Eden Lives Healthy-Wednesday 2/23/11 @ 8:00 EST

GOALS!

I want us to all have a goal every month. Most habits are formed in 21 days. This means we should take, at minimum, this amount of time to create healthy habits! What this will do is give everyone in the community something we all have in common. We can encourage each other on our pages. We can message with each other on other threads and see how we’re doing with the goal. Keep up with each other on other social networks (Twitter, Facebook); however you communicate with others outside the forum!

There are a couple of ideas I have for the goal for this month. One that I was thinking would be a great thing to start with as the goal is sleep. Sleep is how our body regenerates. It burns calories during sleep, it fights infection during sleep, it heals during sleep, it also helps us deal with subconscious issues psychologically. Any nutritionist, doctor, trainer, whoever, will tell you that getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night is going to be crucial to your health. So one goal could be to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, no excuses.

Another idea I had was water intake. Drinking a minimum of 64 ounces (1893 mL) of water every day is very important to every function your body performs. I mean every: from growing hair to going to the bathroom to moving your arms. If you aren’t getting enough water, all your systems break down. You end up putting on weight because your body tries to retain every bit of fluid you ingest.

So which of these two ideas interest you more? Or do you have something else you think would be better? less

You got it. When my mom woke up on Saturday, she would make these enormous meals and then freeze or can them. Then when I would get home from school during the week, I could just pop one open, heat and eat.

Another thing she did was to buy a juicer and make gallons of juice (different kinds), that could be frozen into pop-sickles. less

You got it. When my mom woke up on Saturday, she would make these enormous meals and then freeze or can them. Then when I would get home from school during the week, I could just pop one open, heat and eat.

Another thing she did was to buy a juicer and make gallons of juice (different kinds), that could be frozen into pop-sickles. less

GOALS!

I want us to all have a goal every month. Most habits are formed in 21 days. This means we should take, at minimum, this amount of time to create healthy habits! What this will do is give everyone in the community something we all have in common. We can encourage each other on our pages. We can message with each other on other threads and see how we’re doing with the goal. Keep up with each other on other social networks (Twitter, Facebook); however you communicate with others outside the forum!

There are a couple of ideas I have for the goal for this month. One that I was thinking would be a great thing to start with as the goal is sleep. Sleep is how our body regenerates. It burns calories during sleep, it fights infection during sleep, it heals during sleep, it also helps us deal with subconscious issues psychologically. Any nutritionist, doctor, trainer, whoever, will tell you that getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night is going to be crucial to your health. So one goal could be to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, no excuses.

Another idea I had was water intake. Drinking a minimum of 64 ounces (1893 mL) of water every day is very important to every function your body performs. I mean every: from growing hair to going to the bathroom to moving your arms. If you aren’t getting enough water, all your systems break down. You end up putting on weight because your body tries to retain every bit of fluid you ingest.

So which of these two ideas interest you more? Or do you have something else you think would be better? less

Great mom. I want a juicer when I was young we had one though I didn't like that my mom would make me drink every last drop of some spinach something juice and let my brother get way with leaving some.

But as soon as I get a table I want to get a juicer. I never thought about doing pop sickles. less

GOALS!

I want us to all have a goal every month. Most habits are formed in 21 days. This means we should take, at minimum, this amount of time to create healthy habits! What this will do is give everyone in the community something we all have in common. We can encourage each other on our pages. We can message with each other on other threads and see how we’re doing with the goal. Keep up with each other on other social networks (Twitter, Facebook); however you communicate with others outside the forum!

There are a couple of ideas I have for the goal for this month. One that I was thinking would be a great thing to start with as the goal is sleep. Sleep is how our body regenerates. It burns calories during sleep, it fights infection during sleep, it heals during sleep, it also helps us deal with subconscious issues psychologically. Any nutritionist, doctor, trainer, whoever, will tell you that getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night is going to be crucial to your health. So one goal could be to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, no excuses.

Another idea I had was water intake. Drinking a minimum of 64 ounces (1893 mL) of water every day is very important to every function your body performs. I mean every: from growing hair to going to the bathroom to moving your arms. If you aren’t getting enough water, all your systems break down. You end up putting on weight because your body tries to retain every bit of fluid you ingest.

So which of these two ideas interest you more? Or do you have something else you think would be better? less

GOALS!

I want us to all have a goal every month. Most habits are formed in 21 days. This means we should take, at minimum, this amount of time to create healthy habits! What this will do is give everyone in the community something we all have in common. We can encourage each other on our pages. We can message with each other on other threads and see how we’re doing with the goal. Keep up with each other on other social networks (Twitter, Facebook); however you communicate with others outside the forum!

There are a couple of ideas I have for the goal for this month. One that I was thinking would be a great thing to start with as the goal is sleep. Sleep is how our body regenerates. It burns calories during sleep, it fights infection during sleep, it heals during sleep, it also helps us deal with subconscious issues psychologically. Any nutritionist, doctor, trainer, whoever, will tell you that getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night is going to be crucial to your health. So one goal could be to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, no excuses.

Another idea I had was water intake. Drinking a minimum of 64 ounces (1893 mL) of water every day is very important to every function your body performs. I mean every: from growing hair to going to the bathroom to moving your arms. If you aren’t getting enough water, all your systems break down. You end up putting on weight because your body tries to retain every bit of fluid you ingest.

So which of these two ideas interest you more? Or do you have something else you think would be better? less

Great mom. I want a juicer when I was young we had one though I didn't like that my mom would make me drink every last drop of some spinach something juice and let my brother get way with leaving some.

But as soon as I get a table I want to get a juicer. I never thought about doing pop sickles. less

YW.

And I think eating healthy is the biggest reason it is hard for folks to lose weight- because I know that eating McD's (even the "healthy" stuff) on my way to class everyday isn't exactly helping me out.

I have noticed that I gained a couple pounds back once I started drinking pop again. Another irony- caffeine that makes you gain weight.


Has anyone ever heard of Phentermine? It is the drug that is in Alli, etc. My friend has actually been taking the Rx and said she is losing weight quick. It is hard because I am really starting to want to lose it and I have been looking around on the net for ways to help. less

I would avoid pills. Most of the weight lost while on them is water weight, initially, and you gain it all back when you stop taking it. Also, the stuff in Alli? It makes you shit orange grease stains when you eat too much fat. Loads of people who have taken it have had unpleasant 'accidents' when they thought they had to fart and they were out and about. less

Wrap Up!

Any other ideas you have for the club? Things you’d like to see happen?

I plan on creating a thread for us to share healthy recipes. A weekly thread will be dedicated to two categories: Healthy Living and Weight Loss where you could come and talk about how you’re doing, share successes, losses (of the good kind!). I will create a thread for tips on both healthy eating and fitness too. Anything else you’d like to see? less

Funny thing is I know like spinach and add to my eggs. I miss those juices.

Well go through phases of not being able to sleep. Last week I got some news about a family member getting a illness so I am back to not being able to sleep no matter how much I try (that is why I google what is good to help you sleep (got oatmeal what I thought was good for energy) I am not a fan of warm milk to me milk needs to be cold.

Water is something I have always struggle with either I force myself to drink a big bottle of it or I don't drink it. I know its good for me I need to start drinking it again.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom. So basically my hormones levels are not balance. And the symptoms are being overweight, having acne and a bit hairier that most girls ( I hate my arms) less