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NEW TO THE GROUP? Please check in here!
Hi and welcome to The Ladies Who Lunch! PLEASE check in here -- leave a little something-something about yourself so that we can get to know you. We are a very friendly group!!! About us in general: We are a group of adult women (mostly over 40), who love to cook, eat, and entertain, while getting (or staying) healthy. We…
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Let’s re-up this group!
Hi everybody — I’ve been visiting with a bunch of fabulous women on FB who want to be part of a supportive group like this one used to be. Are you game? Let me know if you’re still around, and send me a friend request. Let’s get this party started (again)! Cheers, Alice
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Looking for post-menopausal women who eat real food...
Hello! Back after going solo for awhile. Have lost 60, but struggling with the last pesky 15. Would love to connect, especially with post-menopausal women, as I think we have unique challenges. I like to cook and eat real food, mostly pescatarian.
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I’m baaack!
I took a respite from MFP while moving and getting resituated, and am ready to attack those pesky last 20 lbs now. Who wants to join me? Send me a friend request! 😄 —Alice
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Women 50+ looking to lose those last 20 lbs eating clean!
Friend me, please, and let’s finally get this thing done!
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Fitbit friends?
Join me at [personal details removed by mods]! Also, especially women 50+ looking to lose those last 20 lbs eating clean — Please friend me so we can finally get this thing done!
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Women 50+ looking to lose those last 20 lbs eating clean!
Friend me, please, and let’s get this thing finally done!
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Women 50+ looking to lose those last 20 lbs eating clean!
Friend me, please! Let’s get this finally done!
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Home stretch of those last 20 pesky lbs? Friend me!
I took a year-long break from MFP after losing and maintaining 50 lbs lost since 2012, and am back now to shed those pesky last 20. I don’t eat meat/poultry or processed junk (95% of the time), and do eat lots of seafood & love wine and craft cocktails. I cook well and eat out often. Would love to share motivation and…
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Back after some time off and looking for new friends!
I took a year-long break from MFP after losing and maintaining 50 lbs lost since 2012, and am back now to shed those pesky last 20. I don’t eat meat/poultry or processed junk (95% of the time), and do eat lots of seafood & love wine and craft cocktails. I cook well and eat out often. Would love to share fabulous food &…
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Reset! Go!
Hey guys - After what amounted to a one-year break and 10 pounds gained, I'm resetting Aug. 1 with the goal of finishing what I started -- 22 more pounds by Jan. 1, 2015. Who wants to join me? Chime in here and send me a friend request. Let's get this thing done!!!
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Portion size v. Calories v. Reality
I ordered a case of mini-moos and bought the pre-portioned Wholly Guacamole and Sabra Hummus because it turns out I HAVE NO SENSE OF PROPORTION! Yikes!!!
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What do you wish you'd known sooner?
White wine spritzer. I feel sure I'd never have gotten overweight if I'd known about this sooner. I shake my fist at you, God of Secret Good Stuff!
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Summer cocktail!
A fistful or two of fresh watermelon, a bunch of fresh mint leaves, a jigger of vodka or rum, in a blender for 30 seconds or so, poured over crushed ice, topped with a little sugar-free ginger ale or soda water. You're welcome.
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Trader Joe's Red Split Lentils
150 satisfying calories. Spray skillet with coconut oil (or your preference), sauté an onion, 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery til tender, add 1 cup lentils and stir to coat. Add 2.5-3 cups of low sodium veg stock (or water). Add S&P, cumin, smoked paprika, curry - about 1T each. Juice 1-2 lemons into the pot, then lay the…
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My plan
Whole foods, whole fats, calories in, calories out. What's your strategy?
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"Diet food" is not your friend!
If you're the least bit interested in cooking, you can do this whole "diet" thing without eating any "diet" food. No low cal, low fat, fake processed crap. I'm so, so sad for my friends who eat an abundance of junk in the name of "health" (Taco Bell is not a vegan choice), just less of it than they used to. They'll lose…
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Looking for Friends?
Reconnecting with MFPs! Let's do this! Send me a friend request! AliceNov2011
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"Diet food" is not your friend!
If you're the least bit interested in cooking, you can do this whole "diet" thing without eating any "diet" food. No low cal, low fat, fake processed crap. I'm so, so sad for my friends who eat an abundance of junk in the name of "health" (Taco Bell is not a vegan choice), just less of it than they used to. They'll lose…
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Ladies 50+ (or thereabouts)
I've got a seriously fabulous group of MFP friends and we're all traveling this path together. We know what it's like to break a half-century of bad eating habits, make household feeding changes with family around, start to exercise for the very first time, adapt to a post-menopausal body, accept a vision in the mirror we…
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Tell MFP to add a LIKE button! Post LIKE if you agree!
We could REALLY motivate people if we didn't have to write a whole comment every time we just want to give them a little applause. Dear MFP: PLEASE add a LIKE button!
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You can't exercise your way to weight loss!
My friends get frustrated because they workout like crazy, eat right, and don't lose weight. But it's common knowledge now that you can't exercise your way to weight loss. And if you're working out hard, you're probably eating more (and possibly worse) because working out makes you hungry. You're better off walking, doing…
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Need MFP pals? Send me a friend request!
AliceNov2011
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Round 2: 56-yr old woman back & looking for pals!
Hello, MFPals! I first joined MFP in Nov. 2011, and lost 55 lbs over the next 18 months. Last summer about this time, I decided I'd been stable for about a year, had hit my health goal (not my vanity goal), and maybe I didn't need my accountability partners (all you guys) anymore. A year later, I looked up and had easily…
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MISSION & GROUND RULE (just 1) of this group
The Ladies Who Lunch is a community of positive support for adult women. There are many different ways to come at this journey, and we are trying to share as many relevant ones as possible. Positive posts are welcomed and encouraged. Negativity, spamming, trolling, and random acts of criticism will not be tolerated. Let's…
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What's your best eating rule?
I try to keep all my meals under 500 calories.
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Open your diary!
Keeping an open diary that your MFP friends can see helps you stay on track, and gives your pals ideas for their own menus. Open your diary! ;0)
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Don't beat yourself up!
MFP friends: I conducted a little experiment this year. Having lost 50 lbs and kept it off for over a year, but unable to lose that last pesky 20, I stopped logging and weighing from Thanksgiving to New Year's. On New Year's Day, I got on the scale and was up 10 lbs.! Horrors! So I went back to my routine, and happily, the…
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Yes, you CAN lose weight!
If you're a middle-aged woman with more than 20 pounds to lose, please make these 5 simple changes for ONE MONTH: 1) GET RID OF ALL THIS STUFF: junk food, fast food, white processed food (flour, sugar, white rice, cereal, bread, baked goods, pasta, chips, tortillas, wraps), fruit juices, and anything with the words "low…
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Calling new accountability pals!
I took a brief hiatus, but am back just in time for the holidays? Want to be accountable together? Send me a friend request. Cheers, Alice
