WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2105

pipcd34

stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 12.31min, 14mph 3mi = 111cal
spin- 50min, 80ar 96aw, 11-15g, 19.8mi = 386cal
ride gym 2 dome- 8.04min, 10.5amph, 1.5mi = 77cal
ride dome 2 hm- 21.25min 7.4amph 2.7amph = 188cal WINDY!!
762cal total

to review, i get people curious what the abbreviations mean.
i am a year round bicycle rider, so i ride ever day from home to the gym then after the workout, i ride to the train station then to work, then when i come home, its a ride from the tacoma dome to home.

spin class explanation-
AR means average revolutions per minute. so for 50 minutes, that is the average on how fast i was pedaling
AW means average watts, think of a light bulb, that is how much power i am giving out.
G or AG means the gear i am using on the average, there are 1-24 gears, so i was starting on gear 11 and the highest was 15.
MI means of course miles.

hope that helps.

mollywhippet

Ok, friends. I'm no expert, and I won't bore you all with the gruesome details, but I believe that I must have passed a kidney stone this afternoon. I have had hints that something wasn't right for a couple of days, but all afternoon I had horrible pain. Went to the bathroom and thought I was dying. Would have called an ambulance but my phone was in the office. It was the worst pain I think I've ever felt in my life, including childbirth. After it finally passed, I felt a little better. Called the doctors office and have arranged to go in tomorrow morning for some tests. I'm still walking gingerly, and it hurts to do #1, but not as much as earlier. It's going to be a long night.

Socialwacker

Happy Ground Hog day everyone! He certainly didn't see any shadows in my neck of the woods so no early spring for us. -29C with wind chill today Brrrrrrrr
After the snow storm last night most everything was shut down today - no school buses, etc. Just meant a relaxed, warm and cozy day inside for me! Got both sets of cardio in and the dreaded core. Had a great eating day, enjoyed every bite and still came in under calories. I will wait til I return from the cruise but I think its time to drop the daily calorie limit. After almost 3 wks I am under every day so I think I am good to go and what is more important is I don't "feel" like I'm being deprived.

Much like many of you, this group is so large that I am having a tough time keeping up with you all individually, but know I read all your posts and take something positive away from everyone of you! Many thanks for that! Have a wonderful rest of your evening.

Betti
Ontario Canada

tngram2seven

Hi all,
Hope your Monday was marvelous!
I had a good workout today at 6:00 then to TOPS where we had a good meeting. There were only 8 or us there today and for the first time ever we all gained weight! Ugg! I am up just .6 of a pound but I hate that up and down thing. After TOPS I did a run to Target. On a whim I bought myself a coloring book. Thought it might be a fun way to motivate me to get off the computer. It is a Minnie Mouse book. I loved to color as a child and think this will be a relaxing activity for me. After lunch it was time for my study group. We began a study on Explorers. I love history so I think I'll really enjoy it. Hubby and I went out for Mexican tonight - first eat out in more than a month. Did pretty well but I am over for my calories.

Today was packed but Now I have nothing planned for the rest of the week but workout, work, grocery store and laundry. My back is better and now my shoulder hurts. ARGGGH! Sometimes I feel like a crumbling cookie - not aging very gracefully this week.

It is great to have new ladies with us. Interacting here is a great motivator for me.

Sylvia - how scary. I hope you find out what is going on with your health. Praying for you.
Michele - what a beautiful pool!

Sea Hawks fans - so sad

Snow Bunnies - I'll take about 5 inches of your snow but you can keep the rest! Stay warm.

Thinking of all of you tonight and so grateful for you, friends!

TNToni
OPPORTUNITY

barbiecat

I raised my daily step goal this month so I've been getting away from the computer and walking in place or around the house so I meet my new goal.

exermom

Did 2 segments of the "Fit in a Flash" DVD (that's 14 minutes). I finished this DVD so I know that there isn't any problem with it. Then I held my plank for 2 min 40 sec, then the extremepump class.

Tomorrow I take my friend to Charlotte for the follow-up visit from her eye surgery today. No idea what time the appt is. If it's early, I have a walking DVD ready that I can do. If I can get to the Y because the appt is later I'll probably do a workout on the treadmill.

Diana - take care of yourself! You're wise to allow the healing. Be sure to get enough protein.

auburn - welcome! Personally, I would think you'd have better success at accountability by coming in here. If you only have a few people that you are accountable to, they might very well lose interest. On here, even if someone loses interest or goes on, there's always someone new to be accountable to. (Did I properly confuse you?)

peachestategal - mammos are no fun, I agree. But it's certainly better than the alternative!

Carol in NC - WTG getting off the bp med! I suspect that perhaps my friend talked the doc into letting her drive. Money is tight with her and she needs to work. Hopefully, this time around she'll take it easy.

After exercise came home, boiled some water for my tea, then Vince and I went to the post office so he could ship some packages. He's selling things and the people were paying him so he needed to send it out. Then went to senior bowling. As usual, I'm Miss Consistently Inconsistent. The second game I had a 91 then the third game I had a 156! Now home to make dinner, then mahjongg tonight. It's REAL windy here today

Sylvia - Ooohhhh...I like the colors of the chamelion. Thanks for the suggestion. We put riverrock all on the inside of the pool area so that we wouldn't have grass to cut (and thus clippings in the pool)

Heather - I just love how you let me live vicariously thru you. Thank you

Welcome to anyone new that I may have missed

Smith - what a shame that your hubby won't help you, but come here often. You've got great motivation

k2boxlady - great post

barbie - I'm like you on the matter of decluttering. I do something for short periods of time and then it gets done. Now Vince is the total opposite. He'll put something off and then do the whole thing at once.

Well, I don't know about exercising tomorrow. Just came back from mahjongg with Nancie, she needs to be in Charlotte at 9. Which means we should leave the house around 7 since that's rush hr traffic. So I'll get up around 5, get Nancie up around 6, have breakfast and then we'll leave. Perhaps when I get home I can do that walking video but maybe not. Tomorrow night we have Mexican Train. I have some of these pizza bites that I was going to make to take with me to Rummikub last month only we didn't get back from Charlotte until 6. There was no way I could cook them and be at the lady's house by 6:30 so I didn't go. I still have them in the freezer, so I'll make them for tomorrow night.

Michele in NC

GodMomKim

Rori – when you are done, want to come redo my bathroom?

Renny – what a beautiful picture!!!!!!!!

Celticred – welcome, visiting here regularly helps keep me going, hope to see you often

Tina – welcome!

Red – congrats on the run!

Katla – you have me thinking about things I wanted as a young girl… so many were eliminated as my Mom had ideas about the “proper” activities for a girl, and there were $$ issues too. I will have to see if anything special comes to me that I could do/would like to do now…hmmmm

Sally – sounds like a fun shopping trip – great job on finding “special” dresses early..

Michele – great thing to do for your eye surgery friend… I cook for just one, most of the time, so I love to divide stuff to share (or freeze – depending on what it is)

Alison – good luck on finding the kitchen bits you need, I love the “second hand” stuff, so would have a hard time with only getting new.

Sweepypie – 11 pounds!!!! Excellent!!!!!!!!!!

Gettingweightof – no need to be added, just join in --- welcome

Sassy – Wow, made me overwhelmed just reading that…

Robin – take care, sorry to hear Bodie is having a hard time.

Auburn – welcome

Carol – do you have any consignment furniture stores near you, we have some here and there are some great deals… Great to be off the med !!!

Michele – Sylvia’s chameleon is a great model!!!

Celticlass – the goals for 2013? LOL fun typo!

Heather - So fun to know you are in SriLanka.. have a great time

Smith – welcome

Sylvia – sorry to hear about the situation, hope it is a kidney stone that is now gone… take care.
So I meant to get here after the Super Bowl party I worked at, but by the time I had served drinks, snacks, a full dinner, dessert (Man those folks packed on the calories) then cleaned up and did the dishes, it was 9:30pm and I got home about 10pm exhausted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I did well financially - did not have any way to measure or log what I ate but I had mostly raspberries as a snack.. they are a BIG treat for me as they are out of my price range this time of year. Had salad for dinner and a 3x3 piece of chicken enchilada casserole. Then had a thin slice of cake that everyone was raving about – 2 bites –it was dry and not very tasty… dumped the rest. And was on my feet caring a tray for 3-4 hours and then doing dishes and clean up for 1-2.. there were 164 people in this house.. it was crazy; and LOUD - 6 TVs with the game going, most of the folks were in their 70’s and 80’s so the volume of the TV was a bit much.. Came home had a small (3 oz) of Baileys, put my feet up and then went to bed.

Today is a long work day, as I am taking a few days off; to go visit a friend, so need to get a bunch of stuff done, so no-one misses me too much. But I will sit and watch Downton ( online) as I missed it last night; and since I now know there is a Robert/Cora scene, I have to see it to have the “rest of the story” . I’ll be around tomorrow, but don’t know as though I will have access on Wed., Thur, or Friday…

smiles


January goals:
Walk every day
Log all bites everyday
Do a fun thing every week.

Kim from N. California

Lestan48

Doing a happy dance because posty delivered my FitBit Charge HR. Have set it up, exported ALL data from Flex, and will be nice to see heart rate at a glance. Will be good for different exercises. .Will see how I go with sleep as different to Flex. Nice that it is also a watch as mine died ages ago.
All shopping done and put away
Lesley in Tasmania

fanncy0626

I'm just wondering where or how to get the MFP weight loss picture a lot of you have at the bottom of your posts!

Mary from Minnesota

jmkmomm

sassy your day with your husband organizing astounded me. Well just to have a husband that would do that with his wife astounded me. Especially since he went out and bought the white board and some cute decos to go with it. It is amazing what you are all doing. Could we get our government to do it also???

Carol NC the best way to take a B/P is to wait 5 minutes after you finally sit down. And during that time the nurse or tech could be getting info from you so it is a good medical practice. and you have a right to ask her/him to wait several minutes until your body adjusts itself. I wonder how many people could go off of their medicines but the tech/nurse takes the blood pressure wrong.

Sylvia and Michele those were the exact kind of colors I was thinking of for your praying mantis, Bold neon colors, they would just match you so much Michele

Terri in Milwaukee my girls were like that also although they have the same Dad. All during high school and middle school I would go to a completely different part of the school for them. Arts and humanities for one and sports for the other. Christina loved music, choir, piano, musicals and plays and Michelle liked to play basketball, soccer, softball. When Christina was in college I called her and was so excited. I told her that Michelle had made a basket. She said she didn't know that the school offered basket weaving. When she did the college tour she asked us, and I am glad it was quietly what that big off shaped H thing was in the field. She didn't recognize a football goal post.

Smith0116 I live fairly close to you. I am in southwestern corner of Indiana

Terri your son would be ashamed of my bowling. My husband is just like your guys. He wasn't satisfied if he had less than 200. He wanted all of his team mates to have the same kind of attitude. His average was about 180. The first time I went bowling I made a 7. Yes, a 7. Lots of gutter balls. I didn't bowl again until I joined a league and my starting average was 37. I think I ended up that year with about a 70. We did end up in last place. But one year all of my husbands team had quit and so had mine. So I joined his. One thing he hated about tournament bowling was giving up that ****handicap. Well with me on the team we would get one sometimes. And we won 1st place that year!!! And we both got most improved for male and female.

Sylvia so sorry about that pain. Your self diagnosis might just be correct. The pain is worse than labor pain. It is writhing, rolling on the floor type pain. To bad you didn't actually catch it so it could be examined to see what it was made of.

We didn't get our snow or wintery mix yesterday. It did rain and as the day went on it got colder. Today the high was 26. They are saying we might get snow by the end of the week though. But here in Indiana one inch can paralyze the city. I don't think they realize that most of us older folks used to walk to school in much worse. Going to spend the afternoon with my sister. It seems the older we get the less time we are together. And she lives probably 5 miles from me. She hasn't been feeling well and hasn't gotten out yo the Y and she isn't as able to get out in the snow and ice or even the rain like I do. She is finally getting used to her tablet she got for Christmas. She has found out that since her husband really gets upset if she talks on the phone when he is in the living room watching TV, now we can just get on our tablets and message each other.

Joyce, Indiana

wizzywig

Exercises done but very late now, better get to work, I'll catch you later

Viv cold and frosty York UK

cityjaneLondon

Hello my friends!

Lying here on the bed at 2.45 in the afternoon with DH snoring beside me! We drove here in the rain! At one stage it lashed it down like a monsoon. Warm though. The journey took 5 hours as there was a lot of roadworks, but we stopped for a tea and toilet break.
I would have gone for a swim, but I have no idea where the pool is and this hotel is a collection of lodges under the palm trees. Very spread out. Lots of wildlife and a lake.
We have a elephant ride this afternoon at 5pm. The rain seems to have eased a bit, but I am resigned to getting wet! :laugh: Might clear up in time. I will be well dosed in insectiside!
At breakfast I took a couple of hard boiled eggs to the table and left them there while I went to get fruit. A crow swooped down and made off with the egg! I also saw one steal a packet of sugar. Then a staff member came out with a catapult and they all vanished!

Sylvia - sounds horrendous! Let's hope that is the last of it! :flowerforyou:

Kim - you certainly earnt your money! I try to be very aware of how I treat people serving me and see them as people just like me. We have a very nice driver who has done a long training course and can also act as a guide. He will get a good tip at the end. :bigsmile: Normally on these trips the guides are separate and you tip them individually. I think you have to have endless patience and tolerance to work in a service industry. DH used to run training courses for tourism and devised the curriculum and exams. He taught it all over the world before I met him. In England it was difficult to get high quality applicants to do the course, but abroad it is considered a high staus job.
I just love good service! ! ! ! :bigsmile:

Still raining! Oh well. :ohwell:

Love Heather in the jungle x

grandmallie

morning kids~
Oh my am I sore today.. I have to go snowblow the ends of the driveway and dont think I will be able to get down to see my DFIL , just to much to do here..,have to hop in the shower and get my lunch together.. I work at 9:30 and work until 6,I will only lose one hour this week hopefully

bwcetc

Good morning!

Kim ... 165 people in one house? I would've needed more than 3 ounces of Bailey's!

Sylvia ... sorry you went through that! Hope it's nothing serious.

Sassy ... that kind of marathon organization would send my husband and I to prison as one of us would be guilty of murder! We were happy this weekend to just organize and inventory our chest freezer!

Heather ... continue to give us your daily reports and insights on Sri Lanka when you can! I am fascinated and know I will never have the opportunity to visit such an exotic place personally.

Schools closed yesterday due to blowing snow ... probably an additional 14 inches. In this we had to take DS#1 to an important medical appointment. It was a debacle. Husband stayed in town ... usually commutes out of state to help me. Transferring son from a manual chair into a truck (only thing we trusted in the storm) and then taking chair apart to put in truck ... all in blinding snow ... several times wore us out! Moving as fast as I can on wheelchair van! Tired of the snow blowing and shoveling too!

Today it's just bitter cold.

Doing better with eating/logging last few days ... want to get rid of these creeper pounds and get back to more weight loss.

Have a good day!

Beth in Western New York

barbiecat

marywetterlund wrote: »

I'm just wondering where or how to get the MFP weight loss picture a lot of you have at the bottom of your posts!

Mary from Minnesota

On your home page, click on Apps, then click on tickers and there should be choices about creating a ticker. Once you've created it, there will be a code. You copy and paste that code onto your post.

I keep my code on a document on my computer along with some other stuff I use for MFP posts and then it's easier to copy and paste it.

Barbie

peachstategal

It's just 9 AM and I am hungry even though I had breakfast! Ugh!

25 degrees here with bright sun! It would be nice to have at least one snowfall. With as much rain as we have had, it seems a possibility at some point.

Grandmallie, I continue to admire your work ethic....snow plowing, etc. You must be very sore.

Sylvia, my son had 2 or 3 episodes of kidney stones in his twenties. It was very painful for him. Hope you come out OK when you visit the doctor.

Heather, your trip sounds amazing! Please keep us informed.

Kim, my son's wife put herself through college waiting tables/bar tending. My dad had a successful restaurant for about 30 yrs. I tried waiting tables there for a very short while. I absolutely stunk at it.

fanncy0626

good morning everyone!

I have a very busy day today, mostly exercising! Kenpo X, Zumba activate, and then off to swim. My main goal for February is too move more and sit less.

Barbie - thanks for the information on how to get the Ticker. I will play with that this afternoon when I get back from swimming.

have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

rjadams

Good morning all,

Bodi is still struggling but he is such a love. Yesterday was better as I burried myself in coding work on a database I am working on. I put on my music and ignored the office politics going on around me. I love being so focused on a task that the day flies by.

I love coming here every morning and being motivated to get thru the day. I really appreciate all the hugs. It means so very much to me.

Have a stellar day!
Robin, Bodi and Ritter
North of Seattle

renaeevarner418

DamitJanit wrote: »

• Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.

**Thank you Barbie. (*)

*Yannie, how nice of you to volunteer to be out in the cold. By the time you read this, I hope you have warmed up.

*srclark, welcome to the group. I have 3 dogs but only one of them is our garbage disposal. We never have food go to waste and it doesn’t have to go in my mouth.  We’re glad to have you join us. Hope you visit and post often.

*SueBDue, we used to shop at HEB a thousand years ago where I grew up in Texas. I haven’t seen them in any of the other states that we’ve lived in and your post sent me on a trip down memory lane.

*fatchimom, welcome and good for you…No chips at a Mexican restaurant> Wow, not sure I could do that.

*Barbie, nice handiwork! Enjoy the game. (I’m wondering where do you find the time? You are always on the go.)

*Shanyn, isn’t it nice to know you are getting better each day. It will eventually become natural to eat right. And yes, most of us have some days harder than others, but they just make me enjoy the easy ones more. Keep up the good work.

*Mary, it must be wonderful to look good in a swim suit. Good for you!!! I’m looking better in my pants, but have a ways to go before I look good in a suit.

*Leslie, I’m so glad to hear that Mildred is still enjoying life even though she has her ups and downs. I guess that is all any of us can ask when we get really old. What fun for dogs that love the water. 

My wish is that we all have a wonderful and successful February, whatever our goals.

My goals for February are:
Exercise 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.
Drink 8 or more glasses of water a week.
Stay reasonable with eating on cruise.
Lose at least 6 pounds from current weight.


My word for now is savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
But, I also like opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and then choose them. Life is full of options and I want to take the good ones.

Janet in Myrtle Beach, SC

renaeevarner418

My goals for February are to record everything, exercise for at least 30 minutes per day 5 days a week, drink at least 5 glasses of water daily, and lose 4 pounds.

Vickil57

Happy Tuesday, ladies. I am clear behind so this is to mark my spot till I can catch up. We spent the weekend at DS's in Iowa. Had a good time and loved spending time with the DGC. We tried to come home on Sunday, got about 50 miles and the roads were so bad we turned around and went back. Then yesterday morning we left and the roads were better. Saw a lot of cars and trucks in the ditches and some were so wrecked it was scary. Glad to be home. DS here in town went over yesterday morning and cleaned our driveway and sidewalks, which was very nice to come home to. They are calling for 2-4 more inches tonight after midnite. Winter has dicded to show up.
Weigh in this morning was better than expected and hoping it means I am on the down side. Have a great day ladies and will do what I can to catch up.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

pipcd34

Lestan48 wrote: »

Doing a happy dance because posty delivered my FitBit Charge HR. Have set it up, exported ALL data from Flex, and will be nice to see heart rate at a glance. Will be good for different exercises. .Will see how I go with sleep as different to Flex. Nice that it is also a watch as mine died ages ago.
All shopping done and put away
Lesley in Tasmania

i'm excited for you.. let us know how it goes!

terri_mom

Happy Tuesday ! ! !

Today it is 8 above, and we are expecting more snow around 3:00pm, so it will be a long drive home again, since my little car is bad on slippery roads.

Heather - Thank you for sharing about your trip. I am envious. Please keep us updated with the details.

Peachstategal - I hate when I feel hungry so early in the day; especially when work is quiet like it is now. I try to get up and walk away from my desk, or hope that I brought a healthy snack that I can eat, or drink a LOT of water and try to find something to occupy my mind. But I've really not yet find anything special that is guaranteed to work. If you find something, let me know.

Everyone talks so much about Downton Abbey. I have been trying to find it in my area, or on my tablet, but have failed so far. I'm sure I would need to start at the beginning. I welcome any and all suggestions, so I can catch up to everyone. Thanks!

The posting of Sunday's tournament is still not updated, and making me crazy. By the way, my highest bowling score EVER is 101, so my DS got all his talent from DH and his family. It still blows my mind how many amazing young bowlers are in this area, and in my family. Sunday alone my eldest nephew bowled his first 300 game and placed second with his Dad in that doubles tournament in Minnesota, and my youngest nephew won a College tournament (in a different town).

I would like to say that I am also thankful for everyone who posts on this site. It is not possible for me to respond to everyone on most occasions, but I want you all to know that I read it all, and appreciate everyone. Thanks for being here for me, and each other.

Terri in Milwaukee

bumblebeejec

peachstategirl: I know the feeling. . . maybe try to get out of the house for awhile. . .that may help. Keep on keeping on!

Everyone have a good Tuesday! My day has started out okay. Pushing through some physical ailments. That's a hard one for me as I usually sleep them off, but I want to start a healthier lifestyle. With that said, I need to get off the computer and move around!

Thanks for being here for me! Love this group!

Judy in PA

bjkidfun

I received a really nice nsv yesterday that hopefully will help me to stay on track even though I'm not having much success with the scale or inches lost. But I'm not gaining.

For the past several months I've been struggling big time mentally, yesterday I decided to go back on one of my meds. I've been on here a year now and I've learned so much, throughout the year I kept adding small changes (habits)that I picked up from the wonderful ladies here. Whenever I wasn't sure how to handle a situation, like last minute eating out. I'd remember someone saying they would order a appetizer for a meal or half the meal as soon as it comes. And going to parties, I would eat before I go and stay away from the food table like Barbie does or go for a walk with a friend instead of having lunch together or make it a walking lunch and it just goes on and on. So even though I haven't been as structured about my food and exercise as I was at the beginning of this lifetime change all the little things that I've read on this sight has helped me to stay on track. Having dealing with depression for 20+ years even the smallest accomplishment means a lot.

"What you Eat in Private is What you wear in PUBLIC"
Brenda from Md

kayak_kutie

Hello ladies,

Wow, so many new people since I've been here last. Welcome all. I'm at work so only a few minutes here.

MMinMD - Nice to see someone near me. I'm in Southern Maryland also and will be in your neighborhood on Saturday. I volunteer with an animal rescue group and we are holding a fundraiser at a local business. We are doing Valentine's Day Pet Pictures and it's always fun to see all of the people with their pets posing for pictures. Most do very well.

Robin - {hugs} for you and Bodi.

Lesley - {hugs} for Mildred. Please let us know how you like the HRM as I'm in the market for one also.

Yanniejannie - Hope you have a great time in Williamsburg. One of my favorite places to go.

Judy in PA - We'll be heading to PA on Feb. 14. My DH is from Lancaster, PA and we booked a B&B for a long weekend to celebrate his birthday, my birthday and Valentine's Day. Hope to do a covered bridge tour.

Grandmallie - Don't know how you do it. I would have collapsed into a ball by now with that much shoveling and snow-blowing and still making it to work.

Time to get some work done. Still trying to figure out when exactly I will be retiring this year. I guess I should let my boss know soon that I am going so she has some time to hire someone for me to train. Guess by telling her makes it final in my mind and I'm still struggling with it a little. My DH really wants me to retire so we can spend more time together and a big part of me wants to quit but there is another part of me that is nervous about giving up my job. Just a big final step once I do it.

Tina in MD

Katla49

Sylvia: I hope you are feeling a little better by now. Let us know how the doctor visit goes. The only pain I ever experienced at that level was caused by gallstones and the solution was surgery. I wish you luck.

Betti in Ontario CAN: No shadows this morning here in Western OR, either, but we do have rain.

Michele: I absolutely agree with you about the support and accountability this group offers. I owe a lot to you and my many other 50+ friends. My personal friends are really not interested in my dieting success. I think it causes many of them to feel guilty about their own eating habits. Several ladies here and a neighbor of mine seem to get a lot of support through TOPS.

Kim: I hope you are able to fulfill some of the dreams of your “inner child,” too. It is a LOT of fun and in my case, very motivating. Mom’s ideas and $$ were obstacles for me back then, too. $$ are always a factor for most of us. Luckily, I can afford riding lessons. I can’t afford the time or money for horse ownership at this point in my life. It sounds like your Super Bowl party was a personal and financial success. WTG!

Heather: I hope to see a picture of you and DH riding an elephant. Have a great time!



I have a busy day today. I’m going to Zumba with my neighbor in just a little while, then to breakfast. I thought that would be the day, but we got a surprise message from our son’s DMIL and will be meeting her for a late lunch. Two restaurant meals in one day usually only happens when we travel. I’ll make the best choices I can.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon


“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison


February 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.

DamitJanit

• Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.

*Terri, I agree that no loss or gain is a win. Good for you on sticking to your guns! Since you have all that spare time(tee hee hee), I’d love a picture of the Avon Graveyard, before you get it cleaned up. Lol

*Smith0116, welcome to the group. You will find this forum a great place for support and wonderful information and ideas. I’m sorry, but your picture looks like you are way too young to even be married, much less a Granma.  It may not be as easy to live a clean eating lifestyle when you are the only one, but it can be done. My DH isn’t eating like I do and I just feed him the same things, plus a little something else, and more than what I eat. If your family isn’t too picky, it can be done without too much extra effort. Yes, he keeps ice cream and cookies and other junk in the house but I am to the point that I’m not even interested. The trick for me is to just look at the calories and ask myself, “Is there any way it’s worth it?” Good luck on your journey. If you want it, you will get it.

*Allison, I hope your snow stops soon. I mean really, enough is enough. You are so kind to help your neighbors when you have your own snow to contend with.

*Red, you sound like Me. Some “treats” just aren’t that good to take in all the calories. I can’t believe you ate that much pie before looking at the calories. I’ll bet you did about have a heart attack!!! If you had been logging the calories the first day, you might not have had any the second day. Good job on choosing what you eat now (and drink).

*Judy, good job. I hope you feel better soon.

*Sylvia, OMG, I’m glad you are at least okay. Be sure to give us an update after you see the doctor. I’m sorry you had to go through all that pain. Take care.

*TNToni, I hate that the scale went up for your weigh-in, but as you said it does go up and down. Just stay with the plan and there will be more downs than ups. I’m glad the back is better. As for the other aches and pains, you know what they say: “Old age ain’t for sissies!” 

*Leslie, Have fun with your new FitBit thingy. I don’t have one but they do sound interesting to get all that data.

*Beth, my heart goes out to you and all the ladies in the snow areas. I know how much work it is to just do what has to be done, while trying to stay safe. I pray the snow ends soon and you can all dig out for the last time this winter. Stay safe everyone.

*Heather, I love reading about your adventures. It was so sweet of you to share your breakfast with that crow in a foreign country. 

*Terri, I had forgotten how big bowling is in Milwaukee. When we lived there, I think I ended up in 3 different leagues at once. It’s a great indoor activity both physically and socially. When my DD was young, they had a nursery for the kids while we bowled. That was nice. I haven’t bowled in years mainly because of fingernails and my back.

*Brenda, I agree with you. All the wonderful tips and information in this group are so useful. I find myself thinking of different things from here at all different times of the day and night. 

*Welcome to all the newbies. We are happy to have you join us and learn about you and your journey. If you would, please sign your post with a name (or nick name) so that we can refer to you with if we want to respond to you. It’s also nice to have at least a general location. I love that we have ladies here from all over the world.

It got down below freezing this morning in SC after being a windy 60 degrees yesterday. I saw that it dipped all the way down into Florida. Today is about preparing for my Cruise on Saturday. I just hemmed a pair of new pants and have to start planning what clothes to take. I’m like a little kid waiting for Christmas, I’m so looking forward to it. I just pray it will be warm in the Bahamas.


My word for now is savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.

But, I also like opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.

Janet in Myrtle Beach, SC

aromaine1

For the second day in a row I won't be making it to the gym because of the snow. Planning to walk the dog just to do something. I'm sure he will appreciate it, but it's only 18 degrees out there so it'll be a short walk. Winter in North Jersey is the pits for staying on track with exercise unless you own a 4WD or have exercise equip in your house. I don't have either. And April 15 is fast approaching. I'd love to be burning more calories than a short walk around the neighborhood will provide, but I guess it's better than doing nothing at all!

Red94568

Woke up with a plan to work longer hours through Thursday since there is a good possibility I'd be taking Friday off to travel halfway between here and SoCal to hook up with my LLVBFF. Yep, been besties since 5th grade! We settled on a spa by the beach. She's in SoCal to care for her mother after a fall that left her with massive brain bleeds. While her mom is in final weeks at rehab facility, we are going to hook up and get caught up over the weekend. Once her mom goes home, my LLVBFF will be caretaker until they figure things out. The ER was so unexpected and the stress levels are so high. So it donned on me that this weekend will be filled with raw emotions. There will be spa treatments, lots of wine, lots of tears, gourmet foods, and did I say wine? My plan is no longer just about getting caught up work wise, but to save up some calories to compensate! She's a runner, so I'm hoping we can get a run in to the beach to work off some of the extra calories and stress. Win win!

Sylvia, next time pee through a fine strainer if you can't get to ER. Joyce is right, take your stone in to the doc if you pass another one. Here's hoping you don't though!

So, question for you all: do you weigh, how often, what are you wearing when you do, and what time of day, before or after coffee, before or after waste removal.... the hubs came downstairs once and caught me with my robe on the floor, standing naked on the scale. He thought that to be weird and threw a fit that the neighbors might see me through the kitchen window! Umm, that's their prob! Anyway, now I change into the same yoga clothes and weigh. Today he asked me why I'm changing from PJs to yoga clothes back to my PJs, and when I told him, he again said I'm weird. Keep in mind, I only weigh monthly, if that. I'm not a big numbers girl, prefer the feel of my clothes loosening up, but sometimes I'm curious as to what that mysterious number might be!

Red
Dublin, CA