WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2019
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Barbie: Happy May Day! Thanks for the new thread.
Barbara: I haven’t tried diatomaceous earth on my rugs because of its gritty texture. My spray should be here soon. I hope!!
Kathy in KY: I haven’t been doing well with my weight lately, either. I know the reason--I’m eating too much junk that turns into water retention and fat. :grumble:
Time to walk the walk. I’ve been having an alcohol drink in the evening and it is high in calories and low in anything healthy. Time to walk away from it.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
May 2019 Resolutions
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on strength and stamina.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day.
5. Monitor sleep. Average 7 or more hours nightly.
6. Avoid alcohol.
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After a couple of years on the site and 36 pounds lighter, I find myself 'rebelling' and indulging in not logging my calories or freely going over my allotted calorie count for weight lose. Needing some support and perhaps some commiserating of same struggles... I am about 20 pounds away from goal but not certain yet what weight will feel right for me.9
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So goals for May - Turning 52 on June 28 so good timing! I am currently 157 - April goal was to get under 160 (from 163) and stay there - yeah! So now comes the harder part the next 10. I'd like to crush may with a 6 pound weight loss.
Plan
1 - eat within my calorie allotment (avoid empty sugar calories and booze)
2 - Peleton bike 4x per week
3 - 10,000 steps per day
4 - Home chores to burn calories - garage cleaning, readying yard for summer
Love the social support all.
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It's true that calories in/calories out is the formula for weight loss, but even with very careful tracking, the numbers can be off. It has been my experience that nutrition dense foods are a better choice than more "entertaining" calories and that all movement contributes to burning calories. Every time I carry another piece of folded laundry and put it away, I burn a few extra calories and every hour I sit in a chair, slows my calorie burn. Above all, I refuse to be discouraged by seeming setbacks and plateaus.
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Thanks for all your support.
I have heard nothing from the letters I sent. It does not surprise me considering a police officer was just convicted for shooting a woman who was reporting a crime in Minneapolis.
I have learned the police here in the Twin Cities are trained to be reactionary. What I witnessed with our son I have seen this in action first hand. Unions are fighting any other training that they are currently using. SAD!
When I can I will continue to push for de escalation training for the police. Teaching over went this overhaul about thirty years ago.
DS still in hospital. For now my focus need to be on him and getting him home.
My letters were more for me and dealing with the trauma of what happened. As I have worked towards healing I am hearing many other stories from others of the pain they have gone through in their lives. Many of you here have shared too.
For others sharing stories of heart break is too personal. I respect you for not sharing too. Everyone suffers loss sometime in their life. How someone deals with their loss deserves to be respected. There is no time table and correct way to handle loss.
I wanted to get my story out there because mental illness is still not recognized for how serious an ill it can be. It needs immediate treatment like a stroke, heart attack or any other life threatening illnesses.
This is the true reason I told my story...
Goals:
Working towards healing my own trauma
-taking good care of myself through diet,exercise, prayer, singing, painting
-taking in something beautiful everyday
-laughing everyday
-engaging all of my senses sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste in positive ways5 -
Welcome to May. Thank you Barbi for the new thread. Wishing everyone well this month.
My goals for May are to log food daily and get in the habit of logging before a single bite. 😉 It works so well but I get lazy. This will be my last month in Washington until fall. I’ll head back to Alaska at the end of May. I won’t have internet and I’ll miss connecting with this community daily.
And I’ll miss my husband but he doesn’t like my summer life and prefers to remain in Washington. He used to visit for a couple weeks each year but about 10 years ago he decided living without electricity and indoor plumbing was too difficult. So he stays home and takes care of the house and yard and I go back home with Ella and come back around freeze up. . It works for us, but his friends tease him that we haven’t really been married for 26 years because I’m gone for a third of each year. :-)
Have a good day everyone. It’s sunny and warm today already. Spring is such a pleasure.
Betsy in NW Washington4 -
Thanks Barbie, a busy start to the May thread,
I need to catch up with the last few pages from the April thread and also the first two pages for May, but wanted to check in and mark my spot. April was a good month, it is the first time in years that I have actually lost weight, only 2lbs but I am determined to keep it off.
Goals:- Continue to log and keep a check on the snacking calories
- Continue to get my house into some sort of order
Happy May Day everyone!
Viv UK
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morning check-in
✔️ 1. weighed self 60.1k
✔️2. tracked all
✔️ 3. 30 min exercise
✔️4. five minutes meditation
✔️5.Spend at least 2h on long term writing project
not yet 6.produce at least 2 pages per day
not yet 7. Take care of at least one short term (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill
✔️ 8. At least 15 min/day filing/cleaning. 1+ hour. yes
✔️ 9.average 1100 calories net. so far
• Overall Feeling: okay
• Tracking : so far so good
• Exercise: begrudgingly yes, about 4000 steps going for a walk =about 40 min.
• 1100 calories net : 75 in green. I had saved for a glass of wine, but I think I really need to work still this evening. so I had 10cl of kombucha instead of 10 cl of wine -thus the 75 c.
• Long term writing: spent 3 hours w correcting but produced only 1/2 a new page
heard from better (I think) corrector, who will be available in 2 weeks and less expensive. I have to see how that works out. she's a youngish retiree my field so it's easier for her to get into the nuances. she was recommended by my director, so that means they are probably on the same wavelength. I need to check that out tomorrow.
• Short term writing/admin : no, I need to listen to tapescript and take notes for 10 am appointment tomorrow. not looking forward to that.
• Bright Spots today : better, less expensive corrector seems to be available, mild weather, enjoyed meals more today
Today im grateful for
1. good corrector, hopefully
2.checking off many of above
3. mild weather
4. bathroom walls cleaner
5. sea salt
6. black pepper
7. balsamic vinegar
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Thanks, Barbie for getting us going on the new month. You are a Blessings to me, this group is. I did not do the best in April as I ended up 1 pound. New month and going to do better.
Heather-Sorry to hear about your friend, Sending hugs and prayers for both of you.
Katiebug-I like your inner voice and the writing you do to turn things around. I will work on that. Thanks.
Michele-Ithing the Halloween webbs colored black would look good.
KJ-Friends like that are hard to fine, but bring such joy. My friend Sam that had the bad stroke last year is my BF. That is part of what I am having to learn because she does remember who I am just not a lot about the past. Yet the next time I see her she does remember and we laugh. Makes it hard, but I go see her as often as I can and grateful for her.
New month, New start. We can do this.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE 4 -
afternoon ladies~
well been running around on my day off, but its a good running around, DFIL having none of it this morning except for 2 ice creams. this afternoon he did eat some penne ala vodka, that I chopped up for him, not a ton but did well 3 root beers 2 that he drank on his own..the Dr took him off the trazodone that was having him in a stuper for morning and afternoon and cutting the nighttime dose down and will reassess next week.. without it, he is more alert looking around will say one or 2 words but got a phrase or 2 out at lunch... so that is a bit of progress.. also met the hospice nurse and the aide.. who will come in 3 times a week.. all of them just lovely...
off to take some clothes to consignment and then to pick up a chair... and then out to a yummy dinner ..
will catch up later...4 -
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Lost my entire post while trying to post this photo of my Dutch door window in the gorgeous sunshine we’re having!
Love to you all! Thanks, Barbi!
Sharon Near Seattle10 -
Started the day with some crazy awesome NSV's - I have a WAISTLINE now and had to put another notch in my belt to keep my pants up. My scale victory for April isn't too shabby either at -11.8 lbs. Wow! I just did that math and am EXTREMELY happy.
DISCIPLINE, Baby! I read an awesome article on Discipline vs Motivation and it hit home like nobody's business. Motivation comes and goes. It can be affected by mood, procrastination, excuses and many other internal and external things. But Discipline.. you either have it or you don't. And I am thinking about that every time I want to ditch my workout, munch on crap or just go off the deep end with drinking or eating. That being said, I haven't felt deprived at all having discovered Skinnytaste.com and the genius that is Gina and her incredible recipes. If you haven't checked her out you should no matter what your diet preference (gluten free, keto, low carb, weight watcher) or tools of preference (instapot, crock pot, air fryer, oven, stove). I have never had light recipes with SO MUCH flavor or had so much fun planning, prepping and cooking. The entire house is losing weight, not to mention the money we are saving on eating out. I can't recommend her recipes enough... and it's working. I am not affiliated with Gina or Skinnytaste in any way.. just a HUGE fan!
It's a good day to plan to go to 180... starting off 190.8 with an 11.8 lb loss in April... another in May would put me there... 180, here I come!
Lovin life, spring, C25K, Skinnytaste.com, MFP, and all you losers!
Shari11 -
Shari - Nicely done! You sound both motivated AND disciplined.
Just thought I'd stop in and share this for those like me, who indulge in work when we ought to be exercising. It's less than two minutes long, and reminds me of what someone, can't remember which of our "K's" it was, had to say about "flipping" the situation. Might help! Couldn't hurt, for sure. Plus, he's one of my favorite authors.
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR4 -
Thanks for starting this Barbie! My plan for May is very simple: keep up the tracking and eating healthier! I’m hoping to get heavier ankle weights since mine are getting too light. I’m good with working out, it’s the food part has been a problem 🧐
I’m very busy taking care of my family with my husband and daughter being disabled. Exercise is my stress reliever - I am glad to be back to tracking my calories again.3 -
Refreshing my goals and log into the over 50 page to find excellent encouragement. Thank-you everyone!!3
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My goals for May are simple
-move without going mental.
-exercise with husband (at base gym bwaha), 4 times a week for an hour.
-be religious with my steroid ointment! Its working!
-2 to 3 times a week use meditation app to help me get into deep sleep.
-try not to mentally beat myself up because we can't attend our first grandchild birth. May is a lean month.
I shall do all these things with grace and perseverance!
Amen.
💖Rebecca
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Hi all,
Back from our babysitting.
Here is yet another pic of DH all dressed up by Max and Edie. He has fairy wings, nail varnish and tattoos.
Edie is very good at tattoos.
We had such a lovely time. I fed them pasta and when DDIL got home we set off for the Persian restaurant, where we had the best EVER chicken and lamb kebab. Proper charcoal grilled and heavenly. Yummo!
Then we walked home, so I've got about an hour and a half walking today as well as my morning exercise session.
UTI keeping at bay, though I feel it's not completely gone to ground. I hope to sleep tonight. Pills and potions.
A property programme we like to watch featured Brighton and Hove tonight. :bigsmile:
DH at cricket tomorrow.
Love Heather
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Hello everyone, do you have a notion of how many people are on this thread?
In the past I've been on threads with 4-10 people or so. It seems like way more here. It seems like some of you guys know one and other really well. It'll take a while to get to know everyone.7 -
Hi Gals,
Kathy in S. Kentucky – for me when I stop logging I also stop weighing/measuring my food, and I NEVER guess right an ounce of veggies always looks like 2 ounces and 2 ounces of chocolate always looks like 1 ounce… LOL
Betsy in NW Washington – Do you have a seasonal job in Alaska?
Banana - There are around 20 who participate pretty regularly, and some who come and go as life takes them, and then plenty who wander in for a short time and then wander away. We are very active, which can put some folks off as it can be hard to keep up. But if you stay around after a while you’ll know the regulars.
Kim from N. California
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X-rays showed two bi-lateral fractures (each ankle) and a broken 5th metatarsal (left foot). The person who called with the news told me I'd need to have both ankles in splints for 6-8 weeks, and shouldn't drive myself. I got an appointment today and used Uber to get there and back. The PA did some tests pressing on the sites of the fractures, and NOTHING hurt. She thinks that the right ankle injury is a sprain, and I can get away with a boot just on the left foot. The broken toe seems to be the injury of most concern. I am elated. Six to 8 weeks in a boot won't be a picnic, but at least I can get around and drive. Won't go crazy, but did get the green light to use recumbent bike on a light resistance. Woot!
Heather: Your DH is such a good sport. Did he go the restaurant with nail varnish on?
Shari: Attagurl! Keep it up.
ChrisCatMama: Who is that cute kitty in your profile pic? I bet he's a good stress reliever, too.
Take care friends. Choose joy.
Rori
SMILING and breathing a sigh of relief in the
Colorado Foothills
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Rori - 2/3 breaks, 6 weeks in a boot and you are smiling and breathing a sigh of relief!!! you are a inspiration to us all!6
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Barbie - thanks for keeping this thread going!
April Goals
I was able to stay on track even with moving back to Minnesota.
May Goals
1. Log food daily
2. Exercise daily
3. Journal daily
4. Eat mostly Keto
I have been reading but way, way, way, too busy to respond! I’m hoping life will give me a little bit more time to relax. Have a great day everyone!
Mary from Minnesota6 -
I agree, Rori you are an inspiration to us all. You can deal with anything that comes your way with grace.
Played bridge today then got a pedicure. Hard day, right. Still on meds so slipping through the days.
SueBDew in TX5 -
Machka in Oz12 -
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.10min, 13.3amph, 139mhr, 1.59mi= 54c
apple watch- 67c
TREADMILL walk- 30min, 3-7.5incl, 3.5-4.0sp, 108mhr, 2.01mi= 77c
apple watch- 187c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 4.47min, 136mhr, 18.5amph, 1.47mi= 42c
apple watch- 43c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 14.35min, 12.5amph, 144mhr,3.03mi= 145c
apple watch- 120c
jog sta 2 wrk- 4.49min, 145mhr, 9.25min mi.51mi= 55c
apple watch- 56c
jog wrk 2 sta, Windy! - 4.30min, 9.45min mi, 143mhr, .45mi= 48c
apple watch- 73c
bike ride dome 2 hm, WINDY!!!- 20.59min, 7.5mph, 156mhr, 2.61mi= 138c-
apple watch- 216c
total cal 7853 -
X-rays showed two bi-lateral fractures (each ankle) and a broken 5th metatarsal (left foot). The person who called with the news told me I'd need to have both ankles in splints for 6-8 weeks, and shouldn't drive myself. I got an appointment today and used Uber to get there and back. The PA did some tests pressing on the sites of the fractures, and NOTHING hurt. She thinks that the right ankle injury is a sprain, and I can get away with a boot just on the left foot. The broken toe seems to be the injury of most concern. I am elated. Six to 8 weeks in a boot won't be a picnic, but at least I can get around and drive. Won't go crazy, but did get the green light to use recumbent bike on a light resistance. Woot!
Take care friends. Choose joy.
Rori
SMILING and breathing a sigh of relief in the
Colorado Foothills
Glad to hear it isn't as bad as it might have been and good news about the recumbent bike!
M in Oz
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