Category: Personal
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11
Be a fitness geek. Know the reason for the form and technique you use. Read articles that base their assertions on a body of current studies You’d be amazed at how many people cling to rules from studies they haven’t read, by authors they can’t name, written in the 50’s and 60s. Knowledge evolves in…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04
3 Diet Experts to Avoid ~ The Wellness Chick http://t.co/KRHkXV7g Why Nutritional Dogma Dies Hard | Alan Aragon’s Blog http://t.co/YYuSb34R Wow. Op of #octranspo bus 6603 (rt 12) has issues. Glad it’s a long bus and I can sit 40 ft. away from his attitude. (It stinks.) The more GoodLife reviews I read, the gladder…
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Escape Depression Without Meds
My evidence is anecdotal, but some anecdotal evidence is more sound than others. You be the judge. I’m a licensed social worker, mental health specialist, and a depression survivor. My experience in the profession has taught me to both appreciate and loathe drugs. If you’re experiencing depression, or know someone who is, understand that meds…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-26
Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) be damned, “I’m NOT too old for this shit!” #fitness The Perfect Workout for Cat Owners – http://t.co/TpUEgneY Alright. A pair of new solid steel dumbbell handles and my tricep bar were delivered today. Can’t wait to workout tonight. =) My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Gorillaz (1) #mm http://t.co/DCYjnDnR With the…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Joe Satriani (2), Megadeth (1) & Death Cab for Cutie (1) #mm http://t.co/DCYjnDnR I nominate @MyFitnessPal for a Shorty Award in #socialfitness because it helped me lose 37 pounds in 3 months. http://t.co/FLu76CDM @melanie_ching Credit where credit is due. Maybe not the right tool for everyone, but it sure worked…
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Never Too Late
I never learned to skate. My father gave up on trying to teach me because I was never athletically gifted. This has stayed with me my whole life. I barely played sports, and didn’t try when I did because I never believed I could be any good. My wife bought me skates last week and…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Megadeth (33), Ratt (20) & Alice In Chains (14) #mm http://t.co/DCYjnDnR Picked up a used, pro-quality weight bench and additional weights (315 pounds), for a total of 860 pounds. My gym is complete, for now. P.S. My existing York 7500 lifting bench is now available in great condition for $35…
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A New Direction
For the last 3 months I’ve weighed myself every day. I’ve obsessed about numbers. I’ve been angry when my scale has been borrowed and not returned (not by the borrowing per se, but because it’s usually locked in someone’s bedroom and they won’t be getting up until the crack of noon). I’ve even allowed myself…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05
You can change. At any age. My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Metallica (18), Nirvana (2) & Weezer (2) #mm http://t.co/DCYjnDnR The Truth About Coffee | Eat This, Not That http://t.co/DzqWXQ65 My 3rd Month on The Hacker’s Diet – January 2012 – the personal space of todd richard lyons http://t.co/xaw7862W 15 Scariest Food Additives | Eat…