by Amy Stinson | Feb 14, 2008 | Reasoned Opinion, Self Improvement
I consider myself a pretty smart computer person, so imagine my frustration when I tried to load LifeScan’s OneTouch Diabetes monitoring software on my laptop and it could not “find” my meter. I have to say that LifeScan does not recommend putting the software on a laptop because of all the ports. I’m not sure what the difference is between a laptop and a desktop (from a port standpoint), as my desktop has more USB ports than my laptop, but apparently there is an issue.
I don’t give up easily. I installed the software on my laptop a month ago and never could get it to find the meter – other software packages had no trouble – but this one was not going to make it easy. Actually it is easy, if you know where to look, which was a problem as the documentation doesn’t give you a hint as to where to look.
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by Amy Stinson | Apr 29, 2007 | Weight Loss
After a year-long hiatus from dieting I am back in the saddle again. I really despise dieting almost as much as exercising, but I haven’t found any other way to control my weight.
Without getting into specific numbers, I’ve regained everything I lost between 2002 and 2004 and added 10 more pounds. Not liking the result at all because I was definitely making headway. So I reactivated my Calorie King membership and started journaling faithfully starting April 24. I haven’t been able to bring myself to start working out yet, but I managed to stay within my calories for the entire week and lost 4 lbs. OK, I know it’s mostly water, but 4 pounds is 4 pounds. My next goal is to add 3 15 minute exercise times per day for the entire week. No, it didn’t happen today, but I was out and about walking all day, so I don’t feel too bad about not doing formal exercise.
by Amy Stinson | Mar 16, 2007 | Mobile University
This is the second installment of ‘Mobile University’, or formerly known as ‘What I am Listening to in My Car’. I haven’t been spending a bunch of time in my car lately, but I continue to use that time for what Zig Ziglar calls “Mobile University”.
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by Amy Stinson | Jan 20, 2007 | Self Improvement, Weight Loss
2006 started out as a resolve to take off the remaining pounds, but ended up adding 32 pounds to my body. One of the reasons for this gain was a school schedule that caused me to spend 10 weeks on my butt working for A’s. After I finished these 4 classes, David and I joined the local Cardinal Fitness and I started going several times a week. A really bad cold sidelined me for a number of weeks and the holidays were another reason to eat (aren’t they always?).
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by Amy Stinson | Sep 20, 2006 | Hobbies & Interests, Mobile University
Right now I’ve got “The Millionaire Mind” on CD in my car. I’m on CD #7. The whole book is about what millionaires have in common (besides the obvious).
Most of them own their own businesses (and not particularly glamourous businesses).
They are relatively frugal.
They live below their means.
They are happily married.
This has been a really enlightening book and I highly recommend it. It’s a pretty easy “listen”.
