WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016
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Well not feeling the urge to fix my dinner tonight. Just made Pineapple teriyaki chicken over sticky rice for husband. Also made just a simple egg and bacon cut up mixture for son to add the sticky rice to, and have his fried rice. Then he puts our family special sauce on it. We ordered awhile ago some "bulldog sauce" which is a Japanese style tonkatsu sauce and since it has a bulldog on it, it has always been called bulldog sauce in this homestead! We ordered it on Amazon in a pack of 6 bottles, and I am down to just one. Crazy!
Everyone I hope you have a nice holiday weekend! Enjoy the people you are with.
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Barbie, thank you. That was my question to the surgeon, dietician, psychiatrist and everyone else I had to meet with "Am I too old to do this?" I am so glad I did. And so glad I found this terrific group of women.
Janetr okc0 -
Lillian – The grandbabies are beautiful!
Lisa – Happy that you found an RV that will work for you.
KarenE – The fact that you are building muscle may explain the lack of weight loss. Muscle weighs more than fat. Start looking for some non-scale victories (NSV’s). Are your clothes starting to feel looser? Do you have more energy? Those are things to celebrate and to help motivate you to keep moving forward.
Katla – Thanks for the link to the Alzheimer’s documentary. I will be watching it tonight as soon as I log off here.
Pip – You are right. Sometimes family sucks! On another note, you can add me to the list of people who consider you to be a hero. I went on a 15 mile bike ride today and I am really feeling it tonight. And you did 700 miles in a month – that is 20-25 miles per day. You really are amazing!
Larissa – You look great in that dress – makeup or no. One to two pounds a month is better than nothing, but I understand it can be frustrating when you want things moving faster. I would follow your trainer’s advice and see how that goes. It really can’t hurt and they do typically know what they are talking about. Onederland will come. Keep up the good work.
Chris, Barbie, Janet -Thank you for sharing your stories. You are all an inspiration to those of us still on this journey to a healthy weight.
Went on a 15-mile bike ride with my daughter today. She is now out enjoying the 4th of July festivities with her friends. I am sitting on the couch too tired to do anything. LOL
Tomorrow we will go watch the 4th of July parade – our younger daughter will be marching in the parade with her high school band. Then, we have been invited over to a friend’s house for a picnic. Have to bring a dish to share so I think I will run to the store in the morning and pick up some fresh fruit for a fruit salad.
Hope that everyone in the U.S. enjoys the holiday tomorrow.
Linda in IA2 -
no_excuses - i was just surprised that he wasn't apologetic or anything... when i saw his sister's posting on Facebook, i didn't reply with a like or congrats, just couldn't do it. good job on that bike ride.
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Did an hour of a body By Bethany DVD. That's a good yoga DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do another segment of the Butt Lift DVD, hold my plank, and then do a Cathe Muscle Max DVD
katla - I'm so sorry you didn't get your riding lesson. I know how much you look forward to them.
Joyce and Pip - you're both heroes in my book
Made a pork loin for next week and began marinating a flank steak. I think I may make the chocolate chip cookies and put them in the freezer for when I take something to the new neighbors. They moved in, I guess it was Friday, so I'll give them a few days to get settled before I go over there and introduce myself.
Linda in IA - I'm so sorry to hear about your MIL. That's so hard. I remember when MIL was in an assisted living facility and started to have dementia. I got real good at my "is that so?" and "tell me more about it". How does your FIL feel about the whole situation? I never knew that about COBRA! Thanks for informing me
Heather - hope your dh feels better fast
Lillian - Jax is ever so cute. Congratulations. and Emma is so cute, also. What a lovely family you have there!
Lisa - how wonderful that you got that RV. What a great looking RV
Made chocolate chip cookies for the neighbor then some "pops" for me. They're basically Greek yogurt and OJ concentrate, poured into a pop mold and then freeze. I put it into MFP's recipe calculator and the calories only come to something like 59 each. Got dinner ready to microwave. Hopefully, I can go outside and work some more on the weeds. Lisa - I sure could use that device your husband has around now!
Chris - Vince always used to get me candy (Dove) for our anniversary, Easter, christmas, any time he needed a gift. then one year I asked him instead of the candy, would he give me Incredible Edibles (flower-shaped fruit). There wasn't any problem at all.
Larisa - when I was taking classes, they talked about the FITT theory. As far as exercise, change up the frequency, intensity, time or type. I know that when I exercise for a day at a lower intensity, I usually wind up having a loss the next day. Same with the intensity. Try that. If you are doing the same exercise over and over, your body becomes adapted to it and it takes more time to show a loss. Nice dress. Did you buy it for a special occasion? Have you ever considered that perhaps your body is telling you that it's at the weight it wants to be at. I'd love to lose another 5lbs, I usually am in the high 120's. I can't seem to get much lower without feeling like c***
janetr - you look lovely, love those pants and top
barbie - sure hope Brandy is better
Re - woohoo for bones!!!!!
Went outside and worked on the weeds for like 2-1/2 hours today. I was dripping wet when I came in, but I'm determined to get it done! Used the hedge trimmer, that helps. I'll probably do some tomorrow and then I'll use the machine to get closer to the ground. Then more hedge trimmer. when I came in I took a shower and laid down and fell asleep for a bit. I don't know what it is, this happened to me the last time I worked on the weeds, too. After working for a bit, I come in and take a shower, then I get so cold that I need to put on my heavy housecoat. Then I get so warm that I take it off. Weird.....
Michele in NC
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Charleen2 – I enjoy the houses they make on Tiny House Nation; but, I don’t think I could ever totally give up things and live in one, unless I was single, and it was sitting on a beach somewhere
Janetr7476 – WOW! What a transformation! I’m finding that the closer I am getting to my goal, the harder it is to get those pesky pounds off.
RE – WHOO HOO! That is a fabulous way to find a NSV!
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Michele and Lenora - thank you ladies. Linda I would like to lose more but its not happening, so for a while I'm just hanging out, working out and enjoying life. Maybe eventually it will come off.
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Sue (skuehn) and I met for lunch yesterday in Woodinville, Washington. So fun to meet another fellow 50+ MFP lady. The restaurant is located in a hotbed of wineries, and we both thought of Heather when we saw the menu had a selection of soft cheeses. :
I have to admit I'm exhausted after a beautiful but busy visit to Washington State. Ready to head home for a week.
Happy and safe 4th to you all.
Rori6 -
Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Evening Ladies,
Joyce, so sorry for the blow out. It seems that changing the bag in standing position would be better. Keeping my fingers crossed for both of you.
MicheleNC, I know you are so ready to get behind the wheel again. Hopefully for you it will be a fast month. And I remember when we lived in Charlotte, going into SC and seeing all the fireworks stands. Now I don’t even pay any attention. Lol There were also video poker and other gambling machines in SC until they put a stop to it. I had friends that would cross the border to play.
Katla, I’m soooo sorry you didn’t get to go out on the boat. I know you were looking forward to it. ((((Hugs)))) I’ll keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Janetr, glad things are going well with DGS. Great picture of the family. I was trying to figure out which one was the dad and which was the son. Your DSIL looks so young. In fact your daughter also looks too young to have a child that old.
Heather, that is cool that you got to see the video of your son’s holiday. I know what you mean about the post-holiday slump. It’s so much fun to plan and go but then….”Oh my gosh, It’s over!” I hope your DH gets better real soon and that you feel better each day. ((((Hugs))))
Lillian, what a beautiful boy!!! I know you are proud. Who is the lovely lady holding him? Oh and Emma is a doll.
Barbie, so glad Jake is progressing. Especially happy for you that you are back home and feeling the joy again.
Lisa, congrats on your new tiny house. It’s great you ended up with a new one and don’t have to worry about someone’s cooties.
KarenE, I hate for you to get discouraged. Please remember that even with weeks of the scale not moving, the body can still be changing and for the better. That has been the case with me. Just keep on keeping on and you will get there.
Chris, I think we need to promote PB to at least DPB (definite) if not BF. But whatever we call him, I’m so thrilled for you both. A HUGE congrats on gaining so little and on getting back to the working out as much as possible. You sound happy and that is what we all like to hear.
Pip, did Kirby’s brother have a wedding with invited guests or just go to the JP or someone to get married? I can understand his hurt. Good grief.
Larisa, wow wee, girl. You look marvelous. Great dress. Everything I read about a plateau says to change something up, so maybe upping the calories for a short time will do the trick. Who knows, but can’t hurt to try.
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.
We went to the flea market early this morning and boy did it get hot before we were finished. I sweat like crazy and soaked the 4 tissues I had with me. I did take water so kept hydrated. It was a fun outing. I got some earrings and new ear buds to use on the bike at the gym. I don’t have an IPod but you can plug in and listen to their music or watch TV. They didn’t have that in the old days when I used to go to the gym. I really wanted to catch up after not reading any today until tonight, but I’m just too tired. I have two pages left but will have to work on them tomorrow.
I do hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a safe holiday. …
Sending love and good thoughts to all of you and I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy 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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Michelle - My FIL has dementia too but just not as progressed. He has good days and bad days. He sometimes gets mad at my MIL because she isn't talking and he just doesn't understand why. He was told that she is near the end and he seemed to understand at the time, but he probably didn't remember the conversation the next day. We were lucky to catch him on a good afternoon. He also gets his days and nights mixed up which is part of the dementia. When my brother in law and his wife stopped by earlier the same day, he was so sound asleep they could not wake him. He will sleep hard during the day and then be up and wandering around at night.
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DJ - wrote "Janetr, glad things are going well with DGS. Great picture of the family. I was trying to figure out which one was the dad and which was the son. Your DSIL looks so young. In fact your daughter also looks too young to have a child that old"
SHE WAS only 16 when she found out she was expecting, she turned 17 before he was born. I used to tell her I was old enough (43) to be a grandmother but she wasn't old enough to be a mother. She gets that all the time, people think he's her boyfriend. He says ewwwwwwww. Lol. That's exactly why I pointed out who is who. Of course her husband is step dad but adopted him years ago. His birth father was killed in a car accident when DGS was very young, he never knew him.
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Pip: I'm sorry Kirby's brother is an ice-cube. Kirby deserves better. He is so lucky to have you.
Larissa: I like the red dress. It looks good and so do you. :flowerforyou:
Janet: Wow! You have transformed yourself.
RE in TX: Great insights! You are right that taking a little time to lose the weight is not a problem. In fact, it is the best way to get healthy in my opinion. :bigsmile:
Michele: I agree with you about Joyce and Pip. They're heroines in my book, too. Thank you so much for your kind sympathy about the riding lesson. I'll get a riding lesson next week, and although I didn't ride this week, I did get a lesson on foot care. I felt his hooves and all of them were much warmer than I'd ever felt them before. It was easy to realize that something wasn't as it should be. :noway:
Rori: Thank you so much for sharing the picture of you and Sue. :bigsmile:
Today I went to the store for a few things and went for a walk with a friend. The weather outside is gorgeous, but breezy and cool enough to warrant a windbreaker or jacket. I also got out the sewing machine and turned under the bottom edge on the pant-legs of my old jeans/new cutoffs. I haven't had a pair of cutoffs at least three decades, or worn any pair of shorts in years. For a long time I was chubby enough that shorts of any sort were not an attractive choice. A person can get the notion that they are too old for a lot of things, but it isn't always true. :noway:
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day!
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison0 -
Barbie - I'm glad you and Jake are home and can relax. Thanks for sharing your story.
Lilymay- beautiful grandchildren!
Larissa- you look great in the red dress!
Pip- sorry about Kirby! Family is not always loving or even kind.
Chris - congratulations on staying so close to your goal weight. With all the changes in your life you are doing great! Nice that you are making exercise a priority like Heather said the extra calories are nice to have. I agree that you can probably feel secure in your relationship to suggest other drink options or just nurse the wine is also good.
Katla - Yea! Shorts- show off your sexy legs!
Rori- great picture of you and Sue!
Mary from Minnesota1 -
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Rori - Lovely photo. It's great to meet up isn't it.
I'm afraid I don't get much stinky cheese right now. I dare not have it in the house. On the cruise I had such a great choice and the waiter knew exactly what I wanted every night. He would cut me a tiny slice of the stinkiest ones and give me celery to have with it. Fabulous!
I am off to Portsmouth in half an hour to have lunch with my friend.
Heather1 -
Good morning all! Happy Monday/ Happy Fourth!
Rori and Sue- Yea! So happy two more of our group have been able to meet IRL!! You both look wonderful!
Larisa- You look gorgeous! Healthy and Strong! And I LOVE the color of your hair!
Pip- Most days, when I am thinking about family, I end up just sighing and shaking my head. Most of them I don't understand why they do the things they do. My DH and I just had a small church wedding, sibs and parents only. A lot of people were upset with us, but we didn't even plan a reception or anything. I was expecting, and we didn't want to spend the extra money...
Janet- You look wonderful! It is so nice that the bypass surgery has worked for you. My neighbors (both the husband and the wife) had GP surgery last year. They look great, but I worry about them because they don't exercise and they have told me that they eat mainly protein bars...:( That can't be good.
Heather-A visit to the local Cheese Lady shop is my reward I have set up for when I hit Onederland! Like you, I love my cheeses and if it is in my house, I will eat like crazy. I like my cheese with celery or green apple slices.
The weekend has been lovely! I have managed to get some bike rides in and some walks with my dh. I feel like I can't really count those walks with hubby because we are moving SO slowly, due to his RA. But I am glad he wants to get out and walk. We are kind of concerned with his eyesight. It seems one of the side effects for the RA meds he is taking is blurry vision. We are going to check in with his doc, but does any one here have any experience with this? Can glasses help this? We were literally steps away from bunnies and other little critters and he couldn't see them. So disappointed!
OH! But my weekend has been great! LOL! I managed to get everything done that needed to get done. I was lazier than I planned for a couple days, due to the fact that I grabbed a book from the library and hunkered down each day and devoured that! It was the latest "Girl" book. The Girl In The Spider's Web. It came out a year or more ago, but I haven't had time to read it. I really think Lisbeth Salander is my favorite literary character.
Going to venture into the downtown area tonight to watch the fireworks. We don't go all of the way down to the waterfront, however. We figured out that if we climb into the dunes that over look the channel, we can see and hear everything and we are pretty much alone. Shhhhhh! It's our secret!0 -
Rori and Sue, You look great in your picture. I am so envious of your meeting---so close to me and yet so far away...glad it was a fun meeting. 0 -
Happy 4th of July to my American friends and Happy Monday to my friends from other countries. I'm going to get up and exercise then off to town to watch the parade, attend the fish fry, eat watermelon, look at classic cars and watch the fireworks!
Have a great day everyone!
Mary from Minnesota2 -
Happy 4th to all!
Kim, DJ, and Linda,
I so appreciate your comments and support. Kim, I'll measure myself in 2-3 weeks. I just did a couple of weeks ago, so I'm afraid if I do it now it won't show anything. But I don't think it's my imagination that my favorite capris are a tad looser. And, for the first time in over a year I walked almost four miles yesterday!!! Without pain!!! True, I felt it later, but that will pass.
KJLaMore -- walking slow counts. It may not raise your heart rate, but it still counts as activity.
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It's 10:15am and I'm the only one up. Everyone else is sleeping in today so I'm just taking a pause and reflecting. Today's my 54th birthday. I've been with MFP 1069 days and almost as many days with this group. I started heavier than I am today and have had some ups and downs with the weight. Still have quite a ways to go. The constant has been the direct and indirect support of this group. Thank you so much ladies! Have a great 4th of July!
Beth near Buffalo2 -
Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Morning Ladies,
Janetr, thank you for sharing your before and after pictures. You look so great, happy and healthy. I know it’s not been easy and I’m so happy for you.
Re, I love to make soup in my large pot because that is the one thing I love to have a couple of servings of in my freezer. It’s so easy to take out, put in a pan and heat slowly to thaw. Instant meal.
Barbie, I hope Brandy’s leg improves quickly. We all hate it when our fur babies are hurt or sick.
Larissa, I don’t get why you keep talking about your tiny head? I think it looks just the right size. I don’t think of mine as being overly large for my body but it has always been hard for me to find hats that aren’t too tight.
Linda, I think a 15 mile bike ride is incredible!!! No one should compare to Pip because she is just super human, not to mention I think she is really only 32 years old. Just don’t tell her that I told you.
Rori and Sue, what a wonderful picture of two beautiful ladies. So glad ya’ll got to meet and yet I admit I’m jealous.
Katla, congrats on the cut offs. I too actually wore a pair of shorts (that came down to my knees) out in public for the first time in decades. Isn’t life grand?
Beth,
I didn’t know you were such a child! I guess I just need to realize that there are only a few of us around my age in this group. I hope you have a marvelous 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.
Yesterday as DH and I walked around the flea market for two hours in the sweltering heat it was bringing me joy that I can get out and do the walking. I would not have been able to before I lost weight. The added mobility has been life altering for me. Before the loss, all that extra weight (60 pounds) put so much pressure on my low back that normally about 20 minutes was my limit at walking. Oh yes and I forgot to tell you that I passed up the funnel cake stand that was calling my name!!! Yeah me. And for all you youngens that are here, I was 67 when I started this journey. I still have a ways to go but I’m just enjoying life and not stressing about it.
I do hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a safe holiday. …
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY to all the Americans. Have a safe and happy day.
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
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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Beth Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou:1
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morning peeps -
i don't know if there were invites or anything, kirby said there were 70 people that were invited, so if it "wasn't a big deal" why did they invite 70 people.0 -
Happy birthday Beth!!!!!!!!!!
And Happy 4th July to the rest of you across the pond.
I had a lovely fishy lunch with my friend, under an umbrella. Perfect. And some pink wine.
Home now. DH is doing stir fry pork and veg for dinner.
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Stronglifts Workout A
Squats- 1X5X 55/65/75/85, 5X5X 90
BP- 1 X5X 55/65/75, 5X5X 80
BR-5X5X 80
Kettlebell Swing
Russian kettle bell swing-22X 10 X 30
Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge
5 miles
Mary from Minnesota2
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