Urian - Dresden Burnt My Feathers (Original)
Suspicious skies
The rain runs free with the blusterous weather
It might be cause i lied
That bitter wind so burnt my feathers
And I can fly no more, inside this breaking core
And I can fly no more, appart my wings it tore
Oblivion’s wise
It drunkens all our senses
And gray scale lights
They leave us all defenseless
And I can fly no more
Ilustration: “Fire Sky” by Michael Longhofer
All of this happend, more or less.
As much as I would love to believe it, there is probably no way I lost 2.2 pounds yesterday, because I ate french fries and a lot of other garbage. I still think I probably did lose weight, but overall, my weight loss has been a little high all around, because I think I’m eating fairly healthy, I haven’t felt sick at all.
Anyways. I think I might trade that yoga mat in for a scale. BUT! I do feel skinnier today!
I had forgotten how much I love this dress. Even though one of the straps is broken and janky in the back (just a tiny bit), paired with some nude wedges, I think it should look pretty good. No bra…again…Today will be an excellent day. Fasting. I’m feeling inspirational.
LUNCH!!!
Multiseed deli roll (yes the top half was not in the picture!)
Deli ham, spinach, cucumber.
grapes, strawberries, apple and blueberries :)
Anything is possible
Anything can be.
-Words of Wisdom
I have OCD in regards to numbers. Say for example, i’m on an exercise machine, the calories/kms/time all have to be multiples of 5 (100, 345, 450 etc) before I get off. Same goes for music volume in the car and on the television.
Which is why today, June the 5th, is a perfect day to start. So my healthy eating and regular running starts today. Well when I wake up, considering it’s 1am at the moment. I’ll be eating to fix my iron and allergies and running to fix my weak back.
And incase you were wondering, the goal is perfectly flat and toned abs (24/7).
I’ve decided I looove my body when it’s covered in clothes, I just don’t like the way I look naked.
These were taken yesterday night.
I’m tooootally diggin how my body looks here.
Next time you feel the urge to binge remember to binge on SMART food. These are all negative calorie foods:
apples ~ apricots ~ artichokes ~ asparagus ~ beet greens ~ beets ~ blackberries ~ blueberries ~ broccoli ~ Brussels sprouts ~ buffalo fish ~ cabbage ~ cantaloupe ~ carrots ~ cauliflower ~ Chinese cabbage ~ chives ~ clams ~ cod ~ cranberries ~ cucumbers ~ Damson plum ~ dandelion greens ~ eggplant ~ endive ~flounder ~ frogs legs ~ garlic ~ grapefruit ~ grapes ~ green beans ~ honeydew ~ lemons ~ lettuce ~ limes ~ loganberries ~ mangoes ~ mushrooms ~ muskmelons ~ mussels ~ mustard greens ~ nectarines ~ okra ~ onions ~ oranges ~ parsley leaves ~ parsnips ~ peaches ~ pears ~ peas ~ peppers ~ pineapple ~ pomegranates ~ prunes ~ pumpkin ~ quince ~ radishes ~ raspberries ~ red cabbage ~ rhubarb ~ rutabagas ~ spinach ~ squash ~ strawberries ~ string beans ~ tangerines ~ terrapin ~ tomato ~ turnips ~ watercress ~ watermelon
*Disclaimer: Original text by undressedskeleton - edited a bit by me because there were a couple of things I just didn’t agree with.
i ate like a shit tonnnnn. hahaha
I can’t believe the first week of the summer semester is over already. So far, my classes aren’t so bad and have been really fun. My math class is kind of odd as the instructor reminds me of Prof. Trelawney from Harry Potter. It’s all ok though. I only have three more weeks in that class before I’m done with math. Which is good. I don’t think I could stand to take this particular course in a 16 week semester.
On the subject of school, I found an interesting article this morning. It lists the top grossing majors and the lowest money makers. I’m ok with the thought of not making a ton of cash as long as I do something I love, but it is still intriguing to see where the “real” money is made. You can find the article HERE.
Completely off the topic of school, I’m down another 2 pounds! I’ve lost nearly 60 pounds from my heaviest and can’t wait to see the finished product when I get down to my ultimate goal! If you are heavy and want to lose weight but don’t think you can, just remember that the only person holding you back is yourself. I had to get out of my own way before this change and I couldn’t be happier about it. Next to going back to school, dropping my fat card is the best decision I’ve ever made!
I can’t remember what the machine says but imma low ball it and say 422. That means 578 cals left to go!
Anyone know what machines will help burn those the quickest?
Last week: 126.6
This week: 124.6
Back on track.
Next week’s goal: between 1-2 lbs
QUEENS, NY: 20 (ninety minute) bikram yoga classes for only $20 at Bikram Yoga Queens located in Astoria! Originally worth $360! - via Living Social!
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In good health news, a study finds that Californians live longer than the average American – 77.4 years for men and 82.2 years for women. Among states, California men have the seventh-highest life expectancy and women the fifth.
But with few exceptions, Californians’ life expectancy is still shorter than that of the healthiest nations. For men in Yuba County and women in Lake County, life expectancy was at a level not seen on the international frontier since 1978. Read more.
Graphic of life expectancy for U.S. women in 2007 via Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
The rates charged by popular health insurance companies may not be favorable but their faithfulness in fulfilling their promises cannot be undermined. They are also dependable in crisis moments. At times, making a little higher payment for a superior product may be more rewarding that always rushing for cheaper ones. Bearing that in mind, there are several ways for attaining reduced payments and
SideEffects and recovery from a lumbar puncture, spinal tap http://bit.ly/czJbjR health
“The John Hopkins study—whose results will be published this week in the journal Psychopharmacology—involved giving healthy volunteers varying doses of psilocybin in a controlled and supportive setting, over four separate sessions. Looking back more than a year later, 94 percent of participants rated it as one of the top five most spiritually significant experiences of their lifetimes.”
How times change…
Expenditures In Healthcare Globally As Well as in OECD Developed Nations:
A comprehensive study published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development last year in 2010, covering 30-plus nations including the majority of the most developed world economies (excluding Brazil, Russia, India or China), found stark contrasts between health costs here in the United States and those of other nations. Three years ago in 2008, the average of a list that includes, for example, the U.K., France, Germany, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Australia and the U.S., spent 9.0% of GDP on health care. The highest figures were right here at home in the U.S. at 16.0% of GDP, France at 11.2% and Switzerland at 10.7%. Health expenditures per capita, on a purchasing power-adjusted basis (PPP), averaged $3,000.
Total health care expenditures around the world are difficult to determine, due to several unpredictable factors like emergencies and calamities, but $5.5 trillion would be a fair estimate for 2010. That would place health care at about 8% of global GDP, with expenditures per capita about $800. This $5.4 trillion breaks down to approximately $2.6 trillion in the U.S., $2.4 trillion in non-U.S. OECD nations, and $0.5 trillion elsewhere around the world. Outside the U.S. and the rest of the OECD, that would allow roughly $88 per capita per year. Clearly, there is vast disparity in the availability and cost of care among nations, as there is with personal income and GDP. Health care spending per capita in the U.S. was equal to about $8,290 in 2010, while spending in the world’s remotest villages was next to nothing. The trend over the near future is for the modest amount now spent on health care in emerging nations to rise dramatically, while OECD nations like America struggle to contain their own mountainous costs. The total prescription drug market globally was in the $630 billion range in 2010.
Health Care Costs in the U.S.
Continuous increases in the cost of health care, especially here in the U.S., grow at rates far exceeding the rate of inflation in general, are hammering health consumers and payers of all types. Insurance providers continue to struggle to contain costs. Employers, meanwhile, are hit hard by vast increases in the cost of providing coverage to employees and retirees. This, particularly felt, in small businesses all over the nation. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that in 2010, an employer’s premium cost to cover a typical family was $13,770 per year (that’s a 114% increase since 2000), with the typical worker paying 30% ($4,131) of that premium.
Many major employers are now utilizing preventative care programs in efforts to reduce employee illness, and thereby reduce costs. For example, many organizations have participated in providing/offering gym memberships to promote health through active, physical activities and exercise or the use of employee education aimed at better managing the effects of diseases such as diabetes.
Smart employers are showing their employees how to use the Internet to obtain better information about diseases and prevention. Insurance providers are jumping on the Internet bandwagon as well. Some employers are even hiring in-house physicians and nurses to provide primary and preventive care support in the workplace.
Patients and insurance companies are also dealing with sticker shock over the nation’s prescription drug costs. Other factors edging costs upward include expensive new medical technologies and patients’ demands for greater plan flexibility in choosing doctors and specialists at their will. At the same time, hospitals and health systems write off massive amounts of revenues to bad debt, which increases costs for bill-paying patients.
In the wake of the tremendous growth of all aspects of the health care industry from the end of World War II onward, efficiency, competition and productivity were, regretfully, largely overlooked. Much of this occurred because employers plus federal and state governments paid such a large portion of the health care bill.
Healthcare providers are caught between the desire to provide quality care and the desire for cost control on the part of payers, including PPOs, Medicare and Medicaid. The cost versus care debate has spawned an energetic movement to improve the quality of health care in the U.S., much of it centered on patients’ rights, disease management, preventive health care and patient education. Wellness programs,nonetheless, with preventive medicine and health education remain woefully inadequate.
A Milken Institute study released in 2007 found that during the year 2003 (the year on which the study focused), 109 million Americans suffered from one or more of the most common, chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, mental disorders, stroke or hypertension. This means that more than one-third of all Americans had these conditions to one degree or another. The study estimated one year’s cost of treatment of these conditions at $277 billion, but estimated lost economic productivity to be vastly higher at $1 trillion. In other words, lost work and lost output due to these illnesses reduced the nation’s GDP by about 10%. These burdens could be vastly reduced through better consumer health practices and better preventive medicine. For example, obesity, lack of exercise and cigarette smoking are immense contributors to these diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that medical costs for obesity-related diseases rose as high as $147 billion in 2008, compared to $74 billion in 1998.
Back at our nation’s capital, both houses of Congress remain at odds—due to bipartisan differences, as to move forward with true reform in healthcare. Meanwhile, technology and innovations in the pharmaceutical/biotech industries, as well as in the holistic side of managing health—-together with health care costs, march ahead relentlessly.
-The Bassist From Hell
There are different aspects that work for a good weigh in schedule.
