I’ve gotten into drinking tea 1) for health benefits and 2) to reduce the caffeine consumption I was getting from my abuse of coffee. Plus I’ve gotten to really like the taste of some and like taste testing various blends. Here is a handy guide to steeping times and temperatures.
Category: health
Fitness Update – “I love it when a plan comes together”
I can’t believe it was a month ago I wrote that I hit a plateau running 3 miles. Where my time wasn’t improving. I decided then to switch gears and up the distance and follow the bridge to 10 k program. Well tonight I hit 2 milestones. First, I ran 5 miles. That’s the furthest ever for me.… Continue reading Fitness Update – “I love it when a plan comes together”
First 10 Day Challenge Down, Another to Begin
My first 10 Day Challenge was “to eat/drink pristinely for 10 days.” I think I did well. “Pristine” can be left up to interpretation, but in honestly I didn’t mess up. Well other than taking 2 bites of cake at a birthday party. I SWEAR it was more not to be rude than for the love of the… Continue reading First 10 Day Challenge Down, Another to Begin
30 Day Challenges
I got this idea from Matt Cutts of Google. Committing to something different for 30 days each month (or every other month or whatever). I was thinking about doing this for quite a while. During Lent this year, I gave up junk food, which I narrowed down to the 4 c’s (cake, candy, chips, cookies).… Continue reading 30 Day Challenges
Healthy Living Checklist
In my last post I mentioned a “healthy living” checklist. I don’t really have one, well until now I guess. Over the last few years I’ve been tackling one at a time. Some I’ve been on-again/off-again with, but enough discipline has started to set in so that some are permanent. The goal being all permanent of course. Here is the… Continue reading Healthy Living Checklist