I am going to attempt to have a smoothie, a salad and soup everyday during the health challenge that begins on 1/27.
Smoothies are an easy, economical, and healthy way to start my day. There are SOO many types of soups and salads that things should never get boring. All three are an easy way to have a large quantity of food that is healthy and satiating.
So the Triple S Attack will be in full force!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Final 20: Part I
I am not obese but I am a little, how should I say, puffy in certain parts of my body (love handles around my chest and midsection). I am down to what I call the final 20. Those real tough pounds to lose that seem to gather in the areas I notice but others do not. And I want to lose them. I guess I will find out how badly I want to lose them soon.
My co-workers have organized a "Biggest Loser" type contest that begins next week. First weigh-in is 1/20 and we will weigh each Friday for 12 weeks. My goal, as previously stated is 20 solid pounds or about 1.6 pounds per week. So how will I do it?
I'm not vegan but my eating habits best match a vegan diet. I have some tripping points, however, that have contributed to my inability to get down to my natural-God-ordained-weight. I recently ordered the book Eat to Live and should have it in a few days. I hope to learn some additional tips and tricks to assist me in my saga.
As for exercise I am not 100% sure. I really enjoy Insanity by Beachbody and might pick that up again. It is only 60 days so I would need to find something else for the other 30 days. It's winter in Michigan so the majority of the exercise must be completed indoors. Maybe join the Y?
Back to the tripping points...I want to stop drinking alcohol and caffeine during this challenge. Alcohol, really is useless calories. Coffee stains my teeth and I want them whiter. Both will be hard to let go. I might be able to replace coffee with herbal tea - we will see.
So, I've put it on the line and hopefully will keep this blog as a pseudo accountabilty partner. Most people (obese and overweight) would tell me I'm crazy for wanting to lose 20 pounds so it's almost useless. Even the people in my weight-loss challenge questioned why I wanted to join. Uh, to lose weight. DON'T MAKE ME TAKE MY SHIRT OFF!
Let's get this party started!
My co-workers have organized a "Biggest Loser" type contest that begins next week. First weigh-in is 1/20 and we will weigh each Friday for 12 weeks. My goal, as previously stated is 20 solid pounds or about 1.6 pounds per week. So how will I do it?
I'm not vegan but my eating habits best match a vegan diet. I have some tripping points, however, that have contributed to my inability to get down to my natural-God-ordained-weight. I recently ordered the book Eat to Live and should have it in a few days. I hope to learn some additional tips and tricks to assist me in my saga.
As for exercise I am not 100% sure. I really enjoy Insanity by Beachbody and might pick that up again. It is only 60 days so I would need to find something else for the other 30 days. It's winter in Michigan so the majority of the exercise must be completed indoors. Maybe join the Y?
Back to the tripping points...I want to stop drinking alcohol and caffeine during this challenge. Alcohol, really is useless calories. Coffee stains my teeth and I want them whiter. Both will be hard to let go. I might be able to replace coffee with herbal tea - we will see.
So, I've put it on the line and hopefully will keep this blog as a pseudo accountabilty partner. Most people (obese and overweight) would tell me I'm crazy for wanting to lose 20 pounds so it's almost useless. Even the people in my weight-loss challenge questioned why I wanted to join. Uh, to lose weight. DON'T MAKE ME TAKE MY SHIRT OFF!
Let's get this party started!
Monday, January 9, 2012
It's Impossible to Out Train a Poor Diet
I really wanted to avoid negativity as much as possible in 2012 but sometimes that is, well, impossible. For many years I had a face-to-face challenge with heart disease. I was in decent shape but my eating habits weren't cooperating. I witnessed family members getting stress tests, stents, open heart surgery, insulin, yada yada and had an epiphany: STOP THE INSANITY!
For a brief time I bought into one of those "drink this shake on a daily basis and your health will magicially improve" ideas. I was totally stoked. I religiously followed the P90X program and drank the shake --- and it really tasted good (almost like dessert). Prior to the program I had my cholesterol tested --- and it was borderline. After the program? IT INCREASED. ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?
We need micronutrients and chewing them is good. I should've known better than to believe the marketing for this snake oil but I was being an optimist and looking for an elixir to assuage my horrible numbers. Well, I have found it and it doesn't come in a package for $119.95 per month in two flavors. It is found in the outer area of my local supermarket. Who'd a thunk it?
For a brief time I bought into one of those "drink this shake on a daily basis and your health will magicially improve" ideas. I was totally stoked. I religiously followed the P90X program and drank the shake --- and it really tasted good (almost like dessert). Prior to the program I had my cholesterol tested --- and it was borderline. After the program? IT INCREASED. ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?
We need micronutrients and chewing them is good. I should've known better than to believe the marketing for this snake oil but I was being an optimist and looking for an elixir to assuage my horrible numbers. Well, I have found it and it doesn't come in a package for $119.95 per month in two flavors. It is found in the outer area of my local supermarket. Who'd a thunk it?
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