Posts under ‘health’

Many of you may not know this, but I make my own shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and household cleanser. Well, not entirely, I use base materials, of course. And I scent with essential oils. In the end I end up with something all natural, non-toxic, kid safe, and as organic as possible.
When it comes [...]

Chiggers! The Internet is chock full of misinformation on these little buggers describing them as everything from blood sucking insects, to skin chewing spiders, to flesh dissolving larvae. Getting rid of them is equally as misinformed. Remedies include clear nail polish, rubbing the bites with gasoline, yeast infection cream, hemorrhoid cream, and a mixture of [...]

…. I did it.
So, last Sunday I jumped out of a plane. And I haven't written anything here since then. Unless you follow me elsewhere, you might be wondering if I died. I guess sort of, in a way, I did die. Part of me anyway. One of those parts that really wasn't doing me [...]

It's a constant state of confusion in here. In thought I go from one extreme to another and it's often hard to sort out what's left in the end. Sometimes, what I need is a final answer.
I'm making tea and I step on "The Foot Book" and think, I should clear this clutter. I'm checking [...]

(My first attempt at typing anything of great length on the T-Mobile G1. We'll see how it goes.)
I had to go to three different places to drop off my stool samples due to doctor office error. The people in these places all ask the same questions and require the same things. All things my doctor [...]

(You can file this entry among those that will not be at all interesting unless you have a personal interest in my life and my health and, even then, I'm not making any promises. Yes, I really should find another place online to put this stuff. I know.)
Doctors and doctors and doctors, oh my!
As I [...]

After one week, here is my progress.
Weight Loss Trend
Goal: 1.5lbs per week
Lost Total: 1.7lbs trend / 3.8 actual
Lost Weekly: 0.2lbs trend / 2.0 actual
To Goal: 35.4lbs (39.2 total)
[KINDA MET]
(I am there in actual pounds lost, but the trend has yet to catch up)
5k Training
Goal: 3 days per week
Thursday, Sunday, Monday (late start due to ice)
Current [...]

After one week, here is my progress.
Weight Loss Trend
Goal: 1.5lbs per week
Lost 1.4lbs (1.8 Actual). 38.6lbs to go
[NOT MET]
5k Training
Goal: 3 days per week
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Current Time: 3.28km in 30 minutes
[GOAL MET]
No Food After 7pm
Goal: 5 days per week
Sunday, Monday, Thursday
[NOT MET]
Fitness Ladder
Goal: 1 Rung per week.
Rung 2
[GOAL MET]
(Push Ups, Crunches, and Waist Size not [...]

I'm fat. Yeah, I'm just figuring this out now. I guess I'm slow too.
It's not serious. But it's borderline. No. Fuck it, it's serious.
Most importantly, I simply don't like the way I look. I don't like the way I look dressed and I really don't like the way I look naked. Well except for that [...]

Body
I went 48 hours without solid food. Then I starting eating one meal a day testing both my food addiction and my potential food allergies. I had to stop the "toxin flush" portion of the cleanse because it made getting to work in the morning absolutely impossible since I needed to spend about 2 hours [...]