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| The Lounge | a movement (not a BM, but a social-action type movement) | Jun 04 2008 04:54 (UTC) |
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| Foods | Benefits Of Eating Bananas | Jun 01 2008 22:33 (UTC) |
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Wow! I've always liked bananas but this was facinating! I usually have 1 a day--think I'll start having 2! <G> Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | bought my polar F4 today.... | May 31 2008 00:28 (UTC) |
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LOL OK going to show my ignorance but what is an f4?? I saw your post and thought you'd just bought a Bengal. <G> Grandma Patsu |
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| Foods | Slim fast question | May 28 2008 09:11 (UTC) |
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I totally agree. Even if you stick to the Slim Fast (which I did 5 years ago) the weight comes right back. If you eat real food, healthy fruits, vegetables, in a well rounded diet you'll not only lose fat you'll learn how to eat right. I'm now in maintenance and the only difference from now and when I was dieting a few weeks ago, is that I can increase my calorie intake. I'm still eatting healthy, not craving the funk food I gave up, and feeling wonderful. Good Luck, Grandma Patsu |
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| Vegetarian | Anger towards veg*ns? | May 23 2008 04:11 (UTC) |
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| Hello, I admit that I'm ignorant of the difference between Vegetarian & Veggan but don't understand the anger about any choices we individuels make. I'm one who eats real butter, fat on my meat, and half & half in my coffee but only if it is natural & organic. I avoid margerine and other "fake" foods; and you can bet I raise some eyebrows but (so far) no anger. I'm sorry for the way you were treated. I'm one who basically believes that milk is great. However, I do believe it is not for everyone and can be unhealthy for some. I find the governments food programs for mothers & children discriminatory when someone can not get substitue foods for the "covered" foods, such as soy in place of milk for mom or child. We need to support each other and not try to make everyone else the same as us. Best of Luck, Grandma Patsu | |||
| Foods | Multivitamins and supplements? | May 22 2008 02:04 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bayonet45:
I would like to see some answers to this too. I've been thinking about it but I've been too lazy to put them in. It's probably a good idea. Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Slim Fast! | May 21 2008 23:52 (UTC) |
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Hi Em Anne, I tried it about 3 years ago and it did "work" for me at the time. However, it did not stay off and I put on more than I lost in the long run. I'll admit that it was convient to have the shake powder, snack & meal bars and that I could do it online for free (I had not discovered cc). However, I like the freedom of not being "on" a particular "diet" but in learning to eat real food and still lose. I'm now on maintenence and I think that because I was eating real food sensibly while losing; it is now easier to maintain because of the lessons I learned while eating a balance of calories, nutrients, and portions. I would get more familiar with this site and wean yourself onto a balanced diet and positive excersise program with the support of the people here and not replace the diet crutches when they are gone. Best of luck.... Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Spin Class??? | May 18 2008 22:42 (UTC) |
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Sorry, what is a "spin class"? Grandma Patsu |
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| Health & Support | How do you break bad habits? | May 17 2008 22:34 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jeboltz: It actually takes 21 days according to research. As previously stated it is much easier to stop an activity BEFORE it becomes ingrained. It helps to substitue a different activity (food) or whatever for the one you want to stop. I find focusing on my goal and why I want that goal helps to get me through that temptation. I hope this helps. Grandma Patsu |
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| Calorie Count | What happened to my weight chart? | May 16 2008 19:25 (UTC) |
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THANK YOU Sheila, I checked and it is there. BTW that is a really cute puppy, Chihuahua? Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Views please?!? | May 16 2008 19:23 (UTC) |
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| The Lounge | Ashamed to be Scottish after Manchester violence!!!!! | May 16 2008 18:50 (UTC) |
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Anndjoe All you can do is be the best YOU can be. That is why 'racial profiling' makes no sense. I'm German and used to have to remind myself all the time that what Hitler did was no reflexion on me. But speaking out is a good thing because if you can change the attitude of even ONE fan that might be violent in the future, that's a possitive move. Heads up, Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Is a snack a day O.K | May 16 2008 00:06 (UTC) |
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Original Post by carleyrapp: LOL I agree, totally!!! I'm one of those leaning toward eatting more natural. But, I also realize I'm human. I, too, allow for a night cap of a glass of wine; and I almost always have a 3 small afterdinner mints. However, I do allow for them and if I go over my goal calorie total for the day, I forgive my self and keep working on improvement. I just changed to maintainence but I'm still weighing, watching my calories (so I don't start to gain), and continue to work toward eatting heathier and at 64 living longer. Don't worry about other people, do what seems right for you & your family. You are moving in the right direction and eatting the whole grain breads & pastas is a great start. Not only are you beginning to improve your own health but that of your family. If you don't allow them to eat sweets & teach them to eat sweets in moderation by example they will over do it when they grow up and may end up weighing too much. Keep up the good work, Grandma Patsu |
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| Maintaining | Anyone else crossed the line from health conscious to health nut? | May 15 2008 18:03 (UTC) |
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Original Post by thhq: You make some very valid points. I didn't think of my eatting healthier as part of the Global warming problem. But I'd like to add to those thoughts. We don't have a Whole Foods with in 100 miles of us and the natural/organic products I buy are right at my usual grocery store (Fred Meyer) (most of the other major chains are also doing this). Not only in the "Health Food" section but all through the store right on the shelves next to the other 'like' products. So one does not have to drive further to buy better. That said, I bike to my friends to pick up farm fresh eggs, pork, & lamb her daughter has raised. And they bring it home when they've been for their usual visits. So we've saved gas by doing it that way. I just planted tomatoes, strawberries, herbs and will soon plant some cuc's; which we will share and swap for other veggies my friend is raising in her garden. We live waaaay out so our trips to town are well planned as it is too far not to drive. We make a day of it and only go when necessary. Soon the farmers markets will be in town & I'll be able to support them on my usual trips. Thank you for bringing those thoughts into the discussion. Grandma Patsu |
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| Maintaining | Anyone else crossed the line from health conscious to health nut? | May 14 2008 21:17 (UTC) |
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Original Post by wannastayfit:I agree. I've been moving toward the extreme healthy natural meat & dairy (veggie fed, no hormones,etc). Two things are keeping me from becoming too extreme. My husband is NOT going to change some of his eatting habbits (or quit smoking for that matter) and I still have a freezer full of "junk" meat that we can't throw out. As I replace things though... However, one other thing that keeps me balanced is that when I'm in a situation like the Olive Garden example, I remind myself that these are foods I lived on for most of my 64 years so I choose the healtiest I can without saying things to make other people uncomfortable. And, then like you when it is a potluck type of thing, I bring something really healthy and hope others will enjoy with me. Grandma Patsu |
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| Health & Support | 65 & previous couch potatoe ... excersise???? | May 08 2008 23:56 (UTC) |
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Thanks for the great ideas. Bending my knees is difficult but I can do the chair thing! I am alternating my bike/excercise on different days. (Today my thighs hurt too much to do 2 blocks on the bike so I only did once around the block.) Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Breakfast is useless - stop eating it. | May 08 2008 21:20 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mia80: I have to say that I agree with Tara. It's individualized. I'm a person that doesn't eat anything until at least 3 hrs after I get up, and after 2 cups of coffee. When I started trying to lose weight I tried to do it following some program that said I had to eat yatta yatta for breakfast, X for a snack, Y for Lunch and so on. Well, I get cramps, or at the minimum an uncompfortable feeling, & I'm sluggish when I eat right after getting up. I also (as someone else mentioned) get hungrier during the day and eat waaaaay more. NOT the way to lose weight! Some people are morning people and some people are not. I'm NOT. I think my metabolism seems to be based somewhere differently that these breakfast people. I actually DO have a homemade smoothy/shake about 3 hours after I get up (break time when I used to work). My smoothy is milk or OJ, yogurt, a banana & another fruit or berries. So even though I have it as a brunch, it is still healthy. Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Find your twin on CC! | May 08 2008 08:07 (UTC) |
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Original Post by dmeadows13: Hello, dmeadows13, we aren't twins but could be sisters. Everyone else seems to be teenagers or 20 somethings. I'm 10 years older (65 in Oct) 5' 5 1/2". My beginning weight was 160 - more than I've ever been. My goal is 130 nd I'm half way there but I've been stuck here for over a week. If you'd like to be my twin or friend, email me or send me a buddy request. Grandma Patsu |
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| Weight Loss | Find your twin on CC! | May 08 2008 06:27 (UTC) |
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I'm still looking but I'll post while I'm looking. SENIORS?? I have grandchildren older than most of these folks! 65 yo Female 5'5 1/2" small frame SW160 CW 145 GW 130 Hoping to find a twin or at least close, Grandma Patsu |
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| The Lounge | Can my cat go outside? | May 05 2008 08:33 (UTC) |
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Original Post by laschndr: I agree that especially since your kitty has been declawed he should only be allowed outside on a leash. As has been stated, many kitties do very well on harness and leashes. Just be sure that it is not one of those kitty types that come open. Another thing that has not been mentioned here is that you would have to check the laws were you are. Many places rquire cats as well as dogs be licenced, and confined to their yard. There is also the danger of poisoning and the cats are a danger to birds, and if they're allowed to hunt they are in danger of disease from rodents and other things they might catch. Someone mentioned a fenced yard. For cats you need a "top" on the fence, not just a regular fence and many cats will find their way out of those, too. Great discussion, Gramma Patsu
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| Weight Loss | Jackie Warner's tips | May 04 2008 18:27 (UTC) |
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I've never heard of her either, what is the name of her show and where can I watch it? She is RIGHT about those 2 points, I've been doing a lot of reading and it is exactly right. I would only add 1 thing . . . Watch out for the hidden additives in your meat and dairy! Since I've quit eatting meat, milk, & eggs from animals who've had the added antibiotics, hormones, & pesticides I've felt better, lost weight, and can now move well enough to begin an excersise program. I'm eatting butter, drinking 1/2 & 1/2 in my coffee, and LOSING weight. She's right on when she says it is the sugar that makes you fat NOT the fat. Gramma Patsu |
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| The Lounge | cat hair on clothes | May 04 2008 02:33 (UTC) |
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Hi Guys, As a former breeder (still a cat owner with a new Cocker) and a former feline judge here's what works. The pet hair removal twirling devices with removal sticky layer (more layers underneath). In a pinch the packing tape works great or a bearly damp spounge. The damp spounge works better than the vacuum attachments on many machines on furniture. Gramma Patsu |
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| Games & Challenges | New game to try... | May 02 2008 03:39 (UTC) |
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hot fudge ~ brownies |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | How did you keep your child in their own bed? | Apr 28 2008 08:32 (UTC) |
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Cecily Well, Hon, I think you have a couple of problems going on & there is not going to be an easy fix. The fact that he was sleeping so well before going to the new bed and not after is a telling symptom. Now that I see that he is just past 2 and there is a new baby coming says several things. I believe he's too young (age 2 is still a baby, too) for this new big bed and I see some other problems looming as well. I would allow him BACK in the crib. I believe you mentioned that he was beginning to climb out so I would drop the side rail and put something near the bed so he can climb out safely. (He'll climb out anyway and this will give him a safe way to do it.) This may solve your problem of his sleeping through the night again all together as now he'll be back in familiar surroundings. He'll probably be in and out of it because he CAN for awhile, but as soon as the novelty wears off he should be comfortable enough to be back to sleeping through the night again. (Then purhaps the sleep fairy of a simular treat system to reinforce staying in bed, might be effective.) However, I see problems on the horrizon. I mentioned the seperation anxiety in my first post. This is often brought on when mom disappears and then returns with a new baby, especially when the birth occurs in the those critical months around 2 1/2 years. (You probably noticed his first one at around 9-12 months when they panic because mom goes out of site and cry when anyone want to hold them even when someone he was comforable with previously.) My suggestion would be to not make any new changes now. Most kids "revert" when a new baby arrives so mom ends up starting over with them anyway. So, build up his self-esteem and reinforce the bond between him and yourself and especially your husband to soften the effects of your absence when you have the baby. If possible where you'll be delivering, have him with you & the new baby for several hours a day while at the hospital. Also, steel yourself to the fact that you will be getting up with both children at least for awhile. The more you stress over it the more your children will react and yes even brandnew babies do react to tension. So, my advice is to relax and take one day at a time and don't start any new "big boy" stuff for now. (Shortly after the baby's arrival, if you've successfully built a solid relationship with this child and he feels secure, he will begin to want to differenciate himself from the baby and the "big boy" influence will actually work. It is hard at the moment you are living an even to look beyond how tired you are and the minute to minute difficulties. When my last 2 were born I had 3 in 3 different schools (not on the same schedules) and a husband on a totally different schedule. For me having some of them in my bed and lying down with one in HIS bed so I could have MY bed with just the 2 smallest ones. With cooking, handing school schedules and different baby & todler schedules I had to take care of myself in order to care for them. It was never a conscience decision in the beginning, I just started falling asleep while tring to nurse which sounds awful I know but in the long run we all benefited from a mom who had some sleep and therefore was able to laugh & love & play as well as cook and running the older kids around. Take tme to look into their faces, read stories, play trucks, and remember the miracle that each of them is. Most of all remember that you will never get these next few months back again. The best lesson I ever learn (and it came amost too late) was to enjoy every age and not to rush through those more difficult ages because there is wonder with every age (and less than wonderful). Believe it or not, it is often the worst times that you laugh at later. Best of luck with both babies & I'm sorry this got so long but I hope you can find a grain of help in it, Patsu |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | How did you keep your child in their own bed? | Apr 26 2008 06:00 (UTC) |
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I'm a Mom of 5, with 14 grands, 2 great-grands. I was a very active La Leche League leader when my last 3 were small. Sleeping alone, like potty training, is something that each child is ready for at a different time. Two can be a very hard time. There are many new experiences and things to learn and adjustments to be made. Exactly how old is he? If he is closer to 2.5 that is a typical time for going through seperation anxiety. If so, sleeping alone in a new bed will be doubly hard for him.
I know that this suggestion will be frowned on by some but it worked for us and my boys are now parents on suffered no ill effects. I layed down with my boys when they had trouble going to sleep by themselves (they were quite a bit older BTW) and would get up & go back to my bed when they were asleep or relaxed enough to be OK. Two is very young to be sleeping by himself.
I see others have suggested reading matterial & I would like to add "The Family Bed" to the previous reading matterial. Now, you don't have to bring him into your bed, but reading that book (which covers sleeping habits from a historic and cultural points of view) will give you a different & interesting view and perhaps see this more from the point of your child. It's only a suggestion, I hope something works out for both of you. I'm available if you'd like to chat any time.
Gramma Patsu |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | What were YOUR pregnancy symptoms? | Apr 17 2008 07:23 (UTC) |
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I'm a grandmother of 14 and mother of 6. It is often different from one mom to the next and from one pregnancy to the next with the same mom. My first pregnancy I was almost 5 months before I knew it. (Long story). With other babies my breast HURT but not w/ all. With some my first inkling was thurst - I was drinking water all the time and I don't like water!! The tired thing never hit me early, but w/ a couple of my babies I had a BAD taste in my mouth and had to have peppermint in my mouth at all times, and with two constipation before I even knew I was pregnant. Get a pregnancy test to know for sure and monitor your head aches - they can sometimes be a symptom of pending miscarriage. Best of Luck, Gramma Patsu |
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| Health & Support | so far, i've OVERCOME 3 of my 4 eating disorders!!!!! congratulate me!! | Apr 10 2008 09:10 (UTC) |
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Congratulations. However, I'm sure what you are feeling about yourself is more valuable that the words from us. You can do it, you've already shown that. I've no question in my mind that anyone who can over come this much will conqer what is left. You go girl! Gramma Patsu |
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| Foods | When "cheat days" go overboard..... | Apr 01 2008 02:33 (UTC) |
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lol Well I don't know if this'll may you feel any better, but I clicked on this thread because I'm sitting here stuffed full of Speghetti. (Your frosting sounds wonderful, I'm glad right now I don't have any in the house!) I DID measure & thought I would be OK, even had whole wheat pasta, but I just totalled up my calories and I'm over, too. I don't go to a gym so I guess I'll be walking extra blocks tomorrow. Good luck. Patsu |
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| Fitness | Truth About Six Pack Abs | Mar 29 2008 08:17 (UTC) |
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| Fitness | Truth About Six Pack Abs | Mar 29 2008 08:16 (UTC) |
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Original Post by nautywave: Hi Nauty, I have not bought the book but I did receive his free book/pamphlet by email? It is facinating. I'm almost 65 and NOT interested in getting a "6-pack". <G> But, he points out (and I already knew) that internal fat in this area is extremely dangerous from a health point of view, especially toward heart attack prevention. My goal is getting healthier and loosing some pounds in the process. This sounds like a sound and logical approach to life. If I had the money I would buy the book. I will say that I'm not in a condition to do his excercise program yet but I'm aiming in that direction. At my age, having been a total couch potatoe for several years now, it would be suiside to suddenly start with heavy excercise. But I'm following his diet suggestions and getting off the couch, going back to dancing, and walking. I have every intention of working up to at least some of the excersises. Good luck, Patsu
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New forum message not much physical progress by jojojinx 10:31 |
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New forum message Roll Call December 2009 Exercise Challenge!!! by exercise-challenge 10:30 |
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New forum message Weight Loss the Healthy Way? by 0400772 10:28 |
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New journal post back on the gaining train by personaltrainer87 10:22 |