Nutrition and Diet

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The End is Soooo Far Away….. (Are we there yet? Are we there yet?)

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

(photo courtesy of 7th Decade Redhead)   There is a point during this whole weight loss process that the routine gets old. We measure food, we feel like we’ve given up every food we love. we’ve been at it for maybe one to two months and lost maybe se...

Have You Tried Turning it off and Turning it on Again? (You hafta reboot!)

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

(photo courtesy of Bert)   In the early 1990s, my husband got the opportunity to work for a NASA contractor and we decided to make the move to Texas from New England. I was excited for him because I’m a huge fan of all things space and science fictio...

Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal….. (failure isn’t really failure)

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

(photos courtesy of 7th Decade Redhead)   The year 2018 was filled with changes for us. My husband had retired, I had sort of retired and we embraced our new-found freedom by doing some things we’d always talked about doing. In June, we finally made...

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...

Should They Stay or Should They Go? (But I love my fat clothes.....)

17 Oct 2023 5 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead

For those of us who have lost weight and gained weight a few times, we probably have clothing in multiple sizes that gives us options should we shrink or should we expand. Once we lose some serious weight, however, one of the big questions that crops...

There’s no place like home….(Just give me the damn ruby slippers already)

14 Oct 2023 3 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

(photo courtesy of PhotoMIX Company)   Today we arrived home after three days of driving. No, I didn’t stick strictly to my diet on the road and yes, I ate shit I shouldn’t have. The list includes buttery home fries, a huge omelet with cheese and bro...

We All Have The Hills We Will Die On...... (I just want my effing half and half)....

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

(photo courtesy of mateusz feliksik)   It’s very hard not to become hyper-focused on food when you are dieting, especially on a calorie deficit diet because the focus is calories. It’s probably similar to a fashion designer mentally critiquing the ou...

My Way or the Highway (I love that for you)

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

I have a sister who is eight years older than me. She is my ride or die. We spend summers together, my husband and I camping on land next door to her and her husband. During the cold months, we are over 1,000 miles apart. She has been my weight loss...

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...

Getting Lost in Haarlem (that’s Haarlem with two “a”s)

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

In 2018, my husband planned this amazing self-guided bicycle tour to celebrate our retirement. We were taking our recumbent bicycle built for two to Europe where we would take two separate bike tours, back-to-back. One tour started and ended in Amste...