The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

Today has felt infinitely long. I had a Latin midterm and English essay due this afternoon and spent all of yesterday procrastinating (terrible choice; totally my fault). I was up until 6 AM and still had more work to do, but figured I needed a cat nap and would finish in the morning.
Of course I overslept. And I never oversleep! Not in years! But of course today was the day. To make matters worse, my 11AM seminar was meeting at the Met to see some of Winslow Homer's watercolors (amazing opportunity--they aren't on public view). I woke up at 11:08 to a call from a friend in the class telling me to get my ass there.
Didn't have time to finish the paper and study for the midterm, so I'll have to take a half grade deduction on the paper and hand it in Thursday.
Eph. Just finished the exam and I'm basically a mound of jelly.

Sorry--that was long and boring but I needed to vent about the mini-crises of my own making.

I'm sure you have this all in perspective, but just to point it out anyway, this is never going to come up in a job interview. Unless it's as a funny story to tell in order to try to land the job. . . .

HUGE deal now. Later on? Nnnnnot so much.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by chiliD

that just drinking water in the mornings should give you enough "kick" to get your day started.

Or if you want a REAL kick, try water, an apple and two oranges.

That's "not for amateurs" though.... ( )



P.S. - The water thing does make sense to me - Blood pressure drops at night, drinking water brings it slightly higher -
so more oxygen and blood sugar starts moving around, etc. I'm not sure about the relationship between coffee, blood volume
and blood pressure - of course it increases blood pressure, but since it's a diuretic I would imagine that it actually decreases
blood volume - water of course would do the exact opposite to blood volume...

[Ghost_Tracker]

There's something I've been wondering about -
sometimes when I re-heat my coffee in the
microwave, there's this gross film that forms
on the surface of the coffee. Does anybody
else get that? Sometimes I feel like I'm the
only person on the planet that happens too!
What the heck IS it? Is there any way to avoid it???


"Just Thought I'd Ask."

[skcin]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

JTIS - My girl and I just made things official wheeeee

Yay!

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

My heart rate monitor watch always tells me I burn about 50 calories more per half hour than the elliptical says I do. I would definitely take the number on the elliptical lightly.

That being said... I heard that for weight loss, it's better to work on the elliptical for longer periods of time as slightly lower intensities? Is this true?

I usually shake it up every other day-- one day, I do 45 minutes while cruising comfortably (yet still out of breath) for the majority of the time with short periods of more exertion. The other day, it's 30 minutes of completely kicking my own ass.

I have no idea what's really better. I vary it as well.

I started taking a spinning class @ 5:45am on Fridays. The first few classes, I was shocked that I wqas able to keep up so well - I mean, I'm in decent shape but not GREAT shape right now. She has us varying between level 7 & 15, varying our speed (minimum of 100 rpms; spinning at 140 rpm on occasion.)

Well, the 3rd or 4th class was taught by another instructor & it was a whole new ball game. She takes us from level 7 up to 22/24 (Max is 25.) Obviously at 22 or above, we're pretty much standing on the bike pedals & pushing as hard as we can - rpms are only in the 30's at this point. But WAY better workout than the first broad's.

Originally Posted by sorcerer999

I found a really great system last year for my cardio. I only do 20 minutes of cardio a day(mostly on treadmill, but sometimes elliptical or bike). However, in those 20 minutes, I up the intensity level every minute for four minutes and repeat the cycle 4 times.

Minute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Level 5 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 10 5

Level 5 being a comfortable (but not easy) starting point...and Level 10 being the hardest I can run...my threshold if you will. On the last minute, you back down to level 5 as a cool down. Upping the intensity every minute for four cycles gives you an extreme workout, and it only takes a mere 20 minutes.

And I might add that just doing this simple program made me lose 87 pounds in the span of only 6 months. I also ate healthy and drank 8 glasses of water each day of course.

Thanks for this - looks good to me!

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

JTIS - My girl and I just made things official wheeeee

Aww! Congratulations!

[gretchen]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

There's something I've been wondering about -
sometimes when I re-heat my coffee in the
microwave, there's this gross film that forms
on the surface of the coffee.
What the heck IS it?

I believe it's the oil from the beans...nothing to worry about.

[markolas]

What's up with all this Puritan work ethic crap? There's nothing wrong with laying in bed all day 1 or 2 days a week. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by markolas

What's up with all this Puritan work ethic crap? There's nothing wrong with laying in bed all day 1 or 2 days a week. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?

I read this and suddenly don't feel so bad about having the occasional lie in . I still work my arse off so I'm not lazy, even if I feel like it when I'm not working 24/7 for Uni.

[markolas]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

I read this and suddenly don't feel so bad about having the occasional lie in . I still work my arse off so I'm not lazy, even if I feel like it when I'm not working 24/7 for Uni.

I'm currently working 4 10-hour days. Yesterday, I went to class for an hour, but otherwise did not leave the house. Today, I haven't even gotten out of bed except to take a shower and fix something to eat. Tomorrow will probably be the same as yesterday.

I mean, there's nothing I'd rather do than sit here with my laptop; since there's nothing I absolutely *have* to do, why the hell shouldn't I?

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by markolas

I'm currently working 4 10-hour days. Yesterday, I went to class for an hour, but otherwise did not leave the house. Today, I haven't even gotten out of bed except to take a shower and fix something to eat. Tomorrow will probably be the same as yesterday.

I mean, there's nothing I'd rather do than sit here with my laptop; since there's nothing I absolutely *have* to do, why the hell shouldn't I?

I think alot of people are reading this with jealousy Staying in bed isn't my personal way to relax, though. I love getting on a bus and just dissappearing with a good book, my iPod and a sunny day But alas, while I'm at University I'm stuck with thirteen hour days across the board and a small mountain of work to get done. Oh to be care free lol.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by gretchen

I believe it's the oil from the beans...nothing to worry about.

Thanks. GROSS, though, ICK!

I usually take the back of a spoon and scoop it out of there that way.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

Thanks. GROSS, though, ICK!

I usually take the back of a spoon and scoop it out of there that way.

that's what you're drinking it's coffee bean oil and water. that's coffee.

[daniellaaarisen]

Today, I got into Durham University in the UK. From what I've heard and read, it is the best university in the UK for English literature, surpassing Oxbridge.

Um................ holy shi*t.

[markolas]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

I think alot of people are reading this with jealousy

I'm not sure what there is to be jealous of. I get up at 4am four days a week to be at work by 5:30, then I work until 4pm. And it's work of the most boring, mind-numbing kind. At least my boss isn't a barracuda, which is more than I can say for the last 3 or 4 jobs I've had.

Staying in bed isn't my personal way to relax, though. I love getting on a bus and just dissappearing with a good book, my iPod and a sunny day

On the bus? But buses have people on them.

[RickRobert]

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

Today, I got into Durham University in the UK. From what I've heard and read, it is the best university in the UK for English literature, surpassing Oxbridge.

Um................ holy shi*t.

Yay well done! When do you arrive over here?