Hello May!
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Congratulations, Gail - that shows great self-control! It's not easy with those favourite foods. Funny how it's so easy to not overeat cabbage, for instance.
Good idea about getting other people to hide things. Although I have myself to blame too - if I'm honest, I buy chips for myself, not my son, as he's more into sweet things.
Funny that the wholegrain version is less healthy! I've tried buying "healthy" versions, but the trouble for me is that if I think things are healthy I end up seeing it as a licence to eat more. I'm interested in your experiment of eating less more often, Snoozie. I've gone the other way compared to my former eating (i.e. I eat less frequently), but was reading something recently about more frequent eating being better. I'll see if I can dig it up. Here we go! The study found in favour of a protein-rich diet with 6 (rather than 3) meals a day. I've been thinking of trying it out. I'm nervous as I've got used to the three meals a day and works well for me - on the other hand, perhaps having an extra little meal to look forward to at the end of the day might help with staying on track.0 -
Watch out for the geese - especially when nesting or have young. They are mean suckers! Hiss and run at you. Sounds like I may have run into problem with them a time or two, huh? Maybe if you sneak up on it?? And they pooh everywhere! I don't have to watch for rocks or ruts - I have to make sure I don't step on all the yard pickles - actually looks like dog doo sometimes.
Eating smaller amounts more often has helped me many times. Have gotten to the point that I absolutely hate that overfull feeling anymore. Used to feel like that pretty much on a daily basis - not so much anymore. And when I do overeat and feel like a blown up blimp - YUCK!
Sticking to between 200-300 calories per most meals gets the job done. 0 -
ROFL Snooozie at your bench competition
Great job braving the elements and getting your walk in today! Thanks for the reminder about smaller amounts more frequently- I have done that before and found it to be very helpful 0 -
I should clarify i'm not intentionally eating less more often, not on purpose as such - I'm just not "scheduling" meal times anymore, I'm just kinda waiting til I feel hungry, and then just eat something - trying out eating just a 1/2 portion (i.e. 1/2 sandwich, or just a piece of roast beef or 2 rolled around some peppers) then wait til im hungry again to eat again.... it may change when my shifts do, but seems to be working at the moment, and think it's helping get my tummy used to smaller bits again!0
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Apparently YOGA was on the schedule down at the lake this morning; everyone got into the act; sun salutations, warrior pose, tree pose.... all I could manage was the corpse pose tho!!
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sowwy they're so big.. dunno how to resize lol0
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What a lovely place to walk, Suzanne! I love your yoga buddies!0
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Beautiful!!!! What a fabulous place to walk !0
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lol it just struck me as funny that everything I saw was doing some sort of yoga pose!!0
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What a perfect place to walk! And all your friends - living or not - were sending encouragement to keep up the good work! We've had so much rain here over the last 3 days - a snorkel is in order to go out walking. I actually took off my shoes and socks to walk back up through the back field -- we mow it, so it is like a giant lawn, so barefoot is okay. Didn't want to ruin my new shoes and socks again! Here's to a Monday Morning and eating clean, small meals and getting the burning in!!0
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Hi ladies I am back and caught up with reading, nice pics of your yoga buddies Snoozie.
It's always good to get away but I really ate a lot, but one consolation is that I was in a house that had four flights of stairs and I was the designated cook I offered and I was in between the third and fourth floor for two days. My gift to my niece for her graduation. The exercise was intense for my knees became swollen, but I assure you it did not offset my eating. I cooked a lot and I ate a lot. BTW I love to entertain, cook, eat and drink. So I was extremely happy.
Goals: I am back to counting carbs in my diary goal met last week and continuing this week. and my new goal is to increase my walking. I hit 16000 yesterday at work and I am already almost at 9000 today.0 -
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Ok, so can I come back in the group again?
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Of course Patrice - once a hatter always a hatter...lol...
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thank you, Snooozie for the motivation! Sometimes, it gets so difficult to see the end. But, then, wait! There is no END because of the Effort Never Dies..... As long as we are on the upper side of the dirt, keep going. Every. Single. Day! Failure only comes from not trying at all. Today may not be our best "effort", but it is never a failure. My mantra in life is very Scarlett -- "After all, tomorrow is another day!" Yes, I know I'm old when one of my all time favorite movies was Gone With the Wind.0
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Morning Hatters!! Been MIA during the dreaded night shift; but celebrating cause I did pretty well food wise this time, and more importantly, no more til Sept.. woo hoo!! Will be back in a few to catch up on the posts and some replies...
Patrice! Lovely to see you - you never left my friend lol... may have taken a hiatus like the rest of us from time to time, but as carol said, once a hatter, always a hatter!! 0 -
That's right OWR I am in for life, I might fall off or jump off, but I will climb back on with my achy bones and keep it moving. Nice to meet you Patrice, I'm Gwen.
Snoozie you are the motivator, that night shift working is so difficult glad you are done for a while.
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I think FAIL for me should be MAIL sometimes - multiple attempts at learning! But I do like those words. I never find it does any good to feel guilty. And so true that there is no end! Maybe in very old age when my appetite fails, but until then I know I've got to keep at it. I like the Scarlett quote too - loved that film!0
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LOL Vailara... I agree!!! somehow the "first attempt at learning" didn't quite cut it for me... or else I've failed that class miserably about 1000 times!!! but the NO = next opportunity is working for me right now; I'm a little frustrating that the scale hasn't moved in weeks... and yes, I realize it not going UP is a good thing and perspective wise, if I was at maintenance, i'd probably do far better at it now than I did the first time I got there but since I'm not, I am struggling with why i'm not losing.. I truly do NOT want to go back to logging; but I thin i'm going to have to for a few weeks at least to get a true view of what i'm taking in... otherwise I just seem to be floundering..... even tho I feel good about eating better and moving more, something ain't working obviously..
I think im not really sure WHERE to start right now.. as silly as that seems after all this time on here... you'd think i'd just decide ok back to CICO etc... but I'm not sure that's the simple answer anymore; I; dunno if it has to do with a combination of the hormones, cortisol, lack of sleep from the joy of menopause and shifts, or as simple as i am really just eating more than I think I am... but i'll have to figure it out because what I'm doing now isn't getting results LOL.. so something has to change... I have a week of dayshift coming up so maybe i'll suck it up and log for that week to at least get a baseline of how much Im eating... kinda weird but I don't really feel like setting any goals, or laying out a plan to get to my goal weight again... but without them, I think I will just continue to flounder... yes I am apparently just rambling some thoughts at the moment LOL.. so think i'll haul my ever widening *kitten* down to the lake and contemplate what im going to do with the ducks - maybe they'll have the answer!! HAAAAAAA... off to take my senior friend to the garden centre after, and suspect there will be some planting in my future hours.. lol hope everyone has a good day and wouldn't mind hearing where everyone else is at mentally and/or physically these days... maybe just so I know im not losing my mind I admit LOL.. unless I am.... in which case... if anyone finds it, please send it home!! 0 -
Good Thursday morning! Realizing that June = hotter weather = shorts and tanks = Holy Heck I have too much jiggle in my wiggle to be showing these cellulite ridden thighs!! My goals for this week is to reassess my macros and what I am actually eating as opposed to what I should be eating to be able to roll on into the summer time.
Snooozie, I'm feeling your frustration. After I had initially lost the weight and thought I've got this all figured out - I quit logging or doing anything really. I stopped being motivated to walk/run, thought I was too busy. I stopped logging my foods. I started saying just 1 doughnut won't hurt me. I basically just stopped. Thought I had it all together and knew how to eat. Back came 15 pounds in a relatively short amount of time. Pissed me off!!! (at myself). So, I crawled back with my tail between my legs. Do I really want to log for the rest of my life? No! Do I apparently need a kick in the head to figure this out? Yes! Motivation/Inspiration/Reality are the things I'm gleaning from logging. Is it perfect? Um, heck no! Yes, I put a goal weight in, which I'm pleased to say is 15 pounds lower than my original goal I had already met. I've always thought there was a healthy/skinny person inside me screaming to get out and be visible, now, I admit to myself, I'm just a fluffy fatty at heart fighting to be healthy.0 -
I plunked down on the bench at the lake with my coffee in hand and pulled out my phone to set the runkeeper app, and on a whim asked SIRI "how do I lose weight at 53 years old?".... this is what he told me LOLOL!! (and yes I have my SIRI set to a "he" voice !!
http://creativebioscience.com/blog/best-weight-loss-plan-for-a-decreasing-metabolism/
OWR... thanks for sharing that.... good to know i'm not alone in the frustration world... I regained 18 lbs on "maintenance"... and really want to lose it because I felt great at my GW.. and I can completely relate to the logging lol.. but you're doing it so kudos to you!!!0 -
I like that read Snoozie. I keep reading that strength training is very important to weight loss. I will have to find someplace/somehow to incorporate it into my day. Maybe that will help jump start my weight loss again!0
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I feel your frustration too, Snoozie. I think it's difficult at this age because we're fighting against what would be a natural weight gain. And I'm sure your work hours don't help. I regained some a while back too - managed to lose it, but now kind of stuck in the overweight range - I wouldn't mind as I'm happy enough at this weight, but it just FEELS so much like I'm still dieting. Even though I know maintenance is constant dieting, it's kind of hard to accept.
I don't know about strength training helping weight loss, but I think it's a good thing to do anyway. I've been doing it all along and do feel some benefits from it. But it does make me hungry!0 -
thanks everybody... appreciate the commiseration and tips! I just thought it was hysterical that siri could come up with a relatively sane response to my question LOL!! Made a trip to the nursery and back with a trunk full of flowers then dug up a garden and planted baskets, boxes and veggies; I felt every back bend and shoulder ache from the weed pulling; but most pain was from having my 86 yr old friend run circles around me even with her walker LOL.. i'm sensing a date with a tub full of Epsom salts tonite!! and a shout out to all you gardeners - theres gotta be a whole lotta calorie burn going on with you guys who di it all the time!!
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A lot of good advice - things we have heard before, just don't want to do all of them. My favorite line in the piece is:
As much as possible, avoid overeating. Ya think???
Oh well - like we keep saying, everyday on this side of the dirt is a good day!
Move it and groove it and don't overeat it!!!
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Move it and groove it and don't overeat it!!! [/quote]
My mantra for the coming month, thanks, OWR
Snoozie, I am right there with you, but I know my problem is not logging and eating for two...or three, sometimes.
I have been great with exercise, but food is my addiction..
With time and patience, we will get there!
I want to put in a bit more strength training , too, Vailara, because it is a good thing for us, so we can get around in the old folks home better... just kidding... but we really are doing a good thing for ourselves, so many people our ages, never try ...they just accept it and really do end up in a home because they can't take care of themselves.....
So every day we don't succeed ,at least we keep on giving it a go.
I hope you all have an awesome weekend.
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Oh my goodness , ROFL Snoozie. Not only is Siri having a response amusing, but the fact that you even thought to ask SIRI for advice is too funny!!!
Unfortunately , I've been down this week with a stomach bug, but I'm on the mend now thank goodness . I missed out on our last few cooler temp mornings for walking the doggies , but will work out a plan starting Monday when I think I should be well and strong enough to get back into the swing of exercising again.
I also have been trying to stress less and obsess less about my health plan. This doesn't mean I want to abandon it, but rather live a healthy lifestyle with acceptance and joy, feeling confidence that I sincerely CHOOSE to be healthy and to do the things that will make me the healthiest.
Wishing my fellow hatters a happy and successful weekend
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Susan - glad to hear you're finally on the mend; know it sucked with that tummy bug! sorry you missed out on your morning walkies... hoping the temps stay cool for you for a while longer! Ya I was larfing too - dunno what possessed me to ask Siri such a question - but he came thru!
LOVE your stress less decision; and more focus on just living healthy! Tomorrow is MY Monday (back to work) so I'm simply going to focus on eating well... and WHEN i'm actually hungry.. have prepped some healthy stuf to be avail and got a few supplies in to get me thru the first day or two, so will see how I feel with changing my focus somewhat; weirdly I HAVE been noticing lately... that by the time I've finished a meal (whatever it is, tonight was just a cold chicken leg, 2 tomato slices, a little potato salad and a small roll (on a bread and butter sized plate I might add) I was stuffed.. which is kinda weird because I've chowed down on way more before...ummm.. many times lol. but I may try the smaller amounts, more often method with my food this week... i'm thinking that some of my portion sizes are nothing more than habit, and that I've stopped eating to just satisfy my hunger... rambling thoughts lol.... hope everyone has a great weekend!!
Gail - I would love to start some strength training too... but honest to god I have no idea where to start.. I've had personal trainers before but can't afford em now, and honestly so many of them don't seem to understand starting at this age needs a few adjustments to their "standard" do this instructions.. I suppose I could invest some time on the puter searching for strength training for .... ahem... women of a certain age!
OWR... lmao @ "ya think?" yaaaaaaa I was howling too... like DUH...
Patrice - I KNOW you had a lot on your plate and were trying all kinds of new and awesome hobbies and activities.. so impressed with you trying your hand at something new - that's an aspect I keep forgetting about how important it is to try new things; altho I seem to be excelling at implementing the "relaxing and restorative activity" that's suggested to be good for us LOL.....
mILOVE: SUPERB job on the steps (and on the bike gail btw!!)0 -
and to send us all into the weekend with a great reminder..... I present...
Healthy Aging - 10 steps to stay young!
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them -- that is why you pay them.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county. Travel to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
And Always Remember...
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people, who cares? LOL
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Love the ten steps- thanks Snooozie!!!0
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