Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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19881

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<p>The only thing I’ve really changed is that I’ve stopped eating two or three apples a day (except on hiking days). Tried to cut my afternoon and evening snacks and now only have an apple for my evening snack depending on how my carb totals look for the day. </p>

<p>I still think apples and fruit make great dessert/snacks, but I needed to get back into the mindset of one per day as an evening treat. A Fuji apple is 25 to 30 g of carbs/sugar so they add up quickly.</p>

<p>I’m going to stick with logging my food for a while longer. It’ll be one month later this week. My 7-day average weight is down 2.5 pounds from the day before I started tracking and the only change has been knowing that I have to record each bite of snack stuff.</p>

19882

Just thought I would give a heads up on a paleo type diet plan for those looking to lose weight and get healthier. Developed by Dr Terry Wahls to help her control MS, a very inspiring story. This is not an ad for her site although she lives in my community. I became interested in her diet when my wife was diagnosed/treated for cancer and when she asked her Dr what she should eat, the Dr said ‘anything, it doesn’t matter.’ I knew all along that doctors have very little knowledge on diet and nutrition so I was not shocked by his response. But, I knew that it just wasn’t true.

The diet is not easy but can be phaased in. I have gone gluten free, almost grain free, and am starting to eat a bit less dairy. 9 cups of veggies a day is HARD!!!

[Terry</a> Wahls MD | Defeating Progressive Multiple Sclerosis without Drugs | MS Recovery | Food As Medicine](<a href=“http://www.terrywahls.com/]Terry”>http://www.terrywahls.com/)
<a href="http://www.terrywahls.com/_blog/Terry_Wahls’_Blog/post/One_Way_to_Adopt_the_Wahls_Diet™/[/url]"&gt;http://www.terrywahls.com/_blog/Terry_Wahls’_Blog/post/One_Way_to_Adopt_the_Wahls_Diet&#8482;/&lt;/a&gt;

19883

<p>Good Morning! Back from the gym. A little bit of a difficult workout length wise but am now feeling great. Biked on the recumbent for 45 minutes to loosen my knee. My back was ok. Walked slowly on the dreadmill for 3.2 miles and it took me an hour. Still having some pain in the mid back area so I am trying to be really careful so no weights. Also tracking my food. D2 is now back at school so eating plan should be easier…I hope! ;)</p>

19884

<p>At home workout and a lot of trotting around town. Tomorrow will be a rest day.</p>

19885

Nice to see your reports again, NMinn.

I did a five star hike today. Really, really great views. 6 and half miles.

Here are some of someone else’s pictures, but it looked exactly like them. Perfectly clear day, wild flowers, butterflies, stunning vistas. Loved it!
<a href=“http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2012-09-01.9424150763/photo4_large[/url]”>http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2012-09-01.9424150763/photo4_large&lt;/a&gt;

[Lake</a> Ann, Okanogan National Forest, Washington | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/bjo2055/6363935871/]Lake”>Lake Ann, Okanogan National Forest, Washington | Maple Pass … | Flickr)

[Lake</a> Anne | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/oregonhiker/404350546/in/set-72157600039048074/]Lake”>Lake Anne | Lake Anne from Maple Pass Loop | Oregon Hiker | Flickr)

19886

<p>One mile run on the treadmill. I started running with some shoes without my special inserts and my knees complained. We have remnants of Isaac tomorrow so it’s an indoor run again tomorrow. Also free weights and Smith Machine.</p>

<p>Those inserts make a massive difference on the knees.</p>

19887

<p>Jane- that looks beautiful.</p>

19888

Got my Nuu-Muu Calypso today. Really like it. I might wear it to my cardio dance class tomorrow with my smurf shoes. I’m sure that will get a few people talking :slight_smile:

Today’s numbers

Cals 1331
Fat 106 g
Carbs 21 g
Fiber 5 g
Protein 74 g
Sugars 8 g

Fat 72%
Protein 22%
Carbs 6%

19889

<p>CJANE:</p>

<p>Wow. That looks like an awesome, beautiful hike! </p>

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<p>I haven’t figured out when my next hike will be. Thursday is supposed to be sunny, but after two solid days of rain, the trails may be mudpits. If Saturday is nice weather, I may try to do one of the group hikes. I’m just going to play it by ear.</p>

19890

<p>Nice, CJane, simply perfect!</p>

<p>idad, when you ran out of hiking trails in your corner of the country, you should visit PNW - there are really awesome hiking opportunities here, including hikes around Mt Rainier.</p>

19891

<p>Dag nabbit, this hotel stinks (literally and figuratively). What a lousy gym, and it does not open until 7 am! Sheesh… At least my room has wifi.</p>

19892

<p>BB, just do some burpees! :D</p>

19893

My favorite Hikes are in the North Cascades. ( you can’t bring your dogs on the trails at Rainier.)[Wallace</a> Falls ? Washington Trails Association](<a href=“http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/wallace-falls]Wallace”>Wallace Falls State Park — Washington Trails Association)
& the Olympic peninsula
( I do like around Longmire though)

19894

<p>CJane: beautiful hiking.</p>

<p>Did a long walk 6.5 miles and came home and did 100 KB swings. Started tracking my food on an iPod app today and am making an effort to keep carbs below 100 grams. While I was walking I listened to a low-carb living pod-cast (interview with a guy who wrote a book called Primal Living. Found it interesting–approach is different from the Weight Watcher plan I’ve been doing.) Anyway–today was good.</p>

<p>1597 Calories
67.5g Fat
70.2g Carbs
Fiber 6g
Protein 102g</p>

19895

<p>Was visiting a client yesterday and didn’t get back to the office until 7:00 PM. Decided to forgo my normal Tuesday night workout and push it to Wednesday. This morning, my body is cranky.</p>

19896

Going back to the exercise class at the senior center today. I’ve been doing outdoor things, and we’ve had houseguests (including the grandson for a week), and we traveled…but now it’s time for the post Labor Day schedule!

I get annoyed with the class sometimes because she always uses the SAME music, but OTOH there’s nothing like a teacher MAKING you do so many repetitions! And the camaraderie is nice.

19897

<p>Bromfield–I am curious how you calculate your fiber intake. The number seems low; besides the fiber listed on say, cereal boxes & whole wheat bread, there is fiber in all the fruits & veggies we eat (but they don’t have labels!)</p>

19898

<p>Livestrong does the fiber calculations for you.</p>

19899

Did yesterday’s 6 miles today (actually 6.4). It was 100% humidity (fog) and 73 degrees, so I was soaked by the end. My new Knuckle Lights arrived yesterday, but I didn’t need them this morning since it was light enough when I started out. My daughter ended her streak at 100 days. She felt it was time.

[Knuckle</a> Lights Running Gear Running at Night](<a href=“http://www.knucklelights.com/]Knuckle”>http://www.knucklelights.com/) I think I am going to like the knuckle lights. You can use one hand or both. I will probably still use the headlamp, but these are a good option, especially if it is going to get light after about 10-15 minutes. I could just use one of the knuckle lights and not be stuck with the headlamp for the whole rest of the run.

19900

<p>Partly cloudy and humid where I am but the ground is wet outside. One forecast I have says dry for the next three hours and the other says rain until 7:00 PM. I think that I’d prefer to run outside but not sure right now. What to do?</p>

<p>I got called for tennis but I didn’t see the email until late so we’re scheduled for tomorrow on tennis.</p>

<p>Picked up another Nike Sublimated shirt though mine is in light blue. The cut on this one (note the upper sleeve panel) is better than the other sublimated shirt that I got earlier this summer - this one gives me more room in the shoulders.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sportsauthority.com/largeImage/index.jsp?LargeImageURL=http%3A//TSA.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTSA-9700437dt.jpg[/url]”>http://www.sportsauthority.com/largeImage/index.jsp?LargeImageURL=http%3A//TSA.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTSA-9700437dt.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is the other style which is a little tighter in the shoulders. It’s nice that they have several different shoulder patterns available in their shirts.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sportsauthority.com/largeImage/index.jsp?LargeImageURL=http%3A//TSA.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTSA-11287292dt.jpg[/url]”>http://www.sportsauthority.com/largeImage/index.jsp?LargeImageURL=http%3A//TSA.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTSA-11287292dt.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I used a coupon that they emailed to me.</p>