Finances and a Happy Heart

The news is blooming with my favorite topics, health and finance. Perhaps, the financial crisis is driving some of the analysis around financial health? I came across an article today about how financial stress can translate into health distress.

How the Financial Crisis Could Break Your Heart, Literally on Health.com

In honor of being healthy I managed to eat pretty well today and made myself walk on the treadmill at the hotel gym (tiny) and do some yoga back in my room.

Debt and Weight Loss

Today, I found an article that describes the similarities between weight loss and getting rid of debt. My two favorite news items to read involve health and money (followed closely by jewelry and energy industry news), so I was very excited to come across an article that combined both topics!

The author of the article says that changing both debt and weight require a conscious lifestyle change, belief, and forming good habits.


Weight loss and debt seem to be two top-of-the-mind problems for most Americans. Perhaps, treating both issues in a similar way and attacking both at once may work for people.

Walking!

I found another article on one of my favorite exercise activities: walking! This is an interesting article on how to use walking for weight loss - with a few tips to spice up your walks.

Fitbit - A New Fitness Gadget!

The hubby, who knows my love of fitness gadgets like the Nike+ Ipod Sensor, found the Fitbit!

It is not out yet, but I am tempted to pre-order one. It can measure the calories you burn all day, including while you sleep.

Skinniest Counties

I found a ranking of the skinniest counties in the US! I may have mentioned my interest in obesity broken out by geography in a previous post.

What surprised me the most about this list is that I have lived in 3 of the 25 skinniest counties and would not have guessed that!

CNNMoney.com Best Places to Live - Skinniest

Keeping a Record

I was very good last week, landing very close to my target. Journaling definitely keeps me in line. I will update this post later to put in the food I consumed and the exercise, but must grab some zzz's. Has been a long day, as I traveled to Houston for work.

Last Week's Review

This post is a bit late... I went from Houston for work to an out-of-town outing with the family for the long holiday weekend within 36 hours. I ended the week last week quite a bit over plan. Around 1000 over. I had a lot of work lunches and dinners out, and did not do super hot in moderating my food intake. I missed my weigh-in, too. Here is the review:

Sunday:
Coffee with agave nectar
Rice cereal w/rice milk
banana
Toast with cheese
Olives
Cheese Snack
Mashed Turnips
Aubergine with lamb
Wine

Monday:
Coffee with half and half
Rice cereal w/rice milk
Banana
Ropa vieja with rice and black beans
Grapes, bit of cheese

Tuesday:
Coffee with agave nectar
Oats with raisins
fruit (Papaya, berries, banana)
Rice, etouffee, pickles, cheese
Cucumber salad, Mozzarella & Tomato salad, marinated mushrooms, hummus, wee bit of manchego cheese
Banana
Chocolate

Wednesday:
Coffee with half and half
Oats
Fruit
BBQ with beans
Bacardi and Diet Coke
Sushi
Sliced sirloin
Dessert
Wine

Thursday:
Coffee with half and half
Oats
Banana
Vegetarian Southwest Salad
Carpaccio with salad greens
Seafood risotto
Sample of desserts
Wine
Chocolate

Friday:
Coffee with agave nectar
Rice cereal with rice milk
Bread with Cheese Spread
Sliced tomato with salt
Vegetarian Green Curry Eggplant
Banana Custard

Saturday:
Coffee with agave nectar
Mixed green salad with sliced turkey
Watermelon
Sliced beef
Souffle with okra and squash
Bake with heart of palm
Wine

Exercise:
Sunday: Ran 3 miles, walked 3 miles
Monday: Walked 45 minutes
Tuesday: 30 minutes stationary bike, 30 minutes strength
Friday: Walked 2 miles
Saturday: Walked 2 miles & Strength