Friday, November 9, 2012

Healthy Writer's Club

It's Healthy Writer's Club day, a Friday check-in to celebrate our successes with writing and staying healthy while writing. I didn't have much success, but I want to move my super lame last minute IWSG post down the stack a little. 


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All I can say is my daughter is a brilliant cook - by that, I don't mean lentils - I mean tarts and pastries and pies and other kinds of yumminess.  I might have overindulged in her treats last weekend.  I need to limit myself to one tiny bite next time. :)

I do have a goal for getting myself in shape.  Goals are good right?  My doctor is giving me six months to get my cholesterol down before he asks me to go on medication.  I know what to do, and I know it's time to do it.  It's time for oatmeal...yum?

As for writing, I'm taking it one word at a time.

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  1. You can do it!
    And that post wasn't lame.

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  2. I actually love oatmeal. Do your best, but cholesterol levels are mostly genetic and it's very difficult to fix them with diet alone.

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    1. Mine has proven to be self-induced. I got mine down from a much higher starting number with just diet and exercise about ten years ago.

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  3. My description of oatmeal in a story: it looks like dry cereal someone's already eaten and spit back into the bowl. Ick. But I did somewhat enjoy the Kashi apple oatmeal. It helped to get a little single container of applesauce and dump it in to make it extra apple-y.

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    1. I only like the 5 minute oatmeal because the consistency is not vomit-like. And I use a little less water - I don't like it to be gooey - and put frozen fruit on it when it's done and then put a lid on it for about 5 minutes so the fruit thaws out a little. Yummy.

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  4. Yay for oatmeal! :) Good luck with your healthy goals-- this time of year is hard to keep from eating those yummy treats!

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    1. My husband and I raked our back yard for about two hours and did it old school - no leaf blowers, no bag on a lawn mower.

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  5. One word at a time, one bite at a time. That's kind of a healthy writer/dieter attitude. :))

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  6. I'm more of a savoury girl, but if I have to eat a tart, I prefer milk tart or lemon meringue... mmm...
    Slow but steady, wins the race... and yes, one sit-up at a time! A bite-sized but achievable approach...

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    1. I just bought her a really great cookbook - I think I gained weight just reading through it. :/

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  7. oh, no! you can do it!! go for walks, you don't have to go all crazy and run or use the gym. p.s. i like my oatmeal with flavored sugar free creamer...yummy! good luck! new follower here -hi!

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    1. Thanks for the follow. I am very limited on how much I can walk - swimming is best for me.

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  8. I would never call that a lame post. Also, my husband had trouble getting his cholesterol under control. He is now on Vitamin D and that solved it. Go figure.

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  9. I think oatmeal is yummy. I changed by habits several years ago. I know feel better and work better as a consequence. Zoning out during workouts is often good for my WIPs, too.

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