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My weight loss journey: week 2

16 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Namae $0.01

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 $0.02

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 $0.08

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 $0.04

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 $0.06

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 $0.03

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 $0.06

(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 $0.03

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 $0.05

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 $0.03

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...