50+ Women for the Month of March

AHealthierSuzyQ

I haven't measured for awhile but I'm going to wait until the end of March.

Go ahead and measure. If you are anything like me you will lose inches on weeks when the scales refuse to budge!

If you are hitting a plateau there is a very helpful post on one of the other threads. Here is the link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/42954-5-ways-to-break-a-weight-loss-plateau


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healthier4me

Good morning everyone

Another very chilly day here again..yesterday was as well so no outside workout. The one positive thing is that when it is this cold we don't get any snow or freezing rain. Have to count our blessings where/whenever we can:happy: So all of us that live in the colder conditions just remember that the worst is behind us...spring is coming and soon we can shed all the winter clothes and kick up our heels gloriously happy that we made it through another winter

Today I plan on starting Level 3 of the Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD. I still do Level 1& 2 but I will add on Level 3. I also purchased some 10lb weights. I am using the 8lb ones now and I feel it will soon be time to graduate up to the next size Gotta work those muscles. I absolutely love the way my muscles are responding:bigsmile:

I try to focus not so much on the scale but the new eating/exerciise lifestyle changes that I have made.

Have to run now because Bob's Bootcamp is calling me....plus the treadmill and bike:laugh:

Chat soon...hope everyone has a wonderful day:flowerforyou:

plantlady99

Good morning everyone

Another very chilly day here again..yesterday was as well so no outside workout. The one positive thing is that when it is this cold we don't get any snow or freezing rain. Have to count our blessings where/whenever we can:happy: So all of us that live in the colder conditions just remember that the worst is behind us...spring is coming and soon we can shed all the winter clothes and kick up our heels gloriously happy that we made it through another winter

Today I plan on starting Level 3 of the Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD. I still do Level 1& 2 but I will add on Level 3. I also purchased some 10lb weights. I am using the 8lb ones now and I feel it will soon be time to graduate up to the next size Gotta work those muscles. I absolutely love the way my muscles are responding:bigsmile:

I'll try to focus not so much on the scale but the new eating/exercise lifestyle changes that I have made.

Have to run now because Bob's Bootcamp is calling me....plus the treadmill and bike:laugh:

Chat soon...hope everyone has a wonderful day:flowerforyou:

Thanks I need to be positive. You are right about the scale. I have to focus on eating and exercise. That is the main point of this new life style.

I am also hoping my measurements change by the end of March. That will be more important than the scale changing.

Well, I'm off to the gym. Gotta burn calories and define my body. :bigsmile:

Kathy

Benson

What a great idea

Thanks for starting the thread Ester

I have still been logging on but not behaving at all:blushing:

March will be my 'do-over' month that February should have been!!
This month I will lose 10 lbs. 7 old and 3 new:laugh:
Its freezing cold here again today but the forecast shows a huge warm up coming in the next couple of days Great to be a Northerner -27C one day and +6 C the next Whacky weather

So in January I tried to follow the premise that if you do something for 30 days straight it will become habit for you. That worked for about 16 days (and lots of lbs lost - again) then I fell off the wagon and I think I bumped my head because I forgot to exercise til now:laugh: Now I'm tired of gaining and losing the same 5-8 lbs over and over so I'm back to trying my best.

Thanks for the support everyone.

CW 223 boo!!
mini goal Mar 24 215 (anniversary)
Other mini goal Mar 31 213

Daily challenges

Drink 6 glasses of water
Eat fruit and veggies
Be positive

Have a good day all

Heather

plantlady99

What a great idea

Thanks for starting the thread Ester

I have still been logging on but not behaving at all:blushing:

March will be my 'do-over' month that February should have been!!
This month I will lose 10 lbs. 7 old and 3 new:laugh:
Its freezing cold here again today but the forecast shows a huge warm up coming in the next couple of days Great to be a Northerner -27C one day and +6 C the next Whacky weather

So in January I tried to follow the premise that if you do something for 30 days straight it will become habit for you. That worked for about 16 days (and lots of lbs lost - again) then I fell off the wagon and I think I bumped my head because I forgot to exercise til now:laugh: Now I'm tired of gaining and losing the same 5-8 lbs over and over so I'm back to trying my best.

Thanks for the support everyone.

CW 223 boo!!
mini goal Mar 24 215 (anniversary)
Other mini goal Mar 31 213

Daily challenges

Drink 6 glasses of water
Eat fruit and veggies
Be positive

Have a good day all

Heather

Benson :flowerforyou:
you are Funny:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I am back from the gym and feel so much better.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

My goal for the rest of the day is to have happy thoughts.

Kathy

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :flowerforyou: Hi Everybody, It's warm enough today (over 40 degrees and no snow on the ground) for my husband to play golf so I have the house to myself (actually me and the four pets). Our car is back from its week long vacation at the Ford Service Center so I could finally take the dogs to the dog park. They ran and I walked for 40 minutes. What a treat for the three of us.

The stationary bike is fixed. After the call to the Nordic Track tech and an hour of tinkering, nothing had changed. Then after 20 minutes for each of us on the squeaky bike, an inspiration came from a higher power and we got out the WD40 and a few squirts later all was quiet.

I'm half finished with making chicken soup. I simmered the chicken for 2 hours yesterday, pulled the meat off the bones, discarded the bones, strained the broth and put the broth in the frig overnight so I can skim the fat this morning, simmer the carrots, onions, and celery, and have it weighed and measured in time for our midday meal. I'll freeze some of the broth to use later as the base for some soup recipes I have.

Being retired is a blast. I love having time to do all this stuff.

Time for the bike. Then later this is my weight training day.

plantlady99

Sounds like you are having a great day.:drinker:

I like the part about your car being on vacation. :laugh: :laugh:

Kathy

pattygirl

:ohwell: Just joined yesterday. Thought some company would be nice while doing this. I was really happy to see this thread for 50+ folk. It seems to be a whole new ballgame at our age to loose the pounds and get in shape. Thanks for being there.

barbiecat

:ohwell: Just joined yesterday. Thought some company would be nice while doing this. I was really happy to see this thread for 50+ folk. It seems to be a whole new ballgame at our age to loose the pounds and get in shape. Thanks for being there.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Welcome to the group. This is the first time in my life I've connected with others online like this and I love it. I've gotten so much encouragement especially from this thread of 50+ women. :bigsmile: Set your goals, start tracking your food and exercise and come along for this fabulous ride. We can do it.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

healthier4me

:ohwell: Just joined yesterday. Thought some company would be nice while doing this. I was really happy to see this thread for 50+ folk. It seems to be a whole new ballgame at our age to loose the pounds and get in shape. Thanks for being there.

Welcome and warmest wishes to you:flowerforyou: We love having new members. I really look forward to logging on to this site everyday to get my daily dose of encouragement from all the great members here

mommared53

Welcome Pattygirl. I hope you enjoy this website. I know you'll get plenty of support and good advice. Good luck in your weight loss. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Betty

amy49

HELLO EVERYONE. Thank you Ester,I think that is a good idea to set a goal for the end of march.
My goal is to lose 6 pounds.I have lost 3 pound since I started MFP.

I weigh 182
End of March 176 :drinker:

plantlady99

tonight I am not going to eat anything for the rest of the evening.

pattygirl

I feel the same way.

pattygirl

Thanks for the support, it means alot to me.

plantlady99

Good Morning All,

I am going to the gym this morning. It's cold and I hate leaving the house. Hope all have a good start today.

Breakfast: Shredded Wheat

Lunch: A huge Salad

Dinner: I'm going to make some breaded Chicken Breast with a sliver of Aseago Cheese rolled into it covered with caramelized onions. Veggie: Spinach and Spaghetti squash.

My husband loves this. I give him more cheese. :bigsmile: I also use the spray Olive Oil. No butter

Chat later

zaza54

Good morning-
Kathy, I know what you mean. It's sunny here, but looks very cold. I'm not going to the gym until 11 tho so hopefully won't be so frigid out.
I haven't exercised in about 2 weeks. My legs finally feel better even tho not 100 %, but I still have tennis elbow (and I don't even play tennis!!! so frustrating). I am just going to go to my exercise class and do as much as I can. I'm still waiting for the results of my blood tests. I find it hard to believe that all these joint and muscle aches (even when I do NOTHING) have just been triggered by menopause, but that's what my dr. seems to think.
Anyway, welcome to the new ladies on this thread. :flowerforyou: It's comforting to have a place where we're all in the same boat age-wise.
The Today show recently had a segment on why it's harder to lose weight at our ages. Turns out it's not the hormones (or lack thereof) associated with menopause; it's actually that our body composition is shifting to more fat, and fat burns calories slower than muscle. So, that's why we have to consume less calories than younger people (as verified by the BMI tool on this site). It's also important to do more strength training to build more muscle to burn more calories. It's great unless we have too many aches and pains to do that strecgth training!::laugh: What a vicious cycle.:grumble:
At least we have some great company on this journey. Enjoy today and watch those calories and lift some weights!
Zaza

Benson

Morning all
I didn't get to do anything exercisey yesterday but I only went over my cals by 29. I only drank 4 waters but thats better than 0! Thanks to you ladies who make me realize that I am worth this. I stray so easily these days. I can feel my motivation creeping up on me!! I feel kind of silly making goals and failing to meet them but there always a first time right? This might be the time that I meet my goal. I can picture myself slimmer and I like it:laugh: I also can picture my life with more energy. Things will be so much easier and I won't be declining invitations to go places because I don't want to be the biggest person there. The obvious challenge here is to 'visualize' this into reality!!
Today I will walk for 30 minutes, drink 6 water and eat my veggies.

Take care all

Heather

zaza54

Heather, you've lost 30 pounds already! :flowerforyou: I'd say you are well on your way to visualizing reality. Keep it up - you can absolutely do this!

plantlady99

Good morning-
Kathy, I know what you mean. It's sunny here, but looks very cold. I'm not going to the gym until 11 tho so hopefully won't be so frigid out.
I haven't exercised in about 2 weeks. My legs finally feel better even tho not 100 %, but I still have tennis elbow (and I don't even play tennis!!! so frustrating). I am just going to go to my exercise class and do as much as I can. I'm still waiting for the results of my blood tests. I find it hard to believe that all these joint and muscle aches (even when I do NOTHING) have just been triggered by menopause, but that's what my dr. seems to think.
Anyway, welcome to the new ladies on this thread. :flowerforyou: It's comforting to have a place where we're all in the same boat age-wise.
The Today show recently had a segment on why it's harder to lose weight at our ages. Turns out it's not the hormones (or lack thereof) associated with menopause; it's actually that our body composition is shifting to more fat, and fat burns calories slower than muscle. So, that's why we have to consume less calories than younger people (as verified by the BMI tool on this site). It's also important to do more strength training to build more muscle to burn more calories. It's great unless we have too many aches and pains to do that strecgth training!::laugh: What a vicious cycle.:grumble:
At least we have some great company on this journey. Enjoy today and watch those calories and lift some weights!
Zaza

Zaza, :flowerforyou:
You are not kidding about weight training and aches and pains. I am going slow on my weight training not to hurt myself. But, I am going to continue getting my body stronger.

I came home from my morning run (driving a special needs child to school), and my hubby wants to go to the gym with me. He said, he needed my motivation. Now, that is a switch. :bigsmile:

Hope all are doing well.

We can do this.

Kathy

plantlady99

Morning all
I didn't get to do anything exercisey yesterday but I only went over my cals by 29. I only drank 4 waters but thats better than 0! Thanks to you ladies who make me realize that I am worth this. I stray so easily these days. I can feel my motivation creeping up on me!! I feel kind of silly making goals and failing to meet them but there always a first time right? This might be the time that I meet my goal. I can picture myself slimmer and I like it:laugh: I also can picture my life with more energy. Things will be so much easier and I won't be declining invitations to go places because I don't want to be the biggest person there. The obvious challenge here is to 'visualize' this into reality!!
Today I will walk for 30 minutes, drink 6 water and eat my veggies.

Take care all

Heather

Good Job, You can do it!!!!

Benson

Thanks ZaZa but I had those pounds lost by last summer and have just been jerking around gaining and losing the same 5-8 lbs since then. Don't get me wrong I am happy about that loss but that's only about 1/3 of my way. It proves to me that I can do it but that's more frustrating because I know it works and I still don't do it!! So I'm making March my month and I will do it!!!!!!!

Heather

Benson

Thanks Kathy. I sort of envy you a husband who is involved - good for him and for you!

I have a plant to join a gym when I reach a 50-60 lb loss I say that because until that point, i think I'll just be wasting my time and money. I can currently only work out at all for about 15 minutes. I have a selection of DVD's and an Nordic Trac elliptical trainer so until I can use those with some consistency and loyalty I'll forgo the membership costs.

Here's to losing 3 lbs. this week.:drinker: :drinker: Oh that reminds me I have to drink my water now:laugh:

Heather

Smileygirlz

Hi everyone. I'm new here as of this morning but I'd love to join your challenge. I'm also in my 50's. I would like to loose 5 pounds by the end of March. I also hope to get in at least 4 days of exercise. I wish us all good luck. I'll check back in on the 31st.

AHealthierSuzyQ

We are having record high temperatures in West Texas so instead of walking on my treadmill I was able to get outside. Why does 20 minutes on the treadmill seem like an hour, and an hour walking outside or with a friend seem like 20 minutes? I find myself envying those of you who have husbands who exercise with you. Mine won't.

Today makes two weeks at MFP and for the first time my scale hasn't budged. So long as I don't start gaining I know I should be happy... but I have lost the same 3-5 pounds so many times over the past two years it is a bit unnerving for me. Measure day is Friday. Hopefully I'll see some progress there.

Thanks to everyone who has sent me messages and encouraged me here on this thread. My doctor says to expect it to take a full year to get down to where I want to be so I'm going to be needing alot more of it in the weeks and months to come.


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pattygirl

:flowerforyou: It is a beautiful day in southwest Louisiana. With encourage from this website and determination, feel really positive about my endevour. Even worked my rosebeds and went and bought some new roses. I forgot how happy it makes me. The exersize and the reward of a pretty yard is great.

plantlady99

Sue,
I have to agree with your doctor. It will take time to lose it. We just have to keep moving. That is all. I have been on this site for one year now and I have tremendous support here. I just think of it as a life style.

Yea, I wish I had lost more but, I feel so much better then I did one year ago. No, I don't think I will ever look as I did when I was in my twenty's and thirty's but, I don't care. I want to feel good. I want to walk more, not sit, I want to enjoy my garden again, not watch the weeds grow. I want to smile more. Not cry and feel sorry for myself. That is what I want now.

We have to keep going.

Well, I better get off this computer and start living.

Kathy

sailgal

I had my fat percentage measured today at my Y. In the two weeks since I started using MFP, my percentage has gone down 2%. YAY!! I have not lost any weight (BOO) but knowing that some of the fat has been replaced by muscle is good news. Now, if I can just get that muscle to start to work burning the calories. I love feeling stronger but I'd also like to start to see some weight loss.

I'm keeping to my goal of lots of cardio and weight training 3x a week.

There's still snow on the ground but the sun is out today here in Philadelphia. I hope everyone has a chance to exercise today.

Cindy

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Good Morning, Everyone,
The chicken soup I made yesterday turned out great. After weighing and measuring everything it turned out that our midday soup and salad meal was huge and still stayed under 500 calories. My husband was playing golf and didn't get home until 2:30 so I had a modest vegetable snack at noon so I wait for him. I froze some broth and vegetables for a meal in the future and froze some pints of broth to use as a starter for making other soups in the future,

Today was my favorite line dance class and the sun is shining. It doesn't get much better than this.

Thanks for sharing all you successes. I don't think I'd do well going to the gym so I admire all of you who do. Thank God for my Nordic Track bike in the living room. I'll be on shortly after lunch.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Good Morning, Everyone,
The chicken soup I made yesterday turned out great. After weighing and measuring everything it turned out that our midday soup and salad meal was huge and still stayed under 500 calories. My husband was playing golf and didn't get home until 2:30 so I had a modest vegetable snack at noon so I wait for him. I froze some broth and vegetables for a meal in the future and froze some pints of broth to use as a starter for making other soups in the future,

Today was my favorite line dance class and the sun is shining. It doesn't get much better than this.

Thanks for sharing all you successes. I don't think I'd do well going to the gym so I admire all of you who do. Thank God for my Nordic Track bike in the living room. I'll be on shortly after lunch.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: