WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

janemartin02

HI!All>
Thanks for the well wishes.The ice and rest helped my knee.Now if the dr could get this back ok after the fall.I`d be ok.
I had a wonderful surprise today.My 2 grand children went to visit their great gram.I was suppose to go,but couldn`t take the long ride(2-3 years 1 way).So I was at home with hubby yesterday.So today my daughter calls and asked if they could stop by on their way home.I know it was an extra hour out of her way.I was so glad to see them,even if it was for a short visit to get some pics and hugs.That was just what I needed on this dreary Sunday.
Hope you all are doing ok and had a good day!
I`ll try to post tomorrow.Have a dr appt to see what he`s doing this week,more treatment??for back.
have a good night to you all
HUGS
jane

barbiecat

:bigsmile: oops, it's almost my bedtime and I didn't find the time to respond individually but I did read all the posts and I am energized by all of you who have weathered travel and restaurant meals and family challenges and have created strategies to deal with difficult eating situations.

:bigsmile: Friday morning when I got to the last day of the line dance workshop, all my friends had gone home already and everyone who was there was busy in little "friend" groups and I didn't have anyone to talk to and suddenly the thought crossed my mind that having a doughnut would be a good idea :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: fortunately I recognized the insanity and immediately walked out the door and took a brief walk and came back and sat down to read over the step sheets for the dances I liked and to make a list of the dances I wanted to review and before I knew it, it was time to dance again and the insanity had passed.

Pam3

good morning ladies,,
weigh in today and lost 2lb...i was stuck for over two months, started a food challenge for september and have lost 3lbs this month.....

@michele...great idea to log a food(if you can)and check the calories...i could see where that would be a deterrent...
@jane....i hope it goes well at the dr. i have suffered from back issues also(knees, back, and now hip)i have been able to manage with strecthes, ice or heat and of course seeing the dr...good luck
@barbie...im glad that you didnt have that doughnut...good for you

have a beautiful day all....:flowerforyou:

Jeanne3651

Good morning everyone! It's good to hear how everyone is doing. I don't have time to tell you about my Sunday or my decision so I'll post more later. I have to run to a DR. appr now.

kackie

Good Morning!

Pam: 3 pounds this month is fantastic! Way to go!

Jane: Wishing you well with your knees...and how fun to have a visit from your grandchildren! That's great medicine any day;-)

Jeanne: Hope your doctors visit goes well.

Michele: I have noticed how much sodium is in so many things that I never thought would be so high...makes me pay so much better attention now!

I did pretty well last night at my friends for dinner. I did munch on some good cheese before dinner, which was enchiladas, refried beans and rice. Not a green thing on the plate, so I ate the chicken out of the enchilada and a bite of the rest but my plate was still pretty full when dinner was over. Hopefully my friend didn't think much of it. All of the men ate every bite. I love this friend dearly, but she must not like vegetables. I have been to their house often but I've never seen a salad or green thing served. I have always needed my vegetables! My parents always had a large vegetable garden and most of our meals revolved around what they grew. They STILL do that, so at least that part of my diet has always been good. (It's been the extras, like bread and other goodies that have been my struggle.)

Enough about that. Have a great week, everyone! Kackie

msh0530

Hi, all! I am back at work, but very tired. I have entered my food for the day and will stick with it after a wild whirlwind of a weekend. Catch up with you all later!

Jeanne3651

I'm back and thought I would quick post before water exercise.

I've decided to take Barbie's advice and open my food diary to the public. I think it will help keep me honest. I never go to check out anybody elses diary - I don't even know how to do it.

Sunday was difficult for me. When we served the treats I couldn't stay out of them but I logged every single bite I ate. I decided at 9:30 that I just couldn't be there any more at that point, it was total confusion. We were trying to serve treats and another group of people were preparing for the cookout and all the tempting food all over that I had my DH bring me home. He went back to help with the cleanup from the treats. I just left the situation. I had wrote down everything I ate at church so when I came home I took the list and logged everything in my food diary. I took a deep breath and started my day over.

I went back reviewed my menu and followed it the rest of the day. I did wind up over my calorie limit but not by much so I was somewhat relieved when the day was over.

Now today is a new day and I'm starting over, One Day at a Time. Today has started out to be a much better day and I have every reason to believe it will continue to be a good day.

Hope everyone has a great day to.

Pam3

I'm back and thought I would quick post before water exercise.

I've decided to take Barbie's advice and open my food diary to the public. I think it will help keep me honest. I never go to check out anybody elses diary - I don't even know how to do it.

Sunday was difficult for me. When we served the treats I couldn't stay out of them but I logged every single bite I ate. I decided at 9:30 that I just couldn't be there any more at that point, it was total confusion. We were trying to serve treats and another group of people were preparing for the cookout and all the tempting food all over that I had my DH bring me home. He went back to help with the cleanup from the treats. I just left the situation. I had wrote down everything I ate at church so when I came home I took the list and logged everything in my food diary. I took a deep breath and started my day over.

I went back reviewed my menu and followed it the rest of the day. I did wind up over my calorie limit but not by much so I was somewhat relieved when the day was over.

Now today is a new day and I'm starting over, One Day at a Time. Today has started out to be a much better day and I have every reason to believe it will continue to be a good day.

Hope everyone has a great day to.

jeanne, that was a great idea of logging everything you ate....i know that it helps me to the calories adding up and what foods i am eating....good luck

RebelRenny

Good Morning ladies. I have the day off today and want to get some house cleaning done. That should help in the exercise category. I am in the mood to clean the pantry and wash some more windows.

-Jeanne, good for you for opening up your diary. I have mine open as well. It is a good strategy for accountability. It also helps to see what works for others. Great to be learning from MFP friends.

We had our DD over yesterday with little Zachary. He is 5 weeks old already and growing like a weed. We are smitten with him! He just can't help being so adorable now, can he?!

It is supposed to be a beautiful sunny day here on the west coast today. Hope you all have a great Monday!

Rebel

paddlegirl831

Hello Ladies!

Just wanted to share a little celebration. I hit my initial goal weight today of losing 14 lbs. YAY!

At 5'8", the tables tell me 164 is the top of the healthy range, so I had set that as my initial goal. I just wanted to share that win and savor it for a moment before I reset my goal to hit 150 lbs, a weight I feel is my healthiest and one I've been able to maintain in the past.

Woo hoo!!

gilda

randylevy

Wow Gilda. Congratulations and wonderfully motivating. If you don't mind me asking, how long did it take you to reach your goal?

paddlegirl831

Wow Gilda. Congratulations and wonderfully motivating. If you don't mind me asking, how long did it take you to reach your goal?

I started at the beginning of July, but unfortunately I haven't come by it honestly (more on that tomorrow). I haven't been feeling well, so I just haven't been interested in food. Normally I like to lose weight by being a madwoman at the gym, but not this time.

So now I have a diagnosis, I know it's not too serious, and I also know I'll want to work to stay at a healthy weight long-term. After I get this pesky medical stuff addressed, I'll be looking forward to kitting the zumba class, etc.

Thanks for the congrats!

randylevy

Hi ladies.

Good Morning or evening wherever you are I don't write much but I log on everyday, complete my food log and I read these posts to stay motivated. Yesterday I ran into a little problem with logging my food. I went to a very popular chain restaurant called Duffy's Sportsgrill. I ordered their Waldorf Salas with Chilled Grilled Chicken. It comes with Salad. Apples, Grapes, Walnuts and Gargonzola Cheese. I was surprised and annoyed :grumble: that they do not have a nutrition guide. I sent an email to the head chef for nutrition information and he told me they wont have to comply with the law until sometime mid-2012.

So then I had to go about trying to estimate how much the calories, protein, fat and carbs I digested. I told the Chef I would not eat at a Duffy's again until the nutrition guide become available. How do all of you track food where a nutrition guide is not available?

Today I am drinking extra and being very careful on my counts.

Thank you for listening to my grumble..

sissygok

First off kudos to you for tracking your food everyday and of your weight loss.

About those restaurant nutritional guidelines...hmmmm, how should I put this?? I saw on tv where they went to several restaurants and ordered directly off the menu took it back to the lab for analysis and not once did the nutritional guide match the true calories of the dish they ordered, the restaurant's calorie count was ALWAYS less than the actual dish. I use the MFP guidlines if the food is listed or if I can I break the food down into the individual components for a more accurate count, I prefer to do it this way because I trust the numbers much more. I don't think we can ever be 100% certain because of varying amounts and servings. Some things we know exactly how many calories, carbs, fat and sugar they contain. Right now when I am really trying desperately to lose these last few pounds before my cruise I am sticking with the foods and amounts and calorie counts of which I am certain.

mamacindy81

Hi everyone,

Signed up to do Couch to 5K. Starts in October and the goal is to run a 5K to raise money for "Hannah's Haven". A place in Greensboro NC that helps women get back on their feet as they are overcoming addictions.

Mostly marking my spot.

Now I have to get my head wrapped around journaling and planning my foods.

Well off to the elliptical for another mile.

Later,

Cindy

rjadams

Hi Ladies, I had planned to join a gym this week but the weather was beautiful today so I went to the trail and ran the C25k week 1 and walked another 20 minutes. It felt great.

SallyCC

Another beautiful day here in RI. I did get to the gym though. It was crowded so I did part of my workout (crunches) at home. I added the Gut and Butt exercises to the stuff at home. I think I want to try to include those every night for a bit. I am enjoying my lunches---romaine lettuce wraps with a protein in them and I usually have a protein drink during the mid to late morning. This seems good ...this week. I know that things change. Tomorrow is my Weight Loss Challenge weigh in...we'll see how it goes.

Have a good night.

rjadams

I just booked my trip to Vegas for the baby shower in November. I guess I am really going to have to get used to this Grandma thing pretty soon.

RebelRenny

A nice day and I got a lot accomplished on my day off. I like that feeling. Had fish for supper and green beans fresh from the garden.

I am grateful

janemartin02

HI!Hope everyone had a good day.Just looking over the posts.Busy day with therapy for back and knee.
Mom was admitted to the hospital suddenly today with an infection.Asking for prayers for her for a quick recovery.
have a good night.
jane

exermom

kackie - about that sodium in the soup, I'm suspecting that perhaps when they did the nutritionals, they were using regular chicken broth and I used the low sodium stuff. Also, they might have added in some for extra salt added, and I didn't add any. If I have too much sodium, I usually feel it, and I didn't feel it. Hopefully, I'm right.

Originally, I was to go to a meeting today, but the lady who is hosting it cancelled. I had a feeling she would. Well, I went bowling yesterday, out of 6 games I broke 100 each time. Since we didn't have the meeting, I went to the senior practice bowl today. Did really stinky the first game -- something like 68. But the next game I got a 155! Bowled 3 more games, broke 100 once and came close twice. After bowling I went to buy some tomatoes from this stand, and the guy had some honey crisp apples, so I had to get a small one and eat it right then (dirt and all). This stand is about 5 minutes from my house, but by the time I got home, I had finished the apple!

Had this parmesan crusted perch tonight. I thought it had good flavor, of course, Vince picked off all the breading. His loss, that's all I can say!

kackie - isn't it amazing how we eat the way we were brought up? When I was growing up, we always had fruit in the house. Dessert was always a piece of fruit. It wasn't until I met Vince and his family always had some sort of cake or brownie or cookie for dessert that I started to think of those types of desserts.

Gilda - WooHoo for you! That's fantastic! <doing a happy dance>

Randy - I hear ya about wishing places would post their nutritionals. Another thing that gets me is when an ingredient for a certain food isn't mentioned, so you can't ask to have them hold it. Like the other day I had a spinach salad, it was good -- don't get me wrong. I did ask them to hold the cheese and the croutons. But they didn't say that there were bacon bits on it. I honestly didn't think the bacon added anything to the flavor. So the next time I got it, I asked them to hold the bacon. They did hold it, but it just sort-of annoyed me that I didn't know about it because I really didn't think it added anything to the flavor. When a nutrition guide is not available, I try to find something in the data base that is as close to what I had as possible. Sometimes what I wind up having to do is log each food individually, which can become a pain.

Sissy - I saw that, too, where the nutritionals of the foods tested were higher than what the restaurants post. I'm thinking that when the food is being tested for them to post the nutritionals, not much fat is used. However, when food is cooked, more fat (and therefore more flavor) is added. And like you said, a lot depends on how the food is cooked. One cook might go heavier an ingredient than another one.

Tomorrow is going to be one of those days. I get up early, go to a board meeting at the Y, then take a spinning class, then play mahjongg, come home to make Vince's dinner as I'm hosting bunco here. I've been trying to clean up the house and get things prepared for tomorrow night.

Oh, my latest "thing" that I've been on is having mushrooms. So I roasted some today. While they were in the oven, I put in some french fries for Vince. So you know what he said to me when I took the mushrooms out of the oven? "eewww, they got on my french fries". I answered "no they didn't, they are in separate dishes". "Well, the odor from those mushrooms got on my french fries". Seriously, if he didn't know that they were in the oven together, he'd never know the difference.

Jane - prayers for you and your mom

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening. Just finished watching DWTS. Wonder who'll be the first to go?

Michele

barbiecat

no time to post today

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too much dog walking and garden and garage puttering then watching "Dancing With the Stars" tonight.

Restaurant eating makes me crazy unless I can order broiled fish or chicken and a steamed vegetable (double order) with no butter. The Indian restaurant last night sent my calories through the roof.

:bigsmile: it's easy to find someone's diary (if they have it open). Just click on their name above their picture on their post and you'll get their profile with lots of info and a box that gets you to the food diary. When someone asks why they're not losing weight or what can they do different, I can't begin to make a suggestion until I see what they are already eating. I post everything in my diary to see where I can make changes. I like the biggest plate of food for the fewest calories so when I was losing weight, I eliminated salad dressing and sauces because they had so many calories and so much sodium without adding a pile of food to eat. I gave up drinking coffee because I liked the tasty creamer that added 100 calories or more depending on how much coffee I drank and I stopped sweetening my tea when I learned all the bad stuff about artificial sweeteners and all the calories in sugar.

sallyjcu

Hi All!

Well, it's the middle of the night, but, wanted to say hello.

Healing prayers for your Mom in hospital, Jane. May she feel well very soon.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

That is so true, exermom(Michele); re: about seeing the food. Onions don't get in there if spied upon at my house!!! (Grating quietly.....shhh)

Ahh, everyone is back, doing well and actually, is it Sissy (?) I think, I read a bit back, was waiting for her Emerald Green Silk Jacket and then going on a cruise?? Did your jacket arrive and are you going soon to....somewhere (sorry, I do not recall the destination!) Cruising is great!
Getting out into the world, coming home - all good!

Had to laugh that once upon our return to our relatively mundane small town, I was so happy to arrive at the Post Office to pick up all the "held mail" before they closed early on a Saturday. Parked on Main Street, eyed the closed bank, no one.....absolutely not a soul around. Ahh, yes, this is my "nothing ever happens here" town.
Called a few friends when we settled back in and was told that at 11:30 a.m. - not 30 minutes prior to the time I was parked downtown, a woman had stood in front of the bank on the corner topless - absolutely insisting that women had this right as well as men. Apparently, the police were not able to do a thing since there was no law to ad"dress" (pun intended) it. Oh, that cracked me up - think ya know a place :blushing: lol!!!

Well, Pam, and the lady with 16to go - whoo - whoo! Paddle girl, nice (a big slurp from your pic - love it!). I'm only new on this journey, have never made the attempt to lose weight before. Who couldn't love Robin's dog watching the scale - what a cutie!

And, thank you, Kackie, for reminding all of us that we are ever strong and mindful:smooched: (as well as snow is coming - Yay!)

Going to the fair tomorrow with some friends to check out all the quilts, horses, and music.

The scale and I are at an impasse. The other day had a bit of bug and I did look as blue as my picture here. ( My other 'puter crashed with, of course, everything I want on it. "DOA", the guy said. Unfortunately, harumph, my look told him that I already knew that, and that he was supposed utter magical fix-it abra-cadabra words over it. Instead he said, "no charge." So, not all bad..Grateful day!)

Regards,
Sally

Pam3

HI!Hope everyone had a good day.Just looking over the posts.Busy day with therapy for back and knee.
Mom was admitted to the hospital suddenly today with an infection.Asking for prayers for her for a quick recovery.
have a good night.
jane

wishing your mom gets better soon:flowerforyou:

msh0530

Jane - Hoping your mother gets better soon.

Sally - Where is this one horse town where you reside? Reminds me of the towns where I have lived!

Everyone - have a great Tuesday!

kackie

Good Morning!

Sally: I am laughing about the topless women in your little town. I love little towns...nothing is private for long & the newspapers are usually the best!

Jane: Thinking of you and your Mom. Keep us posted

Michele: I am sure you are right about the sodium count. I use low sodium broth as well for soups and other things and rarely add additional salt, so I have trouble getting accurate nutritional information to log unless I put the ingredients in separately myself! Also, regarding food patterns of our childhood: we too, always had a piece of fruit for dessert or a treat. I feel so sorry for children growing up in poverty who are never exposed to fresh fruit or many fresh vegetables. It is a shame that they cost so much more than "junk" food. When I was tutoring in our local island elementary school, I brought fresh foods for the letters of the alphabet each week. I brought blueberries for the letter "B" and my little ones had never had a blueberry. They grow them ON the island, and they had never seen or had them. So SAD!

Mary: Good to hear from you! Hope all is well for you

Barbie: All in all, it is just difficult to lose weight while eating out isn't it? Not impossible, but difficult, when you are not in control of what is in the food. Good for you for getting lots done in your garage, garden etc. It feels so good to get those things done.

I made mashed cauliflower last night along with some roasted veggies and roasted chicken. It was a great but healthy "comfort food" dinner after a windy, cloudy day up here. It was very, very good. Even DH liked it a lot, so I recommend it to anyone and it is so easy to make. I was hoping to have some leftover for myself but DH ate all that was left in the pot.

DH has friends coming in today to fish for a couple of days, so I need to get some food together for them. Think I'll make a big pot of chicken chili for them tonight and probably steaks the following night. They'll be gone all day, so that's not too tough!

Have a great day, all! Kackie

SRA1

Good morning,

Just wanted to pop in and say hello. I'm new to posting here so tell me if its ending up in the wrong place!

I'm a 50++ working part-time until retirement. I'm married to my HS Sweetheart (43 years) the Mom of one and Grandmom of 2.
I was a skinny kid and young adult but somewhere in my 30s seem to have lost it! Eighteen years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer, early stage but healthy now. I got to my goal weight 15 years ago but have let the pound here and there creep up and bite me in my ample backside! Have lost a total of 25 # and am slowly shedding more. I have Sjogren's Syndrome, an auto-immune disease that causes a constellation of aches, pains and fatigue. I occasionally need to work hard to balance stress and keep it in line. I excercise when I can and try to at least take short walks throughout the day. I look forward to your support and hope I can give some back!!
Sherry

Jeanne3651

Hello everybody!

Welcome to the new comers. I think you'll like it here, everyone is very supportive and helpful.

Had a good day food wise yesterday and got in my one hour of water aerobics.

I have to run now as I have a appt I have to get to. Will try to post more later.

Jane my prayers for you and your mom.

grabbit97

Haven't been here in a couple of days... went to PT yesterday, she beat the **** out of me, and now I suffer again, so I called the doc, and she prescribed VOLTAREN instead of celebrex, so we shall see starting tomorrow. ALSO, she told me to tell the PT that they are to back off with the stretch and pull and push routine, trying to get my range of motion to 120, I am at 110 now. She told me to start walking more (went around my block 2x) and came home and iced.
Also having problems with plumbing, terrible pains in abdoment, waiting for internist to call me back. I am on metamucil and colace 2x a day (2 in morning, 2 in evening)... terrible pains last night, then boom, this morning spent on potty... there has to be a way to regulate myself again, NEVER had this problem before.
SO, not a good night, for sure..
I did lose 2 lbs, probably from loss of appetite, but that is ok, wanted to lose more anyway.
Will probably go up in the morning again, seem to flucuate quite a bit.
Have a good day,
Natalie

janemartin02

HI~All!Just a quick update.Mom is really having a rough time.She`s so fatigued and doesn`t have any energy.She is also having trouble eating,the dr and dietician are working on trying to get her to eat and build up her strength.
It`s very difficult to sit back and let the medical field take care of her.She has Drs orders NO Visitors,which I`m glad. because she needs to rest and not having people in and out all day escept the medical personal.

Coming from a big family,she would never get any rest.It`s hard to see my mom who is such a proud ,strong woman who hides her pain etc from her family be so sick because she thought she could take care of herself and didn`t realize how depleted she had come in such a short time.
Thanks for all the prayers.I spent a good portion of the day talking to my 6 younger siblings.The back pain is not always the same form day to day.Dr wanted me to try mild back ex,couldn`t do.
So i`m limited on the computer due to the pain.
Know I`m rooting for you all and I`m glad I found this group.
Have a good night.
HUGS
jane