WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER

barbiecat

:bigsmile: This is a thread for women who are looking to change their lives through weight loss and new habits and attitudes. The title says “Women Ages 50+” but all women are welcome.

:bigsmile: We have started a new thread on the first of the month every month since I started here in February 2009 and each month we have reflected on our goals from last month and set new goals for the new month. Some of us set weight loss goals and others set goals for new behaviors and attitudes.

:bigsmile: How did you do with your goals for September? What goals have you set for October?

:bigsmile: We are in a new season with new weather that may inspire or discourage our healthy eating and exercise. I hope we can all find a way to make the changes we desire.

:bigsmile: It’s a new page on the calendar and a new opportunity to change your life………let’s go.

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elimay59

I would love to join I am 52 and do so much better when I set goals and have support . sounds great !!!! I have a daughter that is 30 she may want to join too :happy:

elimay59

I really like your quote, very true : >

tiarapants

Marking my place, back soon x

Lisa_222

53 here. I guess outside of calorie counting and just getting myself to move daily, I need to figure out some strength training. So far I haven't done any of that because honestly, I dread being sore. I just recently got past a really long bout of really bad arthritis and practically lived on pain pills. Finally after a year and lots of testing for RA and lupus, stuff like that, I figured out, on my own, that it was a gluten sensitivity. Now I'm pain free and I'm enjoying it. I really don't want to go back to hurting. So I've been avoiding lifting those weights. I don't know what to do with them, anyway.

tiarapants

Happy October my friends.

It's a glorious day here in London. My intention is to go to visit MIL in nursing home and try to get her out in the fresh air for a while. Her wheelchair is extremely heavy (as is she these days) so it is rather cumbersome to manoeuvre, but I will try my best. There is a little river just behind the home and I may try to take her over the bridge for a while. Of course, it also depends on how she is today. Sometimes her confusion is so bad that she would not be able to tolerate going outside. Let's hope it's a good day.

We went to the wedding yesterday. The bride looked stunning, she's a tiny dot of a thing - about 4'8" and like a little doll, but her wedding dress was perfect for her. She is the daughter of a friend who died a couple of years ago. The friend and I went to ante-natal classes when we were both expecting our daughters and the girls have all stayed friends, which I think is lovely. Eileen would have been so proud to see her daughter yesterday. I admit to having a little silent tear or two for her.

After the reception, my DD's and their husbands plus my DH and myself went for an Indian meal. To be honest, I hate eating at that time of night, but once in a while it doesn't do much harm. I just had a small spoonful of a couple of dishes. I weighed myself this morning, thinking that sodium levels would show a gain, but to my surprise I was down another pound! I'm not putting it on my ticker just yet though.

Thank you for the comments about my photo - you are all very kind. I just thought it was rather a fun pic, although I do think my legs look a tad strange - just the way I'm posed I think.

Right, time for me to get off my bottom again.

Have a good weekend please, whatever you are up to. Hugs to you all.

Love
Amanda x

twooliver

Hi everyone and Happy Harvest time!!!

Speaking of harvesting....it's time for me to get refocused on my goals. I've had a hell of a Sept with moving across the states and am still in the process of unpacking. Unfortunately my weight loss focus went down on the list. The good news is that I've managed to actually lose 1.5 lbs in the process.

So for Oct my goals are:

1. Lose 5lbs and get myself into Onederland!!!!!!!!
2. exercise 6 days a week
3. drink water

Great to see you all!
Tammy

msh0530

Good morning all! Welcome to newcomers! I am in a rush, but wanted to get in on the new thread. My October goal? To find a way to get regular exercise in my schedule. Got to run - I'm off to get my hair cut.

Pam3

good morning all

thanks for the new link, barbie....i thought i might have mentioned it before but maybe not....anyways, i am a mom of 3 great sons(30, 27, and 21)the younges is still in college and living at home...i divorce for the past 9 years and still dont date....pretty much a home body...

i love this group, its wonderful to come here and rant, vent, support and share with each other....

my goals for ocotber are work on my food intake...though i take having days that i end with the green number(staying within my calorie range)it very dificult for me to lose weight,,,i exercise like a crazy woman(this past month i logged in 2300minutes and over 3500 calories burn a week)so i am guessing it what i eat or dont eat..

goals: watch food intake
maybe subsitute a cardio session for a yoga class(i am addicted to cardio)
lose 4lbs in october
on more reflection i think that i sabotage myself...every time i start to lose and people comment i in turn start to eat things i shouldnt, i am adding this to my goals to make for this reaction

@amanda ....hope you have a good visit with your MIL
@lisa....i also didnt/dont like weights but having been working with a trainer to get the proper form ,they seem to really work with inches lost
@elimay59 ...welcome its a great group
@tammy/...good news on your weight loss
@mary...hope your haircut comes out pretty, had my hair done yesterday very happy with it

have a lovey day all

welcome all the new comers:flowerforyou:

sissygok

Good Morning, happy weekend and hello October! :flowerforyou:

I have kind of been MIA this week because I have had a lot to do to get ready for our cruise...thank goodnes because that helps the time to fly by.

Got to the gym 3x's this week and because I stepped up my exercise I have been sore, sore, and sore, a good kind of sore because I know and feel like it is working. Down another pound and so hoping to even it out to a satisfying 20 pounds before we leave in 3 weeks.

Got my clothes back from alterations, another satisfying moment, everything fits now and is hanging in the guest room, which I now call my cruise staging area ready to be packed.

Today and tomorrow we are going to give our house a good cleaning so we only have to tidy up and clean bathrooms between now and when we leave. Robert is great at doing his share of cleaning, this is an equal opportunity household.

Our weather is beautiful at this time of the year and we are trying to get out and enjoy it as much as possible...hope your weather is also nice.

Welcome to all the newcomers glad you are here with us to share with us our acheivements, setbacks, aches and pains and the joy of life.
Have a wonderful day today everyone:flowerforyou: ......xoxoSissy((( )))

plantlady99

Happy October,

Well, I'm going to a Chicken BBQ today so not sure if I will be able to log accurately, but I will try.

October will be the month that I have my ticker lady to run past 160.

Hope everyone does well this month.

One foot in front of the other today.

Kathy (plantlady)

pmjsmom

Good morning, everyone, and Happy October! I love the autumn months!

I want to let you all know how much you have meant to me. I love reading your posts--you all keep me going and I know that one day I will succeed.

I am going to be VERY busy in the coming months so I most likely will be posting even less than I do now. I will still be popping in to read when I can, so I wanted to get the thread into My Topics.

Much success to all of us!

exermom

barbie - I'm with you, I need to exercise early in the morning or it won't get done. Maybe I'm afraid that it won't get done. Also, I feel so much better when I know that one thing that's on my "to do" list has been checked off. Oh, I like Carson Kressley on DWTS. I don't think he's that good of a dancer, but he's soooo entertaining. I do hope he stays for a while, but honestly I don't think he'll make it into the finals. I also think that the judge's votes should count more than only 50% for the semi-finals and the finals. They are the professionals. There have been lots of times when I've thought "oh, that's not that good, should be crisper" but then the judges will say something like "best dance of the night". Well...they are the professionals, not me. Remember the first season when Kelly whats-her-name won? I really thought that John O'Herlihey should have won, he put so much into it. But she was an actress on General Hospital so she had a bigger base of fans to call in for her.

Have some cream of cauliflower soup simmering right now.

Took the deep water aerobics today (Fri). Then just picked up another rotisserie chicken at Wal Mart, then took some food to a friend who had her gallbladder out. I made pork chops, gave her some baked potatoes, mixed veges, and made some cookies. I put everything in separate containers because right now she probably doesn't know yet if she can have certain foods or not, like she probably doesn't know how much of the gravy she can handle. This way she can put it on the side and use it as she feels she needs it. I gave her a stick of butter for the potatoes and possibly the veges if she wants butter on them. See, I would prefer not to have butter on my veges. I know that she likes Dove so I gave her a few of the Dove promises. Not sure if she likes the dark chocolate and that was all that I had.

On my way back from giving that gal the food I'd prepared, I stopped at this man's vege stand. Last time I was there, I was so hungry that I bought an apple right then and there and ate it (dirt and all). His tomatoes weren't bad, either. And this is the end of tomato season. Anyway, today I got more tomatoes and was hungry so I bought another apple, expecting that since apples are just coming into season, it would be nice and crisp and juicy. Was I wrong! It was so "mealy", almost as if the guy he got them from had them from last year and wanted to get rid of them so he could make room for this year's crop. I only ate 1/2 of it, I was so disappointed. Hope his tomatoes are ok, too. Hope someone didn't just buy a case and he's selling them. Will I ever be disappointed!

Tomorrow...farmer's market and then yoga.

Welcome elimay and lap222. Kind of reminds me of "Room 222"

Went to the farmers market today. There was one guy there with persimmons. Haven't had one in a long time. Were they ever sweet!!!! If he has them next week, I'm going to get more. Then did an hour of yoga. I'm thinking that tomorrow I'll do a pilates DVD. While I was at the farmer's market they wanted to take my picture for the newspaper, but I asked them not to. I'm not very photogenic.

We're supposed to have our neighborhood picnic today. From past picnics, most of the desserts I didn't eat, really there wasn't much that I wanted. So...before I go there I'm going to have some butternut squash soup and probably put some cauliflower or bok choy or kale in it. Got the last 2 items at the farmers market today so I'm going to try them.

Going to post this now so that the thread is in "My Topics".

Hope everyone has a great day.

Michele

qofsheba

Would love to join. 61 years old. joined at 200. Now at 192. Want to go to 140. Exercise 5 days a week (mostly). Have flagged since the first 8 lbs and had a two week slide back up 4 lbs. Now back.

qofsheba

Forgot: my October Goal: be at 182 at end of month. Getting together w/siblings on 10/20---and would love to be at least another 5 lbs down. Up to me of course!

rjadams

marking my spot but I don't want to linger because I want to get some stuff done today!!!!

bada_bing

Hey all, marking my spot because it is time that I get downright serious. I feel I am active enough with the classes and walking that I do. I do 1 hr class of pilates/yoga on Monday and Thursday and 1 hr class f belly dancing on Wednesday. In between days, I often get up early and do either elliptical for 30 minutes or one of Jillian's tapes. So that doesn't seem to be assisting any loss.

I am post meno by many, many years, however, I quit smoking (nasty habit) in March, went to Italy on a holiday in May/June and since then I have been slowly, slowly going up and up. I initially would have been happy with loosing 15 lbs but now I have set my goal at 20. I have really decided that losing weight is 80% food and 20% exercise. I just have to quit nibbling when I am not hungry. I am going to be much stricter with myself this month and I am hoping for a loss. This holding and gaining a bit is getting me down! I believe that after 6+ months of not smoking that I have finally settled my metabolism down but age plus wacked out smoked up metabolism creates weight gain. I am going to follow a different road and be very, very careful for 4 weeks and see where that gets me!

Donna

sl1mmy

Hi everyone !

Marking my spot.

Have a nice October!

Litish

I would love to join although I am 60+. I just began my journey on this last Monday 9-26-11. I like that I don't have to write down my food at every meal. I"m just counting calories.

RebelRenny

:flowerforyou: Happy October and thanks Barbie for starting us off with a bang! I appreciate you.

:flowerforyou: Welcome to the new faces. By writing on this forum you have joined an amazing group of supportive women. I love them.

Re: September: I restarted some good habits, lost a few pounds and went back to working out at the gym
My October goals: 1) down to 165 lbs, 2) hit the gym 3-4 x week 3) not worry 4) organize closet

Today we are celebrating our youngest son and our daughter's birthdays, turning 27 and 29 respectively. I am making sweet and sour chicken with rice, tossed salad and green beans. Cheesecake has been requested for dessert, and I will have a small piece and some wine.

Have a great day and a great October!
Rebel

janemartin02

Happy Oct 1st!
welcome any new people.It`s a beautiful day here.
Had a rough nite with the pain.Guess some days are good some are bad.
Sept despite the injury I was able to stick with healthy eating.I did what exercise I was allowed to,per dr.
Hoping Oct to stick with my calories and eat healthy and hopefully,be able to increase my exercise.
Thanks for the support and love.
Have a good one!!
HUGS
jane

Patchworkperson

Hello ladies. Back from our 3 week Florida vacation this morning & starting to feel the jet lag but we had a fab time. Despite my intentions, I reckon I've put on 4lbs. I certainly traded what I wanted most at the moment instead of what I wanted most in life. But every mouthful was my choice & I generally enjoyed what I ate so I accept the consequence of my actions & I'm back to a healthier way now.

Off to bed & catch up with reading tomorrow.

sveltewisher

I love October - it starts with my birthday on the 7th and ends with Halloween, a favorite holiday. I would like to lose 5 lbs this month. I have been exercising this week and back home on MFP. LOL.:drinker:

jam0525

Hello everyone,

I lost 1/2 a pound for September. Not much, but I will take it!

For October my goal is to make a good showing in the weight loss contest starting at work that I helped get going. I am too close to goal to win, but it is still a motivator to get going. We are working in pairs @ $5.00 each for a 6 week period ending right before Thanksgiving. Then the 2nd session is mid-January til Easter. No dieting around holidays for us. ha, ha. So today and tomorrow I am on vacation from dieting and just logging in to keep my days going.

There are 2-3 of us who have lost a lot already and kept it off and are joining just for motivation and for our reviews which require each person to work on one fun morale boosting thing for our center each year. This is our thing.

Will catch up on the posts later.

Jeannie

cathys01

Hi Ladies: Juat marking my spot. I am still at my son and DIL's. Talk to you soon. Hope everyone is well. Love, Cathy xx

Janipi

Count me in here... I need to go exercise right now... but I wanted to make sure to post and get onboard for October... see you all soon.. here.. that is!! Have a great rest of the weekend...

TrekkerCynthia

Forgot to check in this morning and got to read a ton of posts because of it.

Jeannie, the study on the soup sounds very interesting. I've been waiting for it to cool off in Vegas so I could start making some. I like to make a veggie base, then add various thing to change it up.

Jane, very glad your hubby's blood work did not indicate he had to give something up He must have been happy.

Welcome to the newbies from another newbie

I'm finally getting my birthday present, even though my birthday was back in July. I wanted the Galaxy tablet and they weren't out till late August, and then DH wanted to wait until a sale. I will be using it to take notes in class since I can download a handwriting app. Good time.s.

I didn't get to go to the thai restaurant after all. DH and I both graduated from the University of Colorado and they had a football game today. For some reason I thought it was at 4:30 but it was really on at 1:30 so I had to cancel and we'll try again another date. You'd think my team could at least have won for me :mad: But instead they lost with about 2 minutes left. :sad:

But that means I'll be within my calorie goal, especially since I went for an extra walk this evening. My favorite custard place had lemon frozen custard and apparently "I'll walk an hour" for lemon custard. :bigsmile: Oh, and speaking of exercise, does anyone here alter the number MFP gives you for the calories? I really think they are too high so I'll usually multiply them by 0.75 or 0.8, depending on how hard I think I worked. BTW, you should know now, if you haven't figured it out already, that I'm kind of a numbers geek. For example, MFP showed 411 calories for my walk tonight, but I logged it as 328. I'm doing this because I do use them. I guess I'll just see how my weight loss goes over the next month to see if I'm making the right adjustment.

Now for my goals.
- I will log in all 31 days of October
- I will exercise at least 5 days a week in October
- I will track during my friend's 40th birthday extravaganza over Halloween weekend. He chose to come to Vegas for that one and we like the same restaurants and bars. I sent him a link to the Fetish and Fantasy Ball, very popular here in Vegas even among us normal folks, but he wasn't interested. Thank goodness because you really need a pretty decent body to wear the costumes that normally go to that thing. And for those who like Halloween, you should see some of the costumes on the strip and in the bars. It makes you think someone has raided the Cirque closets.

kackie

Marking my spot...AND Happy October. A clean, fresh month!:happy:

But WELCOME to our new members! This is a fabulous group of women and reading, posting and logging is all worth the time. I wish you all great luck on this journey;-)

I'll check back in soon,
Kackie

randylevy

Marking my spot. Hello to all and excited that October is here. I love the fall. Even though we don't see much of a season change in South Florida.. It brings memories of my 35 years in NY, beautiful color leaves and apple picking.. real pumpkin farms and large piles of leaves to jump in. A touch of cool air that makes you want to take a deep breath and go for a brisk walk.

My goals for October are to lose a minimum of 5lbs, do some exercise everyday, log my food everyday, and drink 64 oz of water everyday. My wish for each and every one of you is that you achieve you goals and may your results be even than expected. Stay Strong, Stay Motivated.

Looking forward to sharing much more in October with all of you.

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I love the feeling of a new month and new page on the calendar. We bought bulbs and potting soil and started planting today in pots. Until we have a better idea of what we want to do with our yard and get some stuff cleaned up, we decided that by planting in pots we can figure out the best place for the bulbs by moving the pots around as needed. We didn't finish the planting because it started to rain. i did finish trimming some dead branches and saving the twigs for kindling for the wood stove and did some more clearing of some more weeds and vines. the dogs and I had a more than hour long walk this morning and another twenty minutes this afternoon just before dark.

:bigsmile: welcome to all the new members :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

anotheryearolder

Marking my spot.

I just got back from seeing Jamie Farr in Lend Me a Tenor at a dinner theatre. We all had a great time. It's hard to believe he is 77. He was such a hoot in Mash. Our grandson went with us. He has always liked all the characters in Mash and "Klinger" in particular. He has a box set of the series. He really enjoyed the show too.

I'm tired - didn't sleep very well last night. I think I will make up for it tonight.

Faye