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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 480219" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sounds like a sensible plan and you are on the right track!! Check into sittercise - google the term. It will come up with exercises designed for people who cannot stand for long. You may be surprised at the workout you can get. I remember the classes from my gma's assisted living facility. I used to go and take part in any activity she wanted me to do (other than dating her best friend's son - I was 16 and he was 32! We were BOTH horrified by the idea, lol!!) including sittercise. It was fun because I liked many of her friends, and I remember being surprised at the workout I got. </p><p></p><p>Smaller plates are a very good tool. It is also excellent to work to figure out when you are and are not hungry. Consider keeping a diary and writing down when you eat - the time, what you are hungry for, and if you are eating from hunger or boredom or being upset or something else. NOT stopping eating, just keep the diary for a week or two of the times, what sounds good (carbs, sweet, salty, meat, fruit, whatever), and hungry or bored or whatever. Then after a week or two or three, you shoudl see at pattern. That pattern can be a HUGE help.</p><p></p><p>Also look up what a portion size really is and what it looks like. It is easy to say 3-4 oz of meat, but what does that look like? A serving the size of a deck of cards, THAT is soemthng you can see in your mind. </p><p></p><p>When you buy snacks, keep small plastic bags on hand and measure the entire bag out into portions. Around here husband and thank you would eat a 3 pound bag of almonds in a week or less. But when I measure out a serving size (about 1/4 cup or whatever is on the package) and seal them up in small ziploc baggies. Now they grab a bag and eat that instead of huge handfuls at a time. It works for chips, cookies, anything really. I even do veggies and fruit this way because they think 3 grapes is a serving of fruit and don't eat enough. </p><p></p><p>If you are in need of disposable dishes, consider getting some of those chubs, the paper baskets that are used at ball games for nachos, etc..... We get them at Sams and they are far cheaper than paper plates, plus they are smaller and the sides keep things from falling off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 480219, member: 1233"] Sounds like a sensible plan and you are on the right track!! Check into sittercise - google the term. It will come up with exercises designed for people who cannot stand for long. You may be surprised at the workout you can get. I remember the classes from my gma's assisted living facility. I used to go and take part in any activity she wanted me to do (other than dating her best friend's son - I was 16 and he was 32! We were BOTH horrified by the idea, lol!!) including sittercise. It was fun because I liked many of her friends, and I remember being surprised at the workout I got. Smaller plates are a very good tool. It is also excellent to work to figure out when you are and are not hungry. Consider keeping a diary and writing down when you eat - the time, what you are hungry for, and if you are eating from hunger or boredom or being upset or something else. NOT stopping eating, just keep the diary for a week or two of the times, what sounds good (carbs, sweet, salty, meat, fruit, whatever), and hungry or bored or whatever. Then after a week or two or three, you shoudl see at pattern. That pattern can be a HUGE help. Also look up what a portion size really is and what it looks like. It is easy to say 3-4 oz of meat, but what does that look like? A serving the size of a deck of cards, THAT is soemthng you can see in your mind. When you buy snacks, keep small plastic bags on hand and measure the entire bag out into portions. Around here husband and thank you would eat a 3 pound bag of almonds in a week or less. But when I measure out a serving size (about 1/4 cup or whatever is on the package) and seal them up in small ziploc baggies. Now they grab a bag and eat that instead of huge handfuls at a time. It works for chips, cookies, anything really. I even do veggies and fruit this way because they think 3 grapes is a serving of fruit and don't eat enough. If you are in need of disposable dishes, consider getting some of those chubs, the paper baskets that are used at ball games for nachos, etc..... We get them at Sams and they are far cheaper than paper plates, plus they are smaller and the sides keep things from falling off. [/QUOTE]
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