WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014
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Good Morning ladies. Hope you all are enjoying your Saturday. I am working today until 1:30 then leaving for Beatrice and DSD's wedding. Means I get to spend time with the ex-wife again. We had frost last night and not real warm here this morning. This wedding is to be in the park so hope it warms up. Yesterday I did BAD on eating, but not giving up. We went and had our pictures taken for the new church directory last evening. First pictures since I have lost weight. They did not turn out to bad. Anyway spent to much money, but have Christmas cards ordered for this year.
Pat--I agree it is hard when the kids and grandkids live far away. I am lucky as I have several that live close, the others live in Iowa and far Eastern Nebraska. Miss this alot. But do the best I can sending little things to them now and then.
Just went upstairs as they admitted my DGS acouple days ago. He is 2 and has bad ear infection. Today he is doing better and they may try and send him home tomorrow. I just want to shake DSD and tell her to take better care of the kids. They stay up all hours and eat whatever and run all over the neighborhood. This is the one that has the police over atleast acouple times a week for fights. Another ex (her mom) lives there also. Somedays I feel like they close in on me. I admit we do not go over there much as drives me crazy the way they live.
Mma--nice picture, thanks for sharing. Have a safe trip.
Joyce--I agree how the memories of what we do for our grandchildren are priceless. And they care more about time then gifts. My 6 year old DGD just wants me to spend time with her, walking, watching TV, playing babies. I want them to know that I care enough to give them the gift of my time. I like your new cover up dress. You will be very fashionable at the beach.
Jenn--sending Hugs and Prayers. One day at a time. I know that is easier said then done.
Well ladies it is time to get things lined up and get ready to go to this wedding. I just hope it is warm enough in the park. I am sure it will be fine. So far today I am on track and going to work on staying there.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE0 -
Hello ladies! We just got home from shopping at Kohl's and I'm super happy! I needed to find a new dress to wear to the symphony later this month, and I had a 30% coupon, so off I went. I found an indigo blue Vera Wang maxi dress (maybe the same one that Joyce got for a swim coverup?) and I tried on an XL. It fit ok, but was a little loose in the bust. So I considered trying on a L. I fought with the idea, thinking there was no way, but finally I did it. I tried on the L, and it FIT! It's not too small anywhere! It's sleeveless, but I have a nice little black sweater I can wear over it. I have to fix the front a little, as it's a little lower cut than I like, but a quick stitch will fix that. I have not worn a dress in 20 years, but I think I can wear this one. It can be dressy enough for the symphony or casual enough for other things. Now I hope my shoes still fit. And what about panty hose! Eeek! I have not bought those in 20 years either. Hubby was impressed that I got a dress I liked for $20. He expected it would be much more.
Here is the joke of the day:
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A young woman visits her parents and brings her fiancé to meet them. After an elaborate dinner, the mother tells her husband to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiancée to his library for a drink. “So what are your plans?” The father asks the young man. “I am a Torah scholar.” He says. “A Torah scholar, Hmmm,” the father says. “Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she is accustomed to?” “I will study,” the young man said, "and God will provide for us.” “And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?” asks the father. “I will concentrate on my studies,” the young man replies, “God will provide for us.” “And children?” asks the father. “How will you support children?” “Don’t worry, sir, God will provide,” replies the fiancé. The conversation continues like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insist that God will provide. Later, the mother asks, “How did it go, Honey?” The father answers, “He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I’m God.”
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Have a great Saturday!
Sylvia0 -
Barbie and Heather,
thank you for your input. I have not seen a doctor in ages. Last time I went the receptionist was obese, the nurse smoked and the physician was overweight. So I decided I can do better on my own.
I am not completely buying this and I have not found anything on the Internet telling me that when i am over 65 I should weigh more. It is like with everything else the more you look into something, the more different opinions you get.
My BMI is somewhere in the 21s at the moment, if I would drop into the 110s it would be in the 20s. There are still pockets of fat on me, there are also substantial muscles on me especially in my legs..
I was in my 110s last year and I felt much better, had more energy and looked better. Admittedly dressed, but who sees me undressed nowadays, so this is not really important anymore..
The 110s was my ideal weight all my life. I still have clothes which are over thirty years old and fit me, tight at the moment, because I am not in my 110s.
Katia
Not all lists agree with each other, but I remember that at the beginning of this year the fact that Mexico surpassed the United States as the country with the most overweight people made the news.
Here is the link
.http://listcrux.com/top-10-fattest-countries-of-the-world/
Anne in the Mojave desert0 -
Just saying hello.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:0 -
Sylvia
I am so happy for you that you found the dress and it fit you. I have not worn panty hoses in decades either. I just do not like them, and as I live in a warm climate, I just go without stockings when I wear a dress. They have these tiny little socks which disappear in your shoes you can wear, of course those do not work with sandal style shoes.
Anne0 -
Oh i thought I was all done reading and catching up since I didn't read anything yesterday. I get to the end of the page and it said continued to next chapter!!!! Glad I made it here. I do't think I am tired when we go somewhere that is activity packed but with my MS my body just lets go of everything when I go to bed. I have been known to sleep 72 hours straight except for trips just a couple of yards away to go potty. Went to bed around 1 and got up about 12 hours later. I have plans on going to a craft fair today. Charlie jsut laughed at me last night. It was at my old church. I have known they have them every year, just didn't go because some one would ask me if I was going to a new church. But this year I was looking forward to going. For one it is a craft fair!!! But I could truthfully answer where I was going. But I slept through it:sad:
Reanybeany, Target, Kohls and I believe Best Buy sell the fitbits. So at Best Buy you would gain best buy reward points and Kohls you could use Kohls cash if you have any. Plus you don't have to wait for the fitbit company to send it to you.
Pat, we did enjoy the Apple store. and in saying we I mean we. They had a mini iiPad on a display right in the door and as Charlie walked by he saw that his picture was on it. So he enjoyed making all the silly faces. I also showed him the lap top I want and he didn't say no. My sister says she likes this new Charlie since he retired. He does have a different personality.
Syvia, when you were talking about a son having all those health problems my first thought was that it was your son. I am so sorry she is going through this but I have to be honest and say that I am glad it isn't your son. He has enough problems. You also have a lot of empathy to fall back on to be a good friend and shoulder for her.
Katla. I don't know if you are on facebook or not but here in Evansville we had a weightloss support group. It is only for our area so all the activites are local. We have a lot of yoga things to do. I joined it when it first organized but it is mainly filled with young women with little kids and there are a lot of them without cars because of their financial situations, having to make a good diet work while on food stamps. It just didn't match who I am and although I do like to read about the physical activities offered I don't post in there anymore.
Michelle, I have no complaints at all about a free chair. We will use these chairs twice a year so it's OK that my daughter had one switched by another co-worker. I have 2 nephews that are in their 20s and they were pretty bad kids as far as responsibility until they became dads.that's where everything changed. they aren't the most responsible adults yet but they sure are better.
Kim, my husband is all about rich chocolate! As we have gotten older, our temperature gauge is off and Jasons Deli is cold to us. If it weren't for the free ice cream and the thick chocolate syrup he wouldn't go there. but he has to have it deep chocolate.
Jenny, yes you are having a bad year. So sorry, my prayers are that you can get this biopsy soon and it be negative.
Vickie, we never ever know what we do with out grand kids that are precious to them. Once we had our oldest for us for a long weekend while Mom and Dad had a church conference to go to. I had that time scheduled down to the minute detail. It was what I thought she would want. She hadn't been taught anything in her home about volunteering or honoring other people. My husband is not one who would do that so we didn't do it when our kids were in our home. I did some for my work though. So my theme that week was in honoring our community helpers. So first day we made cookies, oatmeal and chocolate ship. I think she was 4. while we were making those we decorated sacks. well she decorated them. Then we filled them. This whole time Ia m talking to her about the different people in our community that makes it what it is. I identified the doctor, librarian, preacher, fireman and policeman. So the next day we headed out. I had already called and make appointments with these organizations. I brought my camera along so I could take a picture of her handing a bag of cookies to these people. What I didn't take into consideration was that this little girl was shy and it terrified her to shake hands with them,. She was OK with the librarian and my doctor and preacher but not the fireman and policeman. But yesterday she talked to me about that week and making cookies and taking them around. She said the fire station was her favorite! I had no idea. I remember one time we were in the play room in my house and I was talking about some of the things I did as a kid. My little girls just sat there enthralled and when I was done asked me to tell them another story!
Have a good day everyone! Joyce, Indiana0 -
Hi all. Just bumping my spot. I have been very discouraged lately and got several great ideas to mull over. I'm just not sure what to do with all the information yet. So I know this is dumb, but I was astonished when I read that as I lose weight I need to cut my calories! OK so I'm slow. Cutting calories!!!!!!! Seriously? Any fewer (and I know I eat more that most of you) and I get all faint-ish and headachy. Maybe I can use my office days for a few less, but when I'm teaching and doing clinical I need all of them and sometimes more! So anyway I'm looking at the whole picture and trying to decide what to do now. Didn't want to come on here and be negative. Take care all, Meg from Omaha where the weather is splendid, but we did get another 1" of rain the other day!0
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Sylvia: Congratulations on finding a great dress. :happy: Skip the pantyhose unless it is cold where you’ll be or you actually like them. I think they’re torture devices created by men to enslave sensible women.:mad: I love today’s jokes. “…he thinks I’m God.” Laughing & laughing because it is close to home although it is my own kids who sometimes seem to think I’m Santa.
Anne, As a teacher I had plenty of evidence that extreme overweight is correlated with low income. The rich kids were thin and dressed in fancy clothes. The poorer the family, the more likely it was that kids would be heavy. While that is a gross oversimplification, it tended to be true. I did have one very thin girl who was hungry and had no energy. We shared our lunches with her. For her pride’s sake, we asked her to do a few things for us. Stress is another big cause of overweight. I surely gained weight as time went on, and in my case, it was due to exhaustion and stress. I’m sure others could add more causes of overweight to the list.:flowerforyou:
Meg: As MFP lowered my calories, I did have days when I felt hunger pangs, but not as many as I imagined there would be. I filled up with bulky, low calorie foods like celery and other green veggies. There was an adjustment time with each change. You can find good ways to cope that work for your situation.:flowerforyou:
Have a great afternoon and evening. Wish me luck seeing the aurora borealis. I’ve never seen it before and there are news articles claiming it may be possible now.
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
September 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 -
What's this about cutting calories? I don't think I can go below 1200. MFP tells you to do that? I guess I haven't been paying attention. I have, however, noticed that my loss rate is much slower now than when I was 300 pounds and eating 1200 calories. Hmmm. Maybe there is a connection. But my exercise has gone up too, (I could barely move at 300 pounds). so you would think one would balance out the other.
Katla, I totally agree about extreme overweight and extreme poverty. I've been there. You can buy more potatoes or pasta for a dollar than fruit. The cheapest food is the most filling and the least healthy. My grandkids go to a school where 96% of the students qualify for free lunch and breakfast! and MANY of those kids fit in the extreme overweight category, including one of mine. So what do they serve for lunch? Pizza and corn dogs. It makes me want to scream. But they claim that if they serve healthier stuff, it is thrown away because that's not what the kids are used to.
Sylvia0 -
Happy sat.
So proud of Violet.She walked for the juvenile diabetes walk in WI.
Spent most of the days at the stores,spent too much,but got walking in.
Have a good night all.
HUGS
jane0 -
:flowerforyou: On the subject of fewer calories as you lose weight
MFP will never set your calories below 1200
what helped me was to take a good look at my food diary---first to be sure I was logging everything I ate----then to see where there were many calories and not much actual food----processed foods, bread, pasta, cheese, salad dressing, sauces, desserts are all good examples
next I worked at planning meals that had bigger piles of food for fewer calories
busy people who work full time jobs can't exercise as much as others, but everyone can be constantly on the lookout for opportunities to be active, thus burning a few more calories each day
take baby steps toward the goal of filling your day with nutrition dense food that provided needed energy and nutrition for fewer calories.
:flowerforyou: When I walked the dogs after lunch, Jake went in to take a nap--when I got home and found him asleep, I lay down too, and woke up two hours later---I guess I needed the sleep.:yawn: :laugh:
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 0 -
Sunday and day 3 of NO training except walking. keeping my food cals between 1600 and 2000, that is what Jeannette Jenkins tells me.and sticking to it. Last time I cut my calories I LOST muscle and gained FAT, not doing that again
. Sunday is my normal rest and re-feed today, just posted meals and happy at 1905 even with the ice cream after our walk along the river and chocolate treat tonight.
I am already getting disenchanted with just walking, training is calling my name LOUD. Happily scales staying same for last 3 days.
Sorry I do not chat as time limited on computer.
My house has never been so clean and all laundry washed, ironed and put away.
Garden looking pretty good too
Lesley in Tasmania0 -
Okay, about cutting calories. When I go to MFP and give in my age, height and weight it tells me that my BMR is 1090 calories. That means that if I do nothing all day and eat over 1090 calories I put on weight.
The other very frustrating thing is that the calorie counter for activities gives me a lot of calories burnt for my biking. If that would be true I would already be under 100 pounds. So something is not right, because I am very active and never eat over 1200 calories.
Like Barbie I am cutting more and more back on high calorie food. I have never been a friend of fast or junk food, but I liked bread and cakes and pasta. All of it is completely gone from my menu. I practically live from fruit, vegetables, nuts, eggs, oatmeal, brown rice and very little chicken and fish.
If I would have lived like this thirty years ago I would have dropped 10 pounds in 10 days. Now it takes me months to drop 10 pounds.
And Sylvia, if you watch shows like Extreme Weight loss you will see that the contestants only lose massive amounts of weight in eh first three months and from then on it goes much slower. The more weight you lose the more difficult it gets to drop the weight.
I am at home today doing nothing so I searched the internet and found the following which I think is important for all of us because in menopause we lose so much hormones.
Here are some factors that contribute to estrogen dominance and weight gain, along with what you can do about it:
Pesticides and herbicides. Check out the Dirty Dozen fruits and vegetables so you know when to buy organic. For any of your non-organic produce, soak and wash in a vinegar and water solution.
Poultry or beef raised on hormones. As much as possible, eat free-range or grass-fed animals that are raised without hormones. When you’re eating out at restaurants, opt for the fish unless you know the beef and chicken is hormone-free.
Chemicals found in consumer products like creams, lotions, soaps, shampoos, perfumes, hair sprays and deodorizers. The Silent Springs Institute has created a fabulous research report on which consumer products are safe and which are not. You can read the details here. Clean out your medicine cabinet and make-up drawer, and start over with a clean slate.
Industrial solvents found in products such as glues, paints, varnishes, fingernail polish and fingernail polish remover. This can be a tough one for women, but limit your exposure to places that smell like chemicals, including styling salons and nail spas, and try to use any chemicals in fresh air and open spaces (i.e., do your nails on the back porch).
Stress and lack of sleep. This factor actually decreases progesterone output. Easy ways to reduce stress include yoga, deep breathing and taking nature walks. Also, try planning out your day in advance so you have as much hectic-free time as possible to accomplish your daily tasks. For better sleep, limit all computer, phone and TV use before bed, stop snacking after dinner, and keep your bedroom dark and quiet.
Calorie overconsumption. Ingesting too many calories can cause body fat which converts steroids to estrogens. Choosing foods that are higher in proteins, healthy fats and fiber can keep your appetite satiated.
Poor liver function due to history of high alcohol intake or use of pharmaceuticals. Estrogen is metabolized primarily in the liver, so take care of it. Limit yourself to no more than one alcoholic drink per day, don’t use pharmaceutical drugs unless absolutely necessary, and introduce liver-supporting supplements into your diet, such as cucumber juice, milk thistle extract, calcium d-glucarate, folic acid and taurine.
Magnesium deficiencies from low vegetable and fruit consumption combined with high consumption of processed foods. Magnesium is necessary for metabolizing estrogen in the liver. Use a magnesium powder before you go to bed at night, and spray topical magnesium on any sore muscles after you exercise.
Vitamin D Deficiency Contributes to Weight Gain in Older Women
A new study of more than 4,600 women age 65 and older shows that having low vitamin D levels can contribute to mild weight gain.1 Previous research has already showed that obese individuals tend to have low vitamin D levels. Women who had insufficient levels of vitamin D gained about two pounds more compared to those with adequate blood levels of vitamin D during the 4.5-year long study. Those with insufficient levels also weighed more at the outset of the study.
I knew all this already, on the other hand I am getting old and forgetful, so it is good to remind myself of these things from time to time.
I also have to say that I think it is counterproductive to constantly exchange recipes on this site. it would be more helpful to exchange new ways how to move and be active. There are plenty of sites which gives you low calorie recipes if you need them, when you are trying to lose weight you should try to eat as simple as possible and not spend so much time in the kitchen. I know from myself that I tend to eat more while I am cooking.
Anne0 -
Just a quick hello, to stay somewhat where the thread goes.
Trying to read all I can, but very busy.
Going primal again, see if that brings the desired weight loss.
Happy weekend all!0 -
Hello, I'm just trying to get started. Posting to get this into my topics (at least I hope that's what will happen). Looking to lose 100 lbs or so....seems like such a lot but, I know if I can do a little at a time it will add up. I always go gung ho and then feel so restricted I give up so I'm just trying to make small changes in hopes they will become more normal. First thing is to get my before work 30 minutes in on my bike. It seems like not much to do and maybe that's why I quite after a short time. I decided to just stick with that goal for a week or two and then add something else .. maybe some upper strength work with bands. I apparently loathe tracking...I'm working on that.....
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Hello everyone: I have gone horseback riding two mornings in a row now. What a pleasant way to burn calories. I have 43.38 miles done for the 100 mile challenge. Yeah! Tomorrow I sing at church at 11:00 and then we are going to Little Shop of Horrors at the community playhouse in the afternoon.
Sounds like everyone is looking forward to fall unless they are in the southern hemisphere. I know I love the cooler days.
I have read posts but did not take notes. Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in SD0 -
I spent all day helping my daughter move. The movers just didn't bother to show up!!!!! She called to check with them and the guy said he would call back. Not only did he not call back, he started declining all of her calls. Very honest reviews will be posted to their website and anywhere else we can figure out to put them! However, she is in her condo tonight with both cats. We'll get the rest of the small stuff moved this week.
Anyway, I'm flat out exhausted and am going to bed. Catch y'all tomorrow.
Carol in NC0 -
Saving my place:bigsmile:0
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Hi everyone!
I had a lazy day today. I didn't work out. I made brunch for me and Hubby, took a nap then we went to church and out to dinner. I will be back at it tomorrow.
Michele, no trick to the lentil quinoa soup. I just added 1/2 cup of quinoa to the Barefoot Contessa's recipe and omitted the sausage. Rather than try to type it here, you can find it on Food Network under her recipes. It is one of my favorite soup recipes.
Have a great night all,
Cindy in OK0 -
Jenn ... praying your appointment is moved up and that all will be well.
gmajaque ... we all had to start somewhere! You can do this!
Made lots of fresh tomato and basil sauce today! My farmer friend gifted me with yet MORE tomatoes. Of course, my counters are covered with tomatoes as at least a half bushel were not quite ripe.
Prednisone helped my son who is finally feeling better. Got his homework from the school ... what little there is of it (seriously what do they do all week??) ... and hopefully he will be in attendance on Monday!
Picked my older son up for the weekend as he has absolutely no staff until Monday evening. Very, very hard to attract reliable personal care aides. We enjoy his company though and it gives me a chance observe how he's doing with his depression and make sure he's eating well. He tends to get stuck in ruts eating the same thing every day. Thanks for the suggestions regarding places to locate aides ... we're always on the lookout for new sources of people. Currently he gets a lot of college students (but most of them went back to school, thus the holes in his schedule). Nursing students are a good source too. Unfortunately, the program that helps him pay for the aides only pays 10.15 an hour and has crazy rules that limits who is willing to work for him.
Husband and I reworked the finances today in hopes of getting ready for retirement within the next five years. While we have extremely good insurance, medical costs have been especially high this year due to both sons' problems. Another reason to keep at the weight loss and healthy habits ... keep future medical expenses to a minimum.
As for recipes and menu plans ... I love learning what you all are doing, especially since so many of you have been successful with your weight loss efforts.
It's been a long day, so off I go!
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Journey - welcome!
Vicki - have fun at the wedding! I hope it warms up for you
barbie - glad you listened to your instincts and went to that restaurant
Sylvia - woohoo on the L fitting you. So happy for you
There's a pic of Jessica's cat cake if you click on my avatar. If you click on that pic (even tho the top is cut off), when you scroll up to see it, you'll see the entire picture. Heather (or really anyone else) - have a question for you since you make a lot of cakes with fondant. We made the cat and then made the bed, but had trouble getting the cat on top of the bed. We were afraid that it would break in two. How do you get one layer on top of the other? Any tricks?
Sylvia - I used to be an aide to a kid with CP. I would go to all his classes with him. I almost died at the things that they were served in the cafeteria! when I was working in the elementary schools, it was the same thing. I still say that food should be charged based on the calorie content of it. You can bet that a BK whopper would be much higher priced than a piece of fruit.
Jane - give Violet a high-five for me!
gmajacque - welcome. You CAN do it!
Sue in SD - let me know how Little Shop of Horrors is. Our community theater is doing it late next year and we're interested in seeing it. As far as I'm concerned, fall can take its sweet time coming because that means less time for my pool....lol
Carol - that's so nice of you to help your daughter like that. Glad she's in her condo.
Went to church tonight and lectored and then was a server. Came home and Vince made hamburgers/cheeseburgers for him, Jess and Kris while I had a salmon burger. I honestly thought mine was better!
Michele in NC0 -
Hello Friends,
Back from NYC a couple pounds lighter...yay! I find great fresh salads in New York. Found a new healthy deli near Herald Square that had custom tossed salads with anything you could possibly want, including kale. Went there twice for dinner.
Sorry no time for personal replies tonight. Unfortunately, my trip home will last for only 30 hours. Heading to Louisville tomorrow. Sending you all positive energy and peace.
Stay strong. Stay well.
Rori in the Colorado Foothills0 -
Journey: Welcome. This is a friendly and helpful group with lots of different situations and great perspective. You’ll need to count calories and move more if you want to lose weight. Take things one step at a time and do what you can do. You won’t have to sign up for a marathon or starve, but you can transform yourself if you are patient and persistent.:flowerforyou:
Sylvia: I am sure there is validity to school kids being unwilling to eat healthier foods, but I think that serving highly fatty and salted foods because “that is what they’re used to” is a cop out. Our school cafeteria was buying fast food and selling it to the kids the last few years I worked there.:grumble: I was not pleased with the health aspect, but it wasn’t my decision.:noway:
Barbie: I like your points about filling your day with nutritionally dense food and looking for opportunities to be active.:flowerforyou:
NC Carol: Congratulations to your and your daughter for getting so much of the move done. I’ve only used a professional mover to move my mom’s piano and our refrigerator. They scratched the piano. We have done all of our moves on our own up until now. Our health isn’t what it used to be, and I’m not sure we could move from here without help. Of course, we don’t want to move from here, so, maybe it won’t come up for years and years. :bigsmile: :glasses:
Michele: I’d rather have a salmon burger any day than hamburgers/cheeseburgers. One of these your family will notice that your food is tastier than theirs and you’ll have to make more of what you eat so they can have it, too.:flowerforyou:
I have a number of favorite authors, and consider myself a “read-a-holic.” One of my favorite authors has a new book out and I can’t find it locally, so I thought I’d get a Kindle version. The publisher refuses to let people share the Kindle version, so I returned it to Amazon. I guess I’ll need to get a print copy. I think it should be my right to loan out a book I’ve paid for. I’m not sure where I’ll find the print book, because our little town doesn’t have a bookstore anymore. I guess I’ll have to make a bookstore stop the next time we go to Portland.
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
September 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!
Journey: Welcome. This is a friendly and helpful group with lots of different situations and great perspective. You’ll need to count calories and move more if you want to lose weight. Take things one step at a time and do what you can do. You won’t have to sign up for a marathon or starve, but you can transform yourself if you are patient and persistent.
Sylvia: I am sure there is validity to school kids being unwilling to eat healthier foods, but I think that serving highly fatty and salted foods because “that is what they’re used to” is a cop out. Our school cafeteria was buying fast food and selling it to the kids the last few years I worked there. I was not pleased with the health aspect, but it wasn’t my decision.
Barbie: I like your points about filling your day with nutritionally dense food and looking for opportunities to be active.
NC Carol: Congratulations to your and your daughter for getting so much of the move done. I’ve only used a professional mover to move my mom’s piano and our refrigerator. They scratched the piano. We have done all of our moves on our own up until now. Our health isn’t what it used to be, and I’m not sure we could move from here without help. Of course, we don’t want to move from here, so, maybe it won’t come up for years and years.
Michele: I’d rather have a salmon burger any day than hamburgers/cheeseburgers. One of these your family will notice that your food is tastier than theirs and you’ll have to make more of what you eat so they can have it, too.
I have a number of favorite authors, and consider myself a “read-a-holic.” One of my favorite authors has a new book out and I can’t find it locally, so I thought I’d get a Kindle version. The publisher refuses to let people share the Kindle version, so I returned it to Amazon. I guess I’ll need to get a print copy. I think it should be my right to loan out a book I’ve paid for. I’m not sure where I’ll find the print book, because our little town doesn’t have a bookstore anymore. I guess I’ll have to make a bookstore stop the next time we go to Portland.
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
September 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 -
I had a nice day up until dinner. Unfortunately, lack of planning meant I didn’t have breakfast or lunch. I took myself out to dinner.
Big mistake. I ordered a half-pound burger, thinking I’d eat just half. Well, hunger said, why not eat the whole thing. And I did. Urgh.
The first half was delicious. The second half not so much. That’s what allowing yourself to get too hungry will do though (at least to me).
I’ll plan better next time. And, I won’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. (How I love that saying – and am amazed at how much good “hearing it” again does. Thank you to everyone who offered that quote. It’s a winner.)
Cyndi, I’m happy to say that the caramel apple pie you described sounds absolutely disgusting, lol. Hurray for progress.
Alison, yep, I’m right there with you. Sugar is off the plate (so to speak). I was telling DD#1 this morning how much difference not eating sugar has made. (I lump all processed foods, including bread in there with it.)
Last time I used MFP for support and to keep myself accountable. I was happy to be losing weight and felt really good. But, somehow, it was an effort. Now, when I don’t eat sugar (etc.), staying on track is so easy.
I’m having some fibrillation and tachycardia again. Waaaah. I’m not happy about this. I expect it will mean another ablation. I went back on rate and rhythm control meds today and feel much more tired than I have been. A call to the doc is way up there on my list for Monday.
Barbie, your day sounds wonderful. Good friends and good food.
Hi Jenn, My daughter had to have an ultrasound following a mammogram. Turned out to be nothing to worry about. I will hope for similar results for you.
For me, not eating sugar makes sticking to the number of calories I want to eat a breeze. Today was an exception. No outright sugar, but did have a bun on my burger. Same thing, basically.
I know the next couple of days will be harder. So…hang in there and avoid sugar as much as you possibly can. You have a lot to deal with all at once and it sounds as though you are doing a great job.
Woo hoo, Sylvia. Size L is amazing! Good job.
Re the discussion of a few extra pounds being healthy for older women – my mom showed me a 60 Minutes segment on the computer, titled 90+. One of the things they mentioned is that people who weigh a little more as they get older, do better with their health.
I forget how many people have been involved in the study – several thousand. The docs got lucky in finding a group of people in a retirement community who had filled out extensive questionnaires in 1981. They’ve been followed up extensively.
They also found some interesting things about who gets dementia and who doesn’t. No cures, but some thought-provoking findings. Here’s the URL:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/living-to-90-and-beyond/
Meg, it is disconcerting to see max calories decrease as we lose weight. What makes up for it, I think, is gaining even more calories through exercise. MFP helped me understand that whole concept. (I knew but I didn’t KNOW really, if that makes any sense.)
I am the world’s worst exerciser but I’m finding that my stamina is increasing little by little as I exercise more. And, of course, the best part is that the number of calories I can eat also increases! Hang in there.
Re the hunger pangs that Katia mentioned, Barbie has the right idea. You can eat an incredible volume of food if you eat the veggies and fruit. They can taste really good too if you prepare them right. (As some of you might remember, I always liked to roast veggies. They are delicious fixed that way.)
Anne, the diversity on the site is one of the things I like about it. I can’t use all the recipes, but I have picked up some good tips. Ditto with exercise. I WISH I could use everything I read about but I’m not in the same place, fitness-wise, as everyone else. But reading about it does help inspire me.
I tried riding a bike a couple of months ago. You would have fallen down laughing. I wobbled all the way down the block then walked the bike back. It’s a minor miracle that I didn’t fall. My balance is so bad that I have to hold on (seriously) when I walk on the treadmill. How embarrassing.
BTW, for those of you losing a lot of weight – I’m in the same boat. I started at 324 in 2001. Since then, I’ve lost a little at a time. The last 75 lbs is what I show on my ticker. We can do it!!! (And, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.)
Sue, horseback riding sounds like so much fun. Lucky you – and way to go. I like hearing about fun ways people get exercise. (Of course fun to one person is not fun to another.)
Thinking of you all.
Mimi 0 -
Hello, all!
Made the trip to Staunton, Va. to pick up the never-got-delivered china which is now in my livingroom and I've started putting my mom's special pieces in it. It's one of those with curved glass sides and door. It still has the top of the back piece intact and the key which still works! Could not rent a vehicle (minivan, SUV) here since all were spoken for as replacements for those who got their cars flooded last week, so I had the man measure it (63") and we managed to (just!!!) fit it in the Cruiser with the back seats taken out and our seats pulled up as far as they would go---felt like I was hugging the steering wheel all the drive home. Did more shopping (small stuff; no room in the car!!) and saw two plays during our days there at the American Shakespeare Center
Hamlet and Edward II; the second is not Shakespeare, that one is by Marlowe. Arrived home about 2p and had to be at a BBQ/mtg. for the running club by 4p. Had an unintended nap this evening; sleep was awful last night, think I was worried about the trip home. DH was pretty much against us (DD and myself) bringing it in the car, but, after 2 yrears of promises of delivery, I wanted it here!! The shop owner really is a sweetheart, just not dependable when it comes to long distance delivery. He gifted DD with ruby and pearl drop earings to make up for the non-delivery and celebrate her college graduation (he's an ex-teacher). SO.........I'm wide awake at 1am. I have a Golden Corral breakfast in the am with the people from the gym.......may just skip that, LOL.
Also stopped in at Trinity Episcopal Church (1746) in Staunton.........always have to go sit in there for a bit and tour the Tiffany windows, well-kept, gorgeous old church, marvelous stained glass windows. Had it all to myself which was wonderful!!!
Caught up on reading, I think. Saw the 90yr. old dance.........amazing, just amazing!
Anne.........YAY for Tom Ford; a man with some sense.
Patty.............Congrats on your new job!
Linda...........Hope you win the $30.00 and stay on that bus!
Sylvia..........So sorry to hear about your friend; enjoy the time you have left with him. Loved the god joke!
Mimi...........I, too, adore estate sales. I've been known to buy stuff (like an old sewing box) just to keep it from being thrown out.
Jenn..........Big, big hugs to you.........I'm also one who wants answers NOW. Hoping everything is fine.
Heather ..........Welcome home from Cornwall; sounded like you thoroughly enjoyed yourself.
One of our clubs' women--Barb Mathewson--took first place in the 65 to 69 age group last weekend at the Mont -Tremblant Ironman 70.3 World Championships..............YAY!!!!!
Off for some Netflix, then (hopefully) sleep,
G'nite all
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic, where we had rain most of the day0 -
Hi all,
Just had a call from my friend who broke her hip this spring. She is on the motorway nearby and wants to pop in. Mad scramble tidying up, but I haven't seen her is sooooooo long. Now just waiting for her to arrive. She is en route back to West Wales - a long drive.
Sun still shining here. Glad I'm not on that train to London. :bigsmile:
Heather in sunny Hampshire UK
Yanniejannie - that church sounds amazing!
Michele - loooooove the cat cake! It looks great! I support top layers by using a board, which you could cut to fit the cat using thick cardboard, and then dowels underneath through the bottom layer, cut to fit the height you need. I have never made anything so "sculpted" as yours though. Congratulations! :flowerforyou:0 -
morning ladies~
had a lovely dinner out with our friends~ they looked at me cross eyed when I ordered warm lemon water....:laugh: I was freezing and didnt want tea... plus this was free..
I had a waldorf salad.. different than the usual doused with mayo, this was field greens, with thinly sliced apple,walnuts,dried cranberries,and crumbled gorgonzola cheese, with dressing on the side.. ate almost the whole thing.. had a cup of tomato bisque before the salad.. all was delish.. we brought a pie to our friends house and I ended up having a slice of that with a cup of tea, which put me over in calories .. oh well...
just having a cup of tea now and then off to grocery shop... my first stop is whole foods for stuff for me, then on to shoprite.. then home to cook..0 -
. Mimi
I saw the report of Lesley Stahl about people 90 plus. What I took away from it, is that they really do not know very much, why some people reach that age in good shape and others not.. And the only thing they said about weight is that being underweight is not good at that age. But nobody said that being at normal weight is an added health risk. Plus they were talking about people in their nineties, not people in their fifties and sixties, which is the age of most people on this forum.
I also learned that the people who reached that age were not obsessing about food, or exercise, or vitamins. Something I saw in my own family, everybody who was over ninety just lived, nobody was on a diet or an exercise program. Obviously when you get older you eat less , and if you are not overweight you are still able to walk, swim, bike , hike or dance and play games. The one thing I completely agreed with is that we tend to lump all ages together and think what is right for a fifty year old person is right for a seventy year old person or a ninety year old person and that seems to be not true. I am learning this going through the decades. I have to relearn and readjust every decade, because what worked before does not help me anymore. It is sort of obvious, we also are not the same if we are twenty or forty.
The most interesting part of the report was, that by examining the brains of people after they died, who they thought had dementia , had actually had mini strokes. I am convinced that is what happened to my mother
Personally I do not really want to be so old. Physically I will probably be okay but I am very worried about dementia or Alzheimer and the chances of getting it seem to be overwhelming. .
YannieJannie
Congratulations that you got the cabinet home safely.
I looked at the Tiffany windows online and they are magnificent. One day I will have to learn to make stained glass...
Anne in the Mojave desert0 -
Good morning! I forgot to tell you about my senior moment at the gym yesterday. I put my clothes, shoes, cell phone, purse and ipad into locker 116. When I finished swimming, and showering, I spotted my blue lock and saw that the door was ajar. I yanked open the door to find it completely empty. I thought I had been robbed. Then I realized that it was the wrong locker altogether. Somehow I had put my lock on locker 114 by mistake! My stuff was safely closed up - but unlocked - in the locker next door. Luckily it was a really slow day at the Y. Most days the locker room would be full of teenage dancing girls looking for lockers.
It's a beautiful morning here at the cabin. A little cool, but that's nice. We just finished breakfast and I am going to go walking while the dishes are in the dishwasher.
Last night I made a chicken enchilada pie that turned out very nice. I plugged the recipe into MFP and it said that 1/4 of the pie was about 430 calories, so I ate the whole fourth. We have half of it left, which will be good for lunches. The original recipe called for flour tortillas, and I used corn instead, which cut the calories and salt WAY down. Plus using chicken breast instead of beef helped. It called for black olives, which we hate, so I used black beans instead. Yummy and pretty. I made a fresh batch of homemade salsa and got it just a little too hot. Our eyes were watering and our lips were burning, but it was still good. It seems the older I get the more I like spicy food. Hubby has always liked spicy stuff. We considered going down to the marina to get a piece of pie, but decided against it.
I wish MFP had bigger quantities listed, so when you enter a recipe you could say 1 cup of salsa, or one can of beans, instead of having to calculate how many tablespoons in a cup or how many grams of beans are in a can.
Anne, I saw that report too, and noticed the researcher said that taking vitamins didn't make any difference. All these years taking vitamins, wasted? Oh well. At least it keeps my vitamin D level up. I've had trouble with that before.
Heather, I'm so glad you had such a good time on your trip. I enjoyed reading about it. Glad you got home safely too.
Michele, your cat cake is a work of art! How could you bear to cut it?
I found a new app for the ipad that is interesting. It's called buypartisan, and you scan a bar code on some product and the app tells you about the political leanings of the company. Which party they donate the most money to, etc. For example, Quilted a Northern bath tissue is owned by the Koch Brothers. I thought it was interesting. Just scanning items I already have shows me that I have a very republican kitchen. Hmmm. Gotta do something about that. The app is just for iPhone and ipad right now, but they are supposedly working on an android version.
And (speaking of partisan companies) another interesting app is the Walmart Savings Catcher. You scan the QR code at the bottom of your receipt and it checks competing stores prices. If any are lower, you get the difference back on a gift card. I scanned my first receipt and it notified me yesterday that I have 49 cents coming back. You can save it up in an account till you have enough to fool with. It would probably work better in bigger towns where there is more competition. Ours just compared prices at the Dillons store, because that's all we have locally. No Target, or Kmart, or anything.
Well, I'm off to go walking. Have a great Sunday.
Sylvia0 -
Mimi: I love the news story about the 90+ crowd study and read every word. Thank you!!! My grandma had Alzheimer’s and so it has always been a worry for everyone else in the family. This article is very good and has some unexpected information. I wonder how to prevent mini-strokes. I also wonder whether she had Alzheimer's or strokes.:flowerforyou:
Alison: It sounds to me like you did a great job with your dinner out with friends. Everyone goes over once in a while, and you made wonderful choices.:flowerforyou:
Today we are going out to breakfast with our neighbor. I look forward to it. He’s a good guy. His wife has been on a trip for about a week, and this is the first time we’ve had a chance to do anything nice for him. They were both very good to DH while I was gone.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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