Filed under: heatlh and fitness | Tags: best diet, burn fat, burn fat running, chiropractor, health, healthy, healthy living, healthy weight loss, lose weight, losing weight, mobility, neck pain, running, running at the beach, training, walking, workout
i’ve had a kinked up neck for the past few weeks. i finally went to my chiropractor midweek and it seems to have helped tremendously. i woke up this morning feeling so much better and i could actually move my head and turn it like a normal person again. no more kinkyness …..thank goodness! i really sucks not to be able to have good health. since i have had my kinked up neck, i haven’t been able to run or workout. i am so ecstatic that i can put on my running shoes and go for a run again today. hallelujah!!! gotta go burn me some fat running that’s for sure.
i know i can, i know i can, i am know i can…..i am just like that little tug boat that says his affirmations everyday.
being healthy is really priceless!
smiles……GIGI
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i am heading to the beach with my gang today. the waters have been so refreshing and the sun so warm and radiant. i am taking advantage of some fun in the sun with lola & family. she loves the cool ocean waters and it’s great exercise for everyone. i am packing a picnic lunch of plenty of healthy foods, fruits & water. loading up my car with the beach umbrellas, towels, sunblock, hats & beach mats so we can all take siesta at the beach.
the economy has hit everyone hard so i am doing things close to home that don’t require a lot of spending money. sometimes the simplest things in life are the best.
sun’s out so get out and enjoy the day!
smiles….GIGI
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my cousin who has been visiting me from amsterdam is leaving today. we decided to go for breakfast on the beach today for his farewell meal. there’s a private secluded spot that i know right on the sand and beach. it’s so beautiful & magical there. the little restaurant there plays 1930-50′s music and it’s so nostalgic and quaint. they serve organic foods and make egg white omelets for the healthy conscious….YUM! this morning, its a a little overcast, cool and breezy. we want to catch the beauty of it! i am soaking it up!
i love starting the day just right with a healthy breakfast, view of the ocean & enjoying great company.
surf’s up! catch you later.
smiles….GIGI
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Breakfast: mixed summer fruits, whole grain toast, organic low-sugar jam, cheese. Yummmmm.....
the past few days have been so hectic. my house has termites and my roommate scheduled for termite fumigation yesterday. i had not had anytime to workout because i had been clearing out my house, dumping things, and prepping it for the tenting. my arms, hands and feet are soar from all the lifting, pulling and bending over to pick up stuff around the house. i never want to go through prepping the house to get tenting again. it’s such hard work and nothing fun.
i woke up today and wanted to eat a proper breakfast. it’s my favorite meal of the day. no matter what happens in the day, i rarely miss out on eating breakfast. today’s breakfast was summer melon, strawberries & bananas. a side whole grain toast with organic low-sugar strawberry jam & cheese. i took 3 sips of coffee and drank a glass of water with my morning meal. i love savoring my breakfasts with the morning fresh air.
sometimes, simple little pleasures is all it takes to make my day. i love breakfasts. bon appetite!
smiles…..GIGI
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i was having one of those really strange days yesterday when everything seemed to go sour & bitter like lemons. it started out when i went to buy a new toilet seat to replace the old one on my toilet bowl. i removed the old seat and tried to install the new one and realized that the new seat was too big and that the new screws cannot go into my toilet bowl. i went to home depot to return the seat and they did not know how to advise me and sent me to a plumbing shop. on the way to the plumbing shop, i stopped by a Lowe’s store and the people there were more clueless than Home Depot. when i got to the plumbing shop, david, from behind the counter, told me to give him the toilet bowl number. of course, i did not have this on hand. i drove home and had a detour with construction. meanwhile, lola was getting tired and cranky. by the time i got home, i called david back and was put on hold for 20 mins. i was getting very anxious as i had to drop lola off at the sitter because i had a doctor’s appointment within the hour and i was running late. finally, the girl at the plumbing shop came back on to tell me david would have to call me back.
i hung up the phone and prepared to leave for my doctor’s appointment when the phone rang and i had to run into the next room to get it. in my was a vacuum cleaner and i tried to jump over it and miscalculated and jammed my toe into the machine and split my toe open. i answered the phone refraining from screaming from the pain and the bleeding of my toe. david requested that i read the number of my kohler toilet bowl and as i was waiting for him to locate this model, i was pouring hydrogen peroxide and putting pressure on it to stop the incessant bleeding. ok, it hurt like hell! david came back on the line to tell me this model does not exist. he kept insisting that i locate the correct model number. for the life of me, i could not locate any other numbers on this toilet bowl. he said he would call the manufacturer and call me back later.
i dressed my toe with cotton balls filled with antibacterial ointment and wrapped it up in 5 bandages and limped to grab lola to head out. later that afternoon, david called to say he could not locate the model of my toilet bowl and that i should bring in my old and broken toilet seat for him to take a look at it. i suggested sending him some digital photos via email as i was not keen on driving across town to show him my old and broken toilet seat. how gross is that?
the day ended with me limping with a busted and throbbing toe and no toilet seat for my toilet bowl. what a day! it’s not the end of the world but it sure tested my character. sometimes…life gives you a bowl of lemons! so what can i do? cry or just try and let it all go. i took a long hot shower. wrapped up my toe with new dressing and went to bed counting my blessings. i am grateful for my health and that i have a nice roof over my head despite my non-existing toilet seat.
it’s a beautiful day today and my toe feels better. still searching for my toilet seat but it’s all good.
smiles……GIGI
