"Dally" wrote in message
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Cplus wrote:

Exercise - Walk up to Zellers and back (fell on sidewalk coming home,
bruised toe)

Ouch! I hope your toe is okay now. It's these silly things that
sideline me. Do you keep an ice pack in the freezer? I recommend it.

Calorie count for that day 1200

I don't always follow your logs - is that normal for you? It seems so
low. I get pretty crabby when I go below about 1400 calories.

It feels good to be eating normally again. I'm not sure why I had the
ice
cream. I was in the mood for something sweet.

My philosphy is to just eat it. Figure out why I needed it, make
substitutions in the future if necessary, certainly count the calories,
but I try to honor my body when it says it needs something.

On the other hand, I haven't been losing very much weight lately, so
take that for what it's worth!

What's the story with your house: you live with your sister and her
husband and their kids and come together for meals?

Dally

Calories are about the usual. It's anywhere from 1200 - 1400 a day. I
don't base what I eat on how many calories it is. I dole myself out a
normal portion size and try to substitute with salads, veggies and fruits.
I find though that I don't get overly hungry at 1200 calories. In fact most
time I'm very satisfied after having my meals. I will sometimes have a
snack at night if I feel like I can't wait until morning. It does seem like
so little but I do eat when I'm hungry and I try to eat 3 times regularly
with the occasional snack. I think the reason I can eat till full and still
maintain a good calorie count is because of the foods I choose. It's
amazing how full you can get on veggies Also as you might see, I've been
doing very little when it comes to exercise. I'm sure I'll need more when I
do get into the habit of daily exercise.

As for my home situation. My sister and I always lived in the same house.
She in the basement, me on the second floor. My landlord lived in on the
first floor and other people lived on the 3rd. The 3rd floor tenants moved
out and the landlord decided to turn my 2 bedroom apartment into a 2 floor 4
bedroom apartment. Since the rent would go up to cover the costs and since
my sister and I always thought of moving in together, she moved in. We each
have our own rooms. Her daughter and my daughter share a room since they
are both girls and close in age (one is 6 the other 8) and her son has his
own room (he's soon to be 13). We also each have our own family bathrooms.
We share the rest of the house which is a living room, kitchen and a second
living room we call the den. We turned the 2nd kitchen into more of a
storage room but we keep the extra fridge for overflows. My sister does
most of the cooking but we consult on what might be good for dinner. We all
eat our evening meal together but breakfast and lunch is a serve yourself
deal. It seems to be working well and it's not she and I that are driving
each other nuts.. it's the husbands and kids that drive us crazy!!!

Thanks for asking I know it sounds silly, but I always love sharing.