Dec
9
I’m applying to grad school this year and I’ve spent the last two weeks working on my essays. It’s a long process and I can’t really say that I’m enjoying it. On the plus side, it’s made me look at myself a bit better and figure out what I like and don’t like about my life. On the downside, oh wow there’s a lot of work! Oh well, I got through worse and school is definitely worth it. Plus it makes writing posts for 60 in 3 even more fun because I see them as taking a break from writing school essays. And with that, here are some articles from this week I thought you would find useful:
I am not a big fan of the low carb diet, but I found this article from one low carb blog to be an amazing read. It’s an editorial and it basically talks about how low carb, low fat or low anything is just a trap. They’re all used by the food industry to make you think you can eat more while still losing weight. That’s simply not true. You want to lose weight, eat less and eat healthier.
@Common Voice
From China, we have this article about how fitness contributes more to health than being thin. In other words, it’s better to be slightly overweight but in shape than skinny and out of shape. I think we’ve forgotten that here in the US. We focus too much on losing weight and we’ve lost sight of the fact that being healthy is about more than being skinny.
@Xinhua Net
From the Diet Blog we have this article about goal setting. I think goal setting is an important but often overlooked part of getting back in shape. Too many people try to turn their lives around with a simple thought of “I’m going to get healthy” or “I want to be more fit.” That’s great but it’s not enough. You need specific and realistic goals with a timeline. Anything else is too vague to really help.
@The Diet Blog
And if we’re talking about specific goals, here’s my current one. This is a link to the Maui Marathon in September of 2008. I’m going to start training for it in March of this year. I have a specific goal for how fast I want to run the race and this gives me something to train for. I know exactly what I need to do and by when. That’s a much better goal than just “I want to get in shape.” That link includes a registration by the way. Maybe I’ll see some of you there. And if marathons aren’t your thing, check out the rest of active.com for more events you may wish to register for.
@Active.com
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