WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2014
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Best news in many months
my daffys are blooming as of today!!!!! Spring is here!!!! Fairly quiet day. Took some lasagna and garlic bread over to Gwen and she is seeing those bugs again and hearing noises..........and I thought she was getting sooooo much better.........sad. It seems she can stay in the here and now if I spend considerable time each day with her but when left on her own she just focuses on those invisible bugs and noises and blows it all up. Her BP was high; I gave her half an Ativan. I have arranged for a home inspection next week to put her mind at ease, although I'm sure it's going to be temporary.
jane..........What an awful night you had; hope things are back to normal now.........
pat..........WOW!!! 59 yrs.!!!! That's something to be very proud of. I think you have me mixed up with somelone else on the weight loss----believe me, I have done nothing worth congrats lately. Sylvia has hit 100 and Sandy is very close.............
Welcome newbies
stick around and let us get to know you. My only "tip" is the very unoriginal......Eat less, move more. Weigh, measure ,log.
g'nite,
yanniejannie0 -
:flowerforyou: Michele, my parents always bought “previously owned” vehicles and never had car payments. I did the same until I got married……hubby has finally gotten comfortable with the idea of not having to buy a new car, but it was a challenge to get to that point with him.
:laugh: Joyce, you’ve probably heard the story about the woman who was interviewed on her 75th wedding anniversary and when the interviewer asked her if she’d ever considered divorce, she answered, “Divorce, never
but murder—frequently”…good luck with your vacation plan dilemma.
:flowerforyou: Katla, I am an “underbuyer” and Jake is an “overbuyer”…..that makes for many lively discussions.
:bigsmile: DeeDee, I have a wonderful picture in my head of you and Noel making snow angels.
:flowerforyou: Jb, every time I think about pizza, I think about eating too much, never about moderation, so I stay away from it.
:flowerforyou: Jean, welcome…..this is a great thread for you…….jump into the conversation and you’ll have a ton of friends in no time.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Pat, wow, 59 years is amazing
:flowerforyou: Cravingfreedom, you have come to the right place……it has been my experience that one good way to be free of the cravings is to plan a day’s food and then stick to the plan no matter what….the first few days were hard, then I started making healthy changes and adding more nutritionally dense foods and eliminating the less healthy ones---- the longer I stayed away from foods that caused me to overeat, the easier it was…..I recommend reading “The Thin Commandments Diet” to help you create a plan----
:flowerforyou: Rose, welcome….congrats on the weight you’ve lost already…I try to read the posts every day even when I don’t have time to post a response.
:bigsmile: Renny, I like your phrase “health journey”
I started out looking to lose weight and now health, energy, and longevity are my goals.
:flowerforyou: I walk so early in the morning that right now I am not a fan of daylight savings time……a month from now I will like it better.
:flowerforyou: We are doing an Isagenix cleanse day today…..when I was on the weight loss part of this journey, we did this every Sunday….now we do it once or twice a month. It makes for a great rest day and a good day to relax and watch TV together.
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
:bigsmile: 19,000 steps today
“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
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Hi ladies. It was a gorgeous day here today nearly 70. I got a lot of work done on the book. I have really enjoyed the total silence here while hubby and DD have been gone. Leonard doesn’t think his cousin recognized him at all although he did talk and was kind of active…trying to take his pants off! His wife says he started that yesterday. DH and DD will go up and see him again tonight and leave pretty early tomorrow to come home.
I feel better today; maybe the problem was the weather? I actually found myself planning different exercise while the weather is nice. Even thinking of walking and a new commitment. I am totally appalled that I have actually resorted to eating chocolate lately!!! YUK! Actually I found that I like a small amount of dark chocolate so I may reserve that for treats!
Renny: congrats on the loss!
Mollywhippet: omg that was funny!
Jb: love your post. I am still in the “no fair” camp
Kimberly: I found that tracking faithfully even when I go off my plan is what helped me the most
Heather: glad you are having some nicer weather
SandY : congrats on being so close to your goal! How about a nice trip?
Katla: it sounds like you have been upset about something? I hope things are better now.
DeeDee: what fun you must have had…wish I had seen that!
Well the phone keeps ringing and I keep losing track of what I am doing, so I’ll sign off for tonight. Take care all of you…I have missed being here. Meg0 -
Sharon, I'm in southeast Kansas, but we drive through your neck of the woods whenever we drive east. Hubby co-owns a tobacco farm that doesn't grow tobacco in northern Kentucky. Outside Glencoe. It's a beautiful area. Being from the flatland I really enjoy the hills in Kentucky.
Meg, we've missed you!
Sylvia0 -
Happy sun!!
Welcome newbies.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
had a ball with the grand daughters,Couldn`t figure why I was so tired today.Besides loosing an hour<i was going all night with the little one.
Going to son`s for the week,son has a training.So will have 5 Violet days.:drinker: :drinker:
HUGS:drinker:
jane0 -
Just checking in. I made the lemon asparagus chicken from skinny taste.com for supper. It was pretty good. I'm feeling almost normal again, but my wrist is still very, very weak. I haven't taken an Aleve since Friday morning. Three days in a row, I've been under on my calories. Sure hope I can keep it up.
Congrats to those with losses. Hugs and prayers to those who need them. Thanks to all who take the time to respond to many.
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Hi everyone!
Just found you! I'm a sort of newbie...60 days into this lifestyle change. A little about me...
I log every day, I'm always on and will offer support and love to chat. I'm 55 and struggling with perimenopausal stuff (migraines, palpitations, weight gain). I'm a pretty healthy eater who loves to cook and exercises regularly. I can chat recipes all the timLOL I'm an avid user of the elliptical and walk with my exercise machine with fur...my lab mix! Hubby and I recently were relocated (again), this time to PA. I don't know anyone in our new location, so my MFP pals are my truly my friends!
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yanniejannie - how's the pollen count by you? That could be the reason your throat felt horrible
cravingfreedom - welcome! Now that the warmer weather is here, hopefully you can go outdoors and distract yourself from the thought of eating.
Sylvia - does the Pizza Hut by you have the Fit and Delicious pizza? That's quite good and lower in calories. I think they use low fat cheese for one thing. Unfortunately, they don't have it around here
losingw8now - welcome!
lauraharris - welcome and congrats on the loss
katla - the Green Room is the local community theater. I know that part of my weight problem is that I was raised by my grandparents who raised their family during the depression. So...they instilled in me the "clean plate" moral. To this day, I have to have a clean plate. It certainly helps if I put some of my meal in a to-go box, but I find it so hard to leave the plate with food still on it. I'm sorry your dad lost his father at a young age. I bet he didn't get any sort of "counseling". I know that I didn't. And I think I turned out pretty OK. Today, if a child loses his/her parent/s at a young age, they immediately get counseling.
Jane in CO - good for you not eating. I surely would have. Yup, those calls at weird hours strike fear in me, too.
Renny - how I wish I could clear my pantry of all foods that I shouldn't have. Vince likes his chips and cookies and stuff like that. I have found, tho, that I try to buy only the types of chips that he likes that I don't. And whenever we get the GS cookies (fortunately, we haven't had any so far this year), I usually will buy the ones he likes that I don't. I may get one box of something that both he and I like, but for the most part I get what he likes that I don't. That's how I handle this. I don't care for soda, either. Vince likes (or thinks its better for him) the sugar-free soda, which to me has artificial sweetener. I may have a craving for a regular soda once or twice a year, and then I will get one of those small plastic bottles and be done with it. Yes, the refirgerated ones cost more, but at least I don't have extras sitting around calling to me.
Pat - 59 years of marriage???? Now THAT'S impressive! I think I'll have the other half of the chicken breast from yesterday (actually, I want to get rid of the container in the refrig), a sweet potato and some veges for dinner.
This lady who makes clothes around here called me. She said she can make the costume for Jessica, there are certain things she'd need to supply the lady with, the pattern, the material, measurements, a zipper. It'll be in the range of $30-$50. Don't know how Jessica feels about spending that much, so I want to check with her first. Why she waited so long to do this is beyond me
Heather - great advice to the new people. You know, I don't think celery would work for me, either. For the exact reason you cited. It would only remind me that I'm depriving myself, and then I'd feel real bad and then binge eat which is what I wanted to avoid in the first place.
Diana - baby steps are the way to go! Good for you getting back into exercising
Sue in SD - let's hope for the side effect to be decreased appetite and weight loss!
I don't remember who mentioned it, but I checked out the "smore" pizza. One recipe had you using chocolate chip cookie dough for the "crust". I think that'd probably be better than pizza dough. I guess that's one of the problems with everyone posting, you mix up who posted what or else you forget. It's not our age, that's for sure
Meg - seeing his cousin not recognizing him must be so hard on Leonard! My heart goes out to all of you
I have these chicken legs that I made for rummikub before we went to FL. Then due to Mother Nature it was cancelled until the next week which I wasn't here for. So I put those legs in the freezer. Now I need to take them out and thaw them. Does anyone know of a site where you can input an ingredient and it'll give you ideas of things to make (with calorie counts)?
Had to run to the food store near me to get apple juice concentrate (I'd trotally forgotten to get it the other day) and it felt so so good to just put on my sandals and go.
Made a zucchini apple bread today. Actually, the recipe makes two loaves so I'll give one to the guy at the Y whose birthday it is (he's diabetic so I got it from "I Can't Believe This Has No Sugar In It" cookbook.). The other one I'll give to the lady who'll make Jessica's costume. I've sent her pics of the pattern and will give her the pattern on Fri when I'm at the Y.
Jessica just called. Said that $30-$50 is OK with her. It's actually less than she thought it would be. she talked about coming down here next weekend so that the lady can measure her. I tried to talk her out of it (I know that's lots of miles on her car and an expense), told her how the lady has mannequin that she can adjust to the measurements. Jess was wondering who could take her measurement, I suggested a place that does alterations I'm sure they'd know how to do it. Don't know if she'll be here or not.
I had prelogged a grapefruit but didn't get to eating it and now realized the time and remembered my Lenten "sacrifice" so I didn't have it. Well, I think I've made up for it during the day, anyway.
Hope everyone has a great evening
Michele in NC where it's getting nicer0 -
Well, I am at home again. *sigh* The trip did what it was supposed to which was to allow my brain and emotions take a break from work and dealing with my children's illnesses. What a delight to clean up after only myself (in other words, virtually no cleaning!) and take no one else's tastes into consideration when choosing food, movies to watch, mealtimes, and bedtimes. I thoroughly enjoyed my walk on the beach yesterday--I ended up walking over 10 miles altogether according to my Fitbit. The sun was sparkling on the water and the blues were bluer than blue in the way that only the sky meeting the ocean can be. I sat down and just watched the waves and the play of light on the water for a bit; it was so beautiful it made me teary. I was so incredibly relaxed in my mind. My body, on the other hand, was telling me that I had walked enough! :laugh:
For yesterday and today, I changed my goal to maintain so that I could eat some extra treats that I don't have at home. I still came in under calorie goal due to all that walking! Tomorrow I will change it back to 1 lb per week. It occurred to me a few days ago that I'm not exactly sure when I should change it to 1/2 lb per week as I get closer to my goal. I have enough saggy skin as it is, so I don't want to make it worse by losing faster than I ought to.
This morning, I got up and started a load of sheets, ate breakfast while they washed, took a shower while they dried, then put the towels in to wash while I cleaned the bathroom and vacuumed. While the towels dried, I took another walk on the beach! I don't usually get to do that because, if I have my son with me, he is dirtying things faster than I can clean up. :ohwell: (Since my good friends own the house, I am extra careful about leaving everything perfect.) Afterwards, I stopped by my little deli and picked up a sandwich and cookies to eat on the road. Delicious! I haven't eaten anything since I got home--probably because I ate so much yesterday. :blushing:
Now it's off to bed and and dreading another work week. My best male friend is moving on 'Tuesday and I told him I would come back and finish helping him clean his apartment tomorrow night. My son has an appointment with his psychiatrist tomorrow so that will break up that day a bit. On Tuesday, he has a dentist appointment, but I hope his sister will take him. We both have plans to attend a concert in Carrboro on Tuesday night and he has his endoscopy at Duke on Thursday. I wonder what a "normal" week looks like?
Carol in NC0 -
Not new to MFP but new to surfing through the community. My goals for March are to hold myself accountable by loggin gevery day and to get some form of exercise at least 6 days a week. I need the exercise as much for stress relief as for weight loss and toning.0
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So nice to see a thread for women over 50. It's a whole new game losing weight when you get older. Hoping that taking an active part in the the message boards helps me and others along our journies.
Barb in Minnesota0 -
Joyce,
Yes, you are not far! Cave in Rock is a super cool place to visit! Small world, heh?
Sharon:flowerforyou:Sharon I bet you are my neighbor! I live in Evansville Indiana which is extreme south western Indiana. We like to go over to Garden of the Gods and Cave in Rock. Molly, am I reading it right that you live in Kentucky?
Joyce, Indiana0 -
A quick post to mark my spot after scanning 5 or 6 pages of your news over the weekend. I spent the weekend visiting at my cousin's in TN as her mom and sister had come out from the west coast to see TN cousin's brand new first grand baby. I finally got to meet the baby today (so to speak, she was sleeping). Cute enough yet maybe its because my kids aren't married w/kids, but babies hold no attraction for me at this point. I'm not quite sure when that happened since I clearly recall how holding a new baby would really make me want another one - I liked the way they snuggled, how they smelled, the little noises, etc. So weird how things change! The time change was great for driving home as none of it was after dark.
Another odd thing on this trip is that there was just one 'meal', lunch out on Saturday, for the whole weekend. It seems they just sort of graze all the time, and not on particularly nutritious stuff. I expect that was tough on the visiting cousin as she is T1 diabetic. Though even she ate things that were surprising to me -- and DH is diabetic, so I'm accustomed to the disease. Fortunately I had booked a hotel room for myself last night and there was a Subway next to it, so I got a turkey sandwich about 9p. All I can say is I really enjoyed the broccoli with dinner tonight, then had a pear, and then DH had prepped strawberries for dessert. It seems we eat much better than I would have previously stated!!
Need to get to bed, though -- just a thing or two to take out of the dryer and I'm off.
Gail, metro ATL0 -
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Diane,
Take it easy! I am feeling pretty yucky too. Hang in there. We live in So. IL....wonder if the ever changing weather is making us sick! Bring in the sunshine!
SharonHI ladies,
Today was the first day I worked out in a week because I was sick all last week. I did an exercise video on uTube and I was only to do a little over 20 minutes. Before I got sick I would do 2 hours in the gym I feel like I am taking baby steps to get back into the groove.
Diana in KY:flowerforyou:0 -
I've read the posts, but can't reply just now, so I'm marking my place. We drove to the beach today in the new car and it handled very well. The weather was so-so, but we had a good time. It was overcast, but it didn't rain or blow hard enough to cause frost bite. That qualifies as a good day at the beach in early March.:flowerforyou:
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon0 -
Carol, I loved your description of your time at the beach. I could sit here and almost hear and smell it for myself. Yes, I think I could just sit and cry at the beauty and marvel of how the ocean and sky seem to merge into one big beautiful blue portrait.
Katla, I missed what kind of car you eventually got.
Been a good day. I joined the church this morning, found anther young couple who have also left the same church who said it was to comtemporary for them. And this couple was young!! /Has been wonderful temperatures and will continue this week. It's a good week for spring break.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Today was so warm and humid, it felt like Hawaii. I spent four hours raking leaves out of the garden, uncovering my poor blanched daffodils. I even swatted my first mosquito of the year. Later, a barn owl paid me a visit, perching in one of our fir trees while trying to escape the crows.
My fingers and toes hurt today. Arthritis is a pain.
Kayzoola (PNW USA)0 -
:flowerforyou: Hi everyone just a quick one to let you know I'm still here.
:grumble: I've had internet problems for the last few weeks, it's been off then working again for a short while before going off again. I think it's fixed now.
Here we are in March already and I am in such a slump. Maybe now the weather is lighter on a morning and I'm not going home from work in the dark - I might finally get my act together. I need something to motivate me out of this "depression" and I need to log my food consistently!
It's my day off today, I'm going into town with my mum, I could do t buy some new jeans and a few tops (if they are not too expensive)
Sorry I've not caught up with everyone's news, I'll try to keep in the loop (hmm I'm sure I've said that before )0 -
Sandy – congrats on the weight loss – celebration planning sounds like a great idea…
Sylvia – you need to get rid of the 4x tee shirts or buy belts and wear them with a belt as a dress!
Joyce – I am sorry to hear of the vacation planning crazies – the right place is out there somewhere!
JB – what a cute profile pic!
newbies – Welcome!! We’re friendly ! I have only been here since mid-feb and already feel like I know some of these gals. My best advice is log your food and do it as soon after you eat it (or even before) as possible; nothing gets forgotten and if it is before and things are higher than you expected you can adjust before you eat it.
Pat – I am impressed with 59 years…
Carol – welcome home! What a wonderful beach escape! I loved your descriptions!
So I kinda feel guilty saying this but my company leaves tomorrow and I am ready! I never admitted to dieting but did say I was trying to be a bit careful - OMG the comments and advice was beyond awful! I got grief for a salad - all veggies, no croutons or cheese or meat - and salsa for dressing... really a perfect meal (could have used some protein, but darn good) ...
Levi (my furry friend) and I did a nice long walk today and will get out in the morning too. I found my pedometer and did 7900 steps today and most of today was sitting around chatting - I think I am going to use this as just a motivator.
I love the term underbuyer - that is me to a T and when I do buy it has to be a deal - I love a yard sale; second hand shop; coupons, research on the best.... yet when I do finally buy if it is something I will have for a long time I want it to be good quality. There is a yahoo group called freecycle they have them for many cities so mine is freecycle dublin - and folks post stuff they have they don't want but are willing to give away for free and then if you want it you email and quickest email gets the item - you and the giver work out pick up. I've gotten great stuff - curtain rods, river rock, wicker coffee table all for free...
well it is after midnight and we walk at 6:30am time for shut eye!
Kim in California0 -
Good morning, everybody; hope we all have a good and healthy day.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:0 -
Hello All! I am Nancy from PA. I am 58 and ready to be done with this winter and the extra pounds I put on. I am enjoying reading everyone's posts! I feel like I have renewed energy and motivation after a great weekend. My goals for March 1) Continue doing fitness blenders 8 week program. 2) get outside and walk -aiming for 10,000 steps/day 3)log my food everyday...it works for me if I do it!0
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Kim- we have freecycle here too.. I am a bargain hunter from a way back.,my mom was a tag saler,thrift shops etc....
I got a beautiful pair of lamps at a thrift shop for 7.00,bucks,here in Connecticut we also have Ocean State Job Lot, and Big Lots... they buy out closeouts etc... so you get bargains there too.
having my lemon water and will get laundry in,make the DH dinner and take a shower and get to work.0 -
Hello All,
I did it again, never got on the computer all week-end. I tried using my phone to log food but when I put in myfitnesspal and sign in, it says I'm using the wrong sign in. I don't want to have two accounts.
Today and tomorrow are suppose to be in the 60's and then snow is forcasted for Weds, go figure. I'd imagine it's will be more rain than snow.
I haven't had time to read back as I'm at work. Welcome to all newbies and I sure hope everyone has a great week.
God bless and have a healthy day.
Patty in Cincinnati0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
The start of new week... means I have no time in the morning to chat with everyone:sad: ! I have read all the posts and it looks like everyone had a very nice weekend:bigsmile: !
Viv So nice to see you again! Have a nice shopping trip with your mum!!!
Carol So happy you had such a nice and well deserved weekend!!! Sometimes I wonder what "normal" really is:huh: !
Katiebug Glad your wrist is finally feeling better:flowerforyou: !
Welcome to everyone new:flowerforyou: ! This is a great group of kind and supportive women, I think it`s the best thread on MFP!
Have a marvelous Monday ladies! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!
Hugs,
DeeDee in beautiful spring like NC:glasses:0 -
Good morning!
Very jealous of those with great weekend weather ... while we saw some sun, temperatures were still too cold! And more yuck is coming...:sad:
Michele in NC .... allrecipes.com allows you to search recipes by ingredients you have/want. While it doesn't show the nutritional count in the search results ... when you view an individual recipe you will find that information at the very bottom of the page. I've had a lot of success with recipes from this site.
Have a great Monday!
Beth in WNY.0 -
Happy Monday all!
Hoping everyone has a great week and is off to a good start. Priorities...log everything, drink lots of water and exercise! And regardless of the forecast saying 1-2 inches of snow Thursday...I believe spring is almost here! ????????
Have a fabulous day and be awesome!
Marsha from eastern PA0 -
Another gorgeous spring day!:bigsmile:
Had a good session in the garden yesterdsy clearing the raised beds for later. Felt a bit stiff this morning, but it passed quickly. My gardening used to consist of standing there and pointing while DH did all the hard eork, but yesterday I dug and hoed alongside him. My knee could feel it this morning though.
We've made a plan of where to grow what veg this year. I love growing my own.
Today I will make a solicitor's appointment to sort out my rental lease. Money, money, money! :sad: :sad: :sad:
I was going to drive myself to buy the white lacy top, but DH wants to go supermarket shopping there at the same time so he will drive. Don't know if I am relieved or disappointed. Got to do it sometime. I have very rarely driven with him in the car. I prefer to make my mistakes in private.:laugh:
Having skinnytaste's Easy Crustless Spinach and Feta Pie for dinner tonight. There is always some left over for lunch the next day. I love it. Will have with tomato salad and new potatoes for DH.
OK. Must ring the solicitors.
Bye for now, Heather in sunny and beautiful Hampshire UK0 -
Hello Ladies
It was a lovely dark morning when we collected for our half marathon. It is conducted to raise awareness about women's issues and encourage women from all walks of life to come together and break their shackles. Running can do it, I started believing after I participated in their first, historic event in March 2012.
Well there was lots of loud music and a fitness guru Mickey Mehta to help us warm up and away we went.......
Initially the going was good, the air was cool and the giggling and laughter of first timers along with the confidence of the seasoned pros the perfect backdrop.
As the kilometres were overcome steadily, cheered on by the officials, the volunteers and friends and family I witnessed a beautiful sunrise amidst the chirping of birds. My body was in great rhythm and I could see all my virtual friends egging me on, I pictured all of them and that made me smile....
Soon the sun felt a bit too warm and the legs were reminding me they needed a break...... I remembered the strategy I had read on one of these pages... walk through the water stations.....so I did just that
Th legs thanked me by doing their bit...... no cramps, no tantrums, no shrieks:bigsmile:
As I caught up with a couple of girls who were ahead of me, chatting with them filled me with vigour as I raced past them.:blushing: Cheeky yeh?
Well then I saw my DH who was capturing my moves on camera :noway: :blushing: :laugh:
And soon I seem to have run past the finish line. I carried some lemonade with salt and sugar, which I sipped after the first 10kms every 2 kms and sipped water at every alternate water station.:drinker:
I stretched afterwards for a while and noticed My body wasnt complaining as it had last year, after my maiden half marathon,
So thank you all.:drinker: :flowerforyou:
Hugs to all
Anamika from Mumbai0 -
i just had a fab breakfast..... i took my rye wrap spread a little whipped cream cheese on it and then put some fresh rasberries in it, oh my oh my that was yummy!!!
oh yea I get to have a filling and a crown prep done at work today :noway:0
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