Healthy Lifestyle Progress - Week of 4/21/2024
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Comments (20)@funkyart - I'm sorry you are hurting. Maybe the walk will help? Stretch it out and warm up the muscles? If it persists maybe PT? I am such a fan. They helped me with a shoulder injury almost immediately and told me the stretches to do at home that worked. @Rnmom - thanks for the Noatmeal reminder! My health coach told me about that way back when I started this, but I had forgotten all about it. And as Sueb suggested - I did add some protein powder to my oatmeal one morning. That was perfect for my glucose monitor and my day! It just works for me if I do a high protein breakfast. Sets my day up perfectly. My blood sugar levels were better the whole day. I didn't LOVE the taste of it, but I think I can experiment with that and the Noatmeal and find a good breakfast alternative. For me, it really is key for the whole day. I haven't bought into the whole protein powder thing, but since I can't really do a lot of eggs and I don't like yogurt, it is probably a good alternative for me. I also tracked my weight this week and I'm not really status quo like I've been telling myself. When looking back over the last year, I am steadily up about 5 pounds and trending in the wrong direction. I think it's a combination, diet of course, but I am not moving. It's so nice in the warmer months when I can play pickleball for hours. Now, I'm lucky to walk 1/2 hour a day. I might need to seek outside accountability of a gym or class to really get back into it. I haven't sweat in months and that isn't good. And it doesn't feel good. I haven't read the MOVE book yet, but I can say from first hand experience how important it is to stable blood sugar. I can walk for 10-15 minutes or fast for a couple hours to get my numbers back down. And they're just not stable if I don't move. It's really quite amazing the difference it makes....See MoreHealthy Lifestyle Progress - Week of 3/10/2024
Comments (15)Funky, I ate at a restaurant similar to what Clean Eatz looks like a month or so ago. It's called True Food Kitchen, and they have locations around the country. I was surprised at the quality of food for a reasonable price. I don't recall what I had, but I do remember thinking I could probably take half of it home and serve it over greens and quinoa or something. There were ways I could "stretch" the meal itself with healthy fillers. It's great that options like these are becoming more available. Legomom, I haven't eaten at Chipotle in several years, but it was a family favorite when my kids were younger and in sports. I recall getting the bowls, and would divide it in half and serve each half over more lettuce and added salsa for fillers. That might be an idea, and technically would spread out the seed oils/plastic exposure. I understand your concerns there. I recently switched to loose leaf tea because of microplastics in many tea bags. I found a great local source, but guess what? The bulk tea is sold in plastic bags. And last night I watched the What the Health documentary on Netflix, and now I don't know what to eat anymore. It seems all of our food sources have been compromised in some way. But the documentary did include Dr. Michael Greger, who I follow on IG and who my trusted dietician friend recommends as someone who's advice is science-based. He helps run this site: https://nutritionfacts.org/ It's a rabbit hole, though....See MoreHealthy Lifestyle Progress - Week of 3/17/2024
Comments (14)Yes, happy St. Patricks’ Day! 🍀 We are cooking our corned beef. I buy this uncured corn beef from Earth Fare that is super tender. So, now we need to add the vegetables soon. I normally don’t care for it, but this brand is super good, Garrett Valley Farms. JoJo, glad you are listening to your body and following up with your doctor. DH and I did some yard work today. We got a new garden bed, but I think I finally found someone to do the deck so we had to move many things away from the deck. So, that was my workout today. But hopefully we can get ready for the planting season. People are planting, but it is way too early. Our last frost is April 15. DH needs to refresh the beds, and we need to do a lot of weeding. OTOH, our chives, two types of parsley, and mint are back after going dormant for the winter. I could not refill my Zepbound because CVS is having supply issues. they told me to check back tomorrow since they usually get shipments on Mondays. So, if it’s not in, not sure what happens other than I try to call other pharmacies like Harris Teeter or Costco. I’m also supposed to see the weight management clinic this week. I got my blood results back, cholesterol is good, but A1C is unchanged at 5.7. But I’ve only been on the intro dose and not the therapeutic dose. I’m supposed to move to 5 mg this week and that’s what I can’t get. At least I managed to get into Pilates group class Friday thanks to a last mintue cancellation. I did Zumba step yesterday and then the yard work today. Back to school tomorrow. Time went by too fast for break. Now I have boatloads of grading and advisign to do. Have a good evening, everyone, and I will report back after the doctor....See MoreHealthy Lifestyle Progress - Week of 3/24/2024
Comments (26)Jojo - I am sure you are experimenting this week and I hope you find some successful foods. I will say, oatmeal is the first thing that gets either skipped for breakfast or modified a great deal when people first start wearing a glucose monitor. It is known for its sudden glucose spike. Accompany that with two pieces of toast and the sudden spike followed by a sharp fall could certainly have you feeling that way. I do best with fat, fiber and protein for breakfast, but sometimes I will have oatmeal. But only 1/3 cup mixed with 2 T chia seeds and some cinnamon and walnuts, along with breakfast chicken sausage for protein. I'm trying very hard to minimize my processed food, and it is so hard for me. I really do enjoy eating out and snacking. I need to cook more, but it takes so long :) And I can never figure out what to make. Today I thought I was doing well, but I still had a Papa Steve's Bar for breakfast and Masa chips with my avocado. Now, technically papa steve's has no junk and the Masa chips are made with beef tallow instead of seed oils, but they are still processed in some manner. I will keep trying to eat more whole foods! I am very good with fruit and nuts, so there's that :) I have been walking this week and got in several hours of pickleball and one strength training workout, so that part is going well. The podcast I listened to today said 20 minutes 3 times a week for strength training, and after that the returns start to diminish. I can do that - 20 minutes is nothing in my day. I am going to try harder to be more consistent with that....See MoreFunkyart
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