Daily Idea

By Ryan Kempf on Feb 22, 2008

Hey Jason GREAT JOB I support you in this

By Jason Falls on Feb 23, 2008

Thanks Ryan.

Just to offer up a little loggy thing:

Friday I had a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast. (Not the most healthy, I know.) But, I had a Caesar salad with shrimp for lunch, some orange juice (which I never drink) and I didn’t snack (Reese’s are my weakness). I was traveling and I have the flu, so it wasn’t a great day for health, but I did a couple things to take better care of myself.

By Ryan Kempf on Feb 26, 2008

Hey Jason remember baby steps are good for starting our I have a few suggestions when you are feeling better #1 instead of soft drinks take bottled water #2 when ordering out always choose wheat bread over white and whenever possible take a cooler of Fruit along with you also along the way you may want to join a Gym or a YMCA I did find several in the Louisville area if you want the web address I will give it to you if you want I belong to our local YMCA it was hard at first but I’m glad I did it it makes a person feel better well I wish you the best on improving your health you won’t regret it I hope this helps
Your Friend
Ryan

By joontario68 on Feb 28, 2008

Hi Jason. Congratulations on deciding to live a healthier lifestyle…it isn’t easy, but it’s well worth it, for you and your entire family. I made the same decision over a year ago and managed to lose 40 pounds on my own, from more sensible eating and a bit of exercise. You said you’re not a “warm and fuzzy” kind of guy, well….I’m not a “warm and fuzzy” kind of girl, so I’ll just tell you some of the things I did that helped me lose the weight and keep it off. My biggest thing was cutting out junk food…my weakness was cookies. That helped a lot. I also try to get 30 minutes of exercise most days. I don’t like the thought of going to a gym, so I decided to try walking. In the nice weather, I walk outside, for usually an hour (the time whips by), but I found I get a better workout if I walk to exercise tapes. I found a really good set of tapes called “Walk Away the Pounds” by Leslie Sansone. There are a lot of tapes to choose from and some include weights, They’re REALLY easy to learn (only 4 different moves really) and she isn’t annoying to listen to. If you google her, you’ll find her site. She has men in most of her videos and they’re a good general workout. I do a 30 minute walk each day and find it gets my heartrate up better than a walk outside. The videos also make you a bit more committed. Who doesn’t have 30 minutes of free time in a day? Sometimes when I’m doing nothing productive, I think to myself, “I really could do that tape and get it over with”….I’ll admit I still don’t always enjoy it, but then I remind myself why I do it. So, give the tapes a try, maybe. The other thing I try to do is pick a vegetable you like (I picked celery with low-fat ranch dressing as a dip) and try and have it as a side dish for your supper. It prevents me from going back to seconds and it reminds me when I really, really want seconds, why I shouldn’t have it..lol. The last piece of advice I’d give you is not to beat yourself up if you have a bad day and eat things you probably shouldn’t. Just rememeber it’s a long term goal to live healthier, give yourself permission to have the odd screw-up, and move on. Anyway, those are my thoughts. I’m like you, I didn’t set any goals for weight or exercise, I just wanted to live healthier. I’ve managed to keep my weight off for over a year and I’m hoping to lose a bit more. Best Wishes to you and your family…and you can do it!!
Jo