And it feels so good…
No, not really. Well, not that bad. Extreme Fat Smash is an awesome plan. Dr. Ian K. Smith is pretty straightforward and the plan is easy to insert into your life. Food planning and exercise. If you don’t exercise already it might be difficult to start but once you do the payoff is tremendous! I’ve talked about it for awhile; Got thru the first 2 weeks but was sidelined by events and fast food. But now is a good time, no distractions until June or so….party wise anyway. Get the book from the library first, then check it out on Amazon where you can buy it for 3 bucks. Worth the money. Give it a go and let me know.
It’s raining here now, but it was nice earlier.
6 am: Stevie and I did an hour of Jillian Michaels (Biggest Loser Trainer) workout—for beginners—but it’s also good for those who can do a little more. You can modify it with weights and more advanced exercise positions. I’m aiming for her arms by July. Then in the spirit of more healthy lifestyle choices, I went out to the forest preserve and ran an easy 4.6 miles. Took less than hour in some pretty high winds. I love how when you get out into the open field areas you can barely move forward. More calories burned! And a double workout! Technically, tomorrow is double day, but what the heck…I was going to do it tomorrow too anyway.
I’m finishing up my coffee right now and trying not to think about all those snack chips we have left over from the business fair. Delicious Frito-Lay Chili Cheese Corn Chips. MMmmm. So tasty. You could say I am a little hungry…but I’m sure the brown rice and beans for dinner will be quite filling. Then I’ll just go to bed.
No. I can tough it out. It’s just food. I went out and bought batteries for the scale and then I crazily weighed myself today. It’s not good. The numbers are wrong or something. I think the scale needs like, a two week waiting period before it weighs correctly again after you put in fresh batteries. I’m pretty sure that’s what it said on the box.
I used my Warrior playlist. Part 1 Part 2 It’s still so good; Even if I have to say so myself. You can find it under Music Lists. Or use my handy calendar widget. It really is a cool little feature. (Click on April 6, 2009 ) But I need a new one for today. Thinking about the last few days and the thoughts I’ve committed to internet.., I’ve already done hungry and sunny and fighting and rainy. I was kind of thinking sad or death. I know that isn’t inspiring so much, but it was on my list of ideas and now seems like as good a time as any. Surprisingly, the songs themselves are not all that literally “depressing”. Sadness and death are two very different subjects.
No fanfare here. List Title: “Death Comes Down“
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1. The Chronicles Of Life And Death / Good Charlotte
2. O Death / Ralph Stanley
3. Welcome To The Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
4. Dead And Gone / T.I. (feat. Justin Timberlake)
5. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground / The White Stripes
6. Dead Man’s Party / Oingo Boingo
7. Bang Bang, You’re Dead / Dirty Pretty Things
8. Dead Cliche / Street To Nowhere
9. Dead On Arrival / Billy Idol
10. Drop Dead Georgie / Running Red Lights
11. Hymn For The Dead / Anti-Flag
12. Over My Head Better Off Dead / Sum 41
13. She Was Dead / SR-71
14. People Who Died / The Jim Carroll Band
15. Dead! / My Chemical Romance
16. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper / Blue Öyster Cult
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Good things happen slowly and bad things happen fast. Recovery is a long slow process.
—ICU Doctor (unknown)
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Debacle (noun)
Definition: A sudden, calamitous downfall, collapse, or failure.
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“Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Colds”
“Study Shows Vitamin D May Have a Role to Play in Preventing Colds and Flu”
I am not a doctor, or any kind of health professional. So this is all opinion with news and some research mixed in.
Those headlines above are from WebMD about colds and flu. Just like everyone else, the Swine Flu is at the top of the news. As I was sifting thru all the articles and posts and news stories, I noticed a few about Vitamin D.
Searching and reading and summing up: The medical community is now studying the effects of Vitamin D to prevent cold/flu and possibly cure you quicker when you do get either.
I can support this and agree totally.
Every year my kids and I drive to Florida over winter break. We leave sick as dogs. Colds. Flu. Antibiotics. By the time we get there 2 days later, all the symptoms are gone. It has always seemed extremely odd to me. I never imagined that Vitamin D, via the SUN, would cure us. But that is what the experts are starting to think.
I’m not saying that it IS the cure, but maybe it does help. It is quite coincidental now that it’s been pointed out to me.
And it could be just that the cold/flu had run its course and we would have gotten better anyway. But I don’t know. It seems like around this time of year, in this corner of the world, you are sick for a LONG time. It just drags…but 2 days of driving…out of Germacago and we’re better!
This isn’t medicine that can be used at any time. Leaving town for a few days or weeks is not really viable for most of us.
But the other part of the news is that the Vitamin D in milk is said to be also helpful for preventing cold/flu.
I can believe this too because my son gets sick every Spring…really bad with respiratory problems and everything. Usually we cut out dairy right away so he doesn’t get too stuffed up. This year though, both kids have been eating cereal with milk almost every single day for breakfast, plus, extra glasses of milk. Even after they both got sick with sore throats and coughs they didn’t stop eating the cereal or drinking the milk. The cold/flu did not seem as bad and it never progressed past that.
Again, coincidental; they might have just got better on their own anyway. But from now on: Milk and Sunshine. That’s all we need.
Obviously the Swine Flu is much more serious, and I don’t mean to sound light. I hope that we avoid any kind of epidemic, but any extra info on preventing an initial illness will help keep you strong to fight off the big one if it comes. So if you can, get out into some sun and try milk or Vitamin D rich foods, like salmon, tuna and eggs.
Having a Cold versus having the Flu, get confused for each other all the time. So why take a chance on getting either? Precaution is key.
Here’s the basics just one more time:
* Wash your hands often with soap and water.
*Hand sanitizer.
*Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
*Wipe down surfaces you think might have come into contact with someone sick.
* Cover your mouth when you cough.
* Avoid any sick people, if possible.
*If you, yourself are sick, stay away from the rest of us. Stay home (if you can) until you feel better so you don’t infect anyone else.
*If you have to be out, show care in coughing, sneezing and dripping. Use tissues and dispose of them properly. Try not to spread more than you absolutely have to.
*Wear a face mask.
Have a great day. Stay safe.
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Just heard from my sissy that one of my old friends, Dean, was shot and killed on Friday evening after some kind of disturbance going on in his life. I really haven’t talked to him lately, but the internet does connect you to everyone now and you always know what someone is doing somewhere.
We spent alot of time together when we were younger and none as we got older. He always had the coolest car of the group, even though we told him he didn’t. I guess he had a few problems like we all do. I hope he’s ok now.
RIP Dean.
Now you can drive that Trans-Am forever.
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