Oh, my aching muscles!

I am so sore! Not crippled, mind you, but my muscles are aching all the way up the back of my legs from my calves to my bum. What prompted this soreness, you ask?

Running.

I. Hate. Running. Anyone who knows me knows that I hate running. I have decided, though, that in order to drop the rest of the weight that I want to lose, that I must run. Not far. Just far enough to jar my body into weight reduction, which does seem to be working. It's been about a month and a half now and I have seen some weight loss... mostly in my face, but it is working it's way down. I just know it!

The soreness comes in because I've just recently graduated from running one minute at a time to running for 20 minutes straight. Yesterday it was 15 minutes, today 20, tomorrow I die! I'm thinking that maybe I've graduated too fast. (I'm asking myself: "How do people run five miles at a time...every day? Does the running get easier? When does it quit hurting?")

At this point you might be thinking that I'm a wimp. I know that I'm a wimp! Anything that induces pain is generally a no, no for me. But, I know that running has worked for me in the past, so I'm willing to give it another try. As they say, "no pain, no gain"- or loss in this case! I think I'll just put up with the discomfort for awhile longer and see where it gets me.

Anyone else going "against their grain" for some desired results?

Poisonous Plastic?!?

I know better. I ALWAYS check www.Snopes.com to see if emails that I receive are hoaxes or truths. This time I didn't. It's not such a big deal I guess, except I am a big proponent of checking the validity of viral emails. I couldn't tell you how many times I've steered friends and family to the Snopes website to "see for themselves" before forwarding emails.

So, what's the fuss? I finally, after getting about 20 emails regarding microwaving plastic (and reusing water bottles), threw out my plastic cookware- except one set of Tupperware- and bought Pyrex to microwave in.

That was last week.

THIS MORNING I decided to check with Snopes. Sure enough, the plastic story is a hoax according to their website!

OR SO THEY SAY...

My premonitions were so high to replace this cookware. I'm inclined to believe, even if there's no evidence, that maybe replacing the plastic with glass wasn't such a bad idea. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut.

I've decided...Even if microwaving in plastic is perfectly safe...the glass is prettier anyway!

Peaceful Warrior

I received an email from Blockbuster and Best Buy offering free tickets for the movie Peaceful Warrior starring Nick Nolte this weekend. I went to see it with my husband and youngest son. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE!! Not the exciting, sitting on the edge of your seat movie, but very intense and thought-provoking.

This movie is about Dan, an Olympic-bound college student who has it all; the grades, the girls, major skills. In a chance meeting, though, Dan meets the man he comes to know as Socrates (Nick Nolte) and his life is turned upside down.

Dan learns some great lessons in this movie and so did I. My definition of happiness and success were really called into question. My favorite lesson: "It's not the destination that brings happiness, it's the journey."

This story is from the best-selling autobiographical novel called Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. I haven't read the book yet, didn't even know it existed until this weekend, but I'm going to get it and read it now.

Here's what some other famous people had to say about the movie:


"A lot of movies promise happiness, but most often it's the 'fleeting' happiness of a thrill ride, and when it's over, it's over; you feel empty, and begin searching for the next thrill. Very few movies actually question what happiness is, or suggest ways that it can be sustained.Peaceful Warrior asks this question and in doing so takes you out of your mind, and those who would consider themselves sane would be 'out of their minds' not to see it. Peaceful Warrior is an important film, an inspiring film, and a film that could change lives."- Sting

"A beautifully crafted and enormously entertaining film that speaks to the strength and resiliency of the human spirit. Peaceful Warrior offers a powerful, yet rare glimpse, into the human soul. It reminds us what we are made of, reconnecting us to the power that lies within so that we feel and embrace it. See this film and it will impact the course of your life forever."–Tony Robbins

"A stunning and extraordinary film that takes you on a journey out of your mind and into the present moment. Watch it and be transformed."–Eckhart Tolle (author of "The Power of Now")

"When you hear the truth, it sounds familiar. Like seeing a reflection of something you already posses. This film is that clear and simple reflection. I enjoyed every moment."–Jim Carrey (actor)

"Absolutely inspiring! Spread the word about this film."–Joe Trippi

“Like ROCKY for the soul!”–Straw Weisman - Associate Producer of WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW!?

Definitely a movie worth seeing and, I'm guessing, a book worth reading!

Have a great week,

Lisa