WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2019
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Yucky cloudy, cold, drizzle day. Makes me want to stay in my jammies and read. Hope everyone is doing ok today.
Pip- take care of you and take it easy for a few days.
SueBDew in TX3 -
Here I am sitting at the laundromat. I had bloodwork done this morning that had to be fasting. I was counting on some bullet proof coffee after the blood draw but the shop wasn’t opened yet once the blood was drawn. Then walked to the laundromat where DH had started the wash.
He did ok now hungry and waiting for dryer to finish.
Laters!
RV Rita2 -
Kate in UK... so glad to hear that they were able to repair your daughter's retina!
Pip ... glad to hear your'e on the mend!
Michele ... I've only returned groceries twice and each time they were for rotten/inedible products. They refunded my money of course and then disposed of the items.
Food Waste ... is a huge problem in the US. It is evident that many in this country have no experience with food scarcity. One of the reasons I'm participating with the Misfit Market concept is to help small organic farmers stay solvent and not watch their efforts rot because it's not perfect. I didn't share a pic of the last box ... but this week's menu has had Spanish Black Radishes, Cherry Bomb Peppers and Purple Topped Turnips. Definitely stepping outside of my comfort zone with these veggies.
Allie ... my total weight loss has changed from 14 pounds to 12 lost. And I'm pretty certain that it has to do with the quantity of food I've been eating. KETO/IF ... these things are tools ... but no tool is going to be able to compensate for when I just eat way too much ... even if it's the right food or eaten at the right time. Just my thoughts as I've been stuck in the same place for about 8 days now. Today, I'm still fasting but seriously tracking calories to see if I can jiggle this thing into losing again.
Beth7 -
Michele, you are a wonder! If I could get to that level of motivation and exercise, I’d die of amazement!
Was running amok yesterday, so I read and caught up. The dietician and I are teaching and learning together on things, neither of us having worked with mast cell diseases before. Breakfast is my favorite meal, and has been the hardest meal to negotiate. Needing to get creative to get more protein and fiber in at breakfast so that my blood sugar doesn’t crash at 10:30 every morning is hard. Tried a new homemade protein powder on my oatmeal this morning, pretty good. Maybe I can find a good recipe for protein bars to use it in, negotiating around things that I can’t have.
Our daughter made some amazing homemade cream puffs for my husband’s birthday today. I still think she should be a pastry chef, and she will be in demand with her friends for desserts at parties. Baking is her stress reliever.
Off to get my hair cut! Check in later.
Kathy in KY, back in the miserable rain and flooding😫2 -
Up to pg 46 (18 Feb). Will keep reading until hubs calls me for dinner.
Tracy: Love those invites.
Lisa in AR: I had the same experience when I had my hip done. I don’t usually like to take meds, but my niece (a doctor) made me promise, and I’m glad I paid her heed. I did extra physio every day, and walked into my 1st Physio appointment without a cane and she upped my physio immediately. I was driving at 3 weeks. I know that the knee op is much more serious, so kudos to you for doing so well.
Macula (((hugs))) love 💕 the kitty cats. (And Sheldon).
I started dyeing my hair blonde in my 30’s after being every colour under the sun. I stopped about 12 years ago when I couldn’t tell if I needed my roots done or not. 😂 😂 😂 It saved me a lot of money each month.
☘️Iris Terri2 -
I just wanted to add that I'm not beating up on any particular diet or eating plan or lifestyle. When something was working that stops working ... for me that's IF 19:5 ...I have to step back and examine what I've been doing. And be really honest about it. Does 19:5 say you can eat like a longshoreman in your 5 hour window? What exactly does 19:5 say? Because I can manipulate any plan out there to suit my appetite when it's out of control. For the record, 19:5 is not license to eat 10,000 calories worth of sugar in the 5 hour window. IF is a tool to help the body use stored fat and to allow the body to return to normal appetite needs. And even then, it's all about the "Study of One." Recognizing what my unique body needs and doesn't need.
OK. I'm done. Allie ... I think 10 pounds lost is fantastic! But I sensed your frustration that the process took a u-turn. Thus my comments. Hang in there! You figure out what works for you!5 -
MFP recently published a study of IF. The conclusion was as expected. CICO is the key to weight loss. IF can help with that by giving you less opportunity to eat. It also can help with regulating blood sugar. If your blood sugar levels are normal there is nothing to be gained by IF. Any diet can work in the short term, but in the end it comes down to CICO, especially if you want to stick to it long term.
As Barbie often says, the best diet is the one you can stick to. And enjoy, I would add. Most of us have lives to lead that do not sit well with very restricted diets.
It is also important to remember that our planet's future depends on us eating more plants and less meat. The meat we eat should be of high quality. A recent study showed that we need to eat much less meat for our health and the health of the planet.
Tonight I had fresh pasta for the first time in ages. Fresh pesto. Loads of calories, but I really enjoyed it. I compensated in advance by doing an extra hour on the recumbent bike. Watching a favourite TV programme. I've barely squeaked in, but I'm a happy bunny.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Allie: so sorry to hear that you have hit so many rocks recently. (((Hugs)))
Beth: WOW! So pleased you found out about the gas problem. The mind boggles at what could have happened if you hadn’t got that bill and investigated.
Machka: I’m somewhere between kitty 3 and kitty 9.
Had my 2nd Boditrax assessment today, and the results are heartening.
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Beth you are so right about food waste in US. I am trying to amend my habits and not Throw out so many leftovers. I am getting better at it. Another thing I’m looking into is composting. I have my research ahead of me but if I could make my own compost it would be cheaper for my garden and less of my food waste going into the landfill.
I head back home tomorrow, so so happy to headed home after a very special time with DH
Ciao, NYKAREN-Italia4 -
Re food: We have gradually reduced our food waste over the last 3 years. We mostly cook our own food and have decreased our consumption of meat and processed foods. I often return unsatisfactory food to our local supermarket, usually because it goes off before the use by date. It’s a matter of principle with me. I have always taken back anything I wasn’t happy with.
Why should I pay for it if it isn’t up to scratch? 😂
Finally caught up, just before my battery dies. 😂
☘️ Irish Terri2 -
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Glad you are feeling better Pip!
Hub and I are headed to stay with friends for the weekend. I will drive about 2 hrs from their house to Plano for my bff’s daughters last baby shower tomorrow. It will be a lot of family that I haven’t seen in awhile, well, my bffs family but I’ve been around them since I was 2. It will be good to see them all.
Okie (not) in the TX Hill Country5 -
Sharon - it's sometimes so hard to socialize cats. We have had a few feral cats who were tough to socialize.. some of them come out of it and some don't. I'm very worried these boys will find it hard to acclimate. They've lived their entire life in a shelter, and I don't even think they have a window in the room they've been in. It's so sad. But now they get to live a great life! I am very excited. We pick them up tomorrow! I'm glad your physical therapy is helping. Keep up the great work!
Happy day to everyone!
Shannon in rural Ontario, Canada2 -
Beth thanks for all the information.. home and in jammies...1
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Just popping in. Snowing like MAD here right now, possible 1-3 inches on Sunday, 3-5 on Monday. I swear the teleporter has picked up the whole neighborhood and moved it to the Midwest.
Glad I got my shots and groceries this morning and have LOTS of books to read.
Need to read todays posts so I'll be back.
Lanette
Snowy and chilly - 35f SW WA State2 -
DD's rescue kitties, Rinn on the left and Oskar on the right. Vet says Rinn is part Munchkin so even though she weighs as much as Oskar she is noticeably shorter. Our old cat that we brought with us from SD definitely does not like them and wishes they would go away. She eats their food if she can and does her best to intimidate them.
I got two water exercise sessions in this week. Yeah! I am trying really hard to change just one thing this month and not eat between meals. Not doing too bad.
Lanette - You can keep that snow. Ours stopped about 2 hours ago and did not accumulate.
Everyone have a good weekend, Sue in WA
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Food Waste ... is a huge problem in the US. It is evident that many in this country have no experience with food scarcity.
Bethklanders30 wrote: »Beth you are so right about food waste in US. I am trying to amend my habits and not Throw out so many leftovers. I am getting better at it. Another thing I’m looking into is composting. I have my research ahead of me but if I could make my own compost it would be cheaper for my garden and less of my food waste going into the landfill.
One of the things we did a number of years ago was to switch from fresh veggies to frozen. We still do get some fresh veggies if we know we're going to eat them, but what was happening was that we'd buy a bunch of veggies, then not feel hungry for them, or go out to eat instead, or misjudge how much we'd eat or whatever, and once a month we'd be emptying the lower part of the fridge into the bin because it had all gone off.
Switching to frozen means that we've always got veggies on hand and can eat them whenever we want them and we're not tossing them out. Even when they have spent a bit too long in the freezer, I can dump them into a chicken veggie curry in the slow cooker, and they're fine.
Buying a freezer was another thing that reduced our waste. We've dramatically reduced the amount of meat we eat, but what we do get, goes into the freezer. Leftovers can also go into the freezer. When my husband was recovering from his accident and I felt like using my slow cooker, I made a bunch of meals and popped them into the freezer to have later when I knew I'd be busier.
We've also gotten pretty good at estimating what we need to eat for each meal ... that helps.
And my husband does do some composting.
Oh also, I have found that if I've got a bowl of fruit right in front of me, I tend to eat it. But if the fruit is tucked into the back of the fridge, I forget about it. So that's another trick.
M in Oz
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Machka, I started buying frozen veggies for exactly the same reason. We have a big freezer and always have frozen veggies available and don't have to worry about throwing things out. Jake bought a gadget for packaging meat for freezing so we can buy larger packages and freeze the meat in portions that are the right size for us. And we make big batches of favorite foods and freeze some for later. We have a composter in the back yard for egg shells, coffee grounds, tea bags and the occasional fresh fruit or vegetable peel. We almost never have any food to throw out.
No snow here today, just a few hours of rain.
Barbie from warmer NW WA2 -
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