Happy weekend everybody!

Foxyshaman, thank you, thank you, thank you for the tips.

Dee, I would be type O and I love protein, meat and seafood so that works for me. Not so sure I agree with the salt however. I wouldn't mind trying this and especially avoiding the foods mentioned. I know when i've lost weight in the past I ate shrimp, fish, chicken and lean beef and also fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. Cut out sodium, sugar, breads and pastas and it worked for me also limiting my calories to about 1200 a day.

So my TV is on workout infomercials.lol paying little attention since i'm on bfp, however i'm wondering has anyone ever ordered any of these and liked them or they worked? Awhile back I was tempted to try the p90x or insanity . In the past when it first came out I got Chuck Norris' total body and also some videos of taebo and abs and some resistance bands.I feel I got my moneys worth and used them. Right now zumba is on and before that was insanity. I wouldn't mind trying the intense cardio workouts on insanity. My exercise usually consists of walking and running outside preferably and running stairs and then working abs and doing pushups and at the gym I work my arms. I think some cardio would be good!

I totaly agree with you...

Processed = poision.. period...

I've tried to install a policy where unless you make it from scratch, it doesn't come in the house...

It doesn't always work, cause I'm a lazy cook and the girl eats totaly different than I do...

But I keep striving for it... cause really... if you sort of want brownies and you have to make them completly from scratch... not a box.. you might not go to all the trouble if you actually have to make the choc syrup...

Dee
This is very intresting cause the things I should like and things not to like are spot on with the list,I never thought of blood type for the kinds of foods we should eat but it seems something to check out..let me know what u find out from the book
Rockin

In the spirit of Move....we are just back from the beach...3500 steps barefoot in the sand according to my pedometer (well..3497 actually :) )...plus some sunshine and fresh air.

The mini-doxie is already asleep...and we've been home about 3 minutes. :cheesy: That's a lot of walking when your legs are 3 inches long!

Foxy had some really good suggestions about your shoulder. I know when it hurts, you just want it to STOP. I regularly (about 6-8 times a year) pull the same darn muscle and it's in the middle of my back, so I can't get to it. Having someone Icy Hot it does really help stop or dull the pain but it doesn't remedy the problem. Choose a chiro carefully, but I like going to them and have had good experiences with one after I was in a car accident and reversed the curvature of my neck. Trust me, you do NOT want to do that.

Let's see......3 words.....

Patience~ I need to learn it for all facets of my life, but especially towards myself. I'm a very harsh judge and I judge myself far worse than anyone else. I need to be kinder to myself.

Consistency~ No matter what I do, I need to do it regularly.

Motivation~ I need to work on finding new ways to make myself excited about working out and getting healthier, because some days when I'm crabby and snarky, I just don't care.

I'm okay with the not eating brussels sprouts and cauliflower but they've got to be off their rocker to think I'm giving up legumes and beans.

Anya, the book came out years ago. I remember that the cover is/was...as it may have a new one with new printings...shiny metallic and red. Red and metallic = blood. They actually make sense with that connection.

However, I don't think it was found to be any more helpful or hurtful than any of the other fad diets out there.

Tomorrow im going to work out,not shure if I should or not but im tired of feeling blah with no energy no to mention my joints feel like they are on fire.As I have begain to get over the e-coli infection ive been dealing with I just seem to lose a lot of enery along with my joints starting to feel crapy..even the muscels in my fore arms hurt,my neck is still stiff but the doc says its not related to the infection(I checked with the ER doc I saw when I got sick).In April I will change to medicare insted of being on medicaid,I dont know if it will be so much diffrent but I hear there are going to be some changes that will allow me to chose my own doc insted of what I have to use now,I shure hope so cause I know I would be in better health if I had a better doc.Im not saying all medicaid docs are bad but I havent had any luck with the ones I have had,either thst dont have the know how or the ablity to do the job or care.Any way tomorow im going to give a light work out a go and see how I feel.I am eating healthfully and my numbers are normal for me.

Good Morning Everyone,

Day one of my going power walking after work! I am done at 7am and should be hitting the sidewalk around 8am. I will be going for 30 minutes and then go home to rest; since I've been awake for almost 24 hours.

Tonight for my lunch break, I walked around and then took a ten minute nap.

Have a great day :)

Zimmeh

blood type diet
 

I read it 15 years ago and it was lifechanging. I suffered Ibs three times weekly. B types are allergic to chicken rice and corn. Arg. Ouch agony. Only time I have a problem is with these foods that are on the bad list. Rice is nuetral but hurts me bad. One thing I took from the forward is that they regard the diet and info as being 67% accurate because of mixed blood. It also explains cheese is very important to me -b types are nomadic people and herders...and that must be why I have a B type dog...love my bordercollie. Have a healthy day everyone!

I'm not sure what I think about the blood type diet. I am very in favour (in general) of homeopathic and naturopathic remedies and practices. BUT...I think how our bodies absorb and metabolize food is more complex than our blood type, similarly I think how our bodies respond to exercise is also more complex.

My nutritionist does a genetic test that analyzes specific genomes to determine factors that impact weight gain/loss.
/snip/ below from her website

The test isn't covered by my insurance and costs over $100 - so I've not done it. I'm somewhat skeptical BUT I think it is an interesting concept and there have been a number of clinical trials.

"The Weight Management Gene Test:
The weight management genetic test is clinically shown to help you lose over 2 1/2 times more weight by properly matching diet and exercise to your personal genotypes. Whether you are coming to see us to help you lose weight, or you just want another way to help you maintain your weight, this gene test is a great tool! It enables us to tailor our advice based not only on your personal history, lifestyle, and goals, but on your genetics as well. It is solid proof of the best diet for you."

http://www.pioneervalleynutrition.co...about-our.html

Hello healthies :)

Personally, I run like hell from anything that even remotely smells of a fad, or a promise of fast or easy weight loss. If it was that easy, we'd all be slim.

Reality is that our relationships with food are complex...and, let's face it, those of us who are heavier than is healthy generally eat too much, or eat foods that we KNOW are bad for us, and/or move too little.

It's not genes, or blood type, or special drinks, or shots, or a magic pill....it's eating our veggies, drinking our water, cutting out the processed crap, and moving our asses.

We all know that....and, as tempting as it is to think there's a magic, easy solution....there isn't. We have to re-wire our brains, change our habits, and do the work.

I applaud all of you who are doing just that. :clap:

(((Sylvie)))

Wow! You are such an inspiration to me! It feels so good to get our lives back and to kick negativity to the curb!!! I am feeling 2012 will be my year for everything! I applied for a new job, have windeful friends and I've embraced my roots as this Southern girl who loves listening to bluegrass music. I'm still in awe over the fact that I have people who support me and who will not *shit* on me. I am thankful for a great friend in Ruff. It's like hy knows when I'm getting stressed out and hy will send me a text that says, "breathe and relax". My ex best friend of 24 years couldn't see when I was becoming stressed out. Letting go of that negative and poisonous friendship was the best thing I could have done and learning to accept, that I'm human and yes I will fall down, but I can pick myself up and hold my head high.

Hugs sweetie and I'm looking forward to seeing you in Little Rock :)

Zimmeh

good morning, good day, and happy sun day everybody!!

Daily Challenge: incorporate fruit into your day. What is it and How will you do this? :)

I will take an apple with me to work today. Feel free to do this challenge all week if you like. Fresh fruit is yummy!

Zimmeh, you have been a great friend and person in my life also. Rest today and no coffee since you been working round the clock. That's an order! lol.

Have a great day peeps!

Just had to share. Just completed an hour of cardio at the gym, burned 649 calories. The first time in a long time I didn't have to dial down resistance on the elliptical the last 15 minutes. Considering I had two huge hotcakes with blueberries for breakfast this morning (not my usual breakfast thing, but I gave in to a craving) and less than four hours of sleep, I think I did ok. I return Tuesday for weights. *flex* lol

Actually went to WW today, like I said I was! I am down 1.3 lbs! I am really surprised that it was not more being that I danced and sweated my bootie off last night, was on track all week and exercised. Oh well... better than a 1.3 gain!!

I also bought some weights, resistance bands, a jump rope and a balance ball this afternoon. I am ready to get toned up!

I am going to a run this evening, and then do some Just Dance on my Wii tonight.

Here's to a good week all!!

OH! P.S- A special someone lost 7 pounds their first week on WW!!! Congrats Red-Flag!!!! (((((hugsss)))))

I checked on some medicel records I have hear at home,my blood type is O neg..Rh pos.I also was chreckring out my daily log of food I have kept over the last summer and fall and most of the foods alowable are fine the beans and such arent to good on my digeative system but I can eat a fue without a prob,the not allowed foods of them the cabbage,brussel sprouts and green leafy veggies as well as corn are the oly one I can eat...And the allowable foods I do well on all of them but kelp cause I never have eaten any of it..as for salt I keep it at a minimum barely caues I retain water if im not carefull with it.If I had to I could do well on a veggitarion diet for the most part,I like meat to much to totaly be without it.This is an intresting concept tho.

Today I did work out some,I mostly took my fur kid for a mostly brisk walk through the negihborhood,then I came home and rested a bit cause my knees were hot..Ice is wonderful...then I did sone housework,changed the lennin on all the beds,washed doggie beds and stuffed toys,striped down and sanitised my kitchen( a workout in it self).My prob with my back is sciatica right above where the nerve branches to right or left leg so both are effected to some degree ..meds help some but not enough..I have dr,s appointment on march 3rd at LSU but cant do anything but wait till then cause I have no confidence in the medicaid doc I have at the moment,if it gets to bad I will go to the er if I have to but I somehow manage to get by.

Got to work at 6am for a 6-point breakfast:

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t.../brekkie-1.jpg


My weigh-in yesterday revealed an overwall weight loss of 5 pounds last week. Super happy with that and feel like I'm back on track.

Also, I think most of you know this already but CanMarie is still on her journey and is a HUGE inspiration for anyone needing a little extra kick in the pants. She now has a blog and youtube channel!

http://mynewdefinition.wordpress.com/

Good morning all! Glad to hear everyone back on track. It really is one day at a time and we can always have a "do-over" with our eating and exercising to get back on track!

Yesterday, walked 8-long blocks around my neighborhood with my tunes blasting in my ears. It was significant because I had stopped walking in my 'hood since it so painfully reminded me of the loss of my dogs this past year.

Even though they were little things, we would walk for up to 45-minutes each morning 6-7 days a week. It was their routine and even when I did not want to, they would go to the back door at 5:30 AM each morning and stare at the cupboard where the leashes & collars were kept and would start jumping like pogo sticks, in excitement. How could I say no?

Baby, my Bishon Frise, that I dearly loved, died April 19th and Jani, my cock-a-poo, on August 6th. I did not want to walk the routes, which were everywhere, for blocks at a time, that we used to walk. I believe walking kept them healthy and prevented obesity that little dogs also frequently suffer from.

After they died, I did walk sporadically at my job but not consistently. Hence, a 10-pound gain in about 7- months. I also ate more cereal and oatmeal instead of protein.

Now, I am walking at least 6-days a week and I guess that I reclaimed my neighborhood. I believe that the worst of the grief has passed and I did smile remembering each tree and bush that the cock-a-poo liked to "visit"- she kind of thought she was a boi, not a girl!

I lost another pound this past week and am spending time again cooking from scratch. For breakfast today, already prepped ingredients: torn, fresh spinach and tomatoes to put in egg whites for omlette.

I know this is long but wanted to share this because all of us have painful things happen in our life that can derail us but nothing is permanent. We can just start over on our path again and go forward.
(f)

My weight loss for the week was very good. I think I did good on my eating and great on drinking water (I having been drinking 64 oz a day). I need to do better on exercising and did slack off over the weekend when Belle was at work.

So this week I need to keep up on eating healthy and drinking my water and step it up with exercising!

Happy healthy Monday everyone!

Portions are tough. The one I always try to stick to is visualizing meat as the size of a deck of cards. I also try to make sure my plate is half vegetables. I don't eat a lot of carbs, usually. But if I have pasta, it is whole wheat. And I avoid white rice, and always make myself brown rice.

Good morning everybody!

Breakfast: raisin bran with oats, fat free Mandarin yogurt, French roast coffee.
Lunch: turkey breast on whole grain with mustard and tomatoes.
Dinner: salad.apple. Un sweet tea.
Water throughout the day.

I'm off work weds and thurs so I'll go for a walk/run both days and exercise.

Let's all have a great week!

Hi healthies! :)

Love the challenge sylvie...thank you! I have to be careful not to overdo the fruit, but I'm currently on a roll of making sure that I always eat my "apple a day"....at least one. I find apples are wonderfully filling, satisfyingly crunchy...and I know the natural fiber and pectin are good for me too. I keep one in my purse when I'm out and about...and there's a basket of them on the kitchen counter. Makes it easier to have them handy!

Excellent advice Hack....I've been trying to do the half of the plate vegetables too...and have switched to brown rice. Someone (not sure who) had posted about the boil-in-the-bag brown rice, and it's wonderful. I usually did basmati because brown took so long to cook....but with the boil-in-bag type it's just as fast as (and much healthier than) the white rice.

Have a great day everyone!

Oops! My bad! Thanks Angel! :)

I have a food scale and I measure out everything. I stick to around 4-6oz of protien a meal. Weighing your food might help control your portion sizes.

Smiles!

I wanted to share one of my favorite quick tips for cheese lovers:


If you LOVE cheese like I do then you know that cheese often packs a lot of fat and calories along with its calcium. I have found that the little Laughing Cow cheese wedges are a GREAT alternative for chedder and higher fat cheeses!

For example, one of my favorite mid-morning snacks is 5 reduced fat Triscuits and a wedge of Laughing Cow garlic and herb cheese. It's only 3 points on WW and is NUMMY!

You can also use the wedges as a cheesy spread on sandwiches, wraps, and even thrown into pasta to make it cheesy!

I used to use them as sandwich spreads instead of mayo. Yummy! :-D I forgot about those. Thanks!!

Breakfast: 6PP

6oz Fage non-fat greek yogurt
1TBS peanut butter
10g honey
1/2tbs cinnamon

and water!!

:-D

Good Afternoon Ruff,

Thank you and I did have half of a cup of coffee yesterday and still went to bed early :)

You are a great person and I am thankful for your friendship. Have fun at work today!

Zimmeh

Good Afternoon everyone,

I went grocery shopping yesterday with my roommate and we normally buy junk food. Instead of buying junk food, we bought Clementines, Greek yogurt and olives. I wore my new Shape Ups to the grocery store and actually loved them. After dinner tonight, I am going to put them on and hit the sidewalk again :) I am going to push myself to lose the rest of my weight!

Have a great day and let's do this!

Zimmeh

Current Research
 

Study regarding diet, salt, calorie intake and risk of stroke
January 2012 special issue of the Lancet Neurology.

In general, the 2 biggest threats to health and risk of stroke are overeating and excess salt, author Graeme J. Hankey, from Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, writes.

He writes that between 1970 and 2008, the incidence of stroke in high-income countries fell by 42%, probably as a result of increased public awareness about the dangers of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cigarette smoking.

But in poorer countries, the incidence of stroke increased by more than 100% during this period. This rise coincided with food and lifestyle changes associated with industrialization and urbanization.

In his review, Dr. Hankey examines the evidence linking nutrition and diet to the risk of stroke. He searched PubMed articles published in English from 1970 to October 2011, using a variety of search terms.

Dr. Hankey's review also revealed the following effects of individual foods and beverages on the risk of stroke:

Fish: 3 servings a day associated with a 6% lower risk of stroke
*Fruits and vegetables: >5 servings a day associated with a 26% lower risk of stroke
*Meat: Each daily serving associated with a 24% increased risk of stroke
*Reduced-fat milk: associated with a lower risk of stroke vs full-fat milk
*Chocolate: High consumption associated with a 29% lower risk of stroke
*Coffee: 3 to 4 cups per day associated with a 17% lower risk of stroke
*Tea: ≥3 cups per day associated with a 21% lower risk of stroke
*Sugar-sweetened beverages: high intake associated with increased obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and coronary heart disease
*Whole grains: high intake associated with a 21% lower incidence of cardiovascular events
*Rice: intake not associated with risk of stroke

"In the USA, modest, population-wide reductions in dietary salt of up to 3 g per day…are projected to reduce the annual number of new cases of stroke by 32,000 to 66,000, similar to the benefits of population-wide reductions in tobacco use, obesity, and cholesterol levels," he writes.

The National Stroke Association provides a comprehensive discussion for patients about stroke prevention.

Study Highlights
On the basis of a literature review, the reviewer noted the following findings:

**Although folic acid supplementation does not prevent stroke in populations with high folate intake, deficiency in regions of low folate intake may be a causal and treatable risk factor for stroke.
**Vitamin D deficiency is associated with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and stroke, but to date, supplementation has not been shown to prevent cardiovascular events. Randomized trials are underway.
**Salt supplementation by 5 g per day is linked to a 23% increase in stroke risk.
Lowering salt consumption by 2 g per day is associated with a 20% decrease in cardiovascular events, and lower salt intake is also linked to blood pressure reduction.
**Calcium supplementation exceeding 0.5 g per day is linked to a 31% increase in the risk for myocardial infarction, does not prevent stroke, and may actually increase stroke risk.
**High intake of plant n-3 polyunsaturated fats is associated with a reduced risk for stroke.
**Marine n-3 polyunsaturated fat supplementation lowers cardiovascular events and death by 8%, but in a randomized trial, it did not reduce stroke risk.
**High intake of carbohydrates with high glycemic index and glycemic load is associated with increased blood glucose levels, body weight, and stroke mortality.
**High fiber intake is linked to lower blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
**High protein intake is not associated with stroke risk.
**High intake of an unhealthy diet was linked to an increased risk for stroke and a population-attributable risk for stroke of 19%.
**In women, a prudent diet or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)–style diet is associated with a lower risk for stroke, and a Western diet is linked with a higher risk for stroke.
**In women, the Mediterranean diet is associated with lower risks for stroke, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality.

Lancet Neurology, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 66 - 81, January 2012
doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70265-4