Healthy Eating / Healthy Living
 

There are at least 6 of us who are trying to improve our health by improving our eating habits/choices and also by moving more.

I think an all around general healthy living thread isn't a bad idea (and it'll either take off or crash in a fiery derail).

I am trying to improve my health by following GDs "patented eat less, move more" plan. We're starting a lunchtime walking group, where we either walk to a place to have lunch, or walk a mile at lunch. I am eating healthier by eating more veggies and moderating the amount of 'junk' I eat. I'll still eat it once in awhile - just a lot less than I was.

Funny you should ask....


I've just started building a Treadmill Desk.



It will allow me to walk up to as long as I work. It should be interesting....

Okay, is that for real? That is soooo seriously a good idea.

I second the walking at lunch plan. I only have lunch when I have full shifts and on those days the Hubster usually meets up with me and we walk to a taco stand in the strip mall behind the strip mall I work at {good walk, hills & and we walk fast since it is just a lunch break}.

I've put my recumbant bike back into an area where it is more of a reminder to be riden. :blush:

The best walking I do is out of the kitchen....:rolleyes: {and the most difficult!}

Is bacon still involved? Is so, I'm in.


Actually, I have been making a real effort to be more health-conscious in my food choices. We've been having less red meat, more fish and lots more fresh veggies around here. I've also gone off my bread ban and included small amounts of whole wheat in my diet. Btw, the Girl requested grilled salmon for dinner- whoohoo! She's really starting to branch out- last week she tried trout, although it was a major PITA to pick out the bones. (She's never tried fish before this year).

The damn bones!! My son also hadn't tried much fish before. But, he now loves salmon. But the bones!!! So, I don't buy it very fresh, unfortunately, and he loves it with white rice. He won't eat the brocolli {although I told him to please just eat one bite and he did, geesh, should have asked for two!} and I love that with it, rounds it out.

I walk all day long. I've got the move more thing down. Now, if my feet could stop hurting......

As for eating, I've been cooking at least 5 times a week, eating breakfast every morning, staying away from fast food unless I'm about to faint - and then it's the smallest portion of food I can get.

Late night chocolate is NOT going to go away, but I've been trying to minimize the amounts.

I could probably make a more serious effort and take off the next 30 pounds that need to go. But, why? ;)

I want to be able to walk freely for long periods when I'm older. I saw what immobilization and excessive weight did to my mom in her later years, and I don't want to go out like that.

I don't give a crap what I look like - I'm concerned with how I feel, and what my body needs. I want strength. I want endurance. I want good health.

Late night anything is the death of weight loss. As, for me, is chocolate. New chocolate place featuring Joseph Schmidt truffles opened in P-Town. Must avoid.

As a small-boned, I find that less weight=happier feet.

Most definitely. Click on the link for all the details and a video from it's appearance on GMA.

The official model is a bit out of my price range ($4,000) but I can build one for under $1,000 including treadmill.

I started my new job today, and with it, my re-newed commitment to my health. I will be going to the gym at least 3 times a week, plus walking in the evening with Goonie. I'm bringing healthy lunches and monitoring how much fluid I drink, plus cutting out alot of the junk.

I am considering following the Weight Watchers program, but on my own. Does anyone else do Weight Watchers?

For me, the most important thing is to not get TOO strict, or go TOO overboard. I have significantly more than 30 pounds to lose (I should realistically lose 100-110 pounds. My insurance company would have me lose 140), and run the risk of getting burned out if I push the healthy eating too far for too long. That is why I failed to keep weight off in the first place. I really think that the moving bit of it is the best part for my goals.

I do care how I look, and want to lose weight and feel attractive again, but more importantly, I want to feel comfortable in my skin and be fit and healthy.