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  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    Hi all! This is a really great group to follow. I get a lot of encouragement here and it's nice to read about people in one's own age group as our problems/troubles and victories/triumphs are all so similar. I also belong to another group called the "Lose 1 Pound a Week and Keep it Off 2020" group, here on MFP. So far, I've done just that. They require you to weigh in once a week to stay active and to be kind and helpful in your remarks.

    They have a number of spreadsheets set up with challenges that you can do or not do, as you choose. We have two groups set up that "compete" against each other (although it's a VERY friendly competition - we're just as likely to root for people on the other team as we are those on our own team). Next week we have a great BINGO challenge coming up; it looks like it's going to be great fun!

    If you'd like to check it out, please take a look at the following link:
    community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10785075/need-some-extra-motivation-heading-into-spring-join-our-group#latest

    We have another member here who also belongs to that group. He knows who he is and maybe he'll chime in on this. Don't forget to keep posting here though! :)B)
  • Fishwishing
    Fishwishing Posts: 26 Member
    Hello 60-ish-ers. I'm new, just posted once or twice but really enjoying the discussions. Seems like we all have medical/health related issues that impact our weight loss goals. But it's great having a group of similar age and similar issues that I can really relate to. Prior to my biking accident a few years back, I found it very easy to be active. Loved hiking, walking, biking -- anything outside activity always cheered me up and made me feel better. I have a Catrike now to accommodate my knee injury but living in the Midwest during the winter is challenging. Not easy to get outside and do anything. I take my dog on short walks when it isn't too snowy/icy but have been trying to find things to do inside as well. So far I have started using some light weights (mostly during tv commercials - ha!) and a fitness band so at least I feel like I'm doing something. Thanks for all your posts and encouragement and new ideas. RCVP, can you expand more about how the challenges work?
  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    @Fishwishing, sure, I'd love to. Okay, the only mandatory challenge is the weekly weigh in - just like it sounds. You weigh yourself at the end of the week and enter it into a spreadsheet. Points are given for weight loss, BUT no points are deducted if you have a gain.

    Then, we have additional ongoing challenges - Accountability (Setting goals), Calories (Set a calorie goal/limit), Check-In (Just post something daily), Hit Target (Were you within a certain % of your calorie goal), Workout (workout goal), Miles (miles walked, run, biked, etc.), and True Weight (my favorite - you weigh daily and it adjusts your trending weight for water/waste fluctuations. Has a cool graph that goes with it).

    In addition, every week we have 1 or 2 fun additional challenges thought up by the administrators/leaders. Next week is BINGO. Every day there are 4 to 5 small things to do which are set up on a BINGO board. If you do them all, you get a BINGO! for the day and score points.

    At the end of the week, the leaders add up all the points and post the results for each category and for the overall winners. It's fun and keeps me motivated to put my weight loss and fitness goals front and center each day.

    I hope this helps. Sorry for the length of the post. Here's the link again if you're interested in joining:

    community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10785075/need-some-extra-motivation-heading-into-spring-join-our-group#latest

    Just read the post at the top of that link page by Andreabroadley. It will direct you to a link so you can join if you'd like. :)
  • bacpath
    bacpath Posts: 326 Member
    Hello from bright and sunny Victoria. Terrible day yesterday. Once again I had a glass of wine and all thoughts of controlling chocolate intake were gone. Oh well, today is a new day. Albeit one where I am 0.9 pounds heavier. Back on track today. Funny, I didn’t really enjoy the wine and sweets all that much- why did I keep consuming? This is a very interesting journey.
  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    edited February 2020
    @bacpath, I have the same reaction when I have ANY kind of alcohol - I immediately crave sweets. I never crave them otherwise. It doesn't seem fair that we should have to give up both! :'(
  • lynnchristy
    lynnchristy Posts: 75 Member
    Hi RCPV & bacpath, please don't shoot the messenger, because I am sure anybody could find other advice somewhere on the net but, I was curious myself. My sister is a heavy drinker and stayed with us for 4 months once, although she drank no alcohol while she was here she did consume vast amounts of bake goods. I thought it might have been because she missed the sugar in the booze.

    Alcoholic beverages primarily consist of water, alcohol (ethanol), and different amounts of sugar. The calories come from the alcohol and sugar and are considered "empty calories" because of the lack of the other essential nutrients. ... You do not need to be an alcoholic for alcohol to interfere with your health and life. I found this on www.medicinenet.com

    I don't think a drink now and then is necessarily bad though... just my opinion. :D

  • tofatnana
    tofatnana Posts: 2 Member
    cherylre wrote: »
    Hi. Looking for friends 60 and older to help keep us all motivated. Maybe checking in with each other every day to keep us on track. Just started yesterday, have to lose 30 lbs. The older u get the harder it seems to get.

  • tofatnana
    tofatnana Posts: 2 Member
    Need friends 60+. Please add me
  • n2gardens56
    n2gardens56 Posts: 74 Member
    Good morning to all members, just read all new posts and got some morning inspiration. Yesterday was a good MFP day for me, stayed within the 1200 cal. I am like in j29t in that planning really helps me as well, if I know what I am eating for the day, it keeps me on track. I was able to do 2 youtube yoga workouts and even though it was very cold, I got out side for a two mile trail walk with my dog. Today involves more working out and eating right. I can feel my body getting much more toned which is encouraging. Wishing everyone a great day!
  • lynnchristy
    lynnchristy Posts: 75 Member
    Good morning 60 and uppers :) Breakfast was a 1 egg omelet with 1/2 sausage patty, black olives, cheddar cheese and 1 pcs of toast lightly buttered, yummy. Welcome to all newbies (hug) n2gardens56 You go girl, you are inspiring me :Dlanky007 I am sure we here can keep you encouraged and be supportive while you take your journey, all the best to you. j29t kudos to you and cayenneandcoopersmom for doing that functional training. I would need training wheels to do it LOL... I pray I will be able to eventually and I agree with you (in that) the trick to success is all about planning and also food prep YAY... Italiansweetie458 so good to see you (hug) you are one busy lady, God bless you o:)tofatnana We all need friends in this journey. Watch for a friend request from me :)barbiecat I love the quote <3 Hey, I play solitaire LOL. We are all in this together and before you know it we will all be at GW.

    Shout out to my friends :D

    Have a blessed day everyone.




  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    @lynnchristy, I like your posts; they're very upbeat. :)
  • bethe
    bethe Posts: 80 Member
    Valentine's Day was a fun one for me! A couple of friends and I went to the annual Stage Door Canteen on the USS Lexington. The big band was wonderful, and there were lots of folks in uniform or other clothing from the WWII years. There are not many of the old vets left anymore, sadly, so the main attendees were boomers with lots of younger people there as well. I did my usual and went as Rosie the Riveter. Anyway, I ate too much and had more than one (ahem) alcoholic beverage, so I'm going to be making up for my indescretions over the next week - lol.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    aecjones wrote: »
    The last 10 days have been frustrating, 2# up, 2# down. Can't seem to get past 143. Do y'all think muscle really weighs more than fat? That is my only saving grace right now.

    Muscle tissue is more dense (takes up less space) per pound than fat tissue, for sure. Muscle is worth having for many, many reasons - particularly as we age - but it's very slow to actually add muscle tissue** (new cells and fibers), and slower for those of us older, more female, and at reduced calories.

    For a woman under ideal conditions, gaining a quarter pound of muscle tissue per week would be a great result (half a pound per week for men). Ideal conditions include relative youth, more testosterone (among other possible hormonal factors), a good progressive strength training program performed faithfully, excellent nutrition (especially protein), favorable genetics, relative newness to strength training, and a calorie surplus. On the flip side, a quarter to half pound of fat loss per week would be about the slowest observable rate.

    If you've been working out, especially if strength training, for a long time, adding muscle is a possibility, and a great thing. Hang in there, keep doing the good stuff, and eventually that scale will move!

    ** Strength increase can be quite rapid, especially at first, but it's coming from neuromuscular adaptation, basically better recruiting and using the muscle tissue we already have. We can also see more muscle definition relatively quickly, mostly because of the way water retention in the tissues works for muscle repair during the process.
  • Fishwishing
    Fishwishing Posts: 26 Member
    RCVP, thanks so much for the additional info. Sounds like something I would enjoy. Plan on giving it a try. And I agree with so many of you -- pre-planning is the key! I like to fill in my food diary the day before so I know in advance what I'm planning to eat and don't go off-track. I have a problem getting in enough protein as I've been vegetarian for the past couple of years. I do occasionally eat fish/seafood (so maybe I'm really Pescaterian?) but mostly its plant based protein. Trying to maintain 1200 calories a day while eating whole grains, pulses, legums, is challenging but it is so helpful to use MFP to enter food and try to make it all balance.
  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    @Fishwishing, I have the same problem. At home we eat vegan because my husband has microscopic colitis and if we eat vegan he has no flare-ups. The only time I get meat is when we go out to a restaurant to eat. He usually has a vegan dish and I have whatever the menu has to offer. :)

    It is difficult to eat enough protein. I usually fall short, so I've been thinking about trying a pea protein supplement. I can't use whey because it bothers my stomach. Have you ever tried a plant based protein powder?
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    Fishwishing wrote: »
    RCVP, thanks so much for the additional info. Sounds like something I would enjoy. Plan on giving it a try. And I agree with so many of you -- pre-planning is the key! I like to fill in my food diary the day before so I know in advance what I'm planning to eat and don't go off-track. I have a problem getting in enough protein as I've been vegetarian for the past couple of years. I do occasionally eat fish/seafood (so maybe I'm really Pescaterian?) but mostly its plant based protein. Trying to maintain 1200 calories a day while eating whole grains, pulses, legums, is challenging but it is so helpful to use MFP to enter food and try to make it all balance.

    Do you eat dairy?

    I'm ovo-lacto veg for 45 years now, and sympathize with issues around veggie eating. I'm in maintenance now, getting 100g+ protein daily (I'm 5'5", for context), but was willing to let that drop down to mid-70s grams while losing, if I really had to.

    Some folks find plant-based protein powder or bars really helpful, but I don't personally find them tasty or satisfying. I'm fine with using soy products or eating gluten (I know some aren't). Some things that help me hit protein goals are tofu (in many forms, including noodles and smoked), tempeh, occasionally seitan.

    Even without those things, there are now black bean, pea, and lentil pastas that are helpful, in case you haven't tried them but would consider them OK to eat (some people might not consider them whole foods, but in that they're generally just beans and other vegetable ingredients, maybe some salt, I don't have a problem with them). The black bean ones tend to have a texture unlike wheat pasta, so I prefer those in soups or in Asian-style preparations. The chickpea/pea/lentil ones are more similar to wheat pasta in texture, but I think a bit flatter-tasting, so I prefer them with a hearty sauce. Particularly good (and high in veg protein) is one another user here recommended, where one blenderizes dried mushrooms to powder, then combines with lentils, tomato sauce, and herbs/seasonings of choice.

    Because I'm ovo-lacto veg, I do use quite a bit of dairy (such as nonfat Greek yogurt, cottage cheese), but I'm pretty confident that I could hit protein goals entirely plant-based without protein powder or bars. (I don't eat many eggs, but will sometimes.)

    Best wishes trying to work this all out on low calories!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,251 Member
    judy0149 wrote: »
    Hi - I've used MFP on and off for several years, but now I really want to get very serious. I am 71 years old and I need a lot of help, especially when it comes to exercising. Very isolated where I live, so have no friends to walk with or do anything with, so I'm on my own. My granddaughter just got engaged and is getting married in the fall of 2021, so I have plenty of time to be presentable for the wedding. Will need a lot of encouragement? Thank you

    :) I am isolated by choice. There are very few people I want to spend time with. I walk every day for about two hours and listen to podcasts and audio books that I have downloaded to my phone, thus I always have good company. Indoors, I have a recumbent exercise bike and ride it while watching favourite programs on TV.

    :) Barbie from NW WA
  • Siberian2590
    Siberian2590 Posts: 57 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    judy0149 wrote: »
    Hi - I've used MFP on and off for several years, but now I really want to get very serious. I am 71 years old and I need a lot of help, especially when it comes to exercising. Very isolated where I live, so have no friends to walk with or do anything with, so I'm on my own. My granddaughter just got engaged and is getting married in the fall of 2021, so I have plenty of time to be presentable for the wedding. Will need a lot of encouragement? Thank you

    :) I am isolated by choice. There are very few people I want to spend time with. I walk every day for about two hours and listen to podcasts and audio books that I have downloaded to my phone, thus I always have good company. Indoors, I have a recumbent exercise bike and ride it while watching favourite programs on TV.

    :) Barbie from NW WA

    Please be careful!! I carry a cell phone in one hand and a collapsible baton in the other when I'm walking, but I trust hardly anyone. :#
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,251 Member
    Siberian2590 wrote: »
    barbiecat wrote: »
    judy0149 wrote: »
    Hi - I've used MFP on and off for several years, but now I really want to get very serious. I am 71 years old and I need a lot of help, especially when it comes to exercising. Very isolated where I live, so have no friends to walk with or do anything with, so I'm on my own. My granddaughter just got engaged and is getting married in the fall of 2021, so I have plenty of time to be presentable for the wedding. Will need a lot of encouragement? Thank you

    :) I am isolated by choice. There are very few people I want to spend time with. I walk every day for about two hours and listen to podcasts and audio books that I have downloaded to my phone, thus I always have good company. Indoors, I have a recumbent exercise bike and ride it while watching favourite programs on TV.

    :) Barbie from NW WA

    Please be careful!! I carry a cell phone in one hand and a collapsible baton in the other when I'm walking, but I trust hardly anyone. :#

    Thanks for the caution. I walk with two dogs and my cell phone in a safe private community and have done so daily for 15 years.
  • annliz23
    annliz23 Posts: 3,770 Member
    I used to carry my phone but since there have been lots if attacks by me I dont just carry a torch to shine in eyes but my dogs probably put some off although last year someone threw a ice drink at us
  • bacpath
    bacpath Posts: 326 Member
    Hi all. Had a very good day exercise, carbohydrate and calorie wise. But my dang metatarsalgia is bad today. I looooove getting old🥴. But as they say, better than the alternative. Welcome Judy0149 to this group. I check in and read all the posts everyday. I find it very inspiring. It looks to me like you have 80 weeks until that wedding. I’ll bet you can and will accomplish a lot in that time. Best to all.
  • j29t
    j29t Posts: 229 Member
    Good morning. Hope all are well. Today's weigh-in was just what I expected and I'm so happy with the filling food thats keeping me on track. Eating right, moving more, getting stronger and my home has never been cleaner too. Keep up the good work everyone.
  • lynnchristy
    lynnchristy Posts: 75 Member
    Good morning 60 and uppers :) I am having my go-to breakfast this morning a sausage sandwich. It consists of one piece of 12 grain bread, 1/2 sausage patty(chopped up into little pieces) 1 tsp of jalapeno mustard and a tiny bit of butter on my toast so it doesn't soak up all the mustard. I know it sounds weird but, it make me feel like I'm cheating and helps me get my fiber :p

    Wow, I am happy to see all the posts :DRCPV thanks for your kind words (hug) I am usually up but, do have an occasional down day. Encouraging others is my own encouragement. Good luck with the pea protein. bethe or should I say Rosie LOL the night on the USS Lexington sounds amazing. Sometimes we need to indulge and have a fun time. No harm done just get back in the saddle, right? aecjones Oh, it is so frustrating when that happens, been there, done that. Keep going girl and it will finally go down and stay down (hug) judy0149 You've come to the right place for encouragement and support :) We will be here and you just do what you need to do and you will be the most dazzling grandma at your granddaughter's wedding when the time comes (hug) AnnPT77 I truly enjoy your advice and am in awe of how you do what you do. Keep up the good work. Fishwishing You'll get there, don't get discouraged. We all have to find our balance when trying to eat right for ourselves. I had a time trying to get enough fiber, that's why I occasionally have a piece of 12 grain bread. You'll figure it out ;)bacpath You go girl :)j29t WTG girl YAY Hey, if you get bored you could come clean my house LOL.

    Have a blessed day everyone ;)

    Shout out to my friends <3







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