SENIOR WOMAN VANLIFE: VAN UPDATES AND SOLUTIONS - GETTING CAMPERVAN ROAD TRIP READY!!
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
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FOOD PLAN FOR WOMEN (FOR REDUCING)
BREAKFAST
1 Protein
1 Grain
1 Fruit
LUNCH
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
1 Fat
DINNER
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
1 Grain
1 Fat
PROTEIN
4 oz. meat/poultry/fish
2 eggs
2 oz. hard cheese
4 oz. cottage cheese (plain)
8 oz. yogurt (plain, no added sugar)
2 oz. nuts/seeds/nut butters (no sugar)
6 oz. beans (legumes)
4 oz. hummus
2 veggie burgers
4 oz. plain tofu
4 oz. tempeh
GRAIN
4 oz. cooked rice, potato, quinoa (or any cooked whole grain)
4 oz. corn or peas or winter squashes
2 oz. oatmeal or oat bran (weighed dry, before preparing with water)
3 rice cakes
FRUIT
1 piece of fruit (apple, orange, banana, peach, etc.)
6 oz. loose or diced fruit (berries, grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, fruit salad, etc.)
2 oz. dried fruit (raisins, dates, apricots, etc.)
VEGETABLES
16 oz. cooked or raw or a combination of both
including summers squashes
including avocado and olives, used sparingly
FAT
1 Tablespoon oil (olive oil, canola oil, safflower oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, etc.) (any oil)
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine (no sugar in ingredients)
CONDIMENTS (with meals)
free to use mustard, vinegar, spices, lemon/lime, cinnamon, pam spray, herbs, soy sauce, fat free broth or stock (unless you find yourself abusing any of these foods)
AVOID
flour
alcohol
sugar, artificial sweeteners, all sweeteners
see this article for all ingredients that are sugar:
Secret Sugars: The 56 Different Names for Sugar
www.virtahealth.com/blog/name...
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There is a business in Canada that makes blackout covers for vans whereby they install magnets inside of binding that fits like a glove around windows. I suspect your next project will be to add binding to those screens and anchor magnets in them so you can put those screens on and off with ease. You are so very talented!!! Love the holographic flowers on the storage box; love how they change colors as you walk around filming them from different angles. Please show us the ones on the Berkey next time. Can't wait to see what other ideas you come up with!
Clever solutions! If you can sew or know somebody who can, you might try attaching the magnets to the screens via a casing. then is will all be in one piece. easier to do in the dark. And if, over time, your fingers become a little less agile and arthritic like mine, you'll be ahead of the game and not having to mess with the little bitty magnets.
So clever ❤. We liked so much the security camera at the back of the van!. Excellent 🫡 👍 😁💯👌
Great window screen idea. Once you’ve used them a couple of times you could either stitch or glue the magnets in place right on the screen. 💕💕
I was thinking glue them on a rope or chord, then they are all ready to use.depends on if you want it fqncy or not i spose lol
Wold be much easier to attach the magnets to the screen
Looks great
The screens are the BOMB❣️
You definitely are a great problem solver!!!
Lulu if you take a glue gun and glue the back of magnets to screen it makes it even easier. I did that for my bronco
I will never own a vehicle without cruise control, I rented a car once that didn't have it, and it was awful. I'm glad you were able to get it installed.
I have never owned a car with cruise control! The car I have now looks the same as Lulu's (Holden Combo) and it does not have cruise control. The first time I drove a car with hazard lights, I accidentally turned them on and thought the headlights had gone wonky. Obviously I'm behind the times! 👍 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
You are a gem and such a pleasure to watch you always put a smile on my face❣️ Love you Lulu 😊
oh, that's such a nice note, Jennifer!! thanks so much!! 😊
Lulu, I’m in love with your wardrobe, you wear the cutest clothes. As a senior I’m always looking for something different than everyone else is wearing. I guess I’m reliving my 60’s youth . 😊 yup, those flowers are definitely sparking my hippie spirit ❤
thanks Mellanie!! 💕
Great Job on the new screens! How about making a channel hem around where the magnets are placed and glue them to the screen inside the hem? Your screen can be stretched and moved to close any gaps and you never have to spend time placing individual magnets again! Just slap and tuck and you're done!
thanks for the suggestion!! perhaps in the future I will make that modification to the screens, but for now, I'll leave them as is!! 😊
I think they are called skeeter beeters. They have the magnets seen in all the way around. I put them inside my door frame instead of outside and they work perfectly. You go to their site and they have every kind of car and van just about. You plug in the name of your car and they will find them or help you. They also make them for sliding door van openings, etc.
Yeeeeeessss!! So glad you figured out a way to use the screens instead of those black ‘fake’ cover screens…they remind me of pantyhose…and let’s be real, pantyhose do not breathe! I just love your creative ideas 😊
Me too ❤
So funny about the screens, I was thinking about trying inside vs outside on my door windows as well. GMTA😊
Hi Lulu, if you dont want to keep puting your tiny magnets in the case, you can stick them above the window directly on the inside on the door frame. Love your stickers, so cool. Very creative of you. Love watching you from Virginia
Born and raised in Mass. Go Patriots!
thanks for the suggestion!! 😊
Make a hem for the magnets, and then you can just throw it up without having to place the magnets each time.
I like the way you keep everything simple.
I love your screen idea!! And…NO sewing!! 😂
You are a hoot Lulu! I appreciate the stuff you share.
hi Jeanna!! so happy you enjoy my videos! 😊
Brilliant screen idea! These allow air circulation and don’t get soaked when it rains. Not all vehicles have framed windows but most do.
Great ideas Lulu. You might want to put a coat of clear spray paint or something over the decals on your box. The intense sun/heat will eventually cause damage, and I know your eye won’t like that. The window screen idea was genius!
hi Robin!! I was thinking that since the decals are made specifically for vehicles that the sun/heat will not affect them. we'll see!! 😊
Hi Lulu. I enjoy your channel so much!! You make me smile thank you. I can’t travel but I love watching
I'm so happy you enjoy my channel so much!! thanks for letting me know that!! keep smiling!! 😊
I'm so excited knowing that I can get cruise control on my van! Thank you, Lulu. 🤩You are so clever - love the screens. You don't really have to take them off when you drive.
You are really something! All your upgrades are very good. I love that medicine cabinet! Really adds personality to your home on wheels. It could also be used as a desk the way it folds down flat ..... Great dance at the end! You go girl
I can’t believe how you come up with these fabulous ideas 😊❤
Safe travels,
Your pal Susie
Hi Lulu
Hope you have a good day today. Great updates.
What a great solution, and you can return the ones you bought!
the screen is perfect, I use those sock things, but i've only car camped in the fall/winter so mostly used the open window to ventilate.
SO glad I found + your videos! The screen window thing is absolutely FANTASTIC! THANK YOU!!
More great ideas from LuLu!! And as always, great filming from your son- the composer! You two have fun and it shows! Thank you!
That screen is brilliant!
So glad you have a screen solution! Looks amazing, and neat & tidy.yet effective.
Attach the magnets to the screen so you can just throw it up! Sew them on.
I love when a new Lu Lu video pops up! Great window screen idea🌻
That is the way I had my screens in our old van. Worked very well. Your changes look good.
Such cool updates Lulu, you're gonna love that cruise control! 🤗 Stay safe and happy travelin always! 🙂💟🌄🚐
Good morning, Lulu. I love your van updates.
I hope you have a wonderful day!
So glad to find you. My fantasy of doing this is gone at 81 but I love your program. Thank you.
So cool those magnet/ screen .I’ll install on my Westfalia 1985( all metal)
Suggestion : run an ordinary candle or bees wax or. Soap, over that zipper of the cloth box you bought from the Thrift Store. It may make the zipper easy to use. We call these "decals"? - transfers if they are not sticky and stickers, because they have a sticky back.
hi Carolle!! the zipper is not sticking at all. it's just at an awkward angle because of how it sits back in the cabinet.
Love all your updates of course! One of the features on your channel I enjoy a lot. Gadgets and inventions are so interesting to me. I especially love everyone’s suggestions for attaching the magnets to the screens permanently for simplicity sake! I was surprised you didn’t think of something like that, Ms Gadget. Lol. Thanks for another fun video. ❤❤
hi Jojo!! of course I thought of sewing them in!! HAHA!! as I ponder over the best way to do that, I'll just use them as is for now!! 😊
@@LulusWay64 I knew it! You're the best at figuring tweaks out! Can't wait to see your next batch of tweaks and tips.
Love 💕 and light to all. 💕. ❤❤. ❤❤. 😊
I use cruise control in the city. What a game changer that is - I am always sure I will not get caught doing over the speed limit in town! 😊
Love all of your upgrades. The holographic flowers are so pretty.
Love the window screens and your holographic stickers
I like how you problem solve.
That GREAT with the s teen on the inside of window, and then the bottom just fits down in window!!!! Cool✨☺️
Screen
I love watching all of your van updates. Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of this with us!
Love your energy 🌻🤗👍
Maybe use the new little pouch in the cabinet to store your screens.
I really liked your ice-making method you showed us in another video. What an amazing idea.
I also have to have air flow, I can’t set in a room without moving air, and you did a great job with your new screen s for your doors, 👍
I love that swing away cargo basket!! It's brilliant!
Your window screens are brilliant!!!
You've been a Very busy little girl .... good job ❣👍🐢🤗
Bright woman!!......u're happy w/it.....that's all it takes.....Congratulations......
Everything looks just great. There’s always a few little changes that bother your eye ha ha I bet you did your way in today and it looks like you’ve lost a couple pounds.❤
So EXCITED for YOU and your screens! I too, find proper ventilation important. I want to run out and look at my door frame. Pretty sure there's lotsa metal.
Keep Dancing! 💃
The new screens are perfect!
🎉cruise..sweet window screens 😊 cute dress 👗 like the happy screen 💃..you go girl!
Can you leave the screen in place and close the window? That way it’s ready to go at least on the passenger side… Love all your tweaks! It always feels so satisfying to get that stuff done! ☮️❤️☀️
yes, the window freely goes up and down!! I will see if my vision is clear enough if I leave them in the windows. 😊
Lulu- I love your 'be smarter than the problem' solution videos!
Especially the screens!!!
I wonder if you could glue the multiple sets of the two tiny magnets together and maybe sew them in a hem, like you did in your mosquito net project? Then it might be a quicker and easier way to install?
I just love your solutions😀
great suggestion, thanks! 😊
I am so happy you are using your screen I agree about air flow so glad your going with yours yep❤❤❤❤
With your screens like they say where's there a will there's a way so better love it❤❤❤❤
You are simple, but right!. Your van is amazing. We like this channel. You know what, you will get your 1k followers because you are fresh and natural ; and overall a very positive person❤. Bye Lulú!
You will do it❤🎉!
You will get 1k of followers very soon !. You will see it !. ❤
Thank you Lulú for your feedback. We ❤️ your channel. Fresh videos ever. Nice😂😁🫠💯👌
My truck 2018 Chevy Express extended Cargo Van doesn't. I have to stop every 2 hours to rest. I couldn't even put the push button to turn and warm to start it up either.
You are genius
Wow, your set up is not only cute but slick! Excercises, great!
I was smiling thru this entire video!❤😊
keep smiling! 😊
I had to install cruise control in my 2010 GMC Savana that I had camperized.. I couldnt find anyone to install it, but I was able to purchase a kit. The kit alone cost over $600 CDN. My retired mechanic volunteered to help me install it.
The instructions were not great and we missed one tiny arrow in one of the diagrams. Missing that bit of instruction meant we couldn’t get it to work!!😔
A few months later, my son was visiting from out of town. He is not only an electrician, he is also very good at working on his own vehicles and understands a 12 volt(DC) system. Right away without even looking at the instructions, he spotted what we had missed. As soon as he made a simple adjustment it worked like a dream. I took another look at the diagrams and there it was, that teensy, weensy arrow!! Duh!
I love having the cruise contol for road trip!
wow, I'm impressed that you installed it yourself!! YAY YOU! 👍
I really like the decals, and your upgrades n you're van. You will be all set for winter.
You smart cookie! Love your screens.
Lulu, you sure are a smart cookie. You always have great ideas. I love your daisies. I was thinking if you had any left put some in your medicine cabinet and maybe paint the wooden board to. I think it would make it more cheerful. What do you think? I adore your picture on the front. Just keep on dancing 😊😅😂.
hi Ruth!! thanks for your suggestions!! 😊
I have often said that I didn’t understand why people like the Noseeum netting. Yes, it keeps out the bugs, but also keeps out the air. This is a great solution. I have been meaning to try it to see if it would work. I was watching your video sitting in my van and I noticed I also have that thin metal everywhere, so I am off to the hardware store tomorrow.. Thank you.
hi Connie! I hope the idea works well for you too!!! 😊
Thank you for thinking that through on the screens because I made my own screens too and they just look bad. They don’t look organized if I can use that word to describe it. They were hard to get tight. But your idea is perfect with the magnets giving you have all the control inside instead of outside.😁
Since you are so 'eye candy' thinking I was wondering why you didn't put the screens inside with magnets. well now you have and with less material, less hassel and more pleasure received in use ! Congratulations on all the upgrades and tweeks. THANKS for sharing.
🎤I'm so excited, I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control 🎷🎵🥁 I love the trim and decals and of course, perfect screens!
haha!!! just throwin' in a bit of bling!! 😊
Very happy positive lady with good creative ideas a pleasure to watch ❤😊👏👏
thanks Joelle, for your kind message!! 😊
Van is looking spiffy 😊. Love your ideas 💡
You are a very smart lady! Nice!
Screens are so clever! Way to go LuLu! Love your channel and content!
I'm so happy you enjoy my channel, thanks for letting me know that!! 💕
I also ❤ the screen idea and immediately modified it for my van/rv, using a tension rod on the bottom in the window frame as my van has no metal there. It’s worked so well, I’ve shared your idea (giving you credit of course) with my RV group online. It looks so stealth, I’ve left the passenger side screen in, so that when I travel with my dogs I can keep the window open and the dogs in 😁
I love it all! Especially the decals. ❤
You are an inspiration, your creativity is amazing. Great job! 👍
Hi Lulu, just sharing something I came across.
There is a UA-cam page out of Japan also doing camper van life. He DIY'd his interior and you would think he was using a huge vehicle but he's not! His vehicle is about your size. 😮 It's amazing how he got a lot in a small space.
His channel might actually be helpful to someone else who is looking for a way to organize what they need to have with them.
His channel is - Little Camper.
He installed a shelving unit without drilling into the vehicle 😮.
thanks, I'll check it out! 😊
I’ve never trusted cruise control, so although I have it, nope for me😂
My husband would get too much on automatic pilot for my liking when using cruise!
You rock on the screen solution, fantastic Lulu!! I agree about the ventilation!! Your smile still warms my heart every time you solve your latest tweaks❣️All really great fixes too! Cheers Debbie🇨🇦♥️
hey Debbie!! so nice to hear from you!! miss you!! 😊
@@LulusWay64 ♥️
To easily remove sticky goo crap, slather in peanut butter for like a day. It then slids right off !!!! I did this today to a stubborn sticker on a dish dryer rack.
Love it!
Lulu, You're so clever ❤
Nice ❤ You should glue or sew the magnets in. It will save you time 😊
great suggestion, Annette!! 😊
Way to go.... Perfect...and you could put a binding all the way around and attach the magnets to the outside of the binding...😎
Great job with the screens. They are perfect. You don’t give up until you have things just as you want them. Your ideas are amazing. I love the flowers on the top of the box. So cute! All of the fixes are useful and will make things better for you.
Lots of great ideas and details to make a mobile home homier. Thank you
You are going to wish you had hemmed those magnets in place. Now that they're cut to fit, you could use bias tape to attach them. Or start over with a margin for the hem. And get a popsicle stick or tongue depressor to push them down between the glass and the metal at the bottom. It might need some sanding.
I have a 94 Chevy van…came with cruise control! I agree with you, I would never think to check for that on a newer van. I stumbled on your channel a few weeks ago…love it! Thank you!
hi Zelda!! I'm so happy you stumbled on my channel and that you are enjoying it!! I'm glad you are here!! Lulu 😊
GENIUS ON THE SCREENS!
Lulu your crafty. Sandwich the magnets between the full screen and small pieces of scrap screen, hand sew around each magnet if you use an extra heavy duty thread, upholstery thread in a matching color they should visually disappear.
thanks for the suggestion!! 😊
I like the new screens very clever.
You always come up with the greatest ideas! Thank you! ❤
HI Lulu 🙋♀️ Great ideas 💡 on the screen and cruise control 😊❤
Awesomeness 👌🏽on those screens. 🙌🏽
Fabulous upgrades for your convenience, Lulu! I love the stickers and the rhinestones. Such a lovely thing to do: carry something of your Mother's with you! Safe travels on the roads and enjoy!