Healthy living thread...

[CeaBee]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">ceabee a friend of mine sister is an MD who lost 95 lbs by changing her diet and adding the right supplements..

http://www.truebalancemd.com/

but she is in savannah.
but
but I did get some tips so going to apply them

and fi dose who wonder yes she is black </div></div>

whispa the tips to us. she look like she could be your sister altho i wasn't wondering

[kia027]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

check your email ceabee

<span style="font-weight: bold">KD's TOP 10 WEIGHT BALANCING TIPS</span>


Since I have lost over 90 pounds people ask me every day what are my top tips for losing weight and keeping it off so I have compiled this list that I would like to share with you. It is as follows:

<span style="font-weight: bold"> Eat unprocessed foods.</span> Don't' eat anything that comes in a box, a can or a cellophane package or bag. Eat only unprocessed (in their natural state) foods that are around the outside isles of the supermarket and it will be easy to lose weight.
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Only drink water and lots of it.</span> You should consume half your body weight in pounds in ounces of water each day. (Body weight in lbs / 2=# ounces of water daily). Avoid all other beverages including juices, sodas, including diet sodas, iced tea and alcohol. They are packed with large amounts of calories that supply little nutritional content compared to the number of calories they provide.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a Queen and dinner like a Pauper.</span> Studies show that people who consume most of their calories earlier in the day consistently weigh less than those who do not.
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Don't skip meals</span>. Missing a meal causes your blood sugar to decrease too low. Your body controls your blood sugar in a very tight range to keep you healthy. When you skip a meal and your blood sugar goes down it requires the adrenal glands to secrete cortisol, the stress hormone, to bring it back up into the normal range. Everyone knows that cortisol causes weight gain, especially in the abdominal area. So if you want to lose weight don't skip meals.


<span style="font-weight: bold">Eat 2-3 snacks a day</span>. For reasons stated above it is important to keep your blood sugar up in the normal range by eating frequent small meals and snacks. Ideal snack foods include protein and some good fat (unsaturated) with complex carbohydrates. Examples would be walnuts or almonds with an apple, or hummus dip with carrots. Experiment and see what your favorites are.

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Get at least 7 hours of sleep each night</span>. Studies show that decreased sleep time is associated with weight gain and difficulty losing weight.

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Manage your stress</span>. Stress from work, family and finances will increase your cortisol and cause you to gain weight. Regular stress management practices such as meditation or prayer help the body to mitigate the effects of stress on our bodies.

<span style="font-weight: bold"> Take broad based nutritional supplementation of vitamins and minerals and fish oil</span>. When you are overweight you are actually malnourished. Eating the right foods is not enough to replace the deficiencies that exist when you are overweight. A good pharmaceutical grade multivitamin and mineral supplement will give you what you need and allow you to burn that fat for fuel. One a day vitamins are insufficient to provide you with what you require. It takes 6-8 capsules to meet your nutritional needs for a day. Without essential nutrients your body has a hard time using fat for fuel and getting rid of it. In fact, none of your body's systems work very well under those conditions, which cause all kinds of problems.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Detoxify your body. </span>The body's solution to pollution is dilution. If you have toxins in your body such as heavy metals or phthalates which come from soft plastic bottles, or pesticides from residue on food your body will hold onto fat and store these toxins in fat in order to prevent them from hurting you. Until you get rid of these toxins your body will be reluctant to let go of the fat because it knows that if it does toxins will be released and you will get sick. In fact, feeling ill is a common symptom of those losing weight due to this exact phenomenon.
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Get your hormones balanced.</span> The quickest way to start doing this is to get your sugar regulating hormone, insulin, under control by eating regular meals and snacks that have a low glycemic index. Glycemic Index (GI) is a number from 0 to 100 that each food has that indicates the impact that that food has on your blood sugar. More complex foods, such as broccoli, have lower numbers while more refined foods, such as flour, have higher numbers. Try to eat so that any one food or the total of a combination of foods at a meal is less than 50. This will minimize bumps in your blood sugar and help your insulin to settle down. It will also make you less hungry and allow your body to burn fat for fuel so you can lose weight. Insulin is directly related to your other hormones, including thyroid hormone, which also regulates your weight.


Mostly, and above all else, when trying to lose weight be<span style="font-weight: bold"> kind to yourself</span>. Don't be the uncaring drill sargent, be the kind and supportive coach who reminds you how precious and special you are...at any weight! It is self-love that will get you there. Not hate.

[kia027]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

oh and mi switch out from the Nike Lunar Glide to the Nike Pegasus trail so tomorrow I find out how pavement friendly the sneaker is

but lawd mi foot dem a hot mi

[CeaBee]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">check your email ceabee </div></div>



i think is the pegasus i have too. nice and cushiony

[kia027]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">check your email ceabee </div></div>



i think is the pegasus i have too. nice and cushiony </div></div>

Yes they appear to be very cushiony in the store..

your hotmail account missis

[Tulip]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">btw me did a ask how the rest a unno doing and not a soul come ansa me.

except fi wendy who instead a answer me question, she come ask me question. </div></div>

I walk a lot. It keeps me and my doggie happy. I tried jogging outside, but I'm not really an outdoor exercise type plus my doggie started acting like a schizo off meds.

I mainly stick to the gym for workouts. Hit a few machines and try to do cardio (treadmill or eliptical) before and after but not always.

I can manage 3 days a week but anything more becomes too much of a hassle.

[CeaBee]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise



you're like me tulip. I like the outdoors to stay outdoors too

[Skelly]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise or lack there of

so it has been months since I have consistently exercised. Couple weeks ago I went for a run and I am still feeling it all over

Dared myself to step on the scale and lo and behold...I have not gained or lost.

It is a mystery because I have been eating a lot of crap lately, late night snacking, etc etc.


Not to mention that my BP has skyrocketed!!



so now dat mi know mi nuh gain nuh weight mi feel better...time fi jump start di fall/winter workout fi get to di next phase a mi health and fitness...


but mi confused...how comes mi nah put on wid all di crap mi been nyamming???

ah sah

[CeaBee]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise or lack there of

maybe u been really active so bad eating get cancel out? or is not eating at certain times , cancel out bad eating

but try do betta sake a u blood pressure.

[Tulip]

Re: Healthy living O-Exercise or lack there of

Skelly, maybe it's muscle weight.

I haven't been a scale person in years. I'm all about inches. Fat takes up a lot of space for few pounds.

OK, y,ou had your little spazz out so good that your clothes still fit. Go back to your better eating plan now. Be honest though, your draws are the first thing that get tight so if that's happening then you know where you stand.

[Tulip]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

you're like me tulip. I like the outdoors to stay outdoors too

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CB, I so get you. I am definitely not an outdoor girl by nature.

[Skelly]

Re: Healthy living O-Exercise or lack there of

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Skelly, maybe it's muscle weight.

I haven't been a scale person in years. I'm all about inches. Fat takes up a lot of space for few pounds.

OK, y,ou had your little spazz out so good that your clothes still fit. Go back to your better eating plan now. Be honest though, your draws are the first thing that get tight so if that's happening then you know where you stand. </div></div>

draws still falling off...bought $168 of new bras the other day

[Tulip]

Re: Healthy living O-Exercise or lack there of

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">draws still falling off...bought $168 of new bras the other day </div></div>

Well, it sounds like everything is in order. I know the number must be lower but did the cup size go down too?

And for shopping purposes, did you catch a sale or pay full price?

[SandiF]

Re: Healthy living -Exercise

Good to see the healthy living thread revived.

Mi not even a go badda talk...... I've been on the on-again-off-again wagon where eating is concerned. I don't know why but the minute I get into a haze it is no eating (period) and I was like that for the past two months. I'm trying to do better -- so ate breakfast, lunch, and well... mi couldn't badda wid dinner.. a glass of wine is suffice.

I lost 7lbs.. regained 3 lbs. lol! Doing 26 miles per week for the running, mixed with core and strength training.

I'm not even sleeping at nights. My body clock has been messed up.

[Skelly]

Re: Healthy living O-Exercise or lack there of

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">draws still falling off...bought $168 of new bras the other day </div></div>

Well, it sounds like everything is in order. I know the number must be lower but did the cup size go down too?

And for shopping purposes, did you catch a sale or pay full price? </div></div>

di cup size is di same And no dem was full price ..I had to get fitted for these and they fit like a dream...no spillage...no side boob...no drop out under di bra bress