Monday's "Whats that blowing down the street?" exercise thread" (exercising, healthy)

[Hoosier]

So are you accepting new applicants for the exercise thread? I've decided to stop eating chocolate and drinking sodas...and lose some weight. Can I get an amen here! I began my exercise on Saturday when I mowed my yard (two hours later and nine bags of grass!). Today I walked three miles (just under an hour) at lunch. Lunch is the best time for me to exercise because no kids and easy access to the mall. There are three levels and each is 3/4 mile. I'm gonna try and do it every workday. I'm also changing eating habits...cut way down on breads and go back to more salads, veggies and fruits.

[KwaK]

woo wooo hoosier guy
welcome aboard

now I can't give you "back star credit" for saturday but you will get your "gold stars" today.

Just remember the one "rule" should you get up early and start the thread(everyone is more than welcome to do this I don't want y'all to think I am hogging) you have to remember to give out the "gold stars" for the day

karla

[foma]

AMEN!!!!

You don't have to completely cut chocolate out of your life. I know I don't!! A good idea I've heard people do is pre-cut your choco pieces and freeze them. That way it takes you longer to eat and you portion control it!

Way to go Hoosier!

[Hoosier]

Originally Posted by foma

AMEN!!!!

You don't have to completely cut chocolate out of your life. I know I don't!! A good idea I've heard people do is pre-cut your choco pieces and freeze them. That way it takes you longer to eat and you portion control it!

Way to go Hoosier!

Thank you, thank you! I'm feelin' the love here. Maybe I'll stay in this forum instead of going back over to Religion.

Since going to back to work in the professional environment I've found myself picking up chocolate and sodas more often than not. Any suggestions on what to do? It's 2 p.m. and I have three hours to go. I think it's more out of wanting something to do in addition to my work...to alleviate stress.

[foma]

Instead of eating choco and soda ... you can bring healthy snacks with you like carrots and apples.

I buy a lot of fruit/veggie snacks and granola bars for my husband and that's what he snacks on instead of going to the vending machine. Some people are against eating peanuts b'c they are high in fat but I heard they were good for you and eating a few helps suppess appetite. Kashi is a good brand for healthy snacking, IMO.

You can always get into another heated debate on Religion ... that'll give you something *else* to do!!

[fuzzymystic]

Originally Posted by tet tea

In a couple of weeks. Because we are moving to a whole new continent, I want to get my final bill before we leave. It takes the dufuses here forever to process anything!

There are plenty of dufuses here to make you feel right at home!! That red-tape type of stuff must be universal.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled schedule, plus maybe i'll see if my son will go shoot some baskets with me!!

Oh, a good little snack I make sometimes is to have a cup of yogurt-fat free, a good flavor like cherry/vanilla or maybe french apple pie flavored and slice a banana into it, then sprinkle a little nutmeg on top, or you could make up a baggie of trail mix with some [what I use for dF, to help w/ cholesterol] lightly salted peanuts, honey roasted peanuts and some raisins-then if you simply must have chocolate, you could throw in a few chocolate chips or some of those 'kissables'! That tastes really good. And it is transportable!
Making fruit salad with yogurt for the dressing is really good too, just take a can of pineapple in juice, apple, raisins-those are the main 3, plus add some banana maybe strawberry, whatever is looking good for the season. Chop up the fruit, the pineapple juice keeps the apple from turning, and fold in the yogurt-this is such a treat when I make it, and it is so good for you!

[KwaK]

Originally Posted by foma

AMEN!!!!
You don't have to completely cut chocolate out of your life. I know I don't!! A good idea I've heard people do is pre-cut your choco pieces and freeze them. That way it takes you longer to eat and you portion control it!

yeah that works rofl
I tried that with the thin mint girlscout cookies, guess what they are just as good frozen.
I did put the "double coconut dipped in dark chocolate" candy in the freezer though. Haven't tried one of those forzen yet. Though now that it is on my mind !!!!!!!

karla

[foma]

Karla -

LOL ... it was *just* a suggestion!! Of course I know it doesn't work but you never know ... maybe somebody has the will power!!!!!!

[KwaK]

well since no one sent me their address I had to hide them somewhere
one thing hoosier is we wander around on this thread, we talk a lot about foods you don't normally find on a exercise thread

oh yeah then there is tet teas famous line but I will let her tell you

karla

[fuzzymystic]

Originally Posted by myfask

yeah that works rofl
I tried that with the thin mint girlscout cookies, guess what they are just as good frozen.
I did put the "double coconut dipped in dark chocolate" candy in the freezer though. Haven't tried one of those forzen yet. Though now that it is on my mind !!!!!!!

karla

Oh, no-I think i saw thin mint ice cream at the store too!!! And Breyers has a snickers kind. What is wrong with these people!!! Somehow I got my 'gold stars' when i was still writing...'course, I wasn't writing about ice cream!!