WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2022

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kamaphia

Hi, everyone. I'm not new to MFP, but I am back again trying to lose weight. I'm 52 and a stay-at-home mom. One kid is in college, the other is a senior this year. I need to lose about 50 lbs (60 is my dream goal, but I'm trying to be realistic -- and honestly, any weight that puts me into a healthy weight category is acceptable). I lost about 30 lbs and was close to crossing over to the healthy weight range. Once the pandemic hit, the Y closed and I rarely left the house and basically went back to my old ways and regained it. So, here I am again.

Things have been pretty tough for me this last year. I lost my mom and it really makes me think about my mortality and the kind of life I want to have. I don't want to just exist anymore. I want to be around to see my future grandkids and be in good enough shape to do things with them. So, I'm trying once again to get my act together. I have some issues with food binges in response to emotion, but my actual biggest hurdle is how out of shape I have become by being so sedentary. I think that will be the key to losing weight and getting healthier. But I have such a resistance to doing exercise that I'm really struggling with that part.

It's been a long time since I've been at a healthy weight (about 20 years) and I'm menopausal, so I worry that I might be doomed to be fat forever. But, I'm trying not to let my natural pessimism stop me from at least trying to do this.

Well, I guess that's enough of my life story for now

Heather in VA

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I have my "STICK" too Lanette!!! HAHAHAHA! Thanks for that laugh! And I have my rubber bands! I can honestly say that I am danged near 100%. Aside from that "feeling" once in awhile of thinking that maybe I messed something up, I can move my arm almost every which way it's supposed to go. The only thing my right arm can't do that the left can is go behind my back and UP as high. Does that make sense? You know, like when you'd try to unfasten your bra while the straps were still on your shoulders? I couldn't do that with my right hand.

OH EVEY, I am SO HAPPY for you! (and a tad jealous) Hope you had a wonderful three hours and a glorious BBQ!

Michele, I love my KIA Sportage, but right now it's a little spooky. Apparently they're one of the easiest to steal bc they're one on the easiest to hotwire. REALLY?!? Come'on people!

WOW, Machka.......... just WOW!

So Saturday was rather glorious here. Windows-open kinda day. A little humid, but not too much that we couldn't leave the windows open. We had a darling, young buck wander through the backyard late Friday night and again Saturday. He munched on our grass and plants and calmly looked up to the house as if to say, "what'cha starin' at?" I just love our backyard. I worked on my online designer's businesses and card-making busy-work before reclining to the living room to movie-watching and game-playing for the evening.

Carla, in MN

KJLaMore

Hello all! Still stopping in daily and reading.
Katla- So happy you and your DH are together and he is recovering with your help.
Heather- Slovenia! What a great experience for the family! lol Good luck to Edie with the ice cream!
Allie- I think I missed it; why are you staying at Tom and Elena's? Also, I hope Tracey and Kyle can get the furnace situation sorted. When money was tight for us; we would use Home Depot for our maintenance and repairs, because we could charge it to our HD account. (They contract everything out to local tradesmen)
L- You and I are at about the same weight. It is a hard road, but we can do this. I have about 100 lb I want to lose. Your desert life is very interesting to me. Do you read a lot or have a hobby that keeps you busy?
Beth- So sorry to hear about the lack of military honors at your dad's service. I, too, am wondering if finding color/honor guard is getting harder, due to the age of the guard volunteers and due to covid concerns. Still something that you should have known about beforehand, so that you could maybe plan to honor him another way. Hugs to you!
Lisa- Levi has gotten so big! I am happy to hear Kelsey is "moving on"; and at the same time hoping she takes some time to be comfortable with herself before looking for someone to "fill a gap".
Machka- Glad to hear your ride went well! Rest. Rest. Rest. You need and deserve it!
Pip- You and Kirby are campers par excellence! You should think about doing a "camping over 50" vlog.
Tracey- Love the denim ceramic vase/pot! You are truly skilled!

My field trip went off well. The kids and I had a great time and, as always, we entertain the locals as we make our way around the downtown area in our tie-dye shirts. lol Each field trip we visit a "new" business for lunch and snack. This trip we visited a food truck called Crepes by the Lakes. I got the kids basic ham and cheese crepes and I got a lovely vegetarian crepe. The two young ladies working the food truck were very patient and one of them came out and helped me pick up the kids so that they each had a turn watching how their crepes were being made. The kids were very impressed with the size of the crepes.


lol It brought up a memory, that I still laugh about. When my daughter graduated from high school, I prepared all of the food for her grad party. She wanted an international theme; so we had (Spain/Mexico) a taco bar, (Switzerland) a fondue bar with chocolate and cheese and appropriate dippers, and (France) a crepe bar with crepes and a choice of savory and sweet toppings. Oh, how I remember the crepe marathon. I made 500 crepes for that party. The things I did for that child! My son, god bless him, wanted a sandwich buffet, salads, and rootbeer floats. Boys are SOOOO much easier!

Well, I need to get busy. Today is my food prep day. On my cooking list is: banana bread, granola, black bean burger mix, and stir fry sauce for tomorrow's stir fry. Yesterday, I got my old wooden swing cut up and ready to be burned, and I moved some rolls of hog wire fencing so that they are now back behind my shed in the back yard. Found a snake while doing so. It was a hoggie; so he was startled and automatically assumed the "dead" position. He stayed that way long enough for DH to get outside and see him. He is not a "nature guy" so it kind of freaked him out when I picked it up and it stayed "dead". AND NO...I did not chase him around the yard with it. lol Talk to you all later. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

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KJLaMore wrote: »

Hello all! Still stopping in daily and reading.
Katla- So happy you and your DH are together and he is recovering with your help.
Heather- Slovenia! What a great experience for the family! lol Good luck to Edie with the ice cream!
Allie- I think I missed it; why are you staying at Tom and Elena's? Also, I hope Tracey and Kyle can get the furnace situation sorted. When money was tight for us; we would use Home Depot for our maintenance and repairs, because we could charge it to our HD account. (They contract everything out to local tradesmen)
L- You and I are at about the same weight. It is a hard road, but we can do this. I have about 100 lb I want to lose. Your desert life is very interesting to me. Do you read a lot or have a hobby that keeps you busy?
Beth- So sorry to hear about the lack of military honors at your dad's service. I, too, am wondering if finding color/honor guard is getting harder, due to the age of the guard volunteers and due to covid concerns. Still something that you should have known about beforehand, so that you could maybe plan to honor him another way. Hugs to you!
Lisa- Levi has gotten so big! I am happy to hear Kelsey is "moving on"; and at the same time hoping she takes some time to be comfortable with herself before looking for someone to "fill a gap".
Machka- Glad to hear your ride went well! Rest. Rest. Rest. You need and deserve it!
Pip- You and Kirby are campers par excellence! You should think about doing a "camping over 50" vlog.
Tracey- Love the denim ceramic vase/pot! You are truly skilled!

My field trip went off well. The kids and I had a great time and, as always, we entertain the locals as we make our way around the downtown area in our tie-dye shirts. lol Each field trip we visit a "new" business for lunch and snack. This trip we visited a food truck called Crepes by the Lakes. I got the kids basic ham and cheese crepes and I got a lovely vegetarian crepe. The two young ladies working the food truck were very patient and one of them came out and helped me pick up the kids so that they each had a turn watching how their crepes were being made. The kids were very impressed with the size of the crepes.


lol It brought up a memory, that I still laugh about. When my daughter graduated from high school, I prepared all of the food for her grad party. She wanted an international theme; so we had (Spain/Mexico) a taco bar, (Switzerland) a fondue bar with chocolate and cheese and appropriate dippers, and (France) a crepe bar with crepes and a choice of savory and sweet toppings. Oh, how I remember the crepe marathon. I made 500 crepes for that party. The things I did for that child! My son, god bless him, wanted a sandwich buffet, salads, and rootbeer floats. Boys are SOOOO much easier!

Well, I need to get busy. Today is my food prep day. On my cooking list is: banana bread, granola, black bean burger mix, and stir fry sauce for tomorrow's stir fry. Yesterday, I got my old wooden swing cut up and ready to be burned, and I moved some rolls of hog wire fencing so that they are now back behind my shed in the back yard. Found a snake while doing so. It was a hoggie; so he was startled and automatically assumed the "dead" position. He stayed that way long enough for DH to get outside and see him.
He is not a "nature guy" so it kind of freaked him out when I picked it up and it stayed "dead". AND NO...I did not chase him around the yard with it. lol Talk to you all later. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

Awww thx. I told Kirby he said Our way of camping is not for everyone. People want major comfort TV on the outside, slide outs and all the extras. We’ve had almost every one passing our campsite looking and commenting on how cute it was. On our 1st day alone we had about 5 couples asking to see inside and take pictures.

KetoneKaren

LisaInArkansas

Just waved everyone goodbye after an impromptu scavenger hunt for my daughter's billfold. We turned the living room furniture upside down looking for it, and found a baby snake that Egg must have brought in a while back. Unlike yours, KJ, it wasn't playing dead, it was quite stiff. That cat the death of me someday.

I like the guy my daughter brought home. He is a quiet and serene soul, something she needs in her life, but I just don't know if she's matured enough to understand that kind of love is the one that lasts. I hope so, Corey and I both liked him, and I think the kids need someone like that in their lives, too, but it's too soon to tell.

Exhausted, sweaty after the eventually successful hunt, and ready to be quiet for a while. Love to see them come, love to see them go.

Love y'all,
Lisa

Whidislander

Ok I am down to business!
I have put the scale in the guest bathroom, along with a weekly chart, and will weigh myself every Sunday. I don't quite like what the scale says now, but I have hope that I won't see that number next Sunday.👍🏻 Should I confess? Bless me My fitness pals, I now weigh 247. Its not the 230's I have been happily wallowing in and fasting. So the reality is my portions have gotten to big, and I need to rein it in a bit.
This weeks goals:
-I will fast for 48 hours to get a good base feeling. So my next meal will be Monday at 6pm. I plan on Cole slaw, pickled beets, some chicken broth with a couple of my leftover lasagna noodles cut up, and some chicken in there too.
-drink a big pint of water every two hours during the day.(we have a collection of Oregon beer pints, and that's what we use as glasses)😁.
-NO COFFEE. I tend to want sweetener and half & half in mine anyways. I will stick to only drinking it when I am having a meal.
-morning stretches, or dancing for an hour.
-yard work in the afternoon for an hour.
-walk in the late afternoon before I fix Lee dinner for an hour. Just pick a route and walk for 30 min, then take the same route home.

Those are my plans anyways! I need to get a handle on myself. Its really easy to forget, become so darn complacent, and settle for not really caring for myself. Today I will have my hair cut short, that will make me feel better.
If I do all the things I say I will do, I will be tired enough to sleep and not lie there doing mindless activities like picking my nails and biting my cuticles, its a terrible habit!

So as you can probably guess, I get these bees in my bonnet, and its all or nothing. One thing I have never done is be consistent. The simple task of doing tasks on a daily basis, that always has kicked my butt. Hints ladies? You gals that make a healthy lifestyle a conscious decision every single day. I want to have energy to play with Athena. I want to see my youngest sailor get married and have kids. Sure I am reasonably healthy, but that will only get me maybe 15 more years on this earth. At 60 I would like to rock those, not just endure them you know?
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

ginnytez

Rebecca--I understand where you are at. It is easy for eating to get away from us. Even though I haven't tracked 100% everything since quitting smoking (and picked up some extra!), daily weighing food when I can and logging is the only thing that has helped me. Just keep the end in mind and do what moves you more towards that. No need to beat yourself up. No one can stay on a plan 100%-what's important is to get back with the plan-not throw it out because of misstep.

Ginny in Ohio

evie1958

Lanette, I decided to put my answer to your question about dr's in a spoiler as it seems to have turned into a bit of a rant!

The doctor shortage is not the only problem, there is a shortage of all medical personnel. The GP's aren't paid well at all and dr's who have just graduated have huge debt, so setting up their own practice (and paying staff, rent etc) is often not worth it for them when they can get into a hospital (called a hospitalist) and get paid a salary. A gp in practice for him/herself gets paid per patient (and a pittance in my opinion!) and as I said before, with the overhead it's just too much. Our gp was telling hubby that he has had several residents train with him (his is a teaching practice) and only two of them have gone on to become gp's. I have heard of several doctors trying to sell their practice and have no one interested in buying. It doesn't help that we live in one of the most expensive cities in Canada. Housing is especially atrocious. There also seems to be a lack of spaces in various medical training facilities so there aren't as many people graduating from their schools as their should be. This has been on ongoing issue, I remember hearing talk of this several years ago, the gov't was warned, but apparently didn't listen....

Ginny, that dr was a jerk! I hope it's just a bruise too and that you feel better soon!
Allie, I do hope you were able to get some rest! The cuckoo clocks would put me over the edge...
Rebecca, thanks for the photos of Athena, she does brighten the day! "Pee on a jelly stain" roflmao!! Thanks also for the pics of Tucker, that puppy pic! Oh my!
Annie, I'm glad you enjoyed the show and that your mom was able to be left on her own for awhile. Would you have to drink the entire glass of wine with the food pairings? Perhaps just a sip or two for the experience and let your friend have the rest?
Katla, I am very happy to see that you and hubby are together, I'm sure that your mind is so much more at ease when you can see and interact with him every day. It must be nice to be closer to the grandkids too!
KJ, always nice to hear from you, although I am quite exhausted just reading about all that you do for and with the kids!
Lisa, glad that you enjoyed the visit with the family, yes, sometimes it is lovely to be waving goodbye to them!



Heather in VA, welcome! come back soon! This is a very fast moving group and we are a chatty bunch. Don't feel that you have to respond to everyone, you would never get off the site! lol Moving is the key and my biggest problem too, it's annoying to know exactly what you have to do but also being "not in the mood!" I do find that once I get to the gym, I'm okay and I enjoy the workout, but I really have to stop making excuses and start going regularly.

The bbq last night for my retirement was lovely, good food, good company and we hardly talked about work at all! I have found that's what happens a lot on a work function, we just end up talking about various things that have happened, need to happen etc, but there were enough "outsiders" (partners, other family members) that the conversations went in other directions. I was given a lovely bouquet of flowers that I will try to post a pic of and a costco gift card for a substantial amount. Looking forward to spending that!
My apologies for having rambled on for so long, this is what happens when I don't comment for awhile, don't read for awhile and then open two windows with MFP on my desktop. I can comment in one window and read in the other, it works great, but this is the ever so long result!

Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island

evie1958

the grandkids. I think our granddaughter might grow up to be a pole dancer some day, she sure had the moves down! lol
Evelyn, Vancouver Island

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EVIE ~ Enjoy your retirement! Cute Grandkids!

REBECCA ~ I think Ginny's advice about actually weighing/logging your food is good. That's the only way I can keep my weight from getting any higher than it already is! There are so many foods that can add a lot of calories even if they seem to be in small amounts. At my old age and arthritis, it is almost impossible for me to get the amount of exercise that would do a lot of good.

DREAMS ~ I have the strangest dreams around. Last night I dreamed I decided I needed to get a job to keep me off the computer/tv addiction. I applied at a place and was given the job to help sort/wrap bundles of fat. The two women over me were very fat and the room I would work in was dirty and dusty. I decided that wasn't for me. I am sure that must have had some psychological meaning. If anyone wants to chime in to what led to this, please feel free to do so.

BINGING ~ I had a binge the other night for no apparent reason...crackers, cashews, and cookies. This happens to me about every 4 or 5 weeks.

CAROL in GA

cityjaneLondon

I had a lovely L O N G chat with my friend L this afternoon. Well over an hour and a half!
Touched on lots of deep and difficult subjects, but with humour.

DH came home from cricket and we discussed a few of those subjects. I feel that was good work.

Today I gave myself a pedicure, did my roots, and washed some sofa cushions. Otherwise watched and listened to inspiring online stuff. I was able to recommend my friend L my favourite book on boundaries. I believe most of our problems are down to our inability to draw boundaries.

I had a veggie jar of Thai lentils for lunch with cauliflower rice. Cucumber, lettuce and scallions. Yum. They are obviously trying glass jars to avoid the plastic packs. I bought a sample set of four different ones. Not bad.

I think I have got myself, after a lot of work on myself, into a position where I am ready to try pushing the button for publication of my book, WHERE AM I? Yes!

There is so much helpful stuff out there. Every time I have a problem, I find something that is speaking exactly to the question I am asking. Very woo-woo!

Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx, where the heatwave is breaking at last.

Anniesquats100

Rebecca I am right there with you! Too many extra calories this past month. It's gotta stop. So the first step is to measure and log everything, so I'm coming from a rational viewpoint of knowledge and not just emotion. Because my emotions slide from disgust to overachieving and my diet needs to be consistently under calories for the day. Plus I tend to forget the last treat I had.
I admire your ability to fast. I don't think I could do that.
Now that I've had my outing, I'm back to my routine. I know it works when I stay away from the cookies and candy. I'm going to do that, and drop this belly fat. No excuses.

I'm also going to start writing more often. Again, no excuses. I ordered a book on a do-it-yourself Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. It's based on the idea that you can do the reading and writing yourself, so if you can grow the community too you can have all the elements of the academic experience without the cost. We shall see. It's a start.

Remember Bruce Springsteen said "I'm just tired and bored with myself." There's a fix. Just going to the theater helped me remember the person I want to be. So it's time to make some progress on that.

I just wrote another long long post. You all are such a great audience! Time to switch to creative writing prompts.

Annie in Delaware

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Carol - Same here in the binge department. Not sure what triggered your dreams or what the significance is. I know I dream a lot but can't remember them - I don't think they are unpleasant.

Evey - thank you for the insight on the medical shortages in BC. Many GP's in our area have gone to the big city where I guess they make a lot more money. The shortages have been filled by Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants in many clinics, who all seem to do a good job from what I understand and are quick to refer patients to specialists who are sometimes booked out for months. When I had my last surgery, I had a Nurse Anesthesiologist, and when DH was in the hospital, the Hospitalist was a Nurse Practitioner as well.

Your granddaughter a pole dancer, lol. Cute!

Lisa - glad the missing wallet was found and glad DD's new squeeze is caring and mature. Now back to normal for you, Corey and Egg

The house is fragrant with steamed broccoli and salmon patties.

It has warmed up again. I tackled another box of old stuff - things my sis boxed up after my mom died. Most of it will go to the thrift store. Have another one to go through tomorrow, plan to drop off on Tuesday when I'm in town.

Have a good evening!

Lanette
SW WA State

ginnytez

Reading-I have always been a reader. Got away from it a bit the last couple of years. Bought a kindle and rather like that. Am slowly making my way thought hard copy of Game of Thrones series. Reading The Diet Myth on Kindle-interesting contrast of materials!

Allie-you really go above and beyond for others. Don't think I would stay and an ex's house. My grandmother would say you will have a throne in heaven!

Machka-really like the 50 ways to take a break. Some of you find the coolest things to share-guess I don't hang out on those websites!

Katla-glad things are steadily improving.

Heather in Va-I don't think any of us are really doomed to anything. I may never reach my college weight (I was very lean but thought I was fat!), but I can be thinner than I was at my heaviest as an adult. I agree with you-movement is critical. It helps me with my weight and my attitude.

Carol in Ga--I'm far from a psychologist but-you wanted to overcome a computer/tv addiction and you are active on a fitness site. Two ladies are heavy and things are dusty and dirty and you decide it isn't for you. So maybe you think finding ways to deal with weight and cleaning more can help you with the computer and tv addiction?

Heather-good of you to check in with L as you do. Congrats on book being ready.

Did some more stuff around the house. Did some more computer research on stuff I want to set up. Had lovely walk this am. I swear our skies are starting to get a fall look about them.

Off to check coupe of other things. Oh-and arm is just a bruise. Used arnica on it and the bruising not as bad as it was looking (I have very fair skin and bruise very easily anymore).

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

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