At first I thought this was a joke, but apparently Canadian researchers are just now getting to the CDC information on hot topics like this:
Go on, read the article…
“Even a little is good; more may be better!”
via Fark.com
Category Archives: Health
Runner’s World
The Seattle based Run.com is a neat site where you can pick your city, plan your route, and share with others. I’ve already done some that were listed for Seattle!
This is one:
www.cityofseattle.net
Blame The Weather
Or the husband, or the exploring, or the city, or the internet…
I miss you guys. I haven’t even been able to barely turn on the computer, I admit it. I haven’t been perusing, exploring, driveling, okay, or anything on the computer lately. Here’s my formal apology for all those lazy posts, to all of you calling asking “What has been going ON!?!?!” I haven’t even checked email (although now that I have, I have plans for tonight!) lately. It’s too sunny, too beautiful, too fun to walk around, too much to do! MK has been bogarting the internet, but is finally hooking up the wifi as I type. Small victory.
We have been gallivanting all over. We played poker, went out to dinner, and are currently in the midst of the Seattle Maritime Festival, which began yesterday with the Seattle Waterfront Neighborhood Chowder Cook Off. For 5 dollars, we get chowder from 20 restaurants all weekend to taste and vote for our favorite. There will also be boating and free tours of the aquarium and harbor. Yipee!
I’ve been keeping up my running, been able to add weights also (it’s sunny from 5am to 9pm, I’m getting in two workouts most days) and in addition to all that MK and I walk everywhere. The only small catch is all this seafood. I’m fairly certain I’d weigh 12 lbs. if I wasn’t trying to scarf down all the deliciousness that surrounds me everywhere I look. We grilled prawns on the roof again the other night, and some kabobs. It doesn’t seem to get any better than this. The waterfront run is so beautiful, I have to say I think it beats Town Lake in Austin. We saw a seal while we were running yesterday. How many of you have had that happen?;)
I forgot to share the great story of the arm wrestling debacle, wherein the dishwasher of the pizza restaurant made $65 or so beating a friend, here’s the proof (I guess we took pictures after all):
I haven’t done the customary, “By the way, I have a blog and your picture is subject to publication at any time” disclaimer, so let’s hope everyone’s cool…
And, in closing, for now, I’d like to let you know that I’ll be back soon(er).
Visual Learner
There are tons of work out magazines around my place. I always think that I will learn some new moves from them. But there’s one small problem. I don’t get it. There’s a big page of instructions with pictures and words, and I read, and reread, and read out loud, and try to imitate. I can never make sense out of what they are trying to do. I end up pulling something and throwing the magazine and pulling something else doing that, it’s not pretty.
Well, I sure like the show Work Out. After seeing last week’s episode, I checked out the website and the blogs and forums for the show, and found videos that they’ve posted of many of these moves that I can’t make sense out of. The internet has done it again.
Here’s the link to the videos if you’re interested. Sometimes they take a little while to load. Of course, you can always search on YouTube too, but those results were slightly more questionable. I thought it was pretty helpful. Or, if you’re good with magazines, let me know. You can have mine.
April Tally
Moving made everything crazy. It’s so frustrating, when you don’t want to make excuses, but being in a car for a week made jogging a little impossible. There’s no excuse for the rest of the days I took off. It was hard to get back into the swing of things this week, it’s amazing to see how much momentum you lose by taking a little time off!
Final count on the Calendar of Progress:
- The letter W (for weights) appeared a total of 7 times.
- The letter C (for cardio) appeared a total of 14 times.
- The letter D (for drinking) appeared a total of 5-ish times.
Hopefully now I’ll be running out of doors, and drag MK along. This should be a good month. I keep threatening to try and get a trainer job at a gym just to keep getting in better shape.
www.targetwoman.com
I found a blog that has some info and honestly made me laugh: 3FatChicks.
Nice Shades
Check these babies out. I bought them last week. Which makes no sense since I’m moving to somewhere with no sun. But I think I need them. Really. They are Maui Jim sunglasses. They are bendy and flexy and have a nice rubber nose piece, so I can run out of doors. I am super sensitive to sunlight and hate wearing my regular glasses (they’re the big Nicole Richie kind) because I look like a moron and they get all sweaty.
www.eyesave.com
I don’t know what all this means but it’s pretty fancy:
www.sunglasstent.com
They were a little pricey, but I looked around and didn’t see them cheaper on the internet or anything like that, and couldn’t find any that were better. Thanks to my friend AC for helping me find them!
March Tally
SXSW got me on the drinking, but I was super extra awesome with the working out this month, so I’m happy. Some year I’ll find some before and after measurements and photos so that y’all can see just how drastic it all is:
Final count on the Calendar of Progress:
- The letter W (for weights) appeared a total of 10 times.
- The letter C (for cardio) appeared a total of 21 times.
- The letter D (for drinking) appeared a total of 12 times.
Rock and Roll. If you’ll remember, cardio is typically implying running 5 miles. Weights is typically Body Pump. I am so happy. It’s probably just the work-out endorphins. That’s cool.
Enviga
Working out isn’t enough in and of itself. When I realized that and entirely reformed my eating habits was when I first started noticing drastic improvements in my health and weight loss.
One problem I face is that I can’t stand sugar replacements. I would rather die than drink Diet Coke. So I quit drinking soda. I can’t eat anything with Splenda or Equal or whatever else. Try to trick me. I can taste it in anything. That new Dannon yogurt, the 60 calorie one, is disgustingly full of Splenda. Can’t eat it. Every once in a while I get real sick of not being able to eat or drink whatever, or trying healthy stuff only to find they put that crap in it.
Enviga is controversial:
Mean article here, good article here.
It only has 5 calories, and purports to help you burn calories (hundreds) since it’s a green tea based drink. Whatever. I’m not looking for a quick fix. That usually never works. Who cares about that??? However, this stuff is tasty. If you are curious, I suggest you pick some up. It’s a delicious alternative to water – whether or not it burns calories, it won’t leave that nasty after taste on the roof of your mouth like other drinks. There’s no fat or calories, and it’s yummy. Works for me whether or not I’m burning calories.
www.marketingdirecto.com
*CocaCola in no way (unfortunately) endorses somegosoftly*
Accomplishment
The best part about getting skinny, besides the pants, is the real sense of accomplishment. I was the kid that never, ever completed the President’s Physical Fitness program. It’s bad, I know. Not in 3rd grade, or 5th grade, or ever. Because I couldn’t run a mile. I never could. Last year I did, for the first time. Three weeks later, I was up to two. A month or so after that, three. Without dying.
This week, I’ve done 5 miles 5 days now. In less than an hour. It is amazing that I have changed my body, my mind, my breath, and enabled myself to achieve new successes.
www.equileisure.com
It might not be a lot to many people, who have been able to accomplish this feat easier, or earlier than me. But the way I see it, you have to take your successes and make your happiness not compare to anyone else’s.
I’ll tell you what has made all the difference, is certainly my soundtrack. I listen to a little too much ‘whiny man music’. By getting rid of some of that and picking up the pace with some loud and fast rap and techno, I challenge myself to push a little harder, run a little stronger.
And it’s paying off!
Great Article, Site
Just how much time do you need to burn off that deep-fried Snickers? The Diet Detective’s Count Down by Charles Stuart Platkin, MPH, makes it easy to calculate how to compensate for your favorite treats “The idea is not to burn every bite but to help you decide what’s worth splurging on,” Platkin says. ~from Women’s Health
Check out the website! dietdetective.com
It lets you know how much running or biking etc. that you’d have to do to work off what you’re eating. There’s a lot of other information there too, like tips for eating out.
www.funcarpackages.com
Cat Killfoil 