Pink City
- owenscleaningsystems
- Oct 20, 2014
- 2 min read
What a great month, everyday is so pink!
Not to say my favorite color is Pink,
but “PINK” represents a powerful movement: Breast Cancer Awareness.
Imagine everything being pink, I mean the city is really painted pink:
pink cars
pink bikes
pink house
pink clothes
pink mail boxes
Must I list more?
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
My legs are shaking right now! I don’t know why, oh… maybe it was the Breast Cancer Awareness walk yesterday.
5 k of straight hills!
No exaggeration, but one hill was approximately a quarter of a mile or more!
If you haven’t been to Tallahassee, Fl, the home of the Florida A&M University and Florida State University, you wouldn’t understand; this is the home of the most hills ever! Tally natives call this city, "the car transmission buster;" the hills will destroy your wheels!
Not to mention, the added resistance; 5k of walking up hills pushing a 52lbs stroller!
My son weighs about 30 lbs + 2lbs ( full belly)
Baby bag 10lbs
Wife purse 10lbs
But it was all worth it! I felt all emotions during the walk; pain for those fighting the battle, happiness for survivors, and sadness for the fallen soldiers.
Every step of the way resembled something bigger than me; hope and perseverance to be exact.
It was such a blessing to participate in; Just looking in the eyes of loving participants energized me to continue the fight: head down legs pumping, heart beating, and mental thoughts: “don’t quit, do it for them”, the whole length of the way!
If you are fighting this battle or know someone who is, I salute you; soldiers!
You are in my prayers and thoughts. Keep fighting, keep pushing and when you feel as if you have no more fuel to keep going; just keep going! No quitting! I believe in you!
Let Me Help You Fight This
Do you know that the same healthy lifestyle needed to defeat Diabetes, will help you in the fight with breast cancer as well?
This is what I need you to do:
1. eat well balanced meals- consult with nutritionist for meal plans
Daily Consumption:
fats- less than 30% of calories
carbs
protein
whole grains
diary
less meats
healthy sugar
2. stay away from junk food
3. drink plenty of water
4. 4-7 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
5. Eat 5 times a day- small meals and snacks; eating multiple times a day keep your engine going, your metabolism is up burning calories.
For example:
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner
6. Exercise daily; at least 30 min a day
If you are in treatment the doctor will tell you when to exercise and not to exercise. The type of exercise is also determined by your physician, based on your physical capacity.
7. Lose weight or maintain healthy weight, which is based on your BMI (Body Mass Index)
Recommended reading: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/avon_foundation_breast_center/treatments_services/nutrition.html
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