Archive for August, 2007
Thank You!
I was thinking this morning, on the bus, how much we under-use the phrase “thank you.” Maybe it’s a product of growing up in a smaller city than I live in now, maybe it’s my parents’ dedication to respect and good manners, maybe people are just jerks, maybe it’s something else entirely.
I say thanks to [...]
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Stuff: Nalgene
Occasionally, I’ll be writing about the products I try or use in my quest for a healthier lifestyle. These are NOT provoked or supported by any of the companies whose products I may write about; they are simply things I’ve tried and either found useful or bunk.
Oh, Nalgene, how do I love thee? Let me [...]
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QOTW: Faith
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’ve written previously about faith being my “one little word.”
The next few months are going to take a lot of faith. Faith in myself, in other people, in The Man Upstairs. There is [...]
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September Goals
So it’s almost the end of the month, and time for back-to-school! That means it’s also time to assess how I did on my August goals, and set some new ones for September.
Weight goal = 190 by the first day of school (Sept 4th).
HAHAHAHAH. That is me laughing at how not even CLOSE this was [...]
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Week One, Day One.
What the hell was I/am I thinking??
Week One, Day One of Ct5K is a 5 minute warm up, 20 minutes of intervals (60s run, 90s walk), and a 5 minute cool down. Thanks to the Ullreys podcasts, I don’t have a watch to stare at – just have to keep listening to my iPod.
I *am* [...]
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Challenge.
This weekend has been an interesting, hard, and enlightening one in regards to my body and my health. I’m thinking hard about a lot of things, so expect some angsty posts this week.
In the interests of accountability, I’ve been talking to lots of people about my desire to learn to run. J and I are [...]
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Learning to Run
I’ve been Googling and clicking around people’s blogrolls to read running blogs and I’m still scared. I can think of a thousand reasons excuses not to do this, but they are all (hopefully) trumped by my commitment to change and my health.
The only two I can’t shake yet are the “what if my lungs can’t [...]
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Faster.
I’ve written before about walking my first 5K in March. My friend and I signed up for a 5K at our university, with all the proceeds going to send medical students to rural internships over the summer. While we finished far behind the runners, we were the second group of walkers to cross the finish [...]
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Off my butt.
On Monday, I am going to get up half an hour early, put my damn sweatpants on, lace up my shoes, and start Couch to 5K.
Even though I know my breathing/general well-being is still going to be less than 100% on Monday (stupid cold!), it’s time. I need to get into the routine before school [...]
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QOTW: Health
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” – the WHO Constitution
I’ve always liked this bit from the WHO Constitution. I think it’s incredibly important to recognize that health is more than simply not being sick; this becomes doubly important for people (like [...]
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