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I haven't updated my mental health thread in a while, but one aspect of gaining some control over my life is losing weight. In the past year I've lost twenty pounds without trying. I say th boys have had something to do with this as keeping up with a three year old and a one year old is enough to keep anyone on his toes.
To this point I'm controlling my diet and working closely with my PCP. Breakfast. I've never been a breakfast eater, but have recently started doing so. Just a bowl of cereal in the morning. Cutting back on coffee. When I have coffee I've been using coconut oil instead of creamer. I've noticed my energy level has been through the roof in the mornings.
Cutting back on sugary drinks. I'm allowing myself one a day and that's usually just a glass of lemonade at lunch. No more soda unless it's a special occasion. Mostly water.
If I feel snackish at any point between meals I'm allowing myself an apple or yogurt. I've noticed that cutting back on coffee and allowing myself healthy snacks my GI has become mor regulated.
Portion size and more lean meats like chicken and pork with two or three red meat meals a week for iron and protien.
Popcorn without processed crap like butter seasoning has been a Godsend late in the day.
Exercise. Still haven't set myself on that track (the boys can make it hard getting on the floor for some things) but, with the PCP's advice I'm going on a basically calisthenics plan twice daily. Stretching first, with home physical therapy to deal with tendinitis in my right wrist and left shoulder and bursitis in my right hip.
Right now, I'm just a bit above 200#. My goal is 165 and then starting to tone with light weight lifting to bring it up to 175 or so.
So, what has worked for you folks?
To this point I'm controlling my diet and working closely with my PCP. Breakfast. I've never been a breakfast eater, but have recently started doing so. Just a bowl of cereal in the morning. Cutting back on coffee. When I have coffee I've been using coconut oil instead of creamer. I've noticed my energy level has been through the roof in the mornings.
Cutting back on sugary drinks. I'm allowing myself one a day and that's usually just a glass of lemonade at lunch. No more soda unless it's a special occasion. Mostly water.
If I feel snackish at any point between meals I'm allowing myself an apple or yogurt. I've noticed that cutting back on coffee and allowing myself healthy snacks my GI has become mor regulated.
Portion size and more lean meats like chicken and pork with two or three red meat meals a week for iron and protien.
Popcorn without processed crap like butter seasoning has been a Godsend late in the day.
Exercise. Still haven't set myself on that track (the boys can make it hard getting on the floor for some things) but, with the PCP's advice I'm going on a basically calisthenics plan twice daily. Stretching first, with home physical therapy to deal with tendinitis in my right wrist and left shoulder and bursitis in my right hip.
Right now, I'm just a bit above 200#. My goal is 165 and then starting to tone with light weight lifting to bring it up to 175 or so.
So, what has worked for you folks?