July chitchat

[agate]

You have weight loss? Is that something you wanted? Too much weight loss can be bad news. Hope your weight loss isn't a concern.

[Prot]

I am trying to lose weight, but I'm not calorie counting.I was about 34kg overweight. I think she notices more, as she sees me every 6 weeks or so.

[agate]

Congratulations on the weight loss! It's a tough uphill battle--I had to go through it years ago and recall how painfully hungry I was most of the time. But it was gratifying to watch the number on the scale going down--and realizing how loose my clothes were getting.

They got so loose that eventually I had to cut them down or replace them.

It's really a never-ending battle even after the weight is lost. I found I couldn't just coast along and go back to my old habits. Many years later I still have to keep a careful eye on everything I eat. For years I was one of those people who just ate whatever, whenever, without much thought to it.

Warm apple turnovers for dessert? Been there, done that. Thing of the past. I have nice memories of those turnovers.

Being able to lose weight without counting calories is particularly impressive.
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[Prot]

Thank you. It's not easy,because I experience this.

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[agate]

Wonder if that situation might be connected to the appestat? I heard about the appestat years ago and it seems to be still around though it's hypothetical:

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[Prot]

I'd never heard of that. Thank you. It's very interesting.

[agate]

Not so surprising that you haven't heard of it. I haven't heard it mentioned in decades. I happened to think of it because I came from a family of (moderately unsuccessful) weight watchers who were often on various diets and watching for any possible reasons why they were finding weight loss to be a challenge.

[clouds z]

ive heard molases helps

[clouds z]

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[clouds z]

strange all the people left and went to facebook or twitter?

[Prot]

Youtube. Too many greedy grifters there!

[agate]

People have a way of moving on to the next interesting thing, don't they? At first message boards were new and interesting, even better than chat rooms, but then there were sites where you could post all sorts of fascinating (?) photos of the meal you're eating at Taco Bell just now.

I think the novelty of message boards wore off. But be of good cheer. People just might realize that a message board is a valuable resource after all. At least this one is still here.

Molasses for weight loss? It's basically a sugar and has calories you don't much need. But I have heard that blackstrap molasses is much better for you than any other kind.

[Prot]

They certainly do. I'm a bit technophobic Takes me a while to get used to change. Thankfully it's been cooler here today.Tomorrow I plan to do some cooking. Very basic. Tin of chicken in white sauce with rice and veg mixed in.

[agate]

From my vague memories of my long-ago cooking days, I'd say that if you can make a good white sauce you're probably no amateur.

[Prot]

I know the basics of making a roux,but haven't done so for quite a few years. I've made 3 portions of chicken in white sauce + rice + veg. Ideally 1'm just a one saucepan/frying pan/casserole dish cook. I struggle with preparing veg etc, and coordinating.I still remember over 40 years later,being kicked off a cooking course during my last psych admission. Why? Being branded troublesome for a genuine difficulty,peeling and cutting potatoes.