Good source of information about fiber-rich foods
You may have noticed that weight loss badge in the sidebar - it’s from myfitnesspal.com, where I’m tracking my diet. I am seeing that I eat too little fiber, so I went on a hunt for a list of fiber-rich foods. Found a good one with a couple dozen foods that you’ll find in a grocery store:
The full chart and article explaining it is at WHFoods.
Tags: diet, fiber, fitness, food journal, tipsLifehacker has some great tips to enjoy exercise
Lifehack published an article recently titled “13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercise“. It has some solid idea, things I used to do but I’m not doing right now. It might be time to take a look at things that worked for me in the past and start replicating them.
Here’s Lifehacker’s tips:
- Make it a Habit
- Get a Partner
- Tune Your Challenge Level
- Set Goals
- Get Past Your Comfort Zone
- Experiment
- Music
- Short Workouts
- Daily Challenges
- Reward Showing Up, Not Weight Loss
- Make Exercise Your Stress Relief
- Record Improvements
- Make Time
Check out the original post, there’s some good stuff there.
Tags: exercise, tipsHow do we diet during the holidays?
iVillage UK has some common sense diet tips. We all know a lot of these, but it doesn’t hurt to review from time to time, especially a few weeks into a diet when focus and discipline begin to wane:
- Plan Ahead (I’m not doing a good job with this.)
- Choose wisely
- Drink a glass of water
- Sugar free gum (I’ve not tried this - has anyone tried gum? Perhaps just to have that chewing sensation?)
- Stock up on dried fruits (You favorites?)
- Out of sight, out of mind
- Watch the alcohol
- Be ruthless
- Make your own
- Don’t waste calories
Really, these are great tips as you head into the holiday season - Halloween, Thanksgiving, and all of those Christmas parties. Planning and discipline will be the key to getting all of us through this time.
Tags: diet, fitness, tipsDo dieting couples lose more weight?
WFTV in Orlando recently did a story about this. The premise is that couples provide support and accountability to each other. In the case of my wife and I, when we diet together we usually just cheat together, a sort of co-dependent thing. Doesn’t work for us. But, they provide some tips for dieting couples:
- Grocery shop together
- Re-think old recipes
- Don’t be afraid to eat other
- Don’t compete
- Make exercise fun
What is your experience? Except for Ellen, of course, with her beanpole husband… 
Gadgets for tracking exercise
I like to take time to read through Matt Cutts’ blog. Not for diet and exercise tips, but because Matt is the guy that heads up Google’s search algorithm team. But, Matt posted a glowing review of an Omron Pedometer, so I thought I’d give it a mention.
What tools do you use in your daily exercise?
I use the AllSportsGPS for my cell phone. I have the Sanyo Katana, which is a slim design, and carry it in my pocket or wrapped between two wristbands. The margin of error continues to improve, and has always been better than any other manner of route measuring with the exception of the measuring wheels used in road races. I love it for the freedom I get - I can walk anywhere I want and know exactly how far I’ve gone. Good stuff, and if your phone is enabled for this product, I can recommend it.
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