WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2024
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »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.LisaInArkansas wrote: »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.
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.LisaInArkansas wrote: »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
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »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
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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
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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.
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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.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
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Lanette ~ Sure hope your foot gets better. Also, hope the vet can help the old cat.
Carol in GA2 -
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.
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.
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
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »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!
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.
Later,
Love,
Lisa
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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
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 Oz1 -
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.
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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 NC3 -
I decided to continue my pre-diabetic class using the documents (in PDF form) that they send and resign to not seeing the videos. I get more from reading than watching the videos anyway. I learn better from reading than listening.
Dinner yesterday was a roasted chicken thigh, sweet potatoes roasted with the chicken, a dish DH made that included crushed tomatoes, cannelloni beans, black olive slices, sliced mushrooms, celery and onions, with an orange for desert.
Supper was watermelon, 2 rice cakes with fresh ground peanut butter on them, a bomb pop in the afternoon as I was hot!
RVRita in Roswell
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LisaStunning!2
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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!
RVRita in Roswell 🤖👽👾4 -
I can’t remember if we have discussed the test for determining if a food/snack is a good source of protein or not. It’s all over social media, so I’m sure many of you know this already, but for those who might not:
You take the number of grams of protein and multiply it by ten (i.e. Stick a zero on the end). If the food is a good source of protein, this number will be greater than or equal to the calories in the food. If it is less, then that food is not considered a good source of protein.
This is especially helpful for protein bars and cookies. One eye-opening example is Lenny & Larry’s protein cookie. At 16 g of protein and 420 calories per cookie, it fails miserably. To make it worse, it advertises the 16 g of protein per cookie, but then makes a big deal about 210 calories per serving. A serving is only 1/2 a cookie. A good source of 16 g of protein would have 160 calories or less.
My PSA for the day. Happy Saturday, y’all!8 -
For the GEEKS on here: Enjoy!
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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
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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.1 -
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
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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
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.
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Margaret, Machka, Annie and everyone who's said such lovely things about the quilt. Thank you! I'm really hoping to get it finished before the end of the month. I can't believe we're already nearly to the middle of July.
Just because I could, I popped up to the farmer's market nearby that I used to sell things at four years ago. Such lovely people! They remembered me, made much over how good I look. There were new sellers, too, and I bought a couple of baked goods. Most will be going out to feed the birds... *sigh*
Might be kind of mean to the birds, though. Bless that girl's heart, I'm trying to think about it as a donation to the community, but seriously, those buttermilk biscuits were almost as bad as my step grandmother's, and she couldn't make a biscuit to save her natural life. My grandfather begged her to start buying whomp biscuits. They come and take your "Southern woman" card away from you if you don't know how to make buttermilk biscuits! 👀😁🙂 And whomp biscuits, well they are just a SIN.
(For you Yankees in the crowd, whomp biscuits are canned biscuits, named for the sound they make when you whomp them on the countertop to open them.)
So I stopped and got some buttermilk at the store on the way back. I'll make some tomorrow and remind myself how they're supposed to taste, and then send them to work with Corey. The guys will love 'em.
While I was out, I stopped at the post office and got the passport renewal applications in the mail. While I was there, I mailed off a signed second edition of my mystery novel to an old friend from high school. She asked for it over Facebook messenger - she lost her first edition in a move, and asked the favor of another signed copy. I didn't mind - she's got COPD, and doesn't get out even as much as I do these days, and wanted to re-read it. Such a horrible disease. I can't imagine having to struggle for each breath.
Later, my dears,
Keeping my behind inside, as well as the rest of me, for the remainder of the day,
Love,
Lisa
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🦷❤Machka Your wisdom tooth experience was horrifying. Knowing of such possibilities, I cleared my schedule for a week after the procedure and filled the prescription for heavy duty pain meds that the doctor offered me. I was fortunate to have had a better experience Jake invited a friend to lunch today. She is visiting from out of town and rather than cooking or going to a restaurant, Jake is going to order pizza delivery which is one of his favorite treats (and totally not on his recommended eating plan). This will be my first non-pureed food since my extraction
🌻🌞🐕🐾Barbie in NW WA
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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.
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Rita After reading about the fad diets. I would say my way of eating fits in a healthy diet plan. I do exclude gluten and corn as much as I can and do not miss them much. I do this because of how they are created and the effect they have on the gut. I am creating meals with high quality delicious fruits,veggies, fermented foods, and proteins. My meals taste great! After the first 10 pounds loss (mostly water I am sure) I have lost about one pound per week. I went from 185/183 to 162/160 in seven months. I do take Vit D, C, and a multi geared to my age. It uses a fermentation process to create the vitamins and they come in opaque glass bottles. No shakes or over processed food type items to buy. The processed food I eat is good quality cheese, yogurt, Kombucha, and other fermented foods. I am not logging or counting calories rather I count how many fruit, veggies, spices, and herbs (organic/nonGMO if possible) I am eating per meal I aim for at least 4-5 and one fermented food plus a protein item. Occasionally I will take a bitter before eating (dandelion tincture) and milk thistle between meals for liver detox. I rinse my mouth with plain water or aloe after eating to help cut down on acidity in my mouth. I have no cravings and am not hungry in-between meals. I try to have at least a 12 hour window between the last meal of the day and breakfast. I have a glass of water with each meal sometimes with lemon. It took me a good two months to get my diet plan to this point and I already ate quite a few fruits and veggies to start.
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Lanette: Pleased you had a good visit with your sis and family. Such a relief your foot is improving. I know about your worry about the chickens. Maybe lining up a pet sitter now would be helpful in case something comes up in the future. I have been having thoughts about my Mom. And who would take care of my plants if I was asked to go to MA. I am proud of how my plants have done this hot summer!
Carol: I didn't know knee replacement was done outpatient now! I think it is great you are going to get to go home.
RV Rita: Glad you are feeling better!
Tina: When are you going to Hawaii?
Michele: I hope you enjoy the pool get together!
Heather: I thought the meal with the sea bass sounded delicious! But yes, my husband loved to go to restaurants. I saw a Matisse exhibit in D.C. many years ago. I love Matisse! Have you been to his garden? Someone told me his garden was smaller than one would think from his paintings.
Lisa: I love the quilt! I have had a couple of tablets over the years.... not I-pads. They were slow to
load and I would become impatient. Right now I am reading on my phone...really not ideal at all. I am thinking of getting a Kindle. Must I purchase the books from Amazon?
Grandmallie: I am sorry about the darn UTI! I pray the antibiotics get a hold on this. I did go silver in my 40s for a while. I liked it actually.
Rori: I am so jealous! Bonnie Rait came to Middle GA...but I had no one to go with...who wanted to go. I planned to go alone and almost bought the ticket and began to over worry about walking to the car after the concert. I believe I would have known people at the concert once I was there. Also I had to be at the cat shelter the next day and thought I would be tired. Darn I am so sorry I talked myself out of going! I lived in New Mexico and loved Taos. My brother and I did some skiing there!
Pipcd: I love looking at yogi in the pool! One year here...in a nearby state there were several dog deaths from summer algae. So my son knew for at least that summer his Black Lab could not go in the creek. So the Doggy Day Care near his apartment had a pool. We agreed to go for 30 minutes, well the dog loved the pool so much and my son was so happy. I kept going back to pay more money for the dog to stay in the pool. No kidding..I think I spent $50.00 that afternoon!
Debbie: Smiling at the thought of your husband sleeping in your Toyota!
Barbara: Yes, I am taking backroads to Asheville and most of the way I have traveled on the roads before. I also found an inexpensive Bed and Breakfast about 2 hours south of Asheville. So I will stay there on the way up and on the way back.
Tracey: I hope your interview goes/went well!
MCMillonmail: I loved my husband and we had bunches in common, same food tastes, loved the same music. Loved conversation together. But I never saw us as soul mates. He loved the NH lakes. I spent summers going to beaches. He liked private beaches/lake fronts. I was lonely at these and wanted to be with others. At least to people watch! He was an afternoon person. I was a morning person.
Machka: Congrats on your first night in the house! I do kinda have to do some activity. I am not a tv watcher..I can't stand the ads and I can only read so much. Even the reading is challenging me. I start one book and then become interested in another without finishing the first book!
Annie: I hope your Dad doesn't keep calling you! I hope he is able to make friends there so he doesn't want to head home!
Barbara from Oregon: What is BB&B class. I know what you mean about feeling bad that you shared your anger with your husband...or how you shared your disappointment. I have felt the same with my husband. We always got past it. He was very forgiving and tolerant.
I did go to a formal yoga class this week and really enjoyed it. This studio has $5.00 Fridays. I thought it would be crowded but it was not. The pace was about right for me. It was in the afternoon and I did have a little trouble getting up off the floor. This does concern me. I am just turning 65. I don't think I should be having trouble getting off the floor. I will look into this. I loved doing the yoga at the studio!
I also went to an art class this week. I am not an artist. But this is a new studio in town. A very nice space with artwork and open windows and great lightening. It was just me and a teacher on vacation. The instructor was not step by step as I have had in the past.She gave us ideas and we selected a few of her ideas. I actually love my painting and have it on the door between the dining room and the kitchen. It is very cheery. I learned that acrylic is great for painting over and having items overlap. I also learned to work with dots to enhance a painting.
I am about to have dinner with a friend and then hopefully come home and clean a little. I am seeing a few more roaches. We really have never had a roach problem and the house is de-cluttered and cleaner than in the past. I think it must be the heat. And I think my husband always ensured we had Boric acid down in the corners. I have done this now and purchased some roach traps. I will also spray outside. I think it might be the heat and the drought here drawing them inside. If I have to I will call a service...what else am I going to do...no choice!
Best,
Rosemarie from GA
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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.
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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.3 -
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.
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!
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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!
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
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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
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Somebody is having a blast with daddy in grandma Joanne's pool..makes me happy to see him happy.
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