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 This morning I was listening to The Secret on Audible.  I haven't listened to it in quite a while and it was close to the end of the book and it talked about finding Joy.  I mean, what is life is there is no Joy in it. And this constant diet life that I have been on, for most of my adult life gives me no joy. So how to I find the Joy in my nutritional path, one where I like food and still loose weight.  But even more so get healthy - feel better. Let's face it - I am 66 - I heard this morning that the average date of death right now is 77 - so I got 11 years left to find some joy in this f***ing life.  And why did I say it like that - well, lately it has been getting harder.  They say I need new knees, but  I am to fat to get them. Then I need a shoulder replacement, but I need my arms to get around - take one away from me and I am not getting off the toilet.   Lately I have been having trouble with medications and that brought me down....

  Every diet pushes water.  General health pushes water.  Hydration!   From the Mayo Clinic: Getting enough water every day is important for your health. Drinking water can prevent dehydration, a condition that can cause unclear thinking, result in mood change, cause your body to overheat, and lead to constipation and kidney stones. Water has no calories, so it can also help with managing body weight and reducing calorie intake when substituted for drinks with calories, such as sweet tea or regular soda. Water helps your body: Keep a normal temperature. Lubricate and cushion joints. Protect your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues. Get rid of wastes through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements. Your body needs more water when you are: In hot climates. More physically active. Running a fever. Having diarrhea or vomiting. So how much water. Well that is debatable. The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate...

 This journey of weight loss seems impossible - I have lost the same 5 pounds over and over and just when I find a program that answers some of the things I am dealing with, up pops the price tag.  I was really liking this program I started on Facebook.  It is a week long program - I learned a lot.  So disappointed today when she said - you know Monday will come and most people fail next week without the community and program.  Gee thanks - oh and by the way the program costs $999. I have waisted a lot of money on programs, pills and diets.  And each one has an answer but I don't think they do. Each individual has their own body - I know they basically all work alike, but do they?  My co-worker Felicia can eat like a horse yet gains no weight.  Me, I can diet perfectly for weeks and loose that 5 pounds.  Then I think - is it worth it - I miss the __________ fill in the blank. And then I go back to my normal eating -  My body has the same...

So I cannot loose weight  for crap.  I try different thing, but I always go back to bad habits, bad ways. So today I figured I am addicted - I am addicted to food, but unlike other addictions, I can't just abstain from it.  I need food to live.  And that is one key - ***Eat to live not live to eat. I read an interesting articles on trigger foods - so what are my top triggers.  Food that makes me go NUTZ, like 1 drink for an alcoholic So here we go. 1) Chocolate 2) Mayo 3) butter 4) bread 5) sugar 6) pizza 7) sour cream 8) dips So I guess what I am saying is I like sweet and creamy foods.  So how do I get around all these triggers. Not sure. Today I had coffee creamer which I realize now is the most sugary thing ever.  So I need to find a suitable replacement. I like dijon mustard - that can replace mayo for me - but for the rest - I don't know; how do you substitute chocolate - that is next to impossible. But first lets get ...

I got a book out of the book cart the other day entitled Eat to Live. Losing 20-plus pounds is a great accomplishment, and Joel Fuhrman, MD, aims to help you do that with his book,  Eat to Live . Eat to Live  isn't just about losing weight without feeling deprived or hungry. It's also about improving your blood pressure, cholesterol, and more. The 6-week plan shows that if you eat foods that are high in nutrients and low in calories, you can eat more and feel fuller for longer. Fuhrman call this a "Nutritarian" diet.   On this plan, you cut down on some carbs (bread, pasta), sugar, and oil. You also quit meat and dairy for at least 6 weeks, and eat more whole fruits, vegetables, beans and other legumes, and whole grains. Can I do this diet - nope - why - let me tell you why This is a very restrictive diet. You will be eating tons of vegetables at most meals, with some fruit, some legumes, and a limited amount of starch at one meal. You will not eat meat,...

So, after much thought and many years under my belt of trying to get healthy and never quite succeeding. I have decided to take a more holistic approach to my health and life as to the whole thereof. Over the years I have studied herbs and herbal medicines with small on-line courses. I  have done yoga and meditation.  I have done Weight Watchers, Slimfast and The Daniel Plan.  I am truly a wealth of information on living and eating healthy.  The only thing....is that I don't do it.  At 260 pounds at 60 years old I am vitamin D deficient and my cholesterol is starting to climb.  I have an enlarged fatty liver so I don't want to take cholesterol medicine and feel like I take enough already with blood pressure pills, gabapetin for neuropathy, thyroid medicine  and prilosec for acid reflux. I decided after the last doctor visit that it is time for a change, time to take all the information I have used learned over the decades and pull them together and...