Holiday Temptation

Here comes Valentine's Day and more temptation to eat too much and all the wrong things.  Why do people keep tempting me with unhealthy food?  Valentine's Day should be about your heart and keeping it healthy instead of eating all the wrong things such as steak, baked potatoes with butter and sour cream, desserts and candy.  Ask your better half to support your desire to eat healthy and take you for a walk or ice skating.  Treat him or her to a massage would be great. That's the best way to say "I Love You." 

Lost Blackberry

Have you ever lost your phone.  It is very frustrating.  Well, I lost mine yesterday.  I'm thinking where did I put that thing?  Did I lay it down in the refrigerator, throw it in the trash? I looked everywhere.  Retraced my steps.  You see, I was out of town in a motel.  the only place I'd been was in the lobby area to eat breakfast and the exercise room. 

Asked at the front desk. No phone.  They called the number and it went straight to voice mail.  Whoever had it had turned it off or it had gone dead.  But I thought it was fully charged so I really thought someone had found it and just turned it off and kept it.

Went back to the room, emptied everything out.  No phone.  Emailed my husband at his meeting.  He didn't have it.

Went downstairs to the fitness center again.  The staff was having a meeting right in the middle of the hallway and the manager asked if anyone found a blackberry.  Someone had.  She found it in the fitness center and had put it in her office.  I'm so happy it was found but why didn't she just turn it in to the front desk?  It would have saved me a lot of anxiety.

I promise I'm going to get back to my healthy living tips. Or maybe this is one! When you travel, use the fitness center. Thirty minutes on the elliptical machine is a great workout. Just make sure your cell phone is in a pocket where it won't fall out!   

Thanksgiving-Famine or Feast

Why does it have to be either one?  Take the middle ground. Most of us tend to overeat during the holidays. Last year, I didn't have any problem with overeating. The heart attack was still fresh on my mind.  I didn't even eat one of my Mother's fresh baked yeast biscuits because I know they are made with solid artery clogging shortening. 

This is my tip for Thanksgiving.  Enjoy the food.  So much of eating is a mind game.  Decide what you are gong to eat and how much ahead of time.  Take small portions.  Eat slowly and savour every bite. Make the smaller portions last a long time.

After the meal, talk someone into going with you on a walk if the weather is good.  Even if it isn't so good, bundle up. Or get out the Wii and bowl.  Plan this ahead of time and stick to your plan.

Remember so much of eating is a mind game.
 

Exercise

Exercise was one of the changes I made in my life.  Lack of it was one thing I feel like contributed to the heart attack.  Thisis also one of the hardest things for me to do consistently. 

Cardiac rehab got me started back in the exercise habit.  My goal is to exercise for 150 minutes per week.  My main exercise is walking.  I walk fast and almost run at times. Hiking is easy and fun for me but I have to talk my husband into going with me. 

I'm not saying the exercise is easy.  It isn't.  It's easier to procrastinate.   I still struggle on how to make it less of a requirement and more fun.