Good idea Dinetta.

Well as you would all know I had the gastric lap band procedure to help me lose weight.
Mind, it only helps to alleviate hunger and portion control…and it’s a heck of a lot easier to lose weight when you’re not tortured by hunger.
Theres only one way to lose weight , reduce fat intake, and my diet is a low GI one (mostly lol)
I was a gym junkie ,mainly weights, but my shoulder prob has put a stop to that for now. I can’t wait to get back into it.
Gardenings great for excercise, physically and mentally , from the sweaty digging and creating beds and borders, to the gentle planting out and watering.
I get aerobic excercise walking the dog, well rather trying to hold him back!
I have no regime or timetable, and my day can get competely thrown out by other factors, so it’s whenever wherever I can excercise, I do.

Yay! Great start, Happy Potter!

climbs on soapbox

I’ve been on the W****y Weight Management programme for nearly 12 months now: only 5 more appointments to go.

I could have gone on the 9 month programme but gave myself 12 months and it worked out better, although I’m bored now…

It was full meal supplements at first, with a “must” of unlimited vegetables (only corn, potato and sweet potato restricted) for the evening meal…plus 1 dessertspoon of oyl (for the gall bladder) and a pinch of salt (for internal equilibrium) … the supplements are available by prescription only…can’t be purchased over the counter…

These can only be taken for so long, then each is replaced by a food group, as time goes by. Weekly visits to the dietitian with weigh-ins and blood pressure reading, so many blood tests at first! The dietitians work with you about what triggers your eating, plus you look at your lifestyle and also as each food group is re-introduced, you get to understand how your body uses it…

In the end, one becomes one of those folk in the supermarket, who find the backs of food packages rivetting…

Mr D sniffily informed me, the first night, that he and the boys “would take care of themselves, thanks”, but after two nights of my happily stuffing myself on stir-fry veges (sauces are “allowed” as part of the calorie count) I was then told “he didn’t see why I couldn’t cook their meat and extra vegetables for them as well”…He has since downsized his meat portions, as has our older boy.

Part of the programme cost includes a psychologist, which I never saw (they refunded my money) because he consulted the programme participants only on a Friday, and I could not get to Rocky on a Friday…and also there is a sports physiologist…he is part of the team that got Anna Meares back on her bike after that bad prang…he prescribed some resistance exercises and than another time he worked out my fat-burn heart rate range…

I lost my way a bit with the exercise, so I asked for a private consult with the sports physiologist, but they swapped with a dietitian’s appointment so’s to keep my costs down…best thing I ever did…he understood where I was going and set me straight, plus prescribed some routines that I then took to the PCYC whose qualified instructoress (?) took me through them…

The tools I bought were: an around the neck pedometer, hugely accurate to within 2 steps; and a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM). I already had one but it was all over the place so I purchased a more up-to-date one.. These have been invaluable, but each to his own, my daughter (who also undertook the programme) does not think the pedometer is useful for her.

At the moment I am on “maintenance”, still consulting with the dietitian every week, and am contemplating “rewarding” myself with a co-ordinated gym outfit, to motivate myself to get out and back to the gym.

Before undertaking the programme, I was pre-hypertension and pre-diabetic. The blood tests show that the fat content of my blood has plummeted, the cholesterol (did you know that exercise stimulates the liver to make “good” cholesterol?) has dipped to within a safe range, the blood pressure has been great for ages now. I wasn’t a candidate for the surgical intervention but my lifestyle (I realize now) precluded success on Weight Watchers (which I love). Purchase of about 4 Weight Watchers cook books was a brilliant idea of mine.

Without a doubt, the weekly visits to the dietitian plus the tracking, kept me going. My family was hugely supportive and watched what I ate more carefully than I did! The big plus is when people say “but you look so well! “ and this was the idea…weight loss that would not give me more health problems than I already had, and monitoring so that if I did develop a health problem, it could be managed right away.

MrD was so impressed with my extra visit to the sports physiologist, he went himself and is now riding his bike and walking (once a day each activity – so that’s two exercise sessions in the day) to such an extent that he has now bought himself a new belt! (ran out of holes on the last one).

It was expensive (well I thought it was) but the spin-off from my doing it was the rest of the family benefited from my new nutrition knowledge and new cooking styles. It’s literally “for life”…I’ll have all this knowledge for the rest of my life…besides the programme giving me a new lease on life!

The point of this ramble is: if you are thinking of getting your weight where you want it, go for it! Go to Weight Watchers (or join online) or see a dietitian or something. Go for whatever suits you. But go and DO it! and as you feel the benefits when the months go by, reward yourself…

climbs off soapbox

Off for my 5 mile walk with Ellle Wuffles…4 layers of vests including my new gym vest, the reflector vest makes 5 and I have my long-sleeved Skin top on as well…wearing my new 3/4 gym pants…briefly mourned my vanished backside…a bottle of rainwater for each hand (weights that I can drink) and I’m right…

Back from my walk…my fingers are stiff with cold…there was a farm tractor either harvesting or planting…serious floodlighting job there..when I turned to walk back I was blinded and he was at least a mile away…it seemed like he dipped his lights thank goodness or I would have had to crawl until I got past him!

Beautiful clear sky…even saw the stardust inside the Soouthern Cross..

Dinetta said:

Back from my walk…my fingers are stiff with cold…there was a farm tractor either harvesting or planting…serious floodlighting job there..when I turned to walk back I was blinded and he was at least a mile away…it seemed like he dipped his lights thank goodness or I would have had to crawl until I got past him!

Beautiful clear sky…even saw the stardust inside the Soouthern Cross..

good time to be out there and cutting hay or even baying it just lets hope it doesn’t rain if it was hay till he gets it under cover.

No hay, Veg: if he’s harvesting (I haven’t been down in daylight for a couple of weeks) it will be the sorghum crop…the last of them will come off within 4 weeks, I reckon…

Dinetta said:

No hay, Veg: if he’s harvesting (I haven’t been down in daylight for a couple of weeks) it will be the sorghum crop…the last of them will come off within 4 weeks, I reckon…

Mind you, the air is so dry it’s an ideal time to bring off the sorghum…

Dinetta said:

No hay, Veg: if he’s harvesting (I haven’t been down in daylight for a couple of weeks) it will be the sorghum crop…the last of them will come off within 4 weeks, I reckon…

yeah, people around us are Hay Growers i just grow Grass in the paddocks get to slash that.

Well my weight loss programme has gone to hell on a handcart today…all that butter on shredded wheateal biscuits…I know why I’m overeating and I know what I should do to stop it…what a waste of a day…

Took Elle Wuffles for her 5 mile walk…got springs in her feet, that dog…

Dinetta said:

Took Elle Wuffles for her 5 mile walk…got springs in her feet, that dog…

…and where are the photos of Elle Wuffles? I started that pet pics thread a while ago in the hopes of finally catching a glimpse of this elusive canine, but alas, no such luck.

Dinetta said:

Well my weight loss programme has gone to hell on a handcart today…all that butter on shredded wheateal biscuits…I know why I’m overeating and I know what I should do to stop it…what a waste of a day…

Comiserations to us both..
I blew my diet clean out of the water.
I went to a friends to borrow some tools and anytime someone visits them a tablecloth gets flung on the table and heaps of food materialises , fresh bread rolls, cheeses of all sorts and lusious custard teacake just appear. And they are the sort who are offended if you don’t eat.
Told them I’m going to report them to the food police, and my band surgeon lol.

Well todays a new day :)

hortfurball said:

Dinetta said:

Took Elle Wuffles for her 5 mile walk…got springs in her feet, that dog…

…and where are the photos of Elle Wuffles? I started that pet pics thread a while ago in the hopes of finally catching a glimpse of this elusive canine, but alas, no such luck.

LOL!! Sorry…

When MrD wakes up, I’ll see if he has his field bag plus camera in his car (aka the work vehicle…goooo diesel Mondeos!!)

Happy Potter said:

I went to a friends to borrow some tools and anytime someone visits them a tablecloth gets flung on the table and heaps of food materialises , fresh bread rolls, cheeses of all sorts and lusious custard teacake just appear. And they are the sort who are offended if you don’t eat.
Told them I’m going to report them to the food police, and my band surgeon lol.

Well todays a new day :)

How could you resist, indeed? What wonderful friends, to regard their friend’s visits as “occasions”!

I had a N***a’s apple and raspberry tartlet (individual pie) for dessert, with Bo******en’s full cream yoghurt (actually the calories aren’t too bad on that) and the fat intake, as I said to MrD, was probably my quota for 3 weeks!

Have really got to focus on the fat-burn episodes (?) events (?) … there is a stair-master at the PCYC that I’d like to learn to use just for fun…get my waist measurement down…

I have learned to use the stair master…it all fell into place after I started using it, thanks to another kind gym user who took me through the principles…only 5 mins tho’…I am going for a walk tonight so I won’t be so sore tomorrow…

Getting back into an exercise routine is paying off…found my pedometer! (but the battery’s flat)…the HRM is going great guns if only I could read the pathetically tiny print in the manual I’d prolly get more out of it…

As a reward, I found I could get my arms through the sleeves of a favourite dress that I haven’t been able to wear for 5 years!! This is an improvement in two months…

Sadly I regained 4 kg over the past 6 weeks but I think I have just about knocked one of them off this week…have re-joined Weight Watchers online and this has helped with “tracking”…they have a recipe builder now and this helps you work out the “points” of your recipes…

Goal is 68 kg…enough to stay rounded but enough to exercise without damage to joints, ligaments etc…

I’ve got a nice hot chocolate…it’s called La Bella – in a white container…it’s 334 kj per serve (add kj for 150 mls milk) …that’s roughly 80 calories per serve… if you restrict yourself to one per day and just 150mls of milk, this is a great winter warmer after dinner…

LaBella Cioccolata (Rich European Style Drinking Chocolate)…

Mind you we readied the fireplace for S’mores last night but MrD and Red did not arrive home until 22:30…I can only eat 2 S’mores as they are so rich…

Dinetta said:

I’ve got a nice hot chocolate…it’s called La Bella – in a white container…it’s 334 kj per serve (add kj for 150 mls milk) …that’s roughly 80 calories per serve… if you restrict yourself to one per day and just 150mls of milk, this is a great winter warmer after dinner…

LaBella Cioccolata (Rich European Style Drinking Chocolate)…

Mind you we readied the fireplace for S’mores last night but MrD and Red did not arrive home until 22:30…I can only eat 2 S’mores as they are so rich…

That sounds yum :) oh and good morning. You will get there with all the excercising. I love weight resistance and stretching excrecises best , I reckon I get enough areobic excercise walking the dog and housework/ gardening.
I went to WW many years back ( you had to be 10 pounds overweight to join and I was 15 lbs overweight) but the instructor at the time was one of those who believed ‘ skinny is beautiful’ , and I went underweight and ended up 58kg. She still wasn’t happy!

Whats a ‘s’mores’ ?

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Mind you we readied the fireplace for S’mores last night but MrD and Red did not arrive home until 22:30…I can only eat 2 S’mores as they are so rich…

I went to WW many years back ( you had to be 10 pounds overweight to join and I was 15 lbs overweight) but the instructor at the time was one of those who believed ‘ skinny is beautiful’ , and I went underweight and ended up 58kg. She still wasn’t happy!

Whats a ‘s’mores’ ?

Wonder how she got to be a leader? Fads have certainly changed with the times with WW…I think they’ve had to get their act together with all the competition…such as your lap-banding programme…

S’mores are a wheat buscuit (think those Shredded Wheatmeal ones of Arnotts) covered with chocolate on one side, with a toasted marshmallow and a teaspoon of cream…we usually have the mallow and whipped cream in the middle of two biscuits…you could have two mallows on the one biscuit if you want…they are very more-ish (hence the S’mores name) but I can only hack two as the sugar stops me in my tracks and makes me thirsty besides…

“Chocolate Wheaten” are the ones we use…

Dinetta said:

S’mores are a wheat buscuit (think those Shredded Wheatmeal ones of Arnotts) covered with chocolate on one side, with a toasted marshmallow and a teaspoon of cream…we usually have the mallow and whipped cream in the middle of two biscuits…you could have two mallows on the one biscuit if you want…they are very more-ish (hence the S’mores name) but I can only hack two as the sugar stops me in my tracks and makes me thirsty besides…

I think I would struggle to eat one!

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

S’mores are a wheat buscuit (think those Shredded Wheatmeal ones of Arnotts) covered with chocolate on one side, with a toasted marshmallow and a teaspoon of cream…we usually have the mallow and whipped cream in the middle of two biscuits…you could have two mallows on the one biscuit if you want…they are very more-ish (hence the S’mores name) but I can only hack two as the sugar stops me in my tracks and makes me thirsty besides…

I think I would struggle to eat one!

Obviously you are a stronger woman than I when it comes to marshmallows in the house, BlueGreen

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

S’mores are a wheat buscuit (think those Shredded Wheatmeal ones of Arnotts) covered with chocolate on one side, with a toasted marshmallow and a teaspoon of cream…we usually have the mallow and whipped cream in the middle of two biscuits…you could have two mallows on the one biscuit if you want…they are very more-ish (hence the S’mores name) but I can only hack two as the sugar stops me in my tracks and makes me thirsty besides…

I think I would struggle to eat one!

They sound a bit like wagon wheels of old..
I’d explode if I ate one lol. Marshmallow will not go through my band.
My home made toasted marshmallows will, but I rarely make them.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

I’ve got a nice hot chocolate…it’s called La Bella – in a white container…it’s 334 kj per serve (add kj for 150 mls milk) …that’s roughly 80 calories per serve… if you restrict yourself to one per day and just 150mls of milk, this is a great winter warmer after dinner…

LaBella Cioccolata (Rich European Style Drinking Chocolate)…

Mind you we readied the fireplace for S’mores last night but MrD and Red did not arrive home until 22:30…I can only eat 2 S’mores as they are so rich…

That sounds yum :) oh and good morning. You will get there with all the excercising. I love weight resistance and stretching excrecises best , I reckon I get enough areobic excercise walking the dog and housework/ gardening.
I went to WW many years back ( you had to be 10 pounds overweight to join and I was 15 lbs overweight) but the instructor at the time was one of those who believed ‘ skinny is beautiful’ , and I went underweight and ended up 58kg. She still wasn’t happy!

Whats a ‘s’mores’ ?

It is a traditional Girl Scout treat. Short for “some mores” It consists of marshmallow and chocolate sandwiched between 2 graham crackers (which are a bit like shredded wheatmeal biscuits)

http://www.geocities.com/suarezgfam/SmoresHistory.html

We often make them and have them at our Girl Guide camps, but not quite the way Dinetta has them…we don’t usually have the cream. Although I have used chocolate wheaten biscuits to make them…easier than having the choc separate.

As D says though, they are incredibly rich and you couldn’t have too many of them.

We just use the toasted marshmallows with cream between the chocolate wheaten biscuits…oh gee the thought of them is enough to keep me on track so I can eat them as a “reward” in a couple of weeks…

They’re just the thing for Scout camps…after trekking all day (and half the night sometimes) you’d need the energy boost…

Dinetta said:

We just use the toasted marshmallows with cream between the chocolate wheaten biscuits…oh gee the thought of them is enough to keep me on track so I can eat them as a “reward” in a couple of weeks…

They’re just the thing for Scout camps…after trekking all day (and half the night sometimes) you’d need the energy boost…

Yes there is something rather special about sitting around a campfire with the Guides and there leaders singing campfire songs and eating s’mores. However many of my guides (and myself for that matter) prefer damper twists. We each take some damper dough and twist it around a stick, making sure that the top is part of the dough is pushed on tightly so no hole develops. Then we cook them in the coals of the campfire (at the end). When cooked we remove them from the stick and drizzle golden syrup into them (which hopefuly if there is no hole stays inside the twist and is absorbed).

A simple treat, but oh so yummy!

AnneS said:

Dinetta said:

We just use the toasted marshmallows with cream between the chocolate wheaten biscuits…oh gee the thought of them is enough to keep me on track so I can eat them as a “reward” in a couple of weeks…

They’re just the thing for Scout camps…after trekking all day (and half the night sometimes) you’d need the energy boost…

Yes there is something rather special about sitting around a campfire with the Guides and there leaders singing campfire songs and eating s’mores. However many of my guides (and myself for that matter) prefer damper twists. We each take some damper dough and twist it around a stick, making sure that the top is part of the dough is pushed on tightly so no hole develops. Then we cook them in the coals of the campfire (at the end). When cooked we remove them from the stick and drizzle golden syrup into them (which hopefuly if there is no hole stays inside the twist and is absorbed).

A simple treat, but oh so yummy!

damper twists sound more like my idea of a treat :)

AnneS said:

Dinetta said:

We just use the toasted marshmallows with cream between the chocolate wheaten biscuits…oh gee the thought of them is enough to keep me on track so I can eat them as a “reward” in a couple of weeks…

They’re just the thing for Scout camps…after trekking all day (and half the night sometimes) you’d need the energy boost…

Yes there is something rather special about sitting around a campfire with the Guides and there leaders singing campfire songs and eating s’mores. However many of my guides (and myself for that matter) prefer damper twists. We each take some damper dough and twist it around a stick, making sure that the top is part of the dough is pushed on tightly so no hole develops. Then we cook them in the coals of the campfire (at the end). When cooked we remove them from the stick and drizzle golden syrup into them (which hopefuly if there is no hole stays inside the twist and is absorbed).

A simple treat, but oh so yummy!

boy a few typos and grammar errors in that lot! LOL

AnneS said:

boy a few typos and grammar errors in that lot! LOL

Doesn’t matter, we got the idea perfickly!

:D

Yes well, all i could afford for afternoon tea was TimTams or Mint Slices…left my purse at home and this was all the change I could scrounge at the office…thank goodness there is no Tim Tam genie in real life LOL!

Dinetta said:

Getting back into an exercise routine is paying off…found my pedometer! (but the battery’s flat)…the HRM is going great guns if only I could read the pathetically tiny print in the manual I’d prolly get more out of it…

Try logging into the HRM website… you maybe able to print off a FAQ or even the manual in a font size of your choice?

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Getting back into an exercise routine is paying off…found my pedometer! (but the battery’s flat)…the HRM is going great guns if only I could read the pathetically tiny print in the manual I’d prolly get more out of it…

Try logging into the HRM website… you maybe able to print off a FAQ or even the manual in a font size of your choice?

Done. Thanks PM…

downloaded and saved the manual for my HRM…not a flash jobby but as I said to the seller, the extra features of the more sophisticated models are but the bells and whistles to one with my exercise pretensions…

The Pasta Diet and Your Health

ITALIAN PASTA DIET — IT REALLY WORKS !!

1.. You walk pasta da bakery.

2… You walka pasta da candy store.

3. You walka pasta da Ice Cream shop.

4.. You walka pasta da table and fridge.

You will lose weight!

AND….

For those of you who watch what you eat, here’s the final word on nutrition and health.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

CONCLUSION
Eat and drink what the hell you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you

Happy Potter said:

The Pasta Diet and Your Health

ITALIAN PASTA DIET — IT REALLY WORKS !!

1.. You walk pasta da bakery.

2… You walka pasta da candy store.

3. You walka pasta da Ice Cream shop.

4.. You walka pasta da table and fridge.

You will lose weight!

Like my lettuce diet….

Letus eat this and letus eat that.

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

sigh……… sounds like what dreams are made of.

MrD’s newest exercise toy…

http://www.rbkfitness.com/

Apparently it weighs you down without affecting your stride…helps to increase your heart rate whilst walking, so you don’t have to jog to get it up = fewer injuries for knees and ankles…

Dinetta said:

MrD’s newest exercise toy…

http://www.rbkfitness.com/

Apparently it weighs you down without affecting your stride…helps to increase your heart rate whilst walking, so you don’t have to jog to get it up = fewer injuries for knees and ankles…

OK, go to the website, and in their Search machine, type in adjustable weight vest

Press enter as the “Search” word is not a hyperlink…

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

sigh……… sounds like what dreams are made of.

Cold all year round, too…and they grow asparagus and strawberries like they’re weeds, so I believe…

I need to repot some of my Jacobean lillies…they nearly died of lack of water …. the tree above them did die sob …repotting is such a fiddly job, I might just put them somewhere to rest while I get A Round Tu-it….

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

sigh……… sounds like what dreams are made of.

Cold all year round, too…and they grow asparagus and strawberries like they’re weeds, so I believe…

double sigh….lol

If theres a down side to losing lots of weight, it is that I can’t get my favouite undergarments in my size because they are made for larger ladies.
Lowest size is a 14 and I’m a 10-12.
I hate garment shopping.

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

sigh……… sounds like what dreams are made of.

Cold all year round, too…and they grow asparagus and strawberries like they’re weeds, so I believe…

double sigh….lol

She found it hard to get a good fitting bra over there, they don’t really need them much (all rugged up) and ditto with jeans…not sure why good fitting jeans were hard to come by, maybe they are a different shape to us?

Happy Potter said:

If theres a down side to losing lots of weight, it is that I can’t get my favouite undergarments in my size because they are made for larger ladies.
Lowest size is a 14 and I’m a 10-12.
I hate garment shopping.

Gee whiz Happy, don’t put me off! I have finished my Weight Management Programme…put on 5 kg during the maintenance phase but they think, despite my short height, this may be my body’s preferred weight…Fashionasta Daughter is dirty because I’m “allowed” 300 calories more per day than her…this is after that test where you lie down and breathe and they measure something in your breath…getting into a different range of clothing is part of the “reward” for me…

Have you tried Myers? I go to the one in Brisbane and grab a corsetierre, they know their stock and body shapes and all…but I do find this one woefully understocked in full and half-slips…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

If theres a down side to losing lots of weight, it is that I can’t get my favouite undergarments in my size because they are made for larger ladies.
Lowest size is a 14 and I’m a 10-12.
I hate garment shopping.

Gee whiz Happy, don’t put me off! I have finished my Weight Management Programme…put on 5 kg during the maintenance phase but they think, despite my short height, this may be my body’s preferred weight…Fashionasta Daughter is dirty because I’m “allowed” 300 calories more per day than her…this is after that test where you lie down and breathe and they measure something in your breath…getting into a different range of clothing is part of the “reward” for me…

Have you tried Myers? I go to the one in Brisbane and grab a corsetierre, they know their stock and body shapes and all…but I do find this one woefully understocked in full and half-slips…

Yes I looked everywhere, then I contacted the manufacturers and they said to get the size 14 bra then unpick the hook and eye parts and cut off 1.5 cm each side and re sew them with a fine zigzag stitch. That will take it to a size 10-12. I can do that. I’m glad I rang them.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

many years ago when I studied German at school, I was taught that they eat rich foods until Summer then they go to health spas to work it all off again, but I don’t know how true that is.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

many years ago when I studied German at school, I was taught that they eat rich foods until Summer then they go to health spas to work it all off again, but I don’t know how true that is.

I’ll ask Fashionasta tomorrow, she is almost home after attending the Townsville Cup…

Also, MrD has taken his new toy for it’s first outing, along with the Woof…

big pout here, I was looking forward to the honour…oh well, can always make 4 beds instead, vacuum the carpet and mop the kitchen floor…

12 miles on the bike was good, this is supposed to be my exercise “day off” as recommended by the sports physiologist…

I’ve dropped a kilo or two apparently…. might be because I’m back on the bike again…

But, missing my supply of Japanese food which was so easily available in PNG. And the Bananas in Australia are ruddy awful. They are dire. Give me a PNG ‘nana anyday!

Dinetta said:

12 miles on the bike was good, this is supposed to be my exercise “day off” as recommended by the sports physiologist…

12 miles is a day off, you tell ‘im.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

My nutritionalist told me that Italians eat olive oil on everything. They consume gallons of it . They are big but they have no heart attacks.
Could it be so simple?

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

My nutritionalist told me that Italians eat olive oil on everything. They consume gallons of it . They are big but they have no heart attacks.
Could it be so simple?

That’s nutritionist. That virus is spreading Lucky.

pain master said:

I’ve dropped a kilo or two apparently…. might be because I’m back on the bike again…

But, missing my supply of Japanese food which was so easily available in PNG. And the Bananas in Australia are ruddy awful. They are dire. Give me a PNG ‘nana anyday!

Hard to believe there’s bananas and there’s bananas…all my life I have preferred the nearly-green, sappy ‘nanas…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

12 miles on the bike was good, this is supposed to be my exercise “day off” as recommended by the sports physiologist…

12 miles is a day off, you tell ‘im.

Oh, we stopped in the middle to enjoy a cappucino and a trifle (in my case, the least calorie-laden thing I could see in the treats fridge)…

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

AND….

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

My nutritionalist told me that Italians eat olive oil on everything. They consume gallons of it . They are big but they have no heart attacks.
Could it be so simple?

Well on my programme, I had to consume 2 – 3 teaspoons of it per day, any fashion, to ward off gall-stones…there are heaps of other dietary / health goodies attached to olyve oyl…I use rice bran oil tho’, for cooking…

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

This is so true…Fashionasta Daughter spent 12 months on student exchange in Germany…they live on potatoes and fatty meats…she doesn’t know how they don’t get fat, but they don’t…they eat cake with gusto…

My nutritionalist told me that Italians eat olive oil on everything. They consume gallons of it . They are big but they have no heart attacks.
Could it be so simple?

That’s nutritionist. That virus is spreading Lucky.

I didn’t even notice…my mother mixes words like that…anaesthetist is my bugbear, and that’s the first time ever I’ve spelt it without looking up the dictionary…my favourite of my mother’s mis-pronunciations is “Telecon”…she never could wrap her mind around the “m” at the end…

Mr D is trying to exercise himself off “Lipitor”, and has incrementally matched his diet to mine…

I’m off to enjoy my first “go” with the new toy…hope the coppers don’t pull me up as a terrorist suspect LOL!!

My nutritionalist told me that Italians eat olive oil on everything. They consume gallons of it . They are big but they have no heart attacks.
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- shot by the mafia instead. LOL.
the italians do have a history of home gardens and homemade produce.
we (aussies) have a high salt diet and that was considered a no-no at one stage.

Dinetta said:

I’m off to enjoy my first “go” with the new toy…hope the coppers don’t pull me up as a terrorist suspect LOL!!

Well that new toy doesn’t work for me, but my legs are rather tired…MrD was “within range” by the front gate, I never even made it to range during my whole hour this AM. However, my average heartbeat was up, within the low 100’s so that’s a good thing. Think I’ll save the gym until later this afternoon, give my legs time to recuperate LOL!

The vest weights 4.5kg, you can add more weights as you get fitter, that’s nearly 10lb in the old money…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

I’ve dropped a kilo or two apparently…. might be because I’m back on the bike again…

But, missing my supply of Japanese food which was so easily available in PNG. And the Bananas in Australia are ruddy awful. They are dire. Give me a PNG ‘nana anyday!

Hard to believe there’s bananas and there’s bananas…all my life I have preferred the nearly-green, sappy ‘nanas…

PNG ‘nanas still have what I call seeds inside. They got bred out of Aussie ones years ago…

My weight has stalled at 120-121kg. That’s right on verging on a total loss of 65kg. I am doing strength weights (and stair machine marathons) at the PCYC as well as push ups at home. Friends tell me my shape is changing every time they see me so it must be doing me good. Reckon it must be because my strength (in the exercises I’m doing) has doubled in the 10-12weeks I’ve been going.

I’ve been trying to get fitter as I’m applying for a job which has a fitness test as part of the selection process. My current job will end Dec-Jan when construction ends.

My boss has offered me work as an industrial cleaner afterward, so there’s that to fall back on. Or the dole, I could live on that seeing as I’m debt free and own my house/cars etc. I’m not keen on industrial cleaning or the dole though.

Well done to the dieters though, it is not easy…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

I’ve dropped a kilo or two apparently…. might be because I’m back on the bike again…

But, missing my supply of Japanese food which was so easily available in PNG. And the Bananas in Australia are ruddy awful. They are dire. Give me a PNG ‘nana anyday!

Hard to believe there’s bananas and there’s bananas…all my life I have preferred the nearly-green, sappy ‘nanas…

PNG ‘nanas still have what I call seeds inside. They got bred out of Aussie ones years ago…

Oh, I remember those!

The weighted vest is working a treat…I just need to get out of bed of a morning LOL!

However I find I can’t really powerwalk in the vest as I have to be very careful of my posture…

Still not losing any (not gaining any either) mostly because I eat for something to do when there’s pressure on at work…need to develop an alternative habit but not chewing gum…

My gym membership has expired, and I hope to buy training togs this week as the local pool is now open, heated pool and all…

MrD has noted that since I quit the ergo about 6 weeks ago, my waist and hips have increased, even tho’ the overall weight has not…

:(

I need to take Elle Wuffles for her walk, stop her from shredding stuff…but after 2 hours cleaning the worm farm ready for harvest of the first tray, I’m stonkered…

MrD is chuffed, he got an “I’m impressed” from our family GP…he may even be able to quit the Lipitor…

He has bought weight thingies that wrap around your wrist, they have velcro and just fit my wrist so they are obviously meant for larger arms than mine…

Went swimming with my phone yesterday…as you may be aware, I wear it in my bra as I can’t hear it and the children have set it to vibrate for me…put it in my togs to cycle the 4 blocks from office to pool, got to talking to someone and forgot to remove it…75 metres later my phone is vibrating…damn!

We are going to see if our “take me to your dealer” chap can do anything with it…

The wrist thingies are great…together with the weight vest, they make me walk properly

Elle Woof doesn’t care as long as there’s crows to chase…altho’ I objected to her running after the ‘roos gazing hopefully into my green-pick yard (again)…

Dinetta said:

MrD is chuffed, he got an “I’m impressed” from our family GP…he may even be able to quit the Lipitor…

He has bought weight thingies that wrap around your wrist, they have velcro and just fit my wrist so they are obviously meant for larger arms than mine…

Went swimming with my phone yesterday…as you may be aware, I wear it in my bra as I can’t hear it and the children have set it to vibrate for me…put it in my togs to cycle the 4 blocks from office to pool, got to talking to someone and forgot to remove it…75 metres later my phone is vibrating…damn!

We are going to see if our “take me to your dealer” chap can do anything with it…

The wrist thingies are great…together with the weight vest, they make me walk properly

Elle Woof doesn’t care as long as there’s crows to chase…altho’ I objected to her running after the ‘roos gazing hopefully into my green-pick yard (again)…

Morning D. Oh dear! hehehe! I can relate. I also have moderate deafness and am often getting hearings things which are at complete odds to what is being spoken. However I haven’t tried your trick with phone…and maybe I won’t. LOL1
But then there’s no risk of me doing the same…this body is unlikely to go to the local pool (although I should cause I’m told it would be good for my back!)

Dinetta said:

MrD is chuffed, he got an “I’m impressed” from our family GP…he may even be able to quit the Lipitor…

He has bought weight thingies that wrap around your wrist, they have velcro and just fit my wrist so they are obviously meant for larger arms than mine…

Went swimming with my phone yesterday…as you may be aware, I wear it in my bra as I can’t hear it and the children have set it to vibrate for me…put it in my togs to cycle the 4 blocks from office to pool, got to talking to someone and forgot to remove it…75 metres later my phone is vibrating…damn!

We are going to see if our “take me to your dealer” chap can do anything with it…

The wrist thingies are great…together with the weight vest, they make me walk properly

Elle Woof doesn’t care as long as there’s crows to chase…altho’ I objected to her running after the ‘roos gazing hopefully into my green-pick yard (again)…

ROFL – sorry, that’s just quite a funny image of you forgetting you have a mobile in your togs!! Hope it can be repaired :)

I got my mum some of the weights a while ago – wrist and ankle ones. I was thinking of getting her a weight vest for her last birthday, but dad reckonned that was taking the idea too far. On the other hand my dad is lazy like me, so what does he know :D

The weight vest is excellent. The idea is to give you extra weight to make your heart rate go up (moderately) without having to run to achieve the same result. The trouble with running (after 5 pregnancies in my 30’s) is it gives me all sorts of injuries now…the heart rate range was set by a sports physiologist…I thought it was OTT too, but now I hate walking without it…makes you watch your posture and work your legs properly…the vest distributes the extra weight onto your body so it’s not weighting down any particular part of the body…just straight down the legs to your feet…go for it!

Dinetta said:

The weight vest is excellent. The idea is to give you extra weight to make your heart rate go up (moderately) without having to run to achieve the same result. The trouble with running (after 5 pregnancies in my 30’s) is it gives me all sorts of injuries now…the heart rate range was set by a sports physiologist…I thought it was OTT too, but now I hate walking without it…makes you watch your posture and work your legs properly…the vest distributes the extra weight onto your body so it’s not weighting down any particular part of the body…just straight down the legs to your feet…go for it!

Thanks Dinetta :) Mum runs as well.. far as I know she hasn’t had any problems with the running so far.

I should mention, she’s not exercising for weight loss, but just because she enjoys it and likes keeping fit.

I might get her the vest for Christmas if I don’t think of anything else in time :)

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

MrD is chuffed, he got an “I’m impressed” from our family GP…he may even be able to quit the Lipitor…

He has bought weight thingies that wrap around your wrist, they have velcro and just fit my wrist so they are obviously meant for larger arms than mine…

Went swimming with my phone yesterday…as you may be aware, I wear it in my bra as I can’t hear it and the children have set it to vibrate for me…put it in my togs to cycle the 4 blocks from office to pool, got to talking to someone and forgot to remove it…75 metres later my phone is vibrating…damn!

We are going to see if our “take me to your dealer” chap can do anything with it…

The wrist thingies are great…together with the weight vest, they make me walk properly

Elle Woof doesn’t care as long as there’s crows to chase…altho’ I objected to her running after the ‘roos gazing hopefully into my green-pick yard (again)…

ROFL – sorry, that’s just quite a funny image of you forgetting you have a mobile in your togs!! Hope it can be repaired :)

I got my mum some of the weights a while ago – wrist and ankle ones. I was thinking of getting her a weight vest for her last birthday, but dad reckonned that was taking the idea too far. On the other hand my dad is lazy like me, so what does he know :D

I saw a lady here in Towntown recently who was wearing a weight vest and it looked oh so much like a bullet proof vest… in PNG, you’d be open to pot shots wearing something like that!

pain master said:

I saw a lady here in Towntown recently who was wearing a weight vest and it looked oh so much like a bullet proof vest… in PNG, you’d be open to pot shots wearing something like that!

LOL! The first time I wore it in daylight, I half expected the coppers to pull up and enquire, as it looks a lot like the vests you see on TV, as worn by insurgents planning to blow up themselves (and a lot else besides) … when I put the wrist weights on this AM, I asked MrD “do I look like a terrorist? do you think somebody will ring the coppers?” and he said “ only to have you certified”…. oh isn’t he witty…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

I saw a lady here in Towntown recently who was wearing a weight vest and it looked oh so much like a bullet proof vest… in PNG, you’d be open to pot shots wearing something like that!

LOL! The first time I wore it in daylight, I half expected the coppers to pull up and enquire, as it looks a lot like the vests you see on TV, as worn by insurgents planning to blow up themselves (and a lot else besides) … when I put the wrist weights on this AM, I asked MrD “do I look like a terrorist? do you think somebody will ring the coppers?” and he said “ only to have you certified”…. oh isn’t he witty…

Oh, he is close… you seen my mug shot lately?

No, going to look now…

You look like an outback bushie relict from the old days: don’t flatter yourself that you look like a terrorist…not at all…

bon008 said:

Thanks Dinetta :) Mum runs as well.. far as I know she hasn’t had any problems with the running so far.

I should mention, she’s not exercising for weight loss, but just because she enjoys it and likes keeping fit.

I might get her the vest for Christmas if I don’t think of anything else in time :)

Oh well, if she can run and is not exercising for weight loss, she wouldn’t need the vest then…just a thought…

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Thanks Dinetta :) Mum runs as well.. far as I know she hasn’t had any problems with the running so far.

I should mention, she’s not exercising for weight loss, but just because she enjoys it and likes keeping fit.

I might get her the vest for Christmas if I don’t think of anything else in time :)

Oh well, if she can run and is not exercising for weight loss, she wouldn’t need the vest then…just a thought…

Think that was dad’s line of thinking too. It’s just so hard to think of Christmas/birthday presents some times!! Still, now that she lives in walking distance of a cinema, I can always fall back on movie vouchers :D

bon008 said:

Still, now that she lives in walking distance of a cinema, I can always fall back on movie vouchers :D

Another idea, always popular with any lady, is a massage voucher? That’s how I got MrD into his monthly remedial massages: bought him an half-hour for his birthday once, the Chiro said it would be more to the point to pay for massages than the chiro and away MrD goes, the first Monday of the month (after his haircut…)…

This masseuse is a sports therapist, she does sports injury work as well as the deep tissue stuff…

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Still, now that she lives in walking distance of a cinema, I can always fall back on movie vouchers :D

Another idea, always popular with any lady, is a massage voucher? That’s how I got MrD into his monthly remedial massages: bought him an half-hour for his birthday once, the Chiro said it would be more to the point to pay for massages than the chiro and away MrD goes, the first Monday of the month (after his haircut…)…

This masseuse is a sports therapist, she does sports injury work as well as the deep tissue stuff…

Oh, my mum is so contrary in some ways :) She can’t stand the idea of any kind of massage, whether it’s for relaxation or health benefit. Likewise she can’t stand the idea of anything at all “day spa” like, and I can’t get her any nice soaps or anything because she’s allergic to scented things!

But that’s OK, there are always movie vouchers and bottles of Baileys to fall back on :D Actually now that my brothers have moved out of her house, I could branch out into DVDs..

I had my first massage last year: MrD treated me when down in Brisneyland…it was fantastic but I feel it to be indulgent…

Also, I hate people fiddling with my hair and will go months without a haircut…hate the shampoo / scalp massage routine…

Dinetta said:

You look like an outback bushie relict from the old days: don’t flatter yourself that you look like a terrorist…not at all…

You should see my work ID photo… circa many years ago, it gets me into any Bin Lama Conference!

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

You look like an outback bushie relict from the old days: don’t flatter yourself that you look like a terrorist…not at all…

You should see my work ID photo… circa many years ago, it gets me into any Bin Lama Conference!

You’re a worry…

Today is my day off from rhythmic exercise…supposedly…but it’s yours truly who’ll be walking the mutt tonight…

Doing gardening (shovelling shite) and housework instead…

The sports physio said one should always have a day off once a week, from the exercise programme…tell you what, I look forward to it sometimes!

Here ‘tis…

Yep cool, here : http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Stretching?OpenDocument I was just doing them myself :D

Another good site re physio.
http://www.physioadvisor.com.au/8285250/gluteal-strengthening-exercises-buttock-strength.htm
Lunges keeps ya bum where it’s supposed to be! LOL

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/878444/worlds-fattest-man-wanted-to-break-record

Dinetta said:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/878444/worlds-fattest-man-wanted-to-break-record

What the:(

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/878444/worlds-fattest-man-wanted-to-break-record

What the:(

Wow.. I don’t know how he can actually want that lifestyle.. seems so restrictive =/

>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/878444/worlds-fattest-man-wanted-to-break-record

He’s got a problem.

CollieWA said:

>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/878444/worlds-fattest-man-wanted-to-break-record

He’s got a problem.

…not only but also, he is a problem…

Anybody tried the whey powders? Supposed to supply protein but not calories, and help develop lean muscle mass in a hurry (make your exercise routines more productive of lean muscle mass)…

Dinetta said:

Anybody tried the whey powders? Supposed to supply protein but not calories, and help develop lean muscle mass in a hurry (make your exercise routines more productive of lean muscle mass)…

I don’t know if it’s the same stuff, but my enormous muscley brother gets through a lot of protein shakes.. :)

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

Anybody tried the whey powders? Supposed to supply protein but not calories, and help develop lean muscle mass in a hurry (make your exercise routines more productive of lean muscle mass)…

I don’t know if it’s the same stuff, but my enormous muscley brother gets through a lot of protein shakes.. :)

not quite the same stuff. Whey milk is what’s left over after the milk has been curdled and strained (eg for cheese or yoghurt making.) Still has a lot of goodness in it like protein, vitamins, minerals and lactose. Some people who have an intolerance to milk can still have whey milk. Protein shakes can be based on whey milk with other stuff added.

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

Anybody tried the whey powders? Supposed to supply protein but not calories, and help develop lean muscle mass in a hurry (make your exercise routines more productive of lean muscle mass)…

I don’t know if it’s the same stuff, but my enormous muscley brother gets through a lot of protein shakes.. :)

I read about it in a Women’s Health magazine…still researching…

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

Anybody tried the whey powders? Supposed to supply protein but not calories, and help develop lean muscle mass in a hurry (make your exercise routines more productive of lean muscle mass)…

I don’t know if it’s the same stuff, but my enormous muscley brother gets through a lot of protein shakes.. :)

not quite the same stuff. Whey milk is what’s left over after the milk has been curdled and strained (eg for cheese or yoghurt making.) Still has a lot of goodness in it like protein, vitamins, minerals and lactose. Some people who have an intolerance to milk can still have whey milk. Protein shakes can be based on whey milk with other stuff added.

Ahh, OK. The stuff my brother has is a powder, he mixes it up into a shake with milk himself. I’ve never really looked at the tub it comes in, just remember seeing the word protein :)