WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2024

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    Regarding sending plants, etc., to funerals - I have a thing about cut flowers, either giving or being given, because it feels like someone is handing over something beautiful with a very tenuous hold on existence, and in its last few moments of life. Now I know that live plants are not necessarily a good option either, I think I'll stick with donations made in the name of the deceased. I'm glad people often give that as an good option.

    Good plan!

    Here the sympathy / get well plant is the orchid. I received several orchids when my husband had his accident and I've never managed to keep any of them alive. I've done all the recommended things ... but nope.

    Moving - All the years of moving (30+ times as an adult, and a dozen before the age of 6) gave me no compunction about moving because I refused to get attached to a place. However, we bought this house six years ago next week, and it would be hard to leave, I think. So I don't think about it. There's a reasonable chance that my current house is where I will live until I go the way of my aloe vera plant (although I will probably be noisier about the whole thing). I'm OK with that. 🤣😇👀

    I think I've lived in 25 places + some in between times when I travelled for several months or lived in a hostel or more or less did a bit of couch surfing.

    Even as a child I became really good at packing and unpacking.

    In thinking through all the places I lived, I don't feel attached to any of them, except maybe the most recent one.

    There was one, a number of years ago, I would have liked to pick up and take with us because it was a gorgeous old house. That was one of the reasons I wanted the wood floors in our new house. It also had sage green wainscoting which kind of helped inspire me to paint our lounge room and bedroom blue.

    This is inside that old house.
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    As for the most recent place, we went back there today to pack up some more things and it still feels like home (whereas our new place feels a bit like one of the many places we've stayed in when travelling), but it is definitely impractical for us. I think it feels like home because we have lived a lot of life there over the past 10 years, and it was our refuge during the early years after my husband's accident and even during the height of the COVID lockdown days. But as I looked around the yard, I was mentally ticking off the things that need doing ... just the simple maintenance stuff, nevermind any new projects. There is a lot of hedging and it all needs trimming. The lawn could use a mow. And the weeds are popping up everywhere ... and everything is on a slope.

    Monique - @mcmillonmail Those rub wounds sound so painful! I'm trying to find something that will help my right ankle without hurting the skin around it, and apparently that doesn't exist. The compression socks are making my ankles hurt worse! They help the edema, but will have to be worn sparingly, I think. Doesn't seem right that something that helps in one way hurts in another. 😔 Finding the balance isn't always easy.

    My compression stockings don't bother my ankles although I do find them hot and itchy after a while.

    Are they too tight around your ankles? Or are they not sitting right? Or maybe a material that isn't working for you?



    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    I am well. I know someone posted a link called something like Half the Plate about veggies. I have the site booked marked. I ordered ingredients for 2 veggie recipes. I will make one today and share how it tastes! I am still exploring how to arrange life. I have an art class on Thursday where we all paint the same picture, I am doing yoga to prepare for my yoga retreat, I have a trial core Pilates mat class on Saturday. I can't afford classes with the machines. I found a local writing group that I have been advised I can join. My plan is to stay in 3 days a week and knit, write and clean the house. I am tired trying to go out every day. I am trying to figure out what the weather will be like near Asheville the first week in August. I know what to wear to yoga...but what about the afternoons and evenings. This retreat center is 14 miles from Asheville. I know I am blessed having the problem of needing to sort out activities. I feel so drawn to so much but between the cost of different services, and online zoom programs and local programs I could go broke spending 20 dollars here and 20 dollars there. Sorry to ramble on! Have a good day!

    Best,
    Rosemarie from GA

    Remember that you don't have to do things.

    But also remember that walking is free and provides a person with a lot of benefits. If I could do anything I wanted, I would block out a minimum of an hour a day for exercise ... walking, cycling, etc.


    (That was me with the Half my Plate website)

    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    edited July 13
    bwcetc wrote: »
    Barbie ... glad the tooth extraction went well!

    Barbara ... yes, my birthday was on the 4th! Good memory!!

    Beth near Buffalo


    Happy Birthday!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    kymarai wrote: »
    Hi
    Reading, trying to catch up. More later, but for my kitten people.......
    Kittens got their first shots today and I know the vet said they might be sleepy.....which is true, they basically haven't moved much since came home. But Tori keeps crying when she moves her leg or it is touched. Is this normal? I hope they feel better tomorrow......

    Thank you!
    Kylia a worried kitty momma in Ohio

    I hope Tori is OK!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    Naah, I can really only whistle if I am sucking the air in, so looks like I'm sipping from a straw!😂😁.
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    That's the only way I can do it too! Have never been able to do it properly.

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    Poerava14 wrote: »
    Greetings fabulous ladies. So happy to have spent the time catching up on all the positive developments, learnings, photos, food porn and stories of your everyday courage, compassion, resilience and recipes. There are times I can almost see this thread as a movie. Who would you like to play you???? Myself? Selma Hayek with salt and pepper hair.


    Machka: I love all you have done with the new house, and given the benefits of this location, I think you and DH are well on the way to a happier, healthier and safer lifestyle. May it become the best place you have ever lived.

    Catherine Zeta-Jones :)

    And thank you. Yes, we were talking today on our drives back and forth and back and forth about the exercise benefits and some of the other benefits of our new place. It will take a little while to get everything set up, but we'll have a gym in our garage in the next few months and the garage is attached to the side of the house ... just 2 steps down. We'll have it set up like another room of the house making it so much easier to wander in there and walk on the treadmill or row or whatever.




    Poerava14 wrote: »
    Everyone: Thanks for being here and giving this community your stories and spirit. I always learn so much here, and I cherish your presence in my life.

    Back when I was still working my full time professional job I was always happiest when I was on a trip, just back from a trip or getting ready for a trip. This summer feels like that and it’s wonderful. Put this epistle in a spoiler.
    Since Mother’s Day weekend, I’ve been on three short jaunts, packed with emotional reconnections, friendship and fun. 1) Charleston, S.C. with my special friend for Bonnie Raitt concert; 2) Burbank, California for my 50th High School Reunion; and 3) road trip to Taos with a friend visiting from east coast. And I am about to embark on another short trip beginning this weekend with my special friend and fellow Golden Goober, N. He will arrive here in his van on Saturday after driving west from New Hampshire and making stops to golf in different states. Once he arrives here, I’ll hop in the van and together we’ll take 3 days to drive up to my nephew’s house on a river in Idaho. One stop we will make will be to Yampah Spa and Vapor Caves in Glenwood Canyon. I’ve booked a massage for him….his first! We have talked about this at length and he is very amenable. This will be our fifth playdate in just over a year and since he's coming to my humble abode, there is a tad more excitement and giddiness. I don’t stress about him, but I do rack my brain about how to surprise and delight him. And quite honestly, it doesn’t take much because he is such an upbeat and cheerful person naturally.

    My girlfriend from NYC/Atlantic City had mentioned to me months ago that she wanted to see Diana Ross performing at Red Rocks. So I procured tickets, and J flew out. The day after the concert, we jumped in my car and drove the scenic route to Taos for the weekend. She loves art, good food and culture. Taos did not disappoint. And for that matter, neither did Diana Ross, who is still gorgeous and glamourous at 80. Ever the pro, she actually sang “No wind. No rain. Or winters storm….” While getting drenched and blasted by a freakishly fast and furious thunderstorm. This was in an ampitheatre, and I estimate 90% of the patrons stayed till end of show huddled under plastic ponchos. It was memorable.

    I'm so glad you're having such fun!


    Machka in Oz



  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,574 Member
    Lanette ~ Sure hope your foot gets better. Also, hope the vet can help the old cat.

    Carol in GA
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :) When we moved into our current house from one on the other side of town, two of my friends offered "help". One came to the old house and worked for a long time with me to do the final cleaning. The other prepared dinner for us, brought it to the new house and had dinner with us. Cleaning with the first friend was fun since she was great company and an excellent worker. The other, not so much. She and her husband wanted to talk politics while we ate and although we share similar views on the topics, it's not something I enjoy talking about. We were exhausted when they left.

    :) My whole experience with the wisdom tooth extraction has been so easy and painless that I am embarrassed at how much I whined about it and dreaded it. Good lesson for me. I hope all of you with upcoming "procedures" have similar experiences.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA where the heat has finally gone away.

    I'm glad your experience went well.

    I didn't want to tell anyone my wisdom tooth story before your procedure.

    The dentist discovered that I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth, and that my mother had 2 impacted wisdom teeth. So we both decided to get them done just after Christmas one year. We had to drive 4 or 5 hours to Edmonton and had to see a specialist who would put us under and remove the wisdom teeth while we were asleep.

    I can't remember if I was married to my ex-husband or not, by then, but he came with my mother, father and me.

    I went first, and it all went well until I started to wake up. There I was struggling to resurface (I always have a terrible time coming to after anaesthetic) when I heard a voice right near me say, "We've got to get these ones out of here before the next patient goes in because that patient is going to be screaming". I'm lying there in a haze thinking, "Say what???" I can't be positive that's what was said, but it has stuck with me.

    They hurried us out and I remember next to nothing of that night or the trip back home the next day.

    I do remember the next week. I was in so much pain! They had to break bones to get my teeth out and apparently it was quite a struggle. I was spitting out pieces of bone for that whole week and more. At some point during that week, both my mother and I developed horrendous sinus infections. We were so sick.

    Thinking about it now, I really wonder about the specialist we saw. I don't think it should have gone that badly. But it was 37 years ago, so who knows what kind of tools they had back then to do the job.

    I also remember that, during that week, my ex-husband developed a mild cold and coughed loudly every few minutes. I had such a headache from the whole wisdom tooth thing and every cough just slammed into my head. I think I eventually asked him to go away ... probably not quite as politely as that. :tongue:

    I also remember I ate a lot of poached eggs. I am not fond of poached eggs, but they were the only thing I could get in.


    I am so glad your process was much, much better.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    Woot!

    Did it, did it, did it - the center section is done on Viv's quilt! Happy dance of joy in Arkansas, to the tune of "I'm all right! Don't nobody worry 'bout me!" Kenny Loggins. The rest is easy, more strips of the wood-grain gray oak around the whole center section to make up the flat top of a queen-sized bed, and then panels around the sides and bottom to cover the sides of a mattress and boxspring. What's there right now at left and right are the quilt on my bed showing through, it's the only place big enough to hold it without using the floor! :smiley: Seriously the most complex quilt I have ever attempted. Hard part's over, now it's just the finishing... and the computer doesn't do the colors justice, they're all vivid.
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    Later,
    Love,
    Lisa

    WOW! That's amazing!!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Today’s gratitude: we have dishes and vegetables to wash, and bottled water to rinse them. The “other redwood tree” survived the tank’s move. Cistern is working as it should, holding water and apparently not cracked or leaking. New control box installed so water pumps automatically from cistern to storage tanks in the pump room. After we’ve used the water from the storage tank that hasn’t gone through the UV light, (a few days? A week?) we should be safe to drink the water.
    Cry me a river:
    Water guy and his helper came, moved the tank to the side yard, removed one disconnected tank of unclear purpose and change the uv light. They did NOT hook up the new storage tank, but marked the area we need to level. He will bring his digging guy back to show him what needs to be dug, and trenched, then level with gravel. Next step plumbing, connecting the tank, adding a float valve in the cistern so the automatic pump stops if the water level in the cistern gets too low to avoid burning up the new pump. So I melted down afterwards shrieking at poor Joe, So what? He has family visiting next week so he comes back after the 18th with the digging guy? Then what? a week or a month til the digging guy trenches? Bet he doesn’t bring the gravel and has to make a second trip? Then another week before he comes back to plumb and connect the tank? Another week, month or year to remove the other unneeded tanks and strange plastic box/shelf that makes it impossible to clean the UV sleeve? I want to cry!!! Joe is taking this all calmly and encouraging me to put it out of my mind, do something that makes me happy, think positive thoughts so I dug weeds from around the apple tree and transplanted the daphne. This toxic anger is tainting my body. Maybe I just need a good cry to get it all out and then move on.

    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
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    Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
    Open heart and mind before mouth.
    2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections.

    I would have done exactly the same thing ...

    ... and then I would want to step in and make sure the project got done by hiring someone else to do it. But maybe that's not an option.

    I hope it gets done soon.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
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    A week where I ride my bicycle every day.
    A week to hike to several waterfalls.
    A week where I spend most of the time in bed sleeping or reading.
    A week where I play with artistic things like colouring, piano, etc.
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Annie – so far it looks like the oven had a stuck relay. However, until we replace the relay (or get a new oven), I need to watch it very carefully whenever I use the oven.

    Used the slicer at BK for the tomatoes. Actually, the tomatoes that I brought were too soft so I did take some of theirs. I also took some of their onions. Well, it’s not like onions cost a whole lot, I took maybe one or two onions. Oh well…

    Looks like a beautiful day for a pool get together.

    Came home from work and pulled the pork for the pulled pork sandwiches. I was surprised how fatty this piece of meat was. I need to get a better cut next time. I cooked the pork last night and just had it in the refrig and then put it in the microwave for a few minutes so that it was warm. Have it in the crock pot right now.

    Have to go clean the spa. Looks like inept me will just HAVE to go in it to clean it. Ain’t life hard?

    Heather – yea for running water!

    Michele NC
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    LisaStunning!
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,282 Member
    Today is embrace your ‘Geekness’ day! French Fries too. I was thinking on the French fries and realize I don’t really care for them, but the sweetness of the Catchup is what I like them for! So giving them up when eating out. Baked potatoes instead!

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    RVRita in Roswell 🤖👽👾
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,282 Member
    Here is session 6 of my Pre-diabetes class. Talks about different types of diets.
    Session 6:
    Diet Trends & Myths
    Overview
    During this session, you will learn some of the dangers of fad diets and why fad diets don’t work. Over the last few weeks, you have learned some basic information about eating healthy and getting active. It is not flashy information and we are not promising you will lose 10 pounds in one week or reach optimal health overnight. Instead we are focusing on small changes because we know that making small changes is a proven way to lose weight, get healthy and stay healthy.
    So, the next time you see an amazing diet online or on TV, you won’t be tempted to waste your time or money. Let’s start by looking at some of the popular fad diets that you likely have heard of or maybe have even tried before.
    Popular Fad Diets
    1

    Popular Fad Diet Problem
    High Protein/Low Carbohydrate Diets
    ➢Eat large amounts of protein ➢Limit or avoid carbohydrate
    foods (pasta, breads, & rice) and sugar
    ➢High in saturated fat and cholesterol
    ➢Low in antioxidants
    ➢Leads to nausea, dehydration,
    headaches, dizziness & feeling
    tired
    ➢Once you add breads and
    other grains back into your diet you regain weight lost
    Liquid Diets
    ➢Substitute meals with a shake or drink
    ➢These diets are usually very low in calories
    ➢Not a long term solution ➢Once you start eating solid
    foods, weight that was lost will
    likely return
    ➢Lacking in many important
    nutrients and fiber
    High Carbohydrate/Low Fat Diets
    ➢Eat mainly high complex
    carbohydrates
    ➢ Limit sugar, fat, and protein
    intake
    ➢You will feel hungry more often ➢Your body will not get
    appropriate fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamins A,D,E & K)
    In addition to the popular fad diets discussed, there’s a new diet trend on the rise. Some people may remove common food allergens from their diet such as gluten, even though they do not have an allergy or sensitivity.
    Remember, removing large groups of foods from your diet may leave you without important vitamins and minerals. Some people do suffer from serious medical
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    conditions that make them allergic to certain foods. Always check with you doctor if you think you might have a food allergy.
    ✓ Skill Building Activity: Fad Diets You Have Tried in the Past (your coach will lead you through this activity)
    How to Spot a Fad Diet
    ➢ Plans that require you to spend large amounts of money on special foods, products, pre-made meals, and/or supplements
    ➢ Does not encourage regular activity of at least 30 minutes of exercise, 3 days a week
    ➢ Recommends replacing 2 or more meals (real food) for liquid supplements or shakes
    ➢ Eliminates one or more food groups or gives lists of “good” and “bad” foods
    ➢ Does not include a long-term maintenance plan
    ➢ Promises a quick fix or weight loss of more than 1-2
    pounds a week
    ➢ Sounds “too good to be true”, it is a fad diet
    ✓ Skill Building Activity: Fad Diets in the Media (your coach will lead you through this activity)
    Why Fad Diets are Unsafe
    ➢ Denies your body of important nutrients
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    ➢ Decreases calorie intake below what your body needs
    ➢ Feeling deprived by not allowing favorite foods
    ➢ Strict food choices that are not realistic to follow
    long term
    ➢ The weight that was lost is regained
    ➢ Metabolism is slowed
    ❖ See Handout: Why Fad Diets Don’t Work Healthy Eating is a Life-Long Commitment
    The best way to lose weight and keep it off long-term is to follow a healthy eating plan. A healthy eating plan allows for ​all​ ​types ​of foods, includes balance and variety as well as regular exercise. Healthy eating is a life-long commitment that will keep you feeling your best.
    ❖ See Handouts: Keys to Successful Healthy Eating Part 1& 2
    Summary
    Fad diets promise quick results. However, many of these diets are too restrictive, unsafe, and cannot be maintained for a long period of time. A healthy eating plan is balanced and not restrictive. If you ever have questions about diets, be sure to ask your coach.
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    Keep Moving
    Fad diets may not be healthy but “fad exercises” can be a fun and exciting way to stay active. Grab a friend and try out a new activity this week.
    Activities
    □ While watching TV, looking through magazines, or at the grocery store, use your new skills to identify Fad Diets. Explain why you think it would not be successful.
    □ Look over your food uploads from the past week. Do you notice any foods you may or may not eat based on a fad diet you have tried in the past?
    □ Goal setting​: Work with your coach to set one goal this week associated with this session. Example: I will practice at least 2 of the “Keys to Successful Healthy Eating” this week.
    List your goal here or message it to your coach: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
    Discussion/Questions
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    □ Share any experiences you have had with fad diets in the group discussion.
    □ Why do you feel that diet would not have worked for you in the long run? Share your thoughts in the group discussion.
    □ Have you noticed any new fad diets in the media? Share reasons you feel that diet would not work long term with your group.
    “There is no diet that will do what healthy eating does.” -Unknown
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    Why Fad Diets Don’t Work
    Fad Diet Why it Doesn’t Work
    Purchase meals from a specific company
    ● Expensive
    ● Doesn’t teach how to
    prepare healthy and satisfying meals
    Drink meal replacement shakes
    ● Void of many main nutrients that a whole food meal contains such as fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals
    Eat only “approved” foods
    ● Feeling deprived when foods are labeled as “good or bad”
    ● Leads to stronger cravings and in some cases an urge to binge or eat more than needed
    Plans that require fasting
    ● Not fueling your body tells your metabolism to greatly slow down
    Cleanses or detoxes
    ● Not long term solutions
    ● Can create cravings for
    “real” foods
    ● Your body is great at
    cleansing itself already

    Keys to Successful Healthy Eating, Part 1
    􏰀 The diet industry brings in billions of dollars each year. They do this by promising you drastic weight loss with minimal effort in a short period of time.
    􏰀 Unfortunately, this is not the recipe for a successful diet.​ ​Below are a couple keys to a successful eating plan that the weight-loss industry doesn’t want you to know.
    Keys to a successful eating plan:
    1. You do not need to purchase any special foods,
    products or supplements.
    ​􏰀​A successful diet is filled with whole foods like fruits, vegetables, lean cuts of meat, legumes and nuts/seeds.
    2. You have to be active.
    ​􏰀​A successful weight loss plan encourages regular activity (at least 30 minutes of exercise 3 or more days each week).

    Keys to Successful Healthy Eating, Part 2
    4 Keys to Health Eating
    1. You do not have to substitute a meal with a supplement or liquid shake.
    ● These “meal replacements” do not contain many valuable nutrients like fiber, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, or bioavailable vitamins and minerals.
    2. There are no good or bad foods.
    ● A healthy and successful diet allows any and all foods in moderation.
    3. A successful diet teaches you how to maintain weight in the long run.
    ● Short term weight loss plans are not created to help you keep the weight off.
    4. Healthy weight loss happens at about a 1-2 pound loss per
    week.
    ● This is different for everyone, but a successful weight loss plan does not support a drastic weight loss within a short period of time.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,556 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    Here is session 6 of my Pre-diabetes class. Talks about different types of diets.
    Session 6:
    Diet Trends & Myths
    Overview
    During this session, you will learn some of the dangers of fad diets and why fad diets don’t work. Over the last few weeks, you have learned some basic information about eating healthy and getting active. It is not flashy information and we are not promising you will lose 10 pounds in one week or reach optimal health overnight. Instead we are focusing on small changes because we know that making small changes is a proven way to lose weight, get healthy and stay healthy.
    So, the next time you see an amazing diet online or on TV, you won’t be tempted to waste your time or money. Let’s start by looking at some of the popular fad diets that you likely have heard of or maybe have even tried before.
    Popular Fad Diets
    1

    Popular Fad Diet Problem
    High Protein/Low Carbohydrate Diets
    ➢Eat large amounts of protein ➢Limit or avoid carbohydrate
    foods (pasta, breads, & rice) and sugar
    ➢High in saturated fat and cholesterol
    ➢Low in antioxidants
    ➢Leads to nausea, dehydration,
    headaches, dizziness & feeling
    tired
    ➢Once you add breads and
    other grains back into your diet you regain weight lost
    Liquid Diets
    ➢Substitute meals with a shake or drink
    ➢These diets are usually very low in calories
    ➢Not a long term solution ➢Once you start eating solid
    foods, weight that was lost will
    likely return
    ➢Lacking in many important
    nutrients and fiber
    High Carbohydrate/Low Fat Diets
    ➢Eat mainly high complex
    carbohydrates
    ➢ Limit sugar, fat, and protein
    intake
    ➢You will feel hungry more often ➢Your body will not get
    appropriate fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamins A,D,E & K)
    In addition to the popular fad diets discussed, there’s a new diet trend on the rise. Some people may remove common food allergens from their diet such as gluten, even though they do not have an allergy or sensitivity.
    Remember, removing large groups of foods from your diet may leave you without important vitamins and minerals. Some people do suffer from serious medical
    2

    conditions that make them allergic to certain foods. Always check with you doctor if you think you might have a food allergy.
    ✓ Skill Building Activity: Fad Diets You Have Tried in the Past (your coach will lead you through this activity)
    How to Spot a Fad Diet
    ➢ Plans that require you to spend large amounts of money on special foods, products, pre-made meals, and/or supplements
    ➢ Does not encourage regular activity of at least 30 minutes of exercise, 3 days a week
    ➢ Recommends replacing 2 or more meals (real food) for liquid supplements or shakes
    ➢ Eliminates one or more food groups or gives lists of “good” and “bad” foods
    ➢ Does not include a long-term maintenance plan
    ➢ Promises a quick fix or weight loss of more than 1-2
    pounds a week
    ➢ Sounds “too good to be true”, it is a fad diet
    ✓ Skill Building Activity: Fad Diets in the Media (your coach will lead you through this activity)
    Why Fad Diets are Unsafe
    ➢ Denies your body of important nutrients
    3

    ➢ Decreases calorie intake below what your body needs
    ➢ Feeling deprived by not allowing favorite foods
    ➢ Strict food choices that are not realistic to follow
    long term
    ➢ The weight that was lost is regained
    ➢ Metabolism is slowed
    ❖ See Handout: Why Fad Diets Don’t Work Healthy Eating is a Life-Long Commitment
    The best way to lose weight and keep it off long-term is to follow a healthy eating plan. A healthy eating plan allows for ​all​ ​types ​of foods, includes balance and variety as well as regular exercise. Healthy eating is a life-long commitment that will keep you feeling your best.
    ❖ See Handouts: Keys to Successful Healthy Eating Part 1& 2
    Summary
    Fad diets promise quick results. However, many of these diets are too restrictive, unsafe, and cannot be maintained for a long period of time. A healthy eating plan is balanced and not restrictive. If you ever have questions about diets, be sure to ask your coach.
    4

    Keep Moving
    Fad diets may not be healthy but “fad exercises” can be a fun and exciting way to stay active. Grab a friend and try out a new activity this week.
    Activities
    □ While watching TV, looking through magazines, or at the grocery store, use your new skills to identify Fad Diets. Explain why you think it would not be successful.
    □ Look over your food uploads from the past week. Do you notice any foods you may or may not eat based on a fad diet you have tried in the past?
    □ Goal setting​: Work with your coach to set one goal this week associated with this session. Example: I will practice at least 2 of the “Keys to Successful Healthy Eating” this week.
    List your goal here or message it to your coach: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
    Discussion/Questions
    5

    □ Share any experiences you have had with fad diets in the group discussion.
    □ Why do you feel that diet would not have worked for you in the long run? Share your thoughts in the group discussion.
    □ Have you noticed any new fad diets in the media? Share reasons you feel that diet would not work long term with your group.
    “There is no diet that will do what healthy eating does.” -Unknown
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    Why Fad Diets Don’t Work
    Fad Diet Why it Doesn’t Work
    Purchase meals from a specific company
    ● Expensive
    ● Doesn’t teach how to
    prepare healthy and satisfying meals
    Drink meal replacement shakes
    ● Void of many main nutrients that a whole food meal contains such as fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals
    Eat only “approved” foods
    ● Feeling deprived when foods are labeled as “good or bad”
    ● Leads to stronger cravings and in some cases an urge to binge or eat more than needed
    Plans that require fasting
    ● Not fueling your body tells your metabolism to greatly slow down
    Cleanses or detoxes
    ● Not long term solutions
    ● Can create cravings for
    “real” foods
    ● Your body is great at
    cleansing itself already

    Keys to Successful Healthy Eating, Part 1
    􏰀 The diet industry brings in billions of dollars each year. They do this by promising you drastic weight loss with minimal effort in a short period of time.
    􏰀 Unfortunately, this is not the recipe for a successful diet.​ ​Below are a couple keys to a successful eating plan that the weight-loss industry doesn’t want you to know.
    Keys to a successful eating plan:
    1. You do not need to purchase any special foods,
    products or supplements.
    ​􏰀​A successful diet is filled with whole foods like fruits, vegetables, lean cuts of meat, legumes and nuts/seeds.
    2. You have to be active.
    ​􏰀​A successful weight loss plan encourages regular activity (at least 30 minutes of exercise 3 or more days each week).

    Keys to Successful Healthy Eating, Part 2
    4 Keys to Health Eating
    1. You do not have to substitute a meal with a supplement or liquid shake.
    ● These “meal replacements” do not contain many valuable nutrients like fiber, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, or bioavailable vitamins and minerals.
    2. There are no good or bad foods.
    ● A healthy and successful diet allows any and all foods in moderation.
    3. A successful diet teaches you how to maintain weight in the long run.
    ● Short term weight loss plans are not created to help you keep the weight off.
    4. Healthy weight loss happens at about a 1-2 pound loss per
    week.
    ● This is different for everyone, but a successful weight loss plan does not support a drastic weight loss within a short period of time.

    Interesting.

    I have actually never tried a fad diet. If I want to lose weight, my go-to has always been to eat fewer calories than I burn.

    I also tend to emphasise exercise over diet.

    M in Oz
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,208 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,066 Member
    Afternoon all
    Just not feeling up to snuff today.. Alfie going over tonight to Tom and Elena's..Elena's daughter coming over with her dogs they are Australian shepards and Alfie loves playing with them,but got hurt once and Tom doesn't want to take the chance so will wait until they leave..and then ,I'll drop him off.
    Tracy did her 3 hr glucose test this morning, hope that went well.
  • Rosemarie2972
    Rosemarie2972 Posts: 482 Member
    Machka: I meant to tell you in my 50s I walked a bunch and frequently! I loved it. After the caregiving, I tried getting back to it and it wasn't the same. I never use to have any ear bugs in ..just enjoyed my own thoughts and plans. But at this point I need some way to carry a cell phone and have ear buds. How do others do this? I have not looked into it yet? I was thinking of going to a Best Buy early on a week day morning and seeing if a sales rep could help me. Also Verizon sold me a car charger that doesn't fit my phone. Great..right. So I thought maybe Best Buy could help there. I really should have a car charger for the phone.

    Rosemarie from GA
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,861 Member
    Rosemarie - The short answer is "No," you don't have to purchase every book you get to read on a Kindle through Amazon. Many of us have read library books that we've downloaded on our Kindles, and there are other options as well-- select here for a web page that explains all that. Most people find it easiest to go through Amazon as they have such a huge selection that are readable on the Kindle. My husband and I both have Kindle Unlimited subscriptions and considering that he reads upwards of 20-30 books a month, and I pick up three to five, it's worth $11 for us. If a book is listed as Kindle Unlimited, it is free to the subscriber with no end date for having them. You can have ten at a time out, and you just return them electronically when you're done with them.

    As far as reading a book and getting interested in another one before you finish the first one, that's really OK! There are too many books out there that WILL hold my attention. It wastes my time to read a book that no longer interests me. My husband feels he must finish a book if he starts it, and I disagree entirely.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,677 Member
    Rosemarie - I have a recorder attached to my TV so I can fast forward any ads. I rarely watch a live programme with ads, only BBC ones that don't have ads. I check every day which ones I want to record, or use the series option.
    I think you must be thinking of Monet's garden with the waterlilies. I have been there. I haven't heard of Matisse's garden 😕. I have been to his museum in Nice, and the chapel he did the stained glass for. I also entered the lobby of the last block of flats he lived in , in Nice, having been invited there by an old man I met on a bus. It was there he created his wonderful paper cutouts when he was ill.
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    I had a good chat with G this morning, who seems to be OK. She is now resigned to having to take steroids and strong antibiotics for the rest of her life. Better than being dead, which the bullous pemphigoid could have resulted in. It was truly horrendous.
    I also chatted to L, who is mega busy visiting friends. She seems to love it, a true extrovert. I love my friends, but in small doses, and then I need lots of recovery time. Also I prefer not to stay with them, but she loves it, and relishes visitors!!! Ugh! :o 😱
    I really have to pace myself. Anything more than a couple of things a week sends me into a tizzy. Lying down in a darkened room is my favourite occupation! :p

    Did quite a lot of exercise this morning and some household chores. Plus the shops with a mask on. I cooked a Greek style pasta salad to have tomorrow evening between the park expedition and John going off for the football. Probably I will throw a bit of cold chicken at it. There will be loads for another day. I used a wholewheat organic pasta. Fusilli.

    Now to take myself upstairs and finish my DH Lawrence biography. Almost done.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx


  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Katie – sad as this may be, I never heard of that way of determining if something is a good source of protein or not. Makes sense. Thanks, I’ll remember that.

    I can’t believe that “callous” on the bottom of my foot is still hurting. I went to a specialist who sold me this insert (to the tune of $450 which Medicare doesn’t cover) and to me if anything it’s gotten bigger. I’m supposed to go see him again in another week for a follow-up and I’m going to mention this. How I wish there was some way to cut it out or burn (with an acid) it out. I remember they did something years ago when I had a plantar wart. I remember having to go for a series of visits and they did something (laser, I think). Haven’t had a problem since then.

    Well, it looks like there will only be 9, possibly 10, of us at this pool get together. But then again, that’s good because it’s much more intimate. Jess called to say that they were cleaning and lost track of the time so she won’t be here. Honestly, I think after having been here yesterday, she probably didn’t want to make another long trip. At least not in her car (which is probably safe to drive) Oh well, she can come another weekend.

    Going to go spend some time with the kitties. One of the kitties keeps wanting to suckle, my understanding is that the mother just abandoned the kitties. Anyway, Vince got this “catifier” which is really a pillowcase (but we put a towel in it) with a cat on the front and these “nipples” sticking up. Hope this helps, he’ll be able to suckle whenever he wants

    Michele NC
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,066 Member
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    Somebody is having a blast with daddy in grandma Joanne's pool..makes me happy to see him happy.