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My problems with my shoes are gone - I just had to figure out how to wear them (if that makes any sense).

Also, AG, that’s awesome! I’ve noticed most of my cravings are gone as well. Especially from not having soda for awhile.

BIG UPDATE: I went to a Charity event yesterday at Wing Chun place near me. Wing Chun is that kung fu I was telling you that my friend just got into. I signed up, completely forgetting that I was starting a new job this week. BUT! It does seem to be a great workout and it’s useful because it’s all self-defense techniques and real-life situations and stuff like that. Plus the instructors are really cute. I couldn’t pass up the chance.

So, I’m starting work today and I’m going to see my schedule and I’m going to try and balance Wing Chun and the job. I probably will have to call the cute instructors and tell them I can’t make it three times a week.

We’ll see. I’ll keep you updated!

Oh! And I started running the lake. I’m not to a 3 minute run, but so far I think I’m doing pretty well and I feel a lot more worked out when I finish.

It’s raining a lot here, so my real problem is trying to stay dry. hahaha

So, I’ve been a vegan for about a month now and a vegetarian for almost a year (3 months shy). Although, I feel like I cheated because I was a pescatarian in the beginning…I’m not going to be too hard on myself because I am what I am now and the past is the past.

The best part about being vegan is that not only do I feel good, I look good. I have lost 10 lbs and it’s so much easier to pass everything through. I know that’s a bit personal but, hey, it’s natural!

So, I just wanted to update you guys on what’s going on because I haven’t been on for awhile.

Now, I’m gonna enjoy my vacation :) My sister, best friend, and I are in Maine with my family and it’s the most beautiful place in the world.

i slept in rather than practice yoga this morning, but that’s okay because i did 4 days this week and that was my goal!
3.5 miles this afternoon, then maybe a teeny bit of ab/upper body work if i’m feeling up to it.
the high is near 100 so i’ll probably get outside early and read/swim/lament buying my new bathing suit bottoms in the wrong size then losing the receipt
i just found out that my mom is making nothing that i can eat for dinner so i have to figure out what the hell to make for myself

i also really want to watch love and other drugs. but i’ve heard that it’s not appropriate to watch with parents…but i don’t want to offend them by hoarding it alone in my room. then again, my parents watched misfits with me and just looked past the sexy parts and “it’s that british show about superhero teenagers” to them.

this post is brought to you by 10 hours of sleep and coffee with vanilla almond milk.

Breakfast: Vanilla non-fat yogurt with 2 tablespoons oat bran

Mid-morning snack: Nothing - wasn’t hungry

Lunch: Two 97% fat free hot dogs with mustard

Mid-afternoon snack: Nothing - wasn’t hungry

Dinner: Celery stalks with low-fat peanut butter, strips of a bell pepper

Exercise: 40 minutes brisk morning walk

Water: 64 ounces

For under 300 calories, this breakfast is pretty dang good!!

So, I just woke up and my entire body aches.

I really hope nothing dire is wrong with me.

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5 Muscle Myths

Turn on the music and press the treadmill, because starting Monday, I am officially loosing weight. I am going to build tummy muscles and be thin by the time I go to Burning Man this August. Go beauty **twirls finger in air while rolling eyes**

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Ran a 10k this morning with my bud, Maza at the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2011 at Dataran Merdeka. This is my second time participating in this event, and I have to say it is so much better the second time around. Cause lets face it, last year’s organization was bullshit. Seriously, only two water stations for the entire stretch of 10km. Are you freaking kidding me?

This year however, they man-up, and all the runners were able to rehydrate with H2O and 100 plus at least every 2.5 km. Which explains why I performed so much better this time around. Well, I best my time last year by 10 minutes. I know, big deal, 10 minutes, whatevs right?

It is kinda a big deal considering that it was the hardest thing I ever had to finish in my entire life, ever. The last km was the worst. Like, am I ever gonna get there???

But I did. And I felt thriumphant. Heh.

Just lemme bask in this a coupla days more.

Switch your birth control.

Oral contraceptives contain estrogen, which causes your adrenal glands to produce fluid-retaining hormones, explains Mary Jane Minkin, MD, clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at the Yale School of Medicine. The experience is highly individual: Some women don’t notice an increase in bloating, while others feel themselves puffing up within days of starting a new pill. If you fall in the second camp, talk to your ob-gyn about trying another brand. Both Yasmin and Yaz contain the hormone drospirenone, which may ease bloat, since it’s also a diuretic. Of the 70 percent of women in a recent study in the journal Contraception who reported abdominal bloating while taking birth control pills, about half said their symptoms were gone after six months of switching to Yasmin. One caveat: Because drospirenone can increase levels of potassium in the body, women who frequently take other medications that increase potassium (such as NSAIDs and ACE inhibitors) aren’t good candidates for this type of oral contraceptive.

Go easy on diet drinks.

Many sugar-free beverages, candies, and gum contain the sweetener sorbitol. Though it’s a great calorie cutter, sorbitol isn’t digestible, so it sends stomach enzymes into overdrive, Gidus says. When patients with abdominal bloating were put on sorbitol-free and sugar-free diets, nearly half saw their symptoms disappear, one study found. Although the FDA requires companies to put a warning label on products that “may result in a daily consumption of 50 grams of sorbitol,” experts note that as little as 10 grams can trigger stomach trouble. Sorbitol can add up quickly: One piece of sugar-free gum has about 1.25 grams, for instance.

Trim the fat.

You ate fried onion rings on Friday night, but now it’s Saturday afternoon and you swear they’re still hanging out in your belly. It’s possible: High-fat foods delay the emptying of the stomach, which may lead to bloating and an overall feeling of fullness. A study in Australia found a direct correlation between bloating and the amount of fat in women’s diets. “I’ve seen many women who assumed they were lactose intolerant because they felt bloated after eating a bowl of ice cream; it turned out it wasn’t the milk but the fat that was the culprit,” Kirkpatrick says. Don’t eliminate fat: “Foods rich in heart-healthy fats, such as avocados, olive oil, and nuts, are actually low-gas producing,” Dr. Gerbstadt says. “The key is to focus on these good fats and pair them with lean protein, such as chicken or fish, which aids in their digestion.”’

Eat broccoli every day.

It sounds counterintuitive, but regularly eating foods that are likely to cause gas, like beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and onions, helps your body adjust and learn to break them down efficiently. “I’ve seen women run into problems when they eat these foods infrequently, say once a week,” Kirkpatrick says. “Their digestive tract isn’t used to them, so they produce a ton of extra gas and bloating.”

Slow down.

“A lot of my clients are busy working moms who are eating food either in their car orwalking to the office,” says Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, PhD, RD, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. “The problem with eating on the go is that you take big bites of food and don’t chew properly, so you end up swallowing a tremendous amount of air.” Her advice: Take 15 to 20 minutes to eat each meal — yes, even if you’re munching on the run. “Take a deep breath after each bite and chew with your mouth closed. This forces you to breathe through your nose, which relaxes and slows you down.” While you’re at it, if you’re sipping on the go, opt for a cup, not a straw: The latter promotes ingestion of gas.

Choose supplements carefully.

If you take a calcium supplement, know which compound is in it. One that contains calcium carbonate, like Tums or Os-Cal, is more likely to cause gas and bloating because it’s harder for your stomach to break down than one with calcium citrate, such as Citracal, according to the National Institutes of Health. Either way, taking a supplement with an acidic drink, such as orange or grapefruit juice, will help you absorb calcium. Many women also experience bloating if they use an omega-3 supplement, Gazzaniga-Moloo says. “Put it in the refrigerator and have it cold; this seems to help reduce the burping and bloating that often come with taking such a supplement,” she says.

Cut back on the sweet stuff.

Fructose, the simple sugar found in syrup, honey, and soft drinks, may be the source of some of your tummy troubles: Three out of four people with unexplained GI symptoms, such as bloating, had fructose intolerance, according to a University of Iowa study. Like lactose intolerance, this condition can be diagnosed with a simple breath test. The good news: Being fructose intolerant doesn’t mean you have to swear off this healthy, sweet diet staple. “Most people are fine with actual fruit, especially if they spread their servings throughout the day, but you may need to steer clear of processed foods or soft drinks made with high-fructose corn syrup, like sweetened drinks or soft drinks,” Dr. Saito says. Juice may also trigger a reaction, since it’s more concentrated.

Get checked for allergies.

If your bloating is accompanied by nasal congestion, allergies may be the surprising reason. “When your nose is stuffed up, you end up primarily breathing through your mouth, which means you swallow a lot of air, which could cause bloating,” Dr. Saito says.

Be takeout savvy.

“Steamed veggie plates seem like a smart option if you’re ordering Chinese food, but if you’re prone to bloating, you should realize that many of the vegetables, like bok choy, can produce tons of gas,” says Jackie Keller, a celebrity nutritionist in Los Angeles.

Skip the salt.

You’ve heard it before, and we’ll say it again: Salt causes your body to retain fluid. That’s good news if you’re training for a marathon. Bad news if you’re trying to squeeze into a new dress for your friend’s wedding. The biggest culprit? “Sauces and salad dressings,” Keller says, “especially at restaurants.” To play it safe, order dressings and sauces on the side, or season lightly with olive oil and vinegar.

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There are plenty of muscle myths out there. Here are five of the most common ones, and the truth behind the fiction:

1. Muscle will turn to fat if you stop exercising.

This muscle myth has been around for a long time. The truth is that muscle and fat are two different types of tissue, so one can’t convert to the other.

The reason why this myth persists is because many of us have seen muscular people who, once they stop exercising, become fat. But the reason why they become fat isn’t because their muscle has turned into fat, it’s because they have stopped working out but have continued to consume the same number of calories as when they were working out. So they end up losing lean muscle mass because they are no longer exercising, and they end up gaining body fat because they are consuming more calories than their new sedentary bodies need.

2. Muscle weighs more than fat.

This is another muscle myth that’s been around for a long time. The truth is that muscle does not weigh more than fat – one pound of muscle and one pound of fat both weigh one pound.

But muscle is more dense than fat, which means that one pound of muscle takes up less space than one pound of fat. This is the reason why you can have two people who are both the same height and weight, but the one with more muscle and less body fat will look leaner than the one with more body fat and less muscle.

3. Muscle loss is inevitable as you get older.

Muscle loss is not the normal result of aging, it’s primarily the result of a sedentary lifestyle. If you don’t use your muscles they waste away. Once the average sedentary person reaches age 65, they will have lost up to 40% of their lean muscle mass compared to when they were young adults.

Multiple studies have shown that older people respond very well to weight lifting and are able to build lean muscle mass very effectively. Even people in nursing homes have been able to increase lean muscle mass when put on an appropriate weight lifting program.

4. Women will develop big, bulky muscles if they lift weights.

The reality is that most women don’t have enough of the hormone testosterone (a key hormone for building muscle) to develop big, bulky muscles. Without using steroids to unnaturally alter their testosterone levels, it’s not possible for most women to develop big, bulky muscles.

It’s important for women to realize that lifting weights will not give them a big, bulky body, but instead it will give them a strong, firm, toned body.

5. Muscle has no effect on fat loss.

Actually, building more lean muscle mass is one of the keys to fat loss. This is because muscle is metabolically active tissue, which means that the more lean muscle mass you have the higher your metabolism will be. The higher your metabolism, the more calories your body burns to maintain itself. The more calories your body burns to maintain itself, the more body fat you lose.

In conclusion, now that these common muscle myths have been dispelled, make sure that weight lifting – the best way to build and maintain lean muscle mass – is a part of your fitness program.

I feel disgustingggggg

I ate like, four slices of white bread because I was in one of my bread-withdrawal moods (do y’all ever get those…?). And now my body feels horrible. I foresee some quality time with my toilet bowl tonight.

Why do I do such stupid things?

To never make up another lame excuse as to why I can’t go to the beach with my friends..

Never again.

Breakfast/Post workout meal after 6 miles:

My Neapolitan Shake! It makes me feel like a kid again!

To Make 2 Big Shakes:

In a blender put the following ingredients:

1/2 cup plain cup soy milk

1/2 cup lowfat choc milk

1/4 cup plain Greek Oikos Yogurt

1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder

1/2 scoop of choc protein powder

1/2 frozen banana

4 fresh strawberries

Add ice, blend and enjoy!!

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so if you’re into that stuff there it is, and if you’ve got one yourself let me know :]

Spa sauna treats private parts:

New trend in California beauty spas.

Breakfast:

2 wholemeal bread
1 tbsp. of Nutella
1 banana

Snack:

1/2 a pear
7 sweet corn balls (chips)

Lunch:

Handful of salad greens
1 tsp. of aioli/garlic yoghurt
Small portion of rice
Palm of beef steak with fried onions

Afternoon snack:

1/2 cup of cocunut broth with cassava and tapioca pearls

Early evening snack:

1 Nature Valley honey & oats bar
5 almonds
1 cup of earl grey tea

Dinner:

Way too much… I can’t even remember my portions.
Basically, loads of meat (beef, lamb and pork, especially.) 2 cheese pizzas. Quite a bit of rice. 1 slice of chocolate-coffee cake. 1 glass of coke. Lots of glasses of homemade ice tea.
I had oranges somewhere in there..

It was another birthday party. Sue me. ^^

Late night snack:

1 cup of lemon tea

what a long day i have ahead of me today. at least i started my day off right and went running. i didn’t really have to BRING myself to do it, the rain just makes me sleepy. my run was very nice. it wasn’t really a work out, more like leisure running. i’m surprised it only took me 15 minutes to do my entire route, which means i should probably step it up and do it twice, or find somewhere else to run. i want to be in better shape and in order to do so, i need to start pushing myself a little harder.

another thing. I don’t understand why people sign up for gym memberships..? unless you live in the city where you’re fearing that you’re going to be kidnapped if you go outside, i don’t understand why you wouldn’t just run down your street (with your dog) or at a park or something. Night time is a different story. 24 hour gyms are convenient i guess if you work late and need something to do before you go to bed. i don’t fucking know.

“Being outdoors for part of the day helps reset circadian rhythms and balances hormones and promotes weight loss.”

GO OUTSIDE! RECONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS! NEGATIVE IONS! NATURAL SUNLIGHT!

Antibiotic resistance has finally made its way onto the Senate radar again and with good reason considering that we’ve seen antibiotic resistance across British farms and this year in US hospitals and nursing homes to name just a few. It’s a problem that’s only getting worse with the expanded overuse of antibiotics. It’s this practice that a Senate bill is looking to limit with the re-introduction of The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA).
According to Diane Feinstein (D-CA), the primary sponsor for PAMTA, reported on Civil Eats. “[t]he effectiveness of antibiotics for humans is jeopardized when they are used to fatten healthy pigs or speed the growth of chickens. This is a basic food safety initiative that would phase out the misuse of these drugs so that food in supermarkets across America will not spread strains of drug-resistant bacteria.”
According to the FDA, 80 percent of the antibiotics produced in this country are used in animal agriculture. This amount is estimated to be more than four times the amount of drugs used to treat human illness.
The bill, which Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), all have worked together on was outlined by Civil Eats and does the following:
Phases out the non-therapeutic use of medically important antibiotics in livestock;
Requires new applications for animal antibiotics to demonstrate the use of the antibiotic will not endanger public health;
Does not restrict the use of antibiotics to treat sick livestock or to treat pets.

This needs to happen…

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The back issues resurface when I lay down, meaning (since I toss and turn a lot during the night) every time I move I wake up.

Also, the problem where my thumb falls asleep and then hurts like a motherfucker is still happening.

Basically, every hour or so that I try to sleep, I get jerked awake by a charlie horse in my hand and a stabbing pain in my right hip.

I AM TWENTY-TWO THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ME

inspiration to get healthy though. I bet this would be better if I was in better shape. The back thing at least. Not sure about the thumb.

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I unintentionally gave myself a big boost yesterday!

I started off pretty bad I ate like 4 servings worth of chicken stir fry & brown rice for lunch (it just tasted so good)

Ate 35g of chocolate - see I thought it was good because it was sugar-free, gluten free and dairy free… but it still had the normal amount of carbs and fat :(

And 2 cinnamon donuts - just cos they’re awesome

ALL FOR LUNCH!

I was kinda perturbed by my behaviour so I decided to head to the gym, the main class I wanted to do was yoga at 6:30… and then I thought, maybe I should do the spin class before it at 5:45 as well cos I ate so much… but then I’d have to drive there during peak hour… then I thought screw it

Swimming: 3:00 - 3:45

Walking/Elliptical/Weights: 4:30 - 5:45

Spin class: 5:45 - 6:30

Yoga: 6:30 - 7:30 - don’t be fooled, this was not a relaxing yoga class, it’s really intense! The teacher is so mean ;-;

So that was like… 4 hours of exercise?? I was absolutely exhausted when I came home and was too tired to eat… just crawled into bed and zzzzz

It was definitely a fun day to do once in a while when I have nothing to do in the holidays and though I don’t see a dramatic change in my body (did you see how much food I ate), I certainly feel more toned! :)

Its the push I needed to get started and today I was much healthier!

Breakfast: oatbran pancakes with raisins

Morning snack: Mandarin with 5 almonds

Lunch: Canned tuna and 1 piece of wholemeal toast

Afternoon snack: Sushi - like 3 or 4 rolls equivalent cos that lunch wasn’t really lunch and half a dragonfruit

Dinner: brown rice and vegetable stir fry

Dessert: I plan to have strawberry yoghurt and resist those donuts staring at me!!

Oh and the exercise I did today was 1 hour body balance class, 5 minutes on the elliptical and might sneak in some 30 minute shred later

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It is the peak of the summer today it’s 49 ºC which is 120 °F. Take all necessary measures for your personal health and safety from this extreme heat.

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It’s 5am and I have class at 8, and what am I doing?

Looking up symptoms on WebMD =/

At the moment I’m having really awful problems with my hands. I have eczema that comes and goes generally dependent on the time of year and how stressed I am. When I get more stressed the eczema gets angry…

Over the past 4 weeks I’ve had this rash on my fingers and around my knuckles & wrists. It’s eczema in places but in other places it just looks like angry red, tiny bumps under my skin. Sometimes it gets so angry my skin breaks.

Anyway. I think I’ve figured out the problem. I changed my washing-up liquid to a cheap, own-brand version about a month ago. So this morning I went out to by premium stuff and bought some marigolds to be super protective about my hands. I have a million different creams and am trying to avoid steroid cream for now, so hopefully this’ll help clear it up.

Fuck skin conditions, though. They suck. :(

industry regulators in Europe have known for years that glyphosate, originally introduced by American agricultural biotechnology giant Monsanto in 1976, causes birth defects in the embryos of laboratory animals.

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My first purchase from gnc, how exciting! Oh wait, I lied. I got biotin pills once before. But this was a bigger purchase, and a lot more fun!

I take the be-wholesome every morning. It’s got everything you need but, damn, 8 pills is a lot. And they aren’t small, either. They really are a pain in the ass to take, I must say. But I feel like it’s a small price to pay for getting everything you need. Maybe I’m just a wimp when it comes to taking pills?

I take the be-hot about 45 minutes before I work out and damn. These work. They give me so much energy to keep working out. It’s amazing.

I got the bath salts for free with the purchase and I love to take a bath and stretch out sore muscles before bed. I haven’t tried them yet, but I’m sure they’ll be just as nice as any other brand.

What Is the Remedy for Puffy Eyes?

I fucking love carrots. Seriously.

I had a problem with comfort eating. I ate when I was happy, sad, stressed… you name an emotion or situation and I ate. I’ve managed to pretty much completely stop that bad habit, but for times when I absolutely must eat to feel better… I grab a full sized carrot.

Good carrots are sweet, crunchy and filling. They provide you with tons of vitamins and nutrients, plus they are considered a “negative calorie” food. One carrot satisfies that need to bite the hell out of something and fills my stomach.

Eat more carrots.

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Gonna stay home tomorrow and work out instead of walking to the gym.

My legs are feeling awful sore, and my ankles are a little swollen for some reason - probably the excessive walking and stuff… And I’m feeling super gross now, so I can only imagine how I’ll feel when I wake up. :(

14 miles in 4 days is a lot for me.

Goodnight everybody. :)

Develop a Relationship With Your Body

Develop a relationship with your body is much like the relationship you have with others. It is built around respect, give, take and nurturing. Give vitality to your body more than you draw from it.

What Is the Remedy for Puffy Eyes?:

Overview

Mild swelling and puffiness under the eyes, often referred to as “bags” under the eyes, can be caused by multiple factors including allergies, sleep loss, fluid retention or sagging due to the breakdown of body tissues during the natural aging process. Although there are no cures for puffy eyes, there are remedies available to help reduce the look and feel of the swelling.

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WTH! How does this happen!?! A Russian woman died from a heart attack brought on by the shock of waking up at her own funeral. (yeh, that would do it for me lol!)

49 year old Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov was mistakenly pronounced dead by doctors, but she woke up later in a coffin surrounded by crying relatives. She started screaming after realizing she was about to be buried alive.

Mukhametzyanov was rushed back to the hospital where she was declared dead AGAIN, but this time for real. Her husband, Fagili Mukhametzyanov, was terrified saying, “Her eyes fluttered and we immediately rushed her back to the hospital but she only lived for another 12 minutes.”

He has plans to sue the hospital. “I am very angry and want answers. She wasn’t dead when they said she was and they could have saved her.” A spokesman at the hospital said officials were investigating. I bet they are…

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I did this kickboxing workout just now and it kicked my butt. I have gotten so uncoordinated! I’m going to start incorporating these kinds of workouts into my routine. I think running and elliptical isn’t challenging me enough. Variety is key.

If anyone else knows where I can get kickboxing routines online please let me know!

Now time to shower…maybe get some coffee and take my midterm.

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Drink your salad. A quick guide to juice cleansing
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Please don’t track that as healthy, newsflash, it’s the farthest thing from it.

days til I reach my UGW
to find out how much time it will take to realistically get to your UGW, go to sparkpeople.com , set up an account and they’ll help you figure it out! If you lose weight in a realistic amount of time you’ll be healthier and maintain the weight loss.

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I feel like im just going to put total cals from now own- total for today- 1285 :)

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After waking up and feeling already more sore than I previously wrote about, i’ll be honest as to say that I didn’t think today was going to happen as for my yoga class. But, against my previously known patterns, I went. And it felt wonderful. Sure, at the beginning I could feel the work I did yesterday as I went through the flow sequence but with each breath I took, it came to a point in the middle where I was in cobra and the flush of endorphins and blood rushing freely through my veins hit. As food went, my best friend and I, along with her boy, went to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Alphabet City. Vegan Hot Buffalo Burger, uh yes please and thank you. After we went to a vegan ice cream place that just made tonight full of delicious vegan food. Tomorrow I’m sticking to completely unprocessed and fresh fruits and vegetables sans any treats but I can’t say tonight’s delicacies weren’t so worth it. I’m truly doing my best as to not focus on my single state in a negative mindset but I must confess it’s not easy when around and hearing of couples constantly. I know i’m not ready to be in a committed relationship because i’m not at the point where I love myself enough to be able to accept another feeling so themselves towards me but seeing it, being the third wheel… it’s hard. But i’ll smile through it because I know i’ll get there and it’ll be worth this wait period. I’m not looking nor waiting for just anyone. Now, it’s time for me to go to bed seeing as i’m waking up at 6AM for a 7AM yoga class. Good night lovely.

N and I like to go to museums. When we get home we always complain about having “museum feet” because we stood all day and walked in small spurts.

Since I’m supposed to avoid activities that hurt or bother my hip, I’ve been standing almost all day all week. Museum feet has become my new normal. My heels ache by the end of the day. I would love to just sit down on a nice comfy chair and read.

I’ve noticed some funny things while standing. Mijo fell asleep in the car yesterday, so I stood outside of the car and watched as people tried to figure out why I was reading a book with my door open. At dinner, when everyone is sitting around and talking, I will stand up behind my chair and keep talking.

Supposedly, we (humans) were not meant to sit most of the day. It’s only in the last few generations that we began to sit all day. Sitting has gotten press for being bad for our health. So technically standing should lead to some long term benefits for me.

When I first thought about doing my work standing it seemed foreign to me, but after looking it up a bit, it seems to have growing interest (or perhaps this is just proof that you can find groups of people interested in anything online). According to the article, Philip Roth and Donald Rumsfeld both stand up to work.

So what do you think? Can you imagine standing up all day to work? Do you know someone that does? Or do you already do so?

I think I’m going to have to work on coming up with different strategies to keep myself active while standing to work (e.g. stand on one foot, then the other, walk in place). I also need to invest in a stand-up desk so that it is at the right level. Ah, my new normal is going to take some adjusting.

The New England Journal of Medicine has conducted a study that suggests that eating potato chips might be directly related to obesity.

By analyzing the eating and exercise habits of 120,877 people over many years, doctors have concluded that downing a whole bag of potato chips makes you fat faster than just about anything else, ice cream and soda included.

Also in the study, we learn that on average, people who quit smoking gain five pounds every four years after quitting. Commenting on the study, obesity expert Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer said, “[potato chips are] very tasty and have a very good texture. People generally don’t take one or two chips. They have a whole bag.”

Just for shits and giggles, here FDA Commissioner’s advice: “Just eat a God damned vegetable.” Thanks to The Onion for that.

At the rate I’m losing weight I’m beginning to suspect I have some kind of parasite slowly killing me. This kind of weight loss is not in any way natural.

If I do in fact have worms I’ll be the proud father of parasitic children!

So I was a little late updating today and I am updating from my phone right now. Anyway, this morning I had a small bowl of Special K cereal with Red Berries (my favourite!)

Lunch was 4 delicious Morning Star Chik’n Nuggets and a small salad on the side with Brianna’s Honey Dijon Mustard.

Had a little snack of a sharp cheddar cheese stick.

Dinner was some delicious Tomato and Basil soup.

I made some chocolate chip cookies for a friend so of course I snuck in a little bite of the dough. Just a little on though! I also had a beer tonight.

Anyway, I will be better tomorrow!

I feel like im just going to put total cals from now own- total for today- 1285 :)

And bootcamp work out for outtake. It was so rough today I was so slow because I was tired and sore. But tommorrow is a new day AND since im going out after work I really am hoping to get to the gym in the morning. Its funny I can wake up for 6 am bootcamp but I cant get to the gym at 7 am.

Kinda nervous for this weekend, I usually binge eat when I drink so my plan is eat healthy all day, drink slow, and focus on not doing that. Also I will try to not drink as much since well its horrible for weight loss, but its one of my best friends birthdays tommorrow night then the next night is another best friends house warming party an hour away.

Will let you all know how it goes, mabye I can find a healthy way for this weekend!

Relay for Life in honor of my Grandmother

5 Fabulous Fever Facts

a.k.a. Romper Room

Benefits: See The Hot Seat. Also, adds bounce to his thrusts.

Have a ball in your workout room? Use a stability ball to add some bounce to The Hot Seat . Have him sit on the ball with his feet on the floor. Back up onto him, sitting between his legs. Roll and bounce to it.

haha it was definitely never planned. i’ve had a personal tumblr for a while now, but i was never that into it. i guess i created this health tumblr simply because i wanted to share some of the things that i’ve learned over the years through my reading + researching random stuff.

i figure that the majority of people want to change their appearance (lose weight, gain weight, gain muscle, etc.), but many don’t try to understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of things. regardless, i love it when people work to become healthier and just wanted to provide helpful tips.

thanks so much! :)

For the past couple of days, I’ve been a lot better about taking care of my skin in the morning and especially at night. Usually at the end of the day, I’m tired and lazy and just won’t wash my face until the morning. Well I’ve been breaking out bad lately so I decided that NEEDED to change. I went to the store this morning and bought a new facial cleanser and a clay face mask. I used them both tonight, before I go to bed….But that’s kinda where it starts. I start taking better care of my skin but then I stay up until 4am.

Or I’ll start exercising but then eat nothing but brownies all day. I feel like no matter how I try to tip the personal maintenance scale in one direction, I end up tilting it back in the opposite direction at the same time.

Things I need to get more serious about (at the same time, preferably):

Take better care of my skin. Wash it when I wake up and before I go to bed. Exfoliate and facial mask a couple times a week.
Diet. Not a diet, but improve mine. Eat more veggies and fruits. Less processed crap. I’ve mentioned this before but maybe if I keep repeating it, I’ll finally follow through.
Drink more water. Every day. Instead of spending $4 on a sugary drink at Starbucks every morning, how about just having a glass of water? It’ll clear up my skin, too….
Exercise. Work out. Get active. Run, walk, crunches and squats, hula hoop. Do something, goddamnit.
Get more sleep. Better sleep hours. Don’t stay up until the sunrise….Like now. preferable bed time between 12-2, ideal bedtime between 11-1. And I hate staying up this late then sleeping until the afternoon. I feel like my day has been wasted.

Come on, Suzy, you can do it.

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Obese 9 Month OldsRelay for Life in honor of my Grandmother:

Please help the fight against cancer. I lost my grandmother to colon cancer 6 months ago, and our family misses her daily. Not a day goes by without thinking about her. Let’s raise awareness for people to go in for annual checkups so we can catch this deadly disease before it spreads.

My family appreciates any thoughts or any donations, no matter how small.

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Why I Love The Huffington Post

“John Famiglietti, the bassist for the L.A.-based experimental noise rock outfit HEALTH, who played the Mojave tent on Sunday evening, is the band’s spirit animal. A shimmering, shaking hallucination in a boldly patterned shirt, guiding the live set to its shattering denouement.

His silken mane of black hair a study in motion, he lithely glides and shakes across the stage like a human-faced leopard on an acid trip. He is impervious to heat and sweat while the band’s lead singer, Jake Duzsik regularly towels off his dripping face and hair.”

Ask James Verone about our great health care system

Yoga in Times Square…

I love the idea of this collective!

Click on the picture to read the story

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics : Fragrance:

A little caution for us make-up lovers.

New Math in HIV Fight

Shoulder muscles and blades hurt from so much swimming, but it’s being effective, I can feel my body toning up a bit. I need a morning routine for laps before all the maniac neighbors come out to play though. Really wishing I had a new suit but ah, work with what you got right? I’m just bummed because my black halter swim top is MIA.

My nose is stuffy, allergies suck, especially when going from extreme cool weather to expecting triple digits this week.

Wah wah wah.. Let’s see.. What else.. Aiden is sick, poor baby.

Pele is dilated 2 cm so she won’t have to wait for 40 weeks, really, 38 weeks would be the easiest guess and Aaron may well be here already. Right now I believe she is at 36 weeks along.

Also, seriously wanting a job, I feel stagnant. I need to pay some bills and get things back in working order. I need to get my birth certificate out of my crap and turn it in for copies for my next appointment too.. bah.

I’m getting tan.. not because I want to, or I think it’s cool because I certainly prefer being pale in some sense.. Whatever pale olive skin looks like anyway. My body needed the vitamin D for sure and it’s cleared up my skin a little. Mainly I blame socializing and the pool. Mostly the pool. And even moreso Carlos, Mike, Dane, Chief, Tim, Jason, and the rest of the Westwood.Oh, and then there’s the firey burning ball of shit in the sky too. I think they call it a sun. Who knew?

-shrugs- I seriously feel as tired as this rambling sounds. Goodnight world!

America’s Life-Threatening Disease - Liberalpox!:

Liberalpox is not a disease of the flesh, it is a disease of the mind. It affects the centers of the brain that control common sense, logic and objectivity and it distorts the inputs from the five senses. It forces the infected person to refute the laws of physics, chemistry and economics. To the diseased person, up is down, right is left, night is day and hot is cold.

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Meat and Sleeping

Workout Songs - I really love working out to Underoath, I have alot of underoath on my mp3 player, so thought I’d share their latest video with you, Underoath aren’t for everyone but I’ve been a fan for nearly 10 years now. I’ll make a playlist of my favourite workout songs and post it soon.

Breakfast:

1 banana
1 apple, sliced
1 tbsp organic peanut butter
large mug of green tea

Lunch:

1 hard boiled egg
2 celery sticks
1 cup greek yougurt, strawberry flavored, with wheat germ & flax seeds
cup of green tea
glass of water

Dinner:

4 pieces of sushi (just the fish and rice kind…nigiri I believe?)
brown rice with raw peas & carrots
water

Pill Capsules: Would love these, with something to attach to a keychain… and maybe if they were decorated so they were a little cuter.

So I was eating a gigantic piece of chocolate when…

I saw that the latest catalogue for Anthropologie had arrived. Naturally, I’m too poor to get anything from there that is not on sale, but I started perusing through potential fall bargains in the June edition of: “if only you were rich.” When suddenly, I came across this photo. This girl looks so elegant. And LOOK! She’s eating something! Granted, she’s probably not actually eating whatever this is. So, to make a long story short, I saw this picture, put the damn chocolate back, and walked upstairs. That’s true inspiration for ya.

Here’s the full catalogue if you find yourself stuffing some food in your mouth on this fine evening:

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&viewall=true&id=CLOTHES-CATALOG3&cm_re=May_11-_-053011_hmpg_catalog-_-catalog1

Woot! I celebrated by eating a chocolate donut, a small piece of berry crumb cake, a chocolate chipper from Panera, and an iced grande cinnamon dolce latte. And half a bag of cheddar popcorn.

Don’t worry, there was some space between these things. A couple minutes, at least.

they’re called mio, and they’re really neat! they take your heart rate, tell you how many calories and grams of fat you burn in a workout, how many minutes you spend in, above and below your target heart rate and your average and max heart rates during a workout! the best part is, if you touch and hold the outside of the watch face, it takes your heart rate right there! it also connects to the computer with this chest strap thing and you can upload all of the information to a website.

hopefully i can have it all worked out by friday, because there’s a big pile of instructions i still need to read!

The Boss is having a rough night. She’s thrown up four times in the last six hours, and she has a slight fever. So far, no bloody stool or eardrum-rupturing screams. Just a kid who’s too hungry to sleep yet too sick to eat or nurse.

I hope she’ll be okay.

Today wasn’t too terrible, health wise. For breakfast, I had two slices of ham and a pickle (we were all out of eggs). Lunch: chef salad with low calorie/low fat dressing. It was a very scrumptious salad, I’ll be having another one later. I had some pistachios for a snack, and a lemon-pepper pork chop and green beans for dinner. For dessert, I had honey roasted peanuts, and thought I was doing quite excellently until my dad gave me cherry pie and vanilla ice cream. I didn’t want to be rude, since it was so sweet of him to make it for me, so I had it. Dessert has always been my weakness. Overall, I think it was a good day.

Something that’s been helping me is thinking, “Would I rather have this now or be skinny later?” And more often than not the answer it in favor of the latter. Another thing that was helpful was thinking of my daily carbohydrate allowance as money. Do I want to spend that ‘money’ on potatoes at dinner, or on ice cream at dessert? Since I’m a fan of dessert, the answer is almost always in favor of ice cream. :P

Hopefully tomorrow will be another good day! I’m feeling optimistic about the future. I hope you are too.

Today was a very big slab of proof in just how far my body has come since moving to NYC. Yesterday, inspired by an episode of Anthony Bourdain trekking around Boston, I ordered a pastrami sandwich after work in a nearby deli. Oh my fucking god, was that thing full of meat. It looked more like a cave where a small monster could hide out, rather than a sandwich. I ate it with relish, over stuffing myself, but enjoying the taste anyway. I sincerely regretted that decision however, at 2 in the morning trying to go to sleep with a lump of meat in my tummy. If I’d been in Orlando, this wouldn’t have been a problem. My bedroom was built within the garage, where we kept an extra fridge for all of our food. So I often fell asleep in high school and my early college years, after self medicating with slabs of meat, potatoes, sugary drinks, and whatever else I could get my hands on. I went to sleep better with food in my belly.

But those days are far over. My bedroom now lies 3 stories high of any food source, and I took up dog walking as a job which did an immense job of exhausting my body in all the right ways. My cousin also doesn’t eat a lot of red meat, so most of my diet turned into heavy vegetables, and fruits. The occasional fish or chicken, maybe turkey pops in too. Slowly but surely my body changed gears, and I happily went along with it. Seeing how much ‘damage’ one pastrami sandwich could do to my mood/body chemistry/sleep habits really sort of shook me up and made me appreciate all the changes I’ve been able to make for myself.

Man, I love New York.

So this evening, I went and took a nice jog/walk over to my local park. I managed to jog the WHOLE way there (super impressive), and I made a lap around, and surprised myself again by deciding to make another lap. I had to only walk that one though, because my core muscles were kicking up a storm and making it hard to breathe.

Ugh, my life. Such in a good place. Years ago I would have never imagined my stringing praises of physical exercise. It’s taken me a while to get where I am and appreciate it now, but it’s been all worth it. When I run, swim, walk, or do yoga, I think, “This isn’t just for me. This is for my kids, my future self, my family, or the person who might one day get my organs when I die.” I don’t just do it for me, I do it in a communal sense. And cause it just damn well feels good by the end of it. Even though the first 5-10 minutes can be fucking wack and I feel miserable. But it picks up after that!

Have you really tried today?

Okay, so I’ve decided I really need to re-arrange my lifestyle. I’ve haven’t been treating myself kindly lately, and am consumed by only negative thoughts of my well-being. Due to these persistent, harmful internal focuses, I’m going to try to alter aspects of my life to, hopefully, over time, benefit my perspective of myself.

Beginning changes:

· Diet

· Sleeping habits

· Physical exercise

I think focusing on only 3 unhealthy behaviours in my life at the moment will allow me to put all my efforts into these factors without feeling overwhelmed. Working on these unhealthy factors in my life will take some time, so initially; I’m going to be working rather slowly.

Although, I am worried about my motivation but doing health science courses at uni have helped me realise that rewards really aid in continuing a changed behaviour. Instead of rewarding myself with unhealthy foods (as I usually do), every couple of weeks or so, if I persist in my behaviour changes, I could buy myself something small, such as a bracelet or a ring. It’s not much but I think that will help my enthusiasm and determination.

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For the average person happiness is a choice, yet numerous people are unhappy. There are many reasons, but it all boils down to one simple principle: They choose something else over happiness. Because it often takes less effort to be unhappy.

For example, instead of seeking happiness, they…

Lazily follow the path of least resistance.
Refuse to accept change.
Aimlessly try to control the uncontrollable.
Etc. etc. etc.

Averting these poor choices and the negative attitudes that accompany them is the key. The list below will give you some ideas on how to do just that.

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
- Abraham Lincoln

1. Lack of meaning in one’s day to day life.

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” With the modern 9 to 5 work schedule it’s so easy to trap yourself into doing what you don’t want to do for 40 hours every week and then mindlessly waste all your free time being lazy.

Sure you have responsibilities. And no, you won’t be able to do what you want to do every waking minute of your life. But you almost always have a choice to do more of what you really want to do – to work on something that matters to you – something that moves you and gives your life meaning.

You must leave time to follow your inner curiosity and passion.

2. Obsession with the past or future.

Right now is life. If you dwell on things that happened in the past, or obsess yourself too much with the things that might happen in the future, you’ll miss everything.

Focus on the present, not yesterday or tomorrow. As Helen Keller once said, “When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”

Oftentimes we fixate our minds on the way things can be, should be, or will be someday. But life always takes place in the present. You never know what the future holds – whether or not you and your loved ones will still have good health or even be alive. The opportunity to enjoy life is now. Make time to do so.

3. Feeling out of shape and unhealthy.

Remember, your health is your life, and your body is the greatest tool you’ll ever own.

If you are a little overweight, cut back on some of the fatty foods, get outside and take a two mile walk every day. Losing extra body fat decreases your health risks, makes you look and feel better, and generally increases your self-esteem and happiness.

Don’t go on binge diets and crash exercise regimens. Instead, gradually change the way you eat and live so you create new health habits that can be sustained for a lifetime.

4. Unfavorably comparing oneself to others.

When you catch yourself comparing yourself to a colleague, neighbor, friend, or someone famous, stop! Realize that you are different, with different strengths – strengths these other people don’t possess. Take a moment to reflect on all the awesome abilities you have and to be grateful for all the good things in your life.

The problem with many of us is that we think we’ll be happy when we reach a certain level in life — a level we see others operating at – your boss with her corner office, that friend of a friend who owns a mansion on the beach, etc. Unfortunately, it takes awhile before you get there, and when you get there, you might have a new destination in mind.

Instead, appreciate where you are and what you have right now. Try comparing yourself to those who have less, those who are dealing with tragedy, and those who are struggling to survive. Hopefully it opens your eyes to all the things you should be grateful for. PS: Help people who have less if you’re able… you’ll see why.

5. Focusing on negatives.

You can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you react to things. Everyone’s life has positive and negative aspects — whether you’re happy or not depends greatly on which aspects you focus on. For instance:

Did you get catch a head cold? At least it’s only a temporary virus and nothing life-threatening.
Did you lose a basketball game? Thankfully you got to spend the afternoon with friends doing something fun and healthy.
Did your stock market savings go down? It’ll bounce back in the long-term. And besides, it’s great that you’ve been diligent and fortunate enough to save a nest egg of savings when many people are barely making ends meet.

You get the idea — almost everything in life has a positive side, and focusing on these positives injects happiness into your atmosphere. So stop concentrating on how difficult things are and why you don’t want to do them. Focus instead on the benefits these things have and the opportunities they will create for you — the positives.

6. Avoiding personal accountability.

Either you take accountability for your life or someone else will. And when they do, you’ll become a slave to their ideas and dreams instead of a pioneer of your own.

You are the only one who can directly control the outcome of your life. And no, it won’t always be easy. Every person has a stack of obstacles in front of them. You must take accountability for your situation and overcome these obstacles. Choosing not to is choosing a lifetime of mere existence.

7. Perfectionism and fear of failure.

If you work hard, do your best and then condemn yourself for not achieving perfection, you’re sabotaging your future. Likewise, if your fear of failure, or of not being perfect, has driven you to take the safe road of doing nothing, you have already failed.

Perfect is the enemy of good. Learn to accept the good – learn to love things when they are less than ‘perfect.’

If you find yourself at a point of intense decision making where you’re caught in a spiral of over-analysis and you’re making no progress, take a deep breath, break the spiral, make an educated guess on the next logical step, and take it. Even if you get it wrong you’ve learned something, which is better than doing nothing. Your failures along the road to your goals are simply opportunities to learn and grow.

Remember, the real world doesn’t reward perfectionists; it rewards people who get things done.

8. A low self-esteem.

Don’t belittle yourself and don’t put up with people who try to belittle you.

Marcus Aurelius once said, “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” Boost your self-esteem by recognizing your accomplishments and celebrating them. Acknowledge your positive qualities, and when you come across a quality in yourself that you aren’t proud of, don’t sulk in your sorrows, proactively work on correcting it.
How you view yourself and your world are conscious choices and habits. The lens you choose to view everything through determines how you feel about yourself and everything that happens around you.

9. Financial debt.

The only way to get out of debt is to understand why you’re in debt in the first place.

But the sad truth is, if you’re a spendthrift…

You will not save money when you get your next raise. You will not save money when your car is paid off. You will not save money when your kids are supporting themselves someday. And you wouldn’t even save a dime if I handed you $100,000 in cash right now.

How do I know this?

Because saving money has very little to do with the amount of money you have. In fact, you will only start to save money when saving becomes an emotional habit – when you start treating the money you handle everyday differently.

In general, live a comfortable life, not a wasteful one. Do not spend to impress others. Do not live life trying to fool yourself into thinking wealth is measured in material objects. Manage your money wisely so your money does not manage you. Always live well below your means.

10. All work and no play.

Fun is way underrated. With all of our responsibilities, fun seems like an indulgence. It shouldn’t be. It should be a requirement. Ponder what you did to have fun when you were younger and go do it again. Leave the house messy and the yard un-mowed for a weekend and get out on the town. When you’re older, you will remember the fun, not the clean house or yard.

Go to a carnival, play a card game, shoot darts with a friend, play catch with a kid, etc.

Make time for fun!

11. Neglecting personal relationships.

The quality of our personal relationships correlates directly with our overall sense of worth and happiness. Sometimes in the midst of life’s chaos we forget to do the little things that remind us we’re part of something greater than ourselves. We need a certain amount of meaningful contact with other people to feel fully alive.

Make time for people, even if it’s just a quick meal at lunchtime. It’s worth sacrificing a few minutes here and there to experience life outside your own inner bubble.

And remember, you don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.

12. Procrastination.

Nothing is so draining and stressful as the eternal presence of an unfinished task.

There are plenty of ways to sabotage your personal happiness, dreams and desires. Procrastination, however, is the number one killer. Procrastinators self-destruct. They hinder their own potential by placing colossal road-blocks along the path to happiness and success. In other words, they subconsciously choose to fail.

Do you put off doing things that would bring you closer to your desired goals? I know I do at times. But why are we so foolish?

It has something to do with how our daily responsibilities overwhelm us. In the midst of all the important things we know we need to do, we somehow convince ourselves that none of these things need to be done right now. In other words, we decide that some peace and relaxation in the short term is what’s most important.

So we take another break, read another blog post, watch another TV show and just kick back and relax. And life is blissfully dandy… for a little while. But then suddenly the inevitable deadline has arrived. Ahhh! It’s panic time!

By taking the time and initiative to understand your own reasons for procrastinating and devoting a little energy to take the necessary steps to move forward, you can beat procrastination. We all can. In fact, simply writing this article was a testament to this. I kept procrastinating on writing it because I lacked focus. So I locked myself in my bedroom, eliminated all distractions, kept the end in mind and started writing. And as usual, starting was the hardest part. Now I’m done.

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Please keep me in your prayers this week as I was just notified by the hospital that a mass was found in one of my lungs. I am awaiting a CT scan in order to find out whether or not the mass in cancerous. I am hopeful, but so scared.

this (thursday) evening, the ONE campaign is premiering their movie “vodoo and vaccines in benin, africa” via facebook. the movie can be viewed at 20:00 (CET) through this facebook app (corresponding fb event).

the movie is about current medical practices in benin that bring together traditional healers and modern doctors to give children access to life-saving vaccines.

the interesting part is that they decided to do this via facebook instead of just launching a website at a certain time, or a video on youtube/vimeo. i wonder who’s consulting them.

Tesco mistake leads to beer rush

An error which slashed the price of beer and cider led to a stampede of customers at a number of Tesco supermarkets in Scotland.
A deal offering three boxes of various alcoholic drinks for £20 was going through the tills at three for £11.
Police were called to Tesco in Greenock after heavy congestion was reported in the car park as customers rushed to get the deal…
News of the error spread quickly from about 1900 BST, with many people posting messages on social networking sites…
One customer said the situation was “bedlam” as people phoned their friends and some went home to change clothing to come back and buy more beer.

BBC News, 1 June 2011

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MH,
The biggest thing for me: an app called NTC. It helps so much. It gives you a full work out. And it’s really fun. You work out for fun goals. Trust me. Check it out.

This goes for all Journalers trying to be more fit.

Weezy: Cool. Hey, Journalers, why not go onto the social network and recommend apps that you love?!

We all win when we give a decent attempt to succeed. The question becomes, are you truly giving it a decent attempt? I mean, a truly decent attempt in which you know deep down you really tried.

UC researchers find new anti-mosquito weapon

I found this inspirational list on MamaVision’s blog
Found this list on Facebook written by Sarah and wanted to share. This just struck me as a really cool idea…add thoughts as they come about and read through them to reinforce positive reality. See list in process here

-Move forward eagerly, while embracing the now.

-I am free to choose to live as I wish and to give priority to my desires.

-Remember that your body only is not you. The sum of who you are is more important than your body.

-I’ll definitely remember who Stephen Hawking is – but not who won Miss Universe’s last contest.

-I am thankful for all the parts of my body that function correctly

-I appreciate all the movements that my body let me perform

-I am thankful for being able to touch, see, smell, hear and taste

-“I don’t ask for more: the sky above me and the path under my feet.”Robert Louis Stevenson

-Our physical body is a key part of our existence.

-I listen to my intuition.

She’s a marathon runner (on and off mostly since she’s in school now) and usually runs San Diego’s Rock n Roll Marathon, but couldn’t this year due to school. And we were saying how we should get my dad to run it next year since he’s lost like 15 pounds now since he stopped drinking. Then I said I would run it, the half marathon at least. And at first I was just kinda joking around and saying it, but now I think I should really stick with this goal. I want to start training and maybe I could actually run/walk the half marathon next year. I’m gonna have to really train though because right now I can only run/walk like half a mile to a mile, and a half marathon is 13.1 miles. But I have until next summer. So I’m going to try my hardest to get there! If any of you are training for races or marathons, tips would be very much appreciated on how to get started training and where I should be running wise at certain points in the year I have to train.

Help?

Today was the first day of my new, and hopefully permanent, lifestyle change. Well, almost. I’ve already been working on eating healthier, but I haven’t been as committed to exercise. So today, I woke up at 7:30 and got my fitness on!

Goal: Healthy, Happy, Beautiful. I want to be in my best physical condition; I want to have a flat sexy tummy before Micah comes home in approx. 3 months.

HEALTH - Tabloid Sores (Nosaj Thing Rmx)

Being on a low-carb diet means that your protein sources have to be as low in carbs as anything else you eat. If you eat meat, for example, you can only eat it breaded and fried if the breading is low-carb. The same goes for meatloaf, which typically has many more carbs than you would suspect. Not all meat is carb-free by itself, either. Read on to learn how to choose the protein sources you need without the carbs you don’t.

-If you eat meat, most cuts of beef, pork, poultry and lamb have less than a carb per serving. How you cook or prepare them can change that, however. Avoid any kind of liver or any internal organs, like chicken giblets. With the exception of ricotta, cottage cheese and Gjetost (or Brunost, as this brown Norwegian cheese is also called), cheese is also a good low-carb source of protein.

-If you eat fish and seafood, fish has no carbs. Seafood can, however. Oysters, mussles, clams and abalone can have the most. Still, the carb content for a modest serving is low. For example, 3 oz. of cooked Pacific oysters has 8.4 carbs.

-If you do not eat meat, fish, or seafood, try seitan. It has the highest amount of protein of the vegetarian meat substitutes. Plus, it is a good source of iron and has little fat and no cholesterol. You can make seitan at home; but you can also buy it at a natural foods store. Use it as you would beef. You can buy a chicken-flavored seitan, as well. Another good source of protein is tofu.

-Drink soy milk for extra protein. Choose one without sweetening so that you can have the benefits of soy protein without unnecessary carbs.

-Don’t forget to eat your vegetables. They have protein, too. Beans and peas have as much protein as the same amount of tofu. Broccoli and asparagus have half as much protein as the same amount of tofu.

While the Congressional Budget Office has said that only 7 percent of employees currently covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) will have to switch to subsidized-exchange policies in 2014, a McKinsey survey which included more than 1,300 employers found that about 30 percent of employers will definitely or probably stop offering ESI after 2014, when Affordable Care Act will come into effect. The survey also found that at least 30 percent of employers would gain financially if they did not offer ESI benefits, and more than 85 percent of employees would remain at their jobs even if their employer stopped offering ESI, although about 60 percent would expect increased compensation.

A year late on my annual eye exam..

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Hewlett-Packard Tests Mobile Technology in Fight Against Malaria:

In this trial, people are asked to wear an H.P. watch-like device that includes a number of sensors capable of tracking a patient’s heart-rate and other vital signs. As the data is collected on the watch, it is sent through an application on a patient’s mobile phone and then transmitted to a doctor. Doctors are then given a Palm Pre 2 cellphone with a propriety app that can show graphs and charts of an individual’s vital signs.
It’s only a matter of time before these kind of mobile health monitors become globally commonplace. The vast majority of next-generation smartphones will include heart monitors to keep tabs on your well-being and help doctors determine the early stages of disease and health problems.

Here’s my logic: Why would I run every single day if I know I’m not going to do that once I get down to my goal weight? it has to be a lifestyle thing. If I don’t think I’m going to run every day for the rest of my life, why would I beat myself up about not running today? I know I’ll do some kind of working out every day, but I’m not entirely sure I’m going to run every day. I will not beat myself up over this. End of story.

I don’t know who this girl is, but she is gorgeous. She looks amazing.

Even as hospitals in Germany are now filling up with people sickened by a super-powerful drug-resistant “superbug” strain of e.coli that looks like it was bioengineered, European health authorities are leaping at the opportunity to spread fear about organic foods while ignoring the obvious true cause of the contamination in the first place — the widespread abuse of antibiotics in animal farming operations.

The e.coli blame game has become a circus of musical chairs. First, they blamed the Spaniards as a form of retaliation for Spain’s resistance to accepting GMOs. This act drove Spanish farmers into bankruptcy through a savage campaign of rumor-mongering. After ravaging the Spanish vegetable farmers, they began to randomly instill widespread fear about a variety of vegetables: First it was cucumbers, then lettuce and then finally tomatoes. And now, the blame has come full circle and is now being cast upon organic sprout growers in Germany!

This has all been nothing more than despicable rumor-mongering that has now reached the point of economic warfare against vegetable farmers. And now it turns out even the latest round of blame cast upon sprouts was completely fraudulent: New tests reveal that the organic sprouts are NOT contaminated with e.coli.

The Wall Street Journal is now reporting:

“The Lower-Saxony state agriculture ministry said 23 of 40 samples from the sprout farm suspected of being behind the outbreak have tested negative for the highly aggressive, “super-toxic” strain of E. coli bacteria… In a surprising U-turn, German officials said initial tests published Monday provided no evidence that sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany were the cause of the country’s deadly Escherichia coli outbreak.”

Huh? Weren’t these sprouts being blamed as the source of the outbreak up until yesterday?

Economic warfare and irrational fear-mongering

The truth is that we are witnessing an economic blame game run amok as health authorities destroy trust in one vegetable crop after another. It has become an episode of Godzilla, with the monster of German health authorities rampaging through the city, crushing vegetable farmers left and right by merely uttering the name of what they grow.

CUCUMBERS! No, wait. Now it’s TOMATOES! Hold on, nope. It’s actually SPROUTS! Wait a sec. Nope, not that either…

This has all become a circus of nonsense that translates into the economic devastation of vegetable growers. And that’s the whole point, actually: To demonize fresh vegetables and convince people that the only safe food is dead food. So through this campaign of destructive rumor-mongering, European health authorities can steer people away from eating the very things that help keep them healthy: Fresh vegetables and sprouts, all of which contain natural medicines and phytonutrients that prevent diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

By scaring people away from these fresh vegetables, they are pushing people toward less healthful options: Processed foods, dead foods, pasteurized beverages and fumigated or irradiated vegetables. Across both the EU and the USA, this is what health regulators have been deviously pushing for the last few years. All it takes is a few engineered e.coli scares to convince the public to avoid nearly all fresh vegetables!

Already, sales of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and sprouts have plummeted across Europe… even though there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that these vegetables are the source of the e.coli contamination. Astonishingly, virtually the entire public is now increasingly convinced that the only SAFE foods are processed foods!

Yep: Beware of fresh veggies because they might kill you! Instead, eat your GMO-contaminated, pesticide-ridden processed dead foods because that’s safe! This is the incredible conclusion of the war being waged against fresh vegetables — a war that is now using bioengineered weapons in the food supply to create fear and cause fatalities among innocent consumers.

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During our training session JY told me about this amazing new device for hand strength. It is called the ‘powerball’… Now this blogger does not endorse products, but I thought I would tell the trainers of the world about it because it was the first I had heard about it and sounded intriguing!

This is something a trainer rarely does because we focus on the larger muscles, not realizing of course that is the weakest link in the chain that stops a client from acheiving more out of their workouts. We focus on abs (sorry to be politically corect… Core), the arms in men, the waist in women but we often forget about the little muscles.

It is also important to note tha the hands contain very small muscles and we need to maintain not only strength but also dexterity. Please if you use something like this gyroscope do not forget to add some tactility skills for your client.

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It’s amazing to me how we hear all the side effects of the drugs that the pharmaceutical...Dude had me at my breaking point today. We had to run between the Main Street and Broadway bridges,...

because when it comes down to it, I’ve always had a problem with my eating. Although, a lot of the time I choose a healthier option than most people I know, I overeat, and I binge eat. I’ve mastered my fitness, now I need to get my eating in check, by eating the proper amount of calories per day, according to my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate). I’m on day 4… and I feel really great, and I’m continuing to reach my next weight goal of 125lbs… Here is a picture of my 310 calorie breakfast! Over 10 grams of protein. :) I used to eat 2 eggs and 2 slices of whole grain toast every day. Now I’ve cut it to 1 and 1, and I like it much better this way. Less calories, more opportunities for healthy calories throughout the day.

Price cuts on vaccines now may help get the drugs to more children. Several makers of children’s vaccines, including GlaxoKlineSmith and Merck, announced they would lower prices on the drugs in the poorest countries, which could save billions of donor dollars.