I’m writing to update you on month 2 of my New Year’s Resolutions and to remind you that it’s not too late to make some of your own…
I have taken action on two of the three resolutions, let me tell you about my experience;
My first resolution was to maintain a food log for at least 30 days. Starting in January I began to keep a record of my meals… I’ve always written down my workouts, so it was easy to add the meals to the same book. I use a 4” x 5.5” spiral notebook, it cost less than $3.00 and is easy to carry around when I’m working out.
As most of you know, I follow The Zone Diet. http://www.zonediet.com/ and can’t say enough good things about it. I follow the specific food recommendations and maintain the suggested 40% Carb, 30% Protein, 30% healthy Fat profile. (I don’t buy their supplements or vitamins, in fact the only supplements I take are flax seed oil and a daily multi vitamin that I get from Whole Foods) I also allow myself 1 to 2 cheat meals per week, when I eat whatever I want.
I believe that my exercise routine and The Zone Diet are the primary reasons that I am in the best shape of my life; Entering my 50th year, I have energy throughout the day, I am stronger than I have ever been, and I can easily wear the same size jeans I wore in High School (Class of ’76).
My second resolution was to explore Meditation. Several years ago I took an evening course in meditation at NYU’s School of Continuing Education. At the time I was working 12 hour days at an investment management firm and under tremendous pressure to produce. I had hoped to learn some relaxation techniques and to have a scheduled, non work related event each week. I was a really good experience, and for a time I continued to practice what I had learned, but eventually I “didn’t have time for it”, even though it took as little as 5 minutes.
A few weeks ago I got out my notes from that class and found an interesting one page handout that described a simple meditation. I gave it a try and now I do my best to practice it each day. If you’re interested in a copy of the handout, I’d be glad to share it with you… btw, I do this 5 minute meditation on the #1 train on my way to work in the mornings.
My third resolution was to take a Yoga class on a regular basis. So far I haven’t taken any action on this, but stay tuned…
I believe that my exercise routine and The Zone Diet are the primary reasons that I am in the best shape of my life; Entering my 50th year, I have energy throughout the day, I am stronger than I have ever been, and I can easily wear the same size jeans I wore in High School (Class of ’76).
My second resolution was to explore Meditation. Several years ago I took an evening course in meditation at NYU’s School of Continuing Education. At the time I was working 12 hour days at an investment management firm and under tremendous pressure to produce. I had hoped to learn some relaxation techniques and to have a scheduled, non work related event each week. I was a really good experience, and for a time I continued to practice what I had learned, but eventually I “didn’t have time for it”, even though it took as little as 5 minutes.
A few weeks ago I got out my notes from that class and found an interesting one page handout that described a simple meditation. I gave it a try and now I do my best to practice it each day. If you’re interested in a copy of the handout, I’d be glad to share it with you… btw, I do this 5 minute meditation on the #1 train on my way to work in the mornings.
My third resolution was to take a Yoga class on a regular basis. So far I haven’t taken any action on this, but stay tuned…
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