my goal was to workout every day until march 9th when i will be out of town for 2 days. so this morning was my final workout and i feel pretty good about it. i will need to pack some healthy snacks for the next few days, and get back unto a routine thursday or friday!
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I had the distinction of being the first person in the door this morning after the gym opened. I don't usually go that early but Missy had to be at the groomers by 8 a.m. so I figured while I was out, I may as well go to the gym.
Today was cardio day...did 40 mins on the treadmill.
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Hi Arden. Welcome to the board, and thanks for the tip. I do need to find more "fun" things to do when I take a break -- instead of eating!
Iz, I guess it's the curse of this time of year: How to avoid doing your tax returns. I spent a lot of time with forms, receipts, and other papers spread out on the ottoman while I watched guilty pleasure TV.
i understand the procrastination thing. last week, i filed out taxes. what a pain in the ____. i kept microwaving more frozen dinners from trader joe. i was not hungry. i just needed to void doing those darned taxes. i balanced it out because the next day, i was not hungry until lunchtime. i think i had enough calories stored to last me for a while.
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Susan, I , too, eat to procrastinate. One thing I've tried is timing my difficult tasks down to 25 mins. then I get to check my e-mail or facebook or read a chapter in a book I am currently reading. ARden
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Originally posted by Nbox: Challenges? Where do I begin?
Right now I feel very run down and in ill health somehow. My first challenge is to tweak my daily meals in a healthier direction. It feels as if what I eat is sapping my energy. I was on vacation all of last week and spent the whole time blowing my nose - literally, as I was nursing a cold.
I like lots of snow as opposed to lots of slush, but it does cramp my style a bit since walking is difficult and I don't have proper outdoor walking shoes. Going to the gym or pool is nice but involves extra effort -- now there's another challenge.
Originally posted by susanrows: For this month, I want to work on my own brand of emotional eating -- a sort of food-as-procrastination thing I do. I tend to keep eating to prolong meals (especially breakfast and lunch) and put off tasks I'd rather not do. I also use food as a way to make unpleasant duties more tolerable -- as in, I can get through this tax questionnaire/phone call/bill paying/spreadsheet completion/whatever if I have something sweet to munch on. I've tried lots of ways to break these habits, but still they persist. I may just have to white-knuckle it for a while.
Originally posted by fbroadie: I have been pondering trying the green smoothie thing. I keep buying spinach to throw in with the rest of the ingredients, but either I end up eating it in a salad or it goes bad in the fridge before I get to it.
Any suggestions for a good green smoothie combo?
I plan to try this one soon. Let me know what you think.
Romaine lettuce 1 banana 1 lb cantaloupe or honeydew melon Watercress 1/4 tsp fresh grated ginger Lime juice (2-3 limes) 1 tbsp honey Water to taste
Serves 4.
You could probably use spinach instead of romaine. I'll probably dump the watercress and tweak the amounts a bit so I get only 2 servings.
****************** “The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.”
I always use frozen fruit in my smoothies. There is always a banana involved and some yogurt, a splash of milk and then whatever fruit sounds good. My favorites are cherries, raspberries and strawberries. Every once in a while I get the frozen pineapple at Trader Joes. It's kind of like having a pina colada for breakfast. (:
I also like to add a spoon of wheat germ for added nutrition. I have been pondering trying the green smoothie thing. I keep buying spinach to throw in with the rest of the ingredients, but either I end up eating it in a salad or it goes bad in the fridge before I get to it.
Originally posted by Sheri in Reho: I haven't made a smoothie in a long time but when I used to make them regularly and freeze them for gym days, I made mine from strawberries and banana with a splash of OJ and some yogurt. Mmm Mmmm Good.
That's almost exactly the one I usually make, except I leave out the OJ and add oat bran (for added fiber). Sometimes when I'm lazy I don't blend, just mash, and end up eating a very thick and chunky yoghurt. Works just fine.
****************** “The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.”
I haven't made a smoothie in a long time but when I used to make them regularly and freeze them for gym days, I made mine from strawberries and banana with a splash of OJ and some yogurt. Mmm Mmmm Good.
Tried several other varieties but none I like as well as that.
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Odwalla and Naked are two brands that sell ready-made smoothies. that is what i buy. i think, given my schedule, if i had to go get all the ingredients, blend them, clean out that blender, etc etc...i would just give up. i am all about convenience.
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Category (as in Gory) Crash and Burn: Set out after work to shop for smoothie ingredients. Nearest grocery store was a biiiig dept store. Only... this week was opening week for their totally refurbished huuuge grocery and deli dept... and there I was, right in the middle of acres and acres of food, and gazillions of people.
I couldn't find ANYthing. I had to get out of there because of all the people -- and I got only a fraction of what I needed (for dinner, for smoothies, for anything). So I came home, bought takeaway Chinese for dinner instead of cooking, totaled the rest of the wine-in-the-box, and decided tomorrow would most definitely be a new day... sigh
****************** “The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.”
Doing well with not eating to procrastinate. I've been keeping a bottle of flavored sparkling water next to the computer when I have a tedious task to perform. That's helping me stay away from snacks. But, to be honest, I haven't really been challenged yet this week. I haven't had any long drawn-out projects to work on for a while so I'm not sitting at the computer as much. My fundraising efforts are kicking into high gear soon, though, and that's a lot of envelope stuffing, spreadsheets, web site management, etc. -- just the kind of thing that tempts me with snacking to get through it. I will continue the sparkling water strategy.
i did a green smoothie cleanse after i came back from mexico. in mexico, it was meat meat meat and some fried beans, and not as much sleep as i like. when i got home, i felt tired for a long time and i could not figure out why. then a friend suggested i do some fruit and veggie smoothies for a while. i did for more than a week, and i did feel more refreshed afterward.
i drank the smoothie to replace one meal a day. otherwise, i ate cleaner in general.
Goals: 1. Enjoy life! 2. Be aware, be awake, pay attention. 3. One word 2010: faith
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