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Maybe it's a British thing? There was a woman on the Great British Bake Off (Val, I think) who walked in place while she was baking. It was a bit of a topic of discussion on the show.We've gotten very interested in watching Dr. Chatterjee's (UK) approach to instilling life changing habits to improve health.
I heard him on a recent Dr. Hyman podcast. https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/09/02/podcast-ep133/. He gave a simple suggestion of attaching a new "wannabe" habit to one that already exists, like making coffee. I have put my hand weights in the kitchen and now while my coffee is brewing/draining I do a routine of stretches, weights, squats and countertop push offs. He has a video to demonstrate some kitchen exercises: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/n...e-shows-easy-five-minute-workout-kitchen.html
After 46 pounds off this year I wanted to try and maintain the weight a few weeks before losing more. Twofold to learn how to and to give my skin time to catch up. This week did the plan and added another fuel, protein and veggie each day. I figured that was around 400-500 calories. This week went up 1/2 lb. My first week not losing. No doubt it is water weight gain as yesterday was a salty day, salmon, cheese and pickles. Yum. I am happy how I look and now, much less then I weigh according to my doctor but do want to lose more, that internal fat.Jack LaLanne always had exercises for moms to get some movement in during the day without taking a lot of time. My mom watched him and did some of the exercises while we were playing.
In the book, Dr. A's Habits of Health, Dr. Andersen talks a great deal about movement and even standing while on the phone to keep that from being a sit-down activity. Lots of tips.
I am hoping to maintain my loss for the next year, going to be very cautious and mindful of what I eat, and if I do that, I will be okay for the rest of my life.
I do believe stress and not enough sleep was part of the culprit of my heart episode. Then the medicine my body didn’t like put me over the edge. Also I had stopped taking my vitamin b12 as my last blood test showed it was slightly elevated, doctors orders. What she didn’t take into affect was I had just taken it before the blood test so it would be elevated. I was off it about 2 weeks when I notice my old sluggish symptoms were coming back. Low b12 can cause a fast heart rate. I am now taking it again and it makes a huge difference in me how I feel.We've gotten very interested in watching Dr. Chatterjee's (UK) approach to instilling life changing habits to improve health.
I heard him on a recent Dr. Hyman podcast. https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/09/02/podcast-ep133/. He gave a simple suggestion of attaching a new "wannabe" habit to one that already exists, like making coffee. I have put my hand weights in the kitchen and now while my coffee is brewing/draining I do a routine of stretches, weights, squats and countertop push offs. He has a video to demonstrate some kitchen exercises: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/n...e-shows-easy-five-minute-workout-kitchen.html
Searching for more info about him I found he had a docuseries on BBC "Doctor in the House". We've watched all 7 episodes on YouTube. Here's a start:
If you do watch these and want to see an update on Nicola (fibromyalgia patient) she was on one of his podcasts 3 years after the show: https://drchatterjee.com/what-chronic-illness-taught-me-with-nicola-singleton/
With regard to Panini's recent heart episode. . . I've had extra electrical pathways for most of my life. Had an ablation years ago. Maybe it helped but I'm not sure as I still get the occasional racing heartbeat. It's especially apparent if I haven't slept well, dehydrated, stressed. While listening to a Dr. Chatterjee podcast this other doctor talks about how he has dealt with it: https://drchatterjee.com/episode-4-food-medicine-dr-rupy-aujla/. He starts the discussion around 9:46 into the podcast.
The first time I lost weight I kept it off for several years. But I wasn't "okay". A bunch of stuff happened and I started gaining it back. Gained it all, plus more. The second time around (after a few years of being overweight) I lost more slowly, got to a more maintainable weight and I've kept it off for 18 years now.Jack LaLanne always had exercises for moms to get some movement in during the day without taking a lot of time. My mom watched him and did some of the exercises while we were playing.
In the book, Dr. A's Habits of Health, Dr. Andersen talks a great deal about movement and even standing while on the phone to keep that from being a sit-down activity. Lots of tips.
I am hoping to maintain my loss for the next year, going to be very cautious and mindful of what I eat, and if I do that, I will be okay for the rest of my life.
Yay! Success! This is going to be me. I have yo-yo dieted for years. At 65, this is my last "diet."The first time I lost weight I kept it off for several years. But I wasn't "okay". A bunch of stuff happened and I started gaining it back. Gained it all, plus more. The second time around (after a few years of being overweight) I lost more slowly, got to a more maintainable weight and I've kept it off for 18 years now.
I do believe stress and not enough sleep was part of the culprit of my heart episode. Then the medicine my body didn’t like put me over the edge. Also I had stopped taking my vitamin b12 as my last blood test showed it was slightly elevated, doctors orders. What she didn’t take into affect was I had just taken it before the blood test so it would be elevated. I was off it about 2 weeks when I notice my old sluggish symptoms were coming back. Low b12 can cause a fast heart rate. I am now taking it again and it makes a huge difference in me how I feel.
I am so busy now with the move. I will watch the dr. once settled. I am sure I will learn a bit.
The brand integrative Therapeutics b-12 active cherry flavored chewable tables have been great for me. I let them slowly dissolve under my tongue. A natural doctor told me about them years ago.That’s interesting because I’ve also been prescribed B12 shots. Gotta confess that I’m not regular taking my supplements. I give the B12 injections to myself and it took me months to get my head around that.
I think supplement routines work synergetic with each other. I’m not good “reading” my body reactions when they’re good but I’m really good at noticing the bad reactions. So when they’re good I don’t make the connection between taking a supplement and having a good day.
I’ll try to be more aware.
I found Dr. A’s book on hoopla. Now i can compare his plan with what I’ve been reading and listening to from Dr. Hyman and Chatterjee’s websites
Dr. A's Habits of Health? Or another one?We went for a long walk. Im now into chapter 5 (1:40 mins of 6 hr. book) and so far he’s gone over what’s wrong with our “sick care” medical system. Same news as other docs. Im still waiting to get to his “lifestyle plan”.
Dr. A's Habits of Health? Or another one?
The key is eating six times a day, keeping the body fueled constantly. It's about the biggest difference I see in this program vs. the others.
I have a friend who is eating only one meal a day to lose weight. I told her to eat six times a day, small meals of 100 calories for at least four of them. She looked at me like I lost my mind.
Imo there are so many lose weight plans that for some that could be the problem. They follow each exactly, it becomes too restrictive, they go off and the cycle is repeated over and over looking for the magic formula.
It really comes down to finding a plan that you can tweak within reason and live with that works for you.
This was always me. Just grabbing my fuelings every couple of hours is easy enough to keep me going until goal. The ease of the program made me stick with it.Imo there are so many lose weight plans that for some that could be the problem. They follow each exactly, it becomes too restrictive, they go off and the cycle is repeated over and over looking for the magic formula.
It really comes down to finding a plan that you can tweak within reason and live with that works for you.
Congratulation on getting to goal. You can try maintenance and then later decide if you want to lose more.This was always me. Just grabbing my fuelings every couple of hours is easy enough to keep me going until goal. The ease of the program made me stick with it.
I am at goal, actually, and I am thinking of going down another 10 pounds to get to that lower body fat. I am unsure, however, because I feel so good where I am. I am definitely hesitant to move to different foods for my fuelings. I put off my next order and will hopefully not even follow through with that one. I really am not wanting to continue with the precribed foods. I am tired of the bars, especially after trying the Built Bars, and I am disappointed that the pancake is no longer an option. I bought Birch Benders pancake mix to use after my three boxes are gone.
I do worry that I am going to be unprepared with foods on the list in the book. I am so used to grabbing something from the cupboard.
Rick can lose weight on Keto. He and I did the diet together, and I lost 12 pounds, he lost so much weight, the doctor said he was under what he should be. I was so jealous. I can lose a little on Keto, but then I get to a plateau and don't stick with it. I am really awful at following something that requires me to find stuff in the refrigerator to fix. That has always been me.Started keto diet when I got back from Orlando and packed on the poolside beer and bbq Weight. I haven’t had access to a gym since Mine is still closed in NYC. I’m down 24 pounds. Hoping to start some at home stuff on Monday (been extremely lazy). If I can do another. 20 by November I’ll be at my lowest in 10 years.
Keep a protein bar in your purse, so you don't get the hungries while out and about. Pure Protein bars are supposed to be good but lots of calories in those. I used to like the Atkins bars, too.After egg, kale, onion, garlic breakfast I walked to church garden (50 mins.). DH was already there with friend. We all chatted and DH helped me harvest. I had a brief thought about lunch as we were pulling onto the driveway. Looked at the clock and it was 3 hours from the breakfast.
I'm experimenting with a smoothie. I put about Tbsp. coconut manna in it to see if it will stick with me longer than 2 hours.