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Tuesday 27 March 2012

The link can be found at the website found below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQSzx0ofto

Ongoing Research Supporting my Real Life Experience



One of the researchers at McMaster sent me this link. WOW! I am so excited to be benefiting from the research that is taking place around the world and here at home.

I wish Dr. Mosley had worn a pedometer during the day!

Wednesday 21 March 2012

Bollywood!!!!

Wow! I tried Bollywood today and it looks a lot easier than it is. But isn't that true about everything! Years of practicing any activity makes a person able to do it with ease.

I am enjoying the new activities I am continually trying. And my stepping is going great! Monday 11,500, Tuesday, oops 8,500, today already at 10,000. I recall days just getting 7,000 steps was a challenge!

Someone told me today I look like I have lost weight. That could very well be but what is even better is that I FEEL GREAT!!!

I wonder what adventures I will get into over the weekend! I know that I won't be posting until Sunday or Monday so you can be sure I will have lots to tell!

Monday 19 March 2012

Monday, Monday...how could it be?

The Beatles sure had that right? How could it be Monday already? What fantastic weather we are having for the middle of March!

And what a fantastic weekend I had. I got more than 20,000 steps on Saturday and spent time visiting with a great friend. But when you stay awake until 3am talking, it is hard to wake up before noon...as we discovered! So Sunday was a very non-stepping day at only 2,500 steps.

That's okay though because I made some great healthy eating choices!

This week is going to be another fantastic week of weather and I plan on getting outdoors to walk a lot! And I have to start preparing for the conference!

Friday 16 March 2012

Weekend Plans

Well I managed to get some exercise in this week even though the time change really affects me!

Yesterday I got up to 9,531 steps...and I just couldn't get that extra 500!

Today is going to be a 10,000 step day and tomorrow and Sunday are going to be over 10,000 steps. How can I not get those steps in when we are having an early, early spring? Yahoo!

So last time I wrote I left everyone hanging about some exciting news that I had. Today I will reveal the news.

I am Winnipeg bound on May 2 to take part in the Annual Nutrition Forum put on by the Manitoba Milk Board. One of my favourite researchers from McMaster is the keynote speaker and there are other speakers and the topic is:

Losing the “weight”:Is our obsession with weight healthy?

Conventional wisdom says that weight is a good indicator of health and that if someone is overweight they are unhealthy. Furthermore the idea that people who are overweight should strive to achieve an ideal body weight is juxtaposed with the fact that diets don’t work.

Join Dr. Stuart Philips, Christal Levy, Dayle Hayes and Arlene Cristall for a provocative look at weight management and to explore alternative approaches to achieve and encourage healthier lifestyles at every age and stage.

Very exciting for me to be asked to speak at this conference about my journey! Research is important and it makes a difference in the life of Canadaians! I am very honoured to be living proof how a small change can make a HUGE difference! And I am so honoured to have been featured on the CBC! My joy has to be shared for those who have cheered me on, those I have met, those I haven't met, and those who have been inspired or touched by my story.

What's my message? Get a pedometer or ask me for one and I will send it to you. Take steps that count and in just 6 weeks you can improve your health just by walking!

Tuesday 13 March 2012

10,000 steps a day?

Hello Blog friends!

I have neglected my blogging for too long now! It is amazing what a difference wearing a pedometer has made in my life.

I am still human though and even though we had a GREAT winter, I still managed to get "off track" exercising less than I would have liked. The good news is that more often than not I managed to get 10,000+ steps a day! Now, the thought of walking for an hour, 2 hours or even 3 hours does not scare me...I know I can do it! And even better, my doctor keeps confirming that my health is great. I no longer need to worry about being pre-diabetic! My doctor told me that whatever I am doing, I should keep on doing it...and what am doing?

Trying to watch what I eat but honestly not as successfully as I would hope to be. And I wear my pedometer every day with the goal of getting to 10,000 steps. At least 3 times a week I reach this goal! And I feel great!

I am not sure that the weight will continue to come off. If I lose 25 pounds a year over the next 5 years then that is okay with me and according to a Kinesiology researcher I just met with, the type of weight loss where I lose 25 pounds a year is definitely sustainable and realistic!

I have more exciting news to tell but that will have to wait until the next blog!