Mike- coolness. am truly honored if my tale influenced this at all. BTW, my office has a frig and a microwave. I will be able to bring healthy and tasty stuff with me.
Re: walking - are you walking at a fast-enough pace to get into your target heart range? The rough formula is 220 - age = Maximum heart rate, do not exceed. Moderate exercise = 65% to 70% of MHR. E.g., if someone were 30 years old, MHR would be 190, target approx. 125 - 135. While "just walking" is good, if it's slower than this, you don't get the cardio benefits. Swinging your arms when you walk ups the pulse a bit. Along with the grilled chicken breast, consider grilled fish, esp. varieties high in Omega-3 e.g. salmon. And with the salad, check the fat content of the dressing. And, check the fiber and sodium content on the labels. Good luck, and here's hoping you have many healthy years!! -Ben At 10:10 AM 3/12/03 -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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
