Healthy Living 101

[hifi875]

I have all kinds:

choc chip cookies

sweet tea

coke -maybe one every other day

and lots of others but i do it in moderation.

But I am definitely aware of it and control it. But I like to enjoy life and I run 30-40 miles a week and work out, so i can handle it.

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by hifi875

I have all kinds:

choc chip cookies

sweet tea

coke -maybe one every other day

and lots of others but i do it in moderation.

But I am definitely aware of it and control it. But I like to enjoy life and I run 30-40 miles a week and work out, so i can handle it.

for me thats the most realistic way...
cutting out thing you enjoy completely will cause you to eventually back step(hard)
and drinking apple cider vinegar as opposed to dew seems like a fail waiting to happen...but then again i f-in HATE apple cider vinegar! just thinking about the smell makes me sick. luckily for me i have always been a water/tea drinker even as a kid , never been crazy about anything carbonated...

for me i know i will fail if i cut out junk foods completely... so Ive learned ways to just make them a lil better for you... so if im at work and i want fries and fingers i just bake it all, and taste wise its really not that much different,when i crave chicken wings i just have grilled chicken and cut it up and toss it in buffalo sauce... but even with those i only do it once a week.

i totally agree with my team driver senor akes, as i see it all the time that when people go fully extreme INSTANTLY the chances that they will give up or back step are pretty high. i cant even imagine the number of Americans that probably have the P90x or insanity DVDs under their TV that only the first months is even opened. lol

[Tony_SS]

It's not the refined junk off the shelf! It's Braggs ACV, I mix it with one part cranberry juice and 2 parts water... I actually crave it. I got my father in law hooked on it too.

I know I can do this... no Dew for me today... tomorrow I will have one. And next week and cut it out on Tues and Thurs again... I'm slowly weening myself off the stuff.

I think this weekend I am going to get crazy and buy a fountain 32oz Dr Pepper though!

[Vegas69]

One important thing to remember, it's not always going to be smooth sailing even with a great diet and excercise program. My runs and workouts have been really tough this week. I think I may be fighting off a cold that's going around my office. As bad as I wanted to quit both days with a mile to go, I pushed through the mental block and finished all my work outs.

This week is boiler plate for a back slide in life. It would have been too easy to skip days and get back into those old excuses and routines. It doesn't matter if it's excercise, diet, relationships, finances, business, etc... you are going to have tough days and weeks. The key is to stay on the path and realize that life is never perfect. Endure the tough days and your new, good habits, will be stronger than ever after you cross the hurdle.

This is exactly where most people fail. They give up too easy and slide right back into their old comfort zone. Don't be one of the weak.

[Tony_SS]

Sweet Jesus this Mt. Dew throwback taste good.



I tried...

[legend]

you can eat some junk and still be healthy, trying to cut it out completly may lead to binges

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-n.../#printpreview

in this article Alan Aragon explains it all

[gearheads78]

Well its official I won first place. 186.2 from 216.6 in 45 days. Its was based on percentage so a smaller guy like me could compete with the 300plus guys. Not only did I win by percentage but only one guy lost more pounds than me and it was only 3 more. He started at 290. I went right to Grandy's for a hot cinnimon roll after weigh in. It was gooooood!!

[hifi875]

thats great!! now just keep it off. Its fine to indulge, just in moderation...

[Vegas69]

That is awesome man. My only concern for you is the rate of weight loss. Your metabolism may be in a slower state than you realize. Gradually increase your calorie intake and excercise so your weight loss is sustainable, not simply a process that won you a competition.

[gearheads78]

Trust me I know that. I'm not going back to anything like I was. I'll do a little celebrating this weekend and then back to the same routine. I'm in it for the long hall now.