Exercise and veggie-eating

[asterroc]

Just thought I'd update my continuing summer projects / resolutions. I've been quite good about the exercise.

Since I don't have classes Tues/Thurs, I exercise on those days (provided I'm not at work all day for meetings), and also on at least one weekend day, so at most I do 4 days/week, at least 1, and on average 2-3. Up till recently my routine was an hour-long bike ride down the rail trail. Now that the weather's getting nasty I'm borrowing a stationary bike stand and I instead spend a half hour stationary biking, doing calisthenics, and free weights. It's even more boring than biking outdoors, that I can spice up by listening to audio books, but I also need something to engage my eyes when indoors, so I'm still working on how to sufficiently entertain myself indoors. I've been trying things like watching a movie, reading a comic book, or watching T$ play video games. None quite satisfy me, but I think by alternating I can tolerate it well enough to keep doing it, and that's what matters.

The veggie thing's been slacking off. I'm finding it hard to come up with interesting vegetarian meals that I do not make in excessive quantities. Got any good vegetarian recipies for me?

Comments

[framefolly.livejournal.com]

Hmm...ideas:

Meat dishes with frozen tofu as substitute meat (get regular tofu, cut it up into slices that roughly match the other ingredients you might want to add later, and freeze. The process gives the tofu a nice texture that takes up sauce easily, and I find that some of my friends who claim they don't like tofu still like frozen tofu. Treat it like meat -- defrost and stir fry or stew or bake or whatever -- it can take it!)

Japanese curry :) . I tend to make it in excessive quantities, but then I freeze some containers and it's all good :) .

Kimchi-flavored stuff. It can stink up your fridge, but I like to have a little jar of kimchi for those nights when I'm lazy and it's cold. I can use the kimchi cabbage-sauce mixture as a base to taste, and then throw in whatever else I want to -- tofu, other veggies, in my case meat, etc.

Miso-flavored stuff.

Anyway, those are some ideas -- hope they help.

I REALLY admire your exercise stick-to-it-ness! I've got no willpower whatsoever, and I wish I did. You ROCK!

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

It took a bit of a health wake-up to convince me. Seriously, putting on enough weight in a year that some clothing doesn't fit, that's the first time I've ever done that. Increasing my weight by 7% in a year? Yeah, that's a bit of a shocker. That's what jerked me into starting the exercise.

What keeps me doing it is my mother - specifically the fact that she does NOT exercise, really needs to b/c of her Type 2 diabetes, and then LIES to me about it. You can never really control how someone else takes care of themselves, only how you yourself take care of yourself. Plus what right have I to criticize someone else if I can't do it myself? (Or even if I do, for that matter?)

I have to tell you, it's really fucking boring at times. And every time I exercise I feel drained after and ache in my muscles or joints for a day or two. I don't get those people who say they get "runner's high" or that the aching goes away - either they're exaggerating or my body's built entirely differently from most people. But it's something I know I've got to do. There's no way I'll be healthy when I'm 80 if I don't establish the habits now.