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Originally Posted by SugarMama  You sound very knowledgeable, do you know this from experience or training? If I pm you my email address can you send me some info? I don't have any restrictions. Thanks! |
I am an RN and a personal fitness trainer and nutrition specialist. I've done this for the last 20+ years (certified aerobics in '85, so that's a good idea of how long it's been
). I was a competitive triathlete for many many years, having competed in 5 Ironman championship tris and when I had to stop doing triathlons due to a foot problem, started focusing on physique competition and fitness competitions and the workouts and nutrition. I was a cardiac care nurse forever and ran my own independent cardiac rehab where I lived (overseen by a cardiologist of course), so I am familiar with medical and physical limitations. This is my passion and the thing that makes me happiest is when people can change their lives and feel better about themselves, along with being healthier. It's not easy for ANYONE, and that's the God's honest truth. Some people make it look easy, and it might be a little easier if it's something you do all the time, but it's still an effort and it's still hard sometimes to find the motivation to do it!
Why don't you start a sort of a group effort/support type of thing here? You could have a separate forum for it and people could check in daily with their journals and how they did with their nutrition/exercise. There's nothing like motivation, feedback and knowing that other people are doing the same thing, plus, it gives you a little accountability.
My first suggestion is (and I KNOW..it's a PIA, but it really DOES work, even when you're used to eating the right things....I find when I stop for quite awhile, it's so much easier to ignore some of the things you're putting into your mouth if you don't have to have it written down
)..but keep a food journal. Just get a piece of paper if nothing else...write down what you eat, how much of it you eat and the time of day that you eat it.
You can find tons of information and keep your own journal which will almost automatically input the calories for each thing you eat (this DOES get simpler the more you use it) and you can see at the end of the day how you've done as far as fats, calories and nutrients go.....it does take some time and planning initially, but within a week or so, it seriously is easy breezy. And it makes you THINK about what you're doing and what's going on! PM me and I'll share this info with you. Sorry, but I can't think of the sites off the top of my head and I have them bookmarked on my other computer, so I need to go get online on it
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