Friday, May 22, 2009
Fitness Friday- Its Getting Hot In Here
Posted by Bethanie at Friday, May 22, 2009 5 comments
Labels: Fitness Friday, health
Friday, May 15, 2009
Let The Torture Begin- Fitness Friday
Ms. Brenda @ The Family Revised does "Fitness Friday" and I guess this would be a good place to officially announce my new awareness of just how unhealthy I am. As I reported earlier this week I have high cholesterol. My doctor wants me to try a low fat diet to bring it down. I've been researching just what that means and I've come up with this rough draft of guidelines that I need to learn to follow:- FRIED IS BAD
- Red meat in moderation
- Cheese in moderation
I'm trying to focus on things that I can have. So here's a list of things that I will be consuming from now on:
- Veggies and fruit (fresh, frozen, dried, canned)
- Soy Milk
- Low fat cheese
- Egg whites
- Chicken & Turkey
- Tuna
- Extra lean beef
- Trans free reduced fat butter (in moderation)
- Honey & Applesauce in baking instead of sugar and butter or oil
- Nuts
- Whole grains
- Beans
- Oatmeal
- Flax seed
- Soy nuts
- Tea
- Pomegranate juice and other 100% juices
- Prunes
- Pumpkin
- Dark chocolate and cocoa
- Water
Key words to remember:
- Steamed
- Broiled
- Grilled
- Baked
- Low Fat
- Reduced Fat
- Fat Free
- Low Sodium
- Reduced Sugar
- Antioxidants
- Omega 3s
- 30 min. of moderate exercise 5 days a week
Basically I have to be more aware of what I put in and I have to move more.
My goal for right now is just to continue to stick to my new eating habits and start exercising every day next week.
The theme for "Fitness Friday" today is What Are You Up Against. Well as I said I'm up against my high cholesterol. But also I'm battling my own DNA. My whole family, except for my brother, is or has been over weight. Eating is a social event for my family. I see in my future: my Grandfather's and mother's diabetes, my Grandfather's heart problems, my Grandmother's dementia, my mother's, aunt's, and uncle's sleep apnea, various failed attempts at surgical weight loss from all sides. That is, if I don't fight it right now. I have to fight it and beat it down. It will not win!
Posted by Bethanie at Friday, May 15, 2009 10 comments
Labels: Fitness Friday, health

