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Hello everybody!
It's almost the weekend! I've been staying busy with work and unpacking, even though it's been a slow week at work. Hope to get in here more and post and hit up this fitness center I found where I live. It looks like a great place with many cardio and weight machines. This area also looks great for a walk and run. Glad to be living here where I can get outside more in this warm weather! I also found some great workout apps on my droid. I love the ab ones. Great alternatives to crunches besdies the regular "situp". As for protein bars I eat high fiber bars. One is oat and chocolate and the other is a strawberry cereal bar that has 90 calories. Some have less sodium and carbohydrate than others, you just have to check that. Also, they don't have to be expensive you can usually find the store brand such as Great Value. I like these for a snack or for a quick breakfast with fresh fruit or yogurt and coffee. This morning on the news I heard of the DASH (Diet Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. No medication involved, just healthy eating. It supposedly lowers blood pressure and choloesterol, reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers. It consists of a diet Rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat and nonfat dairy, lean meats, fish, beans, and nuts. These foods are supposed to support reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. It all sounds pretty legit to me, just avoiding non real sugars, carbs, fats, and sodium. Anyone else hear of this or have any thoughts? http://dashdiet.org/ >About http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/das...ecipes/RE00089 >Recipes we all love! http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/publ...h/new_dash.pdf >INFO http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-hi...sure/dash-diet >Tips on getting started! I would be interested in making some healthy drinks/smoothies. If anyone has some great recipes, please share! I will research also and report back with my findings and what I've tried.. Thanks! Enjoy the rest of the week and Have a great weekend everybody! |
I've heard of this diet and it is the #1 *diet*. It is the only one that actually works and has the results to prove it.
I'm thinking of trying this since I was diagnosed with prehypertension the other day. Zimmeh Quote:
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Good Afternoon Everyone,
The results from my sonograms came back negative! Woohoo, let's celebrate :) Zimmeh |
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AWESOME news honey! I'm glad that you are A OK :) |
Me too! How about some birthday cake? Today is my mom's 59th birthday and what a better day to get good news?
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Here's the deal... I love chicken and hamburgers cooked on the grill... I am looking to add fish to this but not sure what kind of fish to add since my idea of yummy fish is beer battered... suggestions please... i know how i want to prepare it, just not what kind... thanks in advance...
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I would try either tuna steaks or salmon. Just cook the fish on aluminum foil so it doesn't stick to the grill.
My favorite kind of fish is blackened salmon :) Zimmeh Quote:
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If you do pick a fish that tastes too fishy for you, just add a couple squeezes of lemon or lime juice while on the grill and it will cut it out :) |
Things are still moving right along for me. I have been staying 5 - 10 points below target points every day for a few weeks... and I have been getting my butt to the gym! Crazy, I am actually starting to enjoy working out again. I know, SHOCKER ;) After checking on D & her mom at the hospital last night, I got home around 8 ish. I looked at the clock and that tiny voice popped back into my head... "Get your ass to the gym Tonya". I had a pretty good workout, too. I had the women's section all to myself, too :)
15 minutes on the stationary bike (I burned 125 calories ~ dang, the higher the resistance the quicker those calories start coming off... YEEHAW) leg and arm machines 4 reps of 10 each ab machine - 50 crunches 10 minutes on the elipitical (burned another 50 calories and used it as my cooldown) I have to work the 2nd job tonight, so no gym for me today. But tomorrow after work, it's on! Meals so far today: Breakfast: Chicken Minis from Chickfila, don't hate 7 ww points a banana Lunch: Lean Cuisine meal (meatloaf & mashed potatoes) 5 points cucumber & tomato slices Dinner: picking up Subway on my way to work (turkey & avacado on wheat bread, with lots of veggies) apple slices Snack: yogurt and/or string cheese & 100 calorie almond pack Have a great day y'all :) |
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I'll have to revisit cod.... |
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Hi everyone,
I went out with a friend yesterday and found a new restaurant (well, new to me anyways) and was introduced to it by the person I was with ~ SO worth trying that's for sure. Its called Mongo's Grill and what you do is you take a bowl and choose from a variety of vegetables, meats, pasta or rice and sauces ~ pile everything into it and take it to the grill masters that cook your food right in front of you. OMG was it EVER good wow! My bowl consisted of: chicken, honey mustard/sweet & sour/honey garlic sauces, black beans, brown rice, steamed noodles, bean sprouts, carrots, mushrooms and spinach - it completely filled me up and along with an iced tea (no ice) it was the perfect dinner :) I definately wanna go there again it was so very good. I've come down with abit of a cold so I didn't go to the gym today but my friend and I did alot of walking around a mall and clothes shopping so I'm gonna rest today and get my butt back to the gym tomorrow ~ glad to see everyone else is on track as well :thumbsup: |
Get to feeling better and just check the sodium count on those sauces. Some of them can have up to 1000mg's of sodium and can cause you to retain water.
Clothes shopping? My favorite past time :) Hugs, Zimmeh Quote:
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They actually didn't have any of that kind of info anywhere but I think I will look it up next time before I go again. Yeah I couldn't afford much but I bought two new tops that are gorgeous ~ one is a two piece, its a dark purple and was my favorite of the two I bought but the second one is a long silk shirt that's black/purple/white, very nice for sure. Its the first time I've been clothes shopping like that in 2-3 years and I hope that I can drag a friend out next time I can afford clothes shopping to get more stuff :D |
Great now Leigh has me craving bean sprouts...
and a shopping trip :) |
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**puts my hands on my hips** And you say that like its a bad thing ! *giggles* :hk13: |
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I saw they had nutritional info on their website. It's pretty neat that you can total up your calories ahead of time... so you see what you can add more of :) I think I was drooling on my keyboard looking at all the choices! |
Oh i don't like fish either. IMO....I have found Cod and Salmon are my best bets and wow they are wonderful baked.
We walked today and went almost twice as far as we did the first time. We each lost a little overnight and for the month of January we are each down 7 pounds. Not too shabby!!!! I'm fixing our veggy soup for tonight and to get through the weekend when i work. It is so easy to just heat up after working all day and it's so filling. I bought some low fat wheat crackers today and it's just as low in sodium, fat, carbs and calories as the Special K Cracker Chips, so that was a score. In my mind, this soup is "free". We've been eating it on and off for about a month for our quicky meal when i work the weekends. We always lose when we eat it and can eat as much as we want. It's a keeper. |
Has anyone else out there found it hard to eat healthy at a Mexican restaurant? My BFF loves Mexican/TexMex and since she's the picky one I often let her choose where we go for dinner on our girl's nights.
Tonight we went to her favorite Mexican restaurant and I was really dissatisfied with the meal I chose. (Fish tacos. They were each wrapped in 2 flour tortillas. I peeled one off. There was too much dressing on the taco. And the sides were rice and beans. And I'm trying to stay away from too much starchy stuff.) I did manage to avoid the chips n salsa.... which I love... but is just loads of calories I don't need right now. But I had a hard time choosing, at the time everything on that menu was seemingly either deep fried or covered in cheese. It was a little overwhelming to stare at... Anyone have any suggestions for what to try next time? (Other than, don't eat there? *LOL*) Maybe order the fajitas and limit the tortilla intake? ... Hmm.... |
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Grabs Tonya and Leigh, let's go shopping :)
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So, I started just ordering al a carte... 2 chicken fajita tacos with lettuce & tomato OR 2 crunchy beef tacos with lettuce & tomato. If you miss eating chips & salsa, get an order of corn tortillas and tear 'em apart & dip in the salsa... it's a lot healthier of an option. |
Hi Healthies! *waves*
Just got home from the Gym.... Last night a friend and i went to the Gym, and i did 25 mins on the elliptical (beating my 20 mins the last time) and then got on the treadmill and ran for 15 mins, and walked for 10 mins... This morning, we went back to the Gym.. We did our weights, 3 sets of 15 for arms and legs, and the hips machine (LOVED that thing, first time i used them...wheee, i was pushing 90 lbs on both of them...) After we did the weights, we did the 15 mins on the stationary bike, and then i did 15 mins on the elliptical while we were waiting for the class to start.. Then, at 10:35 , i did a class called Body Flow which is a mixture of yoga, pilates, tai chi & relaxation & meditation at the end... Wow, i stretched muscles i didn't know i had, and am quite amazed at how flexible my legs are, lol! loved it though, was my first time trying it, and anxious to go back! ~~~ Yesterday i went shopping and a store that will be closing down soon had some things marked down and i managed to buy 5 new exercise DVD's, pretty happy with that. i got : 1/ Pilates for Everybody 2/ Pilates Intermediate 3/ The firm - Total body makeover (cardio & weight training & Pilates) 4/ Total Cardio Kick Workout - i've discovered i LOVE kickboxing! 5/ Kathy Smith Cardio Fat Burner - has two 20 min workouts and a bonus stretch workout 6/ Stephanie Huckabee's Power Fit - it has five 20 min workouts targetting specific areas of the body on different days to maximize toning. (day one, legs & shoulders, day two - cardio, day three - chest, triceps & butt, day four - back, biceps & thighs & day five - core fusion) Just something to change it up sometimes, i love that i have more options for days i cant get to the gym now, and have to do something between work shifts.. YAY! Gotta go get ready for my Dietician appt at 2pm today, then i work 4-7! Have a lovely day Healthies ♥ |
Oh & today is weigh in day for me..
Last week, at weigh in, i didn't lose even one lb over a 2 week period.. (i didn't gain either, which is a win in my book!) But so hoping even for a 1 lb loss, i have been working my butt off !! Just anything to say i am back on track to losing lol.. i have been feeling stuck after reaching 82 lbs lost, and i have much more to go.. think i just needed to step it up some exercisewise (which ive done this week) and really be careful ...they said it would get a little harder once i got to around 220 or 210 perhaps, so maybe that's what's going on with me.. i'm not giving up though, no way! Last weigh in was 233 lbs.. So wish me luck pleasse! :dance2: |
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Look at you sister with those killer workouts you've got going on! I am guessing I need to bump up my regime ;) Good deal on finding some videos to do at home, too. I am always on eBay and Amazon trying to find good prices on them, too. I got my bellydancing one for like $5... shipping was like $1.99. I actually just bought the Biggest Loser Powerwalk one this morning... with shipping like $7.50. Not too bad! GOOD LUCK today with the Dietician... and I am pretty confident that you are gonna pull off a loss! Hope you have a great day!! |
WW weigh-in yesterday! Down 1.4 pounds.
Weighed in at 284! |
Getting on the wagon one more time..
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I have been thinking I will do WW. What made you decide to use them as your vehicle to healthy weight loss? |
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I chose WW because there aren't any special diets or tricks. Nothing is off limits, but having a daily point allowance lets you make heathier choices of what you should or shouldn't eat. You can figure out ww points on every single item with a nutritional label on the back. When you sign up, they give you a target point range, with an extra weekly allowance. As you start losing weight, your target points range will start to decline. It's super easy to use, too! Thousands of great recipes, eating out cheat sheets (so you can figure things out before you go out), workout tips and community blogs. They have TONS of restaurants listed as well. If they aren't listed, all you have to do is google "ww points in *insert restaurant here*" and you'll find other websites that do have the calculations. The monthly online rate is $17.95... which to me is not too bad. They also have the local meetings that you can do instead (I'm not too sure on the price range of this). Or a combination of the two.... it's up to you. |
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I'm only looking into things right now, we'll see how it goes and one day I'll probably stop by to actually take a tour or check it out ~ for now I will stick to my regular gym and keep going :) sylvie ~ your doing sooooooooooooo good, keep it up girl :D Quote:
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229 lbs, for a total of 86 lbs gone forever ♥ :cheer:
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Yay go sylvie go! |
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Good Morning to all.
Im having my oat pancake, and coffee now. In about and hour I will be off to the gym. Looks like everyone is doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work!!!! |
Congrats Sylvie!!!!
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Weighed in for the first time in 2 weeks. I went on vacation and haven't been moving my bootie, but I lost 1lb!! ( I was totally expecting a gain!)
Also, I am no longer a member of the 200lb club, again! This time, I have officially not renewed my membership. 11lbs gone since Jan 1st. Here's to a good week of tracking, moving my bootie and healthy choices! :) |
starting my day with a cup of soup and some coffee...
Used to start it off with a salad and I'm seriously considering going back to that routine. More satisfying and kept me going longer. Happy Monday! |
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I have been doing the WW program online since last April and only recently started attending meetings. I HEART the program (and I hestitate even calling it that because I don't really feel like I'm doing anything program-like). I decided on WW because I have done every fad diet there is. And I do mean EVERY fad diet. I have tried pills, tapes, hypnosis, motivational seminars, pretty much everythign short of having surgery and I wasn't able to lose weight with anything. In all honesty, something clicked in my brain when I had my mini-stroke (LITERALLY!) I knew from that point on that I could either continue to ignore my health and treat my body as if it was a house I could move out of or I could get in touch with my body and take control of my health. We only get one suit to wear on this earth and I was treating mine like shit. I had to get to the root of the "WHY" to make any real progress. I have now lost 50 pounds. It's taken about 9 months. I've had hiccups along the way and a few bumps in the road but I am more in touch with my body and eating habits than I have ever been. WW let's me eat pretty much anything I want. Unlike a diet like, say, Atkin's, I am not limited in what I can eat and don't have to forego entire groups of food. I have pizza every now and then. I had a hamburger with bun this weekend. I eat a piece of chocolate if I'm craving it. I don't feel deprived AT ALL and that has been a huge reason why I have been able to stick with the plan for this long! Glad to see you on board girlie! |
Wanted to share my "chocolate" shake recipe!
I am a smoothie freak and love a smoothie for breakfast in the morning but this one can serve as a nice after dinner dessert! Angie's "chocolate" shake/smoothie: 1/2 cup chocolate almond milk 1 entire banana a bunch of ice 1/2 cup Dannon Light and Fit Fat Free Yogurt (Vanilla) 2 tbs of carob powder (It's only about 40 calories per tbs!) This entire smoothie is only 5 WW points! |
Can you substitute chocolate soymilk and vanilla Greek yogurt in place of the almond milk and regular fat free yogurt?
I am wanting to try this and thank you :) Zimmeh Quote:
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