Nutrition and Diet

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Everyone is Happy at This Time of Year (....huh?????)

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

I used to get frustrated when my mother stopped going all out for the holidays with lots of decorations, homemade treats, and an enthusiastic demeanor. I wanted to be able to bring my kids to her house and enjoy Christmas the way she and my dad did i...

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...

Please Move Away from the Wall.... (You really don't need it)

10 Dec 2023 6 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead

I headed back to the ice rink today to do some ice skating. Last time I went (I posted about it), there were six people on the rink skating, including me and my sister-in-law.  I enjoyed it so much I decided I was going to go every week, if I could. ...

I Just Love Being the Parent of a Teenage Girl (said no one..... EVER!!!)

7 Dec 2023 3 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of Matheus Bertelli)   Okay, this post is a little off the blog topic but since it involves relationships, stress and a cookie, I'm hoping you will give me some leeway and have a good chuckle.   Since we started going up north to camp...

The Healthy Apple Cake (Yes, I made this, too) UPDATE: calorie count added

4 Dec 2023 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

Back in October (was it that long ago?) I posted a list of links to healthy, low-calorie desserts and said I would make them and see if they would work for my calorie deficit diet:   Are you Deserting Dessert???… (No dessert for me!) (publish0x.com)...

Sometimes you gotta fly.....(or manage to not fall flat on your ass....)

2 Dec 2023 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of Thomas Laukat)   Tonight, as I write this, I'm riding a high. After weeks of feeling 'out of sorts' and far removed from my dieting routine, today was the day that got me over myself and whatever was holding me in a state of chaos....

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...

The Thanksgiving "Debrief"....

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

(photo courtesy of Extro Vision)   If you have been following this blog, you may remember a post I put up about the conflict (drama) in our family about how we were going to celebrate Thanksgiving as a family:   We’re Not a Sit-Com Family... (despite...

Coitus! (yep… we’re going there…cleanly...)

8 Nov 2023 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of Anete Lusina)   I’ve watched a lot of weight loss advice reels spanning the realm of absurd advice to very sound, practical advice and you know what I found? NO ONE talking about how being overweight or going on a diet impacts our...

Those Low-Calorie Greek Yogurt Brownies (Yep, I made them….)

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

Several days ago, I put up a post on low calorie desserts:   Are you Deserting Dessert???… (No dessert for me!) (publish0x.com)   I’d already tried the berry sorbet and discussed that in the post I linked above.   Today I made the Greek yogurt browni...