Melanie Does Life - get out the door :-)
Most of the time I will blog stuff in english and german. This way my folks in Germany can read everything as well. Thanks for visiting! I hope to see you again soon...
Tonight we had a BBQ at our house. I ate some cheese sausages (love them) and had a couple of beers. It was a nice thing to do after spending the day together and visiting a renaissance fair. We called it an early night since today was the champions league final game. But instead of watching it I went for a run.
I called my grandma to drive me to my starting point (so I could run point-to-point without to many hills) but she did not like the idea of me running through the forest at night. I listened to her and changed my starting point - unfortunately I ended up doing less miles than I wanted.
I am glad I got this run in. But I learned that running after a BBQ/drinking beer is not the best thing - my stomach isn’t to happy with me since I am back home.
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A few days ago my parents, my sister and I went to the 1st international kite days at a small local airport. It was quite fun and we saw lots of different kites. The picture you see is a very big kite (diameter 10 m / 32 ft). They had problems getting it into the air due to less wind. We had some food and afterwards we stopped at a ice cream shop and ate some ice cream.
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Yesterday we visited the Eltz castle. It is one of the best preserved castles in Germany and it is beautiful. After paying for our tour tickets we had a tour through the castle and afterwards we visited the treasure room. I find it truly amazing how many things are inside the castle and are well preserved. Some of them are several hundred years old. It is worth a visit if you are in the area. You can find more information at their website or at wikipedia.
What are you doing on May 19th? There is a 5K run to support the Bloomingdale Library Survior and I would love to run it. But I am out of the country and can’t do it. Now I make some advertisement for the race and hope you can do it.
If you are in the area and have time - go run it. Check out the links below.
And yes, I know I posted the same thing a few weeks ago. Just a little reminder…
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Just a ten pound weight loss has many health benefits! The commitment you make to yourself to shed 10 pounds often is the start of more positive fitness and diet changes to follow.
1. Your joints will thank you! The next time you are in the grocery store, grab two 5-lb bags of potatoes and carry them around the permeter of the grocery store once. Then put them down and do your lap again. Notice the different with just those 10 pounds? Added weight taxes your body and your joints. Just losing ten pounds eases or wards off joint problems and even foot problems.
2. You can buy smaller clothes! Usually 10 pounds of weight lost is about one drop in size clothes.
3. It’s fun to exercise and usually the time it takes to lose 10 pounds will help you establish making exercise a healthy, vital part of your day! it takes 20-30 days to form a habit and it takes around 4-6 weeks to lose 10 pounds in a healthy way.
4. You might discover a love of new, healthier foods. Usually a commitment to lose 10 pounds involves eating less or eating differently and eating food that is healthier for you. Explore new healthier food choices and make a commitment to your heart health.
5. Your wallet will thank you! Fast Food Be Gone - Try to make a promise to yourself to not eat fast food for 6-8 weeks and see the benefits of money saved and the benefits from not eating high fat, high salt, processed food with questionable ingredients. Try saving the money and placing it in a vacation fund!
6. The doctor will be proud. Just losing 10 pounds can have benefits to your health such as decreasing your risk for diabetes, heart disease and lowering your blood pressure and other vital measurements. Smile at your next Dr. visit instead of expecting to hear negatives or worse, avoiding the visit altogether.
7. Your significant other will thank you! Boost your sex life, your energy levels and more with 10 pounds gone! The hormones released with exercise are energy boosters!! With that in full swing, you’ll also sleep better!
8. Your stress levels could go down. Stress produces Cortisol, which often rears it’s ugly head in the form of belly fat, especially in women. Take a look at your mid-section and if you are thick in the middle look at your intake, exercise levels and stress levels. Just ten pounds gone in the form of healthier eating and routine exercise can help decrease stress and stress hormones.
I need to remember some of this…
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101 things in 1001 days - #94 calculate my real age at www.realage.com
At realage.com you can do a test to find out what’s you real age is. I just did this test and my real age was 29.8 and that’s -0.2 years from my real age.
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Here are some pictures from the Gutenberg half marathon in Mainz.
