Exercise. I know many dread what the word implies. There's a catch though: having fun.
Well, I've been walking a lot lately. I've been climbing stairs at work instead of taking the elevator. And last weekend I went out with a few friends to play some volleyball. Started as volleyball for one hour and ended with soccer, for another 30 minutes. I like volleyball but I love soccer. And it's extremely good exercise for your legs if you play lots of high balls. It's almost like running hurdles.
I got home with my muscles sore but feeling great! I've been also doing some exercise for my legs. Stretchings, mostly. Also, my back is a bit sore from a lot of seating and work and then driving, so I needed other exercises - out of which many involve the legs again - to rid myself of my back pains.
Oh - for the past two weeks I did not have crazy sugar cravings, even though I had my period. However, I am a huge fan of forest fruits - wild berries mostly, so I went to the market place and bought half a kilo of them. And I had every night, when I wanted something. I replaced sweets of any kind with this. I've fallen in love again with peaches so I have one every night. Before, I needed some kind of food two hours after dinner. Now I simply have a peach or some berries and I feel great.
I've also returned to an old habit of drinking plenty of yogurt - more than 4 glasses a day. One - it fills you up; two - it's dairy so it helps you shed off those extra pounds.
I feel great. I even feel motivated.
Now I need to reach 110-112 by the end of September and I think it is possible. That little extra exercise, the fruits and the yogurt saved me. And for extra energy - a multivitamin pill or spirulina (with the multivitamins you have to be careful because they increase your appetite).
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Many people who are overwieght tend to forget the importance of exercise in their weight loss arsenal. They think that just eating less will do the trick. This is a great blog post.
Nice blog, interesting and helpful posts... thank you for sharing...when it comes to food...One should be cautious while eating. Counting the number of calories that we are consuming. Eating only the required number of calories necessary for our body. The more we eat, the more our body stores energy. We should try to burn the calories that we intake. Otherwise these calories will be stored in the form of fat. We should perform exercise regularly to burn calories which are stored in our body. Eating fiber rich foods which will make us to feel full through out the day.
I have an interesting story of weight loss that affected my friends and I. I am actually a recovering alcoholic who was told that nutrition is important in recovery to maintain against relapse and maintain good weight and health. This included protein in the morning and afternoon with high Omega 3 content as well as healthy carbs at night that have a low glycemic index. There was also the use of a multivitamin and tyrosine righ foods for good sleep. Some of my firends who were not addicts starting following this routine and started to lose weight. Is this a normal diet and health regiment? There is a good article here as well that is called "The Importance of Nutrition in Addiction and Recovery" http://www.myaddiction.com/education/articles/nutrition.html
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wow... it really helps... thanks a lot for the info.... iLL do it!! :)