WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019
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Good morning/afternoon/evening. Today we are going to a local National Trust Estate with our Garden Group to enjoy the Autumn Colour.
Rita: So sorry. The poem has me in tears. (((Hugs)))
Machka: Ackkk! And Yoghurt get everywhere!
Allie: Brava!!! Fingers crossed.
My Reasons to be Grateful:- I slept well
- I woke up! Much better than the alternative! 😂
- The day is set fair for our garden visit
- The scale is still dropping
October Daily Goals:
[*] Start each day with Meditation/Reflection 😌
[*] Log all food/drink/stay in the green/hydrate 😋
[*] Weight less at the end than at the beginning ⬇️
[*] 30+ minutes intentional exercise ; 7000 + steps 🔼
[*] Continue work on improving strength⤴️
[*] Keep on top of laundry/general housework/chores ✅
[*] Spend quality time with DH ✅
[*] Spend time outdoors ☔️
[*] Work on completing crochet projects ✅
[*] Declutter 15+ minutes per day ✅
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I'm off to prepare for the day ahead.
☘️ Terri
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SuziQ: I workout at home because I don't like the wasted time travelling to/from gym etc, and I can fit in a lot of exercise round my other activities, when it suits me. (Despite being retired, I have a busy schedule).
I also 'double dip' using dumbbells while doing cardio. (You'd be surprised what you can do while waiting for kettles to boil, dinner to cook etc.)
When I can't get outdoors to walk I use YouTube videos, fitnessblender, Leslie Sansone etc, or darebee workouts. And dance videos💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
Up to p4.
Later:
DH just told me that a friend of our has lost his wife, and the funeral is at 12 o'clock, so will not be going on the outing with Garden Group. She went into hospital for heart surgery, but a serious infection developed and she passed away on Saturday night. Quite a shock.
Make the best of today, for tomorrow is not certain.
☘️ Terri9 -
Machka: Thanks for the link to May.
Who am I?
I’m Terri. I live in a small seaside town near Belfast in Northern Ireland. I just turned 73 in April. I left school at 15 to work, mostly in offices. Finally met and married a good man. We celebrate our 53rd anniversary in July. We have two wonderful daughters, and 2 adult grandkids, both in university and a 16 year old GS still at school. I had a younger sister who died in 2003, and I have an older brother who lives just outside Leeds in England. I lost my last surviving aunt (my Godmother) in 2015. We were very close. I lost my DMnL In 2013 at the age of 95. She was a great support to our family through the years.
With the encouragement of my husband and his family, I went back to school in my late 20s and got a teaching degree. I retired from teaching in a local secondary school in 2003 at 56, and currently work as a volunteer group leader for a life-long learning charity. As well as running 4 groups, I belong to about 10 others, which keeps me fairly busy.
I was a yo-yo dieter for most of my adult life, and developed a problem in my left hip around 2005 which impinged on my mobility, and over a period of time I gradually crept up to over 220lbs, which didn’t help the hip at all. To be honest I kinda gave up trying for a while. My doctor said I was rapidly heading for a wheelchair if I didn’t lose the weight! (I needed a hip replacement and NHS would even consider doing it at that weight) That was the kick up the *kitten* I needed to start moving again.
It was hard going until my daughter suggested MFP in 2014. I finally got round to joining in January 2015 and haven’t looked back since.
Quickly lost over 40lbs, had a hip replacement in the September and then lost another 30lbs. I eased off and put on about 12 lbs in 2017, and have been working on losing them again this year. As of today, I am just 4 lbs away from my UGW
I have a slight problem with my left knee due to an old ski injury, which flares up if I do silly things like squats etc. But other than that my health and fitness levels are good for my age. I recently had an assessment done which put my metabolic age as 62 so I’m pretty happy with things as they are.
I pretty much live the life I dreamed of as a young girl. We earned/saved our whole married life to get here and I feel blessed to have been given the opportunities to do that, and to still be young enough to enjoy it.
I urge you to live for the moment, for when all is said and done, we cannot control what lies ahead, but merely trust in providence to take care of the future.,12 -
LuciBThinner wrote: »Newbies Welcome! Welcome! You have found a great group of supportive women here. I am still fairly new, but have really enjoyed getting to know everyone better. Someone had mentioned making a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone. That might not be a bad idea!
Re-introductions Maybe we could have a short introduction by everyone just to catch up on who we all are? Have you ever done anything like that? (Names, ages, goal weights and original weight, a bit about ourselves and our lives etc??). Since the group moves so quickly, it is hard to go back to re-acquaint ourselves. I don't know if it's something everyone could use, but since my brain injury, I could really use a refresher!! I will include a quick one in a spoiler in case others like the idea and want to follow along:I'm Luci which is short for Lucinda. I will be 63 in December. I am married, have 3 children and 3 step children (the Brady Bunch - only with 5 boys), 2 grandchildren and a new one on the way in December. I joined MFP in January when I was diagnosed with diabetes. I am controlling the diabetes with diet and exercise so far. Original weight 215 pounds (had been up to 235 at times) and current weight 179 (I'm 5'7"). I was a professional violinist, licensed massage therapist and licensed esthetician. I also worked with youth and adults with developmental disabilities and profound mental health disabilities. I was in a severe auto accident 11 years ago and have been unable to work a regular job since then. My husband is also retired. We currently have our second set of 2 retired greyhounds who I spoil relentlessly. I am an avid University of Michigan football fan after having been raised in Ann Arbor and my siblings and I attended the University (although I have met wonderful Ohio State alumni here and am opening my mind to stopping the hate...lol). Love to all, and looking forward to another great month!!bananasandoranges wrote: »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.
In the interests of getting to know each other ... (we haven't done this in a little while) ... a question for everyone here ...
Who are you?
I am Machka.
Machka is actually a nickname I've had for about 17 years and I use it on and off forums. When I was going through my divorce from my first marriage, I wanted to create something of a new identity for myself and so I chose a name to use on cycling forums. I'm Serbian and love cats, so Machka is the Serbian word for cat ... I also liked the name because it includes parts of my birth names. For reference, Machka is pronounced something like: Match-ka. It's a hard "ch".
My husband and I "met" on a cycling forum first, and then in person on a very long bicycle ride in France called the Paris-Brest-Paris in 2003. So he knew me as Machka first, and still calls me Machka.
I am Canadian-Australian. I was born in Canada and lived all over western Canada, and then moved to Australia in 2009. I became a citizen on April 2, 2016. My husband is Australian and we met in person in France (as I mentioned above), started our relationship in 2005, then had a long distance relationship until I moved in 2009. However we were married in Canada in 2008 in a very quiet ceremony on a dock on Lake Annette near Jasper, after cycling a century (100 mile ride).
I was nearly finished my Bachelor of Education, so I stayed in Canada, and he returned to Australia.
Unfortunately, in early 2009 there was a massive bushfire in Victoria, Australia and my husband's home and many of the surrounding places were wiped out. About 175 people died in that fire. It was devastating! My husband narrowly escaped with his life ... he left his place as it was going up in flame. 3 months later I moved into the area. There were no places to live, but fortunately his boss offered us a very rustic shack on the back of the orchard property ... so we lived about 2 km off the grid for my first year in Australia. I learned to cook over an open fire! And to haul water and firewood and everything. When I was able to get a job, it was in bushfire recovery.
When the area had more or less "recovered", we were a bit burnt out, so to speak, so we popped everything into storage and did a Round-The-World trip for 8 months in 2012. Then in 2013 we moved to Tasmania where we've been since.
I work full time, attend uni part time working toward my Master's degree in IT, and am my husband's carer after his workplace accident in 2018.
I'm also a long distance cyclist (although there hasn't been much of that in the past year), and love being active: walking, running, rowing, weights, etc. etc. etc.
So that's me in a [rather large] nutshell.
Who are you?
Lots more, from others, in May ...
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10741585/women-ages-50-for-may-2019/p1
Starting on p4 in May: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10741585/women-ages-50-for-may-2019/p4
Machka in Oz
Oh also ... stats ...
I'm 52.
Second marriage.
No children of my own.
Highest weight = 83 kg which I reached about 6 months ago.
I have remained slim and fit most of my life, but I gain weight when there is a combination of moving house and a fairly serious illness, injury, surgery or something similar. Those two mean that I can't exercise as I would like to do ... and moving house usually means that my dinners consist of the half box of cereal we have left in the cupboard plus a cake made from the mix I meant to use 6 months ago. Or quick take-away stuff.
At 48, I hit my highest weight prior to 6 months ago (82.6 kg) and for a moment or two I thought I might just simply be "dumpy" for the rest of my life. And then I decided to join MFP and lose the weight. I joined in February 2015, a few weeks before my 49th birthday. 16 weeks later, I was down 15 kg, and then over the next few months, I lost another 10 kg, bringing me down to 57 kg.
Then I got measles in late 2016, which created a domino effect of illness over several months, and gained about 8-10 kg, which I didn't lose in 2017, but that was OK because I was still within my normal BMI range. Then my husband had his accident in early 2018 (severe brain injury). Eating well and exercise went out the window and I gradually gained again over the next year to my highest weight.
I have lost a little in the last 6 months, and now that summer is on its way, I hope to be more active and lose more.
Machka in Oz
This was me in January 2015 - at almost 48 yrs old about 6 weeks before joining MFP. I joined MFP just before my 48th birthday, not 49th birthday.
And me in March 2016 at 49 yrs old - maintaining my low weight.
Now I'm in between those two ... but a little closer to the heavy one.
Machka in Oz
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thanks for this powerful reminder
I urge you to live for the moment, for when all is said and done, we cannot control what lies ahead, but merely trust in providence to take care of the future., [/quote]
So it’s back to work for me today. Packed oatmeal with cherries and almonds for breakfast and chickpea curry for lunch.
NYKAREN
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Regarding gyms ...
I've had gym memberships since I was in my early 20s. I even trained as a bodybuilder for a couple years way back when.
But in the last year we've set up a home gym because it is so much more convenient for us. We've got a treadmill, rowing machine, and bicycles on a trainer set up with Zwift. We also have some weights and bands.
We also exercise outside as much as possible ... walking, cycling, running, hiking, etc. I try to incorporate walking all throughout my day.
M in Oz5 -
Morning, afternoon and evening all,
Good day yesterday, all in all, and a good meeting with the CEO. Speaking truth to power is kind of where I'm at these days, and it pays off as long as those in power are the kind who can hear you. They are at this organization. Just one of the reasons I decided to stay.
Rho - I'm glad my going to the gym inspires you. I've been faithful for 10 weeks, been either five or six times each week but one, where I went four. Here are my lessons learned, if it's helpful for anyone else:- Whether you're exercising at home or committing to a gym, start now. Don't wait 'til Monday or the first of the month, or whatever. Just start.
- Get a calendar and mark it off every time you go, or every time you exercise at home. I put mine in a highly visible place, and I cover each day with a big orange heart that I go. Seeing those hearts light up each week is a reminder that I see constantly that I'm doing something that matters for my heart and for my love (living longer. )
- Wendy in Boston- Regarding "when," it's whenever you can get yourself to go. I leave the house between 5 and 5:30 a.m., (15 minute drive) go work out, I'm back by no later than 7, cool down enough to get in the shower and am in front of my computer by 8:30, which is our start time. Before I went to the gym, I was giving those three hours from 5:30 to 8:30 to work, but I'm now giving them to myself. Whatever you decide, set a timeframe, and try to stick with it. If it doesn't work for you, change it. My point being, you'll find the sweet spot - but it may require sacrificing something else.
- Staggering through the first couple weeks was hard. I hate lifting weights and doing resistance work, but my body cannot take the cardio every day--it just starts breaking down. So... I flipped it and told myself the cardio is my reward for doing the free weights and weight machines. It was helpful. Now the resistance work is just another part of the routine.
- "Not wanting to go" doesn't fly. Go anyway. Exercise anyway. I was whining about not wanting to go yesterday, and my husband stuck his head back in the door before he headed for work and just said, "You always feel better when you go, so just go already!"
- You do get addicted - when your body starts moving more easily, hurting less, when you feel yourself striding into a store, instead of limping or walking slowly, it's pretty amazing. When you realize that you're actually happier, and that it's the flood of endorphins you're getting every single day from the gym. And when you simply cannot go on a given day and you find yourself cranky, ouchy and annoyed that your body just doesn't want to work right all dang day. Skipping a day of working out is like trying to run a car without motor oil after you've been doing it a while. Your body LIKES exercise - it's your brain that's telling you it doesn't.
OK, down off my soapbox. Those newly converted to the exercise addiction are the noisiest, you know.
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR8 -
I have a treadmill,weight machine and free weights,stationary bike,stability ball and bands.Also insanity with Shaun t and some other dvds .I use my nutribullet almost every day for my breakfast when I’m not skipping.
Debby In Va10 -
[*] You do get addicted - when your body starts moving more easily, hurting less, when you feel yourself striding into a store, instead of limping or walking slowly, it's pretty amazing. When you realize that you're actually happier, and that it's the flood of endorphins you're getting every single day from the gym. And when you simply cannot go on a given day and you find yourself cranky, ouchy and annoyed that your body just doesn't want to work right all dang day. Skipping a day of working out is like trying to run a car without motor oil after you've been doing it a while. Your body LIKES exercise - it's your brain that's telling you it doesn't.
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OK, down off my soapbox. Those newly converted to the exercise addiction are the noisiest, you know.
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR
I enjoy a lot of exercise, but I'm not keen on core work. Nevertheless, when I do core work, my body does feel better, like you say ... I start to be able to stand straighter and hold my body in a better position and I think I look a kg or two lighter because I have the abdominal strength to hold things in a bit.
That's just my impression ... but it does make me feel better.
I've started doing core work again this week.
M in Oz4 -
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Real quick because I have to get my strength work out in before my first kiddo arrives (arriving later this morning).
Debby- I just want to echo what everyone else is telling you! You are valued and you are worthy! I know you have a lot on your plate and I am sure I don't know half of what you have been through, BUT I do know that many/most of us here have been through similar feelings in our life. I do feel like I am carrying the majority of the "burden" of making sure our home/family stays moving in a "forward motion". And for many years I felt like I was a ghost in my own home; because I wasn't making my own wishes/thoughts known. I let my hubby, a perfectionist and minimalist (in his younger years) dictate how our home looked. Then, a few years back, when I hit menopause and s**t hit the fan, I looked at my house and made it look like I lived here. He wasn't thrilled, lol, but I was/ and am. Anyway, all I can say is the same as the others; don't listen to the voice that tells you that you aren't "enough". Stay focused on what needs to be done. Don't underestimate your hubby. Perhaps he recognizes how hard you work and would agree that you need some "time" for yourself. Take the time for yourself. Even if it is a walk with some music in your ears, or time alone with a good book. I will say, though I have always thought of myself as an optimistic person who is grateful for everything, actually having and writing daily in a gratitude journal has helped my mind and soul immensely (thank you for that advice, Barbie)
Welcome new/newer girls- My name is Kelly or KJ. I am soon to be 53, 5'8 and weigh 225. My heaviest was 248. I was very thin until around age 40...perimenopause. My body decided it was going to hold onto every bite and calorie and what activity I did on a daily basis (I am a childcare provider with 6 children in my care) was not enough activity. Because of my height, and the fact that the weight dispersed itself pretty evenly; I maintained an "hourglass" figure for years. Just the hourglass kept getting bigger. Finally about five years ago, I suffered an ankle, then a knee injury and packed on about 40 pounds in eight months! I joined this group in January of 2016. I have three children ages 32, 29, 25. The middle is my daughter and she is married and living in Texas (along with my darling grandson and #2grandson to be born any day now).
My hubby of 30 years is not working due to severe RA (rheumatoid arthritis). The not working and the RA has created quite the shift in our "roles". I have become the caregiver and "do-er" of all jobs around the house. He helps when he is able; but most days he moves like a piece of sculpture. For a year and a half I worked extended hours and had kids in my care from 6:30am-11:00pm and also on weekends. Those hours ended this past July (thank goodness). I am currently trying to make healthy choices about what I put in my body and trying to push myself into more activity (which is hard because my ankles and knees still hurt and I am tired). But I CAN walk. And I CAN do strength exercises. So this weight WILL come off if I persist.
That is all. I gotta get my exercises in. love to all! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)10 -
For a year and a half I worked extended hours and had kids in my care from 6:30am-11:00pm and also on weekends. Those hours ended this past July (thank goodness). I am currently trying to make healthy choices about what I put in my body and trying to push myself into more activity (which is hard because my ankles and knees still hurt and I am tired). But I CAN walk. And I CAN do strength exercises. So this weight WILL come off if I persist.
That is all. I gotta get my exercises in. love to all! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
I'm glad to hear you're not working such long hours right now. It is really difficult to keep that kind of pace going. I've been there from time to time.
M in Oz
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Spring freesias along our front step ...
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Machka - I genuinely love knowing the seasons are the opposite where you are. It makes me so happy to see spring flowers in my fall and vice versa. Thank you for being here!
For the new ones - Stats: I'm 59 and a half 5'2" tall on a good day (between 156 & 157 cm), and this morning I weighed 197 (89.3 kg). My highest weight was 303 pounds before my gastric bypass in 2005. I lost 166 pounds in the next two and a half years, and left my husband in 2008 (because losing weight will NOT save a broken marriage). Went back home to Texas, met my final-husband-to-be literally five days later, and we celebrated our 10-year aniversary in June. I had edged back up to about 165 by the time we married and slowly, over the next five years or so, found myself at 217 pounds. And miserable about it. And I found myself with these ladies in the spring of 2015 (I think), so I've been with them about four years, which still makes me happy. So, I'm about 20 pounds lighter than my highest post-gastric bypass weight, I'd like to lose another 40 or 50. I had got back down to 175, but a knee replacement in February helped spike me back up again.
Personally - I grew up with an abusive father, left home at the point of a shotgun at 17, enlisted for four years in the Air Force, married an Air Force man who (in retrospect) neglected me, but was safe, and stayed with him for 28 years, all told. In order to keep myself in my marriage and protect me from my abuser, I put on my fat suit. It is not a coincidence that my father died in Dec. 2004, and I had the gastric bypass barely nine months later--my world wasn't a safe place to be thin or pretty until he died. All this is hindsight, of course.
As the song says, it's been a broken road, but it led me here, and I like it here. Cheers, all, and welcome to a group of amazingly supportive, candid and intriguing ladies. As they say at Callahan's, "Shared pain is lessened, shared joy, increased."
Warmest regards,
Lisa in AR11 -
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Today is my 2750 logging streak! Old fat pic and a more recent pic
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It's Wednesday
Vicki - I keep forgetting to mention - the hospital is so lucky to have you. There aren't many who can take the staffing challenges and long, long hours like you do. So glad you're able to get away on your motorcycle and take good breaks from it all.
Lisa - I didn't realize your drive to the gym was 15 minutes. That's what mine is and I moan like I'm driving to the other side of the state, lol. Marking on a calendar or log when I do my strength training kept me going at my routine many times.
Regarding Strong Women Stay Young. (SWSY). Here's a website which tells what it's about:
http://www.strongwomen.com/fitness/. For those of you not familiar with strength training, I recommend picking up the book and reading it cover to cover first. The author is Miriam Nelson.
I tried going to the gym, but at the times convenient for me the place was loaded with old men (mostly) hogging the machines. They'd do a short set and then sit there for 5 minutes. So now I stop by mainly to use the treadmill. Once I get my shoes figured out I want to try a Silver Sneakers class.
Debby - after the super discussions yesterday and Kelly's input this morning, I've been pondering this more. Here's some early morning babbling, many of you have heard it before so feel free to skip.In my case, I know I had control issues. And I was a perfectionist. And I was the one imposing high standards on myself. Thought if I couldn't do it all, and by myself, then I was a failure. I expected others to live up to those standards as well although I was hesitant to vocalize it because of the put-downs and criticism I endured as a child. Didn't want to nag. But was very resentful. And angry. Hence the eating disorders I still struggle with today at times, like binge-eating.OK, on with my day here. Still catching up. The support and wisdom found here is wonderful.
Something my DH would do could trigger that hurt kid in me that just wanted my Dad's approval. I could never figure out why I disappointed my dad so. Well... the last conversation I had with him, as I was getting ready to leave the house to head to the airport after my mom's funeral, he told me I was not wanted. He was disappointed when I was born because honestly, they wanted a boy. My parents were poor farmers, it was a struggle for them. I guess lucky for the whole family, my brother was born.
Anyhow, on that day my Dad gave me a big hug and crying, told me he loved me. I was finally mature enough to process it and forgive him. Forgiving myself is ongoing.
Bringing it all around, I think in many ways I am most like my Dad. Picked up his behaviors to get his approval. But picked up many of his strengths as well, which has gotten me through some rough spots. Retraining myself to appreciate the good things about him and my DH and myself continues as well.
So when I could calmly talk with my DH about how put-upon I felt by his expectations of me (yes, he had some) for cooking and cleaning, and having a full time job, he realized how I felt. And we agreed it was OK to re-prioritize. And talk it out before things got to the explosion stage.
GACK. You've been exposed to more of my self-introspection than you need this morning. I've decided life is a journey. Slow down and take some side trips, lol. Just not too many like sitting in front of the lap top eating a package of cookies!
Have a good day, dear ones!
Lanette
Chilly SW WA State
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Terri - I see Hurricane Lorenzo is going to hit Ireland. Is your boat in any danger? We get some mighty winds and torrential rains every decade or so here in the Pacific Northwest. Don't know if they are the tail-ends of hurricanes or what blowing up from Hawaii (Pineapple Express) but winds lay down trees like matchsticks and the flooding is devastating. In fact, we are overdue.
Pip - I noticed in that photo you posted of Kirby with Yogi taken 5 years ago, Kirby appeared to be heavier as well. Maybe he was just wearing bulky clothing. You both are an inspiration for sure, keeping up with your workouts and cycling.
Time to pull the Strong Women Stay Young book off the shelf and review it.
Lanette
SW WA State2 -
HEATHER Happy birthday 💝💝
RITA so sorry been there and poem made me cry
DEBBIE take care of yourself you are important
Kate UK ❤️2
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