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3 Jan 2024 5 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead
Day one of the reboot of my calorie deficit diet. It's 6:11 am and I am sitting here with my coffee, the requisite one tablespoon of half and half added, which I measured and logged in My Fitness Pal. I got up and stepped on the scale. I've gained se...
28 Dec 2023 3 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead
One of my favorite TV shows several years ago was "That 70's Show." I grew up in the 1970s, so I was able to watch my teenaged angst from the outside and laugh at how silly we were back in those days. As far as I'm concerned, they nailed teenage life...
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...
23 Dec 2023 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
This year, our immediate and extended family arrived from all over the US, to celebrate Christmas at what we call "The Family Compound" in Texas. My husband and his siblings all live next door to each other. This is a recent development in our lives...
19 Dec 2023 3 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
I opened my hall closet to look for my holiday linens and said "oh" to myself. There, on a shelf were three large-ish bows. One was black and white checkered, the other two were red and black checkered. They are in my closet because I was crazy enou...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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)...
