SOS: Day 59
August 29, 2011 
0 Comments
Day 59
What 59 looks like.
Here's a guy who turns 60 years old this year.
The fellow at left agreed to take his shirt off and be photographed as long as I didn’t identify him.
But the story here is about more than just a little anonymous beefcake.
This guy is 59, turning 60 this year, and he sure doesn’t look it. What’s more, he’s a doctor. And he practices what he preaches when it comes to good health.
Here’s what he had to say about lifestyle and exercise choices. If we can all look the way he does at almost 60, these are worth following. Oooh la la.
The doc’s diet tips:
- “DON’T snack unless you’re eating healthy stuff. Since no one has perfect willpower, don’t keep crappy foods in the house, such as tortilla chips. Remember: if you buy it, you’ll eat it. After all, who can resist a great tortilla chip?
- DON’T eat sweets, except for that rare piece of cheesecake. Not much else is worth the calories.
- Never drink sodas.
- Eat a diet that has the proper proportion of protein to carbs for what you do.
- Eat palm-sized portions of everyting. For instance, for dinner, have a palm-sized portion of protein (meat, poultry or fish), a palm-sized carb (such as brown rice) and a palm-sized portion of veggies (like steamed broccoli). Accompany this with as much salad as you want to eat. Salads are low-cal and keep you pooping [the doctor's words...not mine!]. Eat salads every day. Always. And unlimited portions.
- Drink alcohol moderately.”
The doc’s exercise recommendations:
- “Do a cardio workout every day. Work up to one hour.
- Lift weights four times per week.”
The doc’s lifestyle thoughts:
- “DON’T smoke. That’s all I can say. You already know this, but I’ve seen it first hand. A lot of people die from smoking-related disease.
- Stand, don’t sit.
- When you walk outside to get the morning paper, walk to the end of the block and back. Take every opportunity you can to move.
- Always give preference to activities that burn the most calories, whether you’re at the gym (playing squash instead of leisurely walking) or at home (mowing the lawn instead of watching television)
- Sleep no more than eight hours a night.
- As soon as you get out of bed in the morning, get dressed. That way, you’ll be ready to be active.
The doc’s attitude prescription:
- “Be passionate about everything you do. If you’re not living 100%, you’re not living. You’re going through the motions.
- Turn everything mundane in life into an event. For instance, since you have to use a pen, find a beautiful fountain pen. Since you have to drive, drive a car that gives you a thrill. Since you have to compute, build your own computer so it’s technically and aesthetically perfect for you.”
.
SOS Month 2
What to do so far:
In case you missed a day, the reminders below are clickable.
Mitigate your snoring.
Work out to dance DVDs.
Exercise for the fun of it.
Remember lesser-known benefits of exercise.
Record body measurements.
Accept setbacks.
Get younger.
Decrease your chemical load.
Review your food diary.
Eat 2 ounces of nuts daily.
Diets don’t work; lifestyle changes do.
On the Ides, I’d rather be…
Release anger and hostility.
Wear a pedometer daily.
Get 8 hours of sleep.
Eat mindfully.
Dress thin.
Add 1 minute/day and 1 day/week to your workout.
Learn lessons from your own story.
Collect pedometer data for a week.
Quantify for your health.
Write down pedometer data.
Be accountable to someone.
Walk a dog.
Check your heart rate while exercising.
Follow the doc’s prescription.
No comments yet... Be the first to leave a reply!