What affects metabolism

Yes. I have cut my calories way back. Do you think too much? Am I getting enough protein each day? Maybe not. I'm eating the things I really like that are still healthy to make it easier for me. I know I'm not getting enough vegies and I'll try harder but really I'm eating healthier than I have in years.

I agree that exercise should be fun - - that's why I've not been able to make myself do chair exercises. Once my leg is fixed, I'll be in the yard every day, walking in the woods, and doing yoga which I love. I've arranged my bedroom with only a single size bed so I have room to do my yoga in a private space.

Love, B


No, I think you are at the right calorie level. Just as long as you eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hr at least a 1/2 cup of something healthy and the earlier you start the better.
I use reduced fat peanut butter (the fat free is HORRIBLE). I love pb on celery with raisins dotted down the rib. I also like it on carrots. Have you switched to whole grain bread? When I use jelly I use Smuckers sugar free. It's pretty good
FF Yogurt is good protein. Believe it or not I like FF cottage cheese sometimes as a change up. I don't like it on a steady basis, but I'll buy a big container, take out a cup for eating and puree the rest w a little lemon juice to make FF Sour Cream for baked potatoes that have been drizzled w Butter Buds and ch green onions.
Did you know that raw potatoes are better for you that cooked ones?
I also may have forgotten to tell you...if you eat a raw veggie after every meal, it does wonders for your metabolism. It has something to do with the enzymes. Even a half rib of celery will do it.
Love S


### this am. YEAH ! ! ! 2 bms yesterday without prunes. I'll take some last night.
Didn't sleep well last night. Mom is still asleep. I'm going back to bed.

Love, B.


I've been searching the web looking for easy exercises for you that won't hurt your leg and found another good article.
What affects metabolism?
What do you think has the biggest impact on your metabolism? Activity levels? Your Thyroid? Age?WRONG! WRONG! and WRONG!
Activity levels, Thyroid function, and age do affect metabolism but not nearly as much as...any idea? It’s muscle tissue! The more muscle you have the more calories you burn regardless of how active you are, how old you are, etc. It’s live tissue and it’s there working for you and burning calories 24 hours a day – each and every day!
Here’s a list of some of the factors affecting metabolism in order of greatest impact to least:
muscle tissue (you already know why this is on the top of the list)
meal frequency (the longer you go between meals the more your metabolism slows down to conserve energy)
activity level (important but doesn’t make any difference if you don’t match your eating to your expenditure)
food choices
hydration (over 70% of bodily functions take place in water – not enough water causes all your systems to slow down and unnecessary stress)
genetics (some people have higher metabolisms than others – you can’t change genetics but you can still win the battle!)
hormone production and function (think you have a slow thyroid? it’s not likely – before you go blame it on the thyroid first stabilize your blood sugar and throw in some progressive exercise 2-3 times each week)
stress (stress also can slow metabolism by placing extra stress and strain on numerous systems. plus, many people tend to overeat when “stressed out”)

Love S


well i blew it this am. Didn't have time to eat before we went out and I had one egg, sausage patty, and eng muffin.

I'll be careful therest of the day.
Love B

### this am. Yes I know I'm paying for the breakfast yesterday but some is also water. I forgot to tell you I had the terakyi ckn Wednesday nite. And I had to get up 4 times during the night to go to batahroom. Couldn't figure it out until I remembered you said asparagus is a diuretic. So I lost a lot of water Wed nite to get down to the wonderful weight of ### Thurs am.

Last night I only got up 1 time to go. That combined with my breakfast yesterday AND no bm yesterday accounts for my gain of .6 lb.

It appears that my normal schedule is a bm every 2 days even if I take the prunes.

I know I've disappointed you with my breakfast yesterday. I forgot to only eat 4 bites also. I ate the whole thing. As bfeakfasts go, it wasn't that huge but too fatty for me on this eating plan.
Love, B


The egg was bad enough, but the sausage is the real killer. Restaurants buy the cheapest sausage possible and that means the fattiest.

If you read that long cancer report I sent you, you must understand how important it is to your health to have a clean and empty colon (also good for your weight). The longer food stays in your intestines the more your body grabs and turns to fat. The stuff that builds up over the years in the many crevices is very toxic to your body. Daily bms are normal...every 2 days is not. Could you please try to keep up the prunes until your body changes to 1 a day? It may take a few months.
Can you try to explain to me why it is important for you to go out to breakfast every day????????? And what did you mean, 'you didn't have time to eat your oatmeal before you left' ? Who was rushing you?
Love S


OK OK OK. Geeeeesh. I'll eat prunes every night. You're as bad a Jillian on the Biggest Loser and I hate her. She's so mean and pushy. (You're really not that bad.)

Mom and I have a schedule and it's to get to the restaurant before 11:00 when they quit serving bkfst. That is her biggest meal of the day. She enjoys it and I do the newspaper crossword puzzle with the waitresses and the restaurant owner each day. It's become a habit. Normally I eat at home then have coffee and an orange there.

Thursday nite I had a can of Healthy Request vegie soup. No fat and about 280 cal.

Tonight I'm going to have a tksgving dinner.

Bye now. B.

FOLKS: you notice there was no Love B sign off. I can only push her so far so fast. S