Found Not Lost

As much as email and gift cards allow convenience, there is still nothing that beats the feeling you get when you receive a letter or a package in the mail. Lately, I’m surprised how much packages I’ve received in the mail. I’ve had to ask my husband for his box cutter so often that he just went ahead and gave me one to keep in my tool drawer. LOL!

Anyway, some of the goodies I’ve received has been from blogging, believe it or not. Like the canvas bag from Food Buzz, for instance. In addition to that, I also received a t-shirt from PayU2Blog and just the other day I received a box from Izea and it had a cuddler in it! Oh, and let’s not forget my latest FoodBuzz goodie, I received a brand new apron and a cool green spatula with Food Buzz written on the handle. I am so excited!

I’m not getting rich on being an Amazon Associates, but I have gotten paid from them and it’s a painless way to earn money from your blogs. When i first started blogging, I used to link to Amazon products all the time just to illustrate what I’m talking about and to provide some background. Then I learned that just by doing what I have been doing already for free, I can instead earn some money for linking to Amazon products by becoming an associate.

What does that mean? It means that when you link to an Amazon product on your blog post and someone clicks on it and buys something from Amazon, it doesn’t even have to be the specific product you linked to, you earn a commission! Click here if you’d like to sign up.

I’m not an athletic person, I’m not the type to go to a gym. But, since I have started doing yoga at work (see prior post), I have really noticed a change in how I feel. I’ve always had a low energy level, easily tired, so I never really worked out. Little did I know what a vicious cycle that was! Since I started doing yoga and stretching my muscles, it seems like now they want to do more. I have more energy and my overall disposition, to the delight of my family, has even improved. So I’m thinking of adding more physical activity to my yoga. The girls and I have vowed to increase our hiking activity on the weekends.

Another way of exercising at home is via XFLOWSION. XFLOWSION™ is an exercise program that combines moves from martial arts, power yoga and dance in one workout. The program claims to “sweat, sculpt and stretch your body to total transformation, from head to toe, inside and out” in one third of the time it would normally take using other methods.

For three payments of $19.95 each plus shipping and handling, you get 4 workouts on DVD designed to get you moving to the rocking rhythm from a diverse playlist original to this workout set. The film is professionally processed in high definition with surround sound to increase your workout enjoyment. Eric Paskel, celebrity trainer, is your guide and motivator to get your body moving and improving. In addition to the workout DVD’s you will also get two guidebooks and 2 audio CDs. That’s for the price of a month’s gym membership! These workout DVDs will definitely last you longer than a month and you will probably have more fun following them at home without having to get in your car to drive elsewhere.

I have been participating in a weekly yoga session at work as part of the living healthy and destressing movement implemented this year. I love this company… we have a book club, a walking club, living healthy groups, and now yoga. All for free, all provided by the company.

I have never done yoga before and I must say, after four lessons, I think I am getting hooked. I really am feeling a lot better. I also noticed that my back hasn’t been as stiff from sitting at my desk all day. I love it that some of the positions that are just killing me a mere couple of weeks ago are now doable! I’ve also tested some of the breathing and relaxation techniques we learned and I think it really helps. Something as simple as pushing away from your computer, closing your eyes, concentrating on your breathing and stretching your neck muscles can really relieve the tension and stress that centers around your eyes and neck.

If you’d like to get started, the best way, I think is to find a yoga instructor that can help you with the poses and even explain the benefits of each. But if you can’t find one in your area or just don’t have the time, check out Yoga Today for a daily exercise. There are also plenty of other sites online that you can use to familiarize yourself. I’ve heard of people who just learned on their own and are getting full benefit from the exercises.

I have been seeing this product in the stores for a while now. At first I didn’t know what it was or what it was for, my eyes were just drawn to it because of the attractive packaging. I have since learned that alli is a diet pill. It is supposed to help you lose weight without you having to do much to change your lifestyle. What it does is it prevents fats from being broken down and absorbed by your body therefore preventing you from depositing all that fat you just ate on your body. Sounds simple, right? Except that it is making your body do something that it was designed to do and when you start doing that, something is bound to go wrong.

I am of the thinking that you ought to figure out how some things work and let it do what it does best. Now if your body is designed to absorb everything you ingest, then maybe you shouldn’t ingest what you don’t want it to absorb. Sounds kind of simple to me. Doesn’t it to you?

Take me for instance. I love pork belly! I am one of the worst porker around and I love all the fatty gooey parts. I know if I eat enough pork belly I too will develop one. So as much as I would like to eat it everyday, I eat it only when my hankering is getting too unbearable. Should I take diet pills and eat what I want everyday? If some of or even one of the following side effects is the price I have to pay, then you can forget that!

Here are some of the known side effects:

Possible Side Effects

• • Flatulence
• • Oily anal discharge
• • Loose stools or diarrhe
• • More frequent bowel movements
• • Hard-to-control bowel movements