WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2017
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I know nothing about being Gluten free,but DD sent this info.She is always afraid I'm doing a wonky diet!
http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/health/article/2017/03/13/faddish-gluten-free-diet-may-be-raising-your-diabetes-risk0 -
Lisa, congrats on your no smoking milestone. There are many who say that quitting smoking is harder than quitting alcohol or cocaine
Barbie in NW Washington
Another reformed smoker here.My feeling is quitting cigs is easier than losing weight.You can toss the cigs,but not so easy in a food society like ours.How many of us could quit smoking if we needed to shop & bring them home? Not me,I'm sure.
BTW....one (maybe the only) perk of getting older is having so many aches & pains......adding cigs is a no brainer
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Listening to all the snowstorm and power outages stories, I'm grateful that all I have is a light rain and darkness to deal with this morning. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 4
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Utterly agree with the quitting smoking (or any other drug) vs. changing your attitudes toward food. I've likened dieting in the past to telling an alcoholic that they can't be addicted anymore, but they have to take one drink at least three times a day. And the first drink of the day is the most important one!
That's me being facetious.
With every other addiction, you can quit and never have another. If you do the same thing with food, you die.
That said - we're not addicted to FOOD, per se (in my opinion), we're addicted to the way an overabundance of food, or for some, the way fatty, sweet or salty foods make us feel. I've had waiters who've never met me before note the difference in my mood between when I walked into the restaurant and after I finished the meal.
Unlike Heather, however, until food becomes merely fuel for me, as opposed to something I look forward to and crave, I continue to overindulge. Exercise, on the other hand, I love, and once I've re-started, always wonder why, exactly, I stopped. I love the way it feels to do the ones I love (elliptical, running, rowing, etc.) and the way I feel afterward.
Waxing philosophical this morning - leaving in a bit to take Corey to his first real physical therapy appointment in Odessa (90 miles each way). Taking his pain pills with us... I'm not sure he realizes how tough this is going to be, but letting those chips fall where they may. He's done everything they asked in the intervening weeks.
Love y'all,
Lisa in West Texas
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Stronglift Rest Day
Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squat-6X5X 30
Russian kettle bell swing-36X 10 X 30
40lbs loss by May 27th Challenge
It's going to get to 20°F today! I am going to take two 2 mile walks today! Heading out for my first one right now! It's a very chilly 3°F but I will dress really warm.
I dropped another 1 pound yesterday! That is a total of 2.4 pounds in three days. And, I'm eating very well! The keto diet really melts the fat off of me!
I have officially lost over the 19 pounds that I gained due to my shoulder injury in October. It took 12 1/2 weeks to put on and 10 1/2 weeks to take off! I am now at my maintenance weight from that time. I am in the process of continuing on with the cut to eliminate a layer of fat.
Mary from Minnesota6 -
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Thinking about all of you who having to face winter storms...my heart goes out to you all. I don't think I could survive in cold, blizzard weather. Never shoveled snow in my life.
Carol in GA3 -
Food addictions..... I don't believe we are addicted to food but the artificial sweeteners, sugars, and fats added.
Well, we found an motor home we can afford and fits our needs. One less thing to worry about! Now on to packing and downsizing. Bad part is that I have developed a cold/sinus infection,,,,, knew I'd get sick with all the stress.....
Pics of RV to come.
Rita from snow prep CT7 -
Allie we had snow too yesterday, but nothing like you. Drove my new car to a funeral 45 miles away in the weather. It handled well. The scares I had was getting on the freeways. Once someone cut me off, but my blind spot warning light saved me. The other was when someone could not let me in. The ramps were snow packed so I couldn't slow down to get into the flow of traffic. My side vision saved me on that one. I was able to ease back and I did get in. Another friend who left the funeral later said she had to white knuckle her way home and it took her two hours. I went with another friend and we only stayed through the visitation and the first couple of songs. The distance to the funeral and weather were the reasons we didn't stay.
Alle take many breaks as you dig your way out. We have had those kind of snows and they are awful to clear. Margaret 1 -
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My DDIL 'S blog for today is about treating yourself with compassion and not self criticism. I think a lot of overeating is fuelled by stuffing down negative feelings, like anger, whether with ourselves or others. I regularly notice how members of the caring professions are often overweight. Frustration with having to give all the time is a major cause of obesity. I know that if I am disappointed with myself it might set me off on an eating or drinking spell and anger with others will definitely do it. It's as if I want to punish myself. Far better to treat ourselves with love and respect and expect others to do the same. Boundaries are crucial and having the self love to say NO to something that does not promote our well being. Putting up with things that could be changed and stuffing down our feelings leads to eating binges. It is not comfort eating, it is self punishment eating.
Let's be our own best cheerleaders.
Celebrate every small win. Shrug off those days when it didn't go so well. And above all, let's be kind to ourselves.
Beth - You have done so well, keeping your eating under control under difficult circumstances. I could not have done that car journey. :flowerforyou: Give yourself a pat on the back!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
Rita, congrats on getting the RV! You're doing so well, look forward to the pics.
Lisa in West Texas2 -
Leigh in France: I think dill would be a lovely seasoning to add to dips for chicken. Do you think it would be nice added directly to the chicken? I avoid dips when possible because I'm too tempted by them to keep my consumption moderate.
Heather: You and I have another thing in common, a distaste of being anywhere in the vicinity of cigarette smoking. My parents were both chain smokers. As a child, my clothes stank, our house stank, and they both smoked in the car while we drove anywhere. I was always car sick & had chronic bronchitis in the fall and winter. When I moved out & went to college, I never lived with smoking again. YAY!!! I wouldn't let anyone smoke in my house & my parents thought I was doing it just to them. In recent years laws have been passed to keep people from smoking in restaurants, bars & taverns here in Oregon. Yay! This is true in some other states, too but I don't know how many. :bigsmile:
Patceoh: I enjoyed your article. DH went gluten free for a while. He is not a celiac. Eliminating gluten didn't help his health and added calories to otherwise healthy foods. We returned to using flour in our cooking.
Barbie: I agree with you about feeling blessed to deal with only winter darkness and rain. Snow is nice once in a while, but we've had a good portion of it already this year. One problem we have when it snows is that so many people don't know how to drive in snow. I can drive just fine due to four-wheel drive, but don't really seem to be competent at walking in snowy conditions. I fell on black ice once several years ago and broke a wrist, and then did it to the other wrist a few years later when the black ice was hidden under a layer of snow. :ohwell:
Lisa: Give Corey my best regarding PT. My husband has been through a couple of rounds of it due to MS, and it has always been worth the time and discomfort. :flowerforyou:
Rita: I'm glad you found an RV that will suit your needs. YAY! There is one less thing to worry about.
Yoga today--I hope. We've had some conflicts for our teachers lately and missing yoga is not a best-case scenario for me. I enjoy the classes themselves and definitely enjoy my improved strength and flexibility.
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon2 -
One of the many sterling qualities of this thread is that we don't hold to a specific way of eating or a specific attitude toward food. I am an "abstainer" (read Gretchen Rubin's books for more information) and have found that staying away from something completely works better for me than having "Just a taste" or a bit in "moderation". Others of you are the exact opposite. I've had great success losing weight and keeping it off for years by giving up recreational eating. I eat the same things day after day and avoid meeting friends for meals. Others have found ways to savor and enjoy interesting foods and recipes and social occasions that in involve food. What we do on this thread is support and encourage each other, first in finding a plan that works and then in sticking with the plan.
It rained steadily for the almost two hours I walked with Sasha and Bessie. We had a great time. When we got home, Jake met the girls with big towels to dry them and I stripped off everything I was wearing and put it in the washer. But I got 10,000 steps and the girls got a treat and rushed into bed to relax. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 5 -
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »My DDIL 'S blog for today is about treating yourself with compassion and not self criticism. I think a lot of overeating is fuelled by stuffing down negative feelings, like anger, whether with ourselves or others. I regularly notice how members of the caring professions are often overweight. Frustration with having to give all the time is a major cause of obesity. I know that if I am disappointed with myself it might set me off on an eating or drinking spell and anger with others will definitely do it. It's as if I want to punish myself. Far better to treat ourselves with love and respect and expect others to do the same. Boundaries are crucial and having the self love to say NO to something that does not promote our well being. Putting up with things that could be changed and stuffing down our feelings leads to eating binges. It is not comfort eating, it is self punishment eating.
Let's be our own best cheerleaders. Celebrate every small win. Shrug off those days when it didn't go so well. And above all, let's be kind to ourselves.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
Heather This speaks to me. Compassion fatigue is one of my main triggers for making poor choices. I noticed a few years ago when I had managed to lose the weight, I found work to be much less challenging and emotionally exhausting. Unfortunately I didn't figure out how to maintain the weight properly, so I am struggling again. Good quality sleep, regular vigorous exercise, and a lower carb diet are key for me. Lately with our Olivia scare, my partner's shoulder surgery, the oven being on the blitz, and high work demands, I have gotten off track and am not feeling great. The scales are showing it, my mood reflects it, and my time off is largely spent recuperating and getting geared up for work again. This week I was scheduled to work 6 days. My work days are intense and demanding. Ordinarily I would have just sucked it up. This time I decided I might be able to change my schedule, and I was able to find 2 people who actually wanted my shifts, so I am down to 4 shifts this week, which is perfectly fine. I am in the process of reversing the course that I am on. It feels a bit like turning the Titanic...
This is what I look like at a normal weight:
Here is a picture of Olivia and Katie:
Karen in Virginia10 -
Looking at the news and weather predictions it looks like the Nor'Easter is going to be a doosy. Been though my share of them while living on the East Coast. Stay warm, stay dry and save the batteries in your emergency lanterns for the evening.
Charleen in Colorado (Secretly wishing we were getting the snow!)4 -
Karen ~ You look great at your "normal" weight but I am sure you look great when not as you have a good heart and are a generous caring person.
Olivia and Katie are beautiful!
Had a huge salad with eggs, ham, cheese, bacon, tomatoes and lettuce. Way too many calories for lunch but only 10 carbs. For me, cutting out the carbs and upping the protein seems to be working. I don't get as hungry as I do when just doing CICO. I actually end up not taking as many calories in. My only fear is that this way of eating won't last. I have decided to have one day a week where I eat more carbs than usual and hope that helps me to stay on my new program.0 -
Karen - Another beautiful pic.
It is so great that you managed to dump some of those shifts. :flowerforyou: We often have more choices than we think we do. My own mother was a "martyr" and I have been allergic to martyrs ever since. :laugh: Don't moan about it, change it!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrr! Too many people have a "Yes, but ........." mentality.
I know you feel it is a long haul at the moment, but every little "win" will give you fuel for the next one. It is self fuelling. I well remember the day I suddenly thought about myself, "I am the kind of person who keeps my commitments to myself." Believe me, this was a real surprise to me as I used to be the most chaotic and procrastinating of people. I always just squeezed by and winged it and often let myself down. It wasn't until I had lost the weight, developed a good exercise habit and edited and published my book that I realised I was actually proud of myself and didn't have to apologise for feeling proud. I really was that person. I am that person. (Most of the time :laugh: )
Good habits are vital in this process. As Barbie says, "Strategy is stronger than willpower." I have zilch willpower, but I do have good strategies.
By the way, you have a lovely smile.
Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Thank you, Carol & Heather.
I go to work in a couple of hours.
This reminder of how 'work stress' impacts my health goals is timely and welcome. I am definitely a self punisher, with my weapon of choice unhealthy foods. In the past, I came to the realization that I don't feel that I deserve excellent foods when I am overweight. A bit of that mentality lingers...coupled with carb cravings when I am tired or stressed...
Funny thing is, I actually love the foods that are good for me. I adore vegetables, fish & poultry, berries, olive oil, and whole milk dairy, all of which I thrive on.
I believe I sink into the martyr mentality without even realizing it, sometimes. Victim. Time to bring that into the light and examine it and figure out exactly what I get out of the martyr schtick. Action is usually much more appealing than "put up and shut up", but I don't always choose action over martyrdom.
However, sometimes I do choose action, or say no to something. This morning my partner asked me to field a call from a neighbor and I said, "No". I think that surprised her, but the call was from the neighbor to her about an issue that didn't even involve me. So I said, "NO". She handled it much more easily and directly than I could have.
Yay me. Baby steps.
Karen in Virginia8 -
Karen - Go you!
Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
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Accountability Post
March Goals
Sunday's Progress
✔1. Carbs 50-75g (limit 25g/meal)
(B6, L11, D9, AS25 = 51g)
✔2. Fiber 30g
✔3. Track/complete entry daily
✔4. Vegetables - big salad daily
5. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes.
✔6. No eating after 9pm.
✔7. In bed by midnight.
8. Declutter: ✔Office Supplies, Electronics, Music, Craft Supplies, Cleaning Supplies, Utility Drawer, Utility Closet
Today is my official weekly weigh-in. I lost 3 pounds last week. I'm encouraged! I feel the breeze. My sails are filling...
SW 290
CW 285.4
**Ginger in Texas4 -
My Fitbit is going crazy! It says that I have walked over 16,000 steps today and have earned 2300 exercise calories! First of all, I have walked nowhere near that much and even if I had, the calories shouldn't be that high. The only thing I can figure is that I hit 10,000 steps yesterday right at midnight. I'm wondering if it just didn't restart. It gave me credit for them yesterday, too. I don't know!
The time change has thrown my body for a loop or else I'm getting sick. In my recliner in front of the fire with a lap blanket. A nap is in my very near future.2 -
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Hello all -
Had a busy weekend so I'm skimming through a LOT of messages today!
Becca - Your hair looks great! I had another online friend who was doing the "curly girl" no-shampoo routine, and she was really happy with it too. She and her daughter had very tight, almost kinky hair.
Michele - I've got "Hidden Figures" on hold at the library. Isn't it a shame how many women are never recognized for their significant contributions to STEM fields?
Chris - Sounds like a very nice first date!
Kelly - You and me both. We have one non-stick skillet, and I don't need a rice cooker taking up space when I can use a regular saucepan. I don't have a lot of storage space in the kitchen so I try to limit the uni-tasking gadgets although I do have a bread machine that gets a regular workout.
Well, the Texas legislature has a bill up this year to kill daylight saving time starting this fall. That's OK with me... much as I enjoy the extra hour of sleep in the fall, it's not worth the pain and suffering of "springing forward." It'd be great to see our lege do something useful for a change.
The spring weather has me all inspired to be outdoors. I took down the makeshift greenhouse and planted a new antique rose bush this weekend, and ordered a dwarf pomegranate tree. Looks like my ponderosa lemon is not going to come back, but the persimmon tree made it through the winter OK. Next year I'd like to put in a fig tree. We had a nice long rain Saturday that should make everything happy. Wildflowers and dandelions are already blooming.
-Yvonne in TX3 -
Hi!!!!!!
Lost power for 4 hours on Wednesday. We were among the fortunate ones as some folks around us lost power for 4 or even 5 days. Woke up Thursday morning to no internet or phone. Finally they came back on today just as DH and I were leaving the house at 1pm for lunch.
I took off for Indianapolis this weekend. Had a great deal of fun seeing old friends whom I haven't seen in years as well as meeting some new people. So for 2 1/2 days I didn't really miss having the internet but I sure was annoyed when I came home last night and it was still out.
Very happy to be able to check in and get back to communicating with my internet friends.
Hugs to all,
Mia in MI3 -
Antibiotics for pneumonia now finished. I am taking it slowly but getting better. Now up to over 9000 steps (but just fell asleep for an hour this evening). This afternoon I walked around the block ( it is spring in UK, buds out, birds singing) but just walking takes my pulse rate to over 100. It is going to take time for my lungs to recover. I am also suffering from grandchildren deprivation syndrome as I usually see at least one set of grandchildren each week. It is now 3 weeks since I have seen any of them. I do not feel strong enough to drive to see them yet. I face time them each day but it is not the same. Interestingly my weight has levelled off3
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Sarah: Thanks. Now if I can just get rid of the rest of the inner tube from that tire that's hanging around my waist.
Waiting for the copier to finish with the notes/practice packet I'm making for this Thurs. lesson, so thought I'd pop on the computer nearby & read some posts. Planned on going to the Y to swim after work today, but think I'll just go home instead. Really dragging today & still here at school at 5:00, so not looking like it's gonna happen. Didn't get to bed early enough last night & had to get up at what was essentially 4 am. The few times I sat down today, felt like I could fall asleep right there in the classroom. Would never fall asleep that easily, though, but sure was wishing for a nap.
Copier's done, so time to get outta here. Have a good night everyone.
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