ALL ABOUT YOUR FEET

Meeting of 04-21-2010
This week our conversations were about FEET and EATS.
I brought instructional information about taking care of yourself while walking. The first handout is Feel Great on Your Feet by http://www.walkitoff.com/thrive/feel-great-your-feet/090925594?page=8 it gives pointers about before you begin your walking, what to do while you are walking and information after your walk. There are MANY beneficial tips and I’m certain that each person could take away valuable insights to help make the walking experience better. As I’m reviewing my notes I found one tip that is important for me, as this past week my right foot has been ‘killing’ me!

Here’s the tip: Roll your feel over a tennis ball. Do this for 2 – 3 minutes as you sit at your desk or in front of the television. If your feet feel especially cramped, the recommendation is to fill a tennis ball container with ice, put it in the freezer and then roll your feet over it after your walk. The cold helps control any swelling you may have and numbs the nerves so your feet don’t ache as much.

This tip might also be helpful as this past week I have been experiencing plantar fasciitis. It has been quite painful and I have been using Aleve and Hot & Icy product. I will include a separate blog about this foot problem. There was a series of three videos on You Tube that I found beneficial in relieving the pain in my foot.

The second handout is about the different ways you can lace your walking shoes. There are 6 different ways for the differences in our feet: Slipping heel, pain on top of feet, toe pain, narrow foot, high arch and narrow heel with wide forefoot. This article is also from the Walk It Off site.

Mary brought us an article about the Top 10 Low-Carb Lunches. This handout is available for each member of the group. Please feel free to pick up each of these handouts the next time you attend Slim for Him.

Things we tried as healthy foods this week was the Spinach Feta Hummus that I wrote about a couple of weeks back. Dorris and I both made it—and both recipes were different in taste and consistency. Mine turned out more spicy (more red pepper flakes) and Dorris’ was less spicy. I think had we combined our two, it would have been just perfect. Dorris felt hers was too bland and I thought mine was two spicy, but had we combined it---just right?

Dorris tried a new recipe and says, “It was good!” It is a Betty Crocker recipe of Mandarin Chicken http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes or try this link: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/mandarin-chicken-salad You can scroll enter the recipe title in the search bar to locate the recipe, as well as finding many other good recipes. Many of the recipes are figure friendly and low in calories, so ENJOY!

One more recipe was from the book entitled 1 Mix 100 Muffins by Susanna Tee. Wheat Germ, Banana & Pumpkin Seed Muffins. They are heart healthy and the wheat germ does wonderful things for your digestion and ‘daily sit’, if you know what I mean! Warm them in the microwave for about 5 seconds and a little taste of butter (a small indulgence) to really bring out the yumminess of the muffin. 1 Mix, 100 Muffins