Healthy eating and exercise tips

[Parasaurolophus]

You are my new inspiration.  21 years is a lot.

I have done well for periods, but I measure in years not decades!

I started young enough for the habit to catch, that's all!

[Kron3007]

You are my new inspiration.  21 years is a lot.

I have done well for periods, but I measure in years not decades!

I started young enough for the habit to catch, that's all!

I did as well, but periodically fall off the train.  I find once I get back in the routine I am good for a while, so I just need to get back on it. 

My kids are getting older, so time is a little less crunched.  Hopefully I will stay on it.

[Kron3007]

Taking 10,000+ steps every day has helped lose a few extra pounds and really doesn't take much in the way of extra time/effort.

I noticed a difference when I was no longer assigned classrooms on the other side of campus.

I know this isn't for everyone, but having a dog to walk has helps me get to 10,000 consistently.

Plain old tap water (Assuming you don't live in a place where the tap water is potentially hazardous--and honestly, very few places in the U.S. don't have safe tap water).  It's what your body's thirsty for!

True. Water is really all anyone should be drinking - maybe some coffee or tea as well. But tbh such a strict diet is not going to be sustainable for many/most people. You have to think: "What diet can I stick to for the rest of my life?" For me, that diet is five days a week of healthy eating, and two cheat meals at restaurants (usually one dinner and one lunch). Those indulgences help me to eat right on all the other days of the week.

Yes, the dog definitely helps get the steps in.  I dont actually like having a dog, but that is the silver lining.

I also dont have a parking pass at work, which makes me park off campus and walk in.  They charge us an unseemly amount to park at work, so this is a financial choice as much as anything. 

Regardless, with my parking choice and the dog, I am probably close to an hour of walking per day without any real choice. 

I plan on joining the gym soon, but I have been saying this for the better part of the year, so...

More power to you if you like going to the gym, but if you (like me) can't quite motivate yourself to do so, or are deterred by the costs and the hassle, there are a lot of things you can do at home with little equipment. For example, buy a couple of dumbbells and find a workout on youtube to do a couple of times a week. I haven't had a gym membership since before the pandemic, but I have an at-home routine with dumbbells and a medicine ball that work well enough for me.

That is a great idea in theory but has never worked for me.  I find the act of going to the gym puts me in the right frame of mind.  I have been going to the gym for a long time, but fall off the train periodically.  When I am going, I am usually pretty consistent.

If I had a home gym, or even a bigger house without kids crawling on me, I could see it working maybe. 

We get reasonable gym rates, so I just need to make the move.

[ciao_yall]

Taking 10,000+ steps every day has helped lose a few extra pounds and really doesn't take much in the way of extra time/effort.

I noticed a difference when I was no longer assigned classrooms on the other side of campus.

I know this isn't for everyone, but having a dog to walk has helps me get to 10,000 consistently.

Plain old tap water (Assuming you don't live in a place where the tap water is potentially hazardous--and honestly, very few places in the U.S. don't have safe tap water).  It's what your body's thirsty for!

True. Water is really all anyone should be drinking - maybe some coffee or tea as well. But tbh such a strict diet is not going to be sustainable for many/most people. You have to think: "What diet can I stick to for the rest of my life?" For me, that diet is five days a week of healthy eating, and two cheat meals at restaurants (usually one dinner and one lunch). Those indulgences help me to eat right on all the other days of the week.

Yes, the dog definitely helps get the steps in.  I dont actually like having a dog, but that is the silver lining.

I also dont have a parking pass at work, which makes me park off campus and walk in.  They charge us an unseemly amount to park at work, so this is a financial choice as much as anything. 

Regardless, with my parking choice and the dog, I am probably close to an hour of walking per day without any real choice. 

I plan on joining the gym soon, but I have been saying this for the better part of the year, so...

More power to you if you like going to the gym, but if you (like me) can't quite motivate yourself to do so, or are deterred by the costs and the hassle, there are a lot of things you can do at home with little equipment. For example, buy a couple of dumbbells and find a workout on youtube to do a couple of times a week. I haven't had a gym membership since before the pandemic, but I have an at-home routine with dumbbells and a medicine ball that work well enough for me.

That is a great idea in theory but has never worked for me.  I find the act of going to the gym puts me in the right frame of mind.  I have been going to the gym for a long time, but fall off the train periodically.  When I am going, I am usually pretty consistent.

If I had a home gym, or even a bigger house without kids crawling on me, I could see it working maybe. 

We get reasonable gym rates, so I just need to make the move.

Posting here in my gym clothes. We have a nice gym on campus so I go in early to beat the traffic. Many members of the gym are folks from the neighborhood so it's a nice group.