Comments on: Energy – Physcial Health

By: Lisa Call

Lisa Call — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:05:01 +0000

Jana – welcome back from NM! Can’t wait to hear about it on your blog. And yes – I definitely agree – sleep is very important. I get at least 7 and aim for 8 hours of sleep a night.

Schnoobie – I’ve been eating this way and exercising for most of my adult life. Even as a teenager I didn’t drink soda/caffeine as our coach (gynmastics) was a stickler for those things. To change one’s diet is a huge undertaking and there is a lot of disinformation out there (I find most of the so called healthy food in grocery stories to be a joke) so don’t beat yourself up over it.

Anne – that sounds like an excellent way to start paying attention to diet. I think fresh food is really the best and try to avoid anything prepackaged or prepared. I eat fruit, salad and cheese and nuts for dinner very often. Thanks for your comment.

I think about Steve Pavlina’s raw diet and am tempted to try it out some time as he swears it gives him tons more energy and focus. I’m not there yet but maybe some day.

By: Anne Libby

Anne Libby — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:10:35 +0000

Lisa, I love your blog. Thanks for this post. While I share some of your inclinations, for me hiking is usually crosstown in less-than-ideal hiking “boots”, because I live in the city. So, order in/take out/eat out is sometimes the deal I make with the devil for convenience. I made one small change a little while ago: instead of trying to “eat well”, I decided to make sure that I ate one fresh food item each day. I actually wrote it down as a goal, and started to track it.

For Schnoobie, lots of things shifted around this, it was pretty interesting. Maybe because some days I had to “forage” for the fresh item, I saw other fresh and good things to eat at the store/greenmarket. Maybe the days I didn’t make my goal (hey, it’s gonna happen) I noticed that I felt different. Or some days when I wanted dessert, I thought, I had better eat my fresh item, good thing I have those blueberries! Maybe it was something more subtle: maybe because I wasn’t trying to be perfect, I relaxed around it all.

(And funny, Lisa, I think I must have found you via Christine Kane’s blog, and she posted today on being imperfect: http://christinekane.com/blog/the-imperfect-hello/)

Be well! and thanks for your blogging.

By: Schnoobie

Schnoobie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:24:30 +0000

aha! just as I expected….and it all makes perfect sense..thank you again for responding and putting it out there for us to contemplate.Sleep is always a priority for me but, my diet is pretty crappy (that is I don’t give it much thought) and I know it could be worse or.. better. I do know the first step is to actually consider it as an important aspect of the bigger picture.Thanks again for the inspiration and “food” for thought!!

By: Jana Van Wyk

Jana Van Wyk — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:27:43 +0000

hi lisa, i’m back from NM and the trip was amazing. I’m still processing it mentally and not really ready to blog about it. that will come out in bits I think.

I also have high energy and everyone is always asking me how I do everything. I’m naturally active and outdoorsy so I do get exercise. but I think the more important thing for me is SLEEP and a regular sleep schedule.

also time is my most precious resource so my friends say I am always talking about time – what to do, how to use it, how to prioritize, planning my time

Jana