On 1/4/2016 6:46 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jan 2016 20:27:04 -0500, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/3/2016 5:42 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 12/24/2015 2:11 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 12:49:39 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> How difficult is it to slice a few thin pats and lay them out on the
>>>>> hot toast, by the time you lay pats on the second piece of toast the
>>>>> butter is practically melted to a liquid on the first piece of toast.
>>>>
>>>> Sufficiently difficult to keep me from having buttered toast when
>>>> I know I shouldn't. Less carb, more veggies has enabled me to
>>>> lose 60 pounds.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> Congratulations! If I lost 60 pounds there would only be half of me left.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> That's just not a nice thing to say when so many struggle. Sheesh.
>
> Agreed - she is probably like my mother - 110lbs - never varied and
> she never had to lose any excess, even after she pigged out on
> chocolates Me? I just have to look at chocolates to put on a
> pound, fortunately I don't care for them
>
I'm not like your mother so no need to agree with Cheryl. I did not
intend for it to sound mean. I'm only 5'3" tall. Before I developed
Crohn's Disease I weighed about 130 lbs. Pretty much what I'd expect
for my height, age and general living habits. I was fine with it.

Then I dropped about 20 lbs in a couple of months without changing a
thing. It wasn't planned, it was alarming. I went to the doctor. It
took about a month before the medication I'm taking helped me get back
to 125-130.

I was sincere in offering my congratulations to Cindy. Anyone who wants
to lose weight and has found a successful way to do it, kudos!

Jill

On 1/4/2016 9:24 AM, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Jan 2016 20:27:04 -0500, Cheryl >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/3/2016 5:42 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 12/24/2015 2:11 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 12:49:39 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How difficult is it to slice a few thin pats and lay them out on the
>>>>>> hot toast, by the time you lay pats on the second piece of toast the
>>>>>> butter is practically melted to a liquid on the first piece of toast.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sufficiently difficult to keep me from having buttered toast when
>>>>> I know I shouldn't. Less carb, more veggies has enabled me to
>>>>> lose 60 pounds.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Congratulations! If I lost 60 pounds there would only be half of me left.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> That's just not a nice thing to say when so many struggle. Sheesh.
>>
>> Agreed - she is probably like my mother - 110lbs - never varied and
>> she never had to lose any excess, even after she pigged out on
>> chocolates Me? I just have to look at chocolates to put on a
>> pound, fortunately I don't care for them
>>
>> Sixty pounds is a great weight loss, congratulations Cindy.
>
> What's wrong with you overweight women? You just sound jealous. What
> Jill said wasn't being mean. She was just stating a fact about her own
> body.
>
Thank you, Gary. I'm a small person. I believe a lot of it is genetic.

When I think about it, I doubt the US Marines *today* would allow my
father to enlist if he was once again 17 years old. He was only about
5'8" tall and likely only weighed about 150 lbs when he enlisted. But
hey, it was WWII, right after Pearl Harbor. Everyone joined up.

Mom told me she weighed about 95 lbs. when they got married in 1951.
I've got pictures. Her dress hung on her tiny frame.

I get it from my parents.

> I have to fight with my weight at times and I know how easy it is to
> gain and so much harder to lose.
>
Perhaps if you'd stop eating at McD's? (teasing!!!)

> I say: Congratulations to anyone fighting weight-loss and does lose
> some pounds.
>
I agree.

> I also say: Congratulations to Jill for maintaining her healthy
> weight. For most people, it takes some extra effort to maintain a
> good weight after age 40 or so. Your metabolism naturally starts to
> slow down. You either need to start eating less than you were used to
> or become more active than you were.
>
Thanks. I don't eat much as it is, Gary. The medication for the
Crohn's Disease has things under control. I'm back to what feels
"normal" for me. I have never been a very active person so no, I'm not
going to start taking a Roomba class.

Jill

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 1/3/2016 8:34 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Cheryl wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On 1/3/2016 5:42 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > On 12/24/2015 2:11 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 12:49:39 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How difficult is it to slice a few thin pats and lay them
> > > > > > out on the hot toast, by the time you lay pats on the
> > > > > > second piece of toast the butter is practically melted to a
> > > > > > liquid on the first piece of toast.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sufficiently difficult to keep me from having buttered toast
> > > > > when I know I shouldn't. Less carb, more veggies has enabled
> > > > > me to lose 60 pounds.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > > >
> > > > Congratulations! If I lost 60 pounds there would only be half
> > > > of me left.
> > > >
> > > > Jill
> > >
> > > That's just not a nice thing to say when so many struggle.
> > > Sheesh.
> >
> > I suspect she didn't mean it the way it came out.
> >
> > Me, I'd like to drop about 20lbs but I'm happy in my skin as it is.
> >
> > Carol
> >
> You're right, Carol. I did not intend for it to sound that way. I'm
> simply a small person. Around September of 2014 I weighed about 130
> lbs. By the end of November that year I'd lost nearly 20 lbs. It
> was NOT intentional and the weight loss was pretty darn quick. That
> was before I was correctly diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and
> prescribed medication. My friends and neighbors were saying, "Are
> you still losing weight?" (with a sort of OMG!) inflection in their
> voices. They were not saying, "Oh, you look great!" They were
> alarmed. So was I.
>
> Jill

Understood Jill. It happens. Me, I'm 132 today (Dr's appointment, got
weighed). The Doc is happy but says for my back, 120 would be more
optimal. Since I'm 5ft1, that is a reasonable weight at 120 and 132
isn't really that big for 5ft1. More like a pint sized size 14 (grin).

Until I hit my 40's, I struggled with being underweight. Almost got
pulld off shipboard duty when I hit a drastic 88lbs (normal then was
100 but CPO initiation can be stressful). I'll not see 100 again and
and do not WANT to be that thin ever again. I like the curves.

Cindy will find her happy point as well and I wish her joy.
Personally, I'm ok with 132 just fine. Doc is the one who says my back
will ease with a minimal loss. At 132 now, I've slimmed some 8lbs
since last check.

Carol

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