Have any of our older posters noticed a diminishment in appetite as
they age? I know it's not unusual but it's something that seems to
have come upon us fairly recently. Unfortunately, it's not concomitant
with sylph like figures! But if, for example, we have a piece of cake
in the afternoon (a rare occurrence) we don't feel like much, if any,
supper. We seem to have hit a definite 'pace yourself' stage of life!

"Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
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> Have any of our older posters noticed a diminishment in appetite as they
> age? I know it's not unusual but it's something that seems to have come
> upon us fairly recently. Unfortunately, it's not concomitant with sylph
> like figures! But if, for example, we have a piece of cake in the
> afternoon (a rare occurrence) we don't feel like much, if any, supper. We
> seem to have hit a definite 'pace yourself' stage of life!

Yes:( I put it down to retiring and not being so busy. I rarely feel very
hungry. Like you, if we were to eat something in the afternoon, it would
spoil dinner. We travel a lot and I see it more then. If we are on along
trip, we will stop off for coffee and a rest. When we arrive, we never want
supper.

It couldn't possibly be down to errr age.... could it???

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On 2010-03-09 15:47:22 +0000, "Ophelia" <Ophelia> said:

>> "Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
> news:msu1
>
> Yes:( I put it down to retiring and not being so busy. I rarely feel
> very hungry. Like you, if we were to eat something in the afternoon,
> it would spoil dinner. We travel a lot and I see it more then. If
> we are on along trip, we will stop off for coffee and a rest. When we
> arrive, we never want supper.
>
> It couldn't possibly be down to errr age.... could it???
>
> --

I very much fear it might be. ;-) Even Ray who is extremely active,
especially for his age, finds that his appetite is less than it was.
This is partly because he had a bug which did take his appetite away to
some extent but I think it is a 'symptom' of getting older, too. OTOH,
because I had to have some blood tests the other day, the doc took the
opportunity to take my cholesterol and blood sugar count. As neither
ever cross my mind and I do nothing about them, I was very pleased to
discover that my cholesterol is 5.3 and my blood sugar (non-fasting) is
6.5. They'd prefer 5 and 6 respectively but as the 40-ish doc said,
"if you tested my blood sugar after lunch it would probably be about
the same"! Perhaps this appetite thing is an example of the body
self-regulating.

"Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
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> On 2010-03-09 15:47:22 +0000, "Ophelia" <Ophelia> said:
>> I very much fear it might be. ;-) Even Ray who is extremely active,
> especially for his age, finds that his appetite is less than it was. This
> is partly because he had a bug which did take his appetite away to some
> extent but I think it is a 'symptom' of getting older, too. OTOH, because
> I had to have some blood tests the other day, the doc took the opportunity
> to take my cholesterol and blood sugar count. As neither ever cross my
> mind and I do nothing about them, I was very pleased to discover that my
> cholesterol is 5.3 and my blood sugar (non-fasting) is 6.5. They'd prefer
> 5 and 6 respectively but as the 40-ish doc said, "if you tested my blood
> sugar after lunch it would probably be about the same"! Perhaps this
> appetite thing is an example of the body self-regulating.

We will survive <g>

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On 2010-03-09 16:54:13 +0000, "Ophelia" <Ophelia> said:

>> "Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
> news:8bu1
>
> We will survive <g>
>
> --

I refuse to consider the alternative - yet. Right now we have a friend
of mine staying with us who is 93. He was 'allowed' by his family to
drive here over 160 miles if his grand daughter was with him, as she
is. BUT, we just found out, he drove the whole way! I'd call that a
rôle model! I'd be amazed to hear that he knows what cholesterol is
much less worry about it. He's a hardy Scot through and through and
his attitude is if you're breathing you're doing fine. He ate a
healthy amount of Fish Pie tonight, followed by a slice of Chocolate
Orange cake and a few glasses of white. Right now, Morpheus has
claimed his attention.

"Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
news:79u1
> I refuse to consider the alternative - yet. Right now we have a friend of
> mine staying with us who is 93. He was 'allowed' by his family to drive
> here over 160 miles if his grand daughter was with him, as she is. BUT,
> we just found out, he drove the whole way! I'd call that a rôle model!

Oh my!!!! He most certainly is! Oddly enough I have more energy these days
than I have had for a long time. When I was very ill, I thought I'd had my
chips and just about gave up. I fully intend to emulate your friend:))))

I'd be amazed to hear that he knows what cholesterol is
> much less worry about it. He's a hardy Scot through and through and his
> attitude is if you're breathing you're doing fine. He ate a healthy
> amount of Fish Pie tonight, followed by a slice of Chocolate Orange cake
> and a few glasses of white. Right now, Morpheus has claimed his
> attention.

Wonderful:)))
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On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:35:19 +0000, Sacha wrote:

> Right now we have a friend
> of mine staying with us who is 93. He was 'allowed' by his family to
> drive here over 160 miles if his grand daughter was with him, as she
> is. BUT, we just found out, he drove the whole way! I'd call that a
> rôle model! I'd be amazed to hear that he knows what cholesterol is
> much less worry about it. He's a hardy Scot through and through and
> his attitude is if you're breathing you're doing fine. He ate a
> healthy amount of Fish Pie tonight, followed by a slice of Chocolate
> Orange cake and a few glasses of white. Right now, Morpheus has
> claimed his attention.

wow, what an amazing man!

"Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
news:msu1
> Have any of our older posters noticed a diminishment in appetite as they
> age? I know it's not unusual but it's something that seems to have come
> upon us fairly recently. Unfortunately, it's not concomitant with sylph
> like figures! But if, for example, we have a piece of cake in the
> afternoon (a rare occurrence) we don't feel like much, if any, supper. We
> seem to have hit a definite 'pace yourself' stage of life!

I put mine down to eating too many biscuits during the day!

Alan

On 2010-03-10 09:17:35 +0000, AriesVal
<valeriecopeland> said:

> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:35:19 +0000, Sacha wrote:
>
>> Right now we have a friend
>> of mine staying with us who is 93. He was 'allowed' by his family to
>> drive here over 160 miles if his grand daughter was with him, as she
>> is. BUT, we just found out, he drove the whole way! I'd call that a
>> rôle model! I'd be amazed to hear that he knows what cholesterol is
>> much less worry about it. He's a hardy Scot through and through and
>> his attitude is if you're breathing you're doing fine. He ate a
>> healthy amount of Fish Pie tonight, followed by a slice of Chocolate
>> Orange cake and a few glasses of white. Right now, Morpheus has
>> claimed his attention.
>
> wow, what an amazing man!

He certainly is. He took us all out for lunch at The Anchor Inn at
Cockwood - near Starcross (thoroughly recommended if you're over that
way) and then we drove round various bits of Torbay that he was
stationed in during the war or, as he puts it, when he was single
handedly defending King and country. ;-) Now he's having a toes up
before "joining you for the evening libation". ;-) It was
interesting to hear from his grand daughter who lives in Argentina
(English parents and grandparents) what are the things she's taking
back because they can't be found there e.g. baked beans, digestive
biscuits and Hobnobs! She also said - as she watched Ray light the
fire last night - that she wished she could take firelighters, too!

"Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
news:iou1
> On 2010-03-10 09:17:35 +0000, AriesVal
> <valeriecopeland> said:
>> He certainly is. He took us all out for lunch at The Anchor Inn at
> Cockwood - near Starcross (thoroughly recommended if you're over that way)
> and then we drove round various bits of Torbay that he was stationed in
> during the war or, as he puts it, when he was single handedly defending
> King and country. ;-) Now he's having a toes up before "joining you for
> the evening libation". ;-) It was interesting to hear from his grand
> daughter who lives in Argentina (English parents and grandparents) what
> are the things she's taking back because they can't be found there e.g.
> baked beans, digestive biscuits and Hobnobs! She also said - as she
> watched Ray light the fire last night - that she wished she could take
> firelighters, too!

:)) I bet you are enjoying his visit so much:)
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"Sacha" <sacha> wrote in message
news:msu1
> Have any of our older posters noticed a diminishment in appetite as they
> age? I know it's not unusual but it's something that seems to have come
> upon us fairly recently. Unfortunately, it's not concomitant with sylph
> like figures! But if, for example, we have a piece of cake in the
> afternoon (a rare occurrence) we don't feel like much, if any, supper. We
> seem to have hit a definite 'pace yourself' stage of life!
> --
Isn't nature a wonderful thing
? Just as you get older and cannot exercise quite so much to burn off
excess calories it sorts it out by reducing your appetite ;-)
That is *so* brilliant.
Tina

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:40 +0000, Sacha wrote:

> On 2010-03-10 09:17:35 +0000, AriesVal
> <valeriecopeland> said:
>> He certainly is. He took us all out for lunch at The Anchor Inn at
> Cockwood - near Starcross (thoroughly recommended if you're over that
> way) and then we drove round various bits of Torbay that he was
> stationed in during the war or, as he puts it, when he was single
> handedly defending King and country. ;-) Now he's having a toes up
> before "joining you for the evening libation". ;-) It was
> interesting to hear from his grand daughter who lives in Argentina
> (English parents and grandparents) what are the things she's taking
> back because they can't be found there e.g. baked beans, digestive
> biscuits and Hobnobs! She also said - as she watched Ray light the
> fire last night - that she wished she could take firelighters, too!

I know the Anchor Inn very well, in fact we took our son and DIL there last
month and they were well impressed :)

In message <7vq450F74hU1>, AriesVal
<valerie.copeland@invalidgmail.?.com.invalid> writes
>On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:40 +0000, Sacha wrote:
>>I know the Anchor Inn very well, in fact we took our son and DIL there last
>month and they were well impressed :)
>I must remember that, Val. Thanks.

The message <7vq3keF43eU1>
from "Christina Websell" <tina> contains these
words:

> Isn't nature a wonderful thing
> ? Just as you get older and cannot exercise quite so much to burn off
> excess calories it sorts it out by reducing your appetite ;-)
> That is *so* brilliant.

Yeah; and just as you get sick of the same old hair you had all your
life it either falls out giving chaps that youthful macho skinhead
look;
or goes white, from which its one easy jump to being a Nordic blonde
and the roots not showing.

Add on all the advantages of having the house to yourself for
wild sex with no fear of unwanted pregnancy or your mother walking in,
and you begin to wonder why we
wasted all those decades being young.

Janet

Sacha wrote:
> Have any of our older posters noticed a diminishment in appetite as they
> age? I know it's not unusual but it's something that seems to have come
> upon us fairly recently. Unfortunately, it's not concomitant with sylph
> like figures! But if, for example, we have a piece of cake in the
> afternoon (a rare occurrence) we don't feel like much, if any, supper.
> We seem to have hit a definite 'pace yourself' stage of life!

For the past 2 years, due to a bad chest, I have not been able to eat a
breakfast and I have existed on a glass, or a little more of milk for a
breakfast. The reason being, I have to spend a lot of time coughing in
the morning and this has restricted my stomach into thinking it is full.
As a result, I haven't been able to eat a full evening meal either.

I'm turning the tables, but it has been hard going.

So basically, I am in agreement with you.

Dave