Your Good-Health changes

[Tropo-Bob]

Now that I am retired, I am having a cup of green tea and a small handful of mixed nuts for morning and afternoon smoko.

At work, this would normally have been a can of coke and a chocolate bar.

So, one small step for me, one giant leap for my health! (Apologies, I could not resist that.)

Anybody else like to share little (or big) changes that they have made to their lifestyle to improve their health?

[ZeroID]

Porridge .... in the morning. Fibre, and heaps of other good stuff in it. Coffee is ok in moderation, has some other benefits apparently. Green tea is good as well. Nuts are good, have a mixture, I eat about a cup per day, cashews, brazils, almonds, pistachios, walnuts.
Vege's, the more the better, Brocoli, onions, capsicums, garlic, herbs. Nothing wrong with potatoes, carrots, celery. Cut the sugar and lower the salt. Small portions of any meat, good quality. 100 > 150 grams. Most fish are good, salmon, oily fish. Omega 3 & 6

It all adds up over time, variety and portion size. I am growing a proportion of our own vege's now, can't beat the taste and no sprays or other nasties to worry about.

[Merlin66]

As you "mature" health issues seem to appear.....
My wife has been diagnosed as Type 2 Diabetic - not related to weight or lifestyle - she's very active and never been obese.
She's managing to control it by - no sugar, no Carb diet.
I go along for the ride.....
(Gave up pipe smoking 10years, 5 months and 3 days ago - not that I'm counting!)

[multiweb]

I ride my bike so I can eat and drink what I like most within moderation and keep a healthy weight. Got a indoor rower for the rainy or cold days. Best thing I did was giving up smoking when I got in Australia. Three packets a day.

[ZeroID]

Worth reading
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4919054/The-truth-porridge-s-better-STATINS.html

[deanm]

Pah, Marc!
12 years ago, I quit smoking - rollies, 80 a day!!
That's about one every 12 minutes.
I put on 22 kg, but I'm getting close to having gotten rid of most of that....
Dean

[Astrophe]

The trouble with porridge, is that it's a cereal with lots of carbs and as you get older, carbs are a no-no.

For breakfast, I mash up a banana and add some blueberries, then add some tahini paste (ground sesame seeds), along with a couple of handfuls of walnuts....some Greek-style yoghurt, then add almond milk and Tasmanian Leatherwood organic honey to sweeten......yum, yum!:)

[ZeroID]

Read the article first, slow carbs, keeps you full, no hunger. Most of it is fibre actually.

But your breakfast sounds yummy anyway ...

[UniPol]

I recall when I was 40 (now nearly 67), my doctor took my blood pressure for the first time and I asked him why. He said, in general, that you can pretty well abuse your body up till then but your lifestyle between 40 and 60 will determine, to a large degree, your quality of life between 60 and 80 (after 80 must be a bonus?). Not sure how true it is but I gave smoking 27 years ago and have tried to be reasonably fit and healthy ever since. I also gave up 7 course meals ( a six pack and a pie), just joking. I've got a few ailments, nothing too serious, but it seems that they have been passed down through my grand father and father, can't escape what's in the genes.

[Astrophe]

Yeah....slow carbs is the go this week.....next week it will be either sidelined or even ridiculed. Best bet is to use your common sense. A balanced, well rounded breakfast is the way to go. Some carbs are OK, of course.

Best to avoid food fads, altogether.

[multiweb]

I tried rollies thinking I'd smoke less but became very efficient at rolling them and ended up buying more tobacco. :lol:

[PCH]

I learned how to cook tofu.

I discovered the best way was to throw it into the trash where it belongs and cook some steak instead ;)

[AndrewJ]

Dont you mean rapidly warm only the outer 2mm so it "looks cooked" then eat it??? ( covered with onions that have been slow cooked for 2 hrs at least, to keep it warm )

Andrew

[el_draco]

Lucky you made it to retirement with that gunk in your diet...:eyepop:

[el_draco]

My "smartest" achievement was that I stopped smoking, 34 years ago....
I went from 40 a day to zero, in ONE day because a gorgeous strawberry blond said she was not interested in kissing an "ash tray". ;)

I got to kiss her... but it didn't last. Still, I thank her to this day because I didn't go back to smoking... An early, early retirement present :rofl:

[bobson]

Very interesting: Dr Sarah Hallberg about type 2 diabetes

https://youtu.be/da1vvigy5tQ

[jeff65]

In recent times, I stopped alcohol for 6 months on doctor's advice - fatty liver. I never felt like I drank that much, maybe 15-20 standard drinks / week. Went from 84 kilos to 79 kilos. I've re-introduced the alcohol in January but only 2-3 standard drinks per week and I've continued to lose weight - another 3 kilos. I certainly feel much better, though it's at a price because I miss the red wine after dinner!

[gregbradley]

I agree, I have a bowl of organic porridge (from Finland!) almost every day. Its a great food and keeps you going for a long time.

Greg.

[ZeroID]

I chuck a small handful of Sultana's in and a spoonful of LSA ( Ground Linseed, Sunflower & Almond) in and use a nice natural full cream milk. Keeps me going till 10 am easy, I have breakfast at 5:30 am.