Posts by socioval

The Borg!! They're even on CC.

Congrats, Clarice, on your persistence and success! :)

Oops, and one more....recent MIT research by L. Tsai involving rats suggests that the long-debated brain shrinkage/memory loss with age in not an inevitability, but may be a by-product of reduced social stimulation as we age.  A short (and incomplete, unfortunately) video on her work can be accessed here:

. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0301/ 02.html .

Well, I teach the psychology of sexuality, so I am no medical expert, but what I've gathered from medical colleagues is that there are a variety of causes, many basically of undefined etiology. Pre-menstrual bloating seems sometimes to be associated with the overproduction of certain hormones secreted by the adrenal glands in response to varying estrogen levels. Some women report that BC seems to exacerbate the problem, which makes sense because of their basic composition of (in most cases) synthetic hormones.

If it is that uncomfortable and you are on BC as well, talk to your doctor about this in general (to rule out other concerns) and also about swtching BC. Last word from my colleague at Planned Parenthood was that there are just over 60 different BC pills on the market, and each has different individual effects. Maybe you just need a little "tweak" in dosage/composition.

Not sure where you live, but our local community college has a really nice gym, and the rates for non-students who live in our county are very inexpensive. I think it's around $30.00 per semester. Wayyy cheaper than your typical health club, and they have roughly the same equipment.

Wow, I remember all that fun stuff fondly from when my kids were littler! What a workout!

It can be even more fun when they get older. My teenage son is my walking buddy, and next week we start fencing lessons. En garde! ;)

I'm with Jewel. For me personally, I'd have to reconsider the relationship and would probably have to channel this one into friendship mode. Sex is just too integral to the intimacy I need, and at just a visceral physical level, it is not forfeitable.

The straying with permission idea is just asking for trouble. Yes, there are very rare instances where couples work this out in the short term, but consider how challenging it might be to keep your emotions unntangled with your side partners. Check out anthropologist Helen Fisher's Why We Love: The Nature and Chemisty of Romantic Love. She has done interesting research on the biochemistry of attraction, obsession, love and rejection. When you have sex, you are not just risking psychological attachment, but there are neurochemical considerations as well.

Good luck to you!

Love the tagline. I have the shirt!

I agree that moving from station to station is a good strategy for an attentional issue. Is it really attention though or motivation?

I took my students to the gym for a talk on stress by our campus Phys Ed professor. He is actually a refreshing guy for PHED in that he says if you don't enjoy it, you're not going to do it. So focusing is good advice, but maybe you can reconsider your motivation. Are you doing this exercise to lose weight or because you're "supposed" to to be heathy? Extrinisic motivation like that rarely is effective in the long term. You want to find something you can enjoy. (As an aside, he warned to use music with caution, as he said you can get moving with the beat instead of the pace you need and overextend yourself very easily.)

I only go to the gym when my workout buddies are there. Otherwise, it's no fun for me. Also, you never "get anywhere" at the gym. I much prefer to be outside and have a goal. I don't really exercise: I walk a couple of miles to the store for whatever errand I need to do. We work with scouts, and hiking and biking are part of that. The fact that you get somewhere appeals to me and holds my attention, as well as keeping me motivated.

Yea for you! You are doing great in building your foundation for a healthy rest of your life.

I chuckled at the comment about getting enough calories. I didn't think that it would be possible to live within the prescribed amount when I started on here a couple weeks ago, but it's SO true that you end up needing cals at the end of day when you are eating healthy foods! :)

I agree! I use these regularly and have several good ones.

The channel on my provider is Exercise TV, and there is a good selection of yoga, pilates, kickboxing, general cardio and toning, even bellydancing. (Yeah, that wasn't pretty, but I tried....;) )