For Today
@sallypup (57742)
Centralia, Washington
August 1, 2020 1:23pm CST
Just for today I will do what appears to be helping my shirts to fit looser.
Two weeks ago hubby went to the doc. He came out saying that he had been recorded at a weight about forty pounds higher than he'd ever dreamed of. (Does a person ever dream of being fat as Santa?) So..... he swore off refined sugar and slowed way way down on cheese.
I find it hard to eat one way while my dearest eats another. We continue to eat brown rice, noodles, and hearty home bread. I ate the last bit of New Zealand cheese yesterday. We also eat home peanut butter. We do not eat chicken or beef at home. We eat some faux meat products but mostly we're back to home stuff like sunflower patties (carrots and zucchini shredded in there.) Home eggs when the hens give us some.
So on I go, pigging out on a locally raised peach, home bread and some store butter. And I am delighted that my shirt is looser. I am not down a size but at this point, I am glad for any progress.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Aug 20
I'm glad you're making progress.
I looked at those faux meats in the store. They are very high in sodium. I put it back. I'll stick to regular meat which isn't high in sodium. Mostly right now, I eat fish as it's lower in calories than meat.
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@sallypup (57742)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Aug 20
@just4him I hear you about the sodium. And those faux meats are so processed. At least when I make my own, there are real vegies and garlic powder in them. You need some salt to keep your body regulated but its easy to go over board.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
2 Aug 20
Yes I hate eating bad when I know someone dear to me is dieting. I myself am starting to go on a diet as I've also gained to much weight since being home all the time. I just need to cut back on sugar and sweets and eat better.
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@sallypup (57742)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Aug 20
@Blondie2222 For a while there I just grabbed the easiest food in the store and got out. For sure sugar and ready made pastries are a comfort when I don't want to think about how sad-freaky the world is right now.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
7 Aug 20
@sallypup yeah i try to stay away from those foods though. I try to eat as healthy as i can but sometimes doesn't always work.
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@sallypup (57742)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Aug 20
@Blondie2222 I'm with you. I'm back to staying away from that junk food.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
2 Aug 20
I need to get on the scale, but I never find my home scale to be accurate.
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@snowy22315 (169643)
• United States
2 Aug 20
Changing how you eat can be really difficult, but sometimes it just has to be done. I hope you and hubby can keep it up.
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@sallypup (57742)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Aug 20
Thanks @snowy22315 There's one store in particular that I need to watch my grabs especially. I go there to get hubby's vitamins but its too easy to wander into the three aisles of processed goodies.
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@sallypup (57742)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Aug 20
@wolfgirl569 Thanks for the confidence.
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@LindaOHio (155562)
• United States
1 Aug 20
I'm glad to hear that your shirt is looser. I hope your hubs can drop some of the weight. Have a great weekend.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Aug 20
I have been trying to eat a little better as well, maybe by the end of the pandemic, we will all be a little healthier.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
1 Aug 20
Seems like you are all determined to make all healthy changes. Any progress no matter how small it is, is always inspiring and motivating.
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