Choose Wisely !

[SeniorSeeker]

The Picture Says It All ! Choose Wisely !

 

[7centsworth]

I hope I do not turn into a woman.

 

[Ma Betty in MO]

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[7centsworth]

I do not want to have to wear under wear on my chest.

 

[C. Nyal de Kaye]

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[Ma Betty in MO]

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[7centsworth]

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I think that is me because I am getting hair all over me as I get older.

 

[Ma Betty in MO]

men used to be proud of hair on their chest and now they want to remove it! Hair on the chest makes them look manly, so do they want to look more like a woman now??? Most men seem to have changed their views! Ma Betty

 

[7centsworth]

I am talking about hair on my back .

 

[4EverHis102399]

I hope I do not turn into a woman.

Shew, me too. I can't handle a man with a feminine side. Lol.

 

[4EverHis102399]

Amen, Ma! It is a total turn off to me when I see men with smooth chests and arms...even some with legs. Blech. Travis may be turning into a grizzly bear (lol), but I like it. Haha! I like REAL men!

 

[Ma Betty in MO]

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[Ma Betty in MO]

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[4EverHis102399]

On a serious note, I actually cringe when I see posts like this. I am all for eating whole foods that are organic whenever possible. Considering the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, it is unrealistic to thing we can burn off all the processed and fast foods that are available. Our bodies can only metabolize something like 1g of cholesterol per day (don't quote me on that, but I'm not far off). That being said, we eat hormone and antibiotic-free read meat 1-2 times per week and eat chicken and pork several times per week. We buy from a local butcher and the cost is reasonable. Most of our meat is braised, grilled or broiled and we like to eat fish as often as possible too. I spend a great deal of time, energy and money preparing healthy meals and we are busier than the average family. We walk, zumba, garden, etc. Despite that fact that we are meat eaters, Travis has a total cholesterol level of 120 (yes, you read that right) and mine was 142 a few months ago. Our HDL levels are fabulous. That being said...WE DO NOT have model figures. I get really frustrated with those who imply going vegan will give you an amazing body. To get the body in the above picture, you have to have a rigorous exercise routine, a perfect diet AND GOOD GENES. Travis' dad has never been overweight his whole life and eats pretty well, yet he has hyperlipidemia to the point that he has huge fatty tumors growing all over him. Wouldn't matter how well he ate....As for myself, I have thyroid disease and polycystic ovarian disease and it wouldn't matter how I ate either....

To be honest, I get sick of people implying that a vegan diet is a cure-all...it is not! Could go on and on about this, but I'll stop. Martin, I am not trying to be hateful and this really isn't directed toward you, it's just something that has always irked me.

 

[Ma Betty in MO]

I could lose weight and/or keep it off was by exercising a lot.....I don't now as I can barely walk straight at times...getting dizzy from COPD and arms and legs aching from Arthritis which causes me to stagger a lot and I have fell....when I fall it is very difficult for me to get up again because of my knees hurting when kneeling...sooooo at my age I don't worry any more about being thinner and too many young girls and teenagers are hurting themselves very badly by starving themselves or throwing up after they eat! The world is too focused on how a person looks rather then their personality and who they are as individuals! Farm work is hard and I kept skinny as a kid but having children changed that and, no matter what, I tend to gain weight unless I control my eating, which I have done during this past year! Beautiful outside? NO!! Beautiful inside?? YES!!! Praise the Lord for His agape love shining through me! Amen! Ma Betty

 

[TreasureDigger]

I wholeheartedly agree! Gotta have me some meat & taters!

Lisa