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I have a glass of red wine each nite when I get home from work. My job is high stress and on the go every second. The wine relaxes me and I refuse to give it up. Is there a food that I can cut off instead? LOL
Hi, Rita. A 4 fl oz (120 ml) glass of dry red wine is equal to a carb+fat exchange, or about a slice of bread with a teaspoon of butter.
Ossie….I love you but you have a knack of turning a glass of wine into………well, let’s just say I’ve had dates like you…..lol.
Oh, Apensa 🙂 We animals need extremes to balance things out, because moderation is so, so, so tough for human nature….
Very well said, Ossie. In so many ways our entire society would be so much better off if moderation in all things would be a golden rule of life.
APENSA: what makes you think people wouldn’t break that Golden Rule? They break everything else 🙂
Ah …yup, the lighter lunch and slightly bigger afternoon snack is sorting the tiredness issue!
I felt like I was becoming a cat. Eating and sleeping! I did actually feel as though I was ‘forcing’ lunch. I am that bad with forgetting to eat I have an alarm set for eating times. My family think Im nuts but hopefully to eat will eventually become habit.
Ive also lost 3 pounds in weight which totally shocked me as I totally blew the plan out on one dinner when we had a family bbq, waaaay too much meat, waaaaay too much white bread and waaaay too much alcohol (with just a toss in of lettuce and tomato somewhere along the way)
Yep, Terrie. Those family events will play havoc with your regimen. It is hard to turn your back on all that tasty food, but try to make little adjustments that make a difference…..maybe try one of the drinks with no alcohol and pass up the white bread….have a burger patty with no bread, have cold slaw instead of potato salad……….NOW, DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO….LOL
Hi All. Just joined the Trimdown club this morning. will start my healthy eating tomorrow. I don’t think i eat enough sometimes, then eat to much othertimes, Does that make sense!! well i need to do something with my weight, around my middle is the worsed not good i know!! middle aged spread i keep telling myself but who am i kidding more like pigging out while watching the telly at night!! it’s great to know that i can talk about it and not just try and cope on my own.
mamalil….You hit the nail on the head…..the snacks while watching the TV at night and the irregular eating patterns. Those are my problems exactly….or were….and especially if those snacks were accompanied by alcoholic drinks. Just make changes in those two areas and I will practically guarantee you will see the weight drop. I’m by no means one of the experts here; just the resident skeptic…who’s seen it work. Good luck
Thanks apensa. Have stopped the binging at night a couple of days ago and i do feel better for it. very hard though but has to be done if i want to see results. going to start walking again tomorrow twice a day will be good!!
There you go, mamalil. Try to stick to it at least most of the time. When you start to see results it makes you become more dedicated and soon you will find it is not a chore to eat healthier and get better habits. Walking really helps. I have a treadmill but could never get myself to use it….or go to the gym, but one of our members gave me a hint. I go directly from bed to treadmill and only put on a pair of Sketcher GoWalks; turned on the TV and walk for 15 minutes. It really helped….of course now with a knee injury I have had to depend on my wife making me do upper body exercises. All I’m trying to say is little steps help a lot and you are living healthier. Don’t expect miracles like a Nutrisystem TV ad.
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