Healthy Eating / Healthy Living

[lizziebith]

I'm doing WW and it's working quite well for me; I don't do well when I'm forbidden foods, so portion control makes me happy. I usually play games with a wireless controller when I'm on my treadmill -- it does take practice, though! So far, I'm 12 pounds down in about 6 weeks, YAY! And my goal is happier feet, too!

[Gemini Cricket]

I've been going to the gym.
I try to go every day and do at least cardio.
I've been bad the last couple of days though.
A hot personal trainer helps.
I did one of those free personal trainers for a day programs at Bally's. I had a trainer that looked like Colossus (Daniel Cudmore) from the 2nd and 3rd X-Men movies. I had no problem doing a 2 hour workout that day, I tell you. And when he told me his favorite singer was Dave Matthews, I just about jumped into his arms. (And, no, I didn't mention Dave first.)
There was one point where he spotted me on a weight bench. His... uh... Cudmore almost hit me in the nose. Hallelujah for Bally's, I tell you what.



My advice: workout with Colossus.

[Sohrshah]

Congrats!

For me it's forbidden foods, but also being too good for too long. It becomes so tedious to have to look at the salads first in a restaurant ALL the time. What's worse is that when an opportunity arises to have rich foods, if I've been too strict, I'll just lose it and eat everything in sight.

That's a good idea- playing games while walking on the treadmill.

I used to work out 5-6 days a week, but I'm afraid I'll burn out goin that often, especially since my gym, as I learned for the first time today, is very crowded.

Does anyone else have issues with checking the scalle TOO often? I have to force myself to get on only once a week. I'm more likely to pay attention to overall behavior. If I get on every day, I tend to ignore a pound from day to day and not notice bad habits which are make that pound just stick around instead of being lost.

Sorry, I'm overposting! I'm gung ho right now because I've just started!

[MouseWife]

Ugh, no, my problem was with not weighing myself enough. I know that before when I lost weight, I would only enter one weight a week into my log, but, I would weigh myself often. It didn't count, really, but, it was just something to do to keep me in line.

So, since I hadn't weighed myself in about 2 years, I had a rude awakening when I did. I asked the nurse 'Is that metric?'

I do weigh myself daily now {not on WW or any really strict plan, I am just trying to stay alive right now...} because it slaps me back into reality...stay away from donuts and those potato chips!!! {and I love chocolate at night, too....}

Well Moonliner, even at that rate I am out of the running. But, it does make me really want to get the crap that is blocking my treadmill away from it.

I've been sick off and on since about August. I am really working on NOT getting sick again {not working much does keep my funds low but I am not as sick....} and hopefully I can get back on track with a good healthy workout.

DP~ I hear you. I want to be able to walk around anywhere I want when I am older.

Mmm...dinner is ready..okay, I won't over eat....promise...

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

Well Moonliner, even at that rate I am out of the running. But, it does make me really want to get the crap that is blocking my treadmill away from it.

Most of the price is for the Treadmill itself. If you already have the treadmill you can build the "desk" for less than $50 bucks, hell even for free if you get creative. An ironing board laid across the top of the treadmill can work. I just need something with a bit of spit and polish because I'm taking it into an office environment.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm biking to work again, as of today.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'd done pretty well getting a few pounds off, but I have stalled and I'm starting to pick them back up again.

Things that worked: portion control, splitting restaurant meals, staying away from fried food, and of course biking.

I weigh myself daily, at the same time of the morning, and use that as inspiration when it's going down, and a reminder to behave myself when it's going up.

I've noticed lately I don't want gooey fried stuff. I can't eat potato chips anymore. I still have cravings for meat and carbs; I'm trying to be better about having good meats and carbs. And adding veggies.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Most of the price is for the Treadmill itself. If you already have the treadmill you can build the "desk" for less than $50 bucks, hell even for free if you get creative. An ironing board laid across the top of the treadmill can work. I just need something with a bit of spit and polish because I'm taking it into an office environment.

Oh...I see.

Well, sitting here thinking about it, I barely can keep on the treadmill without falling to the left or right....probably smarter to just pay attention.

Chips, I eat Lays' Baked chips as well as some pepper chips that are Vegan. Don't know if that makes them any better but damn, they are addictive.

I do try to eat fruit more than anything else.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

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.

My dad nearly dying due to complications from (previously unattended to) diabetes followed by a stroke did the trick for me. Couldn't have been a clearer demonstration of exactly what was at stake if I didn't start thinking about it now.

Of course, it then took me another 18 months for that to sink in, but that's another story.

So for two months I've been very consistent about keeping food intake down. My main focus is on calories, with the side benefit that finding lower calorie foods that actually fill me up means tending to less processed stuff and foods with less fat, sugar, carbs, etc.

As for move more, I lost at least 15 lbs. playing Wii boxing every day for 30 minutes. Damn, maybe I should have waited until I was as fat as Jared from Subway to start this. I could have been the Jared of the Wii!

And now I'm rollerblading 4 days a week, playing soccer.

So yeah, this feels like a pretty major lifestyle change for me. It's definitely the longest I've committed myself, and it's getting easier to maintain as I go. Hope that lasts.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Sohrshah

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

Look into sparkpeople.com - it's a free WW type program.

I'm so excited that there are so many of us who want to improve our health.

Rheumatoid arthritis runs in my family. So far I've been very lucky and have not been effected by it. But it really hit my mom in her mid 30s... and exercise is supposed to help the offset of it. So, off to exercise I go. I should start playing my Wii again. It's just sitting there, collecting dust.