Nutrition and Diet

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Are you Deserting Dessert???… (No dessert for me!)

19 Oct 2023 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of 7th Decade Redhead)   I pride myself on self-discipline when I’m consciously sticking to my diet. I avoid sugary stuff and when I want a snack, it’s usually fruit or Greek yogurt or both. For seven months, I’ve stuck to this behavi...

Crickets, Childhood Baggage and Ruts.... (It sort of makes sense...)

29 Nov 2023 5 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of Miguel Á. Padriñán)   Nine weeks ago, we left our summer campsite to head south before my husband froze his manly bits off (he’s a cold weather wimp). It’s a huge transition to go from living in a 26-foot travel trailer to a home w...

Making Your Own Healthy Granola

7 Oct 2023 1 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty

It's been quite a while since the last time I published something. I've been rather busy with school and clinic as well as other life events. Even so, it's important that I maintain good fitness and nutrition. I would not have gotten through my packe...

Sea Life Centre, PoolTogether And The Birmingham's Canals

6 Sep 2023 3 minute read 8 comments PVM

Once upon a time I visited Birmingham to visit the National Sea Life Centre. I had a good day out, hated the tangled roads and one-way systems, and had a lovely meal at the Slug & Lettuce!  Birmingham is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom,...

In a Relationship With Food (It's Complicated)

8 Sep 2023 4 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

I have tried many weight loss plans over the last 40 something years, and they have worked for a while, but somehow, I always managed to stop losing weight and ended up putting the weight back on. As a young, overweight teen in the 1970s, my mom and...

Why Are You Overweight?

6 Sep 2023 5 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(The Question They Never Ask That We Can’t Answer)   I was 57 years old and retired before a medical professional said to me “So, what’s the deal? Why are you overweight?” I was taken aback by the question, not because I felt insulted, but simply be...

The Booze Blues – (Whatcha Drinkin?)

25 Sep 2023 7 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(Photo courtesy of ELEVATE)   If you do not drink alcoholic beverages, then this calorie-deficit diet post probably doesn’t apply to you.   In the normal course of my day, I drink coffee in the morning with one tablespoon of half and half that I make...

I Can’t Lose Weight Because…..(The lie I have to tell myself)

10 Sep 2023 4 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead

When I started my latest weight loss attempt, I had already been working out with some strength training and recumbent cycling for six weeks, so I was already in the habit of exercising, but that alone wasn’t enough because I wasn’t losing weight. I...

Crypto Cooking - Travel, Cheese Bonanza and Web2 Time-Warp

21 Jul 2023 4 minute read 6 comments PVM

Few months ago I visited another famous British town, and found a place where the cheese is worthy for gods feasts! Rugby is one of the most popular towns in Warwickshire, well known for local attractions that are linked to ... rugby! This article is...

Where am I? (I’m Workin’ it, Baby!)

1 Oct 2023 5 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of rovenimages.com)   When I decided I had something to say about weight loss, I had already achieved my 60 pounds by 60 years by following the calorie deficit diet. It was the most weight I had ever lost in my life to date and the lo...