what is a healthy diet?

IMO it really doesn't matter what is or is not a healthy diet....If a person does not like it?...they likely will not eat it. So again, opinion but....eat what ya like and try not to overdo the bad stuff, and add some of the good stuff.

People talk allot about healthy this & unhealthy that , and longevity of life. Well....don't forget about quality of life as well, enjoying life.

Without that, we have no life.....only existence..........jmo
 

Moderation, Food Groups, Portion Sizes, and light exercise such a walking or swimming is what is good to maintain a healthy weight. Now of course you have dietary issues you need to avoid certain foods.
 
My old man died at 45. My mother died at 53. That's an average of 49 years. I'm 72. That means I've had my 49 years plus 23 of someone else's. I'm sticking with whatever got me this far.
 
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I have found that whatever I eat, if the end result is a great poop, its fine for me.

I have oatmeal and toast most mornings
Some sorta meat, bread, veggies for a late lunch
Fruit and maybe popcorn in the evening

I don’t count anything

Just eat ‘til I’m no longer hungry

Keeping active is key, for me

But

That’s me
 
If your Arterial Specialist told you to avoid nuts because they are bad for your cholesterol, he/she doesn't know what he's talking about. Nuts have no cholesterol & the fat in nuts is beneficial for arteries. Cholesterol is only found in animal foods - meat & dairy.
 
Tommy said:
Actually, the average of 49 and 53 is 51. Hey, that means "someone else" just got back two additional years!
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Actually it was a typo on my part. My old man kicked the bucket at 45, not 49.

But nice catch anyway.

So thanks.

I went ahead and edited it.
 
Babs said:
Moderation, Food Groups, Portion Sizes, and light exercise such a walking or swimming is what is good to maintain a healthy weight. Now of course you have dietary issues you need to avoid certain foods.
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I'm gonna listen to what you say. Cuz anyone who looks that good has to be doing something right.
 
I have stayed at a weight that seems comfortable. However, I would like to weigh 20 pounds lighter. I have made a habit of saying I can't have potatoes, flour, pasta, etc. But, have a cheat day, lightly. I have found the salad kits at the store help me to eat salads more plus low carb tortillas. I am walking more, drink hardly any sodas, SF everything. I love jello mixed with light whipped topping with frozen fruit. I just like having a dessert. I am going to check out the Metabolic diets, since our metabolism changes as I get older. Yes, I take a statin for my cholesterol, it got pretty high, over 240. I mainly want to lose weight because I struggle with my right knee. I am going to my wellness doctor to get a rooster comb shot, just one, and it should help me for about a year. He says my knee is good, it is the ligaments around the knee and the cartilage. I also love putting my feet up on a foot stool while sitting, my legs aren't stiff when I stand up. If I get up while sitting, no stool, my knee and leg are very stiff.
 
QuickSilver, that sounds a lot like me, however, I do stick to portions, but fail while around unhealthy snacks when away from home. My saying no fails me. I am around seniors that don't care anymore, while I do still care. I drink sugar free flavorings for water, or just water. I make my own tea and flavor it with those sweetener packets. Going totally sweetener free is hard. I have adopted the other flours, coconut and nut flours. Fat bombs are good but too tempting to just have one or two. My snacks contain flavored almonds, sunflower seeds without salt. So, I am trying and strengthening my willpower by the fact I am not gainging weight and plus the doctor's lab tests say I am healthy! Not diabetic or pre-diabetic. I find if I don't buy something, I won't have it around to eat it. Holidays, going somewhere where bad snacks are out is very tempting. The longer they sit there and the longer I say no, I do eventually go and get some. Seniors that don't care anymore, I don't get that. But, then they are a lot older too.
 
I'll admit I don't know what a healthy diet is. Several years ago I lost some sixty pounds over say a fifteen month period. I have gained about fifteen pounds back and have been at twelve to fifteen pounds overweight for some good long time now. It is time to lose some of this again. I never stayed on any diet long so abandon all diets and more or less do it by counting calories. It seems to work best for me. I need to lose about five pounds and I hope to do it one pound at a time. I eat low cal tv dinners, a bunch of low cal stuff I mix up at home. I take longer than necessary because my resolve weakens. but I hope to get there. I'm at 176. I hope to take it down171. I'll start after this holliday weekend.
 


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