Given my type 1 diabetes, it would be a bit difficult for me to do this. I've increased my activity levels etc. but I have to be careful for obvious reasons when it comes to eating. Once my doctor gives me the OK, I'll participate.
larry At 10:10 AM 3/12/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Given the people on this list and their loved ones affected by various >medical issues which will require a lifestyle change, I want to show my >concern for their challenges in a meaningful way. > >I assume many of the CF-Community people are like me, spending a large >amount of time behind a computer each day, eating large portions of just >about anything that passes for food each day for lunch, and utterly >deficient when it comes to exercise. > >Given that it is the lenten season and I am supposed to be giving something >up anyway, I am going to work consciously to change my habits as a tribute >to those who have to change theirs. I am going to eat healthier and get more >exercise. Tonight when I get home I am going to lift some weights (I would >do cardio but I already walk half an hour each day as it is), for dinner I >am going to have a grilled chicken breast and some broccoli, and I am >probably going to just have a salad for lunch. Tomorrow I will repeat this >process, and will do so everyday until I feel I have really changed my ways. >And the snacks, the Famous Amos cookies my company provides developers for >free and somehow make their way to my desk each afternoon, nixed. > >That's my pledge, anyways. I don't really want to think about what my >arteries look like, or what they are going to look like in 10 years. With a >little determination, I am confident I can drop about 10-20 pounds in the >process. > >Anyone else up for such a challenge? I am sharing my thoughts in the hope >that some other people feel strong enough to want to make a change in their >lives. If that is the case, I will be willing to organize this effort and >put up a community Web site where we can all track our results, post tips / >links / other stuff. > >M > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
