Well I sunbath and just got home from an 11 day cruise... layed out on the deck when I could and with nothing for lotion on... and I don't think I am wrinkled and will be 50 in Jan.. wish I could somehow put a picture ... Cause I am proud over my eating 50 carbs a day 98 grams high protien, fresh fruits and veg.. and cheese and good omega 3 fats... and I exercise and work out in the gym... do some pilatas and some water arobics... I have dropped 20 lbs and my inches have decreased... and I can wear a size 8 and weigh 140.... so the working out pays.. I am going for 130 but the weight trainer said on the cruise to not go below this with my age as I don't look old and if I loose to much will LOL... But working on my middle arnt we all over 30... :o but we can beat mother nature and her fat around the middle... just be persistant... Exercise and low carb does work.. I did eat as much as 125 carbs but in fruits and sugar free deserts... didn't loose any on cruise but didn't gain any but they took my body fat to muscle test... where they hook you up... and it said when I went on the cruise first day I was at 19.8 body fat which he said was excellent for someone my age or anyone for that matter.. and with working out every other day and walking I went down to 18.8 body fat in 10 days... So work out and lay out and eat right... it works... and I have some great pictures from my cruise I would love to show to prove it... Happy eating and work ing out and laying out... :wave:

I used to listen to the experts and eat lots of carbs. I snacked on popcorn and pretzels because they were low fat and therefore healthy.

I used to listen to the experts and wouldn't think of working out with weights because it would cause me to bulk up with gigantic muscles.

I used to listen to the experts and avoid the sun as though I were a bat, because of course it would give me cancer.


I have since learned that people who work out of doors and get the most sun get the least skin cancer. The further north you live, and therefore the less sunshine you get, the more likely you are to get breast cancer. Sunshine is good for you. It's not just the Eades saying this, I've read it in a number of places. The fact that they included this information in their books has greatly increased my respect for their opinions.

Now, I eat low carb, workout with weights, and every day I try to get out and walk in the sunshine for 15 or twenty minutes.

Annie, can you tell me what pilatas is. I just heard this mentioned the other day by someone who referred me to their weight trainer. She mentioned it too in her bio when we talked on the phone. She will be coming to do a health assesment on me on Monday... and I will start my exercise program.