50+ with 50+ To Lose Group
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Hi, I'm very glad to find this group. My name is Brynn. I'm 57, and I have 50+50+50+10 pounds to lose. 160 pounds.
My main motivation for finally DOING something came from reading a study that said that people who are obese in middle age will most likely take ten years off their lives, or even more, depending on how overweight they are. It scared me. I knew being fat wasn't healthy, but I never thought about it in concrete terms like that.
My Fitness Pal seems like a great site. I'll be weighing in for the first time tomorrow and starting to log my food.
I see that group members post goals on here, so here are mine for the remainder of November, starting tomorrow (11/8). I'm starting pretty much from scratch in most of these areas.
1. First thing each morning and at least 3 times a day, stop, relax with feet up, and take several slow deep breaths.
2. At least 3 times a day, do some stretching, isometric exercises, and gentle marching on the rebounder for a few minutes.
3. Stay under MFP calorie allowance daily and eat a healthier balance of foods, less sweets.
4. Drink three 48-oz mugs of iced plain water or lemon water daily, including the melted ice.
5. Take my vitamins and supplements, especially the ones for heart health.0 -
Keri:
Thank you so much. That is probably the most helpful advice I have ever gotten about maintenance. I had never heard that before. Thank you!
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Brynn:
Welcome! We are glad you found us. You can do this and we will all be here to support you. You will be amazed as the weight comes off how quickly your health problems will disappear! As you work to lose weight and be healthy there will be no need to be scared any more!0 -
Thanks for the welcome, Joni! Actually I have been fortunate enough to have no health problems so far, but I want to keep it that way.
Congratulations to you on getting to a good healthy weight! I agree with you, Keri's advice on maintaining was very good, and I want to remember that for myself.0 -
Keri:
Thank you so much. That is probably the most helpful advice I have ever gotten about maintenance. I had never heard that before. Thank you!
~Joni
Joni you are so welcome. I have said many times that plateaus have their advantages. That was something I learned trying to understand and get out of my plateau. :laugh: I realized at the time that it would be useful for once I hit my goal weight. Unfortunately I have alot of practice at maintaining. Now for losing!
Keri0 -
Brynn,
Welcome, nice to have you join us. I like your goals especially the one to relax and put up your feet! When I first joined MFP I joined a group called 100 plus to lose - Join me. So I understand about having more than one 50+ to lose. I hope you have as good an experience on this site as I have.
Keri0 -
Thanks for the welcome, Joni! Actually I have been fortunate enough to have no health problems so far, but I want to keep it that way.
Congratulations to you on getting to a good healthy weight! I agree with you, Keri's advice on maintaining was very good, and I want to remember that for myself.
Brynn I really identify with your statement. So far I haven't had any health problems but felt like it was time to make sure I didn't develop any. I feel like I got on here just in time. My husband started to lose and get more exercise soon after I got on here and started to make some progress. So I feel like it has helped us both.0 -
Well, day one is off to a not-so-great start, but we have to live in the real world, right? I got up this morning and was chugging my first big mug of water and trying to decide what to eat for a healthy breakfast when my daughter asked if I wanted to go thrift store shopping. I did want to go, so I decided to postpone eating anything. We shopped for a long time, and then she wanted to grab something at Del Taco, and I ended up getting a burrito since I was so hungry by then. Just drank water, though.
I guess while I'm new at this I'll just be happy if I stay within my calories; and really, I very rarely eat fast food, so I'm not too worried.
Now I'm finally home for the evening and need to get caught up with the supplements and the exercise.
Keri, you mentioned my goal of putting my feet up-- LOL-- it's not so much to just put my feet up (although that helps my circulation), but more to be sure I get some deep breathing. I've found that the heavier I've gotten, the more shallow my breathing is, and I feel like I don't get enough oxygen in my system. Of course, I want to get to the point like some of you where I can start doing some more aggressive exercise, and that will improve my lung capcity. For now, I'm just starting with little short blips of exercise 3 or more times a day, because I don't think I could do more than a few minutes at a time! If I went out for a walk I'm not sure I'd make it back! Sad, huh.
That picture that I used for my profile picture is a photo from "the old days" of a woman using one of those vibrating belt machines. Remember those? :laugh:
Hope everyone's having a good day.
Brynn0 -
:flowerforyou:
Congrats to all!!! I have missed being here to chat and cheer you all on!!!
I haven't been around since 10/15, I consider myself lucky to get on long enough to log food and exercise!!
WHERE IS THE TIME GOING?????
Keri, Thanks for reminding us of the "benefits" of the dreaed plateau.....I have been messing with the same 3# since the end of Sept..... I hope I am over the hump now!
My Nov "updated" goals would be:
KEEP MOVING... (I have not been doing real well with that except for the last 3 days... I WILL GET BACK ON TRACK!!!)
Kep drinking water... I am doing good with that :-) YEAH ME!!
Get more into the Zumba CD's ... Not doing good with that at all.... I think I have used them 3 times.... I HAVE TO DO BETTER!
Do my best to drop another ... 10#????? So far I am 1/2 way there
I still have 3 weeks, so I am HOPEFUL!!!
My hours at work have been cut back..... sucks for the paycheck, but good for me being home to work out.....
So ~ that's how my month is going ~
Take care and keep on keeping on!!!0 -
I should have been checking in here every now and then, I think. Short-term goal setting: something I've never been much good at, or really tried, as far as that goes. So, I'll start VERY short-term: my first goal is to set some end-of-November goals, and to do so by this time tomorrow. Now, to go and scratch my head a little ... OUCH! When you're as bald as I am, you have to be pretty careful about that head-scratching!0
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First and foremost, KeriA, you are so awesome for monitoring the group and supporting us all. To all the rest of you: keep spreading the good spirit, while I don't have enough time these days to comment as much as I'd like, I appreciate you all and feel fortunate to have you on this journey of self discovery (which is what this seems to me at times more than weight loss!)0
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James, don't hurt yourself with all that thinking and scratching your head! : ) ha ha
When I was trying to think of goals for the rest of the month, my first list was much more ambitious. Then I started making it shorter and more realistic. Figured I'd be more likely to succeed that way.
If today is any indication, even keeping up with the short and simple list will be quite a challenge.
Brynn0 -
Okay, call me a liar. I decided to go back and make my goals more specific, and add a couple things. It's actually good for me to be giving it this much thought, though.
So here are my (newly revised since yesterday!) goals for the rest of November:
1) Start the day, before getting out of bed, with some deep breaths. Then at least twice a day, relax with feet up and take several slow deep breaths.
2) Right after getting out of bed, and after each deep breathing break, do 10 minutes or more of stretching, isometric exercises, and gentle marching on the rebounder. Maybe begin trying the resistance bands and dumbbells to prepare for more focused work in a few weeks.
3) Eat between 1200-1850 calories, depending on hunger.
4) Work on including more vegetables, fruits and protein, and eating less bread, cereal, milk, cheese, pasta, peanut butter, and especially less sweets.
5) Drink three giant mugs of iced plain water from the time I get up till an hour or two before bed. (Don't drink too much right before bed).
6) Take vitamins and supplements, especially the ones for heart health.
7) Start getting to bed by 1 a.m. instead of 3 or 4 a.m., if only to be able to enjoy more daylight hours.0 -
Brynn, I see seven very specific, well-thought-out goals there. I saw the seventh one on your profile as well, and it got me to thinking about a November goal. My first thought was the obvious one: there's three weeks left in the month, so lose, say, 6 lb by month's end. But then, having seen your #7, I thought: I know I'm not sleeping even nearly as much as I should, and that's seriously not good. If I'm concerned here about "fitness," as opposed to just weight loss, that has to include adequate sleep. Besides, they're not unrelated: late-night snacking is one of my weaknesses, and if I'm not up so late, the opportunities decrease. I'm not even sure how much sleep I'm getting. So here are my November goals, three in number:
1. Every day, log my bedtime: defined as I'm in bed, my book (or Nook) set aside, and the light out, and my subsequent getting-up time, defined as the time at which I hit OFF instead of SNOOZE and don't lie back down. And also log the difference between those two times, which is my sleep time.
2. On Wednesday of every week, report the results of that logging right here: accountability.
3. Make the average sleep time for each week come out to at least 6.5 hours/day. (I know that's less than the eight hours everyone's supposed to need, but it's an initial compromise goal: I suspect it's at least an hour more than I'm averaging now; and I have an old man's back that complains bitterly to me if I'm in bed longer than about 7 hours at a stretch.
So, there's my goals. Thanks, Brynn, for the inspiration; and thanks, Keri, for the time, effort, and caring you're devoting to this group.0 -
Ohhhh, James, I can REALLY identify with the late night snacking problem. I'm pretty sure it must be psychological, but WHY AM I SO HUNGRY AT NIGHT? Sorry, didn't mean to shout. But seriously. The later it gets, the hungrier I get, and nothing seems to satisfy, so I just keep trying different foods. Not good.
Maybe if we discover that going to bed earlier helps with the snacking, we can just start going to bed at 9. :laugh: Like that'll ever happen. Hard to teach an old night owl new tricks.
Brynn0 -
Yep, I don't know how successful I'll be with bedtime reform, either. Weekday mornings, I need to be up at 4 to take care of my before-work exercise. So, if I want to sleep 6.5 hr, that means, what, a 9:30 bedtime? That's right. That may be a bit of a culture shock for me!0
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Brynn weak lungs run in my family. I really have problems with high altitudes and hills. I am proud of completing C25K which stands for couch to 5K runs but really I am not sure my slow jog would be called a run. It ends at a 30 minute run and there is no way I make it to 5K in 30 minutes but still with my lungs I am glad I can run. It took me a year before I realized I could do it. That's alot of aquafit.
Keri0 -
McYoung great to hear about your month. Yay you! Drinking water and half way there! I have let my Zumba slip too but I decided it was time for weight training. I was supposed to do that today after Aquafit but I had a job interview at late notice. It went well but there are alot of us planners out there looking for work so there is probably one that has experience that fits better but it is great to have an interview in my profession at least. Yes unemployment and underemployment has certainly boosted my amount of exercise. Sorry to hear that your hours were cut though. I have vowed that when I get a job I won't let it go by the wayside although I am sure I will have a transition period.0
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After last week I have been very careful about where I scratch my head or brush or anything else. I ran into some playground equipment at my part-time temporary job last week. Ouch!I should have been checking in here every now and then, I think. Short-term goal setting: something I've never been much good at, or really tried, as far as that goes. So, I'll start VERY short-term: my first goal is to set some end-of-November goals, and to do so by this time tomorrow. Now, to go and scratch my head a little ... OUCH! When you're as bald as I am, you have to be pretty careful about that head-scratching!0 -
James getting enough sleep is such a good goal to go with. It not only is healthier but it does help weight loss. WTG!
Brynn you are going to have to stop posting new goals because everytime you mention ice water it makes me thirsty:drinker:0 -
First and foremost, KeriA, you are so awesome for monitoring the group and supporting us all. To all the rest of you: keep spreading the good spirit, while I don't have enough time these days to comment as much as I'd like, I appreciate you all and feel fortunate to have you on this journey of self discovery (which is what this seems to me at times more than weight loss!)
It is ironic the day everyone posts and I get such sweet cudos for monitoring the group is the day I am not on here until after dinner and then even later since I had to respond to an urgent e-mail to get a free class. Sorry. I got an call yesterday about an interview this afternoon!!0 -
Hi All,
There is a new feature on MFP. Groups. We need to decide whether we want to make this a group. They can be public of private. If we do I would post the link on here. So pleas all let me know what you prefer. I will try to do some research on how they work. This would happen on such a busy week.
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I say the more the merrier! I'm all for opening it up. But I will defer to our group.0
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I don't know much about it, but whatever you all decide is fine with me.0
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I wish there was a Smiley doing thumbs up.....
Wouldn't that be cute :flowerforyou:
Oh, I mean sure that would be fine..... I am looking for UTAH people too.... anyone know any???
Have a great day!!!!!0 -
I wish there was a Smiley doing thumbs up.....
Wouldn't that be cute :flowerforyou:
Oh, I mean sure that would be fine..... I am looking for UTAH people too.... anyone know any???
Have a great day!!!!!0 -
I think being a group might be a good idea. I'm not sure the difference between public and private. I just don't want the group to get too big to where I feel like I can't pay all the attention I want to pay to the members I need to. Whew! That was a drawn out sentence that may or not make sense! Also, believe it or not, I'm a pretty private person. Don't even have Facebook, Twitter, or any of that. (Hard to believe, right?) I gues my vote for now would be yes, (maybe with a little reservation).0
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Without knowing the advantages and disadvantages to group status (also public vs. private), I have no opinion that's worth anything. I'll cheerfully support whatever recommendation or decision Keri has to make.0
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I tried checking this out by clicking the groups tab at the top and then choosing an established group. Unless I am doing something wrong, it appears that each entry by someone is like a separate thread within the particular group of threads. Therefore, you can no longer just scroll through the posts as we do now. For me personally this seems like a disadvantage if I have to click on each person's entry to read it.
Mary0 -
I put this info in the home page roll as well. You can click on groups after first clicking on your profile or community. There will be a tab at the top for it.
It appears that when you select a particular group, the threads, or topics, appear. One person can start a topic and others can reply. If you click on that topic you will see the initial posting and all the replies. If you want to see anything else, you will have to click on another topic. I assume some topics could be ongoing, so if you wanted to keep up with an old thread you would have to look back at it. I think it's pretty different than our current set-up.
I would suggest that we all go to groups and try reading posts in an already established group in order to decide on our preference. If we wanted to be an official group in order to attract members, I wonder if it would be possible or desirable to just have one long thread which is like an ongoing conversation. Or maybe more organization is good. What does everyone think?0
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