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A Moose in Love

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:25:01 PM6/14/19

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i'm a bit on the heavy side. what i find to be a good weight loss technique is to eat a filling meal, but only once per day. for me anyway, eating 5 small meals or whatever the gurus are selling these days does not work. yesterday i had for lunch a good sized schnitzel, mashed potatoes along with synthetic mushroom gravy, coleslaw with a light mayo dressing, a couple of squares of chocolate for dessert.
i did cheat and had a leftover schnitzel(without anything else)for supper. the next day, i was about an inch lesser on my belt.

graham

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:34:19 PM6/14/19

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On 2019-06-14 3:24 p.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
> i'm a bit on the heavy side. what i find to be a good weight loss technique is to eat a filling meal, but only once per day. for me anyway, eating 5 small meals or whatever the gurus are selling these days does not work. yesterday i had for lunch a good sized schnitzel, mashed potatoes along with synthetic mushroom gravy, coleslaw with a light mayo dressing, a couple of squares of chocolate for dessert.
> i did cheat and had a leftover schnitzel(without anything else)for supper. the next day, i was about an inch lesser on my belt.
>

I find slightly smaller portions and cutting out bread and cakes works
for me, especially the latter.

dsi1

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:35:12 PM6/14/19

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On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:25:01 AM UTC-10, A Moose in Love wrote:
> i'm a bit on the heavy side. what i find to be a good weight loss technique is to eat a filling meal, but only once per day. for me anyway, eating 5 small meals or whatever the gurus are selling these days does not work. yesterday i had for lunch a good sized schnitzel, mashed potatoes along with synthetic mushroom gravy, coleslaw with a light mayo dressing, a couple of squares of chocolate for dessert.
> i did cheat and had a leftover schnitzel(without anything else)for supper. the next day, i was about an inch lesser on my belt.

I don't know how it is in your country but in the US, a "moose" is a baby with a heavy birth weight. I always thought that was funny.

Good luck with the losing of the weight. My guess is that your best bet is to cut out carbs but don't quote me on that because I could be wrong.

Bruce

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:48:22 PM6/14/19

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Chinese wise doctor once said: Want to lose weight? Easy. Replace all
your carbs with beans.

Dave Smith

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:51:11 PM6/14/19

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On 2019-06-14 5:35 p.m., dsi1 wrote:

> I don't know how it is in your country but in the US, a "moose" is a
> baby with a heavy birth weight. I always thought that was funny.

LOL, I would have been a super moose. I get a strange reaction from
women when I tell them how much I weight at birth..... 11 lb 10 oz.

>
> Good luck with the losing of the weight. My guess is that your best
> bet is to cut out carbs but don't quote me on that because I could be
> wrong.

Everyone is different.My wife does the low carb thing and it certainly
works for her. When I was on a strict diet after surgery I dropped
weight quickly. I could have a cookie and fruit for dessert and lose
weight. A second cookie negated that.

A Moose in Love

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:52:04 PM6/14/19

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you're not wrong about the carbs. that worked for me once, but it no longer does. meat and veggies and some fat will really take the weight off if you're in that place. it no longer works for me. one full meal per day is good.

Bruce

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Jun 14, 2019, 6:07:10 PM6/14/19

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On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:53:53 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>I get a strange reaction from women when I tell them how much I weight at birth.

"I am not surprised that there is one who had trouble composing her
thoughts" (Dave Smith)

dsi1

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Jun 15, 2019, 2:36:25 AM6/15/19

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On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:51:11 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-06-14 5:35 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>
> > I don't know how it is in your country but in the US, a "moose" is a
> > baby with a heavy birth weight. I always thought that was funny.
>
> LOL, I would have been a super moose. I get a strange reaction from
> women when I tell them how much I weight at birth..... 11 lb 10 oz.

Oh, your poor mother! :)

dsi1

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Jun 15, 2019, 2:40:03 AM6/15/19

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When I'm working, I'll eat a single meal a day. I'll just have a little something so I don't pass out from low blood sugar in the morning. Just awful stuff like Halloween candy. :)

Cindy Hamilton

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Jun 15, 2019, 6:11:30 AM6/15/19

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On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 5:25:01 PM UTC-4, A Moose in Love wrote:
> i'm a bit on the heavy side. what i find to be a good weight loss technique is to eat a filling meal, but only once per day. for me anyway, eating 5 small meals or whatever the gurus are selling these days does not work. yesterday i had for lunch a good sized schnitzel, mashed potatoes along with synthetic mushroom gravy, coleslaw with a light mayo dressing, a couple of squares of chocolate for dessert.
> i did cheat and had a leftover schnitzel(without anything else)for supper. the next day, i was about an inch lesser on my belt.

Different things work for different people. The bottom line is to take
in fewer calories than you burn.

I couldn't get by on one big meal per day; I get too hangry.

Cindy Hamilton

songbird

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:16:43 AM6/15/19

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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...

> Different things work for different people. The bottom line is to take
> in fewer calories than you burn.
>
> I couldn't get by on one big meal per day; I get too hangry.

eating more fiber and vegetables will help a person feel
full longer.

being more active works very well for me. especially now
that gardening season is here.

once it gets hotter out i don't want to eat that much.

i need to lose about 20 more pounds before fall. i hope
i can do it this year. we'll see... :)

songbird

graham

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:19:56 AM6/15/19

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However, choose your vegetables wisely. A local diet clinic allows one
to eat unlimited broccoli but absolutely no carrots.

A Moose in Love

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:38:23 AM6/15/19

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i do like fried cauliflower. it's certainly not a low weight loss way to prepare it since it's breaded etc.

Cindy Hamilton

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:41:20 AM6/15/19

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On Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 9:19:56 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:

That's foolish, unless it's for a diabetic whose blood sugar spikes
after eating carrots.

Cindy Hamilton

Ed Pawlowski

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Jun 15, 2019, 10:01:55 AM6/15/19

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My daughter tried Keto diet for a few weeks. Carrots were not allowed
because of the sugar. She got sick of it after a couple of weeks
following their plan.

Cindy Hamilton

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Jun 15, 2019, 10:19:22 AM6/15/19

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It's a difficult regimen. Nearly everybody can benefit from cutting
carbs (it's the low-hanging fruit [heh] in the diet), but extreme
dieting is difficult to sustain.

So many people want the "quick fix", and when they stop the diet they
start gaining the weight back. I find a much better approach is
"I'm going to eat differently, forever", lose the weight slowly and
not stress if a piece of birthday cake (provided it's actually good
cake) passes my lips.

Cindy Hamilton

Gary

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Jun 15, 2019, 10:35:25 AM6/15/19

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Cindy Hamilton wrote:

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> graham wrote:
> > However, choose your vegetables wisely. A local diet clinic allows one
> > to eat unlimited broccoli but absolutely no carrots.
>
> That's foolish, unless it's for a diabetic whose blood sugar spikes
> after eating carrots.

It's all about eat a good balanced diet.
To lose weight be more active and eat less calories
than you burn.

It's easy to slowly gain weight but whenever a diet shows up,
it's all about quick results.

No need at all to eat miserably or starve yourself. Just slightly
cut down on calories and slightly increase your activity. No
radical change. Doing it this way will give you positive results
but slow ones. It took you several months to gain those pounds.
Give it the same time to lose them.

Ophelia

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Jun 15, 2019, 11:04:36 AM6/15/19

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"A Moose in Love" wrote in message
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A friend lost a lot of weight on 'Myfitnesspal' Have a look:) I can't
comment on it personally but she seemed to get much thinner quickly and was
very happy with what she was allowed to eat.

penm...@aol.com

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:01:48 PM6/15/19

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>Give it the same time to lose them.\

My doctor told me that everyone over 50 needs to take a dose of Meta
Mucil every day. It definately keeps one regular and cuts way down on
over eating

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:23:29 PM6/15/19

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On Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 8:01:48 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
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> My doctor told me that everyone over 50 needs to take a dose of Meta
> Mucil every day. It definately keeps one regular and cuts way down on
> over eating
>

Your doctor is either perpetually constipated and thinks everyone over the age
of 50 is or is an idiot.

jmcquown

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:29:21 PM6/15/19

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You owe me a keyboard! LOL

Jill

Hank Rogers

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:52:25 PM6/15/19

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Popeye, isn't it a chore to insert that rectal tube each day for
yoose metamucil dose?

I bet the old mexican woman would do that if yoose were nicer to her.

Hank Rogers

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Jun 15, 2019, 9:54:09 PM6/15/19

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Maybe not. The doc is probably just messing with Popeye.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jun 16, 2019, 1:04:13 AM6/16/19

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It's in the mail!