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So far I have found the Whole30 a sustainable basis for planning my eating for a year, and feel no particular weariness with it. I know some people really hate it, for others it's almost a religion. For me, it's just the first plan that hasn't felt like a diet, but simply fits me.
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I think it's a mistake to say friends who are "real" friends won't leave no matter what. Friendship isn't marriage, they haven't taken a vow "till death do us part." Friendship is a voluntary association, which is what makes it amazing because our friends don't have to be there for us, they choose to be. That said, it's a…
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I've been using a FitBit for about a year--started in Feb. 2012 with the Ultra, sent it through the wash while I was in Israel and so got the FitBit One when I got home. What I like is that you can set up your vital info on their site, and the calorie calculations, distance, etc. is personalized. You can adjust settings if…
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I did. At first I thought it did squelch my appetite, but within a week, it really had no effect on me at all. I sure wish it did, and I didn't go into it skeptical…but for me it was a total flop. And an expensive one.
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I get this too. Some years ago, through jogging and diet, I got down to about 170-175 pounds and had a 34" waist. I looked good in clothes, but other than jogging muscles, I was really undeveloped; no muscle. Fast forward--today, I'm overweight at 225 pounds, but through a healthy life of a lot of physical work outside,…
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I found the "clamp" of the FitBit Ultra and One too narrow to fit my belt, and in pockets or on clothing, 2 ended up in the laundry. So I ended up clipping it to the front edge of my cell-phone belt holster. This has worked very, very well for a year now. It also means when I change clothes and slip my phone case off the…
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I"m in. I discovered walking, as an alternative to running, in January this year when I had eye surgery and had to stop running due to the motion. I'm now a happy, proud walker-who-sometimes-breaks-into-a-light-jog. I did 100+ miles per month through April, but May and June were tough. July I"m back on, having put in about…
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I've been using mine daily for 4 months. I love it. It isn't just that it counts steps and estimates calories and distance. It does this with two advantages. First, the motion sensor seems to pick up not just "steps" but the torque or momentum of the steps. When I walk to the barn, it scores it as "walking" but if I carry…
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I tend to like African black teas from Malawi or Kenya. From Malawi, the Chisunga Estate BOP is a favorite when I can get it, though I often have to go for #2, Mboma Estate. From Kenya, I like Kapchorua Estate best.
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I have accumulated my supplements over time, trying things and seeing if they seem to help. I used to have terrible cold-sores in my mouth, for example. Discovered B12 every day radically improved that. I almost never get them, and when I do, they are much less severe and heal much more quickly. So for 25 years I've been…
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What's wrong with being a jogger? The term has been used since the 1500's to mean an easy-gaited run, which is what I do. I don't see what's so demeaning to self-esteem about being a jogger. If my self-esteem is so messed up that "jogging" seems demeaning, maybe I have more self-esteem problems than terminology shifts can…
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You prove the most important point (to me that is). The issue isn't whether you finish an exercise program. The issue is just getting up and getting out and moving every day. Shred, jog, walk, lift, swim, stairs...what it is doesn't matter as much as THAT it is. You inspire me!
