What car does that? Sounds very cool
H has a Mercedes S that does that and also vibrates the steering wheel. I have a jeep and I get no noises or vibrations, but the dashboard changes colors when I cross into another lane. (not good if your eyes are closing)
OK --off topic but we need this and are looking for a new car.
I will not travel with H as he gets tired but does not say and so I am vigilant every minute.
A car that tellls him he is tired could seriously change out lives!
Mine is a Mercedes ML 350, but I doubt it’s the only car that has this feature. Nowadays with all the computers in cars, they are capable of doing a lot of amazing things!
Wait, are there any Mercedes that will help you lose middle age weight? Easily I mean.
It will help by making your wallet lighter…
My wallet is fine. DH gave it to me as a gift. After driving another car for 3 years which was ALWAYS breaking down, I have just loved this car. And I’m not really a “car person.” It’s not a luxury car, more of a performance car.
Anyway, one could probably find this same feature on any number of cars.
As a lifelong thin woman who has struggled with the middle age weight problem for the past several years, I can answer this question:
No, there are not.
Still working to get past my plateau.
Here’s an article I found interesting - It’s called “10 Eating Habits of the Highly Successful and Fit”. It basically details how people eat to stay thin. I do some of these things, but it might not hurt to add a few more!
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/healthy-eating-habits?fullpage=1
After reading that article, it makes me think that a prime topic in pre-marital counseling should be food/eating habits. When I was single, I really did eat the same foods over and over. More difficult when you live with someone who has other preferences. Same with junk food…easy not to buy it, but more difficult when the spouse/SO buys it. Easy to close the kitchen after dinner, but when H makes popcorn late at night, hard to resist.
I think the most important benefit of my eating-within-12-hours-or-less regimen is that, indeed, the kitchen is closed at 8 p.m. I have fleeting thoughts of a snack later in the evening and just tell myself, oh no, the kitchen is closed.
Changing my eating habits and food preferences has been a long journey for me. I come from a family whose social events revolve around food and lots of it. Changing to a more clean diet and eating smaller meals has helped a lot. I can actually see a difference in my mid section. I also found that I have a little dairy intolerance. Fortunately for me, DH is not a foodie. He “eats to live” so he’ll eat just about anything I cook (except red meat).
I do eat the same foods everyday for my late b’fast and late lunch snack. I hate a real breakfast as, for me, I am truly hungry all day long when I do eat one. I think where I went wrong is that a few years ago I began having a late night cracker/cheese time that began after H had a serious surgery and I had no real food for days. Also, tried to eat more protein which I am finally consceding that for whatever reason does not work for me.
I had a low protein diet as far back at the early 70’s when I turned veggie and counted such things. I typically run 1/3 of the amount recommended. Energy never an issue.
So for now I am putting more veggie meals back and carbs. I really feel more satisfied with pasta or potatoes.
Yes, I am frustrated. It seems the more things I do “right” the more I stall out losing this annoying 10 lbs.
But my biggest problem is that I like to do and can do (given my age) a good weight or Kettle Bell work out.
I lost the better part of two days simply being in discomfort after working out last week. I went through this a year ago and learned to drink chocolate milk after a workout but did not have any around. Does anyone have any insight to this? It makes me afraid to do weights.
Some food for thought:
https://www.yahoo.com/health/6-amazing-ways-your-body-changes-when-you-give-up-125849572033.html
If one’s goal was to gain weight, one would be advised to increase carbs, such as pasta and potatoes. If you can lose weight by increasing those, you are unusual and I am actually quite envious.
Good article bunsen. I haven’t completely given up carbs but I have cut way back. I did not eat sweets for about a month and found that I no longer crave them and I can now eat a small amount say one cookie rather than a whole bunch. The body does get used to eating a different way.
Good article, Bunsen, but this made me laugh:
[]quote] there are almost as many carbs in a single chocolate chip cookie as there are in a bowl of oatmeal!
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LOL, I think we all know this and still prefer the chocolate chip cookie.
Oregon101, I think you are built to be a survivor. Do you live in Oregon? When did you/your family arrive? Because I think that you would have survived the Oregon Trail while many of us would not have. You can hike long distances without using too many calories and can lift heavy things. If you were living 150 years ago, you would be the Alpha Female in the settlement and would be greatly envied! Rejoice in your strength!
“LOL, I think we all know this and still prefer the chocolate chip cookie.”
I don’t. I’d go for the oatmeal, as long as it has salt. Can’t eat unsalted oatmeal. 
Bunsen, the last cookie I had was made with chopped dark chocolate and sea salt. Perhaps you need a little dark chocolate in your oatmeal! 
Recently I’ve seen quite a few recipes that use oatmeal as a base - almost like polenta - and then with eggs, etc. topping it. As the weather gets colder I might try some of those.
mp, funny but I have always thought I would have done fine on the Oregon Trail. It would have been tough and dirty but figuring out how to make a goumet milkweed stew would have been interesting. The hiking 6-8 miles on the mountain and never dropping an ounce is just frustrating. In the old days I would take an apple and a diet coke as substance for the day. Peasant stock from Italy.
I should not have mentioned potatoes as I rarely eat more than a few bites. But I still stand by my need for a serving of rice, couscous, noodles or something of this nature to make a meal complete and find I eat less and am full longer.
Gads, who knows why but I do not eat sweets at all so maybe there is the balance.
I am an oatmeal addict! I make mine in a glass 2 cup measuring cup and prepare my oatmeal with water in the microwave. Then I mix pure maple syrup and milk. It tastes good, helps with cholesterol, adds the kind of fiber that promotes healthy bacteria in the colon area. I feel kind of sporty wandering around the kitchen eating out of measuring cup!
Has any every tried mixing dry oatmeal and yogurt in a container at night and then in the morning you just grab and go! Yummy! I have misplaced the ratio, but I think it was a 1/4-1/3 cup oats and a small yogurt cup.