Thirteen Things I’m Doing to Transition to a Healthier Lifestyle
1. Participate in physical activities I actually enjoy!
I don’t think I’ll ever be a gym rat or a marathon runner however I really enjoy light hiking (either with a group or with just my IPOD) and Yoga. Right now I am slowly building my stamina back up for hiking and I plan on finding a yoga class I like this spring.
2. Parking my car WAY OUT in the parking lots when weather permits.
A sneaky way to get in some additional exercise.
3. Giving up desserts for Lent
I am a sugar addict.
4. Taking supplements religiously
I am currently taking a multivitamin, B12 supplements, Biotin (for my nails), a swig of Flaxseed Oil, and calcium chews each day. I have been really bad about doing this in the past.
5. Moving towards a plant-based diet
I started doing this last year when I was trying to figure out a way to get more veggies in my diet. I was filling myself up on meat and ‘forgetting’ to eat my vegetables. I decided to have days where I just wouldn’t eat any meat and you know, it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Then I attended a vegetarian fair and I was inspired to make the change.
6. Staying off of the scale
This is a bad bad bad habit I’ve developed over the years. At one point, I was weighing myself 3-4 times per day. Now my goal is to weigh myself no more than 1 -2 times per month.
7. Making water my exclusive drink
When I moved back to my home state last year, I picked up my old ‘sweet ice tea’ habit.
8. Accepting that as I’m making this transition, hunger may strike at inappropriate times and I need to deal with it.
9. Meal Planning
One of the many good pointers I picked up from the Weight Watchers program.
10. Keep healthy snacks at my fingertips and the ‘bad’ stuff off the counter.
11. Breaking the movie popcorn habit.
I don’t need popcorn at the movies….nope, don’t need it. Instead I will smuggle in some extra tasty water…MetroMint
12. Accepting invitations to eat out only if the restaurant has some healthy choices that I will like. For example, a group of friends are going to a Brazilian Steakhouse. I passed on that one. I don’t eat steak and I’ve heard the salad bar isn’t really anything to write home about. Unfortunately I’m a moody eater so before I go out these days, I look online to make sure there are at least 3 or 4 healthier options that appeal to me.
13. Hanging out at the local farmer’s market like I use to hang out at the mall. I’m learning more about what’s in season and hopefully this will inspire me to cook more, eat out less.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Thursday Thirteen - Edition #1 - Thirteen Things I’m Doing to Transition to a Healthier Lifestyle
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8 comments:
I park higher in the parking deck thinking the extra flight of stairs would be good but I just started taking the elevator. I thinnk you will have greater success with your efforts than I will with mine!
Well its number 68 for me this week. I answer 13 More Questions from the 100 Question Meme. Stop by if you get a chance.
Love the Farmers Markets! Great food and beautiful flowers!
I do the parking-far-away-thing, too. It's an excuse to take a walk outside!
Good luck!
Good luck reaching your weight loss goals! :o)
that is a great list. I started over 90 weeks ago on a journey to get healthier (even managed to shrink a bit) my motto: don't be a fool, eat for fuel!
happy TT
I too am trying to live healthier. I drive my daughter nuts parking so far out in the lot!
I just wrote a post today about help in healthy meal planning, you might like to check it out. :-D
We need to learn to eat a little differently too, and also exercise, something we have almost given up! Good post.
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