Comments on: Walk, Pizza, Walk, Read http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read Thu, 24 May 2012 02:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: goalie30 http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10521 goalie30 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:54:19 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10521 Kelly and Twinks/ re: calcium Not everyone can take calcium supplements; some people do have bad side effects. IN that case, getting as much calcium from your diet is best. In fact, dietary calcium from foods you eat/drink are absorbed BETTER than the supplements! so there is nothing wrong with getting in your calcium from fortified juices, cereals/granola bars, veggies like broccoli, soy products, dairy, etc. You do NOT have to drink milk in order to get in your daily recommended doses of calcium either. Kelly, yes, your body only absorbs about 500mg or 30% of your RDA at one time; so if you take in some dairy with your Multivitamin, you might want to take it at bedtime in order to reap the calcium benefits from it. Then get in some forms of calcium at your other meals/snacks at least 2-4 times per day and you should more than adequately covered to get in the 1200-1500mg that's recommended. Kelly and Twinks/ re: calcium
Not everyone can take calcium supplements; some people do have bad side effects. IN that case, getting as much calcium from your diet is best. In fact, dietary calcium from foods you eat/drink are absorbed BETTER than the supplements! so there is nothing wrong with getting in your calcium from fortified juices, cereals/granola bars, veggies like broccoli, soy products, dairy, etc. You do NOT have to drink milk in order to get in your daily recommended doses of calcium either.
Kelly, yes, your body only absorbs about 500mg or 30% of your RDA at one time; so if you take in some dairy with your Multivitamin, you might want to take it at bedtime in order to reap the calcium benefits from it. Then get in some forms of calcium at your other meals/snacks at least 2-4 times per day and you should more than adequately covered to get in the 1200-1500mg that’s recommended.

]]> By: twinks http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10454 twinks Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:35:36 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10454 I have tried 4 calcium supplements and they all do this to me. Granted, bone health is very important, but if someone else is as miserable as I was with the supplements, I would not encourage them to take them. I would encourage them to find an alternative. Sorry my wording was triggering to you. I have tried 4 calcium supplements and they all do this to me. Granted, bone health is very important, but if someone else is as miserable as I was with the supplements, I would not encourage them to take them. I would encourage them to find an alternative. Sorry my wording was triggering to you.

]]> By: Kelly L. http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10414 Kelly L. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10414 Goalie- Glad you are back. I have a question regarding calcium.... I have read that you can only absorb a certain amount of calcium at a time. I usually have yogurt for breakfast with 20-25% of the RDA. Plus, I also take a daily multi (women's one-a-day) and that supplies 40% I believe. Am I better off taking my mulit at another time during the day? I'm not a milk drinker (don't like it) so I get my calcium from yogurt and cheese mainly, with the random Cliff or Kashi bar thrown in (they have calcium added too). Should I be taking a calcium supplement as well? If so, what do you recommend? Thanks! Goalie- Glad you are back. I have a question regarding calcium…. I have read that you can only absorb a certain amount of calcium at a time. I usually have yogurt for breakfast with 20-25% of the RDA. Plus, I also take a daily multi (women’s one-a-day) and that supplies 40% I believe. Am I better off taking my mulit at another time during the day? I’m not a milk drinker (don’t like it) so I get my calcium from yogurt and cheese mainly, with the random Cliff or Kashi bar thrown in (they have calcium added too). Should I be taking a calcium supplement as well? If so, what do you recommend? Thanks!

]]> By: Kath http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10410 Kath Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:44:56 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10410 <b>curious </b>, Good question about the walking. I'd say it's probably a little of both. I LOVE to walk. I love that I can do it anywhere, anytime (as long as it's not raining or I'm wearing heels!) and I love that I don't have to put on workout clothes and can just do 10 minutes at a time if that's all I want to do. I especially love being outdoors - smelling the air, feeling the breeze. I'd rather walk than just sit in a chair outside. However, I do think the exercise component does push me to walk more when I might not otherwise. I think one of two biggest reasons this country is overweight are 1) Accessibility of junk food and 2) Sedentary lives. I think there's some statistic about people who living in big cities who walk everywhere have much lower BMIs (which totally makes sense!) and people who <I>move</I> to big cities lose more weight than those who don't (I can't remember where I read this). When you think back to our ancestors, they were active all day long gathering food and water, cooking, tending to gardens, the kids, working, hunting. Their constant movement kept them strong and fit. So with that in mind, I try to <I>move</I> as much as I can. Pace when I'm on the phone rather than sit in a chair, get up and stretch/move around during long study sessions, and walk whenever I have a bit of free time. Walking is so easy that I don't really think about my 30 minute walks as "exercise" as much as I think about them as "movement." Of course an hour-long walk does tire me out, but my little bouts here and there are more just to keep my metabolism humming and my mind happy. Hope that answers your question. <b>Jessie </b>, Because I started blogging that way so people would know his relationship to me without me having to explain who Matt was - and because I don't call him by his name, I call him Kanz so writing Matt is strange and Kanz would get too many questions asked! (Kanz is a college nickname that stems from the famous Bonobo Kanzi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanzi) Kath curious ,
Good question about the walking. I’d say it’s probably a little of both. I LOVE to walk. I love that I can do it anywhere, anytime (as long as it’s not raining or I’m wearing heels!) and I love that I don’t have to put on workout clothes and can just do 10 minutes at a time if that’s all I want to do. I especially love being outdoors – smelling the air, feeling the breeze. I’d rather walk than just sit in a chair outside. However, I do think the exercise component does push me to walk more when I might not otherwise. I think one of two biggest reasons this country is overweight are 1) Accessibility of junk food and 2) Sedentary lives. I think there’s some statistic about people who living in big cities who walk everywhere have much lower BMIs (which totally makes sense!) and people who move to big cities lose more weight than those who don’t (I can’t remember where I read this). When you think back to our ancestors, they were active all day long gathering food and water, cooking, tending to gardens, the kids, working, hunting. Their constant movement kept them strong and fit. So with that in mind, I try to move as much as I can. Pace when I’m on the phone rather than sit in a chair, get up and stretch/move around during long study sessions, and walk whenever I have a bit of free time. Walking is so easy that I don’t really think about my 30 minute walks as “exercise” as much as I think about them as “movement.” Of course an hour-long walk does tire me out, but my little bouts here and there are more just to keep my metabolism humming and my mind happy. Hope that answers your question.

Jessie ,
Because I started blogging that way so people would know his relationship to me without me having to explain who Matt was – and because I don’t call him by his name, I call him Kanz so writing Matt is strange and Kanz would get too many questions asked! (Kanz is a college nickname that stems from the famous Bonobo Kanzi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanzi)

Kath

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10405 Elizabeth Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:37:02 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10405 Kelly L and Twinks, thanks for the links and input on Pilates DVDs and classes! And Goalie, glad to see you back...I was wondering where you had gone! :) Kelly L and Twinks, thanks for the links and input on Pilates DVDs and classes! And Goalie, glad to see you back…I was wondering where you had gone! :)

]]> By: goalie30 http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10403 goalie30 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:30:21 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10403 twinks, some women HAVE to take calcium supplements as they can't eat dairy and/or don't get in enough dairy in their diets daily to get the recommended 1,000-1500mg of calcium each day...i think saying to people to "get rid of calcium" supplements just because it caused you bloating and gas isn't the right way to word it. you and others with this intestinal side effect might want to try a different calcium supplement such as viactiv or caltrate instead of just the big calcium horse pills and see if this doesn't eliminate the gas/bloating; if i told my patients to stop their supplements just because of side effects, I'd have a lot more oseoporotic people on my hands and osteoporosis means hip fractures, spine fractures, etc. down the road! twinks, some women HAVE to take calcium supplements as they can’t eat dairy and/or don’t get in enough dairy in their diets daily to get the recommended 1,000-1500mg of calcium each day…i think saying to people to “get rid of calcium” supplements just because it caused you bloating and gas isn’t the right way to word it. you and others with this intestinal side effect might want to try a different calcium supplement such as viactiv or caltrate instead of just the big calcium horse pills and see if this doesn’t eliminate the gas/bloating; if i told my patients to stop their supplements just because of side effects, I’d have a lot more oseoporotic people on my hands and osteoporosis means hip fractures, spine fractures, etc. down the road!

]]> By: twinks http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10395 twinks Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:23:52 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10395 I am a physicalmind certified pilates instructor. I teach mat, as well as aparatus (reformer, wunda, cadillac, etc). I definitely think it's worth giving pilates another try...maybe a different instructor would help. As for Windsor, stay away. It's not very intense, it's not very innovative, and I think you'll get bored quickly. If you decide to keep taking classes, I would definitely make sure that your instructor has either a BalancedBody cert or a PhysicalMind cert. I personally really hate the way Stott lays out their program, and I don't feel that their instructors get proper training (you can actually send in a VIDEO and receive a certification). On another note... FYI: (I hope this saves some of you some discomfort, pain, or even embarrassment!) My mom and I have both been having some horrendous abdominal cramping and sulphury smelling gas lately (sorry to be so descriptive). I decided I was going to do some research/experimentation and it has concluded this evening... I first started eliminating one food at a time to see if that helped alleviate said symptoms. Broccoli one day, dairy another, onions the next, etc. Nothing helped! So I moved on to testing out supplements. After eliminating a few...it seems CALCIUM is the culprite! I finalized my research tonight by TAKING the calcium. I hadn't taken it for a couple of weeks, symptoms had gone away. I wanted to confirm that the Calcium was infact the reason for the upset. As I sit here typing this, I am happy and also very sad to report that I am UNCOMFORTABLY bloated, and it S.T.I.N.K.S!!! Sorry for the long post...get rid of the nasty calcium if you are having these same issues! I am a physicalmind certified pilates instructor. I teach mat, as well as aparatus (reformer, wunda, cadillac, etc). I definitely think it’s worth giving pilates another try…maybe a different instructor would help.

As for Windsor, stay away. It’s not very intense, it’s not very innovative, and I think you’ll get bored quickly.

If you decide to keep taking classes, I would definitely make sure that your instructor has either a BalancedBody cert or a PhysicalMind cert. I personally really hate the way Stott lays out their program, and I don’t feel that their instructors get proper training (you can actually send in a VIDEO and receive a certification).

On another note…
FYI: (I hope this saves some of you some discomfort, pain, or even embarrassment!)

My mom and I have both been having some horrendous abdominal cramping and sulphury smelling gas lately (sorry to be so descriptive). I decided I was going to do some research/experimentation and it has concluded this evening…

I first started eliminating one food at a time to see if that helped alleviate said symptoms. Broccoli one day, dairy another, onions the next, etc. Nothing helped! So I moved on to testing out supplements. After eliminating a few…it seems CALCIUM is the culprite!

I finalized my research tonight by TAKING the calcium. I hadn’t taken it for a couple of weeks, symptoms had gone away. I wanted to confirm that the Calcium was infact the reason for the upset.

As I sit here typing this, I am happy and also very sad to report that I am UNCOMFORTABLY bloated, and it S.T.I.N.K.S!!!

Sorry for the long post…get rid of the nasty calcium if you are having these same issues!

]]> By: Kelly T http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10393 Kelly T Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:55:37 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10393 How is she supposed to answer that? How is she supposed to answer that?

]]> By: Betsy http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10390 Betsy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:16:16 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10390 i giggled when i read "half-husband pizza." hehe. i giggled when i read “half-husband pizza.” hehe.

]]> By: Jessie http://www.KathEats.com/walk-pizza-walk-read#comment-10389 Jessie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:11:49 +0000 http://www.KathEats.com/?p=2898#comment-10389 Why do you call your husband "The husband"? Why do you call your husband “The husband”?

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