Thread by @ondoga

#360Mentor. It is a truth universally acknowledged that diets are not sustainable for healthy living. The alternative is adopting a healthy life style. Atamba Lakeli @LifestyleAlt is here this evening to speak on that(fitness, nutrition& mental health)
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Come along as @rkabushenga and @Comrade_Otoa host.
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@LifestyleAlt is a registered nurse whose personal experience prompted her to seek alternate ways to beat the post-partum depression she went through.

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Such stories amaze me. When people draw from their challenges to assist others.👏

@LifestyleAlt advises that the base line for change in lifestyle is knowing your parameters of health. Height, weight, circumference, glucose levels etc.

Start from a point of knowledge - information.
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@LifestyleAlt compares our bodies to a car that needs regular movement as a way to maintain it.

True functionality of the body is dependent on how you move your body.

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Healthy lifestyles should not be only about looking good; It should be about enabling your body to "have your back" Service the body regularly

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A healthy body should have more muscle than fat and @LifestyleAlt encourages deliberate eating choices to build muscle in addition to exercise.

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Metabolism is the speed at which the body breaks down food and turns it into an energy source.
This is impacted by sedentary lifestyles with little or no physical activity thus @LifestyleAlt encourages physical activity.
Even if U eat small portions, without muscle, it is potea.

@LifestyleAlt says "leave internet diets". Learn how the body works and how to select food items so that it is sustainable and you are not restricted by location and time.
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Men, your waist circumference should not be above 40 and for females, it should not be above 35.

The waist circumference is an indicator of the amount of fat vs muscle in the body.

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@LifestyleAlt guides that it is better to start a healthy lifestyle early to counter the aspects of the body like drop in testerone for the men and decrease in bone density for the women. Activities like strength training support with this.
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For a healthy lifestyle, alternate the physical activity between strength training and cardio depending on your target. Do this in addition to mobility exercises.

The exercise goes hand in hand with feeding💡
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We all have different body types depending on the metabolic rates, some fast others slow. This guides discussions on the nutrition and will determine which food types you should eat and in what quantity.
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The food choices should be guided by availability, affordability and your enjoyment of them.
They should be natural and not processed though.

Through this you manage your diet yourself and there is sustainability and it becomes a lifestyle.

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Sustainable healthy eating is about balance otherwise it leads to binge eating later.

Try and eat at least 3 hours before bed to allow your body process the food.

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@LifestyleAlt recommends that a coach should not be a forever thing, they should teach you how to be self reliant, and then you apply the teachings for sustenance.
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Fibre is the most satisfying thing and for a healthy lifestyle, one needs to include that in their diet.
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In creating a healthy lifestyle, @LifestyleAlt advises that you specify goals in terms of strength and maintain records so that you keep challenging yourself.
Do things you enjoy. Could be dancing, football etc.
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Thank you @LifestyleAlt , you have equipped several people with ways on how to beat "Covid weight"🙊 and keep it off for good.
Thank you @rkabushenga and @Comrade_Otoa for hosting, @davidkangye for full transcript and click link for recording.
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