WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014
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Pages and pages to read -- congrats to those with pounds gone and other victories! My victory is that I am just the same, weight-wise. Still want to lose a bit more, but only for my own satisfaction.
Friday I used my unexpected day off for doctor appointments. Had my bone density scan done in the morning, then in the afternoon went to see the orthopedist again about my left hand/wrist since that was hurting again. They put another cortisone shot into the area and want me to wear the thumb immobilizing brace again for 6 weeks. That made cutting up onions, etc., a bit of a challenge, but got through it. Made white chili and some beef stroganoff for the week's offering.
Invitations for DH's birthday party on the 18th have gone out and we have one RSVP. Haven't decided on a menu yet.
My Fitbit zip is not functioning properly since I changed the battery again. Very weird - sometime it seems to be OK, but often seems turned off. I plan on writing to them - it s/b fine since changing the battery and I've only had it since August. Funny how I've come to rely on it / check it and it truly is motivational.
Got all the Christmas decorations away and things mostly tidied. While I did one-handed chores and did laundry yesterday DH ran the vacuum. It is done, but waaaay faster than when I vacuum. For whatever reason, I was just exhausted yesterday and went to bed before 8:30p last night. Very weird...
After church this morning we went and got the cars filled up since the next several days are due to be so much colder [for Atlanta anyway!], and I don't like pumping gas when it is warmer!
Now on my radar is the tax preparation -- just downloaded all our transactions from the credit union for sorting / analysis. Did I ever say what a nerd I am and love to use excel? :blushing:
I am considering a gym change to get a lower cost. The Y is $72/mo and I can go to a single @ $55 (vs. senior family), but if I can get the access for cardio and weights for less I may change. Tried the Antytime Fitness (5 in our area) and it w/b about $35/mo for a 24 month contract and $45/mo for a 12-month contract, but only 5 treadmills, 5 ellipticals and no tracking/recording on the weight machines, which I really like about the Y. Going to re-check Kinetix and see what specials they might have. The other plus at the Y is no contract, not to mention the extra facilities. I don't use the pool, etc., but it is there if I want to. Just have to decide.
Well, need to finish dinner prep and make some cornbread.
BBL,
Gail, metro ATL0 -
Thank you, Jill! I had the injection...didn't help, unfortunately. I'm training at the gym and confident that the muscles are pretty good. But I'm on a roll at the moment with losing weight; maybe it'll help even before surgery!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 MA
Cynthia0 -
Gail in Atlanta, the Y costs that much?????? Wow, I'm glad I have a Medicare D plan that it is free. I don't think I could my husband that I could afford that much for a gym membership if it wasn't for the medicare D. Now to get off my butt and go to the strength training classes.
Joyce0 -
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...
Carol from cold, drizzly, cloudy, foggy, NC
You mark your spot by posting. When I don't have time to write a real post I'll say something witty,(:laugh: ) such as "Marking my place." Or, "No time now, marking my place." Some people write Bump. :flowerforyou:
Katla0 -
That was one of my questions, too. But then what? I find the topic in "My Topics", but don't come out on the same page as my bump. Am I being blond?
Cynthia0 -
Susan so sorry to hear about your daughter’s puppy. It’s really hard when your children are hurting and you can’t be with them.
Sandy – I can’t imagine -36 degrees. We have wind chill in the teens today and I’m freezing.
Linda in Northern Ontario – you are right, - 40 is cold! Do you even go outside? You know I’ve seen diaries when gals are eating under 1000 calories and 500 of them are junk food. I don’t know how their body can function for very long like that.
Cleo in Pitt – welcome and come back often. I think you’re wise to not put time frames on your weight loss goal. It takes awhile for our bodies to get the message we’re serious!
To all the girls in the NE and Midwest, you’ve been on my mind and I’m hoping your are doing ok with the extreme cold temperatures. Stay safe and warm.
Brooke in CO – I didn’t know you were in the Springs. We lived there for 9 years and my DD’s loved Co so much they moved back once they got married.
DeeDee – me too, I’m a lady of leisure also and feel like I worked hard before I retired so I can do the things I love. Must tell you everytime I see your posts with the drinking cups it reminds me to go get my water jug! Thank you!
Joyce – I hope your family Christmas wasn’t affected too much by the weather. It’s always fun when you all can be together.
Anne – good for you for updating your ticker. I did the same thing this afternoon. Sure hated to but I did eat all those things that made my weight go up.
Anamika – I took a tip from your goals and got a big mug of warm lemon water. It’s cold here and it made me feel warm. I know Allison drinks it so it’s going to be my drink of choice when it’s too cold for water.
Kathy – Co foothills. Welcome to the group. There are several members from CO all along the front range. Good luck with your journey to lose weight and get healthy. Enjoy your vacation.
Lis – welcome and stay warm and safe in these wintery conditions.
DebA – sure hope you got your delivery of propane so you could get warm. Do you have a wood fireplace?
Yanniejannie – so sad about your friend and gmw391 (what’s your name?) we need to check on neighbors.
Cheryl – so good to see you again. I’m still struggling to get back on track but everyday gets better. Sorry about your thumb. I hope you get the proper care for it
Tina inFL – Wow, I’m impressed with your organizational skills. You have a great frame work for a successful journey. It’s good that your DH is joining you at the Y. Good luck.
\I was hoping to catch up but got a bad headache. I’ll try again tomorrow!
Sue in TX
Susan so sorry to hear about your daughter’s puppy. It’s really hard when your children are hurting and you can’t be with them.
Sandy – I can’t imagine -36 degrees. We have wind chill in the teens today and I’m freezing.
Linda in Northern Ontario – you are right, - 40 is cold! Do you even go outside? You know I’ve seen diaries when gals are eating under 1000 calories and 500 of them are junk food. I don’t know how their body can function for very long like that.
Cleo in Pitt – welcome and come back often. I think you’re wise to not put time frames on your weight loss goal. It takes awhile for our bodies to get the message we’re serious!
To all the girls in the NE and Midwest, you’ve been on my mind and I’m hoping your are doing ok with the extreme cold temperatures. Stay safe and warm.
Brooke in CO – I didn’t know you were in the Springs. We lived there for 9 years and my DD’s loved Co so much they moved back once they got married.
DeeDee – me too, I’m a lady of leisure also and feel like I worked hard before I retired so I can do the things I love. Must tell you everytime I see your posts with the drinking cups it reminds me to go get my water jug! Thank you!
Joyce – I hope your family Christmas wasn’t affected too much by the weather. It’s always fun when you all can be together.
Anne – good for you for updating your ticker. I did the same thing this afternoon. Sure hated to but I did eat all those things that made my weight go up.
Anamika – I took a tip from your goals and got a big mug of warm lemon water. It’s cold here and it made me feel warm. I know Allison drinks it so it’s going to be my drink of choice when it’s too cold for water.
Kathy – Co foothills. Welcome to the group. There are several members from CO all along the front range. Good luck with your journey to lose weight and get healthy. Enjoy your vacation.
Lis – welcome and stay warm and safe in these wintery conditions.
DebA – sure hope you got your delivery of propane so you could get warm. Do you have a wood fireplace?
Yanniejannie – so sad about your friend and gmw391 (what’s your name?) we need to check on neighbors.
Cheryl – so good to see you again. I’m still struggling to get back on track but everyday gets better. Sorry about your thumb. I hope you get the proper care for it
Tina inFL – Wow, I’m impressed with your organizational skills. You have a great frame work for a successful journey. It’s good that your DH is joining you at the Y. Good luck.
\I was hoping to catch up but got a bad headache. I’ll try again tomorrow!
Sue in TX0 -
That was one of my questions, too. But then what? I find the topic in "My Topics", but don't come out on the same page as my bump. Am I being blond?
Cynthia
You and me both. I go to My Topics and go to the right side where it says `last post` of the thread. Click on `view`. Then I work my way backwards to where I last posted. (You can also see your own last post on your own profile page. You can make note of the date and time when you posted that).
Renny0 -
That was one of my questions, too. But then what? I find the topic in "My Topics", but don't come out on the same page as my bump. Am I being blond?
Cynthia
This is not a blonde thing. It's a newbie thing. You'll have to look for your last post. Start from there and begin your comments. I open a word document on my computer and write all of my comments on it as I go along. I started this after much frustration with starting to make lengthy posts within MFP and losing them to mysterious electronic glitches. When you're ready, copy your word document, hit the reply button, paste your post into the window and hit the "post reply" button. If you don't succeed the first time, keep trying! :bigsmile:
Good luck.
Katla0 -
Holly Molly can't believe this site I was here late this morning trying to get page 9 done.
Come back and we are on 13 so read from where I left off this morning to here taking very few notes
Katla
I'm in Northern Ontario. Hubby made a set of bunk beds for granddaughter dolls and she wanted another quilt.
The ones I made her were Christmas. She was here on Friday so I had her cut out 3 inch by 3 inch squares she did good
But there not all straight. But it looks ok. Only have the corners t o turn in by hand.
Vicki
Being a diabetic is sure a hard thing to understand.
So much to learn.
Barbie
I don't have the cold cereal very often I just have to much of it.
Well didn't do good at all on my diet today. And only because I felt lazy all day.
Kind of draggy. Leftover spaghetti for lunch.
Hubby brought me out for Chinese tonight Had almond chicken, fried rice and chicken balls.
I'm sure wii won't be smiling come morning.
Tried to ride by bike again today only 2 min. and I'm beat.
Can't wait to see the doctor on the 13th to see what is wrong.
Linda in Northern Ontario.0 -
I am new at getting on this page. So If I have it right HI. I hope to make this year healthy and happy for me. To look after myself. T0
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Susan so sorry to hear about your DD little dog. I have known that pain several time during my life and is a terrible pain to ones heart.
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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:flowerforyou: I am back from my walk with my friend. She is going back to Texas on Tuesday and won’t be back here until February so we had to talk about everything……80 minutes went by very fast.
:flowerforyou: Katla, here is the link to 101 fitness resolutions that rock
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2013/12/101-health-fitness-resolutions-that-rock/1
:flowerforyou: jb, I’ve had some days where I experimented with eating “a little bit more” and it was disastrous and difficult to get back to my healthy plan that worked….you’re right that it’s never too late to start again.
:brokenheart: heryl, sorry to hear about your thumb….good luck on the competition at work
:flowerforyou: Tina, being organized is a great way to minimize stress.
:bigsmile: Margaret, I like your goal “live with intention”
:flowerforyou: Pa77y, congrats on your great beginning to the journey.
:flowerforyou: Brooke, thanks for another great quote
:flowerforyou: Sylvie, just to be safe it’s probably a good idea to not eat all your exercise calories, but be sure to eat enough to nourish your body if you do a lot of exercise…..i use a pedometer to count steps and that’s enough for me.
:flowerforyou: Sylvia In Kansas, could your blood pressure be too low from one of your new meds?
:flowerforyou: Jane, what a contrast 60 one day and snow the next.
:bigsmile: Renny, we are so fortunate on the west coast to have such mild and beautiful weather.
:flowerforyou: Meogge, you’ve come to the right place….we all love hearing about your exercise classes.
:flowerforyou: JaneMartin, congrats on doing some cleaning….when I don’t feel well, that’s the last thing I think of doing.
:flowerforyou: Geri, I’ve heard many good reports of people losing weight and feeling good on intermittent fasting….best wishes to you
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Debi, I drink 9 glasses of water a day
:flowerforyou: Julie, a home rowing machine---what fun----can you row and watch TV at the same time? Or read a book?
:bigsmile: Sandy, congrats on getting rid of some of that holiday weight
:flowerforyou: June, if you stay connected to this thread every day, it will be easier to stick to the rest of your plan.
:flowerforyou: Virginia, your dinner looks yummy and sounds nutritious
:flowerforyou: Michele, icing can cover a lot of mistakes in a cake.
:flowerforyou: Molly, where do you live that it’s so cold?
:bigsmile: Joyce, it sounds like your family Christmas was a great success and that you had a great time.
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 0 -
:blushing: Yesterday was Day 4 of the diet....Weekends are the hardest......I will stay strong...I will stay strong....LOLOL Just let me say I love "My Fitness Pal" cause it keeps me honest with how much I am eating.
:grumble: Hubby wanted big breakfast so I made scrapple, sausage, hash brown potatoes, biscuits and homemade sausage gravy.
:blushing: I ate 1 egg, sausage patty, biscuit and 1/2 cup sausage gravy= 652 calories.
:huh: Now if this was last week, I would have eaten 2 eggs, 2 pieces of sausage, 2 biscuits, a cup of gravy, scrapple and hash browns. I know better, what was I thinking.
:grumble: Hubby wanted spaghetti, meatballs and garlic bread for dinner, so I made spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread.
:blushing: I made angel hair pasta for me, measured out 1 cup of pasta with 1/2 cup sauce, 3 meatballs and a piece of garlic bread = 650 calories, for a total of 1212 calories.
I did 15 minutes on stationary bike and 45 minutes of Leslie Sanzone which burned up 634 calories.
I love leslie Sanzone but I can't wait for the spring so I can start walking outside again.
Today was better but am glad tomorrow is Monday.
:happy: Wishing everyone a great week from Rose in Laurel, DE
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:laugh: I just found out what diet means...
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Welcome youbet52,frmvt, jmilski,Feng3,Albagal:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Laurel DE sounds like watching your portions great job!
Linda hope you feel more energetic.
Reny thanks for the tip about finding your last post on your profile page. Glad feeling better
Sue in TX hope headache is better.
Gail congrats on maintaining. My DH is 65 and on his plan he can join silver sneakers which covers his gym membership.
Alison sorry about your brother. Some people refuse to learn. I agree how painful it is to watch.
Bonella like vow not to quit. Start where you are.
Svs10928 43 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mandy agree.
Joyce 51 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sorry for the loss of your mom. I agree she would be proud!
Barbie I love to walk too.
Jane hugs .
Vicki exciting about grandbaby. Don’t blame you for not wanting to travel. You will get back on track.
Sylvia I had that a couple of weeks ago. I was tried the next day.
Carol NC it helps me to look at the last date and time to help me keep track of where I am.
Jane CO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!with weight loss.
Kayzoola good reminder about sugar.
Mary jay with ya!
Heather hope you feel better.:flowerforyou:
Anne good job getting back on track.
Quiet day staying inside keeping warm. A good day.
Goals:
Limit TV/computer
contentment
Life is too short for a bad cup of coffee:drinker:
Margaret0 -
Thought I'd share my new way of limiting my eating...broken dishwasher. :laugh:
Found out it was leaking so off limits until a tech comes on Tuesday. Now everytime I think about fixing something to eat, I think about having to hand wash the dishes and pots and all of a sudden I'm not so hungry anymore. Maybe I should leave it broken for awhile.
Tina from MD0 -
:laugh: I just found out what diet means...
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Too funny, Rose. :laugh: :laugh:
Uhm... profound statement coming: what is it that you REALLY want?
Really. It is okay to know what you want.
Renny0 -
Tired right now, today wasn't the best day. I don't know if it's the weather or what but I have felt listless today. I have to work both jobs tomorrow and start my first Monday cycling and ab class, I better find me some energy. The big questionn is what the weather will do tonight. Will we wake up tomorrow to a city if ice, we will see. Signing off from Cincinnati, Ohio Patty0
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Hello Friends~
For those interested in my face exercise routine, check out the book “Face Exercises” by Jeremy Brown. Available on Amazon.
Here are two new favorites:
For firming up jowls: Turn your head to one side, then lift it up to look up at the ceiling. Feel a stretch in your jaws and neck as you do this. As you feel the stretch, place the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth as if you want to push it up. When your tongue is pushing the roof of your mouth, try to swallow. Do this several times on each side.
For line around your mouth: Place one finger on each side of your mouth (half an inch from the tip of either side of your lips). Apply a bit of pressure and at the same time, slightly pull the skin so that there would be a bit of initial resistance. Gently pull the sides of your mouth and as you do, fight the pulling movement by moving your lips to the center. It’s like you are lifting weights with your lips. Your fingers will be providing the resistance necessary to strengthen the muscle in this area.
LaurelFisher: The Rainbow Bridge description put a lump in my throat. Thanks for sharing.
Rori in the Colorado Foothills0 -
Thanks for the suggestions on how to find my place in the thread. I'm glad I'm not the only one having trouble figuring it out!
Just wanted to share an NSV with y'all...I ran tonight!! Granted, it was only from the end of the street back to my house (short block) but I did it. However, I never want to do it again without the proper support garment. I may have black eyes tomorrow. LOL
I managed to get in my 10,000 steps today by pacing the house to get in a lot of them since it was too wet and cold to take a long walk today.
It's time to turn in and get ready for another work week. January is hell month at work for me so I dread it extra tomorrow. On the bright side, I have a doctor appointment at 9 a.m. so I can sleep in a bit. We'll see how my thyroid blood work turned out to see if we need to adjust my meds for a smaller me. AND, the doctor will love me because I've lost more weight!
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:flowerforyou: The laundry is almost done and it’s almost bedtime and I’m still not caught up with the posts but I’m gaining ground. I didn’t do yoga and spent too much time at the computer.
:flowerforyou: Kate in Ontario, welcome.. come back often and join the conversation
:flowerforyou: Sue in SD, in this cold weather, I’d want to take my horse home to a warm place with a lot of blankets, too.
:flowerforyou: Anne, you have great weather in Vancouver even with some rain like we do on the north Olympic Peninsula in Washington so walking outdoors is good all year long……..having an assessment to get started with training is a great idea.
:bigsmile: Cynthia, congrats on your loss.
:flowerforyou: Patacake, just show up, go for whatever walk you can….take it one day at a time…and check in here….and you’ll make progress.
:bigsmile: Cyn, throwing out the Christmas goodies is a great beginning.
:bigsmile: Ktsmom, good choice to walk even with the super chilly weather
:bigsmile: DeeDee, I love the vision of Noel in her winter coat out walking with you…..she is so cute
:flowerforyou: Katla, one of my favorite things about where we live is the need to go by ferry to go to so many events.
:flowerforyou: LizPlus, doing several small workouts a day is a great idea…thank you for your kind words…..i started out slowly and added to my walking and workouts gradually.
:bigsmile: Kathy from Colorado, congrats on the weight loss
:flowerforyou: Jb, thanks for sharing the info from your Eating Mindfully book
:flowerforyou: Susan, I did Jazzercise three days a week for a few years in the 1980’s……I loved it. There’s a place near me with Jazzercise classes but it’s much more expensive than my line dance classes.
:flowerforyou: Margaret, I’m not reading Eating Mindfully, but the word I chose for myself for 2014 is mindful
:flowerforyou: Heather, you have had a great adventure and seem to have others waiting down the road…..i know how much you enjoy your interesting life and how much we enjoy you telling us about it.
:flowerforyou: Maryjay, welcome
:flowerforyou: Kay from PNW…..lovely weather here, too…….good for you starting a weight loss journey before there is too much weight to lose.
:bigsmile: Jane in CO, congrats on the good results of your first week……that’s a great start to your lifelong journey
:flowerforyou: Renny, it was below freezing here today and the roads were icy when I walked in the morning….i carried a flashlight to keep an eye on the icy spots and often walked on the rocky strip along the edge of our streets….there were still icy spots this afternoon when I walked with my friend.
:flowerforyou: Sylvia, I understand about bringing the horse into the house……I would have done the same thing.
:flowerforyou: Carol from NC, I keep paper by my computer and write down what page, day and time I left off so I can find my place…..it’s not technology, but it works.
:flowerforyou: Vicki, we not only don’t keep much food at our house, we also don’t have diet pop…..I drink water and Jake drinks decaf coffee…we don’t eat for recreation and don’t offer food just because someone comes over.
:flowerforyou: Janemartin, no school for two days and too snowy to go to church…..that is a big snow storm.
:flowerforyou: Viv, it is taking me days to get caught up after being gone for less than two days.
:flowerforyou: Albagal, welcome…come back and tell us more about you
:flowerforyou: Feng, welcome, you’ll find lots of support here
:flowerforyou: Frmvt, you signed up when you posted….come back often
:flowerforyou: Jmilski, you joined as soon as you posted…..none of us can do this alone.
:bigsmile: Joyce, you did a great job dealing with all the holiday food….that may be a bigger victory than whatever the scale says…
:flowerforyou: Mandy, the most important thing is to find an eating plan that works for you and that you can stay with for a long time.
:flowerforyou: Svs, you’ve been really successful so far, good luck on you goal of losing 3 more pounds.
:bigsmile: Bonella, it sounds like you have two great resolutions----to never quit and to stick with your plan Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: ..25,000 steps today…
:bigsmile: My word for 2014 is “Mindful” inspired by “The Happiness Project”….I will seek opportunities to be present in all that I do
January Resolutions
*dance at least three dances a day for extra practice
*yoga twice a week (three times would be better)
*play with Bernie the cat at least 5 minutes a day
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Cheryl - typo or not, I STILL never heard of it...lol And you can keep those temps, thank you.
Joyce - thanks so much for sharing your wonderful Christmas with us.
Kate - welcome and congrats on the soon-to-be grand
Sylvie - skinnytaste does have a lot of good recipes. One of the things that I like about it is the fact that their recipes don't taste like you're missing out on something.
Anne - hope your ankle heals fast. Glad it wasn't anything serious. That's interesting that you have back pain because of your posture. That's something I would never have thought of. It took me a LOOOONNNNNGGGG time to do a lateral raise with a 5 pound weight. there is no way I can go higher. Those muscles are just too small to be able to handle heavy weights.
Cynthia - doing a happy dance for you
patacake - if what you're looking for support and tips, you've come to the right place. We'll all there.
cyn - welcome! It feels good to throw out things that you know aren't good for you, doesn't it?
ktsmom - what wonderful words of experience you gave to patacake. What a wonderful NSV you had
DeeDee - it's supposed to get REALLY cold Tuesday. We put away (at least temporarily) as many of the Christmas decorations that we needed to so that we could get the cars in the garage. Originally I had planned to go to the Y on Tuesday, but if there's snow I'll just do something at home (don't know what, yet, but I'll figure it out)
meogge - what is protein coffee? I'm not a coffee drinker, is it just coffee but you put protein powder in it?
Cheryl - do you ride the horses in the cold weather? I remember when the girls were taking horseback riding lessons, when the weather got cooler the horses got "friskier"
katla - I like you goal of logging every bite AND SWALLOW...lol
LizPlus - the other day the alarm in the detached garage went off, it's supposed to sound in the house but it didn't so the security company called the state police. The guy fromt the security company came and replaced the speaker. The other day we were at WalMart and the security company got a notification that something wasn't right so they called Vince. Looks like maybe some connection or whatever is wrong with the sensor out there. They're supposed to be here Tuesday. When MIL was in an assisted living place, one time she pulled the fire alarm by accident, they couldn't have her doing that all the time so they moved her to the dementia area. She WAS in the beginning stages of Altzheimers. Great for you that you have a fitness room right there. Good luck to you
Kathy - what a great loss. When was the last time you weighed yourself so what are you comparing it to? Great enticement to get to the gym
jb - I made more of your low fat muffins today so I'll have them in the freezer. Got the book "Mindful Eating" for Christmas, just haven't gotten too far into it yet.
Susan - now I understand why the dogsitter told your daughter while she was away. My heart goes out to her and to you, for not being able to give her a hug. There is a trunk release on the floor inside my car door, but I have it disabled. See, shortly after I got the car someone broke into my trunk and took my wallet. The only thing I could think of is that they opened the car door, popped open the trunk, and took the wallet. Vince says they didn't take the entire pocketbook since it was probably a man who took the wallet and he wouldn't be caught dead carrying around a pocketbook.
margaretturk - I was just thinking today, if Jessica moves further away from where she is now, the next time we go up there I may not be able to use the stair climbing machine that their Y that I was so looking forward to using.
Heather - rest up. Sounds like you had a lovely visit!
jane in CO - CONGRATS on all fronts!!!! I just changed my FB page, when it asks "who can contact me", I changed it to "everyone". Hope that works. I'm going to email Jessica, too, to ask her if she has any ideas.
Renny - so glad you're safe and feeling better. Your profile pic is great!
Carol - yup, that's me. My son graduated from Elon. In order to "bookmark" what I do is I have a wordpage document open, I respond and at the bottom of the page I will write something like "page 12 - NCCarol". Then the next time I log in I just go to the last post and scroll back up until I get to NCCarol's post. Then I just save the whole thing. Good for you in onederland!
Vicki - thanks for the smile, the IRS asking if there was a change in the status of your FIL. That's our wonderful government for ya. So sorry the grandbaby will be born without you, but you'll get to see it real soon
Alba and Feng and frmvt and jmilski and Mandy and youbet- welcome!
barbie - do you have any ideas as to how I can post the video of our decorations on here? I know that not everyone is into facebook (Vince isn't)
Joyce - congrats! Did you have any of the rotisserie chicken from Sam's? I was contemplating buying it once and talked to one of the men working there. He said that it was on the salty side. I do wish they would give out samples of it so that I could see for myself just how salty, if at all, it is.
Well, I did some of this "belly dancing for beginners" DVD that I got for Christmas. Really, it's more of an instructional DVD. but that's OK, since I need the instruction. I must have done a little over an hour of it, and I'm not done yet so tomorrow instead of yoga I'll do more of the DVD. Then I'm planning to go to the extremepump class.
If you look at my menu for today, can you figure out what it was that I wanted to begin to use up in the freezer??
Allison - prayers for your brother
Gail - I'm sure you'll make the right decision for yourself regarding a gym. One of the reasons I stay with the Y is that I can use the Y when I go away. Like I use the Y when we're in FL.
I have been playing around on facebook and found an "add friend" button on this page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/michele.legrand.90?viewas=100000686899395&returnto=profile&privacy_source=privacy_lite
Tina - lol your new diet.
Carol in NC - great running. I personally am not keen on running, but racewalking is fine. Good for you. Good luck at the doctor's.
Michele in NC0 -
Margaret - DH is part of the reason I kept the Senior Y [family] membership. Alas, he is the senior and, double alas, cannot be moved to go there!! It would do him a world of good, but there is always a reason. I have to do what I need to do, but I do like the Y's atmosphere and the tracking available.
Michele - after 30 days you can go to any of the anytime fitness gyms also.
Going to bed on this cold night. We southern states are not used to the extreme cold headed our way -- we put a little space heater in our bathroom to warm it up in the morning.
I really need to get back in the groove!
Gail, metro ATL0 -
I'm so glad there is a support group for over 50! I joined a Fit Bet and think it's harder to lose 4% of my weight in 28 days because of my age (53) and thyroid problems. I'm just working on staying healthy and losing a few pounds, but I am 20 pounds overweight. Two years ago I made lifestyle changes and it took me 7 months to lose 5 pounds. My idea is to keep it off. I did enjoy my holidays this year, so now I'm here. I'd love to work hard, win back my money, and have more energy!0
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Michelle, in NC, I have had the chicken at Sams but it was quite a while ago. I do remember it was very good! So if it was thatg ood in my pre-diet taste bud time, it means it more than likely was salty. But it was good. My husband and I would buy one and have it for supper. It's a cheap $5 meal when you add some sides to it. But my salt and sugar taste buds sure have changed. I just can't stand that stuff, except chocolate of course.
Well, doing 3 miles here, 2 miles here, etc, through out the day I have done 10 miles on my bike this evening. I guess I have an excuse with the Y being closed tomorrow with the weather that I can't start my strength training class. Does that mean that my procrastination won, the weather won or it just means I can sleep in??? :laugh:
There sure are a lot of ladies I am going to have to get to know!!! I love it. Just please excuse my MS cause I may not remember things about you unless you post things about yourself frequently. So that means you have to stay here with us! See, my MS is good:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Joyce, snowy, windy, frigid Indiana0 -
I agree Michele. SkinnyTaste or what I've tried really don't sacrifice the taste. I made the cheesecake and it was amazingly good without making me fill too full. This is a great place.
My son is sensitive to gluten and processed sugar so need to cut that from our diet... This will be interesting. Not too worried about the gluten but the processed sugar is another story. We will see how it goes.
WOW this tread is growing really fast. Can barely keep up with it.
OK now I have an objective for January (other than resetting up my exercise area in my garage). Walk at least 10K steps every day.
Time to call it a day and just relax for a couple of hours before going to bed as tomorrow is back to work :sad:0 -
Barbie: Thank you so much for the link to New Years Resolutions. There are some great ideas listed there. I might consider choosing a new one to add to my list.:flowerforyou:
Laurel Fisher: You made some very good choices on Day #4. Congratulations. :flowerforyou: I love the “did I eat that” diet.:laugh:
Tina: The broken dishwasher diet is an interesting idea. You go first and let us know how it goes.
Rori: Thanks for the face exercise suggestions. I tried them and they are NOT easy. This must mean I need to work at it.:flowerforyou:
Carol in NC: I love your sense of humor. I never run without the proper support garment unless my house is on fire and I need to escape. So far it hasn’t happened. :noway: To be honest, I seldom run even with the proper support garment. Running hurts my knees.:frown:
I decided to change my goals to “maintain”, and ended up with a ridiculous number of calories, 500 more than my allotment to lose weight. So I changed some things and that brought it down. I don’t trust it. I would love advice on the matter. I am very reluctant to abandon or make significant changes to what has worked so well for me.
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 -
Hi everyone,
Coach failed to show up again. This time there was another "valid" excuse. But this makes three times out of four that he has cancelled with less than 24 hours notice with or without being able to get in contact with me. I've paid in advance for 10 sessions which don't start now until tomorrow (Monday) - the assessment was free. Quite a lot of money. Not sure if I can get a refund but I'm thinking of asking.
I did quite well with my food until I went to my friend's to watch a movie. She had chocolates, Almond Roca, and a tasty snack mix to go with our Chinese tea. Mmmm...
Well, I must be off to bed. It's almost 11:30 pm here and I need to be up by 6:15 am to get ready for work tomorrow.
:flowerforyou: Thank you for your encouraging words.
Anne, Vancouver area, BC, Canada0 -
So, trying out the Word cut-and-paste technique!
Katla: Yes, that’s how I’ve been doing it, looking for my last post. What I want to avoid is having to look for it. I opened a topic in the tech suggestions part, asking for this functionality. We’ll see. Thanks.
Linda: Hope the doctor will be able to give you some useful information.
Margaret: Definitely agree about the coffee! :drinker:
Patty: Are you eating and sleeping well? Hope the weather isn’t too bad.
Rori: not to rain on your parade, but I read (some years ago, so I don’t know where to find it) that the jowl-firming exercise actually makes things worse, stretching what you don’t want to be stretched, etc. But maybe there’s new evidence that it does work.
Carol: hope you can adjust your meds!
Barbie: 25,000 steps; I can’t even imagine. Maybe when I weigh less…. :ohwell:
Katla: it’ll be a while before I’m experimenting with maintaining! Hope you figure it out.
Anne: pretty worthless if you ask me. A coach is there to coach you. Hope he will get on the ball. Maybe it’s worth mentioning when you speak to him.
Everybody, thanks for the kinds words on my weight loss. :flowerforyou: I’ve struggled for a very long time :frown: and for some reason it seems to be working right now. I’m very grateful for it!
Cynthia0 -
morning ladies this will be quick,
got a call at 5 this morning from my friend at work, she will be staying home with the stomach bug, so i will be going in early to assist,
our office manager went in thursday and rescheduled the friday patients, I am hoping she didnt pile them all in today, because we will be running crazy
cooking the DH dinner and getting his lunch and my lunch together and then I have to be at work at 7:30..0
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