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Take care of yourself

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Johnny_Dangerously, Sep 11, 2003.

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  1. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Very nice, WV. Keep it up.

    What kind of clementines do you eat? I only get Ocean Spray because Del Monte suck: too many seeds and not that sweet. Ocean Spray clems have hardly any seeds. Makes for a much better eating experience.
     
    Songbird, Jan 15, 2007
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  2. wvsportswriter

    wvsportswriter Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Songbird: I bought a box of them from the produce section at the local Kroger -- not sure of the brand or if there even is one. But they are seedless and sweet and fantastic. Heck, I never had heard of a clementine (except for the "Oh my darling" variety) until I read your posts. So, I tried them, and I love them. So, thanks for introducing them to me.
     
    wvsportswriter, Jan 15, 2007
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  3. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    I love Clementines, but the oens in the stores around here have no color (the ones in the crates). So I'll just stick with tangerines I can pick out myself.
     
    imjustagirl2, Jan 15, 2007
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  4. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    This is how much of a warrioir I am. Today while reaching in this old wodden box made back in the Spanish-American War, I was attempting to pull out a specific handle to use while lifting. Instead, I pulled a splinter, that was halfway up and of course underneath my fingernail, out. It's still a little sore, but I was able to keep my grip. I'm a gamer.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jan 15, 2007
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  5. wvsportswriter

    wvsportswriter Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Day two...

    Breakfast: Two pieces of whole wheat toast with fat-free cream cheese and peanut butter (very thin layer of it), two hard-boiled eggs (no yolks), one clementine and a 16-ounce glass of water
    Snack: One apple, baby carrots (one serving), a handful of almonds and a 16-ounce glass of water
    Lunch: A small bowl of home-cooked pinto beans, a small piece of cornbread (no butter), two pieces of whole wheat bread and a 16-ounce glass of water
    Dinner: A quesadilla made with two whole wheat tortillas, a piece of grilled chicken, fat-free cream cheese, low-fat Cheddar/Monterey Jack blend and salsa and a 16-ounce glass of water
    Snack: One clementine with a 16-ounce glass of water
     
    wvsportswriter, Jan 16, 2007
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  6. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    wv--Is that enough for you? I'm hungry just reading it. You should be able to add another snack between lunch and dinner--if you go too long without eating you're going to start craving sweets mid-afternoon. Maybe a cold chicken breast, or a couple slices of turkey.....?
     
    21, Jan 16, 2007
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  7. wvsportswriter

    wvsportswriter Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    21: I have no idea. To be honest, I worried I was eating too much.
     
    wvsportswriter, Jan 16, 2007
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  8. Full of Shit

    Full of Shit Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Anybody have any tips about how to work out if you have asthma? I used to run 5 and 10k's and be able to control it, but not anymore. (The knees won't stand for running anymore, either.) And I need to take off some serious weight. I've only just recently succeeded in reforming my eating habits (so far so good, anyway), but the exercise -- especially cardio -- is a different matter.
     
    Full of Shit, Feb 2, 2007
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  9. FuerteJ

    FuerteJ Active Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    But you've got to be careful, especially when you're starting. Your bones and muscles are conditioned to that stress. You should take it easier when you begin, then ratchet it up. I believe, when running, the general rule of thumb is to not increase your output by more than 10% each week.

    To add what I'm doing|

    I went to the doctor in December and didn't get great results, though they weren't bad. I'm probably near 30 pounds or so overweight. So my goal, beginning in January when I got back from the bowl game, was to lose 20-25 pounds by mid-April or so.

    But I don't run, and eating right has never been easy for me since leaving the folks house after high school. Yet, by forcing myself to do it, it's becoming routine and fun, to boot.

    I'm eating healthier, to begin with. If I eat lunch, I go for a turkey sandwich (no mayo, only mustard) and some fruit. I snack on fruit throughout the day, or carrots. For dinner, when I'm not on the road, I'll have baked chicken (with Tony's for seasoning. I can't get rid of that), rice/couscous, veggies, and a salad most of the time. I drink mostly water, but will have a glass of orange juice and milk.

    EDIT: I've also cut out all fast food. If I'm in a rush and have stop, I'll stop at an Arby's and eat a market fresh sandwich, minus the cheese and mayo.

    And I'm running 4 to 5 times a week. There's a 5K course near my apartment that goes through a neighborhood and around a lake. The lake makes it beautiful and worth it to run. I've been finishing the 5K faster than 30 minutes lately, so I do more than a 5K, running until I hit at least 30 minutes. Because I'm still not totally in shape, I don't run the entire 3.1 miles. Instead, I'm doing it in intervals. I started by running 3 minutes, walking 2, 3 minutes walking, running 2. Now I'm up to running 7 minutes, walking 1, and so on. Next week I'll move up to running 8 minutes, walking 1, and so on.

    And since Jan. 6, I've lost 6 pounds, on pace to get close to, or even to, my goal. And sometime in mid or late April, I'm going to run a 10K.

    Anyways, just wanted to share. Getting healthy is hard, but worth it. And once it starts working, and you get positive results, there's not much better. To all who are trying to get in shape and get healthy, good luck.
     
    FuerteJ, Feb 8, 2007
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  10. FuerteJ

    FuerteJ Active Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Actually, I've always been told the opposite -- Do cardio before working out. Ask your trainer.
     
    FuerteJ, Feb 8, 2007
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  11. Idaho

    Idaho Active Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Took the bike out for a little spin around the block just a few minutes ago. Nothing serious, just 10 miles to shake the dust off the thing.

    Felt good, though.

    And it's sooooo different than the indoor stuff. After a couple of months on the spinning circuit, I'd forgotten how much more of a workout riding outdoors can be.
     
    Idaho, Feb 8, 2007
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

    Full, Asthma affects different people differently, so take this as just one person's experience. I didn't know I had asthma until I was in my mid 30s. I have always had trouble playing sports and running outdoors in the winter. It was occasionally miserable when I was younger and playing football. Cold air irritates my bronchial passage and makes it more difficult for me to breathe. As a result, I start producing more mucus and I end up coughin on every breathe in. The worst of it, though, is the inability to breathe. Every breath is tough and it makes me feel like I am going to break down in a coughing fit. In my long-standing philosophy of "A problem doesn't exist unless you know it exists," I never really thought it was that abnormal for some reason, because I had gotten used to coaches calling me a candy ass and I just toughed it out somehow without questioning whether I was having a harder time than others. That changed when I hit 33. I got the flu and it left me with a cough that I couldn't get rid of. I sounded like I had typhoid. Every breath in would cause me to cough uncontrollably. I couldn't sleep because of it and I was making everyone around me miserable, because it was an incredibly loud hacking cough. People would cross the street to get away from me. And the thing wouldn't go away. I went to a doctor who tried everything and finally had to give me prednisone (an oral steroid) which took more thant 2 weeks to finally beat the thing. It's also not good to take prednisone often, because it weakens your bones. The next year, the same thing happened. Cold, followed by loud cough that wouldn't go away, and I was in misery. Doctor tried everything except the steroid and then finally gave in. Two weeks, and the prednisone got rid of the cough, but he really didn't want me on it again. Skip ahead a year, and it happened again! This time the doctor sent me to a pulmanary doctor who examined me and said, "Do you know that you have asthma?" Sure enough I called my dad that night and told him, and he matter of factly said, "Yeah. They told us that when you were a baby." Gee, thanks for clueing me in dad. Once again, it took the oral steroid to get rid of the cough. My third time in three years.

    Anyhow, the whole time I had had that coughing problem, it is impossible to exercise without breaking down in coughing fits. The exercise sends my bronchial passage into hyperdrive and it starts producing way too much mucus and I choke on it and have trouble breathing. As a result, I try to avoid the flu or coughs at any cost now, because the cough always follows. I also have an inhaled steroid that I take preventatively, if I feel a cold coming on. It is advair and I find that it doesn't really do the trick, but it's better than nothing. I also exercise indoors way more often than I do outdoors. In the winter, I won't run outside, because I can't do it without having trouble breathing from the cold air. I play basketball saturday mornings, and even the time spent walking from my car to the gym we play in irritates my passages from the cold air and I sometimes have a little trouble breathing while I am playing ball indoors because of the time I had spent outdoors. But for the most part, if I exercise indoors I am OK. Do you find that too?
     
    The Big Ragu, Feb 8, 2007
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