I finally mastered the hula hoop last night! The knack is to do it slowly---who'd have thought? It was also the first time that we learned walking steps in my bellydancing class. It was much more of a workout than the other classes we've done! We had to walk on…
Yesterday I had the day off work, so I slept in until just before 9am and decided that I was due for a good run. In the warmth of the sunshiny day, my intentions to go for six miles were exceeded... first with seven, then eight, then nine, and then,…
Yesterday one of our cats was diagnosed with heart disease. He was in pretty rough shape and it all happened rather suddenly, but it was time to put him to sleep. Pounce was well-known for walking on people's heads in the middle of the night, haunting the dinner table while we…
The part about my high school Global Politics class that has stuck with me the most were discussions we had on population and hunger. We talked about the issues of poverty and development and then focused for a brief period on the distribution of food. According to the United Nations---this is…
Yesterday was my last day of classes! Excellent, now I can spend even more of my time reading everyone's blogs and writing on my own... I mean, studying for my upcoming exams. Yesterday was also my third belly dancing class; we've graduated to learning how to do snake arms and…
My first day of the challenge was a success! I filled up on tasty foods: Plain yogurt with frozen berries Skim milk Apples and bananas Copious amounts of white tea Carrots Oatmeal with sugar and cinnamon Salmon poached in white wine with scallops, roasted yam fries, and steamed asparagus Today…
Today marks the first day of my challenge to myself to eat only non-processed foods. That means limiting all additives and eating basically only natural, whole foods. I think it can be done, with a little bit of careful effort and preparation. We've been making all our own bread at…
My final assignment for my nutrition class was to research a nutrient or supplement and determine whether or not the claim being made about it is legitimate and true, according to scientific studies. I chose the topic of calcium and its claim to aid in weight loss (that is, a…
Okay, so I'm still a bit sick---I've been nursing a sore throat the past couple days with ham and split pea soup, excessive amounts of green tea, yogurt, and oatmeal. Yummy! Also, this morning I made some fantastic hot chocolate: take 3 small squares of Lindor 99% dark chocolate (probably…
Happy Easter everyone! I hope you are all engaging in much egg and chocolate consumption (although, as I write this it occurs to me that I haven't partaken in any egg or chocolate eating yet today. Hmm, must rectify that...). Unfortunately I've been sick since Thursday, which has really been…
