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  • A balance of protein and whole grain carbs works best for me. energy + staying power. Two ideas: (1) Make instant oatmeal **with milk or soy milk** ( there are low sugar and weight-loss types). Have 2 envelopes if you need them or add a handful of plain quick oats to make larger serving that is less sweet. If you like the…
    in healthy breakfast that keeps you full Comment by maxymom October 2011
  • Robin, I followed you you to this board. Sounds like a sympatico place to me! I like to have a big glass of wine nearly every evening . I like it, I think it is good for me, and if I had to give up everything I liked to stay on my diet, I would not stay on it long! A lot of you seem to be mourning the end of summer. I live…
    in Like Minded Lushes - Septemeber 2011 Comment by maxymom September 2011
  • When I started MFP, I complained of my problem with restaurant food calories, and received some good advice from barbiecat and some other successful losers on the Women 50+ page. She said order chicken fajitas, and then just eat the grilled meat and veggies. If it's a place where they automatically put out tortilla chips…
    in Frustrated! Need help with eating out. Comment by maxymom August 2011
  • Community coffee is a great brand that has several varieties to pick from. The taste is consistently great and it has a better price than other premium coffees. I like the Cafe Roast best, myself. Peet's coffee is also very good ,but very pricey, and pretty strong for a beginner. A word of advice : never brew weak coffee…
    in What's a good coffee? Comment by maxymom July 2011
  • I made a walking ticker at the website, but could not figure how to get it here :( Not very experienced with this kind of stuff.
    in July Walking Challenge - Bring it on! Comment by maxymom July 2011
  • I'm in too!! Sign me up for 60 miles. It's hotter than Hades here, but I've gotta do it! I'm going to try to add an exercise ticker next.
    in July Walking Challenge - Bring it on! Comment by maxymom July 2011
  • Congratulations! :flowerforyou: The important thing is never to let you stomach get all the way empty. Lots of small meals are the best. Good old saltine crackers are the best to keep a little cushion in there. But if you start getting headaches, it's due to needing protein. I used eat a small serving of tuna in the…
    in I need help with food..... Comment by maxymom May 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Hello, Y'all! :flowerforyou: We're leaving for Florida today. Hope everyone has a great week! I'm going to try to keep up my food log (that might be scary) but not much else. Talk to you when we get back. Take good care of yourselves:heart: TTFN, :flowerforyou: Maxy
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ for MAY Comment by maxymom May 2011
  • Hello Nice Ladies, :flowerforyou: New friends and old, I'm busy this week cleaning and packing for a family vacation in Florida. We leave Friday morning. I'm hoping that I will get in a lot of lovely beach walks, and maybe some kayaking and snorkeling! Enough to counter -balance the restaurant meals, at least. I'm stating…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ for MAY Comment by maxymom May 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Kackie, :flowerforyou: :noway: I am really worried about your spider bite. Please go to the doctor if everything isn't perfect tomorrow (not counting the chigger bites, which last a long time, but are just annoying). The fact that it caused fever and chills may mean a brown recluse bite, and those are…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ for MAY Comment by maxymom May 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Hello, Nice Ladies,:flowerforyou: Oh, my goodness! I have not been on this board since early in April. I thought that I could jump in at the beginning of May, catch up on reading, and say a little something to everyone - but boy was i wrong!!! :noway: I did not expect there to be 10 pages already! So, Hello…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ for MAY Comment by maxymom May 2011
  • Wow, I love tuna, and it is a wonderful source of so many goo things, but have been eating less of it because of the high.sodium. This is a wonderful discovery, and I will look for it next time I shop! Thanks!:happy:
    in LOW SODIUM TUNA Comment by maxymom April 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Good Morning Nice Ladies, sound like y'all were busy over the weekend. Welcome to all the new ladies. Well, I wasn't so good over the weekend. :huh: Had a big bowl of ice cream with chocolate sauce and went over my calorie goal. Duh. But afterward, I felt uncomfy, like I ate a brick, so maybe my body is…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Hello Nice Ladies, and welcome to the ones that are new! :happy: I just started MFP this month and found this page right away. Since I'm not real computer savvy and didn't know what I was doing, it may have been more than dumb luck. Because, :happy: YES, :happy: this is the place for encouragement and…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • It's very late, but I wanted to put in a quick:happy: Happy Birthday for Barbie! :flowerforyou:
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Amanda, :flowerforyou: Praying for you. hope you have the very best results! :tongue: Can't believe how much sodium tomato soup has in it! Grabbit, :flowerforyou: I looked at you food diary, and even your party day was good.:smile: I only weigh myself once a week, on Wednesday morning after I go to the bathroom but before…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Robin, I have a glass of wine in the evening a few times a week, and I find it relaxing. I don't feel guilty because I plan on the calories. For everyone who is so frustrated about not losing weight.... that was me till I weighed myself Tuesday. Finally budged. Gonna be one pound at a time. I make myself drink a big glass…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Hello Ladies:happy: Barbie and Kathy, I love your flashy, splashy displays. Look forward to seeing them on the message board! I also have a problem with too many starches in my diet. They just get stored as fat because I can't burn that much. And they have so many calories in them. Down here in the Southwest, flour…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Kris, I am new here, too, a week and half, and the ladies on this message board are awesome! It's my first time to try to lose weight (long overdue). I'm a 56 yr old mother of two, and live on the Texas Gulf coast. Good luck, and if you have a question just post it and someone will answer.:happy: Maxy
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Good Morning, all, and a beautiful morning it is on the Gulf Coast.!:flowerforyou: Feel like getting out in the yard and replacing the plants that were killed by the hard freezes and sleet in Feb. We have never had such a cold year that I can remember! The hybiscus and some palms bit the dust. And of course…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Faye, Mucinex products make a sizable number of people feel really sluggish, congestion still there, and/or just generally feeling bad. And many allergy medicines cause achy joints. One that works well and does not cause side effects in most people is good old Benedryl. Then for congestion I take Sudafed ( well the generic…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Hello, Y'all, Wow, such a lot new posts today. So nice to hear from everybody! :bigsmile: Barbie, I :heart: :heart: :heart: Love that dancing cat.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: What fun. :happy: Marilyn, We seem to have the same tastes in music. ZZ Top is great to work out to, too. Go to you local large store that…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • :flowerforyou: Happy St. Patrick's day everyone, and especially Amanda. :happy: Wish I could send the warm Texas Gulf Coast weather to you folks in colder climes.
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Wow, Lyn! When I saw all that juice, I thought you were buying it. And you're making it yourself!! really impressive! No wonder you're tired! Vicki, oak trees are really bad for pollen this time of the year in our part of the country, but those ash trees are the worst, and they can be blocks and blocks away. We have a…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Marilyn, Yes I have been following the news for Japan very closely. My heart aches for them. :cry: You realize, don't you, that on top of everything else it is freezing there. They are homeless and wet and freezing. And the bad news just keeps on coming.I wish I could take some of them in and fix them a hot meal. Down here…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Chiclet, Charitable advocate was probably not the correct term. What I meant is an elder counselor connected with a non-profit organization, United Way or church based for two examples, that have experience guiding people through the minefield of rules and regulations. It would depend on your area. Sometimes if one can't…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • :smile: Amanda, God bless and protect you during your surgery, and your family, too. :flowerforyou: :happy: And, there are so many wonderful ladies out there and I can't think of all your names once I've passed them, but good night all, and have a wonderful, regenerating sleep.:yawn:
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Chicelet, I'm so sorry that the support systems in our country are so hard to manipulate, and manipulate is what you have to do. The are so many different ways to try to get aid. If one doesn't get you there, try another avenue. Can you find a private charitable advocate for you and your Mom? And have you had her checked…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Exermom, glad your new diet is betting broken in, or breaking you in, whichever. Your cats sound so cute. It's wonderful that you give the poor homeless babies a nice home. Special place in heaven for people like you. I can never have them because my husband and son are so allergic. But we have wonderful dogs.
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
  • Michele, as far as I know beans don't cause diarrhea, but rather can cause constipation along with gas. Good luck with that and also your new cat.
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH Comment by maxymom March 2011
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