SoWell on Sowal

[Sheila]

You know, kickball is good exercise...

How much beer does kickball allow? Just for clarification.

 

[Smiling JOe]

 

[Teresa]

Thanks for the encouragement... I see to have a little more control. It has been a ridiculously, busy week which means I do not cook and eat whatever doesn't crawl away.

Plan on being extra good this weekend. The weather here is beautiful, so I might walk or ride my bike. Need to find a way to make the exercise thing a regular part of each day, but I am such a slug. I only want to sweat on the beach or when spending quality time with my husband

being a slug is so easy to do. especially when you are working. especially if you are a teacher... that is very challenging work every day. you can't just go take a break and chat on sowal in the middle of class...

I haven't done well with the exercise this week. but I know this is key. and I'll get back on it this coming week. I've eaten decently, but not as well as I should (I have eaten out more than usual). Water intake is pretty good.

Ride your bike! I think I will too!

 

[dbuck]

I love it!!!!!!

 

[Paula]

I fell of the health wagon, too, for about 3 days, not horribly, but enough to say tsk tsk. But, I'm back on today and hope to lose another 1-2 lbs over the next week. I may even start walking to work or walking on the treadmill. Like Tootsie says, it can be tough to exercise while working (and taking care of kids, etc.) but people lately keep reminding us to take care of ourselves, too. So, I'm going to try harder to take that to heart! Actually, I take pretty good care of myself in many ways -- going to SoWal being one of my favorites -- but I have to work that "take care of yourself" more into day-to-day life.

 

[Teresa]

I fell of the health wagon, too, for about 3 days, not horribly, but enough to say tsk tsk. But, I'm back on today and hope to lose another 1-2 lbs over the next week. I may even start walking to work or walking on the treadmill. Like Tootsie says, it can be tough to exercise while working (and taking care of kids, etc.) but people lately keep reminding us to take care of ourselves, too. So, I'm going to try harder to take that to heart! Actually, I take pretty good care of myself in many ways -- going to SoWal being one of my favorites -- but I have to work that "take care of yourself" more into day-to-day life.

I'm reading a book called Body for Life for Women. It's rather direct and no-nonsense and lays out a good basic program integrating Mind, Mouth and Muscle (MMM).

Mind: finding motivation to take care of yourself.
Mouth: eating plan, not dieting
Muscle: training/exercise

Body for Life for Women Pledge:
I will give to myelf as I give to others
I will value my health as I value the health of my loved ones
I won't ask, "should I or shouldn't I" about matters of self care
I will just do it
I humbly accept that I must work to be the best me I can be
I will choose to work for myself, rather than abandon myself
I will embrace adversity as an opportunity to test my mental and physical strength

just something to think about as we strive to find and keep the motivation...

 

[Smiling JOe]

I'm reading a book called Body for Life for Women. It's rather direct and no-nonsense and lays out a good basic program integrating Mind, Mouth and Muscle (MMM).

Mind: finding motivation to take care of yourself.
Mouth: eating plan, not dieting
Muscle: training/exercise

Body for Life for Women Pledge:
I will give to myelf as I give to others
I will value my health as I value the health of my loved ones
I won't ask, "should I or shouldn't I" about matters of self care
I will just do it
I humbly accept that I must work to be the best me I can be
I will choose to work for myself, rather than abandon myself
I will embrace adversity as an opportunity to test my mental and physical strength

just something to think about as we strive to find and keep the motivation...

I wonder if the author stole the title from author, Bill Phillips, or if it is a collaboration. Body for Life, by Bill Phillips is an excellent guide for exercise, and I use his method for lifting weights. I think his diet plan makes since, but it is too difficult for most of us to eat 5 meals a day.

 

[Mango]

I wonder if the author stole the title from author, Bill Phillips, or if it is a collaboration. Body for Life, by Bill Phillips is an excellent guide for exercise, and I use his method for lifting weights. I think his diet plan makes since, but it is too difficult for most of us to eat 5 meals a day.

5 meals a day? Sounds like a diet I could live on. :clap_1:
But seriously, is this book for hypoglycemics? They usually have to have more smaller meals daily.

 

[Teresa]

I wonder if the author stole the title from author, Bill Phillips, or if it is a collaboration. Body for Life, by Bill Phillips is an excellent guide for exercise, and I use his method for lifting weights. I think his diet plan makes since, but it is too difficult for most of us to eat 5 meals a day.

Body for Life for Women is a refinement of the original Body for Life, specific to women, written by Pamela Peeke.

the eating plan is based on 6 meals a day: 3 main meals and 3 snacks. I think this is because of the daily exercise you are suppose to be doing as prescribed in the book.. makes sense. but it also addresses increasing or decreasing food based on your current exercise level, etc.

 

[Smiling JOe]

5 meals a day? Sounds like a diet I could live on. :clap_1:
But seriously, is this book for hypoglycemics? They usually have to have more smaller meals daily.

No, not for hypoglycemics. The premise of eating 5 meals per day is that your body will have a higher rate of metabolizing if your brain knows that more food is on the way. There are meal ideas in the book, too. Portions are small, and preparation is healthy methods of cooking. There is a balance of protein and carbs, which your body needs when lifting weights and doing aerobic exercise. The book is not a diet book, and doing only the dietary portion of the book will probably not help you much. As we all know, a healthy body is made from a combination of dietary intake, exercise, and environment. ;-)

I have not read [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Body-Life-Women-Physical-Transformation/dp/1579546013/sr=8-2/qid=1158416075/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-6623106-6100608?ie=UTF8&s=books"]Body for Life for Women[/ame], but I can say that [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Body-Life-Mental-Physical-Strength/dp/0060193395/sr=8-1/qid=1158416075/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-6623106-6100608?ie=UTF8&s=books"]Body for Life[/ame], by Bill Phillips is a great guide.