WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012

Gr8tful

How do you add the weight ticker to your profile? What box does it go in? The about me one? Any help would be appreciated

msh0530

How do you add the weight ticker to your profile? What box does it go in? The about me one? Any help would be appreciated

I just looked at your profile, and your ticker is there just like it is on your post. Are you asking about something else that I don't understand? Mary

Gr8tful

Re: The weight ticker. Nevermind I figured it out. Thanks anyway! Good luck to all this month!

DarleneBDA

Hi y'all! So glad to see this group.

I've been on MFP for a couple of weeks and finally saw the first movement on the scale! I will admit I was getting disheartened. I'm convinced my body was waiting to see if I was serious before responding.

February Goals:

- Log in and track food and exercise each and every day. Really does make a difference!
- MOVE more
- Drink my water
- Continue stepping away from fast food. We're doing so well on this, better than ever before.

I was feeling the same when when i first started this round..... but I am down and happy with it. I have been faithfully working out and keeping track of my food intake.

I am lucky in the fast food department... Living in Bermuda... we dont have McDonalds, Wendys and all that... We do have some fast food pizza places ...but not on every corner and not open all night either....... Thank god for that

Have a great month................

exermom

davetecsgirl - I sometimes will use workout DVD's just to change things up. I like Gin Miller's step, Jari Love the weights (don't know if she has any cardio), Rodney Yee yoga, Mari Windsor pilates.

Did an hour of deep water today. Then bowled 3 games with the seniors and tonight we bowl 3 more games with the Newcomers. Busy day but that also keeps me from munching. Tomorrow I'll do a DVD where the exercises use a resistance band (Cathy Friedrich)

klein - when will you be going to Germany? How long will you be there?

Cindy - safe travels while you're going to FL. How long will you be there? In Feb. the pool at our condo usually doesn't open until later in the day. How I loved it in July, the pool was open 24/7.

Ye gads! I clicked on the link for Feb. jand there's ALREADY 3 pages!

Nancy - congrats on meeting your Jan. goal! Awesome girl

issyfit - welcome! What kind of athletic career did you have?

Welcome shane, janyce, cando,. walkinmydoxie, avonchick (happy birthday), hopeitworks, fawnarrington (congrats on the upcoming wedding), jackieboo

JipsyJudy - have fun on your vacation! Sounds wonderful

Su - happy anniversary. I enjoyed "Mastering your Metabolism", just wish it wasn't the abridged version.

Jackie - big congrats on reaching your goal weight

I'm going to post this especially to mark my spot. Then have some dinner and go bowling.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Pam3

thanks barbie for starting the thread....i have had a stomach bug.....going on 24 hours of no foods....feeling very dizzy and disoriented...so i will check back tomorrow

brunsda

Thank you for the invitation. I am looking forward to getting to know you.

My goals for February are to get rid of 5 pounds and to walk 3 times a week.

cathys01

Hi Ladies:

Happy February!!! Thanks, Barbie, as always, for getting us started again :flowerforyou:

To all of you who made your goals for January, good for you, you are amazing :drinker: :drinker:

To the Newcomers, Welcome!!

I met with my Dad's older sister last night for dinner and a visit; she is 92 and a nun. She is an amazing woman, still working!!!

I am going this weekend to visit with my son that is in the military as he turns 30 on Friday. I am taking the day off on Friday and I am going to go and spend the weekend with he and my DIL and little granddaughter. They live just off the base about 5 1/2 hrs away from where I live. There is no call for bad weather, so I am good to go :laugh:

So many of you have posted such wonderful tales, I so enjoy reading them. You all enrich my life and I thank you all

Love, Cathy xx

bricktowngal

Hi! My galis to lose as close to 10 lbs this month as I can:happy:

northernbelle16

Hello, my name is Debbie and I am a Southern girl who found love in Cape Cod MA. I have now been married for 2 years. With our combination we have 5 children and 7 grands. I love the ocean! I spend many days in a boat catching and eating fish.
I am trying to get back in shape. I started a new medicine about 6 months ago and it made me want to eat the house. I have started back to the gym and watching what I eat but it is hard to not snack.
I have a trip to Las Vegas in March for an anniversary trip and I need to lose enough to get in my clothes so any encouragement will be appreciated. Oh and by the way " GO PATS"!!!!

shmogo9

Hello ladies....trying to catch up - can't figure out how to find my last post so I know where to start lol... I see people saying "just marking my spot " or "bump" what does it mean and how do you find your spot next time? :frown:

Congrats to al who made their January goals - Virginia - you're such an inspiration :flowerforyou:

Angie - take it easy as much as possible - I ended up with an incisional hernia after my hysterectomy because I dd the stairs too soon :frown: slow and steady wins the race gf....:flowerforyou:

Darlene - lwelcome.....et us know what you think of the 30 Day Shred - I have it too - not that I've used it in a long time but it's funny - it's almost like she can see you at times with some of her comments :laugh:

JipsyJudy - have a great vacation :flowerforyou:

genealace - WoW not sure if I'd shoot the furnace or the repair guy - I feel for you Glad to hear DBF is keeping a sense of humour - probably driving the nurses nuts - go DBF go :laugh:

Sarah - a co-worker has SAD and she goes tanning once a week and says that it helps....not sure if you've tried that.....She has had extra lighting added around her desk area too.

Jackie - congrats on making it to goal

realpure - I too tried the protein shakes and I gained weight - not sure why but don't want to try that again

My goals for February - lose 5 lbs and drink more water. Going to try not to take exercise calories but we'll see...I usally have hungrier those days...

good luck to all with your goals...

have a good evening - off to exercise now!

ddmjwm29

Great posts to keep me going! Lost 6 pounds in January, Goal is to loose 5 more in February and keep going to the gym 4 times a week.

kleinbuenstorf

Hello everyone!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks Barbie for keeping us going!! :happy:

And welcome to all the newcomers!!:flowerforyou:

Looking back at January I'm very happy with my 135 miles walked but a bit disappointed with loosing only 2 pounds!:grumble:
So I'm changing a few things: wine or any alcohol only on the weekend, nothing to eat after 8 pm, increase my walking to 6 miles/day and add 1 - 2 hours of gardening whenever possible.

My goals for February are:
walking 100 miles - I'm going to try 6 miles/day except for Sundays ( my splurge day )
Yoga class weekly
lose 5 pounds

So, let's get going!!! :laugh:

Wishing everyone a relaxing evening,:flowerforyou:
Desiree

SueScott5plus

My goal for Feb is to loose 8 lbs.

RebelRenny

mmm.....what are my goals for February, uhm, let's see.
- Limit wine to the weekends
- Limit intake of starches
- Eat fruit and veggies every day
- Drink plenty of water
- Log my food in MFP everyday
- Listen to my body
- Stay within daily calories, balanced over the week
- Weigh-in daily, or at least every other day
- Enjoy life and smile

I think that's enough. Doing that should send a signal to my body to lose some weight. I am holding off setting exercise goals, as I don't know if my body is ready for it yet.

Renny

ehunte

Hello All,

I'm glad I found this post - it is great!

My goals for Feb is to lose 5 lbs. It is so hard for me to lose weight. I swear my body likes each and every fat cell, but I will prevail...

1. I will exercise at least 4 hours every week
2. Log my food in advance so I know what I'm eating
3. Get at least 8 hrs sleep daily

Good luck everyone.

issyfit

issyfit - welcome! What kind of athletic career did you have?
Michele

Thank you Michele. I was a ranked tennis player then taught and coached for many years until my joints gave out on me. I was also an avid skier and competitive badminton player. Went from very active to sedentary (I design websites now) without changing my eating habits and it has taken its toll. I do still play golf but have to use a cart.
Liz

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
When I started posting on this thread in 2009 in was possible to respond to everyone personally without having to spend hours at the computer……It is so great to see over 70 posts on this thread in less than 24 hours. I love the variety of goals and have had to resist the urge to change mine to use some of yours…..I learned a long time ago that I can’t control the scale but I can control my own behavior so I don’t have goals for weight loss (although I am wondering why the three pounds I gained in the fall won’t go away). Thanks to some of you, I started reading “useful” books like “The Thin Commandments Diet”, “Younger Next Year for Women”, “It’s Always Something”, “A Complaint Free World”, and my current favorite “Strong Women Stay Young”. These books along with MFP have inspired me to greater goals.

:bigsmile: It was a woman on this thread who gave me the idea of keeping a pad of paper and pencil in my kitchen to keep track of the water I drink. In the early days I frequently had to stand next to the paper at bedtime and drink the last three glasses so I could reach my goal for the day. I’m still keeping track the same way now and now I also use the paper to keep track of the squats I’m doing for the 100 squats a day for 100 days challenge.

:bigsmile: I surprised myself in January by continuing to walk my dogs for two hours every morning and didn’t let rain, snow, ice, wind, or darkness interfere. I did some yoga but not three times a week. I stayed with the 100 squats a day challenge. I kept those goals for February and added the strength training goal to the list…….I’ve wanted to do strength training for years but didn’t really know what to do until I read “Strong Women Stay Young” and got a structured plan that I can follow and stick to. I carry my pedometer all day every day and continue to set goals of how many steps to walk each day.

And one more thing

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I told hubby that I still don’t want chocolates for Valentine’s Day

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I want heavier ankle weights and heavier dumbbells.

Barbie from NW Washington

February goals:
*walk the dogs for an hour or more every morning no matter how cold, wet, windy, or snowy.
* Yoga three days a week
*100 squats a day
*strength training two days a week (three would be better)

kayms13

I'm excited to join you. My goals for Feb. are to log my calories daily. It's amazing how much that helps! I'm also trying to eat 5 fruits/veggies every day.

auntiebk

And one more thing

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I told hubby that I still don’t want chocolates for Valentine’s Day

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I want heavier ankle weights and heavier dumbbells.

Barbie from NW Washington

:laugh: Love it Barbie! And Jake gets a slimmer, stronger, sexier you. Truly a Win - Win Valentine idea!

Yes I'm back. Made January mat minutes goals (just barely) but completely failed to check in. Missed you all!
February goals
Do the 1000 (mat) minute challenge again.
Knee permitting, aim to average 10K steps/day
and at least scan the posts daily even if no time to respond.

Warm welcome to all the newbies, so happy to see the familiar faces too. Now its off the computer and down on the mat for another 10-15 minutes of knee, shoulder and gut'n'butt.

Hugs to ALL,

Barbara, who WILL be size 10 one day
February: get DOWN on that mat every day. Let it be.
2012: dance more, bark less and CHECK IN!!!