Mrs. G's Journey to Better Health

Exercising is part of losing weight. Getting a bruise while exercising is not unheard of. I have a bruise on my foot. Unfortunately I did not get it while exercising, but it is impeding me from my favorite form of exercise, walking. (If you want to find out how I got the bruise, see my previous blog post .) In effort to get back on my feet as soon as possible, I looked up suggestions on how to help heal a bruise faster. How can I help heal bruises faster? I got a cornucopia of suggestions from family, friends, and the internet. Some suggestions included eating citrus fruit, getting some sun, and applying parsley to the bruise. Note: Eating pineapple was suggested by a ophthalmologist. I decided not use these suggestions. Instead, I went with some of the suggestions I heard repeatedly: Keep the bruised area elevated, above heart level. Rest, meaning relax and get plenty of sleep. This is to help the body restore itself faster. Exercising increases blood flow and the bruise can get ...

Jillian Michaels came out with a new DVD. One Week Shred and you could lose up to 7 pounds in 7 days. A seven day commitment?  I can do that! It was to be released March 3rd. Great! I got on line and per-ordered it. My plan was to do the DVD for one week and shed the 7 pounds before I went on my first camping trip with my son and his cub scouts. As I said, that "was" the plan. What happen was something else. The DVD took longer to ship and longer to arrive. The DVD was delivered a few days before my trip. I did not want to risk being sore during the trip, so I decided to start the Monday after our trip. *sigh* We went on our camping trip and had a great time. It was awesome sleeping under the stars and listening to the coyotes howling and the little cubs sounded adorable. The frogs in the creak were very vocal. An owl decided to land in a tree very near our tent, and he too was very vocal. I really enjoyed our camping trip. My son had a great time and he wanted to ...