August 17, 2014
Calendars are hard
There are a lot of things that I want to do every other day, but this gets hard to keep track of on a 7 day week. I propose an 8 day week. Slide a day in for a 3 day weekend...as it should be. We can call it Freeday or Eigthday. I would name it after me, but D Day is taken. 45 weeks in a year instead of 52. Or we could add the eighth day and have 2 extra months in the year...I mean how bad could that screw up the calendar, right? Let's just make all the months 34 days, no more figuring on your fingers which months are short. So, I think, I just have 6 days left over. Back to tacking on a day every other month...damn.
August 14, 2014
August 08, 2014
Cholesterol
Because this is the one place I can put things and find them later.
Along with losing 20 pounds, so far, I have lowered my cholesterol. I'd like to trend it over time, so...
1/13/14
Triglycerides 168
Cholesterol, total 225
HDL 48
LDL 143
Chol/HDL ratio 4.7
7/30/14
Triglycerides 154
Cholesterol, total 216
HDL 48
LDL 137
Chol/HDL ratio 4.5
According to one website I was looking at, this small success has lowered my heart risk by 18%. I've only been exercising 2 of those 6 months. I high hopes for my next check-up.
Along with losing 20 pounds, so far, I have lowered my cholesterol. I'd like to trend it over time, so...
1/13/14
Triglycerides 168
Cholesterol, total 225
HDL 48
LDL 143
Chol/HDL ratio 4.7
7/30/14
Triglycerides 154
Cholesterol, total 216
HDL 48
LDL 137
Chol/HDL ratio 4.5
According to one website I was looking at, this small success has lowered my heart risk by 18%. I've only been exercising 2 of those 6 months. I high hopes for my next check-up.
August 06, 2014
Running my butt off...
along with a few other parts of me. It's been 10 weeks. I have lost 20 pounds! That is 70,000 calories...negative 1000 calories a day, without going hungry. This is not an ad for a diet plan. I did it the only way that seems to work long term...eat less, work more. I am eating a lot more fresh fruits and veggies. I am walking 3+ miles most nights. With the walking I do at work that is 5+ miles a day. It would be quicker, but I'm frequently lazy on the weekends.
My husband said to me, it might not always be this easy to lose two pounds a week. Easy? Where? I must have given him a look, because he granted that I was working hard. Unfortunately, there is some truth in what he says. The less you weigh, the less calories you burn in an activity.
Tonight, my husband offered me some chips, I turned the can around to look at the calories. I told him, that's a mile and a half on the treadmill. I think that's the secret, when you start associating the food you eat with the amount of work it costs to burn. Then you decide if it's worth the work.
My husband said to me, it might not always be this easy to lose two pounds a week. Easy? Where? I must have given him a look, because he granted that I was working hard. Unfortunately, there is some truth in what he says. The less you weigh, the less calories you burn in an activity.
Tonight, my husband offered me some chips, I turned the can around to look at the calories. I told him, that's a mile and a half on the treadmill. I think that's the secret, when you start associating the food you eat with the amount of work it costs to burn. Then you decide if it's worth the work.
August 03, 2014
Courtesy
I am not sure when we forgot about other people. I see so much rudeness everyday that I just don't understand. Here are a few of the rules I think people need to relearn.
1. The people you are with, are more important than the people on the phone. This includes calls, texts and Facebook. If I am out with others and get a call, I check the ID, if it is not my husband or sons, I let it go to voice mail. If I answer and it's not an emergency, I cut the call off as quickly as possible (see rule #2) and apologize to the actual person I am with. I believe this is true for businesses as well. If I drove to your business, I should take priority over the person calling. And, if you are ready to check out at a business, or otherwise need to deal face to face with another person, put your phone away. Show respect, look other people in the face and have one to one conversations. This includes servers at a restaurant.
2. If you call someone and they say something like: I'm eating, out to dinner, driving, etc. offer to call them back or ask them to call you when it's convenient. Yes, I know you likely had an agenda when you called, but if your listener is busy keep it brief.
3. Unless you have specifically been told different, calling early morning or late nights is unacceptable. If you call me before 10 AM or after 9 PM, my mind immediately screams, emergency!
4. Loud noises, just like phone calls, should be limited by the time on the clock. Why is it necessary to mow your lawn at 6:30 AM? Yes, I have a neighbor that does this. Unless a storm has swept through the neighborhood and trees need to be cleared, there really is no reason for chainsaws after dark. For me, noise includes, screaming kids, loud music and 1 AM basketball games. Oh, and fireworks!
5. Your opinion, unless expressly requested, should be kept to yourself. I don't know why some people feel it is necessary to share their negativity with the rest of the world. On the other hand, please do share compliments and when someone makes an honest attempt at a compliment, accept it graciously, even if it was worded awkwardly (You look nice, today.)
6. Say please, thank you, excuse me. It's not that hard.
It surprises me how often people tell me I am nice. Maybe it's because I haven't forgotten how to interact with real people.
1. The people you are with, are more important than the people on the phone. This includes calls, texts and Facebook. If I am out with others and get a call, I check the ID, if it is not my husband or sons, I let it go to voice mail. If I answer and it's not an emergency, I cut the call off as quickly as possible (see rule #2) and apologize to the actual person I am with. I believe this is true for businesses as well. If I drove to your business, I should take priority over the person calling. And, if you are ready to check out at a business, or otherwise need to deal face to face with another person, put your phone away. Show respect, look other people in the face and have one to one conversations. This includes servers at a restaurant.
2. If you call someone and they say something like: I'm eating, out to dinner, driving, etc. offer to call them back or ask them to call you when it's convenient. Yes, I know you likely had an agenda when you called, but if your listener is busy keep it brief.
3. Unless you have specifically been told different, calling early morning or late nights is unacceptable. If you call me before 10 AM or after 9 PM, my mind immediately screams, emergency!
4. Loud noises, just like phone calls, should be limited by the time on the clock. Why is it necessary to mow your lawn at 6:30 AM? Yes, I have a neighbor that does this. Unless a storm has swept through the neighborhood and trees need to be cleared, there really is no reason for chainsaws after dark. For me, noise includes, screaming kids, loud music and 1 AM basketball games. Oh, and fireworks!
5. Your opinion, unless expressly requested, should be kept to yourself. I don't know why some people feel it is necessary to share their negativity with the rest of the world. On the other hand, please do share compliments and when someone makes an honest attempt at a compliment, accept it graciously, even if it was worded awkwardly (You look nice, today.)
6. Say please, thank you, excuse me. It's not that hard.
It surprises me how often people tell me I am nice. Maybe it's because I haven't forgotten how to interact with real people.
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