What will you be doing in 2012 to improve your health?
Exercise more, cut out empty foods like soda (regular or diet), eat more fruits and vegetables?

Make it fun, if it's a chore or you feel deprived you won't follow through on it.

I am starting my diet tomorrow. Actually I have been eating some salads the last few days.

I have also started walking and doing minor exercises (nothing too stressful on the breathing).

I also changed my daily vitamin to one for one of those "Silver" type. They say our vitamin needs change when we hit the big 50!

I still have to many goodies in the house from Christmas, so I have to wait at least till Friday.

I want to try and lost at least 10pounds a month.
I will be walking each day as long as it isn't a blizzard and will cutting back on the goodies, wine and pop for sure.

I'll be joining you shortly.

This is so timely for me to return to the site, I love the variety of threads that are new to me. I have been given a deadline by my doctor to get my cholesterol down below the danger level. I was able to avoid many favorites over Christmas but am getting SO tired of the same foods over and over even though I know they will help a lot, especially the high fibre fruits and grains. Adding exercise has helped and I find listening to recorded books on an MP3 player makes going for walks very pleasurable (and takes away from the monotony of housework as well.) I will be trying more recipes to boost my interest in cooking and looking for more variety in the lunch I take to work. I think some concrete menu planning will help in this and stop me from being in the grocery store so often too, I hope so anyway...lol

I joined in a community health challenge for a 110 days. In order to really "see" my progress I'm taking before and after photos, measurements, BMI, weight and height stats. This, coupled with the fact that I am on a team, may make me more accountable.

First goal is 10,000 steps per day. I have to really push to get over 2500. This will be interesting.

Striving, that's awesome. I agree that accountability helps keep you going, good luck! Do you have a food plan to follow?

Had a whopper of a migraine this week. Enough to send me to bed for 2 days which never happens. I've had migraines for 33 years but the last 6 or so have been almost unbearable. The medication I take for it doesn't seem to do anything. On top of it, we got new insurance this week and that medication would no longer be covered.

Made an appt with the doctor to see about the next step. Perhaps there's something else we can try.

The point of bringing this up is a reminder to be proactive about our health and medications. Just because something used to work for us, chances are a change needs to be made.

Kimberly, I hope there is another option for you to try. There have been so many strides made in medicine in the last ten years, maybe it's just waiting for you. Fingers crossed, as my mom went through years of migraines only to find out it was her blood sugar causing them so you just never know.

i get awful caffiene withdrawl headaches, kim are you sure they were all migrains

mary