Okay, it seems a plan is required.
So far my plan is : walk every day between 30 min to an hour
: try to make healthier food choices (this is still nebulous but will involve the
core plan foods of weight watchers)
:drink 8 glasses of water, this is proving harder than I thought
: substitute green tea for diet pepsi
Now, in my family knees have been a hereditary problem. Today I saw a physiotherapist who has diagnosed me with knock knees. In order to help this problem I also have a regimen of leg excercises that I am going to supplement with general weights to make a strength component of this program. He did say that it was okay to continue with my walking program but I have to invest in some orthotics to correct the foot. Probably this will be some kind of shoe insert.
He suggested biking.
Now, I do have an inherited bike that my wife adjusted for me, but my gut makes riding it uncomfortable, it is squishing my flubber so that it is hard to breath! And I feel like a gorilla on a tricycle when trying to ride it. I can hear the big top music as I circle the alley.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Oprah
Today I watched the Oprah where she brings on her doctor Oz and talks about heart disease.
We all know that heart disease is one of the major reasons to lose weight. Seeing an actual heart operation was a shocker. When we put fats into our bodies it is hard to visualize what that is doing, you get an idea of your body expanding outwards, gaining weight. That is what we see on the outside.
The image that came to me was complicated, it involved the idea that instead of just expanding out we are in fact filling up any empty spaces inside. The heart operation showed the layers of fat actually surrounding the heart! It showed how fat is literally clogging the body.
Now, many people say they eat for emotional reasons, that they are trying to fill the "void" inside them. It really struck me that that is literally what is going on. In a real physical way they are doing something that seem only a psychological metaphor. It blew me away.
I am going to list the things that the doctor gave as his big do's and don't's for putting in your mouth.
Don'ts
Hydrogenated anything
Enriched flour
Sugar aka: sucrose, etc
High fructose corn syrup: this one actually blocks the signal to the brain you are full
Animal fats : these are solid at room temperature and are added to keep food from spoiling
Do's
Garlic
Tomatoes, especially sauce as the good fats will increase absorbtion
Spinach
Pomegranate as fruit or juice
Nuts, raw, store in fridge to keep the good oils
Olive oil, store in fridge as a good oil it is delicate and can also be wreaked by cooking, use as a dressing with garlic and you will be really in the good list!
I think another don't is diet soda. I know that this avoids the high fructose corn syrup of regular soda but it is bad for you. Especially as people drink it in too large amounts.
We all know that heart disease is one of the major reasons to lose weight. Seeing an actual heart operation was a shocker. When we put fats into our bodies it is hard to visualize what that is doing, you get an idea of your body expanding outwards, gaining weight. That is what we see on the outside.
The image that came to me was complicated, it involved the idea that instead of just expanding out we are in fact filling up any empty spaces inside. The heart operation showed the layers of fat actually surrounding the heart! It showed how fat is literally clogging the body.
Now, many people say they eat for emotional reasons, that they are trying to fill the "void" inside them. It really struck me that that is literally what is going on. In a real physical way they are doing something that seem only a psychological metaphor. It blew me away.
I am going to list the things that the doctor gave as his big do's and don't's for putting in your mouth.
Don'ts
Hydrogenated anything
Enriched flour
Sugar aka: sucrose, etc
High fructose corn syrup: this one actually blocks the signal to the brain you are full
Animal fats : these are solid at room temperature and are added to keep food from spoiling
Do's
Garlic
Tomatoes, especially sauce as the good fats will increase absorbtion
Spinach
Pomegranate as fruit or juice
Nuts, raw, store in fridge to keep the good oils
Olive oil, store in fridge as a good oil it is delicate and can also be wreaked by cooking, use as a dressing with garlic and you will be really in the good list!
I think another don't is diet soda. I know that this avoids the high fructose corn syrup of regular soda but it is bad for you. Especially as people drink it in too large amounts.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Okay, here I am back again which considering my amazing inability to follow through is impressive.
Today I remain baffled by the blog.... but will plod forward with entries until I can figure out something exciting to show you.
So, time to stop procrastinating and discuss the fat at hand.
Yesterday my wife told me she thought I looked thinner! Of course the scale disagreed but that comment kept me going all day. It really really made my whole day joyful and somehow that sense of acomplishment carried me through the whole grocery store with a sense of purpose. There was actually celery in our cart. And fruit. FRUIT! not in frozen form. It really made me realize how much comments affect us. I even felt in control of my budget and spent more wisely, hey I was empowered.
And I wonder why I am so much at the mercy of others. Clearly, in this case the result was good and her encouragement is exactly what is needed. The danger lies in letting others affect our mood when they are ignorant or cruel or even just thoughtless. I am sure that I am not the only one who has ever been teased as a child for weight. Or had a well meaning family member say something about it, even in regards to others when we are listening.
So speak carefully. Some of us are sensitive.
Today I remain baffled by the blog.... but will plod forward with entries until I can figure out something exciting to show you.
So, time to stop procrastinating and discuss the fat at hand.
Yesterday my wife told me she thought I looked thinner! Of course the scale disagreed but that comment kept me going all day. It really really made my whole day joyful and somehow that sense of acomplishment carried me through the whole grocery store with a sense of purpose. There was actually celery in our cart. And fruit. FRUIT! not in frozen form. It really made me realize how much comments affect us. I even felt in control of my budget and spent more wisely, hey I was empowered.
And I wonder why I am so much at the mercy of others. Clearly, in this case the result was good and her encouragement is exactly what is needed. The danger lies in letting others affect our mood when they are ignorant or cruel or even just thoughtless. I am sure that I am not the only one who has ever been teased as a child for weight. Or had a well meaning family member say something about it, even in regards to others when we are listening.
So speak carefully. Some of us are sensitive.
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