Category Archives: Wellness

Race Report: Get Your Rear in Gear 5K

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Thistle

On Sunday, I walked a 5K with Jason and Stephanie. In my last Sunday Coffee post, I discussed the nostalgia aspects of this event. The thing I didn’t say, and the thing that makes this event double special for me, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Thistle

Hello everyone! I’m pre-drafting and pre-scheduling this post, because at the time I’d normally be publishing it, I’ll be walking a 5K. Yes, another one! There’s a bit of a funny story behind this. After last week’s 5K, I began … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – My Reasons

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Thistle

Back in 2009, when I began losing weight the first time, I didn’t have any solid reasons behind my attempt. I’d been trying to lose weight on and off for a decade at that point, since my tooth infections had … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Chocoholic Frolic 5K

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Thistle

The Chocoholic Frolic is the first 5K I’ve participated in since the Elf Run 5K back in early December. To be honest, I was hoping to be at least halfway through Couch to 5K before getting to this particular race. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – To Figure Out What’s Wrong

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Thistle

Before I begin this post, let me put up fair warning: This will be long and meandering, tying together many threads in order to try to get a clear picture. It will discuss medical details, including surgery photos, and will … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Resting Metabolic Rate

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Thistle

I mentioned on Sunday that my Lumen arrived, and that when I originally bought it, it was supposed to tell me my daily resting/basil metabolic rate through breath analysis. There are lab-level machines that can do this in doctor’s offices … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Medical Chaos

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Thistle

Oy, what a week! Jason and I are definitely showing our 40s by having our bodies crumbling bit by bit, heh. Here’s how the last week has gone in our house: 1 – Jason slips and falls down a few … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – An Ode to My Favorite Park

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Thistle

Back in early 2006, my family moved into a part of San Antonio that I’d never been to before. It was close to Jason’s work and had decent schools, which were my only two requirements beyond affordability in housing. One … Continue reading →

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When Anxiety Attacks

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Thistle

“People say depression lies. Anxiety is just stupid. It’s unable to tell the difference between things that are actually scary (being buried alive, for example) and things that are not scary at all (being in bed under the covers). It … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Extroversion and Agoraphobia

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Thistle

Extroversion and agoraphobia – it’s hard to imagine them going hand and hand, but sometimes they do. It’s taken a peculiar series of life events starting at a young age to get me to this point. I’m not going to … Continue reading →

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