January 30th, 2008 — Announcements, Motivation
I’m not a morning person, yet my favorite part of the day is right before the sun rises. Everything at this time is on the brink of waking up. Everything is still. The sun is almost on the horizon, ready to brighten the sky. I enjoy the quiet and peace. This is the time of [...]
January 28th, 2008 — What I Ate
I am hooked on a new cereal discovery! This is an organic, granola cereal with slightly sweet pumpkin seeds and flax seeds, and it is soooo good! My husband and I especially like the pumpkin seeds (and I’m not a big “seed” person). Quick nutritional run down: 1/2 cup will give you: 140 calories (not [...]
January 23rd, 2008 — Cravings, Sugar Addiction
A large basket of candy sits on a table right next to my boss’s door. This attractive looking basket (Longaberger, no doubt) is joined by a glass candy dish filled with shiny, colored plain M&Ms. The M&Ms taunt me. Every time I walk past my boss’s office (which I have to in order to get [...]
January 21st, 2008 — What I Ate
This is what my husband and I ate the other night, a homemade, healthier pizza. I say healthier because it was lower in fat and lacked preservatives. I made the crust with wheat flour, and the cheese was, of course, low-fat. I sprinkled Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and a little bit of pepper on the [...]
January 9th, 2008 — Health and Wellness, Progress Reports
I’m happy to report The Holter monitor is off, and boy, does it feel good to be able to move without being pulled by the tape stuck to my chest! (If you’re just tuning, check out Part I of my heart monitoring story.) The report is there’s nothing to report! I didn’t notice any heart palpitations, [...]
January 8th, 2008 — Health and Wellness, Progress Reports
As I write, I am wearing a heart monitor, a Holter monitor, to be exact. It’s like a mini, portable EKG machine that you’re hooked up to and carry around for 24 hours. Actually, “wear” all day is probably a better description. I’ve got 4 leads, complete with their different colored wires stuck to my [...]
January 7th, 2008 — Motivation, News
Why do we make New Year’s resolutions? What’s the purpose? Did you even bother making any resolutions, or did you refrain due to the associated pressure and oft resulting disappointment from trying to follow said resolutions and failing? We make resolutions because we want to move forward; we want to improve ourselves, our lives. And [...]
January 4th, 2008 — News, Weight Loss
CNN – Oklahoma City is one of the fattest cities in America, and Mayor Mick Cornett wants to lose this title by giving city residents the New Year’s resolution to lose a total of 1 million pounds! I imagine this could be a challenge, what with the state meal (yes, an official state meal!) consisting [...]
January 4th, 2008 — Fun Facts, News
“Auld Lang Syne” was written by Robert Burns in 1741 and literally means “old long since,” or “days gone by.” This song is traditionally sung in many countries at midnight, January 1st, signaling the beginning of the New Year. “Syne” is pronounced like the word “sign,” not “zyne.” Some cultures believe various foods bring good [...]
January 1st, 2008 — Announcements
photo credit: claudmey It’s a brand new day and a brand new year! Let’s take this “clean slate” and live our lives as joyful, healthy, and productive as we can! One of my personal resolutions is to forget past inadequacies and mistakes – to not dwell on them and let them get me down – [...]