WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2017
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Just checking in. Off tho chiropractor for neck and depression therapy. It really helps! For a while at least. Then off tho groceries with DH.
Rita from CT3 -
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Christy/Margaret- my mother had kidney cancer a few years ago. They found hers when she had symptoms. They removed her kidney and she didn’t require any chemo or radiation. She is doing well. Thinking of you and your families.
Janet okc- I hope you don’t lose power! I remember my first ice storm. I was a newlywed. We had just moved from the south to rural upstate New York and we lived upstairs with a covered balcony and outside open stairway. I didn’t know there had been an ice storm until I hit that second step and slid down the stairs on my backside in the middle of the night while holding our new puppy. Fortunately, I didn’t drop the puppy! My husband came to the door and asked if I was OK. I said yes, even though I was still sitting on the ground in nothing but my bathrobe. So he went back inside. The puppy took care of her business while I looked for my slippers in the dark. After crawling up the ice covered stairway (while carrying the wiggly puppy) I was mad at him for leaving me. He said you said you were OK. I told him I meant I wasn’t DEAD. That was a lesson in marital communication! So be safe if you get ice! Hang in there with the weight loss. It does get discouraging when we reach a stand still on our goals but keep making good choices! You look great in your picture in front of the Christmas tree!
Jana in VA
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I've just returned from an exhausting clothes shopping trip. Failed to find any pants, but picked up a classic fitted white long sleeved T shirt with a boat neck, a chambray blue classic elbow length t shirt ditto neck, and a white wider tunic style long sleeved t shirt with a lovely silver and black jungle design on the top half. Then I panicked about bras as white shows through your bits (I normally just wear a vest, but it will be too hot ) So I picked up a very cheap soft bra in the supermarket. Also bought socks. So I am reasonably satisfied. I tried on two pairs of pants, but they looked horrible!
I must say it is nice to even consider white. Once upon a time I would have said that I looked like a ship in full sail! :laugh: I did buy a size up from usual as I don't want them clinging to my love handles, which I do still have, sitting down. I will probably only wear the fitted one at night so as not to get sun cream on it.
Painter friend coming to finish off in a minute.
Hairy Bikers for dinner tonight.
Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
klanders30 wrote: »Hi everyone, can't sleep due to another difficult night of overeating
I think I really miss my DD and DH as they are away on a little trip to Jamaica . They are great travelling companions, makes me happy that they do this together, I think it is their main bonding activity. However, the wheels are off the bus for me and nighttime eating--two nites in a row (wine is also a component here). I have to say I haven't done this in over 506 days so.....
NYKAREN
I've had a horrible battle with night time eating. At the moment I seem to have it in control. My last snack of the day is by 845pm. That is when my Fitbit Alta alarm goes off for my night meds. I then brush my teeth and insert my night guard. This is new since just receiving this mouth piece. It seems to help cause I really don't feel like taking it out, eating, brushing teeth yet again and re-inserting. I kinda lisp the rest of the evening but heck that's better than returning to the kitchen and grabbing more eats!
Cheri
in TX
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Marni in Alaska
Ha, ha The Veterinary Diet!
Cheri
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Question for those of you who do yoga.... where did you learn it? Did you take classes? Are you doing it along with a DVD (if so which one?) or a YouTube/other video and again which one?
I tried it many years ago, signed up for a class but soon gave up - the instructor was from Austria or someplace and had everyone contorted, using bands and the whole nine yards. Torture for a beginner like me.
Anyhow I know it has great benefits for flexibility and I try to do some simple stuff I learned from a Gentle Yoga DVD.
We have at least 4" of snow on the ground and it's still coming down. Will put on my boots after while and tramp down to the end of the road and see how the main roads look. And get some steps in.
Nice that the days are getting longer! Even if it's by a minute or two a day.
Lanette
SW Washington State3 -
It's a gray, blustery day here. Would love to spend it reading on the sofa, but work calls.
lvalente - Welcome! Good on you for taking that first step!
Jaja99 - Ooh, thanks for tip about putting measurements in the search box! That'll save me some time spent "shopping" for the item that has a unit fitting my quantity.
Re - I'm with you on the book thing. When I first got my e-reader I thought it might be neat to buy a dull book at the used book store and made it into a case for the reader. But once I got it home, it turns out that I'm incapable of cutting up a book under any circumstances. Also, I'd love for Professor Lehrer to come out of retirement and give us some new songs!
canookie - Hey, I have an e-collar around here somewhere! Maybe I should give that veterinarian diet a try!
pip - Oh, I love Kirby's long hair! My Philip had a long, luxuriant mane when I married him. Unfortunately he started going bald, and he said (rightly) that the "skullet" wasn't a good look so he wears it buzzed short. I have to admit that although I miss the long hair, he looks years younger since he buzzed it. Guess it's good to know when to let go!
Had a nice weight loss for the week, which makes me happy. We ate the last of the Hello Fresh meals from my sister last night. It was delicious and reasonably nutritious, but holy cow. 810 calories per serving! It was a large, filling serving though. I finished my day with five calories to spare.
Also had a decent night's sleep, which is good. I've got bursitis in both hips, which means that I often spend the night spinning like a dervish in an attempt to find a position that doesn't hurt. (I'm a lifelong side sleeper.) Exercise seems to help, though, and it has improved somewhat since I got back to a regular exercise routine.
I'm headed to Dad's river house for some family time this weekend, so I thought I'd make another batch of pecan butter today to take to them.
Hope you all find joy today.
-Yvonne in TX3 -
Wednesday weight check-in
1/4 266
1/11 265
Headed to work in the SNOW - talk to you later!
Gloria5 -
Stronglift Workout B
Squats-1X5X 50/60/70, 5X5X 80
OHP- 1 X5X 45/50/60, 5X5X 55
DL- 1 X5X 95/105/110
I am still weak on the OHP. Everything else feels good.
Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squat-3X5X 30
Russian kettle bell swing-18 X7X 30
I am still doing this work out with my husband in the morning before he leaves for work. We are slowly adding one set of swings every other day. Physically he's strong enough to swing way more than that but it is the back and other body parts that aren't cooperating with him! I'm definitely not going to push him I like that he is working out with me!
40lbs loss by May 27th
Fitness Test
Push-ups-4X 10
Sit-ups -4X 10
Jumping jacks-4X 10
I decided to do an extra set instead of increasing the number of reps.
Gloria - congratulations on the loss!
Mary from Minnesota3 -
Kate UK2 -
ydaily - if he was going bald or bald, I wouldn't have him grow out his hair again1
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So just sitting here perusing Amazon and came upon this:
This might be motivating to have around-one for each pound lost?!
Cheri
wasting time on Amazon in very windy, TX
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Cheri - too funny lol
Janetr okc0 -
Cheri - Loving the fat bomb! :laugh: Makes a great paperweight!
My DH has just taken delivery of his new noise cancelling headphones. He is beyond delighted with them! I am pleased for him as he rarely spends that kind of money on himself. They are for the plane journey. I must say when I tried them out I couldn't hear what he was saying a couple of feet away! I did think about getting some, but I think I will just turn my music up! :laugh: He hates flying so they are a good investment.
My worry is focusing on the petrol protests round the country. Apparently there are blockades of petrol stations. :sad: Plus a general election the day we arrive. :sad: All shall be well.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx4 -
lacruiser2016 - Go back to page 20 of this thread. Scroll down until you see the quilt.
Charleen in Colorado2 -
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Egg white shredded cheese scramble this morning ands galla apple
Funny story;
3 of my weenie team were sitting up pretty for their peanut butter organic oatmeal biscuits this morning... I am trying to teach them to speak "bark" for the cookie. I say "Speak!" .. they do nothing.. but from the kitchen I hear "Bow-wow-wow!" Repeatedly. Somehow I managed to teach the parrot to bark from a room away
-21F in Fairbanks AK today. Supposed to go to -40!!!9 -
Weight loss is definitely much harder since I hit the 50's bracket! I'm curious to know how many calories you ladies consume per day to lose weight and how much you consume to maintain weight. I realize that what you do may not work for me or vice versa. It's kind of like the weighing daily, weekly, monthly question ... I'm just curious to see where I fall in the pack.
THANK YOU!
Glenda0 -
My New Years Resolution: get ready for Weight Loss Surgery. I have tried all sorts of diets over the years. Didn't work very well long term.
So I decided to take My Life Back! So I am getting the Gastric Sleeve *80% of my stomach is removed*. Like most every women out there we put everyone first but ourselves. So I am taking charged for Me/Myself and I and looking forward to being 125 pounds lighter in the next 12-18 months.
I've given up a lot being married to a US Marine (now retired), so now its my turn to do for myself.
One of my goals is to start running again. Work up to a 5k and a 10k. Might even get brave enough if I get confident and do a half marathon for a good cause like Susan G Komen, Food Bank or charity group. I think that would be fun to do. I just have to find out if there are a few that will let dogs run with you. Got 2 Border Collies that it would be good for. Tire there little butts out. They got more energy in a day than I do in a week and then still have some left over.4 -
Cheri - It looks like what I pull out of the back end of a whole chicken prior to roasting it. Mine is cheaper and I get a roasted chicken too.
Charleen in Colorado (Finally!! 2 days of high winds day and night and it's now quiet. Maybe I can sleep tonight)3 -
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Yvonne sorry about your hips.
My knee continues to improve. It is still not a 100% but is much better than where it was a month ago. The exercising is helping to reduce the inflammation.
I have been trying to add in some of the habits that I am learning or being reminded from the book Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson. I have put it on my list to get a new bed like Alison.
The one recommendation I am not sure about is something called grounding while you sleep. The idea behind it is we are surrounded by electrical fields and this is a way to make sure our exposure gets grounded back to the earth. I do think the jury is still out about about all the exposure to EMF (electromagnetic radiation) we encounter in a day. I just don't know if grounding is necessary and or safe the way they have you go about it. The one thing I did was unplug anything near the bed where I sleep. If an appliance is plugged in there is electricity in the wire even if it is turned off. I figure unplugging these appliances couldn't hurt, and it did get me to move the alarm clock across the room. I did give up an electric blanket years ago. I also keep conversation on my cell phone short and I only use it when standing still. I learned that if you are moving when using your cell phone like in a car it increases your exposure to radio frequency exposure. Again the jury is still out on many of these things because the technology is so new.
Other than grounding recommendation I found many of his ideas made sense and I will continue to try some of them. Margaret 1 -
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In order to lose weight I go by the recommended calories of MFP. I stay right around 1200 cal +200/400 exercise calories. When I am maintaining I don't count calories. I would guess it would be around 2500.Weight loss is definitely much harder since I hit the 50's bracket! I'm curious to know how many calories you ladies consume per day to lose weight and how much you consume to maintain weight. I realize that what you do may not work for me or vice versa. It's kind of like the weighing daily, weekly, monthly question ... I'm just curious to see where I fall in the pack.
THANK YOU!
Glenda
Calories are tricky! It is best to have a scale to weigh your food. 3 ounces could very well be 6 ounces and that is twice as much as you should be eating. I also think that everyone processes food differently. That's where metabolism comes in. I would suggest never eating below 1200 cal unless you are doing a 5:2 fast. That is where you eat 500-600 cal on two days out of the week. But then you're not supposed to count calories the other five days. Some people like to eat their exercise calories back. It is recommended to eat at least half of them back. Exercise calories are suspicious as well depending on amount of effort which can usually be measured with the heart rate monitor. There are a couple of great threads on here that will tell you how many calories you should be consuming.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach#latest
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest
Mary from Minnesota1 -
Glenda - Your basal metabolic rate almost entirely depends (unless you have an endocrinal problem) on your weight and build. Unfortunately a big, muscular man is burning up loads of calories doing nothing! A short, skinny woman can hardly eat anything if she doesn't exercise or she will put on weight. The MFP calculation is the best way to go.
I have always eaten back all my exercise calories and lost 57 lbs that way, but now I am at maintenance I find I have to leave 100 of them on the table for the scales to move downwards. I use a base of 1200 and exercise 600, so, at the moment I am eating 1700. I am very happy with that and enjoy my food. I am 5'5" and I am currently 142 and a half. I would love to lose 2 and a half,. I am aiming for half a pound this coming week. I am 67.
As you age you lose muscle bulk. By exercising vigorously you can help the muscle that remains to be more efficient . Muscle burns more calories than fat, which is not good news for us old ladies. Exercise is the only answer. Exercise is a miracle pill.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3
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