Eat more protein! Also plenty of fiber and complex carbs. But increased protein above age 40 is more important.
Phil Forrest
Phil,
I don't think I'm loosing muscle mass, but eating more protein is still a good idea.
"Maggie" had C-Diff in March last year where I had to take her to to the E.R.
Cronic over usage of prescribed anti-biotics messed up her immune system. For over twenty years I told her about my friend Joan who was prescribed anti-biotics as a child, and now she has a messed up immune system like my friend Joan.
So now Maggie is on a more plant based diet, and that's when I started to lean out. Low fat, minimal animal products, and not a lot of carbs.
Because I do work to compound things I don't think I eat enough complex carbs. Maggie's new diet definitely is healthy, but I likely need more fat and carbs. Also I think eating more fresh fruit and vegitables is not a bad thing.
The way I see it is in 2022 I'll be mucho busy getting all these renovations done before I turn 65 and have to sign up for MediCare. I won't collect my pensions either till 65, and it looks like all I need is one pension because for tax reasons in makes sense to pay taxes on my 403B before I'm 70 while I can try to keep my income below a threshold.
Another forensic surprise is on the kitchen floor. I already knew that there are two layers of linoleum under a tile floor. Also whoever installed the floor put down only a quarter inch layer of plywood under the tile with no concrete mud.
So in digging in we broke a tile and started pealing through the layers to discover that no screws or nails are holding down the underlayment. Everything is a glue job and glued together. You got to know that all this adhesive is decades old.
At this point we wonder if we can rescue a quartersawn heart pine floor that is underneath. I know that this is a lot of work, but in the end the result would be worth it. The entire first floor would be quarter sawn heart pine.
I have yet to pull out my heat gun...
Upstairs they put a modern oak floor, and I don't know what is underneath, but I can tell the floor was doubled up.
Cal