RE: - exercise lately

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I'll let you know how my bf is doing. The good thing about the first phase

of p90 is the tapes are only 30 minutes or less. So anyone can do them.

Basically for him, the turning point was realizing he had no energy to spend

with kids or with me. And that we need him to be there for us. Also that p90

is male orientated. OK there is a female there as well, but the leader is a

man's man (not like or something) and teaches in a male

style. Also they are actually doable for someone in his condition. My bf

also has a rough job and wants to relax instead of working out but he is

always watching me workout (for 2 years almost every evening unless he goes

upstairs before I start) so he decided he can do it too. Hopefully your DH

will be inspired by you. And you might want to point out that P90 is only a

3 month program (of course you hope they will continue, but you don't have

to let him know that) My bf has only decided to go through the 90 days as

listed. I hope he will continue but who knows. 90 days is better than

nothing.

Food is a big deal for him too - he eats easily twice what I do and is

sedentary. Looking at a quick guide (from one of those lists) for him to

maintain his weight at a sedentary state he needs 2,600 and for me to

maintain I need 2,100 so twice as much is a bit much. He also will eat lunch

and dinner only, but 3 or 4 portions of each. Plus he is a snacker. I make

sure dinner is healthy. I'm not a world class chef or anything but I can

hold my own in the kitchen. To make things healthier I eat nothing with

prepared ingredients - so no canned soups or things like that. One of our

favorite quick and easy healthy meals is spaghetti - I keep vegetables

chopped and I just sauté them, add some chopped tomatoes and seasonings to

taste and serve over whole wheat pasta. We also use the vegetables for

stirfry, just add lowfat meat of choice. It is easier sometimes to grab a

frozen pizza or some fries and nuggets, but I try to avoid it unless I'm

really ill. We also don't keep high calorie food in the house. So when any

of get cravings we grab an apple or something similar instead of chips or

cookies.

- exercise lately

Hi ,

Rain always gets me down, too. I can handle a day or

two, but if it goes much longer I tend to lose all my

energy! I really belong in the southwest!

Good going for you and your BF! I hope he sticks with

it. My DH really needs to do something - he is in

about the same shape as your BF. He says he has " no

time " to exercise, but he does have time to watch TV,

play on the computer, etc. I try not to judge, I know

not everyone loves working out - but it is so

important for his health and energy levels - he even

comments about how awful he feels - tired all the

time, etc.. Granted, he does have a demanding job and

a demanding commute, but being fit would certainly

make some of this stuff a tiny bit easier! His eating

is fairly healthy, well, probably about 50/50 since on

the weekends he tends to think he can eat whatever he

wants, but the portions tend to be large and in

general, I think he (and his family) are just cursed

with sluggish metabolisms - so they just tend to gain

easily. His sister developed Type 2 diabetes already

and she is my age (38)! I hope my DD takes after me a

bit more in this area - I don't want to see her

struggle so much with her weight and all the health

issues that come with it - so far she seems to have my

body type - she is consistently 75% for height and

between 30-50% for weight. I'm fairly lucky with my

body type - I can overindulge but quickly trim down if

I'm " good " for a few days. I'm sure it is a combo of

both genetics and exercise. Still, I would like to do

better with my eating for my overall health (not to

mention not loving the pudgey feeling I get when I do

over do it!) Most of my eating issues are stress (I

tend to use food to " relax " or as a " reward " for

dealing with something tough) and lack of time (I'm

not a great cook or great at figuring out

quick/healthy meals) so I tend to grab " whatever " if

I'm starving and haven't had time to think it through.

I try to plan, but sometimes the plan falls apart.

Anyway, sorry to ramble! I do hope your BF sticks

with it. I thought about getting htat program for my

DH, but I don't want to unless he is really going to

use it! He has really poor flexibility, too.

Hang in there!

Hope you see some sun soon,

Donna

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