Mary, WTG on the 10K steps! I have tried the anti-red stuff at Sally’s (which is where I buy most of my hair stuff, too) but it never seems to help. IT has only gotten slightly better by going up to browns and out of the blondes. I even tried using a 10 developer last month and that seemed to help some, but it didn’t cover my little bit of gray much. My hair is super dry though so I like it better now than the 20. Oh and I only use ash tones to try to cut the red. This month, I’m going darker (med ash brown) to see if it will help. I know it will be too dark, but will fade and I’ll do anything to get that red out.
Mars, you are kicking it girlfriend! Woohoo! The measurements are definitely important and to be consistent where you are measuring is key. I never measure in the “right” place on my waist because I pick the smallest area and I’m constantly reminded that you are supposed to measure across the belly button. I don’t so I’m just fooling myself about my waist size apparently. But, I do sometimes take a really tight measurement and a regular just to see that gap get smaller.
Carol Sue, that was gutsy to do the sleep study. I could never have done it. You are sweet, but I am not in good shape by a long shot.
Carol Sue and Jacqui: I AM proud; proud that I didn’t give up because believe me, I had to talk myself into going further up at some points every 10 feet. It took me over an hour to climb 1.7 miles. Before my foot injury, I was in better shape but still not anywhere near good; just good at long walking distances and race walking. I stopped a bunch and took pictures, too, but it was mostly to drink water and catch my breath or get my chest to stop hurting. I met so many interesting people as they passed me by. Some did it daily; one woman my age (52 btw) did it twice a day with her dog and took the more treacherous (shorter) trail. I’m serious, there were a few even 70, 80, and I know a couple pushing 90 that never even stopped, that I saw. Now, that was inspiring! I may be repeating myself because I deleted a bunch of my tangent ysd.
Rennie, I hope your yucky stomach feels better! Your crab story sounds so good to me right now!
Jacqui, Yay for another ½ lb down! You are on a roll!
Wanna post this before I lose it, but there’s more...So, goes without saying that I'm hurting everywhere below the waist this morning. Anyways, I was talking to a friend (male) and telling him about how discouraged I am and that I'm this close to going back to counting calories and weighing everything again. He tells me that I'm not eating enough fat, I could eat up to 4000 calories of low carb a day (he lost 80+ lbs that way) and lose weight (so no counting calories or weighing stuff) and that I need to be buying all this local stuff that's not as processed. Well, I did get some local cheese ysd so that is a start. I've already spent the money on butter so I'm not going to spent another $1.50 per stick for grass fed, but maybe? IDK, but his description made me really want to try it just to taste it. I had already gone to the grocery and bought mostly lean meats and he's yelling at me that I'm doing this all wrong. I have to keep reminding him that us women don't lose like the men do, but he won't buy it. I'm bewildered to say the least.
Oh, I forgot to add that he says not to worry about the sodium because I need it because of the potassium or I'm going to have to start adding chicken broth... yadda yadda. ARGH
Wannabehealthy , 07-28-2015 10:58 AM
My mouth dropped when you said that climb went from 300 feet to 1460 feet in just 1.7 miles! Wow!!! That had to be so tough, and the trail down sounded grueling too, but what an awesome experience! You should be so proud of yourself for that accomplishment! 
Oh my gosh, Mars, that made me laugh out loud! You are too much! 
Those cowgirl boots are really cute! I'd have to tuck my jeans in so people could see the turquoise though, even though I'm not sure if that's the style or not! 
Going to a retreat would be nice, wouldn't it? I think the young lady in that article is amazing! 
Bewildered , 07-28-2015 12:38 PM
and so do my kids. They had to learn how to pick them correctly in order to eat them so they learned fast 
Crab legs don't do it for me 
2) What your friend is describing is basically what I do, well, except for the organic, grass-fed part (which I would also like to do, but hubby isn't convinced it's worth the money). I do not count calories at all. Zip, nada! And I eat whatever meat I want, lean, fat, whatever. As you can see from my daily menus, I eat bacon or sausage every single morning. It fills me up! I actually make myself eat lunch. I am never hungry at lunchtime, ever, and I'm sure it's because I eat such a hearty breakfast. The yogurt I eat, it's not measured. The small individual containers are what, like half a cup maybe? I eat half a large container in one day, sometimes in one sitting. I go through a large container every two days.... I just got up to go look at what size the large container is. It's 32 oz., which means I eat 16 oz. everyday, so probably 2 cups at breakfast alone, on top of two eggs and bacon or sausage and 1 and a half 16.9 oz bottles of water. It's no wonder I have to make myself eat lunch and why it's usually only a salad! But even then, I always try to add a meat to my salad to offset the carbs, and if I don't have any meat, I make sure I at least add nuts. Usually I add both. So I agree with your friend about not being afraid to eat more fat. I do not think you could eat 4000 calories of low-carb and lose weight, but my word, how much food would that be anyway?! I think some people just try to eat too few calories and then they add exercise on top of that, burning even more calories, and their bodies rebel. Anyway, you'll find what works for you, but don't be afraid to experiment! We're good about that around here, lol! 
