May 2010

Day 1 of No Coffee

by asithi on May 20, 2010 · 7 comments

in Eating Healthy

I feel miserable without my normal dose of caffeine.  Besides the painful headache and the head splitting yawn, I feel like there is something missing from my morning.  Sipping white tea from my sunny yellow coffee mug only reminds me of what I could have been sipping.  I have to be more cognizant of what [...]

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Whenever I want to drop a few vanity pounds, the first thing I do is look at what I am drinking.  I have a tendency to drink my calories.  I eat about the same volume of food every day, but it is always the caloric intake from drinks that cause me to gain weight.  My [...]

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Are you going to be like my husband who lies on the sofa making wisecrack remarks while I am doing “girlie” pushups? Or are you going to actually do the exercise, get sweaty, and slightly breathless? Exercise videos only work (as in losing weight or getting stronger) if you actually use it consistently over time and adding variation to your routine.

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A Day at Yosemite

by asithi on May 3, 2010 · 4 comments

in Exercise & Injuries

I spent last Friday biking and hiking at Yosemite.  It was beautiful and invigorating to move my body.  But because I spent all day moving on Friday, both my husband and I spent Saturday sluggishly moving around the house.  Our excuse?  We moved all day Friday, so we do not need to move on Saturday [...]

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What are you waiting for?

by asithi on May 2, 2010 · 0 comments

in Healthy Living

I think people in general do a lot of waiting.  Waiting for the right moment to start exercising.  Waiting for the special person to come along and change your life.  We just wait and wait until our ship sails in. There is nothing wrong with patience, but at some point you need to stop waiting [...]

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