Archive for the 'Starting Again' Category
Back Pain
I’m having lower back pain. I think its was caused by inclining the treadmill too much too quickly. As a result, I stayed out of the gym for three days, then started easing back slowly. In the past I would not have eased back. I’m still a little sore, but I [...]
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“The healthy food guy”
This evening, my daughter asked that I make her one of my smoothies. I did a double take, and she said, “you are the healthy food guy!”.
Me?
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Smoothie
I am lov’n smoothies. I got the this recipe from FitnessRocks.org. It’s so simple, once you have a blender. We didn’t have one, thank you Target. Here is my basic recipe:
Frozen Strawberries – hand full
Soy Milk – Vanilla Flavor (1 Cup)
Banana – whole
Frozen OJ concentrate – about 1/3 can
I will [...]
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See Ya 270s
I’m trying to not completely focus on the my weight loss. I’m expecting my weight will drop to a healthy level as I continue to eat right and exercise. I don’t have an official weight in day (now, I had one three weeks ago). Today seemed like a good day to get on the scale [...]
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On a road trip
I am traveling this week. A road trip. There is not an abundance of good food choices at the service stops along the highway. Before leaving I packed a bag with apples and bananas. They were my replacement for Chex Mix, hard candy, trail mix and other (no so good) goodies [...]
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Type of Calories
I have been counting calories for a few weeks. I’m into the groove, it easy. Its easy to count and easy to stay on target. During my first week of counting it was a struggle to stay under my daily allotment. Each day, watching the count closely and forcing myself to [...]
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BMR
I’m a few days into serious changes in my diet and exercise. After counting calories for a few weeks, I am now changing the foods I eat. Mostly fruits and vegetables; a Mediterranean style diet. I am just beginning to learn about the foods I put in my body. I have [...]
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I couldn’t, maybe I can
I started a weight loss journey in March of 2008. A few months in, I stopped and fell back into old habits. Here I am in April in 2009, at my original starting weight of 283 and giving it another try.
Exercise and good nutrition is my focus. I started counting calories a [...]
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