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About me: |
I am a 76-yr-old retired child development specialist. Since retirement I have been a docent at San Diego Botamic Garden. I do a story and music program there for preschoolers once a week. I also manage a kindergarten garden at my grandsons' elementary school where I teach lessons about plants and nature..I have 2 grandsons, ages 6 and 10, who live 3 miles from me. I volunteer in their classrooms and care for them after school. I have 2 granddaughters, ages13 and 16, who live 3,000 miles away in Washington, DC.. We see them often. I'm busy and active and enjoying life.
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Diets I like: |
I am a lifetime Weight Watchers member and have also attended Overeaters Anonymous meetings. Good nutrition and the freedom to develop my own food plan are important to me. I tried Jenny Craig for a while and liked the personal support, but I prefer to plan and prepare my own meals. The Cheat System has worked well for me in the several years I have been on Peertrainer.
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Workout of choice: |
I do 1 1/2 hours of exercises almost every day to combat spinal stenosis. I try to walk at least a mile a day.
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My plan: |
1) I try to eat 3 moderate meals a day with only fruits or vegetables in between No second helpings.
2) BREAKFAST: bran flakes and fruit
3) LUNCH: Everything on one plate; must include one
vegetable and one fruit. No carbonated
drinks. No getting up for more food.
4) DINNER: Moderate portions, must include a protein, several servings of vegetables and usually a salad..
5) DESSERT: fruit
6) SNACKS: Fruits or vegetables. As many
veggies as I want, any time.
7) NO TRIGGER FOODS ( I call them the 10 C's): Candy, cookies, cake, crackers, chips, cereal after breakfast, nuts except in a meal, eating in the car, spoonfuls of sugar, ice cream, popcorn). These foods can set me off on a binge, so I try not to eat that first bite!
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I need the most help with: |
I NEED SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY! I NEED SOMEONE TO REPORT TO ON A REGULAR BASIS!
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Additional Info: |
I am definitely a "food addict!" If I can stay away from my trigger foods, I am fine! But once I allow myself one bite of any of those foods, I stop thinking rationally and eat more and more of all the foods I should not eat. Once I start, it's really hard to stop. Since 2012, I have lost 20 - 30 pounds with the help of my Peertrainer friends, and I have kept it off. Still, there are times when I "binge," and then I must work hard to get myself back on track. Sometimes, when I need to get serious about The Cheat System again, it helps to tell my PT buddies that I am having a difficult time, and they are very supportive. My weight is almost where I want it to be, but I gain and lose about 3 or 4 pounds quite often, and it is always a struggle to maintain.
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