Agreed. The point isn't that you should end with these small changes. The point is that these small changes can get you started.
I cut soda out of my diet years ago, but kept bottled lemonade and iced tea. I can't bring myself to drink only water or unsweetened iced tea/lemonade all the time. I still enjoy the occasional soda, but as a permanent drink, it's gone. I just gave up deep-fried foods, but I'm keeping french fries. Some might say that I'm entirely missing the point, but I love mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, chicken fingers, and other assorted bar foods. By keeping french fries, I can still eat when I go out to the bar with my friends and fulfill that craving we all have for awful bar food.
Not everyone can make radical changes to their diets immediately. Heaven knows I certainly can't (I've tried many times). I'm not obese, but I have a very hard time losing weight and I tend to yo-yo (which is very unhealthy). I'm fairly sure that the majority of overweight Americans would identify with me on that point. By creating small goals and updating them whenever we hit them, we aren't overwhelmed by these lofty endpoints that we feel we'll never reach.
I cut soda out of my diet years ago, but kept bottled lemonade and iced tea. I can't bring myself to drink only water or unsweetened iced tea/lemonade all the time. I still enjoy the occasional soda, but as a permanent drink, it's gone. I just gave up deep-fried foods, but I'm keeping french fries. Some might say that I'm entirely missing the point, but I love mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, chicken fingers, and other assorted bar foods. By keeping french fries, I can still eat when I go out to the bar with my friends and fulfill that craving we all have for awful bar food.
Not everyone can make radical changes to their diets immediately. Heaven knows I certainly can't (I've tried many times). I'm not obese, but I have a very hard time losing weight and I tend to yo-yo (which is very unhealthy). I'm fairly sure that the majority of overweight Americans would identify with me on that point. By creating small goals and updating them whenever we hit them, we aren't overwhelmed by these lofty endpoints that we feel we'll never reach.
This was a great article with a lot of great content. I'm going to try to incorporate some of these into an exercise program (I don't do any exercise except using the stairs instead of elevators).
One issue though: I have tendinitis in both of my hands/wrists. Due to this, pushups, planks, and pretty much anything else that requires a lot of weight being put on the area between my elbows and hands is extremely painful for me.
Any suggestions on exercises for people with physical issues?
One issue though: I have tendinitis in both of my hands/wrists. Due to this, pushups, planks, and pretty much anything else that requires a lot of weight being put on the area between my elbows and hands is extremely painful for me.
Any suggestions on exercises for people with physical issues?
Stephen R. Donaldson's Gap Series and all of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Torture and pain are pretty much the main plot elements of both series.
@FashionZebra: Oh dear God, YES! I started re-reading the series again. I think I've done this every year for the past 5 years. A few months go by and then I'm wondering what I'll read since I had just read all of the Discworld books. Once I restarted reading the series right after I had just completed it.
Question: will my iPhone's Karma Chameleon circuit get stuck if I plug it into this dock?
My favorite anti-Nazi invention was Mel Brooks. Not only was he a soldier, but he made all those movies we all love and worship today.
@That-Other-Guy-Over-There: I just introduced my girlfriend to world of warcraft. She's considering getting into the game now.
I enjoyed the book but only after reading the entire thing and thinking back on it. There were times when I willingly decided not to read the book and do something else instead. I very rarely do this when reading a book.
However, I feel that my frustration with the book was rendered moot by the end. After finishing it I found the this book was one of the most though-provoking, interesting, and fulfilling things I've read in a long time.
However, I feel that my frustration with the book was rendered moot by the end. After finishing it I found the this book was one of the most though-provoking, interesting, and fulfilling things I've read in a long time.
@mkirkland: Makers was amazing! But I didn't think so until after I finished reading it. I usually don't have a problem reading a book from cover to cover, but I had to force myself to read Makers in the beginning and then again somewhere in the middle.
As a whole the book was spectacular though.
As a whole the book was spectacular though.
@theblazeuk: As you say, the film doesn't do the book justice.
That being said, my mother doesn't always go for books like the Discworld novels. Last year I was able to convince her to watch The Hogfather, seeing how she loves the Christmas season. She very thoroughly enjoyed it and has said that she'd like to watch it again. She even expressed an interest in reading some of the books. She hasn't yet, but I'm working on it.
On the subject of The Colour of Magic, yes, it wasn't executed very well. But, it was trying to condense two Discworld books into one miniseries/movie. For people who haven't read the books, it would serve as a perfect introduction. For those of us who read everything even remotely related to the Disc, well, it was a bit disappointing. But I still enjoyed it for what it was.
Now I'm just waiting for a US release of the Going Postal film.
That being said, my mother doesn't always go for books like the Discworld novels. Last year I was able to convince her to watch The Hogfather, seeing how she loves the Christmas season. She very thoroughly enjoyed it and has said that she'd like to watch it again. She even expressed an interest in reading some of the books. She hasn't yet, but I'm working on it.
On the subject of The Colour of Magic, yes, it wasn't executed very well. But, it was trying to condense two Discworld books into one miniseries/movie. For people who haven't read the books, it would serve as a perfect introduction. For those of us who read everything even remotely related to the Disc, well, it was a bit disappointing. But I still enjoyed it for what it was.
Now I'm just waiting for a US release of the Going Postal film.
@Hatebunny: Wee, not-so-wee, and freakin' huge, however, are.
@OMG! Ponies!: THANK YOU!!!!! My mom makes gravy every two weeks.
I used to be mocked in school for calling it gravy and my friends still have to watch what they say around my mother. She even has an apron that says "It's Gravy Not Sauce!" on it.
I used to be mocked in school for calling it gravy and my friends still have to watch what they say around my mother. She even has an apron that says "It's Gravy Not Sauce!" on it.
@nophilip: I have thought about this almost every day since I read the first book for the first time. Those are some of my favorite books and I reread them frequently. I'd say they could make a series out of Donaldson's Gap Conflict, but with the sheer amount of mental and physical torture in those books, I doubt anyone could adapt them.
This just made my rainy Tuesday.
I was 2.5 months premature. And suffered from a collapsed lung right after birth. I am very glad that they were able to save this baby.
@t7bros: Thanks for the promotion Myseri!
Also, here's another link to the story, for anyone who needs another link:
Innocence
#thursdaytales
Also, here's another link to the story, for anyone who needs another link:
Innocence
#thursdaytales
I just created a site for the one story I have finished. Haven't had any ideas recently so I don't know if I'll be able to participate again any time soon. This story was written a year ago. It's slightly over the 1,000 word limit, but I'd still appreciate any comments you may have. Enjoy:
Innocence
#thursdaytales
Innocence
#thursdaytales
