Hi Fasttrackers

We went to a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s/dementia respite care. They offered five points to delay onset or help prevent dementia.

1. Eat healthy foods, example fish and vegetables. No sugar. Moderate alcohol.
2. Physical exercise each day. Example wAlking briskly.
3. Mental challenge. Something NEW, eg, new language or music etc.
4. Social engagement
5. Keep blood pressure under control.

They stressed that these five points apply to all chronic diseases, diabetes etc.

Have a good weekend. Cheers, Bay 🙂

Morning all.

I read an article a few months ago that suggested that doing the crossword or puzzles such as Sudoku every day are an excellent method of mental challenge.

Have a good day/evening everyone 🙂

Jojo Hubby and I eat very little (much less than calculated TDEE), we LOOK very skinny,scrawny, but have definitely not lost muscle as we can do really heavy work (we built a wall today) or can run fast without tiring. Dr M states this woe uses fat not muscle. I believe he is right. My current TDEE is about 1250-1300. Wee is shorter. She is probably on the right track. 🙂 P

I wonder how many of you can read this 🙂 xx

“Auld Glesga”

Where is the cludgie, that cosy wee cell ,
The string frae the cistern, I remember it well ,
Where I sat wi’ a candle and studied the mags ,
A win fur the ‘Gers , a defeat fur the Jags .

Where is the tramcar that once did a ton
Doon the Great Western Rd on the auld Yoker run …
The conductress aye knew how to deal wi’ the nyaff ,
“If yer gaun, weal get oan, if yer no’, jist get aff “.

I think o’ the days o’ my tenement hame ,
We’ve got fancy hooses noo , but they’re no’ the same ..
I’ll swap your gisunders , flyovers and jams ,
For a tanner return on the old Partick trams ..

Gone is the Glasgow that I used to know ,
Big Wullie , wee Shooie , the steamie , the Co.,
The stupid wee bauchle , the glaikit big dreep ,
The baw’s up the slates , an’ yer gas at a peep .

Where is the Glasgow where I used to stay ,
With white Wally closes done up with white clay ,
Where ye knew every neighbour from first floor to third
And to keep your door shut was considered absurd .

Where are the weans that once played in the street ,
Wi’ a jorrie , a peerie , a gird wi’ a cleek ..
Can they still cadge a hurl, or drap aff a dyke ,
Play hunch-cuddy-hunch. Kick-the-can an’ the like …

Where is the wee shop where a’ used tae buy
A quarter o’ tatties, a tuppenny pie ,
A bag o’ broke biscuits , a wee sodie scone ,
And the wummin aye asked “How’s yer maw gettin’ on ?”

Where’s the tally’s that I knew so well ,
The wee corner shoppie where they used to sell
Hot pies, a McCallum, an’ chips in a poke ,
Ye Kent they were tally’s the minute they spoke .

On a cauld winter’s night when we sat roon the fire ,
Each telt a story , not one was a liar ….
Then in the morning, no lang efter dawn .
Ye got handed a parcel and sent tae the pawn ..

Those days were so rosy, but money was tight ,
The wages hauf feenished by Seterday night .
But still we came through it and weathered the ruts ,
The reason is simple – our parents had guts .

Hi Jojo, I saw your post re keeping email on, just not sure how I find it for you? How do I find your profile? Can you tell that I’m not so savvy on this 😀 … if someone can point me in the right direction I’d love to share with you all. Mwah, and thanks in advance … btw I’m just back in tonight and about to hit the sack but will be online very early in the morning before work.

AO, just click on Jojo’s name at the side of one of her posts and it will take you to her profile.

Amazon

How lucky you are to live near Kew Gardens. That is one of my most favourite places in the world.
My travels are often to see Botanic gardens, but Kew is more than that- it’s a living museum!

KiwiWiwi

tangatawiwi, it was bay who mentioned exercising our minds, I just added a comment 🙂

Yes I am very lucky to live near Kew, and I’m aware that it is the one as far as botanical gardens are concerned.
I visited Kirstenbosch in Cape Town last year, and was lucky enough to be there when the King Proteas were in bloom. I’ve also been to the excellent botanical gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. They have an incredible orchid collection.
Earlier this year I visited Mount Lofty botanical gardens just outside Adelaide.

Jojo, glad you enjoyed your lunch. It is great to receive compliments isn’t it? I find it helps my motivation to continue. Someone said I looked skinny yesterday. A bit of an exaggeration but it was meant well 😆

I’ve done nothing of any consequence today apart from watch a tennis final. I’ve no idea where the day has gone.

Remind me where you are going next?

I don’t mind packing. I go on a lot of tours so I’ve perfected the art of putting everything in the same place in the bag every time, so I can find things quickly without emptying it, and I’m good at not taking too much.
Which reminds me that I’ve not made a list yet, probably because I have no idea what will fit in 4 weeks time.

Smiffy, you deserve a glass of wine after such a full on day. I drink so much less now that I really savour every mouthful, something I may not have always done before……
I’m having roast pork for dinner this evening and am thinking about what to do with the leftovers.
I am also enjoying a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, and very nice it is too!

I play card games and Mah Jong on my laptop, but don’t do anything in the way of puzzles. I am an avid reader, which IMO is more stimulating than sitting in front of the TV all day, which many folk end up doing when they become less mobile.

I’ve just remembered that when I was in Perth we used to sit down together on the terrace and do crosswords. My friend used to collect them from newspapers and she had a huge folder full of them. If we got stuck we would pass it on to the next person. I really enjoyed it and thought I should continue when I got home, and of course I haven’t bothered.

I would like to learn a new skill or a language but I’m not sure what I want to do.
I know, how about sugarcraft 😆 😆 😆

Pork and apple pasties sound fab!
I’ll probably have something else tomorrow and save the pork until Tuesday. I’m doing ADF so careful planning is necessary.
My shopping bills are so much lower it is frightening.
When I worked I used to do the weekly shop on the way home on a Friday evening and my dinner was invariably a Waitrose pizza and a bottle of red. I would drink a bottle of wine on a Saturday, and on a Sunday a G&T or a cocktail or two, followed by more wine. I average a bottle a week now and I find that often I’m using it up in a sauce before it goes off!
I must go as I need to adjust this halo, it’s strangling me!

It’s the only thing that is too tight 😆

Tangatawiwi (what a great username) Jennifer Ehle is a wonderful actress – she can convey so much while apparently doing absolutely nothing. We used to sing that song very loudly and often – especially on bus trips!
Wee mam that’s a great poem. My family come from Ayrshire and the Western Isles originally and my dad who is 80 uses a lot of old scots words and phrases. I often had to interpret for my kids’ what is papa saying? ‘ they would ask. I love to hear it and enjoy encouraging his memory these days.
Can I ask everyone’s opinion re fruit. I am eating less than my normal amount on this woe and just a wee bit concerned re not getting enough vit c etc. My veg intake is up does that compensate? Berries seem relatively low in cals

Yes Tartanlass (I love YOUR handle..evokes the Highlands for me), vegetables are a better source of vit c as they contain less sugar (fructose). Fruit can give you sugar spikes, especially tropical fruit. Berries, apples and pears are a good idea, but non starchy veg are more important as your primary food source. P

“The reason this can work in the short term is that it imposes rules. If you go from undisciplined eating, to any diet no matter what the rules are, chances are you’ll lose some weight. But it’s not a realistic way to live.”

When I was watching the DR Mosley video EFLL . The suggestion to do what is doable struck me well.
It is doable to find semi fasting day foods that I enjoy enough to keep eating that way the rest of my days.
Finding differences in 7 day menus that between 1,000 and 1,500 calorie restriction days 3 times a week is how I plan to Keep on Keepin off.
These are some I’ve experimented with at the 250-300 calorie mark.

Catfish chili.
Dark chocolate oat bran w/ cherries and walnuts
Red bean garlic hummus stuffed peppers
Salmon, carrots skins and asparagus
Okra,tomato,olives and cheese
Sauerkraut ,sweet potato dark chicken
Egg,cheese,Serrano peppers
Broccoli , tuna casserole.
Dark Chocolate coffee protein shake
Veggie-Turmeric Quinoa
Whole food taco wrap
Strawberries & berries with yogurt.
Hot chicken legs
Pumpkin seed salsa
Turnip chili with beans
Onion broccoli soup.
Baked kale and 1/2 jar low sugar spaghetti sauce.

These are simply just my proven 250-300 calorie portions that I’ve eaten on 4:3 on weeks where I lost weight. As you may see I like variety , so it’s nice to have them in the freezer ready to reheat and eat in two minutes. Keeps me out of the kitchen on fast days .

Amazon, done!

AO, I’ve sent an email and copied you in so you can remove the info from your profile as soon as you receive it.

Isn’t the internet a wonderful thing 🙂

Another warm day here today it’s meant to get to around 32 but it’s a little overcast so if it’s a dry heat then it’s okay but humidity can make it seem even warmer. Just hope we don’t get any idiots like last Friday evening where they decided to burn off and had to have the fire brigade out (in the next street to us I might add!!!) I could see the smoke as I was driving home (all of 6 minutes or 6km) and at one angle it looked like our house but as I got closer it looked like our neighbours across the road, but no it was their back neighbours – bloody idiots!!

Have to run as now I’m needing to get ready to get to work (early start this morning) and need to be there within 30 mins 🙂 and still need to have shower etc 🙂 sorry if TMI 😀

Thanks Wee
You’ve got me crying for my poor little mum who left us 3 years ago. She gradually faded away from us over the last 10 years of her life, but, as you say so beautifully in your poem, the young smiling woman was still inside the tiny, frail body with the blank face. She still responded to music and little children right to the end. So important to recognize that we humans always need social contact even when we appear incapable of reciprocating.
Thanks Wee, P x

Wee mam that’s a lovely poem. It really touched me too. My dear mother in law faded out of our lives due to Alzheimer’s. She was a wonderful mother of 5 who could make a meal out of nothing, I don’t remember ever seeing her hands idle. Her 3 strapping sons eyes fill every time they speak about her. The blessing of her illness was that for the most part she was content and comfortable but it was hard for the family who missed her so much even before she was ‘gone’ .

Lizzy maintenance is whatever you want it to be 🙂
Pop in any time..give us your thoughts. Everyone is embraced in this wol. 🙂 P

O, Weemam, thank you very much. I teared up. Before he died, my Dad left us over a period of 10 years with Alzheimer’s.

Amazon, thanks for your suggestion. 🙂 Another recipe for my basic meat sauce. I’m making pasties today, based on my usual basic meat sauce.

Basic meat sauce cooked and frozen. It consists of ground beef, grated carrot, celery, onion, and using Passata instead of water to simmer in. Salt, pepper to flavour. No oil needed. Just brown the meat in the heavy based pan, and add other ingredients. Simmer at least 45 minutes.

By adding herbs and spices later, I can then use the basic meat sauce for Mexican, for chili beef, for Italian dishes.

Thanks, SAMM, for your suggestions.

Cheers, Bay 🙂

Bay, Duolingo is great fun for learning European languages on your phone…not for listening to in the car, though as they are interactive. Free download.
Language cds are available in the post office shops and JB Hifi . P 🙂

Anyone looking into the dementia and alzhiemers prevention may indulge, by googling
Dr David perlmutter
There is both simple explanation and scientific explanations, and trials to his credit. Even a line of foods.
I’m not recommending his work just that I understand his recommendations of why not to eat wheat. And why I should either exercise and/or eat foods for DHA.

Further it’s my understanding way out on the edge of alzhiemers Research that it may be considered diabetes type iv I the distant future , based on the damage occurring from blood sugar fluctuations during bouts with inflammation. It’s so far over my head I can’t even guess or point credibly. However, I personally and cutting out wheat, eating foods with DHA. And exercising in the hopes that I can avoid the 50/50 chance of dementia or alzhiemers when I turn 85 in 40 years. Thing is I openly admit to being ADHD. I’ve been on many Meds over the years, but when I went wheat free. My worst effects of having a ADHD mind haven’t been as obvious to others or myself. Even my mother had asked which med I was taking? Because of conversations had changed with less changes of subject. I had to grin.
The point is the same area of ADHD , and dementia. Occur with memory issues both incur less inflammation when gluten free. So there the different angle. Rather than increase blood flow or neurotransmitters . Lessen the inflammation sensitivity . I’m not shouting from the roof tops. I’m not cured, but I and the people who have known my whole life notice the difference.

Omega3 DHA Best from animal source like fish.
Exercise has the same effect on hippocampus. So there are two ways to lower risk of early onset.

I wish I could hug y’all . Thinking of you this day.