WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014
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Welcome to all the new comers. To the rest: I'm sorry I haven't been around a lot. Been very very busy at work and then trying to get things done around the house. I'm leaving on vacation this weekend but I plan to log all my foods and going to try my best to walk everyday while I'm gone.
I've started playing the Wii fit again. The balance stuff is really hard but I can tell I got a workout from it.
The storm has moved in and the lights are flickering. So I'm getting off.
Have a great next week!!!
Sherry
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Barbie: I agree "Strong Women Stay Young" is an excellent book. The author is a woman, so it comes from a women's viewpoint. Everything she talks about in the book is doable and doable without any big equipment. Great read! Great info!
Julie0 -
Day 4 of no Diet Dr P and staying strictly under my calories. Gotta get the scale moving in the right direction again. You guys are such an inspiration to me.0
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Alison – take care of yourself; mixing up your exercise routines sounds like a good idea. Just got to the post “ my husband is a weenie” LOL!!!:laugh: :laugh:
Jacqueline – don’t you hate it when you leave something behind?
Heather – yummy sounding meals! And what a great garden!
MaryMcwilliam , Clare, phillyb, Debbie, Missy, Diahann– welcome
DeeDee – it might be a good break for Noel, she is probably hating all the uproar!
Juanita – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:
Tere – it sounds like you have a good system with the family!
Carol – glad that you are going to stand up for yourself! They need to make a change to make this work better.
Robin – we love to hear about you and Bodi, but the stress is certainly taking it’s toll on you – so don’t feel keeping us up to date is one more stress! Just know we are here to send good thoughts !
Wizzy Wig, Viv - Welcome back
BJ – take care
Teral – missed you !
Renny – where is your mom? Glad she is being feisty that is often a good sign.
Viv – I have to log everyday and think I will for the rest of my life.
Carol - Glad you have a Doc appointment; keep us posted – LATER – thanks for the update, and it sounds like you have great Doc. He really spent time and thought about what you had to say… I think the idea of “stopping” a bit of time prior to sleep is a good idea!
Sylvia – the police car joke was great!!!
Yesterday I went and bought a garbage disposal, then called the plumber to have it installed. Well $134 an hour :grumble: So I got on youtube and read the directions, and guess what ---- I DID it myself!!! it is not easy - but it works great and doesn't leak!!! but that took about 3 hours this morning and I am not getting enough done today; so will stop in later with more news.
Kim0 -
I have been having lots of trouble with plantar fasciatis and cannot walk or do the arc machine any more. I am told I can run in deep water, and I have looked up some deep water exercise routines. My daughter is an athletic trainer and she says that the deep water workouts would be good for me, but the only time our pool @ the Y is open to do this is 5:30-6:30 in the morning. I don't think I can make myself get up to work out. The first orthopedic dr. I saw put me in a boot for 8 weeks and then said that I need surgery on my achilles because I have developed a spur on the heel bone. I have a problem with them detaching my achilles to shave off the spur and then reattaching it hoping it will work. Plus the recovery is 9-12 months in a boot. I am and elementary school secretary and that many months in a boot with all my little darlings would be horrid. I see another ortho doc next week for a second opinion. Has anyone else had heel & achilles issues? How did they treat it? What exercise could you do?
Julie0 -
Good evening ladies, I was a couch potato today so I could ice my knee ( I think I have a pulled hamstring ) and read something I thought was interesting. I have always weighed and measured my food and made sure it was level and thought I did a pretty good job. I was surprised when I used the half cup to measure my oats and found out that it weighs more than the grams or oz. that make up the serving. The 1/2 cup weights 52 grams and the serving size is 40 grams, that's 1 1/2 tablespoons. I think I am going to weigh everything even fluids and see if there is any more under logging I am doing, maybe that is why I am having such a small weight loss.
Hope all is well with all of you.
God Bless from a cool Ohio Valley. Judy0 -
I have been having lots of trouble with plantar fasciatis and cannot walk or do the arc machine any more. I am told I can run in deep water, and I have looked up some deep water exercise routines. My daughter is an athletic trainer and she says that the deep water workouts would be good for me, but the only time our pool @ the Y is open to do this is 5:30-6:30 in the morning. I don't think I can make myself get up to work out. The first orthopedic dr. I saw put me in a boot for 8 weeks and then said that I need surgery on my achilles because I have developed a spur on the heel bone. I have a problem with them detaching my achilles to shave off the spur and then reattaching it hoping it will work. Plus the recovery is 9-12 months in a boot. I am and elementary school secretary and that many months in a boot with all my little darlings would be horrid. I see another ortho doc next week for a second opinion. Has anyone else had heel & achilles issues? How did they treat it? What exercise could you do?
Julie
Julie, I did not have the bone spur thing but did deal with plantar fasciatis and always wear a shoe that has arch support and had acupuncture done - I thought it was "junk science" but was scared of surgery so gave it a whirl - and just a couple of visits and it was 100% all better; and with the arch support I am all better. (I believe now)
Kim
N. California0 -
Goo evening ladies! Summer has finally arrived here in New England and it really helps to shed those layers! Hope everyone is having a great week!
Christine0 -
"I have been having lots of trouble with plantar fasciatis and cannot walk or do the arc machine any more." Try taking calcium/magnesium 300 to 600 ratio. The magnesium is the lower ratio. It has healed many with plantar fascia tis. Good luck0
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Being a newbie, I am so inspired by all the weight loss I see here! Congrats to you all!!!!
A little bit about me.... I am 51 and menopause for 8 years till I had a bleed in January. With that bleed came a very bloated belly. So bloated I could not get any of my pants on. This continued along with belly pressure, breast tenderness, acne, hip pain, thigh pain and a weight gain of about 15 pounds from Jan to May. After many tests, ultrasounds and visits, I was told I had what appeared to be a Dermoid Cyst. She said it was too small to cause the belly yet she felt that the other symptoms may be from a Hormone surge. I had a D&C and hysteroscopy to rule out cancer..also a blood test for cancer (all negative...no cancer) Anyway, I had surgery May 14th to remove the cyst, right ovary and fallopian tube. She found a cyst on my left so removed that ovary and tube also. Biopsy said it was a non-cancerous Ovarian Fibroma. After surgery my belly went down a great deal ( so much for small tumors/cysts not causing a big belly) and my symptoms are gone...BUT the weight remained. Now I am surgically post menopause, eating like a bird and hoping to lose about 14 pounds. Mostly I just want to get back into my clothes. I have a small assortment of comfy stuff for now.
It has been 6 weeks post op so now I can get back to moving and doing more. Maybe that will help with the weight loss. I hope!
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Hi ladies:
I hope you all are doing well; it was a productive day today at work which I love...going through changes but so happy I have a job and enoy what I do!
Today I was so tempted not to work out, but it was one of those notes to self moments and thank God I ended up at the gym and had a great workout....I am so grateful...lol. I feel so much better after doing my strength training, but I dont normally think of that when I am trying to think of excuses not to work out, lol.
Have a great night :-)
Phyllis in very warm n stormy NC flowerforyou:0 -
two line dance classes and three hours of walking dogs.....I'm ready for bed:yawn: :yawn: :yawn:0
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A long time ago I had plantar fasciatis and I have also had heel spurs. Luckily enough I have not had any problems with achilles tendons. Podiatrist took a mold of my foot for a shoe insert. While it was being made he taped my foot in a special way and it gave me some relief. It was immediate relief when I got the insert. I guess that is one reason why I wear my tennis shoes all the time. On Sundays I would wear my heels and take them off as soon as I could to get back in my tennis shoes. I also made sure the insert would fit well in my nursing shoes. I was glad I didn't have a job where I had to wear heels at work. My Mom loved to wear heels and as a preachers wife she often wore them to different functions. There is a company that makes shoes in different styles and they had to have extra depth to accomodate the insert and they were pretty expensive. I am not the kind of person that easily gives out over $100 for a pair of shoes. We had one shoe store that had an annual 50% off sale and she lived for those.
Anyway, back to what I was talking abut, my good doctor would inject cortisone into the heel spur area. It didn't do anything to take care of the spur, just the inflammation around it which was really what was painful not the spur itself. It really helped.
I have been watching the scores today on the ladies US Open where they have that 11 year old whiz kid that qualified to play. she went into it with the right attitude in that she doesn't expect to win or even come close to. She just wants to have the experience, experience the higher level of players of the LPGA vs the amateur level and she wants to have fun. She isn't in last place at the end of the day, she is 8 over but the leader is only 3 under so it's a tough course. Myself, I enjoy a good miniature golf course!!! But not on a day like today. to hot!
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Good day today, started with a 5 lb loss on the scale, then cleaned the pool and swam for 60 minutes, felt so good went to visit my friend then went shopping for healthy food. Found shelled pistaschios and almonds for snacks. Fresh mini watermelon, light cranberry juice 50 cal, no sweetners, a few smart ones, delight breakfast bowl, light progresso soup, but discovered it has more sodium than I thought. OH, also found Delight Light Iced Mocha Coffee which is delicious!! Maybe, just maybe, I can do this!0
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Did 1 hr of "10 Pounds Down" DVD today. Tomorrow I'm planning to do an hour of a downloadable workout for spinning.
Just made some oatmeal raisin cookies because they go fast. Then I have to leave in a few to volunteer at the Green Room. This is the last time for this season. Tomorrow Vince and I go to see the show. I've seen it when I ushered, and it is good
Welcome everyone new -- too many to mention individually. You are all special, come by often
phillyb - that's really something that you used to live in West Milford and are now in Cary! We were there before they got their first traffic light (at the ShopRite).
Joyce - I'm the same way, I always try to look at the bright side of things. Vince doesn't and he thinks when I do that sometimes it's stupid. Oh well....if he wants to live in the negative, that's his problem, not mine
Carol in Monroe - that's wonderful that your sister started MFP. Maybe bring her here?
Rori - PetSmart seems to be a really good store. We got some PillPockets and they were really crumbly, not soft at all. Anyway, we called the mfgr. Seems they are part of Mars, Inc (imagine that). They said that they did go to a new supplier and they have been having problems, so to take the even opened bags back to the store. PetSmart had no problem whatsoever replacing them. Glad to hear you're better after that fall
Cindy781 - what movie did you see? Did you like it?
Carol in NC - wasn't it brutal today? I volunteered at the Green Room then went in the pool. Vince came out and said to me "didn't even say 'hello', just went right in the pool". Well, in my defense, I didn't know where he was. Then I went to Aldi to get some veggies and did it ever pour! The temp (according to the thing for the pool) says that the temp went down about 20 degrees. Take care of yourself, now. So glad you like your doc. Sounds like he's really exploring all the avenues, which is good
Heather - what a relief you heard from your son!
missystate - 7 cats!!! Here I thought our 4 was a lot
Sue in SD - gluten free foods can be pretty tasty. I made these chocolate chip cookies once for a friend of mine, only it turned out she also is lactose intolerant and since they had butter in them, she couldn't have them. I didn't tell Vince they were gluten free and he ate them all.
Sherry in Indiana - we're glad you stopped by. Where are you going on vacation and how long will you be gone?
Kim - congrats installing that disposal! You rock girl
menogain - so glad it wasn't cancer. You WILL get that weight off.
Off to beddybye now.
Michele in NC0 -
Hello my lovely friends. I have read all the posts but sadly no time to respond to all today....other than "goat curry"? Now that sounds interesting!
This morning I went to a very appropriately named "aqua boot camp" class at the y. Between that, taking the two cats to the vet and grocery shopping, I have slept nearly all day. And boy am I sore! So I didn't get much else done of value today!
Take care all, I'll be here more tomorrow. Meg from Omaha where the weather is quiet for now.0 -
I thought I'd remind myself about these goals today.
So here are my June goals:
Post in this thread every day -check
Body Pump-2x's week -once this week
Shred and Abs 1x week - yes
Cardio three times a week (Zumba and Kickboxing) yes
8+ glasses of water daily -yea!
Zumba Training for certificate June 8 -done
Catch up to weekly study guides for ACE group fitness instructor certification test - September -working on it.
Start Zumba mentoring program mid-june - computer glitches in matching program online
Start researching change to individual weight training - decided not to do it.
Jacaueline in NYC0 -
Hi Ladies, I thought I would pop in one more time before I am off to bed, the alarm goes off early in this house!
Thanks for all of the support from you all I love reading about your days and it is nice tosee I am not the only one who thinks or feels the way I do.
I can say, I am so proud of MEG for the water aerobics, I am considering doing it as well, so ladies I will say although I have lost nearly 18 lbs I still do not want to be seen in my swim suit, I know I need toget over it, but after all I am fat !!! Toxic thinking, I know but these are my fears.
I will bring this up with my Councelor next Tuesday...one of my many issues.
Carol in N.C....I can understand the frustrations of the job, I was an account coordinator for a sales firm and it was BRUTAL !!! I would come home frustrated , cry and went overboard on the wine. That was three years ago when I was uhmmmm let go from my position and to be honest it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I went on unemployment for a while and started a new position as a Prep Cook in one of our local medical centers for the caffeteria. Even though I make 1/3 less in pay, it is the best job I have ever had. I get to be creative and cook wholesome tasty recipes. Life at home has improved as well as my hubby does not have to stress over me stressing...you know its a vicious cycle.
What I have learned is, life is to short to do something that makes you unhappy and that applies to my weight loss as well. When you look at the whole picture, being overweight isnt about eating it is about being unhappy, and changing the things that pop up along the path as we get better. This is not happening overnight and we can only handle so many changes at one time.
Have a wonderful day tomorrow, its off to bed for me !!
Carol in Monroe0 -
Just started using MyFitnessPal today. I live in Cetral Florida. In Dec of 2012, I had lapband put in. I weighed 294 lbs, within 4 months I had lost 50 lbs. So for the past 1 year and a couple months I have not lost any more. I stay between 244-248 without any problems, but can seem to lose more. I recently started exercising and hope that will help. Hope that joining this message board will be helpful. I see a lot of good comments.0
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Barbie – it is so fun to imagine you learning and teaching all those dances – such a great skill!
Missystate - I love the idea of the cats leading other cats into the yard!
Menogain – welcome – what a story, moving when you can is a big help – where are you from? Always fun to see who is from where…
Redhometia – you can do this… welcome
Carol in Monroe – great attitude!
EllieC - welcome
Michele - I think in this group you are the queen of workout DVD's and I know I have mentioned this before but I am getting serious, I have never done a dvd, I did take and liked a yoga class years and years ago, but have never taken an exercise class - so need a super duper beginner one and one that doesn't depend on music for counting as I am somewhat tone deaf and do not hear beat - do you have a recommendation or how do you go about finding one that you might like? I looked at some youtube videos but my little 15 inch laptop screen makes it hard to see and be far enough away to do it...and no way to hook my old laptop to my ancient tv.
Heather - I got my hands on a copy of the magazine called The English Garden - this is the North American version, but the gardens in the pictures are to die for The "kitchen garden" for the chefs at Le Manoir is amazing! and the garden at Kingsbrige Farm is charming.... I think I drooled on the magazine... I thought of you and your gardens... but I didn't see anything about Heather who is on MFP's garden....
My current book is A forgotten Garden by Kate Morton it is got me caught up in it... I have a couple of things to do then going to read.
night all,
Kim in N. California0 -
Bump to mark my spot. I'm too tired to post. Have a great evening.0
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:flowerforyou: Good Morning
Just a quick hello to keep my place
I'm trying to get into the habit of logging in every day.
Don't have a lot of time this morning as had to pop to the post office with DD as they had a parcel for her that they tried to deliver when no one was in. Typical DH is nearly always in the house, but went out and the post man called. Anyway she has it now so she is pleased (its a DVD that she ordered from Amazon)
:flowerforyou: Barbie I bought the book Strong Women stay thin (?) I glanced at it, saw a few of the exercises - did them a few times then put it back on the book shelf I think I'll dust it down and actually READ it ! Since I've joined a book club with the girls at work I read a lot more now, so I've no excuse! Must admit I am getting a buzz out of reading again.
I have booked a holiday to go to Scarborough for a few days (mainly looking after my mum and dad) I'm really looking forward to it - I need a break. Not sure if I've mentioned the mini holiday or not, my memory is terrible We go on 30th June so no long to wait now. I'll take a few books to read a well as the KOBO DH bought me as a Christmas present. I need to buy "The Midnight Hour" or something like that I know it has midnight in the title :bigsmile: It's by Pamela Hartshorne a York author, she writes about old York and ties it into a type of ghost story with modern day York.
Well this quick "hello" has gone on longer than I expected, and as usual I will be in a rush to get to work on time. Hey Ho it's off to work I go.
TGIF
Have a good day :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Viv (almost sunny York)0 -
morning ladies~
well was in bed and asleep by 5 p.m., Hubby came home slamming doors and not talking to me, because I DIDN'T mow the lawn yesterday, he was swearing and yelling at me, well he did the riding mower and I did the push mower, and I heated up his dinner and went to bed.. really? what DID I do today? yadda yadda yadda.. I am trying to get ready for this vacation, trying to prepare,pack etc... I did go down for about 45 minutes and visit with DFIL took him out on the porch down there and got him one of his mini lemon merengue pies, he polished that off, went out looking for twin bedspreads at thrift shops.. couldnt find any
Oh well.. i got up at 2:45 am and iced my heel and warm lemon water, gym or race walking will do one or the other.. at least my DFIL enjoys my company,he keeps asking me when I will be coming again, told him I would be there today and then the next 2 days his son would be down0 -
Good morning everyone!
Alison: “my husband is a weenie”… :laugh: So sorry he yelled at you like that. I personally don’t think partners should treat each other like that. :noway: Hope you got some more sleep.
Carol: hope you will take care of yourself. :flowerforyou:
Missystate: Welcome. The usual advice is to log your food every day. I’d add: maybe gradually walk the greyhounds longer? They’d enjoy it too….
Diane: gotta say it…your profile photo is a little scary!
Sylvia: had to laugh at your almost-pants-wetting the first time your Fitbit buzzed. Mine always seems to do it when I reach for something, so I tend to jump back in a kind of reflex, like I’ve touched something electrical.
Katie: good luck with your new-found drive. Maybe you can inspire me. I’m not doing badly, but tend to end up just above my allotted calories, so loss has really slowed. :grumble:
Kim: Way to go on the garbage disposal installation! I’m certainly no handywoman, but I can do some stuff and enjoy being able to. I’m also known as The One Who Can Put Ikea Stuff Together. Once in a while I even do it for someone else, like the friend who had bought a nightstand she really needs, and then left the box standing around for two months. I did it in 50 minutes. :laugh:
Julie: I had plantar fasciitis years ago, but somehow it just disappeared. I also have big heel spurs; they don’t bother me, but I sometimes wonder whether that’s just because I walk so little (have severe knee arthritis). I’m curious what will happen with them when I get my new knee and am able to walk more.
I like that people asked about Amanda. Makes me hope I’d be missed too if I didn’t show up.
I'm tapering off the beta blocker; have to have two med-free days before the bike stress test on Tuesday.
Bought a pair of jeans a size smaller yesterday (that's two sizes now). I was looking at my belly in the mirror: I have one of those hanging bellies. I do notice it getting flatter and "squishier", so I'm losing fat there. But it seems to be hanging just as much and I'm afraid it will stay hanging and that I'll have to make the decision later whether or not to get that fixed. But I'm not there yet.
Hope everyone has a good day! :flowerforyou:
Cynthia0 -
Good (very early) morning!!
Strange sleep hours again............I was falling asleep by 9 so went to bed and read till 10, now have been up since 2:30am, oh, for the days when I could get a solid 7-8hrs............well, one good thing
this place is always open!!
It has been very hot and humid the last two days; yesterday evening we had a terrific storm with winds up close to 60mph, some saw hail but I don't think we had any. Anyway, DD and I just made it home in time before the storm...............many small branches down in the yard and debris for clean up later today. We saw the movie "The Fault in our Stars" made from a John Green novel, it was good, but quite sad, as expected if you read the book.
Suein SD...........I'm gonna go with the horse missed you, not the food, lol.
drkatiebug...........Congrats on eliminating the diet Dr. Pepper!!! My DH had Pepsi for breakfast (and all day!!) when we married, after diagnosis of diabetes, he moved on to diet Dr P.........way too much..........the man does not know moderation, and has moved on to some drink mix..........also overdoing......can't convince him that water is even an option.
Kim.............YAY on installing that disposal yourself!!! Major kudos!!!
Phyliss.........Good for you on choosing to do the workout!
Michele..............I have thought of volunteering at our local theater more than once but have not done so yet.
47Jacqueline............Looks good on those goals!!!
Carolin Monroe...........WTG!!! Congrats on lowering your stress! I like your thoughts on this; you are right, life IS too short to allow ourselves to put up with stress-inducing situations, people, etc!!!!! OOOOMMMMMMM............................
Well, off to unload the dishwasher, maybe do some laundry, etc...........you know, life in the fast lane and all that!
Have a good day, everyone!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic0 -
here I am again~
my foot is screaming the left one... I dont need this on top of everything else..
so no formal exercise today, will be haulin butt at work today though,,,
leaving early am ,to go up to N.H.,for the weekend with my brother, we both need a little get away even though we will be working alot of it, we will be together.... no internet for the weekend so will have to write down everything I eat...0 -
A little bump here. I've been crazy busy at work and can't seem to catch up. My job keeps changing and I don't like it. It's really hard for me to do, I can't seem to focus, I'm miserable doing it, sometimes I get an over whelming feeling that I have to get out and I end up leaving and sometimes I sit here and cry. I feel like I'm going to end up losing this job and I know I should care. I've been here 15 yrs, hava medical, dental, vision and 4 weeks vacation, but I hate it. They have changed the job around until we are basically bill collectors, something I certainly never wanted to be.
My pregnent DD and the kids came over last night while my DSIL worked on the house. I don't know if I said anything but a few weeks ago my DSIL decided to put an upstairs addition on to their house. This while daughter is 8 months pregnent, their dog had been hit by a car and was in a body cast and they have a 2 and 4 yr old at home. Yikes! Crazy! They certainly need the room but the timing was not the greatest. Oh well, it will soon be done and in the mean time DD just comes to my house while he is working on it. Added bonus for me to see the kids. If DDdoesn't go into labor by next Thursday she is scheduled to for a Csection next Friday.
I'm so glad that it is Friday!!!!
This ended up being more than a bump. I hope eveyone has a wondeful day, I will try to catch up on the posts tonight.
Patty, Cincinnati OH0 -
Barbie - I have ordered SWSY . Second hand copy from the US. Including shipping £2.81!
Preparing for our evening dinner party today. Most of it is done, so it's a bit of chopping salads and making sure the table looks nice, cushion plumping etc!:laugh:
Amanda is ok, but still waiting for her op so is not feeling % 100.
Best wishes to all. For those with knee, foot pains etc., there are masses of things you can do, even sitting in a chair. Do not give up! Google stuff, there is endless help out there. No excuses! ! ! :laugh:
Heather in sunny Hampshire UK0 -
Great job everyone! Sylvia... you're soo pretty! Congrats to those who are doing well. Hugs and encouragement to everyone else! Have a happy Day!
Tammy in Va Beach0
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