So Dr. Oz is up on the hill, supposedly helping to sort through the swamp of marketers claiming their supplements are the miracle solutions to weight loss. Oh, Dr. Oz. I (and many others) think he, himself, might be the biggest part of the problem. Way, way back in the day, I looked forward to the doctor's appearances on the Oprah show. Once a week, he had a lot of valuable … [Read more...] about Don’t Believe Everything you Read (or SEE on the TEEVEE!)
Thankful Thursday aka Day 19
"Along with love, compassion is the face of altruism. It is a feeling from deep in the heart that you cannot bear others' suffering without acting to relieve it." I am so happy that I chose to eliminate all animal products some years ago. While I hadn't eaten beef or chicken for decades, I decided to opt out of all animal products about 5 years ago (lost … [Read more...] about Thankful Thursday aka Day 19
There are Challenges–and then there are CHALLENGES!
The ab challenge is definitely getting harder by the sit up, but I am still in and still on top of each day's goal...Just did my 80/110/48 and 70 seconds in plank. This morning I did as many sit ups as I could in a minute, kept track of the number and moved immediately into crunching and did the same thing, then leg raises and repeated until I completed them all. Then I held … [Read more...] about There are Challenges–and then there are CHALLENGES!
YOU Control Your Body…and YOU Control Your Brain, Too!!!
Just completed day 17 of the ab challenge which is 75 sit ups, 100 crunches, 45 leg raises and 65 seconds in plank. I did it like this: 50 sit ups, 25 crunches with knees off to one side, then 25 with them off to the other, 45 leg raises, 25 more sit ups, 25 more crunches each way and then spend 65 seconds holding plank. By splitting up the sit ups and crunches into 2 sets, … [Read more...] about YOU Control Your Body…and YOU Control Your Brain, Too!!!
Great Day in the Heat…Not So Great Night (for the Heat)
If you stayed with the ab challenge this weekend, you did a combined total of 135 sit ups, 175 crunches, 84 leg raises and spent just under 2 minutes holding plank. I am happy to say, though I considered swapping out my rest day for tomorrow, I did manage to complete both days. Yesterday was the first day I broke the sit ups into 2 sets and actually did one set, then tweaked … [Read more...] about Great Day in the Heat…Not So Great Night (for the Heat)