Retirement Diet

[olroadbeech]

changed over to a modified Paleo diet to help combat allergies and asthma.

 

[SolidWoodPanel]

I have seen several comments about gaining weight in retirement , getting the gut , etc. Staying in shape was no problem while working for sure , but going from 100 mph to 0 overnight has its disadvantages .
I have been out 8 years now and have always laughed at diets and the latest fads about how to loose weight , etc.
I have always exercised , biked , walked , swam , but always stayed at the same weight , gaining a pound or two over the years.
My wife has always "watched " her weight . She weighs 8 pounds more than she did when we got married 38 years ago , she is at 130 lbs. Her secret.. vegetarian .
I have always ate whatever I wanted , when I wanted , till my belly was full .
I decided to try her hippie diet 2 months ago . I weighed 227 when I started this and morning I am at 207. 20 lbs in 2 months. I never did anything but change what I eat.
She says the loss will probably slow way down now to about a pound or so a month. My body is just now getting "flushed out".
I have to say , I feel good and have ate till I am full each time. I just haven't had any meat or dairy . Pretty wild .

Congrats on feeling good and embracing the diet. Meat is kinda like a silent addiction. I can go without for 1-2 weeks but damn..once I try a nice juicy steak my appetite is voracious. I don't mind substituting lentils or mushrooms for meat, and I really like chickpeas. You should try eggplant meatballs with pasta if you can take the carbs. It was surprisingly satisfying

 

[BrownFlush]

Congrats on feeling good and embracing the diet. Meat is kinda like a silent addiction. I can go without for 1-2 weeks but damn..once I try a nice juicy steak my appetite is voracious. I don't mind substituting lentils or mushrooms for meat, and I really like chickpeas. You should try eggplant meatballs with pasta if you can take the carbs. It was surprisingly satisfying

Thanks -- Carbs are a go and the eggplant works... I was a meat and potato guy forever . Like you , it was a silent addiction . Once every couple of weeks or so , the steak dinner is not going to effect the numbers . For me now surprisingly , I can treat it like the special occasion it is and not fall back into the habit . The no dairy is what is tough . X cheese hound . When you stop working , things change . If I would have listened to my wife , I would have done this long before now and been better for it .

 

[Indecisi0n]

Don't you old people just live off pudding and jello?

 

[BrownFlush]

Not yet... I still have my teeth .

 

[trickpony1]

Don't you old people just live off pudding and jello?

...and Ensure.

 

[moreluck]

Don't you old people just live off pudding and jello?

Kozy Shack....yum!

 

[rod]

Don't you old people just live off pudding and jello?

I live off of cheeseburgers and popsicyles

 

[BrownFlush]

I live off of cheeseburgers and popsicyles

My neighbor has cattle. All prime , high dollar , and grass fed . He has rich people from from all over the country that only eat what he raises on his farm . I can have all I want for nothin' . When we all cookout .. I'm eatin' veggie burgers from Kroger . Killer .

 

[Indecisi0n]

Question for you guys. Is it a lot easier to clean your teeth when you have the ability to lay them in the driveway and power wash them?

 

[BrownFlush]

Teeth on a driveway by a power washer is nothing compared to where your teeth have been indentured .

 

[MAKAVELI]

Question for you guys. Is it a lot easier to clean your teeth when you have the ability to lay them in the driveway and power wash them?

At that point I think they are just happy to be able to chew a steak dinner.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Teeth on a driveway by a power washer is nothing compared to where your teeth have been indentured .

Into a prune?

 

[BrownFlush]

Into a prune?

I heard you'd eat anything .

 

[Indecisi0n]

I heard you'd eat anything .

Are you offering me something ?

 

[BrownFlush]

Are you offering me something ?

Sorry , I'm savin' myself for the nursing home .

 

[satellitedriver]

Don't you old people just live off pudding and jello?

After spending 10 days in the hospital after having half my colon removed I was placed on a liquid diet via IV, no water or food, orally, I decided that fasting was not best the way to lose weight. I lost 20lbs from 175 to 155. I retired 3yrs later and I gained weight up to 195lbs.
So, I changed my diet to light beer. Now I am 180lbs and I attribute it to my specialized diet.
BBQ.
Beef Beer Quantity.
Life is too short to worry about how long you are going to live.

 

[Catatonic]

Beef Beer Quantity.
Life is too short to worry about how long you are going to live.

Howdy Dude!
It's great to hear from you.

And I agree.
If I die tomorrow, no regrets.

 

[rickyb]

Haven't done the fast thing yet but have been reading a lot about it .
Just got the results of my yearly physical . ALL my numbers dramatically changed . Bad cholesterol from 130 down to 80 .Total cholesterol from 240 down to 161 . Weight is staying steady at 200. Just walking and eating like a tree hugger .

check out nutritionaction as well. theyre not necessarily vegetarian, but they do have a calorie density graph somewhere where suprise suprise, the lowest calories foods are fruits and veggies.

they also got something on there called `chemical cuisine`` where they rate all the additives that are put in food.

basically you want to avoid added sugars, and just add fruit yourself to foods that need sweetness.

i eat tacos because you can really load them up with veggies and your not getting too much salt with the wrap.

 

[35years]

I live off of cheeseburgers and popsicyles

Wolfman?