WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014
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Robin - such beautiful Princesses! Your youngest is the same age as mine.
I've been emailing Amazon today as our DVD/HDD recorder has been delayed by three days. Luckily this rarely happens, but it is very annoying when it does.
Got all my prep for the dinner party done yesterday. The moussaka looks fabulous. I will only have a small portion and there will be plenty left for Sat night. :bigsmile: I bake the slices of eggplant rather than fry them so that saves a lot of calories.
The important thing is that I am fulfilling the painter's criterion of having a relaxing meal without jumping up and down to do cooking. He doesn't have to know that I've spent three hours preparing! ! ! ! :laugh: I will be joining him in a mocktail (he is a recovering alcoholic) which is diet tonic, lime juice, Angostura bitters. Then I will have red wine with the moussaka. I will have a whole panna cotta (they are quite small) but no orange biscuit. I will have one half of the starter bruschetta. I did 606 calories exercise this morning.
We moved into the new bedroom last night and slept this morning until 8.23 ! ! ! ! ! !,,
Haven't done that in years! It must be the blackout blind, or maybe I was just exhausted after so many nights severely short of sleep. :laugh:
I'm looking forward to tonight and as most of the prep is done, bar grilling the bruschetta bread, I can concentrate on getting up some nice sparkly lights and laying a lovely table, my favourite bit.
Barb - I too love to entertain with food, but I have still managed to get to target. I think really good, tasty food can be a help when watching your weight as somehow you are satisfied with less, rather than bland stodge. Also when I have cooked it I don't need to eat it all, but enjoy wstching other people eat it. I have always been more inclined to overeat when I am depressed and on my own - my DH going off to footbsll always used to be a trigger for me, but not any more. If I am happy and busy and have friends around me I can resist temptation and enjoy the giving and sharing aspect rsther than stuffing my face. If I am out to eat I take small portions of the good stuff and leave anything boring or unhealthy on the plate. As I have very high standards that isn't difficult. My weakness lately has been wine and I am resolved to watch that. Hence the mocktail tonight!
You can do it! Cut back on the portions, leave out the fattening stuff, or only have a nibble (that works forr me as a "moderator") and increase your exercise by degrees. For me exercise is the key, but I never used to like it or do it. I am very slowly growing to like it and feel bad if I don't do it, but really I do it to give me calories to eat. It works! ! ! ! ! :laugh: And I absolute love the fitness it brings and the shape of my body. I am happy every time I look in the mirror and see the arm defintion and a waist! ! ! ! ! ! On my profile photos there is one of me in a mauve top with my stomach sticking out as it used to. I look seven months pregnant and I got worse than that! ! ! ! ! ! Let that be your inspiration!
Love to all, got to wash my hair!
Heather in gloomy Hampshire UK
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Alison ... have a wonderful vacation ... relax, rejuvenate, may it be a time of blessing!
Another 1.5 pounds released today for a total of 2.5 this week ... still 6 pounds from my lowest point though.
Doctor's appointment this morning ... will discuss coming off statins ... not happy at all with them and my numbers were low to begin with ... but now glucose is increasing (and I believe from my reading that may be a result of the statin).
Husband and I hope to Christmas shop this evening. Migraine son finally say some improvement last night, but still not well enough to go to school.
Joyce ... you cannot offend someone who likes fruitcake ... we're sort of a strange breed to begin with! Lol!
Heather ... great advice which I have recently begun to follow!
Beth ... in WNY where we got 8 inches of snow yesterday! Blech!0 -
Good morning. Well, not quite good, but not completely horrible. Yet. Molly was barking like a fool at 3AM, so Spot rushed to join in the sing-along, and I never got back to sleep after that. This morning my throat is even more sore and now I have an upset stomach, but still no fever. Then went to take the kids to school and DGD#2 was sick too. She vomited all over everywhere. I nearly joined her. So I got the other two to school and came to the studio to find that the kiln had malfunctioned and the alarm was going off. I was hoping for a few new pots for tonight, but no luck there. It may have gotten up to temperature, and malfunctioned on the way back down, so things may be OK, but I can't know till it's cool enough to open, which probably will not be before 6:00. I think I need a new thermocouple. I can refire those pots if need be, so they probably won't be completely lost, just not ready for the open house tonight.
So I sat down to make a list of what I still need to do today and cannot think straight enough to make the list, so here I sit trying to get my mind to work.
I hope you all have a great day.
Sylvia
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Poor Sylvia; hope you feel better soon!
P.S. Those of you doing holiday baking may enjoy this!
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The sky was just gorgeous at sunrse........big pink puffy clouds and streaks toward the east!! Bright sun again but will not get out of the 40's once more. Have a lunch at a very "in" new place today; can't wait to see it!
Hoping those on the west coast---Barbie, Katla, Kim,jb, Mimi and anyone I forgot are doing OK with all the wind and weather.
Brenda.........You have had an awful year; BUT you are coping well and can be so proud of that!!!.........many, many hugs to you.
Barb......Hope you were able to stay awake for the newscast.......you can look online for the station and probably see the clip again and again. Great grand kids!!!!
Michele.........Boo for the person who "outed" you on the party........How impolite!!!
Heather..........OOOOOHHH.......that menu!!!! Delicious!!!
Beth.........Congrats on the loss.
Sylvia.........I am so sorry you are ill (and how frustratng on the pots!!!) .......will be sending "feel better" thoughts to you all day so you can get through. Hang in there. Poor sick DGD too!
Well, ladies, must empty the dryer and head up for shower.
Stay strong!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic
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exermom - LOVE your embarrassing experience, loloololol! and jumping rope fast is just that, using 1 leg, sometimes both, sometimes one, alternating, jumping rope going forward, then back.0
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Soooooo happy now! Fixed up my lights so we are nice and sparkly. Laid the table with nightlights and some of my silver Christmas bits. Picked some winter flowers and berries for the living room. Found last years pillar LED candles - put batteries in. It looks so nice. :bigsmile:
Just going to make some French dressing for the salad then grill some sourdough for the bruschetta. By the time they arrive I will be a true Lady of Leisure! ! ! ! :laugh:
Our new duvet cover set arrived today so I have put it over the bottom of the bed like a runner and draped half the pillows. I want the painter to see what his handiwork looks like now the furniture and accessories are back in. His wife will be interested, I'm sure. Yesterday my cleaner couldn't stop enthusing about the room - she seemed quite bowled over! I am slowly putting things back in, but if I don't like them enough they don't go back. We need a new wastepaper basket and a new linen bin. :ohwell:
My complaint to Amazon went well. I had an immediate email back to say they are sending out another one today by One Day Delivery. Should arrive tomorrow. I expect the last one got stolen at the depot!
Love to all. Sorry to hear about the storms on the West Coast. We had a very, very windy night, but I slept through it!
Bye for now - Heather, getting excited in Hampshire UK
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Just starting to really get into using MFP. I have logged on every day for 10 days. That's a record for me. I know I'm late to the game for December but will post what my goals are for the remainder of December and plan for new goals for January. I would love to make some friends on here to help encourage me and I can encourage you.
Goals for the remainder of December.
-log my food in MFP every day (every item)
-get to the gym at least 3 times per week (a current cold has sidetracked this goal)
-get through the Christmas food season without falling back to old habits
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Good morning everyone! I have been trying to keep up with all the posts in this thread but I know I missed some of it. Lots of motivational posts!
Lost another pound when I got on the scale this morning! I was pretty sure eventually it would start showing on the scale again. The first few weeks I lost each week then Thanksgiving and the grandkid weekend happened and I stalled out. But looking at my stats I can see exactly why. Back on track now. My main goal now is to lose a couple more pounds before my Mom's Christmas dinner. I have NO control there and frankly don't worry about it. It is just one day. The other two Christmas gatherings I have to go to we are just doing small meals so I am not as tempted to overeat.
Someone asked what exercise I am doing at my exercise class. It is a group of ladies in town who are just getting together twice a week for an hour. We switch up using different DVDs. Zumba, Richard Simmons, Leslie Sansone, Shawn T so far. All of it gives us good exercise and we have a lot of fun. And it is free.
I did buy myself some Zumba DVDs for at home so I can do them on off evenings if I feel like it or I will ride my exercise bike. Once it gets warm again DH will walk outside with me also. We love to do it together. Also have a treadmill but I don't use it much. I have motivated DH to do more exercise lately and I am so glad. He is in pretty good shape but lately he has been sitting more than he likes at work and he decided he isn't feeling as good as he would like. So now we are both exercising a lot more. When the weather is good we work out at our property clearing brush, mowing, gardening, cutting trees, etc so our weekends are very active. Winter is more of a challenge.0 -
Good morning! Just a quick pop-in to say hello. I now have both of my children under my roof. I can't say it is all joy, but it is interesting!
The cookie thing: I used to love to bake cookies and give them away at Christmas. It's just sort of a tradition around here. However, I no longer really enjoy any part of Christmas so no more baking cookies. The hard part for me is the trays of cookies that people keep bringing to work!
Fruitcake: Absolutely love it!! I really missed eating it last year.
I'm overwhelmed with the amount of things that I must get accomplished before the end of the month. I turned over finding a Christmas gift for my mother to my brother, something I have never done before--I can't afford what she needs so he is going to share a gift with me. I have no clue what my father will be getting. Other than that, I am done with Christmas. What I am not done with is packing! I've got to get some sleep and find some energy and time to get that accomplished.
I am off to finish up with work and then I have a therapist appointment (heaven knows I need it!!!!) followed by leading a training session at church with my pastor and associate. After that, I truly hope to pack, pack, pack!
Carol in NC0 -
hi everyone so is everyone doing both points and calories?
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Tonight is our church's "Sweet Christmas". Desserts and a Variety Show. I host a table which means I decorate it and serve as hostess to our guests. I made cream cheese mints, mini cheesecakes and cookies. It is supposed to be desserts but I'm also serving sausage/cheese/crackers and cocoa almonds since a couple at my table don't do desserts. I'll try to get a picture of my table and post it later.
I've been logging everything but have been over on my goals lately. Blaming it on being busy. But ultimately I know it is bad choices. Keeping on keeping on!0 -
Happy Friday! I am off this weekend, but lots of things to get done. Going to have DGD that is 6 and DGGS who is 3 for the night. Then tomorrow going to take them and a couple more DGC to have breakfast with Santa and then bake Christmas cookies. So want to get my cards finished this afternoon after work, before the kids come. Sounds like we could be getting snow and some bad weather Sunday evening.
DGD's school program yesterday went very well. Those little ones work so hard. I just get upset because alot of the parents let the other kids run all over and they all crowd to the front.
Robin--beautiful girls.
Brenda-sending HUGs!
Beth--Congrates on the weight loss.
Sylvia--Hope you feel better soon and DGD also. Praying your open house goes well.
Cynthia--Thanks for sharing, Cute ideas.
Heather--WOW!! you table sounds beautiful and so in the spirit of Christmas. You are so talented.
Carol--breath!
The sun in not going to shine today. Thinking I need to make soup tomorrow. See how tonight goes. I will enjoy the time with the DGC and know by tomorrow night I will a nap. Take care and keep on keeping on.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE0 -
TGIF~another dreary day.Daughter decorated the tree.Looks like Christmas.
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"Doctor's appointment this morning ... will discuss coming off statins ... not happy at all with them and my numbers were low to begin with ... but now glucose is increasing (and I believe from my reading that may be a result of the statin)"
I was on statins from 1999 to 2004 (doctors insisted) when American doctor realised my muscles (I had been a body builder) were lysing and glucose UP. She was shocked to see me after 7 years at size 22 when I was a 12 when she last saw me and fit and healthy. I now take LIPIDIL a non-statin and my levels are fine. I have genetically high cholesterol, traced back to great granny, and diagnosed aged 21.
Day 7 week 3 of Jeannette's challenge. I have to do Circuit B weights and Belly Blast this morning.
Rest and walk day to morrow0 -
Hi all!
Congrats to those of you who are making such good choices and resisting these holiday temptations! I did well at the dinner last night but then came home and blew it on chocolate. Oh, well....
The dinner I attended was given by a group of women in a professional teaching sorority I used to belong to. I was invited to rejoin. All night long I was made to feel welcome with hugs and kind words. It made me feel so special. We will meet once a month. I am looking forward to being a part of the group again. The only down side is that they meet in another section of Nashville which is a loooooong drive from my home and will usually be at rush hour. I was so tired last night that I slept in and did not go to the Y to workout. I can't make that a pattern so the next time I'll make sure I save some energy for working out.
Today I went back to my elementary school to help a kindergarten teacher friend. It was so rewarding working with the kids on alphabet, etc. I really enjoyed it. Also got to see some other friends and former coworkers. They noticed my weight loss and raved about how rested and rejuvenated I looked since retiring. I feel for them. Teaching is such a stressful profession now.
Doing well with my December goal to wish someone "Merry Christmas" each day. I've only missed my water goal one day.
Sorry this is all about me.
Hugs to all of you - happy, sad, or in-between
- Merry Christmas
Toni in very sunny (yeah!) TN0 -
Michele: The woman from Newcomers who questioned you about invitations to your home in front of others is either totally clueless, or purposely mean. If I was in your place, she’d have to earn her next invitation, which she might receive before the eternal place of punishment freezes over. Or not. :flowerforyou:
Joyce: We lost a fiberglass storage box from one of our slips. I’d say we lucked out compared to some others. We have not lost electricity at all. :flowerforyou:
Heather: Congratulations on a wonderful night’s rest in your newly redecorated bedroom! :flowerforyou:
Sylvia: Sending good wishes and a warm hug. :flowerforyou:
Carol: Moving is so much work, but I envision your happiness in your new home. I think it will be worth the effort. :flowerforyou:
This evening I am looking forward to a riding lesson, and tomorrow we go to DS’s for the weekend. They want to go out to fancy places, so I bought a new top that is sparkly. I hope it is suitable. I am not accustomed to “fancy” because I don’t usually enjoy it. Being with the kids will be fun and sharing their enjoyment is a good idea.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
December Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep.
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hi all. I see there are 118 posts since I was here last; no chance of catching up. I had a busy busy day, leaving at 1040 and not getting back until nearly 5. Tomorrow we will be out all day too, and it's date night. So I probably won't really be chatting til Sunday. Take care all. Meg0
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The storm was kind of a big one. I had to rebuild the Kennel roof this morning before I went to work because the wind blew it down. I lost power for about 5 minutes. Not to bad. I am hanging in there. I hope you all are well.
Robin, Bodi and Ritter
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The woman who organized the collecting of hats for Head Start announced today that she had collected enough hats (over 40 including the 20 she knitted herself, the four from me and the eight from Terri). She took a picture of the hats spread out on her guest bed and here they are:
We live in a part of NW Washington that frequently misses the storms so we were untouched by anything except a bit of rain but people 30 minutes or more east of us lost power and dealt with horrible wind. 24,000 steps today---two hour line dance class that I taught, almost three hours of walking dogs, and some time on the exercise bike. Best wishes for sanity and balance for all of you who are facing challenges with holiday activities.
Barbie from NW Washington 
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
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stats for today:
Ride home to gym- 12.42 minutes 14 average miles per hour, 3miles
expresso bike trail-challenging-stormy hollow- 35.28min, 105aw (average watts), 12.8amph, 7.44mi
ride gym to tacoma dome train station- 6.18 minutes 13.5 average miles per hour 1.4 miles
ride tacoma dome train station to home- 187.22minutes 9.4 average miles per hr 2.7miles
jingle bell run tomorrow in seattle, one of my favorite fun runs, spending the day and night in seattle, sunday morning doing the run, going back to the hotel, take a hot shower then off to breakfast where we met b4 going home....
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Did an hour of deep water today. Remembered to take my coupons and a blanket I made that had some mistake in it to the Humane Society, but totally forgot my aluminum. Well, I'll be that way Tuesday so I'll drop it off then. The plan is to do a DVD called "10 Pounds Down" tomorrow.
Cynthia - no offense taken at all. Maybe some of it has to do with the fact that Jess works so much with animals and many of them do pass. anyway, it's her decision, she'll have to live with the results. Maybe she's feeling that Lance isn't going to make it much longer but the girl who is graduating and her brother will be her friends for a long time to come. Who knows?
After the deep water class went to Bi-Lo to get the items on sale. I had a raincheck (I didn't realize it was from 2013!) for cat litter. I got the only two containers they had and there was a coupon from Target for another $5 off of 2, so I wound up paying $7.49 for each 27lb container. With 4 cats we'll go thru it, that's for sure! Then went to CVS to get soda with their coupon and to pick up Loki's med. Last time Vince wants to wait until the last minute before ordering it and I was the one who wound up making a special trip to pick it up. So this time I refilled the prescription about a week before we'd run out of the phenobarbitol. Still don't have any idea how to get the other med into him. Last night we tried putting it in the syringe and putting that in his mouth, the thing was that the syringe for some reason kept sticking. We even tried another syringe we had and we didn't have any problem with it sticking when we had to give Bonnie the antibiotic, but it stuck this time. I'm honestly suspecting the med.
Then did some housecleaning. Vacuumed all the rugs, polished the wood tables, worked on cleaning the floor, cleaned the cabinets and the steel appliances. Don't know how long that'll stay clean since the plan for tomorrow is to do the cooking for the next week.
Also made these 7 layer bars. We'll have some sunday. The other day Denise called and said that she liked them. Last time I made them she told me she didn't like them. Oh well.....we'll have them Sun and then on christmas Eve. I'm thinking I'll get a pork roast for Christmas day.
Beth - congrats on the loss. and with all the stress you have with your son, a loss is awesome. MORE snow? Where are you putting it all?
Sylvia - hope you and your gd are ok
Jan - Heather's menus are ALWAYS delicious. There have been times when I just can't read them or else I'd be salivating and wanting to snack
pipcd - One time about a year ago I used jumping rope for an exercise in the morning. That was something I could do in the hotel before we went to Jess' for thanksgiving. Only problem was that I developed a pulled achilles tendon and it must have taken about 6 months to heal. I admit, I didn't want to take any med so I just used this topical cream. That may have been a contributing factor to it taking so long to heal. Now I don't do jump rope any more.
SooGal - welcome! We don't honestly care when you join in, we care that you do join in. We're so happy to have ya
Next week they're doing the annual maintenance on the pool at the Y (they drain it and clean it), so no deep water class next week. Well, maybe the following week. Even if they don't have class on Wednesday, maybe I can get some time swimming laps in
Lisa - I asked for the zumba gold for the Wii for Christmas. Hope I get it. I have a zumba for the Wii which I would sell at a yard sale because I don't care for all the twisting on my knees
cinnamon - I only do calories
Lesley - it's truly wonderful to see people who take care of themselves, like the people on this thread
I finally put those magic cookie bars in the freezer. I just couldn't stand to have them staring me in the face each time I opened the refrigerator. I'll take them out Sunday.
katla - I suspect that that woman from the Newcomers who questioned me in front of others is just totally clueless. She used to be the treasurer. When Vince took it over, she didn't even have it set up so that she could view the account online! She had a line on the budge marked "miscellaneous", which makes no sense at all. They suspect it was there just to balance the budge. Now there is no way on this green earth Vince would put up with something like that. Her treasurer's reports went like this "we started with a balance of x, had income of x, expenses of x, leaving a balance of x". No mention of where the income came from, what the expenses were, nothing. Vince's reports are usually something like "we started off with a balance of x, had income of x which represents ___ and ___, expenses of x for _____, leaving a balance of x". Like I said, she's just clueless, but her husband is a sweetie. I won't be going out of my way to invite her, but if we invite the bowlers (her husband bowls) or if we host a social, I can't exclude her. But like I said, I'm not going to go out of my way. Then again, I never have.
A neighbor just invited me to another neighbor's house for a "brunch" on the 20th. That means I have to make something. Well, I found this egg, sausage, and spinach casserole that I'll probably make. Bad part is that Vince won't eat it. Depending on how much is left over, I may just freeze the rest and use it on Christmas day. Maybe Jess and Denise will eat it.
pipcd - good luck on the run. How sweet that you're going to breakfast where you met.
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Katla and Barbie, thanks for letting us know you are OK. I have seen so much devastation on TV.
Michele, sometimes I think that because I was a nurse I can be pretty nonchalant about death. Not my own families but when some one speaks of a death of one of my friends family members, I just think about it as a stage of life. I know when my MIL died, I was devastated for awhile but the funeral home had a program that a grief counselor called routinely and I was really OK. On her one really anniversary of her death we went to the cemetary and talked about her but we were OK. It didn't bother me at all working with the patients as they were dying, cleaning them up after. I was a nurse almost 30 years and it is a stage of ones life. I was always very respectful of the family, made a lot of special arrangements for them while at the hospital. I think that is why my Mom made both my sister and I as power of attorney for health care. My sister would want the doctors to do anything for Mom and I realized the repercusions of what her life would be.
I am so glad I don't have to be worrying about ALL the preparations for Christmas. W all bring something. Michelle does the turkey at her house and a niece cooks a ham at her home. Our out of towners bring things like fancy disposable plates, napkins,etc. I know I may make some of you swoon and maybe faint but we use instant potatoes. OK, that is out, are you all OK. My kitchen just gets to hot for the oven to be on as long as it is already and I don't want to have the stove on all the time needed for 10 pounds of potatoes. Plus my dream is to one day have a stove top that has more than one large burner. GRRRR. Why do I need 3 small and 1 large??
Toni, so glad you were able to help out and teach some. I am sure that is why I am so healthy now. Having to go on disability from my MS allowed my body to be a lot stressed. Stress is a big enemy to MS.
I have decided that I might keep the dress for Trinity. Charlie really likes it so I am going to have Christina measure Trinity, waist and length waist to knee and bust size. Also actual leg length for the jeans that I am doubting about this particular store.
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Meg: Have some fun and drop in when you can. You’ve had a lot to do lately. :flowerforyou:
Robin: Sorry about your damaged kennel. We had no damage other than our lost dock box. It blew into the river and then sank. :flowerforyou:
Barbie: I’m glad you didn’t have storm damage. It was really amazing to watch. It went through here in daylight and we had a front row seat. It was beautiful, and powerful, and a bit destructive. Bottom line, the word awesome means something when applied to an act of nature like this. :flowerforyou:
Michele: You have a generous attitude toward the woman from Newcomers. I admire you for it. :flowerforyou:
The stable where I ride has no power to the barn, the arena OR the house, so we rode outside in the pasture and stopped when the light started to fail. I hope the owner is staying warm enough. No more lessons for me for at least a couple of weeks. I really enjoy my instructor. She is an open, honest and refreshing woman in her late twenties. She doesn’t make me feel awkward to be starting from the beginning at 65. I’ve had lessons many times before, but they didn’t yield what I wanted to learn. This is the best yet.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
December Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep.
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Hi everyone,
I haven't been here for months so I wanted to stop by and see how you are all doing. I've missed reading about everyone's busy lives.
I'm so busy this school year I hardly have time to turn around. But I hope to stop by and check out this forum more often.
Christmas decorations are up...or as many as I will have time for. Tomorrow is shopping for gifts day. My older son is moving to the Denver area right after Christmas so I will wait to send their gifts to their new home.
My younger son graduated as a marine corps drill instructor and now lives here. I'm SO happy to have two little grandson's in the area. (One is actually in my first grade class! The other is 7 months old.)
On Christmas Day I'm headed to Wisconsin for a wedding...unless the weather is bad. I just don't think I can drive in bad weather anymore. I hope I can go though. I will get to see my 90 year old dad too.
Enjoy every minute of this beautiful holiday season!
Eileen near rainy (finally) San Diego
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Good morning. I just read an interesting article. It could have been from MFP! It stated that people with a support group have more success with weight loss.
It is frustrating. I need to lose 7 kilos, which is about 15 pounds to not be 'overweight' anymore. Why is that so difficult? Is it my age, my thyroid, my lack of stick to it ness??
I will hopefully begin here, with a support group. I know from reading the posts you are a great and supportive bunch.
We have a catered Christmas dinner tonight. I always have trouble logging food I have not prepared myself. I will just not eat much and take it easy on the wine.
Goals for December:
use MFP
make more of an effort to reach my 10,000 steps on days I don't work.
Thanks for listening!
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Well, it is late (after 10pm) on 12/12 and I am starting from the 9th…. Opps! So I’ll do some serious reading and random commenting… I finally have the Christmas tree in the house, and plan on decorating it tomorrow between the farmers market, a craft fair, a client meeting, an evening babysitting job and some errands – oh yes and there is at least one letter jacket to be done. I need 100 hours in a day!
Heather – I think it is great that you are “adopting” the yoga teacher’s daughter as your charity, I too give to some favorite organizations, but love when I can find a way to help someone in or on the fringes of my circle.
Katla – I am jealous that you have gifts wrapped…. Checking in with the PT about the trip is a good idea, and breaking it up as much as you can, so stopping every few hours to get out and walk around helps - If you do some of the driving and he could even sit in the back where he could stretch out?
Newbies – welcome!!!
Cookies – Ok from the California connection… I love Christmas cookies, and make tons of them! Each kind is a more time intensive cookie than I would make the rest of the year….I take Christmas paper plates and put a few of each kind on plates and share them with neighbors and friends, bring them to gatherings, folks always seem pleased, and I have one neighbor who even stopped me last year as I carried a plate to another neighbor and introduced herself and asked if now we were good enough friends for her to get a plate of cookies…
And weather – we had a windy rainy week… almost 9 inches this week! That is a lot for us. And off and on very windy, but no damage in my area. Tonight it is clear and cold, down into the high 30s (I know that is not that cold, but this is California and we are wimps)
I did walk every day, rain pants, slicker, and off Levi and I went…I don’t mind walking in the rain, but one day on our way home the rain was blowing right into my face for the last 20 minutes… I ended up awfully wet and cold..
Fighting some depression; this is not like me; but the holidays are not working out to be what I hoped for - I really thought losing weight would help my social life and it is just the same as it always has been – boring, and I just don’t know how to fix it. The only things I can come up with to fix it cost money and I just have very little spending money; 6 months from now and my business loan will be paid off and that will help. Slogging through… not being as good as I should be on the food logging, but better than November…. Baby steps.
Night all!
December goals:
Walk every day
Log all bites everyday
Do a fun thing every week.
Kim from N. California
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HI, all.........Awake since 3:20am........will leave in a half hour to help set up and time a local 5K to benefit a city ambulance crew. Temp currently 32, winds pretty calm, so, could be a lot worse.
The new restaurant yesterday was perfect..........super ambiance and decor, delicious food, great service........could not have asked for more or better. We laughed and laughed once everyone got there---one woman went to the wrong restaurant!!! They only do breakfast and lunch and really have found their niche!!!
pip........Have a great run!!!!!
lisa.......congrats on your loss
Katla.......I am so glad you are happy with your riding instructor; sounds like she is just what you were looking for. Safe and fun trip to you and DH.
Robin.........Repairs done!! Good job!
Kim..........Wish I could do something for you to make things better; how is it going with roommate?
Heather ........Hope your dinner party went well.
Stay strong!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic
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Good morning everyone!
The “community” part of the site wasn’t working well for several hours. Glad it’s working again.
Meg: glad to see you; looking forward to your next post.
Michele: agree with Katla about the Newcomers lady. Read your post; I’m continually amazed at your energy. Don’t know how you do it! Does the vet have any suggestions for giving Loki’s meds?
Robin: keep hanging in there!
Barbie: lots o’ hats!
Kim: love the neighbor asking for cookies! Spend Christmas chatting with us; we’ll be here! I know what you mean, though. I tend to be a little depressed around Christmas since my family’s so far away and the Christmas celebrations where I am tend to be kind of boring. I try to have one occasion I need to spiff myself up for; that usually puts me in a good mood.
Yanniejannie: glad you had such a good time at the restaurant.
I am cooking spaghetti squashes today. I ordered three of them at the greengrocer’s and got a half of one free (extra). I’m doing them in the oven, which takes about an hour; does anyone do them in the microwave?
Eating has been ****** recently. Have gained. I need that knee!
Hope everyone has a good day!
Cynthia :flowerforyou:
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Goodmorning Ladies,
finally back home from my sisters, she is doing much better, had back surgery so may take her awhile. Now on to get Christmas underway here, we go to my dd for Christmas Day so I don't have a lot of cooking to do just a few special treats that will stay there, my weight is not great but iam not running to food to fix everything guess we can learn new things as we age because I never thought I would walk away from something sweet.
So much has been going on here we are a busy bunch, thoughts and prayers going out to all
take care
juanita0
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