Quest 4 Avg – Gayle Tabor

Things are Getting Zippy

2012/02/18 Gayle 0

It is Saturday and the day I am to check in with you on my quest for average. I am happy and proud to report that I have been consistent with my walking! I walked Monday, Wednesday and Friday after lunch. I walked 1.1 miles each day and my time ranged from approximately 30 minutes on Monday to 24 minutes on Friday (I was puffing pretty hard after Friday’s walk). I am sad to report that I did not add in any weight training this week. I experience some low back pain after walking, which I think is related to my surgery and my core muscles building back. I think I need to work those core muscles to help them strengthen. Several years ago I The rest of the story

Jawbone up Bracelet

2011/11/03 Gayle 0

I found this device to be absolutely fascinating! Up will be available in the US Sunday (November 6th) for $100. A colorful wrist band with built in sensors and a vibration motor, Jawbone Up is designed to track your eating, sleeping and exercise patterns. Up is a tool designed to improve your lifestyle and it is designed to work with the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via an app that can retrieve the information recorded from the wrist band; strangely via the 3.5mm headset jack. The app can then tell you a plethora or information and help you move more, sleep better and eat smarter. Up is more than just an accessory and app, it also offers a social network where you can join challenges or set up The rest of the story

Worst Halloween Snacks

2011/10/23 Gayle 0

According to the Readers Digest Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin is one of the six worst Halloween foods! While I can appreciate why, I also am a firm believer in everything in moderation. Bwahahahahah

Here We Go

2011/09/13 Gayle 0

Diabetes affects more than one in 10 Americans, and an estimated 366 million people worldwide and the global epidemic is getting worse with the numbers projected to keep climbing. The International Diabetes Federation described the number of cases as “staggering,” with one person dying from diabetes every seven seconds. According to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. [Jared Reis, et al., “Lifestyle factors and risk for new-onset diabetes: a population-based cohort study”] getting plenty of exercise—lowered the risk of developing diabetes by as much as 39 percent in women and 31 percent in men. Although I personally believe heredity is the risk factor I face, I am attempting to take the bull by the horns. I am renewing my gym membership and making a conscience The rest of the story

Study offers clues to emotional eating

2011/07/26 Gayle 0

I wouldn’t say that I am an emotional eater…unless you consider how grumpy I get when there is nothing sweet in the house! This study may indeed offer some insights to why we take such solace in junk foods. (Health.com) — Anyone who’s sought solace in pizza or a pint of ice cream knows that food can be comforting. But experts still don’t know exactly why we gravitate toward fatty or sugary foods when we’re feeling down, or how those foods affect our emotions. Taste and the pleasant memories associated with junk foods surely play a role, but that may be only part of the story. According to a small new study, hormones in our stomachs appear to communicate directly with our brains, independent of any feelings The rest of the story

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