WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015
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DDnL just called. The storm has diminished in strength and they're going to be released back to their condo in an hour. They do not have Wi-Fi it will not be able to contact anyone. They are planning on leaving tomorrow at 1 PM. Thank you for your prayers and support!
DJ - it's a 1000 calorie plant based diet. Macro breakdown is 55% fat, 35% carb, 10% protein. On the DrOz website he has a video explaining the diet, food, and health benefits. Google Dr Valter Longo. It is based on his research. My DH loss 10 lbs and I loss 6.8 lbs. today is the final day and I will weigh tomorrow.
Have a great night everyone! Hopefully I can get some sleep tonight!
Mary from Minnesota0 -
stats for the day:
spin at home- 60min, 128ahr, 145mhr = 503c
walk dome 2 hm- 40min est, 3.8amph/pace, 104ahr, 148mhr 2.5mi = 275c
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Carol!! Have fun on your date. I find that when I'm expecting nothing is when something happens... Just saying
Mary ... Glad your son will not be in the thick of the storm ... It looks like a doozy!
So ... I hid Halloween candy so my husband and son (aka sugar hounds) would not eat it ... In my china closet. I went to sneak some (bad, bad) but realized that they would hear my dishes rattle when I opened a drawer and my hiding spot would be revealed! Decided not to take any! In a convoluted way, this is an NSV for me!
Beth
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@terri_mom I have realized that if society or the world in general tells me to be quiet I tend to be loud. Today on my walk I sat on a bench midway and just sang my opera. I think of my voice as a friend I don't talk to that often, but when I do sing she's always there. I am hoping to attend a group singing of the Messiah this holiday season. I studied in college and had a vocal coach. I envision doing a bit of "lounge lizard singing" in my far future. The fact that I sing at the local indoor pool just doesn't give me that stage Zing. I do like the echo if I sing directly into the water intake filters along the sides of pool though!
Becca
Opera Diva
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Awe! thanks for all the welcomes! I love the fact that someone is keeping this support group alive! You can call me Fran or Franky. Either ...I will respond to both!
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Welcome new ladies!
Mary - what a relief! I am up in the middle of the night because I wanted to check on the latest news. :flowerforyou:
Carol - I met my husband through online dating. I had to meet a lot of frogs first! :laugh: Don't give up!
I've just posted a book on Paris to my DSIL for her birthday. It's a bit early, but I want her to read it before they go at the end of November. I have already sent them a guide book. So excited for them! If we weren't going to Montpellier around then I would be arranging to join them. Did I mention I love Paris! :laugh: I calculate I have been about 17 times! :noway: Isn't it wonderful what you can accomplish in the middle of the night!
Now I must go back to bed.
Heather UK0 -
Heather- thanks! I didn't sleep at all last night and will hopefully sleep tonight! I hope you get a good nights sleep!
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Pip, I can not believe that before picture is you! You are such an inspiration along with so many others here.
Sylvia, did you ever see the movie 'The Help"'? I can't recall the actual words this colored maid always told this little white girl that was her charge but it helped her believe how important she is. But you need to get that and just watch the first few minutes of the movie and you will here those words. You are such an inspiration for all Grandparents and even parents to look to at being a good 'parent'. You are so selfless and give of yourself so willingly. I see now why you are and that is really you trying to prove something to yourself about how important you are because you have been told something else.
I don't know why I have been so silent lately but I have. I do read several times a day and always think of my family here. You are all so precious to me.
Well we are now in our Medicare enrollment period and we wend and signed up. We were hoping we could get Charlie into Medicare F but it doesn't look like it. The advantage plans pretty well take anyone but the Medicare F has qualifications. I don't feel I need it but Charlie really could benefit. But his heart attack, recent hospitalization, option for open heart surgery, etc make it impossible. So he is just staying with his present plan and I am going on it also. I will go from $64 to $29/month premiums with better medicine copays. And I got a free back scratcher for being a new member of United Health Care/AARP!
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Did 45min of Elle Glam Fitness Cardio DVD. I wasn't real impressed with this DVD and probably won't do it again. The plan for tomorrow is to do a DVD by Chris Powell
Had my physical today. The MD feels that I should see a podiatrist about the plantar wart. Got my flu vaccine and will go back in a few weeks to get the shingles vaccine. I really didn't want to get both today since if I had a reaction, I wouldn't know which vaccine I was reacting to. Then went to donate a DVD and 5CD changer to the Y only they didn't have a receipt for me so I'll take it there another time. Then went and made a donation to the Salvation Army, then went to get my bangs trimmed. Unfortunately, I need to get another hairdresser, probably at the same place but I really need someone who is there more frequently. She's there only every other Frid, Sat and Mon, and I can never get there on a Mon. I need someone who will be there on the Wed and Fri when I'm in that area. I think I may go with the owner of the salon, she will most likely be there all the time unless she opens up another salon.
Then came home, the guy doing some of the landscaping stopped by to put down weed killer, gave him coupons to give his mom. Vince started putting out the stakes for the "fence" for the Halloween decorations. We will go to the The Green Room tonight to see Southern Fried Funeral. I saw it at the dress rehearsal, and it is funny
Mary - I used the Harris Benedict formula to determine my daily calorie need. AFAA felt that this was the most accurate formula. Prayers for your son and his family. My heart goes out to you. I'm glad that the brunt of the storm will hit south of them
NCCarol - ouch! More damage. But glad you're back to your other exercises. Good for you getting out there and dating!
Sue in WA - that's one good thing about if you get your hair cut too short...it does grow. I got my bangs cut way too short a few months ago and now I've gotten them cut a few times, they grew in
Franky - welcome. Congrats on the great loss. Just don't get discouraged if you don't have that kind of loss every week. Some weeks you will, some weeks you won't. That's just how it goes.
Sharon - why not save your "before" photo to your computer and then upload it here? Good luck to your dh, I'm sure things will work out well
oh, Sylvia - I can personally attest to the fact that the things you make are absolutely gorgeous.
pip - you look so much younger! Honest to goodness, when I first looked at the first pic of you at a heavier weight, I thought "oh, this must be her mother" In a sense you're lucky you escaped the dreaded "stretch marks"
terririchard - have fun at the Murder Mystery. Do you need to dress up?
frostflower and moonlight - welcome to a great group!
kimses - welcome!
DJ - I always make those pumpkin spice muffins in the minimuffin tins. The other thing is that you can have one to see how they turned out. Preportioned for you. I'm sure they'll turn out well for the Moose. I've put vanilla frosting into a tube, used a large star and put just a drop of icing on the top of them. Sometimes I do that, sometimes I don't. Kind of depends if I can have them out flat or not. I'm sorry about your BF's grandson. Do you have to give Max special food (softer foods)? Update: So glad they turned out so good for you. I knew they would. And with the pumpkin they are so very moist.
Lenora - I like the way you stick up for yourself
Mary - thank the good Lord that everyone's OK and returning
Just got back from seeing Southern Fried Funeral. Even Vince thought it was funny. Tomorrow night we go to the Hickory Community Theater then Sun a friend is coming over to watch the episodes of Downton Abbey.
Michele in NC0 -
Mary - I've been praying for your family. It must be such a relief that they are okay. Wishing them a safe journey home.
Sylvia - I think most artists are very self critical. I love your pottery.
Terri - The apple pie looks divine.
Carol - How exciting! Are you nervous?
Franky - Welcome
-Sharon0 -
DSIL & DBIL are visiting. "The girls" had a lovely walk today. :bigsmile: The news windows are keeping the col air outside, but the trim hasn't been put back. They're coming back Monday afternoon to complete the work. I doubt they will have enough time. The workers are great. The guy assigning them time for tasks is an idiot. :grumble:0
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Heather wrote - "Carol - I met my husband through online dating. I had to meet a lot of frogs first! Don't give up!"
Carol - Jack and I too met thru online dating. We had talked long enough before we actually met we pretty much knew we would get along as at least friends. That's coming up on 9 years ago and we have been together ever since. Like Heather says you may kiss a lot of frogs first, but sometimes you find your prince. Hope you at least had a good time out.
Mary - what wonderful news that they are all okay. I've watched every news channel available for information. Praying now that you can relax and sleep like a baby tonight.
Janetr OKC0 -
Sylvia~ the quote from the help is You is kind, You is smart, You is important!!!! and thats the truth...
I met Tom online also....
up and off to work.. have my window bird feeder up now have to get the birdseed..0 -
I am typing on my new tablet! :drinker:
Still got a lot to do to get it how I like it, but I have grasped the nettle! Don't know why these things make me so nervous.
Nearly all my photos and videos are on Dropbox, but I want them on the tablet. Still got to transfer the micro card.
I feel I have made a good start.
Photocopied my tax form this morning and also all the forms for the yoga Christmas lunch. Unfortunately I won't be able to be there this year as I will be in France. Bad planning on my part. I always enjoy it and wear something that flashes, like earrings or a headdress! :laugh:
Love to all. Heather UK0 -
Good morning! Thank you all for you kind words. This has to be the best group on the Internet.
Last night hubby and I attended the memorial service for my friend who passed away. It was very nice. I was afraid there wouldn't be many people there but the room was practically full. His wife and I had set up a large display of his work at the front of the room (there was no casket as he was cremated) and there was an easel that held a big collage of photographs. His wife asked that people come up to share their memories of Greg, and many did. His wife is from France and she had a laptop set up "skyping" so her family could watch. Part of the service was even in French, which I didn't understand a word of but thought it was beautiful.
Later it occurred to me that technology is amazing - to be half a world away but still able to be part of the same service. Of course, it was 2:30 am there, but they were still watching.
I got up and spoke a little, in spite of being terrified by speaking to a room full of people. I forgot half of what I meant to say, and finished with a joke that got a big laugh, but when I got back to my seat my friends said I did a good job and hubby held my hand again. My friend Debbie later told me that hubby was beaming with pride. Our pottery group was well represented. Many potters came from Joplin. After the service hubby and I packed up the pottery to take it back to my gallery (I have a lot of his work there) and then we finally went to supper about 8:45 pm. That's awfully late for me, but I didn't have breakfast (out of milk) and just a slim fast for lunch, so I was starving.
And the Royals won!
And my headache stayed gone.
So, it was a good night.
Today, after swimming, I have to go trim a bunch of bowls and then we will go to the lake. The kids are with their mom this weekend (fingers crossed that she behaves and doesn't have any new boyfriends). I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
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OMG Pip - first I would never know that those pictures are the same person and second wow for the bikini picture. About what I'm looking for it's going to have to be a house or duplex where I can keep our Lucy dog. I don't want to take her away from the boys too. She is about 65lbs and most apts only allow up to 30lbs. I also have to have a place where DGS#1 can practice his Euphonium (like a mini tuba).
Katla thanks for the info on where you live. I have granddaughters in the Hillsboro area but the rents seem to be way up there from what they were not long ago. Of course that is true all over due to the housing bust that put many more people in the rental community either because they have not been able to buy or they lost their homes. I have actually been paying a couple of hundred dollars less than what the market currently demands so I'm having sticker shock right now. I know I will find something it just may take a little time.
Thanks to all of you for your well wishes it means more than you can know.
To all of you who are new welcome! You will find that this is a very supportive and motivating group of women not only for getting physically healthy but for LOTS of hugs when life smacks you in the face.
I am loving all of the before and after pictures. Keep them coming!
Hugs to all who need them and well wishes for those under the weather.
Gloria/WA
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By the way...I stopped at a garage sale yesterday and found two nice pairs of jeans, one Levis and one Lees, both were size 14, for $2 each. I held them up and thought, yeah, I think I can fit in those. Brought them home and yes! They fit! I'm wearing one of them now. The Levis sit a little lower on the hips than I'm used to, but I think I can still wear them. I just love a bargain. Showed them to hubby and he said he hates that I am buying clothes at yard sales. I told them it was $4 vs over $50 in a store so then he loved the idea. So I just tripled the number of jeans I have.0
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No time to read right now, just stopping in to offer hugs and prayers to everyone, especially Mary and everyone with friends or loved ones in the path of Patricia.
Make wise choices.
Hugs ! ! ! Terri in Milwaukee0 -
Getting ready to go biking with a friend. Had a good nights sleep so it's a great morning. dH working in the evenings and wanting to talk when he gets home has been throwing my sleep/morning exercise routines off.
Reading in "Confronting Chronic Pain" that raising Omega3 intake helps w/pain.0 -
mollywhippet wrote: »By the way...I stopped at a garage sale yesterday and found two nice pairs of jeans, one Levis and one Lees, both were size 14, for $2 each. I held them up and thought, yeah, I think I can fit in those. Brought them home and yes! They fit! I'm wearing one of them now. The Levis sit a little lower on the hips than I'm used to, but I think I can still wear them. I just love a bargain. Showed them to hubby and he said he hates that I am buying clothes at yard sales. I told them it was $4 vs over $50 in a store so then he loved the idea. So I just tripled the number of jeans I have.
Great NSV for you! I too love getting a bargain!
Cheri NE Ohio0 -
Pip, I loved your before and after photos.....no doubt your success is due in large measure to the fact that you let nothing get in the way of your goal of right eating and right exercise....even pain and surgery didn't deter you from your exercise and I remember when you went to Las Vegas for your big celebration you were mindful about your eating.Sylvia, bravo to you for getting up and speaking at your friend's service. I read somewhere that people are more afraid of speaking in public than they are of dying so you did a very brave thing and kind thing.Mary, happy to hear that your family is OK...what a scary time for all of you.
No more goofing off---gotta walk the dogs
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Morning Ladies,
Mary, so glad everything is okay with the kids in Mexico. So far they aren’t reporting any deaths which is wonderful! I remember when you first told us about the Dr Oz diet, I thought you said it was for 5 weeks. One day I’ll learn to read. Lol
Beth, maybe you need to have your DH and son hide the candy from you? Just thinking. But good for resisting.
Heather, when I get up in the middle of the night, I rarely accomplish anything but thinking about getting back to sleep. Heck you do so much that you could probably work on your book that I haven’t heard much about lately. *Just saying*
Joyce, I feel like you and the others here are family also. Hey if I’d known I could get a back scratcher I might have switched carriers. Lol I have this spot on my back, that I can’t reach, that itches all the time. I’ve had my GP and Dermatologist look at it and they see nothing. It drives me crazy and is such a deep itch. I loved that in the movie, The Help when she would say the affirmation to the little girl. I think we could replace her words with any that fit the occasion, but it was her tone of voice that was so wonderful. I agree that Sylvia should keep telling herself how wonderful and talented she is, because we all see it in her.
MicheleNC, when I was younger I would get so upset if my haircut wasn’t right. Now I take it all in stride because, like you say, it will grow out. I also wear it very short which I would have never done years ago. I think part of it is that I finally realized, “It’s not about me” and no one is really looking at my hair. Lol good luck on finding a new hairdresser that is there when you need her. Thanks again for the pumpkin cake recipe. I had one with breakfast this morning. Yum yum. I’m glad the Moose dinner is today or there might not be any left.
Katla, glad you are enjoying the new windows already and your company as well. Maybe having company during the construction was a good diversion.
Heather, so glad things are moving in the right direction with the new tablet. Most of that sort of thing is not hard but it gives us stress just knowing it’s new and different. That is too bad you will be away during the Christmas lunch but of course you will have a fabulous time.
Sylvia, the memorial service sounds so nice and how wonderful to be able to share it with family in France. Yes, it’s a different world than just a few years ago. So glad to hear your headache is gone. I hope it stays that way. Wow, SCORE on the jeans!!! Yep, to save that kind of money, who cares that they come from a garage sale. When we buy them at a store, they have often been tried on by other people before we get there. lol
Gloria, I’m glad you found this group. I’m sure you are having some sticker shock when looking for a place, especially if you were paying a little under market. Just don’t give up and I’m sure the right thing will come along. You know you have all the well wishes from us. (((Hugs)))
Terri, sending you ((Hugs)) as you run through the room. Hope you have a good day.
to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.
I’m so happy to hear that Patricia, the storm, didn’t seem to do the damage that she could have and most people are safe this morning. I feel all the prayers should still keep Texas and other areas of flooding in our prayers. Time to get in at least some exercise and then make my broccoli casserole to take this afternoon. I’m so glad to get to visit with all of you each day and wish only the best for you. I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day.
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
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Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Sylvia: Congratulations on the new jeans & a successful bargain hunt! Smaller jeans are one of the best NSV's ever so you have two victories tow celebrate, confirmation that you really are transforming yourself AND a bargain all at once! :bigsmile:
DJ: We are enjoying our company. The window installers got the enormous holes in the house sealed up and the new windows are much more effective at temperature moderation than the old ones BUT I want to put my furniture back where it belongs and see whether our blinds will function until we can get new ones. I'm just a little bit impatient at the moment. The installers worked hard and did quality work but they didn't have enough time to finish & that is the manager's fault. They won't be here again until Monday afternoon. :grumble:
I have a riding lesson this morning and then we're planning to go to Sauvie Island to the Pumpkin Patch. I anticipate a LOT of traffic and crowds there. There are two farms we particularly like to visit, one for the produce and the other for music, pony rides, and great food. One of the farms has a corn maze but we haven't gone into it. The other sells yummy food & local beer, and has a picnic seating area. I love seeing the ponies and the pleasure of the little children riding. We will leave the dog home although there is no rule against dogs at either farm. Dogs don't get to go inside the stores but can be on the grounds.
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
October Goals :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
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Thank you everybody for your prayers and support! I just learned that they will be coming home on Monday night instead of today. They get to enjoy two more days of beautiful weather!
Results from my five-day fast. I lost a total of 8 pounds. My husband lost a total of 11.8 pounds. Because of the health benefits of the fast we plan on doing it once a month like recommended. I lost 3 1/4 inches off of my waist. They did say that the diet get rid of belly fat! I lost 1 and 1/4 inches off of my hips. I lost 1 inch off of each thigh. I lost 2 1/2 inches off of my chest. Total inches lost 9 inches! I am actually amazed by these results! 8 pounds 9 inches! It's like it melted fat all over my body!
Have great day everyone!
Mary from Minnesota
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Up and out early to DS's final home soccer game as a sr. in High School. Hard to believe he's a senior now.
A little background on myself -- I am 57; live in MA with husband. Two kids 22 and 17. Travel often for work which is always a challenge from an eating perspective. I've never been greatly successful with weight loss, but by being active I've been able to contain it some. My knees are starting to bug me now and I know that losing about 20 lbs will help with that. So when I have that urge to hit the potato chips, my mantra is "knees knees knees". I did see a nutritionist a few times back in the spring and she gave me the guidelines of carb counting which is about high fiber carbs (have to love those beans!) balanced with good fats and lean proteins. It went against my grain to eat carbs like that, but I did lose 10 lbs. Then I broke my wrist and then 2 months later sprained my back and got totally off track.
The best way for me to do this is to plan my meals early in the day and plug them in proactively to MFP. If I'm left to spur of the moment decisions, I'll be backsliding in no time.
In order to be successful I need to make sure I **PLAN**.
Happy to see many successes in this group. Although it is hard to lose after 50 and after menopause, it shows me it can be done.
Off to plug in my food for the rest of the day.
Enjoy your Sat.
Kimses
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p.s. I had a Dunkin Donuts spiced pumpkin coffee with skim milk yesterday. I thought that maybe the pumpkin sweetener was about 60 calories or so. Then I looked it up after the fact. 180 calories! Not including the milk. What a waste of calories.0
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kimses, you have come to the right place where you will find great ideas and support. If you travel a lot you will find, with practice and trial and error, some good ideas of what to order in restaurants and how to bring food with you or buy grocery store foods instead of eating in restaurants all the time.....your decision to PLAN will be a great asset......I gave up drinking coffee a few years ago when I realized that part of the attraction to coffee for me was the flavored creamers. My planning includes learning to leave out items that have high calorie with low nutrition and not much to actually eat.
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 
My word for 2015 is "now"---I won't wallow in the past or waste time worrying about the future
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Just had delicious Stir fry Chicken with Chinese and button mushrooms. And broccoli. Very yummy for 310 calories.
Having DH's stewed pears for dessert with homemade yoghurt. I add a bit of Walden Farm calorie free caramel sauce to the pears. Lovely!
I find the better the food I eat, the less I crave more or junk. I am not anti carb, but I have cut back a lot as I would rather have protein and veggies. I find that more satisfying in the long term. Of course I am eating back 90% of my exercise calories so I have a good allowance. Luckily I don't crave high carb, high sugar foods.
When I make DH a sandwich I usually have a thin open sandwich of whole grain bread.
If I enjoy my food I don't feel deprived. Bland food makes me eat more.
Every morning I moan about my exercises, but I always do them. :laugh:
I take my hat off to those of you who are looking after young children or doing a full time job. A lot of planning is required under those circumstances. Batch cooking or preparing the night before. A slow cooker must be a help. I just have a freezer full of fish, seafood and meat, which I can draw on as needed, but I have time on my side. I know some of you plan a week's menus in advance. :flowerforyou:
Getting used to my tablet. I've downloaded most of my apps, but some of them I struggled to remember the password for. Had to get an emailed one for Skype. Still have to transfer contacts, photos etc. It feels and looks nice and I like the new magnetic cover. Neat! I was umbically attached to my last tablet until the charging got unreliable.
Watched a French film this afternoon. Enjoyed it.
Love Heather UK0
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