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Health

What’s made you feel the worst?

by Jeff on August 27, 2010

Today, I decided that I was going to do something different today.

I noticed that when I eat specific things, I have a tendency to feel like absolute crap afterwords for an hour or two.  This happens when I eat too much pizza or something like that.  You know the feeling, where it sits in your stomach like a brick and you dont want to move or do anything at all for an hour or so.

I want to hear from you about what things you’ve done that have made you feel the best when you’re waking  up, going to bed or just generally ambling around during your daily routine.

  1. What foods do you eat that make you feel awful immediately or soon after you eat them?
  2. What foods make you feel great after you eat them?
  3. How have you tried to fix the problem of feeling like theres a rock in your stomach?

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I Joined the Gym

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by Jeff on August 13, 2010

Like the title says, I’ve finally joined the gym.   After making it a New Years goal and telling myself that I would join the first week in july, I’ve found the time 6 weeks later.  Looking back, it was probably best to wait until now (here come the excuses!).  I was volunteering for a week and a half (which was basically like a 40 hour a week night job) and I was out of town for a week.  I’ve been so bogged down with crap (I hate the word “busy”) of my own making that I haven’t had much time to get to my second job.  September could be a lean month :( .

Anyway, I joined.  It cost me $70 as a joining fee (which I don’t remember a good friend of mine paying when she joined back in march) and it will cost $25 per month.  To me, both of these numbers are rather high.  I’ve never had to pay for a gym before.  I always used the campus rec centers when I was in school, and although we did pay for them, they were included in the nebulous “student fee” designation.  While this fee stings quite a bit and is now a built in monthly expense, it’s one I’m happy to shoulder for a few reasons:

  • I’ve cut this amount out of my budget 5 times over since I started repaying debt a year ago
  • I feel better after going to the gym (most of the time)
  • Its low cost now can defer much higher costs later

So, by joining now, I can keep myself exercising into the future (hopefully) and enjoy it while im at it.  Sounds good to me.

One thing that I have thought about though is doing the right thing at the gym.  By this I dont mean run on the treadmill or lift weights or whatever, I mean focusing first on establishing the habit of going to the gym instead of trying to kill yourself keeping up with the gym rats.  You’ll be able to reach their level later, but only if you keep going to the gym.  You’ll never get to where they are by going 3 times and killing yourself each time and putting your tail between your legs and admitting defeat.  Focus on starting the habit. By the time the habit has been solidified (about 30 days) you’ll be well on  your way.

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Do You Wait Well?

August 4, 2010
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Personal Finance and Personal Health are similar in a few ways, but one of the most important ways (in my mind) is your patience level, or how well you wait. While this is true for a lot of things, I’ve come to believe that this is one of the reasons why people don’t change their personal finance [...]

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Prioritizing Goals?

July 14, 2010

When I started this blog, I had intentions of writing about money, health and sustainability, trying to point out that the spot where they all intersect occurs more often than you would think.  I tried to keep to that at the beginning, but I found it to be very difficult.  When I started posting with [...]

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Mindlessly Eating

July 9, 2010
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I had a feeling this day would come, and it finally has.  I’ve read a lot (and heard a lot of people) talk about gaining weight when they get a job.  The job is stressful, they work long hours and dont cook for themselves, they don’t have time to work out because they are too [...]

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Thoughts on Health

June 11, 2010

About a year ago, I made the decision that my finances were going to become priority number 1.  I have lots of goals for the year 2010 and obviously I’d like to complete them all (or partially complete them all) or I wouldn’t have put them up.  When I moved my finances to number 1, I deliberately [...]

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When To Go It Alone

June 7, 2010

Recently, I got to take a short vacation with family & friends to Beaver Creek, Colorado.  It is a small resort town centered around skiing in the winter, and hiking, river rafting and mountain biking in the summer.  As it is one of my favorite things to do, I went on a 6 or so [...]

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Save Money, Save the Environment

June 2, 2010

How to save money and save the environment A while back, I decided to upgrade my old phone (which had succumbed to my idiocy) and get a smartphone.  I ended up choosing an HTC flavor Android for multiple reasons, one of which I figured I’d be able to better manage my schedule and other things [...]

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How To Give Up Caffeine

May 28, 2010

Back in 2006/2007, I was quite addicted to caffeine. 3 Cups of Tea Photo credit: Mat.teo, Flickr Tough to say, but there’s really no way to sugar coat it.  Thinking about it now, I kind of recoil in horror about the amount of caffeine intake I had.  I would regularly wake up and have a coke [...]

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Health Tip: Get a Water Bottle

May 14, 2010

That’s right.  It’s seemingly that simple.  Just get a water bottle and you’ll be healthier.  You’re thinking, yea, this guy is full of it, time to go read some real heath advice at webmd.com Photo Credit: Muffet But I’m actually serious. Now that the New Years Resolution Squad (NYRS) is out of the gym, after [...]

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