Healthy Living 101

[toy71camaro]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

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Tony, I'm afraid you are getting a little to agressive. That's about the right amount of calories for a small women.

are you taking to me? or is there an actual "Tony" here? lol. (i'm Albert, by the way. heheh)...

If you are directing that towards me, I dont disagree with you on that being low, but hell I feel like im already eating all day, and full after each meal. I need to figure out a more of a balance i think. Granted, I'm only 5'7, 165lbs. Any tips?

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by toy71camaro

are you taking to me? or is there an actual "Tony" here? lol. (i'm Albert, by the way. heheh)...

If you are directing that towards me, I dont disagree with you on that being low, but hell I feel like im already eating all day, and full after each meal. I need to figure out a more of a balance i think. Granted, I'm only 5'7, 165lbs. Any tips?

Albert, evidentally I haven't mastered the English language. I was seeing Tony instead of Toy. I know you are fairly light but you don't want your body going into starvation mode and cutting down your metabolism.

I'd highly recommend adding substantial intake/variety to your breakfast. It's the fuel to start your day and you have plenty of time to burn it off.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Albert, evidentally I haven't mastered the English language. I was seeing Tony instead of Toy.

Happens to the best of us Sir. Last year in a presentation I was explaining the finer points to a full room including the female CFO of 'Breast Practices.'

Everyone got a good laugh and I turned red.

I followed that up with, 'I guess I learned how to speak yesterday.'

[Vegas69]

I bet that broke the ice.

"Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better." -Jim Rohn

One major fault I see with society is playing the blame game. It's the presidents fault I can't make ends meet.

It's my spouse's fault I'm unhappy.

It's McDonalds fault that I'm overweight.

You get the picture. Take your life by the reigns and become a better person if you desire better things for you and your loved ones. This thread has taken a very pro excercise and nutrition direction. I think that's great but the mental side of the equation is just as important.

Invest in your mental health and well being. Buy some positive books and get some new perspective. I'm also going to start listening to CD's in my car along with my nightly reading before bed. If I can spend 5-7 hours a week educating myself and not giving up any of my free time, the payoff is going to be measurable over time.

One of the points in the book The Compound Effect is the fact that you see what you want to see. He compares it to that new car you desire. Suddenly you start to see them everywhere on the road. The same thing can be said for that new word you learned, now you hear it all over the place.

I've recently been finding that my most successful piers and clients think along the lines that I've been outlining in this thread. You just have to HEAR what they are saying.

If you are happy and content with your life, let this stuff fall on deaf ears. My opinion is that EVERYBODY can improve their life in some aspect.

[legend]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I bet that broke the ice.

"Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better." -Jim Rohn

One major fault I see with society is playing the blame game. It's the presidents fault I can't make ends meet.

It's my spouse's fault I'm unhappy.

It's McDonalds fault that I'm overweight.

You get the picture. Take your life by the reigns and become a better person if you desire better things for you and your loved ones. This thread has taken a very pro excercise and nutrition direction. I think that's great but the mental side of the equation is just as important.

Invest in your mental health and well being. Buy some positive books and get some new perspective. I'm also going to start listening to CD's in my car along with my nightly reading before bed. If I can spend 5-7 hours a week educating myself and not giving up any of my free time, the payoff is going to be measurable over time.

One of the points in the book The Compound Effect is the fact that you see what you want to see. He compares it to that new car you desire. Suddenly you start to see them everywhere on the road. The same thing can be said for that new word you learned, now you hear it all over the place.

I've recently been finding that my most successful piers and clients think along the lines that I've been outlining in this thread. You just have to HEAR what they are saying.

If you are happy and content with your life, let this stuff fall on deaf ears. My opinion is that EVERYBODY can improve their life in some aspect.

wise words.

[rwhite692]

Don't know if it may have been mentioned already, but there are some neat apps you can get for your smartphone, that will track your activities (walking/running/biking) using the GPS in your phone.

You just select what activity you are doing, and it logs all of your activity to your calendar, then shows you metrics on what you have done over time, plots the route(s) you took on map, etc.

The one I have is called Walkmeter (on iphone) and it's great. It's surprising (and motivating) to look at the summaries and see how many miles you have done in any given week/month/year).

[Vegas69]

AM July 25, 2012
FOODS CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN CHOLEST SODIUM SUGARS FIBER
Breakfast
Jazz Apples - Raw, 154 g 80 22g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 17g 5g
Fresh & Easy - 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 1 slice 90 25g 2g 6g 0mg 250mg 2g 4g
Skippy - Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, 1 tbsp 95 3g 8g 4g 0mg 75mg 2g 1g
Fresh - Half Grapefruit, 1/2 grapefruit (128 g) 52 13g 0g 1g 0mg 0mg 8g 2g
Blueberries - Raw, 0.5 cup 41 11g 0g 1g 0mg 1mg 7g 2g
Lucerne - Cottage Cheese - Non Fat, 1/2 cup 80 5g 0g 14g 5mg 420mg 4g 0g
Blackberries - Raw, 0.5 cup 31 7g 0g 1g 0mg 1mg 4g 4g
TOTAL: 469 86g 10g 27g 5mg 747mg 44g 18g
EXERCISES CALORIES MINUTES SETS REPS WEIGHT
Cardiovascular
Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog 23 5
Running (jogging), 7.5 mph (8 min mile) 138 8
Circuit training, general 188 17
TOTALS: 349 30 0 0 0