What's On Your Mind Today?
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@Mrs_Hoffer
Glad he is home!1 -
snowshoe072 wrote: »My cattle dog Koda up close and personal try #2
I give up any way my buddy
He is a darling! And I love his collar. 🍃🍂🍁1 -
jamcnewman wrote: »snowshoe072 wrote: »My cattle dog Koda up close and personal try #2
I give up any way my buddy
He is a darling! And I love his collar. 🍃🍂🍁
I thought that it is She. Anyway so lovely0 -
No he’s a he lol an Adirondack collar a good snuggler on cold day1
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@Mrs_Hoffer - I'm so sorry to hear about your son. My heart breaks to hear that he was trying to help and got hurt doing so. Honey sending good vibes to your whole family, sending big hugs 💕❤️💕.0
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@Mrs_Hoffer
Only just read about your son, Teresa. I hope that he’s home by now, and heals quickly.
You’ve had such a rough time with one thing and another. I hope you get a better run of luck in the future. Chin up, Buttercup! As my Nana used to say. You’ve got this.
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biketheworld wrote: »@Mrs_Hoffer - so sorry to hear about what happened to your son. The break is bad enough but the work issue will definitely cause stress. I will pray for him, can I ask his first name?
@biketheworld Sure Diane.... his name is Tony. Thank you for your prayers!0 -
Just putting this out there, as so many of you and your struggles are in my thoughts. It is advice I am taking myself these days too. 💛
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@jamcnewman This is wondeful. THANK YOU!!!!1
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@jamcnewman , that just speaks to me now. Thankyou!1
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I am so glad @lesdarts180 and @Winner_in_Life 🥰0
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Very timely @jamcnewman thank you1
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Thanks @jamcnewman
Timely for me as I have surgery scheduled this morning. Just a little rib repair and probable addition of some hardware. After recovery and rehab I should be able to resume the outdoor activities I've been missing so much. So I won't be able to make Champions this month but hopefully the Winners Circle before too long. :-)7 -
Thanks @jamcnewman
Timely for me as I have surgery scheduled this morning. Just a little rib repair and probable addition of some hardware. After recovery and rehab I should be able to resume the outdoor activities I've been missing so much. So I won't be able to make Champions this month but hopefully the Winners Circle before too long. :-)
@Arc2Arc Wishing you all this best this morning 💐 What a journey you have had and I’m calling you a champion for it! The end of your wait to return fully to your outdoor activities is in sight. Keeping you in my thoughts as you undergo surgery today and your recovery and rehab begin. 🥰3 -
I'm trying some stairs today because my weightloss leveled out abit. (Probably water weight or added muscle lol not relying on the scale 100% because of this reason) Have to say though- rainy cold day put me back for running today.
Is it ok for your calf muscles to feel somewhat numb after ( or during) going up and down the stairs multiple times? (At high speeds lol) ???1 -
I received my copy of The China Study and as I purposely take my time reading it I am reconsidering trying a WFPB eating strategy again I don’t want to use the “diet” word. If what is written here is right I think we may have been mislead again by some of our medical providers on what “good” quality foods are. I am not sure I can completely give up cheese, chicken etc but am considering trying. Anyone reading or read this I know some have what are you thinking?1
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I’ve not read this but am curious about it. Do you know if it’s similar to Dr Joel Fuhrman and his book “Eat to Live”?1
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@snowshoe072 in my opinion you shouldn't have feel that you need to give everything up and go 100% WFPB, but just strive towards that. If you get there, even if just sporadically, great! You will be light years ahead of the average person, and will reap health benefits for sure compared to the near 0% WFPB that the average person achieves.
With the state of the world and the generally accepted foods in society today it's not something you can just do without sacrifices. Some accept those sacrifices, but I don't think anyone is going to say that being 95% is a failure compared to 100%.
It's entirely your choice what you're comfortable with.2 -
snowshoe072 wrote: »I received my copy of The China Study and as I purposely take my time reading it I am reconsidering trying a WFPB eating strategy again I don’t want to use the “diet” word. If what is written here is right I think we may have been mislead again by some of our medical providers on what “good” quality foods are. I am not sure I can completely give up cheese, chicken etc but am considering trying. Anyone reading or read this I know some have what are you thinking?
I read some online reviews. Even the author does not feel 100% is necessary- just worried if he gave some wiggle room…
My understanding is the solid nutritional research has not yet been done.
What I do know:
Being overweight/obese
Not exercising
Smoking
Are likely ALL far worse for us than the exact micros/macros we eat.
So I focus on maintaining & walking 10K steps.
Based upon two nutritionists, I eat ~ 75-80 G protein spread out over the day (a little more than my weight in kg) and get most from yogurt, grains, peanut butter, some milk, nuts, small amounts low fat cheese. I have meat, poultry, fish in 1-2 oz servings every 2-4 days.
I have one kidney (transplant), but this guideline works for all.
Our bodies apparently don’t need as much protein as I was taught growing up. I have to keep reminding myself of this. All my lab values - including iron - are normal.
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Dealing with an infected big toe - not nice when you are a diabetic but I believe it is healing - when it does I am going to have to have them put on a toenail brace in order to 'flatten the toenail' so that it doesn't go to ingrown ones again6
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So glad to have made folks think a bit I am not giving up ordinary food just looking to healthier options with less added junk that producers will often add to foods. One must balance the foods they chose to eat with what they are looking for and I don’t think there is one perfect balance one blends and molds what works best for them. It’s like a “diet” not all are cracked up to be what they claim some are actually harmful. We won’t even go there!! Overall my food choices are minimal beef, organic fed chicken and Turkey organic dairy, ie cheese, yogurt. Fresh fruits and veggies. I am the one you don’t want to be following in the grocery store as I am a label reader and too many ingredients on the list that one can not pronounce, carbs, or sodium it goes back to the shelf! Once again glad to have stirred the pot to make folks think a bit about their choices.
I am not sure if this is any similar content to the work of Dr.Fuhram or not.4 -
@Marilynsretired -Aw I hope it’s healing!0
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@Mrs_Hoffer - how is your son doing?1
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biketheworld wrote: »@Mrs_Hoffer - how is your son doing?
@biketheworld thanks for asking. My son is doing better. He's getting around with this crutches and a friend has loaned him a wheelchair. He's bored and getting stir crazy more than anything now. He said yesterday he's eating a lot more than normal - just snacking a lot. Ugh. That's sure not good.5 -
snowshoe072 wrote: »I received my copy of The China Study and as I purposely take my time reading it I am reconsidering trying a WFPB eating strategy again I don’t want to use the “diet” word. If what is written here is right I think we may have been mislead again by some of our medical providers on what “good” quality foods are. I am not sure I can completely give up cheese, chicken etc but am considering trying. Anyone reading or read this I know some have what are you thinking?
@snowshoe072 I read this book just last month and started doing a WFPB plan this month. Having said that, I agree 100% with what Chris said (below)WhatMeRunning wrote: »@snowshoe072 in my opinion you shouldn't have feel that you need to give everything up and go 100% WFPB, but just strive towards that. If you get there, even if just sporadically, great! You will be light years ahead of the average person, and will reap health benefits for sure compared to the near 0% WFPB that the average person achieves.
With the state of the world and the generally accepted foods in society today it's not something you can just do without sacrifices. Some accept those sacrifices, but I don't think anyone is going to say that being 95% is a failure compared to 100%.
It's entirely your choice what you're comfortable with.
I've not been 100%, but getting closer everyday. At first hubby was dumbfounded that I wanted to give up meat. Lol. He cooks way too much food and then hates that I'm not eating the leftovers (meat) as in the past. He's complaining a lot about my "vegan diet", but I just ignore him. As far as dairy, I've been drinking almond milk for several years now. I ate very little cheese, so it's not been that hard for me to give up dairy..... except for butter and yogurt. Lol. In fact, I've been making my own yogurt for a few months now and that's either my breakfast (with blueberries, chia seeds, and flaxseed - OR the steel cut oats with the same. After watching the video that @ideas2 posted recently about the gut microbiome, I'm not sure I'm ready to cut out my homemade yogurt. In fact, I think I'll be ordering the "reuteri" before I make my next batch and make that instead. I also recently finished the "Gut Balance Revolution" by Dr. Gerard E. Mullin, another good read! But after almost 30 days doing probably 85% WFPB, I must say that I do feel better, and am going to continue doing WFPB into February and try to get a little closer to that 95% mark.3 -
I posted a picture of air-fried chicken legs I made on Sunday, January 23. I used the Southwest Marinade on the Thriving Home Blog site. They have 6 other marinades as well. I just realized that I didn't add the marinade in my calories for the day. The recipe is there now. I put the air fryer at 375 to 400 and cook it until it's crispy. Usually 35 to 40 minutes. The other food I like to cook in the air fryer is cut up potatoes. I spray with cooking spray and season it. I cook until crispy usually 30 minutes at 375. The air fryer I have has a rotisserie and cooked a cornish game hen. That's very good as well. Here's a link to the marinades. https://thrivinghomeblog.com/7-freezer-friendly-chicken-marinades/
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@Mrs_Hoffer @snowshoe072 I personally have no plans or aspirations to give up yogurt, eggs or fish, but do consume less, like 2-3 times/week. I do look for whole, grass fed milk (when possible) for yogurt. Eggs and fish are just for the omega-3:omega-6 fatty acid profiles and I stick to pasture raised eggs and wild caught salmon or herring since those have a healthy fatty acid profile compared to the farmed alternatives. I know very well where to source omega-3/omega-6 from plant based foods but it still remains that eggs and fish are long established food sources from the blue zones, with no equivalent historical evidence comparing 100% plant based to just primarily plant based with some healthy non-plant based items like yogurt, eggs and fish thrown in. Since I've never been ethically vegetarian that is no issue for me at all.6
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It is funny to me how my brain works - I tried to manage UAC in Nov and Dec and failed miserably. So in January, I decided not to join and get everything caught up that I needed to do from the holidays so I can "start again". I am finally to a more manageable point and for the last 3 days, I have been waiting for UAC in Feb to start so I can start tracking and getting back into developing a healthy lifestyle again. My thinking is off. UAC is not my focus, but developing a healthy lifestyle, losing weight, and getting healthy is my focus.
I wanted to post this since I was not in UAC for January and I will be watching for UAC Feb 2022. Hope everyone is doing well.
I will be working on getting back into the "swing of things" regarding tracking so by February I will be ready for UAC
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@KCJen - You are discovering the biggest UAC secret of all. You don't win by joining any certain month(s) and making it through with 3 or fewer pass days for the month(s). You win by daily accounting of your progress towards the 3 UAC health goals. It doesn't matter what time period that accounting takes place, just that you keep doing it. Even when it's full of X's/No's/etc (more like ESPECIALLY during those times). Eventually just doing that for a long enough period of time changes your lifestyle habits, and the next thing you know you're regularly eating healthier and exercising. Over time that gives the biggest results compared to a month of dieting and exercise to achieve some goal, and that is how you TRULY win.5
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I posted a picture of air-fried chicken legs I made on Sunday, January 23. I used the Southwest Marinade on the Thriving Home Blog site. They have 6 other marinades as well. I just realized that I didn't add the marinade in my calories for the day. The recipe is there now. I put the air fryer at 375 to 400 and cook it until it's crispy. Usually 35 to 40 minutes. The other food I like to cook in the air fryer is cut up potatoes. I spray with cooking spray and season it. I cook until crispy usually 30 minutes at 375. The air fryer I have has a rotisserie and cooked a cornish game hen. That's very good as well. Here's a link to the marinades. https://thrivinghomeblog.com/7-freezer-friendly-chicken-marinades/
Thanks so much for this @jmu1965 I love my air fryer (I know, such a Covid cliché…). I so crispy chick peas as a healthy snack and the whole family gobbles them up. My go to for chicken legs has been a dry rub and it is very tasty too. https://recipeteacher.com/best-damn-air-fryer-chicken-legs/
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