WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER

lyn54

Ladies,, after reading several of the posts, I am wondering if some "kind" of moon cycle is effecting all our health, eating, moodsetc..
There is certainly something in the air!..:ohwell:
I had a minor setback myself today. I am not going in a car tomorrow or anything that would irritate my crazy, wild nerve in my low, low back.:blushing: (bum, bootie) You know...:ohwell:
I hope the cycle moves on and soon!

Hi Lynne or Heather?? Good luck. I am realtively new on here myself. I have to tell you the 50+ years of experience these ladies have to share is awesome. I love just getting on here and reading about their lives and wishing and hoping for them in their struggles. I feel like I have known them a long time.

I feel honored that they respond to me in their posts. Sometimes, there are so many I can't get to them all. I am pushing it to sit here for this amount of time. I am "addicted" to this site. I just think that if I am on here, I am not eating.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Barbiecat is the great lady who helped to start this thread. Birdie is always uplifting and their weight lose and excercise regimen would put a 20-year old to shame. I almost lose weight just reading about it.:bigsmile:
We have actors and singers and people who live over a portion of the world. It's interesting to hear about their way of life and family and even their weather.:bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
I feel for them in all their troubles. Some have had death, trauma, sickness...:brokenheart:

It's a great place to be included...

Thanks to you all!:flowerforyou:

lyn54

I have some sort of talent going on that I was not aware I have...have you noticed the double "smiley faces" that I am posting...wow..I don't know how I am doing it...:bigsmile:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Heather, welcome to the greatest thread......this is a fabulous group of women who support each other and share great ideas.......I hope you will stick with us.

:flowerforyou: in spite of my goal to eat at home this month, I managed to eat out twice today at two restaurants named "Dynasty" in two different towns. We had friends from California stop here to visit us on the way to stay to stay with their daughter who lives north of Seattle........we went for a sort of late lunch with them...I had Buddhists Delight and brown rice......they left at 5 and at 6:30 I met a group of friends who had organized a dinner for an out of town visitor....this time I had vegetables and egg with green shaved barley noodles

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I brought half of it home for DH......the calories were probably not so bad but the sodium was outrageous :laugh: Tomorrow night we're going to a gigantic potluck Gratitude Banquet

:flowerforyou: the woman I sat next to at dinner tonight told me that our conversation at the retreat we went to in September had been inspirational to her and as a result she had made huge changes in her eating and her outlook on food and had lost more than 10 pounds.....I don't remember saying anything "inspirational" but I guess I'm just so used to talking about everything I've learned from you about sane and healthy eating that I don't even notice anymore. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Michele, I'm sorry you had such a "runaround" with medical paperwork....that stuff is so frustrating.

:flowerforyou: Kathy, having trouble sleeping is no fun and stressing over the future is worse.......stay in the moment and be thinking about what you will bring to the family gathering rather than what you will get out of it......your family is blessed to have you and they will be glad you are there.

:flowerforyou: Amanda, even with new grandbabies and heart surgery in your future you still manage to keep dropping those pounds.......:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Lynn, I am so sorry about your phone.......I ran mine through the washing machine and ruined it.......we have AT&T and don't have much trouble with it......we've had it for years and each time we go to renew it we do some research and come back to it rather than changing it......sorry to hear about the pain in your back

I've been sitting too long, gotta get moving.

wizzywig

Hi everyone

:ohwell: I've not been able to post for nearly a week, although I have been lurking and reading.

:laugh: I started my beginners running club yesterday lunchtime. It was my day off work, so although I went shopping with mum in the morning, I explained I needed to be quick to get home, changed and back to work on the field for 12:30 p.m. Of course I was late getting back :grumble: and then I had to drop some shopping off at my uncle's. I tried a mixture of running and walking :huh: but everyone was on the field well into their warm up by the time I got there all puffed and out of breath :frown: :frown: I think I am the unfittest person in the group, but I can only get better!!

To be honest I am feeling it this morning, the tops of my legs ache. I will stick to walking today, but might try a light jog tomorrow.

:flowerforyou: Amanda sorry to hear you need a valve replacing, but you as barbiecat says even with all this going on, you are still managing to lose weight. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Michele, could you have a word with the doctor next time you see him and ask why the nurse couldn't tell you your results there and then, or phone them to you without having to go through all the inconvenience you were put through?

:flowerforyou: Lynn sorry to hear about your phone taking a bath with you. Sometimes after a few days when everything has dried out, they work again. My DS dropped his in some water tried to dry it out, but it was a few days before it started working again.

:flowerforyou: Welcome Lynne (singerlynne) you've found a great site. I'm trying not to think of Christmas yet though :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:drinker: Well I must make a start, I've sat here long enough. I need to get some housework done and if possible try and get in at the hairdressers for a trim, my hair doesn't seem to grow long, it just gets thicker and thicker until I look like a mop

Have a good weekend and here's to healthy choices!

Viv x

msh0530

My goals for the week are to log all of my food.

I invented a new muffin recipe this morning. If you don't have leftover oatmeal, just put 1/2 c. quick cooking oatmeal and 1 c. water in a bowl in the microwave for 1 minute. I put this in the food database as Mary's Oatmeal Muffins - 143 calories each.

Oatmeal Muffins
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup Splenda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup leftover oatmeal
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Directions
• In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl, combine oil, eggs, oatmeal, raisins and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened (the batter will be thin). Spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. Bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until the muffins test done. Yield: 1 dozen.

heartrw

Greetings all and a wonderful Satuday to you. I finished up my "little black book" daily calorie log and so am switching back to MFP daily logging...hopefully that will get me onto this site on a more frequent, if not daily, basis.

My November goals may be a strange one to you...but I have been struggling so much lately, seemingly taking two steps back for every step forward. I'm tired of it and just want to get my life, my eating, and my relationship to food onto a normal footing. I've been doing really well since last Thursday, and today seems to be on track for another good day. Like Birdie, I am trying to take one day at a time, making the best choices I can for each day.

God bless all of you, and Happy November!

rjadams

Good morning ladies.

Tonight is the Oyster New Year feast at Elliot's. Once a year bash with all you can eat oysters being shucked by the local growers and all of Elliots wonderful cooked oyster dishes. 20 local wineries and brewers sampling their beer and wine and a champagne reception beforehand. I am so looking forward to this. I will be over my calories and sodium by the thousands but who cares once a year!!!!
It is a bit frustrating since I finally got the scale moving again. this could stall it for a while but oh well. I worked out hard this morning and I will drink a ton of water.

Terri glad your back and I hope you can get thru your struggles. one day at a time is the best approach.
Mary thanks for the recipe

Welcome newbies. And to everyone please have an awesome day.

abundanceismine

Hi everyone! Room for 1 more 50+? I just joined today. My name is Sally, aka Abundance is mine, and I am 51 and my goal is to lose 100 lbs.

weaklink109

Welcome Sally!!! and Welcome Lynne, who also has "Heather" in her signature(?)

We look forward to getting to know you.

We have women from the UK: (tiarapants AKA Amanda; wizzywig AKA Viv; mdyn........(<can't recall the exact login--I always read it as "my dinasaurs" AKA Jackie.

There are also some Canadians: Rebelrenny AKA Renny; there is another from Victoria BC, who I think is traveling right now--can't remember the login--so hasn't been on here much lately.

We have women from all over the USA, and there is a contingent from Washington state also. Rjadams, AKA Robin, is north of Seattle, while pmjsmom AKA Kathy is near Olympia, and Barbiecat AKA Barbie is on the Olympic Peninsula, and I am down south in Vancouver, near Portland, OR--not to be confused with the Vancouver about 300 miles north of me in BC, Canada.

We have some Californians, mimi7grands AKA "Sister Veggie Queen"--there is a story there. and Macmadame, and chicletgirl; and lots of women from all over. I can't begin to mention everyone. In time, you will get to know us, and we will get to know you--I hope!!:flowerforyou:
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I attacked my refrigerator today to make some space in preparation for Thanksgiving, which I am planning to have here, unless I can't get my house re-arranged in time, in which case I will still make the dinner, but it will be eaten at my mom and dad's apartment instead. That might be quieter, as the "Three Little Piggies" can be left home, so they can't have a "barkfest" during our dinner, or try to "help" in the kitchen.:laugh:

The year I moved here, I had Thanksgiving, and my late Shih tzu, Dreyfus (pictured in my ticker) made such a fuss when he smelled asparagus (his favorite veggie) that I had to put him inside my SUV until it stopped cooking (the asparagus--not the SUV ), as he would NOT shut up!! :noway: :laugh: :laugh: Mai Li (my avatar) thought she was in tall clover when Dreyfus was banished to the outside, and she got to stay inside and "supervise" in the kitchen. When I brought him back inside, she sulked for a while. I think she was hoping he wasn't coming back so she could have all the leftovers for herself!!!:laugh:

BTW to Lynn, who drowned her cell phone. I hope you haven't tossed it out yet. While it is likely, since it was powered up when it hit the water, that it may be fried for good, it is also possible that with the passage of time, it could dry out and power on again. My phone took a swim in the washer, and the repair tech I dealt with from Sprint advised me of some techniques to dry it out. One is remove battery and back from it and put the phone in a plastic bag with some rice (absorbs moisture) and leave for 24 hours, or instead of placing it in the bag with the rice, you can leave the phone inside a self-defrosting refrigerator for 24 hours--the defrost cycle removes moisture from within the fridge, and thus the phone may dry out.

In my case, I replaced my phone with an identical model, and about a month after the "swimming" incident, for the heck of it, I decided to see if the old phone would power up. It did, and I was able to retrieve all my stored phone numbers. I have been using the old phone as a battery charger for my active phone, since I have 2 batteries that I rotate so I can fully discharge them each time, and I always have a charged spare.

Robin, My tastebuds are envying yours, as you prepare for that wonderful dinner. Enjoy!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

I still have lots to do today, so BFN

Barb

vickim26

Good evening ladies,
Quick post. Read all I could but cannot respond now. Had a really busy day. First time I have sat and rested all day. Started off at soccer game for Gracie. Did little shopping for Regan for her trip to DC. Went to watch Regan cheer at her game. Had some lunch. Stopped at Sam's. Came home made cupcakes and cake for Rhea's birthday tomorrow while watching LSU. They Won . Yeah. Then went to Wal mart and had supper. Picked up Kenneth from Shawn's (our first son) they went to game together. Came home. cooked ground meat to put chili together in crock pot for party tomorrow. Sat down to read email and log my food for today. No formal exercise but lots of running around. Hope to get on tomorrow.
Vicki m

exermom

Lynn - my problem seems to be that I like to "munch" while I'm on the computer. Even tho I know that crumbs fall onto the keyboard, do you think that stops me???

Viv - I know that MD is going to want to talk to me about these blood tests I just had. At that time I'm going to get my flu shot but I'm also planning to speak to him about this "nurse". I know deep inside that he probably can't do anything. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if they hired her because she's probably getting a lower salary. But it'll make me feel good to get this off my chest. My hair used to be really thick but then I had children and now my hair is much thinner

The woman who is currently the vice-president of the Newcomers and her hubby were here for dinner tonight. She told me that she's not going to be president next year but that this other gal is. I honestly don't know how she will do, I have a feeling not real good. She's kind -of like "it has to be my way or no way" She's nice to your face, but I understand from Maureen that she's a bit of a control freak. What is needed for the president is a non-emotional person, someone logical. That's why I know that I wouldn't be good at the job. I honestly don't know about Kathy, from what Maureen's told me she's emotional. I am a bit surprised that Pam (the current vice president) isn't going to be president. But Vince has said to me "there may be some people who won't stand up to Kathy, but not moi", and he's going to be treasurer. Perhaps what I should do is give her the benefit of the doubt. She got this place (near her home) for our general meetings. Really, it's not at all conducive to a general meeting, it's really set up as the restaurant that it is, not for meetings. They have their customers come in (can't blame them) during our meetings, we can't hear. Pam did say that she thinks we'll be back at the place we were before for our general meetings. That'll be good. I should have asked her if they're going to be supplying coffee/tea since I'm going to be head of hospitality. Right now I'm a bit on the stressed side, eating chocolates to try to ease my feelings.

Welcome aboard Sally (so much easier than abundanceismine!)

I think I'll do some Wii balance games tomorrow a.m. Go to church, then Vince and I will probably go bowling (games on Sun from 10 to 1 are only $1). The other night he slept funny and his neck hurts him. If it still hurts him, I may just ask him to go with me to critique me. Sometimes I don't know what it is that I'm doing wrong.

Everyone, have a great evening.

Michele

exermom

oops! forgot this part:

singerlynn - welcome. I don't even want to THINK about how many days it is until Christmas....lol I did string the popcorn for my tree, tho, mainly because I wanted to do it outside so that I wouldn't have to clean up the small parts of the popcorn....lol Am I lazy or what????



Michele

wizzywig

Welcome Sally!!! and Welcome Lynne, who also has "Heather" in her signature(?)

We look forward to getting to know you.

We have women from the UK: (tiarapants AKA Amanda; wizzywig AKA Viv; mdyn........(<can't recall the exact login--I always read it as "my dinasaurs" AKA Jackie.

Barb

:laugh: :laugh: Barb had to laugh I always think of Jackie as my dinosaurs too :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Just going out with the doggies now, for our not so early morning walk, Will catch you all later, but had to reply to this as I thought it was only me.

Viv xx

tiarapants

Morning ladies. This will be brief as I'm posting from my iPhone.

I've got loads to say but it will have to wait until this evening.

Yesterday I did my last day of canvassing, which is a relief. We are off to see father in law and his wife in an hour. They live in a gorgeous place called Arundel in Sussex. It is just like Toytown. We're planning on a short visit with the in laws and then I want to pop into Arundel Cathedral to offer up some prayers. We will probably drive down the road to the coast after that for a short walk on the beach.

A contemplative day I think

Happy Sunday to you all and hello newbies!

Love
Amanda x

abundanceismine

Good morning Ladies!
I LOVE this 'fall back' thing! My house is so quiet right now!! Peace!

So, I figured I should give you the run down on who I am and a little about my life:

I live on the South Shore of MA and have all my life. I am long time divorced with 20 year old boy/girl twins. Living with me is my daughter (Michelle),20 and her boyfriend (Ben), 22 and their son (my ADORABLE 1st grandson Jonathan) 16 months, She goes to a local small college PT, works at a 99 restaurant PT, and thenwatches her 2 yr old 1/2 sister in my home with her son 3 days a week. Ben works FT as an small airplane mechanic.

My son Scott goes to college full time in Boston and his major currently is astrophysics. He is thinking of changing to straight physics because although the universe fascinates him, he thinks he should focus on things he can do HERE to help us. He works 1 day a week just to have some spending money, the rest of his time is spent studying. On the weekends, vacations, etc, he and his longtime girlfriend Colleen live with me. She also goes to the same college as my daughter.

Rounding out the home, we have 4 cats and a hampster. Oh, and me! =D I work full time as a Sr Project Manager at a local mid-size regional company which allows me to support the homestead.

I have often battled with weight, but in the past it was always much much less than now. Funny how looking back I thought it was the end of the world that I was larger than most my age. The 2 times previously were understandable, but not everyone had the same tendancy to overeat: Puberty, when at 13yrs and 5'2" I went up to 150 lbs, and then at 31yrs right after my babies were born I didn't go down, I went up to 200lbs. Both times I successully and relatively easily lost the excess weight. 160-165 is a good weight for me at 5'9".

Then when I hit 40, I started piling on the weight. Not sure why, the 'tough' times were well behind me, going through my divorce, finishing my masters, creating a new and stable home for my kids all happened in my late 30's. But by the time I was 44 had hit 225. Since then I have logged my food, joined other fee based groups, talked and journeled A LOT, but not religiously. I bounce too easily between 225-255, and yesterday I hit my all time low/high of 260. It was NOT a good day.

But, I am a very positive person. I LOVE life, I love experiencing things and doing new things and I need to be able to do that. I need my knees and back to not hurt just getting up. I need to feel better physically and emotionally. So here I am.

This is not my typical post, but it helps to just get it all out there and then focus on what I, with your support, can do!!

Today is going to be a great day!!

BirdieM

Abundance....welcome!:flowerforyou: Today will be a great day if you just concentrate on the next 24 hours! It is a "journey" and not a diet , and you have just taken the first step!:flowerforyou: Just keep doing it "One Day at a Time" and you will be amazed at what you can achieve:bigsmile: I live in the Ocean State (Rhode Island) so we aren't that far from each other as compared to the many others! :laugh: Good Luck!:flowerforyou:

I'm still not feeling well :frown: and haven't exercised since last Sunday:noway: :ohwell: But part of my "new journey" is to walk it in a practical manner and not expect the impossible. My body needs to rest....thus I am resting it....drinking lots of water....and when I feel better I will hop right back on the treadmill daily. If I gain a little then :ohwell: I'll work on taking it off when I'm up to it.:happy: So far, I have been eating good foods, I'm sure I've gone over my calories (because I'm tracking my food) .:ohwell: ...but my choices are so much better that 15 months ago.:bigsmile:

My hubby wanted to go out for "Chinese" on Friday, and seeing as I went to work (dragging mind you) and he would have been disappointed had we not.....(plus we had to eat anyways) I went. I tried something new and it was delicious even though I felt sick later. (Not from the food, but because my stomach has been very touchy this week). It was grilled tuna with steamed brocolli! I have never had tuna before (accept white tuna in the can:laugh: ) and thought it would be dry........ but I had it done "medium" and it was juicy and very tasty! That's one of the things I have learned in the last year....to take a chance and try different foods. An open mind will give you potentially more choices!:flowerforyou:

So, have a great day...and I will check in when I can. Looks like another day resting as my stomach is still not right:ohwell:

BirdieM

changing4good

I'm new to the site - but unfortuantely not new to dieting. Hopeing that online support groups like this might make a difference!
My goals for November are to stay focused despite the "turkey day" crazys and focus on changing for good.

Looks like this group has some pretty successful members!

marlouise

Hello everyone; hope all is well here. Had a good morning at the gym, thought I was not going to make it but I did, hounded myself. The scale is slowly coming back down, so soon (cross fingers) it will be ticking down. Got a ton of work on my desk so I shall take my leave. Take care all...have a great day today.


Marilyn

smwert

I enjoy reading all the posts. My problem is Friday nights and usually the whole weekend. I am a legal assistant and deal mostly with family law. I do preliminary interviews - am the first one they speak to when they call in with problems, etc. I just want to tell some cients to grow up, smarten up, think of your children not yourself, get over the anger, etc. - but I understand their pain so Iisten and try to be supportive. So Friday night I am ready for a few drinks. That is how the weekend binging starts and I undo all the good I did all week. This weekend started out the same with Friday night. But I was able to stop on Saturday. So hopefully I can over indluge one night a week and still lose. Tomorrow morning will tell - if I am up after the weekend - which I usually am - 2 pounds at least. I am a little bit proud of myself - but not as much as if I hadn't gone overboard on Friday night. Why can't I stop at 2 drinks instead of 6 - I drink rye and diet coke but still that is 600 plus calories of whiskey.

Well that is enough about my problems. I have a target outfit for Chrismas parties and am soooo close to feeling comfortable in it = so I really have to be vigilent from now on.

thanks for listening .... if anyone is!!!!

susan

MacMadame

I sort of forgot about the Fall Back thing. So I'm up at 7:15 am and it's great because I have to be somewhere at 11 and I needed to do something first and now I have time to do it!

I'm going to take today off from exercise. Usually I take two rest days in a week and I haven't had *any* this week. Tomorrow I officially start my "taper" for Ironman Arizona!

tlk105

Hello Everyone,

I am brand new to this site (just joined today). November is my birthday month and I will be 53. I am tired of being overweight and tired all the time. I have high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, bursitis, fibromyalgia and managed cholesterol (low numbers for 5 years and recently taken off medication).With a recent health scare (spiking blod pressure), I have decided to take my life by the horns and get my weight (and health) under control. I find the eating part easier than the exercise part. The exercise is very difficult due to chronic arthritis and fibromyalgia. I walk my treadmill most days and do some free weight exercises. I know this will get easier as I lose the excess weight, so I am optimistic that I will suceed this time.
My daughter gave birth to our first grandchild in April. I love our little Reese and am saddened by the fact that I can not get down on the floor to play with her. I can get down, but you do not want to see me get back up. This is definitely going to be a positive journey to a healthier me. Thanks for listening and I hope to visit here often for the encouragement I got from the postings in this thread.



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jam0525

Hello everyone,

Welcome to all the new comers!

I forgot to tell all of you that my doctor is changing as in reducing my medications due to all the weight I've loss. It will save me $10.00 a month or $120.00 a year.

We are watching Anne of a Thousand Days. DD needs to see it for her World History Class. We choose the old one with Richard Burton instead of the new remakes.

Chat with all of you later.

Jeannie

rjadams

I think I a still full from last night. I haven't eaten that much or been that uncomfortable since I started this process in February. It was sooooooo good. We had loads of oysters. Kumamotos are our fav. I had one oyster rockafellar and wonder shrimp and crab and scallops and mussels. there were 51 wineries respresented so I enjoyed sampling many of them. We dance to the jazz band they had and just had a wonderful time together. We walked to and from the hotel twice (about a mile each way) The Edgewater hotel has so much character. It is a very old hotel built right on a pier on the water. its decorated all rustic with antler chairs and log beds and years of history. I smiled when we got there because my mother stayed there once when we lived in California and she had gone to Seattle for a conference. It made me happy to be in a hotel where my mom had once stayed.

I hope you all have a great Sunday. Bodi survived his first night of being left out in the yard all night. but boy was he glad to see us home this morning. Kiera was fine as always.

lyn54

:bigsmile: Hello Ladies,

I lost some weight this morining that I am happy about, especially after the last 2 weeks.
I have added some free weights and am doing my physical therapy assignment of floor excercises. An inflamed nerve is very painful for me.

Jeannie- You are a good daughter! I hope you enjoy your movie today

Barbiecat-You are dancing your way to being a "skinny minnie":flowerforyou:

MacMadame--zzz's are wonderful when you have been sleep deprived due to pain...

Kathy - I am sending you wishes for a better week:flowerforyou:

Robin -firmer is better when you are over 50! I hope the oysters had the desired effect on your life:bigsmile:

Sally - WELCOME:flowerforyou:

Tlk- welcome...I understand about fibromyalgia. I have developed that scince my near death experience last summer. Since this past June, I have been going to physical therapy and a PT gym. They have been helping to do the excercises as I build up strength and to make sure I am using proper form. I am not absorbing vitamins and minerals the way I should so that slows me down. I can iinjure myself easily. Good Luck to you:flowerforyou:

Barb-Thanks for the info on the cell phone! I thought the battery idea on the other post was good too! I bought a new cell phone -a Samsung Flight II-...On my goodness! I don't feel that I am a compurter illiterate, considering I was able to pragram them..but each time new technology is introduced, it's different again. I had a deal with "Widgets" yesterday. This phone has a widget side-bar (file) that opens up windows on ONE of the Three sliding screens. I pulled and opened all the windows without realizing that I needed to put each window back as I went. :laugh: So, they "stacked" on top of each other. The phone comes with a dvd instead of a manual. I can understand what I read a lot better than going back and forth on a dvd. Plus, the dvd never touched on the subject. So, after about 2 hours, I finally found on the Quick Start brochure an area that explained that you needed to put the window back...:bigsmile: It took 45 mins to accomplish this:laugh: :laugh:
My husband, sons and daughters-in-law have I-phones and blackberry's --they can have them, I just want something without all the bells and whistles...This phone I have, has 2 lock and unlock functions. I haven't become "use to" where they are located so I keep locking myself out...:laugh: :laugh: It becomes hillarious aftter awhile!:laugh: :laugh: I have come to the conclusion that "I" might be the one who is outdated!:laugh: :laugh:

Terri--I like your November goals!!-Good Luck!:flowerforyou:

Mary - Your muffin recipe sounds scrumptous:drinker: :drinker:

VivX-You are out there and running...they may be more fit but think of all the ones who don't even try. YOU go for it!!:flowerforyou:

Excermom- I think doctor's office share the same "people problems" everywhere.:grumble: Some of them must train at the same places. I remind them when I "run into" this problem, that i help pay their salaries:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I have also told a few of them that I'll probably be coming there when they are not. I feel I am a nice person until someone "messes" with me.explode: :explode: When you are into having a doctor's visit, it's not a time to deceive people. If there is anything I don't like, it's dishonesty. Sometimes, they act like you are not smart enough to "see through" what is taking place. :noway: That is when I decide that might deserve a rude awakening.:bigsmile: So, I am in your "court."


If I have missed anyone, I apologize but my "bum/bootie" is getting numb(although that might be okay:bigsmile: )

Everyone have a good day today!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

"til next time,

tiarapants

Hi again ladies.

Busy day today.

Ok, I'm going to run something by you. We went to visit my FIL and his wife today. Now, I haven't seen them since I was over 100 pounds heavier than I am now. Did they mention anything? Not a word was said! Maybe I was expecting too much - but I would have thought they'd have said something!

Anyway, I'll move on from that.

Yesterday we went to a wedding reception in the evening. The bride is a friend of my DDs - she looked lovely by the way. Well, I don't think there was a person there that didn't have a tear in their eye during the first dance. The groom has muscular dystrophy and is now confined to a wheelchair. Rather than miss out on the dance, he made room for her on the arm of his chair and they 'danced' around the floor with him sitting across his lap. It was a beautiful sight.

On Friday I went to see my dietician. She really doesn't want me to lose any more weight but I want to let go of another ten pounds before I work on maintaining. Finally she suggested that I lose my final ten pounds over the next twelve months. Now I'm not sure that I am going to be able to do it that way. I think it will be a case of maintaining three weeks of the month and trying to lose for the other week of the month. Hmm, we'll see how that goes. To be honest I'd like to just get the final ten gone and then stick to maintenance.

One thing I need to get sorted, is my iron deficiency. It's not horrendous, but I have been extremely anaemic in the past and don't want to get to that point again.

As far as my hair loss goes, the dietician recommends that I up my protein and carbs (apart from veggies, I tend to avoid most carbs). I have to have more blood tests done next month. One of my main goals is to be as healthy as I can possibly be before I have my valve replacement surgery.

Hi Sally, thanks for the background info about yourself. You've definitely hit the right thread.Welcome!

Changing4good - same to you - this is a very supportive and understanding group.

TLK105 - losing weight has certainly helped with my arthritis in my knees and spine. Hopefully you will feel the benefits too.

Jeannie - Congrats on the lessening medications. That is such a positive NSV (non scale victory). Well done.

Robin - it sounds like you had a wonderful evening. Good for you! Life's too short not to have some fun!

Lynn - well done for losing. Hope the inflamed nerve eases up.

Birdie - I do hope you are feeling better soon. Don't worry about the exercise until you are up to it.

Barb - I was a little concerned initially when I read that you'd attacked your refrigerator! When I used to 'binge' I used to say I was eating the fridge, and imagined that was what you were doing. Was relieved to see you were just clearing space.

Terri - I really like your November goals. It sounds like you are hitting the problem head on. Good luck.

Mary - I forwarded your oatmeal muffin recipe to my sister as she loves baking. It sounds delicious, but I'm not risking having them in the house at the moment.

Viv - good luck with your running club. Keep at it and pretty soon you won't be able to say that you're the unfittest member of the group.

Barbiecat - what is Buddhist's delight? I presume it's a vegetarian dish. My son and his fiancée are Buddhists and I'm a vegetarian - could be a good meal to cook when we are together.

Michele - I absolutely refuse to eat at the computer these days. I had to take my laptop to get it fixed a while ago and the guy who fixed it said he couldn't believe how many crumbs there were under the keyboard. I was mortified!

I know I haven't mentioned everyone, but I have read your posts and I think of you all.

Tomorrow I have my swimming class first thing in the morning (must try harder!!) In the evening I have been asked to give a 'motivational speech' for a group that I used to belong to. I won't go into it too much now, but I'll let you know how it goes and tell you more about it.

Well, that's enough time sitting on my bottom! Must get up and on.

Here's to a good week!

Amanda x

MacMadame

Amanda - my hair falls out if I don't get enough protein. I can't see how carbs would impact hair, to be honest. Hair kind of is protein (not exactly, but close enough).

Personally, if it was me, I'd lose the 10 pounds now. Heck, even if you are trying to maintain, if you slowly up your calories, you will still lose a bit more until you find your maintenance level.

As for your, FIL and wife.... I hate it when people are like that. This happened to me when I went to the annual Christmas party for my husband's train club. No one had seen me in ages and here I was skinny and they acted like they didn't notice. Now, I could see a few of them bug their eyes out when they first saw me so I know they noticed. But they didn't actually say anything. I know for some, they are guys and clueless and probably honestly didn't notice and for a few others, they were probably afraid I had cancer or something.

But for some people, I think it's jealousy ... maybe not exactly jealousy, but a pettiness that won't let them acknowledge another person's success, especially if it's an area they haven't had success in.

lyn54

I totally agree with you Macmadame! Some of are jealous or petty of others success. There are some people who may not know if they should comment on weight loss. That it could possibly be offensive. (benefit of the doubt) Although, it has never bothered me when someone compliments me.
Has it any of you?:noway:

MacMadame

Go to a feed store and buy some Absorbine for horses and try putting that on your IT band and see if it relieves the pain.

Okay so today is an "errand" day even though it's pouring down rain. I go an hour north (through the Raiders game - ugh) to drop off my bike for servicing. I drive back and plan to go to the only pet store in town that is likely to have this stuff -- not a chain, has stuff for more than cats, dogs, etc. I go to pull in and the place is covered in construction stuff with big signs -- Dale Hardware is expanding! (Dale Hardware is the hardware store on the other end of the lot that is also the only one in town that is not a chain, has esoteric stuff, etc.)

I look for a "we've moved to" sign but don't see it. I figure Bogies has gone the way of many independent retail stores and is out of business. I'm bummed but I was also planning to go to Dales for duct tape and fluorescent light bulbs so it's not a complete loss.

When I got home, I decided to see if places like Petco or Petsmart would have this stuff. I had assumed not, but maybe I was being judgmental. I get on the computer and neither web site has it listed so then I put in "Pet Stores" and my town and ... Bogies shows up in the list! Their website is right there implying they are still around with a picture of their building as I remember it.

I'm somewhat mystified but then I realized their address is *slightly* different. So I run out to the new address and there they are! They have the stuff too. But I had to ask about it to find it and admit I was going to put it on my IT band. :laugh: They said a lot people put it on their body for arthritis and it really works.

And that they'd been forced out of their old location by Dale Hardware which owns the whole lot and wants to have a big Garden department. They moved everything over in one day and are wildly happy with the new location (said the old building was falling down on them). The funny thing is, you can see their old place from the parking lot of the new place. So, if I'd just looked over there, I might have seen them. (Then again maybe not as the sign was small. They haven't got a mural on the new building like they do the old one.)

I'm wearing my new horse liniment now. It does smell a bit, but the part that's driving me a bit crazy is that it STINGS. I have a topical analgesic for humans that works really well on my calf but hasn't been doing much for my hip and back. Maybe it's just the smell and the stinging but this stuff feels a lot more powerful!

(The weird thing about my IT band issues is that my IT band doesn't hurt when I move or exercise or anything. It only hurts when I get a massage or I foam roll it. This is probably why I didn't realize I was having IT band issues to begin with!)

mcdebbie

Susan (smwert) Join us over in the like minded lushes thread where we attempt to deal with the alcohol calories.

Amanda, I don't know what to say about your FIL and his wife, maybe they didn't want to imply that you were big before? I can't imagine your FIL would have any reason to be jealous or petty. That is really weird. Hey, MAYBE they thought your husband had a new wife???

I told a friend with severe back pain about the horse ABJ and she was going to try and find it here. Did not know that people use it for arthritis. The things you learn on-line. (ha) I know there is a version sold in Canada that is much stronger than the US version. Anyway, hope it helps.

exermom

Welcome changing4good and tlk105.

Vince forgot to set the clock back, so it went off at 6, only it was really 5. Interesting, he's the one who likes when we turn the clocks back, I prefer when we move them ahead. So I was surprised when he forgot to change the clock. But it did give me extra time to do an hour of balance games on the Wii. Then I went bowling. Vince slept funny and his neck is hurting him so he didn't go. I bowled 9 games (at $1/game, how could I resist?) Out of the 9 games, I only broke 100 (in the low 100's) 3 times. I'll get there.

tlk - please don't fall into the trap of "quick is good". No....the slower the better because then there's a much much greater chance that the weight will stay off. If you "crash" diet, you can almost be guaranteed that you'll gain the weight back plus some.

As expected, I gained a bit after my stress eating last night. I've promised myself that I'm going to be better today. So far, so good. I really question if this gal who's going for president will be very good. She's on a committee that I'm on, and whenever she sends me an email I have to read it 2 or 3 times to try to figure out what she's trying to say. It would help if she'd read what I wrote...... So what kind of president will she make? Is she thinking that being president is not a big deal? I don't know, I only know that I'm not going to tell Maureen that Kathy is running for president. Maureen and Kathy butt heads.

Amanda - the wedding sounds lovely!

I'll take the extremepump class tomorrow.

Everyone, have a great evening.

Michele