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Swipe right to the fridge: having a healthy relationship with food

Dear friends. This week, I’m asking for your advice.

All my life, I’ve struggled with my weight. The reason? I love food and I’m not willing to give it up.

Until now, it hasn’t been a problem. I’ve always been fairly active and healthy, and it was an easy choice to keep eating what I want and not worry about my body size or image to be happy. We also tend to eat relatively healthy: no processed foods or fast food.

But as the years have gone by, I’m finding it harder to feel good about my weight. Breaking my ankle this winter was also a breaking point. All of a sudden, I couldn’t walk to keep the pounds off. 

Maybe I need to do something drastic or crazy like Kevin Maginnis. The 57-year old Nashville man was a TikTok and talk show sensation after eating at McDonalds three times a day for 100 days. He lost 58 pounds and says he’s never felt healthier (and his blood work proved it). He said the key was eating less—in contrast to the famous SuperSized documentary, he ordered whatever he wanted, but downsized all his meals.

When he was asked by the Today Show hosts how he was going to sustain his weight loss, he said, “Half a plate to lose the weight, three quarters of a plate to maintain your weight.”

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis once said in an interview, the key to being healthy and fit as you age is simple: eat less, move more.

Sounds simple, right? But if it’s that simple, then why do so many of us struggle with losing weight, especially as we age? At least I know I’m not alone. It’s the only thing Oprah and I have in common.

This week’s #HappyAct is to weigh in and lay it on me thick, like butter: what is your best advice for keeping your weight in check?

4 thoughts on “Swipe right to the fridge: having a healthy relationship with food”

  1. Fill half your plate with veg, 1/4 low fat protein and 1/4 healthy carbs. I fell of that wagon for the last few years and it shows.

  2. In 2021 and friend told me about Gina Livy and this changed my life for the better. I did two sessions each 3 months and lost a total of 65 lbs. it’s been a year and I have maintained my weight loss. I feel so much healthier, even got off my high blood pressure pills. She has a fall group starting up soon, you can find her info at ginalivy.com. I didn’t need to exercise at first, but now I walk 5K a day and she suggests supplements, but I only took a few, vitamin D and Omega 3. I absolutely loved her program, it helped me lose weight in a healthy way without starving myself. Gail Lessor(Stirling)

    1. Thanks so much Gail, I looked at her site and it looks great. Another friend recommended WeightWatchers and I have had success with that in the past. I think one of these options may be on the menu for me!

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