Comments for Health Kick: Diet, exercise, fitness, and life http://healthkick.wordpress.com Kicking myself into more healthful shape Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Is this thing on? by MJ http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/is-this-thing-on/#comment-608 MJ Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:40:36 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/is-this-thing-on/#comment-608 Yay! Bet you were tired all the time (past post) because of drinking. I know that does it to me... Yay!

Bet you were tired all the time (past post) because of drinking. I know that does it to me…

]]> Comment on Is this thing on? by Alexajetset http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/is-this-thing-on/#comment-603 Alexajetset Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:06:38 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/is-this-thing-on/#comment-603 Glad you're back, Jackie! Glad you’re back, Jackie!

]]> Comment on I am tired all the time by woodwinkedithink http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-549 woodwinkedithink Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:31:46 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-549 where are you? I really enjoy your blog. Trust all is well. where are you? I really enjoy your blog. Trust all is well.

]]> Comment on I am tired all the time by pinkjellybaby http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-496 pinkjellybaby Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:00:34 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-496 i am the same. my dcotor put it down to my depression but it's not getting any better at all. more excercise is all anyone ever tells me! i am the same. my dcotor put it down to my depression but it’s not getting any better at all.

more excercise is all anyone ever tells me!

]]> Comment on I am tired all the time by Rich http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-478 Rich Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:41:48 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-478 In my experience, the biggest causes of tiredeness are burnout (study or employment, etc) and a lack of excercise..... I feel exactly that way now, courtesy of a rather sedentary Xmas holiday, which was preceded by several long weeks at work, so I sort of got the worst of both worlds. Biggest turnarounds for me are regular walks, knocking sleep back to 8 hours a night and plenty of water and green tea (antioxidants abound). It's hard to get motivated to do the walking when you're exhausted but it works. As for sleep deprivation..... according to some studies, you don't need X hours of sleep to catch up on X hours of lost sleep.... 3 nights of only 3 hours of sleep each (about 15 hours short of what's healthy in total) can be made up with just a good solid 8-hour sleep. In my experience, the biggest causes of tiredeness are burnout (study or employment, etc) and a lack of excercise….. I feel exactly that way now, courtesy of a rather sedentary Xmas holiday, which was preceded by several long weeks at work, so I sort of got the worst of both worlds.

Biggest turnarounds for me are regular walks, knocking sleep back to 8 hours a night and plenty of water and green tea (antioxidants abound). It’s hard to get motivated to do the walking when you’re exhausted but it works.

As for sleep deprivation….. according to some studies, you don’t need X hours of sleep to catch up on X hours of lost sleep…. 3 nights of only 3 hours of sleep each (about 15 hours short of what’s healthy in total) can be made up with just a good solid 8-hour sleep.

]]> Comment on I am tired all the time by Jackie Danicki http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-399 Jackie Danicki Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:14:05 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-399 No, I'm not getting much sunshine at all. I had a very interesting talk with my therapist tonight about this...He said that, if we think of what is so wonderful about being in bed and sleeping, it is the feeling of insulation and safety. This is very similar to the feeling of being in a mother's comforting embrace. As he put it, we crave in adulthood what we didn't have as a child. No, I’m not getting much sunshine at all.

I had a very interesting talk with my therapist tonight about this…He said that, if we think of what is so wonderful about being in bed and sleeping, it is the feeling of insulation and safety. This is very similar to the feeling of being in a mother’s comforting embrace. As he put it, we crave in adulthood what we didn’t have as a child.

]]> Comment on I am tired all the time by Mary http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-390 Mary Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:43:26 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/i-am-tired-all-the-time/#comment-390 I'm sure someone has mentioned this, but are you getting any sunshine? I find that in winter, if it is a sunny day, I should make a point to be outside for even a few minutes at mid-day. It really makes a difference with my sleeping schedule, jet lag or not. I don't know how easy that is during a London winter, however. I’m sure someone has mentioned this, but are you getting any sunshine? I find that in winter, if it is a sunny day, I should make a point to be outside for even a few minutes at mid-day. It really makes a difference with my sleeping schedule, jet lag or not. I don’t know how easy that is during a London winter, however.

]]> Comment on How I’m doing: Eh by Jackie Danicki http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/how-im-doing-eh/#comment-365 Jackie Danicki Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:32:02 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/how-im-doing-eh/#comment-365 Monica, thank you! Of course I remember meeting you in Pasadena (almost as well as I remember the great food at the party that night - heh!). I really appreciate the support, and knowing that you're reading. Best of luck to you with everything, and don't forget to be kind to yourself (sounds cheesy, but I think it's a problem for people like us). Monica, thank you! Of course I remember meeting you in Pasadena (almost as well as I remember the great food at the party that night – heh!). I really appreciate the support, and knowing that you’re reading. Best of luck to you with everything, and don’t forget to be kind to yourself (sounds cheesy, but I think it’s a problem for people like us).

]]> Comment on How I’m doing: Eh by Monica http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/how-im-doing-eh/#comment-364 Monica Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:26:57 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/how-im-doing-eh/#comment-364 Jackie, Hillary's former coworker here. We met in Pasadena. I'm going through some garbage, too, of a different nature. I appreciate your honesty and the step-by-step sharing of your journey. Just wanted you to know I'm out here cheering you on. You've made some great progress and I know you'll continue to do so. Jackie, Hillary’s former coworker here. We met in Pasadena. I’m going through some garbage, too, of a different nature. I appreciate your honesty and the step-by-step sharing of your journey. Just wanted you to know I’m out here cheering you on. You’ve made some great progress and I know you’ll continue to do so.

]]> Comment on I’m going to (try to) quit drinking by Jackie Danicki http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/im-going-to-try-to-quit-drinking/#comment-332 Jackie Danicki Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:08:31 +0000 http://healthkick.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/im-going-to-try-to-quit-drinking/#comment-332 No, it's not too personal - thank you so much for sharing that with me. Responses like yours are the reason why I put so much out there; I always get much more in return. No, it’s not too personal – thank you so much for sharing that with me. Responses like yours are the reason why I put so much out there; I always get much more in return.

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