…..I had almost given up hope of ever being able to scratch myself on the back.

And it got me thinking, is it natural? I mean exercise didn’t arrive before late in the history of civilization…… until 1900’something, people exercised all time, but they didn’t think about it as exercise….. they thought of it as getting from one place to another….. usually on food….. cleaning and harvesting and so on. But then the car was invented, and that pretty much led us to what we are today, a world full of underexercised and overweight people.

In any case, even through I’ve given op hope of ever being able to zip up a dress again, I still want to be in shape….. therefore I am exercising again…. I have an exercise bicycle, and I have a TV in front of it….. and I work out almost three hours a week (although I would rather be in labor pains).

Have a lovely weekend

Lizzy

[Image 'Layka]

….. and committed period of exercise, I happened to receive a gift (the movie Flashdance), and I made the mistake of confusing that DVD with an exercise program.

It was without doubt the greatest exercise program ever. I could perform high knee lift for hours while watching it…… and for the first time ever, I wasn’t bored. I could be Alex and dance around the house waving my five-pound weights and singing “Ohhhhh what a feeling”…. I have never been happier. But after two weeks, I woke up one morning in horrible pain and discovered, that I couldn’t move my right arm….. many doctor’s fee later, it turned out that I had a frozen shoulder…. it took months to fix it, and in the mean time I almost resigned myself to the prospect, of never being able to scratch myself on the back again.

….. I have friends that lift weights, run marathons and bicycles for hours….. I’m not exaggerating….. they get up 5 a.m. to do a Ironmann….. before going to work.

I would like to be in shape….. I would. But every time I try something goes wrong, and makes it impossible….. every time I get in to shape something brakes.

I spend time getting in to shape; then something brakes; then I recover and get back in to shape, and then something new brakes.

So fare I have managed the following: I have injured my knee running, I have pulled my lower back doing sit-ups, I have broken my elbow running on roller skates, and I have entirely destroyed my neck just from getting out of bed.

[image: 'Layka]

….. swim Saturday morning….. although it rained, I decided that even though we might not get any summer this year, it shouldn’t prevent me from getting in the water…..

….. but now I got swimmer’s ear. Have you ever had it? It is torture! Water rattles around your ear and itches so much, that you want to scratch it to you plug your eardrum out……

….. my theory is, that Van Gogh cut his ear off, because he’d made the mistake of taking up swimming.

Photo: unknown

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….. I found this interesting article about honey:

How To: Harness the Healing Power of Honey [on ehow].

For centuries, man has been benefiting from the healing power of honey. Honey has anti-bacterial properties that can do everything from help bring relief from a cold….. to help you lower your cholesterol.

Test it and judge for yourself.

Love
Lizzy

….. after a rainy night.

But I woke up this morning with that tickle in the throat you get, when you know a cold might be coming on…..

….. I’m sorry, but that is NOT happening….. I need some tea and honey right now!

What do you do when you want to nip a cold in the bud.

[Image: hannah, honey & jam]

I have achieved my weight loss? I have followed these 5 important tips:

Måske kunne du tænke dig at vide hvordan jeg har opnået mit vægttab? Jeg har fulgt 5 vigtige råd:

1. I eat green double up. Explanation: when I put food on my plate, 2/3 of the plate is covered by green and 1/3 is covered by other foods.

Fact: Green foods are packed with healthy energy and are slimming, and the more raw food is on your plate, the healthier it is.

2/3 of my plate is covered with: fruit, vegetables (all kinds), salad, almonds, brazil nuts (etc), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, seaweed products, garlic, ginger, avocado.

1/3 of my plate is covered with: fish, seafood and pasta - here you can also eat meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products (milk, butter, cheese and cream), cereal products (flour, bread, crispbread, biscuits) and potatoes

I have hardly touched: alcohol, and I have totally avoided: candy, ice cream, sugar, sweeteners, white salt, chocolate, cake, fast food, ready meals, mayonnaise, coffee, black tea, soft drinks and tobacco!

Have I mentioned that I also stopped smoking?

1. Jeg spiser dobbelt op med grønt. Det vil sige, at når jeg anretter maden på min tallerken er 2/3 af tallerknen dækket af grønt og 1/3 dækket af andet.

Fakta: grøn mad er fyldt med sund energi og virker slankende, og jo mere ubehandlet mad der er på din tallerken, jo sundere er det.

2/3 på min tallerken er: frugt, grønsager (alle slags), salater, mandler, paranødder (m.m.), græskarkerner, solsikkekerner, tang produkter, hvidløg, ingefær, urtete, avocado.

1/3 på min tallerken er: fisk, skaldyr og pasta - her kan du også spise kød, fjerkræ, æg, mejeriprodukter (som mælk, smør, ost og fløde), kornprodukter (som mel, brød, knækbrød, kiks) og kartofler

Jeg har næsten ikke rørt: alkohol og medicin, og jeg har helt undladt: slik, is, sukker, sødemidler, hvidt salt, chokolade, kage, fastfood, færdig retter, mayonnaise, kaffe, sort te, sodavand og tobak!

Har jeg nævnt at jeg også er holdt op med at ryge?

2. I only eat fruit the first 4 hours of my day. 

By only eating fruit in the morning, I filled my day with good and natural energy. I eat the fruit whole as it is, as a fruit salad or as homemade smoothie or freshly squeezed juice.

2. Jeg spiser kun frugt de første 4 timer af min dag

Ved kun at spiser frugt om morgenen, har jeg fyldt min dag med god og naturlig energi fra morgenstunden. Jeg spiser frugten hel som den er, som frugtsalat eller som en hjemmelavet smoothie eller friskpresset juice.

3. I drink 2 liters of water pr. day.

You must keep your internal pH balance, and cleanse your body, that’s important for your health. If drinking all that water is a bit difficult for you, you can replaced part of the water with: fruit juices, vegetable juices, herbal teas and smoothies (test for example this wonderful recipe )

3. Jeg drikker 2 liter vand om dagen.

Du skal sørge for at holde din indre pH-værdi i balance, og for at skylde affaldsstofferne ud af kroppen, det er vigtigt for din sundhed. Hvis du har lidt svært ved at drikke alt det der vand, kan en del af vandet erstattes med: frugtsaft, grønsagsjuice, urtete og smoothies (test for eksempel denne skønne opskrift)

4. I exercise 30 minutes everyday.

4. Jeg motionere ca. 30 minutter hver dag.

5. Last but not least, I have followed Dr. Herbert Shelton principles of diet combining (via Lene Hansson).

What I have learned about diet combination is: to combine my diet so the food is digested and absorbed as easily as possible. This has given me more energy, weight loss and many other benefits (see: here).

Group A: Proteins. Foods such as: meat, shellfish, fish, dairy products, whole eggs, poultry and soy products.

Group B: Starch. Foods such as: cereals, potatoes, corn, rice, pasta, beans and lentils.

Group C: Neutral. Foods such as: salad, vegetables, herbs, olives, oils, nuts, seeds and avocado.

Other fat-rich foods that are also neutral, but which should be used sparingly, are: egg yolk, cream, butter and sour cream.

Groups A and B should not be combined in a single meal. Both groups of foods can be eaten with group C.

5. Sidst men ikke mindst, har jeg fulgt Dr. Herbert Sheltons principper om Kostkombinering (via Lene Hansson).

Hvad jeg har lært om kostkombinering er: at sætte kosten sammen så den fordøjes og optages så let som muligt. Dette har givet mig mere energi, vægttab og mange andre fordele (se: her).

Gruppe A: Proteiner. Animalske fødevarer såsom kød, skaldyr, fisk, mejeriprodukter, hele æg, fjerkræ og sojaprodukter.

Gruppe B: Stivelse. Kornprodukter, kartofler, majs, pasta, ris, bønner og linser.

Gruppe C: Neutrale fødevarer. Salat, grøntsager, urter, oliven, olier, nødder, frø og avocado.

Andre fedtrige fødevarer, der også er neutrale, men som bør anvendes sparsomt, er: æggeblomme, fløde, smør og cremefraiche. 

Gruppe A og B bør ikke kombineres ved et og samme måltid. Begge fødevaregrupper kan spises med gruppe C.

Have you tried diet combination? and if you have, what are your experiences?

Har du prøvet kost kombinering?, og hvis du har, hvad er dine erfaringer?

…… when you work on DIY project:

Bandages Keep Calm from UrbanOutfitters.

“Har du problemer med din sundhed, lider du for meget af sygdom, mangler du energi, så kan det tænkes, at du har brug for en sund kostplan, der kan hjælpe dig med at opbygge dit immunforsvar og din sundhed” Ja tænkte jeg, det er jo lige det jeg har, så derfor er hoved temaet for mig de næste 6 uger kostkombinering.

“Do you have trouble with your health, do you suffer from illness, is your energy low…. maybe you need a healthy diet plan that can help you build your immune system and your health”. Yes that sounds like a description of me, therefore the main theme for me the next 6 weeks is food combining.

Hvis du vil vide mere om kostkombinering besøg Lene Hansson: her

Jeg har nu været i gang med programmet 1 ½ dag og min oplevelse er følgende: Uh jeg syntes det er svært
Jeg tænker på mad hele tiden
Jeg har, måtte lægge en del mere tid end jeg plejer på planlægning af indkøb samt madlavning
Jeg var så træt i går aftes at jeg måtte gå i seng kl. 9 (efter at have sovet en time i sofaen)
Jeg har voldsomt hovedpine
Jeg savner min kaffe (at drikke byggræs pulver opløst i vand, er som at slikke på en tør græsplæne).

To learn more about diet combining visits Lene Hansson: here

I have now been engaged in the program 1 ½ day and my experience is as follows: Ush I think it is difficult
I think of food all the time
I’ve had to used a lot more time on planning, shopping and cooking than I normally do
I was so tired last night that I had to go to bed at 9 (after sleeping one hour on the sofa)
I have severe headaches
I miss my coffee (to drink byggræs powder dissolved in water, is like lick on a dry lawn).

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Det er tid til at sige farvel til slankekure - og goddag til en ny, sund og slank livsstil…….

It’s time to say goodbye to dieting and hello to a new, healthy and slim lifestyle … ….

Hvis du er fast læser her på bloggen, så ved du at jeg i 2009 har haft fokus på at tabe mig, men uden det store resultat (hvilket måske ikke er så mærkeligt). Jeg har derfor sagt ja til at være ”forsøgs kanin” i et nyt Lene Hansson projekt.

If you are a regular reader here on my blog, you know that in 2009 I have been focusing on losing weight, but with little result (which is perhaps not surprising). I therefore volunteered as “guinea pig” in a new Lene Hansson project.

Projektet er rettet mod alle kvinder som er 40+, og går ud på at forbedre helbredet gennem en radikal livsstilsændring.

The project is targeted at all women who are 40 +, and aims to improve health through a radical lifestyle change.

I torsdags var jeg til første møde for at blive målt og vejet, og for at blive fotograferet (”før foto”), og jeg er nu helt klar til at påbegynder den 6 ugers rejse mod mere energi,  forbedret sundhed, vægttab og mange andre fordele.

Last Thursday I was at the first meeting to be measured and weighed, and to be photographed (”before photo”), and I’m now ready to begin the 6-week journey toward more energy, improved health, weight loss and many other benefits.

Hvis du har lyst til at følge med på rejsen, er du som altid velkommen her på bloggen.

If you want to follow me on my trip, you’re as always welcome to join me here on my blog.