http://movetoportugal.org/10-days-of-health/ living simply and moving abroad Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:27:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://movetoportugal.org/10-days-of-health/#comment-1003 janelle Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:15:49 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=550#comment-1003 Well, I have been keeping a food diary for the past 3 months or so. This has helped me to lose about 1/2 the total amount of weight I really *need* to lose. I do count calories by reading the food labels or looking up items on calorieking.com or mindlesseating.org. The first month I gradually decreased my intake from a starting level of about 2000 calories to less than 1500, but it became obvious to me that is was not low enough. I am now averaging 1230kcal, but my biggest challenge is increasing my exercise. I do gardening, walk the dog and occasionally go to the gym, but from what I have read is that it generally takes an hour a day or more of exercise to keep the weight from coming back. Any ideas? I have a sedentary job and mostly sedentary hobbies like knitting or other crafts on the week ends. Janelle in Sacramento Well, I have been keeping a food diary for the past 3 months or so. This has helped me to lose about 1/2 the total amount of weight I really *need* to lose. I do count calories by reading the food labels or looking up items on calorieking.com or mindlesseating.org. The first month I gradually decreased my intake from a starting level of about 2000 calories to less than 1500, but it became obvious to me that is was not low enough. I am now averaging 1230kcal, but my biggest challenge is increasing my exercise. I do gardening, walk the dog and occasionally go to the gym, but from what I have read is that it generally takes an hour a day or more of exercise to keep the weight from coming back. Any ideas? I have a sedentary job and mostly sedentary hobbies like knitting or other crafts on the week ends.
Janelle in Sacramento

]]> http://movetoportugal.org/10-days-of-health/#comment-1002 Frugal Trenches Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:03:33 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=550#comment-1002 Can't wait to see your results!!! Can’t wait to see your results!!!

]]> http://movetoportugal.org/10-days-of-health/#comment-1001 Caroline Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:09:46 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=550#comment-1001 I'll join in too - fits in well with my aims to eat better and exercise. I'm going to start on Monday though! Best of luck x I’ll join in too – fits in well with my aims to eat better and exercise. I’m going to start on Monday though! Best of luck x

]]> http://movetoportugal.org/10-days-of-health/#comment-1000 Move to Portugal Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:32:42 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=550#comment-1000 thank you, all fixed now :) thank you, all fixed now

]]> http://movetoportugal.org/10-days-of-health/#comment-999 apieceofwood Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:14:06 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=550#comment-999 This link isn't working?? This link isn’t working??

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