Sue's Healthy Lifestyle

Walking Around the Block

Today was not so cold out so after doing a good round of situps and pushups, off my stairs. Thank hubby for the good advice here. Makes it easier than trying to do them on my knees or full blown version, yet!

I braved the Canadian winter and took Skyla around the block. She is a really strong lab and loves to pull, so I had to devise a way so that she was not pulling me over in the snow. I ended up putting her leash across my shoulder blades so if she pulled I used my arm as a lever and shortened the leash. It was a tough hour and hard going but we made it around the 4.5 km back home for a nice bowl of Butternut squash and sweet potato soup.

Not sure who is going to be more sore, my shoulders or Skyla! Skyla is three now and if I don’t conquer her pulling when we walk it will be impossbile to do so in the future.

I am feeling really good right now and my stomach muscles are sore so that must be a good sign.

Calories burned for 60 minutes of walking with the dog 332.

Sue

photo credit: AMagill

Crazy Week

Not sure where this week went but another Friday is here and it is a long weekend here in Canada, with Thanksgiving on Monday. I lost 2lbs this week and managed to get my walks in for all four days. It felt wonderful to walk again and the funny thing is I actually missed the walks, I figured I would even walk in the rain if I had too as long as it wasn’t pouring!

I added my stair climbing in too this week and have made it up to 60 times. Matt, my son, is showing me how to do proper sit ups and leg raises so I can attach my stomach area, I really want to lose the inches there!

Food wise I am trying to stay around 1200 calories and allow myself a bit more on the weekend if I need it. But am trying not to go over. I just made some Chowder with Scallops for dinner and this was very low in calories too. Monday we will have our Turkey and I plan on making lots of veggies, especially red cabbage and will watch the potatoes. I want to make an apple pie and use phyllo dough for the pastry so again this will help with the calories too.

Anyway off for my herbal tea with my husband.

Sue
Crazy Week

Tomato Soup – Low Calorie

Well our tomato season is pretty much over and we had a frost warning the other evening, so it was time to pick all the tomatoes that were left on the vines. Some were getting soft so I decided to whip up a batch of home made soup. It has such few calories that you can eat lots of it without worrying, plus being chock full of vegetables you are getting more than your daily requirements. You can have a cup whenever you get the munchies without feeling guilty.

Sue’s Tomato Soup Recipe

Left over tomatoes, at least 10, chopped into quarters
3 stalks of celery
2 onions, chopped
10 cloves of garlic
2 medium carrots, chopped
Place the tomatoes with about 1 cup of water in a pot and cook until soft and falling apart.
If you don’t have a hand mixer to puree the tomatoes, just strain through a fine sieve to remove the seeds and skin.
Then add the onions, chopped garlic, celery and carrots and cook until soft.
Add seasonings to your liking. I use fresh basil, Italian herbs, salt and pepper.
Once soft puree with your hand mixer or put into a blender.
Heat back through and your soup is ready to serve.

Sue
Tomato Soup – Low Calorie

Change in the Weather

Well we made it into October and the weather turned cold, windy and rainy. It was too windy to ride the bike the past couple of days, so I took to doing exercise on my home made step and with my exercise ball. Figured any movements are better than nothing.

I have been keeping a food journal and keeping to 1200 calories a day. I watched the Biggest Loser this week which gave me some continued motivation, I just think I need to add more in the exercise department but am not sure what. Don’t want to spend money on anything so have to make up some kind of routine to give me a good work out and burn more calories.

Am feeling like I am coming down with the flu or a cold, so hope not as with my asthma it is not a good combination. So am not exercising tonight and will just keep warm and relax with my husband on the couch!

Sue
Change in the Weather
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Two Days In

Well I am two days in and have been doing my exercises the best that I can. They are definitely hard to do and I try to push myself but also do not want to rip a muscle or anything. My goal right now is just to get into a routine and then develop the exercises more as I go.

Once home for the day I let the dogs run and do laps running and walking for about 25mins, so we have all had our exercises. For dinner, this week I don’t have to cook for anyone but myself, which is actually a blessing. So I am sticking to stir frys with a ton of veggies. Berries are bountiful right now and I am mixing, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries with low fat yogurt for a healthy mid morning snack. Lunch is a pita bread with turkey breast and cucumber. I am aiming for 1500 calories or under.

I am feeling good about what I have done so far and want to continue to improve as I go, plus add more of the exercises. It is hard just to try and do a push up on my knees!! Let alone lying down and standing up in a row, I got to six at my best point so far.

For sure I have a long way to go, but am looking forward to it. This time it is a challenge I will beat!

Til next time.

Sue
Two Days In