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23788. thoughtful - 3/13/2008 5:57:34 PM Also, the other thing you may want to try is weight-bearing exercise. I know you have physical issues you have to be careful of and walking will certainly help, but any kind of weight lifting you can do...even if its just soup cans while you're sitting in a chair...will help. Muscle burns more calories and weight lifting is the best way to add lean muscle, which declines drastically with age.
Perhaps you might consider spending time with a physical therapist to get suggestions for what you can and shouldn't do given your history...they can get pretty creative in safe ways to do things. 23789. anomie - 3/13/2008 7:04:33 PM Judith, could it be that you're losing fat and gaining heavier toned up muscle? 23790. judithathome - 3/13/2008 7:42:51 PM Anomie, I wish...I am gaining some muscle (that I lost during the winter) but it is hardly enough to account for the no loss or same weight.
Thoughful, I do have a little fat...sometimes I use olive oil with the lemon on my salads. But I might not be getting enough...I have noticed my face feels very dry lately. Highly unusual for my face to be flakey. I think I'll increase my protein, though. I had been thinking along those lines, anyhow.
I don't use ANY sweetner in my tea or coffee...never have.
And speaking of sweet potatoes, I'm going to steam some today and chill them and have them as snacks! 23791. thoughtful - 3/13/2008 9:15:14 PM yum or slice, sprinkle with some oil and salt & pepper and roast in the oven turning halfway through...makes a nice 'chip'.
The evidence Taubes presented in his book on good calories bad calories suggests that a lot depends on what you eat and he had evidence that people on low/no carb diets could actually eat more calories and lose weight vs. people on lower calorie diets that included carbs. Go figure.
Also fats and water are very important to metabolism speed which could help with weight reduction. 23792. judithathome - 3/13/2008 11:54:33 PM Gads, I don't see how I could have more water than I currently drink every day! 23793. arkymalarky - 3/14/2008 1:54:43 AM I've done well on the weight this year, but no way when my thyroid was messed up, so it's well worth looking into. And I felt so awful.
I actually reduced the water I was drinking because I was feeling water-logged. Exercising is my weakness. Spring break is next week, and I'm going to try to get into a routine. I would like to lose more weight faster, but I was gaining no matter what I did, and progress of any degree is a huge improvement over last year. 23794. thoughtful - 3/14/2008 2:28:37 PM J@h, what about your breakfasts...what are you eating? 23795. judithathome - 3/14/2008 4:43:11 PM Western omelets made with egg beaters (green peppers, red peppers, onion, shredded cheddar sprinkled on top...no slasa)...some days I vary that with a real poached egg. Whole grain English muffin or a slice of something called "double fiber" bread. (I use butter on those...can't eat "dry" toast!) A tangerine or a few strawberries. Black coffee. If I have it handy, I may have some ham with that omelet or a sliver of smoked turkey but not every day.
Some days I have a cup of oatmeal with nothing but a teaspoon of butter (real) and a dash of salt.
I always have breakfast, though... 23796. thoughtful - 3/14/2008 5:00:16 PM That's good...i'd just skip the egg beaters and eat real eggs. Helps add fat to the diet and a real egg is actually a very balanced food. On average, an english muffin is the equivalent of 2 slices of bread, so you might opt for the bread more often or switch to half an english muffin. Adding butter is just fine.
Sounds to me like you're doing a lot of the right things. Stick with it and it will pay off.
And get your thyroid checked. 23797. arkymalarky - 3/14/2008 10:23:02 PM I'm pissed. The satellite internet is down and they won't be out to fix it until the 25th. I have six months on the contract and I'm canceling. Not worth the money. 23798. arkymalarky - 3/14/2008 10:26:44 PM Wabbit, how is your mother? 23799. Jenerator - 3/15/2008 4:57:22 PM Judith,
It sounds like you're eating the right things. Try switching meal times, though. Eat protein *after* you workout. Also, don't give up! Three weeks is awesome, but it really take (unfortunately) six weeks.
Keep it at! 23800. judithathome - 3/15/2008 11:36:28 PM God, I am sick of salads.
I had a little beef last night, though...and will on Sunday, also.
Good news is I've lost 2 pounds...fianlly!
Thanks for the support, guys! 23801. judithathome - 3/15/2008 11:37:39 PM Oh, And I won't be buying the English muffins any longer...I really like the South Beach whole grain tortillas better, anyhow. ;-) 23802. thoughtful - 3/17/2008 6:21:24 PM J@h, if you're sick of salads, why not opt for cooked veggies. One of my faves is rutabaga...I had some for breakfast this am...warm and soft, it's almost like eating a cooked cereal. Of course I had it with scrambled eggs and whole grain rye bread and butter and V8 juice and decaf. I also like eating the mixed veggies like broccoli, cauliflower and carrot blend, and cauliflower can be cooked and mashed like a mashed potato for a nice change of pace.
Glad to hear the weight is finally easing off. 23803. arkymalarky - 3/18/2008 5:53:43 AM I'm mad at Bro. Y'all may remember my parents won a Harley. Dad refused to give it or sell it to Bro, who wanted it bad.
Well, Bro bought one last week. And the musician broke his hand in two places today. Don't know if he's going to get rid of it, but he has no business with a motorcycle. He has enough trouble staying focused driving a car.
Speaking of that, my dr, who's very pretty, had a cycle accident last monthiia bicycle. She flew over the handlebars and landed on her face. She had to have 25 stitches. 23804. alistairconnor - 3/18/2008 10:56:43 AM Oh ouch!
Ouch for bro (I've got a brother like that... though he gave up the motorbike antics at age 20 or so... having survived that long by a series of miracles)
Ouch for the doc...
Though in abstract terms, I am fairly unsympathetic to people who have bicycle accidents. My philosophy is that if you're going to ride a bike in a hostile environment (i.e. anywhere but a dedicated bicycle track or on private property) then you'd better assume that everyone else is out to kill you, and that anything that happens to you is your own fault. 23805. judithathome - 3/18/2008 3:34:41 PM It's raining today and I have to go to Dallas with my son this afternnon. I will be a nervous wreck after we get through Dallas traffic twice...even with my son driving and us being in a HUGE truck that could probably crush any smaller car that challenged us. 23806. judithathome - 3/18/2008 3:35:39 PM What is about early mornings that makes you read "afternnon" as okay until right before it posts onto this screen and it's too late to change it? 23807. arkymalarky - 3/18/2008 4:43:45 PM I'm sympathetic to typos since everything I'm doing now is texting. I've made a bunch of them and a lot have gotten through, tho I've caught a bunch of them.
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