Today Canada celebrates their Thanksgiving. Practically everybody I know will be doing the turkey thing today. I was a bit sad that I wouldn't be a participant this year (I've never missed a Thanksgiving). But such is life in a different country. I am far away, and thus will not be a part of major holidays and events like I used to. But I can't say it has me down in the dumps.
Surprisingly, I'm actually quite glad that I don't have any family gatherings to attend, or any overeating to do. Today I woke up sick. Again. I don't know what this random not-feeling-well-ness is all about, but at least it's not serious. I went to church, I went grocery shopping, I attempted to eat some lunch, and none of it felt very great, so now I'm happily cozied up on the couch with the laptop. I doubt I'll move from my spot until Art gets home (except to get more water).
And hey, just because I'm not eating turkey and stuffing (or eating at all, for that matter) doesn't mean that I can't be grateful for all that God has done, and is doing, in my life.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
October 12, 2008
October 10, 2008
Food for Thought
So I was sick on Tuesday; I don't know what it was, but I'm glad it's gone. I felt much better on Wednesday, but then I ruined it by not eating much during the day, and eating A LOT of sweets late in the evening. That made for a pukey-feeling night. Thankfully it was just a feeling, and not a fact. (Side note: Art and I went for a walk on Wednesday, it was nice and relaxing, and special. It's such a simple yet wonderful way to spend time with my husband. I love being married).
On Thursday, I felt ill for OTHER reasons (ahem), and again, I didn't eat a lot. Towards late evening, I was feeling mostly fine, and hungry. Plus, I knew that I should probably get some food in my stomach, whether I felt like it or not. So I did. And I over-ate. Guess how I was feeling at night? Yup. Pukey. Again, I managed to stick to feelings. I also learned my lesson.
Today I felt mostly normal again, and I ate small portions of food throughout the day. So barring an actual virus, I won't be reporting any sickness of my own making. And hopefully, I'll remember this the next time my eyes are bigger than my stomach, and it's past 8pm.
On Thursday, I felt ill for OTHER reasons (ahem), and again, I didn't eat a lot. Towards late evening, I was feeling mostly fine, and hungry. Plus, I knew that I should probably get some food in my stomach, whether I felt like it or not. So I did. And I over-ate. Guess how I was feeling at night? Yup. Pukey. Again, I managed to stick to feelings. I also learned my lesson.
Today I felt mostly normal again, and I ate small portions of food throughout the day. So barring an actual virus, I won't be reporting any sickness of my own making. And hopefully, I'll remember this the next time my eyes are bigger than my stomach, and it's past 8pm.
October 9, 2008
Fit and Famous
So you all know how Art loves to work out. Just in case you didn't, click here to take a peek at his blog.
He's into a specific type of fitness called CrossFit. The idea behind CrossFit was inspired by triathletes and decathletes. They're strong in many areas, not just one, and it makes sense. Your body works as a whole, so if you're going to get fit, your whole body should be fit. Don't just lift weights, or just run. Do both. Don't isolate muscles when building them, because your muscles don't work individually, they work together. And switch it up. If you keep doing the same routine over and over, eventually your workouts will become ineffective.
It's pretty addicting, and since Art is so passionate about it, he can't help but spread it around. He's got his siblings doing it (Mary and Joe), and their roommate Phil, and Art's friend Wayne, and Art's chiropractor, and one of his profs from college, and one of Phil's friends has recently been joining them.
And they don't even have to go to a gym! They've got what they call their "Hobo Gym." They've got enough equipment in Mary's and Joe's and Phil's garage that they can basically do every workout there, and they're really good at substituting if there's one they can't do. Also, the workouts (called Workout Of the Day, or WOD) can be modified so anyone can do them. Seriously. Anyone. I've seen grandmas doing CrossFit. One the official website I saw a video of a pregnant woman working out. And then there are off-shoots of CrossFit for specific groups, like women, or kids. Yup. CrossFit Kids. And look how much I'm writing about it. Even I'm getting into it!
So anyway, Art recently got hooked up with a real CrossFit gym in Bellingham, and they asked him to join them for a fundraiser they were having. It's a specific WOD called Fight Gone Bad, and this time, those who were working out asked others to sponsor them. All the money raised went towards the cure for prostate cancer.
Fight Gone Bad goes like this:
5 stations, one minute at each station, for 3 rounds, and one minute of rest between each round.
So 15 minutes of work total, with 3 minutes of rest total.
The stations are:
Row machine - row for calories.
Wall balls - holding a 14lb or 20lb medicine ball, squat, and then toss the ball up 9 feet, catch it, and repeat.
Sumo-Deadlift High Pull - lift 53lbs or 75lbs from the ground to your chest in one movement.
Box jumps - jump from the ground onto a 24inch box, and jump back down. Repeat.
Pushpress - lift 53lbs or 75lbs from your chest straight up into the air. Oh, and this is not a bench press. This one is done standing.
Every rep is worth a point, and you want as many points as possible. Here's a link to a video from the CrossFit website that shows and explains the whole thing.
However, you should really watch THIS video. On the day of Fight Gone Bad, there was a camera guy who filmed the whole thing, and he put it up on YouTube. Art and his brother Joe are both in it. Enjoy!
He's into a specific type of fitness called CrossFit. The idea behind CrossFit was inspired by triathletes and decathletes. They're strong in many areas, not just one, and it makes sense. Your body works as a whole, so if you're going to get fit, your whole body should be fit. Don't just lift weights, or just run. Do both. Don't isolate muscles when building them, because your muscles don't work individually, they work together. And switch it up. If you keep doing the same routine over and over, eventually your workouts will become ineffective.
It's pretty addicting, and since Art is so passionate about it, he can't help but spread it around. He's got his siblings doing it (Mary and Joe), and their roommate Phil, and Art's friend Wayne, and Art's chiropractor, and one of his profs from college, and one of Phil's friends has recently been joining them.
And they don't even have to go to a gym! They've got what they call their "Hobo Gym." They've got enough equipment in Mary's and Joe's and Phil's garage that they can basically do every workout there, and they're really good at substituting if there's one they can't do. Also, the workouts (called Workout Of the Day, or WOD) can be modified so anyone can do them. Seriously. Anyone. I've seen grandmas doing CrossFit. One the official website I saw a video of a pregnant woman working out. And then there are off-shoots of CrossFit for specific groups, like women, or kids. Yup. CrossFit Kids. And look how much I'm writing about it. Even I'm getting into it!
So anyway, Art recently got hooked up with a real CrossFit gym in Bellingham, and they asked him to join them for a fundraiser they were having. It's a specific WOD called Fight Gone Bad, and this time, those who were working out asked others to sponsor them. All the money raised went towards the cure for prostate cancer.
Fight Gone Bad goes like this:
5 stations, one minute at each station, for 3 rounds, and one minute of rest between each round.
So 15 minutes of work total, with 3 minutes of rest total.
The stations are:
Row machine - row for calories.
Wall balls - holding a 14lb or 20lb medicine ball, squat, and then toss the ball up 9 feet, catch it, and repeat.
Sumo-Deadlift High Pull - lift 53lbs or 75lbs from the ground to your chest in one movement.
Box jumps - jump from the ground onto a 24inch box, and jump back down. Repeat.
Pushpress - lift 53lbs or 75lbs from your chest straight up into the air. Oh, and this is not a bench press. This one is done standing.
Every rep is worth a point, and you want as many points as possible. Here's a link to a video from the CrossFit website that shows and explains the whole thing.
However, you should really watch THIS video. On the day of Fight Gone Bad, there was a camera guy who filmed the whole thing, and he put it up on YouTube. Art and his brother Joe are both in it. Enjoy!
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