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Comment on Agave and Xylitol First Impressions by Marc

Marc — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:30 +0000

We don’t get Agave syrup here in South Africa but we do have a few brands of Xylitol.
Not as sweet as sucrose but definately the best substitute I’ve found! And it has health benefits (from increasing bone density to helping sort out yeast infections!) Do a bit of a google search on them.

I still manage to eat a few slabs of chocolate a day though…

Comment on Horray! My First Visit To the Plastic Surgeon Is Today! by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:06:46 +0000

@christi, it didn’t go so well. I’m going to get a second opinion when I can save up some cash. He didn’t know much about the sort of thing I needed and didn’t really bother to try to diagnose the issue. He dealt mostly in burn victims so I’m gonna go to an expert. Of course, that expert won’t be covered by my insurance….

Comment on Horray! My First Visit To the Plastic Surgeon Is Today! by christi

christi — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:25:56 +0000

good luck with your surgery! thats great news that the doctors are behind your claim! again, good luck for 3.00!

Comment on It’s Not All Bad. by Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:02:49 +0000

I encourage you to get motivated with the cardio ! The biking is fantastic and I wish so often I could physically be able to so again (then I could bike to the gym!) So kudos on biking to work!!

I’m not a fan of running, mainly because of the knees and the potential injuries. But if you do start running again, try interval training. It’s when you go for say, 2 minutes running as hard as ever have, and then drop back down to what you normally do, and do that for 5-10 min. Repeat. You’ll feel like dying as you do it, but man, your metabolism shoots up! Plus, your body won’t be able to get used to it, which is a downer and a plateau-maker.

Comment on It’s Not All Bad. by Doug

Doug — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:27:58 +0000

I’ve been really bad with the cardio ;(… I do 10 minutes before weight training, but that’s pretty much it and I know it’s not enough. I do, however, bike 20 minutes to a from work everyday, so I am getting some exercise. i’ve been meaning to get back into jogging, but… meh. I’ve really got to get motivated again.

Comment on It’s Not All Bad. by Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:15:25 +0000

@Doug, yeah, the health issues are one reasons I don’t blog on here as much as I used to.

I have to advocate both cardio and strength training. However, the pounds didn’t come off when I started weight training, they came piling on. But I lost a lot of fat and inches. Now, I actually weigh more than I did some 8 months ago, yet I look much, much better.

Doing weights with cardio amped up my metabolism and helped me burn fat, but it needs to be done together. Get your metabolism going and you’ll burn fat and gain muscle, which weigh more than fat, so you’ll need to keep that in mind when you lift. And frankly,screw the scale, that bitch lies. Go by how you look and feel and ignore the trap of the scale.

Comment on It’s Not All Bad. by Doug

Doug — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:31:23 +0000

That picture looks like the clouds giving up the finger. See, I can see the negative in everything!

I’ve been reading you for a while now and share similar weight problems to you (not as much the health complications though). Weight training has been great for me and I’ve been able to greatly increase my strength, but it sort of leaves in me in the lurch as to whether I should focus on body building (which I would like), or decreasing my weight. So far, my weight has plateaued and my muscle has increased, which is nice.

Comment on Well…That Was Unexpected by Please Keep Trying! » Blog Archive » It’s Not All Bad.

Please Keep Trying! » Blog Archive » It’s Not All Bad. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:50:48 +0000

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Please Keep Trying! » Blog Archive » It’s Not All Bad. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:50:33 +0000

[...] and everyone who goes down this path must do as well, is to remember the positive. Yeah, I have a knee injury and a hip impingement, but I gotta think, hey, even with these two nasty painful buggers, I still [...]

Comment on Keeping Organized, Losing Weight by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:07:14 +0000

@Christi, we carry so many unnecessary items with us that it’s good to clean out what we don’t really need. My life has become so much richer after I got rid of my “things”.