Category Archives: Wellness

Sunday Coffee – Yes and No

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Thistle

Society teaches women to say yes. To everything. That is a very, very hard lesson to overcome. I remember once, back in middle school, when we went through the drive through at some fast food place and they gave my … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #52: Every Body Yoga

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Thistle

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley is a book that tackles body image, the fundamentals of yoga, the history of yoga, and much more. I’m not writing a full review of this book because I didn’t read the entire thing. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #51: Well THAT didn’t work…

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Thistle

Back in March, I happened upon an app in the app store that purported to be a food photo journal. This app was Weight Tracker Pro, and as I said in my review two weeks ago, the actual app ended … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #50: Tracker Apps

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Thistle

My April nutrition challenge involves a photo food journal. I’ve been using several for the last few weeks, and I promised to do a bit of an app review once I’d used them long enough for a decision. 1. Weight … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #49: Exercise I Miss

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Thistle

Once upon a time, I was the sort of person who loved and participated in all different sorts of exercise. Even in the stupidly hot south Texas summers, I managed to exercise. Even when I had a stress fracture in … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #48: First Quarter Fitness Test

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Thistle

Alright. It’s time. My goal was to test my strength quarterly, using a specific test that I’ve done a half-dozen times since 2013. So on Sunday, I got down to business, and here are the results. (Spoiler – I improved … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #47: April Challenge

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Thistle

As far as food and fitness challenges go for me, February and March were a bust. I didn’t even bother to make challenges for March. There was just too much going on between vacation, two medicine changes, a major health … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #46: Square One(ish)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Thistle

Coming home has been interesting. The two weeks away helped to bring forward a number of new revelations. First, I noticed just how much more active I was in Texas than I am at home. I’m much more sedentary here. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #44: A funny thing happened on the way to circuit training…

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Thistle

February. Circuit training. That was The Big Plan. I had it all worked out. Half an hour alternating minute by minute between strength training and cardio, designed to be a full body workout. It was a good design, but as … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #43: February Challenge

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Thistle

Per my 2017 goals, I’m going to assign myself one fitness and one nutrition-based challenge each month. This is how January went, and what I plan to do for February. Nutrition: My goal for January was to most eliminate flour … Continue reading →

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