WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2012

jaks97

Good Morning Ladies just checking in. Weekend at the beach was so relaxing, now back to the work grind. Didn't go over on my calories I don't think, was hard to log as we ate out most meals but my friend and I shared a plate so portion size was good. The wine may have sent me over but today is a fresh start. Going to start on strength again today, and try to get more squats in, I try 10 at a time when I can remember.

Have a good week ladies

mazaron

Good morning, my dears! :flowerforyou:

One result of this new active life-style of mine is that I don't sleep as well. :yawn: Or do I mean I don't sleep in as well? Regardless, this must be the first time in history that I've been out of bed at 6 am on a vacation day, unless I was going meeting a deadline of some kind. Who knew?

Today I am doing workout A-6 of the New Rules of Lifting for Women. I am looking forward to it. :happy: That's weird too! I don't think the scales are going to go down this week because of the indulgent meals over the weekend so I will "lift heavy" to make up for it.

DeirdreAMoore: I’m a BC girl too, over in the Kootenay Valley. We did not have the big wind storm here, but it sure hasn’t been pleasant. Did you fin “New Rules”?

Hey, Tallen, good run. I ran on the road yesterday for the first time! Got over my self and just did it. Buster-the-Poodle and I did intervals (run 1 minute, walk 2) for 3 K and then walked for 2. It felt great! I am going to try to reverse the intervals and run 2 minutes/walk 1 minute.

Now Barbie, don’t get me too pumped up! I do the lunges while holding dumblell weights (20 lbs at the moment) in each hand. If I tried with a barbell on my shoulders I would fall over for sure! :noway: That would give the big boys at the gym something to think about.

Cathy, so pleased to hear your house is sold. Will you have a shorter commute to work? You’ll certainly have a shorter commute to the gym!

Robin, It sounds like the trip to Texas is not really what you need right now. :grumble: I envy you the heat, though. It snowed here yesterday evening and rained cold all night. Sigh. I hope you get home to your cool, wet PNW soon.

Renny, so glad to hear your sister is OK. I’m sea-green with envy over the mussel/shrimp dish. We used to live on the Sunshine Coast and had a sailboat. I miss the fresh seafood.

Joyce, honey, you can whine here anytime. :grumble: We're very good listeners.

JipsyJudy – Where DO you squat?

See you on the other side,

Nancy

SallyCC

Good to read all your posts. I wanted to jump in. I am wearing a pedometer and tracking how many steps. I am realizing I do not move much except when I am exercising. I knew that at some level before but it really is an eye opener to see the numbers. Good information and now I need to act on it.

I have my weigh in tonight at the Weight Loss Challenge. I need to "get it over with"

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: It's gonna be a beautiful Tuesday,

Michele- as much as you cook/bake having a small bump in your sampling is just that a bump...you are so good at fixing things and giving them away:drinker:

Cathy- glad your house sold:flowerforyou: downsizing that for me right now is the dirty word and I know hubby keeps telling me I need to be thinking about doing it...someday So much to look forward to and a cruise too:drinker: enjoy.

MEG- I see that Beth included a web site to look at for the Kettlebell, I believe that they are the originals and they have videos on it to show how it works. I bought mine at Target, only a #7.5 by Reebox and it came with a DVD for beginner and advanced. I'm enjoying it, sure doesn't seem like you are doing much until the next day aches:ohwell: but good aches. A four day get away sounds wonderful, maybe I need to see about doing something like that:huh:

Robin- nothing like traveling and then fighting a flu bug:sick: hoping you are feeling better soon.

Renny- glad to hear that your sister is doing better:drinker: hoping that it gets better with medical help.

Joyce- I soooo miss Fred Meyers:sad: We lived in Oregon for about 15 years and Freddies was my favorite place because I only had to go to one place. When my Dad passed in 2009 in Grants Pass, it was right before my 55th birthday so I went to the Jewelers @ FM and purchased a bracelet as a "rememberance" and found that if I take it to them every 6 mo to have it checked any repairs are free...well they have a Fred Meyers Jewelers here in Denver but the one closest to my house is about 1/2 hr away...and I always enjoy going there to look at the sparklie stuff

Tallen- Yes I agree with you getting old sucks but we are doing all we can to make it as painless as possible:bigsmile:

yclayton- would that be your granddaughter with her blue ribbon from last weekend? Cute:drinker:

Beth- so how long have you been doing Kettlebell exercises? Have you seen results like they say? I just started this past weekend and I'm hoping to get where I don't ache quite so much...but it is a good ache:bigsmile:

*****

I went home and did my Kettlebell exercises, once again it was quick and didn't seem to be a strain at all...now this morning I'm a bit stiff but by moving around that will go away...not as sore as I was on Sunday...so I'm thinking that's a good thing.

Last night I was watch the TLC channel and there was a program something about The Skinny and it was about people that had lost so much weight (100+) that they had skin that they wanted removed because it just hung there. One man had 17 lbs taken off and a young woman had about 30 lbs removed. I can see where they would want to do this, but boy did it look painful. It was interesting because the doctor showed the muscles and could tell that they had been exercising because the muscles under the skin were really firm. Made me wonder about the people on Biggest Loser and what they do afterwards.

Well I have lots to get done today, the 15th is fast approaching and between monthly reports do and what the boss will need to report for his chapter 11 on the 20th I have a lot to get done.

Everyone have a good day, eat healthy, drink plenty of water:drinker: and let's keep moving.

Laura80111

jam0525

Hello everyone,

I am still lurking in the shadows and struggling with getting any exercise in and struggling with 1200 calories a day and struggling with keeping up on the posts here.

Never did I think life could be so stressful all the time.

On the brighter side,it has been two years since DD's hip surgery and all is well with her bones and joints! Dad is up and out of his wheelchair one more time. Hubby has his disability hearing mid April. My DS might be getting expelled from yet another school for his temper. He just can't handle bullying or teasing and slammed the wall in the classroom when the others would not leave him alone. ( I guess that was not on the brighter side).

Hanging in there,


Jeannie

westernjoy

Snow is really coming down. Animals feed and wood stacked. Was hoping for just evening fires, but looks like mother nature has other plans. Hummingbirds are alittle confused I think. They just sit on th feeder and look out at the snow.
Well didn't lose last week. So I went back over my logs. Not enough greens.Haven't done the salad sister on a daily basis like before. So its salad everyday jb.
I have been averaging 13000+ steps everyday. So I'm pleased with that. Squats are 25 a day. Just a few at a time. Knees won't let me do a lot. Better than nothing. Strength training going slow. But its going.
Just wanted to let all newcomers know just move no matter what it is.
Prayers are with all who are having a tough time.
Congrats to all who are losing or having good things happen for them.
Have a great day ladies
Joyce

wwww1199

I have been feeling very discouraged lately. Between the time change, working on our wedding plans and deciding when and where we will be living after, I haven't been consistent with my workouts. I need that extra push to get myself going again. Can't seem to muster up the energy. I'm hoping by having you ladies around nudging me, I'll do better. Thanks!!

lsnyder15

I am new to MFP and have been looking for a group. Any encourgement is helpful.

I will be 54 this June
Married - one daugther and 2 gandsons


March goals:
*add extra day at the gym each week - currently doing 3 (body pump, body combat and yoga)
*track my steps per day
*healthier food choices

shepherdbl

Hello everyone from warm Arizona. I am 65 so definitely qualify as 50+. Enjoy reading about your successes and trials and concerns. I pray for you when you add a concern. I do not have the time to respond to each post, but wanted to let you know you are encouraging me in my journey and I hope as you read these posts you are being encouraged as well. I have only been on MFP for a month so far at the encouragement of my 26 year old niece. Keep up your efforts. We can do this together. :drinker:

DAM_Fine

Hi, everybody - what a great group this is!

For those kind enough to ask - what I'm trying to shape up for specifically is to be a able to look good (no, make that great!) in a bikini by July. That's when my husband is taking us to Hawaii for our 35th anniversary. And to show you why I want to look good, take a look at this:



That's my almost 59 year old husband, and I would much prefer it if he had to act as bodyguard for me on the beach rather than the other way around.

And now, just when I posted in my blog that I was going to stop stressing about those stubborn last five pounds and start lifting to shape things up instead, I do my weekly weigh-in and I've dropped 1.4 pounds. My body just really really kills me sometimes. I think it's a practical joker at heart.

Mazaron - My bookstore didn't have New Rules in stock, but the manager lives right around the corner from another store that does and will bring it with him today - so at about 3:30 I'll have the book. Does it provide good lists of what equipment you need? I really am a total beginner at this, except for 2 and 5 pound hand weights.

Beth- Do you think you'll get good results with the kettlebell workout? They always look so interesting, I'm tempted to get one if I can find one cheap

Renny - So glad to hear your sister will be okay.

Meg - About the time change - don't you wish they would just PICK ONE ALREADY and stick with it. I don't mind the extra hour of sleep in the fall, but I find myself waking up an hour early for weeks; and when they put it forward in the spring, I'm a sleep-deprived zombie for a loooong time.

There are so many comments I want to make to others posts, and soooo much that is interesting to read, but I am at work, after all, and I think I should probably go do some.

Nice meeting all of you and talk to you soon (whenever the boss isn't looking lol).

mazaron

Decided it's time to change my sweater! (In the picture, that is)

mazaron

Deirdre, The New Rules for LIfting has all the information you'll need. The workouts can be done at home, but if you don't already have the equipment it would be cheaper to join a gym, I think.

Your husband looks mighty fine, I must say!

DAM_Fine

He does look very fine, he really does - he has a very physically demanding job, eats like a horse and still weighs within 5 pounds of when I met him. Sometimes I hate him for that, when I have to work so hard just to not gain, but then I look at him and you know? I don't really mind at all.

As far as equipment goes, I'm going to see what I can find used and free or cheap on craigslist - I won't be buying new. And I really, really, really hate gyms. It seems that when I have a membership and feel compelled to go, I get lazy and don't. I'm much better about staying consistent if I exercise at home.

Grammymax

Hello everyone from warm Arizona. I am 65 so definitely qualify as 50+. Enjoy reading about your successes and trials and concerns. I pray for you when you add a concern. I do not have the time to respond to each post, but wanted to let you know you are encouraging me in my journey and I hope as you read these posts you are being encouraged as well. I have only been on MFP for a month so far at the encouragement of my 26 year old niece. Keep up your efforts. We can do this together. :drinker:

Thank you for the prayers. That is awesome. I used to be a regular and have recently come back to MFP. I haven't been posting...just lurking! I need to get serious and lose about 15 inches as well as15 pounds...hopefully by august!

tallen3687

Just got back from my "walk." It sure wasn't a run tonight. Still real stiff from last night. Might have overdone it a bit, but thats ok, I will just keep moving so Saturday doesn't kill me. On an high note, the 8K is sponsored by Yingling. So I might habe a beer at the end of it. Real good for my diet. LOL! But I still did more than 4 miles, just a lot slower than yesterday.

Nancy - hope you enjoyed your run. I think it is better outside. More to look at and enjoy.

Sally - I need to get a pedometer. I bet I don't walk much at all.

Laura - I have heard that some of the biggest losers do get surgery to remove skin. With the amount of weight they lose in such a short amount of time, I think they would have to.

Jeanie - i know what you are going through. I have two sons who I wasn't sure would ever adapt to the world around him. But thank the lord, they are now 28 and 31 and I am so proud of the men they have become.

Watva - You are in the right spot for motivation. I am still new here and have loved every minute of it. I think you will to.

Lsnyder - You are doing great workouts. I hope to get motivated to do even a portion of that soon.

Good night everyone. Have a great evening and wonderful Wednesday.

frogmama

Hi!
Haven't had a whole lot of time to post lately. I have been working at both the airport and Christopher Banks this week. Long days but shouldn't last too long- Christopher Banks is having their Friend's and Family Sale this week- everything in the store is 40% off. So, if you have a store near you, check it out. Whenever there is a big sale, that usually means that we need to put in more hours the week before and the week during the sale.

I am still trying to get the exercise in. Spinning and geocaching Sunday, Zumba and zumba tone on Monday and spinning today.
Tomorrow I am getting a haircut and having my hair highlighted after the airport. Then, zumba in the evening.

I have browsed through the thread and it sounds like many of you are doing well in the exercise department and sticking pretty well to a healthy diet.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week. I will catch up with you later.

Lynn

janemartin02

Hope everyone is doing good.The weather Is nice in the 60`s.Spent some of the day hanging out with my grand daughter.
my friend is coming home and they are doing surgery in 2 weeks.She is staying with her daughter.She`s about 5 min from us.
Knee is doing good today!Pt in the pm.
Have a good night!!
HUGS

exermom

Did an hour of incline intervals on the treadmill today. Tomorrow there is the general meeting for the Newcomers so I'll do a Leslie Sansone DVD at home. When we have these meetings, I usually have eggs for breakfast. People bring snacks and it's usually something baked, so I have eggs to fill me up. Someone "said" they were bringing fruit, now that I might have if they do bring it. If not, no big deal. I usually take my tea with me because they don't have hot tea, only iced tea. One lady is of the opinion that we should hold a 50/50 at these meetings and she thought that I should run it. I have no desire because honestly, I question how much money we'd make. On a good meeting, there are 30 attendees. If half of them put in $1 thats $15, which means that the winner gets $7.50 and our treasury gets $7.50. Supposedly this money is going to go to increase our donations and add to the social budget. I don't think $7.50 is going to make much of a dent. Really, my feeling is that the people who come to these general meetings are being tapped out. They are the ones who are to donate to the quarterly contribution, they are being asked to pay for their coffee, now we're going to ask them to pay for a 50/50? If I'm right and we're not making much money, the only way that'll be evident is in the final amount. So we shall see what happens.

Cathy - congrats on the sold house! I know what a relief that must be for you. You'll love the pool. I love the pool at our condo in FL and really miss it when we come back

Rebel - so glad it wasn't serious for your sister

Joyce - whine all you need to. You certainly deserve it! What an experience you've had

Laura - before we moved to NC, I worked at the Y in PA. the lady who was in charge of my area had skin removed because she'd lost so much weight. But she was a bit self-conscious about the scars. I'm happy for her, she lost the weight by portion control and watching what she was eating.

Jeannie - you are such an inspiration! You keep going no matter what. Good for you!

whateva - you've come to the right place for motivation. Only a few more months until the wedding, huh? Time will fly, try to exercise but if you don't get to it one day, oh well. Just don't let that one day happen over and over and over.

lsnyder - welcome! What is the H-D? I'm probably missing something every obvious.

welcome shepherdbl! We look forward to getting to know you better.

Diedre - wow! your hubby's body is amazing.

Well, tomorrow is one of those busy days. Newcomer general meeting, then senior bowl, come home to have some soup and then Newcomers bowling.

Well, I made myself a big salad to have with my dinner. One main reason is because I want to finish up the cucumber and coleslaw in the refrigerator.

Gonna go take a shower, then get to bed. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

brunsda

Welcome to all the new women.

Judy-thanks for the laugh! :laugh:
Renny-so glad to hear your sister is going to be okay.
Jeannie-keep breathing. Do what you can to get some sstress relief.

No time tonight for more individual responses. I do read read your posts and appreciate everything you so willingly share.

Good Night!

barbiecat

@Barbiecat - just thinking, we could start a discussion called, "Where do you squat?" Or maybe not.

love it! i squat in the pasture while the water troughs are filling!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
the answers would be too funny (and easily misunderstood)...........but I never squat in public :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

jb_2011

Hi! Haven't had time to post but did read everyone's from yesterday and today.

If I don't do my squats every single day, I'm happy with regular daily squats on the pot. I have to (gingerly) force myself to go up and down, up and down, about 20 times before settling in for a nice, long visit with the crossword puzzle book. :blushing:

We had unexpected company last evening, lots of fun and a bit too much good cheer but that's ok, it was worth it. Back to purity today.

Snowfall put a big, bad chill in the air and I had to pull out my heavy winter coat - wasn't I supposed to be done with it for the year?? :ohwell: Took a long walk with terrier-boy, and on the way back I was peeling layers like crazy. Walk fast enough to get nice and warm and slightly out of breath - a good way to do it if you don't have a heart rate monitor or pedometer.

Too pooped to peep anymore tonight. Hasta la manana. :flowerforyou:

jb

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
For those of you who don’t know me, I want to point out that I don’t work full time, I don’t do a lot of housework, and I don’t have children or grandchildren at home or nearby so I have a lot of time for exercise. My back doesn’t allow me to do high impact things so a lot of my exercise is walking the frisky poodles who don’t know how much walking is “enough”. Today is a rest day for me which means that I’m not doing weight training or going to a line dance class. Even so my pedometer tells me that I’ve walked over 20,000 steps and the dogs still need one more walk before bedtime.

:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: Cathy, I am so happy to hear that your house has sold. The packing will be a challenge but having the opportunity to touch all your possessions and make smart choices about them is a spiritual experience that must not be missed.

:flowerforyou: Nancy, I do my weight training at home and on my rest days I have to be strict with myself to keep my hands off the weights. I am unlikely to be doing the workouts in “The New Rules of Lifting for Women” but I am getting good ideas for adding new parts to the routine I learned in “Strong Women Stay Young”. Reading about new exercises on a rest day is a challenge because I want to get up and try them. I like your new picture. You look great.

:flowerforyou: Jeannie, you are amazing in the way you deal with all the challenges in your life and maintain such an upbeat attitude.

:flowerforyou: Grammymax, I hope you will be a regular on this thread. I have missed you.

Jane, I’m happy to hear your knee is doing well.

:flowerforyou: Tallen, when I had only one dog, I thought I could never walk two at a time. I started with very short walks in grassy areas and have gradually increased the time and expanded the locations. I use gentle leaders to make it easier to handle them (they are 38 and 48 pounds)

:flowerforyou: Sally, the great thing about a pedometer is that it encourages you to walk more because it is evidence of your efforts. Some nights I walk up and down the hall just to get a few more steps before bedtime

:flowerforyou: I’d love to respond to everyone but it’s time to walk the dogs before bed and I get up very early in the morning.

Barbie from NW Washington where it is cold and clear but the forecast says snow.

issyfit

So I open this page right when DH walks by and have this very fit man's chest covering my screen. He had to ask what I was doing, probably thought I was on a porn site or something.:blushing:

DAM_Fine

LMAO! Nope, just my DH!

JipsyJudy

Barbie, you are always an inspiration, and I don't know how you do it so consistently. Today it's cold, rainy, and very windy here on San Francisco Bay. I did NOT manage to venture out with my two frisky poodles today, and they are quite put out with me. I've promised them that tomorrow I will make like Barbie, don rubber boots and foul weather gear and take them out in this nasty weather, which is predicted to carry on all week.

wizzywig

Hi everyone

Just a quick post before I go and do my exercises!!

Lots of posts to catch up on again, I seem to be playing catch up again this month - and I promised myself that I'd log in every day. :frown:

Had a busy/stressful couple of weeks two separate accidents with the kittens having to take them to the vets with almost the same injury :embarassed: :embarassed: both times we are not sure what happened but one of the doggies must have tried to warn them to move along (and they didn't move quick enough) Not sure which dog was involved either, but we felt bad, having one of the kitties injured was bad enough but when it happened a second time, we felt such bad pet owners. Thankfully both are on the mend now, and are supervised at all times when near the dogs I couldn't bear a third accident with one of them.

Then I had a fall and hit myself in the face with the flexi lead - had a bruised/cut nose but mainly my pride - don't you feel a fool.

My work colleague has lost 2 stone doing MFP so that is good motivation for me,

Now for the exercise - have a good day everyone.

Viv xx

megathome111

I have been feeling very discouraged lately. Between the time change, working on our wedding plans and deciding when and where we will be living after, I haven't been consistent with my workouts. I need that extra push to get myself going again. Can't seem to muster up the energy. I'm hoping by having you ladies around nudging me, I'll do better. Thanks!!

Hey Wateva...I know there are many of us who have stood in your shoes and been discouraged. Some of us will be there again. Just remember that everything you're doing is FOR YOU....no one else. Take care of yourself, you are worth it!

Yesterday in my weight watchers meeting, one of the statements was "Harness the poer of positive thinking". I really related to and liked that. Positive thinking brings energy...and energy brings healthy living.

I know these lovely ladies got me through a down spell, and with them we are successful. Thanks to all you lovely "thread sisters".
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Hugs to ya!

MEG

megathome111

Things my treadmill has taught me:

1. 4:50 a.m. is NOT still the middle of the night...oh except on last Monday after time change :laugh:
2. "Glistening" is for girls..."Sweating" is for your health & heart. :drinker:
3. The Hotpants help the sweating
4. That little "lap" display is very inspirational..."Just one more lap"
5. Exercise FEELS GREAT and my day seems better when I start it on the treadmill:flowerforyou:
6. The curtain rod in the room where my treadmill sits is crooked.:huh:

Great Wednesday to all of you lovelies!
MEG

jb_2011

G' morning from rainy Portland. Sort of expected to see snow again this morning but no, the white be gone. Back to the regular ol' Oregon drip.

Meg, I'm also telling myself that 4:50 AM is not the middle of the night. 4:00 is pushing it, though. And awake I was, up-n-adam, coffee on.

We had unexpected house guests on Monday evening, I was at work when they arrived so didn't have time to tidy up the house. Luckily it was in pretty fair shape, and hubby took care of getting the guest room in order. Hadn't seen these folks for a couple of years and I'm telling you, they piled on pounds of praise for the "new" me. Boy, did that feel good.

Still haven't had a chance to go shopping for a few new things to wear. Must put that on my agenda!

Anyone like hummus? I just love it with raw cauliflower. Here's a recipe if you'd like to try making your own - it's super easy.

I call it "Yummus"

1 can garbanzo or white (cannellini) kidney beans, drained, juice reserved (I use low-sodium beans)
1 t. minced garlic
3 T. fresh lemon juice
3 T. extra virgin olive oil
2 t. tahini
4 sprigs chopped parsley
1/8 - 1/4 c. liquid from canned beans
Dash salt if needed (I don't add it)

Place ingredients in food processor and whirr away until smooth.
Serving size 2 Tablespoons
72 calories, 2 protein, 5 fat, 66 potassium, 52 sodium

:flowerforyou: Happy day to all, let's move those bods and keep those potassium levels up up up! Here's the link to the potassium chart again in case anyone missed it. www.krispin.com/potassm.html

jb

Patchworkperson

Yummy!!!!

Anyone like hummus? I just love it with raw cauliflower. Here's a recipe if you'd like to try making your own - it's super easy.

I call it "Yummus"

1 can garbanzo or white (cannellini) kidney beans, drained, juice reserved (I use low-sodium beans)
1 t. minced garlic
3 T. fresh lemon juice
3 T. extra virgin olive oil
2 t. tahini
4 sprigs chopped parsley
1/8 - 1/4 c. liquid from canned beans
Dash salt if needed (I don't add it)

Place ingredients in food processor and whirr away.
Serving size 2 Tablespoons
72 calories, 2 protein, 5 fat, 66 potassium, 52 sodium