For those that know me, I'm a chubby son of a bitch...
I want to change that. Time for a total lifestyle change
Eating right and regular exercise are my goals. However, I don't do much of either at the moment! I don't have the money for a gym membership. I don't have the money for expensive foods...
So, I'm just looking for suggestions on some things that I could integrate into my lifestyle to be healthier (and less flabby )
So far:
I replaced my usual breakfast of a sausage, egg, and cheese bagel with a bowl of Cheerios and 1% milk.
I usually skipped lunch, but lately I'm trying to eat fruit, or a tuna sandwich on whole grain bread (mixed with light ranch dressing )
For dinner, chicken breast, veggies (green beans, corn, whatever)... or sometimes just a pepper or a tomato (I feel dinner is late in the day... it's a bad tradition for dinner to be the biggest meal of the day!)
I replaced the majority of my beverage intake with water... the occasional soda or beer, but water is now the primary beverage... and lots of it.
I'm trying to walk more. I'm going to try to make it a point to walk at least a half hour every day. A friend of mine does that, and it's worked well for her.
Other forms of working out aren't great for me...I have bad wrists, so pushups hurt. I have a bad back, so situps hurt. I have bad knees, so running hurts. I suppose I could just deal with the pain and work through it (I have in the past) but I don't want to do any serious damage. I'd rather be fat with functioning joints!
So, there's my basic idea.
I could use suggestions on other ways to exercise, and more importantly, some more quick, cheap, healthy food ideas!
I want to change that. Time for a total lifestyle change
Eating right and regular exercise are my goals. However, I don't do much of either at the moment! I don't have the money for a gym membership. I don't have the money for expensive foods...
So, I'm just looking for suggestions on some things that I could integrate into my lifestyle to be healthier (and less flabby )
So far:
I replaced my usual breakfast of a sausage, egg, and cheese bagel with a bowl of Cheerios and 1% milk.
I usually skipped lunch, but lately I'm trying to eat fruit, or a tuna sandwich on whole grain bread (mixed with light ranch dressing )
For dinner, chicken breast, veggies (green beans, corn, whatever)... or sometimes just a pepper or a tomato (I feel dinner is late in the day... it's a bad tradition for dinner to be the biggest meal of the day!)
I replaced the majority of my beverage intake with water... the occasional soda or beer, but water is now the primary beverage... and lots of it.
I'm trying to walk more. I'm going to try to make it a point to walk at least a half hour every day. A friend of mine does that, and it's worked well for her.
Other forms of working out aren't great for me...I have bad wrists, so pushups hurt. I have a bad back, so situps hurt. I have bad knees, so running hurts. I suppose I could just deal with the pain and work through it (I have in the past) but I don't want to do any serious damage. I'd rather be fat with functioning joints!
So, there's my basic idea.
I could use suggestions on other ways to exercise, and more importantly, some more quick, cheap, healthy food ideas!
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