WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2019

Snowflake1968

Heather - enjoy your time with Edie. I really could learn a lot about financial management, I don’t have any savings at all and this is a concern at my age.

Lisa - I suffer from sinus headaches frequently they sure are a showstopper. I love learning too and do it much better out of a classroom setting. I am purposely looking for positions that are out of the security Industry as I feel I have learned all I can there. Have a safe trip.

Okie - Glad you didn’t have a tornado. Have you experienced many in your life? Weather fascinated me, but I’m very fearful of it.

Kimberly Shaw - you have done very well and sounds like you are dedicated.

I have to go meet my other career counsellor today and then I think I’ll go dry a load of towels at the laundromat. I don’t mind my clothes hanging on the rack to dry, but I don’t like how scratchy the towels get.

I am still waiting to hear back from the other company about an interview time, but I have received about a dozen links from Sarah to start learning.

Tracey In Edmonton

1948Peachy

Heather ~ I loved the pic of you in the long brown hair. That color really looked good on you. I have darkened my blonde hair back to brown. I can't decide if I look older with the dark color or should go back to the blonde. I think what I probably need is a good haircut as my hair has grown longer and looks quite stringy.

Love all the photos.

Carol in GA

cityjaneLondon

Carol - I like the brown too, but it requires much more upkeep as I am really grey/white now. I can get away with blonde for around 10 weeks.
Hope you continue to heal beautifully.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX

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Vickil57

Carol-- Glad to hear that all went well with the surgery.

Ginger--Love the goats. I do think they would be fun to watch.

Machka & Karen-- I hope you enjoy your time off and do something fun just for you.

Tracey--I got so upset having the TV up so DH could hear. I had him turn on the closed capition and now we both can enjoy it. Sending prayers for the job, sounds interesting and never boring.

Heather--Not sure who's smile is bigger, Edie's or DH. What great memories for everyone.

Kim--Welcome this is a great place for freindship and support. Come often.

Found out today our wellness plan gives us a free week and 3 of the fitness centers here in town. So printed off the paper and planning to check it out. I have to do something to get moving.

Blessings, Vicki GI NE

margaretturk

As I left choir last night I asked for prayers for out son. I asked nothing for myself. As I walked away they called we are praying for you. I could feel the positive energy hitting me.

I also feel all the love and kindness you are sending me.

Margaret

OptimistenMeg

Hi you all. I am Marianne from Norway (and parts of the year Canada) and new to MyFitnessPal and all the communities here. After getting a full knee replacement October 2018 I have struggled back onto my own two feet again, but have gained 12 extra kilos the last 2 years not being able to move about as normal. My knee is still far from being its old good self, but I am able to exercise - and that is great! If you have room for a 53 yo 'bionicwoman' I would love to join you.
Marianne/Forsand

StephanieFortunato

HI all, I just stumbled upon this group and hope to become an active member. I have been going to WW to support my hubby ( I am a lifetime member) but now that he is back in the gym we have decided that it was not working for us to hit our goals. I teach Zumba Gold 7 times a week and live successfully with Fibromyalgia. We have four kids ranging 17 to 23. We are each looking to maintain the good habits we began, but figure out how to adjust for our calorie burning created with our exercise. Does anyone use a tracker and plug it into the MFP app? Does it help you to figure out what your calorie burn is? Do you use the extra calorie count in your day or do you just ignore it and let it be a deficit? I am struggling with a plateau even though I know I am building muscle while I burn calories. TIA for you thoughts! Beautiful day her in Wilmington NC I am thinking of heading out for a walk with my dogs. ~Stephanie

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cityjaneLondon

Stephanie - Welcome! I have been at maintenance for over 5 years now and it's still a matter of experimentation as to how much exercise I log. I have been eating a bit more freely recently and my weight has crept up by a couple of pounds. What tends to work for me is if I log the exercise I do routinely, which amounts to 600 a day, and eat all, or most, of that back, then do some extra exercise in the afternoon, like a run, or a walk, or dancing, and not log it or eat it back. I am going to be 70 in October and I find I have to leave a little bit of exercise uneaten or I gain. I am keeping my base point at 1200. So, it means I normally eat around 1800 a day, although recently it has been a bit more, hence the creep upwards.
I love my food, so I have to exercise like a crazy woman to maintain.

We had such a wonderful time with Edie today. Knackered though. My cold is still blocking me up. Hate not being able to breathe through my nose at night. My York friend, who also has the cold, has cancelled travelling down south because she feels so rotten.
We ended up getting Indian takeaway delivery tonight. Tandoori chicken tikka , cauliflower, lentils, salad , one naan between us. We basically ordered one person's dinner and it was plenty for the two of us. DH really likes this , which is a great relief on a weary night and it's not expensive, just having the single dinner. I only had a corner of the naan.

DH has a one day cricket match tomorrow, so I'll be on my own. The weather is heating up!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

exermom

Did a Slim in Six DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to use a rowing machine.

Tracey – the problem with glue is that it’s permanent. We will need to take the stake out of his hand to store it in the winter. I don’t have a problem with the diamond dotz as far as seeing them. I do like to have good lighting since the markings of where you are to put the diamonds is small

Scrubbed the wall of the spa today. Church to lector tonight

Kim – welcome! You’re on your way!

Maryann – welcome baby!

Stephanie – welcome! I never add in my exercise calories, but lots of people do.

Michele in NC

SophieRosieMom

It's a sunny 77 degrees here right now in sunny SW WA State Lanette

grogers511

📙Accountability post for Wednesday, April 17th
✖️1. Carbs 50g max with no more than 25g per meal. (130g)
✔️2. Fiber 25g. (31g)
✔️3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily.
✖️4. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes (0 Active minutes).
✖️5. No eating after 9pm.
✖️6. In bed by midnight.

Yesterday (Wednesday) I had to face the fact that my Dad is approaching a downward turn. He'll be 93 in July. He's slowed down more this year - not walking as much as he was - and not eating as heartily as he did. (He loves food and always orders a second dinner to eat later at night.) His residential facility recommends (and we agree) we start a new level of care - palliative. And - even though I knew it was coming - it certainly hit me hard. I just want to curl up in a ball and cry and I did some. But, I don't want to spiral down. There'll be a time to grieve. But, now it's time for living and appreciating life.

• Overall Feeling: Emotional. Depressed. Not a good afternoon or evening.
• Exercise: None. 762 total steps.
• Eating deadline. Up late into the night.
• Bedtime-Sleep Hygiene. None. Fell asleep about 5:30am.
• Bright Spot today: I've thought hard about it and I can't find a bright spot yesterday - perhaps the way my dear husband expressed his concern for how I was feeling. It was endearing. Or, perhaps discovering where the hens are laying their eggs. In the goat pen!
• Today I’m grateful for:
1. The memory care residential facility where my dad lives. They are truly a caring place.
2. My niece (a nurse practitioner) for taking time from her busy day to follow-up and check on my Dad - her grandfather.
3. The love, support and partnership of my sweet husband.
4. Being able to enjoy both of my parents - both age 92.
5. The thunderstorm that came through in the early hours of the morning. I pray no damage for anyone. It helped me get to sleep. And I hope it swept away some pollen in the air.

-- Ginger in Texas

TerriRichardson112

Up to date again I have had a busy week since I returned from my week end away.

☘️ Terri

klanders30

((((( ))))) to you Ginger you are a very loving daughter.

Went clothes shopping with DH and practiced patience and loving support —can you tell how much I enjoy shopping with him???

NYKAREN

barbiecat

Stephanie, I lost over 50 pounds with the help of MFP and the women on this thread. I have maintained that loss for several years. At first I didn't eat my exercise calories until the day that I came back from a two hour walk feeling dizzy and faint and a healthy snack made me feel better. I am much more active than most people and if I didn't eat more than others, I wouldn't have the energy to do what I do. Depending on how active I am, I eat 1800-2000 calories a day. When I was recovering from a back injury and spent a lot of time lying down, I kept my calories between 1200 and 1400. I have a pedometer that doesn't sync with MFP but counting steps is motivating to me. I hope you will keep coming back.

Barbie from beautiful NW WA

pipcd34

stats for the day:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.22min, 12.9amph, 138mhr, 1.58mi= 78c
TREADMILL jog- 4.25min, 8.50min mi, 7.0sp, 132ahr, 151mhr, .5mi= 65c
ELIPTICAL- 21min, 134mhr, 121ahr, 9incl, 9resist, 1.84mi= 178c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 4.44min, 135mhr, 18.8amph 1.48mi= 59c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 14.42min, 12.4amph, 149mhr,3.04mi= 150c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.04min, 9.57min mi, 153mhr, .50mi= 67c
jog wrk 2 sta- 3.43min, 8.22min mi, 156mhr, .44mi= 71c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 19.53min ,7.9amph, 139mhr, 2.62mi= 176c

total cal 844

drkatiebug

I’m caught up with reading. Carol, I’m glad to see that your knee surgery went well.

Everything is out away except the DVDs and two bags of clothes that I keep hanging in a cedar chest hoping to fit into one day. I’m hoping Dave will go through his movies and get rid of some, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. I’m subbing tomorrow, so I will finish on Saturday.

Later....