WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012

Cando055

Good morning, all. Enjoyed reading all the posts, although I'm still having a hard time tracking everyone.

Realpure, what is the 3 x 32 oz. water formula? I can't find it anywhere.

I had a hearing last night and a very stressful day leading up to it. Missed lunch trying to get a motion finished and filed, but did grab a bottle of water and an apple, piece of string cheese and handful of pretzels to eat on the hour-long drive to the hearing. In the past it would have been pretzels only.

Eileen

msh0530

I see that we are nearing 500 posts, so just a reminder: if there is a padlock by the name of the thread, we have hit the magic number. Just go to the last post and click "continued at this topic" in the body of the post. We will be there waiting for you!

The guy that cuts my hair had surgery and then has fallen several times. I thought that I was finally getting my hair cut today, but alas, he has rescheduled again to Friday. Maybe I can just wear a hat until then? My original appointment was for the 10th.

Better get to work. See you on the other side! Mary

jb_2011

Hello Tuesday Good-news day. Scale down 1.5 of the 3 (Ahem!) I was up yesterday morning. Goodness. Seems to happen every time I lose a pound - the next few days I go right back up - of course it couldn't be from overeating and too much wine over the weekend. Who, me? :laugh:

Ate like a dreamgirl yesterday and planning a repeat performance today, tomorrow, the next day and the next. 1235 calories, seems to be a magic number. Large salad for lunch, but I was on "empty" by the time I got home from work. Had a tiny splash of wine before dinner, and even had room for a little piece of dark chocolate almond bark. Most delicious stuff on earth.

Nancy, I don't live near the ocean - the 800 lb California sea lions are in the river! I go to the Willamette River (Portland) which is pretty darned big - not as big as the Columbia, but still big. The sea lions come from the ocean (about 50 miles away) to hunt for salmon. Pretty amazing. The river "beach" where I take the dogs is near the confluence of 2 rivers where the salmon are plentiful. Local fisherman are always trying to get a law passed to legalize shooting the sea lions, but I don't think it'll ever happen.

Better get a move-on here. Have a great day, eat your salads, Sistas! :drinker:

jb

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Over cast Tuesday,

Congrats to those of you that have lost:drinker:

Too much work to do but will say I'm thinking of you today.

Have a good day and don't forget to drink your water:drinker: and keep moving, it's what will help us reach our goals.

Laura80111

brunsda

Happy Tuesday everyone.

realpure-I really liked the quote about trying to make 1 person happy each day. What a great thing to strive for.

Nancy-What a great accomplishment. Size 8. Woo Hoo! You have inspired me today-thanks.

Mary-ooh I hope you are able to get your hair cut Friday. I don't know about you but when I get past the time for a cut things can start looking pretty sad. Have you tried any new styles while you have been waiting?

AHealthierSuz-Drive carefully and Enjoy yourself.

Vicki-I am looking forward to getting to know you.


I have a new goal for my walking. My son is starting the spring soccer season. I thought while he is practicing is the perfect time for me to get in a good long walk. It is something I have really been struggling with. Have a great day.

Dawn

vickim26

Susie,
A lot of hotels now have a busines area and have computers to use free of charge. that way you can log on and keep track on the road. Hope this helps. be safe. If you drive through Louisiana stop and see me.

realpure

Good morning, all. Enjoyed reading all the posts, although I'm still having a hard time tracking everyone.

Realpure, what is the 3 x 32 oz. water formula? I can't find it anywhere.

I had a hearing last night and a very stressful day leading up to it. Missed lunch trying to get a motion finished and filed, but did grab a bottle of water and an apple, piece of string cheese and handful of pretzels to eat on the hour-long drive to the hearing. In the past it would have been pretzels only.

Eileen

Hi Eileen,
Who knows with me and my speed reading....... I thought I read that Virginia drinks 3, 32 oz glasses of water a day. I had been drinking 8 glasses, not measuring. I tried drinking from measured water bottle yesterday with oz on it, and checking on a piece of paper each time I refilled it. So that I made sure I was drinking enough. VERY behind today. Hard to drink when I subing. I'm on it now.

Glad you fit in some cheese. Protein always helps me. Straight carbs disaster. Good luck!

exermom

Well, we're leaving tomorrow. Lynette wants to come down in Sept. or Oct, I think we'll come in the middle of the month and spend a lot more time. I laid by the pool for the last time (boo hoo....until next time). Did an hour of a downloadable spinning workout. I'll probably do some yoga tomorrow a.m. Actually, the more I think about it, mid-Sept. is probably better for us. In Oct. Vince wants to get ready for Halloween.

realpure - so glad you found what works for you. I know that eating at night always works for me (if I don't eat, I lose, regardless of what it is I'm eating)

Need to finish up a sweet potato that I have and some green beans, so I'll have some tuna that I have here while Vince finishes up the ham. I need to finish up the one wedge of Laughing Cow so I'll have that tonight. Update: had ham since we need to finish that up and the tuna is in a pouch.

We were looking at the food that we need to take back with us. Vince was commenting about how his popcorn has an expiration date of a year ago. Big deal! really, popcorn doesn't go bad -- I've never had a problem and I'm sure my popcorn is more than a year old. That's what happens when he doesn't eat it!

Nancy - what is Lands End's policy on returning clothing. As you know, I'm looking for a good bathing suit, but I'm very hesitant to buy clothing off the net. Oh, if I try something on in the store, see how it fits, but the store may not have my color, then I don't mind ordering off the net. What if the suit doesn't fit me, or looks great on a model but not so great on me?

Vacuumed the condo, washed the floor. I'd forgotten how little time it takes to clean so I had time to sit by the pool. I also packed just about everything except what I'll wear tomorrow.

Nancy - congrats on the size 8 skirt. Doesn't it feel good?

Vicki - good luck at the dentist

Suz - drive safely. I can just imagine what a big deal this is! Do you have a cell phone? I have a droid and there is an app that I downloaded. I can enter my foods, but I can't access the groups. Also, many hotels have a computer for use by it's visitors.

We're packing the MiFi tonight so I won't be able to check in tomorrow until we get home, maybe even the next day.

Wonder if we'll get locked out?

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

cathys01

Hi Ladies:

How are you doing? Hope you all are okay. Please ask me who talked me into listing this house for sale?? I absolutely hate having all these people coming through the house, going through my cupboards, opening drawers, etc. I hate it; I know they have to, but I just hate it. Please, those of you that do, say a prayer for me that we get sold quickly :grumble:

Barbie - I have to tell you, I love your picture, you looks gorgeous

murfee61 - your goals sound great

realpure - how did you make our with trying to stock the pantry :ohwell:

Vicki - so good to hear from you, you will be fine, we all need to fall off the wagon, only to fall back on sometimes; this only makes us stronger :laugh:

Virginia - I never got a chance to tell you, your glamour shots were absolutely incredible, you are stunning :bigsmile:

Mary/Mimi - you are right about the flabby skin, but that does not make it any less ugly :laugh: I have lots of it too and I know it is there for a really good reason, but I still hate it :laugh:

jadeinecg - hi and welcome :flowerforyou:

mixdouble - have a safe trip

Marilyn - hope you feel better soon :flowerforyou:

yoyoung - hi and welcome to you too :flowerforyou:

Michele - hope you are enjoying Daytona - that is my oldest son's dream, is to attend the Daytona 500 :laugh:

frogmana - you are so close to you goal, good for you

Well, Ladies, I hope you all stay well. Congrats to those of you who are losing, good for you. Hubby and I are to go on on Caribbean cruise on March 24th, so I hope we have the house sold by then for sure. But our winter has been so mild that we are not really escaping any bad weather, really :laugh: We have signed up for trips to see the Mayan ruins while we are away and I am looking forward to that.

Anyway, my Friends, take care and I will talk to you again soon.

Love, Cathy xx

megathome111

Hi Ladies...

Just a quick check-in this evening. Was down 2.2 pounds on my WW weigh-in...so that is 7 .2 lbs total since starting with them on January 31st, and 14.5 since the start of Shedding Pounds for Hounds began on January 3rd. The support from this group of ladies has also been a blessing...thank you all.

Feeling pretty positive about this lifestyle change to say the least. I'm enjoying my morning treadmill workouts, and have been adding intervals this week. This weekend I am going to buy some exercise videos to change up the pace. Hubby is down 10 pounds which will make his doctor happy! All in all a great start to 2012.

Had a bit of a challenge today at work. We recently did a go-live with a huge project that has been underway for the last two years, and it went pretty smoothly...as big projects go, so the team was recognized with a Thank You Party. They had cake & soda, and a number of high-level managers to say thank you. I took a very small piece of cake, and left the frosting. Even at that I had such a sugar headache when I got home it wasn't funny. Fortunately, my points were under control, and I don't think I did too much damage. Regardless...if I did there is still plenty of time to make up for it.

Off to finish up my food posts and then NCIS. I'm not much of a TV buff...but that show is a must see for me each week.

Have a great evening, and tomorrow is hump day already!

MEG

msh0530

I hope everyone jumps over here with us! Just got back from swimming and had time to check in, because I went and picked up Subway and gave myself the night out of the kitchen. Woo hoo! Mary

jaks97

marking my spot waiting for my massage

barbiecat

:bigsmile: Dawn, I love your idea about walking while your son has soccer practice…..do you have a pedometer to keep track of your walk?

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I love your treadmill story….I look forward to reports of long walks on it now that you’ve returned it to service.

:bigsmile: Nancy, congratulations on the size 8 skirt and the amazing lifting workouts you’re doing.

:bigsmile: Cathy, thank you for the kind words about my picture………I know how you feel about putting your house on the market…..it was only a little over a year ago that Jake suggested that we sell our house and find something with no yard to take care of and fewer expenses……we started by renting a storage unit and packing things up to make the house less cluttered….besides having people come to the house, we had to deal with getting the two dogs and two cats out and of course, keeping the house clean all the time……now that we’re in our new place, it all seems worth the effort, but there were days that it was hard to keep my spirits up…..I had to avoid talking to all the negative people who wanted to talk about how slow the real estate market was……stay strong…..you will survive…stay busy and the right offer will come along when your mind is something else and you can’t imagine having the time to deal with it

:laugh: Now that you’ve managed to find this new thread, be prepared for the new thread for the new month that will start at my bedtime tomorrow.

Barbie from NW Washington

vypeters

Bleah. Got some sort of crud. Haven't eaten much of anything all day, but am staying hydrated so all will be well. Just want it to be soon, ya know? I'm such a BABY when I'm sick.

Hope everyone is having a good week. Enjoy reading your posts, I adore this group!

scompton54

marking my spot

slim422

Darn, I'll only be 46 this year.......any exceptions?

I could plead my case if you like. My husband is 53 this year and we have 5 grown children, all out of the house and he's set to retire so we don't have much in common with our cohort. I work from home so a few very good friends but smaller social circle......I could go on but will leave that to the group

Either way good luck everyone!

rjadams

welll my interview skills are improving. I had a job offer today but had to decline. they wanted to give me a lateral move but of course wanted me to do a lot more so I have more interviews scheduled and the right fit will come along.

MacMadame

I went on a job interview last week and the word on the street is that they want to make me an offer. Hopefully it will be a good one!

jb_2011

Oh sheesh Virginia, sorry you've got the crud! Blech is right. Just take care of yourself, hydrate, drink hot broth. A combo (3 times a day) of goldenseal capsules, cayenne capsules and zinc lozenges make a wonderful cure-all for the creeping crud. You'll still get a little sick but it won't "creep" nearly as far. I've used that combo for 30 years, works every time. Make sure to drink tons of water with the capsules, and follow cayenne with a piece of bread or something to push it down, otherwise you'll feel a horrendous amount of heartburn. Dissolve the zinc lozenge slowy. Get well!

Hope everyone's having a nice evening. I'm having a splash of wine, it's cheap stuff from Trader Joes and not all that tasty, but does that stop me? :noway:

jb

janemartin02

HI!Boy 500 comes quick.I think my post got lost.
Went to the dr,stitches out.Therapy starts Thurs.
Have a good one.
HUGS

barbiecat

Darn, I'll only be 46 this year.......any exceptions?

I could plead my case if you like. My husband is 53 this year and we have 5 grown children, all out of the house and he's set to retire so we don't have much in common with our cohort. I work from home so a few very good friends but smaller social circle......I could go on but will leave that to the group

Either way good luck everyone!

the title says "Women Ages 50+" but all women are welcome......if you want to join us, we'd love to have you.

realpure

Happy Hump Day! Welcome to all the new faces. Love reading what everyone is up to.

Barbiecat; Love your new picture. Great to "see" your smiling face!

Cathy: Hope your house sells quickly!!!

Kackie: Love your ski picture! You look marvelous!

Michele: Right there with you on night eating. Doesn't work for me either.

AHealthier Suz: Drive carefully! Hope you have a lovely blessing for your son and his wife. What a special time.

Nancy: I'm with you on lunges............... but boy do they help. I may not be loosing but I'm firming which is nice to see. I try to do them daily. Picture this, when my son is home he does them with me! A riot.

It's pouring here today. Looking forward to seeing all of my DH's family this weekend celebrating my Inlaws 50th.

vickim26

Good morning ladies,
OOPs I did not notice that I posted on part two after 500 and post disappeared. So here I go again. I have done very well past two days. I told my husband that if I could kick my own butt I would do it about 20 times a day. I feel so good eating right and exercising that I dont know why I ever stopped. anyway I am back and plan to post and log food daily. that is really what helps me stay accountable. Made it back to gym last night and felt so good. Hard to walk this morning but that is ok. Have a good day ladies.
Vicki M

quilteryoyo

I'd like to join this group. I'm 52 and still need to lose about 15 pounds. I've been doing really well since I joined MFP...lost 6 pounds since the beginning of the year. My problem is mindless eating when I'm not counting calories, so this site is a real help to me. It looks like all of you ladies are doing great, in life and with your weight.

mazaron

Good morning all, Happy Wednesday! :happy:

Today is my “long prep”. There are two grade 6/7 classes in the school and we alternate Wednesday afternoon art classes. This is my week, so for most of the afternoon my students will be happily making art while I am happily planning, marking, etc. It’s a good time for me to clean up the classroom clutter, too. I find working in a messy space quite distracting, and that makes me grouchy! :grumble: Most students in my classroom learn pretty quickly not to leave their stuff on the floor or on the tables, they get tired of looking for it in the lost and found.

It sounds like the Teacher’s Union and the Government are at a standoff. It’s a legal race now, can the union get the strike vote verified before the government passes the back-to-work legislation? I suspect the wheels of the legislature will grind a little slower, so may have an unwelcome day or two off work next week. :grumble:

On to more pleasant thoughts…the scale was down 3 pounds this morning. :happy: I don’t usually record a loss like that until it’s steady for a few days, but this morning I decided to “go for it!” I will have to behave like a perfect My Fitness Pal angel now to ensure the pounds don’t bounce back up again. I swear it’s the weight lifting!

Michelle, I have never had a problem returning goods to Land’s End. They want the original packaging & labels of course, but they are prompt and dependable. Yes, the size 8 skirt felt great! Safe driving on your way home.

Vicki, your treadmill story made me smile. My husband once “fixed” a camping fridge for me with this way “Does the word ‘on’ mean anything to you?” :noway: I never knew it had an on/off switch! He’s a nice guy, so it was a joke, not sarcasm.

Suz, you’re gorgeous! :flowerforyou: What a lovely picture. Thanks for sharing it. The marriage blessing sounds like it’s going to be a lovely event. You will be able to check out a variety of hotel/motel fitness facilities along the way. Don’t forget that you can get healthy “fast food” choices at grocery stores when you’re on the road: pre-packaged salads (skip the dressing), veggies, fruit, low-fat deli meat, and so on. They don’t have drive through, but you can count the steps on your pedometer.

Eileen, your job sounds fast-paced and stressful, I’m glad to hear you’re managing good food choices along the way.

JB, I am not sure I can construct a mental image of a sea lion in a river, mine are all lolling on rocks near one of the Gulf Islands, making an unholy noise and pushing each other into the sea.

Dawn, back in the days when J’boy played soccer I would see Mums walking around the outside of the soccer field, getting their steps in for the day. I was the Mum sitting on a folding chair chatting with her buddies! I think you’ll be the walking one.

Cathy, I’m sympathizing with your house selling chaos. At least lots of people are looking. Will the move mean a shorter commute to work for you?

Woops, I almost forgot it's "Pink Shirt" day today. It's a bullying awareness campaign: http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/. Excellent, that gives me an excuse to wear my comfy sweater to school two days in a row! :happy:

Realpure I like the image of your son doing lunges with you. How old is he? Yesterday I did two sets of 15 (each leg) while carrying 15kg weights. Ouch! I concentrated on form and tried to ignore the pain.

Have fun today!

Hasta pronto

Nancy

AHealthierSuzyQ

Suz, you’re gorgeous! :flowerforyou: What a lovely picture. Thanks for sharing it. The marriage blessing sounds like it’s going to be a lovely event. You will be able to check out a variety of hotel/motel fitness facilities along the way. Don’t forget that you can get healthy “fast food” choices at grocery stores when you’re on the road: pre-packaged salads (skip the dressing), veggies, fruit, low-fat deli meat, and so on. They don’t have drive through, but you can count the steps on your pedometer.

Have fun today!
Nancy

Nancy, you MADE my day! No one has called me gorgeous in years I've been avoiding anything with sugar, additives, preservatives, or otherwise artificial anything ~ so deli meat is out. Love your sense of humor! I started a new thread on the food board asking for CLEAN eating travel tips and the comediennes at mfp loved it. But I have also gotten some good ideas and recipes. You can bet I WILL be wearing my pedometer on this trip and avoiding drive throughs. I will be fun to see how many actual steps I can log on any given driving day.

I realize I won't be able to eat perfectly clean 100% of the time. I'll just have to do the best I can. I plan to stick with eggs and/or fruit for breakfast and grilled fish and chicken with veggies for the other meals. I'll drink water and an occasional unsweetened tea with lots of lemon. As we near the Atlantic fresh fish should be easy to find. We don't get that where I live at all, so I'm looking forward to it. Mexican food is great! I can order chicken fajitas or beans and enjoy the guacamole. I'll skip the tortillas, chips and rice!

Just learned my Aunt is bringing her laptop on the trip so hopefully I can log in every day after all.

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Happy Hump Day~Wednesday,

Michele, travel safe:flowerforyou:

Cathy- I hear you about putting your house up for sale and having people tromp through and invade:grumble: I'm afraid that is in my future, especially if hubby doesn't get a job soon. I do have my Mom's place forsale in Southern Oregon and the realor is finally getting people that are interested...just wishing they were interested enough to buy it

MEG-congrats on that loss:drinker: sorry you got that sugar rush headache:sad: . It's times like that when you realize how much your eating habits have changed

Virginia - Hope you are better soon:flowerforyou:

Slim422- I believe that Barbie already said it but you are welcome here too:flowerforyou:

rjamdams- Sorry your job interview was not what your were hoping for:ohwell:

MacMadame- Hoping your interview leads to the job you are wanting

Jane- glad to hear you are healing and on the way to therapy:flowerforyou:

Nancy- WOW #3 lost that is GREAT:drinker:

Suz- Sounds like you are being smart and planning your food for your trip, with that determination I'm sure you will succeed:flowerforyou:

*****

I finally lost another pound, I'm figuring that slow and steady is the best way, of course, I'd like it to come off faster but that is not the healthy way...plus it gives that skin an opportunity to slowly go back where it should be

Virginia about that loose skin and shorts....I gave up shorts several years ago because the legs just aren't what they were in the 20's & 30's:sad: so I wear capris they seem to do the trick for summer and with some cute tops I feel like I'm not looking too much like an "old lady":ohwell:

I had to leave Peanut (our long haired dachshund, you can see his picture in my profile)at home (he comes to work with me every day) he's having trouble with his left eye. Last night he wouldn't open it and so hubby is taking him to the vet today. He had this same thing about 4 weeks ago and they gave me medication for him...I'm hoping it's nothing serious:huh:

Everyone have a good day, let's keep moving and drinking:drinker: ...water that is:laugh:

Laura80111

anotheryearolder

marking my spot

JanuaryJan

Bumping my spot up! Been MIA for a couple days here! Just hit my 10 lb mark today! whoo hoo. go me! lol :happy:

I've been busy but trying to skim the posts to keep up a little. You ladies are awesome!!

Janice

issyfit

Any Leap year babies here?-if so Happy Birthday!