Posts Tagged “Health”

A Fresh Start

I started a new blog tonite … Fresh Start. I’ll be using it to chronicle my attempt to get healthy and happy.

I’m hoping the blog will keep me motivated and keep me honest. I’m also hoping I might be able to help someone else on his/her own journey by posting links, tips, recipes, and anything else that I find helpful to me.

I’m also hoping that some of you (if there are any  […]

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New Toy

My new fitness "toy"

Ok … it’s not really a toy. It’s a tool. (And a bonus … it’s got a Biggest Loser game that came w/ it.)

I mentioned last week that I was embarking on a new journey … a journey to get healthy and happy. I’ve gotten off to a rough start. I’ve only worked out that first day. Oops. I have been trying to eat better, or at least smaller portions. I’m a work in  […]

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Wrong time of year

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m trying to eat healthy … or at least eat normal meals. I’ve been eating so shitty for so long … it’s not good. And I love to cook. I just don’t have the energy/motivation/inspiration to cook anything. Partly because I live alone and partly because I have no idea what the hell to buy when I’m at the grocery store.

I decided last nite to  […]

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It’s About Damn Time

My New Year’s resolution for this year is (grabbed from Facebook where I first documented it):

I resolve to be better to myself. To treat myself with the respect I deserve (stop beating myself up for every little thing) and do my damnedest to get healthy and be happy.

I have been my own worst enemy for years … beating myself up over the smallest things that I should have just let roll off my  […]

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Will the health care bill actually help me?

In October 2008, I was laid off. That also meant that I lost my health insurance. Yes, I could have gotten the COBRA coverage, but I couldn’t afford that. I didn’t know how I was going to pay my bills or find another job, so how the hell was I going to afford the COBRA coverage?

I did find a contract job that I started in December 2008, but being that it was  […]

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