tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16057398624354029592024-01-11T22:55:00.750-08:00Who is this Gym fellow I keep hearing so much about?Positive Reinforcement and Positive Punishment Towards a Healthier Life!Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-40256203027677336522013-10-30T07:59:00.000-07:002013-10-30T07:59:49.241-07:00Back in the saddle.I have been tracking my meals on <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/">myfitnesspal</a> again. I have really enjoyed it because this time more people I know are actively using it and I really cave to peer pressure.<br />
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My coworkers and I have been eating salads and/or soup at lunch. Some days I love my salad and some days it goes more like this:<br />
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My <a href="http://toddwardrope.blogspot.com/2013/10/insomnia.html">husband</a> and I have been supporting each other and again, that peer pressure makes all the difference.<br />
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<br />Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-88543053518836882162011-08-10T15:38:00.000-07:002011-08-10T15:38:01.446-07:00The Mayo Clinic Williams-Sonoma Cookbook: Simple Solutions for Eating Well<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/939357.The_Mayo_Clinic_Williams_Sonoma_Cookbook" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Mayo Clinic Williams-Sonoma Cookbook: Simple Solutions for Eating Well" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179634861m/939357.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/939357.The_Mayo_Clinic_Williams_Sonoma_Cookbook">The Mayo Clinic Williams-Sonoma Cookbook: Simple Solutions for Eating Well</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15069.John_Phillip_Carroll">John Phillip Carroll</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/86542525">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />Nice ideas, clear nutrition facts and beautiful pictures. Some recipes were fancy and some were super simple. I ranked it lower as it did not really address common "special" diets for health (diabetic, heart disease, etc) and some of the recipes were such no brainers- they could have offered more flair or methods to gussy up whole foods.<br /><br />Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-29726964869083964692011-08-08T14:36:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:36:01.876-07:00Book Review: Simply In Season (World Community Cookbook)<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251313.Simply_In_Season" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Simply In Season (World Community Cookbook)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146411m/251313.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251313.Simply_In_Season">Simply In Season</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/146866.Mary_Beth_Lind">Mary Beth Lind</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/120817344">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />We received this as a wedding gift and I love it. It is divided based on the growing seasons and also the kinds of meals one enjoys eating during the seasons (cool salads in summer, heavy soups in winter, etc.) I like to take it out before I hit the farmers market. It would be a great gift for a gardener.<br /><br />I have found that many of the recipes can be adapted for our goal diet or that they inspire me to improvise.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152713-missy">View all my reviews</a>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-32650332165990036912011-08-06T17:31:00.000-07:002011-08-06T17:31:00.301-07:00Book Review: The Grower's Guide to Herbs<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1280426.The_Grower_s_Guide_to_Herbs" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Grower's Guide to Herbs" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182464516m/1280426.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1280426.The_Grower_s_Guide_to_Herbs">The Grower's Guide to Herbs</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/350174.Geoffrey_Burnie">Geoffrey Burnie</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/181643188">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />I have a tiny herb garden this year with some great neighbors. No clue what to do with some of them; I grabbed this book hoping to learn a bit more. <br /><br />This was a fine breezy read with basic information on the most common herbs. It was aimed at beginners and I appreciated that. There were very simplified directions for growing and harvesting the herbs and not a lot of detail on ways to cook with them.<br /><br />I guess my next stop will be a book on cooling with fresh herbs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152713-missy">View all my reviews</a>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-41615304710239145632011-08-02T14:23:00.000-07:002011-08-02T14:23:00.731-07:00Book Review: From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11543097-from-the-olive-grove" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307231617m/11543097.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11543097-from-the-olive-grove">From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4353113.Helen_Koutalianos">Helen Koutalianos</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/181641664">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />I would love to visit an olive grove!<br /><br />This book was written by a family with such true passion and dedication to the craft of fine olive oil. The introduction was educational, entertaining and alluring, made me wish I could afford more decadent ingredients.<br /><br />There are so many stylish and approachable recipes in this book, but not all in our dietary plan. I did note a couple recipes to try later and if I had a broader diet I am sure I would try more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152713-missy">View all my reviews</a>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-44657029291933754732011-07-31T20:40:00.000-07:002011-07-31T20:47:21.284-07:00Book Review: The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook: Hundreds of Favorite Recipes Created to Combat Congestive Heart Failure and Dangerous Hypertension<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2547923.The_No_Salt_Lowest_Sodium_Cookbook" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook: Hundreds of Favorite Recipes Created to Combat Congestive Heart Failure and Dangerous Hypertension" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312005905m/2547923.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2547923.The_No_Salt_Lowest_Sodium_Cookbook">The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook: Hundreds of Favorite Recipes Created to Combat Congestive Heart Failure and Dangerous Hypertension</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1849.Donald_A_Gazzaniga">Donald A. Gazzaniga</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73444253">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />In 2009, my 37 year old husband has had a rough year. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and then had a very damaging heart attack. Like the author of this book, he was told he may need a heart transplant. Of course he/we have been eating better and trying to find the most flavor bang for our buck AND sodium count. We love to eat out and try all kinds of foods and we wanted to keep that as a part of our life. I have loved this book because it reads like more than a cook book. I enjoyed sitting down and reading it, I looked forward to going back to it despite the fact that I was so bummed about NEEDING it in my life when I picked it up. I cannot say that about many of the chronic disease diet books I have been browsing!<br /><br />In addition to the recipes, the book gives a great primer on low-sodium eating, where sodium is found, what it is used for, and how to live low-sodium all the time. The author goes to great lengths in his own life to be at around 500mg of sodium a day, super low, and it is inspiring to read his commentary. I also like the board of people he used to help write the book. Even better, my husband and I have enjoyed all of the recipes we have tried so far. I like how the recipes are not bland and all areas of dinning are covered (comfort food, holidays, potlucks, light snacks, dressings, salads, sweets). The nutrition information on each dish is included, which is helpful for other areas of diet that we are monitoring.<br /><br />The book has me excited because it is helping me adapt my cooking and shopping to what I was hoping: that being low-sodium does not mean flavorless and boring.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-88371030892483604872011-07-31T19:36:00.000-07:002011-07-31T20:04:23.307-07:00Why hello again!So I just realized I could post my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.goodreads.com">Goodreads</a> book reviews to Blogger kind of simply; the first is below.<br /><br />I have been trying to read up on the diverse world of the <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mediterranean-diet/CL00011">Mediterranean Diet</a> as it is very healthy for all of us, but <a href="http://odetohumanity.blogspot.com/2009/08/lichtenstein-iest-thing-i-put-together.html">especially for my partner</a> (<a href="http://www.sph.umn.edu/epi/history/sevencountries.asp">per science</a> (Go Gophs!) and several of his doctors). We have the lofty goal of a no added salt, low carbohydrate, no animal fat, no red meat, low white meat, fatty fish, consistent vitamin K, low cholesterol, low sugar, high fiber, high protein, spicy, satisfying, and delicious diet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwF8sIEd5jic96fbM_q9jFDT_1GpYryqNLVAjxIwh4MtzMKVMB07VUJBDzYvctXp_NsvSqYZKbeKIhs9_vSRIcSWRKHGK_Kk2A4o8LNt3fZJST4BGXWMJzvItpyajJ_KIdCZj9oPb03k/s1600/mediterranean_food.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwF8sIEd5jic96fbM_q9jFDT_1GpYryqNLVAjxIwh4MtzMKVMB07VUJBDzYvctXp_NsvSqYZKbeKIhs9_vSRIcSWRKHGK_Kk2A4o8LNt3fZJST4BGXWMJzvItpyajJ_KIdCZj9oPb03k/s320/mediterranean_food.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635717829226325202" border="0" /></a>Believe it or not, the Mediterranean region covers a lot of these bases, but I have to really read the recipes and plan to play around with herbs and peppers for flavor.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_9ma94NDGQi3YNqtaoaXFPxBGhrGImuPBgI0592x8ykyl2cxallmZKvkAEsDnfc4pUVfbBuAQ5gHuwSBlwAH3y8MiTNehvZiRpJa6OEAhH4chR6wjL0DrbkY1Ab-za_Tzx9kmZ4IDQU/s1600/mediterranean-diet-food-pyramid4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_9ma94NDGQi3YNqtaoaXFPxBGhrGImuPBgI0592x8ykyl2cxallmZKvkAEsDnfc4pUVfbBuAQ5gHuwSBlwAH3y8MiTNehvZiRpJa6OEAhH4chR6wjL0DrbkY1Ab-za_Tzx9kmZ4IDQU/s320/mediterranean-diet-food-pyramid4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635715968797483090" border="0" /></a>I thought I would share my search with others, first with the book reviews and later with recipe reviews. Book or other source suggestions are welcome!Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-33497970357067337462011-07-31T19:34:00.000-07:002011-07-31T19:35:47.047-07:00Book Review: The Mediterranean Prescription: Meal Plans and Recipes to Help You Stay Slim and Healthy for the Rest of Your Life<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/753294.The_Mediterranean_Prescription" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Mediterranean Prescription: Meal Plans and Recipes to Help You Stay Slim and Healthy for the Rest of Your Life" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178049600m/753294.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/753294.The_Mediterranean_Prescription">The Mediterranean Prescription: Meal Plans and Recipes to Help You Stay Slim and Healthy for the Rest of Your Life</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/398409.Angelo_Acquista">Angelo Acquista</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/181646316">2 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />This book was ok, I ended up being distracted by the author's love of his own cooking, which seems odd as he certainly must be a good cook to have a cookbook. Also, I turned out not liking the weight-loss solution tone of the book. I am not so much a diet person, but I am trying to pull and understand elements of this vast way of life to improve the quality and health of my cooking. Overall it was ok.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152713-missy">View all my reviews</a>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-25054743218571455842010-06-08T07:05:00.000-07:002010-06-08T07:22:10.155-07:00Work to eat, eat to live, live to bike, bike to work!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAoO-JQDQUpxPLd-4zUE1W_nf2JoPXkL685cGXHRIuCIjrVI1vxAMvvo_jeY1Hx81Xk9r50VuIPCGlEK7O7mAFsnYhDfawPdZF4-QeKk5hz0ijazr4TN1gM2e1hos_wPOJGbCAP_vTJs/s1600/dNFeH.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAoO-JQDQUpxPLd-4zUE1W_nf2JoPXkL685cGXHRIuCIjrVI1vxAMvvo_jeY1Hx81Xk9r50VuIPCGlEK7O7mAFsnYhDfawPdZF4-QeKk5hz0ijazr4TN1gM2e1hos_wPOJGbCAP_vTJs/s320/dNFeH.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480405468346042226" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so I think this is a fantastic mantra, but I do not follow it. I ride the bus.<br /><br />Some great friends of mine and thousands of other Minneapolis commuters and commuters all over the world do though!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a hip hip hooray for my friends, who not only bike to work, but keep encouraging ME to join them!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40cEyRQ1SSshZCqamsWLPuCUApURnbnHK9PlZW2QFRgS3MG7CkV72tdGkoe8DtWJdT_mNt91MSfRh7sR5U_CDldmJmGuXPdAFg7KFQ1ftMvVRMVGRLNKbSB2_NfpCH1Dm8xil4uWhFx4/s1600/1548_001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40cEyRQ1SSshZCqamsWLPuCUApURnbnHK9PlZW2QFRgS3MG7CkV72tdGkoe8DtWJdT_mNt91MSfRh7sR5U_CDldmJmGuXPdAFg7KFQ1ftMvVRMVGRLNKbSB2_NfpCH1Dm8xil4uWhFx4/s320/1548_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480406327585189666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(Postcard I have hanging in my desk from Todd, by beloved local artist <a href="http://www.adamturman.com/">Adam Turman</a>.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://gettingtoknowgym.blogspot.com/2008/09/two-wheeled-loan-and-promise.html">I have a bike</a> and I am very close to having the nerve to bike to work. I am mostly afraid of biking on busy streets and being very smelly.<br /><br />There is safety in numbers though, right? Right!?!?<br /><br />PS: I have been walking and I went to the gym last night, so I have that going for me.<br /></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-45739371547858176802010-05-05T08:16:00.000-07:002010-05-05T08:21:40.819-07:00Was Guilty the eigth dwarf?I did not make it to the gym yesterday, but I ate healthy...right up until I split a vegan banana walnut pancake with my love.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RPfKRf6tsVJUask2Udc9mcJ8BfXPewfPJEbkAG2GcK14E_YRCqvLtPoaxUmewhfNOLSKxhpwYqSfTviCXSg6HonSx12agngsSNcXtzeUImctpII7_xERCwZy9bsVD7gQHUxWFP6PWVI/s1600/Bashful.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RPfKRf6tsVJUask2Udc9mcJ8BfXPewfPJEbkAG2GcK14E_YRCqvLtPoaxUmewhfNOLSKxhpwYqSfTviCXSg6HonSx12agngsSNcXtzeUImctpII7_xERCwZy9bsVD7gQHUxWFP6PWVI/s320/Bashful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467805503298158946" border="0" /></a><br />I am not sure if anyone is reading this, but I feel like if I post it somewhere I OWN that truth and I can work from it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">There is always tonight for the gym!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8iXBik3ZBupcKKmmq2H3GeDD5q5h1rcJ1IsbhiGSCFQuYy1Z9mUyIxLV8HSBoQBucXSts_PPeh0ZcFT-Vx7BK2z3w4wAyqc-MLAjEB19Gx53vQnSSkh91gxqE4gcHM-URfDk439lRoo/s1600/YWCA.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8iXBik3ZBupcKKmmq2H3GeDD5q5h1rcJ1IsbhiGSCFQuYy1Z9mUyIxLV8HSBoQBucXSts_PPeh0ZcFT-Vx7BK2z3w4wAyqc-MLAjEB19Gx53vQnSSkh91gxqE4gcHM-URfDk439lRoo/s320/YWCA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467806101520615618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(This is my gym, but now the foliage is much greener!)<br /></span></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-22902192248640096272010-05-04T10:59:00.000-07:002010-05-04T11:03:02.807-07:00Well, I went to the gym last nightand I am pretty darn proud of myself!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVU6qcHIL3QfwNncRkqU__E-iH3lVdGWI-TbZhyd6IvTjPLcubXavdMjCQas73g9UTJEUEGqw8HLA7UadsTSWlumT6aDncFKW0pGZnRh69xFAxAj5N_-g1GMB8EB-oL_EcflQCFryOi8/s1600/hi5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVU6qcHIL3QfwNncRkqU__E-iH3lVdGWI-TbZhyd6IvTjPLcubXavdMjCQas73g9UTJEUEGqw8HLA7UadsTSWlumT6aDncFKW0pGZnRh69xFAxAj5N_-g1GMB8EB-oL_EcflQCFryOi8/s320/hi5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467476664776275778" border="0" /></a><br />My partner has been going 3-4 days a week in the mornings. I am proud of him.<br /><br />I hope to get back to the gym again.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-22971026508806787362010-04-12T11:24:00.000-07:002010-04-12T11:31:21.426-07:00Oh hey there!As you could probably guess, I have not been super engaged in my fitness mission as of late.<br /><br />I just wanted to report that this weekend I took 3 long walks, 4 if you count a walk on Thursday.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV6u89DjAvwIkKt9B2XUStM4jDklm8_IhQDRd8zLBpFMghRHSg0q6vDhcwdZ0O2pyd-QvOnPJ-clcHuZqA5FYdjRnLWXE1zJEDcx9Yq_ae-lMu3Vq-hhr_09ihyphenhyphenq-y4E7R8n5H9_d7GI/s1600/n13947156_46038029_3868.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV6u89DjAvwIkKt9B2XUStM4jDklm8_IhQDRd8zLBpFMghRHSg0q6vDhcwdZ0O2pyd-QvOnPJ-clcHuZqA5FYdjRnLWXE1zJEDcx9Yq_ae-lMu3Vq-hhr_09ihyphenhyphenq-y4E7R8n5H9_d7GI/s320/n13947156_46038029_3868.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459319078585263170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV6u89DjAvwIkKt9B2XUStM4jDklm8_IhQDRd8zLBpFMghRHSg0q6vDhcwdZ0O2pyd-QvOnPJ-clcHuZqA5FYdjRnLWXE1zJEDcx9Yq_ae-lMu3Vq-hhr_09ihyphenhyphenq-y4E7R8n5H9_d7GI/s1600/n13947156_46038029_3868.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" >(This is when my family and I climbed to the top of </span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" ><a href="http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/">Crazy Horse</a>. I did not walk that high or steep.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They were nice walks out and about in the spring weather here. I hope to take more walks.<br /><br />Care to join me?<br /></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-38835693861324338732010-02-04T10:49:00.000-08:002010-02-04T10:54:21.887-08:00Blueberry BLAST!!!!Have I already told you about the best trail mix??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DgmZvv7tn1kvXNLT3-DTD74ytEm2_rN1PyYS-l6pkKx4ldvKtfBqqOC4MzezZpI6UUbkCp66EJZaJOqcnkLio8FgxBdND1QCGkQLUDJ4h9oZI0wSA95uhRJlEOIwpOMULpbGTTsnXpU/s1600-h/bbb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DgmZvv7tn1kvXNLT3-DTD74ytEm2_rN1PyYS-l6pkKx4ldvKtfBqqOC4MzezZpI6UUbkCp66EJZaJOqcnkLio8FgxBdND1QCGkQLUDJ4h9oZI0wSA95uhRJlEOIwpOMULpbGTTsnXpU/s320/bbb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434462731969667794" border="0" /></a>Good Sense Blueberry Blast! Ow!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet blueberries!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeBqR1swtdZH7aJ3bqr_jhX5VNfqlhyphenhyphenqu1-nftI6MJs9dOYg-TuC9N7pXIXmu2Z2CXof_CTqNag6WYHFwv0TMgqvr2PAELXUg11YlrhSCplcz618wK7nDVlYPARH4QmypEaPcsRNVwrQ/s1600-h/blueberries-500pi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeBqR1swtdZH7aJ3bqr_jhX5VNfqlhyphenhyphenqu1-nftI6MJs9dOYg-TuC9N7pXIXmu2Z2CXof_CTqNag6WYHFwv0TMgqvr2PAELXUg11YlrhSCplcz618wK7nDVlYPARH4QmypEaPcsRNVwrQ/s320/blueberries-500pi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434462734483620866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Yum!</span><br /></div><br />An yogurt covered raisins:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn028AVi7l9wp24fd6IDms34pQ0W8Q4QO7tAnjWpwF7Vmg-kq3fvBxy7OvKk6sxd6FuIa9YElXIzcfkcL34AOwW9sFEIUHRNBL3t8PLQdydxWd390grK3L694omx4PW4jXqPV0GKWMGk0/s1600-h/yogurt_covered_raisins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn028AVi7l9wp24fd6IDms34pQ0W8Q4QO7tAnjWpwF7Vmg-kq3fvBxy7OvKk6sxd6FuIa9YElXIzcfkcL34AOwW9sFEIUHRNBL3t8PLQdydxWd390grK3L694omx4PW4jXqPV0GKWMGk0/s320/yogurt_covered_raisins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434462741809410482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Hello!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />There are nuts and cranberries too.<br /><br />They sell it at the little convenience store in Coffman Union. Where else do they sell it?!?<br /></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-83815754248638157772010-01-28T06:38:00.000-08:002010-01-28T06:57:38.153-08:00New friend! Opa!Several nice friends encouraged me to try Greek yogurt and I trusted them, thankfully!<br /><br />Meet my new best snack friend:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGzsKAM8sJI0shhZ1vWeMVoCTaCoY4OM4xNryR6Z3773-QB8NHRpAcIiwN-PcyR4KTtCYb6IvY3zWsj8bqFKPqtR9orJDEOgXhBfSX12HYoU0iiOp5L__XuOEExz9lsf2LP2Na5q0_NQ/s1600-h/36105-hi-Cherry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGzsKAM8sJI0shhZ1vWeMVoCTaCoY4OM4xNryR6Z3773-QB8NHRpAcIiwN-PcyR4KTtCYb6IvY3zWsj8bqFKPqtR9orJDEOgXhBfSX12HYoU0iiOp5L__XuOEExz9lsf2LP2Na5q0_NQ/s320/36105-hi-Cherry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431801024011990754" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.fageusa.com/">Fage!</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They sell it at SuperTarget near the normal yogurt; I am sure at other places have it too.<br /><br />Even a favorite artist, <a href="http://www.garybaseman.com/">Gary Baseman</a>, <a href="http://www2.prnewswire.com/mnr/fage/36105/">sold out to Fage</a>:<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mIRDOC1D5Gpp1nh40_BFl3oXZdCVGPqLjoE8iykPGEizgxXWDVqDBf3zPE8w-15e6eikgN96HFkOqlkwZxa3IRmLvJBSwr0cM9lluOQE8bBGxH5BwfxxUw1XvNJw4OFJtfWm1POyX5Q/s1600-h/36105-hi-Baseman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mIRDOC1D5Gpp1nh40_BFl3oXZdCVGPqLjoE8iykPGEizgxXWDVqDBf3zPE8w-15e6eikgN96HFkOqlkwZxa3IRmLvJBSwr0cM9lluOQE8bBGxH5BwfxxUw1XvNJw4OFJtfWm1POyX5Q/s320/36105-hi-Baseman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431801039376055714" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I add some Bob's Red Mill 5 Rolled Grain Cereal to mine sometimes. In fact, I JUST did, that is why I had to hurry here to tell you this.<br /><br />The little snack version comes with a few different sides. I like honey and cherry the best. I also like to add frozen raspberries and blueberries on my own.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_jOurEzW-zG64FANarAHFFcT-rjmei8qtG5QOV_2IlcLbuLH82OpwE0dnq0vZXSK6OWforSBPTNNb6xk-QLAgOjhFW52utIO0ztsX5HF5ecapzOZ5j_i2NGLlagnmzM6uwNt1HCQ6ug/s1600-h/img_0533-version-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_jOurEzW-zG64FANarAHFFcT-rjmei8qtG5QOV_2IlcLbuLH82OpwE0dnq0vZXSK6OWforSBPTNNb6xk-QLAgOjhFW52utIO0ztsX5HF5ecapzOZ5j_i2NGLlagnmzM6uwNt1HCQ6ug/s320/img_0533-version-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431804042739986002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Why didn't I bring more to work?<br /></span></div><br />I wish I would use the bigger size with less packaging. I am working on it. I put blueberries in a little to-go cup with some plain and for some reason it was just not the same. It did not taste as good. I have the same problem with regular yogurt. WHY?!? Too much air?<br /><br />Also, I bought the Stoneyfield Farms variation and I was not as pleased, though not utterly unhappy.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJm2_e7s-KhvsnJUW3eBXeOZgkvZ13oKtNnkYg-hNP8PHmgMEXfDw2mdV5mNIoadJuu-ul9z18owwZw3Zia6EScLfruruWRLJRgFyjYsLBI3hsJt04QNsjb4eycZoLNklv2LlL_hNChc/s1600-h/oikos_16oz_plain.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJm2_e7s-KhvsnJUW3eBXeOZgkvZ13oKtNnkYg-hNP8PHmgMEXfDw2mdV5mNIoadJuu-ul9z18owwZw3Zia6EScLfruruWRLJRgFyjYsLBI3hsJt04QNsjb4eycZoLNklv2LlL_hNChc/s320/oikos_16oz_plain.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431804045783148098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Meh.</span><br /></div></div></div><br />ALSO (!) I have used it in cooking to make healthier sauces. Nice.<br /><br />Thanks recommenders!Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-30146141112033388612009-12-16T12:21:00.000-08:002009-12-16T12:55:05.643-08:00I wish I had thought about this when I was at the gym.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqE_fFzN14AUmEsQ7e_HXPxbEsVYlfp3ocoPZuHzEpoBQpfDTJ5UcPdy4WIC7kAwykt5zfltdBpWm-bJJ0w8vAjtw-sW5C_gFm7CSysreAsaDnUIhRwefIoXsGiGA7Dz_nP9aWXeP9qU/s1600-h/couch-weight3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqE_fFzN14AUmEsQ7e_HXPxbEsVYlfp3ocoPZuHzEpoBQpfDTJ5UcPdy4WIC7kAwykt5zfltdBpWm-bJJ0w8vAjtw-sW5C_gFm7CSysreAsaDnUIhRwefIoXsGiGA7Dz_nP9aWXeP9qU/s400/couch-weight3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415932019667198978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I keep saving images and ideas and forgetting to save the actual link, </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I owe someone credit for this piece.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My partner took me to the gym the other night and my heart just was not in it, I ended up walking for about 15 minutes, "stretching", and then sitting around. I also wandered and looked at bulletin boards and artwork pensively.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I had too much on my mind and I found that walking, which is my favorite exercise and the start to my routine, just was not distracting me or making me feel good. I just kept thinking more and sort of feeling like my thoughts would knock me over.<br /><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFRtEBFQ658zu23IF9IWeIyFa3yjqQb2WpA5T44aRYgBkDNye66fUShhjg_jLsjSGjsun3zUIyu4ogeFHU4R9dmPXjE2fYnIFiWxCn9bF7t3pSCUfV9g-e1ExZF-tR5JzTKh6CtZV3ho/s1600-h/A+fall+sideways.jpeg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFRtEBFQ658zu23IF9IWeIyFa3yjqQb2WpA5T44aRYgBkDNye66fUShhjg_jLsjSGjsun3zUIyu4ogeFHU4R9dmPXjE2fYnIFiWxCn9bF7t3pSCUfV9g-e1ExZF-tR5JzTKh6CtZV3ho/s320/A+fall+sideways.jpeg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415933734421891074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.kaeja.org/Images.html">I got yer link right here!</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have never felt that way before. I did not turn to my Todd for help because I was glad he was busy exercising and I did not want to interupt.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Aside: Todd </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span style="font-style: italic;">hit the top of the cardio heart rate on the elliptical for the first time since this summer. This is a big deal for him! Snaps to Todd!</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><br /></span></span><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtagUaU8-p4eawDo8ZzwsrRSph9QTWNwph3dQ8Uk_ZmNtfdlfADjnzPPzhefQEFBs3-x3hvLzIZq8lk7hf0jFwr3sQaivImUR0krs6gczEKnGERF_BI3nH4idKghlKkXJCDU6DclkjBsE/s1600-h/heart-exercise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtagUaU8-p4eawDo8ZzwsrRSph9QTWNwph3dQ8Uk_ZmNtfdlfADjnzPPzhefQEFBs3-x3hvLzIZq8lk7hf0jFwr3sQaivImUR0krs6gczEKnGERF_BI3nH4idKghlKkXJCDU6DclkjBsE/s200/heart-exercise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415934889815120738" border="0" /></a></h3><span style="font-style: italic;">Todd has been working out 3 times a week with <a href="http://www.fairview.org/rehab/Services/c_099660.asp">cardiac rehab</a> staff since August and he is now on his own. I am very proud of him.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My goal is to get back to the gym this week and to "fake it until [I] make it", as a mentor once preached to me. If my thoughts overcome me, I will just walk slower or go and do some weight machines, or perhaps some actual stretches and deep breathing.<br /><br />Meanwhile, my <a href="http://gettingtoknowgym.blogspot.com/2009/10/research-karma-or-facing-scale-for.html">daily weighing for the study</a> is going well. I do not enjoy it, but I do it and the cat helps me remember.<br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijednsWlyDrskfiYsShyphenhyphenYIKoQsTGt472os3_Tm1ATL0y3xMbhVuPaQ_V9oYmSQ0vLVHmzfURDe2XAzPHH1upAVPAADme3B63lAIKBdTCnkGrGL2TW0BkjJOe-o_F9oIs8iWUtSYObistM/s1600-h/IMG_1358.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijednsWlyDrskfiYsShyphenhyphenYIKoQsTGt472os3_Tm1ATL0y3xMbhVuPaQ_V9oYmSQ0vLVHmzfURDe2XAzPHH1upAVPAADme3B63lAIKBdTCnkGrGL2TW0BkjJOe-o_F9oIs8iWUtSYObistM/s200/IMG_1358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415939722681657586" border="0" /></a></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">"Meeeeweigh yourself and give me a treat oooow!"</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Last week and this week my weight has barely moved. It is down but stable, I am not sure why. I guess I have plateaued, but I really have not done a decent job of controlling my diet quality and </span>I have not exercised that much.<br /><br />Hmm.<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-44449988106798002572009-12-08T16:56:00.000-08:002009-12-08T17:59:06.213-08:00Work WorkoutYesterday I did not go to the gym with my partner. He tried to get me to go, but I knew I was too tired and had too much work to do by today.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-ON-F2kIRf7KI8OzgRELEoW9NF6LvqIPGID_DlwvUw80vObmWFoL25eEs1fP5Tvk46RpYpis5IoZE8MVGFsUmzZDirq-KoA8je0Vb630IGPZXJBVH-sneOBsU6MQkGNrukyxuJ6LiqI/s1600-h/Work+too+much.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-ON-F2kIRf7KI8OzgRELEoW9NF6LvqIPGID_DlwvUw80vObmWFoL25eEs1fP5Tvk46RpYpis5IoZE8MVGFsUmzZDirq-KoA8je0Vb630IGPZXJBVH-sneOBsU6MQkGNrukyxuJ6LiqI/s400/Work+too+much.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413037001339888402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Slight dramatization. I am much more pale with fair colored hair. Plus, I am female.</span><br /></div><br />I know, it is a terrible thing to put work before exercise and wellness, but it really was a time to work late with good reason. Trying to work less and take more time for myself could be a whole different blog!<br /><br />I wish I could do more exercising while I worked!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExNMqlCUgHbUQ4S7I8sZ_Niy5UV8z13JJ4_kbJNO1fOJK8GY9Qg25KbeLI5IEOpi9O-9GKrRNLj_L5a6AAxIhIhHDwBA6X7hOd5_J4LsbJ38vfIIbbxm9nxJM1m_3ZfetBeFGubxzQtE/s1600-h/copier.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExNMqlCUgHbUQ4S7I8sZ_Niy5UV8z13JJ4_kbJNO1fOJK8GY9Qg25KbeLI5IEOpi9O-9GKrRNLj_L5a6AAxIhIhHDwBA6X7hOd5_J4LsbJ38vfIIbbxm9nxJM1m_3ZfetBeFGubxzQtE/s400/copier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413041882672808290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Well, not exactly.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Standing and moving around at work is always nice; stretching at your desk while on a conference call, taking the stairs, and walking to the furthest bathroo</span><span style="font-size:100%;">m </span>or copy machine to get a few more steps in- depending on your needs.<br /><br />A standing height desk (or adjustable desk) would be great! There are <a href="http://www.officerat.com/tips/try-a-stand-up-desk-at-work">several benefits that have been found by those who choose this option</a>, including better back health and feeling more alert.<br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VrliTcuPv8JIX14IcOFai5-LEh3YnSoFMH1MuIeZuwxEneytyJWlexwm-_F3A1p5isZ53Fs-cgvMWcclxThnopyTtWQxUF95ova80L-tyntbxFvOsp4ekA1a5T2RsA2ds9z-FTY6BTw/s1600-h/ua209.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VrliTcuPv8JIX14IcOFai5-LEh3YnSoFMH1MuIeZuwxEneytyJWlexwm-_F3A1p5isZ53Fs-cgvMWcclxThnopyTtWQxUF95ova80L-tyntbxFvOsp4ekA1a5T2RsA2ds9z-FTY6BTw/s400/ua209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413040365800426306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Look at how fit and content she is, plus her desk is so organized!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I would keep my Dansko's over heels though and that cord is a safety hazard!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have long considered a <a href="http://www.spine-health.com/wellness/ergonomics/office-chair-ergonomic-chair-alternatives-traditional-office-chairs">balance ball chair</a> for better posture and constant core strengthening.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47VSUvs1-WMPrj5EFx2zKyrN6Zd6fZvDDD-1B4UCvHcPX5bNf3ZOt5mHoRbYFPyCv-FbiOieTonFbeV3XZFqAx24VLWfkeSx_SRudvZS7Sch-RcrqSdPrHCGBt-58raWrVDGK7Yuye_4/s1600-h/tennis-ball-chair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47VSUvs1-WMPrj5EFx2zKyrN6Zd6fZvDDD-1B4UCvHcPX5bNf3ZOt5mHoRbYFPyCv-FbiOieTonFbeV3XZFqAx24VLWfkeSx_SRudvZS7Sch-RcrqSdPrHCGBt-58raWrVDGK7Yuye_4/s400/tennis-ball-chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413048352017378562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">NO! Not that kind of ball chair!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This Kind:<br /></div></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M_jc4IAF9qDJ8hxvsOjHsAtI6XXa81HbGV17RdJ4nYcMF8DTM3bOiWbKMIYFqPRuE5PEhSUbqC94XggJchDBf1vQzF7gMaynjAaiNpfTu3-lVB_rOmJSxdHO-_oUCB0TmVS_v2rZyKI/s1600-h/exercise-at-work.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M_jc4IAF9qDJ8hxvsOjHsAtI6XXa81HbGV17RdJ4nYcMF8DTM3bOiWbKMIYFqPRuE5PEhSUbqC94XggJchDBf1vQzF7gMaynjAaiNpfTu3-lVB_rOmJSxdHO-_oUCB0TmVS_v2rZyKI/s400/exercise-at-work.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413040384150517602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This is NOT how I would use it, I mean, how can she read her emails from that angle?<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">I tend to wiggle my legs around and get restless as a rule, so a structure balance ball chair might help me use that excess energy to my benefit. I wish I could test one for a week before committing to it though.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKS2u0nVu3nGKD3Ac_xUxN6wXF1u_E1xsoehay6QnZw13t-F2KOuJXshJ6tMWu5XD9g8LMDuLISecAUZkoQzYoRMyb7Ekbv0dibfEpV-l-w5v5bfqp0iR_ZmOpoehgp6Hlpykyapq3M8/s1600-h/balanceball.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKS2u0nVu3nGKD3Ac_xUxN6wXF1u_E1xsoehay6QnZw13t-F2KOuJXshJ6tMWu5XD9g8LMDuLISecAUZkoQzYoRMyb7Ekbv0dibfEpV-l-w5v5bfqp0iR_ZmOpoehgp6Hlpykyapq3M8/s400/balanceball.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413048337368692354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Now this is the stuff! And her desk is neat and organized too!</span><br /></div><br /></div></div>Maybe when the network is down I could use the chair for some stretched while I make phone calls?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZZ-6pH_2d9dxIdk4glGJB_GQRfzuNqCAKMNXpFLbMiUu-R58eJo1x7Y1h3oJh4Fq3fVhMQzn9RHAkSisY25jVGmmnQ4AcVA77RELMEi5Vhn1pdbDujsgGbTmUW1DUQ2J0Q8C9D3gePU/s1600-h/GaiamDemo500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZZ-6pH_2d9dxIdk4glGJB_GQRfzuNqCAKMNXpFLbMiUu-R58eJo1x7Y1h3oJh4Fq3fVhMQzn9RHAkSisY25jVGmmnQ4AcVA77RELMEi5Vhn1pdbDujsgGbTmUW1DUQ2J0Q8C9D3gePU/s400/GaiamDemo500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413048346394040978" border="0" /></a><br />Well, let's not get carried away...Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-32840123787660488452009-12-04T11:45:00.000-08:002009-12-04T11:47:14.586-08:00I do my best to avoid taking favors from the Family.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIcDwbhK-kQu2K3YdOcnTQD6BU1Vfg10Dlox2EmE3DkFLlWhQhIfC3Q-Eyy-asRFFtjT0LCZjGpyy-GclII7O3yVraTzmoNnZvXpiXn-SyKsv0HXypLOQ4EFpbyE3sOuBAffdwEUcp2o/s1600-h/tumblr_kty0m0OUtJ1qatnzfo1_500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIcDwbhK-kQu2K3YdOcnTQD6BU1Vfg10Dlox2EmE3DkFLlWhQhIfC3Q-Eyy-asRFFtjT0LCZjGpyy-GclII7O3yVraTzmoNnZvXpiXn-SyKsv0HXypLOQ4EFpbyE3sOuBAffdwEUcp2o/s400/tumblr_kty0m0OUtJ1qatnzfo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411469532706264738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(I cannot remember where I saved this from now, crap. When I find out I will cite.)<br /></span></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-20272076035748852522009-12-01T19:03:00.000-08:002009-12-01T19:34:40.890-08:00Overshot!My <a href="http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/wellness/healthcoaching/index.html">Health Coach</a> just called for my monthly check in.<br /><br />Admittedly, I signed up for this benefit for the opportunity for $$ if I complied. I am chatty, I like to answer questions, why not?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeuGKyH5mZrLttEgWySF0CI5iTzv8Mmm_AzT-0qoXltBoHlVmEebz8cPiv6ZDTMhXXWY4695-9TtixbYS_0wGuFC2x3RTp1twbu_2VS2_8LuMOH2upzbHI_1a4xpvMxMMBZB6WuboUpM/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeuGKyH5mZrLttEgWySF0CI5iTzv8Mmm_AzT-0qoXltBoHlVmEebz8cPiv6ZDTMhXXWY4695-9TtixbYS_0wGuFC2x3RTp1twbu_2VS2_8LuMOH2upzbHI_1a4xpvMxMMBZB6WuboUpM/s400/untitled.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410473033864269570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I am looking great! Beautiful posture and winning smile!<br /></span></div><br />Well, I guess I am a sucker because I have long passed the required number of calls and I keep on trucking with my health coach. I always forget her name, but she lives in Ohio and is nice.<br /><br />She has been very supportive of me and has given me credit (or slack) for the big stress in my life since May. I have listened to her and appreciated her rah-rah-rah attitude.<br /><br />Last month she encouraged me to really minimize my goal for November. She talked me into making a goal of going to the gym or playing Wii intensely once per week. I was also supposed to do some mental health work.<br /><br />The overachiever in me thought that was pretty lame, but I humored her.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49XW-kD5qRrHoNgrExPHIKG2MJlySuNrf8dvvnA-Bgyzk9jXeOvdgcZCjq9ZzyoyIBciXIQVFQiMuz9g7xhukg3WwzYd2gwKqUZB6JPkWfQmDATCyrZLb4nSxDJaazH89vsMyx4P_bGU/s1600-h/060906_SB_OverachieverTN.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49XW-kD5qRrHoNgrExPHIKG2MJlySuNrf8dvvnA-Bgyzk9jXeOvdgcZCjq9ZzyoyIBciXIQVFQiMuz9g7xhukg3WwzYd2gwKqUZB6JPkWfQmDATCyrZLb4nSxDJaazH89vsMyx4P_bGU/s400/060906_SB_OverachieverTN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410474250053819026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I actually am taking Spanish and sort of polishing off my French.<br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">She just called to check in with me and I blew that goal out of the water and I feel <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-weight: bold;">AWESOME!!</span><br /><br />I went to the gym about 3 times a week and did several mental health care activities.<br /><br />She is so smart. Set the bar low and feel amazing and motivated!<br /><br />Off to sign up for <a href="http://www.mnsword.com/index.html">fencing</a> and <a href="http://www.physics.umn.edu/courses/2009/fall/Phys%201905.002/news.html">physics</a> classes now...<br /></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-226684277716308152009-11-30T20:40:00.000-08:002009-11-30T22:02:47.879-08:00Heart troubles coming on...First off, I just got home from the gym with my Todd. for the first time he had to find me because I was still exercising and he was ready to leave!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9ikGCmto4kwry8aF7Tr_CzdVXF7qc3an7FzyY2SddLih9XSeD1uy2NQpkuMqxGD-XBNPowERt46-kB9MkwsBsnQJzA0W32va2ihPRcgyYz9se1yHM5i_zYPYdx1W1emlbPg_uQjzSaY/s1600/In+The+Zone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9ikGCmto4kwry8aF7Tr_CzdVXF7qc3an7FzyY2SddLih9XSeD1uy2NQpkuMqxGD-XBNPowERt46-kB9MkwsBsnQJzA0W32va2ihPRcgyYz9se1yHM5i_zYPYdx1W1emlbPg_uQjzSaY/s320/In+The+Zone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410124076619159490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I am not going to guess how much the New Yorker article on<br />Wes Anderson influenced my getting there. </span><br /></div><br />Nice.<br /><br />Second, I have had more<a href="http://odetohumanity.blogspot.com/2009/08/lichtenstein-iest-thing-i-put-together.html"> interaction with cardiologists, endocrinologists, and other</a><a href="http://odetohumanity.blogspot.com/2009/08/lichtenstein-iest-thing-i-put-together.html"> metabolic experts</a> in the last year than I care to count. I am grateful for all of them, I just wish I never had to meet them!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rfXAhrwcQP02Ig4cvdG62t71XrpTc4dkgVb6Z5htWBlHr8U7joSjjJCzvs99jdLs8sFuKym8MnZfuDYw9gLAsNYFFZXAq0LWJQttFCGts4ejU46su4nFcNcXApRi_ULtIZVHn2iw0i0/s1600/Stethoscope_heart_t250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rfXAhrwcQP02Ig4cvdG62t71XrpTc4dkgVb6Z5htWBlHr8U7joSjjJCzvs99jdLs8sFuKym8MnZfuDYw9gLAsNYFFZXAq0LWJQttFCGts4ejU46su4nFcNcXApRi_ULtIZVHn2iw0i0/s400/Stethoscope_heart_t250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410125776326986322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">It is a love/hate relationship.<br /></span></div><br />Unfortunatly, a loved one was treated for their 2nd heart attack/disturbance/major artery blockage today. I am grateful for those caring for them, for their choice to seek help, and for their health insurance. I am very grateful that they are recovering nicely and can continue this wonderful life.<br /><br />I bring this up because as I waited for news and absorbed this reality today, I kept thinking about the elements of our health that we <span style="font-style: italic;">can</span> control.<br /><br />There are so many factors involved in our health: genetics, fate, environment, circumstance, HOWEVER, despite the efforts of public health professionals, public policy makers, and health care researchers, millions of us do not take control of the elements of our health that we can impact.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3B8ZWmY2VuDlDbYJB8nTQYdg9NX7Ts23ZeYZ8hzIrXGGhqi7pqyQjRgnL7neHhQDCTbNIL5IfVrSSlNLfI2Wd8zrxACnexWEJUFTseBNr3hcukhgpwYLBwGhgT0z06a1b4LCwZWCOFM/s1600/healthyChoices.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3B8ZWmY2VuDlDbYJB8nTQYdg9NX7Ts23ZeYZ8hzIrXGGhqi7pqyQjRgnL7neHhQDCTbNIL5IfVrSSlNLfI2Wd8zrxACnexWEJUFTseBNr3hcukhgpwYLBwGhgT0z06a1b4LCwZWCOFM/s400/healthyChoices.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410138447356084562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Remember: I am not a health professional or a graphic designer.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I urge you to seek professional advice for your health and promotional materials.</span><br /></div><br />For me, I struggle with diet and exercise. I trust that what "they say" about a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, and being physically active is true, but I struggle to live it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7e3512VmHuzs96wfH2VdlDcSeJkaR6hApC1ru2OEEJbwe5gz-z8guiZoBhElSn07vRUlOYuWZI3PWc_ua7xpCSpsZE2RMxP8pcyGoaWYsgNLypV3ERt6AWSXyHmQejl2ej3ovqiZtmB0/s1600/dc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7e3512VmHuzs96wfH2VdlDcSeJkaR6hApC1ru2OEEJbwe5gz-z8guiZoBhElSn07vRUlOYuWZI3PWc_ua7xpCSpsZE2RMxP8pcyGoaWYsgNLypV3ERt6AWSXyHmQejl2ej3ovqiZtmB0/s320/dc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410131753713570834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Par exemple: This open faced Croque -monsieur was fantastic and had 3 dipping sauces! 3!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">It was delicious with nearly zero nutritional value. Le sigh.</span><br /></div><br />People spend a lot of energy worrying and discussing all the terrible health problems that occur in this life to ourselves and others, news media outlets make a killing feeding a culture of health care fears. People spend a lot of money trying to find the fitness secret that will save them, <a href="http://www.fitthisgirl.com/2009/10/my-weight-loss-journey-part-1.html">some find it</a> but not without <span style="font-weight: bold;">a lot of sacrifice and commitment to lifestyle change</span> (the hard part).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6QvmvSq1sQofAbDL2LVohHKZY9PKPMxs0vrOD18bS6G0yvxB-Gc9vpKemsRmU8PTxFhXyrRMI865VzV_Y9H39ojm09TgSBw92orjj3gS3Q4c3EwdADtHeIIfLgh6Xr1UVBDmrZdoy3k/s1600/weightloss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6QvmvSq1sQofAbDL2LVohHKZY9PKPMxs0vrOD18bS6G0yvxB-Gc9vpKemsRmU8PTxFhXyrRMI865VzV_Y9H39ojm09TgSBw92orjj3gS3Q4c3EwdADtHeIIfLgh6Xr1UVBDmrZdoy3k/s400/weightloss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410134753045042514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Many sacrifice Oreos, for example.</span><br /></div><br />I am still searching for my best game plan for a new normal of healthy foods and consistent exercise. I have been exploring cookbooks, changing how I shop, taking nutrition classes, trying nutritional supplements (<a href="http://www.bobsredmill.com/flaxseed-meal.html">ground flax seed</a> and <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632">fish oil</a>), and of course facing the gym. This blog is one of my personal attempts to stay on task- I think to myself: "tell the world, and then live it!". I also like to track what I have tried and to hear feedback from others.<br /><br />There are so many ways to improve your diet and exercise and invaluable health related reasons why it is important to try, to explore, to think twice and to ask for help. Some are peer based, some are spiritual, some are fun, some are strict, some are social, some are free, some are expensive, some are sweaty, some are heavy, some require a surgeon, and some can be dangerous.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CKuFQYH_R48USj4oHqtIrWgsTsmEkk-aGh0tClaOlunR7ur6c18d7GL71NmzzGpLNz-vE9zVpydFOUSgNbN0x7T1SGfUyCGUAHfFWFa96SYxOszEa6hfMyQVfea9pspceG8trEoS0TA/s1600/take_care_of_yourself_chart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CKuFQYH_R48USj4oHqtIrWgsTsmEkk-aGh0tClaOlunR7ur6c18d7GL71NmzzGpLNz-vE9zVpydFOUSgNbN0x7T1SGfUyCGUAHfFWFa96SYxOszEa6hfMyQVfea9pspceG8trEoS0TA/s400/take_care_of_yourself_chart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410143287992892050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">You are invaluable! Take care of yourself!</span><br /></div><br />It is very overwhelming, but thankfully there are many others in the same boat and they can help you to get motivated and see results. Success stories can be found all over, like in books, online (some are linked in the right had nav), on tv, and at your local gym. I thank you and Google for this blog, it is not much to look at, but it does help me keep tabs on myself. Let me know if you would like to join me, or pipe in with your own ideas!<br /><br />I wish you clarity and patience as you seek the best ways to stay healthy. Of course I wish you health!Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-19839889250339689892009-11-29T16:12:00.000-08:002009-11-29T16:38:36.175-08:00Nobody's fault but my own.Today on <a href="http://fmylife.tumblr.com/post/262452544/today-its-decided-im-going-a-diet-for-real">FML</a>:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Today, it’s decided, I’m going a diet. For real. But I said that yesterday. And the day before. FML</span><img style="font-style: italic;" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/fmylife/%7E4/PKq0Nxtxq90" width="1" height="1" /><br /><br />I can relate, but cannot agree.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuKrL9lBqNzOgVgDP48EnFec3BvWOPqnUBDJQJnek4W7aOTctTXFqGYx53kVUa0cc8qMflTDZcw1odj99m4tfcsVO626lgGUwZiaKMkcgtQNnK9L02jy7IgNgyU4dHMyLT_w-eM-ZY-w/s1600/257151_f520.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuKrL9lBqNzOgVgDP48EnFec3BvWOPqnUBDJQJnek4W7aOTctTXFqGYx53kVUa0cc8qMflTDZcw1odj99m4tfcsVO626lgGUwZiaKMkcgtQNnK9L02jy7IgNgyU4dHMyLT_w-eM-ZY-w/s400/257151_f520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409689285674656082" border="0" /></a>No, this is not a "FML" worthy scenario. This is my fault, my lack of self control, my lack of commitment.<br /><br />I believe in eating whole foods and I know that I need to overcome my sweet tooth, my habit of eating out, my resistance to exercise, and my sporadic cooking schedule.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnOC3aromidUDLcUGenUfqD0dOPr7mhaTUqA97ZN26Znyl4mO2mtkK6gNpvAY5Bvc38CcThbtfTh-TVm2w1yV9Rr-hOkBQ3IRyLfaHDkrSxuYbZdZXHMSw-dmlDL8DlliNPs-rlOQIf4/s1600/Kids-Lifestyle.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnOC3aromidUDLcUGenUfqD0dOPr7mhaTUqA97ZN26Znyl4mO2mtkK6gNpvAY5Bvc38CcThbtfTh-TVm2w1yV9Rr-hOkBQ3IRyLfaHDkrSxuYbZdZXHMSw-dmlDL8DlliNPs-rlOQIf4/s400/Kids-Lifestyle.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409685835622020114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I believe these are reasonable and feasible.</span><br /></div><br />I can change, I can try again. I am doing the best I can, and I know I am not alone.<br /><br />Todd and I are in a little competition to see who can lose 10 pounds first. I will post our method of tracking, etc once we get officially started. I am not so much motivated by the competition, but by my desire for him to be healthy and follow doctors orders, and he reminds me that he wants the same for me.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This weekend we tried to go to the gym together, but it was closed early. We went home and played SingStar together in duet mode.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintorflqmxseUtBWcMkot6zrHQgsOduSaBMz_ZX88PkpP4qlWm5ZvbSWtoxZVCqvDYMGThSiEvnrl7_sl8S8yp99C6-nlyIK-NnWCBIanGeax_3CpHEc107KiDDjOjD86CV5Pj-OFhIr4/s1600/SingStar-PS3-track-list-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintorflqmxseUtBWcMkot6zrHQgsOduSaBMz_ZX88PkpP4qlWm5ZvbSWtoxZVCqvDYMGThSiEvnrl7_sl8S8yp99C6-nlyIK-NnWCBIanGeax_3CpHEc107KiDDjOjD86CV5Pj-OFhIr4/s400/SingStar-PS3-track-list-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409687866693738994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Shake it!</span><br /></div><br />We danced and sang, we broke a nice sweat.<br /><br />We plugged in our neglected Wii controllers for future at home workouts together.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-71337854789014864312009-11-14T14:44:00.000-08:002009-11-14T14:52:34.578-08:00Dear you!I just had to share <a href="http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/11/09/loose-lips-shrink-hips/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+passiveaggressivenotes+%28the+passive-aggressive+notes+blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">this post from Passive-Aggress</a><a href="http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/11/09/loose-lips-shrink-hips/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+passiveaggressivenotes+%28the+passive-aggressive+notes+blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">ive (and Just Plain Agressive) Notes</a>, it cracked me up and also was a nice reminder.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa1xC1hdwjXS_WNMfROEhJA0e3D5mqVDAZbaDsU7Qi8eUB8bFIL8WmyQh887Dou4GIvVuECpGOoa9r4S4-IMkyQJ20MKgpXj29aDpsYibHnj3DuZYTz6g8czJA7h_bsKA0mUnEeTKnnw/s1600-h/note.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa1xC1hdwjXS_WNMfROEhJA0e3D5mqVDAZbaDsU7Qi8eUB8bFIL8WmyQh887Dou4GIvVuECpGOoa9r4S4-IMkyQJ20MKgpXj29aDpsYibHnj3DuZYTz6g8czJA7h_bsKA0mUnEeTKnnw/s400/note.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404095102999380546" border="0" /></a>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-19305300036427871972009-11-12T07:30:00.000-08:002009-11-12T08:04:43.266-08:00In which I shame NPR for luring me with a doughnut to talk about belly bugs!<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">(I have no clue why the fonts are all messed up, sorry!)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/">NPR</a> had a little piece today on some early mice based research on fatty food and an increase in <span style="font-weight: bold;">MICROBES LIVING IN OUR DIGESTIVE TRACKS! </span><br /><br />BAH!<br /><br />They lured me into the piece online with a delicious picture of a doughnut in coffee. The nerve!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_yG3QHfOqefnEzRTYDliHYYPfQaWQL3vGVCmS-6gN9xestuy-hKaUFJyvov_d7W94rUHgtXsfwpeuVop67yn34luJ0QstKKiiebQ85WbQflGDyoKMctjjEvW7pAqvwuomIRpfP-dWJo/s1600-h/0978_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_yG3QHfOqefnEzRTYDliHYYPfQaWQL3vGVCmS-6gN9xestuy-hKaUFJyvov_d7W94rUHgtXsfwpeuVop67yn34luJ0QstKKiiebQ85WbQflGDyoKMctjjEvW7pAqvwuomIRpfP-dWJo/s320/0978_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403241818487385794" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Not the photo. In fact, this is the least alluring doughnut and coffee picture EVER!<br /> I will be working on burning this image into my brain.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I suppose if they put a picture of microbes I would have run away screaming and never read/listened.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtXhYsG0bK_n-jSc7nxkNUojHV-uZwtx4bO9exvOnVR8hUBbSQVabkzBbMncYTShIGpp_dnfukFuv90F3ow0yoVfa4hD330FiA1WYcXHoLCOiGbz8D6sJ6WxZ9qpqTODyg5CQ3T830o0/s1600-h/bacteria-stomachache.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtXhYsG0bK_n-jSc7nxkNUojHV-uZwtx4bO9exvOnVR8hUBbSQVabkzBbMncYTShIGpp_dnfukFuv90F3ow0yoVfa4hD330FiA1WYcXHoLCOiGbz8D6sJ6WxZ9qpqTODyg5CQ3T830o0/s320/bacteria-stomachache.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403243911290046866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span><a href="http://www.giantmicrobes.com/">Giant Stomach Microbe Plush Toy! </a>Sorta cuter than the doughnut picture. Sorta?</span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120318757&sc=fb&cc=fp"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Gut Response To What We Eat</span></a><br /></div></div><h1 style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">by </span><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4494969"><span>Nell Greenfieldboyce</span></a></span></h1>"A high-fat, high-sugar diet can quickly and dramatically change the population of microbes living in the digestive tract, according to a new study of human gut bugs transplanted into mice."<br /><h1 style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2KJo5ksqtObGumZJ5wmN6yC-97QNCH0Kh8wOR5lITFg-Lrl8VDI4AcYiEo2pKBAe9rOVo__nDL4PvrQFDfu4X10P5UGitQpfXXI8ZH5lk1PT21ok4wa6nKlxKgP0B2BbN_WEciYZzkk/s1600-h/000sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2KJo5ksqtObGumZJ5wmN6yC-97QNCH0Kh8wOR5lITFg-Lrl8VDI4AcYiEo2pKBAe9rOVo__nDL4PvrQFDfu4X10P5UGitQpfXXI8ZH5lk1PT21ok4wa6nKlxKgP0B2BbN_WEciYZzkk/s320/000sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403245649575552914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >Thank you, brave Mice, for helping humankind!</span></h1><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >PS: I am sure Nell Greenfieldboyce is a lovely person, but her promo picture makes her looked possessed! Or as if she is trying to seduce us. Look:</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTZYcY09ub1kmn4XOEHywfYBCGLbSk3CZgIoixSO4LpXD_VfhcHbj7njvcSUy1VD8o-xLP9ynqLjIHzDHhaWA7vxt1xsBD2otb-AKRinsD5ETHuZi6isbQrszqDPRzNJevKPQTKsOfMI/s1600-h/000sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTZYcY09ub1kmn4XOEHywfYBCGLbSk3CZgIoixSO4LpXD_VfhcHbj7njvcSUy1VD8o-xLP9ynqLjIHzDHhaWA7vxt1xsBD2otb-AKRinsD5ETHuZi6isbQrszqDPRzNJevKPQTKsOfMI/s320/000sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403241823206556962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span>"You will make a donation during the pledge drive this month.<br />And the pledge drive next month too."</span> </span></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-31398981688942195812009-11-10T09:10:00.000-08:002009-11-10T11:24:41.878-08:00I was dragged to the gym!My partner is starting to phase out of his highly monitored fitness classes, hooray for Todd!<br /><br />Last night he made me go to the gym with him.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Well, he was assigned by his instructors to go on his own and earlier in the evening I was totally stoked to join him! I really was, ask him.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0QX2UkKhX-5k_07dY83LzWAAJveld7h61bClW_JVoTHGjKd7-dEPyphMKCuYQRQ1wBgQrgp-zqBT9GoUiXjjCuoCmT6xb2Dve45kuoIkiKdVjMyalIimiYNuoi4q1gX8HIYlT680vIs/s1600-h/0978_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0QX2UkKhX-5k_07dY83LzWAAJveld7h61bClW_JVoTHGjKd7-dEPyphMKCuYQRQ1wBgQrgp-zqBT9GoUiXjjCuoCmT6xb2Dve45kuoIkiKdVjMyalIimiYNuoi4q1gX8HIYlT680vIs/s200/0978_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402527196267394162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Wahoo, let's go to the gym!</span><br /></div><br />But I had started working at home and fallen asleep (deep cat nap) by the time he was ready to go. I tried so hard in my half-awake state to get out of going to the gym. I think I put up a pretty great, really whiny fight.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfxYCylX4n5u86DAx_7FdGJKWX5fxcRjVrRYM_h4e5Sr1FP4k5E9YXws8esLzVyyzivc4mK77ddgI8_kNmd1tXxRlqGOoStwpFqQBBHPb3Y2r7HWGOGEh3heu4btWTfuhSRkwW_3GuS0/s1600-h/art_Page_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfxYCylX4n5u86DAx_7FdGJKWX5fxcRjVrRYM_h4e5Sr1FP4k5E9YXws8esLzVyyzivc4mK77ddgI8_kNmd1tXxRlqGOoStwpFqQBBHPb3Y2r7HWGOGEh3heu4btWTfuhSRkwW_3GuS0/s320/art_Page_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402528037837931922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Todd is the dragn. Missy is the kitteh.<br /></span></div><br />He won. I reluctantly went to the gym.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZvDF1Wwse2aTPcrE8km2zAzTod6PJmlRp6fUCPr746EJjOcZZOFU_VyUoJwYNFKE489bBVkLwGrsoNI1_PRPwMgEVpacJWNX_fCaBazSpOyYB1e_5TE2-MmS468F21lU13fBxYBNkFk/s1600-h/000sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZvDF1Wwse2aTPcrE8km2zAzTod6PJmlRp6fUCPr746EJjOcZZOFU_VyUoJwYNFKE489bBVkLwGrsoNI1_PRPwMgEVpacJWNX_fCaBazSpOyYB1e_5TE2-MmS468F21lU13fBxYBNkFk/s320/000sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402525310956699650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Todd gloating because he got me to the gym OR me celebrating because I went to the gym?</span><br /></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-85099283511909096142009-11-05T11:05:00.000-08:002009-11-05T12:24:25.714-08:00Macro Awesome!Ok, so we have practically no food in our house. Honestly. Where does all the time go?<br /><br />I'll tell you what, eating healthy takes time and budget management, so I am floundering right now. I hope to get my kitchen act together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I have been trying to bring my own lunch, which is wonderful on so many levels, but I had to buy my lunch today and I bought <a href="http://www.onestopnatural.com/catalog/list/manufacturer_id/49">Macro Vegetarian</a> Thai Dumplings at the little store by the post office in <a href="http://www.coffman.umn.edu/">Coffman Memorial Union</a>.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mSgjsdSUyWheUj1Xk-O7SXVbFEPuK5vPj-KfYCBE0bhoGeJ7U7JEWi7Nw15r0Se11MEpD6kc9RWXUlKllpSy7QJeKFO1Y8UNARpclOD7kzhGuzreLTy6zQLSbFxj-6xcSbov_Aa7H5Y/s1600-h/0978_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mSgjsdSUyWheUj1Xk-O7SXVbFEPuK5vPj-KfYCBE0bhoGeJ7U7JEWi7Nw15r0Se11MEpD6kc9RWXUlKllpSy7QJeKFO1Y8UNARpclOD7kzhGuzreLTy6zQLSbFxj-6xcSbov_Aa7H5Y/s320/0978_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400715656135233682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwb6ppHe6JgoX3vGqGmObnPAfwGyDYdYE2NC_t3jlerXwH35c8qkTbHphhit-2DTf0QofwnkjeBm2_A1xHyIVPKyuKX2Ony-UWriwKVPIgtxlesbSkpn_8wesvJj-CFR93ds10N6OXpU/s1600-h/000sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwb6ppHe6JgoX3vGqGmObnPAfwGyDYdYE2NC_t3jlerXwH35c8qkTbHphhit-2DTf0QofwnkjeBm2_A1xHyIVPKyuKX2Ony-UWriwKVPIgtxlesbSkpn_8wesvJj-CFR93ds10N6OXpU/s320/000sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400705144305652130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macro Vegetarian Thai Dumplings are not pictured here, but this is what their friends look like.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What a happy plate! Yum! Flavorful, hearty and smells delicious too!<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAJCVVRKkGNkI6SRYeb5oJnE79fOvBxlzrB6qiacEZMbsJ1AoLFS_u_90YXt9YWB307TkGxPtgnMmA81KIge1-TaOW-gCfeQKLyIjFGFLlfaIoXFt_SivuBp_x0WJtaRg1mTdRImUBtQ/s1600-h/0978_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAJCVVRKkGNkI6SRYeb5oJnE79fOvBxlzrB6qiacEZMbsJ1AoLFS_u_90YXt9YWB307TkGxPtgnMmA81KIge1-TaOW-gCfeQKLyIjFGFLlfaIoXFt_SivuBp_x0WJtaRg1mTdRImUBtQ/s320/0978_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400705148859966370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Happy plate decoupage from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/twig2nestStudio">this etsy shop</a>.</span><br /></div><br />Plus the dish is macro-biotic and vegan with <a href="http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/macro-vegetarian/thai-dumpling">pretty great nutritional value</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEYf14bbG4ix15M4saV07XdYbdmzVZbU0EJjcy81q0XrkRFMcsTKSa47n6l3OzLyEXf-eHVUZn9UJDS9hbHNHkHcsY9NwN3D8VQE5k6AjYWPNTOBwjglwYwF4xga5VAF4_2ypEWvCRYo/s1600-h/wrist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEYf14bbG4ix15M4saV07XdYbdmzVZbU0EJjcy81q0XrkRFMcsTKSa47n6l3OzLyEXf-eHVUZn9UJDS9hbHNHkHcsY9NwN3D8VQE5k6AjYWPNTOBwjglwYwF4xga5VAF4_2ypEWvCRYo/s320/wrist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400705149616564386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Healthy! And I have been weighing myself everyday for <a href="http://gettingtoknowgym.blogspot.com/2009/10/research-karma-or-facing-scale-for.html">the study</a>, it is odd to do.</span><br /></div><br />The drag is that the meal cost $5.99. Not something to get everyday, but perhaps inspiration for meals to prepare at home. I guess that is less than the awesome salad bar at Coffman costs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">One other bonus is that if I took the stairs up and down to the East River Road to get to Coffman I burn some calories and build some muscle. How much money is that worth?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsE3rGCBES5Bi5oaSnvDZpF4hqR5r2aGBK_vz8c3RR7dfZsCh7vcSMw1TdTcYQQGdkCe8cMgxKqmbucATnJqwoCkZRLiLg_kpkUUPd3uwIBSIuYkxpAfC58BRsFmmWtCgrvhQFiOvp-mY/s1600-h/CoffmanStairsUp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsE3rGCBES5Bi5oaSnvDZpF4hqR5r2aGBK_vz8c3RR7dfZsCh7vcSMw1TdTcYQQGdkCe8cMgxKqmbucATnJqwoCkZRLiLg_kpkUUPd3uwIBSIuYkxpAfC58BRsFmmWtCgrvhQFiOvp-mY/s320/CoffmanStairsUp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400717176260011746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Soon these steps will be closed for the winter and I will watch people try to walk or slide </span><span style="font-size:78%;">cautiously </span><span style="font-size:78%;">down them from my office.<br /></span></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605739862435402959.post-54683058267136491112009-10-28T11:43:00.000-07:002009-10-28T12:25:14.271-07:00Research Kharma, or Facing the Scale for the Benefit of All<a href="http://gettingtoknowgym.blogspot.com/2008/09/weighing-in-with-celebrities.html">As you may have read before</a>, I am not a fan of weighing myself or knowing the actual mass measurement associated with my body. I know I need to lose mass. For my health, and because I cannot afford to buy new clothes! (Ha!)<br /><br />I am scared of the reality in spite of my intelligence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY5eZ6YnngFSmIybWgr9s0ts7ImeDaoafzhOwKpkKQo62VuM0hZ7Vra_iKAvaMppXwueDCBsT1UX9NRxEsi4yuMyyKCmL-OLmVFTyGFSqMjYeZSxM22b7T6VsUaRhZTCdgFzFAblGTUw/s1600-h/the_bean_trees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY5eZ6YnngFSmIybWgr9s0ts7ImeDaoafzhOwKpkKQo62VuM0hZ7Vra_iKAvaMppXwueDCBsT1UX9NRxEsi4yuMyyKCmL-OLmVFTyGFSqMjYeZSxM22b7T6VsUaRhZTCdgFzFAblGTUw/s320/the_bean_trees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397724056444885810" border="0" /></a>When I was younger, I my pants got a little tight once a month, but I always went back down. Then suddenly that changed and I have yet to successfully change my behavior to match my body's needs.<br /><br />Well, <a href="http://gettingtoknowgym.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html">as you may have read before</a>, my friend researches obesity behavior. She has published works (<span style="font-size:78%;">which I have ignored despite my respect for her</span>) that show there is <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11104329/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/">evidence that daily weigh-ins are correlated with people successfully losing weight</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhFrcvv6r5efmxIzGSEQPu4Ifl9KyHn8_O5wAZmzvzSqXCLdBeh4rVxcfWCS2HI1i0kDAC6wBSILw-hY6Rt_VJ43ayEPNHOXBzrJrSJz0ZouetqDw8PVb9sCDEBmN_aBc1yhkSZYe1aw/s1600-h/zips.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhFrcvv6r5efmxIzGSEQPu4Ifl9KyHn8_O5wAZmzvzSqXCLdBeh4rVxcfWCS2HI1i0kDAC6wBSILw-hY6Rt_VJ43ayEPNHOXBzrJrSJz0ZouetqDw8PVb9sCDEBmN_aBc1yhkSZYe1aw/s320/zips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397724050380178178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;">This woman is not my friend and with that attitude she may never be my friend.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Tonight I embark on my second stint in a weight loss research study, this time I will have to weigh myself how ever many times my random selected study group protocol tells me.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY4oRNQ26R5DnjC3Eg6S8JnEeml0ZwHmIqpudiyFKSiYzbsKeeWI6-bWZYJ_gSpTR6NTV6xDZohU3rpglIhfiicB9TD9KH9NTjSsykp1SeKj7CL8R9wiRmpQ4hgG_a9bfuhiahp0Ws8k/s1600-h/zzzzzz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY4oRNQ26R5DnjC3Eg6S8JnEeml0ZwHmIqpudiyFKSiYzbsKeeWI6-bWZYJ_gSpTR6NTV6xDZohU3rpglIhfiicB9TD9KH9NTjSsykp1SeKj7CL8R9wiRmpQ4hgG_a9bfuhiahp0Ws8k/s320/zzzzzz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397724042589778082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Fancy space scale.<br /></span></div><br />I am doing this for participants in studies I recruited for in my years of work in research.<br />I am doing this for myself.<br />I will commit to it for my friend! I do not want to botch her study results with poor participation. Plus I get anxious about breaking rules!<br /><br />I have been eating better, now I will weigh in, and hopefully exercise more from the terror on the scale!<br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY55m6cAP7ZZu0LdjmguSttsrxbrXRGEfqXyI-T6ywSuTiVptitjE72JYNz5fpojFWbbxMr5McLHDD4oMyPb0I4IEnxN_o-_I-hLky61_PC-dA56D6JU4HgYPPMxQJh3hcq9DdA8D1Cg/s1600-h/wrist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY55m6cAP7ZZu0LdjmguSttsrxbrXRGEfqXyI-T6ywSuTiVptitjE72JYNz5fpojFWbbxMr5McLHDD4oMyPb0I4IEnxN_o-_I-hLky61_PC-dA56D6JU4HgYPPMxQJh3hcq9DdA8D1Cg/s320/wrist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397724054874404578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And let me tell you, telling a friend your weight honestly is pretty humbling in itself. My friend was professional and kind. Thanks, friend!<br /></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com3