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February 18, 2011

Good Eats

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness,Things I Love — gardener @ 10:37 am

This is one of my favorite sandwiches.  I made it a few weeks ago because I was craving one so bad. It’s generally something that I eat in the warmer months, but I had some grape tomatoes (something that tastes great year round), a little avocado and smoked chicken tha I needed to use, so I decided to whip one up.   I added  a little lot of black pepper and a smidge of stone-ground mustard and that was it.   Deeee-lish and healthy as well.

I mentioned earlier in the week that I’d started a new blog a while back about health-fitness and my journey to a healthier me.  I’ll be sharing that link again with y’all in the next couple of days.  I’m trying to come up with some sort of structure instead of randomly writing since it themed towards my health and losing weight, but I’m excited about being able to hold myself accountable in that way.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 9:32 am

I know I’ve mentioned that I’m back on track with my health and fitness routine as of this week. I’m pretty excited about it and am also feeling better knowing that I’m holding myself accountable by tracking my calories. I’m not back into the swing of things full-force with working out, but that’s coming. I’m putting together a plan and even considering a muscle building supplement to help me build lean muscle mass, which will in turn burn more calories allowing me to lose more fat. I’m still doing the research, but I’m looking forward to reaching my goal this year!

February 10, 2011

Signs of Spring

Filed under: Food for Thought,Health/ Fitness,Life — gardener @ 6:00 am

In spite of my new found resolve to get the rest of this weight off and also start treating my body the way it deserves to be treated, I’ve found that there has been something holding me back. I’ve given it a LOT of thought over the past week or so and when I say thought- I don’t mean fleeting thoughts here and there. I’ve really tried to get to the bottom of why I’ve made some of the choices I have, and quite honestly- I believe I’ve made some progress.

We’ve had some pretty grey days as of late- weather wise, so yesterday when the sun was shining I took advantage and got out in order to soak up some much needed Vitamin D, plus to test out my Nike + iPod. I used it once when we were on vacation to test it out, but really gave it a test yesterday. I’ll write more on that later- but I can see it becoming a source to challenge me to do more and to require more out of myself- and that’s something I need.

I’m looking really hard for signs of spring- but so far, aside from the occasional sunny day- I haven’t seen one. It’s coming though, because the groundhog says so.

January 30, 2011

Six Weeks is Just the Beginning

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 10:47 am

While I was walking through Wal-Mart one day, I came across a Biggest Loser book that has a six week plan to become a healthier- thinner you. I figured that there probably wasn’t much information in the book that I hadn’t already discovered in my own research, but I bought it anyway because it offered a six week long structured program and I thought it would be good to try.

I knew it would involve the healthy eating lifestyle that I’m used to, plus it would actually give me more structured work-outs, something I definitely need more of. I’ve started reading the book, but I haven’t started the program yet. I knew that it was getting close to ‘that time of the month’, so I decided to get past the jet lag and that time of the month before starting. It looks like that will be happening in the next couple of days, so I’d venture to say that within the next couple of weeks I’ll be jumping in with both feet.

I figure I can do anything for six weeks and it will give me the kick-start I need to continue with this journey to a better lifestyle and a thinner- healthier me. I know it will also do wonders for the stress factors and the hormones which seem to be raging more than not these days.

I’ll keep y’all posted and also share the link of the site where I’ll not only be sharing my progress, but also where I’ll be writing about my thoughts and any obstacles I encounter along the way.

January 27, 2011

Back on Track

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness,Holidays,Life — gardener @ 8:46 am

I think I mentioned before- but while I was home I really didn’t think much about eating healthy. Ok, I guess saying that isn’t exactly true. I did think about it, and there were often times that I even acted on it, but there were also times that I did not. Since the numbers on the scales didn’t change in those two months- I’d say that its obvious I maintained, but probably because I was doing more physical activity than I had been before I left.

Now that I’m home- I’m eating more balanced meals and skipping the processed stuff and even though I’m extremely jet lagged, I am feeling better. I haven’t started exercising a lot yet- but that day is coming as soon as the jet lag is gone and I actually can spend more than two hours without wanting to sleep.

Things are getting better with the jet lag- so I know I’m on the right track to getting through it.

I’m making small changes now before I start exercising, so that once I do begin again- it won’t be some huge shock to my system that I’m trying to do too much at once. I know better than that. Baby steps-

I did get some VERY cool running shoes and even though I’ve used them to walk, I can’t wait to start using them regularly- I think it will encourage me to walk and / or run more knowing that when I wear them that it’s connected to my iPhone and tracking my progress.

I do have a blog for this journey- that I’ll begin writing in regularly once I fully get into the swing of things. You’ll be welcome to follow me there and join in the journey if you like-

More on that in days to come.

Interesting Thought

Filed under: Food for Thought,Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 8:00 am

A few days ago I was browsing a book that I bought while at home and it was talking about how many more healthcare jobs there are out there because of the fact that so many of us are living unhealthy lifestyles. I don’t remember the exact statistics, but the risk groups we put ourselves in simply by being overweight is astounding to me. I have to wonder if we all decided to stop eating processed foods what kind of difference it would make in our lives and in our general health and visits to the doctor because of medical issues?

What do you think?

January 15, 2011

Time..

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness,Life — gardener @ 9:50 am

Since I know that my body really needs it and because I know I should be and really feel better when I do- I’ve been eating a lot better the last couple of days (since I got sick). I know there is probably some relation to the fact that my eating has been less than healthy (to say the least) and the fact that I keep getting sick, so I’m trying to turn that around.

I’ve also really been reading a lot about different health problems related to the ‘junk’ we (myself included) put in our bodies and I really know that it’s not the way I want to live my life. It doesn’t mean that I’ll never eat something rich and calorie laden again because I’d be lying to you and to myself to say that- but I think it’s time I start actually ‘thinking’ about my food again instead of being so unconscious in all that’s around me.

I ask myself time and time again- why we do this to ourselves.

January 14, 2011

Get Healthy

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 11:22 am

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I started feeling bad a few days ago and I can’t help but wonder if there’s something that I’m doing that is lowering my immune system. Diddy seems to think I’m not getting enough rest, and yet I think it’s mostly because of the fact that the weather seems to be on a rampage. One day it’s cold and the next it’s not.

It seems like everywhere I look, someone is either sick, been sick or feeling like they are getting sick. I’ve been around those people so maybe it’s just being passed around. I’m not sure but what I do know is that I want to get healthy and stay healthy.

That’s One Way to Do It

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 11:19 am

In spite of my efforts to start eating better and working out, I think the one thing that’s helping more than the top 10 diet pills or anything else is the fact that I’m not feeling well at the moment. I did manage to eat some oats this morning, but aside from drinking green tea and eating soup, I haven’t had much of an appetite. I guess there are definite benefits to not feeling well, especially if it shows up as a loss on the scales.

Green Tea

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 11:16 am

I found myself feeling under the weather (yet again) and have decided that for some reason I don’t have much of a stomach right now for coffee. Instead, I’ve been drinking more green tea than usual and even though I don’t really notice any type of difference in the way I feel, I know that overall the antioxidants are good for me. I’m hoping that it will cut the time of this little cold – sinus infection in half or at least shorten it somehow.

What do you do when you find yourself struggling with a cold?

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