So now that I've discovered why I'm a little pudgy, its easier to do something about it. Should it be like that? I should've been motivated before, but I wasn't, now I am. Here's what I'm doing. Its a very simple program that has been set up to help the laziest of the lazy run a 5K. So I'm going to do it! I started on Tuesday. The first week you run for 60 seconds, then walk 90. For 20 minutes. I gotta tell you, at first I thought that this was going to be easy! Apparently I am the laziest of those lazies! Nearing the 13 minute mark, I thought I was going to die. I had sweat running across every inch of my body, and I must say, I did not smell so fine! But I have stuck it out this week and must say I am proud of myself. I still don't smell so fine afterwards though. I will keep you posted on my progress!
22 August 2008
14 August 2008
Home Remedies
I'm not a big advocate of home remedies. Using weird things to fix something that could be fixed with an asprin or a bottle of 401. However, in the last couple of weeks, I've come across a couple that have actually worked, and worked really well!
First, a couple of weeks ago, I had a cold, but I had the worst sore throat I've ever had. Remember that old commercial, "It will hurt if I swallow!" That was me. So Jake got online and found me a cure. The recipe is this;
1 cup of water (I used hot chocolate)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
I'm really not a fan of spicy. He found a variet of recipes that had stuff like honey and herbal tea. I only used a little less than 1/8 teaspoon in my hot chocolate and it was very spicy. I couldn't taste it, but it burned my lips. Somebody suggested using vaseline on your lips when you drank it. Anyway, it totally worked! I still had a little bit of sore throat, so I guess if I had taken all of it it would've worked completely. But what relief!
The second thing I read somewhere online looking for things to do with lemon juice. I don't know about all of you, but I'm not very good at keeping my microwave clean. I took the lemon juice that comes in one of those lemons and I mixed it with about that much water and I boiled it in the microwave for about six minutes then I let it stand for about five minutes. Then I took a rag and everything just wiped off. I didn't have to scrub anything! It was wonderful!
First, a couple of weeks ago, I had a cold, but I had the worst sore throat I've ever had. Remember that old commercial, "It will hurt if I swallow!" That was me. So Jake got online and found me a cure. The recipe is this;
1 cup of water (I used hot chocolate)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
I'm really not a fan of spicy. He found a variet of recipes that had stuff like honey and herbal tea. I only used a little less than 1/8 teaspoon in my hot chocolate and it was very spicy. I couldn't taste it, but it burned my lips. Somebody suggested using vaseline on your lips when you drank it. Anyway, it totally worked! I still had a little bit of sore throat, so I guess if I had taken all of it it would've worked completely. But what relief!
The second thing I read somewhere online looking for things to do with lemon juice. I don't know about all of you, but I'm not very good at keeping my microwave clean. I took the lemon juice that comes in one of those lemons and I mixed it with about that much water and I boiled it in the microwave for about six minutes then I let it stand for about five minutes. Then I took a rag and everything just wiped off. I didn't have to scrub anything! It was wonderful!