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The Weight is Over: Spinning Plates, Filling Plates; Acting Cranky

This is the day when I usually post my weight-loss update column. But I’m feeling distracted because tomorrow is opening night for “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Next week will be even more crazy, because Wed., Oct. 19, is the food/beer/wine-pairing event… Continue Reading

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Kyle Stewart and His Overhead Wheelchair – ‘It is amazing how far hard work will get you’

Q: Hi, Kyle Stewart. Thanks so much for taking time to talk with me today on A News Cafe.com. You and I became acquainted through Matthew Lister at Align Private Training. But I really don’t know much about you outside… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 41: Decreased Calories and Faked Bad Posture

Forty-0ne weeks. I can’t believe it. That’s how long I’ve been on this health-and-fitness journey with Matthew Lister at Align Private Training. Forty weeks happens to be the gestation period of an average pregnancy. Just think: In the time between… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 40: What’s Your ‘Crack’?

It started with my offhanded Facebook comment: Oh, Ancestry.com. You are like crack. Hours spent chasing one elusive hit. That led FB friend Debra Duryee to comment that her crack was toffee, but come to think of it, also chips and homemade… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 37: Matthew Answers Your Questions (See Our Video)

As promised last week, we selected some of your questions – submitted via comments and email – for Matthew R. Lister from Align Private Training to answer today. I’ll tell you a secret: Matthew and I actually created a video… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Part 36: Ask Matthew ANYthing – Next Week He’ll Reply

Workouts at Align always start with a warm-up, which, for me, is usually on the recumbent bike, typically about 10 minutes, but sometimes longer. It just depends what Matthew says. After that, the real fun begins when Matthew Lister assigns… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 35: Oh, Baby!

When my kids were babies, I never left the house without a diaper bag that held all the essentials to care for an infant. Mainly, the bag contained spare clothing, but also, especially for older babies and toddlers, it included… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 34: Staying Strong, Despite Social Pressure

I’m not exactly sure how, or when it happened, but some time during this last seven-month health and fitness journey with Matthew Lister at Align Private Training, something unexpected happened: As my body changed, so did my brain, and with it… Continue Reading