tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post548233393592749962..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Take controlMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-50902168778415176712017-11-09T18:09:34.786+00:002017-11-09T18:09:34.786+00:00Hi Ilona! I appreciate your thoughts. However we...Hi Ilona! I appreciate your thoughts. However we are both retired and together much of the day. Maybe I'm just using him as an excuse to feed my sugar habit!! Anyway, I am working on it, and also getting out and about and walking almost every day now, so things are looking up. It's a process, as they say. Your posts are always very encouraging and they help, so thanks again.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-71222687098396352552017-11-09T08:09:55.478+00:002017-11-09T08:09:55.478+00:00David Gillespie's books 'Sweet Poison'...David Gillespie's books 'Sweet Poison' and 'The Sweet Poison Quit Plan' may be helpful to your readers, Ilona. I have read the second one, and can thoroughly recommend it. He explains that the real culprit in becoming addicted to sugar is fructose in anything more than small quantities, and there are many tips for quitting and good recipes in the second one to bake non addictive treats using glucose instead. Maybe these books would be available at the library or could be ordered on inter-library loan. Also sometimes they can be bought very cheaply secondhand on Ebay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-87877347106092651512017-11-07T17:35:23.386+00:002017-11-07T17:35:23.386+00:00Oh Ilona I do love your attitude. If only people w...Oh Ilona I do love your attitude. If only people would just realise that their constant wanting for things is actually getting in the way of them living a happy life. A gentle life in my opinion is the best route to happiness. Well done for standing up to bullies, unfortunately they are every where in all walks of life of all ages and all professions. Alana xalanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758836066604323500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-67631426553324251722017-11-06T10:47:22.749+00:002017-11-06T10:47:22.749+00:00Great advice as always Ilona. If anyone is wanting...Great advice as always Ilona. If anyone is wanting to give up meat I would suggest watching the documentary Earthlings. You can watch it for free on YouTube.<br />I am a complete peanut butter addict and I do have a sweet tooth but I try to rein myself in at times, although junk food is designed to keep us going back again and again. I have the odd treat once or twice a week and manage to maintain my weight - it is important to figure out another way to distract yourself from wanting junk like Ilona said. It's much easier to slowly cut things down or out than trying to do it all at once. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-1020967267713041872017-11-06T05:47:16.634+00:002017-11-06T05:47:16.634+00:00If you eat very high carbohydrate foods your body ...If you eat very high carbohydrate foods your body will crave them, if you stop eating them, you get over it. I won't preach on, just take a look at the Atkins diet to understand what happens when you eat more carbohydrate than you actually need. Each person has a limit that they can eat without putting on weight, or craving useless carbohydrates, find your limit and you can take control of your eating habits, doesn't matter what your partner eats you won't want it. If it matters to you then find your way to deal with it. This was mine. Hope you find yours. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-12610015733306812052017-11-05T22:58:43.122+00:002017-11-05T22:58:43.122+00:00I'll admit I'm a very erratic eater - I ha...I'll admit I'm a very erratic eater - I have days of very healthy food then I lapse and fall back on treats. I have a very sweet tooth and have done all my life, it is a constant battle not to eat this stuff. Even after forcing myself not to have it for a while, for me the desire for it never goes away. Food is such an individual thing, myself I like very dry food, I cannot abide soggy stuff and I like strong flavours. I have a few stomach issues and if I eat large amounts of fruit and vegetables I have problems with ibs. On the whole I am for the old idea of a little of everything, and everything in moderation. I'd be quite happy if we could just take pills for food rather than having to shop for it, prepare it, cook it, clear it all away etc., it's so time consuming and boring to me! kateonthecoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891902076668283146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-79593487033034861972017-11-05T19:47:57.900+00:002017-11-05T19:47:57.900+00:00I used to eat quite a lot of chocolate; not every ...I used to eat quite a lot of chocolate; not every day, but when had a bad day eat a bar of whatever in the cupboard. Now, I have the jars of 'low-cal' chocolate drinks (40 calories a cup) and I rarely drink one because I take the lid off it and just smell the chocolate and it satisfies my craving. It sounds odd but it works for me. Amanda<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-21207268772880545432017-11-05T18:55:00.347+00:002017-11-05T18:55:00.347+00:00Hi Sara. None of my business but I think it is a b...Hi Sara. None of my business but I think it is a bit mean of your husband to sabotage your efforts to reduce your sugar intake. He should be supporting you by eating his sugary treats elsewhere out of your sight. Maybe at work, or when out and about by himself. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89392349671254461692017-11-05T18:51:24.778+00:002017-11-05T18:51:24.778+00:00Peanut butter is a bit moreish. I only make it onc...Peanut butter is a bit moreish. I only make it once a month because I keep dipping into it. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-43131435632198634742017-11-05T18:28:18.547+00:002017-11-05T18:28:18.547+00:00Sorry spelling -do not go into the chocolate or ca...Sorry spelling -do not go into the chocolate or cake aisle xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-46455333068333719682017-11-05T17:52:35.930+00:002017-11-05T17:52:35.930+00:00Fad diets don't work. Changing your lifestyle ...Fad diets don't work. Changing your lifestyle and day to day choices will become a natural transition. I have introduced no meat days into our diet and its lovely making new things from chick peas and the like. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-49693386606351451162017-11-05T17:16:31.139+00:002017-11-05T17:16:31.139+00:00Great post - thank you for going to so much troubl...Great post - thank you for going to so much trouble to write it xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-57671878301426502672017-11-05T16:19:13.059+00:002017-11-05T16:19:13.059+00:00Having someone else to answer to in one's life...Having someone else to answer to in one's life (besides the lovely cats, of course!) adds another level or two of difficulty to "taking control" as I have found out. However, as far as eating goes, it really does all comes down to me and what foods I choose to put in my mouth. I have struggled with this for years and fail more than I succeed. However, I am determined to keep on trying and not give up in despair! I have started walking at least two miles most days and that's a good start I think. There is no way to keep sugary treats out of the house because my husband loves them and I have a hard time resisting. That's my particular "Achille's heel" and I must learn to view these goodies as treats for rare occasions and not every day. Yikes! Haven't managed to do that in 67 years, but I am picking myself up, dusting myself off, and trying, again, to withstand the temptation for daily sugar. I appreciate your blog, for this, and for many other reasons. Thanks for sharing!Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-33301878956452001802017-11-05T16:13:58.188+00:002017-11-05T16:13:58.188+00:00I agree with you Ilona-just do not pick it up and ...I agree with you Ilona-just do not pick it up and put it in the trolley or basket.Don't even go into the isle.Step away.I liked a glass or 3 until 8 years ago.For a while I kept away from it.Now it doesn't bother me at all.Almost forty years ago I stopped eating meat or fish and I never once missed it.I find sometimes I may think I should have a nibble,but it's just a glass of water my body is asking for.Bananas,dried apricots,kiwis,melon are all sweet.Naughtily this week I bought a jar of peanut butter and as always the same evening and the following one I nipped into the kitchen ,grabbed the jar and dipped my finger in again and again.Only tiny bit left now.This happens each time.So I only buy it ,no more often than every 2 months or so xflisnoreply@blogger.com