MENA diet/exercise thread

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

How do Mexicans ever diet?

But seriously, I think depriving yourself will slow you down in the long run. Go for Mexican! Just make a healthy choice. It's the spices that make Mexican food tasty, not the gobs of cheese and sourcream!

Chicken tacos on corn tortillas are suprisingly not that bad if you get them the traditional way.

When I go to a tex mex type place i always go for a fajita type of thing and i dont add any sour cream or cheese and i try to go easy on the tortillas - ie no more than two. i will partake in the guacamole tho - healthy fats!

All of these are good suggestions. I was thinking maybe a taco salad?

Well I went to the Gym with my friend, Erin, and I did the elypticals for 30 mins and then I focused on lower body weights. I kept looking around for her for an hour wondering where is she? Is there another part of the gym I don't know about? Turns out she was in the trainer box the entire hour talking about food instead of working out. She asked me to go tomorrow but it would be really late and it's just cardio which I am covering in the morning with my cousin. I told her I'll pass and see her on Thursday. I have to judge how sore I'm going to be tomorrow. One more funny thing I noted about this gym. There is no scale to measure your weight in the ladies locker room.

Now I really want ice cream!

taco salad prob ok if you dont eat the shell - whatever you do DONT eat that oily shell! and no cheese, sour cream, dressing etc. just eat the veggies and meat inside. great job on your workout!

maybe we should type in our workouts each day to inspire each other?

I don't know about you but that was my plan. Come here and report what I did.

For my reward Mom and I are going to the $1 movie later! Whoot!

[amal 4]

...um yes, I'd like one of ur taco salads plz with meat , lettuce, and maters only.. OH and can u put that on a plate instead of in that bowl.... and I'd like an unsweetened iced tea but without the tea plz and if it isn't too much trouble.. can u cut the tips off the forks and make them more of a spork length plz.

[Nasturtium 500]

taco salad prob ok if you dont eat the shell - whatever you do DONT eat that oily shell! and no cheese, sour cream, dressing etc. just eat the veggies and meat inside. great job on your workout!

maybe we should type in our workouts each day to inspire each other?

Ammar had guac and sour cream for the first time yesterday. Awww. he didn't like either one which is great, as I don't either.

I have been trying to walk 2 miles each day on the new treadmill and do some ab exercises. I don't know what i'll do for today other than abs. Stepped on broken glass and my toe won't stop bleeding. I figure I need to not work on it for a while.

[sereia 0]

i've given up on the "diet". i've decided to only eat fresh things like fruit, veggies, lean meats, and very minimal bread/pasta. no processed anything.

[Nasturtium 500]

i've given up on the "diet". i've decided to only eat fresh things like fruit, veggies, lean meats, and very minimal bread/pasta. no processed anything.

That's what I am doing. I'm at work now, though, and we have free unlimited soda and a whole lotta naughty stuff like chips, etc. in the break room. Work is baaad.

[sereia 0]

stay away from soda! argh!!! i did drink guava juice today though. *slaps self i love juice but its soooo bad!

[Nasturtium 500]

stay away from soda! argh!!! i did drink guava juice today though. *slaps self i love juice but its soooo bad!

LOL! I am sipping on soda right now. I decided for sure no soda at home anymore. Maybe one at work. i know it should be NONE.

[sereia 0]

well is it at least diet???

[amal 4]

diet has no calories and I heard that if u drink 2 cans full of water PER 1 can of soda that it washes out the bad stuff... interesting way to think about it aye?

[Nasturtium 500]

well is it at least diet???

LOL! Ummm no. I do have that option though. I selected the soda next to the diet one. Think that counts?

I know it doesn't.

I need tio figure out something else to eat though. I meant to make hummus and bring it with my home made pitas, but a friend came over and borrowed my wheelbarrow and talked/took seeds-- got behind.

Maybe, just maybe, in the next couple of mornings I am going to score an heirloom Okra from Africa. Someone at work offered me the seeds. Heard it is really a good flavor and not so slimy.

diet has no calories and I heard that if u drink 2 cans full of water PER 1 can of soda that it washes out the bad stuff... interesting way to think about it aye?

Well, 2 glasses of H2O per 1 can soda does help to rehydrate you, but it doesn't really negate the full effect of the soda.. for me I get sick when I have aspartame or the like so I end up feeling rotten if I drink diet.

[sereia 0]

non slimy okra would be a good thing...

[Nasturtium 500]

non slimy okra would be a good thing...

Well, as you know the smaller you pick it the less slimy it is-- and supposedly this one is way less slimy in the small pod stage. I love ti for texture, flaor, and appearance-- i love the way the cross sections look in soups, etc.

[chaishai 1]

How do Mexicans ever diet?

But seriously, I think depriving yourself will slow you down in the long run. Go for Mexican! Just make a healthy choice. It's the spices that make Mexican food tasty, not the gobs of cheese and sourcream!

Chicken tacos on corn tortillas are suprisingly not that bad if you get them the traditional way.

When I go to a tex mex type place i always go for a fajita type of thing and i dont add any sour cream or cheese and i try to go easy on the tortillas - ie no more than two. i will partake in the guacamole tho - healthy fats!

All of these are good suggestions. I was thinking maybe a taco salad?

Well I went to the Gym with my friend, Erin, and I did the elypticals for 30 mins and then I focused on lower body weights. I kept looking around for her for an hour wondering where is she? Is there another part of the gym I don't know about? Turns out she was in the trainer box the entire hour talking about food instead of working out. She asked me to go tomorrow but it would be really late and it's just cardio which I am covering in the morning with my cousin. I told her I'll pass and see her on Thursday. I have to judge how sore I'm going to be tomorrow. One more funny thing I noted about this gym. There is no scale to measure your weight in the ladies locker room.

Now I really want ice cream!

taco salad prob ok if you dont eat the shell - whatever you do DONT eat that oily shell! and no cheese, sour cream, dressing etc. just eat the veggies and meat inside. great job on your workout!

maybe we should type in our workouts each day to inspire each other?

I don't know about you but that was my plan. Come here and report what I did.

For my reward Mom and I are going to the $1 movie later! Whoot!

OK - yesterday I did 55 mins of circuit training with a focus on glutes and 20 mins on the treadmill - but i did the treadmill hard so i actually burned 250 calories vs the normal 200 i would burn for 20 mins. Food wise was OK except I did have dessert and a caramel machiato from starbucks during the day.

today is going to be difficult i hope i manage to squeeze in a workout. thurs and fri i will workout for sure. today i REALLY want to get one in.

i've given up on the "diet". i've decided to only eat fresh things like fruit, veggies, lean meats, and very minimal bread/pasta. no processed anything.

thats what i do - i dont cut out any food groups like carbs etc i just try, as much as possible to eat lots of fruits and veggies and lean proteins and nothing processed.

diet has no calories and I heard that if u drink 2 cans full of water PER 1 can of soda that it washes out the bad stuff... interesting way to think about it aye?

but think if you had three waters instead of that one soda how much bad stuff you can flush out!! i feel like diet soda is the devil. i actually would rather have regular than diet - i read they proved the diet soda makes you more hungry. i feel like it is just drinking chemicals ugh.

[Jenn! 918]

Ok, I like the idea of recording our workouts here.

Yesterday, I did 20 minutes on the treadmill followed by my upper body weight routine. I've also amped up my ab workout - I'm gonna do that every day I can.

Today I only have 45 minutes, so I think I'm gonna do 35 minutes on the treadmill and then my ab work.

I can't work out on Thursday - I wonder if I should do 2 workouts on Friday.

[doodlebugg 10]

Yesterday I got up to go to the bathroom approximately 9 times here at work. The bathroom is approx 90 feet from my desk. That's 810 feet. Also, I walked to the front door to get the shuttle to get to the back pkg lot where my car is. That is about a 900 foot walk and since I did it coming into work that's 1800 feet. Not counting all of the other steps I took I'd say in total I at LEAST walked 2610 feet or 1.7 miles.

I also had a huge cardio workout whose name cannot be mentioned

I *am* going to ease into the idea of dieting so that come Tuesday I'll be in full swing. This weekend I plan on walking with the hubster on the beach for at least 2 miles a day. I will also replace my bagel with peanut butter in the morning with one slice of whole wheat toast with blueberry jam on top.