Nutrition and Diet

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I’m Having a Crisis (An Eggxistential One)

17 Sep 2023 7 minute read 7 comments 7th Decade Redhead

And now for something completely different, to quote John Cleese. I mentioned in another post in this blog that the bane of my existence is meal preparation. When you measure and weigh everything, it’s time consuming. The combination of food preparat...

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...

Calorie Deficit Diet - Ten Things I Want You to Know

12 Dec 2023 2 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

You may have read in a few posts where I've mentioned the calorie deficit diet but never read my post about it:   This is How We Do It! (publish0x.com)   A calorie deficit diet is simply consuming less calories than your body is burning or your body...

There's a Lot to be Said About Looking Like an Idiot (Kids are wiser than we are....)

26 Apr 2024 5 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit my son and his family. He has two daughters, who are three years old and five years old. They are joyful, fun-loving, energetic and very tiring kids (in a good way), and we love them to death. The olde...

Overcoming Inertia.... (Start is a BIG Word)

22 Jan 2024 3 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

The thumbnail photo above was one my husband took of me back in 2014. I am about to attempt my first, and only, to this day, officially timed running event. It was a Color Me Rad 5K race in Houston, Texas. My friends and work colleagues talked (nagge...

You're strong... right? (Are you effing kidding me??)

16 Jan 2024 8 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

"I wish I could more like you. You always walk with such confidence..."   Huh?.... This was something that was spoken to me about 15 years ago. I never really forgot it. It Easter Sunday at a church service, back in the day when our family were regul...

Sometimes There is Nothing You can do but Eat...... (And that's okay)

9 Jan 2024 4 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

Yesterday, we hosted the first family dinner since our niece passed away New Year's Eve Day. There were eight of us, including her parents and brother. My husband and I were very tense and feeling the stress of not knowing what to expect with respect...

Do the Stuff You Want to Do (Stop punishing yourself)

3 Feb 2024 8 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead

If you follow this blog, you may have noticed that I went 'dark' for a week or so. My husband and I went on a planned road trip to visit my daughter and her boyfriend (they cohabitate, and yes, I'm fine with it). She had recently been made a partner...

The Dog Ate My Homework... (Pssss.... you're not ready..)

27 Dec 2023 5 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

One thing I've noticed since I've lost weight is that my conversations with friends inevitably include talking about what I did to lose it, which leads to a discussion of the calorie deficit diet. This mainly happens with friends who I don't speak wi...

I'm getting to it.... (Procrastinators unite!)

4 Apr 2024 4 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

I'm back at home after a few weeks of whirlwind travel, visiting relatives. I went to visit a cousin for a few days in Florida, and a few days after I got back, my husband and I drove about eight hours to visit his cousins on the Gulf coast, cousins...