Sunday, September 5, 2010
Energy for older parents!
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by Claire Hegarty
As an older parent with a toddler to look after, if you are not in tip top condition, having enough energy to cope can be extremely challenging. This is something I have been finding out recently. There is nothing worse than feeling sluggish and lethargic when your child wants you to engage in active play.
Recently when my little boy wanted me to chase him, I couldn't catch up with him and when I finally did I felt like I was going to keel over! In the past week I have started to take some measures to help me to find more energy. I hope that in the process I will lose some weight too. I have tried many diets before and although they have worked temporarily, I have fallen by the wayside.
I have been going with the following strategies for the past seven days and I am feeling better already. This is just my personal advice on what works for me but it might help you too.
* If your child is at playschool or preschool as mine now is, use the time to exercise. The housework can wait. It will still be there when you come back. Or even better, do some housework as a warm up and then take yourself off for a brisk walk, cycle or swim. Rain or shine, no excuses.
*If your child is still a baby at home, google 'exercise with baby' and you will find some interesting videos that will give some good ideas. Then take the baby out in its pushchair for a brisk walk. Rain or shine, no excuses.
*Only eat light food like fruit, smoothies, boiled or poached eggs for breakfast and drink water. You will feel light as a feather before you start your exercise. I know a lot of diets say to eat things like brown bread and cereals at breakfast but for me, if I have a portion of any of these, I am compelled to eat more. Then I feel too full ad tired to get moving.
*Don't eat more than one sandwich at lunchtime and drink water. It is good to eat a roll or sandwich as the carbohydrate will fill you. Have plenty of salad with lunch and maybe some kidney beans or pulses. Have a banana for afters.
*If you are a snacker, only eat light crackers with light cheese, fruits etc throughout the day. I find cherry tomatoes great for picking at too. Also, crabsticks dipped in fat free thousand Island dressings are tasty. I have also been eating as much beetroot as I want straight from the jar.
*For dinner, I have been alternating between fish or stir fry that I have cooked myself and reduced fat light ready meals. I know many people would not advocate using ready meals but I find them invaluable. I am not tempted to have a bigger portion this way. I also have a pile of steamed vegetables or salad along with this and then a yoghurt, raisins or some kind of fruit. I allow myself a dollop of ice cream if I feel like it. I love ice cream.
*I love to eat at night so I have been snacking on the crab sticks or broken up plain biscuits. I cut them into little pieces and put them in a bowl. It makes me feel like I am eating much more than I am because my hand is going to my mouth more often.
The above is not a conventional diet but it really has been working for me this week. I feel far more energetic already and If I can only keep to my own advice, I know I will see and feel the positive results. And so will my little boy!
Energy for older parents!
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2 comments:
Very good suggestions, Claire. I know I am very unhappy and energy deficient when I don't eat right, and I have absolutely no energy to interact with my kids.
It's awful when you feel like that! I know all about it Marina!
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