Healthy Habits Week of Dec 8

Kristin L

Hi everyone! How was your week?

This week didn't go so great. I didn't exercise like I planned because of work stress. Which I realize now is silly because exercise can help reduce stress. But, live and learn I guess.

My goal is to follow the back on pointe workout and to walk at least 30 min every day. The good news is that I think my eating habits are improving.

Over to you. What are your goals for the week?

12 years ago

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Latest reply was from Kristin L

LACeleste

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Hi K,

Thanks for starting us off.

I have some years on you and I am STILL forgetting the stress reduction from exercise and how essential it is if I am to be at my best. This week I want to increase my cardio duration and log my food. I need a reminder that all the tasty snacks affect the bottom line!

12 years ago

Janet

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Well, now that I'm back home, my eating *should* be improving, but yesterday I had little bite-sized cakes at my open studio, and not as many visitors as I was hoping. I took along a yogurt to snack on, to keep me from eating the cakes, but that, um, didn't work. Tried to make up for it by walking 1.5 miles each way to dinner.

I need to get back into my running/cycling routine now that I'm back home. But it's snowing today and I'm really craving a day of rest. For now, I'm lounging in front of the fire in my PJs, but I'll take the dogs out for a snowy walk later.

That doesn't sound very much like healthy habits, does it? I guess we all need a day off once in a while. I just need to make sure I'm back on track tomorrow!

12 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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What is the pointe workout? That sounds like fun!

My goals for this week are to get some really good stretching in every day, to keep up with all of the flamenco choreography I've been given, prior to our next scheduled rehearsal (January), and to get in at least two sessions of Tracy Anderson workout. I've been off that wagon for too long.

My eating goal for this week is to be more mindful of flour in foods. I've eaten a lot of it lately (bread, cookies, crackers) with all the holiday festivities. It isn't filling or long-lasting at all for me, and it makes me more inclined to snack on sugary stuff.

12 years ago

lyn*

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I have become very thankful to the party hosts who have veggie trays - been filling up on broccoli and peppers and tomatoes. Nom nom nom.

Also, getting a vaccination was super easy now that I have a bigger deltoid! And the nurses mentioned how easy it was!

12 years ago

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Didn't do so well. My cold won't completely go away and the energy level is low. I did get a good 10,000 steps in on Saturday, but beers cancelled them out, I'm sure. I got back on push ups program but could only do 60 of the 63. Today has been nachos and pizza with football . . . I have some work ahead of me next week!
Hope to run 2 or 3 times and continue with push ups. Still sticking with the 14 hr overnight fast window through it all.

12 years ago

Carla

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Work was super stressful, but I got to all my workouts and it was a great week for swimming, running, and cycling (spin). Survived my time with the personal trainer after a 2 month break. I thought he would review the weight routine (which I was doing fairly regularly!) but no...all new stuff!

Tried something I saw Jamie Oliver do on TV. Half a head of cauliflower broken onto florets. Rinse, then whazz up in the food processor till it looks like rice. Microwave in a glass pie plate for 7 minutes.

JO served it under a curry. I served mine with lamb shanks simmered 3 hrs in raisins, marmalade and Guiness!, and broccoli on the side. DH thought it was cous cous!

Since we all did hard workouts today, and there were no carbs in dinner, I put out a desert plate.

Do PB balls count as protein?

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12 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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RC, I am going to make the executive decision that yes, PB balls DO count as protein.

Now I am chock full of questions:
1) Tell me more about the pointe workout. (Pointe class at home?)
2) Tell me more about the pushup program, please please please!

This is reminding me that I was doing the 100-squats-a-day-challenge, and it was very good, so, naturally, I got lazy and let that lapse. I am going to add that to my goal list this week, starting tonight.

12 years ago

citygirldc

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No bicycling or exercise due to the cold and I've been fighting off a bad cold for the past week. On top of that, I had my Xmas party for 25 people with lots of fun party foods and drinks. Let's just say I've been quite gluttonous by "feeding my cold" and have not exercised in over a week..Somehow, I'll have get back track this week and 3 weeks until Costa Rica. EEK!!

12 years ago

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La Belle, I'm doing 100 push-ups, probably just like your 100 squats challenge. It's an app on my Kindle. I don't do every other day, but rather every 3rd day. Until I got my cold, that is. Now I'm down to like 2 push up workouts a week. Gotta get back in the groove.

12 years ago

MsMary

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I did nothing but party last week, but at least I squeezed in a few workouts so it wasn't a total loss.

And... something interesting happened at last night's pre-theatre dinner. We were all eating our lovely salads, and the lady next to me exclaimed "What's this in my salad?" I looked at it and explained that it was a slice of watermelon radish. Everyone was amazed that I knew such a thing, and I explained that I knew about it because I have in the past participated in a CSA program whereby I got a box of lovely organic veggies every week. And as I was describing it, I thought to myself, "Self, you need to sign up for the CSA box again!"

So I did! I signed up and I will get a box every other week starting December 28, and that will be just the thing I need to keep my New Year's Resolution to go low-fat vegan in 2014! So I'm super psyched about the whole thing!

12 years ago

anne

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My goal is to navigate a week of eating (and I see I am not alone here)

I had my work Christmas party on Fri, which I had planned to deviate from my eating resolutions for, and loosened up a little over the weekend in other ways, and then more last night when we had guests and DH served pavlova which is one of my favourite desserts ever!

Then Wed is my bible study group end of year dinner, Thurs my workgroup dinner out and Friday we are having guests again.

So I am trying to be disciplined the rest of the time and not regain the weight I had lost the previous few weeks

I haven't really noticed any difference from the iron infusion yet, but it can take up to 3 weeks.(been one, so far)

12 years ago

Kristin L

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@La Belle - I'm not sure how much of it is is what's done in pointe, but it's from a tumbler by a college student/dancer. The link is http://backonpointe.tumblr.com/. I'm liking that it's a little different every day.

And bravo MaryK for supporting a local CSA!

12 years ago

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