After crossing the age 40 threshold, I stopped eating rows of oreos. When I want a cookie I eat one hazelnut biscotti with my tea or skim latte. My third point - eat every three to four hours. With smaller, higher quality meals, you’re not hungry at all. You’re satiated and can call it a day. We’re eating too much. We’re packing on toxic fat.
Helping to bring in the waistline, in addition to aerobic exercise, is lifting weights two times a week. It is very important for women to concentrate from the pelvis on up.
One day exercise the chest, shoulders and triceps. The second day work the back and biceps.
If women are heavy, I do not like to see them doing lunges or steps. This hurts the knees. Low impact aerobics, or the elliptical machine burns more calories.
Unlike my childhood, today’s children state that they are ‘stressed out.’ How can we change this?
We need to first help ourselves. They’re taking their cues from us. We have to stop treating our kids like science projects. What are they learning from you? It is usually a significant factor. This is a family issue. The family should be taking itself to a healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Peeke, how is your book, Fit to Live, different and more up-to-date than any other book out?
No one has gone there before. I’m so far out there. In Fight Fat After Forty, the bible of the stress-fat connection, every science study borne me out. No one has included all five elements. There’s the exercise book, or maybe the financial book. I put it all together. I tend to be an integrationist. It works.
The main prerogative is womb to tomb.
Mental
Spiritual
Nutritional
Financial
Physical
Environmental
Fit To Live. Work it all your life. Once it’s going - it gets easier. It is never too late. One of my most successful patients is a 70-year old woman. She was amazed when she dropped four inches from her waistline.
Fit To Live is an integrated approach to life. Just do enough to say I’m Fit To Live to enjoy each category.
Ramp it up - Fit To Live to challenge: Walk the 5K challenge!
Nutritionally – try new recipes, experiment with unusual veggies, new fruits. Have some fun.
In every category: Survive! Enjoy! Challenge!
Dr. Peeke, thank you for your perspective on how to be Fit To Live!
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