WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

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Lucy – I really enjoy going to our “farm team” games as well, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox are the AAA club for the Colorado Rockies. It’s weird, I think our team is the only one that has their farm team in the same state as the major league team?!?

Bev in Colorado – Welcome! Where are you in our lovely state? I love your goals of pampering yourself over the course of the month

Jodi – Thank you!!!!!!!! Really don’t know why I haven’t thought to borrow exercise videos from the library, I’m there every week! (meno-brain??????)

Meg – OMG yes, couldn’t agree a more about “downward dog” AND chasing the cat LMAOF :laugh:

Suebedew – No, not me re: selling house, it was (probably) another Colorado Gal Laura80111
(okay, embarrassed, but what does RAKs mean????) :blushing:

Michele – I roast the beets for 45 minutes at 375

Amanda – So sorry to hear that you’re dealing with such stress, it’s hard to be the “responsible sibling” I know. Be sure to take moments of self-care as you’re dealing with all this. Virtual hugs and prayers out to you!!!! :flowerforyou:

Heather – Absolutely love “musn’t grumble” I am now adopting that as my very own catch phrase :bigsmile:


Brooke from Colorado

“The only people you should get even with are those who have helped you.”

kathyszoo

Good morning my lovelies! :flowerforyou:

I've only been up for a hour and a half and am ready to go back to sleep. :yawn: :yawn: I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I have no energy whatsoever. After losing 50 lbs. you'd think it would be the complete opposite! :grumble: Part of is my sleep patterns I know that. No matter what time I hit the sack, I seem to wake up a lot, toss and turn and never feel rested enough when I awake. Once in awhile I take Tylenol PM but lately even that doesn't help. May go to the doc just to be on the safe side since it's more of a feeling of fatigue then just a little tired and adding my vitamins again. Will at least try to get a walk in with the boys and maybe that'll perk me up.

Vickil57 - I'm so sorry about Sassy! Making that decision to do what's best for your pet is never easy! Hugs! :brokenheart:

Laura80111- Just read about Peanut. Our pets become such an important part of our family. I feel your pain, been there myself!

Annabubba- I too was married just under 25 yrs. when my now ex decided that the grass was greener on the other side and left. Excellent goals you set for yourself! Just focus on you for a bit and life will start to look better! My DH and I will be celebrating our 12 yr. anniversary this month. I so agree with the quote that Brooke shared with you! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers!

Lucy-I hear you! It is still so hard for me not to slip into old eating habits and unfortunately stress has led me astray lately. Find myself just going to the fridge and grabbing. Luckily the contents of my fridge are healthier now so haven't done to much damage yet. Believe me, I am not a big exercise fan by any means just fortunate to have found exercise I really enjoy-my Water Zumba classes are so much fun. Maybe just try to find something that you'd enjoy doing that wouldn't seem so much like exercise? Glad you're here with us! Always enjoy reading your posts! :flowerforyou:

Alice in IL- I'm in IL too! :happy:

Tigress-Congrats on the good blood sugar numbers!

Meg-OMG laughing so hard about naked cat story :laugh: :laugh:

Sue in Tx- I do love my Water Zumba and Water Aerobic classed even though I can't swim. The pool at the gym only is a little over 4 ft at it's deepest, which is why I love it. Don't have to worry abt drowning. :laugh:

Connie(Colograndma)-Kudos to you on the mini trampoline!!! If I was to try that, I'd promptly fall off and either land on my head or break on ankle! :laugh:

Amanda-So sorry that you are dealing with all this basically on your own and that your siblings are being so selfish! Try to carve out some time for yourself to recharge!

Joy-I did shed that last lb to make 50, my ticker just didn't change for some reason. Still have a bit to go but pushing on!

Finally caught up but no more time to reply but want to give a very warm welcome to all the new posters!! :flowerforyou:

Best wishes to all!

Kathy in IL:drinker:

Liz_Mfp

Kathyszoo - Sorry to hear you are not feeling rested. Are you over-exercising? I don't know anything about sleep but that would be the first thing I asked myself :-) Doc sounds like a good idea.

LizPlus - hope your fibro eases up on you soon

YannieJannie - congrats! on being your lowest weight and so close to goal.

CityJane - I'm glad you are doing well at Yoga. I won't even "go" to yoga yet because I can barely move and have no muscle tone. It's on my list for "later"

Sunshine - great 4+ miles and fun cut from your time

DeeDee- that's what I do...come here and read, get dizzy, can't remember anything, and then I disappear like a stalker. My June goal is to keep coming back and post here

tiarapants - sorry to hear about the family stress, that's a toughie

grandmallie - potato salad, yum, unfortunately it does the same to me. I find I have to be really wise in food choices or my scale doesn't go down (not to be the master of the obvious here...) I'm still half wishing we can eat fun stuff and still lose weight. That's why I'm here, to get that paradigm shift

wizzywig - glad you found an online workout for yourself. I'm the same way with mindless snacking. I'm getting better but I have room for improvement!

colograndma - good going on the trampoline - be careful :-) - I wouldn't last seconds jumping :-)

Hello to everyone else. I will try to read a bit and post a bit.
Take care, keep up your good goals and efforts!

lynnyweb

Good Morning all...Lynny from Oklahoma here;

Going to want to keep up with you gals so I am posting my June goal...yes only one for now.
I just learned what a BURPEE is, and after many you-tube video watching sessions, I believe I have it down. What a great all around exercise. So my goal is to become a BURPEE expert by June's end.

Goal: Daily increase of 5 BURPEES = end of month should be doing 150 per day...wow that seems like a lot, wish me luck

Katla49

Jodios: I’m happy to see you post again. You have been missed.:flowerforyou:

Tigress: Happy to see that you’re taking good care of yourself. Congratulations on good blood sugar numbers. :flowerforyou:

Meg: Cheese is good food if you don’t over do it on a daily basis, but I wish you luck in finding a less fatty recipe. We had pork ribs, which were yummy but a real fat festival. I’m thinking it is okay for a rare treat.:flowerforyou:

Barbie: Thanks for the link. I looked at a few pages and discovered there are a LOT of choices.:flowerforyou:

Viv in York, UK: It is good to see you again. Thinking about biscuits, which I think we call cookies… I haven’t had them since October when I started this adventure. I have found that 5 raw almonds are 35 calories and make a good snack. My other goto snack is 72% dark chocolate squares, which are 50 calories each. I find I can have just one. Good luck finding the treats you can enjoy without going overboard.:flowerforyou:

Amanda: I’m sorry you’re having such challenges with your dad’s health. It appears that for this issue, you are an “only child.” I really am an only child and can’t be grateful enough for the support my husband gave me when my parents were failing. I have no idea what to say about dealing with your siblings other than try to avoid bitterness. Perhaps you can relieve frustration by tacking their pictures on a dartboard . . .:devil: :flowerforyou:

Joy: Thanks for the pumpkin recipe. I’ve written on a card and saved it so I’ll be able to find it whenever I want.:bigsmile:

Liz: I’m sorry you’re finding taking the weight off so difficult. I’m experiencing this process so much differently. I haven’t given up a single thing I like, but I count calories ruthlessly and focus on portion control. The weight loss isn’t speedy but it isn’t unpleasant, either. Exercise plays a big role for me. DH can’t exercise due to health problems, so his progress is slower than mine, but he is also taking weight off and improving his health.:flowerforyou:

Brooke: I love today’s quote. “The only people you should get even with are those who have helped you.” :flowerforyou:


Yoga today! Yay! I look forward to this class. It is a morning class and the other students are women in our age group. I like that we all seem comfortable at similar difficulty levels. I do need to get going. We have a long to-do list for the day and DH isn’t even up yet.

Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
June goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.

terewilliams

Hey! I want to join! My goals for June are:

1) Walk at least 1 mile and do 30 crunches each day 6 days per week;
2) drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water each day; and
3) loose 10 pounds.

nanmal

New to this blog. Need to lose over 40lbs. Good idea to have short term goals.
June:
drink more water
no eating after 7pm
do some activity every day

lvsglass

Hello and thank you for the invite! I'm Jolene and 55. I am at a 104 pound weightloss and plan to be on this journey for the rest of my life so I am delighted to find this group!

Goals for June:
Enjoy my vacation, including eating, but still be thoughtful about my food choices.
Strength train 3 times a week
Walk 3 times a week
Yoga 3 times a week
Enjoy some new clothes

Jolene. Beautiful Northern CA

sunshine61250

Testing .... this is a picture of me kayaking on Sunday (if it works)

Still doing it wrong :grumble:

cityjaneLondon

Liz Mfp. - like Katla my yoga group is nearly all older women. I think the oldest is 77. We all have something that doesn't work properly. The teacher is marvellous with us, so I think it is just a matter of finding the right group. When I started there were loads of things I could not do and I have bad knees and weak wrists. Last year I injured my knee very badly and attended the class anyway as I enjoy the company. I did most of it sitting on a chair! :laugh: It's all fine.:flowerforyou:

mightyold

Hi! This looks like a great place to start!!

I came here two years ago, signed up and never came back. It seemed too intimidating. I am active, love to garden, quilt, stand up paddle board,and am an artist.

Last night I logged back in. I had no idea what my user name was or my password. A friend of ours is an eye surgeon. He has the app for myfitnesspal on his phone. He was lost 35 pounds since he joined.... SO I have pressed my reset button and here I am. This friend has two time shares in Hawaii and asked us to join him and his wife in KAUAI January 2014. What a gift. We only need to pay for air fare. This gives me a great incentive to reach my goal.

I started out 26 months ago at 176 pounds. Today I weighed 172.6. I have a goal of 135. I have no idea how long that kind of goal will take. Think it's possible?
I live in Northwest Indiana, I am 58 years old. Post menopausal since last year.
Yesterday I walked for 30 minutes at 3.0 miles per hour and I did 3 sets of 10 upper body weights. I started out with 30 pounds bench press and used a ten pound dumb bell for curls, triceps, and flyes.

Anything else you can tell me? I have no clue what I am doing.

Goals for JUNE:
stand up paddle board every day that is warm enough
walk 6 days a week
weight lift three days a week
stay with in my calorie limit
Log in every day

alakaa

Hi I like this group and want to join. Have been a MFP member for a while logging off and on. I am 65 years old and need to loose at least 20 lbs. My goals for june
Enter every thing I eat each day
Weigh myself each day
Exercise 20-30 min. bike and 20-30 min stretch band exercise 5 times a week
Enter weight once a week
Wish me luck I need it!

debjunebug

Hi, I am Debbie, age 60 in Chicago. This looks like a fun place to set the pace. I will try to add my picture soon and state my goals. :drinker: :I assume this guy id drinking coffee. Right? Thanks Barbie

phoo513

Good Morning- I had a good day yesterday with both food and exercise, and I know one of the reasons for my successful day was that I had posted my goals. I do well w/ public shame and guilt

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old school thinking, don't you know. Anyway, no matter, I am looking forward to another good day and wish the same for all of you.

I do struggle a bit w/ finding food that fits with what I can eat. My Dr has decided that I am gluten intolerant (not celiac) so I should cut out all gluten. I am still trying to find things that I can make at home (not necessarily buy frozen) that fit both the non-gluten and calorie-friendly requirements. I am open for suggestions, please.

I have read a couple of posts over the last few days about women on the board losing four-footed family members. You do have my deepest sympathy; I am very pet friendly (my child says he knows I will turn into the crazy cat lady, and he does not want to have to clean out the litter boxes!).

Well, off to the pool. I have trouble walking distances for exercise because of arthritis, so pool exercises are wonderful for me.

Have a great day, everyone.

jb_2011

Testing .... this is a picture of me kayaking on Sunday (if it works)

Still doing it wrong :grumble:

Let me see if I can post it for you



Well geez! something's goofy.

sunshine61250

Test ...

jb_2011

OH there it is! YAY!

yanniejannie

Looking great, Joy!!! You are far braver than I am. I am impressed; doesn't look exactly warm there.
yanniejannie

sunshine61250

Okay ... one more picture. This is why my hubby is not grilling our chicken out on the grill. 6 BABIES! :bigsmile: Had a huge scare though ... I opened the lid to take a picture and one almost fell out!! :embarassed:

sunshine61250

Looking great, Joy!!! You are far braver than I am. I am impressed; doesn't look exactly warm there.
yanniejannie

Thanks! It was 52 degrees and 20 mph winds!

Suzy_in_DE

Hi Everyone - looking forward to getting to know you and share our goals. I have recommitted myself for June, my goals are:
1. Log everything that goes in my mouth :-0
2. Get at least 14,000 steps on my fitbit each day
3. Get 30-60 minutes of aerobic activity each day (running / walking / elliptical)
4. Restart my Insanity workouts (love them, but the time commitment is tough)
5. Limit my alcohol consumption to 2x per week

p.s. my profile picture was taken on 2/22 when I successfully climbed Kilimanjaro for my 50th birthday.

rjadams

Good morning ladies.

Yesterday was a pretty good day. got over 10,000 steps and I ate okay. too much sodium but it is what it is. I am having a tough time working today. I just don't feel like it. I need to get up and walk around a bit. I am craving sweets and the banana I ate just didn't cut it. I need to take my mind off it.

Have a great day all.

Robin, Bodi and Ritter
PNW

trisH_7183

Another newbie here.I'm trying to eat healthy.Losing weight will be fine,but my health needs to come first.

Love reading this thread.....know we can all use encouragement.I'm 69,with still a lot to learn.

May was all about getting into eating healthy,using a pedometer & walking.

June will be.......
Eating one meatless dinner per wk

Eating two meatless lunches per wk

Walking a bit more each wk

Weighing in every 2 wks.

Make the effort to enjoy healthy food.

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My favorite quote that helps me stick with it.

"If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein).

PatceOh

janemartin02

Happy Tues and welcome all you new people.Looking forward to getting to know you.
Missed yesterday as I was in court all day,couldn`t beleive there was 5 pages of posts.How amazing.
Court didn`t go as we had hoped,but it`s over.The lawyer can figure out how to pay the bills.
HUGS
jane

trisH_7183

jmkmomm, all of the assisted living places here are around 4,000 to 5,000 dollar a month. She owns her house but it is not worth enough if we sold it to keep her in one but a few years. Her mom lived to be 96. There are five children in our family and we are all helping her now with finances as she only gets a very small SS Ck each month. She and my father divorced after 37 years. She then married again but that did not last. I don't think she's bad enough to go to a nursing home right now. It takes me about 1-1/2 hours to get to her house so I can't go every week. Thanks for trying to help. An assisted living home would be just perfect but too expensive.

Hope you can find help for your Mother.It can be a long,hard road when a parent needs care.Is Elder Care in her area? You can google or try
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/mobile_index.aspx

We went thru this with my mother in law & my Mother too.We lived in the same town& that is a big difference.Could you stay with her long enough to see what is available?

Take care ....best of luck with whatever decisions are made. PatceOh

kevrit

Hi everybody!

I met all my goals for yesterday:
Average 7,000 steps a day (walked over 12,000 steps - Great for me!)

Work in my yard 15 - 60 min a day, even if it is very hot and humid outside! (Didn't work in the yard but walked the dogs for 20 min.)

Continue and finish squat challenge - restarting when finished (Did 125 squats this morning! yesterday was a 'rest' day)

Arm weights (dumbbells) 1 - 3 times a week (Did this Monday, will do again Wednesday)

Average 45 minutes of cardio activity each week every day. (completed 48 min. yesterday!)

This thread seems like a great place to be! I am glad I joined!

LucyT4dieting

Good afternoon ladies,

Today’s weather is gorgeous. It’s sunny and cool. You’d think I would feel great, but I have a stinking headache that just won’t quit. When I get these headaches, I tend to eat more for some reason, but I’m trying to at least make healthy choices. My co-workers shared a pizza for lunch, and I was able to resist, so that's a small victory. I almost always take my own lunch so I know ahead of time what I am having, but there have been days when I've given into my urges and ordered lunch.

I got a call last night that we won Phillies tickets at our church Carnival. We always buy tickets for all of the baskets and this is the first time we won anything, so I’m excited! We have to pick the tickets up tomorrow. I know that they are really good seats and include parking.

One of my June goals is to go from 3 pound weights to 5 pound weights and I did that this morning. BOY do I feel it already! I am sticking with my 20 minute circuit exercises, but hoping the additional weights will help tone me up a bit. I’m feeling a bit flabby now that I’ve lost the weight.

Joyce – Maybe you’ve motivated your husband by example. Actions speak louder than words!

:happy: Alison – We all have those days once in awhile, but every day is a new start.

:flowerforyou: Jodios – Happy Belated Birthday! I love your positive attitude!

:laugh: Meg – ROFL picturing you playing with that cat naked!

Barbie – Thanks for the pep talk. I know you’re right, but some days are still a struggle. Let’s face it, I love food! Although I know in my head that I have to limit what I eat, sometimes I do get resentful.

:frown: Sue in CA – I wish I could tell you something to help, but I am struggling with the same issues.

Amanda – Hoping for a good outcome for your dad. Just know that you are doing the right thing by taking care of things even if you have no support from siblings.

:ohwell: Joy – After weening off of Premarin, I started suffering from almost constant hot flashes & night sweats followed by chills, loss of hair and most importantly, lack of sleep. My doctor reluctantly prescribed it again for the summer but said we would revisit it in the fall. After two weeks I am sleeping better and the hot flashes have gone away. I know I can’t stay on Premarin for a long period of time, but I am grateful for this reprieve. I will definitely mention Exxefor to my doctor as another option.

:noway: Heather – I looked up 7 ½ kg to convert it to pounds and found that it is 16 pounds! Are you using one weight or two? I just started using two 5 pound weights and either I am extremely weak or you are very strong as I definitely am feeling it!

:happy: Brooke – I’m not sure how the farm teams work, but DH informed me that the Wilmington Blue Rocks are an Advanced “A” team in the Carolina League. All I know is that we got great seats at a reasonable price & they even had an awesome fireworks display afterward. It was a lot of fun!

:grumble: Kathy – I think you’re right. I probably need to look for some kind of exercise that would be fun. I currently walk on the TM three times a week, and absolutely DREAD it! I do circuit exercises the other two days, and find that tolerable. I’ve gone to yoga before and loved it, but haven’t found a class in my area that works with my schedule yet. Guess I’ll just have to keep trying.

Sue –I would never have the courage to try a single kayak, but you sure look great!


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

Hang in there ladies….we are all in this together and we can do this!!!


Hugs,
Lucy in DE.:bigsmile:

keatsgeckos

Hi guys,

I'm new to the group. Here are my goals for June:

1) Hit 20lbs lost mini goal by the end of the month (after that it's only 4 pounds to go to Goal
2) Keep on track with working out 6 days and biking the 7th
3) make all overdue medical check-up appointments
4) Don't get comfortable working out
5) Don't cheat with snacks or portions

Good luck everyone

Mollybesweet

Good evening from West Virginia :flowerforyou:
Has been a pretty productive day .Begun using the fitness center first day was friday and was extremely sore :bigsmile:
have to say though afterwards sore or not-was energized!! Over the weekend took it easy except for dragging out the old stationary bike and did 5 minutes on it.Swear it creaked and groaned just like me.:laugh:
Monday and tuesday an hours plus working out.Weight machines rowing machine which I was afraid of before back into my routine I had three years ago.BUT!!I have an extra 110 pounds on and 6 bulging and 2 herniated discs :frown: in my back and neck have slowed me d o w n! My *cool* :glasses: moment being in the weight room working out with these fine looking men and they are cheering me on!!
Today and yesterday goals met.building a new menu to begin on wednesday .
Trying a new recipe: whole wheat pizza with veggies and yummy cheese -no oil.
55 and still alive and kickin' :flowerforyou:
*hugs * to all and hang in there.
Molly

jb_2011

Hi everyone, :flowerforyou: just popping in for a sec. I took a couple shots of the "pagan purple" (weird name!) delphiniums that are just starting to bloom.

These have no "white bee" in the center and are 2-tone purple. I grew them from seed, they were devils to get to germinate!

Oh Meg, I use darkish-colored stakes so they don't show much.

Anyway have a great day, thought you'd enjoy seeing the color:bigsmile: . Having troube resizing them in photobucket! :grumble:

jb in sunnnnnny Portland