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  • thanks to everyone for the insightful comments! I am new here. Now I know not to discuss keto with anyone! Your experiences are enlightening. I found people do not ask how you lose weight anyway, especially if it interferes with their own beliefs. Keep on cutting! BJ
    in Ugh! Such misunderstanding by people Comment by bjmcq February 2015
  • Hi there Mami, I am new to this group, and to low carb, but have been on MFP for a while. Let me know how your own plan works out....I love veggies and fruit, but the low carb thing does limit them. Good luck. BJ
    in New here... Comment by bjmcq February 2015
  • has anyone found a good macro for low carb weight loss
    in Fats Comment by bjmcq February 2015
  • Hope everyone is having a thoughtful Armistice, Veterans' and Remembrance Day; As usual our ceremony is the same, except we had Princess Anne to rededicate the memorial to include Aphganistan and Boer War vets. 100 years after the start of the First Great War. It has been warm, up to about 60F, and sunny, and hard to…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2014 Comment by bjmcq November 2014
  • bump, off to office hours and class today; have a first day of FALL
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 Comment by bjmcq September 2014
  • I wish it was summer here - the last week has been cool, then hot with tremendous storms, then cool. Our pool ( solar heater too) has not reached swimming temp, except ONCE this summer.....one swim does not equal all that hydro, chemicals, and time put into opening and closing. Hmmm...I may never get DH out of this house,…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014 Comment by bjmcq August 2014
  • Hello all the wonderful MFP 'ERS! I have missed a week while on vacation, so I will catch up on the recents,,,,,,the promised WIFI was not working, and all my gadgets were useless! However, the world's second best sunsets (after Hawaii) were working!!! The lovely coast of Lake Huron offered a wonderful array of weather,…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014 Comment by bjmcq July 2014
  • HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO ALL THE AMERICAN VITAMIN F's ! Hope you all have a healthy and balanced long weekend! Saw lots and lots of American cars driving on the Canadian highways today! They must have got a head start.... Best to all, BJ, SWOnt, CA
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014 Comment by bjmcq July 2014
  • Oh my, left the message on the last post....missed the new link.... Here goes again... HAPPY CANADA DAY TO THE CANUCKS....enjoy the latest "beer fridge" instalment....could you open the fridges placed all over the world? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t41wNkGvJ9k and have a great day......we are having yet another full…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014 Comment by bjmcq July 2014
  • HAPPY CANADA DAY ! bumping: pool is warm, non-stop family visits for last 4 days! on to guests number 6.... BJ, SWOnt
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq July 2014
  • Happy Saturday, hope you are satisfied with life! We had our first swim today, the pool reached 79! The fitbit cannot count that exercise, so sad! I have enjoyed writing the daily gratitude list...like Barbie I have made many, but they become static, and I find myself finding things to write down for the next day, and…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Wow, miss a day and you can miss the new topic posts! Well, the long weekend is almost upon us, July 1 ! Garden is surviving the torrential thunderstorms, and the tornadic activity is about 50 Km north of us... good for us, not for them....two touched down last night, that is 4 in the last 7 days! A question to the…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Meg, we had some for a few wonderful days, but had raging thunderstorms today! Will send some as soon as the weather cooperates... and funny, we get our weather here from the mid-West most of the year! Glad your results are down and doing well!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Like Meg, I posted last night, and do not see it here...hmmmm sometimes the site gets lost and comes back...or I forgot to hit the right button! Today I have preplanned my dinner at an Italian restaurant to stay in my macros and cal count; and pre-set goals for treadmill. everything else done is a bonus! Here is my repost:…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Good Day you GoGo gals, I hope you have a clean day today! Today I am aiming to stay inside my cal goals, and my macros, even though I have to join people for dinner at an Italian restaurant. I have previewed the menu and picked the safest foods for me.: fish and salad. it helps that I am allergic to wheats and grains,…
    in Looking for people to help with 100+ goal. Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • This looks like a good group to work with! I think I have gained and lost 100 pounds a few times. Although I can manage the food, the exercise to keep losing and get healthy eluded me, so now I am trying to do both. I agree with the strategy to break down the goals....what has worked for me is to aim for 2 to 3-4 pound…
    in Looking for people to help with 100+ goal. Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • NSV - I have always been inspired by my MFP friends who have tackled the hard task of exercise. In my heart, I know that is the key to the long term weight management problem. I did walk last year until the tremendous snows and ice hit us early in the fall, and stayed on the ground until...late April! So I bought an…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Would love to join this group! Will look for your posts!
    in Looking for people to help with 100+ goal. Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Happy Solstice Evening to everyone! It finally felt like summer has arrived here in SWOnt! Warm enough, not humid; garden is looking well, although the peonies came and went in the very high heat last week. We spent a lovely breakfast under the gazebo enjoying our coffee and papers! Did not want to move on with the rest of…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Spoke too soon on the tornadoes! Poor town north east of my location was hit badly! Shades of the 1985 tornado from that area! No one died, thank god, just a millions in home damage...hold on, we are going for another round of potential storms! Best to all, BJ, SWOnt ( far south in Ontario.)
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Good Wednesday Morning, Hope you all have a successfully planned day! The tornado alley sweeps by here in Ontario, ususally just as a bad storm, but now and then a whopper! Tore Goderich's historic town centre to bits a few years ago. BJ, SWOnt.
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • To anyone of the Vitamin F’s along the path of the tornadoes, I hope you are all safe and sound; it whipped past here, but without damage. GO BODI! Hooray! At last! Margaret turk - thanks for sharing the gluten connection- I have grain allergies, and all the connections help me make sense of how to improve my food. Dee –…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • :bigsmile: back to normal Mondays! hooray. bump for later!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Good evening Saturday gals! Hope you all have a wonderful celebration of Father’s Day, recognizing DFs; DHs; and DSs….as well as DSILs! Unfortunately, my special gift from the US has not been delivered; but that will be ok; he will still like the surprise. He will have to be happy with patriarchy of a great family; son…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Good Thursday afternoon to the ladies who share here! Jb, wonderful shots of Mariah and her indomitable spirit ! It takes such love and support for her to face these challenges, what a wonderful testament to the family! Thanks for sharing her journey, it gives us all reason to stop and see our lives in context. I have not…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Hello fabulous friends, Frozen in the Canadian deep south here this Thursday! too cold for coffee outside? In June? not until today. Have read the posts, and want to say welcome to the new people who found this thread... and best wishes for a successful day to everyone here! Will be off to a cottage with no wifi for 4-5…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Top of the Tuesday to everyone, and welcome to the newcomers! I have read all the posts, but am a little low on energy today; thanks for all the written "tea and sympathy", I am better, if still tied to a defined radius from the washroom ;-) For all the dog owners, including Bodi's mom, hurray for them! They are so dear to…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Good evening Vit F's.... So glad to read about how actively you are tackling the June challenges. I have goals set and plans to accomplish...but there has been a setback, and I am taking it in stride..... Today I discovered the worst way to create a calorie deficit- food poisoning.Lost most of yesterday's afternoon and…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • Happy first day of June to everyone! Had a glorious day yesterday...and as of today, DH and I are mortgage free......it was a bit of a twisty road for us, we had to pay off his ex, raise two sets of kids and put them through uni and grad schools,(youngest is still in grad school, oldest is prof too) put me through more…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014 Comment by bjmcq June 2014
  • To the MFP vitamin F's: hope you had a Fantastic Friday, and will have a good weekend. The weather held here in SWOnt, and we are finally getting late April weather…… thank goodness, my outdoor carpet was finally cleaned and we are waiting for it to dry to get our outdoor act together, the fountain, flower pots, etc. Will…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014 Comment by bjmcq May 2014
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