Go Take A Hike – Happy Labor Day!
Posted by Michelle Moquin on September 7th, 2009
Good morning!
What better way to enjoy a day off of work, than to be out in nature. Do something for your body and more importantly, your mind. I always find that a walk in nature really adds so much joy to my life. Everytime I venture off onto the trails around here, I always wonder why I don’t do it more often.
Go take a hike today – for yourself. Enjoy!
Here’s an article I found to inspire you:
HIKE YOUR WAY TO HEALTH
Every fall, I remember why I fell in love with hiking. The dictionary dryly defines a hike as “a long walk,” but in my mind it’s much more than that. To me, going for a hike involves leaving behind the hustle-bustle of life and heading into nature, whether a park, local woods or a mountain. It’s refreshing and restorative because hiking is both mentally and physically engaging. According to Seth Levy, manager of the Western Public Lands Initiative at the American Hiking Society, the sport of hiking is becoming more popular. “Hiking engages us in the natural world by enabling us to explore an endlessly changing environment, the shifting seasons, natural quiet and variable terrain,” he said. It can also be a good workout, he noted. “More people are finding that hiking helps build aerobic capacity, burn calories, increase muscle mass and increase bone density, while also enhancing mental health. While some of these benefits are true of exercise in general, what makes hiking unique is that it is accessible, self-explanatory, inexpensive and fun,” said Levy, and, there is no age limit.
FIRST STEPS FOR NEW HIKERS
There is no better time of year to go hiking than now, where in most parts of the country the weather is cooling down and the autumn colors are at their best. Here are some tips to get you going:
Wear appropriate shoes and clothing. Wear shoes that support your foot and ankle, with a firm sole and a deep, durable tread for traversing uneven terrain. Always wear socks, even if the weather is hot, choosing ones that fit snugly and comfortably, preferably made of either wool or synthetic fibers — never cotton as it can cause blisters. Wear comfortable synthetic clothing, which keeps you cool by wicking moisture in warm weather, but insulates when it is cold. If you are going into the mountains, be prepared for rapid changes in weather by dressing in layers.
Drink up. Hydration during exercise is always important and in the mountains even more so. The ideal beverage should have sodium in it to aid in fluid retention.
Begin slow and easy. “Start slow, enjoy the scenery, and increase your pace as your fitness and level of comfort increases,” Levy advised. The first time you go hiking is not a time to set difficult goals. Keep in mind that hiking a mile on uneven terrain is very different than simply walking a mile on city sidewalks. The strain will be greater and it will take longer, so plan accordingly.
Set realistic fitness goals. “You can use the same formula for planning your hiking workout as with walking or running,” Levy noted, assuming you have some basic level of fitness, no health risk factors and are hiking at fairly moderate altitudes (under 8,000 feet).
Go exploring. You can find hiking trails near you by contacting the state and/or local parks and recreation department or you can go to the American Hiking Society’s Web site for direct links listed state by state atwww.americanhiking.org/helpfullinks.aspx. Many of these resources provide trail maps and suggestions for day hikes, including mileage and a description of terrain. Outdoor stores such as REI and Eastern Mountain Sports generally sell hiking magazines and books listing trails and hike details for different regions of the country.
INTERESTED IN SPEED HIKING?
Those interested in kicking it up a notch might want to consider speed-hiking, a sub-sport of hiking that is gaining momentum. It combines the benefits of fast-paced aerobic exercise with the muscle-strengthening benefits of altitude climbing (or hill climbing, for those who hike on flatter terrain). As with other forms of exercise, hikers can alter their experience to boost heart rate, burn fat, build muscle and enhance aerobic capacity.
Hikers average about two miles an hour, while speed hikers generally cover around four to five miles/hour. On a typical outing, a speed hiker may combine jogging, running, and, if hills or mountains are part of the terrain, uphill climbs and downhill sprints. There’s no “right” pace at which to hike, he notes. “You might boost the challenge of a day hike by increasing your pace, where other hikers want to surpass official or unofficial records for hiking certain trails in certain amounts of time. Choose a pace, comfort level and goals that are right for you.”
For more on the physiological impact of speed hiking I spoke with John E. Davis, PhD, a professor of exercise and health science at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. He told me that between four and five miles an hour is considered the “break point” where you begin to derive some cardiovascular benefit — and if you are going uphill, even better.
Of course, as with any form of exercise, it is important to take certain precautions in order to minimize your risk of injury. Risks of speed hiking can include…
Falls. Moving quickly on uneven terrain makes it easy to fall, so the proper footwear is even more important. “Hikers who have balance issues and elderly hikers might want to seek out trails that don’t have a lot of obstacles,” said Dr. Davis. Look for trails that are well maintained.
High-altitude or mountain sickness. “At altitudes greater than 8,000 feet, the barometric pressure is lower, the amount of oxygen that you breathe in is less, and as a result exercising becomes more difficult,” said Dr. Davis. (Examples of these high altitudes would be in the Rocky Mountains range, the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades.) Symptoms of high-altitude sickness include headaches, breathlessness, fatigue, nausea or vomiting, and swelling of the face, hands and feet. If hiking while on vacation, be sure to adjust to the altitude before hiking, and make sure you are well hydrated.
HIKE YOUR OWN HIKE
While speed hiking may seem like a challenging and fun way to get a great workout, it should not be done at the expense of enjoying your hike. “The quality of your hiking experience, whether it is for enjoyment or to achieve your fitness goals, does not necessarily depend on your pace,” said Levy. “Hike at whatever pace is comfortable or effective for you. There is a saying in the hiking community that expresses this well: ‘Hike your own hike!’ ” For more information about hiking and safety tips, contact the American Hiking Society at www.americanhiking.org.
Source(s):
John Davis, PhD, is a professor of exercise and health science at Alma College in Alma, Michigan.
Seth Levy is the manager of the Western Public Lands Initiative at the American Hiking Society.
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September 7th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I’m fat and I know why. I try to keep my weight down. The food industry in america is working overtime trying to defeat mine and others efforts. I found this to be so true.
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Dear Friend,
Here’s another gift courtesy of what I call the low-fat high-carb Torture Chamber Diet: $147 billion.
Except we’re not the recipients of that generous sum. We’re the ones who’ve made this purchase, and now we’re paying for it every single day.
Mighty generous of us.
The other gifts, of course, are diabetes, heart disease, overall poor health and early death. But right now, let’s just focus on the money.
We hear a lot of talk these days about the cost of health care, and most of the concerns are about how much everyone might pay under the different proposals to change the system.
But not many people are willing to talk about what we already pay — and how avoidable many of these costs are.
Take for example, obesity. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said recently that we spend $147 billion on obesity-related costs alone.
That’s more than we spend on cancer, which tops out at $93 billion.
It’s encouraging to hear them talk about getting our national obesity problem under control, and maybe the $147 billion at stake will motivate them to do it right.
But I have my doubts.
My guess is we’re going to hear that same tired advice about watching your fat and counting your calories, or some variation on it.
If it hasn’t worked so far, what makes anyone think it will work in the future?
All the evidence is pointing in one direction: The low-fat, high-carb Torture Chamber Diet is a recipe for long-term failure.
The reality is that avoiding those carbs, especially sugars and processed foods, has proven time and again to be a successful and sustainable approach that can help people get healthy and stay that way.
No one needs to count calories or grams of fat, just stick to the basics: A healthy diet of real food, meaning fresh veggies, eggs, chicken, fish and meat, not substitutes for these things that come in cans, boxes or bags. If you want to know more about the forgotten science behind this assertion order my book The Body Heals, 2nd Edition or subscribe to Health Revelations.
If we can get the nation’s waistline back within reason, we’d save a good deal of that $147 billion.
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many other preventable conditions that cost Americans billions, and many billions more are spent on unneeded prescription drugs.
We spend billions on unneeded statins, billions on unneeded antidepressants and billions on unneeded blood pressure meds.
Throw in all the billions being taken by the insurance companies in exchange for handcuffing doctors and putting faraway bureaucrats in charge of people’s health, and you’re talking about enough money to remake the whole system without worrying folks about the cost.
So, sure, if we simply take the system we have in place now and expand it, extend it and make more people buy into it, it’ll cost everyone more.
But if we focus on healing people naturally and getting more folks off unneeded prescription drugs or help them to avoid conditions such as obesity to begin with, we’ll all save money — our money.
Be Well,
William B. Ferril, M.D.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I have been frozen out for more than a week. This has to stop. I have something to say too. Why is it that only Howie, Zen Lill, Al and Doug are guaranteed entry? Are the rest of us Chopped suey or something?
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Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway.
One hat said to the other, ‘You stay here, I’ll go on a head.’
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Billy
September 7th, 2009 at 10:16 am
People must believe that Obama can snap his fingers and make everyone believe that govt is the solution to our economic woes. The right wing media has stirred up a firestorm. Conservative are worried about losing their freedom.
I suspect that many manufacturing jobs are being lost because of technology, and more specifically robots. Many jobs will not be coming back. Obama has talked about new industries and has encouraged post secondary education for that reason.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Obama’s mistake is a common one: He equates doing the right thing with doing things right.
So far he has done the right thing, attempted to gain bipartisan support, attempted to rein in rebel elements of his own party, attempted to remain above the fray.
If his presidency is to succeed, he has to do things right, screw the Republicans, knock heads together in his own party and get down to the business of getting things done whatever it takes.
Obama will be a good president, no doubt. To become a great president, he’ll have to do things right and that means knocking heads and taking names. I don’t know if he’d do that.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Free or Low-Cost Flu Shots Available
Norman Edelman, MD
American Lung Association
Free or low-cost flu shots are available at an increasing number of locations, including county health departments and pharmacies. At most of these locations, however, the shots are offered for a very limited time. The American Lung Association’s online Flu Clinic Locator (www.flucliniclocator.org) can search for upcoming flu shot clinics in your area so you don’t miss your chance.
Virtually everyone should get an annual flu shot, particularly people over age 50… between ages two and 18… suffering from a chronic lung or heart problem… or in regular contact with someone who falls into any of these increased-risk categories. The shot usually becomes available in late September. Flu and flu complications kill about 36,000 Americans each year.
Bottom Line/Retirement interviewed Norman Edelman, MD, chief medical officer, American Lung Association, and professor of medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:24 am
We are being held out. Unless we use this moniker. Sorry Nb. We had to use yours.
Health Info
September 7th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Maple, a new approach to losing weight the ZL way is this: walk to the store to buy 2-3 days of food, u will shop the outside aisles only, that’s where fruit, veggies and fish/chicken are (I say hold off on the beoufs, but that’s me) after you’ve paid for the goods you’ll me carrying 2 bags back home. There’s your starter program for exercise and eating right. Of course, prior to this first trip you will gave emptied your cabinets of all processed foods. You can have some dark chocolate covered almonds at the end if week one : ) try it, you won’t ever be hungry if you are balancing good carbs (green leadies and fruiits) with proper portions if protein (4-6 Ozs depending on your current weight) while minimizing (not eliminating bc I hate deprivation though you must have 1/2 -1 cup only of the rice, pasta and bread). I’m telling you that pals that have whined about losing 10-15-20 have had excellent results and have changed their eating lifestyle. Being slum and healthy is a purposeful quest, you have to want it a lot. Again though, once changes are made and you feel so good you don’t crave some if the garbage you thought you couldn’t live without. Try it you’ll like it. You’ll start enjoying your walks too they give you a meditation in motion..so many benefits…meeting regular peeps to wave to on your walks, at the store, etc….
Anyway, enough of my two : ) enjoy the holiday!
Luv, Zen Lill
September 7th, 2009 at 11:08 am
sorry for the reprint and all the typos. I have a love hate relationship with my iPhones ‘predictive text’ option. Oh and Maple, when u start a food lifestyle change be easy in yourself, you’ll slip up here and there but soon it will become like ‘muscle memory’ and your mind and body will automatically find good picks even in the worst of situations. -ZL
September 7th, 2009 at 11:11 am
The Lilly Ledbetter law that was signed into law by Obama is another example of how well we americans can keep a conspiracy. This was a case where a woman was doing the same job as the men at her plant.
For twenty years the men kept that conspiracy to keep women from getting the same pay they were getting. So who are the idiots who continue to make fun of those of us who claim that conspiracies exist throughout the country in government and private enterprise?
Ignorance is bliss for those idiots.
Tina
September 7th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Thanks for the tip Zen Lill. I will start today.
Janet
September 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am
GOOD MORNING!!! MY FELLOW HOMO SAPIENS WHICH MEANS THE SPECIES WHO IS WISE.
Today Americans celebrate Labor Day with no doubt a deep longing for the good old days when the Unions had created a huge middle class of prosperous Americans because they were receiving decent and high wages for their labors.
Today the Unions are but a shadow of what they once were because of outsourcing, trying to compete with a worldwide pool of cheap labor, countries that have national health plans and a generation of on going effort by Republicans and Corporations to undermine the organizing efforts of America’s Unions.
Today, l4 million Americans are unemployed because of outsourcing and a financial worldwide meltdown.
America could put all these Americans back to work by creating a 25 year plan to rebuild America and also a green industry unequaled in the world.
Eisenhower put millions of Americans to work by building a national freeway system which is still being built and maintained today and employing l0′s of thousands of workers.
The main goal of the U.S. Government today must be to create jobs so that one day all Americans can once again celebrate Labor Day.
September 7th, 2009 at 11:19 am
I got a $250.00 stimulus check, I also got a $15,400 bill for a one night hospital stay, that
didn’t count the cost of surgery, anesthesiast, and a stress test that cost another $10,000
September 7th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Zen Lill
thanks for the advice. I will implement it as of my next shopping spree.
Susan
September 7th, 2009 at 11:28 am
You are right on point when you suggest that the white media is giving too much deference to the bigots who are using any excuse to oppose a black man being president.
The best the white media can do is say it is “silly” to keep your children at home to prevent them form hearing an 18 minute speech from the President.
How about calling an act of bigotry what it is. The only reason the right doesn’t want their white children to hear a black President speak is because of the color of his skin.
a proud white man
LLoyd
September 7th, 2009 at 11:29 am
It’s the same old tired talking point. Where’s my stimulous, where’s my free health care, where is my socialist sociaty… It’s time for people to start taking care of themselves and stop relying on government.
September 7th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Lloyd you are so right. When I see the news blocks on CNN saying “the White House has released Obama’s controversial school speech” I find myself screaming “controversial” who says it is controversial?
Does something become controversial because a few racists disagree with it?
a proud but not racist white woman
Barbara
September 7th, 2009 at 11:44 am
i fear the health of the economy is far worse than they are lettting on
unfortunately we are governed by both interested men and bought men, who speak half truths to gain & stay in power.
the world has seen the emperor has no cloths and that its a house of cards.
when rating agencies are rating toxic sludge triple A, and when so many other bubble making games continuing unchecked and unimpeded and when the government does not have the political will to make needed changes and is behind the shenanigans
how many are going to invest their hard earned income in such a system.
you can’t have a system based on smoke and mirrors and defrauding people, but that is what we have
so no bubbles for at least a while, until people forget and their greed gets the better of them
and wait til people start running out of unemployment and cobra and cant find a job and are in over their heads in debt and the credit card companies continue to raise their rates and the banks payout 0-1% on savings while taking in billions in taxpayer money.
and wait until ~2012 when the bulk of the baby boomers retire, how much does the country has saved up for it. think $0. i wonder how much the people have saved for it, a lots less with recent collapse in housing and 401k/savings
the government /markets/i nvestors/f oreigners/ educated all know this
September 7th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Janet and Susan, you will be pleased. I am here to lend support and listen to the challenges involved. I’m so stoked that you two are taking up your new journey! You’re going to feel amazing inside and that will reflect outside quickly. Be gentle with yourselves, that is important…there’s nothing wrong with you as is were just going for the healthiest personal best!
Howie and Al, hi hope your air con is working – I’m here for the chatting today. Helping a pal move, entertaining kids, my multi-tasking best today! Have iPhone will comment : )
Luv, Zen Lill
September 7th, 2009 at 11:49 am
I happen to work in the Service industry as a computer programmer /consultan t. I’m quite happy doing that. I have to pay for my own health care, which I feel is deficient and covers only 70% after deductibles on major medical. Then I have to buy additional insurance to cover the hole. Granted, I can afford to pay $400 a month for this scam. However, I can see a lot of people who cannot afford anything despite working for slavish corporations. They are decent citizens that are contributing to the wealth of our nation. They should have their basic needs met as well. We aren’t even talking about the people who are NOT working, mind you. We are talking about the WORKING POOR. The ones with no jobs get medicaid.
September 7th, 2009 at 11:57 am
After reading a story where they say, “There are three parts to the woes of American workers — falling wages, …”, I am going to look at another story. Ironically the headline is just to the right of yours. It says, “Report: More Jobs Lost, But Wages Increase”.
Obama is trying to turn a lot of these past policies around. He has a lot of stiff opposition. I am not sure if constantly seeing the glass as half full will help him fend of the opposition to the amount that he has done already. If he had had more vigorous support from the left, might he have been able to avoid the gutting of the state and local aid from his stimulus package?
I do agree with Kuttner on the following:
With the government rightfully being as large as it is, there is no way it can avoid having an industrial policy. If it decides to do nothing and allow our manufacturing industry to flee and it instead promotes our bubble financial service industry, that is a default industrial policy.
Certainly the deregulation of much of the financial industry and the pitiful enforcement of whatever regulations were left did not happen by chance. It was a policy that was forcefully foisted upon us by mostly Republicans (there was enough notable connivance by Democrats that they cannot be blameless either).
September 7th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
This is a great read.
http://www.therealmrscience.net/5552.html
September 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Zen Lill
I sent your line to my cousins. I intend to try your suggestion too. Thanks for the advice.
Caroline
September 7th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I haven’t been able to get in. It keeps coming back that I have said that. I hope this article makes it.
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Guam to host women’s conference Sept. 14-19
PACIFIC DAILY NEWS • SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Guam will host the seventh meeting of the International Network of Women Against Militarism on Sept. 14 to 19.
The five-day conference will bring together women from Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Philippines, Australia, Republic of Palau, Marshall Islands, Guam, United States, Puerto Rico and the Northern Marianas.
The conference’s title is “Resistance, Resilience and Respect for Human Rights.”
The conference will take place at the University of Guam as the island prepares to host an expanded military presence, including the proposed base that will house 8,000 Marines and 9,000 of their dependents, who are being relocated from Okinawa. Part of the conference will take place at the Hill Retreat Center in Malojloj.
The network has been meeting since 1997.
The conference participants will focus on how military institutions, values, policies and operations negatively affect host communities, especially women, according to the network.
“The conference comes at a critical time in Guam’s history, and aims to bring international attention to the concerns being raised about the proposed buildup,” the network announced in a press release.
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Hafa adai
Anna
September 7th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
BROCCOLI FIGHTS CANCER AND HEART DISEASE
Former President George H.W. Bush famously said, “I do not like broccoli… I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.” However, even those who don’t like this cruciferous vegetable might want to give it another try, given the mounting research about its amazing health benefits. For a number of years studies have shown an association between compounds in broccoli and lowered risk of some cancers. Other research shows broccoli to be protective of the lungs and even helpful in protecting smokers from lung cancer.
Now another study involving broccoli compounds, from the University of Warwick (Coventry) in the United Kingdom, reveals that it may help protect and repair cardiac blood vessels damaged by diabetes. People with diabetes have high levels of oxidative stress caused by damaging free radicals. This makes them more likely than healthy people to develop cardiovascular disease, leading to heart attack and stroke. Researchers found that when placed in human cells, sulforaphane (a phytochemical found in broccoli) acted to reduce oxidative molecules while also activating a protein that protects cells and tissues from oxidative stress.
PROTECTION AGAINST MANY FORMS OF CANCER
I spoke with Jed W. Fahey, ScD, who has been studying broccoli’s health effects at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for many years. In fact, Dr. Fahey’s colleagues, Paul Talalay, MD, and Yuesheng Zhang, MD, PhD, were the ones who first isolated and identified sulforaphane. Dr. Fahey says that sulforaphane is a kind of isothiocyanate, one of a wide family of compounds that act as indirect antioxidants, which work differently than direct antioxidants, producing a longer-lasting benefit that is protective against many cancers. All vegetables in the brassica family, including cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale and collard greens, have isothiocyanates, says Dr. Fahey. Broccoli is a good source of sulforaphane, but you may remember from another recent Daily Health News article that broccoli sprouts are even more powerful — Dr. Fahey told me they contain 10 to 100 times more sulforaphane than that found in broccoli itself.
Dr. Fahey and his team are now completing studies on other potent vegetables. You can do a lot for your health right now by keeping broccoli — or even better, broccoli sprouts — in your refrigerator and eating ample amounts — he suggests approximately 5½ cups a week.
Source(s):
Jed W. Fahey, ScD, faculty research associate, department of pharmacology and molecular sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Center for Human Nutrition, Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Be well,
Carole Jackson
Bottom Line’s Daily Health News
September 7th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Zen Lill
I have to walk three miles to the nearest store, but I can’t pass up a offer by you to help me with my diet. So tomorrow I’m off to the store with my shopping list.
Reba
September 7th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Zen Lill
Put me down for some help, too, I am 34 pounds overweight. My husband and his family won’t let me forget it. Ever since I had the baby, my weight has stuck. I have tried everything I know of.
My husband and his family have renamed be “tubbo.” I will try your idea starting tomorrow.
Thanks for the thought.
Stacy
September 7th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Winston Churchillwas born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I’m not in America but I would like to take advantage of your advice too Zen Lill
September 7th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Billy,
I do not know how I get in to comment. I just do. Rarely, have I had any trouble. I use no special technique, so your guess is as good as mine.
I like your one liners and it sucks that you can’t blog in whenever you want to. Same goes for others that have a hard time commenting on this blog. I do not have any idea why.
I see that everyone seems to be getting in today.
Zen Lill,
Yeah, the old AC is working just fine today. It is only 85 outside, but the heat index says 95. It has been very humid lately. Ugh!
Left the house twice today and I keep having to change shirts. You could say I had taken a few “concrete” hikes today.
How you been doin’?
Al
September 7th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I am curious about why there are days when there are only one or two comments on this blog for 3 or 4 days and then suddenly like today, there are 30 or more comments in one day.
I have never had a problem getting on this blog using several different computers. I have checked in 10 times a day for several days in a row and found no comments. It has nothing to do with Michelle’s Post, althought certain topics do draw more comments than others.
Where are michelle’s ‘Loyal Readers’ on the empty days? do thousands of readers decide not to blog in on the same day? I noticed last week 4 or 5 days passed without anyone but myself or Al blogging in. It was not a matter of difficulty because I blog in any time I want as many times a day I try to.
Is there a conspiracy going on here? It just makes no sense to me.
I read this blog daily and comment when I feel like it, 24 hours a day. What about everyone else?
This does not make sense statistically. Are you loyal readers claiming difficulty getting on this blog? I find it hard to believe that anyone cannot get on after 3 or 4 days of trying. Perhaps I will never find out the true reason this happens, but it intrigues me.
There is a wide cross section of the poulation reading Michelle’s blog so there should be a steady flow of commentators, yet ‘Dead Days’ occur too frequently.
Is ‘Big Brother’ interfering? I surely would like to understand this meaningless observation.
HOWIE
September 7th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Al
Thanks for you comment. You make sense. As usual Howie is too self absorbed to feel the angst of others. He brags about how easy it is for him to get in. Good for you Howie.
However, I do remember you complaining about not being able to get in some time back. That was when I was too reserved to write in myself.
Oh, how convenient for you to forget when an occasion arises for you to brag. We know that you have some advantages that the ordinary person may not be privy to, but, a little humility could be in order.
Like lecturing Dnrs, If someone wants to write in and pretend to be an alien, so what. Who died and made you the Alien Police?
I like you comments when they are not about you. Every body talks about themselves sometimes, but you cross the line.
Sorry to bring your name up Dnrs. But you know what I mean.
Billy
September 7th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Hi, I’m back…does ten year old girl energy wear anybody else out? These two chickies take me to the edge of the abyss sometimes, far too much talking…anyway…
Barbara, your comment #17, all I can say is cheers, babe! When I speak this reality, my friends who all know me to keep a bright outlook get shocked but the writing is on the wall and you just read it out loud, thanks for that. Facts are facts no metter how optimistic I remain…
I’m excited at the response to the ZL healthy lifestyle plan (part of it is never using the word ‘diet’ it just implies working too hard and something you do short term)…just a few quick things to cover (btw, all info will be parceled out gently, this is a starter program, we’re taking baby steps here) – but these 3 things are important now!
#1 Stacey, you will NOT let anyone EVER call you ‘tubbo’ again. Part of the ZL deal in conjunction with this program is self mastery skills, (I’m sooo tured of the words self esteem) hmmm, so what will you do when the hubby/fam calls you that again? You will not answer, just go deaf, until they call you Stacey, mommy and/or honey/sweetie/etc…you may want to have a chat with the hub (if you even care about such an insensitive man, if you don’t, do the same) and the same is this – do not answer to tubbo, when someone attempts to make it clear they are calling you, you become a broken record and say calmly, ‘my name is Stacey/mommy/honey, please use my name if you would like to speaak with me’ end of story, they try it agian, say that again…you could get all ornery and go ballistic but 1. it won’t change anything and 2. you allowed the behavior to begin with, now it’s time to change it bc once you shed the first 5 lbs they’ll see that your a force to dealt with ; ) they’ll stop, believe me. You must respect you first and not allow such piss poor behavior, that’s obnoxious and they should come around with an apology but no need to force that now…there’s plenty of time for them to watch and learn : )
#2 – Reba, please drive the 3 miles to the store, buy the items and then when you get home, put it all away and go take a walk around the neighborhood for a 15 min to a half hour, don’t get sidetracked by pals you haven’t seen, just wave and walk briskly, point to your watch if you must – they’ll get it after day 2 that you’re onto something.
#3 – this is important, buy fruits and veggies that are low glycemic, so I’ll make it easy, no corn, carrots, potatoes, pineapple, watermelon, grapes, cherries…try oranges, apples, nectarines, strawberries and blueberries are excellent – high in anti-oxidants as well. For veggies, try spinach, brocoli, asparagus, artichokes, all of these taste great lightly steamed. Try salmon or another fish high in Omega 3′s like swordfish, seabass (oily fish) and if your tight on cash sardines, anchovies, mackerel, and tuna work just as well in salads (use the spinach, way better nutritional content but romaine is fine also). If you can find Bragg’s amino acids it is high in amino acids (obviously) but has replaced soy sauce and salad dressing around here, you just add a tablespoon of olive oil to it and it tastes great. A giant bottle is $8 and you’ll be using it a long time, they sell it on-line if you’re in an area that doesn’t sell it. braggs.com, they have healthy recipes there as well.
Oh and the first week or two, eat small meals every 3 hours instead of larger 3 meals, if you eat dinner with the fam, make them salmon, brocoli and rice – if they look at you like what’s this, just say, ‘dinner’ and feast out, they’ll get over it.
This is lots of beginner info, so I’ll stop now, Stacey and anyone being called names in reference to your weight, you have my empathy and also my permission (if you need it) to just give em’ the broken record until you teach and/or they reteach themselves how to treat someone of value (that’d be you).
Al, I’ve spent time in FL and the humidity is similar to Singapore, there are days when you just can’t wiat for nightfall bc then it’d be below 85 degrees, wahhaha, glad your air con works.
Howie, it makes no sense when and why the portal here on Mischa’s blog opens, I think I get in every time bc I am an original girlZ and you, Al and Doug are original – hmmm, boyZ?!
Caio, Zen Lill
September 7th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Billy. Fuck you and drop dead you little piece of shit wanna be comendian.
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