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    <title>Forever Fighting Fat: The Never Ending Weight Loss Journey</title>
    
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    <updated>2009-11-11T19:22:01-08:00</updated>
    <subtitle>Motivational Writings about Weight Loss, Habit Change, Fitness, and the internal battle and thoughts involved in having to forever battle gaining weight, from THINspirational Speaker and Recovering Perfectionist, Scott "Q" Marcus, a 50+ year veteran on the front line who lost 70 pounds more than 13 years ago and now writes and speaks on this topic in exchange for French Fries.

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        <title>On Vox: Locus of Control</title>
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        <published>2009-11-11T19:22:01-08:00</published>
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        <summary>At the very first session I had with my therapist oh so many years ago, the opening question out of my mouth was, “How long will this take?”Being ever the smart aleck, he replied, “About 50 minutes.”“No,” I responded. “How......</summary>
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    <p>At the very first session I had with my therapist oh so many years ago, the opening question out of my mouth was, “How long will this take?”Being ever the smart aleck, he replied, “About 50 minutes.”“No,” I responded. “How...</p>
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        <published>2009-10-29T15:26:01-07:00</published>
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        <summary>A column in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine has prompted me to think — always a dangerous practice.The piece, penned by Julia Baird, was entitled “Positively Downbeat,” and the basic thesis was that positive thinking was actually making us......</summary>
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    <p>A column in a recent issue of Newsweek magazine has prompted me to think — always a dangerous practice.The piece, penned by Julia Baird, was entitled “Positively Downbeat,” and the basic thesis was that positive thinking was actually making us...</p>
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        <published>2009-10-21T16:46:19-07:00</published>
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        <summary>While drinking my morning coffee and reading the newspaper at the local bakery, I watched as the young parents entered the establishment, a small blond girl with huge, round blue eyes, bundled snuggly against the cold wind, was in tow.......</summary>
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        <published>2009-10-15T08:47:25-07:00</published>
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        <summary>To say a continental breakfast is simple, is tantamount to saying fire is hot. No duh. Depending on where you spend the night, this mainstay of hotels and motels might present you with coffee, tea, assorted juices, rolls, yogurt, bagels,......</summary>
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    <p>To say a continental breakfast is simple, is tantamount to saying fire is hot. No duh. Depending on where you spend the night, this mainstay of hotels and motels might present you with coffee, tea, assorted juices, rolls, yogurt, bagels,...</p>
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        <published>2009-10-07T16:07:55-07:00</published>
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        <summary>Let me jump to the point: I am concerned that we, as a people, are drowning in an epidemic of outrage. Maybe it's not as apparently dangerous as the swine flu, but it is far more virulent and certainly more......</summary>
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    <p>Let me jump to the point: I am concerned that we, as a people, are drowning in an epidemic of outrage. Maybe it's not as apparently dangerous as the swine flu, but it is far more virulent and certainly more...</p>
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        <published>2009-09-23T12:16:19-07:00</published>
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        <summary>From the moment she entered the jet, I could tell she did not want to be there. In addition to apologizing each time her overloaded "Big Brown Bag" banged someone in an aisle seat, she was having difficulty navigating her......</summary>
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    <p>From the moment she entered the jet, I could tell she did not want to be there. In addition to apologizing each time her overloaded "Big Brown Bag" banged someone in an aisle seat, she was having difficulty navigating her...</p>
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        <title>Rules for Being Human</title>
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        <published>2009-09-08T09:37:14-07:00</published>
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        <summary>One of the Rules for Being Human: Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson. </summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Per my newspaper column this week, I said I would list all the "Rules for Being Human" You can find them <a href="http://www.bluinc.com/free/human10.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div>
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        <title>Newspaper Column on Positive Thoughts</title>
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        <published>2009-08-10T08:53:30-07:00</published>
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        <summary>I'm very proud of this weeks column. I've been re-reading Louise Hay's book, "You Can Heal Your Life" and it really inspired me. The post can be found here.</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I'm very proud of this weeks column. I've been re-reading Louise Hay's book, <em>"You Can Heal Your Life" </em>and it really inspired me. The post can be found <a href="http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_13029597?source=rss">here</a>.</p><div class="bodytext">
						
						
						
						
      
     
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        <title>Top 10 Cheap &amp; Healthy Foods</title>
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        <published>2009-08-06T10:39:03-07:00</published>
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        <summary>Picked this up on twitter. I retweeted it but also wanted to post it here. Worth checking out.</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Picked <a href="http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/10-healthy-cheap-foods1.htm" target="_blank">this</a> up on twitter. I retweeted it but also wanted to post it here. Worth checking out.</p></div>
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        <title>Changing the View</title>
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        <published>2009-08-05T16:39:17-07:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-05T16:52:58-07:00</updated>
        <summary>I stood on my head today. Well, that's not exactly accurate. Actually standing on my head would require a level of flexibility and dexterity not possessed by yours truly as my feet cannot even reach that big ol' noggin of......</summary>
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    <p>I stood on my head today. Well, that's not exactly accurate. Actually standing on my head would require a level of flexibility and dexterity not possessed by yours truly as my feet cannot even reach that big ol' noggin of...</p>
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