WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014
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Mimi - I think you need a bit of the motto from The Happiness Project. Barbie and I both find it very helpful. I have made it my goal and motto for the year. It has changed my life more than anything.
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
The saying comes from Voltaire who got it from someone else.
Life doesn't have to be black or white. Most of us just muddle along doing the best we can. One meal, one mouthful, one day is not going to make any difference in the long run. It is the general direction that counts, over the long term.
Yesterdsy I went way over my calories for lunch. I then ate too much cheese for my snack. A few years ago that would have destryed me and I would have spent the rest of the day pigging out. Yesterday I managed to come in 1 calorie under. Even if I hadn't it wouldn't have been the end of the world.
Too high an expectation of yourself leads to shame and self reproach and then to giving up. Self compassion and laughing at oneself leads to resilience and giving it another go. No one is perfect and there is nothing wrong with enjoying yourself at a party. Especially if you kept the overall calories down. I would count that as a huge NSV! Congratulations!
You are doing so well and it is so great to have a forum like this where you can put it out there. Yesterday I only managed becsuse I confessed on here in time and that helped me pull myself together. We need each other.
My very best wishes to you. Be kind to yourself.
Lots of love Heather UK0 -
It has been a very busy day! Meetings most of the day. :yawn: I took an hour to get my medical records for the doc app. tomorrow. He didn't order the tests so doesn't have access to them. That will save time. My DH keeps saying how good this new dr is. I'll see. I really hope he is as good as DH thinks because I really need to get the depression/sleepiness gone and the leaks fixed ASAP. They may be very related. In checking my records, I saw that my A1C has risen from 6.1 to 6.2 :grumble: (6 months ago it was 5.8), so something going on there. Maybe all related to the leak. I hope fixing that will help with my other issues. That too will be seen. :ohwell:
I have decided on my new gym but am waiting on the dr appt. to switch. I don't want to start then have to stop b/c of surgery. That will be seen too. I hate waiting. :explode: Time slows down. Well, I have to do some school work so will update everyone tomorrow on the doc visit.
Thanks for the info on depression meds those who gave it.:flowerforyou:
Thanks for the kind words on the moderation post. :flowerforyou:
:flowerforyou: Hugs and thoughts to all who need them.:flowerforyou:
Welcome to newbies and feel free to vent, ask questions, or use this group as a sounding board (or counseling session!:sad: ) We are here for you! :flowerforyou:
Rita from CT0 -
I lurked a bit but don't think I checked in today. Lots of action around here. Glad to read that most are following their path, or finding their way back.
Took Aaron out to a trail I haven't been to in a while to bike earlier today. Forgot how much I love it. Have to go back this weekend without him so I can enjoy, and ride much longer than we did today, it without the whining and complaining.
I did a sneak weigh in this morning and it looks like I'm going to hit my goal for Monday (keeping fingers crossed).
To the newer posters who are finding that all the effort in the world is not resulting in weight loss, it's the story of my past 4+ years. I am only losing VERY SLOWLY right now because I'm sticking around 1,200 calories (which I've done before without success) and following a plan of high protein and low carbs that is majorly "real" food (the Pure Protein bar has been my friend a little more than it should have over the past 6 weeks). There are days that that I eat 1,400-1,500 but it's usually when I burned a lot of exercise calories that day. Sadly, there are still plenty of times that I feel "unsatisfied" but the truth of the matter is that we have to choose between change and sacrifice to lose weight and eating what we feel like deserve and not....at least some of us anyhow.
Zumba again tomorrow morning and I think I'll hit the pool for a bit after. Have a couple of orders to get out and am feeling the school shopping and the need to get all the rest of the summer stuff in before it's too late pressure squeeze in on me.
Wishing everyone a great night.
xo- Gloria in Metro Detroit0 -
Well have an apt to see tomorow,I really don`t want to live in an apt,hubby thinks I1m too fussy.
I want to live in a townhse or house if possible.W`ell see.
HUGS
jane0 -
Did 50 minutes of the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD today. Tomorrow I'm planning to do Gilad's Step and Tone DVD.
Anne - one of the things that impressed me when we went to Switzerland was how they have an area specifically for bikes right at the train station. They discourage the use of automobiles, if we took the car to the food store you had to pay to get into the parking lot. The downside is if you buy a lot, it's hard to haul it all home. But then again, they didn't have a freezer so you really couldn't buy a whole lot. When my kids were little, I'd let them eat at fast food chains, but it was maybe once/month if that much.
Renny - so glad about your mom, but I'm sure if she'd passed away you would have let us know. Even better that she's now in better spirits. I'm sure it's so hard being so far away. I don't see anything at all wrong with turkey and mango. That reminds me that I have some mango in my freezer, but I want to finish up the fresh fruit first, that'll go bad long before the frozen fruit will
Like I mentioned before, I haven't bought any ice cream FOR ME this entire summer. The frozen grapes are sufficing. They're better for me, anyway.
Cindy781 - which movie did you see? Go to the less expensive matinees, huh? We have a theater here that just raised their prices to $3. You can bet that's where we go lots. What do you mean you don't take good photos? Awesome tummy pics!
Sylvia - remember when your way of knowing when to go home for dinner was when the street lights came on it was time for dinner?
Pam - You go girl! I agree with katla, maybe swimming?
katla - to me, anything sweetened with aspartame had such an awful aftertaste that I'd avoid it. Right now, I avoid as much as possible any artificial sweetener. Unfortunately, many things sweetened with sucralose also have that potassium sulfame (I think that's how it's spelled) in it which was rated very low. But you can find some items with just the sucralose in it.
Christina - I did the Power Sculpt DVD today, too!!! Which parts do you do?
lbtewksbury - I know where Okeechobee is! We have a condo in Titusville
Exercised, then took Vince for his colonoscopy. Did some crocheting while I was waiting for him. He really wanted something to eat (that I can fully understand) so we went to Subway. He wanted to go to Five Guys but even the nurse said that he should introduce food back into his system slowly, that Five Guys probably isn't the best choice right now. Came home and went in the pool for a bit, then did a little food shopping so I'd have the things for dinner tomorrow. Made an apple struesel cake for tomorrow and have the chicken thighs marinating in the refrig. Tomorrow I'll exercise and then probably clean the house (just vacuum and a few other little things), make the fruit compote. Oh, and vacuum the spa.
Michele in NC0 -
I decided to do at least an hour of Yoga every day. I used to do a lot of Yoga and the classes were always 90 minutes. So one hour seems short to me. I need to stretch my muscles more I am spending too many hours on my bike using the same muscles in the same way for hours.
Despite all my hours of biking, (I joined the August bike challenge and am trying to ride 800 miles this month) I am not losing any weight. It is a little bit frustrating, but maybe I am retaining water. It is very hot and I have tendency to forget to drink water.
I had a little success story today. My bathtub faucet had been leaking for quite some time and I finally tried to fix it. I googled it and watched some videos on Utube and visited my nearest Homedepot to get the material. There I was confronted with a sales person (male), who obviously knew less than me about how to fix the faucet, but insisted that I had to hire a plumber.
I do not know if that happens to other women too, but I quite often run into that situation that some man assumes right away that a little old lady cannot do any repairs. Well, I have been doing house repairs successfully for years and I told him so. But as I said, he was really not knowledgeable and I had to go home without the cartridges and tools I needed.
That was yesterday. Today I went to the other Homedepot only to run in the same situation. The plumber on duty was not in and the sales persons available had no idea how to help me. But in the meantime I had seen so many videos that I knew what to buy. I removed the old cartridges , inserted the new ones and no more leaks!! Then I wrote to Homedepot and told them that they should tell their sales persons that this is DIY store for women too, not only for men. That made me feel better.
Michele
I grew up at the boarder to Switzerland. Everybody there bikes a lot. It is a way of life. I am so used to it that I feel guilty to use a car to run errands. People also walk a lot. I remember that my parents went hiking every single weekend. I have my best childhood memories from that.
Anne0 -
I had so much fun tonight. Went to my friend's house for painting night. We did abstracts tonight, and it was really fun.
Michele, we lived out in the country. No street lights. We sort of watched the sky to see where the sun was. It worked pretty well. When it was at a certain point we knew it was time to go home. My dad and grandpa could be out in the field working and always made it home for lunch on time, and never had a watch. They could tell time by the sun. Of course, when they started having daylight savings time, all bets were off.
Anne, it's amazing how much more bicycles are used in Europe. We went to Sweden a few years ago and at the train station we were stunned at the number of bicycles parked there. Not many cars, but a million bicycles.
Hubby and I were cleaning out the cabinets in the laundry room Saturday, and he found a whole pile of shoulder pads that I had removed from my blouses years ago. (That cabinet has not been sorted in about 17 years, during the shoulder pad and big hair era.) Must have been 15 pairs. Hubby was very confused. He thought they were used to stuff in bras. Made me laugh.
Good night ladies!
Sylvia0 -
Michele
I have to comment on your frozen grapes. I freeze al lot of fruit, and then I blend it with a little bit of milk or yogurt and I have instant ice cream. At the moment raspberries are very cheap and I bought a few pounds yesterday and froze them..
My favorite ice cream for the summer though has a little bit more calories. It is an Indian ice cream. You cook about 15 crushed cardamom seeds in milk for half an hour then add pistachios and almonds meal . Let it cool down and freeze it. I have one of these ice cream machines, but sometimes I just let it freeze solid. You have to add some honey or sugar. But I do not like it very sweet, so it is not too bad. I think cardamom has become my favorite spice.
And the second favorite is an Italian lemon sorbet.
Anne0 -
Sylvia
Where are the pics of your paintings? I do some sculpture. I am trying to post some, but the system rejects most of them.
Anne0 -
:flowerforyou: Welcome to all the new members of our community and welcome back to those who have been away for awhile. I have been doing this for a long time but I still relate to everyone who is new. I found MFP in February 2009 when my husband started Isagenix and wanted to count calories for his food. I started logging my food and found out a lot about how many calories i wasted on unnecessary stuff. Little by little I changed how I eat, added more nutritious food and got rid of empty calorie foods . The better food I ate, the more energy I had and the more i exercised. Some people are impressed by how many steps I walk each day, but I didn't start out this way. In 2009 I was 62 years old and a veteran of many failed weight loss attempts.....my only success was that all my efforts had kept my weight under 200 pounds. I never expected that this time my efforts would bring me results. Thanks to this thread, I've learned a lot of about healthier eating, better exercise, and some awesome inspirational books to read.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Today was another big line dance day----the regular class in the morning and practice for the line dance performance in the afternoon. We have only one more practice before our performance at the County Fair. Since Jake is gone, I had to do all the dog walking so that made for a lot of steps.
Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington
:bigsmile: 26,000 steps today
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Oops yes a typo, was 10,020 steps Wednesday and 10,402 steps Thursday. I am aiming for 10,000 steps a day at the moment.
Today I am walking the doggy after lunch of Marions Kitchen Thai green prawn curry. Plus I have cleaned house and seasoled the garden.Hyacinths, daffodils starting to bloom. Bluebells and iris coming up to.
Rang Aurora electric as my meter has plopped over to 10281 and will not accept on-line to check usage. The man was VER helpful and worked it out to $630 to date. Just 2 weeks left and calculated to about $708 and I have already paid $400 by BPay. Not too bad. He also told me cost of electric gone DOWN since 01 July but he calculated on highest rate. He said should be OK next time I check thank goodness.
Lesley in Tasmania0 -
Hi everybody, just greeting again. Still away, returning on the 13th. Still having difficulty with eating. Have been to the gym a few times. Last night we even went out dancing, which I hope burned off the two margaritas I had. :bigsmile: I was sweating, so it must have done something.
Got nails done with "accent pinkies" (I get my nails done about twice a year, haha.)
Anyway, trying not to worry much and I know I will get back in to the groove when we're back.
Thinking of you all and hoping to read good news tomorrow.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:0 -
Hi guys, didn't post yesterday. I think it was a first!!!
Cindy, what is the secret to you tummy???? We all want to know.
Christna, someitimnes we take the compliments our husbands give us, as small as they may be. To us they are BIG/
I to had the run of the neighborhood when I was young. Being the preachers kid, everyone knew me and i felt safe. My daughter now lives on a small dead end street and he youngest gets up in the morning, gets herself breakfast and goes outside. They play all day long and she often comes home at supper time. She is often invited into other homes for lunch. They know she keeps a lot of the kids company during the day and kind of runs her own preschool!!! She is 7. But they congregate infront of her house and do a lot of things. They wouldn't have been able to do that in their trailer. I am so grateful that the bank forevlosed on them. God knows what He is doing!!!!
I am babysitting my laptop while I am in my office. I am noticing more and more ads being blocked by my adblock. So I am running a complete scan tonight and I think it is going to take several hours. Well I am getting a lot of steps in going from my office to the living room and back. I just hope it helps. Hopefully by Christmas I will have a new laptop, maybe an apple!!!
I had a senior moment today. My sister is having an injection into her sacro-iliac joint and asked me to take her. I have to stay there during the procedure and drive her home. Well I thought it was today. I drove over there, got there early because I want her to play the piano and help me practice for my trio at church coming up. No answer. A long time ago she had given me the keys to her house so I reluctantly used them. I looked the whole house, she was not there and so called her husband at work. He says the appointment is tomorrow. As I am getting ready to leave she drives up and is quite scared that some one is n her house. She didn't recognize my car! So I go back tomorrow again. But i did get to practice on her piano. I have a piano keyboard on my mini iPad but it's not very big so I can't get all three parts of the trio.
Time to run into the living room again!
Joyce,Indiana0 -
!!!!!! It's Friday. I live for the week-ends and that's sad. Two days away from work and sitting all day at a desk.
I do work at the Y on Sunday, in the fitness center. Tomorrow morning is cycling class which I have missed for several weeks now.
I worked the entire day yesterday on the quarterly audits and I think I can get them finished today. I will be glad they are out of the way but it's a lot of work and I always feel exhausted after working on them for entire days.
Our weather has been unseasonabley cool and we've had less humidity. It's been great. By cool I mean 70's and 80's so very nice to get out and enjoy.
I live across the street from a resturant called Jolly's. It is one of those that you pull in and park, and the car hop waits on you. Anyway a friend of mine loves their food and I told her I'd bring her some tonight. She was in an accident a year and a half ago and now won't drive. I can't imagine giving up my driving priveleges, where we live driving is your freedom. My friend loves their coney dogs and they also sell popcorn. I will take her this stuff but I won't eat it myself. I plan to make a big old salad to eat with her.
Today is also payday so I am going to get off here and get my bills paid.
Michele, Did you find the class? There are all kinds of classes, it is www.courser.org. I am excited for the Health and Nutrition class, the Learning How to Learn is informative and I’m getting tips on how the study and retain. It is helping me here at work too.
Barbie, You are a great success story and motivator, thanks for sharing.
Sylvia, Got to love those moments! They warm out hearts and fill us with pride.
Good health and happiness to all today, welcome to the newbies.
God Bless
Patty, Cincinnati OH0 -
Happy Friday Everyone!:flowerforyou:
This has been a long week! Glad to be back at work!
Our mini-vacations resulted in two melt downs with various children – so far 3 of 6 are not speaking to us “ever again”!:explode: We decided that was alright - we had more than enough of them and their craziness.:mad: I figure we’ll have a vacation from those 3 for a few months – then they will be back!:noway:
Last Tuesday on my morning walk with Storm, I saw one of my neighbors daughter walking their dog about a block away. She was headed to her driveway when her dog (about 50 pounds) decided that he wanted to attack Storm (100 pounds) and pulled out of his collar. Unfortunately, the dog was running downhill and my leg stopped his run and then a dog fight ensued. I came away with a terribly bruised leg from knee to ankle and torn soft tissue in my foot.:sad: I was home for the rest of the week. Storm had a very small bite. The other dog didn’t make out quite as well. Anyway, since me nor Storm needed to go to the hospital or vet, and the daughter was so young I had a nice talk with her mother and called it a day. The SO, who heard the dog fight down the block and came in the car to pick-up me and Storm was the most upset. Monday night the neighbor came over just to make sure I was alright. Her stopping by made me feel better. The SO said she just came to see if I was going to sue her.:huh: I really didn’t feel a need to sue her cause stuff will happen. I did make sure that I stressed to her the need to have control of your dog and that perhaps her daughter wasn’t the best person to walk the dog.
I’m spending my weekend cleaning the house. There is a watermelon festival on Sunday I want to attend if it’s not raining.
Have a great weekend everyone!:happy:
Tere in Richmond VA0 -
Morning Friends,
Pam I agree about how sad it is our children do not feel safe. I remember talking to a father at a conference and suggested more outdoor activity for his son. He said he didn’t feel safe going out in his neighborhood and he was a big strong man.
Katla hope surgery goes well for DH and a smooth birth for DD. In my prayers.:flowerforyou:
Annecarol sounds like you are moving on the right track. Hope diabetes stays managed.
MImi so kind of you dealing with a hoarder and helping them clear a home is on the top of the stress meter.
Heather love your reminders to be self compassionate.:flowerforyou:
Rita good luck on the appointment today . I think you’re right that one health issue affects others. Hope you get to the cause and the treatment that will correct it.:flowerforyou:
Michele like the frozen grape idea. I agree about slowly introducing foods too. In a way it is like having the flu. You want to slowly introduce fiber because your system needs a chance to recover from the trauma.
Anne I had a similar experience when my son and I changed the faucets in our upstairs bathroom. One of them was leaking at the time. I remember the salesman trying to sell me on replacing the whole vanity because we were having trouble getting the old plumbing out first. It amazed me how flimsy the newer materials are. Our home was built in the sixties and these faucets had never been changed.
Sylvia love the shoulder pad story.:laugh:
Tere sorry about your foot. I agree they will be back for the next vacation.
Up three pounds over my goal weight for the first time in three months :frown: :yawn: :yawn: so I will log until I am back to goal weight.
Today I will log my food, exercise, and water, so tomorrow I will be closer to my goal weight.
2014 word: contentment MNMargaret 0 -
Sadly, there are still plenty of times that I feel "unsatisfied" but the truth of the matter is that we have to choose between change and sacrifice to lose weight and eating what we feel like deserve and not....at least some of us anyhow.
xo- Gloria in Metro Detroit
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Yes, I often feel "unsatisfied" with 1200 calories, but I keep trying to remind myself that the sacrifices will be worth the accomplished goal. It may take longer than I had hoped, but when I remember my choice is either just forget it and gain more weight and be less fit OR stay the course and reap the reward. I also keep remembering a mantra I heard years ago (from Weight Watchers, I think), "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." I may not end up "skinny", but if I'm trim and fit, that will be great!
Christina0 -
Good afternoon!
Phew! ! ! ! ! I've just finished making the rich chocolate truffle torte from bbc good food. I was going to make a choc and chestnut one, but the reviews on this one were universally enthusiastic and not for the chestnut one, so I went with this one. It's for dessert for the bbq on August 22nd. Of course it is VERY rich and makes far too much so I have made one small flattish torte, three espresso cups and twelve mini silicone cupcakes with the mixture. They are all in the freezer and I docked myself 50 cals for licking the spoon - more than once! (Different spoons, no germs!):laugh: On the day I will decide which ones to get out, tho I think the espresso cups will be used for my friend who is visiting beforehand. I will dust the small (very small) portions with cocoa and serve with raspberries. Tiny pouring of cream? The silicones I will unmold while they are frozen.Totally decadent, but tiddly tiny. There will be enough left for my DDIL in September who is a chocoholic!:bigsmile: (And lovely and slim):happy:
DH is off to the cricket. His new coffee thermos/cup arrived just in time for me to make him a lovely cup of filter coffee to take with him. He's been complaining about the standard of the coffee at the ground so I ordered him this smart, stainless steel container from Amazon. I got a big kiss!:bigsmile: :blushing:
So I'm going to have a quiet afternoon in watching my recording of Masters of Sex, about Masters and Johnston. I read their book many decades ago and have been enjoying the series, but I prefer to watch something a bit risqué on my own, not with DH.:blushing: :blushing:
Then a bit of watering the garden. We are supposed to have the remains of Hurricane Bertha arriving on Sunday so we are expecting rain and wind. I hope it doesn't knock our beautiful apples and plums off the trees.:noway:
No idea what I'm eating tonight. DH won't be back until gone 9.30 if it doesn't rain. He has his picnic. I did 584 calories of exercise today, so I'm not panicking.:bigsmile: Something hot, sour and Asian I think. Prawns are calling.:bigsmile: Chillies, noodles, lemon grass .................. sounds like a plan.:laugh:
Love to all. Keep on keeping on.:laugh:
Heather in warm but cloudy Hampshire UK0 -
Glad there is a board here for those 50+. I think there is definitely a difference between dieting at 30 and at 50+. I'm from New Jersey, USA. (No, I don't know any of the NJ Housewives, though I used to live close to that area - LOL!) I'm 54, and now starting out the biggest weight loss challenge of my life. I'm not sad or depressed or anything like that. I learned years ago to separate my emotional well being from my physical ups and downs. But this is def a challenge. I am not as concerned with losing it as much as maintaining it after. (After eons of yo-yo dieting) However, I also know to start out one step at a time, breaking it all down into smaller, more manageable parcels. So, I am happy to be joining this group. Hope I can contribute. Cheers!0
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Mimi: Moving out of your home temporarily so that your daughter could house her friends is amazingly generous. I admire your willingness to do it. I’ve found it is easy enough to stay on my diet while traveling and staying in hotels, but MUCH harder to stick to my diet while staying with friends or family. Then I have to graciously partake of their food, which is often higher calorie than my own and the center of social activities. I think Heather is on track by reminding you about the motto, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” I certainly haven’t been perfect lately, but I’ve been good enough that the weight is creeping back down. :flowerforyou:
Rita: Keep us in the loop on your doctor appointment.:flowerforyou:
Michele: I’m glad the colonoscopy is behind Vince and you can get back to your routines.:indifferent:
Anne: Good for you for writing to Home Depot about their obnoxious and sexist sales staff. I’d also complain directly to the managers of both stores.:grumble: :flowerforyou:
Sylvia: I love the story about your DH finding the shoulder pads and thinking they were for bust enhancement. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Barbie: I’m so glad you found this group and have been keeping our thread open all this time. You’ve helped yourself, me, and countless others. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Patty in Cincinnati: I lived for the weekends for years even though I loved my job. It was often exhausting and didn’t leave much energy for anything but over-eating. I’ll bet it is a common situation. I retired early due to DH’s health, and my own health has improved due to a better lifestyle.:flowerforyou:
Tere: Dog bites are a potential source of nasty infections, not to mention tissue damage and pain. I’d say you were AMAZINGLY gracious about it. I hope you heal quickly and without infection.:flowerforyou:
We got an unexpected call from DSIL this morning. She’s in the area visiting her daughter and will be stopping by for lunch. I need to get in gear and create a suitable lunch.
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
August 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 three glasses of water daily, preferably more!0 -
Good afternoon!
I received a phone call this morning from one of my closest friends with distressing news. I am upset and helpless so please send good vibes our way!
I have been stalled in the weight loss department since February. I've been doing research on TDEE and discovered that, according to at least one site, that I probably reached my ideal weight at that point due to my estimated body fat percentage. Although the scale didn't show the number I was looking for, I was actually not displeased with my size other than firming up some jiggly parts. Since then, I've gained 7-10 lbs (depending on the day) and, according to every TDEE and BMR chart I can find, I am eating less than my BMR every day. Everything I read indicates that this may have caused my hormones and metabolism to be out of whack, therefore causing the weight loss to stall. It scares the bejeezus out of me to think about eating my TDEE (or even 15% below TDEE) because it is so much higher than what I'm eating now. I'm not sure if it is a just bunch of nonsense or if the idea of eating at the calorie goal of the TDEE of the weight I want to be makes sense. I had planned to maintain for about six months instead of losing to let my body "reset", but ended up not (at least, not on purpose :bigsmile: ). I'm thinking I made a mistake by not increasing my calories to maintenance level for a while and am wondering if I should do so now. And, for those of you doing successful maintenance, do you eat back all of your exercise calories? Do any of you use TDEE in your calorie planning? I know that we usually provide lots of support to each other for all kinds of things instead of "dieting" advice, but this is one of those things I'd really like your input on. This is the first time I've been this frustrated in over a year on this journey!
Even though I've had some misses over the past few months, for probably at least 90% of the time, I've been on target. I'm so confused!!
I'm off to get a few things done before grabbing a quick lunch, visiting with my therapist (the timing of that appointment was serendipitous!), and going to see potential new homes. The phone call has shaken me so that I'm not quite as excited about the house hunting as I was just because I'm upset.
Have a great remainder of the day!
Carol in NC0 -
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
Love this quote! My problem is that I give up all the time, when I have a bad day I make an excuse and say I will start again next week..........WELL next week is here, I am tired of being depressed and feeling tired and in a rut. I am going to make small goals for August, Katla49, thanks for the post.
Patti0 -
Wow you miss a day and look how the pages add up! Holy cats! Well it’s Friday and not only that, it’s the last Friday of my official summer vacation. Sob sob sob. Actually next week is shut down week but I plan to go in three days. Since no one will be there I can get a lot of work done for once. I am, as usual, way behind where I wanted to be at the end of summer, but without distractions, I can get caught up.
I too have had a bad start to August. I have not been exercising and have been eating off plan. I’m getting as lazy as the cats. Hopefully a structured week will help put some structure back in my life! There have been lots of crazy eating nights and god-knows what else going on around here. I just totally lack motivation.
Lesley so sorry the visit did not go well, but you and hubby did a good thing by asking her to leave. Now you’ll get back on track
Michele: love the magnet! Your pictures are grand. Do you hire out???
Kim: wow what a menu! Sounds wonderful
Patty: I agree…activity brings more activity and energy. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with me….no activity leads to no motivation~
Sylvia: it is so wrong to manipulate children the way the ex is doing. I hope that gets resolved soon
Rita; wow thanks for giving us so much to thing about!
Carol: good job on the personal best stepping!
Jane; I might have missed it; what’s the latest on your house search
Katla: a free day! I’d waste it wondering what to do! LOL
Vicki: thank you for sharing! I’m glad it all worked out for you. I just worry because intellectually she is 14 and will not improve over that; she has reached her potential and really believes this child will meet all her needs Sad
Tere: welcome back!
Hubby is wearing the fitbit I got him for his birthday…he’s getting about 2000 steps a day, so just like me, he’ll make a goal of adding 500 steps and work on that for a week, then Hopefully go up again.
Sorry this is so hit and miss. Many interruptions. I have enjoyed the posts about food and gmo's. Need to get the grocery shopping done. Welcome to all the new ladies. Take care all, Meg from cloudy Omaha0 -
TGIF~So we went past a set of apts yesterday,thinking that was the one for rent,it is for rent,but not the one I had been talking to the lady about.This one has 2 floors and rent is very reasonable.Nice size rooms,should here today or tomorrow.That townhouse still has a for rent sign up and won`t call back.Nuts.We have that little house to check if this falls thru.The lady is cool about cats,will pay a deposit for them.
Keep you posted.
HUGS
jane0 -
Happy Friday beautiful ladies.:happy: I am working my 8 hour shift and then I am off the weekend. Have a going away BBQ tomorrow afternoon for DGS that is leaving for college next week. Going to take 2 DGDs and both GGS with us. DEXDIL will not invite my son so I will take the girls. I will be glad when DGS is at college then him and DS can hopefully work out a relentionship. I have learned to keep my mouth shut or she will not let us see him either. :mad: My doctors appointment yesterday went well. He did add another pill for my moods and told me the one I was taking does make you want to eat. I said it would of been nice if I's known that. Anyway he added this new one to go with it. So will see if that helps and levels my moods out. He was very happy with my blood work and my weight. He told me the weight I lost is great and I may not lose much more. I thought WHAT????. Also told me my body is getting used to the exercise so it will be slow going. I know it is slow going but I want it to go down not up. Alway I don't go back to him for 6 months.
Diane--I download my pictures to Walgreens. Then I can order prints, but they are saved to that site under my name and only can be acessed by my password.
Jane--Keeping you in our prayers for a house that is just right for you. I just don't understand some people, They must not want to rent the place very bad if not calling you back. My DBIL that has been staying with us is house hunting so DSIL can move up here. So do you have a date that you have to be moved out by?
Sylvia--I understand about DH and the grandchildren. My DH is good with the little ones and they know he will spoil them.:smooched:
Renny--Glad things worked out so you could be with DD and the new baby. Glad to hear your mom is stable.
Got myself a new pair of Nebraska Husker ear rings today in the gift shop. I enjoy wearing them on game days. Also got acouple Husker and hunting things for DGS dorm room for the party tomorrow. Got a watermelon last evening at Sam's and DH thinks he wants to crave it speical so will see how that goes. I am going to make some devil eggs to take also.
Tere--So glad you were not hurt bad.
Carol--Prayers to you and your friend. Hope it all works out for the best.
Patti--you can do this. One day at a time-One step at a time. Remember you are not in this alone.
Well it is trying to rain out and I am walking home from work in about 40 minutes. I like walking in the rain if not real hard. Hope you have a good day and a better tomorrow.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE0 -
Carol,
The way I have maintained is I do use their maintenance calories as a guide when I log. I only log when I go over my two pound limit. I weigh in on Fridays and if I am over logging here I come. I do weigh myself everyday, so I did have a good idea this week I was going to have to log again.I will log now until I reach my goal weight on Fridays. I am fairly tall 5'8" and very active with walking and gardening. On average I have another 300 calories according to their calculations. I do not always eat these back because I am given quite generous daily amount. I find the things that put weight on me is not getting enough good sleep, eating out, not watching my portions, and having ice cream. All four happened this week and thus will be watching myself more closely the next week or two. I call my diet a high fiber diet. My goal when I log is to go over the daily fiber they recommend. To do this I need to eat lots of fruits, veggies, nuts, and whole grains like oats.For the probiotics I try to eat Greek Yogurt instead of ice cream. I do not care for fish so I try to have flax and chia seeds and some high quality fish oil. When I eat this way my weight stays at my goal weight and I feel healthy and my cravings for foods high is salt, fat and sugar goes down.
Hope you find what works for you. Here for you.0 -
Good afternoon beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
I've been reading all the posts, just have had zero time to comment:grumble: !
Carol
I'm so glad you made that call!!!! Sending good thoughts to you and your friend!!! I've been up and down 3 to 4 pounds for over a year now, it's so annoying:explode: !!!! I just use the calories MFP gives me, sometimes I would eat some of the exercise cals back and sometimes not. For the past few months I've not been logging my food, just eating mindfully (most of the time), and my weight is still the same, I'm just thankful I'm not gaining. My Dr. told me to keep on doing what I'm doing. I hope you find someone here who does the TDEE, and can answer your question! Stay dry this weekend, looks like we're in for some major rain fall:frown: .
Cindy You look marvelous!!!! My tummy is totally jealous:blushing: , it sure wishes it looked like yours!
Katla Sending good wishes to DH on surgery:flowerforyou: !!! Hope the timing of that and new baby on the way works out! Are you driving to be with DD or flying? Hope you have an enjoyable lunch with DSIL!!!
Michele Awesome pics!!!! Look at all that river rock:noway: ! You and Vince have done a fantastic job!!
Barbie How many performances do you usually do in a year? I know you have one at a fair, and put on a show at the assisted living home. Are you enjoying your time without Jake?
Meg I really feel like I've not had summer vacation
!!! it seems like yesterday we were all complaining ( or a least I was:embarassed: ) about the cold weather. I can't believe it's August already:noway: . I am ready however to have my routine back to normal!
Mimi I love that you're still signing with SVQ .
Jane Martin Keeping everything crossed you find just the perfect place:flowerforyou: !
Rita Hope the Dr. appt. goes well, and hope you're feeling much better soon:flowerforyou: !
Tere So good to see you again!!! Glad you didn't get hurt any more than you did:flowerforyou: !!!
Welcome to everyone new:flowerforyou: !!! This is a wonderful thread filled with wonderful supportive women!!! Come in often and chat away!!!
Painters are finishing up in the house today:bigsmile: . That means next week I will have my house back....they will still be here but outside!!! Then the next week I'm having a crew come in to wash the windows inside and out and clean my chandeliers :bigsmile: . Then I should be totally finished!!! I've been doing this reno since March:noway: ....it will be so nice to have everything completely done!!!!
Have a wonderful day ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: !!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in soggy NC0 -
TGIF!
Carol, I am so sorry for your distressing news.
Christina (hope I'm remembering the correct name), I really needed your post today. I have been struggling with feelings of dissatisfaction, myself, and needed the pep talk.
My first job in my consulting business went well yesterday, but I was super tired when I got home. I thoroughly enjoy it but glad it is not every day.
Tere, what a scary experience with the neighbor's dog! Glad you and your dog are okay.
More later, maybe,
K in NEGA0 -
Im Baaaaaaack!!!
The laptop is working, will see for how long, and if it stays working....
hope you all have been ok, I will apologize in advance because I didnt go back and read everything.. but will start from here..
I have missed you all so very much..
all is pretty well here, except my heel is starting to give me issues again.. might end up parking my butt on the recumbent bike for cardio, I have been doing well with eating and exercising for the last few days. but the scale isnt moving,,, it will eventually I know..
I know some of you saw the new profile picture...
this is one of me and one of our local meteorologists.. really nice guy.. I posted it to facebook. and got so many complements ,I was:blushing:
I have been feeling very plump, and really other than my fat belly roll, I am in better shape.. wish I could just chop it off...
DH is leaving for Watkins Glen early tomorrow morning and I am on my own for the weekend.. I have to work tomorrow until noon, then come home take care of the dogs, go visit DFIL and then for a walk on a trail..
then I am taking myself to Whole Foods and walk around and check stuff out..
dont know if I had told you that DFIL ended up in the hospital overnight with a UTI , he was threatening and cursing at th staff down there.. much better and back at the convelecent home on antibiotics...
will check in before work tomorrow .. hope I didnt miss anything good:bigsmile:0 -
Good Evening Everyone! Hope you all have been enjoying the summer! This is my first post on MFP even thought I have been using MFP for about a year now off and on. This month I need to really get motivated to consistantly track my food and exercise so that I can hit that I can break through that wall where you feel like it is apart of your life and don't want to go back. I kept blaming my weight gain on hormones and finally hit the post menopause stage of life. However, I am realizing that it isn't just the hormones. I have to change my habits. I was reading this quote and don't know who it is by but I think it is to the point. I wanted to share with you all:
You can't focus on the output, You can't control the output, You can only control the input. If you control the input, the output takes care of itself.
I am going to try and remember this the next time I am craving that chocolate bar or cheese cake.0
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