WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,217 Member
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    Mops ...

    I use a spray mop and like it. Saves on having to deal with a bucket. :)

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    After a couple uses, I toss the soft part that comes in contact with the floor in the wash machine.


    M in Oz
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,121 Member
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    Good morning ladies!

    Pip you go, girl! Have a marvelous ride!

    Barbara so glad to that Joe does not have diabetes!

    Kylia sounds like you are having a great trip! Enjoy!

    Heather good job on decluttering!

    It will be a slow day here. I have new books to read, and my knee is a little sore on the stairs. I might have to dig out the brace. I had visions of getting strong enough to put the brace away for good, but that's not reality. Now I just have to remember where I stashed it.

    Annie
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,217 Member
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    Spent a good part of the day in the garden. Not a lot of moving around, but lots of stretching and isometric exercises!!

    Plus I've done some upper body weights.

    M in Oz
  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 675 Member
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    <3
    Betsy in NW WA
  • cyntdooley
    cyntdooley Posts: 61 Member
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  • cyntdooley
    cyntdooley Posts: 61 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    10 Considerations If You're Struggling to Lose Weight
    https://www.verywellfit.com/things-to-stop-doing-want-to-lose-weight-3496367


    Most of my life, I have been slim and fit and very active. :)

    However, in my mid-40s I started gaining weight.

    December 2014, summer and some time off work meant that I had lots of time to exercise, so I did! And I lost some weight. But on Dec 23, they squeezed me into an appointment with a specialist, and I had surgery booked for early January - large polyps, which turned out to be precancerous, in my uterus. About a week after the surgery I was having a biopsy for a lump in my breast which turned out to be benign. I hit the highest weight I had ever been.

    Mid-February 2015, I joined MFP and was on a mission to lose weight. Every single day with no breaks, I kept my intake at or slightly less than net 1250 calories a day for 15 weeks, and lost 15 kg. I took a 1-month break while travelling, and gained about 2 kg. I lost those 2 kg in the next few weeks. Then I stuck to net 1350 for the next 10 weeks and lost another 10 kg bringing me down to a weight I hadn't seen since I was in my early 30s before Christmas 2015. I weighed and logged everything I ate!! I also exercised a lot.

    Starting in 2016, my husband and I increased the cycling we had been doing dramatically.

    So it was not difficult to maintain my weight until March 2018 when my husband had an accident which resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury. And then I let things with me go.

    At the end of April/beginning of May 2023, I hit a new high weight! Yuck. So I've been working at it again, but this time, I have not been logging my food. I've just been eating more or less what I ate when I lost all the weight in 2015. And I've lost 5.4 kg.

    Although, this week, I was up a tiny bit. Not sure if that was because I've been exercising more of it was because I was trying a new at-work snack (roasted chickpeas) which I won't likely get again. They taste great, but possibly too good.


    Now that it is spring, hopefully we'll have more nice days so that I can walk more at lunch again. :)

    Plus the sun sets at 5:45 pm now so we've got a hint of daylight in the evenings again. :) Soon evening walks might be possible.

    I am only 56 and want to be slim and fit and active again. :)


    Machka in Oz

    I liked the 10 considerations if your struggling to lose weight. Sometimes I will get stuck at a number for a couple weeks. Thanks you.
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 3,974 Member
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    2023 Self-Care September 2023

    Word of the year: appreciate. Today I appreciate good medical care.
    Meditation: daily. 7/30 (82%(started Feb)(94%,100%, 74%, 93%,100%,100%)

    Recommended exercise: cardio 5 days 30 min 5/23
    Strength all muscles 2 x 0/8 a week
    Flexible (yoga, stretching) 0/8 a week 10 min
    Balance 5 days 10 min 1/20

    Rita
    Stop B12
    Switch DHEA to every other day on sept 6
    Kev
    Add folic acid, once a day
    Add magnesium to 3x a day
    Up Berberine to 3x a day

    Foods to avoid:

    Barley
    Bell peppers
    Chicken
    Clam
    Egg white
    Eggplant
    Ginger
    Rye
    Wheat
    Winter squash

    1. cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week. 0/8–(300%,100%)
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. 5784, (7,700,100%-9851,100%-9526,100%-9,559,100%, -8347,100%—7465,100%—6328,90%—6059,87%)
    3. Update budget every 2 weeks 2/2 —(800%)
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 184/208—(733%) should be 172 by October 1)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)72/94 (800%)
    6. Weigh less last day of month compared to first until I reach 140. Start at 178.6,176,174.2,173.4,175.4,174,175.6,173.4 (500%)
    7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 7/23 (681%,100%)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 34/12 (100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR/Reach Financial 8/12—(900%)
    10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71+700+25+25 +25+25 (900%)
    11. April started putting 4% on income in savings. 700,200,200, 107, 157,(500%)

    January Met —100%
    February met —-90%
    March met met —-90%
    April met——86.36%
    May met——-89%
    June met—-99%
    July met — met 81%
    August met—met 99%
    September met
    October met —
    November met—
    December met—



    1. Find time for self-care. It’s not selfish. It’s essential. Making time!
    2. Notice the things you do well, however small. I will. Talking to campers, meeting dogs, electronics.
    3. Let go of self-criticism and speak to yourself kindly. I will try!
    4. Plan a fun or relaxing activity and make time for it. Did this already! Went for a long walk this morning.
    5. Forgive yourself when things go wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. This will be hard because I tend to blame myself for everything.
    6. Focus on the basics: eat well, exercise, and go to bed on time. Will Do!
    7. Give yourself permission to say ‘no’.. I’m doing this more often now.
    8. Be willing to share how you feel and and ask for help when needed. I will try to remember to ask for help when I need it rather than struggle and get frustrated.
    9. Aim to be good enough, rather than perfect. This needs to be a mind change for me. Whenever I do something, I get upset if it is not perfect. I need to make it a point to accept what the result is while doing my best.
    10. When you find things hard, remember it’s ok to not be ok.
    11. Make time to do something you really enjoy.
    12. Get active outside and give your mind and body a natural boost.
    13. Be as kind to yourself as you would to a loved one.
    14. If you’re busy, allow yourself to pause and take a break.
    15. Find a caring calming phrase to use when you feel low.
    16. Leave positive messages for yourself to see regularly.
    17. No plans day. Make time to slow down and be kind to yourself.
    18. Ask a trusted friends to tell you what strengths they see in you.
    19. Notice what you are feeling without any judgement.
    20. Enjoy photos from a time with happy memories.
    21. Don’t compare how you feel inside to how others appear outside.
    22. Take your time. Make space to just breathe and be still.
    23. Let go of other people’s expectations of you.
    24. Accept yourself and remember that your are worthy of love.
    25. Avoid saying ‘I should’ and make time to do nothing.
    26. Find a new way to use one of your strengths or talents.
    27. Free up time by canceling any unnecessary plans.
    28. Choose to see your mistakes as steps to help you learn.
    29. Write down 3 things you appreciate about yourself.
    30. Remind yourself you are enough, just as you are.

    RVRita in Roswell, NM
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,373 Member
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    Carol in GA
  • cyntdooley
    cyntdooley Posts: 61 Member
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    Denisecal wrote: »
    New to MFP and macros. I am sooo ready! I told my husband let's start after we get back from San Fran next weekend. Took a picture of my son and I at his football game last night and told my husband, not waiting until next week! Starting tomorrow (which is today)! Sooo here I am. After an emergency hysto in 2013 I have been at 200 give or take 5 pounds either way. But then, around 2021 the weight started creeping up and up. highest 225. cannot for the life of me go back down. I am a total comfort eater and have become very sedentary - which I never was. I ache. I complain. I'm unhappy and I stopped looking in the mirror years ago. I'm 53 but feel 90!!! I'm at rock bottom.

    Hey, This is Cindy from Pensacola. Welcome. I too had a surgery that caused a change for me. I had physical limitations in ability to care for myself and limited walking. But anyway I am better now. January I was 216ib. I had frequent falls. I hurt too. I wanted desperately to lose weight. So I started MFP in addition to taking a low dose Phentermine 15mg daily and Topiramate 25mg twice a day meals. I just needed a little help curbing appetite. In the beginning I could not exercise. I lost about 10lb then I was able to start with a stationary bike. Slowly I worked up to 45 minutes a day. Then in May I got an electric trike due to balance issues. The world was now in color to me being able to be outside was such a motivating force for me. I had read on MFP to lose weight it's important to be outside for 30 minutes a day. In total I have lost 33lb. It has been slow. It has been a life style change. I am so grateful for the changes I made. I am moving better and a little faster. I don't know if my balance will improve but I know losing weight will help my joints and if I fall I can almost get myself back up now. I hope I have encouraged you. It's one day at a time. I eat a high protein low carb diet. I love carbs. I have learned how to replace those foods and be satisfied. I drink protein water. Protein 2o grape is my favorite. Amazon has it. Also drink a protein supplement daily Premier protein I like chocolate. There is also Pea protein tasteless to add to any drink. No time to cook. Realgood foods frozen section to keep on hand in case you can't cook. My fav is the chicken enchiladas and Lasagna. I don't eat red meat due to gut issues. I eat a lot of fish and chicken. Shrimp has a lot of protein. I use zero carb tortilla as my bread. Make a roll up with cheese and ham w/ tortilla heat it up. I use PB2 and reconstitute place on tortilla and add raspberries or blackberries fresh and eat. There is chocolate PB2 also. Mozzarella cheese sticks are great zero carbs and filling.
  • cyntdooley
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    dlfk202000 wrote: »
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    Got to watch a swan family parade at the wetlands today- I had ten extra minutes so walked back down by the largest lake/pond and they came from behind the bushes very close to the bank where I was standing.

    These other pictures are from yesterday. First one is a bit blurry- tried to zoom in- wish I could figure out what they are, they are very tiny and tons of them. The size of baby chicks
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    Beautiful 💜

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