I tried several things and the best way for me to calm my cravings is a late and very fatty lunch. Yesterday I had a can of sardines at 2:45 and did not think of food until dinner. I will try to do that for awhile.

Today I had baby back ribs for my meal.
I'd been having salads with either salmon or chicken (both grilled).
While I was eating the 4 bones of meat I kept thinking I'm not enjoying this like I used to when I was doing a higher fat, LC diet.
Then I thought this isn't as filling.
I just love my grilled chicken or salmon salads.
It is still quite warm and the heavier meals just weigh me down.
I only eat one meal a day.
When I first started Atkins I made certain I had my 3 meals and snacks.
That was in 1972.
I have done Atkins off and on since then.
It is the simplest way to eat.
I've had to modify to fit all my health problems and so I really do not do Atkins any longer.
The longer I've been eating this way the less food and meals I want.
I now have to remind myself to eat.
N2L

N2L. I know that everybody needs to find there own way, but don't you think this is to little food. I am doing a 5/2 fasting schedule with 2 day 500-600 calories and the other days I am having a lot of fat and eat 2-3 times/ day with 1200-1800 calories/ day. I try to change the amount of calories every day so my body does not get used to it. I am still under 20 net carbs a day. The only thing changing is the fat intake. So far I am loosing 1/2 to 1 lbs a week. If that stops I will improvise.

Ribs sound so good but it's too hot to cook them and I have a sore throat. I make a sort of ice cream using yogurt, carob, sweetener vanilla and sometimes unsweetened coconut. If I'm not doing low carb I put a can of sf fruit in the blender, divide into 2 containers and freeze. That feels good on the throat.

You hit a nerve with me on what you said, Bluesinger. I'm 70 on the outside but still in my 20s or 30s on the outside. For the last five years I've lived in an apartment in a large retirement community in the desert.

Most people here seem to have waited until they're nearly decrepid to move here, even though the community is advertised as "for active seniors." Geez, if they're examples of active seniors, I wonder what they'd call me.

Well, a few have already told me I don't belong here, but compared to them, I guess I can see why they feel that way. I belong here. I know it. If they don't, not my problem.

Not a lot of activities here interest me, but that's okay, I don't hold others responsible for entertaining me. I stay busy doing stuff that interests me & work at getting used to the fact that my insides don't match my outsides. The rest doesn't matter.

I've been back with Atkins since this summer. Not making hot progress, but that's okay. It's moving in the right direction & I'm convinced LC is the only way for me to live. I'm not out to lose weight rapidly anyway, given the effect of the force of gravity after age 60. But then some patience comes with being older & accepting that the weight didn't come on my bod overnight so likely won't be going bye-bye quickly either. Okey-dokey, but going away it is, ounce by ounce, & now & then, a whole pound at once.

~~ mo

Interesting, that feeling of not belonging. I had a tax audit the other day, and, while I felt sure I'd picked out the auditor the moment I saw her, she was still scanning the people (we met at the library) because she was looking for a woman who was 64, and I, apparently, wasn't her.

The reality, I think, is that most people our age, and even older, are "younger" than our parents were at this age. We have had the benefit of growing up in the golden age of medical advancement, and, if we're on this site, we care about our weight and our health enough to ignore the conventional wisdom about what healthy eating looks like.

My brother, a family practice doc, is a year younger than I am. People who don't know us well, even relatives who have forgotten, assume he's several years older, because he eats the SAD, and is significantly overweight and, now, has gout to show for it.

I'm lucky in that my parents were very active, until they couldn't be. My dad had to have rotator cuff surgery at 72, when he fell, practicing skating backwards on his rollerblades. Mom rode a horse (terrified, but she did it) for the first time at my age. I went kayaking on a river filled with small rapids for the first time, two years ago.

Now that I'm getting constant reminders to choose a Medicare HMO provider (choose us! no, choose us!) I guess I really am getting ready to be old. But, really? It's OK. I'll live my life the way I want to, and continue to try to do good things for me, my family, and the world.

I'm just chomping at the bit for Husband to hit 59.5 years old, so he can retire and we can start spending more time traveling. Four more years!

Ladies, don't you think age has more to do with attitude then years. I to live in a 55+ community and alot of people are very active. I enjoy the pool and spend at least one hour a day there. II also do circuit training. I am part of a bunch of clubs and sometimes I feel I am busier now than when I was still working
With my LCHF diet my little aches and pains are almost gone so I enjoy doing all that stuff even more.

We do look and act younger than our grandparents did. I don't think we have to work as hard lhysically and we have much better medicine than they did. Being newly divorced is interesting. The ones that look really interested in me are younger than me. The majority of the men my age look so stoved up and all I can think of is burying a 3rd one when I see them and it's a big turnoff. If I could be satisfied with staying by myself I guess I'd be better off. I think my weight is OK because i can get my new clothes on. Myrt 75

Are we all female here? If not, then I apologize for speaking only to the ladies:

I have no health problems. When I was on my Texas Farewell Tour in July, I pulled a muscle in my right hand and it is still influencing my arthritis, which was gone and now has returned. I wish I could find a good acupuncturist here in Las Vegas.

I've seen some of you over in the Dr. Fung thread, so you won't be surprised to hear that I'm still experimenting with IF. I just broke a long fat fast (5 days) which helped me settle at my maintenance weight, but lowered my BMI. I only broke the fast because my brain went foggy and I needed my brain today. Tomorrow I plan to go back to the fat fast and see if I can hit a new low on my weight.

My current DH is 2 years younger than I, but he eats SAD and has heart problems. Every once in a while I try to slip in some "carbs are poison" talk, but he's a stubborn Norwegian and if he doesn't decide to do something on his own, he won't do it.

The best senior community I ever lived in was the Burbank Senior Artists Colony. What a marvelous place. We had free classes, an actual theatre, a gallery, studios to paint and sculpt.....endless options for artistic growth. It was just so very expensive. I sort of, sometimes, maybe felt a sense of belonging there. Now we have our own house. Much quieter. I spend my days taking care of DH and DDog and handling my clients from my computer in the living room. I don't mind being alone with my thoughts.

When I met my husband, he was 29 and I was a newly divorced 38.

It's odd, having a MIL and FIL who are only 16 and 18 years older than I am, respectively. But that's really all that feels unusual, after 26 years of being together. Part of my jaundiced view of men my age may spring from the fact that, like Myrt, they tend to look TIRED and ready for the easy chair. I married an athlete; if I hadn't met and started dating him, it's doubtful that I would have become a decent downhill skier, as I hadn't skied since before my oldest was born, when we met.

I know I'm lucky; I divorced when my kids were all young, and they got to know him as they grew up. He's more fatherly to them than their own father. And in an time when many of our cohort are getting divorced, we are planning the next phase of our lives. One divorce was plenty for me. We didn't get married till 12 years ago, because it didn't seem important, somehow. The year we got married was the year my dad died. Suddenly, we were faced with the fact that, if anything happened to either of us, his parents would make decisions for him, and the kids for me. We wanted to be legally responsible to make those for each other.

It's been quite awhile since I have written anything on this forum. My DH also eats sad, no way he will ever eat lc again. It's too bad since he is experiencing heart problems. He won't listen to me when I tell him it would be healthier if he would adopt a whole foods diet. He says he can't live without rice and potatoes.

I'm still struggling with my weight. I only hope one of these days I can look back at this and say it took a long time but I finally made it. Welcome to all the people that joined in my absence.

Hi folks,
This weekend I got my first senior reduction in a Museum. I have the ticket in front of me now. I turned 60 this year. My OH is 70, but he is also low carb now, more or less, and in pretty good shape. He has a tendency to fall asleep in the evenings, which is a bit annoying, but it's partly because he goes to bed very late.
I'm the one who is still working, for another 3 1/2 years. I am looking forward to retiring and hoping that we shall both be in good health long enough to have some fun!!
I work in an office and my work is not too strenuous but i have a longish train commute and I'll be glad when I can develop more of my own interests in my own time.
We went away for the weekend on a gastronomic break in Austria, near Lake Constance. It was was a gift from our girls, but fortunately the food, which was delicious, was very low carb friendly. We eschewed the bread but ate delicious meat, vegetables and lots of cheese and drank some delicious wine! A great treat! I haven't weighed myself since. I may have put on a few grams but am hoping that by this weekend I'll be back to where I was, namely 68 kg. Fingers crossed.

Hi,Lulumae. You just reminded me of one of the best kept secret benefits for "seniors" in the US. Once you turn 62, you can get a pass for $10 that gets access for you, and four other people in your car, to any national park, national monument or any protected area where a fee is charged for admission.

I got mine two years ago, when we took a road trip to Yellowstone for our anniversary. Husband is an accountant, and was worried about the cost for three days' admission. You can imagine his pleasure to learn that the total was $10!

You can order them online, but I got mine at the park gate.

Oh, and the best part is that it's a lifetime pass!

Mickie Sue....speaking of the Golden Age Pass reminded me that I gave Duane one of those for his 62nd birthday. I still carry in the car for sentimental reasons. I'm plenty old enough to buy my own now. Don't misunderstand me, I never cheated and used his.
My dingbat Dr came over today and helped with my clutter. We worked really hard for an hour and it looks a lot better. It's been a long process of getting rid of stuff and I feel as if I can see daylight now. Had a mozzarella sandwich with Ezekiel 4:9 bread, mayo and dill pickle relish. One piece of bread would have been better. After deck uttering and having fish and veggies for lunch. Pooh and I went down on the Predernales River on Hwy 1 by Johnson's house. I read a booklet entitled when God Says No and Pooh explored, then I got the oil changed. That booklet is about broken dreams. We want one thing and God says no. So many times he gives us something so much better. I wonder what our lives will be like a year from now??? Myrt and pooh

jmh6251----Never say never. He may get scared for his own health and life and start back up on lc. My DH did. But in the meantime, the only person you can change is yourself. Keep on, keepin' on! I am finally seeing some loss after a 1 yr. stall, and DH lost 14 pounds last month from lc. DSs are on it, too. Their own choice. DH had some scarier health issues and jumped back on when DSs did.