I have an Ouchie

So I have tennis elbow.  It hurts.  I use to make fun of people who complained about having it because it sounded so lame.  Though when you think about it, it is lame since it makes you lame. You really can't  use your arm without writhing in pain.

Yesterday, I tried to open my jar of peanut butter.  I thought I was going to pass out. Then  I tried to open it with my left hand but the pain was still creeping around in my right arm.  So then I sat on the floor, put the jar between my feet and used my left hand.  YAY!  Peanut butter for me!

It was peanut butter so I needed to go above and beyond the normal to achieve my goal.  Now if only I could just apply that same philosophy to other areas of my life.

Heart health

According to research by eatting a piece of dark or milk chocolate EVERYDAY you can lower your risk of heart disease by 37%!.  Though you should eat no more than 200 hersey kisses

or one small square from a chocolate bar.

Well if its going to help my heart I will do what I gotta do. 

Here's to heart health!

Life without TV part whatever......

Once upon a time (a few years back) I was in for my annual Doctor's visit and he told me I was fat.  He's German and does not mince words.  Just straight and to the point that man.

After I stopped crying, he told me that I should eat only those things I DON'T see on TV. 

So you know where I am going with this don't you? 

Since I haven't been watching TV.....

today I had a McGriddle for breakfast

and Chicken Fingers from Whataburger! 

Yum

A Sign from God

Yesterday while eating lunch with my Mom, she asked why I hadn't made that chocolate cake I use to make all the time.  She was hoping I would make it again soon.


Then this morning I was reading a comment about my last post  from Daddy P and he had pointed out his word verification was a derivative of "gateau" (a cake) and that it was a sign (about exercising). 


After noting that, I went to check my email and received a note from a friend who wanted me to read this:

  http://www.sogoodblog.com/2012/01/18/quick-bite-mcdonalds-oreo-cookies-n-cream-pie/


So I decided God must want me to make a chocolate cake!  I pulled out my recipe for the cake my mom requested.  It's called a Black Devil's Food Cake. 

Hummm....something to ponder.

Exercise dilemma

Trying to catch up on my reading, I came across an article that talked about what you can do to burn off 1,000 calories worth of chocolate (put me within a 10 miles radius of plain M&M's and it can happen). 

You can:

Go bowling for 5 hours - That's fine but what about all the cheese nachos and beer I consume?

Walk for 3 hours - Send me to a shopping mall. I wonder what they have in the food court?

Wash dishes for 7 hours - Not a problem as long as my dishwasher holds out.  7 hours straight might wear it out.

Climb stairs for 2 - Nope.  Heard a nasty story once about walking up stairs so I couldn't do it.  It had to do with boogers on the hand rail. 

Do aerobics for 2 -  I get winded just reaching for the remote. I wonder if I can watch a video for two hours?  

I will be glad when January is over and they stop talking about all the New Year's delusions resolutions tips and start telling us which chocolate is best for Valentine's Day! 

Me First

I work out. 

Sometimes.

Usually its after I eat a box of Oreo Chocolate Double Stuff cookies. YUM YUM!

So when I need inspiration to "move it" I listen to these guys....






I don't know why.  I guess the answer is blowin' in the wind.

Aren't jelly beans a veggie?

As you may remember, I'm not that into New Year's Resolutions.  You would think my friends remembered that but alas, they don't. This is a conversation I had the other day with a friend.


Friend:  "What's your New Year's Resolutions?"


Me:  "Not to have any."


Friend:  "What!? Why!? Everyone needs to have a goal. A plan.  You should have one."


Me:  "I don't want one."


Friend:  "You really should have one.  Don't you want to improve your life?"


Me:  "Who doesn't?"

Friend: "I have some.  To exercise more, to lose weight and to eat healthier."


Me: "Then can I have your french fries?"


Friend:  "I'm serious." 

Me:  "So am I."

Friend:  "Starting next week I am going to change my whole routine. You should at least exercise."


Me: "I already do, thanks for noticing."

Friend:  "Maybe you should eat veggies.  That could be your resolution. To eat vegetables. Not more veggies, because you don't eat any, but to include them in your diet."


Me:  "I already eat veggies."


Friend:  "No you don't.  What veggies do you eat?"


Me:  "Candy Corn and Jelly Beans."


Friend:  (Rolls eyes). "Maybe I should add make new friends to my resolutions."



 

Your getting sleepy...very sleepy

Having trouble sleeping?  According to reports people who stretched  15 to 30 minutes a day helped cut back on sleep problems by 30%.  The stretching helps to relieve stress and muscle aches making it easier for you to drift off to sleep. 

I guess Stretch Armstrong was in a perpetual state of coma given his line of work.

Happy dreams.

Health insurance: FAIL

A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with cancer.  It was suggested she have surgery but before she went under the knife  she wanted to get a second opinion.  Understandable. 

Her health insurance didn't allow for this specialist so she opted to pay out of her own pocket.  Calling the docs to set an appointment for the second opinion, she was told they won't take her without insurance to which she replied "but I'm paying out of pocket".  Their reply; "that will be $50,000".


$50,000?!  WTF! Not to run test but to look at the test already done.  To read her file... $50,000.  That's more than her annual salary!

I am beginning to think that it isn't cancer that kills so many people but rather our insurance providers and medical institutions.

SU2HMO

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. The power of words

The title is a children's rhyme.  Kids would call each other names, usually bad, and the recipient of the words would chant that back to show it didn't bother them.  Well it bothered me.  I hated being called fat, stupid, ugly and four eyes.  It hurt deep inside even though I yelled that chant back at the top of my lungs. 

A few years ago I read The Hidden Messages in Water by Dr. Masrau Emoto.  This book was based on his research of how words can affect water and since humans are made up of about 70% water, how it can also affect us.

Basically, Dr. Emoto subjected water to words and sounds then caught the reaction of the water molecules through his microscope (I am sure it is a lot more complicated than what I am saying).

The results were eye opening:

I have always been sensitive to words, how they are said; in tone as well as content.  As I read this book it reaffirmed to me that words do have an impact on others and this world.  So we have a choice of what imprint we want to leave behind; words of love and encouragement or words of anger and criticism.

 

I came across this book today as I was cleaning out my bookshelf and thought it was something good to remind myself of; to be mindful of what words I choose to say not only to myself but to others.  I want to leave behind the most beautiful snowflake on someones soul that they have ever felt.

Huggin' and Squeezin'

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Based on various studies, couples who hold hands and are affectionate with one another tend to have lower blood pressure. All that cuddling may boost levels of a calming hormone called Oxytocin.

That’s not to be confused with OxyContin which is a pain killing drug people sometimes overdose on trying to get a euphoric rush.


So just hug it out for a healthier you