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The good news is that you recognize you are starting to gain weight despite watching what you eat. I have struggled with eating all my life and it's a daily battle changing my life style when it comes to food. It's not easy going from "live to eat" to "eat to live". What has helped my was reading a book while searching for answers for my autoimmune diseases - small fiber peripheral neuropathy (SFPN) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). I found a book written by Dr. Terry Wahls who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS). She has an amazing story of how she was able to reduce the symptoms through nutrition. She still has MS but she went from being in a wheel chair to riding a bike which is pretty amazing in itself.
http://terrywahls.com/about/about-terry-wahls/
One thing I picked out of her diet that I do pretty regular - 4 or 5 days a week I have a "green" smoothie for breakfast. I alternate the fresh fruit and the greens used to make the smoothie - blueberries, strawberries, blackberries or whatever fresh ones I can find. For the greens I use kale, chard, spinach and sometimes arugula but I don't like it as much. I add about 4 oz of unsweetened coconut water and 4 oz of regular water. It's really not as bad as it might sound. The big surprise for me is after drinking the smoothie I can last until lunch time without going on the prowl for some snacks to get me to lunch.
John
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@soloact, it looks like Port Angeles, WA has an active senior citizens center much like the one here in Rochester, MN. Here is their website if you would like to see what is available: http://www.portangelesseniorcenter.com/.
John
Yes, I've been a member since I moved here. Thanks for the link, though.
Thanks for the welcome and helpful info, John. Yes, we have a good senior center, but I'm just not a "joiner," although I belong to it to support it. I managed the local Facebook group for people over 50 for about 8 months, but people were just too passive and complacent for me. I host Airbnb guests to help make ends meet, but I am pretty much a Solo Act, it seems.
I've had a significant amount of weight gain since my stroke in June. Most I've ever weighed. Yes, I am seeing a nutritionist. So fatigued all of the time. Getting more blood work done to look at hormone levels. I'm not lazy, just lost interest in things. And I do not dream anymore. I used to have vivid colorful dreams every night. I kind of started using my dreams to process and plan my days.
I sleep well. I'm not sleepy but always feel fatigue.
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@soloact, we are really happy you found us. You are not alone in the way you are feeling and Connect is a good and safe place to ask questions and share how you are feeling. If you want to ask a question and address it to a specific person on Connect just include their Connect username like I did for you. That way the person will get an email directed to them. You can also click on the small manifying glass at the top (Search icon) to search for a term to see if someone else has posted information for what you are asking. The Connect site is organized by Groups with Discussions for each Group. If you are looking for a particular discussion under a Group and you can find it, you can start your own new discussion. All you have to do is go to the Groups page that shows all of the Discussions and click the Start a New Discussion button at the top.
Do they have any senior citizens groups or activities in your area? Sometimes these can be a good place to meet new people and future friends. My wife and I are in our 70s and one thing we try to do each year is see if we can find a Community Education bus trip to a local event or place. The school districts in our area have a Community Education group that plans events for all age groups. Earlier this year they had a trip for seniors to the St. Paul History Theatre to see a play and then to the American Swedish Institute Museum in Minneapolis. It was quite a trip and we didn't know anyone when we got on the bus but made a few new friends...well, that maybe a stretch but it was fun to meet and talk with other people we have not met before.
Hoping you have a good day out West...
John