WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016
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to everyone who is new here today, the most important thing is to keep coming back and reading.....you will get ideas and inspiration so that you can take your next steps whatever that might be....many of us have found that staying connected with others has made is easier to stay on track with our other resolutions.
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 3 -
oh and my april goals? I have no goals :0/2
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Wow! I can't believe I found this group...what an amazing bunch of women you are! I am Karen, and I turned 50 last year. I homeschooled our two boys for the last 14 years and they will leave for college this summer. I love to quilt, but when I do, I sit there for hours at my sewing machine, usually drinking a few beers (worthless calories), and no exercise! My resolutions are:
Strength Train 2 times per week
Long Bike rides 2 times per week
Walk 30 min every day (dog loves it)
Wash all windows
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Thanks to Barbie for the new link!
Well I did manage to weight less than in the beginning of the month till Easter came around. Will try again with new goal of weighing less by the end of the month of April...have been getting more exercise in, which is good.
Welcome new people--this is a great group!
Was hoping to get some gardening in soon but it looks like old man winter might be settling in for his last hurrah for a bit...who invited that guy anyway?
Betty
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Happy April, Lovely Ladies! I officially completed my first month on MFP with an unbroken streak.
My resolution for April is to keep that up.
1. Logging every meal, every day.
My pool is closed for the next two weeks, so for fitness I will add:
2. walking every morning until the pool reopens; swimming four days a week after
3. kettlebell swings in the afternoon on non-lifting days
(I don't need a goal around lifting; I'm already hooked )
4. finish cleaning up my garden and get the early summer veggie seeds started
5. Eat all--not waste any--of the overwintered vegetables ready to eat this month.
Larisa in Seattle
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Whoops! It's April now. Copying the post I made to March.
DJ – You are welcome for the information on a stone. Yes, it is so easy to look thigs up with Google at our fingertips but some days you don’t want to get sucked into that time trap. At least I don’t. All too often when I go to look something up in Google I get distracted by some little item and go look it up as well only to find something else. Suddenly the quick 2 minute search becomes 2 hours of time lost in the ether. I am amused by the facts that get stuck in my brain (like a stone is 14 lbs.) while the important stuff (like when is my wedding anniversary) gets completely lost. Once upon a time a Red Hatter (NOT a member of my chapter) told me rather disdainfully that I had a head full of trivia. When I joined the Red Hats I gleefully took the title of “Tzarina of Trivia” as my Red Hat name.
Carol in NC – Hooray for a clean mammogram!!! I'm so happy for you.
Mia in MI0 -
Thanks, everyone!
Thanks, Barbie, for being so diligent and setting up the new thread for April!
Pictures of the grandbabies and the quilt were beautiful!
Today is my short day at work and my son is in Charlotte for the weekend, so I am going to go home and just "be" this afternoon. Since I have to be very careful of my eye, I'm limited on what I can accomplish at home and with exercise, so I'm just going to enjoy the break.
Hope everyone else has an awesome Friday!
Carol in NC0 -
Hidey Ho Neighbors!! I know we all live worlds apart, and miles and miles separate us, but to me you are all next door.... If you hear me a knocking don't freak!
April Goals
-to log in EVERY day 000000000000000000000000000000
-to exercise 4 times a week aqua-aerobic water exercises.
week 1 0000
week 2 0000
week 3 0000
week 4 0000
-to write in my journal once a week 0000
OK all those zeros are my check off places... lol
Everyone lets really get serious now... OK OK you all know I don't have a serious bone in my body. Well maybe the one on my elbow. Hey I know that's the funny bone, but heck, it HURTS when I bang it!
Becca
Oregon
good news I measured myself the other night, and well my bust and waist stayed the same, but I lost 2 1/2 inches on my hips! Woot!
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Red Hat ladies - not a member of the local chapter either. My red hat is a ball cap that has a button on it which reads: "I Damn Near Survived Everything." And a flamingo pin. Used to have a 'purple dress'; but, gone a long time ago.
I bought a small kettlebell (10lb - thought I'd start off light first). Have also bought a back brace to keep my back straight(er). Might do it today, since it is raining now and expected to go on all during the night.
Hello to all the 'newbies' ... come often, post often
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GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »
I bought a small kettlebell (10lb - thought I'd start off light first). Have also bought a back brace to keep my back straight(er). Might do it today, since it is raining now and expected to go on all during the night.
Lenora Please, please don't do kettlebells swings in a back brace! Kettlebell swings are intended to stress and strengthen your back. Instead, please follow the video instructions for doing deadlifts to build up your back strength until you can start doing swings.
I just checked with my professional trainer, and he is also concerned that you could hurt yourself at worst, and not benefit from the exercise at best. I could not stand it if something happened to you from this.
*worries
Larisa who doesn't want anyone to get hurt0 -
Mia - I love “Tzarina of Trivia” for your Red Hatters name. Made me laugh. Good going.
Janetr OKC0 -
welcome april peeps -
well, it's gonna b a beautiful day, not riding tho :0(. have to drive cuz I got pt today, but I do get to put the top down on my convertible for the first time on the way home :0)
Wind blowing thru your hair is perfectly acceptable when you butt is firmly planted. I just told my husband yesterday I need a red convertible (I just remembered yours is red). Guess down deep I want to be Pip lol Have fun
Janetr OKC
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Larisa - I haven't and I won't. Thanks for telling me.
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Katla - wrote "Janet OKC: Congratulations on all of your successes with your health and weight. I like your April resolutions."
Thank you so much. I did want to clarify one thing, I said that logging my food was such a habit I wasn't putting it as a resolution any longer. I will however, continue to log faithfully. As you said it may have become a bit of an "obsession" with me. But I have found if I do it first thing each morning, then I know what to get ready for each meal with no working out numbers, calories available, etc. Not to say that sometimes it doesn't change. Like last Friday we went out to dinner with friends that called an hour ahead of time and invited us. So I went to the menu on line for On The Border, found Border Smart Grilled Chicken, 450 calories. It came with lime rice, left the rice on the plate ate the chicken and the grilled vegetable and it worked in just fine with my daily plan. I truly depend on it to get me thru the day.
Marcelyn - wrote " This afternoon we have to start getting the pool ready for opening tomorrow for our grandson's 10th birthday. Just how the heck did he get to be 10 years old? I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD GRANDSON! lol
Just wait until you have a 22 (closer to 23) year old grandson. Oh goodness. Actually he was a big factor in my losing weight and getting in a healthier state. He told me I had to "be around to dance at his wedding" and by golly I plan to be there with bells on, Not that he even has a gf at this point
Janetr OKC1 -
janetr - my hair is longer now so I can't have it loose or it will be a tangled mess when I get to where I'm going. I will put it up in a bun. i just realized i don't have any cool sunglasses for the car drive :0/0
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Welcome from a retired homeschooler. I homeschooled my four kids all the way through high school graduation. Be prepared for a bit of "what do I do with myself" when they leave. Retirement was difficult the first year for me. I gained a lot of weight because.... I sat at the sewing machine making quilts. lol Now I've a new position (see my profile for my job description). I have the blessing of watching my children homeschool their children now!Wow! I can't believe I found this group...what an amazing bunch of women you are! I am Karen, and I turned 50 last year. I homeschooled our two boys for the last 14 years and they will leave for college this summer. I love to quilt, but when I do, I sit there for hours at my sewing machine, usually drinking a few beers (worthless calories), and no exercise!
Marcelyn surviving the city of Houston
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GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »Larisa - I haven't and I won't. Thanks for telling me.
Lenora
Thank you Lenora! I would feel so terrible if you got hurt. The kettlebell you bought will be fine for deadlifts, and you can totally work up to swings...just, go slow, okay? 0 -
Hi...glad to join this group. i just started but so far, really liking what i see. i want to lose weight so i can play with my twin granddaughters who are 3 1/2 yrs old.0
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GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »[My red hat is a ball cap that has a button on it which reads: "I Damn Near Survived Everything."
Lenora
Oh gosh, I need that button!
Marcelyn
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Pip: No goals? That doesn't sound like you. I'll bet you could enjoy a "have fun" goal.
Ar10at50: Welcome to a great group. :flowerforyou:
Becca: Losing 2.5 inches from your hips is a stellar victory. WTG!!! :flowerforyou:
I enjoyed yoga today but haven't decided what to do with the rest of my day as yet. It is a gorgeous day. I will do my best to have some fun in it.
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
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Hi I am new to this group and although not 50 yet close enough.
My goals for April are
daily yoga and meditation
change the daily walk with the dog to a run
go try a body pump class and if i like it try it twice a week
try a contemporary dance class and if i like it squeeze it in twice a month
weed garden and put winter vegetables in
stay in touch with family& friends that includes you guys
best of luck
marama nz
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I am new to this thread, with just having turned 50 this past Feb. So I guess I am new to being 50. I have been afraid of goals, afraid I wont be able to meet them.
So far with no goals I hit the gym almost every day for anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on work and kids.
I lost 11.2 lbs and I have a bunch more to go. I hope to regain flexibility, improve my lung functions (I am asthmatic) and loose weight - not sure how much. I started out at 279 down to 267.8 and hoping to keep going down in the weight.
Things I noticed, I am unable to put on socks some days, I am getting stiff and making walking and taking the stairs difficult. Thus my reason for joining a gym and finding MFP.
Nice to meet at all of you, feel free to add me as a friend.
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katla - goals?? I don't need no stinkin goals ! I just do what I do, cuz that's how I roll :0)0
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janetr - yeah, may as well leave the top up huh, NOT !!0
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. I am amused by the facts that get stuck in my brain (like a stone is 14 lbs.) while the important stuff (like when is my wedding anniversary) gets completely lost...When I joined the Red Hats I gleefully took the title of “Tzarina of Trivia” as my Red Hat name. Mia in MI
Mia, am in a monthly trivia contest, with a quarterly prize, at the local coffee shop, and am in the lead for the quarter. Prize is an Amazon Fire tablet, which I hope to win and give my current tablet to my DH. I compete alone against 3- and 4-person teams... and since I had to have a team name, called myself Quizling.
Took a day off today. From everything. Just woke up from a two-hour nap on a cold and rainy day. Fell asleep with a book in progress, finished it when I woke. If I get much more relaxed, I'm going to melt! Finishing that quilt was a relief! Thanks, all, for the compliments... need to sew less complex things for a while.
Lisa in West Texas0 -
Barbie .. Thank you for continuing the thread.
Carol NC ... Yay for good news!
March was not a good month ... Determined to make April better.
DH and younger son have driven to Nashville for son's music scholarship audition. It's tomorrow at 1:40! Keep your fingers crossed!
I had a quiet day alone yesterday and today ... Getting a lot done ... But will bring older son home tomorrow for the weekend. Need to make use of all our lift equipment as there's no one here to spot me during transfers.
I will not set goals either ... Gonna be like Pip But I do have a plan.
Welcome to the new ladies ...
Beth near Buffalo where we're expected to get snow!
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Thanks Barbie.
Loving all the grand baby pics.
I'm hanging in there. April goal is to walk 20 minutes each day.
❤️ Rosie in So Cal0 -
April goal is to get to gym 4 times a week and be more positive about my life. Think first is the easiest out of the two. Lol
Anne from Wisconsin0
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