WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014
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Hi all:
Its been two weeks since I got back to the basics so to speak; I have gotten to the gym 5 days a week and I have been eating healthy. Hubby did research on glutin and we have been improving on that as well.. I usually get bored at 4 weeks and yoyo diet...I am determined not to do that this time :-)
I also attend WW meetings, I am hoping to get to goal this time around between WW meetings and MFP. I am getting so encouraged by all your posts...thank you!!!
Tomorrow I weigh in at WW so I am hoping for a loss...last week was almost 4lbs ..which has been so overdue...I have been gaining every week.
Saturday nites is our date nite (hubby) lol...and we usually have drinks and I make horderves....just trying to keep it within my 1400 calories; I have been under all week so I am hopping the weight loss keeps coming, lol.
Wishing you all a great weekend:-)
Phyllis in rainy NC :-)0 -
Good evening! I felt so much better today. Possibly because I skipped my water pill this morning. I still had some lightheadedness, but not nearly as severe. My diastolic BP was around 68 most of the day. Of course, the systolic was a little higher too, so not sure which number is more important.
I just got back from my third walk of the day. I walked 45 minutes at the mall this afternoon. I can see why people walk at the mall. It's cool and not sunny. Then we walked with the dogs, then I went out by myself. Fitbit says my grand total for the day is 12,584 steps! A new record for me.
I talked to my son for quite a while this afternoon. In spite of his little scare last night, he told me he's feeling LOTS better since he started getting his antitrypsithan infusions. He doesn't need his oxygen nearly as much now, and doesn't have the feeling that he's at deaths door. So that made me very happy. Hopefully it will continue.
I'm not posting the joke of the day today because I thought it was rude and racist. Maybe tomorrow's will be better.
Well, I think I'm going to take a long shower and go to bed.
Nighty night!
Sylvia0 -
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Heather, thanks for the update on Amanda…..wow, she has been waiting a long time for her surgery…I bought my ankle weights from Amazon at a time when they had free shipping….I hate to think of what the shipping would have been because they were so heavy.
:bigsmile: Carol in NC, congrats on getting some sleep and getting so many steps
:bigsmile: Kim, congrats on losing another pound….I admire your persistence in installing the garbage disposal.
:flowerforyou: I have been very lax about strength training except for plank once a week---I guess I’d better get my copy of SWSY off the shelf and get busy again.
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
:bigsmile: 26,000 steps today
4 minute plank----taught the two hour line dance class
My word for 2014 is “mindful”
"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."0 -
Here it is Friday already, this week zoomed by. Tuesday we had a killer (and I do mean KILLER) hailstorm that took out my seedlings and shredded most other plants. I think I've been depressed ever since. :sad: It's going to be a rather ugly-looking yard this summer. :ohwell: Most things at the vegetable garden did ok, I sure hope the squash plants survive.
I'm still fighting an inner ear problem from the virus I've had. It's been 5 weeks now, geez! Might need to go see a specialist, I just heard of a great ENT Dr nearby. Really getting tired of this. Bouts of vertigo, too. Not fun! :grumble:
Ok enough complaining. :bigsmile: I've been trying to get back to logging regularly, doing ok with that. Exercise is mostly gardening, but I did start up with doing wall pushups and squats this week. Wait, did I only do them on Monday? :blushing: Ahem! I'd best get after it before I melt into a puddle of mush.
Nice to see so many new people here. :flowerforyou:
jb in Portland
Edited to add that Mariah had her 2nd chemo treatment yesterday, this time it was administered in her brain. I haven't heard any news about how it went, but I know she didn't feel so great after the 1st treatment. I'm afraid the poor girl's in for a long, long haul. Good thoughts and prayers most appreciated. 0 -
Did 50 min of spinning today. Tomorrow I'm planning to do Jari Love Revved to the Max DVD. You know something? I think it's about time for some new DVD's for me! Well, Total Fitness DVD's will be having their sale soon.
After exercising I went to mahjongg since it rained last night and it's probably too wet under the deck to do any riverrocking. Left early and went in the pool, then came in, had some nuts and started preparing dinner
Meg - that "aqua boot camp" class sounds really neat. Wish they'd do something like that around here.
Carol in Monroe - I swear, the absolute WORST part of an aqua aerobics class is having to walk in front of a mirror in your bathingsuit. But on the positive -- it doesn't matter how you look since you're in the water! One lady in our water aerobics class is (how do I say this nicely) so big that she needs to have someone help her put the floation belt on. But she's a real trooper and I can see how baggy her bathing suit has gotten since she started. I don't remember who it was (Meg?) but she's so right. It does seem that the more "mature" women have a good relationship with their bodies.
elliec - welcome
A big welcome to everyone new that I don't mention individually
Kim - it's real hard to recommend a DVD. However, if you go to Total Fitness DVD's website, you can search by "beginner" and view clips of the DVD's to see if it's something for you. When looking for DVD's I usually go here first, view the clip then check on Amazon.com for the reviews. They don't have clips but many times their price is better than Total Fitness. However, you do need to have a minimum $35 purchase for free shipping at Amazon and you only need a minimum of $19 at Total Fitness. I used to try doing the body pump youtube videos, but I found that I could see my screen if I was standing, but as soon as I was laying down on a bench, I couldn't see the screen.
I usually lay in the pool for an hour (only an hour as I burn fast and don't want to burn) but now I've started using my body board and I do two at least two sometimes three laps (good for the legs, I guess). Then, to sort-of dry off so that I'm not dripping water, I sweep the stairs to the pool and then see if I see any weeds growing among the riverrock. Sometimes they do, but it's surely less than there was before. Today I also used the aquabroom and cleaned out the spa. Vince suggested that I keep the batteries in the mud room (duh...why didn't I think of that?) so that I don't have to traipse thru the house if I'm dripping.
Cynthia - for sure you'd be missed if you didn't check in. Yea for the smaller sized jeans
Alison - try to have a good time in NH.
monogain - where in the Poconos are you? We used to live in Stroudsburg. Boy, has 611 gotten built up!
Carol in NC - congrats on being able to do all that walking! I know it'll help you lots. We had a big rainstorm yesterday and it took the temp down by about 10 degrees. You certainly wouldn't know it today, tho
Cindy781 - I do hope your friend joins us
teri865 - welcome
Sylvia - When I took the SafeServ course, there were some things that I never in my life thought of when they were discussing cross contamination. Glad your son is OK
Vicki - we just read where Harley Davidson is coming out with an all electric motorcycle and I thought of you. So sorry about your hubby's sister. Congrats on those shorts. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you
Joyce - glad you had a good night's sleep
drkatiebug - you did well at Ryan's. when Ryan's was around here, they would grill some chicken for me.
Joyce - one of our cats got to be 22lbs right before we moved into the house. Well, we were in an apartment and he didn't get much exercise. As soon as we moved to the house, he lost (down to about 18 or 19lbs) and we're sure it's because he was walking up and down the stairs and all over the house. We give our cats the Authority weight management dry cat food (PetSmart's brand). It's the cheapest and they don't seem to mind. When we give Loki his medicine, we give the other cats (and Loki after he's taken his pill) either Fancy Feast dry or this cat chow dry. They don't get it in the regular food dish, so to them it's a treat. Plus, it's cheaper for me....lol. Even tho PJ was overweight (the 18lbs one) I always looked at it "he's happy".
Sylvia - so glad your son is better some. What a relief!
jb - good thoughts being sent for Mariah.
We went to a play "Forever Plaid", it was very good. Tomorrow I'm determined that after I exercise, I'm going to go to the farmer's market, probably stop at CVS and then Bi-Lo since I'll be by that way, just for the things on sale.
Vince thinks it should be OK for us to riverrock tomorrow. How I want to get that done!
Michele in NC0 -
I needed to put Heather’s note to self to use last night, and didn’t. I ended up awake most of the night feeling awful, and unable to do much but sit and read today. We went to the concert with neighbors and I had sangria. (too much sangria) :blushing: Does anybody remember that stuff from the bad old days? Wine and fruit juice and who knows what. Sweet and fruity, and contains a bunch of alcohol. I don’t’ think I’ll have sangria again for another 40 years. :noway: At least, not if I can help it.
The good news is that I felt good enough to read. I’ve spent most of the last 24 hours reading Diana Gabaldon’s newest book, Written in my Own Heart’s Blood. I’m almost done with it, too, but I’m going to bed. I can finish it tomorrow. I love her books about Jamie and Clare and I'm really enjoying this one despite feeling lousy.
:sick: I am feeling some better now.:embarassed:
Time for sleep.
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
June Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily, preferably more!0 -
Sylvia – how scary! I am glad your son is doing ok.
Vicki – Drives me crazy when I get left out of the loop until things are critical… sending good thoughts!
Great NSV on the new smaller shorts! The anniversary of your son’s death is hard, take care! :flowerforyou:
Kathy – what a great hubby, I bet you could rent him, not just loan him out.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Viv – maybe you can plan an evening munchies, I do – fruit or veggies or even a WW 90cal. Ice cream bar.
Meg - I love Indian food, but only one friend does so I don’t get it often…
DrKatie Bug - Good job!!!!
Phyllis- keep up the good work… sometimes if I know I am having a spluge night I do some extra exercise to give me a few more calories to “play” with.
JB – sending good thoughts to Mariah….
Michele – thanks for the lead on the web page, I did not even know where to look – to be completely honest I have rented a DVD from redbox, or checked one out of the library, but have never bought one or been given a DVD…. So I am a real newbie on this stuff. You had mentioned Total Fitness, I just assumed it was a store near you.
Nothing much going on here… getting work done and enjoying the quiet.
Kim in N. California0 -
good morning ladies a quick hidee ho.. have been up since 1:30 so excited to be getting away.. wont have internet service so will check in sunday evenings, some how I will write food down and log it...
Joyce I am the person who puts together things together too, they throw the stuff together where we are more oriented and READ the instructions lol...
my heel is waking me up at night, so will have to rummage around to find my boot. was doing fine for so long darn it....
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Hello ladies. It sure is hard to keep up around here!
My news is that the scale has finally moved, and i have lost 2.4 kilos! That translates to 5.28 pounds, It sounds like more in pounds, doesn't it?
Thursday I ate over my points but logged every calorie. Our weekends are usually so busy. Today is a stay at home day. I hope to et quite a bit done in the house and the yard/garden.
Enjoy your weekend!
Pam in The Netherlands.0 -
Good morning! It is warm here!:glasses:
Katla - oooohhhh yes, that sangria is a killer! :bigsmile: It slips down like fruit juice and then kicks like a mule! Did you log the calories? :laugh:
I got through 400 cals of alcohol plus 900 cals of food last night, which took me just up to my TDEE. Phew, not too much damage done!:bigsmile: The cauliflower cake went down a storm.:happy: There is still some left for lunch, so it has easily served 10. Also I have goat and sweetcorn curry left for tonight, so todsy ix a cooking holiday for me! :glasses: :flowerforyou:
It helped that the man guest is a recovering alcoholic, which I didn't know before hand, so not too many bottles were opened. He left the juice from the rhubarb desert which had Cointreau in. If I had known I would have made an alcohol free one for him. I can understand why people don't want to broadcast these things, but I did email them to ask if there was anything they can't, won't or don't eat. Lots of desserts have alcohol in them.
Anyway, it was lovely to have them round, but he looked so tired. He had spent the whole dsy with his 93 year old mother and at 10.30 he had an emergency phone call from her so they had to dash off. She slso has a 90+ mother and it reminded me of some of you.:flowerforyou:
Today is the village church fete, held in the grounds of the biggest house in the village.( Noblesse oblige. :laugh: ) I expect we will go to show our faces. I hope my yoga friend will be there. Two of my other yoga friends are helpers on the baked goods stall. This is the first year they have had good weather for it. Two years ago it was washed out altogether.
Vicki - hope your DSIL gets the help she needs.
Such a worry.
Love to all. Heather in sunny and warm Hampshire UK0 -
Kim - the picture is of me at my nearly biggest (I did get bigger) which I hope will show new people how much is possible. Click on my profile photos to see my transformation. :bigsmile:
Heather
PS - Pamala - over 5 lbs! Great work!:flowerforyou:0 -
Happy Saturday Everyone,
I will start the day with some yoga. Then my workout is strength training for chest and back. After that I will be on the treadmill. Yesterday got so hot and muggy. I stayed in and worked on my latest art project. You can see it on my profile page photos. I still have some work to do on it but I am so pleased with it I wanted to share it with you. I don't know why it loaded sideways though.:grumble:
Vicki, hugs. :flowerforyou:
Pam, congratulations on your weight loss!
Sylvia, I'm glad your son is OK. What a scare!
Kim, glad you are getting some quiet time.
Hugs to all I missed.
Cindy in OK0 -
Good morning,
Welcome newcomers:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Heather WOW!
Vicki so sorry about your son.:flowerforyou:
JB still prayers for Mariah:flowerforyou:
Eye appointment was great. The other eye doctor thought he saw a cataract forming. My regular eye doctor gave me the all clear. Car got its alignment. It wasn’t too bad considering all the pot holes we had and have up here in Minnesota.:grumble: So far no water in the basement after almost 10 inches of rain this month. We live near a creek, but it too has not flooded. About twenty years ago they constructed a watershed project. Shortly thereafter we had a ten inch rain in one day. No flooding as a result. What has kept the water out of our basement this summer is our gutters are working better and I regraded the window. We had problems with it last summer. Over time the soil in the garden built up right to the sill. I dug it out. Unfortunately some of the areas close to me have not been so fortunate. Prayers to them. Having dealt with minor water damage in our basement area I know how awful it must be for those dealing with major flood damage and mud slides (shutter).:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Today will enjoy the dry sunny day we are having, so I wake to a healthier tomorrow.
214 word: contentment
MNMargaret0 -
Pam in the Netherlands: Congratulations on your loss! 5.28 pounds definitely seems like more than 2.4 kilos. I wonder what line graphs would look like side by side.:flowerforyou:
Heather: I logged every last bite and swallow. I try to keep honest about that although there have been plenty of occasions where I’ve had to guestimate portions. At home I can measure them, but not in a restaurant or food fair. I hope you enjoy the village church fete.:flowerforyou:
Margaret: Congratulations on the positive eye exam. I’m happy you haven’t had problems from all the rain in your area.:flowerforyou:
Cindy: Your artwork is wonderful. I’m really impressed with your talent.:flowerforyou:
I am alive! I survived the sangria hangover and am severely chastised by my own body. :blushing: Today looks like it will be lovely weather. I expect to play with our boats. DH replaced the windshields on the fishing boat yesterday. I wonder if he’ll want to launch it today. The sailboat is having big time battery problems and the grab bar DH had modified doesn’t fit and will have to go back to the welder for adjustment. :grumble: I plan to finish the last bit of Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, too. I hope there will be another book in the series. There is plenty more Revolutionary War history to provide drama and battle accounts. I’ll find out at the end whether it seems likely the saga can continue. It takes Ms Gabaldon about 4 years to write these things, so this one will have to hold me for a while. I’ll be able to reread it. Any book worth reading is worth reading again. And again…. :bigsmile:
Happy Summer Solstice! May your longest day of the year be filled with good things and fun.:drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:
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
June Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily, preferably more!0 -
Wow! I got so behind on the posts ... so skimmed along ...
Happy to report a full week ... with final exams (regents for those of you in NY) ...and son was headache free!! Saw his neurologist who is convinced it is the Botox working ... and I'm convinced it's the diet ... but we're both thrilled to see him break the pain cycle. Doctor plans to do another Botox treatment in August and I'm still doing the diet modifications since we're all feeling better on it ... so hopefully son's health will see permanent improvement! It's good to see smiles on my son's face again.
The couple pounds I've put back on since Easter are finally leaving. Lots of work this weekend to do outside so hopefully the last of it will go as well and I can start losing again towards my goal.
I pray for all of you when I'm reading... but sometimes one of your names or situations pops to mind while I'm driving or working. Alison ... you came to mind a lot ...
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Beth0 -
Hi from sunny York
Not a bad day so far, two dog walks done, washing on the line, most of the chores done and food (so far) logged!
:flowerforyou: Michele I envy you being able to sit by your beautiful pool, our garden is quite small and it sometimes feels as if I'm in a goldfish bowl! I do sit out on the patio on a sunny morning, but by early afternoon the sun has moved around to the front - it's nice to sit out on an evening though when it's too hot to be inside, we just need to finish off the tiling - had to abandon it last year when the weather got too wet :ohwell: so we need to get that done before it rains again.
:flowerforyou: Well I've been on the pc long enough and I still have a few bits to tidy up before tea, 15611 steps on my fitbit If I do another Lesley Sansone walk after tea it should take my steps up to 18000+
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:flowerforyou: Good Morning from California. I am new to this post and new to the message boards. I have used my fitness pal off and on individually with some success but always stop. This time my whole family is participating; my husband and twin teen daughters. My husband and I are the only ones who need to lose weight.
My amazing daughter has encouraged us to change our lifestyles and continue to improve our eating habits so I introduced the whole family to my fitness pal and we have all started tracking what we eat to make sure we have the correct balance of foods and for the girls enough calories ,
I have quite a bit of weight I want to lose, but I am tired of the yoyo dieting and want to do it right this time.
Are there any general norms for posting on this message board?
Brenda0 -
Hi gals from the hot and sunny beaches oh Clearwater. We're having a great time so far, working hard on unwinding. Eating horribly, but trying so hard to make smart choices. Walking every morning on the beach. Plus staying on the move. Aaron finally saw Winter the dolphin yesterday. Tomorrow is Disney. Hung out at the pool this am and just chillin and doing a little laundry right now.
Hope everyone is well. Not able to read back. Will check back soon.
xo- Gloria from Metro Detroit via Clearwater Beach0 -
Are there any general norms for posting on this message board?
Brenda
:flowerforyou: That's a great question.:bigsmile: If you read a few of the posts, you'll see that we are all encouraging and supportive of each other.....there are no negative comments about anyone else's lifestyle,personal choices, or eating plans:bigsmile: this is a good place to share your successes and frustrations regarding your weight loss journey or other aspects of your life....it's a good place to ask questions and to share good ideas about life or weight loss.
:bigsmile: jump right into the conversation. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
Brenda, welcome! Talk about anything that effects your life. We love getting to know each other. I think that everything that touches your life effects your weight goals in some way, either good or bad. Congrats on getting your whole family on board. Having twin daughters must be fun. They seem like pretty smart girls, too.
Gloria, such a shame that you have to do laundry while on vacation! I hope you have a great time!
Beth, great news for your son! Fingers crossed that it continues.
I just finished walking at the mall. I got home with FOUR steps short of my goal, but of course I got those just walking across the garage. Tonight there will be a dog walk at the lake, so I should be well over 10,000 for the day. I'm feeling better today too.
Ok, I liked today's joke of the day:
:happy:
Three men wanted to cross a river. They had no idea how to cross it, so one man knelt down on his knees and prayed "Lord give me the power and strength the cross the river." suddenly the man became very strong and swam across the river. The next man thought: if it worked for him, it'll work for me. So he knelt down and prayed "Lord give the skills and the strength to cross the river." the man built a canoe and rowed himself across the river. The last man thought: if it worked for both of them, I know it'll work for me. So he also knelt down and prayed "Lord give me the wisdom and knowledge to cross the river." He turned into a woman and walked across the bridge.
:laugh:
Have a great weekend!
Sylvia0
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