Senior Golden Sneakers - January 2011

Sandydur

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Sandydur

A new year, a new beginning!! Back to exercise and recording food.:bigsmile:

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's Eve and may 2011 be the best year ever!!

We stayed home last night, watched some movies, then watched New York bring in the New Year and an hour later watched Chicago, that was enough excitement for me. :laugh:

A new year which I pray will be much better than last year, time to focus on myself and not worry about what others say or do. I have the love of a great husband, wonderful family and the best dog ever, what else could you ask for???

To you my fitness pal friends, you are the best!!!

Happy New Year!!

weaklink109

Happy New Year, Sneakers!!!!

from Barb and "The Piggies"

lyn54

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!2011~~

barbiecat

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Happy 2011 to everybody……I am ready for a calendar full of clean pages ready for new adventure and learning new healthy habits.

:flowerforyou: we had been asleep for hours when we were awakened by the sounds of fireworks and maybe gunshots to welcome the new year....fortunately the noise didn't wake the dogs so we went right back to sleep.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, thanks for starting the new thread…..I’m sorry the dog park didn’t work out for Daisy…we have occasional problems but the offending dogs (and people) are usually ones that don’t come regularly…..we live toward the western side of our time zone so the sunrise is later for us….it is actually light by 7:30 right now….we are also pretty far north so the days are very short now (sunset is at 4:30)

:bigsmile: Connie, I’m glad to hear that the tornadoes are far away from you and that you are safe

:bigsmile: I have a new gratitude journal for 2011 and besides my family and my health, I will be including all of you on my lists this year.:bigsmile:

CALIECAT

I do wish you all a happy new Year. Have you all set your goal for this year? I have........ Eat less and exercise some. more.
Lets all have a great year. Happy New Year 2011

CALIECAT

Sandy i posted on the wrong month And JoAn posted after me. Is their a way to moved her post to 2011? Help.

bushman124

Well, some kind of Golden Sneaker I made--I really fizzeled out. I got the flu and it really kicked my butt, got well enough to make all the Christmas preparations and then relapsed. Strangely enough, my puppy dog, Kirby, got really sick too. Kirby is 13 and we were told this summer his blood work showed he probably has myloma. We could have paid another $100 to have that diagnosis confirmed but I just couldn't bring myself to confirm it. So when he couldn't hold any food down, vommited blood, pooped blood and was so very sick, I thought that he might be at death's door. I was so upset because I felt so helpless. But as sick as he was he still wasn't real lathargic I don't know if its possible or not but it seemed like he caught my flu and when I relapsed so did he. I know, I'm probably crazy. But except for a slight sore throat and cough for me (Kirby has a slight caugh too) we are much better. He is now back to eating his Science Diet for sensitive stomach and we both went for a 55 minute walk today. I live in Elkhart, Indiana so its pretty cold here but all the snow has melted and the walk was invigorating. Anyways, sorry for not being a better friend. I'll try harder for January. Even with the sickness I had a wonderful Christmas and I just have a feeling 2011 is going to be a Good Year. At least I didn't gain any weight during the holdays. I feel sorry for the husband of one of you (need to learn peoples names) regarding the dentures. Getting dentures was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. I hope all goes well for him. Well, everyone Happy New Year. And, by the way, I really love the animations you guys put on here, that New Years one was the Best! Until later. JoAn

bushman124

Thanks again, Barbie for getting me to the right place! :flowerforyou: As far as my New Years goals, they are: to find the joy in each and every day, lose the rest of my weight and be the best mother, wife and friend I can be. And, the big one for me, especially where my children are concerned, don't offer my opinion unless they ask for it.

Sandydur

Sandy i posted on the wrong month And JoAn posted after me. Is their a way to moved her post to 2011? Help.

CALIECAT

Joined Dec 2008

Posts: 4,362

Sun 01/02/11 03:46 PM
hey is all taking a vacation??????????????????????????
RE JUST RESTING UP FROM THE HoLIdays.
i for one enjoy it but glad to be back to normal.

Have you all got your goals made for 2011


I have mine in this order:::::::::::::: Eat less ............. exercise more. I just read an article that said you can exercise more but will not lose any weigh unless you eat less. How true is that?

Lets have a great year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sandydur

Copied yours Marie but JoAn found the January post and copied her own. I think we are all on the right month now, at least I hope so.

viliberty1957

I have a feeling this is going to be a great year. Happy New Year every one.

I read my horoscope this morning and it said a walk by the water would be a good idea. So I filled the kitchen sink with dishwater before I started walking around cleaning the kitchen. And...hey...I had a good day. My kitchen is clean. :laugh: LOL :laugh:

barbiecat

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
today is our Isagenix cleanse day so we're taking it easy......we watched a funny golf movie "Tin Cup" I did all the laundry....we took a drive and did our errands.....and then took a short walk on the Discovery Trail......and of course took the dogs to the dog park

:flowerforyou: JoAn, I'm glad you found us.......we start a new thread every month so next month you'll know to look for the link that Sandy leaves for us when she starts the new thread...what amazing news about Kirby's miracle recovery

:flowerforyou: Irene, I loved your walk by the water :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Marie, I think that if you only exercise more you will keep yourself from gaining more weight but not necessarily lose any weight.....the other important thing is to leave out the empty calories so you eat fewer calories and they will all be full of nutrition

:flowerforyou: My goals for January are pretty much the same as they were for December.......I want to keep on doing the things that work and stay away from the ones that don't :bigsmile:

Mamasota

Happy New Year Sneaks! I feel like I'm starting over again. At least I'm not quitting!

This is a laugh out loud e-mail – a must watch!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eR11SE0RA0&feature=player_embedded#!

viliberty1957

Snowing again....what can I say! And it sure is cold. I spent an hour walking up and down the aisles at Fred Meyer this morning. Nobody seems to notice I'm using the store for a nice warm track. I also did a little shopping. I now have a beautiful roast and vegetables in the oven. It smells heavenly.

Couldn't sleep last night so I finally just got up! At three a.m. I was moving my office (desk, computer, monitor, printer, speakers) from the living room to the kitchen. My son, Jim, wasn't sleepy either, so he did most of the work. It really made a much needed change since the living room is so small. I love having sons....three really great ones. (And my daughter is pretty special, too.)

All of you please have a wonderful day. "This the day the Lord has made...I will rejoice and be glad in it." God Bless.

CALIECAT

Hello all ,

I got a good start this morning Had an old fashion WW breakfast. The first WW diet to come out.in 1963
I sl. of whole wheat toast
1 egg cooked in a tiny bit of water. slid it on my toast.
Small orange
1 glass of 1% milk **************hey not bad. Pluse 16 oz of water

lunch waS 1 BANANA. 1 t of peanut butter glass of 1% milk.

supper will be Amy's Enchillada dinner with black bean and veggies.=====360 calories

Hopefully I will not need a bedtime snack

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Irene, I use WalMart and Costco for walking on days when it's too icy to walk outdoors.....the stores are big enough that people don't notice you coming back again on the same aisles :laugh: although at Costco sometimes the lure of food samples can be a problem

:flowerforyou: Marie, I hope the WW works for you...your meals sound yummy.....is the sodium a problem or did the doctor say to not worry about it too much ?

:flowerforyou: Jake took the dogs to the dog park where is was very cold but they got a good run....i fixed turkey ham, shredded potatoes, and frozen cauliflower for lunch :bigsmile: then we went out to do our errands---bank, post office, pay some bills.

:flowerforyou: somewhere in between I got to jog and dance and ride the exercise bike while watching TV

:grumble: my pedometer did something weird.....when I took it out of my pocket after walking the dogs this morning it said that it was 4:03 AM and that I had walked over 14,000 steps.........the number of steps looked like the sum of yesterday's steps plus the steps I walked with the dogs and doing my morning chores and the clock was off by five hours so I reset the clock and tried to figure out how many steps I'd need to walk to get to my 10,000 today.....this is the first time my pedometer has done something this strange

bushman124

Hi everyone! Had a good day today. Irene--I loved your "walking by water" story, it gave me a good laugh. Marie--your food choices sound good, although lunch didn't seem like very much food. I couldn't sleep last night either but I made myself get up early this morning because I have to be at the hospital for "pre-op testing" at 7:15 AM tomorrow and I want to go to bed a little earlier than usual. I should have called the hospital today to see what exactly pre-op testing consists of. I assume they will just do some bloodwork--guess I'll find out tomorrow Just sitting here tonight enjoying the last week of my Christmas decorations. I just love the lights, and the tree and all the decorations. My husband's busy season will be starting soon--he's a CPA so Kirby and I will just have to keep each other company until April 15. Hope you all have a good evening. God Bless, JoAn

CALIECAT

Hey you guys I am on this bus to lose weight. And I am not going to fall off of it . However it does look a little bumpy/
I made it thru day 1. Jake you can drive better than this.you will get to the golf course on time.in
Sunny California.

Lafla

Hi everyone from chilly Saskatchewan. We have a busy week ahead of us with various Dr. appointments. I wish we could have made them on the same day but it is what it is! I am still enjoying the Christmas tree, usually leave it up until Ukrainian Christmas even though we are not Ukrainian. There are people around us who are and it is a good excuse to keep it up for a few more days. It makes me happy and that is a good enough reason!

I hope that you are all starting off the New Year well. I (as usual) am lagging behind but will be starting my low cholesterol diet next week following my colonoscopy (ugh). I will be thinking of you Barbie as I know it is coming up soon for you.

Marie -- I think I may have missed reading that you are on WW. Are you using the new program or sticking to the old. Nothing wrong with the old program. That is the one I used to get to goal originally!! Good luck to you.

Sandy -- Way back you asked about Shepherd's Pie. It is a layered dish starting with a layer of beef. My Mom always used leftover roast beef ground up with carrots and some onions and then topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. I used ground lean beef and made a little gravy with it. I topped it with leftover carrots and peas and then the mashed potatoes. It didn't live up to my Mom's but Dave thought it was great.

I will be back soon to visit with the rest of you. Take care and have a wonderful 2011 full of peace, love and happiness.
Gayla

CALIECAT

No Gayla I am not on the new version of WW I am really just trying to make the right choice. and stay under 1200 calories.But I do Keep the old WW plan in mind when I make my Menu up For it just comsist of 3 fruit a day, All the unlimited veggies 2 glass of milk. It whole bread or whole wheat pasta 2 oz.. 2 oz of lean meat a meal. Maybe sweet potatoes or white potatoes. ocassionaly. This is base on the resistant starch plan. I am trying to kick my coffee creamer habbit too. But I made me a cuo of coffee this morning with just Stevia 1 pkg. And Jerry came along and added the creamer to it while I was out of the room. He usally have my coffee ready for me when I get up and I failed to inform him.

What is the cholesterol diet consist of.? Seems like these years just fly by for our colonoscopy .But thank God for them.

Oh by the way JoAn has a birthday this month. I have got it on my calendar and should get an e-mail about it a couple days before.

bushman124

Hi to all, Oh, today I felt so old! I showed up at the hospital first thing this morning for pre-op testing (which consisted of bloodwork, urine test and electrocardigram) and they said they didn't have an appointment for me. I showed her the paper with my appointment on it (7:00AM 1/3/2011) The receptionist couldn't figure it out but said she would try to squeeze me in. When I was called back to the desk she said that 1/3 was yesterday today was the 4th, boy was I shocked, I thought today was the 3rd. Needless to say, I felt pretty embarassed! To those that mentioned the colonosocopy, I think this may be the year that my husband and I have one. Since my knee surgery will probably meet our $5,200 deductible I think they would be covered by our insurance. When I have called in the past, the cost was $2,500 for each colonscopy. Actually, the main reason I put this knee surgery off until this month was because I decided to just bite the bullet pay the deductible at the beginning of the year so we can get whatever tests should be done for our age. Well, off to take Kirby dog for a walk. Hope you all have good day and stay on your journey to health! God Bless, JoAn :flowerforyou:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: my naughty pedometer woke up this morning with a dead battery so I changed the battery....it didn't reset itself back to zero so today's number is a three day accumulation of steps

:flowerforyou: Jake had a friend over for a visit this afternoon so i bundled up in extra layers and went for a walk then I came home and got the dogs and took them to the dog park so I walked a lot of steps today :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I'm trying to not think about the colonoscopy which is scheduled for two weeks from today :laugh:

:bigsmile: Marie, Jake always wanted to be a bus driver.....that's why he liked driving the motorhome so much

tlp8rb

No wonder I couldn't find this thread - it's under the "Introduce Yourself" section instead of "Heath and Fitness" where the 2010 threads were. I started a thread there because I couldn't find one for January 2011.

My first post was as follows:

Happy New Year everyone. It's the first day of the next twelve months of our lives; a time to reaffirm our health and fitness goals.

I'd like to finish 2011 wearing a size 8 jeans. I started this journey in a women's 16-18. I'm starting this year in a size 11.

I'd like to see my blood pressure numbers down without medication. They're a little high - not serious yet but I want them down to normal.

I want to go to bed at night and not experience leg cramps, jerking or pain. I'm carrying around 30 or 40 pounds I do not need to be healthy.

I want to wear pretty clothes again. My daughter gave me three beautiful sweaters for Christmas and asked me to throw away the sweatshirts I've been hiding in. I haven't thrown them away but I did take them out of my closet.

My last post was this morning as follows:

Thought I would share with you, especially those who are in the Pacific Northwest, the contents of a gift box I received from my son in the Portland, Oregon area.

There were two perfect specimens of each of the following: Red D'Anjou Pears (Washington), Forelle Pears (Washington), Opal Apples, Pink Lady Apples and Golden Delicious (all from Washington), then Parsnips and Rutabagas (Oregon), wild Chanterelle Mushrooms and Crimini Mushrooms (Washington), a loaf of Dave's Killer 21 Grain Bread (Oregon), a jar of Pear/Hazelnut jam (Oregon Growers), and one container each of dried Bing Cherries and dried Blueberries both Oregon grown.

Each item was carefully tagged and there was a note that said:

A Northwestern harvest, kinda sweet, kinda sappy, to help keep my parents both healthy and happy.

Was one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever received. And I've found the Oregon Growers website and intend to order more of the pear/hazelnut jam as it was the best I've ever tasted.

lyn54

Hello to All,
I am finally getting this eating thing back under some sort of subjection. This is one of the better days. It's just tough when you cook and have guests in. I find that I have the best of intentions of moderation and then it's like a car going down hill...I really have to ride the brakes or I am a "runaway"...you get the picture?:happy:
This site and all the people who post are a big support. I have enjoyed being on mfp. Some people say they do better to log their food and use it as a plan a head of time. I do better to log as I go. I am more careful that way. I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. My dh was sick last week and that was stressful but anyone can always be thankful things are as well as they are.

Marie- I enjoy all your characters..and pics. The school bus is cute! I read all your posts during the Holidays...I just didn't have time to respond.
Gayla..I wish you well with your tests and diet. I love that you still have your tree. I would do that without an excuse but my dh gets antsy and it's got to come down:laugh:

Jo An-I hope your knee surgery goes well. I have done some things like that too. :laugh: As long as you can laugh at yourself it becomes a funny story to relate to others and have fun out of it...that's what I do. :flowerforyou:

Barbie..-hope your tests go well...do you still travel in your motor home?

Irene-I loved the water story!

(I hope I have your name right, --Jo An, I'm trying to do this from memory...that's a whoot!:laugh: so please forgive me if I have something wrong...after 50 we're entitled...don't ya think?:bigsmile:

Have a good one!

viliberty1957

Good Night All.....God Bless......

dayh1ker

Hi, everyone~

I'm new to MFP...just joined on Monday. I was looking for a thread geared toward women my age and found you Golden Sneakers. Mind if I join you?

I am 56, live in Michigan, overweight and trying to cure that. Without getting into too many details, I'm rebounding from breast cancer, the treatments and the life-sucking drugs. My New Year's resolution is to get fit and healthy (I know, not very original, but very necessary) so I can start enjoying all the things I used to do. I've dusted off the treadmill and got my 3# and 5# dumbbells out of the closet and started my exercise regime on Monday. I'd love to know what everyone else is doing for exercise. I could use some ideas.

Counting calories is a bit difficult because I cook with our own canned and frozen foods we put up from our garden, so I end up selecting the best ingredient I find on the database and use that. It's got to be close and even if it contains more calories than my food, I end up ahead of the game. Because I cook from scratch I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and end up eating more than I should. That's why I find myself at the weight I am (that, and comfort-eating because of the cancer). So, my challenge is definately portion control.

I liked reading Connie's goals for 2011 and I, too, would like to be in size 8 jeans by the end of the year. I haven't seen that size since I was married 33 years ago! a few more goals are:

For my hips to be pain-free. Drugs left me almost crippled in my hips, legs and hands. I'm drug-free now and feeling better every day.

To have better lung power. Cardio should help that.

To be 10 pounds lighter for my next checkup.

To have NO medical procedures this year.

To be able to do the things I used to do, like quilting, knitting, etc. instead of wishing I could do them. (That's already changing now that my hands are working again!)

To one day wake up and realize how much better I feel, how much easier it is to go up and down stairs,and that I can dig the bicycle out and give it a good run.

To reach my goal weight and strength, buy a new outfit and look GREAT in it!

I look forward to getting to know all of you. Thanks for letting me in the Golden Sneakers group!

Viki

CALIECAT

:flowerforyou: WELCOME Viki,:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
What courage you have, You have a great attitude, you will make it. And you will love our group. This thead is going on 3 years now, Started in 2008 And it has been such a pleasure to know all of you.
Do post often so we an get to know you.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Great day to all the other Sneakers:flowerforyou: The sun is shinning this hump day couln't be better.

:flowerforyou: Lynn you crack me up. You have such a wonderful style of writing. It is always a pleasure to read your post. I love your snow pictures.:

:flowerforyou: Connie. I hope no one else is lost out there. That happen to me once. I was in the hospital and when I got back home I could not find these guys. we will have to check it out and see if anyone is missing. Your Box from the northwest sounds so good. Luckey you.

:flowerforyou: Barbiecat hope you gt your step counter to working corectly, You just wear them out. One thing for sure you get your money worth out of them.
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:


Got to get my butte up for today is hump day and grocery shopping day.

Marie

Sandydur

Welcome Viki!! We are so happy to have you and you are our second cancer survivor!!! Irene has also battled cancer and has the best attitude I have ever seen. Take your journey with us one day at a time, record your calories to the best of your ability, drink lots of water and exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Everyone does different exercise here, I am a stationary bike person and when the weather is warmer (I live near Chicago) I walk the dog with my husband.:glasses:
The more exercise the more extra calories you get, but make sure they are healthy calories. I personally watch my sugar intake and have lost 17 pounds, unfortunately I have gained 5 pounds back over the holidays but I never give up and with the support of these wonderful people I don't beat myself up over mistakes and am now back on track to reach my goal. :bigsmile:

Marie, our patron saint is our leader and is the most encouraging friend. She rarely misses a day without posting and always has something nice to say about everyone. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Connie—Sorry I started this thread in the wrong topic, I didn’t even pay attention. :blushing:
With your attitude, I have no doubt you will meet all your goals this year. How is your hubby doing?

Mary Ellen –Hope you are having a good New Year!! :drinker:

Pam –How are things on the other side of the pond??

Janette – Where are you?? :ohwell:

Buzz –Where are you?. :ohwell:

Barbie –Do you walk 10,000 steps every day? You just amaze me.

Barb – Keep checking in, we are all here for you no matter what. :flowerforyou:

Jeffrey – Are you going to check in with your old friends from MFP??

Gayla- Good luck with your test, as bad as it is, it can save your life. I was going every 3 years but the last time they said I could wait 5. My mom died from colon cancer, so I don’t mind the test at all (especially since I am always knocked out while they do it). I take pills instead of drinking so it is not horrible just really, really bad. How is Neil? Is there any improvement with his throat? And his foot, is it getting better? And you are you all better from your cold?? :drinker: :drinker:

Irene—Thank you for keeping us in your prayers, I will do the very same for you.

Lynn, like you I prefer to log my food as I eat it. I just like to know how many calories I am eating at a time and work from there. I am so happy when I exercise and can get extra calories. The other day when I finished recording my calories it said I have to eat more or I will put my body into starvation mode. Wow, I quickly ate some popcorn. :laugh:

JoAn…Good luck with your surgery, I will be anxious to see how it all works out for you since I canceled a knee replacement before Thanksgiving. :noway:

Phoebe and Beth….Hope you are both doing well. :flowerforyou:

If I have forgotten anyone I apologize.

Have a great day, tonight is my bingo night.

tlp8rb

Connie—Sorry I started this thread in the wrong topic, I didn’t even pay attention. :blushing:
With your attitude, I have no doubt you will meet all your goals this year. How is your hubby doing?

Not the "wrong" topic, just a different topic. I'm a creature of habit. If the glasses are always in the cupboard right next to the sink and they get moved, it takes me days to acclimate.

Keith is doing great. We're headed to his heart surgeon this afternoon for his first post-op visit and to have stitches removed. He's having a problem with swelling in the leg from which they took the vein for the bypasses. He's supposed to elevate it "above his heart." Ever tried that? Almost impossible unless you're laying on the floor and at age 73, he doesn't lay on the floor much.

It's so nice to have new people join this group. I think they bring fresh ideas and new points of view - elements that keep us going. To answer Vikki's question, my exercise of choice at the moment is walking. I'm doing a 5K walk/race on February 5th so I'm working up to 3 miles. At the moment I'm doing 1.8 to 2.0 miles twice a day; once with dog A and once with dog B.

Lafla

Hi everyone! It is warm outside today, I am guessing about 30F. The highways are getting slippery causing some accidents so I am glad to get home and to stay put for the day. I hope the highways aren't too bad when I make the trip in tomorrow morning at 7 am. I am glad that my test is early in the morning so that I won't be fretting about it. Actually, I maintain the prep. is the worst part. Dave is cranky and he isn't the one stressing about it. I am thinking he is picking up my cranky vibes but he is just a little more vocal about it!! I call it his 'after me you come first mode'!!

We had Neil to the podiatrist this morning and also to the shoemaker for his special shoes. The shoes should be ready in about 3 weeks which is about the same time as his surgery for his toe. We don't have a date yet but the Dr. said it should be the end of January or early Feb. He wants to make sure that the infection is not hanging around. It is looking better although it is still very tender. He has peeled a few layers of skin off of the toe. His throat has not changed so there is still no voice and swallowing liquids still causes him to aspirate. After his toe is repaired I will start pushing for something to be done. They said wait 6 months so that should give them some time to make some plans.

My bronchitis left quickly with the antibiotics and I was thankful for that. So, you can see, we do have much to be thankful for. When I read someone (sorry I forget who and didn't go into word so can't check) talking about the cost of the procedures and scheduling it so that they have coverage it reminded me of how lucky we are in Canada. We do have to wait for some tests but they are all covered by our health care. It isn't perfect but it is there for everyone.

I am going to go read my book so that I can stop thinking about being hungry! Take care and keep smiling. Gayla