WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2024

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.

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. 🤣😇👀

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.

bwcetc wrote: »

Barbie ... glad the tooth extraction went well!

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

Beth near Buffalo

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

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

kevrit wrote: »

Here is session 6 of my Pre-diabetes class. Talks about different types of diets.

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