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| Thu, 05-24-2007 - 9:52pm |
I was replying to a post from Angela, and this question came to mind.
I think most of us understand that what we are trying to do is not just 'lose weight' but trying to find our way to a 'healthy lifestyle'. But what does that mean to each of us?
What do you think your typical day or week will look like when you've mastered the 'healthy lifestyle' thing? How will it be similar to how you live now? How will it be different?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
SJ
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Look at you making me think so early in the morning.........LMAO!!
It has hit me square in the chest SJ in the last 48 hours, just like you said, it isn't about losing weight at all but sometimes I tend to lose sight of that. It is about being active. For me being active says it all. I am on the go more now than I have been in YEARS!! I like walking, I like walking through the neighborhood enjoying the sights, sounds, & especially the breezes. I just wish DH would either walk faster or let me go alone!! He is so scared I will have trouble breathing that he tags along whether he really wants to or not. THat is good in a way, it is getting him out and about, but he is soooooo slow. I naturally walk fast and when I am with him I have to really slow down a lot, and stop a lot for him to catch up. LOL
For me being healthy is not overeating to the point you want to puke (excuse the disgusting but it is true), and just enjoying your life without constantly worrying about whether or not the next movement is going to take you out for the count. I am so tired of worrying about doing fun things for fear of breathing difficulty. I JUST WANT TO ENJOY LIFE. And guess what I really am starting to. I am active again, okay maybe not as active as I was 8 yrs ago but active again. I can play for a few min with my kids without keeling over, okay maybe I have to wait til the evenign when the heat is dying down but I couldn't even do that last year. I even am walking without having any trouble breathing, going up a flight of stairs before I feel the effects. Okay so I can't do 2 or 3 flights yet but it will come.
THANK YOU so much for reminding me, it really ISN"T about weight but health & happiness!!
Angela
Very good question....
To me being healthy would mean going and playing frisbee with my family
I will finally have mastered my new attitude about the purpose of eating in general. I have always used food as a comfort tool. I focused on the sensations of eating - aroma, texture in my mouth, flavor, temperature. Even the sensation of swallowing the food was a comfort to me. Those sensations are gone within seconds, however, and then I always wanted to eat more to continue that comfort process.
Now I focus more on the sense of satisfaction I get AFTER the food has been swallowed. I ask myself if that satisfaction will be any different/greater if I swallow another bite of food (which will be gone in seconds again). I am realizing I can eat one cookie or ten cookies, but when it is all over the feeling afterwards is still the same.
I also am trying to change my attitude about exercise. I never want physical activity to be a punishment or chore. I want to view workouts as the actual reward - time for me that I'm not letting anyone or anything interfere with. So instead of looking at exercise as something I have to reward myself to do, I'm going to make exercise (me time) the reward itself for putting in extra time at work, helping the kids/DH with a big project, cooking a holiday meal for everyone else, etc.
I also agree that thin people do seem to make time for themselves with no excuses or feelings of guilt. I think they see exercise and time for themselves as a basic part of the day, just like brushing your teeth, laundry, dishes, etc.
KD
In my "perfect" world, i would get up an hour early to exercise every day, eat no junk food, and not be looking in to the fridge every hour when i am at home, and I would be able to handle those midnight cravings for chips n salsa.!
I'm a work in progress but I still have ALOT of work to do... LOL
Sara
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