Archive for October, 2009

More Calories Required.

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

I am trying to get back in to my walk routine after my unintentional mini break and it has been a mixed bag.  Wednesday was very slow and I did feel a bit woozy on the last lap but I persevered and completed.  Yesterday, I felt so much better that ...

Experts and Vested Interests

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

It is quite amazing just how many people take expert advice at face value, even the Government does it. When I mention that I was walking as exercise, people look at me like I have lost it. And yet, walking is good exercise and a few keep fit sites do ...

In the autumn of our lives

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

After a 12 day break from walking in the morning, I returned to experience the full colours of Autumn in the trees and on the grounds.  I may not like the cold and wet but I do find the colours so much richer and I love it. With my foot feeling ...

Who’s fight is it anyway?

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

A monologue from an ex-alcoholic. It is worth watching because for once a 'famous' person tells it straight. Do you wonder if what he says at the end makes sense?  Some of us seem to be able to drink, some of us do not.    A study has shown that having a ...

Physician, Heal thyself…with a little help

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Another way to break bad habits, dependencies and addictions is with a little help from your friends. Whereas alcohol dependency is likely to be hidden, nicotine addiction is usually more open and people around you are more willing to accept its very addictive nature. I stopped smoking just over 2 ...

Walking – the double Whammy

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

I have also up walking in the morning -except having missed 10 or so days now due to injured leg and the cold/flu.  Walking replaced the gym with a few weeks of inactivity in the middle.  The gym had to go on two counts, firstly I did not enjoy the ...

Nobody Knows My Fight

Monday, October 19th, 2009

I just sort of naturally settled down to 4 to 6 drinks a day (night) and I usually have the higher number if I stay up later - now usually a Thursday night and a Sunday night which is when a number of TV programs I enjoy.  The other nights ...

Kick in the Pants Too

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

During the following period, I have taken up exercising again, walking to work and on some days walking back, rewarding myself with a pint or two at the local pub when accomplished prior to arrival home.  In the early part of the period, I tried to reinforce my talk and motivate ...

Talking to Myself

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

One Sunday morning after a particular heavy Friday and a light, by my standards Saturday, I got up and went to 'work', hung-over.  That's where my family though I was going and I did go to the office, to get away from everything.  I took with me a dictation machine, ...

Dependence – the slippery slope.

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

They say that to form a habit or to break one, you need to follow a routine for 21 days.  Where do they get this stuff, I don't know?  But habits, by their vary nature, are things we do consistently and to break them obviously must not do consistently.  The ...

Admitting Addiction – a two edged sword.

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Many years ago when I started this blog, I started it as a way to keep track of what I was doing to improve was a rapidly deteriorating life style.  I was drinking and smoking way too much and it seemed like I could not stop the downward spiral.  I ...

Déjà vu – Unconscious warnings?

Monday, October 5th, 2009

"Several psychoanalysts attribute déjà vu to simple fantasy or wish fulfillment, while some psychiatrists ascribe it to a mismatching in the brain that causes the brain to mistake the present for the past. Many parapsychologists believe it is related to a past-life experience. Obviously, there is more investigation to be ...

Feeling Hedged In – Dream

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

I rarely remember dreams but when I do, they do tend to memorable.  Had one just the other day and wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that I feel a bit restricted, hemmed in, if you like, even though it was not stifling, if you know ...