Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

[SmilingBluEyes]

Ok folks, time has come to Start anew.......over 1000 posts means LOTS of bandwidth use here at allnurses.com. So I have been asked to remedy the situation.....

Anyhow, I have enjoyed so much your sharing, help and support here on the Healthier Living Thread....let's keep it up!!!!!:)

QOD: What is your favorite "old" or "new" healthy food/recipe? Care to share?

I have "rediscovered" oatmeal. Yep old fashioned good ole Quaker Oats-----the slow cooked kind.....with raisins, a bit of cinnamon and some Splenda.....YUMMY. Eating this as my dh's cholesterol and lipid counts were very high---trying to clean up my own dietary practices to help him with his....anyhow.....

Anyone else? As you change/grow/develop new tastes, what are your "old" or "new" healthier-choice favorites??? Care to share????

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Thanks Jess. So now I'm at the overweight weight I was at prior to Thanksgiving.

Very funny - :wink2:

I started today - I'm going to kick-start myself with the Atkins thing again and get on the treadmill.

Too snowy to really do much walking although I used to jog in the snow.

As of the 1st of Jan, it has been two years since my 2nd and hopefully last seizure.

Tweety - really, congrats on the 5# weight loss . . .it really does help cement in your determination to lose weight with a beginning loss of weight.

steph

[RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN]

I have never been one to drink water, in fact I am ashamed to say I never drink it and when I say never, I'm serious! However as part of my efforts to get healthy and loose weight I have started to drink it and I CAN'T STAY OUT OF THE BATHROOM . Someone please tell me that eventually this water will stop running right through me.

Oh, and I have started eating breakfast too. Something else that I hardly ever do. Its really hard for me to eat in the mornings, gotta rev up that metabolism though.

I hope everyone is haveing a great new year so far.

Tweety, great job on the weight loss

Hehehe, I'm always in the bathroom. I must have an overactive bladder because the glass of water I drink, the glass of water that comes out a few minutes later......

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Thanks Cat. :)

Jess what is "TOM"

Hi Deb. Happy New Year

Michelle, you may also be ridding yourself of water weight, so please continue to drink lots of water, despite the trips to the bathroom. Just think of it as "I'm ridding the toxins from my body and cleansing my system". But I know what you mean, I drink lots of water and coffee and have an overactive bladder too. Breakfast is a very very important meal for the dieter to jump start the metabolism into a weight-loss mode. You're doing great, please continue to share. (We've all shared our ups and downs here, and we're supportive of each other when we backslide.) :)

Steph. Good luck! I'm sure you'll be at your goal weight in no time.

[RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN]

Thanks Cat. :)

Jess what is "TOM"

Hi Deb. Happy New Year

Michelle, you may also be ridding yourself of water weight, so please continue to drink lots of water, despite the trips to the bathroom. Just think of it as "I'm ridding the toxins from my body and cleansing my system". But I know what you mean, I drink lots of water and coffee and have an overactive bladder too. Breakfast is a very very important meal for the dieter to jump start the metabolism into a weight-loss mode. You're doing great, please continue to share. (We've all shared our ups and downs here, and we're supportive of each other when we backslide.) :)

Steph. Good luck! I'm sure you'll be at your goal weight in no time.

Tweety, TOM (Time of month) :rotfl: :imbar

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Tweety, TOM (Time of month) :rotfl: :imbar

TMI :roll

[RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN]

TMI :roll

True!

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Tweety, TOM (Time of month) :rotfl: :imbar

Me too Jess . . .craving salt like crazy.

Tweety - :roll

steph

[UM Review RN, ASN, RN]

Me too Jess . . .craving salt like crazy.

Tweety - :roll

steph

Look at the bright side--way less calories than chocolate. :chair:

Stuck indoors this morning. It's raining. So I'll wait till it clears up a little and go riding later on. I'm really looking forward to it.

Glad everyone seems to be doing so well this morning.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

The rain just came our way too Angie. But I made it to the gym for 40 minutes of aerobics. I'm sticking with my plan for breakfast: oatmeal with fresh blueberries and egg whites with cheese. :)

[sddlnscp]

Yummy Tweety - that sounds great! A blueberry sounds fantastic right now!!! BTW - I loooooove the cartoon!!!

Hi everybody - and welcome all who have joined since I last was here.

I feel like I've been gone a whole century - I don't think 3-day weekends are good for me :rotfl:

I was bad on new years and ate both pie and brownies - oops. Oh well - we'll try this again - back on track today (er . . . so far anyway).

It seems that everyone has come through the new year for the most part unscathed - good job everybody!!! Welcome 2006!

Jess - I am pre-TOM :chuckle and craving everything in sight - yuck! I hate this part.

[arciedee]

I'm back, post-holiday... definitely some healthier living plans here! With a new motivation... need to fit into a wedding dress! Okay, fitting into one won't be a problem, just the vanity of wanting to look absolutely smashing. Sometimes my Leo pride can be a good thing. :chuckle

I think that a workout plan will be the most important order of business. The scale reading is pretty stable, but I can feel the pants getting a little more snug as muscle gives way to a bit of pudge. Would like things to feel loose again. So, onward we go!

[sddlnscp]

WooHoo arciedee - how cool! That will be awesome motivation and I'm sure you will look absolutely incredible in your new wedding dress!!! And when do you need to look incredible by???