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I have a personal mantra that came to me recently, three words that would sound like nothing to other people, but the three words make me think of the big picture of what I really want in life -- and they stop me from doing all kinds of behavior that's useless or harmful. including eating too many sweets. You might ask…

Yes, please post the books when you have time.

I love these, thanks for posting them.

Meditating this morning in my car while I wait for an appointment. Pouring rain and cold here. Completely distracted by a crow walking around the parking lot looking for food, so I stopped meditating, searched the car, opened a packaged snack, and tossed some cheddar cheese cubes to the crow. He/she ate them all, flew off,…

I googled Vitamin D and deficiency and it said 400-800 units a day, but people who are deficient sometimes take a supplement of several thousand units a day. I suggest you ask the doctor what specific vitamin and dose you should take.

When I was young, I knew a wonderful man who lived through the WWII bombings in London. His family slept on the London underground (subway/railway) platforms. He said he did the following to get some sleep: Lie on your back. Beginning with your toes, tense and relax your muscles. Variations: hold the tense muscles for…

I like your awareness practices. I also do walking meditations. I especially try to follow my breath and physical presence at work, in situations where I would usually lose myself. Difficult to do but rewarding.

As AnnPT77 explained so well, your wandering mind is normal. One thing you can do is establish a silent witness or observer. Mentally stand aside from yourself and just observe everything that happens. Thoughts, passions, memories will come and go. Try not to react. Just watch and listen. Keep bringing yourself back.…

Adding to my above comment: I also have to reduce the viewing size to 80 percent because otherwise everything looks huge. I use a laptop computer that's less than a year old.

Hello, MFP. I appreciate this site and the health benefits I've gained from using it over the years. My two cents: I like the more modern look of the pages, BUT the fonts/typeface/letters are lighter and much harder to read than the old darker fonts. I don't want to spend as much time here because the pages are harder to…

I posted but didn't see the 2015 date. I agree with your comment and hope the OP is doing well today.

You did a fantastic favor for yourself and turned your whole life around. You look wonderful and in good health now. Bravo for sharing your story and inspiring other people.

Congrats on finding a successful lifestyle that works for you -- that's wonderful. I've read people fall into two general groups, abstainers and moderators. I also do much better if I abstain from sugary and fatty trigger foods. If I don't eat them, I don't think about them and don't miss them. Once I try to moderate those…

You look wonderful and I LOVE your attitude and lifestyle changes.

The excerpt from the article below is interesting in regard to COVID vaccine religious objections. Apparently, a big objection is because many years ago, fetal cells were used in research. My question: how many other important medicines were developed using fetal cells in research many years ago? Do these same people…

You can tell a lot about someone by how many times they look at their phone when you're talking to them or having coffee with them.

Amazing transformation. You did the absolute best by yourself and look wonderful. Congratulations.

Congrats on your weight loss and journey to better health -- and thanks for sharing with us here. It's good to recognize unhealthy thought patterns. I made my food diary private some time ago because I felt judged about the entries and found it was a good decision.

Sounds like everything is going well so far. I would take important personal papers/records myself and turn the rest over to the moving company. I hope you enjoy your new home!

Some great music -- you covered all the options, didn't you? :)

I'm lying here feeling exhausted and lazy from my job, you know what I mean? What can I do to motivate myself to take a walk?

I wouldn't be angry, but then I'm a vegetarian and have been vegan at times and may go back. I'm disturbed about the cruelty of factory farms. Another issue: my late husband had cancer for 13 years and was advised to eat a specific no-meat, no-dairy diet that helped some patients, per his oncologist at the Lombardi Cancer…

I understand what you're saying now. I wish people who disagree would explain why, but they usually don't. I also think some people will disagree with anything.

Yes, we have the OP's height and weight -- see above (I think I can paste it here).

I hear you and wish you the best. Many of us are dealing with the same problems. About eating out with friends. Can you try something different? Perhaps find a diplomatic way to tell your friends you have a food/health problem and have to limit what you eat. Don't eat a meal in a restaurant. Eat before you go so you aren't…

I like Amy's soups. They're good quality and some are low sodium. My second choice would be low-sodium Progresso. Both are sold here in PA in all the grocery stores. https://www.amys.com/our-foods?page=2