WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY
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Reading the labels can be veryI really took my reading of the nutritional labels further. Instead of just reading the carbs, fat, sodium etc. on the label, I also began paying attention to what the list of ingredients were in the product. It really opened my eyes.
and :grumble: I was quite shocked to find out that all commercial chocolate has soy lecithin in it. I don't think that's a horrible chemical that will kill you, but I'm sure people made chocolate before soy lecithin ever existed.
But what really shocked me was to find out that a lot of the so-called "good" chocolate is full of fillers and artificial ingredients. For example, Dove chocolate has:
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, SKIM MILK, CHOCOLATE, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, PGPR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), PEANUT BUTTER CREME (PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SUGAR, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS, SALT, TBHQ TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).
But Hershey's chocolate has these ingredients:
Milk Chocolate (Milk Chocolate Contains Sugar, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Soya Lecithin (An Emulsifier), and Vanillin (An Artificial Flavoring)).
and Lindt chocolate has:
Chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla- a natural flavor
I know which one I want to put into my body! :laugh:0 -
Hi to everyone,
Well, I started off this day really well and then one of the ladies at bowling just loves to bring goodies for any holiday. So I just blew it, blew it blew it! But on the other hand I had a wonderful bowling set!!! We won all the games!
I did come home and had spaghetti for lunch but only a couple of bites of pasta and I put my sauce on my salad instead. I have had the munchies since ingesting all that sugar and junk.
But now I am off to the elliptical and I will burn some more calories!
Well, I'm off and remember drink a glass of water!
Welcome to the new posters! I hope you like being here as much as I have!
Cindy0 -
But what really shocked me was to find out that a lot of the so-called "good" chocolate is full of fillers and artificial ingredients. For example, Dove chocolate has:
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, SKIM MILK, CHOCOLATE, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, PGPR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), PEANUT BUTTER CREME (PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SUGAR, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS, SALT, TBHQ TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).
But Hershey's chocolate has these ingredients:
Milk Chocolate (Milk Chocolate Contains Sugar, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Soya Lecithin (An Emulsifier), and Vanillin (An Artificial Flavoring)).
and Lindt chocolate has:
Chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla- a natural flavor
I know which one I want to put into my body! :laugh:
That's crazy!!
Thanks for researching the chocolate MacMadame! And to think I'm a chocoholic, wow!
Actually, my throat gets this weird constricting, tickle sensation when I eat "cheap" chocolate. I always laughed it off saying that my body is a "chocolate snob". After reading the ingredients (especially in Dove chocolate), I think I'm getting a real good understanding of why my body tries to tell me it doesn't like what I just put into it. I'm ingesting chemicals!! I don't even understand what the heck really makes up a Dove bar.
Okay MacMadame, here's another one: Pancake syrup. I typically go for real blueberry syrup or real maple syrup (being Canadian and all). However, I also have regular table syrup in the cupboard that other people in the family go for.
Here is the list of ingredients in that pancake syrup: corn syrup, glucose-fructose, 15% maple syrup, water, caramel coloring, potassium sorbate and artificial flavors, 4 tbsp of this non food gives us 210 useless calories.
Mmmmmm.....pass that syrup.
It's no wonder we are a continent of over weight people. Everything is loaded with chemically engineered junk that will make us fat and unhealthy.
Debbie0 -
Hi everyone.
First of all, my condolences to Vicki and family on the loss of your cousin. I imagine it must be very tough for all of you. You have a lot of warm thougths and prayers from your friends here.:flowerforyou:
Speaking of friends, I wanted to add my welcome to jbuffan218. :flowerforyou: This is a great thread even though I am not always good about posting. The ladies here are wonderful.
By the way, I share your frustration over losing weight (and inches) at our ages. I think Heather voiced some of the same concerns. I have to say weight was never much of an issue for me, but having kids in my 30s changed my body for good. And now that menopause has kicked in, the weight has been a "losing" (I wish:laugh: ) battle. I really have to change my way of life, count calories, exercise and then maybe I won't gain.
I guess I shouldn't complain. If we have our health and so do our loved ones, then everything else is manageable. But it is still annoying that every morsel sticks to the thighs and belly and back.:grumble:
Zaza0 -
OK, ladies, I really need some help. I bet MacMadame and Debbie will be able to give me some words of wisdom.
Here's my dilemma: I know that I really should be doing some yoga every day to increase my flexibility. Since today is the start of Lent, I've made that my Lenten "to do".
Now, the trick is "to do" it! I seem to be able to find every excuse in the book. Now I don't have a problem exercising first thing in the a.m. Then I usually do some errands.
Please....give me some "words to live by" to encourage me to "just do it". I need that.
Michele0 -
OK, ladies, I really need some help. I bet MacMadame and Debbie will be able to give me some words of wisdom.
Here's my dilemma: I know that I really should be doing some yoga every day to increase my flexibility. Since today is the start of Lent, I've made that my Lenten "to do".
Now, the trick is "to do" it! I seem to be able to find every excuse in the book. Now I don't have a problem exercising first thing in the a.m. Then I usually do some errands.
Please....give me some "words to live by" to encourage me to "just do it". I need that.
Michele
Hi Michele,
You just struck a cord with me. I happen to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Yoga (did I mention I love yoga?) LOL.
My advice to you Michele is to find a yoga workout for beginners. Also, something that is very gentle to do and does not take up a lot of your time (enough to keep you interested and wanting more).
Gaiam puts out really good yoga dvd's for all levels of ability. I especially love doing yoga by Rodney Yee. He is like the Grand Master of Yoga.
He has one particular dvd that is called "A.M. Yoga for your week". This is a series of 5 yoga sessions for Monday to Friday and each session is only 20 minutes long. Each day you do a different session and he will lead you through stretches for different areas of your body. It's a great way to start your day. It really helps with my flexibility and my stress levels.
Google Gaiam and check out their other dvd's also.
Good luck Michele, I know that you will discover a whole new world here and I am REALLY excited for you!
Keep us all posted on your progress. This will change your life. (Ahhh, I'm getting goosebumps, lol.)
Debbie0 -
Michele,
I love Yoga, too! I had a problem, though, learning yoga from a DVD. I couldn't seem to get the correct form, probably from trying to do it while also checking the tv screen!
I found some really good audio routines at yogadownload.com. You can try a 20 minute hatha yoga one for free and then get longer ones for a very low price. I started with Gentle Hatha Yoga and soon will be moving on.
My daughter has been using their prenatal yoga routine and really likes it.
I love using yoga as a cooldown after my morning workout.
There are SO many options out there. Good luck with your search!
Almost forgot--they have printouts and videos of the routines so you can see what is involved.0 -
The Wii Fit Yoga with the balance board is another way to learn Yoga at home. The sensors keep you straight and balanced or it beeps at you. I do yoga in a class and with the Wii balance board and I think it is very accurate at keep you honest.
I gave up M&Ms for Lent only I forgot that Lent started today and had my usual handful when I first got home. I asked my Dad (90 years old) if he would give up M&Ms with me and he said yes, but he will eat the last of them tonight and we will start tomorrow with a clean candy jar.
Have a great evening,
Jeannie0 -
:flowerforyou: Plant lady, it's good to see you post again. Keep on keeping on.0
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Good evening ladies,
First let me thank all of you for your prayers and kind words. I do keep thinking of all the good times we had together. We were very close and spent a lot of time together when we were younger. She was my older cousin and took very good care of me.
We are still having lots of fun. Start the day early and then come back to the condo for the late afternoon and take a rest. Have worked out every day and walked a lot. Today was Kenneth's 57th birthday. We went to eat at Tony Roma's I did good by getting chicken but I did treat myself to dessert. Not a lot but more than normal. Only 2 more days. I hate when my vacation is almost over. They go by so quickly. Have a good day tomorrow ladies. Thanks for your support and encouragement.
Vicki M0 -
:flowerforyou: I have Rodney Yee yoga DVDs and I think they're great.......I need more discipline in using them but the fault is me not the DVD:laugh:
:flowerforyou: Jake's thumb got infected so now he has pain pills to take at night and antibiotics to take twice a day...but his attitude is good :bigsmile:
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: we had date night (actually lunch) at a beautiful Thai restaurant....I had chicken curry and Jake had salmon curry
good on calories and terrible on sodium
:flowerforyou: Laura, your challenges with your mom remind me so much of my mom's last years.......I know I made decisions for her safety that she didn't like and the only way I could deal with the stress was to take it one day at a time and let my friends nurture and support me......you have a lot of friends on this thread....we can at least be good listeners and support your hard decisions....I had no siblings, only DH to help me so at least there weren't siblings to argue with the decisions I made.....hang in there...
:flowerforyou: Alice, glad to hear that you are bouncing back from your surgery....it's good to hear from you.
hugs to all
Barbie 0 -
I'm reading a book about developing a normal relationship with food and it talks about every time you do an action, the neural pathways in your brain that control that behavior get stronger. So, every time you make yourself do yoga, your brain will remember and next time it will get easier to make yourself do yoga. Does that help?0
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I'm reading a book about developing a normal relationship with food and it talks about every time you do an action, the neural pathways in your brain that control that behavior get stronger. So, every time you make yourself do yoga, your brain will remember and next time it will get easier to make yourself do yoga. Does that help?
That ties in with the common knowledge that it takes about a month to create a new habit.
So Michele, if you dedicate a certain time each day that is "your" time to do yoga (and don't let anything or anyone interfere with that time), you will create a new habit.
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Back again for a quick log in.
:grumble: Weight the same...
:happy: Should keep in the calories today....
Have cleaning calories to play with......
I don't know where to start replying to all your posts but have avidly read them all. Hang in there all of you that have pain and sadness in your lives. To everyone...We all must cherish the love that is surely around us and keep hold of all the happniness and laughter to use when times are tough. It's great to share in all of this with MFP I got my "mum" back for a tiny moment yesterday ... she hasn't lost her sense of humour to the Dementia yet!
We were watching the W. Olympics ...Ladies downhill skiing with all those frightening accidents! I joked and told her that I'd put her name down and she was on in a few minutes! She looked quizzically ...as she does... thought for a minute... then got up. took her walking trolley by each handle, stuck out her "bum", bent her knees, looked back at me and said "I'll show them how it's done!" and toddled off to the loo!!
Bye for now
:flowerforyou: Jackie0 -
Jackie - Great 'Mom' story to start my day off in good spirits! Thanks for sharing.
I have been staying under my daily calories everyday now for a week. After all the advice from this thread I am eating some of my exercise calories (making sure there is not too much of a gap between what I eat and what the allowance is) and I do feel better. Plus there is a little wiggle room for a treat if I'm careful.
Off to work for me. I hope everyone has a great day.
Jeannie0 -
Been missing most of my all strength classes due to the kids needing things done. :mad: My eating has been good with the exception of the Valentine chocolates.:explode:0
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:flowerforyou: Good Morning to All~
Jeannie - thank you for the kind thoughts and encouragement:bigsmile: ...sure do wish I had a brother to go thru this with!
Barbie - sorry to hear that Jake got an infection...but glad to know it was caught in time to get on antibiotics. Thank you for the encouragement with Mom, it is quite the long distant challenge:grumble:
Jackie - so glad to hear that your Mum still has a sense of humor:laugh: , that helps in a difficult situation.
Spoke with Mom last night on my way home from work, she has had a lot of people come to visit her for now...I just hope that come after she has been in the rehab for a month. It always seems like when people first have something happen in their lives people respond right away, it's when the long haul takes place that people seem to fade away. She was telling me that she can really yell:noway: I guess when they make her get up to do her therapy that's when that happens, better them than me
I guess this life style change (aka diet) and bit of exercise are finally starting to show, last night after my work out my husband said he's starting to notice that my neck is a lot thinner:huh: ....wish it was other places that were more noticable:grumble: ...not that I'm not glad for some change...but those jeans in the closet aren't having a hard time getting over my neck:sad: it's those hip and thighs that need to be changing:grumble:
Hope you all have a good Thursday....everyone keep up the good fight :drinker:
Laura0 -
Morning everyone,
Jackie: just cherish those priceless times with your mother! Granny hasn't been able to talk to us for about 5 years now and I really miss her. She is still here in body but the mind is gone, gone, gone. She & I had lots of good times together and I miss her a lot.
Took the dog to the vet for his yearly this morning. Glad that is over.
We have beautiful blue skies today but it is still very very cold!
BBL
Cindy0 -
First off, Vicki so sorry to hear about your cousin. Prayers and hugs go out for you and your family.Morning Ladies and Jake??
I wonder if anyone has had a problem dropping any pounds once you start exercising?? I have been very faithfully going to an exercise class (not easy either) 5 days a week and doing a dvd at home on weekends, for six weeks. I have only slipped on my calorie intake 3 times and only eat 2/3's of my exercise calories and have only lost 3 lbs. I'm not really complaining, because I know I'm doing good things for the inside and I notice myself a bit smaller here and there but the scale number still has a hold on me. I guess I thought the changes would show on the scale quicker. Maybe my body thinks there's no use losing it because I just put it back on anyway:laugh: I will keep eating right and I will keep exercising because oddly enough, I like it. I've read many times how it sometimes takes a little longer for the results.
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Heather
Heather, don't forget muscle weighs more than fat. You are toning and replacing fat with the muscles you are developing. But all that extra muscle burns "hotter" (meaning more calories) than the fat. So, in spite of all the pain and suffering you are turning your body into a lean mean fat burning machine! Keep up the good work!
Haven't finished reading all the posts yet...sorry. But, as I promised myself to get some housework done today (thanks Cindy, guilt is a great motivator) I must get back to it now.
Hope everyone has a great day. Terri 0 -
Hello All! Have been reading back posts. My daughter does the Brikam (sp?) yoga. Hot yoga, I call it. She really enjoys it and she said it really gets her bum in shape. I normally do the treadmill everyday, but I will mix it up with Zumba video or I go to the cable channel where you can order free exercise videos. Yesterday I did the Last Chance Workout from Biggest Loser and Jillian Michaels. It was only a half hour, but it was quite a work out. I got back on the treadmill this AM, but had hard time. I did complete my three miles though.
That was a great mom story! I am visiting my 90 year old mother this weekend. I try to get out to see her every other weekend. She still lives alone and is independent, but is on a walker. Usually, I go see her and I end up cleaning up after her the whole time. My niece cleans her house for her, but not often enough. We have tried to encourage mom to have her come more often, but she won't hear of it.
I'm still down 4 lbs and hoping for another loss this week. Just plugging away day by day.0 -
Talking about Mom's, mine will turn 86 this year. She is still in her own home, thanks to the fact that my daughter got a job at the hospital in the city where she lives. They have lived together for a little over 2 years now. It's been good for both of them. Mom's been able to stay home and my daughter has saved up over a years worth of her salary. My daughter has always been frugal, not a miser or anything. I remember when she first started working at a day care center. Her boss, who was a friend of mine would sometimes call me as say "Would you please tell Emily to cash her paycheck"! I found one in the piano bench one time. I really think homeschooling had a lot to do with it because my kids made choices based on what they liked and not peer pressure.
Hey, Teri: I'm not cleaning my kitchen this afternoon. My Son is going to do it for me while I go to the bank and grocery store for us and him! I've just got to say again, I've got the best children in the world.!
BBL
Cindy0 -
Deb - that DVD that you were talking about, the Rodney Yee one AM yoga for your week. That's the one that I did last night! I like the fact that for one thing the sessions are short and the other is that there are 5 of them, one for each day of the week. Yes, I did my yoga last night. Hope I keep this up! Please keep after me, once I get in the habit, it'll be difficult to break. The trick is to get into the habit. So maybe if you constantly (at least at first) ask me, I'll have to have something to tell you which will mean that I'll have to do it. The only thing that I don't really like about doing the DVDs is the fact that sometimes you need to be looking down but you have to look up (and thereby straining your neck) to see exactly what's expected of you.
Kathy (pjsmom) - in my class, yoga was claimed to be the best exercise for pregnant women. Also, it encourages you to be in a squatting position, which is really good for giving birth.
Jeannine - I do like the yoga on the WiiFit. For a while (before I broke that darn bone) I was doing it and I could tell how it really helped me unconsciously balance myself, which is good. Oh no! You're giving up M&M's. If we have to go on food stamps.......................lol
Poor Jake!
MacMadame - what is the name of that book?
Oh, I meant to mention. I never realized just how important getting enough sleep was to weight loss. About 2 days ago I started making a blanket for a friend. Usually, the first two rows are the most challenging, and I was determined to get them done! I was up until 2a.m. The next day I went on the WiiFit, and it said that I gained 4 lbs!
Did an hour workout with a resistance band today. I just like mixing things up (OK, truth be told, I have a short attention span....lol). Tomorrow I think I'll do a step DVD at home. Haven't done step in a while. Then Saturday is my day to do yoga at the Y (I like the instructor). Sunday I usually do some of the balance games on the WiiFit, then Monday I'll take the deep water aerobics class since we're celebrating the birthdays of people who have one this month. Not sure what I'll do the rest of next week, tho.
Jackie - thanks (and thank your mom) for the smile.
Michele0 -
I got my "mum" back for a tiny moment yesterday ... she hasn't lost her sense of humour to the Dementia yet!
We were watching the W. Olympics ...Ladies downhill skiing with all those frightening accidents! I joked and told her that I'd put her name down and she was on in a few minutes! She looked quizzically ...as she does... thought for a minute... then got up. took her walking trolley by each handle, stuck out her "bum", bent her knees, looked back at me and said "I'll show them how it's done!" and toddled off to the loo!!
Jackie
Jackie - You had me laughing so much with you "mum" story! I totally got the visual on that, lol. What a laugh you must have had on that one.
Michele - Way to go on doing the yoga! I think it's great that you're mixing it up with your routine. You definitely won't get bored any time soon, lol. You'll be ready to sport a new bathing suit this year to show off your new and improved self. You'll be a real hottie on the beach, lol.
MacMadame - I'm with Michele, what is the name of the book you're reading? It sounds pretty interesting. You'll have to share more info, "enquiring minds want to know".
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I just got an email from Consumers Reports Health. It says:
Worried someone close to you might have anorexia?
People who have an eating disorder often try hard to keep it a secret. Here are some things that might suggest someone you know has anorexia or another eating disorder: Source:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Binge eating disorder.
June 2008. Available at http://win.niddk.nih.gov (accessed on 24 November 2009).
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Hobbs WL, Johnson CA.
Anorexia nervosa: an overview.
American Family Physician. 1996; 54: 1273-1279, 1284-1286.
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Eating small portions of food and skipping meals, even if they haven't eaten for a while (sometimes I do this, especially if I'm not very hungry. I'm finding more and more that I like to "graze" rather than eat a big meal)
Avoiding certain foods, such as meat and sweet foods. Instead they stick to "safe" low-calorie foods, like tomatoes and vegetables. Some people insist on eating these foods in set quantities (for example, 10 green beans or one tablespoon of ketchup) I don't always insist on eating in set quantities, but I'm trying to avoid high fat foods and eat more meatless meals.
Behaving strangely around food. They might cut their food into little pieces or crumble it and move it around the plate so it looks like they're eating. They may hoard food or recipes Hey, I like recipes, I don't think I'm hoarding them, but I certainly keep them
Not wanting to eat with others NO problem here
Constantly talking about food Nope
Saying they feel very fat but being very thin I certainly don't consider myself very thin
Saying they are fatter than someone when they are clearly not Nope
Constantly checking their weight and how they look in the mirror. Complaining they are heavy or hate parts of their body Don't we all have parts of our body that we hate?
Preparing big meals for family and friends but not eating the food or eating just a little or only a few low-calorie foods I sometimes will do this but mainly because I'm not real hungry
Being irritable and distressed, especially around mealtimes Nope
Feeling full after eating only small amounts of food Yup
Leaving the table during or immediately after a meal, often to go to the bathroom Nope
Lying about food and being very secretive. For example, saying, "I ate earlier" to avoid a meal Nope
Exercising nearly all the time What is meant by "nearly all the time". I do for about an hour each day, but that's all. Wonder if that's considered "nearly all the time".
Being so thin that they're bony, with bones showing through their clothes Sometimes, but I don't consider myself real thin, more healthy, I feel good
Having fine downy hair on their face Nope,
Always feeling cold and wearing lots of clothes to help stay warm (and to hide thinness) Many times I'm cold, but I'm not trying to hide thinness
Drinking lots of water or fizzy low-calorie drinks to take away hunger pangs I am a big water drinker, but I don't drink to take away hunger pains.
Missing school or work. Nope
If you think someone has anorexia, try talking to them about it, but don't be surprised if they get angry. People who have anorexia may think others are just trying to fatten them up. They may deny they have a problem. The best thing you can do is encourage a person who has anorexia to get professional help. The first step is to take them to see their doctor or to a clinic for people with eating disorders.
You may also find it useful to talk with someone about your worries. Your doctor may be able to put you in touch with a local support group for people with anorexia and their families. The people there may be able to give you some advice and support on how to cope with someone who has an eating disorder.
Sources for the information on this page:National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Binge eating disorder.June 2008. Available at http://win.niddk.nih.gov (accessed on 24 November 2009).
Hobbs WL, Johnson CA.Anorexia nervosa: an overview.American Family Physician. 1996; 54: 1273-1279, 1284-1286.
This information was
Now according to this, I have an eating disorder! So, what do you all think?
Michele0 -
3 lb. in 5 weeks is actually a very good weight loss. I think we get weird ideas about how much we should be losing from programs like the Biggest Loser where they drop weight like crazy. But they also workout 6-8 hours a day! Sure, it would be great to lose faster, but it's still nothing to sneeze at.
And, I hate to disappoint any of you, but scientists tell us you can't build muscle when you operate at a calorie deficit. You have to operating at a calorie surplus to do that. I don't want to believe this, but I think I kind of do as it does make sense from the POV of physics and calories in/calories out and all that. Plus my scale shows me my muscle mass and it didn't start going up until I stopped losing. Le sigh.
The book I am reading is called "The Rules of 'Normal' Eating" by Karen Koenig. And, yes, "Normal" is in quotes on purpose. Some other cool things she talks about in the book is how for people like us, being a "normal" eater is like learning a foreign language. We may get fluent, but we'll probably always have a bit of an accent. She says her personal goal is to eat like a normal person 95% of the time and forgiver herself for the other 5% because even so-called normal eaters don't eat perfectly all the time.
She also wrote another book that I also liked but didn't find that personally useful. It's called The Food and Feelings book and it would be really great if you were an emotional eater, but I'm not really, so I got bored eventually. :laugh: However, in the 2nd chapter it had this exercise about head hunger vs. real hunger that was most enlightening. It was worth the entire cost of the whole book, in fact.0 -
I'd be surprised if you actually did. :happy: Tendencies maybe, but some of those items are vague and describe normal behavior and it's only considered anorexic if you take it to extremes. For example, anorexics often exercise 6-8 hours a day! That's what they mean by "all the time". One hour a day is the recommended amount. It's normal.Now according to this, I have an eating disorder! So, what do you all think?
It's also normal to try to eat healthy and limit junk food and bad carbs. That's not what they mean when they talk about avoiding food groups. Anorexics, for example, might decided to completely cut meat out of their diet. Not because they are vegetarians, but because they've decided that meat has too many calories. They try to live on salad and veggies. Or, at the most extreme end, lettuce and water! Not fruit, because those have sugar and not nuts because those are too fatty. Like I said... extreme.0 -
Hey Deb...I would so like to share this story of "pants" with you...Im 65 and for the first time in 10yrs (had heart surgery) I lost 30lbs on a work out progrqm ane this site to keep to 1200cal eating regime...so 6 months later and 30 lbs less...I went to a Goodwill thrift shop as I need grab bag items for my church...never stepped foot in one before (no reason) so after my hands are filled with grab bag things for kids, I meander over to the jeans ...now I havent worn jeans in 20yrs....so here I am at 199lbs (was 230)and Im fitting into 16 jeans but the legs and rear end are getting a bit loose...didnt want to spend big $s for a 14 to see if it would fit so I figure let me buy a pair here and if they dont fit nothing much lost or Ill just give them away...THEY FIT LIKE A GLOVE and I was in heaven...my favorite pair since at $6!!!!!! but that pair of jeans is what is keeping me in check and on track! Those pants will do it every time wont they...you go girl!!!!!!! keep cookin...Loretta:)0
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Just joined up today, saw this website in the "Family Circle", very user friendly. My adult daughter & I decided to lose 20 lbs
together, so here we go! I'm already realizing how much junk food I've been eating, well no more.0 -
Great way to buy jeans,from Goodwill, you're not spending a fortune on jeans that won't fit in a month or less.0
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Hi:drinker: Speaking of Moms. My mom turned 87 yesterday. I am very proud of her. Wouldn't you know that she called me while I was sick, even though she NEVER calls me, and certainly never calls me on a weekday!! Even though she's 6000 miles away, I think there is something in her that just KNOWS when there's something not quite right with her far away daughter. Go figure. I love my mom.
And thanks for all the "MOM" stories: some funny, some sad, some heartbreaking yet always heartwarming.
P.S. Just came back from my 2nd dentist visit and am not quite sure yet how I am going to eat anything with this frozen mouth :bigsmile:
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