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Two weeks from now I will be interviewed on a radio talk show to discuss the health steps I take. Many listeners are on a fitness path and that is not the reason for the interview. I am being interviewed because I am a grandma and model healthy behavior for my grandkids. For example, I walk 10,000 steps a day and track them with a pedometer.
On Sunday nights I cook a healthy dinner for my grandkids. They are aware of my efforts. In fact, when they saw a TV commercial for a high-fat product one exclaimed, "Grandma would never buy that!" I take other health steps, too, and made a list of them in preparation for the interview. Will you join me on the fitness path?
1. Walk every day and aim for 10,000 steps.
2. Track your steps with a pedometer and write the daily total on a calendar.
3. Find ways to add extra steps to your day, such as walking in place while waiting for coffee to brew.
4. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
5. Park your car at the rear of the lot and "hike" to stores.
6. Stretch to stay limber.
7. Grocery shop every other day for fresh produce.
8. Read all food labels, right down to the fine print.
9. Buy low-fat or fat-free milk and cheese.
10. Stock your freezer with healthy foods: skinless chicken breasts, talapia, bags of vegetables, calcium-fortified frozen orange juice, etc.
11. Cook with olive oil. (I use extra light.)
12. Make your own vinegar and oil salad dressing.
13. Add extra vegetables, such as grated carrots to meat loaf and spaghetti sauce.
14. Increase your vegetable intake by one third.
15. Decrease your meat intake by one third.
16. Eat fresh fruit for dessert.
17. Monitor your food portions. (A serving is the amount of food you choose to eat. A portion is a specific amount based on nutritional data.)
18. Get enough calcium: yogurt, fat-free milk, low-fat or fat-free cheese, broccoli and other green vegetables.
19. Instead of using high-salt, high-fat mixes, prepare meals from scratch.
20. Learn to make recipe swaps: fat-free milk for whole, egg substitute for eggs, applesauce for shortening, herbs for salt, whole wheat flour for white, Splenda instead of sugar or no sugar at all.
21. Drink water instead of soda pop.
22. Find other ways to recreate instead of eating.
23. If you go to a restaurant eat half your meal and take the rest home.
24. Stop eating the instant you feel full. (This takes practice.)
25. Give yourself credit for the health and wellness steps you are taking.
It is NEVER too late to make health changes. Grandparents are more important than ever and you can model healthy behavior for your grandkids. They will learn from you and you will feel better. That is what I call a win-win situation.
Copyright 2006 by Harriet Hodgson
http://www.healthwriter.blogspot.com Harriet Hodgson has been a freelance nonfiction writer for 28 years. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Her 24th book, "Smiling Through Your Tears: Anticipating Grief," written with Lois Krahn, MD, is available from http://www.amazon.com. A five-star review of the book is posted on Amazon. You will find another review on the American Hospice Foundation Web site under the "School Corner" heading. |
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