Still trying to jump start my new athletic lifestyle. Not quite as easy as I had hoped it would be to carve out the pre-requisite time to take up a sport or just drop by the gym on a even a lame-o monthly basis.
And then Time magazine [I think it was Time] comes out with a cover story saying exercise really isn't pivotal to weight loss, especially long term weight loss. Ouch! That put a crimp in my plans. But it certainly explained a lot about some of the shapes and sizes of the amateur athletes I've known.
Still regular exercise is good for you. You simply have to think of it as having benefits that work from the inside, out, I guess. Regular exercise gives you energy, helps regulate blood pressure and blood sugar, boosts circulation, and helps you stave off the gloomies.
My faves are swimming and yoga, so for now that's what I will focus on. It should be easier now,too because I have been getting way more sleep lately. Way more.
For year we couldn't figure out what was up with our toddler. He rarely slept through the night and wasn't interested in talking. Turns out he had a milk allergy! He loves the stuff, but it doesn't love him. It didn't cause skin reactions, just insomnia, and crankiness. We cut out the milk and everything improved. His sleep. My husband's sleep. And now the little guy is seriously trying to talk. My ability to work at night uninterrupted has benefited as well. It's like night and day. Milk allergies are very common in toddlers but we had no idea. And I owe it all to his very astute, and observant pediatrician, Dr. Ruth Agwuna.
I have a food allergy myself - to sesame seeds - and I thought these things would always manifest as a skin reaction, or as anaphylaxis of some sort. I never thought it would turn up as sleeplessness.
Sleep: undisputably helps with weight loss.
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