WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2014
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Tammy, I have a FitBit and I think there is a link somewhere here on MFP to sync it. I think it recommends that you do not track your food on the FitBit site, use the MFP only. I'm not sure I will ever understand how the exercise calories work though.
YannieJannie, is there some one who can do your Mom's pill keeper for her every week? That's pretty dangerous to not put your blood thinner in. Just think what it would have been if she was putting extra blood thinner in.
Weight continues to go down. If it continues this way I am really excited to see what next weeks weigh in will be!!! It seems like I go through a plateau about every 10-15 pounds. Oh well, as long as it eventually ends. But the wait is worth it.
Silver sneakers had a new thing in class today. We did rings. They are these really strong rings, about the size of a steering wheel that has tension built into them. You do several different muscle groups with them. One thing I don't like about some of these devices is that they are used both under your feet and in your hands. There is no cleaning between uses or users. But I always leave Fridays class knowing I have been worked. It's amazing how you can do crunches with a resistance band sitting in a chair. I tild her that I wish I could bring my I pad to class and record it. she said she does personal training and we could do one session and she would write down each exercise for me. That one session would be expensive though.
We have sun today also!!!!!!! So the ice that is still everywhere is pretty bright. I forgot to take my sunglasses with me to the Y. Haven't used them in days. And it sure was bright. Who knew 9* could feel so good!
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Katla - I just went on a website . Googled body fat measurement. You just have to take various measurements, wrist, forearm, waist, hips. It is not completely accurate, but near enough.Then I googled body fat for age. Looking at your profile pictures I would say you are pretty lean! ! ! ! ! Not good to be too lean at our age, over 60, as we need some fat for oestrogen storage to protect against osteoporosis.
Wind getting up now. :noway: :grumble: :huh: :sad: Our TV picture statrts breaking up when the trees start swaying! Our signal comes from the Isle of Wight, which is an island off the South Coast. The tv man said there are too many trees in the way!
Love to all. Stay safe. Be good to yourselves and forgive yourselves for not being perfect. I have to remind myself of that all the time. I get so neurotic and worry about everything. Working on that. Lots of meditation, mindfulness and visualization. Letting go of the things I cannot change.
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Yeah!
Please stay on electricity!
Heather in Hampshire UK0 -
Happy Friday to all. Went to Aldis at noon & was sunny but -4'.Made one other stop,then scooted right back home.Just needed fresh veggies & bananas.
Saw snow plowed to 4-5 ' high ,of course at these temps,not melting anytime soon. More snow expected thru the wk end.:noway:
Allison.....we saw what bro, & friends went thru before they passed away,so doing the living wills/medical directives was something we had done while in our 40's. Never regretted it. Both of our DDs & their DHs have done the same.One DD is a nurse....she had living will done about 5 yrs after she started working.Caring for a young man after a motorcycle accident was
Very sad,but seeing his family fight about his care caused her to look into medical wills.
Just starting the 30 day shred,as the weather is so bad & need the exercise.Hoping to get back to water aerobics in few wks.my
Goals are same as always,just keep on,keeping on. have a good wk end.
Pat in Ohio0 -
Good Morning, Happy Friday. Today is my short day (only 8 hours) and then have our monthly CMA meeting this evening. I do think I have everything ready. Then early in the morning we leave for my parents and that is about an 4-5 hour drive. Going to take the carpet shampooer and do their carpets. Plan on doing some other cleaning while there. I just hope the roads are not bad. I had areally bad night eating everything I could find, no real reason just felt the need. So feeling kind of down this morning. But today is a new day and new start. I have been having alot of bad days lately. Got to get a handle on things and not resort to eating. Thanks for being there and not judging me.
I did call the Hospice office yesterday afternoon. Since I voluteer there I felt I had to talk to someone. The lady was real happy I called and sounded like they have had other problems with this nurse. So they are going to do some follow up. Hospice does since good things and only takes one bad nurse to cause problems.
Heather--all the rain there. Glad you are safe and dry for the most part. Thanks for the good words. I have to keep reminding myself that I am a good person, do not have to be prefect. Just do the best I can each day.
Katla--Celebrate DS is home. Hope he feels better soon!
yanniejannie--It is so good of you to take such good care of Gwen.
Well am all caught up and time to get ready and get things done as we want to leave by 6am. Not sure how much I will be able to check in the next couple days. But know that I am thinking and praying for each of you.
Blessed! Vicki GI NE0 -
Happy Friday!!! I turned 50 in August and haven't had my period in about a year. The last few weeks I have been suffering from insomnia and hotflashes and nightsweats. I had them early on - they went away and now they are back! I haven't been able to get a good nights sleep in a couple of weeks. Last night I didn't fall asleep until 2:30 then I woke up every couple of hours. HELP!!
How is my body supposed to repair itself. I have been doing 2 to 5 miles on the elliptical and lifting and I still can't sleep. I finally stayed home from work today. So tired I haven't even eaten yet... let alone go work out.
Thanks for listening!
-Angie
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Hi Arios952013. I'm going through the same thing. Hot flashes and insomnia, my cycle comes every 2 months now and are as painful as EVER and I was recently diagnosed with vertigo!! That scared the heck out of me when it first happened. Now, I have to take medication 2 to 3 times a day just to stay straight (and one of the side effects is dizziness...hahaha...go figure).
My biggest fear is the weight gain that I keep hearing about!!! How am I supposed to LOSE weight if menopause causes me to GAIN??!!0 -
Claudia I wrote on your profile too. My friend had vertigo too. She found she had to limit her salt intake. When she did it really helped. You still do need some salt even if you get vertigo. She aims for 1000-1500mg in a day. Hope you feel better. I know that is scary to get vertigo.0
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Just thought I'd share in reference to menopause. I'm 56 and started menopausal symptoms at 51. I have had a hell of a time with the same symptoms mentioned - hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia - also loss of libido, extreme fatigue, weight gain, and sugar cravings. I think the carb and sugar cravings had to do with the lethargy. I had my labs done and basically had no estrogen, low testosterone and progesterone and a hormone called FSH was out of whack. I got something called sotto pelle - it is a pellet about the size of a tic tac that is inserted into the hip/booty area. It slowly releases hormones into your body - bio-identical hormones and then at night I take a low dose bio-identical progesterone pill. There are other ways to get bio-identical hormones but this really has worked for me. I feel like a new woman. My energy is slowly coming back. I have had no hot flashes at all, libido is back, and I've been able to cut the sugar and carbs. I suffered for such a long time because I'm against taking meds and wanted to "let nature take it's course" but I honestly didn't feel like I was living. The lack of energy was so bad that some days I couldn't get out of bed. Anyway just thought I'd share my experience. Bottom line MENOPAUSE SUCKS!!0
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Thank you for the replies, Karleigh55 and Claudie08. I would give anything to sleep. I am thrilled I no longer have my period. When I was perimenopausal the minute I worked out my period came - at least that no longer happens. But I gained tons of weight. In addition I am hypothyroid as well. Right before my period went away, I had crazy heavy periods and then all of sudden - nothing!
I tried the bio-identical hormone thing and my naturopath put me on Testosterone - I began losing hair. So she took me off of it. She said the estrogen would cause cancer and instead gave me progesterone cream and Vitamin D. My body is too sensitive for hormones.
Since then I began going to the Mayo clinic... I have been forgetting to take my Vitamin D. Was taking 10,000 IUs.
Benadryl used to help me sleep, but it is no longer working for me :-(
I also can no longer drink - it causes hot flashes too. Some of my older friends say it eventually goes away... but this sleep thing is killing me.0 -
Bumpety-bump! No time for anything!'
Rita from 'frosted' CT0 -
Hi all, my name is Dayna and i am new to this site. For February, i would love to lose 5 or more pounds, and start jogging again. I use to love to jog, but hurt my knee and have not gotten back to it yet, even though my knee has been better for a long time. I do a pretty hard stair workout with two other women i work with, we actually run up 51 floors, 20 steps per floor, so i know my knee can handle jogging again. I stated using the treadmil but nothing like i use too. So i hope to just stay on track and even better. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend0
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I have FitBit & do sync to MFP,but never check it,just go by MFP. Works for me.Don't bother
Checking sleep,just no reason to,but that's just me.
So many ppl trying to eat healthy/ lost wt use the same programs,gadgets,adding our own ways. Pat in Ohio0 -
Hi Margaret. Thanks so much. I do feel better as long as I take my meds, but it does creep up on me from time to time.
My doctor told me that it was due to a lack of water in my system. I forgot the term she used, though. In anycase, I need to drink more water, and I'm not one of those people who likes to drink water..so, I've been adding drops of non-caloric flavor to it. My next goal is to wean myself off of the drops and drink it plain.0 -
Hey patceoh, I have the FitBit ZIP and have it sycned to MFP. I do like it for tracking steps and miles.0
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Hello All
Yesterday was not one of my better days as far as eating. I ran errands all day & the heater wouldn't work in the car. Was freaking cold here. So after a couple of hours I needed to get warm & hadn't eaten all day. Decided to stop at Mexican Food. I had a margarita, 3 nachos & bowl of soup :explode:
Today is Friday :happy: and I ma back on the good food train
So gonna try my best to be good this weekend.
I have a Fit Bit Force, which I love. I use MFP for my food & water intake. It automatically syncs. Someone had asked.
I love using MFP for many reasons but my favorite thing is this line:
If every day were like today... You'd weigh ... lbs in 5 weeks
Boy that's helps to keep me on track :laugh:
Gotta go for now, Work is calling0 -
afternoon ladies,
well i worked a 9 hr day whooo hooo.
I am cleaning out charts in the basement where I work to have shred it come to shred them,so it is alot of standing for alot of hrs..
I marched in place lol,got almost 8,000 steps that way, thank goodness no one was watching but at least I was moving
tomorrow is early morning to the gym, then to pick up a dresser, then home and cook my FIL some lunch, then hopefully chill out after that0 -
Thank goodness that it's Friday!!
I'm surprised at how quickly I recovered from all the shoveling of the hard packed snow around my car. My arms & back are totally fine now.
I had a great NSV at the gym yesterday. A girl that takes aquafit with me on the weekends was at the gym last night and commented on my weight loss. It was really nice to hear.
I've officially made my "to do" list and written it out. wow, it's long :laugh:
Have a great night
Sandy in frigid ON 0 -
@Katia -- Our little schnauzer was so full she had to have an enema... she loves to eat bunny poop.... and anything else she finds on the ground. We say she is extremely "food motivated."
The vet said in the future that a little canned pumpkin helps to get things moving. I have used it and it does seem to help. Good luck with your little fella.
Tammy
I called our vet and they recommended pumpkin, too. We gave him some today but there has been not "production" so far. If he doesn't get relief by morning we'll take him into the vet's office. thanks for your suggestion.0 -
Katla - I just went on a website . Googled body fat measurement. You just have to take various measurements, wrist, forearm, waist, hips. It is not completely accurate, but near enough.Then I googled body fat for age. Looking at your profile pictures I would say you are pretty lean! ! ! ! ! Not good to be too lean at our age, over 60, as we need some fat for oestrogen storage to protect against osteoporosis.
Heather in Hampshire UK
I am not worried about my body fat, but I feel as though I don't know enough about what is desirable or not desirable. I'm happy with my weight but would like to have a bit more muscle tone. I'd also like my inner thighs to be less like a deflated balloon.:noway: :ohwell: I'll keep going to yoga and hope for eventual improvement. I don't want to look like a sharpei in a bathing suit next summer.:flowerforyou:0 -
In the motivation and support thread tonight there was a topic that was asking advice for handling a critical mother. Some of the advice was really impressive, from one-liners that were to the point (and sometimes hilarious) to analytical. Next time I'm going to post my problem on MFP instead of going to a shrink!
Ginry-I had the Fitbit and decided to return it. The sleep tracker wasn't responding, and it was sort of gimicky, so I decided to use my old-school pedometer and MFP instead. Besides, it will probably be 1/3rd the price in a year.
Katla or Yanniejannie (can't remember) - Lol...I'm glad you liked remembering Tom Selleck in his "sport shorts"! haha!
Did 30 Day Shred and walked for an hour.
GTG...Housewives of Atlanta is on. :laugh:
Good night all.
Susan in St. Lou0 -
Just a quick post to say hi. I had to take my son to his pediatric GI at Duke Children's Hospital this morning (he's been vomiting pretty much every day for about two weeks) and, although I really like her, I dislike that an appointment takes half my day (mostly because of the drive there and back). He had an x-ray (no blockage) and is scheduled for an ultrasound on Tuesday so we still don't know the cause. That child's digestive system is completely haywire!
It's been a hectic mixed up day - an hour at work, an hour to the hospital, two hours at the hospital, 45 minutes for lunch, an hour back from the hospital, an appointment for me, a quick visit with a friend (netted me a free set of 15 lb and 25 lb dumbbells), back to work to finish up, dinner with my daughter, then 30 minutes of walking in place while watching part of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics to finish up my 10,000 steps. Whew! So glad tomorrow is Saturday!
Good night from Carol in NC.
Edit: I have a Fibit Flex and love it! It really helps motivate me to move. It's also confirmed that I do NOT rest well at night.0 -
Howdy everyone. Quiet day today other than teaching for 2 hours. It was well below zero today with a high of about 11. No good news from Oklahoma; Bert has a tracheostomy now for the ventilator and they put in a feeding tube. The high school had a threat of another shooting so that kind of put me on edge. I have no desire to stand outside the school in the snow waiting for hours to see if my daughter is ok again. It was horrible and not something I want to repeat. Nothing came of it, but DD#2 says she was scared all day and about 2/3 of the kids in school got pulled out. I didn’t know about it until after 2, and by then it was all under control.
Gloria: I have missed your post but after reading other responses to you I am sending you prayers for what sounds like it is a very hard time for you. …..Later…I read your post. I agree with you that the person who is ill is the one to consider most. I hope her pain can be brought under control
Juanita: stay warm!
Sandy: shoveling all that snow burned some serious calories
Joyce: hope the wild lettuce helps!
Michele your schedule astounds me!
Brenda: welcome to our little group! You had some tough moments recently and I am sorry for your losses
Anne: glad to hear the scale is moving again!
DeeDee: I heard you today as I made myself gulp down that water LOL
Jane: taxes? Oh my I don’t even think about them til June LOL
Cynthia; great nsv!
Tammy I use a fitbit but don’t synch it. I do synch to walgreens and get rewards points. Beagles are very food motivated too and Benny loves the bunny poo too
Heather: I make a great spinach feta pizza. I love that combination
Katla: so glad to hear your son is home from deployment
I have tried to go back and figure this out, but whose daughter is missing? That must be very scary for you!
Well tomorrow is blood pressure day at the shopping mall in council bluffs, Iowa . We are there for 12 hours and then on the 22nd another 12 hours. Each clinical group goes for four hours, but each student only has to do 2. So I am there from 8:30-12:30 It’s a real blast; well worth giving up some time on a Saturday. We are by the food court, so if the students can hear the blood pressures there, they can hear them anywhere! It’s great to build their confidence! We usually do about 1,100 each year.
OK take care all, Meg from frozen Omaha0 -
Went to Bi-Lo, got meat on sale and some other things, went to the deep water class at the Y, bought gas, delivered a birthday cake to a lady at the Y, went to mahjongg, went to Lowes Foods, bought Vince some doughnuts, came home for a conference call.
Brenda - I'm so sorry for your losses. That's terrible. But in a way it's a blessing in disguise since it was an "ah ha" moment for you and caused you to join the Y and come here. We're so glad you did
Anne - I don't recall if I mentioned this to you or not, but I had an incident with a company and contacted the BBB where they're located. At first they (basically) lied and said that they'd sent out a replacement to me. Well, after two weeks I contacted the BBB again and said that I hadn't received it. After I contacted them the second time, I was sent a replacement. Not what I ordered but I got something (actually, I think it was even more expensive). I really think the reason they went out and bought it and sent it to me was because they knew that if they didn't, I was going to continue to make a pain of myself. Give it time but not a whole lot. Keep after them, it may be a pain on your part, but I believe you will get satisfaction.
DeeDee - I've never heard of a black eye pea burger. I bet it was great
jane - when the kids were little and we'd drive to FL from PA to see Vince's parents, we knew every McD's along the way that had a playground. We also knew each and every hotel that had an indoor pool!!!!
Cynthia - what a great NSV. Pretty soon you'll be needing smaller sized pants and jacket!
Heather - you could cut up that spinach and feta and put it on a cocktail stick? I would have thought that it would be too runny. What an interesting idea, something decent to take to Mexican Train. I do have some cocktail toothpicks so that might work. I bet the feta is part of the culprit for the sodium. But if you cut it up and put it on cocktail sticks, the sodium probably isn't all that bad. Thanks for the idea. Do you use caliphers to test your body fat?
katla - what great news about your son!!!! And your DIL, things are really looking upward. Your hummingbird photos are beautiful. I especially like the one of the bird and the snow.
Tammy - someone else said to me that they give their cat a bit of canned pumpkin and it prevents hairballs.
yanniejannie - Gwen is ever so lucky to have you watching out for her. So is her family.
Joyce - I think I know what kind of rings you're referring to. We used to have them in the pilates class when we lived in PA. Yes, they were very strong, but they also gave you a good workout.
Pat - I like Aldi for their veggies and fruit (sometimes). I did get a bag of tangerines recently, tho, and some of them were way too ripe. But on the whole, their fruit and veggies are pretty good. I don't think they're good on their price of eggs and milk, tho. They're pretty decent on frozen veges, they just don't stock everything. Stay safe with all that snow. Good luck on the 30DS
For those who are getting a lot of snow -- what do you do about getting it off the roof of your house?
Dayna - welcome! I'll say you do a hard stair workout!!!!
Sandy - it sure does feel good when someone gives you such a good compliment, huh?
Carol in NC - I feel for your son. Is he losing any weight?
Meg - how scary for you and your daughter! How wonderful of you to take bp's!
Michele in NC0 -
Michele we have a roof rake its flat without the teeth a normal rake has and it has a telescopic handle to reach a fair ways, Dh spent one whole day pulling snow off the shed roofs there are 2 then he had to snow blow that out of the way our house roof is steep enough we dont worry about it but lots of people get up and shovel theirs off not a safe idea, joys of living in the north have a pile inthe back yard thats over my head im 5ft 2 so it will be awhile before it all melts this spring where is spring - 24 c tonite
Enjoy your weekend everyone
Juanita0 -
Meg: It sounds like you had a stressful day. I’m glad the high school situation didn’t turn into a tragedy. Blood pressure day at the shopping mall sounds like a very good training opportunity for the students, and a good health check for the people who are screened.:flowerforyou:
Carol in NC: I’m sending good thoughts your way. I’m sorry your son is having health problems. I hope he’s better soon.:flowerforyou:
Michele: I admire your active social life. You’ve always got things to do and people to see. I’m glad you enjoyed the hummingbird pictures. Those little guys give us a lot of entertainment. We don’t do anything about the snow on our roof. It would be way too dangerous to climb up there. The snow falls off eventually. We get snow about once every three to five years, so it doesn’t come up often. I wonder how the people who have snow for months every winter deal with it.
We just had a yummy dinner. We barbecued a salmon filet, and had marble sized new potatoes with Mrs. Dash, a little olive oil, peas and parsley, and we also had fresh asparagus. I had a square of Endangered Species 72% dark chocolate for my dessert. I feel like I’ve had a real treat. The store where I bought the chocolate has stopped carrying the individually wrapped squares, so I ordered some online.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
February goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Move more: cardio at least 3 days a week and strength training as soon as I am able.
3. Water: According to an article I saw on facebook, drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness for the body. I’ll work toward following these guidelines:
* 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 -
Sorry to say that I went off my diet regimen today. My only excuse is that my hubby asked me to try a new restaurant for dinner. As this is a rare occurrence, I couldn't turn the opportunity down! On a more productive note, I found a near new adjustable bed- a three thousand dollar one- for just $265.00! I have been eyeballing them for years, but the price was too high! I hope you are all keeping warm and close by the fireplace! Brrr..., it feels like winter out there! As the wolf said on Groundhog Day, "The groundhog said that winter would be longer than usual this year, So I ate him!" And on that note, I'll sign off!
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Sorry, no time to read anything tonight at al. Last year in March my husband had a heart attack. the doctor put 2 stents in but told him there were more blockages that could only be taken care of with open heart surgery. So today he has chest pain and atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat). So back to the ER, took several hours and IV cardiazem to clear him up but he is now in a regular beat. He will be having a chemical stress test tomorrow morning. I sure hope it doesn't show more or worsening blockages.
even though I took my water with me I never got a chance to get to the cafeteria before they closed. So when I got home after 10 the only thing i wanted was my bedtime mini meal. So I doubled it. Hope it doesn't come back to haunt me. Lots of carbs before bedtime. I usually eat it a 10 them bed at 2 AM. But it is such a comfort meal to me and I needed that. So I cherish your prayers for me and my husband in the next coming days. I will be taking my laptop to the hosptial with me as it is the only thing that helps keep my sanity!
Joyce, indiana0 -
Hello vit F !:flowerforyou:
Its been difficult to cut down my comp time - read mfp time. But after reading most of the posts I have been just logging my food and ex for the day.
So, first I would like to give virtual hugs to all my friends here facing challenges. Secondly Cheers to all who have been victorious on the scale and more importantly in the NSVs.:drinker:
Well after my run this morning I was pleasantly surprised to note my weight had gone down to 71.5kg ( Yay)It had gone upto 73.8kgs last to last week :sad:
So, what have I done in the interim?:frown:
I have got back to my routine after the departure of my mom and sisters.
I have increased my water intake
I have started adding a stick of cinnamon in my waterbottle..... as it increases metabolism:drinker:
I am consciously dropping my cals on 2 days according to the 5:2 intermittent fast diet, but I am having more than the recommended 500 cals:blushing:
I try to get in half an hour of yoga in the morning, basically sun salutations, 2 to 3 times a week.
I am trying to increase the weight I lift during weight training days:flowerforyou:
Anamika from Mumbai0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Meg How scary for your daughter and you! What in the world is wrong with people these days
? Have fun with the students at the mall!
Carol in NC I hope they find out what`s wrong with your son, that has to be scary!
Joyce Will be keeping your hubby and you in my prayers!
Anaminka It`s always nice to read your posts:happy: ! Congrats on the weight loss:bigsmile: !!!!
Michele Are you ready for another blast of wintertime weather? They say it may be here next week:sad: ! When are you leaving for FL? I might have to jump in your suitcase and go with you:laugh: !
Katla Hope your doggie is okay
:flowerforyou: !
Have a wonderful Saturday ladies! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in NC0 -
Not much time today as family arriving soon. All food prepped.
Joyce - hope DH is ok.
Carol - hope your son gets better soon!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Meg - so sorry about DH'S cousin.
Katla - looking forward to news on the poor dog.
Must run. Want to roll some truffles. My chocolate and gold hearts arrived this morning! They look beautiful.
Love to all. Heather in damp and windy Hampshire UK0
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