WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014
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Jane from IL: Stay warm in the arctic blast. My DSIL’s family lives in IL, too. I hope all of you stay safe.:flowerforyou:
Sylvia: Your BP sounds excellent to me. I think you are wise to double check with the doctor. It is your turn to start feeling good and enjoying life.:flowerforyou:
Renny: I like the jazzercize class picture but not as well as the picture of you and your DH.
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Margaret: I’m happy to know that I’m not the only one who likes to leave the lights up until we have longer days.:bigsmile:
Momof10: I have struggled with water since day 1. I found information posted by a facebook friend and am trying it out. So far, so good. It helps me to have the additional information she provided because understanding something makes it easier for me to follow through. The whole reasoning is in my goals now. I need the daily reminder of how water helps.:ohwell: :flowerforyou:
Julie in FL: Welcome. This is a wonderful and supportive group.:flowerforyou:
Sandy from ON: Good weigh in! Congratulations!:bigsmile:
June from IL and AZ: Welcome. I have a cousin who spends winters in AZ, too. He & his wife are on their third winter there and bought a place last year. They live what I’d call a “resort” lifestyle in the winter and love it.:flowerforyou:
Virginialee: I want to have dinner with you!:bigsmile:
Michele: Congratulations on being down a pound. :bigsmile: We have a wii, but ours doesn’t have the scales or weight management programs you’re using. We like to wii bowl. It is a lot of fun when we have company and more exercise than I would have guessed. Regarding your advice to yanniejannie, my mom used to call pneumonia the old person’s friend because it helped them pass on when their lives were filled with suffering. I think that is in line with what you said, too. Thanks for suggesting the blog tab. I’ll look for the resolutions.:flowerforyou:
Cheryl: How do the horses do in such cold weather? Are they in individual stalls or can they huddle together for warmth? I’m going to google thumb arthroplasty to help me understand your situation better.:flowerforyou:
Molly in WV: The pesto sounds interesting. What do you put it on? How are the calories? It looks as though they’d be quite moderate.:flowerforyou:
Joyce: Your family Christmas sounds wonderful. I’m impressed with your DGD making the corn casserole. What an accomplishment for her. This may spark an interest in cooking.:flowerforyou:
Sue in SD: I’ll bet your horse will be happy to have snuggle buddies to herd with in the cold. Will she be inside a barn or stable? I’m confident the shelter is adequate or you probably would bring her home. Stay safe and warm, yourself.:flowerforyou:
Barbie: It has been a few years since we had a ferry ride. I’m thinking of making it a goal for the New Year. I’ll see about adding a picture of DDIL’s stocking to my profile page. The set was popular in the 1980’s and many will probably recognize it.:flowerforyou:
Anne from Vancouver, BC: It sounds as though your fitness coach is thorough and knowledgeable. Good for you!:flowerforyou:
Cynthia: Congrats on the lost pound.:bigsmile:
Patacake from UK: Welcome! MFP has great resources to help with weight loss and fitness. Be persistent and you can work miracles in your own life. You need to be motivated from the inside, but this group of women is amazingly good at support and encouragement. It sounds like you’ve got the motivation you need. Be prepared to be patient, too. The process is a sure thing if you follow through, but it isn’t fast. :noway: We have something in common. I started here because of knee pain that was keeping me from enjoying life and doing the things I wanted to do. My knee will never be perfect but it is dramatically better. I agree with Cynthia that the bicycle as a good way to exercise and go easy on your knees at the same time. Good luck.:flowerforyou:
Kate in ON: Welcome.:flowerforyou:
Cynthia: Knees and hips will both respond to the weight loss in good ways. You may be able to avoid surgery altogether, which is excellent in my opinion. Where are you from?:flowerforyou:
Lin: What are you sewing? I have forgotten what province you’re in. :flowerforyou:
Meogge: Where are you from? Smart of you to take a hula hoop and weights to keep behind the desk at work so you can move more.:flowerforyou:
I woke up early and went back to sleep, then woke up again and it was still early, but I couldn’t get back to sleep so I got up. I’m thinking about plans for the day, but haven’t made any yet. We did have frost on our deck this morning, but it is not even remotely cold compared the temperatures to so many of you are experiencing. Stay warm and safe.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year." ~Vern McLellan (borrowed from Kathy in IL)
January goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Focus on fitness: daily cardio plus strength training a minimum of twice a week.
3. Water: According to an article a friend posted on facebook, drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness on the body. So I’ll try to follow these recommendations:
* 2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
* 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
* 1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
* 1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack0 -
Happy Sunday Morning All :flowerforyou:
I am really thankful there is nothing I need to venture outside to get...it is cold :noway: ..got up early from the fire alarm going off again :grumble: ..Thank God it was a malfunction in the alarm...this is the 2nd time it has done it...our supers never come to tell us what is going on....If it is a real one next time..a lot of people will have to be told by knocking on their doors...as they don't bother with them and stay in their rooms..and seniors should be helped out ...some are in wheelchairs..there is no order of things when the alarm goes off :grumble:
Going down to the exercise room a bit later and do some time on the walking machine..there is a bicycle one too but I do not think my knees would come out of that one quietly...because of my health my doctor said to start out slowly..10 min to start...I think I will go down a couple of times at 10 min each..when I do my walking in the apartment I have been doing it in 10 min morning..10 min afternoon.....but now I will do my Leslie Sansone video in between....may be too much..but will give it a go...
KTSmom--You are brave to go out on a walk in those temps...we are having really cold weather also and I don't think I would try it..I see you have lost 90lbs :noway: That is fantastic!!!
Cyn3652-- Welcome to the group!!!That is what I did with the sweets left..only gave them to someone here in our building..out of sight ...out of.tummy
Patacake-- Stepping on that scale and seeing the weight is back is very discouraging..I know I have done it..several times...but keep on trying!!
Anne-- What a great walk..having someone walk with you makes the time walking go faster..because you are not just centered on the walking...
Barbie-- You continue to be an inspiration in this weight loss journey..Thank You!!!
Joyce-- Sounds like a good time for all...what a great way to get family and friends together over the Holidays!!
Molly-- I also enjoy reading..a good pastime in this cold season
VirginiaLee-- Good for you!!! Losing lbs is always a treat but to do it over Christmas is an xtra delight!!
Delnor--Welcome to the group!!!
Sandy--Yay!!! Good job..losing 3lbs!!!
Julie-- Welcome to the group!!!
It is time to watch my Church show on TV...hope everyone has a great day!!!
LizPlus fr Halifax NS0 -
Hello everyone...I hope you are all safe and warm today!!
Rori and Cynthia Congratulations on the weight loss....it is wonderful!
Jane count me in for any Denver get togethers...I am there!!!!
Katia thanks so much for the great advice...I will be searching Amazon today!
Patacakes, hang in there honey...it is always frustrating to step on the scale and wonder where all of your hard work went....believe me it is worth it....keep going...the results are worth the struggle!!
OK...I don't know how this happened but I lost 5 lbs.???? Usually to lose 5 pounds I have to commit to chop off one of my extremities...but I counted today and ...yep I have all 4.
It is almost frightening.... I stepped on the scale about 10 times to make sure I was not hallucinating.
Anyway, I am off to the Gym...
Have a great day
Kathy0 -
Good morning all.
I just want to share a couple of things from the book called Eating Mindfully.
"As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts." - Buddha
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The author talks about eating "neutral" - how it's possible to eat without a lot of emotion. :noway: What? This is definitely some information I've not been aware of until now. I thought it was all about pleasure! No wonder I became obese. I wonder if it's possible to eventually change my thinking. :huh: I LOVE food! Oh me oh my lol
Here's a quote from pg. 206:
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"Consider for a moment the last time you felt content after a meal -- notice I didn't say happy or unhappy but simply okay with the outcome. This is a radically different way, for many of us, to think about the outcome of a meal. We often judge it to be a good or bad meal and check off whether it fulfilled what we were looking for, whether it brought a particular feeling -- pleasure, fullness, joy.
This can lead to mindless eating. You continue to eat because you want that particular feeling. And if you don't get it, you might keep eating and eating. In many ways it is helpful to orient your mind to focus on a feeling you don't often notice -- which is contentment.
Contentment is a good example of mindfulness because it is neutral and accepts things the way they are even if it's not what you want. It is just 'okay'. Unfortunately, we are generally not raised to feel just contented. In fact, it's often quite the contrary. We are taught to want more, look for something better, keep desiring, and continue striving to be happy. Being content is unfortunately pretty undervalued, but it is key to mindful eating."
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This happened to me last week after lunch. My thoughts were "I'm not full". I considered the meal which contained plenty of good, nutritious calories. "I should be content." So I left it at that, and drank some water which then made me feel too full. :ohwell:
I'm really enjoying the book, I'm taking the time to let the concepts sink in a little. It's definitely a change in thinking.
Have a wonderful Sunday!
jb in chilly and clear Portland 0 -
Thank you all for your kind expressions of care for the loss of little Badger, my daughter's puppy.
One reason they told her while away in Cambodia, was everyday the dog-sitter would send a picture and report on him, well, the pictures and resports stopped coming and my daughter and her boyfriend thought something was amiss. They were right.
The dogsitter is beside herself in grief and feels horrible. It's a profound loss for everyone.
ktsmom- great results! 21,000 steps is amazing. I think Barbie did 27,000 and I STRUGGLE for 10,000!!!
grandmallie- that must have been awful to have to bury your puppy alone and as a teenager. That is sad. But you took care of your pup, laid it gently to rest.
rebelrenny- I am looking into Jazzercise. There is a place near me but I was surprised, it's not cheap. When I did it years ago, it was really inexpensive and the classes were sort of independently held in schools and rec centers. Now it's like a franchise.
cynthia- yousaid you threw out your leftover christmas cookies. if they were at my house, there would be no leftovers. I would have devoured them as soon as I got them. i cannot keep any of that stuff around. seriously. I have to keep just the bare minimum in my cabinets because I WILL go on a food hunt.LOL!
katla- when we drove down to florida, the dh went to the car wash and had everything tidy in the car. well, it was freezing and the trunk froze shut. we heated the garage (it has a furnace) and the trunk still wouldn't open. So we drove to Florida with all our junk piled in the back seat and when we got there, dh took the car to the dealership. The guy opened the glove compartment, pressed a switch (didn't know it was there) and pop open goes the trunk lid. we are such dummies. Like the man says, "Read the manual!" duh....:huh:
Sandy- 3 pounds. WTG! Get it girl! that's what my daughters say.:smokin:
DH had his birthday yesterday...just the two of us here, so went out for dinner. He had steak and I had new orleans style jumbo shrimp...yummers! Ate steamed veggies with it, but it had this great spicy sauce that I devoured with a spoon. All day long I ate my seed cereal with coconut milk. Must have had 1000 cals of it...damn. That is dense stuff and I also baked 3 apples and ate them all.
STAY WARM and cuddle those little four legged creatures!
Susan0 -
Happy Sunday,
DeeDee drinking water as I type.:drinker:
Welcome kate in Ontario, cyn3652,Julie weight loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!,June we are here for you.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Sue SD don’t blame you about your horses. I went around and put blankets on our windows because of the cold:grumble: .:
Anne from Vancouver sounds like you have a good plan in place. I need to continually work on my posture to. My dad had great posture and I know that helped him stay healthy to a ripe age of 92. I took a class a few years ago on posture and bought the DVD. I just got it out and did some of the exercises yesterday.
Cythnia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Patacake1 Getting tendonitis is what motivated me to drop 25 pounds and keep it off. To jump start I eliminated bread, rice, and as much processed food as I could. I now eat those foods again sparingly. Even when I had it I tried to keep moving as much as I could.
Kts4mom30 I am proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LizPlus Glad it was a false alarm.
Kathy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jb I have read Eating Mindfully like you I found it very helpful. In the paper today they featured a woman who as part of her new year’s reflections picked a word of the year. She suggested giving it a couple of days to know if you have picked the right word. I thought intention was the word for me. After reading your post jb. I know my word for this year is contentment.
Sandy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Virginalee you’re on the right track.
Michelle hope things resolve quickly for Jessica.
Wessecg feel your pain.
Molly sounds yum.
Joyce glad you had so much fun! :happy: I can understand why it was tiring.
Goals:
Limit TV/computer
contentment
Life is too short for a bad cup of coffee,:drinker:
Margaret0 -
Good morning everyone!
It's a glorious Sunday morning on the West Coast of British Columbia with blue, blue skies and frost on the trees that I can see from my window beyond my computer.
I hope that the winter storms that many of you have been experiencing do not cause any serious problems for you.
I lost a pound as of this morning (after having to admit to a four pound gain the other day). At least it's going in the right direction now. Perhaps it had something to do with burning 950 calories yesterday.
Coach told me to drink lots of water after yesterday's session (I'm supposed to anyway because of my meds) but I didn't remember until the evening. So I polished off my water bottle. What happened? Nothing. I didn't have to get up during the night. I guess my body's cells were so thirsty that they just sucked the water right in!
Have a great Sunday. I'll check in later this afternoon or evening to report on my measurement session with Coach.
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Anne, Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada0 -
Hello ladies,
I'm back from DSIL.
I'm soooooo tired, I've just woken up from a nap on the sofa. As well as the remnants of my cold I've got a tummy bug.
We had a good time with lots of talking, especially to DSIL'S boyfriend, which is what she wanted. Feel I know him a bit better now. He comes from an Indian background, but is almost completely English. A vegetarian and newly a Quaker. We had great food and good discussions, including about religion and spirituality. As my DSIL said, it is quite rare to be able to have those sort of discussions with a few glasses of wine inside you and not fall out! :bigsmile: Ate and drank up to TDEE which was quite a lot as we had managed to get exercise in before we left.:bigsmile:
The child I think may be autistic was there when we arrived, but they left soon after. I still think so and now DH thinks I could be right. She is 11 months now. My feeling is that the parents have a pretty good idea, but have not said as much to DSIL, the granny. Perhaps they think it is too early for such a diagnosis. She is very hard work for them and they get little in return. They have the patience and love of saints. Heartbreaking.
We got back and took down the decorations for 12th night. I have left a few white candles around the kitchen-diner for winter meals with friends. We are going to have a Burn's Night supper on the 25th with my brother and his wife. If you are interested as to what that is you can google it! We do the Address to the Haggis, have bagpipe music and stab the haggis at the end. I ADORE haggis , but it is very, very fattening. We might find another couple to join us. Whisky is drunk for the Toast to the Haggis. Yeah!
We had to drive through deep floods to get out of our village yesterday. A llot of Hampshire is under water. It was better coming home, but it is raining again now. However, I think I prefer it to your cold and snow!
Oh well, I'm sorry if I'm too tired to reply to any of you. I am truly whacked.
Love to all from WET Hampshire UK
Heather x x x0 -
I cannot believe I am saying this but I will be 54 next month!!!! I am in with you all! Let's show them how its done!0
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Joyce in Indiana, add me to your fitbit! Rita Delia!
The more the merrier!
Rita in Central CT
:flowerforyou: Joyce/Rita I've just started using my fitbit so you can both add me too.
I'm not sure how to do it myself - haven't got the hang of the fitbit community yet so any help would be appreciated. I have joined a walking group, but not sure how I sync my steps. I'm sure I will get better once I get used to it :happy:
Vivs wet and soggy York0 -
Church this morning, grocery shopping done for my menus this week.
Hope everyone has a blessed and wonderful day :flowerforyou:
Tina in Florida where it will be in the 20's by Tuesday (Brrrrrr)0 -
Good morning! Just popping in for a quick "hello." I joined to encourage myself to be more mindful of sugar in my diet. I seem to notice arthritis flaring up if I eat too much of it. I am 57, and started exercising regularly in my early 50s. I don't really have much weight to lose, but it would be lovely to ditch that menopausal middle!
Hubby has invited me to go on a short stroll in our lovely sunshine. Ta ta for now.
-Kay (PNW, USA)0 -
I weighed in for the results of my first week back to healthy eating: 3.5 lbs. gone! I also completed my one week mini-goal of cutting out sugar, in order to get back in control, so I’m happy this morning. :happy: The first week on any diet is always great, as you can practically see the water weight just rolling off. I can still remember joining WW in my 20’s and losing 8.4 lbs. at the first week’s official weigh-in. Ah, to have a young metabolism again! I know that it will be much slower from here on out, but I’m back on track and moving forward.
I took my own advice from the other day, and made a big pot of veggie/chicken soup to combat the cold. Yum!
Geri – 5.5 lbs. is terrific… congratulations! It sounds like you’re off to a great start. I’ll bet your grandson is adorable!
June – Welcome to MFP! I’m impressed that you’ve been working in the same place for 53 years. Good luck with your eating goals!
Virginia – Great looking chicken salad. Yum, indeed!
Michele – I looked at your FB page, but it didn’t seem to have an “add friend” button.
Joyce – It sounds like a truly wonderful family gathering!
Kathy – Congratulations on the weight loss! I’m still trying to see when my parents’ doctor appointments are going to fall this month, and will then try to coordinate a Denver meet-up.
Susan – I liked your “trunk story.” That sounds like something that would happen to me!
Jane in Colorado0 -
:flowerforyou: Susan, you are right, jazzercise is not cheap. But I figured if it is something I enjoy I am more likely to stick with it. The most reasonable way is to sign up for a pass. And yes, jazzercise is like a franchise.
It is crispy here on the west coast. I did not realize that the roads were slippery and I "slid" into a road when turning right, rather than driving!
Lucky for me there were no other cars and that I was going slow. On my way back from jazzercise I saw a spectacular crash where a truck was not as lucky as me. Its rear end was sticking up in the air over top of a barrier. It obviously had gone flying.
:flowerforyou: Anne - it looks like you are on a good road to health with your coach. Very interesting to read about it. Keep us posted. I have also learned to drink water! Awesome that you lost a pound
DH made a spinach salad last night. It was delish. We are now using our food processor (xmas gift) to slice, grate and chop. I want to find other things to do with it. Loving it so far.
I finally had a good night sleep. So happy to get over this flu crap. Okay, off to hit the shower and get on with the rest of my day.
ttyl
Renny
from frosty Vancouver Island, BC
P.S. the new profile pic is from our 6AM jazzercise class which stopped in December. Small group as you can see. Typically for other classes about 75-90 people show up and a large gym is required. (I am at the top right)0 -
Sue, I understand about the horse. When I was a kid I brought a horse inside the house once when my folks were gone and the weather was nasty. Parents came home and caught us. They were not amused.
Feeling better today. I think maybe I was sick the last couple of days and didn't realize it. Last night I was throwing up and running to the bathroom. I'm not always good at paying attention to my body. Sounds impossible, but it's sadly true.
We got about 6 inches of snow last night, but it's drifted so deep in front of the house that the porch has disappeared. The cardinals are busy at the feeder this morning. They look so pretty against the snow. But the dogs aren't happy at all. They don't have fur on their tummies which are dragging in the snow. So they don't stay out long!
I hope everybody is safe and warm.
Sylvia0 -
I would love to reply individually to many of you, but I can't keep up! LOL
Michele - I believe you are in NC, too? A son went to Elon, maybe? If you're not the right one, maybe the right one will read this. I, too, graduated from Elon and go to church in Elon.l
DeeDee - I believe I just saw that you are in Winston Salem? I'm in Burlington so just 45 miles or so down the road.
Sorry about the loss of Badger the puppy. It's hard to lose a pet at any time and particular hard when one is a young adult and living away from the pet.
I am going to try harder to keep up with this thread. Is there a way to "bookmark" the thread to save your place? I keep forgetting what page I was on...
Today, I am celebrating that I have lost the miserable yo yo weight that attacked me while visiting my parents at Christmas and am on the losing path again. It is AWESOME to be in Onederland! I weigh less right now than I have in 30 years or more.
BTW, I have a Fitbit Flex but I have no clue how to look for friends on the Fitbit site.
Carol from cold, drizzly, cloudy, foggy, NC0 -
Good Afternoon ladies. Boy have we grown with the New Year. That is FANTASTIC!!!!! Also to read and so much info love it!
Welcome to all the newbies and the comerbacks. Well the cold has hit here. This afternoon we have reached the high of 13 with -7 wind chill. I did not want to get out of the warm bed to come to work this morning. Tomorrow I start my 5 days off and sounds like we will not leave for Iowa until maybe Tuesday. Temps to be below zero and do not want to get somewhere and not be able to get home. So this grand babie will be born without us there. Get there when we can.
Well the holidays have caught up with me. This morning when I weighed I gained .3. Now I know this is not much but surprised how much it bothered me. It is because I know that I did not eat well and got caught.
Tina--like your list:happy:
Sylvia--Hugs to you and DS and family. Breakups are never easy. I hope you are feeling better and taking care of yourself.:sad:
Virinalee--Your salad sure looks good!!
Kathy--Congrates on great loss!!:flowerforyou:
Jane--:drinker: Great first week back.
Cynthia--I take notes and then type them up at the end. Since I have lost weight my knee is doing so much better. My was so bad I could not walk on it and even had acouple shots put in it. But now it is so much better.
Margaret-- Yes! I do not limit my computer time for MFP and I can read alot of it at work in between doing my job. This group has kept me going big time. This is my life line.
Heather--speaking of sagas, I finality got the check Friday from BOA to pay the company for the work done on our house. They had it for over a month. Would be believe they have now sent me a request to rate the customer service. They must be nuts as I have nothing good to say after the way I was treated.
Pat--:flowerforyou: Happy Anniversary:flowerforyou: Sure glad to see you back. Missed you
Roxi--I think I should get the plateau Qween for inches lost. I have not changed for months. My weight has gone down, but not inches. So know I need to work on toning up big time.
Yanniejannie--:sad: Sorry to hear about your friend. Prayers to both of you.
Grandmallie--:flowerforyou: Great news about insurance and gym membership.
Linda--I know it seems if I eat more carbs at night my BS will be low the next morning and when I eat low carbs it will be over 110 next morning.
Joyce--:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Sounds like a good time was had by all.
Michele--:laugh: your story about dancing in the store. Reminded me when I was still living at home and any of us would go to the store with dad. He would hear a song and start singing and grab us and dance. Most the time I would end up laughing so hard.
kTS--GREAT weight loss!! Loved your wuss-i-fied story
Susan--:sad: Hugs to you and DD. I also do not keep much at the house and sometimes when the grandkids come over they think we are poor because we have little food but lots of diet pop. I know if I am home and it is there I will eat it. It talks to me.
Sandy--I agree with Jill. When DFIL passed away I just made copies of the death certificate and mailed everytime some one would contact us. It was funny as he owed the IRS and for the first 5-7 years they would call and ask if there had been a change in his status. I kept telling them far as we know he is still buried.
JB--Thanks for sharing from the book. Good things to think about.
Meg--Hope you are staying warm. This is terrible. Got an email from our DGDs step mom and she will be in a play in March at Millard junior high. DGD lives with her dad and family there in Omaha. So making plans to come to that. Missed the one she was in this last fall.
Well ladies time to get some work done. Stay warm and keep moving!!
Blessed! Vicki GI NE0 -
HI!from snowy,cold Il.frigid temps coming.No school for 2 days due to weather.
Skipped church as I can`t walk in 6-8"of snow and blowing.
Kinda lazy type of day.
Be safe all.
HUGS
jane0 -
:flowerforyou: Just a quick one, just read about 5 pages :noway: :noway: and don't have much time now.
Nothing much happening here - certainly no weight loss :frown:
Loved the post (sorry can't remember who posted about setting time aside to get organised with household chores exercising etc sounds like something I need to do.
Sorry to hear the sad news about the puppy, everyone involved must be heartbroken
Very wet here, still flooding down south, but not as cold as some places around the world thank goodness.
Hope everyone is keeping warm
Viv York UK0 -
Newbie over 60 and pounds piling on. Not a happy bunny - a fat one but not a happy one.
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New to the forum, 3 days and counting, 1 lb lost, hoping to loose 30, 58 yrs old.
FENG30 -
Hi everyone! Hope you all are surviving the cold weather - we are expecting ice tonight and maybe Tuesday, with more snow forecast for Thursday <sigh>
CynthiaT60 - I had lost the cartilage in both knees by the time I was about 50. I remember the pain well!! Over a couple of years, I did have both knees replaced, not at the same time. Before then, the orthopedic doctor I was seeing did treat me conservatively for a few years. One thing he did was Synvisc injections. Synvisc is made in part from chicken combs and acts as a lube job for the knees. In my case, it provided relief for about 6 months each time, so we could reduce pain and delay surgery for a while. I can say that the pain was less the day after surgery compared to the day before surgery!
Doing the rehab exercises was critical to regaining range of motion in the knees. I also did some of the exercises extensively before surgery to strengthen the muscles around the knee. Maybe see if your doctor would refer you to physical therapy to start some exercises to strengthen the knee since he wants to wait on the surgery. I was nearly 54 for the first knee and 55 for the second. I haven't regretted it even once. Today, I can do 15 full squats with a 10 pound weight and plan to add more weight soon.
Grandmallie and Kevrit (and any other folks in the region), I definitely want to get together once the weather is berter!!!
Hugs to al my Vitamin F friends!!
Jill in western MA0 -
:flowerforyou: I am still trying to catch up on my reading……I hate to miss anything that any of you says. I walked for two hours by myself this morning then started tackling household chores until lunch (chicken breast with hoisin sauce, black rice, cauliflower). In an hour my favorite walking friend is coming over for a walk around my neighborhood.
:flowerforyou: Michele, dancing at the expensive store----what a great way to get your daughter to leave before spending too much money….I loved the videos of your holiday decorations
:flowerforyou: Virginia, I went to Virginia Beach in December some years ago for a convention and remember it being cold enough that I was glad I’d brought my winter coat and hat.
:flowerforyou: Tina, I worked in Baltimore one winter a long time ago and was so grateful to get a ride from a co-worker so I didn’t have to deal with driving in the snow….keep up the good work with the plank and your time will get longer.
:brokenheart: Joyce, sorry about your weather and family problems
:flowerforyou: Anne, do not be discouraged……just keep on keeping on
:bigsmile: Rori, you are making awesome progress
:flowerforyou: Sylvie, welcome----I live not that far from you in NW Washington……have you tried walking as your reintroduction to exercise? With the right clothes and shoes, it’s a great way to move your whole body…..I started with a little walking and have increased it a lot over time.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Anamika, wow, it’s great to hear that you’ve been a positive influence on your mother.
:flowerforyou: DeeDee, 18 degrees is cold…..you’re not a wimp
:flowerforyou: Kathy from Colorado…welcome….enjoy your vacation….if you eat in restaurants there are ways to order simple food like broiled chicken with steamed veggies and tomato slices….you don’t have to order exactly what’s on the menu.
:flowerforyou: Lis from NY….welcome….please keep coming back…..connecting with these great women saved my life.
:flowerforyou: Deb A…….the house we stayed in was so cold on Friday night that I went to bed wearing my regular night clothes plus tops and bottoms of long underwear, flannel nightgown, fleece jacket, and wool hat…..I hope the propane comes soon.
:brokenheart: Yanniejannie, sorry to hear about your friend with the stroke…..makes me want to stay in the moment and be grateful for everything in my life right this minute.
:flowerforyou: Mandy, keep coming back and you’ll meet others with similar challenges
:bigsmile: Alison, what great news that your insurance will pay for your gym membership
:flowerforyou: LInC. I rarely eat cereal because I am never moderate with it.
:flowerforyou: I will read more later…..time to get back to my chores and be ready to walk with my friend. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
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Please sign me up. I would love to join.0
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Sign me up. I've tried to do it alone and can't seem to get there. I have 20 to lose.0
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Well the kids are gone, the house is quiet. Younger daughter came over for lunch, she is still feeling some effects of stopping her Effexor but is much better. So we had leftovers. For Thanksgiving, the leftover fruit salad got left at out house and I ate to much of that. So although I was sad to see it ALL go back to my sister's house, I was glad that I had no more temptation in my house. My diaghter had gotten a coupon from Groupon for a membership for Sams Club. It included a rotisserie chicken, frozen thing of scallop potaotes and Dutch apple pie, basically a dinner. So we ate the apple pie yesterday and the scallop potatoes for todays lunch. I used my smart phone app/barcode from MFP to see how many calories, decided to have a half serving with my turkey sandwich on my 35 calorie bread, carrots and apple. So I had a nice day after Christmas dinner while all my kids chowed down on mashed potatoes, turkey and noodles, rolls and sweet potatoes. I didn't feel left out at all. I sure hope my scales were right but it showed my at 179.2 this morning. Oh how long has it been since I have seen the 170's!!!!!!!! So if that is correct and it continues on down it means when I weigh in and record it on Wednesday it may read 54 or even 55 pounds lost. I am not celebrating yet. My physical is next Thursday and I would love for it to be 55 pounds lost. My husband gained 2 pounds.
We did not get any of the snow predicted. Now we still could but so far none of it has come. So my brothers were able to drive home OK, They had to drive in rain but that's OK. So I very much appreciated all your thought and prayers for me and my family. I just stood and cried yesterday watching all of my family together. It has been so long. Our parents would have been so proud. I sure miss my Mom. It has been almost 3 years now since she died. March 11, 2011
Sure glad to see people come back and new people coming in to join us. You have just met the most wonderful, gracious, caring group of women you could ever imagine meeting. We come from so many walks of life, faith, backgrounds, countries, but with one thing in common. We want to see ourselves in better health as we continue on in our lives. And that is for different reasons to. For our grandchildren, four our own declining health. for our husbands, because our doctors have threatened us, just for ourselves. We help each other get to that goal. We help each other get through peaks and valleys.
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Busy old group this one! Take a breath and another 3 pages of posts appear. If we awe as good at dieting as we are supporting others this weight loss will be a breeze
I'm another soggy UK person, from Chelmsford, Essex. Really feel for you US based folk with seriously bad weather. We have a bit of rain and we moan. Give us snow (especially in the south) and we panic!
I'm on a slightly different 5:2 diet. I eat really sensibly Monday - Friday. I find I am disciplined when working. At weekends I allow more tolerance. Not quite the ultra low calorie version of the 5:2 but I can't because of diabetes but I'm finding an AVERAGE of 1200 calories per day over 7 days suits me and is giving around 1kg per week weight loss.
Sorry not to respond individually yet. Just getting used to this stuff.
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:noway: My goal for Jan is to loose 3 pounds. This will put me under 200 which I have never been as an adult. 0
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Happy New Year to everyone!! I didn't do too poorly over the holidays, but I did gain a little and my exercise time was greatly minimized. All my family was here for a while, including my Coast Guard son who I hadn't seen since March, so the little gain was worth it.
I have no real new resolutions for 2014. I've found a plan that works and I'm sticking with it. And it's back to the gym tomorrow. I'm a night shift nurse and this is my weekend, so I'm stopping in the gym on my way home in the morning. It will be the first time I've tried an after work gym time, but my coworkers all swear by it.
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afternoon ladies~
haven't eaten well the last couple of days.. but will get back on track in the morning.
got up early and started cooking, made american chop suey for friend of mine who just had surgery, and a meatloaf and carrot cake for the DH.Just as I was finishing that up, I got a call from m DSIL, saying that my brother was vomiting and needed the hospital, told her to bring him over and I would meet them there.
As I have told you before my Brother is an Alcoholic, and it has finally caught up to him. He has pancreatitis,brought on by alcohol..
no food,IV fluids, and pain meds, and I am sure he will be detoxing while in there, so I dont know if I should go see him or not..
Hopefully the pain will smarten him up, but his biological father died of a stomach anyurism, (sp) so we can only Hope..
I hate to see anyone in pain, especially family..
so from there, I came home picked up the macaroni and dropped it off to my friend, then I had to go out to a restaurant for my sons get together and had a veggie grinder, and a couple of pieces of bread, which I didnt log:frown: then proceeded to come home and have a small piece of carrot cake~ again i didnt log it:embarassed:
im hoping to get back into the swing of everything in the morning. im going to take a bath and then get in my jammies..
It has been a long day:yawn:0
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