All things health: nutrition, exercise, etc

#53
#53
My plan is simple, just eat less. I'm happy that the week on the AT helped shrink my stomach so it is a bit easier. So, for example, I used to eat 2 breakfast sandwiches, hash browns and coffee, or a big bowl of cereal with fruit for breakfast. Now it is a banana and a couple of spoonfuls of granola with peanut butter.

At lunch I cut the sandwich in half and save the other half for tomorrow. Same with the chips.

At dinner I choose the smaller plate so it looks full.

In between meals I eat fruit instead of a bag of chips.

Like many of you, I drink a glass of red wine at night.

(Joke of the day: A husband and wife are sitting on their porch enjoying a glass of wine after a hard day with the kids. The wife breaths a sigh and says quietly, "I love you so much and don't know what I would do without you." The husband asks "Is that you or the wine talking?" To which the wife replies "No, it is me talking, but, honey, I'm talking to the wine.")

I also take some supplements, but not every day. I normally take Flaxseed Oil, a combination of B and C vitamins, calcium and an aspirin. Sometimes after a hard work out I'll take a ZMA or just the zinc and magnesium separately.

For exercise, I do Kenpo Karate 2-3 times a week, lift 1-2 times per week and a lot of walking. They laugh at me at work because me car is always parked as far from the entrance as possible. I do the same at malls, grocery stores etc, my family hates me for it.
 
#55
#55
volwindy said:
Volly have you tried chicken sausage?
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Turkey sausage, but not chicken.

I don't buy beef much anymore. Turkey burgers, ground turkey, chicken, salmon, mahi mahi, cod, and halibut.

Eggs, salad, natural peanut butter, yogurt, string cheese, veggies (mostly navy beans, great northern beans, broccoli, and brussel sprouts...squash and zucchini during the summer.)
 
#57
#57
vollygirl said:
Same here. I usually end up eating the same things over and over. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But it just gets boring. Plus, the rest of my family wants "real" food. lol
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I saw a statistic that said the average size of our dinner plates have increased by more than 3 inches since the 70s. I think the real issue isn't so much what we eat, but how much we eat.
 
#60
#60
YorkVol said:
I saw a statistic that said the average size of our dinner plates have increased by more than 3 inches since the 70s. I think the real issue isn't so much what we eat, but how much we eat.
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I use red square plates, about the size of a paper plate. Half of it is usually romaine lettuce and celery and parmesan, then whatever protein and vegetable I fixed.
 
#64
#64
vollygirl said:
Turkey sausage, but not chicken.

I don't buy beef much anymore. Turkey burgers, ground turkey, chicken, salmon, mahi mahi, cod, and halibut.

Eggs, salad, natural peanut butter, yogurt, string cheese, veggies (mostly navy beans, great northern beans, broccoli, and brussel sprouts...squash and zucchini during the summer.)
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Try chicken, its healthy like turkey and they offer many more flavors than the turkey. I like getting a cajun one cooking it on the stove and adding peppers, onions, etc. Love how the veggies take in the cajun flavor!
 
#65
#65
volwindy said:
Try chicken, its healthy like turkey and they offer many more flavors than the turkey. I like getting a cajun one cooking it on the stove and adding peppers, onions, etc. Love how the veggies take in the cajun flavor!
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Where do you get it? Regular grocery store? Sounds awesome!
 
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#66
YorkVol said:
I saw a statistic that said the average size of our dinner plates have increased by more than 3 inches since the 70s. I think the real issue isn't so much what we eat, but how much we eat.
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My mom is a dietition, and thats the one thing she talks about. Wine glasses are so much bigger, glasses are bigger, plates, etc. Which leads to more eating and drinking.

People should check out the book Mindless Eating, it talks about the sizing and a bunch of other things of how we eat much more than we think.
 
#69
#69
volwindy said:
My mom is a dietition, and thats the one thing she talks about. Wine glasses are so much bigger, glasses are bigger, plates, etc. Which leads to more eating and drinking.

People should check out the book Mindless Eating, it talks about the sizing and a bunch of other things of how we eat much more than we think.
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I live in the 4th largest county in the country based on obesity rates...I have a friend who carries around a 2 liter bottle of coke everywhere she goes. She says it is because it is cheaper than buying a big gulp at the gas station, which is true. But, I point out that no one needs to drink that much soda in a day, much less the 2-3 bottles that she drinks each day.
 
#70
#70
I forgot my pass to get into work today. The guy who let me in the door was huffing and puffing and sweating. He was also carrying a bag of mcdonalds and a large coke. smh
 
#71
#71
No self control! I think someone like that should have to pay higher insurance rates
 
#73
#73
It really is crazy what people eat and drink without even thinking about it. Super sizing fast food, sugar loaded coffees, ginormous servings when you go out to eat.

We went to a restaurant Saturday and the smallest prime rib they had on the menu was 12 OUNCES!!! That was too much for even my husband! So I ordered a salad and a side, and we shared the prime rib. (I just needed it for a vehicle to carry the horseradish.)
 
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