Jun 07, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ellen Garrard was one of the top 10 performers in Health Quest 2010.(Daniel Varnado/rn-t)
Adversity can make us stronger; the important thing is not to quit
What a busy spring this has been! With all the nasty weather, I have spent a lot of time working in my yard — picking up limbs and branches, raking up leaves and pine needles — and finding time to ...
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 70 70 recommendations | email to a friend
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Returning to some basics that have worked for me in the past
I am a Health Quest alum, trying repeat last year’s success and drop another 25 pounds. But this year seems to be more challenging for me. I know what worked before so the easy answer would seem t...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Doug Walker is a cycling fan. One of his dreams is to go to Europe to watch the Tour de France. He was the 2010 Health Quest winner, losing more than 72 pounds. (Ken Caruthers/rn-t)
Health Quester walks 1,200 miles in a year and treasures his health on many levels
Today, April 19, is a Red Letter Day in my personal health quest. It is the day that I crossed the 1,200 miles walked mark in under 12 months. Made it with three days to spare. I chose walking as ...
Apr 24, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ellen Garrard was one of the top 10 performers in Health Quest 2010.(Daniel Varnado/rn-t)
Ode to my running group
First, let me say that I’m a “newer” older runner, having just taken up the sport in June 2010. For me, running consists of a combination of slow running, bursts of less-than-blazing speed and wal...
Mar 29, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Doug Walker is a cycling fan. One of his dreams is to go to Europe to watch the Tour de France. He was the 2010 Health Quest winner, losing more than 72 pounds. (Ken Caruthers/rn-t)
If Health Quest One was a home run, let's follow it with a grand slam!
Imagine, if you can, being a pinch hitter in the leadoff po-sition. The game is just getting started so there’s no pressure. Actually, to continue the baseball analogy, I suppose you could say this...
Mar 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Alums to blog for Health Quest 2011
Well Health Quest 2011 has kicked off and Yours Truly and other alums from last year are back to finish what we started. The good news is there were a number of success stories and several of the ...
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Battle of the bulging belly
by Charlotte Atkins, editor
Aug 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
OK, so none of us are ever really happy with our bellies, unless we have six-pack abs. I don’t. Shocking, I know, but I checked. Mine are more like keg abs …. As we age, even those who fall into th...
I need my java jolt in the mornings
by Charlotte Atkins, Editor
Jun 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Weight-loss goals or not, a girl wants what a girl wants. We all have certain indulgences in our lives and I have confessed more than once to my indulgent personality. Of course, my most indulgent ...
Sleepless in Rome - A wakeup call about the importance of rest
by Charlotte Atkins, Editor
Jun 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
I have heard more than one overweight person say, “I am so tired of being sick and tired.” That’s because lugging around extra weight can certainly make us sick and it most definitely is tiring. It...
Painting life by numbers, but not fearing them
by Charlotte Atkins, editor
May 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
It's a long held notion that Southern ladies don't like to reveal our age. But I think that women now embrace age and often proudly tout and own their age. I gladly celebrate my 48 years. The numb...
Taking a Page from one woman's 92-pound success story
by Charlotte Atkins, Editor
May 04, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
We Health Questers have now been on our weight-loss mission for almost 10 weeks now. And while I know this is so important to my health, it can sometimes be hard to stay motivated. I’ve been prett...
Tune up: Music’s rhythm helps with exercising
by Charlotte Atkins, Editor
Apr 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
You walk into the cardio room at the YMCA and you see people on treadmills, bikes and ellipticals and most have earphones in their ears, either listing to music or watching the TV that’s on every p...
Vacation doesn't have to mean time off from exercise; but for me it was time off from calorie-counting
by Charlotte Atkins
Apr 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Vacations are seldom good for the waistline. They're a time to relax and indulge a bit. And indulging is my specialty! When my recent vacation approached, I must admit I didn't have a firm game pl...
Sometimes a dose of creativity and some garden bunnies can help create a getaway workout
by Charlotte Atkins, Editor
Mar 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Each year I head to St. George Island for an annual reunion with some of my oldest and dearest friends. Some of us have been friends for more than 20 years. These are the kinds of friends who know ...
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    by Charlotte Atkins, editor
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  • Welcome to Health Quest 2010!
    by Charlotte Atkins
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