Thread: Healthy Times

Originally Posted by Chico

now semi-retired time to up my game.

A perfect opportunity to incorporate 2 healthy exercise sessions per day into your daily routine. Morning walking/cycling/swimming (doesn't have to be based on pushing out personal records and triathlon training ), and afternoon gym (it doesn't have to be balls out powerlifting ) yoga/stretching would be very beneficial, sourcing good healthy ingredients and getting into food science would be interesting.

Originally Posted by Norton

Tasty stuff but like so many other tasty morsels best not to eat unless you want a high dose of nitrates.

Isn't there a difference between wet/dry smoke though, lots of benefits with the wet smoke, salmon, herrings, Mackerel.

Originally Posted by Edmond

A perfect opportunity to incorporate 2 healthy exercise sessions per day into your daily routine. Morning walking/cycling/swimming (doesn't have to be based on pushing out personal records and triathlon training ), and afternoon gym (it doesn't have to be balls out powerlifting ) yoga/stretching would be very beneficial, sourcing good healthy ingredients and getting into food science would be interesting.

Now Yoga your talking, used to do in Oz and very good for finding friends

Ye time to find the motivation

Found some lovely dates Yesterday in Makro at a good price to 2 for the price of one, but can't eat to many of them.

Originally Posted by Norton

Tasty stuff but like so many other tasty morsels best not to eat unless you want a high dose of nitrates.

‘Best not eat’? perhaps you mean ‘ Best not to eat often’?

Smoked fish is packed with health benefits but yes, the nitrates mean eating it more than once or twice a week is unwise.

Originally Posted by Chico

swimming/walking is a more pleasurable activity to me, and less strenuous on the body and very good for the lungs and heart and tones muscle and builds strength.

It is. I am not sure your age but the name of the game as we age is balance. My daily routine does not interfere with my daily fun, in fact some of it I do is fun. I swim, mountain bike ride, clip of 30 mins on treadmill watching NBA. I mix it up.

Then after I usually have property stuff to do which keeps me even more busy. I typically only eat 2 times a day. No bfast, glass of OJ or a fresh coconut from the tree. Large lunch and an early dinner and done. I track all my activities on my health app as reference. I use the galaxy watch 3 to keep it current. I like the week summary I get every Saturday. Give me an assessment on my activity level and my heart rate (High and low) plus estimated calories burned. I also do weights in the morning.

Again for me, I am not trying to be some buffed health freak. Just sustain myself and stay med free. Oh yeah. I also enjoy a good Bourbon knock or two most every night enjoying the sunset and end of a productive day. My GMa drank a knock of Bourbon almost every day until she passed at 98.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Again for me, I am not trying to be some buffed health freak. Just sustain myself and stay med free.

This is my motivation regarding medication if its possible, to become less dependent of the meds I'm taking now, I've fucked my own health up over the years, stopped alcohol over a year ago, and now its my smoking that's going to kill me if I don't stop.

I don't want to use any gadgets as I believe some people become to reliant on them, my GF is a prime example, constantly checking her health and being obsessed with food she eats.


Just had some nice steamed chicken with ginger, chilli and corriander, nice mixed salad baked jacket and a lemon and garlic dressing finished with a banana honey yoghurt drink and fresh passion fruits and satsumas.

The weight will be falling off you if you keep up eating so little, you can even afford to raid the fridge before bedtime on those subsistence rations.

Originally Posted by Chico

stopped alcohol over a year ago, and now its my smoking that's going to kill me if I don't stop.

The smoking aside from killing you will be your no1 hypertension problem.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

The weight will be falling off you if you keep up eating so little, you can even afford to raid the fridge

The meal was substantial the drink had four bananas in, shared of course. don't like to be hungry.

^ i don't think there is any danger of that

Originally Posted by Chico

Just had some nice steamed chicken with ginger, chilli and corriander, nice mixed salad baked jacket and a lemon and garlic dressing finished with a banana honey yoghurt drink and fresh passion fruits and satsumas.

Blimey.

You must have been stuffed.

Originally Posted by misskit

I’ve dropped 25 lbs, the statins, and the metformin over these 9 months.

Congrats Kit - i assume you dropped the meds under medical advice.

^ Yes. That was the goal.

Originally Posted by misskit

I’ve had high cholesterol for several years controlled by statins. Back in February, out of the blue, came a diabetes 2 diagnosis. Hadn’t even been close before but there it was.

Statins can cause many problems, and ye I choose to come off them myself.

and doing the same as you, blended fruits, and veggies.

A doctor friend of my brother told me to eat Blueberries and lemon grass tea, and ginger and garlic.

I did then got lazy and it all came back the pains in arms, shins and feet, now back on them, though blueberries over here are pretty expensive, so I'll be using the frozen ones.

Originally Posted by Chico

I will educate you

Originally Posted by Chico

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Now Yoga your talking

Excellent.

Originally Posted by Chico

walking and swimming is my limit

Yet you have a well-stocked gym . . . nothing in there to help you along?

Wee light n easy leg spinner before breaky.



A great healthy way to start the day.


The fried bacon, fried egg and beans fried in the bacon fat could of course be replaced with banana in vegan oatmeal with broccoli milk, or something, of course.

Originally Posted by misskit

I’ve dropped 25 lbs, the statins, and the metformin over these 9 months.

That, Misskit, is an achievement to be proud of.

Had some nice roasted garlic for breakfast, selection of Fruits,poached eggs and wilted greens

Dinner we went out early, had steamed fish wilted green some Papaya and came back and had a banana coconut and yoghurt smoothie.

Had my first falldown today bought Brooks beans,had to be done

Whole foods and movement are the pillars of healthy living. And I'm inclined to throw a little stretching and meditation too, for the bonce. Hard habit to get into though, especially the latter.

Originally Posted by Chico

Had some nice roasted garlic

Not another member of the roasted garlic brigade

Giving up the cigs is the biggest battle!

Had an hour cycling followed by a Ribeye and lots of antioxidant broccoli.

Nowt like some real roasted garlic, I was going to comment on your food, but I think The Mod may delete my comments seems they don't like my constructive criticism

Originally Posted by Chico

Nowt like some real roasted garlic, I was going to comment on your food, but I think The Mod may delete my comments seems they don't like my constructive criticism

Any constructive criticism of my culinary expertise is more than welcome

Ye the smoking is a very big challenge, and what's worse when I come to Thailand I always tend to smoke more.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Had an hour cycling followed by a Ribeye and lots of antioxidant broccoli.

Perfect!!!