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13 Apr 2024 4 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead
I've mentioned before that I can easily get sucked into the world of Facebook and Instagram reels which offer a lot of dietary information, most of which I tend to ignore because you really can't trust what people are saying when their goal is gainin...
18 Apr 2024 8 minute read 3 comments 7th Decade Redhead
In the early days of our relationship, my husband used to say, "I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken." After 40 years of togetherness, I don't hear him say that anymore. Why? Because he's old enough and wise enough to realize that if you a...
29 Jan 2025 6 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead
It was one of those weeks where my body fought back. I'm sure it realized I was going for a long-term calorie deficit, and it responded with a 'hell no we ain't doin' that." I stepped on the scale to discover I'd lost 0.8 of a pound. My app is set...
20 Jan 2025 9 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead
This week was easier than last week. I'm on a roll and I'm a believer that success breeds success. Here is a summary of last week: Pounds Lost: 1.8 (6,300 calories) Calories consumed: 8,167 Total Calories Burned: 14,467 (6,300+8,167) BMR Calories Bu...
16 Jan 2025 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
If you have kept up with this blog, you may remember me posting about my husband breaking his heel the last week we were at camp, which required me to do most of the work to break down our campsite, drive the 2,000 miles back to our home, and then ba...
13 Jan 2025 5 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
Monday is 'get on the scale' day (oh joy) and I was dreading it. I don't know why, because I believed I did really well my first week. I was happy to see I lost 2.4 pounds last week. While I was happy to see this, I was hoping for more of a first...
12 Jan 2025 8 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
I've taken a lot of heat this week on social media for commenting on posts that discuss weight loss and on a few posts about the various injections for weight loss that are now available. These injections were initially prescribed for reducing blood...
10 Jan 2025 9 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead
Two years ago next month, I started a serious weight loss journey. My goal was to lose 60 pounds by my 60th birthday. I lost 70 pounds in six months and achieved my goal. I thought once I lost the weight, all my weight loss problems would magically g...
31 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
I know how cliche this is, but who doesn't need to lose those holiday pounds or those holiday plus pounds? I know I've put back on some of the 70 pounds I lost a few years ago so I'm ready to start losing that extra weight. I'm hoping you will jo...
20 Dec 2024 4 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
Today, let’s take a look at how weight-loss drugs are marketed in the U.S. as a way to lower healthcare costs, and whether they really deliver on those lofty promises. What if you could lose a few pounds with simple injections under your skin? Sounds...
