those pesky pounds

[winterbadger]

OK, I'm a bit fed up with my current state of health. So I'm going to try (again) and get into better shape.

More regular exercise: cycling and hiking for preference. More sleep. More fruits and vegetables. Somewhat less meat and dairy. A good bit less starch. Smaller portion sizes, overall. I think my good friend and companion alcohol needs to get cut back significantly, say by at least half. And, speaking of pointless calories, candy, pastry, etc. needs to be reduced to near zero. I need to get back in the habit of taking fibre supplements, and vitamins, and drinking more water.

I'd like to look better, but even if I got down to the weight that the (IMO) unrelistic BMI computer suggest, I would still be a big guy with wide shoulders and big hips. I'll still have my goofy face and my crooked teeth (orthodontia? no thanks--tried that once already, and boy was it a waste of money!) I'm not going to be hunky and handsome no matter what I do. :-) But I could be a lot healthier.

But it's going to take more planning, developing a more regular schedule so as to fix habits, and a bit more resolve.

So it is written; so let it be done. So say we all. :-)

EDIT: Oh, and a lot less fast food. I don't drink soda most of the time, so that's not to worry about. But I need to buy more things that I can cook quickly when I get home tired at the end of a long day, so I'm not tempted to just get a burger...

Comments

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

The BMI things are worse than uselss as they ignore body frame, if you're large boned or small boned the readings are weird, plus they assume all men are heftily built and all females slender and birdlike. Personally I'll be an amazon at any weight :) Being fit and healthy, eating a balanced diet as you plan and taking regular exercise is the key thing, good luck with it. Oh and try and swap out the soda for more water and fruit juices, the amount of sugar in that stuff is lethal, the sugar hit I get from a mouthful of coke if we eat out is *huge* as I don't normally drink it!

[winterbadger]

Being fit and healthy, eating a balanced diet as you plan and taking regular exercise is the key thing

I agree.

Oh and try and swap out the soda for more water and fruit juices

Oh, I drink soda a half dozen times a year, tops. I keep it around for friends, but unless my stomach is unsettled and needs something fizzy, I rarely drink any myself. When I get fast food I usually drink ice tea (unsweetened if I can get it--otherwise I'd rather just have water!)

Soda

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Good for you - it was the hardest thing for me to stop having and now I can't beleive how much I used to drink and just how bad it was for me, so I tend to be a bit evangelical about the stuff when people are trying to be healthier, it seems so innocuous even when you know intellectually how much sugar it's got.

Did I do the "drink plenty of water" thing at you yet? That's my other hobbyhorse... :)

Re: Soda

[winterbadger]

Yes. :-) I remarked at the time that it's a nuisance because then it wants to come out again, which amused you no end. :-)

Re: Soda

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

That's alright then :) Sorry, brain is fuzzy today.

[dativesingular.livejournal.com]

I would just like to say: yay sun salutation icon!!

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

*grin* is nifty for sure, feel free to borrow :)