Hello everybody!

It's almost the weekend! I've been staying busy with work and unpacking, even though it's been a slow week at work. Hope to get in here more and post and hit up this fitness center I found where I live. It looks like a great place with many cardio and weight machines. This area also looks great for a walk and run. Glad to be living here where I can get outside more in this warm weather! I also found some great workout apps on my droid. I love the ab ones. Great alternatives to crunches besdies the regular "situp".

As for protein bars I eat high fiber bars. One is oat and chocolate and the other is a strawberry cereal bar that has 90 calories. Some have less sodium and carbohydrate than others, you just have to check that. Also, they don't have to be expensive you can usually find the store brand such as Great Value. I like these for a snack or for a quick breakfast with fresh fruit or yogurt and coffee.

This morning on the news I heard of the DASH (Diet Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. No medication involved, just healthy eating. It supposedly lowers blood pressure and choloesterol, reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers. It consists of a diet Rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat and nonfat dairy, lean meats, fish, beans, and nuts. These foods are supposed to support reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. It all sounds pretty legit to me, just avoiding non real sugars, carbs, fats, and sodium. Anyone else hear of this or have any thoughts?

http://dashdiet.org/ >About

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/das...ecipes/RE00089 >Recipes we all love!

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/publ...h/new_dash.pdf >INFO

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-hi...sure/dash-diet >Tips on getting started!

I would be interested in making some healthy drinks/smoothies. If anyone has some great recipes, please share! I will research also and report back with my findings and what I've tried.. Thanks! Enjoy the rest of the week and Have a great weekend everybody!

I've heard of this diet and it is the #1 *diet*. It is the only one that actually works and has the results to prove it.

I'm thinking of trying this since I was diagnosed with prehypertension the other day.

Zimmeh

Good Afternoon Everyone,

The results from my sonograms came back negative! Woohoo, let's celebrate :)

Zimmeh

Me too! How about some birthday cake? Today is my mom's 59th birthday and what a better day to get good news?

Zimmeh

Here's the deal... I love chicken and hamburgers cooked on the grill... I am looking to add fish to this but not sure what kind of fish to add since my idea of yummy fish is beer battered... suggestions please... i know how i want to prepare it, just not what kind... thanks in advance...

I would try either tuna steaks or salmon. Just cook the fish on aluminum foil so it doesn't stick to the grill.

My favorite kind of fish is blackened salmon :)

Zimmeh

I'm with your honey.....I know fish is good for me but I can't handle the fishy taste.

I'll have to revisit cod....

Get to feeling better and just check the sodium count on those sauces. Some of them can have up to 1000mg's of sodium and can cause you to retain water.

Clothes shopping? My favorite past time :)

Hugs,

Zimmeh

They actually didn't have any of that kind of info anywhere but I think I will look it up next time before I go again. Yeah I couldn't afford much but I bought two new tops that are gorgeous ~ one is a two piece, its a dark purple and was my favorite of the two I bought but the second one is a long silk shirt that's black/purple/white, very nice for sure. Its the first time I've been clothes shopping like that in 2-3 years and I hope that I can drag a friend out next time I can afford clothes shopping to get more stuff :D

**puts my hands on my hips**

And you say that like its a bad thing !

*giggles* :hk13:

I saw they had nutritional info on their website. It's pretty neat that you can total up your calories ahead of time... so you see what you can add more of :)

I think I was drooling on my keyboard looking at all the choices!

Has anyone else out there found it hard to eat healthy at a Mexican restaurant? My BFF loves Mexican/TexMex and since she's the picky one I often let her choose where we go for dinner on our girl's nights.

Tonight we went to her favorite Mexican restaurant and I was really dissatisfied with the meal I chose. (Fish tacos. They were each wrapped in 2 flour tortillas. I peeled one off. There was too much dressing on the taco. And the sides were rice and beans. And I'm trying to stay away from too much starchy stuff.) I did manage to avoid the chips n salsa.... which I love... but is just loads of calories I don't need right now.

But I had a hard time choosing, at the time everything on that menu was seemingly either deep fried or covered in cheese. It was a little overwhelming to stare at... Anyone have any suggestions for what to try next time? (Other than, don't eat there? *LOL*) Maybe order the fajitas and limit the tortilla intake? ... Hmm....

This is exactly what I was going to say. I used to get chicken fajitas and they were cooked in onions and peppers. The toppings were on the side, as was the tortilla.