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My weight loss journey: week 2

16 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Namae

Another week has come and gone so it's time for me to do a little follow up on my monthly goals. My first goal was to add 0 chocolate to my shopping cart. As I said last week this wasn't as hard as I expected, mainly because I had a lot of chocolate...

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...

My weight loss journey: end goal

13 Dec 2023 1 minute read 4 comments Namae

On previous posts I have talked about my monthly goals, which is the system I plan on following to organize (somehow) this endeavor but what really drives me is my end goal. There's a reason why I'm doing this, and I should never forget it: life qual...

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. ...

My weight loss journey: week 1

9 Dec 2023 1 minute read 3 comments Namae

You know what they say: if at first you don't succeed, there are three more weeks in a month... Or something like that. A week has gone by since my first post (already!) and it's time to think about my goals and the steps I'm taking to build these ne...

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...

My weight loss journey: tools

5 Dec 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Namae

In my previous post I talked about my goals for this month. I thought I'd share some of the tools I've been using and plan on using to help me along the way, so here we go.   1. Darebee Darebee is a website that I randomly found many years ago and ne...

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)...

My weight loss journey: setting the basis

2 Dec 2023 1 minute read 4 comments Namae

As of today, I'm 1.72m tall and weight 96.3kg. I'm considered obese. This is not news to me, as this has been going on for some years now and I know I have some medical issues that keep me overweight and way many more that arise from it. What's reall...