WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

barbiecat

Hello to all my long time friends on this thread as well as the newer ones and the new ones that we will meet this month.
This is a great place for support and encouragement…….even though the name is Women ages 50+ we welcome all women to share with us.
This month will be my 30th consecutive month of posting on this thread. Many of the names and faces have changed but the love, support, and encouragement remains strong.
How did you do with your goals for June? What goals have you set for July?
It’s a new page on the calendar and a new opportunity to change your life………let’s go.
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barbiecat

annvey

Your quote is so true! I've been part of MFP since March 2011. I'm 54 yrs. old and have lost 20 lbs so far. My next goal is to reach 30 lbs. I'm hoping to reach this goal by August.

caterpillar2Butterfly

I have been with this for 10 months now and have been doing really well, Untill this past week, I dont know what is going on but I want to eat and eat and mostly craving sweets. So I need to pull it togeather here in july I can not let 10 months of hard work go down the drain.

tiarapants

X marks my spot x

Patchworkperson

Welcome to a new month of healthy eating everyone. Geri

Jeanne3651

I,m in for July! Will post more later to catch everybody up on my horrible week. Thanks for all the support during this difficult time.

AHealthierSuzyQ

Finally MAKING time to participate in this thread after months of absence. I have been back on track for a week now but was waiting for the new month to rejoin this thread. I'm back to what I KNOW works for me and am reclaiming my life. Not going to make excuses or try to justify how I got derailed.... Just doing it! So far/ 5 of the 10 pounds I regained have come off. Maybe someday I'll learn.....

So while it is still relatively cool outside I am taking the girls on a walk. My body just wants to go back to bed :yawn:

Wishful

Hey, ladies!
I've been back about a month, but I wasn't sure if this thread still existed. I'm glad I found you again! I just haven't figured out how to stay connected when I'm teaching school, so I'm back to re-losing the same pounds all over again! Since two of my three sons are getting married this summer, I have incentive to get back into shape for their weddings. So, here I am!

AEisele

Ok June ended a little rough but I'm ready for July. The end of this month will be my 34th anniversary married to my best friend. I really want to loose 10 before then. It's been a really battle so far I loose then i gain (because I don't get the exercise i need) This time is for really. bring it on!

auntiebk

Amen. Went way overboard last night to end June with a THUD. If I ate (and drank) that way every day, I'd be back in the 150s, almost where I started! :sick: Step counter back to zero for the new month. Need to plan extra activity this weekend as both Zumba and Scottish dance classes are cancelled:sad: for the holiday. Might as well factor in more veggies, water and fruit to flush away last night's indulgence.:drinker:

Wishful, lots of different ways: you can search topics for 50+ women [month] and find us in the list. If we exceed 500 messages in one month, you can go to the last post and follow the link to the second section. If one of your friends posts you might see notice in Home, and can View. Replying/posting adds current thread to your "My Topics"

Hugs to all!

Wishful

Thanks, Auntie!

jam0525

Marking my spot.

I know this is the month for things to start moving in the right direction again.

Jeannie

rjadams

Hi all,
So of course yesterday a job I really wanted and that would pay really well posted. I applied but it could get tricky since I accepted the other job. I just knew deep down that it didn't feel right. I hope it all works out. June was horrible for me . very emotional and stressful. I hope July is better and I can start losing all this stupid weight I gained back.

welcome back SuzyQ and wishful.

grabbit97

Knee is BAD, hurts like H*LL, can't sleep, cortisone shot has not kicked in. I started taking the Magnesium Oxide 400 mg last night, for cramping, abdominal pain went away.... I have no clue... what is going on.. but my R knee is not good, L knee is where I had a shot of SYNVISC ONE about 3 weeks ago, it's works, might have to resort to it for R knee... ARGH

It has taken me since March 7 to lose 17 lbs.. but you know, now that I look back, I am a TURTLE, but turtles win in the end... eh? I am losing slowly but surely, it's taking me forever, but I am sticking with it, and will continue on the 17DD for as long as i need to, then it's a way of life and a way of eating for the rest of your life, eat sensibly, and you can have a splurge, treat, what have you, but it's teaching ME to eat a better way..


Natalie

janemartin02

Happy July 1st.My goals for July is to do my leg ex and wt training every other day.Swim everyday,weather permitting.
Sticking to my food plan.Loosing 9 lbs by then of the month.
jane

vickim26

Happy July ladies,
I have been keeping track of food and getting some exercise but just not blogging much. Been busy but not a lot to say. I too have been on this blog for quite a while, and love the support of all of you ladies. I know that I could not and would not have done as well without this support. Susie Q welcome back. Been wondering where you were. 10 pounds I know is 10 pounds but that is nto really bad at all. I know you will get it off soon. I am within 10 pounds of being at my lowest since on MFP. That is my short term goal and then to lose even more after that. My oldest daughter texted me this morning and asked if I would be her weight loss partner in a competition. it is 25 dollars per person and winner wins pot. She said pot is about 2000 dollars right now. Her motivation is money. she will do awesome because money drives her. I told her I do not do well under pressure but I willl just keep on doing what I do and whatever happens will happen. Birdie I am so sorry about the house. You do have great attitude and it will be great but I know it is hard. Even though you wont be in the house the memories will never leave you. Write them down and talk about them and they will stay with you. I need to go back and read something and then I will continue this post.
vicki M

vickim26

I am back, Robin good luck on job. You will get the one that is meant for you. Sorry about all the confusion. I really admire you ladies that are working. I am retired and loving it. I am fortunate that my husband has a wonderful job and I do not have to work. The girls pay me a small amount to care for children but they is play money. so I commend those of you getting up to go to work each day and those of you starting new jobs. I mowed front and side lawn early this morn and will do back later. Pool is almost good enough for me to swim and I plan to start getting in water each day. Have a great day ladies. Michelle enjoy the launch. that would be amazing to see. wish I could have done that.
vicki M

pmjsmom

pmjsmom

I did okay on my June goals. The biggest thing is I started tracking my food again.I am using an app that I downloaded onto my phone as none of the MFP apps will work for me.

This month my hours at work are down a little so I plan on getting back to a regular workout routine. I am starting small at 15 minutes of non-work-related exercise on my working days and 30 minutes on my days off. It's a start!

I did very well on drinking water but need to be more aware of how much I drink (or rather, DON'T drink!) on my days off!

Today is a day off but I have to work on Sat. and Mon, My son and brother will be grilling salmon and corn-on-the-cob for the 4th and we will have a couple of salads. I am going to make ice cream sandwiches using a Cooking Light fudge cookie recipe that I have and some lower-calorie ice cream.

Here's to a productive, happy July!

bada_bing

Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians here and Happy Independence Day for Monday to all the American friends. I have only been at this site for about 10 days but am loving it. I used sparkpeople years ago but have found it too confusing lately and needed a new start. I am in love with FP and back on track. I quit smoking in March of this year and of course, gained a bit, but I am now on a quest to get in control and lose what I gained plus what I wanted to lose before I quit smoking.

:drinker: :explode: :laugh:

kackie

Bump....

Son, his fiance, her parents, brother and SIL are all heading this way right now! Have been cleaning, cooking, cooking, and cleaning! Hope all goes well.

Have a nice weekend, all. And for those of you traveling, be safe, please! Kackie

collycan

I am on vacation (camping trip for the 4th of July) and eating MUCH more than usual, but also having the opportunity to exercise ALOT more - like this morning's 15 mile bike ride!!!! Hopefully it will all balance out for a thinner/healthier me in July!!!!

mynyddisamrs

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone .................

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:flowerforyou: Happy Canada Day .........Will and Kate do seem to have Wowed everyone there!!

:noway: Today .we're still dusty!! Things are taking shape and I can't wait to get cracking with decorating. Once the lower ceiling was started it was obvious that the original ceiling sloped!! About 3" difference from one end to the other!! The previous room was quite narrow so you never noticed!! :laugh:

We've had a great evening ....sitting on the decking with a small chiminea lit......burning some of the timber from the partition wall.
A great start to July.

:drinker: Be healthy folks .....lose lots!
I still marvel at the huge losses some of you have made......such inspiration for everyone else.

BFN
Jackie

cherubcrnp

What I would like to accomplish this month is making a more structure time for my workouts. It can be tough when some days I work 8am to 6pm and some days are 9am to 9pm.....I want to be able to get down to the bike trail to take a ride. And somewhere along the line find time to do all the other things around the house. I am eating healthy and enjoying it. I would like to drop another 10# during July as well.

Pam

sissygok

I had a few slow spots in June but ended up with a good loss at the end.:drinker: ..I'm working on ramping up the weights on some of the machines I use at the gym and have found that if I don't lean my bottom against the back of the recumbent bicyle seat that I really have to use those glutius maximus muscles, (probably spelled that wrong, but you all know what I mean) a lot more. I'm hoping this will help me get rid of a little junk in the trunk during July. :laugh:

I so admire and envy those who have the goal of losing 10 pounds this month :flowerforyou: but for some reason it comes off at a much slower rate for me...I have only gone over my recommended calorie amount one day in June and that was just by a few alories and we go to the gym 3x's a week so I feel I am doing my part and have to accept that it is what it is. My goal at this time is to lose a little over 10 pounds more and we will see when that happens if I want to revise my goal and continue to lose a little more.

Hotter than a pistol here:explode: and not cooling off for the 4th.:explode:

xoSissyi

vickim26

okay I need some encouragement or good words or whatever you feel like saying to me. I weighed on Monday for regular weigh day. I weighed 193. when beth asked me to join the weight loss challenge I thought we were going to have to weigh in tonight so I wanted to weigh on my scale to see if same as theirs. I weighed 198 this afternoon. I NEVER weigh except in morn naked. So is this just normal for end of day or what. I was very discouraged at first and mad but I settled myself down and mowed the rest of lawn. I have been staying in my caloires and doing some excersise so no reason for gain. Barbie I know you weigh twice daily so I guess you would know if gain like that is normal or not. We ended up not weighing today but will go early in morn so hopefully tomorrow will be better. thanks for listening and letting me vent. this is why I only weigh weekly and early morn cause gets me down. again thanks. will let you know how tomorrow turns out.
vicki M

gandydancer

I am having problems also, the scale isn't budging, can't imagine what I am doing wrong either. I have 6 pounds to go and it is impossible.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: wow, it's great to see how many women have posted already.

:flowerforyou: SuzyQ, I am so glad to see you participating in this thread.....I've missed you

:flowerforyou: Wishful, it's good to see you again, too

:flowerforyou: to all the new members, I hope you will find the encouragement and support from this thread that you are seeking. It takes a few days of reading posts and responding before you feel like part of the group.:bigsmile: never never never give up......and don't get discouraged.......ask questions and use the answers to help you through the tough times.

:bigsmile: my goal for June was pretty vague (dance more) but I think I did some more dancing

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especially while walking the dogs.....my goal for July is a little more specific

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upper body exercises three times a week

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before I started writing this post I got out my three pound hand weights and did 10 minutes of stuff I learned from a video.......now if I can just do it again and again until it becomes a routine.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: and, of course, maintaining my weight is always my goal:bigsmile:

:bigsmile: I wore my Canada t shirt to line dance this morning in honor of Canada Day and for the rest of the weekend I'll wear my shirts with the US flag......we have no special plans for the weekend which means that I'll have lots of time to go through boxes of pictures and do all my walking with the dogs

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: my darling hubby decided that he would be in charge of our Sabbath dinner so he went to the fresh fish store and bought enough fish for three meals and a special lunch for us

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the lunch was creamy halibut sweet potato soup......he asked them about sodium before he bought the soup and they said they don't cook with salt so the soup was perfect

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for dinner he baked the black rock cod with onion and made a fabulous salad with onion, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, and spinach.

:bigsmile: Vicki, I have been weighing myself twice a day for over a year.......just before bed and first thing in the morning right after using the toilet, wearing the same clothes (nightshirt and socks).......between bedtime and morning my weight differs by 3-5 pounds depending on things like how recently I drank water or ate my last snack, sodium content of the day's food, and possibly the slower digestion of certain foods........I watch for the trends and don't take any single weight seriously.....if I weigh myself after my AM shower my weight is often up a pound because of water, tea, and breakfast :drinker: :drinker: if you are part of a weight loss challenge, the important thing is to weigh at the same time of day, in the same (or similar clothes) and on the same scale.

:flowerforyou: Robin, I wish you the best on your job challenge.........relax and exercise and don't get discouraged.

:flowerforyou: Natalie, you are so right......slow and steady wins the race........for those of us with a bad weight history, any loss is better than the gains we have been used to.:sad: sorry to hear that you are still in pain

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I just finished reading through my high school yearbooks in anticipation of discarding them......high school was not my finest hour nor my best memories but my hubby keeps telling me that I was cute then and he would have dated me then if he had known me.:bigsmile:

:bigsmile: Enjoy your holiday weekend and remember that it is not about the food :bigsmile:

exermom

suzzyque - glad to have you back! You were missed.

Alice - happy anniversary!

Stopped at one food store today before mahjongg because I had some of their organic strawberries and they were gooooooooodddddd, so I wanted more. Only they were out. Jessica also wanted me to get her some spaghettios. I don't know what's come over me, but I had a bite of their free sample of sugar cookie. Yes, it was only one bite. But why did I even WANT it? For the longest time, they're out and I have no desire for them. Why now?

Mr. Popper's Penguins and Bridesmaids is playing at the movie theaters. Jessica wants to go. Guess I need to make up my "going to the movies" pocketbook.

Did an hour on the stairmaster today. It's not going to last very long, they just keep repairing it and repairing it. Wish they'd get a new one or at least a decently reconditioned one. Tomorrow...yoga

Jessica is here right now. Today we went to the movies (Vince took my car to get new tires). We saw Mr. Popper's Penguins. I thought it was pretty good. Took 100 calorie popcorn, some grapes, an orange, almonds (never ate them), buffalo jerky (never ate that), carrots, asparagus (never ate that). Had another 24oz of water. Then when we got home Jessica and Vince wanted dinner so I made them spaghetti. I honestly didn't feel like having any so I had a bowl of cereal with strawberries. That, to me, was a good dinner. Then I had the buffalo jerky and 1/4 of my banana chocolate chip muffin. What I do is take the recipe and make them into mini muffins, so about 4 of the mini muffins equals 1 large muffin. Many times I don't want a whole muffin so those minis work well for me (plus, it keeps the calories etc down)

Vince and Jessica were commenting that I'm obsessive about healthy food. Maybe I am. I do measure out things. Well, the way I look at it, there are much worse things that I could be obsessive about.

Vicki - my weight fluctuates +2-3# depending on the time of day, if I just had a lot to drink, if I just went to the bathroom or if my bladder is full, how much sodium I had recently. All those things affect your weight at different times of the day. that's why it is recommended that you weigh yourself at the same time in the same amount of clothing (none is probably most accurate -- you can do that in winter and in summer). I really wouldn't worry unless you see a definite trend towards an increase.

Happy Canada Day and happy early independence day.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening

Michele

SallyCC

Wow! A new month already! June was a quick month. I did have a loss of 4.2 lbs...that was the difference between the end of last month and the last day of this month. On both days, my weight was up about 3 lbs from the norm. I am thinking of what you posted, Vicki, with weight differences between morning and other times in the day and I definitely have those kinds of ups and downs. I am doing a Weight Loss Challenge and we weigh in for that on Tuesday nights. It is so funny because I find that if I find about 20-30 minutes to lay down before the challenge, I see my weight drop from the morning weigh in.
I need to get my goals ready for July. I am seeing the need for the goals I have. This month was a good month. My overall slow progress gets me frustrated but since coming onto this thread, I am seeing more progress...Thank you all for writing. It has helped with me being more consistent; with getting to the gym even when I don't want to go and it drinking my water and getting more fruits and vegetables in.

We had a great day...taking a ferry to an island off our coast (Block Island) and spend the day exploring. This afternoon we took a swim in the very cold ocean. I made really good choices....until I got home. I am going to be done with that for today and get up, get to the gym and shop for the food I need! That's my first goal for July!!