tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.comments2022-11-13T07:11:42.600-08:00Ramblings of a 20-somethingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-4990867223543994122012-12-30T13:37:52.102-08:002012-12-30T13:37:52.102-08:00Miss Barnhart, what in the eff has been going on? ...Miss Barnhart, what in the eff has been going on? What happened? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955395816790631962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-55432493289155530532012-10-03T17:31:23.692-07:002012-10-03T17:31:23.692-07:00I know I get frustrated whenever I am hurt, so I&#...I know I get frustrated whenever I am hurt, so I'm glad I could help someone else out dealing with pain!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-48620850119294048852012-10-03T17:26:38.973-07:002012-10-03T17:26:38.973-07:00Thank you for sharing your experiences to us. It r...Thank you for sharing your experiences to us. It really gives me an additional information information on how to treat muscle pain.Muscle Relaxershttp://thebodywrench.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-44537600786699246852012-09-19T03:39:31.264-07:002012-09-19T03:39:31.264-07:00Thanks girl! Like I told my mom, I like inspiring/...Thanks girl! Like I told my mom, I like inspiring/motivating people! The article is good too. Heck, sometimes it's hard just to restart, even if someone has been a runner in the past. Oh, and I don't have a subscription, though I go through phases where I spend a lot of time on their site :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-19035986270341967672012-09-18T16:04:41.352-07:002012-09-18T16:04:41.352-07:00This blog actually reminded me of an article I rea...This blog actually reminded me of an article I read in the latest Runner's World magazine. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-520-492-14545-0,00.html (in case you don't subscribe...and if you don't, let me know cause I think you'd love it and I'll get you a subscription as a gift ;))<br /><br />but you're right! You just have to do it without outside stigma! Very motivational <3Anima Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829567900875510004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-38267572223026926002012-09-17T10:43:58.622-07:002012-09-17T10:43:58.622-07:00How do you like the Vibram 5-fingers? What's ...How do you like the Vibram 5-fingers? What's the longest distance you've run with them?Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332999137565791777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-45344816790989980302012-09-14T07:31:09.342-07:002012-09-14T07:31:09.342-07:00I think I saw that, actually. It's so true! ...I think I saw that, actually. It's so true! Getting started is definitely the hardest part :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-27571544010005928912012-09-13T18:41:16.757-07:002012-09-13T18:41:16.757-07:00I put a post on FB this evening "A year from ...I put a post on FB this evening "A year from now, you'd wished you started today". We're all at different points in our journey, the important thing is to start on the road rather than not even start because it looks too scary or like too much work.Lady Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046177868326263163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-11419497525588763052012-09-07T21:33:03.432-07:002012-09-07T21:33:03.432-07:00Congrats on the 18.12 miler. You're a beast! ...Congrats on the 18.12 miler. You're a beast! ...er,...well, in a good way.<br /><br />Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332999137565791777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-26135801692500682352012-09-01T06:06:26.109-07:002012-09-01T06:06:26.109-07:00I could imagine it would be hard for your brother ...I could imagine it would be hard for your brother to articulate - it's hard for ME to explain, and I don't even have any type of impediments to explaining stuff. The whole seeing/hearing things that aren't there sounds like my "dreams" that I remember. They are like elaborate scenes sometimes. But then they go away. It's weird. But it does feel kinda cool, lol. <br /><br /> If the partial seizures didn't destroy my memory and possibly lead to worse seizures, I wouldn't care if they stayed around. So it's not so bad. The worst part of all of this isn't the seizures themselves (since I rarely lose consciousness), it's all the restrictions and medications that go with them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-33815182326254380862012-08-31T21:27:05.078-07:002012-08-31T21:27:05.078-07:00That's actually really interesting to read you...That's actually really interesting to read you describe your partial seizures, and some of the things you mentioned are what we've imagined my littlest brother goes through when he has his auras. He'll often say he's "spinning around" or he'll get quiet and say "i'm feeling something." It's difficult to drag more details out of him, but sometimes he seems to hear/see things as well that aren't there--although I prefer to think the rest of us just don't see it--so yeah. Very cool that you can actually articulate it. I'm sorry, however, that you have to go through it. That's no bueno at all. And as always, if you need anything, you know where to find me :)Anden Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053381467866809033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-3414257220038049522012-08-08T06:40:04.345-07:002012-08-08T06:40:04.345-07:00Hi Nina, When I was you age (I am now 55) I had a...Hi Nina, When I was you age (I am now 55) I had a type of epilepsy that I would describe like yours- small seizures, a minimal number of tonic-clonic. I went off meds at about 23 and was pretty much feeling fine unil at 33 I had a tonic-clonic. Started having them off and on and then more on than off for several years while the docs were turning me into a guniea pig for new meds. Now I am doing great with a combo of lamictal and keppra- which I am being weened off, and I do not like it, either. Now, my son at 17 had his first. We thought he was stabilized by his lifestyle during his first semester at college kept him from having an interest in discipline re. meds, sleep, and alcohol (the three muskateers of danger.) After multiple seizures which we did not know about, he did leave school after the first semester so that we could all work together to get him stabilized. Things are going pretty well now, and he is on straight lamictal. I think the meds are fine and the only time he has had a seizure is when he will not regulate his sleep. I tell him to get a good night's sleep CONSTANTLY. He also beleives that his seizures are only affected by sleep and that he should not be taking meds.<br />What I wanted to talk to you about, though, is the military. Adam has wanted to be in the military for a long time, now, but is discouraged and depressed that the military will not take him becuase of his epilepsy. Will the military take him in any kind of support role, even though he us under medication? How are you able to stay in the Army??<br />Re<br />Mike from BedfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-18080840893495959372012-08-07T07:19:24.542-07:002012-08-07T07:19:24.542-07:00"...some people thing doing a marathon while ..."...some people thing doing a marathon while deployed is pretty stupid."<br /><br />-- I don't think that's stupid at all. I was in Iraq for 6 months in '06 and we did a marathon at VBC. (umm..ok..I only participated in a 4-person marathon relay team...haha) Obviously, it all depends on where you're at. If you are lucky to be in a comparatively safe place; it's a shame to let it go to waste. <br /><br />Don't worry about getting A's. Going to school at West Point is different than going to school elsewhere. Too many distractions there and - much like at one other similar school located in a seaside setting - academics definitely are not the top priority. When you're going to school elsewhere and you're only focusing on academic performance, the A's are easy.<br /><br />Cheers.Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332999137565791777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-42150965622996218152012-05-30T16:09:53.960-07:002012-05-30T16:09:53.960-07:00Yeah that is a rough one! I hate eating out of bo...Yeah that is a rough one! I hate eating out of boredom, but it's sooo hard to stop. The best things I do are a) don't keep a lot of snack food around (though I know you don't live alone, so that's not always easy), b) keep the food that is around in a seperate room! I know at West Point it was harder for me to resist the urge to munch because everything was in ONE spot, whereas now I keep the food in the kitchen, and nowhere else. That helps keep eating seperate from other stuff - like how people suggest using the room only for sleep and nothing else. Same idea :) Oh, I also drink a decent amount of tea (no sugar or anything in it). The warm liquid allows me to consume something without it actually being calories. And last but not least, if I simply feel like I MUST eat even though I'm not hungry, despite trying everything (ha, that time of the month), and nothing else is working, I will make something low in calories that seems filling and feels like a lot of food. For example, I like vermicelli noodles that you can get at Asian food stores with bean sprouts and whatnot. They're like 100 calories for a small packet, but feel like a lot of food. Soups and whatnot are good for that. They take longer to eat, so you don't keep reaching for more food - plus 100-200 calories for something that feels like a meal versus 200-300 calories for a small snack is wayyyy better I think! Hope that helped!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-23685334298249285062012-05-26T22:34:57.179-07:002012-05-26T22:34:57.179-07:00I agree with the fast food part! Sometimes Ill cra...I agree with the fast food part! Sometimes Ill crave a whopper or a big mac and then, ill eat half and feel like im about to vomit! Once you stop eating those things and start eating relatively healthy, then when you go back to eating the overly processed, unnatural fast foods, your body automatically rejects them! :x I havent been able to do much cardio the past 2 weeks due to my motorcycle accident and ive also realized that my hunger level has dropped substantially...but at the same time, im so bored most of the time with my studies or map making, that ill snack when im not hungry out of boredom!!! Any suggestions for this? good blog :)Anima Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829567900875510004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-21790252957184783812012-05-18T00:59:21.723-07:002012-05-18T00:59:21.723-07:00i'm super pumped that you can still run, btw. ...i'm super pumped that you can still run, btw. keep tough, girlie. i know you can get through anything & i'm hear if you ever need to bitch :) but i tend to get the same way when i'm down--i don't want to bring anyone else to my level, so i usually just go disappear until i feel better. luckily i've a short attention span, so once i get away from whatever set me off in the first place, i tend to feel better pretty quickly...but you already knew that! PS miss you lots (still)Anden Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053381467866809033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-41394103206372010832012-05-02T03:23:08.825-07:002012-05-02T03:23:08.825-07:00Thanks for the support! :) I have no doubt everyt...Thanks for the support! :) I have no doubt everything will turn out okay eventually. I'm glad I was only being flown out for seizures instead of some of the other stuff I saw :/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-16454461436523184482012-05-01T19:21:00.791-07:002012-05-01T19:21:00.791-07:00Nina, I am thinking of you. So sorry to hear that ...Nina, I am thinking of you. So sorry to hear that this happened to you. Seizures are not something to take lightly and I am glad you are being taken care of. <br /><br />xo Jill & Alex KnightJillographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976326166184970103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-47243448748131336752012-04-30T01:52:45.450-07:002012-04-30T01:52:45.450-07:00Thanks for the update. I'll keep you in my tho...Thanks for the update. I'll keep you in my thoughts & I hope the meds help! If you need to talk about anything fb chat me! Take care & miss youAnden Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053381467866809033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-16818376692206379052012-03-22T09:34:12.182-07:002012-03-22T09:34:12.182-07:00I think this is definitely possible. You see this...I think this is definitely possible. You see this type of behavior in any training environments. I think another issue that contributes to these behaviors is allowing it. This goes for peers and superiors alike. How many times have we seen complaints get sent up just to be swept under the rug? Maybe with more females, there will be a greater voice against injustice and stupidity. Maybe shit will actually get done. Who knows.Vanessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-9374623907093802242012-02-25T13:14:45.703-08:002012-02-25T13:14:45.703-08:00Um, well, there are different schools of thought. ...Um, well, there are different schools of thought. One is to work your way down into less shoes, and another is to just get used to less shoe slowly (so, like starting with Vibrams or some other zero-drop shoe and only doing a little at a time until you're used to them). Maybe if you don't want to go full-blown, the Saucony Mirages don't have as much heel as conventional shoes, but they still offer more support than some other ones. I also really like Saucony Kinvaras (my first pair), and I have New Balance Minimus shoes, which are good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974339094019459962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-26728421889514072842012-02-25T09:27:59.453-08:002012-02-25T09:27:59.453-08:00i want to read the cynical one! :Di want to read the cynical one! :DAnima Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829567900875510004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-67867265326192445342012-02-25T09:21:07.197-08:002012-02-25T09:21:07.197-08:00do you suggest any shoe in particular for the begi...do you suggest any shoe in particular for the beginner minimalist?Anima Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829567900875510004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-76052780170972172092012-02-12T06:36:45.037-08:002012-02-12T06:36:45.037-08:00I lived/worked around Boston for a little more tha...I lived/worked around Boston for a little more than 2 years. There are walking/biking/running trails along both the Boston and Cambridge side of the Charles river that are nice. I used to pick my run distance by deciding how many "bridges" to go along the river before crossing and running back on the other side.<br /><br />Pretty much always a good run.Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332999137565791777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780152761189958677.post-3005751931856652602012-02-03T11:23:24.230-08:002012-02-03T11:23:24.230-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anden Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053381467866809033noreply@blogger.com