Healthier Living Thread Part V

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Part IV

This is the thread where members come to share their journey to wellness and wholeness.

It's a holistic thread, talking about all apects of health, not just diet and exercise, but the mind and spirit as well. All posters are welcome (not just Premium Members) and encouraged on a periodic basis to share what you're doing, what you need to do and how you're going to do it, and what you know!

Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Hi, y'all. I'm just reporting in to try to keep myself on track. It's always encouraging to read about everyone else's efforts -- and successes. I didn't have any trouble eating too much Thanksgiving food because my trip home to see my family got cancelled due to car troubles. So ... I still took my vacation days and stayed home and tried to catch up on work from my second job (teaching a class at a local university). With few temptations in the house, I was able to be pretty good with my diet. I also did a 30-45 minute exercise tape every day.

Unfortunately, I've only lost 1 pound this past week -- but at lease I LOST a pound rather than GAINED a pound. I keep reminding myself that if I can do that every week, I will be more than satisfied.

My body is getting weird though. Overall, I have lost about 35 pounds over the past year. Actually, I lost 40 and gained 5 back. Lately, though, my fat seems to be moving south. It's as if all the exercise I have been doing is shaping up my upper body, but not my lower half. That seems weird to me because when I first started losing weight, it came off the bottom half first. It's just weird.

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Today was a 5 vegetable serving kinda day. Basically all the meals were healthy.

Wow! awesome!

Today has not been one of my better food days. Good bkfst, bagel w/ cream cheese for very late supper (9 pm) and chips to end the day. My excuse is that I am tired and cranky ... and didn't have time to eat earlier.

Looks like even if you are hitting the gym/exercising your little ticker out the wazoo, if you sit a lot, your bod will hang onto fat... Joined WW just prior to a trip to the ER for a RAGING case of bacterial conjunctivitis! No pink eye for me, went straight to the nasty stuff.... ps - It snowed today, 2 inches. That's why I'm shoveling... How much did you get, Sarah?

Sedentary that would be me ... I am so sorry about the conjunctivitis!! wow! Glad about WW, good for you!

I've been good sticking to the veggie (high carb) diet since Thanksgiving and a couple of pounds are off. Today's a cover dish at work and I'm bringing hot wings, so there goes the diet today.

Hi Tweety - we are gonna beat this thing one way or t'other!

I am feeling a lot better and so that is keeping me motivated!!

Awesome, that's the spirit!

Good luck w/ the exams/labs!

My body is getting weird though. Overall, I have lost about 35 pounds over the past year. Actually, I lost 40 and gained 5 back. Lately, though, my fat seems to be moving south. It's as if all the exercise I have been doing is shaping up my upper body, but not my lower half. That seems weird to me because when I first started losing weight, it came off the bottom half first. It's just weird.

That's how I am losing too.. but I don't mind, gravity is not kind to the "top half" anyway lol

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

Well the party was fun yesterday. I could have done better but choose not to. Oh well.

I'm a bit under the weather today, so I'll eat well, but unsure about any energy for exercise.

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
Well the party was fun yesterday. I could have done better but choose not to. Oh well.

I'm a bit under the weather today, so I'll eat well, but unsure about any energy for exercise.

Hi Tweety, please feel better!

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Well, I'm down 5 as of this morrning.

I tried to run this morning - well, I actually wog, more a cross between a waddle and a jog - and it is simply not possible using ketone bodies as your energy source. So I trotted, slowly, for a bit over a mile and ate a banana. Last night I had a couple of slices of nice whole grain bread AND a banana and I'm still turning those ketostix maroon.

I have to eat some real food. I am ^not^ a Neanderthal.

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
Well, I'm down 5 as of this morrning.

I tried to run this morning - well, I actually wog, more a cross between a waddle and a jog - and it is simply not possible using ketone bodies as your energy source. So I trotted, slowly, for a bit over a mile and ate a banana. Last night I had a couple of slices of nice whole grain bread AND a banana and I'm still turning those ketostix maroon.

I have to eat some real food. I am ^not^ a Neanderthal.

Wog. ha ha very funny.

Yeah, what about that, does the low Carb mean muscle wasting?

In my case I am just avoiding flour and sugar so there is not much wasting going on lol

My bp is still up so I had to increase my dose today - BUMMER!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

Suequatch, I sometimes wog myself. :)

I listened to my body today and instead of going to the gym laid down. Good thing, I slept for almost three hours and feel great.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

Went to the movies last night and stopped by the Ben & Jerry's ice cream store. It was good. I guess I could have gotten a fruit smoothie, or a Italian Ice, but didn't. My bad.

It seems I've lost my committment and willpower to 100% stick to the diet, that it's just in spots. I might have to wait until the new year to 100% commit. I'm having a party this weekend and will not diet then either. But if I had a few healthy meals/days in there, I'll be o.k.

If I ever whine about not loosing this weight, you'll know why and you can call me on it and tell me to shut up. LOL

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
Went to the movies last night and stopped by the Ben & Jerry's ice cream store. It was good. I guess I could have gotten a fruit smoothie, or a Italian Ice, but didn't. My bad.

It seems I've lost my committment and willpower to 100% stick to the diet, that it's just in spots. I might have to wait until the new year to 100% commit. I'm having a party this weekend and will not diet then either. But if I had a few healthy meals/days in there, I'll be o.k.

If I ever whine about not loosing this weight, you'll know why and you can call me on it and tell me to shut up. LOL

lol -- k, we will ;)

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ROFL Tweety! Yeah, I know what you mean about making the food thing a new year's resolution, I keep having trouble with that one myself. I am great about the exercise, but the dieting is rough. Yesterday, my diet consisted of several gingerbread men, some pudding, and for supper a bit of roast with jalapenos, potatoes and carrots. The latter was not too bad, but the complete sugar rush before hand was not good for me and I am feeling it this morning, LOL!

Suesquatch, I like the wog too, that is totally me, hehe. Glad I have a name for it now!

Hi Zoe & everybody!

Hope y'all have a happy, healthy day!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Drumroll please.

Week 1 weigh-in at WW - down 4.6 lbs!

I'm motivated to keep going.

Next time I will follow Muffie's lead much sooner.

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

hi gang

had a weird week last week and dropped a ridiuclous 3 lbs to bring the tote to 31.5

ya, ima kinda thrilled

please keep the chins up and keep at it

one day at a time gets you there eventually

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