Tag Archives: health

Wellness Wednesday – A Look at Up Til Now

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Thistle

Hello everyone! As it’s a new year and (hopefully) the beginning of a new journey for me, I wanted to go back over a bit of my history up to this point. Those of you who have known me for … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Small Changes, Big Results (2)

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Thistle

At the beginning of the year, I discussed a few changes I’d made in December and the positive results of said changes. It’s been three more weeks since then, and I have some updates, and another couple small changes that … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Sugar Hangover

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Thistle

I mentioned in my post on Monday that I went to the movies with Jason and Laurence on Saturday night. We saw Darkest Hour – which was excellent, by the way – and had a good night. Perhaps a little … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Small Changes, Big Results

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Thistle

In December, I experienced a couple remarkable things, both as a result of small changes. Sugar The first of these came in nutritional form. I’ve mentioned a few times over the last month about how calorie-counting was just not going … Continue reading →

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WW: The Case Against Sugar, by Gary Taubes (audio)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Thistle

A personal history: I grew up in the low-fat high-carb era. As an example, my mom made Kraft mac and cheese with just the noodles, cheese packet, and a bit of skim milk, because the butter the box called for … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Arrogant Doctors

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Thistle

I was planning to discuss the way I’ve been feeling about my body and my health/fitness journey lately today, but I had an experience Monday that got my blood boiling, and decided to put off my original plan til next … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Ode to Some of My Favorite Things

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Thistle

Nothing special today. I’m in a good mood and just want to rhapsody about some of my favorite fitness-related things! Comanche Lookout Park I’ve mentioned my local hiking/running trails ad nauseum in the past. They’re accessed from the same parking … Continue reading →

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Real Food, Fake Food, by Larry Olmsted (audio)

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Thistle

Subtitled: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It Let me start by saying what this book isn’t. This is not about so-called Frankenfoods. It’s not about Lucky Charms or Velveeta or Pepsi. When … 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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