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Here's to Your Health:  Anyone else feeling a little...er...chunky?  |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1145 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1145 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 12 2010 : 9:09:13 PM
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Well, I don't know what happened (eyeroll), but over the course of this fall, I swear I've packed on about 10+ pounds. Yeah, yeah, I know as you get older, the easier it is to put on and the harder it is to put off...I guess it got me. 
I'm just feelin' a little pudgy and I hate exercise. Sigh. What to do, what to do...
FarmGirl #1390
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 06:52:31 AM
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hey amanda i think its the time of year. not so much the season of holiday but its winter. i always get a little layer now. it comes off in spring. the garden the calves the milking etc. lol i bet your just fine right now. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 06:56:05 AM
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Get into walking for fun...take a friend, it makes the miles go quicker! Also dance is a great exercise with out it feeling like exercise! I'm one to talk, I need to lose a bunch!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 10:33:01 AM
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I start really packin it on in the winter. That's when I use the miracle of fiber to remove it. If you add as much high fiber foods as possible it will balance you out and pull those pounds off a little at a time for you.
I love beans and whole grain breads, so it's easy for me. I actually eat refried beans blended with chili beans on bread as a sandwich. If you get the fat free beans it really makes a difference, but not in the taste department. I have lost close to 70 pounds over 2 years eatin things like that, and I can eat as much as I want, which is alot!
I don't believe in starvin myself or denyin myself anything. If my family eats out, which is rare, we eat at buffets and there is no diets. We eat whatever we want. Same goes for family and holiday get togethers. Those are our indulgences cause they don't happen often. We also have homemade sweets at the house. That way we can control the ingredients and use the healthiest options.
The only excersice we get around here is workin in the garden and stuff like that, so I have gotten creative with how to control our weight. It works well for us!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1145 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1145 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 1:15:12 PM
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Thanks, ladies!
I do tend to put on a little in the winter, but now I am just feeling a little roly-poly. I swear, I could hibernate. I really could.
Annika, I think that I am going to start walking around my fence. It's about 4 acres total. I have 2 big dogs that would love the exercise, too :0)
Angela, I loooove me some beans! In fact, my hubby made chili last night with lots of beans. I also love how he makes 'pintos and cheese' which is not really pintos, but black beans that he blends up with garlic and spices, then tops them with hot sauce and cheese. It's the only thing at Taco Bell I can eat without getting ill, lol. So, we make it at home. I'll have to hit him up and get him to make me some. I don't deny myself foods either, but lately I've been eating a lot of...crap...so I need start being more conscious of it. I am really bad about drinking coffee with sugar and half and half...a lot of it. So, this morning I skipped coffee altogether, and made a bowl of Bob's Red Mill Muesli with a tiny sprinkle of sugar. It was really good.
:0)
FarmGirl #1390
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 08:17:49 AM
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Right on board with you ladies!!! Need to really get back on track. About 2 yrs ago I lost 50 lbs eating ALL organic. The lbs came of easily and I cannot say I really deprived myself. Had cheese, ice cream etc. Just everything organic. REALLY makes you wonder what is put in our foods today?!! I had access to a great store with affordable organic. It is a bit tougher now that I have moved, and in 2 years have put nearly all of it back on. Sooo, my goal next year is to get it back off again!! Good luck to each of us!! Blessings, Linda
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Dec 23 2010 : 08:04:48 AM
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Try the Mayo Clinic recipes! DD has lost 15 lbs. this fall by not eating out as often and using these wonderful recipes at home, oh yeah, she has been working out a few times a week.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Simply Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
WI
USA
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Posted - Dec 26 2010 : 4:03:16 PM
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I do. I just ate a plate of christmas cookies in the car on my way home in the 30 mile drive I don't even want to know how many calories I consumed. Oh well now there gone.
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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2010 : 06:38:35 AM
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Totally with you - the pounds have been sneaking on for the past couple months and I'm not quite sure why. I've got to get it under control and lose the weight. My biggest problem is finding TIME to do exercise of any type.
For a fun alternative to walking I love the Wii game system. They have a series of workouts called Just Dancing that are a blast especially if you get a friend to dance with you. I also take bellydancing classes that are an awesome workout. Netflix has videos for bellydancing.
I'd really like to try snowshoeing on the weekends for not only myself but for the dogs but df isn't into it. I'd really like to find a partner as its always more enjoyable when you do stuff like that with somebody.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/
Warren, MI
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1145 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1145 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2010 : 10:10:42 AM
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I never even thought about Netflix having those kind of videos! Thanks for the tip. I have played a Wii and I loved it, but I don't have one yet. Maybe one day...
I laughed out loud at eating the plate of cookies...I think I ate about a quarter of a pecan pie in one sitting! Other than that, though, I've been pretty good. I think I have lost a little weight just by getting up and getting more active. I've been on my feet all last week cleaning and baking, so I am sure that helped.
Alee, my cousin did the Atkins diet and lost a LOT of weight. Too much, in fact! But he has gained some back now. I am thinking that it isn't that great for your kidneys due to all of the protein you must eat. Well, that's what my brain is telling me, lol. Anyway, I am NO GOOD at a 'diet'. I just try to eat less of the fatty things and more veggies. I am a sad failure at 'dieting'. lol.
FarmGirl #1390
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 2:23:51 PM
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I raise my hand to this one. With all our snow, and my love of baking, this Christmas has me feeling that way. Can't wait for the thaw and temps where I can walk my dog again! I have a treadmill but it has decided to act up and it is so expensive to get them to come out to fix it, plus no one can really come down my driveway right now! (Sigh...)
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
898 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2011 : 4:56:54 PM
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Hey I just started this diet called "The flat belly diet" because I have an extra 30 pounds that I just couldn't lose and I can't spare more than 30 min exercise a day. So far it's been working for me! Even my husband has been eating healthier now! I follow their exercise thing in the book minus the 30-45 min walk since I don't own a treadmill, can't afford to drive to town and join a gym and it's in the negative temperature outside so I only do farm chores outside. No extra exercising outdoors until it gets a tad warmer! Above zero would be nice! Well I am going to keep up on this new diet routine because I have a lot of pre pregnancy clothes I want to wear this summer! My problem is I love to cook and I eat way too much! At least I can still cook somewhat normal and while my portions are smaller I savor every bite instead of rushing throughmy meals. My advice is to find what works for you and if in doubt find a nutritionist to make sure you are dieting safely! Good luck!
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - May 14 2011 : 9:06:42 PM
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french08
True Blue Farmgirl
89 Posts
Kim
Sharon Springs
NY
USA
89 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2011 : 06:29:18 AM
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Yup, the closet shrinker has visited my closet too! Gotta get back into walking again.
~~Kim French~~
Farmgirl Sister #2997
Farmgirl at Heart From The Start |
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buggysmum
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Shelly
110 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2011 : 4:52:53 PM
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Oh, yes, I am feeling chunky. I have managed to pack on quite a bit of weight this past year.... Started walking this month, adding in stretching, crunches, lunges, etc. I have never eaten a lot but it sticks and I notice that eating bread is really bad for me.
My goal is to lose some of this weight now...the weather is nicer...time to get outside.
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Edited by - buggysmum on May 26 2011 01:40:27 AM |
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pnickols
True Blue Farmgirl
808 Posts
Patricia
Parma
Ohio
808 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2011 : 1:40:43 PM
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
317 Posts
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Posted - May 29 2011 : 11:20:54 AM
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| I'm definitely there with you. This post menopausal woman's closet has shrunk her clothes also. |
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