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@catarina_fm Zion is by far my very favorite national park. Utah is an absolutely beautiful state. The Grand Canyon was nice, but man…Zion was it for us. Yellowstone and Yosemite are on our to-do list. They were both closed when we were in that are, due to roads being washed out from rain and snow melt. You also have to see Niagara Falls…and the entire state of Vermont is gorgeous, as well. One day! I'd love to come to Peru, but my husband refuses to fly. He'd probably drive there if we didn't have to go through Mexico…he watches too many cartel shows on Netflix…lol.

@grammie2 Portugal has good beaches and great beautiful islands (Azores). You are invited to come and see 😁 One of my dreams is to visit the natural parks in the USA, perhaps one day!

@grammie2 I was told to avoid sugar and processed foods. What the doctor told me was that soy is not related to this type of cancer, only to cancers with hormone receptors. I prefer not to eat soy anyway!

@grammie2 Not an avoid list, but hubby went to a nutritionist in January. She put him on an 1800 calorie/day plan. We cut out processed foods (completely emptied my pantry…lol), and eat fresh fruits and vegs, chicken/turkey, whole grain pasta/rice/bread, we even have potatoes (not fried but roasted/baked, russet or sweet - 1 C is a serving), drink lots of water, and exercise a minimum of 15 minutes per day. Our exercise is walking and we've upped it to 30 minutes. Sometimes we walk fast, sometimes slow. It's not a distance thing, but time thing. We actually eat more on our plan than before. Even though we were allowed a night time snack, we've never eaten it because we weren't hungry. Eat something every three hours (serving of fruit, nuts, vegs). Don't eat anything at least three hours before bed. Portion control is the biggest thing. Watch for added sugars. We also measure and weigh everything…4 oz of chicken with supper, salad dressings, etc. About the only things we have completely cut out are sweets (bye, Little Debbie) and chips. I was never a big soda drinker, but hubby loved his Sprite Zero. He completely cut those out as well. Since January 25th, he's lost 81 pounds and I've lost 54. It's a complete lifestyle change as far as eating out. We just make sure we stay away from fries (I miss CFA's waffle fries) and recognize when you're hungry and not just bored, and when you're full…stop eating no matter how delicious it is.