What are some of your life style changes?

DeepGreen

DeepGreen

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As most of us know, our journey to our healthier selves involves some sought of life changes. Because if we only exercise and eat right until we lose the weight, (a "diet", lets say") and then you continue as you were before, you will gain back all the weight.

I've made a few life style changes of my own, and wondering what others have made as well. So, lets share what type of permanent, healthier changes :eek: we have made.

One of my changes:

I eat salads dry now. No dressing.

I'll add more down the road.
 
I drink water - lots of it
I quit drinking soda
I don't go to fat food restaurants
I KNOW the calorie content of my choices
I would NEVER eat an entire can of pringles anymore
I LOVE to walk every day
I don't feel the need to finish my meals
I keep in mind what I've eaten and whether my next snacks should be nutrious or fluff

Mostly - I am and always will be aware of how much is going into my body and make allowances and know when to cut back. I couldn't say that a year and a half ago :)
 
my lifestyle change is simply

I pay attention...

to calorie counts to serving sizes to everything...

Venti Skim Milk Lattes and a low fat muffin from starbucks seem like a healthy breakfast - stil you do a little research :) OOOPS...

Yeah I pay attention now.
 
I cut out my 'other' vice besides food, Diet Mt. Dew

I stopped eating large meals when I got home from work (midnight-ish)

I stopped eating at all the fast food/bar and grill hangouts

I drink only water.

I count ALL calories

I eat 6-7 small meals a day every 3 hrs or so.

I joined a gym

I walk 15-20 miles a week.

I cut out all processed foods and refined sugars.

....just to name a few.

Todd
 
  • I pretty much don't eat "white carbs."
  • I know the calorie count of everything I eat
  • Still drink wine, but only 1 glass a day
  • Stopped having my Friday afternoon double scotch
  • Get antsy when it's been more than a day since I've worked out
  • I seem to walk "straighter"
  • Starting to tuck my shirt in
  • Doing more heavy duty gardening
 
I bought smaller plates.
I drink lots of water.
I exercize way more.
I dont eat within 4 hours of going to bed.
I have a job that is very physical now.
I forgive myself when I break my rules now and again.
 
-Drink no alcohol
-Evaluate food in terms of "quality v. crappy" FUEL that is a NECESSITY, not a recreation/pleasure voyage.
-drink lots of water & herbal tea

I realize some people can eat for pleasure. I have the mind of an addict however and cannot.

XOXO
Mya
 
HI!!!! i am new! i have made some changes:

i only drink water.
i try to do some sort of excersice everyday.
i DO NOT give in to cravings.
i don't eat just because the food is there.
 
Ok, I came up with some of my own. And I might come up with more in the future:


I only drink water now.
Take vitamins and fish oil pills.
Eat breakfast every morning now.
Make exercise a daily part of my life.
Cut all fast food out completely
Keep a constant supply of water bottles on hand and carry them to almost every where I am going.
Watch what I eat, and leave back what I can't eat to eat for another day.
Eat more fruits and veggies.
I used to not eat the skin off fruits (apples, grapes, etc), now I eat the skin for the extra fiber.
Ween down from the red milk, to 1% milk (and eventually to skim milk).
Buy nothing with high (fructose) corn syrup nor (partially) hydroginated oils
Grill A LOT now
Stopped going to all you can eat buffets
Do a somewhat estimate of calories in foods that i am going to consume(i will probably calorie count down the line, but i'm too lazy now)
 
some changes for me...
- I never drink regular soft drinks anymore, no need with so many diet options
- put nothing but splenda or equal in my coffee, and skim or low fat milk
- treadmill walk every MORNING while listening to some new podcast or audio book

Hope this helps. Good luck!
 
okee

Well,

1. I prepare my meals and snacks on Sunday afternoons for the whole work week to take the guess work out of healthy eating.
2. I have one day a week as a "free" day, no calorie counting, no guilt.
3. I look for ways to add exercise to other activities in my daily life. (Like using half of my 60 minute lunch for walking around the neighborhood or mall)
4. I haven't taken motorized transportation home from work in over 3 months, even on rainy/cold days. I even carry exercise clothes to work for the run home.
5. I used to think runners were idiots, now I am one myself.
6. On family day we do activities which require physical activity such as picnics, roller skating, bike rides and hiking.
7. I wake up and go to bed earlier.
8. No more sodas or other nasty business containing High Fructose Corn Syrup, and no fast food joints.
9. No more looking for and finding every excuse under the sun NOT to do it NOW!
10. last but not least, I smile sooo much more, because, By God!, it's working....

sirant
 
What I hope to be long term lifestyle changes, and at least have been for the past year or so, into post-weight loss include:
  • Always eating a hearty breakfast, usually a large bowlful of porridge.
  • To enjoy exercise, to vary it, have fun doing it, to always look for ways of improving my fitness further.
  • Exercising the dog. This one is unavoidable. I met Wolfy and it started my journey. We have the unwritten dog-human agreement to keep each other on our feet at least part of the day.
  • Junk food. I rarely eat any of it. Somethings I will never eat such as crisps (thats chips in US). The only fast food that I eat is the odd sub.
  • Bread - I only buy wholemeal / wholegrain, and why not - its nicer!
  • Eat smaller, eat more often. Maybe the science isn't perfect but it works for me. Probably the biggest change - I don't let myself get hungry. I graze throughout the day, snacking on healthy food.
  • Speaking of healthy food. I now appreciate the need to eat my veg. I am conscious of getting in my five daily portions of fruit and veg. I try to eat some greens every day. I also eat lots of nuts and seeds, good oils etc. As I've often said, by the time that I have grazed on all of my nutritional requirements of healthy food - I don't have much space for junk food!
  • Drink - I drink less booze, especially at home, and try to drink slower at the pub. I drink and enjoy green tea, water, and coffee. I rarely drink any sodas.
  • Work. I make exercise for myself at work. I work in a power station, and have to climb lots of stairs in a hot boiler house (ten floors). Now instead of seeing it as a problem, I see it as an excuse to exercise my legs and CV system. I do the car park thing to - you know, park further away from the superstore.
  • Food shopping. More fun and more of a challenge. I feel quite proud of my trolley at the checkout - all that good healthy food. I think much more about nutrition, and don't let cravings for sugar/fat dictate what I buy.
  • This one is often overlooked. I strongly believe that R & R is as important as exercise. I make sure that I take out some relaxation time for myself. Get plenty of sleep (not always easy on shift), and also sit outside the odd cafe enjoying a nice cup of coffee, the sun, and watching the ladies go by. Whats the sense of exercising for fitness all of the time if you don't sometimes sit around lazily feeling good? Its also a time to reflect on a time when sitting there didn't feel so good.
 
Okay, I'm hardly an expert at this, but stuff I've done is:
-Stopped eating chocolate (No.1:D )
-Stopped putting sugar in my hot drinks
-Only drink water and milk (full-cream btw - watching my blood sugar)
-Walking at least twice a week for an hour
-Eating only home-cooked food
-Cutting down on refined carbs

Stay tuned to see if it all works he he:p
 
I drink a LOT more water than before
I only drink tea, water and extremely rarely Diet Coke
I don't eat biscuits anymore
I don't eat more than one packet of crisps every two-three days, and only when I know I have enough calories spare to eat them, and burn them off
I don't buy take out anymore (pizza, chinese..), if I want it I'll make it myself, much better.
I count all of my calories and try to stick to a limit of no more than 1600
I've started taking the stairs in college, not the lift
I'm losing weight! :D
 
- I'm actually drinking water. Before I drank absolutely none. Zero. Now I drink eight glasses a day every day.
- I've stopped drinking pop and sugary 'juice'. Before I was drinking, at times, 4-5 cans of pop and 5-10 cups of sugary 'juice' each day. Now I only drink pure fruit juice (and even this I limit to three cups/day), water, tea and 1% milk.
- I've stopped eating junk food on a daily basis. Before I would often eat half a dozen cookies or an entire box of mini-donuts in a day (in lieu of actual meals). Now I might have one cookie once or twice a month.
- I've started actually eating meals. Before I would skip breakfast, graze on junk food all afternoon and evening, and then order in crappy food late at night. Now I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and sometimes one snack.
- I'm actually paying attention to my nutrition requirements and meeting them. Instead of just eating whatever tastes good/whatever I'm craving I plan ahead a bit and figure out which food groups and nutrients I'm lacking and incorporate them into my meals. Toward this end I've also started taking a multivitamin daily.
- I'm buying healthier food. Instead of white bread, pasta, rice, wraps, etc. I buy whole grain, instead of processed cheese I buy the 'real' thing, instead of sugary fake juice from concentrate I buy pure fruit juice, etc.
- I've stopped eating out/ordering in constantly. Before I was doing so every single night. Now I do so once a week-ish and when I do I make sure it's something relatively healthy, not fast food.
- I'm counting my calories and making sure I eat no more than 1700/day (but usually around 1500). Before I was eating probably 3000/day. It's amazing I didn't weigh twice what I did, really.
- I'm exercising every single day. For cardio I jog/power walk for 50 mins. every single morning on the treadmill at the gym, and for toning I'm doing pilates once a week for an hour and 15 minutes and hatha yoga once a week for an hour and 15 minutes. Before I was not exercising at all. Nothing.
- During the weekdays I'm going to bed at a reasonable hour (10:00-11:00 PM) and waking up at a reasonable hour (7:00-8:00 AM). Before I was staying up until 4:00-5:00 AM and sleeping until 12:00-1:00 PM (I'm a student so I could get away with it, but it made me feel dull and lethargic).

It's working! In 3.5 weeks I've lost nearly 7 lbs.
 
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