Don't ask me, I wear a diaper and weigh 800 lbs.
Posted on 06/03/2009 12:36:48 PM PDT by fellowgeek
I elected to take a physical health assessment at work today and was not happy with the results.
Come to find out, I'm 60 pounds overweight. (OK, OK, it wasn't much of a surprise but it was much higher than I expected.)
I want some suggestions for living healthy.
I am now approaching middle age and being a particularly picky eater, and really didn't develop the taste for all the recommended amounts of fruits and veggies I'm supposed to eat every day. I normally ate what was convenient which was not the healthier choice.
What I want to know is mostly from my cubicle bound FRiends, how do you keep your waist lines down as well as HDL up, and LDL down with a sedimentary job?
What about exercising? I have the normal 8-5 job and also do some web consulting work in the evenings, not to mention 2 small kids at home. I don't want to lose that 'daddy time' in the evenings by going to exercise. I'm really not one to wake up at 5am and drive to the gym.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Don't ask me, I wear a diaper and weigh 800 lbs.
Eliminate carbs and eat whatever else you like.
Get outside and run around w/ the kiddies.
I recommend the Engine 2 Diet. You can check it out at www.engine2.org. It’s as much about getting your bloodwork happy as it is about losing weight, more so actually. The weight loss is alomost incidential, though good. You won’t be hungry eating all the plant based food on the diet either.
So are you talking about pop and white bread?
What else?
Brisk walk 30 minutes a day, watch your refined sugar intake, which includes the carbs. Look at it long term. Develop good habits.
Do I have to buy the book to learn the secret to the Engine 2 Diet?
Stop drinking alcohol.... the calories are killer plus it leads to poor eating decisions and bad sleeping habits. I gave up the booze 10 months ago and have lost 75 pounds!
Quit eating bread and sugar. Problem solved
Google carb counter.
Tag, races (where you lose), push them in a wagon, etc, etc.
Eating less, not less often, is just cutting down on the portion size.
Your stomach takes 20 minutes to tell your brain that it's full.
Water instead of soft drinks or sweetened drinks.
Raw vegetables for snacks instead of junk food. Carrot sticks, cauliflower, bell peppers, etc.
It will work but it takes time if you expect to lose it and keep it off.
All I do is flop about in the pool, so far I've lost 10 pounds, but more important, I feel much better and look much slimmer than just the 10 pounds off.
Oh heck yes. Get rid of the sodas (even the diet versions) and fruit juices. Those are killers. Try 1 part fruit juice + 4 parts sparkling water if you need soda 'fix' that isn't too bad...
Start a heroine habit.
The ladies that review the information with you as you leave the PHA exam mentioned something about eating 5 smaller meals per day.
Does anyone do this? If so, what are your meals and portions.
Right now, I skip breakfast and eat hearty portions of lunch and dinner.
Get rid of refined sugars and refined white flour. You will need to read labels, if these are found in the first 5 ingredients, choose not to consume the food. Seriously.
Talk to your doctor of a nutritionist. With this many factors of what you need to work on, don’t take a chance with layman’s suggestions.
Some people do....a good diet for men is the South Beach Diet because of the snacks and lots of food.
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