Hard To Stay on Track - But Won't Give Up!

This past week has been extremely difficult again trying to stay on track. My mother continues to make food that I cannot eat and if I don't eat what she makes she gets all upset. Then my sister was here too and we went out to eat a couple of times at a "home style" cooking restaurant and also a tea room. Many of the foods that are not good for me. Especially my IBS. Today I bought some things I can eat and will make at my moms for the three of us. She is not too thrilled, but I told her I wanted to cook for her too. Hopefully she will like what I make.

I have been able to take walks in between the rainy days. If it's a rainy day then we walk inside a mall or store. Otherwise we enjoy the beautiful scenery as we walk around my mom's or our campground.

I appreciate your prayers and encouragement to stay focused. Thank you so much.

Fitness Friday Update

I have not posted in a couple of weeks.

I am still on vacation. It is very hard to stay on "track" while at my mother's. I am watching my portion control. I am walking, almost every day. Unfortunately, we have had rain for three days now. I did have my mom take me to a mall yesterday for me to walk. My IBS has been acting up because I am not able to eat organic foods. I have been doing the cooking the past three days which has helped.

The walk has been about a 1/3 of a mile... half of which is uphill. I could walk further I believe if it were not for my right hip and left foot. Pray I can find a pedometer (is that what it's called?) so I can measure my walks.

I am praying this rain stops soon or maybe we should build an ark! LOL! I'm a little tired of the rain and dampness.

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Great Dining Out Guides

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Whether you are going on vacation like, or just wanting to go out to eat, here are a few sites that might help you decide where to go and what to order.

Want to Watch Calories When Dining Out?Tips for Eating Smart

Watching calories while eating out? The good news is in today's restaurants you have plenty of options! Here are a few tips from the National Restaurant Association on how to make the most of your dining-out experience.By Sheila Weiss, R.D. to continue with this article please click here: http://www.restaurant.org/dineout/nutrition.cfm

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http://www.healthydiningfinder.com/learnmore/default.asp

http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html

http://www.fastfoodbook.com/

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Healthy Fast Food
Guide to Making the Healthiest Fast Food Choices

To continue with this article click here:http://www.helpguide.org/life/fast_food_nutrition.htm

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Nutritional information from popular fast food restaurants
Burger King (PDF)
McDonald’s (PDF) – no specific information
Wendy’s (PDF)
KFC (PDF)
Taco Bell (PDF) – particularly hard to read
Panera (PDF) – 7 pages - hard to read
Chipotle (PDF)
Au Bon Pain
Food With Integrity – More information on how Chipotle is working to improve their food qu

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Fast FoodNutrition Pages
McDonald's
Wendy's
Taco Bell
Subway
Burger King
Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Arby's
Jack in the Box
Starbucks

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More Resources• American Dietetic Association• American Heart Association diet and nutrition information• FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network• Fruits and Veggies More Matters promoting fruits and vegetables• Healthy Dining Finder• International Food Information Council• Nutrition.gov• Shaping America's Health• USDA and its Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Fitness Friday 2

Your assignment this week is twofold. Ready?

Part 1: Tell us how you sneak exercise in when you can't "get to the gym" or "the treadmill is broken" or whatever. What do you do at work/around the house/etc. to move more?

Unfortunately living in the city of Phoenix, AZ we have quite a few "bad ozone" days when they urge people with asthma to stay inside. So on the days I cannot get out to walk or swim I try to walk around in our little apartment, or walk in place while watching TV.

Part 2: Let us know how your week went. Let us know your goals for next week. Not your long-term goals, just your goals for next week.:

This week has been very stressful due to my step father passing away. So I did not loose any weight. But I did not gain either... yeah!

My goal for next week... walk or swim at least 5 days next week. Loose 2 lbs. Get back to writing my food journal and log everything.

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