Posts by baboo4

amethystgirl: "we didn't evolve to wear shoes"

Okay, so we never used to wear shoes hundreds of years ago, but our feet have actually evolved around us WEARING shoes. We don't have Neanderthal feet anymore and neither are we societies that live in the jungle who have never worn shoes.

It does sound refreshing though for a change. I personally would kill my body by doing that - flat feet which make my ankles roll in which make my knees roll in which make my hips... yadda yadda.

I also hear that the cushioning of the shoes which absorbs impact not only projects your joins but protects your organs so that they're not bashing around inside you as harshly. Sorry, I'm too lazy to find a reference though. 

My family have been selling and fitting shoes for over 130 years and we have 4 shoe shops - we sell fitflops and the boot version (which i wear a lot). Apart from any toning benefits they may or may not have, they force you to walk from the hip and stand up straight with your shoulders back. Good posture cures a variety of ankle, knee, back and neck problems because if there is something wrong with your feet (or how you walk with them) it just creates a chain reaction upwards. Walking properly also gets you to use leg and butt muscles you may not have felt while normally strolling along lazily.

Wooden clogs have the same benefits, are dead cheap and don't look like orthopedic shoes.

"Is this common among many people with Aspergers syndrome?"

Well if you know he has it then SURELY you know the answer is yes! They always think they're right. Give him a piece of actual evidence - a medical essay or something. He'll probably change his mind then.

(ps. not being nasty about AS people, I just happen to be related to a lot of them.)

My mother maintains that you can fit all exercise into daily activities:

Walking from the hip and focusing on the muscles that are being used.

Walking up stairs 2 steps at a time.

Lifting from your legs and thighs and not your back.

Concentrating on using your shoulders or legs to push the lawnmower and not just strolling along letting it drive itself.

That's just a few - I think that's the best attitude to have because you can do it for a lifetime. She's mid-50's and I'm 20 yet I'm still envious of her body, haha.

My family just use it as a health supplement (we switch between seeds, hemp, flax, etc for the good fats) but I assure you, it does what it says on the packaging, right down to the unpleasant details! 

You don't need to squeeze it if you don't like it strong. I usually boil the kettle the minute I'm up, have my time in the bathroom and pour the water after. I just drink as much of it as I can while I'm doing everything else I need to do before I leave the house. I'm a university student so I NEVER leave myself time to mooch about before I have a class, but I do eat fruit and yogurt for a quick breakfast. Sometimes I only get through half a cup of the tea, but even that helps. 

Do you drink enough water and plain teas through the whole day? That could make a bigger difference in the long term.

I've been using moisturizer since I was about 15. I'm 20 now and started using night moisturizer and eye cream last year. My skin actually glows now, and I never get negative comments about how pale my skin is anymore.

I use the "Simple" cleansers/toners/moisturizers etc, just because they're, well, simple I guess haha. At our age the worst thing to do would be to be putting on a moisturizer with too many chemicals and stuff in it. 

Oh, and a really good once a week exfoliator to use it bicarbonate of soda. Cheap, no random chemicals in it and it's not too harsh on the skin. 

Original Post by la_discotheque:

Oh so many. Off the top of my head:

 

1. Food from the bin. Eurgh.

2. A whole jar of peanut butter

3. A whole jar of nutella

4. An out-of-date (by 2 months) coconut cake

5. A box of ready made icing

6. Tortilla wraps covered in butter

7. Whole tubs of hummu

8. A whole box of dry cereal

9. Spoonfuls of mayonnaise

10. Massive hunks of cheese.

 

Gross list. It's making me feel hungry though D:

This would have been my exact list, minus 4 & 9!

I also one had a whole packet of Rich Tea biscuits with pate on top. The combination of sweet and savory was vile!

I've just powered through the dreaded Swine Flu for just under 2weeks. Didn't take the vaccine because it shortens the symptoms by only a day and I was already going through the worst of it. I'm also not a fan of medicine or jabs. I even skipped the Mumps jab which was terrible, but at least my body fought it on its own. 

I cant even count on two hands how many people I know in Scotland who have had it and I don't know anyone (personally) who has suffered complications. To be honest, I know some people who regretted getting the vaccine because it brought on the symptoms straight after they took it. 

I'm pretty annoyed... I pride myself on never getting flu :(

I get it in my back and occasionally my chest too. Don't know why, but I guess it's punishment for abusing our bodies. Oops! I'd kind of like to find a real explanation too though...

Original Post by flashdance9:

How can you know if your body image is distorted

When you say something along the lines of, "i weigh 100lbs but am OBVIOUSLY  a lot flubbier then some of my friends who are thinner and weigh more."

I was actually jealous of the muscle tone in your arms/shoulders, so don't stress :)

The Implanon Implant. 

For 3 years:

No Period (maybe a bit of spotting for the first few weeks), no period pains, no forgetting to pop a pill.

I found it a godsend after trying a bunch of stuff that either made me feel like eating was going out of fashion, or made me emotional, or that didn't stop the body crippling pms that used to send me to hospital. 

I just made this for my lunch today:

http://caloriecount.about.com/curried-lentils -recipe-r254742

It's pretty much no fuss cooking - throw everything in and let it cook. Makes 4 servings so you can even chuck some in the freezer for some healthy ready meals. Oh, and it's very cheap as well as good for you! I use roughly chopped leeks instead of onions so that the texture and look of it is a bit more interesting. 

• Eat on a smaller plate. You will eat up to 22% less than usual. They confirmed this by giving one group of people a small tub of popcorn, and one group of large popcorn. They were asked to eat as much as they wanted. Both groups ate to their full and didn't finish their tubs. The group with the large tubs ate significantly more because the food was available, and they could not stop when they were full. 
• Our bodies are wired to seek out variety in food. So keep away from the buffets because it is in our nature to want lots of different things. You are likey to eat about 30% more compared to when your choice is more limited. This is because our ancestors enjoyed and looked for variety when there wasn't much food about. Their experiment included letting people help themselves to free sweets - one bowl all purple, the other bowl multi-coloured. The multi-coloured sweetie bowl was finished twice as quickly as the single coloured ones.

If you are still eating well and all the rest then it's probably going to be good for keeping you hydrated and helping your insides.

I love all these fancy herbal teas because they taste so nice. My mum is also a fan of using herbs to help a lot of ailments and I've become the same.

I think these 'detox' teas get a bad name because people think that they only need to drink the tea, or that it will help them lose weight. 

I switch between a cleanse tea, a clarity tea (I can't remember the brands) and different flavours of green tea. To be honest, I just drink them for variety, like changing what dinners you have each week, but any benefits from them are greatly received when I feel I need it. 

Being that you're 19, I think it's more about intuitive eating, rather than consuming yourself with numbers and calories. 

All of your meals and snacks look really filling. Maybe take time to understand the feelings of hunger a bit more. That PB sandwich could be swapped with an apple for a snack instead. Snack time doesn't have to be hefty, but just enough to ward off hunger until your next meal.

Also, while enjoying what you are eating and concentrating on the flavours and your fullness, you may not even need to finish the whole of a meal, just because it has been put in front of you. 

I think if you do all this it'll become habit and you won't need to worry about your weight because it will lower and sit at a place where your body feels comfiest/healthiest. 

Ps. if you are wanting to exercise, do it because it's fun and you will always want to do it. Maybe take up a sport instead of something like the gym?

Good luck whatever happens though!