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a year before getting laid off, my manager and friend started getting a copy of exercise dvd from her sister and she would burn a copy for me .... core rhythms & turbo jam. My sister burned a copy of Hip-Hop abs. When we started this exercise program i was a size 12.
I would start with one of dvd, and repeat the same one every day for the rest of the week or until i can complete the whole routine.
For lunch, we would eat canned soup, whatever was on sale that week from Safeway.
i noticed that after exercising i started to be conscious of my food intake for dinner. I would get full with less intake. My clothes was looser and I had to buy a smaller size. In about a year of exercise, i was down to a size 7 and have been able to maintain that for the past 2 1/2 years.
This year i want to go down to a size 5 by summer so I am back on the exercise and trying out zumba ....... although going to class is fun, I am looking forward to buying the dvds so i can exercise every day and not only in class.
just be sure the soup your eating is low sodium or home made, i was appaled when i started paying attention to the numbers, sodium even in the "healthy" choices was sky high
just be sure the soup your eating is low sodium or home made, i was appaled when i started paying attention to the numbers, sodium even in the "healthy" choices was sky high
Yes,
I usually buy the light soup - checking the calories and how much sodium.
Sure, home-made soup is healthier, other things being equal. But let's start with soduim (salt) content, and let's start by admitting that canned soup has too much. But too much for whom, and under what conditions? If you exercise regularly at an intensity which makes you sweat a lot, you are losing salt in your persperation and you need to replenish it, as too little is also dangerous. So how much salt is "too much" will vary between the couch potato and the strenuous exerciser. Also, there is evidence that it is not salt intake alone which tends to raise blood pressure, but the balance between salt and potassium. All fruits are rich in potassium, so if a person eats a lot of veggies and fruits (especially fruits), the salt intake becomes less important (note I did not say unimportant). Next, not all individuals are salt-sensitive for blood pressure. So if you do not have high blood pressure (or even borderline high), then there is little point in obsessing about salt intake.
As far as the claim that canned soup has no "real" ingredients, that is an absurd over-statement. Just read the ingredients list on the label; how is it that carrots, peas, green beans, celery, lentils, etc. are not "real"? Totally ridiculous.
As far as the claim that canned soup has no "real" ingredients, that is an absurd over-statement. Just read the ingredients list on the label; how is it that carrots, peas, green beans, celery, lentils, etc. are not "real"? Totally ridiculous.
Canned, mass produced soup will NEVER be healther than homemade soup.
Sure, SOME of the ingredients are real (bottom of the barrel produce that's been cooked to death killing all the real nutrients), but I stand by what I said before--"sponge" chicken is not real chicken. It's a chicken product, with added soy, chicken fat, and fillers made to taste like chicken. It's cheap for companies, so they add little tiny bits of real chicken so they can say it's chicken.
Fact: canned soup contains preservatives. Preservatives that do not do ANY of our bodies good.
I will fully admit I have canned soup in my pantry. Why? Because sometimes I need to grab a can for lunch when I haven't gone grocery shopping. Do I do this often? No. I eat canned soup every 3 months or so.
Those dieters out there who live off of canned soup thinking they're eating something healthy and nutritions need to realize what they're actually putting into their bodies.
I need to work on how to exercise, you are feeling dead exhausted. I am dead when I come home from work, and this weekend, was too tired to even clean the house. I am sure I will feel better when I lose weight, but how to you do that when you are working 60 hours a week, and dead tired all the time? I don't watch tv, I go to bed at around 9:00 pm each night, and can barely drag myself out of bed by 6:00 am.
I need to work on how to exercise, you are feeling dead exhausted. I am dead when I come home from work, and this weekend, was too tired to even clean the house. I am sure I will feel better when I lose weight, but how to you do that when you are working 60 hours a week, and dead tired all the time? I don't watch tv, I go to bed at around 9:00 pm each night, and can barely drag myself out of bed by 6:00 am.
You are sleeping 9 hours, so I would seriously have your quality of sleep looked into. The most common sleeping problem for overweight people is sleep apnea. I have it, and ever since I was diagnosed and started treatment 5 years ago, my quality of sleep and quality of life during the day has improved 1,000%. I went from feeling like a walking zombie all day to having so much energy and waking up feeling great after as little as 6 hours of sleep.
I've never had a drink of coffee in my life (seriously!), so I don't rely on caffeine to keep me awake. It's all about the quality of sleep, baby!
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Canned soup versus home-made soup
