Encouraging healthy choices -support thread

[Very Happy Jan]

Have a great trip Meagan. Take care of yourself.

[Penji]

I'm trying really hard to get my boys (5 and nearly 3) to stop wanting so many processed bars (milo bars, lcms, etc.) so have started making them myself since getting tmx. Trouble is, the won't eat anything homemade. And they can tell - I've even tried making them when they are not home and putting them in commercial packaging, but the 5 yo still says "no, you made this - I don't like it." Charming hey! I think they are so addicted to the crap I used to let them eat that they will not eat the home made stuff.

[Cuilidh]

Persevere, Penji.  If they want the sweet snacks badly enough they'll come around to good home made alternatives and, when their taste buds adapt to the home made treats they will not crave the additives in the commercial cr**.  You will have to be strong when you are shopping with them, though, and not let them talk you into buying the sweets off the shelves (and especially those placed at child height whilst you wait at the check out)

[Tasty]

Bump

I'd like to start eating healthier foods and slowly make small changes that i can hopefully keep at in the long run. I might have another go at cyndino'meara's healthy weight loss as last time christmas got in the way.

[Meagan]

I haven't forgotten about this thread lol. My knee is still not 100% so I am doing a 20 min stretch ab and upper body work out in the mornings but am unable to do high cardio stuff until given the all clear with my knee. So I am trying to watch portion sizes etc.

[faffa_70]

Meagan I didn't realise you were still having problems with it. That's over 12 months now, must be driving you crazy!

[dede]

Meagan I know what it's like to have a long term problem like your knee. I have had Achilles tendonitis in my left foot for almost 2.5 years after I did a 10 klm walk/run, and because of limping for so long I now have tendinitis in the right Achilles as well for the last 6 months. Fun. I have been to physio, specialist and paid top dollar for the best shoes but no relief as yet. I'm booked in to see a surgeon in march which I had to wait 6 months for an appointment. I have a feeling that they won't do anything and I will have to just put up with it as is or until I rupture the tendon (I hope that dosnt happen)
Have you had anything done to your knee Meagan?

[cookie1]

Gosh Meagan that isn't good.  I've come to realise knees are not fun to hurt. DD still doesn't have full use of hers from her fall ages ago and of course the doctor won't sign off on it until she does.
I do hope yours comes good eventually Meagan.

[Meagan]

Yes I had an arthroscopy last year after the conference in Dubai. But it kept swelling/filling with fluid which made bending it really hard as the joint was tight. I had a drain and cortisone injection before christmas and then another injection in Jan. I have to wait now until the start of March to see if it swells again. If I start doing exercise that involves my knee now then the Dr can't tell if it is the exercise or just any underlying problem that is making it swell. it is pretty frustrating as I had decided to work really hard at dropping some kgs last year but wasn't able to do the hard yards. I have lost a bit but need to up the calorie burning to lose more.