WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER

kackie

Cathy: Just had to say...congrats on the 1.6 pound loss! That is GREAT! Regarding your tooth and your sinuses...I wonder if they are related??? As a long time sinus problem person...I just wonder???

Jackie: So good to hear from you. 2 pounds from the cruise doesn't sound too bad. I am sure that you will take care of that in no time. Question? Our youngest son and fiance are thinking of an Alaskan cruise for their honeymoon. Can you tell me more about yours and what you would or wouldn't do?

Good but busy day for me...my best to ALL of you Kackie

topaz2986

Evening Everyone!

I'm happy to say I did NOT eat any of the cookies I had to take pics of today.....60 cookie pictures. I didn't eat a crumb...didn't even lick my fingers! I knew if I did my willpower would have instantly crashed. And....I fixed my treadmill. That's my favorite exercise so I'm pretty thrilled about that.

Congrats to all who saw the scale show lower numbers! Mine is holding steady sadly.

Cathy...I used to get horrible sinus headaches. My dentist was the one who helped. Since I grind my teeth so much, he gave me a bite guard. My face pain and headaches were coming from the grinding. The guard helps alot. Now I just get tension headaches from putting up with Eric, my kids, the dog, my house, etc.

Benji...When my son was in high school (he's 27 now), the guidance counselor gave them all a test to help them figure out a career they might be suited for. My son said it was a waste of time, too. His came back that he should be either a CEO or maitre'd. (?) I wouldn't mind the CEO. He'll have plenty of money to spoil his mother like I spoiled him most of his life!

Chat w/you all later. Time to wake up the hubby and send him off to work. He works overnights...and that's fine for me cause he snores and keeps me awake when he's home. :laugh:

Rita

grabbit97

Yes Ladies, I am in AZ it was 100 today, ahhhhhh, suppose to turn nasty in ILL over the next 48 hours, so I guess we came at a good time.

I am sorta sleeping, I am taking the ambien and the tylenol for the pain.
I am going to bed, then get up about an hour later, go have cereal and milk, which is a mistake, should not do this.

I am still not very hungry when meal time comes around, that is ok with me.
Still have pain in my knee, basically under the knee... I look forward to the day when I am pain free, still on celebrex, morning, and sometimes evening.

The trip out from ILL was great, flight was 3 hours, had a friend pick us up in AZ, and we were in the house an hour later.

Went grocery shopping, 200.00 bucks later and still not anything to eat!!

Tonight we are BBQ burgers, I made some cuke/tomato salad, and we will have some chips.

Nice to be here....

Natalie

exermom

Cynthia - your salad sounds really good. Congrats on the loss!

Jackie - congrats on your expanding family!

yes, the tooth and sinuses are related. I remember once a while ago I had this terrible toothache, went to the dentist. He took an x-ray and it showed that my sinuses were pushing down on the tooth, the sinuses were so inflamed.

Rita - what willpower you have not to have any of the cookies. I know that sometimes when pics are taken of foods, they "enhance" the food, sometimes they'll put oil on the outside to make it look shiny, things like that. Did they do anything to the cookies?

It's better to have your weight holding steady than to be gaining, that's for sure

The battery is going on my heartrate monitor and I had to reset the time on the watch. I really don't like when that happens. Anyway, as a result, I guess I spent probably about 15 minutes trying to reset the time and then get my heartrate displayed. Therefore, I only did 45 min of spinning today. Tomorrow I'll do a chest and back DVD from that series that I have, shall see how long it is. My goal is to exercise for an hour, so if I have to do two DVD's that's what I'll do.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

westernjoy

I can't believe that my days off are over. Down another 1LB for the week.
Went to the coast to see my parents. Mom needed some bulbs planted around 100 of them.
Dad needed help on the computer. And a quick lesson on how the dvd player works. I hope he remembers. They do quite well for 88 years young. They get chose where we eat when I visit. Burger King. Had a whopper jr. no sauce.Been trying to get all my gardening done, mowed the lawn hopefully for the last time. Tryin to get all my vegetables taking care of.
Can anyone suggest good web site,book, or maga.zine for free weights routine.

Welcome all newcomers

Rebel- Glad to hear everything is alright with the grandbaby.

Grassette- Awesome hubby

Barbiecat-Bet the animals are happy to be home As well as you.

Viv- I have gone to no computors on any appliances. Heard nothing but bad things.

Mary- you sound so busy busy.LOL

Rita- Hubby is so supportive.

Rjadam. Wine probably just what you need and a place to vent.

Jane -Sorry to hear about the pelvic. Hopefully nothing serious.

Natalie- 200.00 still nothing to eat? That really sucks.

congrats to all who have lost
Joyce

1960lisa

I'm happy to say I did NOT eat any of the cookies I had to take pics of today.....60 cookie pictures. I didn't eat a crumb...didn't even lick my fingers! I knew if I did my willpower would have instantly crashed. And....I fixed my treadmill. That's my favorite exercise so I'm pretty thrilled about that.

Congratulations on your outstanding will power Rita.... what a feat!:flowerforyou:

I always relate to things you write.... tension headaches ... from husband (who snores but has been away for last couple of weeks.... yea good nights sleep), kids (youngest doing HSC final school exams and the other with a mad girlfriend who lives with us for the moment and has lots of eating issues - that's a migraine on its own:explode: ).

My older son also did the career advisor test thing at school a couple of years ago and he was very indignant that they didn't have a category for world famous soccer star which is what he intends to be (but now at 20 and having tried his luck in UK and back home he is finally starting to get a bit more realistic):laugh:

Glad your treadmill is working again..... I can't get the scales to move either.... I guess its just a matter of time.... hopefully I will stay strong in the meantime.

Lisa

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I finally got out in the yard again after many days of not doing any yard puttering. With the fireplace, the new heat pump, being out of town for four days and dogs that always want to go for a walk, it has been easy to ignore the yard and my October goal to work in the yard but today I ignored the sweet dog faces and went out and cleaned up another section of the front yard. Jake took the dogs for a walk while I was working so that got the dogs to fall asleep on the couch and now the yard looks better

:bigsmile: hubby and I have declared war on all the unhealthy eating and are getting back to our healthy habits. We have banished cereal, peanut butter, licorice, and cheese from the house and bought apples for snacks.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: congratulations to everyone who has lost weight recently.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

TrekkerCynthia

I went online last night and looked again for dresses for our son

This is what you read at night with tired eyes.

TrekkerCynthia

Kackie, you will rock that size 8.

Cathy, yay on the loss but boo on the pain. That does seem unusual for it to go on this long. Sure hope they get it figured out quickly.

Ah, so much to do by next Wednesday. 15 page paper, 3 page paper, plus regular class assignment. But I will not let it interfere with my exercise and cooking. I think fixing the nice meals is really helping, makes me think I get something special. Actually trying something with puff pastry tomorrow night and mushroom filling. Will let you know how it turns out.

Patchworkperson

Saw the cardiologist yesterday for the MRI results. I have a thickening of my heart muscle which can either be genetic or caused by high blood pressure. Genetic is not good as it can result in sudden death. Whoever interpreted the MRI etc. concluded I have the genetic problem but the cardiologist doesn't agree. :ohwell: So he wants me to repeat the tests - 24 hr heart monitor echo-cardiogram & treadmill. The last treadmill test was stopped after 5 minutes as my BP was dangerously high.

He recommended a low calorie, low fat eating plan & gentle exercise. I asked if I could go back to 1 hour gym sessions but he said to stick with the 30 minute sessions for now. He is tweaking my medication to get my BPdown by the time I take the tests again but told me that if I don't loose weight & get my BP under control, I will die. Plain & simple.

I'm struggling to get back into the swing of things after my holiday but that provides motivation I need. I need to weigh myself, re-set my ticker & get on with it!

wizzywig

:embarassed: :embarassed: I did not say "no" to birthday cake last night.

I'd bought my daughter a small cake on Monday, which we all had a piece of on Monday and Tuesday night. She had two cakes bought for her actual birthday (yesterday) one she is taking to work with her today (thank goodnes!) the other chocolate cake she opened and had a slice (she's young and works hard so can soon burn up the calories :ohwell: :ohwell: ) me - I don't even like chocolate cake but for some reason found myself "trying" a slice?????? What is wrong with me :grumble: :grumble: , I don't know how I have got so far off track .

:frown: I think I'll have to be more like Barbie and not have unhealthy foods in the house. Obviously I can't be trusted, so the only thing is not to have them in the house. Once the cake is gone (I will not have a piece today) that is it, no more cakes in the house - well until Christmas at least :bigsmile:

I need to be a good example for my mum too, she had her tests yesterday and is waiting for the results, but she has a strong pulse in all her pressure points , so that's good.

:flowerforyou: Well done Jackie - you will soon lose the few pounds you put on over your cruise. Congrats on the baby news, twins how exciting.

:flowerforyou: Geri hope you get your blood pressure under control - remember gentle exercise until then.

:flowerforyou: To everyone else - here's to a good healthy day.

Viv xx

qofsheba

Been gone awhile but am back. Clearly will NOT make my goal by end of October. Am struggling all month to lose 2 lbs. Some of it is me for sure. But don't think it is all me. I am on or under calories 95% of the time and when over not by much. Am exercising. Have NOT been drinking the water--recommitted to that this week. Have stepped exercise up to the more advanced level.

I feel better, I look better. But I would like to see the end of the 190s this month--I thought I'd be more like 185 by now.

Wondering if I need to change up exercise more. And I only do 30 minutes 5 times a week---I see folks doing a lot more.

Sigh.

Hoping weigh in tomorrow at least is 10 lbs---it would another .5-- I actually saw 189.5 on the scale on Monday and then it went away.

Ok--am obsessing about numbers but needed to get it out of my system. Now exercise, water, positive attitude..

grassette

Been gone awhile but am back. Clearly will NOT make my goal by end of October. Am struggling all month to lose 2 lbs. Some of it is me for sure. But don't think it is all me. I am on or under calories 95% of the time and when over not by much. Am exercising. Have NOT been drinking the water--recommitted to that this week. Have stepped exercise up to the more advanced level.

I feel better, I look better. But I would like to see the end of the 190s this month--I thought I'd be more like 185 by now.

Wondering if I need to change up exercise more. And I only do 30 minutes 5 times a week---I see folks doing a lot more.

Sigh.

Hoping weigh in tomorrow at least is 10 lbs---it would another .5-- I actually saw 189.5 on the scale on Monday and then it went away.

Ok--am obsessing about numbers but needed to get it out of my system. Now exercise, water, positive attitude..

Last time I was on a plateau like that, someone gave me the advice to change my exercise routine and make it more intensive. It worked! I walk on a treadmill. So I upped the speed to 4 km, and changed the program. Weight loss was almost instant.

kackie

Wow...Lot's of posts!

Geri: TAKE care! And I hope you get this all figured out quickly. Losing weight and exercise help almost everything, so stick to it and come here often. Thinking of you!

Viv: A cake in the house would not be a good thing for me either. I swear they "call" to me even at night. More than anything for me is ice cream. I cannot have it in the house...ever! Especially homemade, which our family loves.

qosheba: YES...up that exercise or add a walk at the end of the day and I'll bet you will move that scale. Good Luck!

Barbie: I'm with you about getting those temptations out of the house. When DH is gone and the little extras are not here, I do so much better. Mine returns tonight so I have to think of something. He is so, so thin that he needs that peanut butter, cheese and bread. I DO not!

Cynthia: I promise...the dress is for me...not my son! :bigsmile: Ha! I know what you mean reading late at night. But I also don't re-read my posts before posting, so I find some crazy mistakes afterwards sometimes:ohwell:

Joyce (Westernjoy): Good for you for the loss:flowerforyou:

Off to a neighborhood ARB meeting. This should not be fun as the proposed plan has the driveway adjacent to an existing owner's (and good friend of mine) drive and property. We all have minimum of 5 acres so it shouldn't have to be so close, but the new owner wants to have the drive wind through the trees, which I understand, but my friend and her DH are not happy about having it there. Hope we can get it resolved without hurt feelings. People don't like to be told what to do on their own property, and I understand that. Still...puts us in an awkward position.

Take care everyone, and let's all have a good & healthy day! Kackie

sissygok

Woo Hoo, today is a joyful day for me because I just weighed in and I reached my 20 pounds lost goal...I was so determined to not walk onboard the ship feeling bad about myself or unhappy because my clothes did not look or feel right to me....BUT before I got too full of myself I decided to change my goal and want to lose another 13 pounds before my 70th birthday in May..that will put me at 150 pounds which is a good weight for me. I will be a loose size 12 at that weight and I feel very comfortable when I am in that neighborhood.
Our weather is the kind of fall weather that just makes you feel wonderful, warm but not hot, clear and sunny..but with cool wonderful sleeping weather nights.

Being called to breakfast so have to run...

xoSissy

genealace

I'm back after my weekend away - had a good time and was able to spend some time with my sister, won't see her again until about Easter next year.

The excess lbs from the weekend are drifting away now I'm home and eating a little more normally. Need to get some milk today as the milk I had turned sour over night - it was ok yesterday, but this morning I had black tea and dry cereals - don't want to have to do that again tomorrow!

Knee Strengthening class today and then I need to go over to my GF to check her house as she is away this week. Tried to get some more Glucosamine at Wal-Mart in Watertown NY on the way home, but they didn't stock it. I was a bit ticked as we had driven past the W-M in Ithaca and Syracuse and some little places in between. We'll have to have another trip over the border in a week or two - good job it is only an hour to Ogdensburg.

Have the monthly meeting of my lace group this evening and I think they want to hear about what we did in Ithaca - quite a few members of the group went.

msh0530

Geri - Take care of yourself! Thinking of you ~

Still feel like I am running every minute, but wanted to share a link that I found that kind of helps with my weighing every day obsession.
http://www.healthdiscovery.net/articles/scale_lies.htm

Hope you all are doing fine!

BirdieM

wanted to share a link that I found that kind of helps with my weighing every day obsession.
http://www.healthdiscovery.net/articles/scale_lies.htm

Thank you Mary. That is very interesting as well as informative. I weigh myself once a week to avoid the moment to moment changes. On the other hand, if someone feels more in control by weighing often.....and it works for them...then you do whatever is working for you. I would highly recommend that everyone read this article.
Thanks again, Mary.

BirdieM:drinker:

BirdieM

DH and I are just back from our Alaskan cruise ....and I only put on 2lb. I need to get back in the fold and lose some more....HELP!!

.......#1 son had announced a new arrival next April. That was revised today to....arrivals!! Yep...twins. Will need some advice from Tiarapants!!! As the two children already in the family are 13 and 9 , even one was a surprise!!

Jackie

I hope you enjoyed your cruise. My hubby and I went on an Alaskan Cruise/Land tour several years ago July. Alaska is such a beautiful place! Did you get to go on any land tours?
The 2 pounds is not bad at all for a cruise and you will get that right off if you get back into a healthy eating plan, drink lots of water and exercise!

As far as #1 son's news, tell him that seeing as there IS such a space between the other's age and these little ones....they will at least have someone their own age to play with and keep each other occupied.:happy: That's what my mother always said, and she had a set of triplets as well as 3 sets of twins!!:noway: Not what she planned on either, but considered each one a gift and now she has 13 adult children spoiling her! :laugh:

BirdieM

Patchworkperson

Fantastic Sissy :flowerforyou: Well done!

Woo Hoo, today is a joyful day for me because I just weighed in and I reached my 20 pounds lost goal...I was so determined to not walk onboard the ship feeling bad about myself or unhappy because my clothes did not look or feel right to me....BUT before I got too full of myself I decided to change my goal and want to lose another 13 pounds before my 70th birthday in May..that will put me at 150 pounds which is a good weight for me. I will be a loose size 12 at that weight and I feel very comfortable when I am in that neighborhood.

Pam3

Woo Hoo, today is a joyful day for me because I just weighed in and I reached my 20 pounds lost goal...I was so determined to not walk onboard the ship feeling bad about myself or unhappy because my clothes did not look or feel right to me....BUT before I got too full of myself I decided to change my goal and want to lose another 13 pounds before my 70th birthday in May..that will put me at 150 pounds which is a good weight for me. I will be a loose size 12 at that weight and I feel very comfortable when I am in that neighborhood.
Our weather is the kind of fall weather that just makes you feel wonderful, warm but not hot, clear and sunny..but with cool wonderful sleeping weather nights.

Being called to breakfast so have to run...

xoSissy

awesome!!!

Minerva

Have kept my goal for today so far and will continue to work on tonight's dinner at the Meet & Greet! This is a dinner where we parents and our 8th grade kids meet the High School teachers and students of the private school where our kids might attend. So starts the rounds of visiting schools! I'm sure it will be a calorie mine field so I've been extra careful so far today to allow a little flexibility tonight.
BTW- I've always wanted to do an Alaskan Cruise- it sounds amazing! :drinker:

kackie

Sissy: Yea! Yea! Yea, for you!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

westernjoy

Notice when my kids were in high school(8years ago) in highschool freshmen they wanted them to decide then what they wanted to do with their lives. I don't know about you but a majority of teenagers can't figure out what they want to do for the day. Let alone 4 years from now.

plantlady99

Everyone have a great evening or morning where ever you are.

I want my ticker to go past 160 and really trying hard at it.

Kathy (plantlady)

charlibets

Hello,

I would like to keep up with this group. I am 55, weigh about 150 and trying to lose about 20 pounds. 130 would be a comfortable weight for me...not as low as the good old days, but healthier and more comfortable than where I'm at now. Peri-menopause and hypothyroid has given me the metabolism of a rhino. The weight I put on in my forties just doesn't budge like it used to by making even small changes in my diet.

My biggest challenge is sticking to an exercise routine - I'm so ready to just relax at the end of the day and I'm not a morning person. So I have phases where I work out very regularly...but any disruption can put me off it for weeks. I'm pretty good about eating nutritiously but I do have a sweet tooth and work in an office, i.e. bowls of candy are everywhere.

I'm interested in connecting with women around my age because I really think we have some issues that a 30-something gal does not have....yet. :-)

Feel free to friend me and I'll try to keep up here too.

Betsy

Pam3

Hello,

I would like to keep up with this group. I am 55, weigh about 150 and trying to lose about 20 pounds. 130 would be a comfortable weight for me...not as low as the good old days, but healthier and more comfortable than where I'm at now. Peri-menopause and hypothyroid has given me the metabolism of a rhino. The weight I put on in my forties just doesn't budge like it used to by making even small changes in my diet.

My biggest challenge is sticking to an exercise routine - I'm so ready to just relax at the end of the day and I'm not a morning person. So I have phases where I work out very regularly...but any disruption can put me off it for weeks. I'm pretty good about eating nutritiously but I do have a sweet tooth and work in an office, i.e. bowls of candy are everywhere.

I'm interested in connecting with women around my age because I really think we have some issues that a 30-something gal does not have....yet. :-)

Feel free to friend me and I'll try to keep up here too.

Betsy

welcome betsy...so glad you found us....this is a wonderful group....i look forward to getting to know you...:flowerforyou:

topaz2986

Hi Everyone,

Another busy day at work...but no food pictures! Now I'm shooting more Val Day items for our catalog....red glitter everywhere. awful! I shoot Christmas in July...that's even worse...all colors of glitter. I meet alot of nice people at the grocery store after work. They all like to comment on the glitter all over my clothes and face.

Barbie..I like the "declaring war" on unhealthy eating. I wish I could get my guys on board w/something like that. We put their junk food up in a top cabinet that I have to get a chair to get at. I'm not very tall.

Geri...I hope all goes well for you. Slow and steady...you'll reach your goals...including lowering your BP.

Michele...nah...I didn't put anything on the cookies. They aren't for a food article or anything like that. My company puts out a themed calendar every year...one year was dancers, another year was artwork..this year is sweets. Thank God, I only had cookies to shoot and not the ice cream (that's my real weakness). We have stock pics for the ice cream month.

Natalie...enjoy AZ. I visited there only once...but would move there if I could. I love the warmth n scenery.

I walked on my treadmill for a while tonite..and did a bit of yoga. It felt really good...but I need to be more regular with it. I think it's the only way I'm going to see anything new from my scale.

Everyone have a good nite and good day tomorrow,

Rita

jam0525

Hello everyone,

Just checking in to say a quick hello. I hope everyone is doing well.

Jeannie

SallyCC

Welcome Betsy.....you will find a lot of us who are in the 'same boat'. This is a great board for encouragement and a real understanding of what it is like to lose weight at this time in our lives.

Sissy....Great work!! It was wonderful reading your post.


Just a quick check in tonight. Today was a busy day. My godchild is home for a bit so I am getting some great time with her this week. We don't have children but I am very close to my godchildren (they call each other 'godsisters"...I love it). They are all growing up...now they are 19- 33 years old...where did the time go!

Have a good night!