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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
3 Oct 2023 4 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead
If you are in substance abuse recovery, you might find this post a little uncomfortable and may want to skip it. Every Thursday, my husband and I have a date night. This involves going out to eat usually. We’ve been doing it 20 years now. We’ve liv...
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...
19 Sep 2023 9 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
This calorie deficit diet is going to be a bit more challenging if you are not a fan of vegetables. Vegetables are very filling and most of them are low in calories. Try to find those low-calorie vegetables that you like or can tolerate and experimen...
4 Jul 2023 2 minute read 11 comments Duvinca
Let's enjoy with #food again. And learning a bit more about #gastronomy. This time about rice, because there are many types of rice, many dishes and recipes, many varieties and options. The Spanish Mediterranean area is famous for different rice dish...
