what are you doing to stay healthy?

[tinapbeana]

ooooh, i forgot to list hot tea! good for the body, good for the soul kinda thing.

[nanamom]

Not Enough!!!
We have become vegetarians although that wasn't really for health reasons. We have cut out soda for a few months and then I don't plan on more than one or two a week as a reward. i don't exercise formally but should. The house we bought has steps in it so I get a bit more daily. We need to do more. I might check out that website Frugal Texan mentioned. Our biggest downfall is at night. We snack then. Usually processed stuff since I haven't had the time to bake with unpacking going on. I slip a bit of sweets at naptime too. I am making better choices with the nap time thing though (better, not great).

[usnavy_233]

1) Multi-vitamin every day

2) Krav Maga 3-4 times a week

3) Calisthenics and run 3 times a week

4) Eat my wife's great cooking 6-7 times a week

[vishenda]

To keep me healthy despite the irregular sleeping routine, I swim once a week for 4 hours...this serves as my exercise--weekly(backed up by a balanced diet).

[sweeps]

I only ate a Big Mac and Quarter Pounder today. I didn't order any fries.

[Broken Arrow]

Originally Posted by Sweepsplayer

I only ate a Big Mac and Quarter Pounder today. I didn't order any fries.

Hehehe, thanks for the laugh, sweeps. I was good that way too! I only had one hot dog instead of two!

Oh, and does this count? Because, if so, I'd gladly *cough* invest *cough* in the relevant exercise equipment.

[rob62521]

Eating more fruits and vegetables
Drinking more tea, especially green tea
Trying not to get stressed over things I have no control about (yet I want to control!)
Trying to appreciate all that I have and have a better attitude

[Thrif-t]

I'm wearing a pedometer and trying to make sure I get in my 10,000 steps a day

[rusty@saving]

i am drinking a carnation instant breakfast every morning with skim milk, a bowl of bran flakes, and a glass of vegetable juice, then i eat whole wheat and turkey sandwiches for lunch, and then brown rice for dinner.
drinking lots of water too, and trying to excersize, but my work makes me tired(yeah yeah, excuses excuses!!).
i am just trying to do the best i can, congrats on all the weight dropped!!!
bran flakes help drop the weight because it is a high burning carb that is good for you, and helps give you energy. plus, it has 100% of just about everything you need for you diet of vitamin and minerals. good for mental health too!

[markio26]

we have citrus first thing in the morning to reduce inflamation and cleanse our innards... usually fresh grapefruit, orange, or pineapple...
then after 2 hours, we have crockpot oatmeal or rice.....
it has helped to set a time schedule to eat, doesn't work everyday, due to friends, and kids..
8:30 citrus and beverage, water or coffee or tea
10:30 cereal
12:30 lunch, soup, salad this can be a stew
3:30 snack 10 organic almonds or walnuts, green tea or lemonade, fruit
6:30 supper
8:30 snack and beverage, usually fruit,
10:30 we eat cheerios and take our calcium pill

thanks for the wonderful responses.... i learned something from each one..
i am trying to cut out the soda, switched to seven up, drink it warm to deter the taste.....uuuukkkk.... but, i still need soda with my kettle popcorn....

[markio26]

we don't use eggs or dairy products anymore.... we use soyflour and water in place of an egg for baking... we use powdered non dairy creamer, richs non dairy creamer, and i mix powdered soy milk with purified water... our health has greatly improved... we are happier and seem to have alot of energy, dancing all around the house.... i am still having problems kicking soda altogether... i try to drink it warm, and in small glasses when i need to.... i just love soda, but, it does not love me back.....

[PRICEPLUS]

I now have 126 miles logged on my bicycle since the second week of January. I am only able to getout and ride when the weather is not too bad.I can't wait for the spring!

[cptacek]

I'm losing weight by basically eating an "atkins+vegetables" diet. I was buying protein bars at walmart @ 5 for 7.50, or $1.50 a bar. Then I looked on ebay and saw a case of them for what turned out to be $.20 a bar including shipping. I bought those and keep a bunch at work, in the truck, at home, for breakfast and snacks.

I start playing in a volleyball league in March. Yeah!

[tinapbeana]

mine sounds kinda weird, but it works for me: if something hasn't been in in the human diet for a couple hundred years, i try to avoid it.

basically, i try to avoid processed foods and refined starches and sugars. i use real butter, whole milk, raw sugar, lots of rice and beans, and whatever meat is a good deal. veggies are usually fresh or frozen, just because i have a bad habit of not getting them all fixed before they spoil. also, there are a couple of food staples that are common to most cultures, and those are the ones i try to rely on most: a starch (pick rice, noodles, or potatoes), onions and garlic, tomatoes, chicken.

i have weaknesses (diet cherry pepsi and krispy kreme, just not together!), but for the most part me and processed foods just don't get along anyways. can't stand twinkies and the like, mcdonald's tastes like cardboard to me, and if i wanted a frozen meal i'd make one at home rather than going to applebees.

[markio26]

congrats to all on your healthy habits... i have lost 20 lbs. myself, my spouse has lost 12 lbs.. we cut our dairy products and eggs, we already had cut out meat, fish.... we eat very healthy... we try to eat out less and less...we have tried new recipes with the healthy ingredients usually if flop one a week... the latest was the banana muffin... i used 3 small bananas, it was too much, tasted heavy, tossed them.... i used soy flour, 1 tbsp t 1tbsp water per egg, i used richs non dairy cream, halfed with purified water... the birthday cake i made turned out yummy... could not tell i did not use eggs and cream...the corn bread turned out excellent.. the chili turned out great, ate it all gone.....

[fairy74]

DH and I walk, hike, go to the gym or go biking for at least 45 minutes five times a week. I cannot go quite as far as before I got pregnant but the more I do the easier I hope labor will be and hopefully to regain my shape more quickly post-baby. I have also been taking my prenatal vitamins, drinking tons of water, gave up soda and coffee. Caffeine free tea is much better than I expected. DH and I are also trying to enjoy life to the fullest, build up our financial reserves and not stress about the little stuff.

[markio26]

fairy; WONDERFUL PLANNING AND IDEAS!!!!!

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Interesting to see how many people make an effort to drink lots of liquid. I always figure there's no way my instincts will allow me to drink less fluid than I need, so I don't need to make an effort. However, the orally fixated part of me drinks tea all the time anyway. Drink it all the way up till bed time. Just 'cause I like to. Used to drink coffee, but that became unpleasant, plus I liked to up the calorie load with too much cream stirred in. When I am actually thirsty, to me, there is nothing better than water. Not beer, not juices, not even my favorite tea, not beer. Just water, please.

The exercise I do for better health varies. I used to be really good about walking even in the cold weather such as we are having now. But in the last two years, something changed and just can't generate the body heat I need, especially in the extremities, no surprise. So this winter, my mainstay excercise is dancing (all by my very inhibited self), stair stepping, weight-llifing, and my own version of yoga-like stretches & moves that I've accumulated since I was a child. When spring gets here, I'll be back to gardening. I can get a really good work out from gardening!

I am in about the fourth month of a way of eating that even I consider somewhat extreme, but which has resulted in better lab numbers, weight, and day-today energy than I have had in ten years. I think it will be my forever way of eating.

[Ima saver]

i guess I am the unhealthiest person on here. I don't eat any fruits or vegetables at all, just mostly meat and some starches. I drink liquor in the evening with my dinner. No one in my family has ever lived a long life, so I have not had any living blood relatives for years. I do not have check ups or the regular tests that most women have. I have only been to the doctor twice in my life and I have never been sick. I guess it is mostly luck or just plain meaness on my part.

[tinapbeana]

Originally Posted by Joan.of.the.Arch

Interesting to see how many people make an effort to drink lots of liquid. I always figure there's no way my instincts will allow me to drink less fluid than I need, so I don't need to make an effort.

not saying it's you, but a lot of the general public confuses the sensation of thirst with that of hunger. that's why one of the oldest diet tricks in the book is if you're hungry, try drinking a glass of water and waiting 15 minutes.

also (read this one on a 64 oz personal water bottle once) by the time you feel 'parched', you're body is already dehydrated to some extent.