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@craigo3154 Thank you for letting me know!1
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w8goal4life wrote: »
@w8goal4life I absolutely love this picture you posted. I come back to it to look at it again. Thanks for posting it!4 -
I find that I need to track my weight, food, and activity to keep me on track. Then, when I see my weight going up too much, I can review what I've been doing, and adjust it accordingly. I regard this as a lifestyle choice, rather than a chore. It's worth the effort to stay a s healthy and fit as I can.
I choose to prelog my food and exercise, and balance my macros each morning, then I don't have to think about it too much for the rest of the day, apart from adjusting food amounts when I cook/serve meals.5 -
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So here's a weird one for some older folks. I've always had what was told to me was a birth mark on my thigh. It's round and doesn't tan. My sister has it too. Well I'm an adult now and thought how weird is it that she has a birth mark in the exact same spot and so does my neighbor. We didn't have the internet back then. Did you all know it's a scar from the smallpox vaccine. Kind of sad how no one told us anything as kids. My gen has another one on usually their left arm at the shoulder (tuberculosis vaccine). The weird things I ponder while waiting for dinner to bake
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People keep posting they limit processed foods. Assuming they mean frozen and take out meals etc.
Being married to an avid hunter and fisherman... processed to me means he took care of it in the woods and he's cooking tonight
Just thought I'd give a different perspective. 7 -
People keep posting they limit processed foods. Assuming they mean frozen and take out meals etc.
Being married to an avid hunter and fisherman... processed to me means he took care of it in the woods and he's cooking tonight Just thought I'd give a different perspective.
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Summer solstice today. Enjoy all that life giving sunshine everyone.3
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For those of you with UAC a year ago, you will remember the turtle crossing pictures from last year. This turtle again made its way across our back yard today between the neighbor's pond and the neighboring creek.4
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Goodbye spring...hello summer.
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w8goal4life wrote: »For those of you with UAC a year ago, you will remember the turtle crossing pictures from last year. This turtle again made its way across our back yard today between the neighbor's pond and the neighboring creek.
What is the diameter of the shell. That is a beauty!1 -
_JeffreyD_ wrote: »What is the diameter of the shell. That is a beauty!
I would guesstimate the turtle shell to be 7-8" across and 8-9" long.1 -
People keep posting they limit processed foods. Assuming they mean frozen and take out meals etc.
Being married to an avid hunter and fisherman... processed to me means he took care of it in the woods and he's cooking tonight Just thought I'd give a different perspective.
Actually processed foods include things like breakfast cereals, bread, fruit juice, etc... This is as well as food that has a high number of additives (preservatives, flavour enhancers, etc..)
Generally if you find it in the middle of the supermarket, or it has a long shelf life (more than a couple of weeks), it is processed.
Processing of carbohydrate rich food generally strips the fibre and concentrates the sugars. This does two things. 1) the food becomes less filling (and easy to over-eat). 2) the sugars are absorbed quicker (giving a quicker boost to both blood sugar and insulin levels).
Longer, higher insulin levels are linked to insulin resistance (or type 2 diabetes).
Limiting processed food and consuming more natural foods you generally consume less calories, remain satiated longer and absorb more nutrients from the food.
Hope this all makes sense.2 -
craigo3154 wrote: »People keep posting they limit processed foods. Assuming they mean frozen and take out meals etc.
Being married to an avid hunter and fisherman... processed to me means he took care of it in the woods and he's cooking tonight Just thought I'd give a different perspective.
Actually processed foods include things like breakfast cereals, bread, fruit juice, etc... This is as well as food that has a high number of additives (preservatives, flavour enhancers, etc..)
Hope this all makes sense.
Very informative but I was being facetious 0 -
craigo3154 wrote: »Love how people are now being more pro-active at maintaining their health.
For most of us, our "automatic pilot" was broken and we were steering ourselves into dangerous waters.
For me it took a full reset of my "auto-pilot" to get me on track. My food preferences needed a change. My regular eating times needed a change. My default activity level needed a change. My response to stress needed to change. Now my "auto-pilot" is now steering me where I want to go (and I check regularly if it needs adjustment).
For a change in perspective. Take a look at those around you: friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances. What do they do on "auto-pilot"? What do they eat when given a choice? How much do they eat? When do they eat? What activity do they do? How do they cope with adversity, increased work loads, troubles, ect...? What's their "auto-pilot" setting.
It's what you do when you DON'T think about it that really shapes who you are. This is your "auto-pilot".
In the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" the 7th habit is "Sharpen the Saw" (A sharp saw cuts more effectively). This means take time to review what you do and how you have been going. Also gives time and focus to perform the maintenance required to do what you want more effectively. (Ever been too busy driving to stop for gas? {right before you ran out} ).
How often do you "Sharpen the Saw"? (This is akin to monitoring and adjusting your auto-pilot.)
brilliant post @craigo3154
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craigo3154 wrote: »People keep posting they limit processed foods. Assuming they mean frozen and take out meals etc.
Being married to an avid hunter and fisherman... processed to me means he took care of it in the woods and he's cooking tonight Just thought I'd give a different perspective.
Actually processed foods include things like breakfast cereals, bread, fruit juice, etc... This is as well as food that has a high number of additives (preservatives, flavour enhancers, etc..)
Generally if you find it in the middle of the supermarket, or it has a long shelf life (more than a couple of weeks), it is processed.
Processing of carbohydrate rich food generally strips the fibre and concentrates the sugars. This does two things. 1) the food becomes less filling (and easy to over-eat). 2) the sugars are absorbed quicker (giving a quicker boost to both blood sugar and insulin levels).
Longer, higher insulin levels are linked to insulin resistance (or type 2 diabetes).
Limiting processed food and consuming more natural foods you generally consume less calories, remain satiated longer and absorb more nutrients from the food.
Hope this all makes sense.
@craigo3154 AND consumption of processed foods (particularly nitrites/nitrates) is now linked to IBD. Rates skyrocketing in China & India due to processed western foods.2 -
Now that we're at the end of the month, I have a simple question. Does one ever get beyond looking forward to a pass day?1
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w8goal4life wrote: »Now that we're at the end of the month, I have a simple question. Does one ever get beyond looking forward to a pass day?
I love that you put that out there for us to consider. It reminds me that I need to lighten up. In my head, pass days are the debil.
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w8goal4life wrote: »Now that we're at the end of the month, I have a simple question. Does one ever get beyond looking forward to a pass day?
I don't "look forward" to pass days, in my mind I consider them days I didn't fulfill my part. However, if I had a big event; wedding, party, vacation I would consider those reward days. For me as a Stay at home Mom I always plan meals in am because everyone asks (tracking) I always have to walk my dogs 2 miles and maintain the house (exercise) and I just have never been a snacker (calories) so at this point in life UAC is do-able. I admire those who work all day and then go to the gym or run etc. I can honestly say if I worked fulltime I would have failed this on day 3 of the month. Not to mention my kids would have simply starved because I wouldn't cook after a long day. It's nice to see many companies today offer free healthy lunch served as well as a free onsite gym.1 -
Finally, I am ahead in my classwork that I feel like I can emerge from my "study cave"! This week's goals are to track everything (including MFP activity), drink water, start treadmill schedule again, and lose 2 pounds. I feel like I am always restarting this. I need to make this a lifestyle, not a diet that I can start and stop when life gets busy.4
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Finally, I am ahead in my classwork that I feel like I can emerge from my "study cave"! This week's goals are to track everything (including MFP activity), drink water, start treadmill schedule again, and lose 2 pounds. I feel like I am always restarting this. I need to make this a lifestyle, not a diet that I can start and stop when life gets busy.
This!! 🙂 Finally recognizing this truth has made all the difference for me.2 -
@w8goal4life Alas, most of my pass days are a complete surprise. The main difference now is that I have stopped beating myself up when one happens and just try to jump back on the wagon the next day.
One of the things I like
Most about the UAC is that the 3 allowed pass days clearly send the message that it is all about consistency not perfection.2
