WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2013

cityjaneLondon

My caviar was DELICIOUS!
And I enjoyed my fillet steak with garlic butter and asparagus.:bigsmile: And the half bottle of Fleurie. I'm up to 1650 cals so will be a bit over tonight after the apricots and a midnight snifter, but that's OK. Still under TDEE.:laugh:

Bought myself a nice propelling pencil, not the cheap disposable ones I normally use. I will get on with my memoir now. Discussed it with DH and yoga friend today. Feel committed now and my London friend said we ought to start a memoir group. I'm up for it. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT is manifesting itself before my very eyes! I also decluttered a kitchen drawer and persuaded my friend to do the same. She texted me to say she had done it and was eternally grateful!:bigsmile:

December goals :

Lose 1 lb.
Research my New York flights.
Do not let the perfect get in the way of the good. (Very important for me)
Try a new recipe.
Plank for 3mins 30 secs.

All good and I will be resuming my memoir which has been languishing behind the laundry basket. I have retrieved it from its hidden place and it is now lying against the wall in an old bag, looking like a heap of rubbish. Tomorrow I will get it out of the bag and put it in a nice file. Why am I so afraid? It is the story of my difficult childhood. The only way is through. In the end I want it to be an inspiring story of survival and eventual happiness, but there is a long way to go! One step at a time. I will apply the five minute rule - I only have to commit to write for five minutes. And it doesn't matter what I write. It can be rubbish as long as I put my new propelling pencil on paper and move it about. Just five minutes. Doable.

Well lovely ladies, you are precious to me. My very best wishes for 2014.

Love Heather UK

janemartin02

Happy New year`s eve.35 years ago today I was giving birth to my oldest son.:drinker:
Tonite we are going to the church for game night.Should be fun.
Thanks for being there for me in 2013,and looking forward to 2014 together becoming healthier people.
HUGS
jane

megblair1

Hi gals! Just stopping by quickly to say Happy New Year! This is my favorite holiday; it's my reward for getting through Christmas LOL. We will be out dining and dancing the night away. What ever you do, stay safe and warm! My NY resolution: To put myself first! That is specific enough that I can figure it out and vague enough that I can be successful, if that makes sense. I can figure out day by day what that takes to be successful!

Well, see you next year...boy that sounds odd. Take care all, Meg from Merry Omaha

BTW Benny found DH's stash of Reeses peanut butter cups in the closet from when he was stuffing stockings. He got three and buried one in the couch, which I found while he was acting weird and not wanting me to lie down. I told hubby to roll up a newspaper and smack himself in the head for leaving them out! I don't think three of those tiny fun sized ones is a poisonous dose of chocolate for a 32 pound dog, but it won't help his triglycerides, which were back up over 1,000 again. *heavy sigh*

Patchworkperson

Hello my lovelies.

I'm just stopping by to wish you all a very happy, healthy & safe 2014. We are having a quiet night in so no wild parties here:happy:

2013 had its ups & downs but the highlight for me has been our darling grandson. He is our little angel & my reason to get off my butt & get healthy.

Thank you for being here & welcoming me back when I trip up.

Love, hugs & all good thoughts.

Geri in UK

grandmallie

Happy New Year everyone, the DH and I had a wonderful dinner of cereal, but amazingly he had banana on his.. i had strawberries and blueberries and it was just right, another hour or so and it will be time for my cup of tea and baileys, then will take a couple of tylenol and toddle off to bed.. thrilling evening:yawn:

janehadji

Here’s wishing everyone a happy, prosperous and thinner 2014! I haven’t made it up until midnight since the kids left home, so tonight probably won’t be any different. I know….. boring, right? :yawn:

I was really unhappy when I got home yesterday and found that my Fitbit was missing. I called around to everywhere I’d been, but nobody turned it in, so I guess someone else must be enjoying it somewhere. It’s been a daily part of me for about 9 months now, and I’m feeling rather lost without it. I guess that means I’ll be shopping for a new one as soon as I get a chance!

Day 3 is going well so far, with no sugar and fewer cravings, so I’m off to a good start.

Katia – Wishing you well as you move into this new phase of life! I’m considering doing the same (not a teacher, though). It’s a hard decision to make, but it sounds like you’ve made the right one for you.

Kevrit – Congratulations on making your December goal, not to mention the great NSV’s!

Joyce – I think that most of us have husbands who are grumpy and verbally abusive at times. It’s difficult, but they have good traits as well and I try to focus on those. Mine isn’t speaking to me because I asked which of the 3 options he mentioned that he wanted for dinner. Huh??? Oh, well. That means I don’t have to cook until he gets over it, which makes my diet easier for me! :drinker:

Suebdew – Water and logging are a great place to start. I got crazy with the sugar over Christmas, too, which is why I’m spending this first week back eliminating it. It gets easier with each day!

Grandmallie – How wonderful to have a way to pay for the gym! Don’t feel guilty – it was your bonus. 55 lbs. in a year is amazing. Good for you!!!

Rori – I hope you don’t get sick! I’ve heard that Vitamin D is the latest fad in staying healthy. I love the after-Christmas sales, too. HINT: Dillard’s is having their super sale tomorrow morning (Jan. 1st), unadvertised as far as I know. I got some amazing buys there last year, and plan to be there bright and early. Congrats on the new size!

Michele – I just fix the 1 minute Quaker Oats. Is there an advantage to steel cut?

Sylvia – Great planning and choices – I’m impressed. Happy Anniversary!

Jane in Colorado

mollywhippet

Good news. Our steak house added a big salad with grilled chicken to their menu, so that's what I had instead of steak and potatoes. It was really good, too.

Meg, I just have to say that I am in love with Bennie! He sounds like such a character! I saw a thing online somewhere that told how much of each kind of chocolate (dark, milk) it takes to hurt a dog. It was arranged by size of dog. It took quite a bit of milk chocolate to hurt a dog Bruno's size, and he's smaller than Bennie. I didn't know dogs had to watch triglycerides. Can he take Lipitor?

Jane, we are boring, too. It's 6:30 on New Year's Eve and we are in front of the tv watching the News Hour. Hubby is snoring already. Just another day in paradise!

Sylvia

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Sylvia, you have a great plan for your celebration. I haven’t eaten onion rings since I saw the calorie count for them.

:flowerforyou: Katla, you are wise to not drive somewhere tonight and to walk only if the streets aren’t too slippery.

:flowerforyou: Margaret, those are awesome goals for 2014

:flowerforyou: Dr.Katie, having a walking goal is a great idea.

:flowerforyou: Renny, your husband is a great man to understand your desire to not have sugary treats in the house….and now that I see him in the picture, I can see that he’s good looking too.

:flowerforyou: Heather, glad you enjoyed your caviar.

:laugh: eg, LOL, Benny and peanut butter cups…….I’m glad he didn’t get sick from them.

:brokenheart: :brokenheart: ane in CO, sorry about your fitbit….happy about several days without sugar.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: There’s an impromptu party at the clubhouse in our neighborhood from 6-9 with plans to welcome the New Year when it happens in New York City. We go to bed so early we’ll have to welcome it when it comes to Saint Pierre and Miquelon---five hours east of here…..poor Daisy, not getting to go out for a walk.

:flowerforyou: I don’t know where my day went but there was a lot of dog walking, dancing, and walking with my friend who is back from Waco…..somehow I got 24,000 steps……Jake fixed lunch.

Barbie from beautiful chilly NW Washington


:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: ...24,000 steps today….

jmkmomm

Jane, yes you are right. I do try to focus on all his good qualities and he does have a lot and I love the Grandpa that he is. Also when he retired he helped me with all the health care needs of my sister and mother. I don't think I could have gone through all I did with Mom without him. And he never ever complained of how much time I had to spend with Mom

Sylvia, we had a family dog whom we loved very much and was such a part of the family. Buddy loved chocolate. We knew how dangerous it was for him and tried to keep it hidden but eh would always find it. One day I had gone grocery shopping and had a 24 count of chocolate chip cookies. He found it, managed to open those kind of containers that adults can hardly open and he ate every single one. I bought a big bag of M&Ms one valentines day and hid it from my daughter, it was going to be part of her Valentines day gift. Anyway he managed to find the unopened bag, open it and eat the whole bag. He also loved chewing gum. He lived to a ripe old age of about 20. Oh, he also ate a 24 count of chocolate turtles.

Happy New Year dear women. We are sitting here in the living room watching an old Christmas movie. I have enough on my DVR I will still be watching them in March.

Joyce, Indiana

jb_2011

Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year 2014, wheeeeeeeeee dawgies! We're doing it, I'll tell ya, we're gettin' there!! Thanks for being here, for supporting and caring for each other, for sharing your recipes, successes and failures. It's what makes it work! :flowerforyou:

Cheers! :drinker:

jb in Portland

suebdew

Thanks for the encouragement. Good advice Barbie to tackle one thing at a time.
Jane, I have to wean myself off sugar also. Once I eat something sweet I can't stop.
We're in our warm Jammie's watching football (dh is watching I'm on my new iPad). We ate lunch out and It made me be over my calories for the day. At least I'm logging and getting back in the habit.
My wish for all of you is that you will be happy and healthy next year and achieve whatever you set your mind on as your goals.
Sue in Tx. Got a 45 minute walk in today.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: I just posted the new thread for January 2014

here is the link:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1160305-women-ages-50-for-january-2014

CynthiaT60

@Margaret, Katla: thanks!
Cynthia