WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2013
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Exhausted and bumping.0
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im up , been up since 4 and have a load of laundry in the dryer, I tried some some new exercises at the gym yesterday and I am feeling it today, which I guess is a good thing.. but i am going to lay low at least for the morning,going to the podiatrist at 8:15 and then home to rest the foot for awhile, then mow the lawn,going to stop at walmart once the dryer stops.
im back down to 154, so that im 3 lbs away from the 50 lb mark... would like to be down into the 140's by the time I leave for florida next month:happy:0 -
Hi there from another sunny morning in Hampshire UK!:bigsmile:
DH off to watch cricket again as we are expecting rain tomorrow. I am hoping for it as the garden really needs it.
Had a silly fit of nerves last night.:blushing: Our house painter has a small house in Brittany, France that he lets out. I got all excited as I love France and his price is reasonable. Also the overnight boat goes from near here and deposits us at St Malo, which is only 45 mins drive from the house. I suddenly had the urge to go over this autumn/winter and emailed him about booking the first week in December. I thought the towns might have Christmas markets and we could just enjoy being there without the tourists.
Anyway, I started worrying about it after that and kept myself awake!! Of course I am not committed to anything at all, but I worried about the ferry crossing, the money, the cold and dark at that time of year, (the house is modern with central heating), snow and just about everything. I changed beds to the spare room, read for a while and eventually managed to sleep. :frown: In the morning I shamefacedly came back to DH and explained my worries. He said don't make any decision just after a sleepless night. Give it a bit more time. So now, after my exercise, I feel much better and think it might be a bit of fun again. The boats are like liners so I don't think the crossing will be too bad, even if it's rough. So now I'm waiting to hear back from the painter!
My sleepless night put paid to my intention to go 'jalking' round the lanes with DH. I just didn't feel up to it. I did get on the gymming machines and equalled my press up pb. Also pb for weighted squats.
Barbie - I reckon I'm going to have to change up my weights as they say if you can do more than eight repetitions they are too light. I can do 10 bicep curls now.
DH got so thin in January when he wasn't eating or sleeping that he lost a lot of lean body mass. I have been force feeding him since:laugh: and he has been having a go at my dumbbells. It has made a huge difference and he has got his muscles back. He feels and looks so much better. He is nearly 68 and has a great body!:bigsmile: :blushing: Also super fit. But I do have to make sure he eats enough as the food we eat together is based on my needs. I reckon he needs at least 1000 cals on top of mine as he does extra exercise (200 cals more), often does extra walking, is a man and doesn't need to lose weight. Extra carbs, fat, cakes, beer goes down him (not all together :laugh: ), but he can drop weight really easily. Wouldn't you love to have that problem? ! ! !:sad: :sad:
Today I am going to make a Summer Pudding as a dessert for our next lot of visitors later in the month. I am using our own blackcurrants, plums, and blackberries from the lane. Bought raspberries and redcurrants.
Tonight sea bass with sorrel sauce. Our own sorrel. Will make double sauce and freeze half for the winter when the sorrel is dormant.
The wife of DH's nephew, who is coming to stay with their baby, loves pasta so I am thinking it is a wonderful excuse to drag out my pasta machine and make ravioli again. Will have fun with DH this weekend as it really is a two handed job! Then will eat a little bit and freeze the rest for when they come.
On Monday I have offered to babysit DGS up in London so DDIL can get on with some projects she needs to finish before the baby comes on the 23rd. She is writing a series of four books of popular psychology, based on CBT principles. We all hope they take off and make loads of money for them!:laugh: Can't wait to see DGS again. DH will catch the train with me so can have lunch with his younger daughter. He can join me later and come home with me.
Well, things to do!
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Managed to make it thru' August with a loss despite the fact that I've been unable to exercise due to a bad back AND all 3 of my sons have August birthdays (14th,23rd & 24th ). Luckily they decided to get together for a joint celebration BBQ rather than have individual 'parties', so I was only faced with food temptation once! Looking forward to September, is very hot in London today but temperature supposed to drop 10 degrees C by tomorrow as cold front/rain coming in off Atlantic. I love the Autumn. Have a good month, everyone!0
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good morning from across the pond~
Heather I am so proud of you, your slim and trim and wearing clothes that you never thought you would wear.. I on the other hand, dont have the stamina and time to do all you do,
I would sooooooo love to have my heel all healed and get back to life like its supposed to be..its hard to think that one little thing such as my heel can make such a mess of things....
we are supposed to have chilly temps tonight in the 30's:noway: and only 68 here today...0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Rori
Home only 17 days and you did well on your August goals, congrats!!!!
Suzy Sweet that DH got you a salad, sorry it was swimming in dressing though. 21,000 steps, I think that`s awesome!
Joyce Funny story about answering the phone:laugh: . Take care of those toes, and do call the Dr.
Ann Hi! I like your goal of closing the kitchen at 8pm, unfortunately that`s about the my dinner time. I would like to move it up a bit. Hope you don`t mind if I borrow that goal!
Luckyinlove Congrats on being voted most changed for the better:flowerforyou: !
Paula Cute email. Wonderful way to get people calling in. Hope Annie found a wonderful home!
Yanniejannie Sometimes those private lessons are more fun, you get all the attention:bigsmile: !!
Bj Yay, you`re back!!!
Katla Fresh blueberries from your own bush….yum!!! I hope the cuttings take root!!!
Sandy ON Hope you`re feeling better:flowerforyou: !!! Ouch on the knee!!!
Rhonda We`ve been having fabulous weather too, after a rainy summer, this is quite blissful!
Barbie I can just see you doing the happy dance at getting to teach the entire class!
Sue in TX Good to see you again!!!
Michele You are busy busy!!! The doughnuts sound delish
!!! Wonderful perfect weather we`re having right now, great weather to float in the pool:glasses: !
Sherry MD Welcome! Come in often and chat!!
Genealace Wow, for $96.00 I would want to be able to track my package!
Barbara I need to do some ironing too, usually I like to iron, however now that the weather is so nice here, I don`t want to spend any time in the house. It rained most of the summer, the ground stayed soggy and several of my plants drowned
. Hope your weather improves soon!
Grandmallie Hope the shot helps with the heel pain:flowerforyou: !!!
Amanda Nice to see you!!!
Heather France in Dec. sounds wonderful!!! Yes, it would be great if we had the problem your DH has on losing weight….I can only dream!
Angiewf Congrats on the loss for Aug.!!!! I love autumn too, looking forward to the leaves changing beautiful colors !
It has been a perfect week ! Nice weather:glasses: , no stress:bigsmile: ! I have done nothing in my house, I`m enjoying the beautiful outdoors every minute I can. Noel likes the lower humidity too; our lunchtime walk is much more pleasant. I have been craving salt the last few days:grumble: …yuck…the dreaded scale is showing it too:sad: . Hopefully my salt fest is over! I made carrot soup last night, which I absolutely love, however I roasted my carrots a little longer than I should have:blushing: , i.e. they were burnt:noway: , soup was awful, burnt carrots are not very tasty
. Means I have to find something else for lunch today.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!
Hugs,
DeeDee in absolutely beautiful NC :glasses:0 -
Good Thursday Morning Everyone,
and welcome Sherry, you will like it here, although it is hard to keep up!
Dee, thanks for your welcome back, I have missed hearing all the MFP voices of help and reason, and encouragement.
I noticed a number of us commented on the drop of humidity and the refreshing coolness at night, me too!
It reached well into the 90's here on the very last week of August at the lake. And the lake is north of where we live!
I am impressed with those who make it to the gym, even with migraines! I need to see the doc about my knee, I know that both have arthritis, but I twisted one some weeks ago, and getting in and out of chairs and thrones is next to impossible!
Yeah, we have free health care, no worries there, just need to take the time...it really changes my day!
Finishing off some prep work for classes that start on Monday! Oh my, another crop of uni students who all think my course is a bird course, or are required to take it...still, they all become very dear to me in the process of taking them through weeks of challenging tasks!
Hopefully, I can get through my own challenges. Physical and teaching and eating.......
Have a wonderful day! BJ.0 -
Hi Everyone,
Following is a link to a computer program that shows the different weights and body shapes as you lose weight...have fun! :laugh:
http://www.modelmydiet.com/#
Terri from Oregon
Terri, that was fun. Also, I put in my highest weight and my current weight to get an idea of the difference that I dont see in the mirror. It was very helpful. Thanks for posting his link.
Sylvia0 -
Good morning ladies.
Working hard long days and loving it. Not much going on here. My daughter is due the 23rd but her sister thinks she will have Andelane early so I am anxiously awaitng granddaughter number 2. I am eating well but not doing so well on the water because I am so focused on my work I forget to drink it. I am getting at leaast a litre at work and at least a litre at home but I like to do 2 litres at work. oh well I will just keep on keepin' on.
Have a great day all
Robin, Bodi and Ritter
Very menancing rainy threatening PNW0 -
Good morning, everyone,
I have the new milage device on the bike so plan on trying that out. Finally got together with dd on Facetime last night and pulled what I could find with her help to ship to her; will get at least some of the pile out today. I'm really liking this Facetime iPad.
Got an email appeal to make food for a charity event, so must plan for that also. An old friend, someone I used to work with (my old boss, in fact), called to ask if I'll transport her for cataract surg. on the 13th; said yes.........after I asked her if she was sure that Friday the 13 was really the date she wants it done........lol.
Hello to all and best wishes for great days for everyone!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic........where it was very foggy this am!!!0 -
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I am 54 and have am legally disabled due to non-corrected internal derangements in both knees, a shattered leg (now healed but not set correctly) Causgalia, a head and neck injury, and migraines.
I used to weigh 125 before my injuries. as of 8/5/13, I weighed 224, which due to muscle memory ( I am an ex body-builder) my weight crept up to 335 before it began to lower)
I row/erg on a Conceot 2 rower from 5 to 7 days a week, following the guidelines of Concept 2 and D.P. Ordway's ook "Row Daily, Breathe deeper, Live Better, A Guide to Moderate Exercise.
Last month I rowed over 400k.
This month I plan to row at least 300k and I also performed my first marathon row of 42194 meters on 9/2/13. I plan to row at least 2 hours a day, improving my times and getting to where I can consistently row 10k under 60 minutes. ( which is hard due to my leg injuriess)0 -
Hi everyone!
I just joined and need your help....I want to lose 40 lbs by Memorial Day....Tomorrow is Labor Day. Any advice out there?? Thanks everybody:)
I recommend rowing /ERGing on a Concept 2 rower if you have a local gym with some.
Concept 2 also has a an online logbook, where you can enter what you did every day.
Rowing is an excellent all-over workout and way to burn calories while toning your entire body in one action.
http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/training/rowing-for-specific-goals/weight-loss
Reading this page (http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/training/rowing-for-specific-goals/weight-loss) will help you a lot, it did me. It has links to techniques and videos too.
I myself have gone down two sizes since I began rowing and I only started back up 8/5/13.0 -
Katla, mystery goals: "matwork" involves getting down on the floor and doing stretches and exercises from chiropractor and physical therapist mostly to keep knees from going out, partly to loosen up shoulders and neck; "SWSY" is lifting weights following the "Strong Women Stay young" program, that I re-started Tuesday for the first time this year; "HRM" is to finally figure out how to use the Heart Rate Monitor that has been gathering dust for YEARS. Likewise "smartphonewalk" is to figure out how to download a walking program to it and USE it.,
Barbara, the SW Idaho AHMOD of the healthier waist in 2013.
2013: Focus on the important stuff
September: Log, matwork, EVERY day. Sweat and SWSY twice weekly. Just for now: trust,let go of anger, be at peace.
Bonus goals: HRM, Smartphonewalk, scan posts
Barbara,
I have several smart phone "walking" programs that I was not happy with. The one that works for me is a simple timer. I use the stopwatch feature to time my walks. I know my pace, because I really am walking the dog.
Good luck.
Katla in NW Oregon0 -
Hi Everyone,
Following is a link to a computer program that shows the different weights and body shapes as you lose weight...have fun! :laugh:
http://www.modelmydiet.com/#
Terri from Oregon
Terri, that was fun. Also, I put in my highest weight and my current weight to get an idea of the difference that I dont see in the mirror. It was very helpful. Thanks for posting his link.
Sylvia
I used this too, and bookmarked it. What fun! This is very motivating, and at the same time it gives some perspective. From where I started to now is great. From now to my personal goal is eye opening. I won't notice much difference as I drop below the goal MFP has set for me. Hmm. Thanks so much!
Katla in NW Oregon0 -
Hello, Ladies- I decided to get up early and catch up on the posts before I take off for Tucson again today. It has been a while since I have been able to force myself to sit down and put my unhealthy behaviors in black and white.
I am not sure why, but the negative spirits just continue to pull at me. There is this feeling of loss that makes me want to just hide and eat and not take part in life at all. When this has happened before, it has been triggered by a great emotional loss, but that has not happened, so I am having a hard time figuring this one out. So, I am taking it one step at a time, and I am trying to be gentle with my self-talk because I can be as brutal on myself as the world is, at times. Enough about this crap- This Too Shall Pass!
Heather- You are such an inspiration for me. I love that quote, "Act the way you want to feel", thank you for reposting it; it really does apply to me today. Today I am going to 'act' like I am a healthy, mindful person. I think the holiday in France sounds delightful. Put the worries aside and enjoy yourself!
B.J.- Since my Dr told me that I am really gluten intolerant and just had to accept the fact and get on with life, I understand your statement. It is difficult to follow a gf life-style but it truly makes a difference in how my digestive system works, how my knees and ankles feel, and how foggy I can be at times. I really do feel much better off gluten. Good Luck and Be Well!
Joyce- Please, don't take any chances with those poor, sore toes!
Sandy- I am sorry about the migraine and the knee. Geez, tomorrow has got to be better!
Sherry- Welcome!
Yesterday I went up to Tucson, met my Bff Suzie and went to the movie "Heat". It was good to spend a couple of hours laughing and just having fun. Her husband then met us at Joe's Crab Shack. I really wanted to try the fried lobster, but, of course, it had breading on it, so (poor, pitiful, deep sigh) I had to settle for one of the gluten free steam pots. Have half of it left it the fridge because they give you so much!
Today three of us are going back up to Tucson to hit the gluten free shops and have lunch at P.F. Chang's. I am going to do better than the last gf shopping trip, and Not start the trip w/ a gf mini-pie! We are also going to hit a couple of clothing stores, so I will see if I can find something I like in a smaller size.
For today: stick to the 3 meals and 2 snacks
Breakfast: yogurt and fruit
lunch: beef and broccoli
supper: left overs
Have a great day, Ladiesl I will check back in later.
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Sorry forgot to add that I live in Mississippi.
We live on a farm 2 miles from our closest neighbor. :smooched: I love it. I'm a high school study hall teacher so unfortunately spend a lot of time behind a desk on the computer. :huh: I try to get up and walk around every few minutes to keep everything moving. I'm having a lot of trouble with my feet right now and they hurt so bad to walk much. :ohwell: We had started walking at the being of school and had to stop due to the pain. Well enough of complaining. I'm feeling so good about myself losing weight this time. Love reading about all you lovely ladies. It's so nice to share. :flowerforyou: Anybody live in MS? :happy: 0 -
well, I am back home,icing my foot,sitting with the puppies, and will go out and do the lawn later..
well I got the shot, and a higher dose of prednisone:grumble: have to take that for 2 weeks,I will deal with it if it takes care of the heel...
I got another nice pair of jeans in a size 14 petite,and I tried them on except for a bit in the belly they fit:bigsmile: and for 5 bucks....
I did buy some kind bars- the are a treat for me every once in awhile.. and also some S'more goldfish cookie/crackers, I sat here and made little snack bags with the correct amount in them and marked with the calories :laugh: hey at least I can have a little something but log it correctly too
hoping everyone is enjoyng there day..will check in later
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It's 10:30 AM, have been up for 45 minutes:yawn: You ladies put me to shame. My body rythm puts me to bed late, or early how ever you want to call it, I'm used to getting up at noonish. But I have a hair cut appointment at 11:45 and had to do all my computer stuff that seems to run my life before I went.
Joyce0 -
Grandmalie, Pat phoo - :flowerforyou: Thank you so much for your kind compliments.:blushing:
Yes, I will see if we can book the Brittany trip. Mustn't allow silly wobbles to stop me doing fun things. Haven't heard back from the painter yet.
My mum had a great many faults, but she did try to help me believe in myself. I do know I am not my emotions.
With regard to my eating and fitness regime I am SO lucky in the support I get from DH. I could never do my daily sessions if he wasn't keeping me company - I have always been useless at motivating myself, but good at commitment to others.
Also I think the fact that I can cook and eat delicious meals helps a lot. I am a real foodie (haven't you guessed):bigsmile: and having something utterly delicious to look forward to every day is a huge part of the battle for me.
Plus, grandmalie, I am no longer struggling to go to work. I take my hat off to those of you with demanding jobs. There is nothing more tempting than food at the end of a long day, unless it is alcohol! So well done you workers!:flowerforyou:
With regard to lovely clothes, I am still looking forward to that!:laugh: The cupboard is bare, except for exercise clothes which I adore.:laugh: I have no money at the moment and am still shrinking, so make do with one off, one on and one in the wash! I keep looking in magazines, but I so rarely go anywhere to wear anything smart. Smart casual is about as good as it gets! I hope to have some money coming soon from my ex (my exMIL's small legacy to me which he is being extremely dilatory in sorting out), and should be able to buy something then.
I used to have plantar fascitis, which was horrible and very depressing, but was lucky that it went away eventually. My main difficulty has always been my knee, since I was 16, and it has flared up from time to time. Last year I was doing yoga on a chair. I did find I could continue to use the rower and take the stationary cycle v slowly. Grandmalie - I know you really don't want to, but maybe it is time to bite the bullet and have the foot operated on. People on other threads have had good results I think. You have been terrific in the way you have struggled on.
Pat, I hope your mood lifts for you. Before I met DH I had many episodes of depression, some very disabling, and I have had much therapy and group help. For some reason DH seems to give me just the dose of Vit F I need and I also am a help to him. We are both partner people
I am so grateful that I have survived cancer and have my health. Nothing compares with that. Long may it last!
I wish I were not so OLD and had more years of health and strength ahead of me. I wish I had known earlier how good healthy and fit feels. I wouldn't have wasted recent years dragging my aching, exhausted, fat body around with me. I have been slim in my life before, I have never been fit. Today I feel 30 years younger than my actual age. I hope I can keep it up and illness doesn't derail me again.
Love and hugs to all the strugglers. Bouquets to all the successes:flowerforyou: Keep on trucking!
Heather in sunny UK, expecting rain on its way.0 -
Happy thurs:flowerforyou:
Date day with hubby,gonna get a hair cut.
Have a good one.
HUGS
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Good morning! I just got back from the gym and had my banana and cup of milk for breakfast. I'm kind of liking eating that instead of cereal, as it seems to keep me satisfied longer, plus it has less calories and sugar. I used to hate bananas, but if they are slightly green I can choke them down.
I'm struggling at the gym, trying to do everything I want to do without spending 3 hours there every day. I talked it over with hubby, and we agreed that I was trying to do too much, so he suggested that I alternate days between using the NuStep machine one day and the weight machines the next, but swim every day because I enjoy it so much. So today was NuStep&swim day. All was going well till I got in the pool and another lady came up to talk. I don't know her but I have seen her at the pool a lot. She said that she used to be a lifeguard and could give me some lessons on swimming different strokes. I guess she thought I wasn't doing it right. So, I played along and wasted 45 minutes and did not burn as many calories as I would have doing it my way for 30 minutes. But she was so sweet and wanted to help. I tried to tell her that I do it to burn calories, and that I have been doing pretty well so far, but then she told me how to lose 20 pounds by drinking water with crushed ice. One thing led to another and I had to go. I don't know how to talk to people to get my point across. I don't want to be rude or hurt anybody's feelings. I just want to get my heart rate up.
I am writing this while sitting in my recliner with a puppy draped over my shoulders, snoring softly in my ear. It's so sweet that I don't want to wake him up and tell him it's not comfortable. He does not make a good pillow.
Sylvia in Kansas0 -
Rhonda – I’m with you on the weather these last few days. I love being able to open the windows and let the cool breeze flow through.
Heather – congratulations on the PB’s, what an accomplishment…doing the happy dance for you. That trip to France sounds wonderful. I’m sure it will be ok. It seems most men can drop weight easily…what’s with that? Lol I’d love to have that problem. I think I need to have you come and cook for me. I too love to cook but don’t seem to have the time. You are doing so amazing, you are such an inspiration to me.
Barbie – it’s not great that your co-teacher isn’t well but great for you. I know how much you love those classes. They have a line dancing class at the Y I just joined but it’s during the week during the day so I can’t go
Sue in TX – good luck at the dr today
Michelle – when you take a dvd to the Y where do you do the workout? I’m still learning all about our Y.
Joyce – you better take care of that toe, my DD has had a horrible time with her surgeries. Still pieces of nail coming out and it’s been a few years. She’s had the same nail removed (supposedly permanently) 3 times and doesn’t want to go again. I hope you absolutely love your new mop cut
Sherry – welcome, I’m hope you find the same encouragement that I have found with this lovely bunch of ladies. You are doing great!
Grandmallie – yay, you can get that 50lbs lost. I know you can but you have to take care of your foot or you won’t be doing much. Take it easy after your shot. You find the best bargins, I really need to go shopping with you :happy:
Angiewf – wow 3 August birthdays, that must have been fun when they were growing up. :noway: :laugh:
BJ – You aren’t too far from me, I’m in Oshawa. I hear you on the arthritis, I have it in both knees as well. I have to be so careful not to twist or yikes! The bump I had last night on my right knee has cause quite a bit of pain. I hope it doesn’t last too long but there is quite a bruise. Good luck with the new students. What do you teach?
Yannie – I wish I could do facetime with my DS but he works midnights and when he’s getting home from work I’m on my way to work and he doesn’t normally get up until about the time I’m heading to bed. I was able to catch up with him on this past weekend though.
Pat – sometimes that feeling of loss comes when we least expect it. Be gentle with yourself. You’ve had a few emotional trials in your life. Heather’s quote is the same as the one I love “Fake it until you make it”. It’s helped me a lot over my life. Good for you for having the gf option, I can only imagine how hard that must be. Have fun today!
Jane – have fun getting your hair cut. I have another 18 lbs to lose before I go for the “works” at the salon. I need it very badly.
Sylvia – your puppy around your shoulders just made my heart melt. I don’t think I could wake him either.
So, I'm limping a bit more today after my runin with the stationary bike last night. My poor knee is bruised. On the up side, my migraine is gone and it only lasted 1 day...wooohooo. I am determined to go back to the Y tonight. Here is my problem. I work 8 - 4: 30 then head straight to the Y. I'm have been leaving there at about 6:15 - 6:30 so I don't get home until close to 7. I go to bed at 10ish. How do I fit dinner in there? I made extra last week so I was able to freeze a few meals. If I have to cook a full meal then I won't eat until 8 and it sits in my stomach too much to go to bed at 10. Any suggestions?
I spoke with my DS this past weekend to make sure he & his DGF send me their Christmas lists. I like to be done my shopping by beginning of November as I hate crowds. I panic so I don't go to the mall. A few years ago I discovered that I could do a lot of my shopping online and I LOVE it. No stores, not crowds. Works for me :laugh:
Ok, I have to get back to work before the boss comes back from doing some deliveries.
Have a great day everyone! Sandy from ON 0 -
im parked on the couch again with the ice bottle on my foot.. I did break down at the podiatrist and bought there full orthodics that go in the shoe.. will try them out when I work tomorrow.
I just got in from finishing the lawn, and now all I really have to do it is put the boys dinner together and mine, and figure out something for TOM for lunch, have his snacks out..
im drinking my ice water,sitting and relaxing, which is very hard for me to do, it is amazing how much once you get moving, that it is hard to just park it:laugh:0 -
Good afternoon, ladies!
Welcome to all the new folks! This is a great group, so I hope you will stay.
Like many of you have mentioned, the weather is wonderful. We have all the windows open and fall is (almost) in the air today. Went to the Y this morning and upped the weights on all the leg machines I use!! That was really exciting for me. I work bottom half on Thursdays, upper half on Tuesdays in our strength training class. Also do cardio on the elliptical. I actually have muscles hiding under the fat in my arms and back now!
Enjoy the day!! :drinker:0 -
Well I was a very bad girl and even though my toes looked about the same this morning, I didn't call until I got back from my hair cut appointment.:embarassed: So I looked at the toe again when I got home, got the flashlight out and tried to get the toe up so my good vision level as good as I can and got a really good look at it. So I called and the nurse called me back. The redness is a normal reaction to the chemical he puts on to kill out the root. But because of the diabetes they will call an antibiotic in. My routine appointment is next week. It is a little better after Neosporin and warm salt water soaks. She suggested warm soapy soaks. So I will go that route.
Happy days are here again! The hair is cut. it's the same cut I have had for years but it is so quick and easy and I don't feel absolutley exhausted after taking a shower, blow drying then curling. My husband doens't understand but does accept.
I'm watching the Jeff Probst show right now and his co-host said something that I though was really important. She said that the greatest gift anyone can give is to support another person. Not everyone can be, or want to be, in the spotlight but in order to be there they need someone behind supporting them. I find that here and it is such a breath of fresh air for me. My husband never learned that as a child, young adult or adult. He may know that there is something I need to change but just tells me that I need to change it. He can't verbalize anything to support me in any of my frustrations. I have gentle pushes here, not critisizm.
Joyce, dreading to see MIL in a few minutes,0 -
my husband supports me to a point, but I have all of you to help me through this journey and it is a blessing isn't it?
I saw on facebook there is a site- im not losing weight-im getting rid of it ... and we sorta do the same thing.. but saw a recipe for french toast( a weakness) that is doable.. i will use 4 slices of 35 calorie wheat bread, egg whites, cinnamon and cardomom, cook that up drizzle with fat free chocolate syrup and fresh rasberries and the whole thing is about 275 calories:bigsmile:
YUMMO....
still have alot of calories left over tonight ,so might have a fig newton and tea in a bit and then call it a night... 12,000 steps and counting..
dare I say it, with the orthodic's and the shot , except for soreness where the shot was I am feeling well.. praise the lord we shall see how the predinesone will work. hoping this is the beginning of the end of all the troubles with my heal..
Michelle- what is the recipe for you low fat oatmeal raisin cookies.. those are the DH favorite...0 -
Hi, my name is Barb, and have just started My Fitness Pal. I am 61 and would like some encouragement, meal plans, etc to help me get started. I have seen a lot of people lose a lot of weight on this program. I don't have much willpower and need advice
I would liek to lose between 10-15 lbs.
Suggestions, ideas, encouragement??0 -
Well, you can tell I've been gone for a while. i didn't even know the site was down and/or giving problems!
I'll just speak to one post that resonated with me. I skimmed the posts and am sure I missed something vastly important, but I did the best I could.
Vicki, sometimes when dealing with relatives you just have to be the better person, KWIM? My DS is looking for a new-to-him car and my brother doesn't like his choice. DS researched online and the car got great reviews for being reliable, is in his price range, has a clean car-fax, etc. Instead of saying, "DB, with your taste in women, I'm not so sure I trust your taste in cars either." I just said, "Well, that might be the best he can find in his price range." Then my mother said, "your brother thinks that car is a piece of crap. Don't buy it!", I just played the broken record "Well, that might be the best he can find in his price range." It keeps the peace. I would go to my mother's B-day party and avoid my sister as much as possible. I would not create more drama for my mother. Thankfully, you can leave and go back home!0
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