Thursday Video FEATURE: Palindrome

No, it has nothing to do with Sarah Palin.

A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward.

This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward.
Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite..
This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant.
Make sure you read as well as listen…forward and backward.

This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. The contest was titled "u @ 50" by AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

Not FREEZING Your Toes Off

Why buy a treadmill, when outside is such a pretty place to walk? WEATHER! The Midwest has plunged into the deep freeze, but I managed to walk outside over the weekend … once. I’m not crazy. As long as the wind is low, you can bundle up and stay warm.

I wore 2 of everything ... 2 hats (a knit cap and my hood) ... 2 shirts (a turtleneck and sweatshirt) ... 2 coats (Ok, it’s actually a 2-piece windbreaker and quilted coat that can be zipped together) ... 2 pairs of sweatpants ... 2 pairs of gloves (a knit pair on the inside and a pair of leather work gloves over that) ... and 2 pairs of socks

It wasn’t that bad. The first 10 or 15 minutes was chilly until the exercise warmed me up. After that I was fine … even my ears and fingers were comfy. Then, I started walking into the wind. I didn’t notice it while it was at my back. But full on my face was uncomfortable.

At one point, I walked back wards for a bit, to give my nose a break. (It’s a big nose and sticks out a long way. The poor thing chills easily.) Yeah, walking backwards was not a good idea. I walk with my dogs and Annie (the black hole of need) tends hover around me. Not all the time, but apparently when I walk backward. I tripped over her. Fortunately I was wearing so many clothes, that it really wasn’t that bad.

Wednesday Morning Weigh-In

Well, finally.  Today, I hit 190 again.  I'm not sure I deserved to lose weight this week, but am grateful for it.  Beth has been saying good bye to food she won't get while she's in England.  We've had mac and cheese, Asian B, Taco Bell and pizza -- all the Amercian staples.  My weight loss this week was a miracle.

FINDING Resolution

It’s the resolution time of year … the season when every other commercial is on taxes, quitting smoking or (you guessed it) losing weight.

 

If you only need to drop a few pounds, it’s a good time to go for it. But for those people, like me, who allowed weight to become a real problem, you need more than a diet.

 

You need to change.

 

I’ve been trying to change for the past 2 years. In the process, I’ve lost 80 pounds and that’s good. But I wouldn’t say I have the problem licked.

 

My New Year’s Resolutions are

1. to drop the remaining 30 pounds,
2. to keep exercising,
3. and to work on not eating unless I’m actually hungry … not bored, depressed or all the other emotional reasons I turn to food.

FUNNY Tuesday: FITNESS Thoughts

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 now & we don't know where the hell she is!

The only reason I would take up jogging is so I could hear heavy breathing again.

I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up?

I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

I don't exercise at all. If God meant us to touch our toes, he would have put them further up our body.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.

If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

I don't jog... it makes the ice jump right out of my glass.

Looking for Other FATTIES

I signed up for Google alerts on “diet” and “calories” ... just to see what else is out there. Everyone is trying to sell you something. I’m not.

I’ve lost 80 pounds. I’m trying to lose another 30. This blog is about how I’ve done it and … well, a lot of other stuff I find interesting. I don’t belong to any weight loss program. I don’t have a personal trainer. I’m just eating les junk and walking.

And since I’m miles from perfect (I used to weight 270 … so MILES from perfect), I’m also pretty open about my mistakes.

I’d like to talk to other people, like me, who want to feel better and weigh less.

Monday's FAVORITE Web Site: 50 in 52 Journey

Dafna Michaelson, a single mom, set out to interview one person is each state that was moving Amercia forward.  These are her stories. 
http://www.50in52journey.com/