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  • My daughter (inkratlet) has put me on the spot! I grow the following in boxes because my red clay soil in Portugal is rock hard: Swiss chard (stalks like weak-flavoured asparagus, but leaves like spinach you can cut as you need) swede (can't get it here in PT) tomatoes (big ones, cherry tomatoes too much work picking them)…
    in Anyone Else Grow Vegetables? Comment by spdleeuw July 2013
  • I don't know why people keep saying veggies are so expensive. They aren't THAT bad. Sheesh. You can buy giant bags of frozen veggies for dirt cheap. You can also find farmers markets and get them there at a lower cost. The real problem is that we've moved away as a society from cooking at home to doing everything so it's…
    in Why is obesity considered deviant behavior? Comment by spdleeuw April 2013
  • All the things that other people mention but also that I love being able to cross my legs at the knees elegantly now. I hadn't been able to do this for ages. I also love standing up out of a chair and rising in one supple light easy movement. And I love being able to walk like a woman moving my hips instead of waddling…
    in The Side of Weight Loss No One Talks About Comment by spdleeuw March 2013
  • I agree with OP. As well as other sports (swimming, gym class, badminton and tennis) I play golf 3 times a week and according to the database I am burning 1280 calories each time, even using a golf cart! I just cannot believe it, at that rate I would lose an extra pound a week but I don't. I log it on as 2 hours even…
    in Calories burnt through exercise. Comment by spdleeuw March 2013
  • Nutrition is not so simple when no-one seems to be able to agree. Here are 2 quotes from the livestrong website: "Neither grapes, lemon nor lime contain protein, says the FDA". but from another page from the very same website "A 1-cup serving of grapefruit sections supplies 1.45 g, and one small peeled lime provides 0.47 g…
    in Nutrition is SIMPLE. Agree or No? Comment by spdleeuw March 2013
  • Hi, I'm 63 and have been losing weight and getting fitter with MFP since Jan 1. So far I've lost 21 pounds. We tend to put on weight as we get older because we eat more and do less - however to stay or get slim we have to do the exact opposite! Apart from that there is no difference in my weight loss rate compared to the…
    in Post Menopause Women - Before and Afters Comment by spdleeuw March 2013
  • My father used to do this, he called it "St Glutton's Day"!
    in Free Day Once a Month Comment by spdleeuw February 2013
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