WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER

kackie

Good Morning, All!

Purple: Welcome. We have all been where you are and can relate. You have found a great support group here and you are starting the journey the right way...baby steps, baby steps. You'll get there! Look forward to hearing from you!

Barb:
You are kind to have helped someone in financial trouble. There are so many in that boat now and I wish that they all could get the help they need.

Viv: Hope October is a better month for us both! The important thing is that we are here and moving ahead, right?
Barbie & Viv: I sent a PM to Mimi too and haven't heard anything. yes, I am worried too. Hope we will hear from her soon.

Michele: Take care...thinking of you

Yesterday was a busy day that didn't give me much time for designated exercise. I did not get my walk/run in but plan to today. I have lost all but 2 pounds of my Aug-Sept gain though, and really hope to have that gone in the next week. That will be a challenge with all the "kids" here this long weekend, but I am going to PLAN better than I have in the past as far as what I will eat, so hopefully that will help. At least I seem to have gotten my cravings back in check for now and that is a much better feeling and I want to keep that good feeling!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Take care Kackie

vickim26

good Morning ladies,
Welcome to new ladies. You will love this site and the wonderful ladies on it. I am having another good day. I am eating right again. Got a good workout in yesterday. Will try again today. I really need to become a self motivator but I am not one and really have to push myself. I really think a lot of you ladies that are so creative in your workouts. Still have sinus cough so cant get too overheated. I start my clear liquids in the morning and then my colonoscopy on Friday. That should cure those cravings for sure. Have been taking my cider vinegar and have really curbed cravings but am kind of hungry. I read the entire article that Birdie posted about not eating enough. She and I had discussed this issue a week or so ago. I fit that sometimes but not always. It may be part of my problem though. It is really hard for me to eat when not hungry since I am normally trying to watch what I eat. I am trying to eat my 1200 and when I get a lot of exercise then add a few hundred. I will find the right formula for me to make this a lasting thing. I really want to just find something that will work for me that I can do forever and ever. sorry to go on for so long just needed to get that out. Hope you all have a great day.
Vicki M

glyndam

Good Morning to everyone.

I babysat my 19 month old grandson yesterday, so I wasn't able to get out and walk. However, I got motivated to clean out the refrigerator, the pantry and my cabinet full of mismatched bowls and lids. That was about four hours of non-stop cleaning.
And I did stay in my calorie limit and had 9 glasses of water!

Well I'm off for my Mammogram this morning and I plan to shop for me one new pair of jeans for the fall. Yes, I will be buying them a size smaller than I am wearing at this time. My plan is if the jeans are too tight, it will motivate me faster.

Good luck to all of us.

tiarapants

Hello my friends.

After all the rain we've had over the last couple of days, it's nice to see a bit of blue sky here in London.

I've decided to have two days of extra calories to try to give my body a bit of a boost. I'm not going to go mad and I'm still eating highly nutritious foods, but I've noticed that it's been quite difficult recently for me to reach my calorific goals each day. Rather than eating larger portions, I am eating several small meals and making sure that I get plenty of water in between (I don't drink with my meals). It may be the winter weather coming on, but my skin is feeling very dry, so I want to give it a boost too.

On top of all my rushing around yesterday, I managed too get a flat tyre and couldn't remove the wheel nuts as they had been machined on. The car managed to limp to the garage where they robbed me blind for a new tyre! Grr!

Last night I managed to get 90% of my Christmas shopping done (yes, I know it's early - but with everything going on, I wanted to make sure that I didn't have to do anything at the last minute). I also bought loads of things for the grand twins as it is DD#1's baby shower on Sunday. To prevent 'favouritism' I've got a huge pile of stuff in pink with a corresponding pile of stuff in blue. There is a further pile of 'neutral colours' that they can both wear. For my daughter I got a pair of pink and a pair of blue cashmere bedsocks. She wears bedsocks in the house when she's padding around so I thought the cashmere ones would be a little bit of luxury for her when she's had the babies.

DD#2 and I are going to go and do some more shopping on Saturday for the food etc for the shower and my sister is making lots of cupcakes and muffins. We are making party bags for everyone and I was putting them together yesterday. I bought brown paper bags (like take away bags) and I've been decorating them. So far I've managed to decorate about 25 of them and I need 40 in total.

A quick question - we don't really have baby showers in England but I know that they are popular in the States etc. Is it normal to serve alcohol? My daughters, sister and I don't drink, but should we provide some for those people who do?

Tomorrow I am having an extra swimming class, which I am really looking forward to. I also want to try to do at least a five mile walk tomorrow if I can fit it in between parental visits etc.

Time for me to hang some more laundry on the washing line whilst it's not raining.

Love and hugs to you all.

Amanda x

BirdieM

Oct. goals:

Stay within my suggested calorie intake the majority of days.
Increase my water intake.
Exercise at least three days a week.
Increase fresh fruits and veggies in my diet.

Purplelover: Welcome!:flowerforyou: I agree with Barb that your October goals are healthy and resonable. Good Luck!!!!
BirdieM

HerbieSue

So excited for the fall weather to arrive, but still haven't broken out the blue jeans. Guess I'll have to do that this weekend! I'm a little worried because I won't be able to attend my weight watcher's meeting for five weeks (I'm Lifetime) because I'm taking my puppy to "Puppy School". You guys and this site are gonna keep me in check! For some reason I like some kind of accountability to help me keep my goals.

rjadams

Good morning ladies.

I ahve been reading diligently and all of you are in my thoughts but I just haven't been up to serious posting.

My heart aches for the loss of Sadie but it was for the best I am sure.

I cringe each time I read about the colonoscopy because I still have gone and done that. I am so bad.

I PM'd Mimi last week and again this week with no answer. I lost her phone number or I would call her. I sure hope she is just too busy.

I am doing well this week. even with my treadmill limiting me to 20 minute walks at a time. Its frustrating but I push thru. I am walking about 100 minutes a day instead of the 130 I usually do. I am working the strength DVD's and Turbo Fire DVD's hard core and I am sticking to really healthy eating. I hope the scale shows improvement soon.

I hope you all are well and doing great.

Laura80111

Just time to say Hi to all and welcome the newbies.

BirdieM- I just read that post (and yes it is long) it was worth it.:flowerforyou: For those just starting out realizing it's more than just counting calories, it's eating the right kind of foods that will bring the weight off is very important.

Amanda- The baby shower sounds like it's coming along. Alcohol or not? Depends on where the shower is being held, I've been to ones at church - where of course there was NO alcohol just fruit punch and then those in private homes where there was.

Your almost done with your Christmas shopping:noway: you are one motivated woman!

Gotta get back to working...everyone have a great day...eat the RIGHT foods, exercise and get in plenty of water:drinker:

Laura

Rororosie

Hi Kids, sorry I haven't been on... I will try to get on more but for a while my attention may be consumed by job search and apartment search...

I did weigh in at the Doctor's (I only weigh in every 1-2 months) and I lost 11 more pounds for a total of 22 (for some reason my ticker shows 23, so I might be wrong, it might be 23 or it might be in reality something like 22.5 but that's a quibble)... the big point is I am going slow and steady in the right direction and I am happy with that.

This weekend I also have dance workshops, mostly Dance Theraputics and that will be mostly yoga and stretching for dancers. My hobby is Belly Dancing plus I started taking Bollywood. I am however a rank beginner even after 2 years because I am doing dancing so late in life, but I credit it with a lot of help on the weight loss trail plus many physical advancements such as better balance and toning... just being able to get off the floor without help is a big change from 2 years ago!

And another good thing is that the weather is cooling. I live in the Arizona desert area so being able to get out and walk will now start and I love walks and hiking. Last month I did my first "rated moderate" hike... I had been sticking to easy hikes, so this fall and winter I plan on trying to get in more moderate hikes as well. Hooray!

Slow and steady wins the race!

If anyone wants to friend me, I won't mind. I will be trying to get on more here, but my real vow will be more in December after the dust settles from my career changes and house changes....

However, I did miss the group, so I thought I'd at least poke my head in and say hi, and hope to do so more often as I go along... don't forget me entirely! LOL.

weaklink109

Hello All,

Michelle, Forgot to say I am thinking of you as you go through the loss of your precious Sadie. Sometimes being a "mom" is very hard, as it means showing your love by letting go. I hope you are doing ok and that Vince can understand what was best.

Amanda, What a dynamo!! Christmas shopping already!!:noway: :noway: As for question about the shower. I haven't been to that many, but I don't ever recall alcohol being served. When you think about it, the mother to be certainly shouldn't drink, and since the party is all about her and the baby, regardless of where it is held, I don't think one has to serve alcohol. It is a baby shower, not a cocktail party. If you were having it at a restaurant and guests wanted to order something on their own, so be it, but I don't think you should feel compelled to provide it. That is just my opinion.

Have to go for now.

Barb

kackie

Hello again!

Rororosie: Congratulations on the additional 11 pounds! That's fantastic!

Amanda: Regarding your shower and alcohol...I have hosted and been to quite a few showers for babies...I have a group of good friends whose children I have know since forever and we have hosted a baby shower for each of their first children. So much of the decision to me has to do with the time of day the shower is being held and the people who you are inviting. You certainly do NOT have to offer alcohol regardless, but I have served mimosa's (champagne & orange juice) or something similar... where people can have with or without the champagne and it is just a dash anyway. I just think it is festive and celebratory and everyone can give a toast to the new Mom and the baby(ies) to be! You are very creative, I can tell, so you will have fun coming up with something fun whether you serve alcohol or not. (You can tie little blue and pink ribbons on the flutes...I like a party too, so we could swap ideas forever!) Anyway, it sounds lovely! Have fun

Wow...I have to go finish my chores...Have a good one! :drinker: Kackie

marlouise

Hello ladies, just a shorty tonight. No exercises today it is a day of rest. Much appreciated too after a very busy day at work. My dog Buttons may have a food allergy, poor babe, she is going to be looking at me at 4am and saying mom the doc is a P I T A. and I don't want to swallow those nasty powdery,sticky pills and that food (if that is really) is ground up cardboard! PLEASE give me my treats and leave me be with my toy! :grumble: But I have to swallow a pill of dilligence to make my babe healthy again.:sad:

Time for bed, shutting the power down captain's; I'll call again tormorrow, have a great Thursday, don't trip over any "I DON'T KNOW"'s (meaning don't get stressed out on the little things):noway:


Marilyn

weaklink109

Marilyn,

My first Shih tzu, the late Dreyfus, and Mai Li, my Lhasa, both have food allergies. When I got Mai Li, I already knew this, but in Dreyfus's case, we had to figure it out. I was fortunate that circumstances resulted in a switch of vets and the new one told me. "We could spend a lot of money treating symptoms and testing for allergens, or you can put Dreyfus on a limited ingredient diet, one without corn, wheat, rice or lamb in it. If his itching stops, then we know we are on the right track."

There are some prescription diets available, which are generally on the expensive side, but there is a perfectly good limited ingredient food, made in the USA, that I have been using for about 7 years. It is made by Natural Balance. I use the duck and potato flavor, but they also have salmon and sweet potato as another flavor for the allergy prone. I purchase this brand at Petco. The ones I mentioned are a kibble, but they also make duck and potato as a canned food. My Lhasa is a picky eater, but she likes this food, in particular the duck and potato.

Long before you were on this thread, we had a discussion about foods that cause dogs allergy problems. Corn is one of the worst, and guess what is used in many commercial grocery store dog foods? Why CORN, of course!!:noway: :grumble: Wheat, and wheat gluten is not far behind. The vet I mentioned previously told me that since lamb and rice had become common ingredients in dog food, they had triggered a lot of allergy symptoms.

A diet change resulted in Dreyfus no longer having chronic ear infections, due to yeast, a common sign of allergies. In Mai Li's case, I had the same results, except that recently, she started sampling a food that I was giving Bradley, my Yorkie, who needed to gain some weight. I didn't realize it had CORN in it until Mai Li ended up with a yeast/ear infection, so to simplify my life, I changed him to a different food.

If this info helps you get your baby off a bunch of meds and helps her look forward to chow time again, then I have done well. Good luck.
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BTW, I baked some fresh coho salmon fillet tonight, and since my dinner was so tasty, here is what I did.

I put the fillet on my little broiler pan rack, after spraying the pan and rack with cooking spray. I sprayed a little butter spray on the fillet and sprinkled dill weed on it, and then spooned some chopped garlic over everything. This was about an 8 oz fillet, and I baked it in a pre-heated 400 degree oven, checking at 12 minutes, shutting off the heat and leaving it in the oven for about another 10 minutes while I was preparing the rest of my meal.

I placed a little water in the bottom of a small casserole dish, and placed 1/2 of a butternut squash, cut lengthwise, cut side down in the dish and covered it. I cooked it on high for 4:30 in 1100 watt microwave. Then I removed it, sprayed a little of the butter spray on it, and sprinkled a scant tablespoon of light brown sugar, and placed it back in the microwave, covered for another 4 minutes.

I had 1/2 my salmon fillet, 1/2 of the cooked squash, and 1/2 a cup of brown rice. It was YUMMY!!!:drinker:

Barb

tiarapants

Morning ladies!

This is just a fly-by posting as I've got to dash out shortly.

Thanks for the advice re alcohol at the shower. I think I'm going to get a few bottles of wine and just see if it's needed on the day.

Well, I'm down another pound, so I'm just that little bit closer to seeing 100 pounds gone on my ticker. Today I'm having a swimming lesson and I'm also going for a walk with my son to catch up on what he got up to in Marrakesh. We have a route planned which is just a little over five miles. As he is well over a foot taller than me, he has very long legs so my little gams will be almost running to keep up with him! Should burn a few calories.

If I don't drown at my swimming class, I'll try to drop by again later.

Have a good and health filled day everyone.

Amanda x

vickim26

Good Morning ladies,
Well I have had my breakfast, 1 can of chicken broth -15 cal., 1 cup hot tea,-0 cal, 2 sugar free popsicles- 30 cal. I will never make 1200 caloires today. I am starving. made mistake of taking my vitamins and got so nauseated. Better now. I am doing my cleanse for my colonoscopy tomorrow. I will make it but not much exercise. I already feel weak and if I go to gym I am afraid I will pass out. I have been doing so good all week and plan to do great after test. Hopefully weigh in on Monday will show some results to keep me motivated. I will have to find something to keep me busy after bringing rhea to school. watching tv is not an option since every commercial is about food. I hope you all have a great day. I will be posting later.
vicki M

BirdieM

Good morning ladies.:happy:
My weight has remained the same after the weekend away,:bigsmile: so I guess choosing healthy and walking up and down stairs helped. :laugh:
Barb that meal sounds delicious!
Amanda , you're doing so well! :flowerforyou: Almost 100 pounds! Wow!!:flowerforyou: Congratulations. And OBTW as far as Baby showers....and I have been to and planned many. .....the only alcohol we have ever had, is perhaps a punch with some alcohol or like Kacky said ...mimosas (not sure if I spelt that right:blushing: ). But for the most part we (they) usually serve coffee, soda, juice and bottled water! Good luck!
Vicky, I always have a big breakfast BECAUSE OF all the vitamins etc I take. An if you don't feel you can stay within your calories....you can still choose healthy and at least you'll feel accomplished about that!
Also, I sent Mimi a message and haven't heard anything.:ohwell: I pray that she...and everyone else we haven't heard from....are doing okay!!! WE MISS YOU ALL!!!!:smooched:

Have a great day!!!
BirdieM

AHealthierSuzyQ

Good Morning ladies,
Well I have had my breakfast, 1 can of chicken broth -15 cal., 1 cup hot tea,-0 cal, 2 sugar free popsicles- 30 cal. I will never make 1200 caloires today. I am starving. made mistake of taking my vitamins and got so nauseated. Better now. I am doing my cleanse for my colonoscopy tomorrow. I will make it but not much exercise. I already feel weak and if I go to gym I am afraid I will pass out...
Vicki M

I'd say this is a good time to skip on going to the gym. IF you feel like you just HAVE to exercise try some hand weights while you sit down or something like that. Maybe you could watch some DVDs. Then you wouldn't have to deal with all those food commercials.

I've been really targeting my mid section with exercise and avoiding simple carbs but for some reason I have gained back the 2 pounds I lost even though my belly feels and looks firmer. I'm determined to drop a size by the end of the month! Maybe I need to boost my water intake... :drinker:

Laura80111

Good Thursday Morning:flowerforyou:

Not much time again, so just stopping in to say HI

Barb- your dinner sounded wonderful:drinker: I'm a big fish eater and salmon is one of my favorites, which is a good thing because most resturants serve it and you can get it grilled

VickiM- since you are doing your cleanse for your colonoscopy (sp?) tomorrow you probably won't be getting in enough calories to stick around as they will / should all be flushed out of you for your test tomorrow As for what to do...watching TV ...you probably will be getting up and running to the restroom most of the time and will be missing a lot of what you are watching..I'd try a DVD that you can pause for all your "breaks" that you will need.

BirdieM- good for you on maintaining after your weekend...I'm still not sure I have the hang of maintaining...this week I have lost another pound but since my weigh in is on Saturday I won't be counting it just yet...maybe we will eat out Friday night and it won't be an issue

SuzyQ-:drinker: here's to drinking more water:drinker: I know that when I'm home I have a harder time getting all my drinking in and if I have a glass of water that I take with me throughout the house I do better.

Amanda- enjoy your swim and your walk with your son...sounds like you have your exercise for the day well planned:flowerforyou:

Welcome to those that are returning and for those that are new:flowerforyou:

Everyone have a good day, drink, drink, drink:drinker: your water, log in that food and throw in some exercise for a well rounded day.

Laura

rjadams

Good morning ladies,

I am having a good week. really healthy lots of protein and vegies, a minimum of 16 glasses of water and lots of exercise. I feel really good and the scale is moving back toward my ticker weight. I should be honest by tomorrow.

I am frustrated that my treadmill will set me back about $500 to fix it. I really can't afford that so I guess I will continue to run in 15 minute segments and add some more outside stuff and maybe more cardio videos until I can fix it.

. Last night we found out the my DH's brother's MIL has lymphoma in her lungs. she probably doesn't have long. any thoughts and prayers you can spare would be greatly appreciated. Since DH is a cancer survivor the news hit him hard. He really gets very emotional when someone else has to go thru it. I am proud of myself tho, even with the emotional evening I didn't go for the drink I wanted. I just toughed it out. That is a big step for me.

You are all doing so well. I thank you all everyday for being a part of my life. Have an awesome day.

Memah

I would like to join. I feel that I might be the oldest person on this whole MFP site at 65. But if I am I don't even care because I don't feel what that number sounds like. I have lost between 10 and 11 pounds since September 7, and am working to make October even more productive in terms of weight lost.

I am still struggling with, yes, eating enough to get to 1200 calories per day without overeating so my scale wags its finger at me. I go to the gym M-F, ride my recumbent bike at home on the weekends for at least 30 minutes each day, eat veggies and fruit, try to limit portions and do everything right. Finding the right balance is still difficult.

And although I like drinking water, for some reason I can usually only get six or seven glasses in per day.

So it will be good to be part of a 50+ group where we can encourage each other.

Thank you for starting this thread.

Have a happy, energetic and successful day, everyone.

vickim26

Thanks for all of your great comments. I actually felt great after bringing rhea to school and decided to try the gym. I actually had a great workout. I came home and had vegetable broth and some frozen lemonade. Not as hungry or weak as I thought I would be. I havent started to elemination part yet so I am sure I will be weaker after that. I feel my energy is returning. I think maybe I need to find my trigger foods and stay away from those. If any of you have any ideas about how to determine this please let me know. Have a good day ladies.
Vicki M

LaurelFisher

:flowerforyou: Good afternoon ladies, I know I have been AOL for quite awhile.:huh: Things here have been crazy with MIL, husband and grandbaby health issues, work stress and now my health issues. Just a little FYI, I was at work Tuesday morning feeling great. As per my usual routine I started up the stairs to get my keys and felt a sensation of a fist under the left shoulder blade. (I have had this feeling before so I just ignored it) When I reached the 2nd floor and opened the door it felt like one of those horror movies when the demon reaches in through your back and rips out your heart. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it was enough to make me say "something’s wrong" and almost go to the floor. Thank God for the GNA's (who caught me and got a wheel chair), CMA, and nurse on duty who took my blood pressure which they said was high (something over 100, I can't remember) the fist feeling under the shoulder blade was still there but not as painful. My husband took me to the emergency room where they gave me Nitro's, Baby Asprine and Tylenol. They then ran the usual gamut of test and decided to do a Cardiac Catheterization. They found I have a 20% blockage and prescribed Lipitor and Baby Aspirin every day. Sent me home to take it easy for a few days, can't lift anything over 10lbs for five days and no driving or stairs. I follow up with the Cardiologist in November. They still don't know why my blood pressure shot up. I am going stir crazy, can't get comfortable, sitting, laying, watching tv, knowing I got a whole lot of work waiting for me on Monday, but worse of all I haven't seen my grandbabies in 5 days. With this health scare I am hoping to get back on track as soon as the doctor releases me to start exercising again. Going back to bed now. Love hugs and prayers for all of MFP family, Rose

BirdieM

Robin, I think, you’re doing great!:flowerforyou: You have many challenges that you approach with great strength, endurance and prudence. I’m sorry for the BIL and how that must affect you both. You have my prayers.

Mamah, welcome! :flowerforyou: I’m not far behind you at 62 years old, and, like you, I feel much younger! :laugh: My doctor told me recently that I am healthier NOW than I was 7 years ago....so YOU GO GIRL!

Rose, sorry to hear about your episode on the stairs! :noway: Yikes...that’s scary. So glad people were there to assist you! It IS frustrating being home and not being able to do anything.:grumble: Like you....there’s always things piling up at work, that I know will be there waiting for me. :ohwell: This is where the serenity prayer comes in “God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can......and the Wisdom to know the difference.” Take care:flowerforyou:

BirdieM

vikkij12

Good morning every one
Just been out for a swim and really enjoyed it. Had a good week both in my eating and in my exercise and it showed on the scales. When I went to the nutritianlist on Tuesday she was impressed!!! well astounded was probably more the reaction. Last fortnight I had actually gone up 200 grams over a 2 week period which I felt was wrong because my scales all that week had been showing over 1kg loss.
Anyway this fortnight on her scales it was a 2.6 loss which was much more in line with what it should have been in the first place.

Rose sorry to hear about your episode, my husband had a stent put in 4 years ago and what a difference it made.

Bette get to work

weaklink109

Rose,
Sorry to hear about your scare. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Robin,
I can imagine how upsetting the news about your DH's family member must be. I went through the rapid deterioration of my late FIL in 1997 from lung cancer, and it was an emotional roller coaster for my (then) husband and his whole family. WTG on resisting the impulse to medicate yourself with alcohol.

I am moving more slowly than usual today. I was off to a good start, sorting through all the under clothing that is too big, and putting only items back in the drawer that actually FIT. Just as I was finishing, I went to take a step back and tripped over something on the floor behind me and lost my balance. Since I couldn't catch hold of anything, I fell on my behind. No real damage done, but I am feeling a little unsettled.

I hadn't had any trouble lately with the balance issues that had plagued me earlier in the year after my head injury. I keep playing the "what if" game. As in "what if" I had hurt myself and needed help? I am beginning to understand why people get those "help I have fallen and I can't get up" buttons that are advertised on tv.

At least I didn't hit my head---that is the last thing I need right now!!

I hope everyone is doing well, and I WISH, Mimi would let us know she is okay!!!

Have a good day, all. I have decided to make some marinara for dinner, so I am going to the freezer in search of some meat to put in it.

Barb

mynyddisamrs

:flowerforyou: Good evening everyone......

:ohwell: I know I've been a stranger lately but I have been thinking of you all ....honest!. I've quickly dipped in the posts but not kept up with my logging or posting .... :huh: smacked wrists!!
No real reason either ...loss of momentum maybe?
My mum has been quite poorly this past month. It's very hard to see her not eat or drink much but....fingers crossed she's rallying round now.Weetabix is the new breakfast with banana ...woofed down this morning!!
And...I've found something that keeps me occupied and stops me eating in the evenings when DH is working.!!....apart from logging in here and posting that is!!!
......playing Scrabble on Facebook!! :grumble: I do have a bone to pick ( a slimming one of course!) ....with their dictionary though as some words are deemed invalid and I know they're not. Quorn being one!!!

:drinker: So folks ...I'll try and keep up in future.
Take care
BFN
Jackie

vickim26

Good evening ladies,
I may just survive this day. Very hungry. Already started taking the drink thing. I will make it. I will make it. LOL
Barb I hope you dont have trouble with your balance again. That is not fun.
Rose Hope you are feeling better. Take care of yourself even if it is hard to do nothing. Those grandbabies need you.
Jackie hope your mom is better.
Vikki good work on the weight loss. Keep it up.
i need to break down and get a nutrionist and a trainer. That is my dream.
Sorry but need to make a trip down the hall. Talk to you ladies later.
VickiM

marlouise

Hello everyone, just marking my spot, busy day nothing planned done.

BARB thanks for the information, Buttons is on a strict no allergen diet, filled with protein reduced chicken, with all kinds of vitamins and other chemicals that would take me all night just to type. My sis's dog Sam (big black lab) is on a fish and potato diet because of his trouble digesting protein. Buttons will have some fish and sweet potato once we "clean her system" with this food, and pills. The one set of pills are to help with the allergy from the outdoors, and the other is an antibiotic to help her skin, she has itched and bitten herself to raw patches, so this will help keep any infections at bay. I will be picking up a special shampoo that will help her skin heal. I'm going to be busy this weekend making some "food pill balls" from the tin food she has, she can not have the pill pockets. I have been giving her the dry food on the rug just as we would lay treats down. She will eat them that way. So she has the required amount, without her thinking it is her meal.:happy:

Hope everyone had a good day, I'll be back tomorrow... luv to all

Marilyn

exermom

Thank you, everyone, for your good thoughts about my Sadie "situation". I know in my heart (and it WAS in his eyes) that no matter how much it hurt me, it was the right thing. I truly believe from the look in Sadie's eyes it was as if he was saying "it's OK, don't cry."

vince and I went to the Humane Society today to cat cuddle. there are just so many kittens in need of loving!

Did 1 hr of speed intervals on the Stairmaster today. Tomorrow I'm thinking of taking the extreme pump class.

Tomorrow night I'm having some people (about 11) here. We're going to have pizza and I'll make some garlic bread. I've asked people to bring either a dessert or a munchie. It seems that most people are going to be bringing a dessert so I've raided my pantry to come up with some munchies. After the pizza we'll play RummiCube (never played that) and Taboo (another one I've never played). The reason I'm doing it tomorrow is because the gal (the one who wanted the lunch cruise) is away. I know she has problems with the stairs, she can't go down them. Really, her weight has a lot to do with it, but the food she eats! I know I've told you all about it. Now I just gotta make sure I have everything ready.

Tomorrow a.m. I'll take the pump class, then go to the hairdressers to buy this hairspray that I like. It doesn't make your hair real sticky and hard. I may stop at one food store that has triple coupons again, then come home. The guys go out for lunch and some of the ladies also do. I think I'm going to skip it tomorrow. For one thing, this way I can monitor my food during the day (eat more veggies) to save some calories for the pizza.

Have a great evening everyone!

Michele

weaklink109

Evenin' All,

My marinara turned out well, had it with a little ground beef, and a 1 oz serving of whole wheat pasta--just right. I grated a Laughing Cow Babybel light cheese round on the top of it, as I don't have any Parmesan in the house right now.

Michelle, and anyone else who prefers hairspray that isn't stiff but still holds....I have had good results with the Dove Brand "Flexible
Hold," does the trick and doesn't have an obnoxious scent either.

Well, I am being "paged" by Mai Li, who is out on the patio, refusing to come through the doggy door unless I get up and open it.:ohwell:

BFN

Barb