I am eating oatmeal for breakfast, as I've found low sugar versions that don't take long to cook up. They just don't last very long in my tummy, so I get hungry earlier. So I usually go for eggs if I have the time to cook them.
I am taking Omega 3 pills, high strength versions twice a day, which is what flax-seed is good for providing. I also take a combo niacin/statin drug at very high doses, which is annoying for the hot flashes I am getting more often. Both are working well to control my levels, but I don't want to be on these higher doses the rest of my life. Exercise is the one thing my doctor agrees I need to do more of, as well as the healthy food that I am pretty much on autopilot eating (tho' I still need more vegies). Once I get the exercise to autopilot levels, we can work on weaning me from the high dose meds.
And yeah, my doctor is one of those that does meds. Tho at least he also prescribes healthy eating as the base plan.
As to the recumbent bike; now that's a plan I can get behind. I just have to find room for one around here, which means cleaning up a space by my bookshelves.
You can find recumbant bikes on Craig's List. If you can afford it, I personally recommend buying one new from some place like Sears. Try them all out and get what feels comfortable under your tush. I love riding on the recumbant bike, but I do occasionally run into a machine that sits against my lumbar wrong or my ass fall asleep in the seat.
And yes... they do rock. :) Nothing like being comfortably supported enough to read or watch TV while working off calories and making your heart work.
Even better for me... after a few monhts on one of those, I was able to start using a treadmill _and_ jog. I can't tell you how good that felt.
Thank you for your suggestions.
I am eating oatmeal for breakfast, as I've found low sugar versions that don't take long to cook up. They just don't last very long in my tummy, so I get hungry earlier. So I usually go for eggs if I have the time to cook them.
I am taking Omega 3 pills, high strength versions twice a day, which is what flax-seed is good for providing. I also take a combo niacin/statin drug at very high doses, which is annoying for the hot flashes I am getting more often. Both are working well to control my levels, but I don't want to be on these higher doses the rest of my life. Exercise is the one thing my doctor agrees I need to do more of, as well as the healthy food that I am pretty much on autopilot eating (tho' I still need more vegies). Once I get the exercise to autopilot levels, we can work on weaning me from the high dose meds.
And yeah, my doctor is one of those that does meds. Tho at least he also prescribes healthy eating as the base plan.
As to the recumbent bike; now that's a plan I can get behind. I just have to find room for one around here, which means cleaning up a space by my bookshelves.
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And yes... they do rock. :) Nothing like being comfortably supported enough to read or watch TV while working off calories and making your heart work.
Even better for me... after a few monhts on one of those, I was able to start using a treadmill _and_ jog. I can't tell you how good that felt.
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