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When I was a young Interior Designer, one of the young women I worked with had a small sailboat on Lake Minnetonka and would take us sailing. This song was popular then. It always reminds me of those times. Young and free.

OP, I'd reread your posts from the past. In "2015 you were advising other posters to not lose weight too fast".

Patience will see you through and get you where you want to go. Get that first, and you'll be good to go. PS: Sometimes "unhealthy" follows you around for the rest of your life. Be smart.

This is my shore.

What does "I'm going on a low-calorie diet" mean exactly? Go too low, and yes, you will set yourself up for binging. It's a classic. Whether you eat breakfast is up to you, it doesn't matter for weight loss. If you give us your stats and calorie goal we can tell you if it's appropriate. Wishing you luck, but it sounds as…

Nite.

Yes--I know. My phone every now and again gives news of the "Wyoming Cowboy Daily", if I'm remembering right. One story was of 13 bison hit by a semi. Another is of the foot found in one of the hot pools. The other day was a bulletin of the bears coming out of hibernation soon, and not to push your slower companion down if…

I know what you mean about the locals. The genuine article is hidden and modest. How's your "true grit" woman doing in her house without windows? I'm thinking of her.

Yep--SAME. I've been in Rome 38 years and the changes are astounding. We have the pesky sitting on fountains from 1500 and breaking off pieces, writing graffiti on the Coloseum, and chipping off pieces to take home,..... They just want to say they were here and snap a selfie with the monuments. Sigh. There are those dumb…

Well Ann, you've been around here as long as me (10 years) and we're the same age. You've seen that when people come off the "shake diet", they gain it back big time. And I think that's the idea--keep 'em coming back for the shakes to lose again. I just wanted to point that out. Will the OP lose with his experiment? I…

Oh....I believe the OP will do it. All those protein shakes...... BUT, I doubt he can keep consuming these shakes for the rest of his life. Maintaining can be tough. Once you quit the shakes and start eating real food and haven't set up any good habits--it's yo-yo time. Does this mean I hope he'll fail? Nope. I wish him…

@88olds you always inspire me.

I took a look at what your diet consists of. Mostly protein shakes. I couldn't do it. Crazy. I cook for 4 men--3 your age, all in great physical condition. They eat pasta, bread, cheese, risotto, vegetables. salads, fish, meats, ...... plus deserts. I am sorry for you.

When you are new and over weight and out of shape, it's a good idea to start slow and then slowly ramp up as you get fitter. If you push too hard and get an injury, you'll backslide. Most important of all is controlling your calorie intake. Get that digital food scale and start weighing and measuring all food and drink.…

All normal. Those fit people had their first day too. Remember that you don't know their stories. When you feel out of place just think that several of them might have been obese to start. This should encourage you, not bring you down. You start where you are and improve SLOWLY from there. It takes time. Smile at everyone…

And who said exercise is only walking or running? Try something new--yoga, tai chi, swimming, acqua gym, cycling, any type of group fitness class, .........and the list goes on. Doing exactly the same thing for years can be boring. Time to switch up.

In my opinion there is always a way--you just have to find it. We always tend to say "In the past I lost doing it THIS way, but now it's not working". Things change and you don't even realize it. The process works. Try something different, even exercising in a different way for awhile. Don't cut your calories too low. Be…

I showed this clip to the squirrels---they were in awe.

I always feel strange when I come back after the summer and haven't logged on for 3 months. It all comes back. Just jump back in and you'll find that some will remember you and give support. Sometimes we just need all the support we can get. There's no shame there. How's your sister by the way? I remember you were spending…

Tonight the squirrels were flying paper airplanes down my hall with their Dad and 2 uncles--all just kids. Lots of screams and laughs. Nite.

This morning--here in Europe--there were 2 pages full of ads for call girls in Dubai. I had never seen anything like it, and I've been here 10 yrs. I just reported them. It was too much to tag as Spam one by one. It's been resolved--that's the important thing.

When there's an avalanche it's impossible to go one by one. I saw that there were 3 OPs, so I flagged them as advertising. That way the mods eliminate the OPs and all their threads with them. It's quicker.

Welcome back! I wondered what happened.

Nite.

When I was a teenager, I used to play my guitar and sang this song--even at public functions. I can't even believe it now.

I saw something today that might interest you. It's called "La citta ideale" (the ideal city) at "La Scarzuola". An architect planned this town in the hills in the middle of nothing in Italy. It's beautiful and unique. I would love to see it someday.

I always loved this song.

Wow. They don't make them like that any more. Hope she's OK. I know you check up and the others in the community do too. Some people are too proud to accept help even if they need some.