My name is Ann. Since these are my personal insights, they are “Annsights.” My hope is that my insights will ring true for someone else, making a positive difference in some small way in another’s life. Please return often. I’ll enjoy your company. With a personal goal of “Pursuing Lifelong Fitness” after going from a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Health’
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Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Caring for Mom, Health, Nutrition, tagged Blog, Blogging, Eldercare, Fitness, Gift Ideas, Good Attitude, Good Vibes, Health, Mourning, Nutrition, Trusera, Weightloss on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Interjecting the Veggie Tray into Weight Maintenance
Posted in Favorite Products, Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Diet, Dieting, Health, Losing weight, Maintaining Weight, Nutrition, Popcorn, Popping corn, Snacking, Snacks, Weightlos Weight loss on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whether planning to eat alone or socialize, buying a veggie tray with dip seems to be my current habit. In the past five weeks I have bought 6 veggie trays from Costco. When alone I run through a tray of 20 four-ounce veggie servings in a week. The ready-to-eat trays are a low-effort (however higher-priced) [...]
I Still Have to Manage Food Temptations
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Appetite, Diet, Dieting, Fit for Life, Food, Health, Losing weight, Nutrition, Owning Our Health, Temptations, Weightloss on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thurs., March 12, 2009 20:24:43 GMT Someday I hope that weight maintenance becomes much easier. I’m still not there yet. Loving the way I now look, does help, some. Truly wanting to be fit for life, is key. But still… When I go to my sister’s, I sometimes end up eating a huge bag of [...]
What My New Sports Heart Rate Monitor Says
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Exercise, Fit for Life, Fitness, Health, Heart Rate Monitor, HRM, Products, Sports on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sat., Jan. 10, 2009 01:11:08 GMT Yesterday I finally put on the sports heart rate monitor (HRM) I bought at a one-time deep discount at Costco last summer, right before Mom’s health took the final downward turn. (Ironically, Mom’s failing heart and ultimate death distracted me from my own HRM.) I haven’t slept in the [...]
Food Scales and Learning Portion Sizes Helped Me Lose
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Diet, Dieting, Fit for Life, Fitness, Food scales, Health, Lifestyle Change, Nutrition, Owning Our Health, Portion sizes on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wed. Jan. 7, 2009 19:46:45 GMT Learning about portion sizes was a huge eye opener to me, when I started losing my extra 40 pounds in 2007. When I finally purchased food (and postage) scales at Costco (available daily for less than $20 in the office supplies aisle), I truly began understanding how ignorant I [...]
Skinny Gals in the Gym
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Fit for Life, Fitness, Good Vibes, Gym, Health, Influences, Lifestyle Change, Losing weight, Motivation, Owning Our Health, Positive Attitude, Weightloss on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You see, today, I’m one of those skinny gals at the gym. But last year, I wasn’t. It bothers me that the person next to me doesn’t know my history, so may not be motivated, and may even be discouraged, working out next to me.
Echoing the Caregiving and Fitness We Observe Growing Up
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Family, Fit for Life, Fitness, Health, Influences, Motivation, Nutrition, Owning Own Health, Positive Attitude, Self Advocacy, Setting an Example, Weightloss on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 20:17:21 GMT Kids learn from their parents, throughout their lives. Kids of all ages observe. Many of us live our lives echoing the actions of our parents, as well as making sure we don’t make the same mistakes our parents did. It was all Mom’s fault, that I became so dedicated [...]
Keeping The Germs At Bay
Posted in Eldercare, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Eldercare, Germs, Health, Nursing Home, Nursing Homes, Preventing Illnesses on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, November 16, 2008 22:20:15 Each time I visited Mom at the nursing home, at some point I would open the bottom drawer, pull out the Clorox wipes, and spend several minutes wiping down areas in her room frequently touched by anyone. Don’t get me wrong: The nursing home was a clean one. The cleanest [...]
101: My Dieting Foods Include Tuna (On Sale!)
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Diet, Dieting, Fit for Life, Fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle Change, Losing weight, Nutrition, Weightloss on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, October 30, 2008 21:16:20 GMT Yesterday I stocked up on 3-ounce, single-serving packages of tuna in water at Big Lots: 50 cents each! (Sale price through November 1, with expiration dates ranging from 2010 to 2011.) That’s nearly an unheard of price for the convenient 90-calorie pouches. So, I bought some for me, and [...]
Almost Committing to a Size, Too Early (On Losing Weight and Shopping)
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ali, Diet, Dieting, Fit for Life, Fitness, Health, Lifestyle Change, Motivation, Shopping, The Biggest Loser, Weightloss on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, October 24, 2008 20:36:55 GMT Looking back, I am so glad I pushed ahead. I almost committed myself too early to a larger weight, because I really didn’t want to give up my entire wardrobe (so I told myself). Like many gals, I love my clothes, and through the years I invested a great [...]
