One of the Reasons Why We're Eating Healthier

I haven't posted much about this yet, but Kyle and I are trying to develop a healthier lifestyle.  We're both about to hit 25 in a few months [a quarter of a century!] and our metabolisms have definitely slowed down.  We can no longer consume 2500 calories a day with our 'normal' routine.  4 years ago, we were both active - I ran, played soccer, played ultimate frisbee; Kyle rock climbed and cycled.  Now, we both live an almost 100% sedentary lifestyle: 10-14 hours of studying/class a day for me, while Kyle works for 9-10 hours and then comes home to play video games, sit on the couch and use his computer.

Some of the baby steps we're taking to live a healthier life are:

Eating healthier!  We are limiting our intake of processed foods, meat, salt, etc.  We are also increasing the amount of veggies!  With all of the dieting stuff floating around, the best advice I have for dieters is: make it manageable, stick within your caloric needs, and eat a balanced diet.  None of this no-carbs-no-fat-only-protein mumbo jumbo.

Not so sedentary!  We are trying to get off our butts at least a couple times a week to do some form of exercise - especially cardio.  If Kyle still had his bike, this would be a lot easier for him.  Luckily, our apartment complex has a little 'gym' (2 treadmills, an elliptical, a bike, a stair stepper, and some weight machines) with 24/7 access so this isn't a completely impossible task in the winter [although, I'm not sure this can be considered Winter...I don't think it's stayed below freezing for more than 48 hours at a time...and that's only really happened twice...].  We're a little slow on implementing this aspect of our new healthier lifestyle, but it's happening!

Kyle found a really nice app (iPhone & Android, plus a great website) called MyFitnessPal.  It's great for creating goals based on your food and exercise choices.  It's helped me to stay within my caloric requirements, which has always been my weakness.

Here's a video someone in my class posted on FB.  It really helps to enforce our efforts in living a healthier life.