WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

grandmallie

well I didn't go to the gym, but walked 3 miles instead.. my heel I just wrapped my foot with an ace bandage put socks and shoes and off I went...go in at noon today waiting for the grass to dry out so that I can mow the lawn before I go.

altygirl

DeeDee - thanks for telling me how to find the thread. It worked!

Katla49

Music Teacher: Welcome. This is a supportive group. Please let us know where you’re from. We have people from all over the world here and it is fun to know where each of us is from.:flowerforyou:

Lulu for the win: Good news/bad news-- You can win the weight loss fight BUT you’ll have to guard the gate forever. I’m still taking weight off, but we have several members who have reached their goal and keep coming here to get and give support. I hope to be one of them someday.:bigsmile:

Gail: With all you’ve accomplished you can be sure that if the doctor says you need Lipitor you really need it. There is a tendency in our society to over prescribe medicines, but this isn’t the case in your situation. :noway: You are not a failure. DH was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. When he got out of the hospital and had to take insulin his mom called him an addict. She was ashamed of him. Don’t do anything similar to yourself!



I’m at my SIL’s in eastern Oregon, which is usually a dry place compared to where we live, but today it is raining and it feels WONDERFUL. I feel as if my skin is absorbing moisture from the air. I’m not sure if we’ll stay here another day or leave for home today. I can handle it either way.

Katla in NE Oregon

June goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.

Kalley1959

Good morning from sunny, hot & humid Ontario

Welcome to the newbies :flowerforyou: I just joined in at the beginning of this month. What a supportive group of women.

there will be no sneaking in workouts at work today, I have a horrible migraine again! :sad:

Sorry to be short & sweet but it's hard to focus today.

Have a great day and drink your water :drinker:

Sandy from ON

sandhillsmom

Good morning everyone!

Did a mid week weigh in and I'm down a pound! Woohoo! Just a quick check in before starting up my day around here. I'll check in at lunch and be more detailed with folks.

Jan

wessecg

Busy on vacation with no internet connection. At a coffee shop right now. I'm putting a link to my husband and daughter doing Kareoke. It is funny.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201478524992797&set=vb.1466106219&type=2&theater



Husband making me leave!! Bye.

LucyT4dieting

Good morning ladies,

We are still having some crazy weather here. Hot and humid with violent storms almost every day.
Fortunately, the mornings have been perfect for getting in my run. Since running outside, I have had to buy panty liners because when I run, I leak….ewwwww! :embarassed: I never drink until I return, and I make sure that I go to the bathroom before I leave for my run, but it still happens. I didn’t have this problem on the TM, so I guess running up and down hills makes the difference. Anyone else have this problem? Since I never was a runner, I’ve never experienced this before, but I’m guessing age is a factor. Getting old sucks!:grumble:

I’m struggling with maintenance. I am logging faithfully every day, but I have been consistently over my calories lately. I feel hungry a lot, and the things that satisfied me before are not cutting it now. I only gained one pound, but I am worried. A lot of people that I know have been calling me “skinny Minnie” recently, and I don’t want that to make me feel like I can start eating whatever I want. That was my MO for years of yo-yo dieting. I am putting this out there because I want to admit my struggles as well as my accomplishments. I want to be as healthy and active as I can without feeling deprived. It’s not helping that the summer always brings new challenges with more eating out, vacations, etc……:sad:

Congratulations to all you Blackhawks fans on your Stanley Cup win!:happy:

:frown: Amanda – So sorry you are not getting support from your family. You need to take it easy after surgery and I hope you get the chance to fully recover before doing anything strenuous. Is there anyone else who can help you with lifting your father?

:drinker: M – It’s good to see you back on track. Summer seems to be the time of year when there are lots of parties and vacations so I can relate to your struggle. We are here to support one another and we can do this together!

:flowerforyou: Suzy – The Blue Rocks are fun to watch, but there is definitely a difference between watching them and a professional team like the Phillies (even though they’re playing crappy this year!) Our soil isn’t very good here, but I am starting to see skinny cucumbers, tiny peppers and some tomatoes and zucchinis starting to grow. We have lots of flowers too, so I’m hoping for some good veggies come July.

:grumble: Jodios – I guess you and I are in the same boat with maintenance, but my DH is naturally thin so although he supports me, he also has lots of treats around. It’s a little hard not to get resentful when he goes back for seconds and thirds on dinner!

Cyndi –Your vacation sounded wonderful! I learned that pounds gained on vacation usually disappear quickly if I can get back on track when I return.

Sue in SD – Good luck on your surgery and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Joyce – I’ve done my registration on line before and was able to immediately print out a temporary registration that was good until the hard copy came in the mail.

:devil: Barbie – I wish I had your resolve! I would love to get to the point where I don’t miss certain foods, but I can’t see that happening, so every day is a struggle. Sometimes I feel like there’s a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. Most days the angel wins, but some days……

Michele – I’m sure the dress looks great! I’m hoping you’ll post a picture of yourself in it.

:sick: Katla – You should take it easy and not try and do the whole trip at once if you’re not feeling up to it. I hope you feel better soon.

Musicteacher – The thread says it’s for women ages 50+, but everyone is welcome. I’m sorry you have no support at home, but stick around and you’ll find plenty of support here.

:laugh: DeeDee – It’s OK when an 8 lb. Shih Tzu jumps in your lap, but Milo (my dog) is terrified of thunder and he’s 100 pounds! Sometimes he THINKS he’s a lap dog, but usually, he just crawls under the end table and lifts it up so everything goes flying!

:laugh: Carolyn (Louise) – ROFL! If only that were true….sigh!

Congrats to all on their success, and (((hugs))) to all who are struggling. Hang in…..it gets better!

GOALS FOR JUNE:
Increase weights for circuit training to 5 pounds each.
Consistent logging
Drink at least 9 glasses of water a day
Find an exercise class I enjoy

Hugs,
Lucy in DE.:bigsmile:

drkatiebug

Good morning!

Grandmallie, I have had heel issues in the past. Mine used to be so painful I could barely walk. The inserts made especially for plantar fasciitis helped and mine eventually healed. I’ve had all kinds of foot issues since I started exercising. Two of my toenails fell off. I thought I had a fungus, but the doctor said no, they were “traumatized.” The guy at the running shoe store said it was caused from wearing too short of shoes on the elliptical. I finally got my heel fixed, my toenails grew back, and I was still having problems with blisters. Then I discovered the Wrightsock anti-blister socks so now I refuse to wear any other brand.
Katla, enjoy your vacation. I’ve never been to the northwest; it’s an area of the country I would really like to see. Safe travels home.

Critter Sue, congrats on the fifth pound.

Vicki, that was a fantastic weigh in.

Liz, keeping up with this thread is my goal every month and I have yet to succeed!

Debby, welcome back to MFP. This is a great group for encouragement.

Barbie, it used to take me years to wear out a pair of walking shoes. Now I need news ones on a regular basis. I’ll bet it was fun picking those out.

Ohio Mom, hope a good night’s rest did the trick for you. Maybe the Zumba will also help to jazz up your exercise routine.
Michele, your river rock sounds lovely. I’m sorry the finished project is put on hold for a bit.
Marie, I totally keep hard boiled eggs on hand. I love to slice them up on top of lettuce and tomatoes for lunch. I had that yesterday.

Gail, I’m sorry about the cholesterol. I honestly think when it comes to cholesterol, genetics make the biggest difference. I have a friend who is thin, watches everything she eats, and still had to go on medication. My DH is on it, too.
Wessecg, Your DH and daughter look like they’re having so much fun. Why didn’t you sing along?

Jan, congrats on the mid-week weigh-in!

Sandy, hope you feel better soon. Migraines are the pits.

Well, yard work is never done, but I worked off and on all day. I got the grass mowed and trimmed 17 bushes with my new handy-dandy battery powered hedge trimmer. I had to take the regular pruners to the Camellia bush, but it is now half the size it was before I started. The whole front of the house looks like a new place. I thought I would be super sore today, but I am not. The sad thing is that two years ago I would not have been able to hold out to do that work. I actually feel pretty fantastic, if you want to know the truth. Today I need to run errands and do the grocery shopping. I also want to pick up some potting soil to repot some house plants that are getting too big for the pots they are currently in. I cleaned up the big mess I made yesterday, but I still need to get the leaf blower out and get rid of the small stuff, too.

jb_2011

Hi! It's raining again this morning. I'll be picking boysenberries later, wearing rain coat like I had to do yesterday. Of course it has to rain for days on end when they ripen, :grumble: causing some of them to mold. Gotta love Oregon. But I'm grateful to have them, there are plenty of huge, beautiful ones in perfect condition, and are they ever delicious I picked a flat and a half yesterday, yum yum! They're sitting on the kitchen table, I'll freeze most of them, and start a batch of brandy. :bigsmile:

I heard news that my great niece, Mariah got up and walked around in the hospital a little yesterday, so she's doing pretty well. I saw a photo of her, though, poor girl looks terrible, :brokenheart: and I guess she's still awfully upset and grumpy. They're continuing to wean her off steriods, matter of fact I think today she'll be off them completely. Spinal tap scheduled for a week from today. Keep your fingers crossed, and thanks so much for your continued support. :flowerforyou:

I noticed some of my happiness was missing this morning :ohwell: so I'm going to turn on some music and dance around while I clean. I'll get down to the track for a bit, too. Worked up a real good sweat yesterday, did 8 laps, even racewalked a full lap. It's not easy, but I'm thrilled that I can do it! I need some of that good burn this morning. Ate too much yesterday :blushing:

:flowerforyou: Welcome everyone new! Musicteacher, I'm a music teacher, too. ♪♫

Have a wonderful day, let's find the happy stuff in life and keep treating ourselves well.

jb in beautifully green, wet Portland


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phoo513

Good Morning, Ladies-

I found the thread again! You ladies just don't realize what type of a computer-idiot you are dealing with here.

It is nice to be back and feeling a bit better than I have for the last week. According to the Dr, there's nothing wrong with me. :huh: He does say that the diverticulosis can be triggered by stress, so he figures that is what has happened this time. So, I just need clean out the system, eat in a healthy manner, and start all over again.

I am waiting for a plumber today, and we know that the "sometime betweeen 9 & noon" is fantasy.. :grumble: Since I can't leave the house to go to the pool, I will get my exercise by cleaning..... oh, joy.


Jane- A 40 minute walk to the pool! Awesome...I would not have made it!

Robin- I hope the interview got you that job... you deserve it for the baloney you have suffered.

Grandmalie- That is just a 'little' sin, not a big, big one. You will only add a hundred or so years to your stay in purgatory......:)

Meg- 53,000! That's horrible...glad you are OK.

CityJane- Congratulations on the non-gain. I really do understand how exciting that is some weeks.

CritterSue- Nice to see you; love the puppy! I am sorry that you are in mourning; I, however, am doing my Happy Hockey Dance! Watch out for the snapping turtles, they do get ornery. I am glad that your gall bladder is unremarkable. However, it sounds like you are in the same boat I am in. My stomach, intestines, yadda yadda... are unremarkable, therefore there is nothing they can do, so I live w/ an oogie stomach. Sound familiar? Hope your gall bladder behaves and your discomfort eases.

Vicki- 5.6 lbs! That is awesome!

Liz- Waving right back at you! We are a chatty group, aren't we?

Yardtigress- I think I must have missed something...imagine that. Your arms are sore because your tea cake was so heavy?

Joyce- My partner tells everyone that he just always gets lost in Walmart because I disappear. Make sure yours carries his cellphone. It is the only way I can find my Bill after he wanders off to look at fishing tackle, new movies, or cute kids .... he's a grandpa, he likes kids.

Michelle- I like your advice to Amanda. Isn't amazing how hard it is to be kind to ourselves.
About the river rock, mice and snakes..... EEEEW! .....
About the bras and underwires- I have a very good friend who is a breast cancer survivor who was told by her specialist that no one should wear underwires because of the pressure on the soft tissues.

Ok- time to go off and do something wonderful. Take care, be well, and stay safe! Oh, just as an interesting sidenote, Tucson has been in triple digits every day this month!

Bye! Pat

jmkmomm

Did my weekly weigh in. Although I weigh the same I lost 3 inches this week and my blood sugar was 94. I guess that's the reason I am finally able to wear the blouses my sister gave me in March and I couldn't wear them because of my 'lower chest roll'. That's what I call it, the area between my waist line and abdominal roll. I guess I should be able to wear my Mom's sweatshirts this winter also!!!! She had several grandma sweatshirts I loved but couldn't wear. She wore 1X. I'm also beginning to think about getting some size 14 jeans at Walmart and hanging them in my closet.

Our central AC is out:sad: :sad: :sad: Rigth now at 10:45 it's 76 degrees. You better believe I'll be drinking my ice water. I may even drink the cat's water!!! I may stay at teh Y longer than usual just to enjoy the coolness. They are supposed to come this afternoon and check it out, that is unless we have storms again.

Joyce, Indiana

meyllisa

Well warm and humid again today but if you get out at the butt crackof dawn you can get a walk in before its sizziling hot
so that's done and my weigh in was just the same which to me is a win cause staying the same is as hard a loosing for me.

so much happening with all our ladies Dee Dee yes my profile pic is of my fur babies Amber is the cream one she is 3 this month
and reddish brown one is Beaker he is 2 they keep us busy and are so much fun! Hope your back is better.
Katla: have a safe trip home
Jmkmomm and Grandmallie: you ladies are a hoot and make my heart smile everyday thank you

best wishes to all take care and stay healthy

Juanita in steamy sudbury

rjadams

Yesterday i got hit with a big rock in my windsheild on my way to the training facility. It scared me to death. Today it will be fixed but it is so annoying and I hate spending money like this when it wasn't planned.

Training is going well and it means I am not at the office so I don't have to deal with too much snarking.

No walking though and I am eating horribly.

Oh Well.

Take care all,

Robin, Bodi and Ritter
PNW

cyndilie

Just a quick check in with all you lovely ladies ...

DeeDee, I love, love, love your profile pic of the “Queen of Everything” coffee mug. I’m going to search online for one for myself! I hope your back is better now that you’ve started moving around a bit.

Critter Sue, that was a great thing you did for the snapping turtle in the road. I see turtles in the road all the time and I always just want to get out of the car and give them a push to the side of the road. Regarding your gallbladder issues, I had mine removed several years ago, but continue to periodically have the same discomfort that I was feeling prior to having it taken out. No doctor has ever been able to figure out why I continue to have so called gallbladder attacks with no gallbladder. Thankfully it doesn’t happen often and passes within a few minutes. One doc said “maybe there is a gall stone still traveling around”. Who knows!!

Vickil57, we all love those GB’s and congrats on the baptism of the 6 year old. I don’t like the heat here either.

Liz_Mfp, I totally agree with you. The wonderful ladies on this thread are abuzz and it’s hard to keep up, but it’s great motivation!

Yanniejannie, enjoy those naps when you can!!!

Silvermamma (Debby), welcome to Fitness Pal again! Were you born and raised in Brazil? It must be a very exciting place to live.

Grandmallie, Girl, you are really stepping. Hopefully that Magic Bullet keeps the scale moving down for you.

Tigress in GA, hope the soreness in your arms is gone today, enjoy those tasty cakes!!

Juanita in Sudbury, we are getting triple digit forecasts for the weekend. Not looking forward to that.

Gardengail, hope today is a better day for you! Sometimes our internals just don’t function properly, no matter what we do, and we must rely on prescription meds to get it in order. That does not make you a failure. Just be thankful that there are meds that help and enjoy your dinner tonight!!

Joyce in Indiana, I totally know what you mean about losing the DH in Walmart. We usually end up hanging around the checkout counter waiting for the other to show up. We always keep the cells handy too. He’s looking at hunting stuff, and I’m looking at everything else! I wish I had taken measurements when I started on this journey, because even though the scale isn’t moving quickly, I am wearing clothes that have been in my closet for a couple of years that haven’t fit, so I know I must be losing inches as well. Hope the A/C gets fixed soon!

Barbie in Washington, good luck with those new walking shoes. You are my inspiration to connect personally with each person on this thread as you are so good at it!!

Ohiomomof2, hope the blah’s are gone today!!

Michele in NC, I would be interested to see pictures of your riverrock project. I didn’t see your original post about the project. Are you surrounding flower beds with it, or doing something else with it?

Katla49, I love a road trip! I hope that irritated sinus goes away soon.

Kathy in IL, please send some of that rain to Texas!!! And I hope your DH gets that MRI soon for some relief.

Musicteacher4, Welcome! Even if you’re not quite 50!! We are glad to have you! Hopefully your husband offers more support in the future. Maybe he’s just worried you are going to lose some weight and find a new man.

Carolyn (Louise), welcome! I’m 56 as well, but not retired yet. I have a job that I love, so I’m in no hurry. Good luck with your journey. My sister suffers with fibromyalgia and arthritis, so I’m familiar with the symptoms. Counting calories and exercising is not something that I’ve ever done, but once you begin the journey, it becomes a good habit to keep. I started mid-April by getting up at 6am to exercise before work. It sucked at first, but now if I try to sleep in, I just lay there and feel guilty for not being on the treadmill. I’m looking for that black hole too! LOL! Tell us where you are from.

Marie, good luck with getting those gray hairs covered up. It’s a ritual I go through every 6-weeks. My hairdresser knows way too much about me because we spend way too much time together, LOL! As far as I’m concerned, blondes do have more fun. I’m not sure if Aldi is in my area, but I will check. I love H.E.B.! I always keep hard boiled eggs handy. I cheat and buy the pre-cooked, pre-peeled ones because I work long hours with a 45 minute commute and am always looking for short cuts.

Sandy in Central Ohio, wow I wish you could send some of that rain my way. I tried Zumba classes, but it didn’t punch the ticket for me. Maybe if I bought the dvd’s and did it at home I would enjoy it more. I joined a class that had been together for some time and basically they were all way ahead of me in skills. I always felt lost.

Helen in MA, good luck with getting to know who is who on here. So many lovely ladies with so many stories to tell, it’s hard to keep up. When you click on “community”, have you tried finding the thread in “my topics”. That’s a little quicker. I have problems finding it myself sometimes.

Sandy from ON, Hope your migraine eases soon. I have never been to Canada, but I’m making a trip to Calgary in July for Stampede. I’m so excited!!!

Sandhillsmom, Woohoo, one more pound toward your goal. Isn’t it amazing how good it feels to jump on that scale and see a ½ pound or pound gone from the last time on the scale? I am always happy to see any movement at all.

Lucy in DE, You are right, getting old sucks!!!! I don’t have a leak problem on the TM, but I sure do if I sneeze!!! I’m not on maintenance yet, but hopefully will be soon. I’m hoping to bump up the calories a little by then. Yes the summer months do definitely bring on more challenges, but with the support of ladies like you in this group, I don’t feel all alone and I will win in the end!!

Drkatiebug, yard work for me is therapy. I love time spent in the yard, it’s my sanctuary, but I don’t enjoy the heat at this time of the year. It’s great that you are able to do the work you couldn’t do two years ago. Congrats on feeling fantastic. I feel pretty great myself these days and I know it’s because I’m eating right and exercising for the first time in my life.

Jb in Portland, I have asked every poster on this thread that is getting rain to please send some to Texas. I hope you will too! LOL! Boysenberry brandy! That’s sounds awesome!

Phoo513, glad you found us again and are now off doing something wonderful!

Hugs to all and thanks for being here for me!!!!

Cyndi in Hockley (Texas)

Suzy_in_DE

Good Afternoon Ladies –

I didn’t get my morning work out in today as I am a bit stressed and slept in. The place where I work did some massive layoffs yesterday, while I am not impacted, I had a lot of long time friends and associates who were, so caused me a restless night. I’m hoping to get a long walk in after work today – it will be a good way to decompress.

Marie – I love my fitbit and am a bit obsessive w/my stop goals.
Cyndi – your vacation o Cabo sounds delightful, that is one of the places on my bucket list to get to.
Sue in SD – good luck w/your surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery.
CritterSue – so glad you were able to save the turtle, I always feel so bad when I see them smashed along the highways.
Lucy – you may want to check w/your OBGYN and see what they say about leaking. It may be normal, but I would get it checked out to be safe. Also, I think I am like you in the weight department, I go through periods where I am hyper vigilant to lose weight, but then I get to where I want to be and start eating off program and the pounds start to creep up. Easier to nip it at the 1lb mark!!!!
Pat – glad to hear you are feeling better!

Have a lovely afternoon.
Suzy

skuehn48

Hello everyone. Just a quick note before I leave for the surgery center. Thanks to all for your well wishes. Your support is much appreciated.

Robin - Hope you get that new job and that it suits you.

Amanda - Best wishes on your surgery. Take care afterwards.

yanniejannie - AGO is the American Guild of Organists. Our SD group has an organ encounter week every summer. Last year they showed a silent movie and one of the members played the organ to accompany it. What fun! Friday the first chair second violin for our symphony is doing a concert of Celtic music with some of her friends. I am hoping to make it to that but will have to see how I feel after the surgery.

Must go now. Have to check in at 1:00. Sue in SD

jmkmomm

Even though I wanted to stay at the Y because I knew it was cool I knew I had to go home. AC is ifxed!!!!!! I was so tired I didn't even ask DH what was wrong with it. But he did sign up for a maintenence plan. So it's still in the mid 70s in here now but I'm in a tank top and fairly comfortable. I normally don't wear tank tops except undeneath a shirt because I have psoriasis under my arms but it's so hot that I don't care.

I no longer have a double chin . I do have a double turkey gobbler:sad: It has all fallen.

Joyce in got humid, awful Indiana

Yardtigress

Pat-(phoo) your comment made me laugh so hard. No, I was doing my new strength training routine and my arms were really sore. The cake is only 4 inches long and not that heavy.

I am just lazy today, not getting to many steps in.

Never drink cat water, they backwash in it!

Tigress in GA

cityjaneLondon

Hi everyone and welcome to the new people. This thread has been a real life line for me! :flowerforyou:

Lucy. - I used to have stress incontinence, but it went away when I started doing Pilates. I now do pelvic floor exercises every day - you can do them anywhere, but I do them first thing when I am doing my face and feet exercises before I have got out of bed! :laugh: Yoga is also good. I do not have any problems now. You can buy 'cones' to strengthen the floor if ordinary exercises do not work. Google the exercises.

We are back from our trip to London to see DH' s twin sister and we are TIRED! A good day though. I had a kipper for my breakfast/lunch and a tiny piece of my friend's toast. I just love the restaurant for its decor. Then we all went to a stately home where two people were giving harpsichord and flute recitals. The gardens were gorgeous too. Then a walk on the Heath and a slimming pizza! :bigsmile: We took DSIL back to her train and ran off to ours. I had a couple of small beers during the day, but, with all the walking about, came in under calories, so I had some stewed rhubarb and yoghourt when we got in. DH had one of the brownies I cooked the other day. The whole pan came in at 6,000 calories and I cut it into 16 and froze the portions. I have just had a tiny crumb! :noway:
Michele - the recipe is from Waitrose, but I'm not sure anyone on MFP will want to cook it. I am just doing it for my DIL who loves brownies and promised to marry my son because of them and for my skinny DH who would fade away if I didn't feed him cake.

Gail - I know how frustrating this med thing is. I am still on blood pressure meds despite losing 45 lbs and exercising for over an hour a day. My blood pressure has gone down, but they want it consistently down. :sad: I feel ridiculous taking these things now, but I guess they are right. Chlorestderol is often genetic as someone else said. Two of the thinnest people I know have very high chloresterol.

Love to all. I am looking forward to my bed. It is almost a week (last Friday) that I got on my gym machines. We had the party weekend, then a yoga day, then today dashing off early to London, but I have got in lots of walking and one day of arm weights. Back to it tomorrow!

BTW , DH has had no panic attacks or sleepless nights since he saw the CBT therapist last Thurday. It seems that a stranger telling him the things I have always told him is working! He is seeing her again tomorrow.:bigsmile:

Love from Heather in warm Hampshire UK

grandmallie

evening ladies,
I confess ,I don't know if I am walking as much as I say I am ,but counting 2000 steps as 100 calories like Liz does,
My fitbit page was all green today with alot of hoorays and a 15,000 step badge, and a 50 miles badge to boot.
yipee skipee.
well I do like walking but best get my butt to the gym early tomorrow. I have to go into work for about 4 hrs tomorrow.usual day off, and wanted to grocery shop but guess that will have to wait..
enjoy your evening ladies and anyone who wants to friend me on fitbit just message me:flowerforyou:

altygirl

Grandmallie - does Fitbit measure calories burned too? I bought a New Balance HRM but I don't think it's accurate.

Helen in MA

sandhillsmom

Good evening ladies!!

It's been a strange day. I woke up late for me (9:30) because I woke up early ( normal these days) at 4 am! I hate those early morning "I gotta pee" wake up times. Anyway, this led me to have a late breakfast, a later lunch, and no snacks So here I sit, 7:30'ish, dinner finished, and close to 400 calories left to eat for the day. This also means I get to enjoy some no sugar added ice cream and blue berries in a bit.. Not a treat I do often.

Joyce - yikes on the AC going out and woohoo that it was fixed by the time you got home. I remember Indiana summers, no fun!

critter Sue - your snapping turtle story reminds me of my neighbor who woke up one day last summer to find a giant snapping turtle in her pool! Took us 4 hours to get that guy out of there!

Barbie - as always you are our rock and leader. Many thanks for keeping us going.

Cyndi - wow great job connecting to everyone!

Sue -best of luck on the surgery.

Lucy - those pelvic floor exercises help wonders!

Everyone else, happy Wednesday evening to you all!!!

Jan, listening to the thunder and the rain falling in NC

janemartin02

happy hump day!!
spent the day with Violet.To waterpark and then to Mcd`s for play and a ice cream cone.
Have a good night!!
HUGS
jane

brookehe

“As I walked out the door toward my freedom, I knew that if I did not leave all the anger, hatred and bitterness behind that I would still be in prison.” - - Nelson Mandela



Brooke from Colorado

brookehe

Sadl(for me), these are the notes I made at pg. 17 of the previous thread (sorry, been reading but not commenting as I would like).
Sa

ndy in ON – Wow!!! What a stunning loss this week. I’ve never lost that much in a month, much less a week. Great job!

JB – That’s great news about Mariah! Enjoy your sunshiney day

Heather – You looked ravishing! What a beautiful dress. Don’t know how you managed to avoid eating garlic bread, I certainly couldn’t



Brooke from Colorado

"Do. Or do not. There is no try." - Yoda, 900 year old Jedi master

jmkmomm

I just got back from Macys. I decided to have a bra fitting. I have worn the same brand of bra for years, Playtex Secrets. I had never heard of a countour bra but to me it looks sort of like a padded bra. Lightly padded but padded. I also got a sports bra. It will sure feel different while my thighs are beating against my belly then against my breasts. And they were buy 2 get one free.

Joyce with happy girls in Indiana

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Michele, snakes and mice----I hope that woman was pulling your leg

:flowerforyou: atla, wow, an antelope

:flowerforyou: Musicteacher, you are absolutely welcome in the supportive community…..many of us have bonded with us because there is no good support in their face to face lives

:flowerforyou: Louise, welcome to the supportive community you’ve been looking for……there are many women on this thread who face health challenges and they will gladly share their ideas for fitness

:flowerforyou: Marie, I love hard boiled eggs as an easy snack

:flowerforyou: Sandy in Ohio, walking in the morning is always good….I hope you like the Zumba

:flowerforyou: DeeDee, lying on an ice pack could be a good remedy for you ailing back

:flowerforyou: Cyndi, thank you for your kind words..some days I respond to lots of people and some days all I do is talk about myself:laugh:

:bigsmile: Brooke, your quote is right on

:flowerforyou: Gail, in spite of my weight loss and healthy eating, my cholesterol is still too high and I take Simvastatin……I don’t like taking prescription drugs but I’ve gotten used to it……I haven’t had any side effects.

:flowerforyou: Helen, I took Jazzercise in the 1980’s and when I started line dancing eight years ago, I found that the dance moves I knew, made it easier to learn the new steps

:flowerforyou: Jan, congrats on losing a pound

:flowerforyou: Lucy, your goals have some good ideas for maintenance---adding weight to circuit training and finding an exercise class you like will help----more weight training will speed up your metabolism….and finding ways to enjoy your vacation that don’t involve eating will also help…..stay open-minded to the possibility that you might become a person who is not obsessed with food as the most important treat.

:flowerforyou: Drkatiebug, I live in a very small community……it was a miracle that I found a great pair of shoes without having to drive to the city.

:flowerforyou: Jb, music and dancing are great ways to get over whatever ails you

:bigsmile: Juanita, the picture of your fur babies always makes me smile

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: my new Gortex shoes kept my feet dry this morning and they felt as comfortable as if I had been wearing them for weeks

Barbie from rainy NW Washington

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else: you are the one who gets burned”---Buddha

Vickil57

Well Happy Wednesday evening to everyone from Hot and Humid Nebraska. The heat and I do not get along.

Grandmallie- I love our bullet. DH puts different fruit in it for me to take as snack at work.

Barbie- Enjoy hearing about your dance group. Sounds like alot of fun, wish I could find something like that around here.

Michele- your rock garden sounds big and beautiful. I have just a small one I am trying to get cleaned up and redone.

Katla- Hope you get home safe. sounds like you and DH have had a good trip and Blessed family time.

Kathy- sounds like you are getting alot done. Prayers that DH MRI goes well and they are able to figure out what is going on.

Musicteacher4- Welcome. This is a great group and so much going on. Hopefully once you get going DH will turn around and be supportive.

Carolyn(Louise) Welcome also. Looking forward to getting to know both of you.

Marie- I went to the Beauty School for years for hair cuts and colors. Now that I keep my hair short I found that nice and easy form and I can do that myself. Only I don't always get the same color.

DeeDee- Hope your back is better. I have 3 disks in my back that our repurtered. Best thing DH talked me into trying was a chiropracer. It was rough at first now I go once a month and I have no pain and can walk without my legs going numb. I had several of those shots in my back, but it got to the point that was not helping anymore.

Garden Gail- I understand how you feel about pills, but when I think what could happen if I didn't take care of the problem. It seems a small thing to stay alive. My mom has high cholesterol and has never been over wieght.

Sandy- Hope the migraine is better soon

Lucy- I understand about the leaking. I go to the bathroom everytime I leave the house and usally when I get where we are going. So far no leaking, but I know where every bathroom is in town.

jb- Great news about Mariah. Keeping her and your family in our prayers. Must be something in the air the last week as been having a hard time getting moving and not being depressed. Counting my Blessings help

Joyce- glad to hear your AC if fixed. Congrates on the lost inches and BS of 94. I get excited when mine is 110.

Robin-glad you were not hurt

Suzy- Sorry to hear about the lay offs at work. The hospital I work at is going thru alot of changes and some of the higher ups that have been there for years have left. Makes me wounder what will happen next. I have been there over 25 years and know I could not go anywhere else and start at what I make now. I figure I will have to work atleast another 15 years before I can retire

SueSD- Pray your sugery went well and you will have a fast recovery

Heather- Great news about DH

I am proud of myself this evening. We have a trike that I just love to ride and it had an accident acoupel months ago. So DH has been ordering parts to get it fixed. Since it is a RAT Trike it takes some doing to figure out and get the parts. Anyway it was to have been done this week and now the guy at the shop dicided we should put new heads on so it will be atleast another week. Well DH does have a 2 wheel motorcycle and I have not riden on it in over 10 years. So this afternoon I put on my BIG GIRL panties and we went for a ride when I got off work. Did really well and didn't get to sunburned. I love riding and really missed it so now I can do this until the trike is fixed.
Have a great night and keep on taking it one day at a time
Blessed! Vicki GI Nebraska

exermom

katla - wild antelope! Now that's something to see. Can't get over that it came up so close

yardigress - now I know why your arms are tired! Using the resistance bands is a lot of work, you actually working on the eccentric and concentric movements at the same time just to control the band. Good for you! Do you use a DVD? I only have the one by Cathe Friedrich, are there more? I'd really like to use it more.

kathy - two turkeys! I bet they did hold up traffic, they don't move real fast. One year on thanksgiving we had a flock of wild turkeys go across our backyard. Oh, I do hope your dh gets that MRI, you're so fortunate to have MD's working for you.

musicteacher - we're glad to have ya. Happy early birthday! Being a few months shy of 50 is no big deal, we're glad you're here. Your husband might laugh at you now...but who'll have the last laugh????? So what if he does, he might do it because he's jealous of your dedication

Carolyn (or is it Louise?) - welcome. We'll be right here for you on your journey. Just log in lots. Love the idea of fat flying off me

CritterSue - have a question for you (really, for anyone who might have an answer). Jessica's cats are here. One of her cats is diabetic. Now the first time I went to give him the insulin, he hissed at me and swatted, so I just left him be. That was Sunday. When she's here, she usually leaves the bedroom door open so he goes in and out into the rest of the house. Well, I'm trying to get him used to me, so I've been sleeping in the bedroom, I've closed the door to the bedroom so he only has the bedroom and bathroom. I want him to get used to the fact that the routine is that I'll get up, feed them, go to the bathroom (at which time I'm planning to be able to give him his insulin without his knowing it). She did get the cat from the Humane Society. Any ideas how to get him to get used to me? I remember the last time he was here for an extended period of time, it took him a while before he started to feel comfortable with me. I just don't want his blood sugar to go real high. So far, no problem.

Marie - when I get my hair colored, it usually doesn't take well on the sides/roots. That is, until we changed things. After she puts the color on my hair, she puts a plastic bag on my head and I sit under the dryer for something like 20 minutes. Evidentally, the heat opens the shafts of the hair and makes it so that the hair takes the color better. We've been doing this for a few years and so far no problem. Have fun on your trip! Boy, Vince was just saying how we need to go to Aldi today after bowling. I usually have a container of hardboiled eggs. Don't ask me to explain it, but I don't care for hardboiled egg yolks, but I love the white. So when I have them, I just give the yolks to the cats. I have found that Aldi is good for some of their things, but some things the prices just aren't that good. Now their baking items (sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, spray) are usually pretty good. The eggs I only get there if they're not on sale somewhere else. I'm just surprised that they have gallon containers of skim, 2% and whole milk, but not 1%. Wish they did. Some of their cheese are higher in sodium I've found

Sandy - good luck with the zumba videos. Which one are you getting? I have a zumba DVD for the Wii, it seems to me that there's a lot of knee twisting, so I'm just careful.

Did 50 minutes of Jillian Michael's Burn Fat Boost Metabolism DVD today. Tomorrow I'll do Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000 DVD.

Critter Sue - I understand about how the gym can feel so hot. When I'm working out, that's about the only time that I don't mind if there's a fan blowing directly on me. Just remember that if you're sweating, it's that much more that's coming out of your body. OK, it may not be a lot, but it certainly helps with the weight loss. I'm pretty convinced that the reason I haven't gone sky high with my weight right now (I've been stress eating with all the Bryan-stuff) is because we've been working outside almost every day and I've been sweating up a storm. I'm not a sweater, so for me that's saying something.

DeeDee - I found the bra at Burke's Outlet. Actually, they had two of them so I bought both. Most of the bras have that underwire which I won't buy so when I see any that don't have it, I buy it. I did try on a pair of PJ's but even the smalls were too large on top. Well, that saved me $20.

Have a Newcomer board meeting this morning. Vince needed to go to the MD before we went to Spain so I'm giving the treasurer's report. Glad we don't have a lot of activity. Then bowling, then to Aldi. I'll take my carrots to bowling (that's what I usually take) so I won't be starving when I get into Aldi

DeeDee - ouch your back hurting. I know my hamstring is tighter on my left leg than my right and sometimes that gives me pain in my lower back. But I've never had it where continuing to walk intensified it. Let us know the outcome.

Gail - I totally understand how you feel about taking meds. I'm the same way. Unfortunately, sometimes regardless if we do everything to lower the cholesterol, genes play a bigger role. Have fun at your dinner

Helen - if after you click on "my topics" you click on "view" (you'll find this next to the name of the last person who posted) it'll take you to the last post.

katla - safe journeys, whenever you leave OR

Sandy - so sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope tomorrow is better (or even a few hours from now)

Lucy in DE - I hate to admit it, but I leak, too. That's why when I know that I'm going to be doing running, I wear a panty liner. That's what happens when you have children! Oh, I'm in agreement with you about the foods of summer. Like yesterday we went to that Volunteer Appreciation bbq. I tried to make the best choices, but there weren't very many. I do need to try this one bra that I have with the dress to see if it's cut low enough, so then I'll take a pic and post it. Oh, don't worry, even tho there isn't riverrock right now, there are lots of things we can do. For one thing, get the ground behind the pergola that's around the equipment pad ready for riverrock. There's also another area (small) that we want to riverrock, but there's A LOT of work that has to be done to the ground first. So we'll be busy, that's for sure. And maybe -- just maybe -- if I'm real real lucky, Jessica and Kris will come down and help. I'm not expecting it, but it sure would be a nice surprise. Why is it sad that two years ago you couldn't hold out but today you can do so much work? That's wonderful for you. I find that I seem to have more energy than Vince. Today at bowling, he has to wait until his entire team finsihes, then he seems to be so slow getting ready. I get ready to leave as soon as I'm finished. What happens to the team, happens and nothing I do will change that. That's the way I figure it. I knew today I had to go home, get my pocketbook, and then go to Aldi. I tried to rush thru the store because it was thundering. I just barely got the groceries in the car and it started to rain. Of course, when I got home I thought of a few things I probably should have picked up. I learned my lesson -- always take my pocketbook with me and then leave it in the trunk

jb - so happy for Mariah. She'll start looking better once she's off the steriods.

Pat - I didn't realize that underwires put pressure on tissues! Well, I never (well, almost never) wear them. I did have one bra that was strapless and it had an underwire. I wore it one day and that's when I realized how much it digs into my breastbone. Then I saw an ad in the paper for this wire-less strapless bra so I bought it. It really feels pretty comfortable. You can keep the triple digits, thank you very much!

Joyce - our a/c was out a few days ago, and so I totally sympathize with you. Were we ever happy to get it back! Whenever Vince and I go shopping in any store of any size, we always have our cell phones with us and call each other to find out where the other one is.

Robin - isn't the cracked windshild covered by your insurance? I seem to remember that Jessica had a rock hit hers and it was covered.

Cyndi - we had an inground pool installed last year and we're putting the riverrock all around the pool area. The primary idea is so that we don't have to mow any grass. Last thing we'd want are grass clippings in the pool. Plus, you can't get the tractor into the pool area. I'll post pics when we're done. I'm like you, I have to get up at 6:00 every day. I love to get my exercise in early. On days when I don't do any formal exercise, I do feel guilty. That is, unless I know that I'm going to be doing something (like riverrock). I one time tried a zuma class but I'm so uncoordinated that I really wasn't getting a good workout, I kept bumping into people and apologizing. Sometimes I even have a leak problem if I cough too hard. This getting old stuff sure ain't for sissies! You know, yesterday we had that bbq to go to. I was actually MISSING my salad. Wish there was better food to eat.

Joyce - so glad your a/c is fixed. You don't realize how badly you miss it until you don't have it and then get it back

Vicki - I'm like you, you name the store and I can tell you where the bathroom is. Whenever we have to go out somewhere, Vince always tells me about 10 minutes in advance so that I have time to go to the bathroom.

Michele in NC

Gardengail

Thanks to all for their encouragement on the cholesterol medicine. Still haven't made up my mind about it and am doing some research. I should correct my post from this morning: it is 40 pounds lost, 20% of body weight. Somehow when I typed my thoughts or fingers ran it all together as 40% of body weight lost. Sorry about that - no deceit intended! In any case, my attitude is better tonight and I'm n-e-a-r-l-y over my pout about it.

We had the best time visiting with our friend at dinner. Funny thing, he looks 20 years older, too! It was fun hearing about his wife and daughters, and just catching up on life in general. We picked up as tho' no time had passed at all -- what a delight! No strangeness or awkwardness. He visits Atlanta about once a quarter on business and in the fall/winter, when it is getting cold up there in Milwaukee, he promised to have his wife come down for a weekend stay with us, so I'm looking forward to it.

That's it for tonight, I think. Trying to get to bed earlier again...have gotten in a bad habit/cycle of staying up to nearly midnight. (Mostly so I actually SEE my DH since he typically works until 9p or 10p in the pharmacy.)

Gail, metro ATL