WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2012

kckramp

IYay! I lost the pound I gained last week plus I am down 1.6 pounds. I have really been doing a lot of Wii Zumba and Kinnects your shape.
I have a big long weekend. Today is match day for my daughter when she will find out where she will spend the next 3 years for her pediactric residency. We are very excited to find out where she will go after all of her hard work. Then we are heading over to Myrtle Beach to celebrate our 33rd anniversary. I will have to be a bit careful eating but I am going to enjoy the weekend and some long beach walks should help.
Hope you have a great weekend!
KC

cheddar2000

Hi going on 52 here. My goal for the month is to keep going like I am going. I exercise 2 hours a day with low impact, swimming, and a nice lunchtime walk. I have a sedentary job hence the amount of exercise. I am in a groove and want to just keep going to keep forming that habit! Have 3 grown children and that thing about that line of support for me is to be flexible and know it constantly changes and finding it is a challenge! good luck to everyone on their goals for March!

JipsyJudy

Happy weekend, all! Everyone, get outside somewhere sometime for a bit and enjoy! It's been a overloaded work week here, and it's been cold, rainy and windy. Too much stress means less time for exercise. I wish I had healthier joints like many of you, so I could get a good burn going and expend more calories in a shorter time. Well, I will be thankful for what I have, and what I can still do. Have been walking the poodles (with all of us in raincoats) only 60 to 90 minutes a day (at 2 MPH) this week. I'm most impressed with all the weight lifting that's going on in this group. Rock on, Sistahs! I keep several sets of 5 pound dumbells around the house and office. I have one pair of ten-pounders, but everytime I try to use the heavier weights (and whenever I try to walk faster) I wind up injuring myself, due to arthritic wrists, back, shoulders, knees, and hips. So I have to keep telling myself that slow and steaddy will win my race. I try to take stretch-and-crunch breaks from my computer several times each day: stand up, do two or three sets of Qi Gong stretches, and then do two or three sets of weight work with my dumbells before I sit back down. Oh, and thanks to Barbiecat, I'm also doing squats (well, half squats), and I also do half push-ups off of countertops. I rarely add the strength building stuff to my exercise log. If I'm burning more calories than I log, well, that's actually a good thing, isn't it? I keep my net calorie consumption under 1400 calories per day, but I've been stuck on a plateau for about three weeks. But as I said, I try to focus on being thankful for what I CAN do, and at least I'm not gaining weight. :flowerforyou:

katherinemm31

I'm 42 but my body looks over 50. I have younger teens, both with special cognitive/emotional needs. I've got some issues with depression. I've lost about 70 pounds over the past three years with the help of a lap band that betrayed me during a trip, resulting in gain instead of the loss I had anticipated. I fight stress, hormones, mild pain and exhaustion. Do I still qualify for this group?

Here's what I intend to do for March:

*Increase my walking, hopefully from volunteer work that gets me out of the house more regularly and gets me moving while I feel I'm accomplishing a mission (mission being the motivator).
*Continue kicking processed sugar and substitute fruit.
*Continue to increase isotonic strengthening exercises. (I don't lift anything other than my body weight and can still feel the pull.)
*Keep within my calorie goal.
*Try not to get emotionally hung up, especially when the scale and my body don't show the results I want.
*Try not to get hung up on spring clothing and short sleeves that require I show my bat wings and other ugly parts of my body.
*Remind myself I'm not ugly and stop comparing myself to others.

As far as parenting, I've heard worrying over the kids never stops, so I better learn to deal with it. Reading the stories here, I believe that bit of wisdom to be true.

Thanks for the group.

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: thankful it's Friday!

Robin- glad you are home safe. I'm sure that with plenty of water you will wash out that sodium in no time.:drinker:

Jaks97- thanks for the encouragment

Kackie- hope that DH hip injury is nothing serious.:flowerforyou:

Fitz- a tutu...I'd love to send a tutu...maybe someday..in the mean time it's little suits with vests and bow ties for our family

Dawn- I know the struggle with exercise...but I also know how much better I feel AFTER I am done..besides I don't want to let all these other women down....so many of them are super exercise women

Barbie- that is so great that your hubby is your personal cheerleader for all your exercise:flowerforyou:

Barb- I will be fixing corned beef and cabbage too. Will put it in the crockpot tomorrow in the morning, it's not hubbys favorite (it is one of mine) so I only fix it once a year...maybe something to do with my Irish/Scot roots

Geri- 6:30am in the gym WOW that's determination:noway:

MEG-how nice that hubby cooked dinner. Last night we did ours together (it may have been that my hubby was so hungry) when I get home I head to the basement for my workout and then fix dinner so some evenings it's a bit later than others...but I always enjoy the company in the kitchen.:bigsmile:

KC- Congrats on 33 years:flowerforyou: , I'm sure those long walks on the beach will help burn any extra calories that manage to lurk around

Judy- with all your exercise and logging I'm sure that your plateau will break soon...just keep doing what you know works.:drinker:

:flowerforyou: Welcome to all the newbies that have found us...this is the best place for encouragement:flowerforyou:
*****

The scale was kind this morning and I'm once again at the beginning of a weekend. I will have to be really good with the corned beef and drink plenty of water, thank goodness "green beer" doesn't appeal to me for this holiday

Hubby came to work with me today, my boss and his son are in the mountains competing in a ski race and I have an open house to go to at lunch. I'm hoping that they have a veggie plate there (I know that the person that I'm friends with there is dieting to lose so I'm hopful)...since it's an open house to celebrate the start of their company there is sure to be cake...will have to see how I'm able to resist:huh:

Everyone have a good day, let's keep moving, logging our food and drinking:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: ...lots of water!

Laura80111

mazaron

Oh, is it Friday? I'm still on holiday, so the only way I know what day of the week it is is by what workout I'm doing. Must be Friday because I'm going to a spin class this afternoon. Not much else to report from the snowy Kootenay Valley. Downstairs renovations continue and I am determined to sort out the detritus on my desk sometime before I go back to work.

Back to work? The Gov't passed legislation yesterday making the teacher' strike illegal. So, I will be going back to work. I don't think there is a lot of support for an illegal strike among the general teaching population.

Realpure – One think I liked about teacher-on-call work was the unexpected days off. I hope you enjoyed your afternoon in the yard – in your summer clothes! (It snowed here yesterday :grumble: ).

Beth40n2 – Whew, kettlebells.:explode: Good for you.

Liselyn, I wish I lived nearby so I could come and hear your play! Did your son get “the yes feeling” at Royal Military College? I love the “hibetty” word.:laugh: Can’t think of a way to work it into a grade 6/7 French lesson, though. We’re pretty much stuck at “bonjour, je m’appelle Madame Cobra”. My second language of choice is Spanish, so I’m not very good at improvising en francais. 60 minutes 6 days a week is my goal this month too.

Cathy – We didn’t move, but when we took our year off (2 years ago) we had to pack up our house and ended up giving away or trashing a lot of things we realized we didn’t need or use. It was work, but also kind of exhilarating to realize I don’t need all that “stuff”. Have fun :ohwell: packing up.

Kackie, have fun teaching that 3 year old to ski. She’ll be racing you in no time. Hope your DH has not suffered any major damage from his ski-lift fall.

Barbie and Meg, you have got me thinking. If 4:50 is not the middle of the night, :yawn: perhaps I can make a 6 am step class at the Rec Center.

Amanda, you do need a holiday.:flowerforyou: I hope your trip to the Isle of Wight is as relaxing as can be, maybe the sun will shine and you can pretend you’re in a hot country.

JB I am going to use hummus as a salad dressing – it sounds sooo good.


Barbie, of all the exercises in the New Rules for Lifting workout, push-ups are the hardest for me.:explode: I do them using a step from step-class, with three steps under it (do you get the picture? I’m not quite flat on the floor) and I struggle to manage 10 at a time. It’s a p-u-s-h! I got a new workout shirt from Lulu-Lemon this week, and now that I have taken the straps up 2” I’ll wear it next time I’m at the gym. Perhaps that will help.

KC, good work on the Wii and Zumba and Kinnects, it’s all paying off. Congratulations to you and your DH on your anniversary .

JipsyJudy, your “stretch and crunch” breaks sound like a great idea.:drinker:
Do you work from home? I get my students to do mini-exercise breaks during the day too. The most fun is “follow the leader”. I put on some kind of music and they go around the room, first lap is “legs”, then we add “arms” and then some kind of twist. We get some pretty funny combinations. It’s amazing how much better they all concentrate (and cooperate!) after a body-break.

So my dears, I'm going to attack the mess in the office. Really.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

jb_2011

Good morning Sistas! A-salad-we-will-go :bigsmile:

Telling myself Friday is NOT the weekend. Chanting it over and over again hoping the concept gets a foothold in my noggin. Good thing I have to teach on Fridays now, gets me out of the house and out of the grazing routine that weekends often bring. Having a little b-day party tomorrow, fixing traditional St. Patty's corned beef and cabbage, which I've already entered on my Saturday food page so that I can plan accordingly. Oh, and will have to allow for a bite of warm brownies and ice cream. Note to self: I did say "a bite". :blushing:

Will be picking up a copy of "Strong Women Stay Young" today at the library, and put a hold on "New Rules of Lifting for Women". Oh boy, I'm afraid I'm really in for it! :huh: Will be increasing my strength training exercises, thanks to all of you who are lifting weights and working out like ya-don't-know-what, putting my 3 lb weights to shame. Thanks for that, lol :laugh: Seriously, though, my upper bod is feeling much better since I've started using the weights, and I'm ready to step it up a notch. The "HiBettys" LOL! Funny funny funny.

Putting a chicken in the pot this AM, saving one of the breasts for dinner this evening. I'll be making stir-fry vegs with bean sprouts, cabbage, carrot, celery, zucchini, bell pepper, ginger, garlic and a dash of sesame oil. Chicken gets cooked separately, marinated first in a bit of soy with a bunch of chopped green onions. Served with brown basmati rice, hubby gets to have his crispy chow mein noodles. I tell myself they don't appeal to me. Get your paws out of the bag, JB.

A couple of you mentioned not having time for arts and crafts anymore since exercising and spending so much time on MFP. I'm in the same boat! My creative passions have taken a back seat for the last 15 months, but it's certainly been worth it since I'm now healthier, happier, 58 pounds lighter. My art and music projects are definitely on the back burner, but I'm ok with that for the time being. For once in my life I'm focusing on ME. I think I've learned how to eat right! Yay for that! :bigsmile:

Oh gosh, see, I could be working on a painting or a new song, but noooooo, I've been sitting here for well over an hour researching calorie counts and yakking away with my sistas. LOL Have a great day everyone! :drinker:

jb

msh0530

I'm 42 but my body looks over 50. I have younger teens, both with special cognitive/emotional needs. I've got some issues with depression. I've lost about 70 pounds over the past three years with the help of a lap band that betrayed me during a trip, resulting in gain instead of the loss I had anticipated. I fight stress, hormones, mild pain and exhaustion. Do I still qualify for this group?

Here's what I intend to do for March:

*Increase my walking, hopefully from volunteer work that gets me out of the house more regularly and gets me moving while I feel I'm accomplishing a mission (mission being the motivator).
*Continue kicking processed sugar and substitute fruit.
*Continue to increase isotonic strengthening exercises. (I don't lift anything other than my body weight and can still feel the pull.)
*Keep within my calorie goal.
*Try not to get emotionally hung up, especially when the scale and my body don't show the results I want.
*Try not to get hung up on spring clothing and short sleeves that require I show my bat wings and other ugly parts of my body.
*Remind myself I'm not ugly and stop comparing myself to others.

As far as parenting, I've heard worrying over the kids never stops, so I better learn to deal with it. Reading the stories here, I believe that bit of wisdom to be true.

Thanks for the group.

Katherine - Just jump in with us. Just like the scale - age is only a number!

KC - Happy Anniversary!

I am working today, but will be on spring break for the next week. We are going camping in Oklahoma (you may remember a couple of years ago when our spring family campout turned into a blizzard fest.) Well, I don't think there is much chance of that this year, thankfully. When we leave the campground on Monday, we will head to Arkansas for the rest of the week to visit my oldest daughter. We haven't been there since they left Texas in December, so it will be fun to see her new place. My middle daughter and family will be accompanying us, so we will get all 4 grandsons all week! (ages 6, 3, 14 months, and 3 months) Should be a busy, fun week with lots of family. Tonight on the way we will stay with my mother and sister, camping over the weekend with 3 daughters, 2 SIL's, 4 grandsons, 2 nieces with husbands and two each great nieces and nephews, and one nephew with wife and another great niece, then the Arkansas trip. On the way home, will stop to see one of the niece's families again, and mother/sister again. I'm tired and exhilarated just thinking about it. I may pop in to see you if I find wi fi on my iPad; otherwise will just try to log some of my food and activity on the phone.

Everyone - happy spring! Mary

katherinemm31

I'm 42 but my body looks over 50. I have younger teens, both with special cognitive/emotional needs. I've got some issues with depression. I've lost about 70 pounds over the past three years with the help of a lap band that betrayed me during a trip, resulting in gain instead of the loss I had anticipated. I fight stress, hormones, mild pain and exhaustion. Do I still qualify for this group?

Here's what I intend to do for March:

*Increase my walking, hopefully from volunteer work that gets me out of the house more regularly and gets me moving while I feel I'm accomplishing a mission (mission being the motivator).
*Continue kicking processed sugar and substitute fruit.
*Continue to increase isotonic strengthening exercises. (I don't lift anything other than my body weight and can still feel the pull.)
*Keep within my calorie goal.
*Try not to get emotionally hung up, especially when the scale and my body don't show the results I want.
*Try not to get hung up on spring clothing and short sleeves that require I show my bat wings and other ugly parts of my body.
*Remind myself I'm not ugly and stop comparing myself to others.

As far as parenting, I've heard worrying over the kids never stops, so I better learn to deal with it. Reading the stories here, I believe that bit of wisdom to be true.

Thanks for the group.

Katherine - Just jump in with us. Just like the scale - age is only a number!

KC - Happy Anniversary!

I am working today, but will be on spring break for the next week. We are going camping in Oklahoma (you may remember a couple of years ago when our spring family campout turned into a blizzard fest.) Well, I don't think there is much chance of that this year, thankfully. When we leave the campground on Monday, we will head to Arkansas for the rest of the week to visit my oldest daughter. We haven't been there since they left Texas in December, so it will be fun to see her new place. My middle daughter and family will be accompanying us, so we will get all 4 grandsons all week! (ages 6, 3, 14 months, and 3 months) Should be a busy, fun week with lots of family. Tonight on the way we will stay with my mother and sister, camping over the weekend with 3 daughters, 2 SIL's, 4 grandsons, 2 nieces with husbands and two each great nieces and nephews, and one nephew with wife and another great niece, then the Arkansas trip. On the way home, will stop to see one of the niece's families again, and mother/sister again. I'm tired and exhilarated just thinking about it. I may pop in to see you if I find wi fi on my iPad; otherwise will just try to log some of my food and activity on the phone.

Everyone - happy spring! Mary

TY Mary! Have fun!

tallen3687

Happy Friday everyone! Tomorrow is my 8K . Barbiecat - I had to re-read my last post. I am actually hoping to run 3 miles and walk briskly for the rest. I only wish I could run 5. But you are so right. I have to do my best then get started on other areas of fitness next week.

I have been hearing a lot about two books: Younger Next Year and Strong Women Stay Young. Not sure what each is about but I am sure I need to get them. I wonder if I can get an idea of what they are about at Amazon.

Kackie - I hope your husband is ok. I would rather be hurt than to have someone I love hurt.

I have 36 days until I cruise. I tried on my clothes from last years cruise and they still fit. Probably because I am the same weight as last year. I did real good until I came home last year and then I letmy self go. A few months ago I realized I was back where I started. TGFMFP. Because of it I was able to get back on track. Not smaller than last year, but not bigger either!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Enjoy St. Patrick's Day!

msh0530

Kackie - I hope your husband is ok. I would rather be hurt than to have someone I love hurt.


I hope everyone has a great weekend. Enjoy St. Patrick's Day!

I totally agree with this. Kackie, prayers going your way.

I forgot to tell you that St. Patrick's Day is rather special to me, because that is the day that I got engaged. Tomorrow will be the 38th anniversary of my engagement. Happy engagement day to me! Mary

kackie

Happy Engagement Day to You, Mary:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: It's great to celebrate all of life's special moments!

Thank all of you for the kind thoughts for my DH. I would certainly rather be the one who is injured than anyone else too. (especially my "guys" who whine and moan and groan when they are the least bit sick or injured!!!) MRI is done and now trying to schedule appointment for cortinzone shot to, hopefully, alleviate the pinching of nerve(s)! I am re-reading my paragraph and I don't sound very sympathetic, but I really am:noway:

JP: Your dinner sounds sooooooooo yummy!

Tallen: I read "Younger Next Year" and I highly recommend it to everyone. It really gives you many reasons and explanations about why we all NEED to push ourselves at this stage of life. It is very motivational too. I also read "Strong Women stay Young" earlier this year, and it too is a very good book. Both are geared to our age group in particular and worth keeping on your bedside table. I have not gotten the book mentioned here recently, "The New Rules of Lifting for Women", but will be looking for a copy to pick up.

All of the mention of weights DID get me to do one of the 30 Day Shred DVDs using weights this morning. I walked many miles each day while in Chicago but I did NOT do any weight training. It is the first thing I drop when I am busy, therefore it is the thing I MOST need to concentrate on!

We have dinner out and a concert tonight IF DH is feeling up to it...better go get a bit done around here! No skiing today...too warm and slushy!

Take care, Dear Ladies Kackie

yclayton

As far as parenting, I've heard worrying over the kids never stops, so I better learn to deal with it. Reading the stories here, I believe that bit of wisdom to be true.

Thanks for the group.

yup...as my mother told me and i told my kids....it never gets easier, it just gets different....

yclayton

so it looks like today i am going to whine...so if you hate whiners...just skip. :grumble:
last 36 hours have been crappy. yesterday 2 yr old luke got his first stitches and it was a horrible er experience :explode: ...and i am 2 hours away so i was not there to help. then it rained out our trail hack... :sad: and we REALLY needed it for granites attitude, and jazzs soreness. today meetings with our financial advisor...:huh: we took a big hit back in 2008 and it seems that retirement fund will never recover. ...so instead of retiring soon, it will be 8 more years before DH can retire. i retired for health reasons 2 years ago.:sick: and we could really use my income about now. not that we are hurting for ANYTHING but it kinda blows when your plans get trashed. :noway: so this afternoon i have been in totally depressed mode, done only chores i had to do, have wanted to EAT EAT EAT all day ( i am def. an emotional eater) and cant get up the motivation to go to the gym. and my belly is rolling over my jeans. so yuk yuk yuk.
i know i know, be grateful for what we do have which is alot more than some people.....:ohwell:
oh well, tomorrow is another day.

eyern

I know I should be better than this. My boss chewed me out in a staff meeting this week. Not really unusual, she is what she is. It was my reaction that has me concerned. I left work, went to the gym which usually helps. Not this time. On the way home I stopped at KFC and while I did pick grilled chicken (who knew they had grilled chicken?) I also got a large order of potato wedges and eat a good bit on them on the way home. Still managed to lose this week, but I'm worried with a stressfull time coming up at work, the increased pressure is going to make "stress eating" and comfort foods too hard to resist.

Any suggestions.

fitz1191

had a great friday got off early ran some errands and had a little down time. Tutu in the mail and had a chuckle at my sons reaction when they get it, I raised boys my daughter was 14 when she moved in with us so never got to do the fun girly clothes with a little one. God blessed us with 11 grankids well 10 & 3/4 our newest Gracie will be here soon 7 of them are girls and I love every minute of dress up time I can get but its still fun to pull out the trucks & balls and rough house with the boys as well. I cant wait to try the hummus dressing jb Glad to here all the strength training going on too. Chris worked me extra hard yesterday & my calves are killing me today but I know it won't be forever he tells me someday I will miss being sore I tell him when I get there we will see ha ha Looking forward to time with my granbabies this weekend chat with you all soon

westernjoy

so it looks like today i am going to whine...so if you hate whiners...just skip. :grumble:
last 36 hours have been crappy. yesterday 2 yr old luke got his first stitches and it was a horrible er experience :explode: ...and i am 2 hours away so i was not there to help. then it rained out our trail hack... :sad: and we REALLY needed it for granites attitude, and jazzs soreness. today meetings with our financial advisor...:huh: we took a big hit back in 2008 and it seems that retirement fund will never recover. ...so instead of retiring soon, it will be 8 more years before DH can retire. i retired for health reasons 2 years ago.:sick: and we could really use my income about now. not that we are hurting for ANYTHING but it kinda blows when your plans get trashed. :noway: so this afternoon i have been in totally depressed mode, done only chores i had to do, have wanted to EAT EAT EAT all day ( i am def. an emotional eater) and cant get up the motivation to go to the gym. and my belly is rolling over my jeans. so yuk yuk yuk.
i know i know, be grateful for what we do have which is alot more than some people.....:ohwell:
oh well, tomorrow is another day.

It's ok to whine we are hear to listen as someone told me as I was whine. Things will get better.
Joyce

westernjoy

I know I should be better than this. My boss chewed me out in a staff meeting this week. Not really unusual, she is what she is. It was my reaction that has me concerned. I left work, went to the gym which usually helps. Not this time. On the way home I stopped at KFC and while I did pick grilled chicken (who knew they had grilled chicken?) I also got a large order of potato wedges and eat a good bit on them on the way home. Still managed to lose this week, but I'm worried with a stressfull time coming up at work, the increased pressure is going to make "stress eating" and comfort foods too hard to resist.

Any suggestions.

Stress eating is tough. I chew gum at work when I'm stressed can't walk away. Or say anything. So I start chewing. I was so mad one day I bite my tongue chomping so hard.
Joyce

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Barb, I bought corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes, carrots and Irish soda bread to fix tomorrow. I finally got rid of all the sodium accumulation from restaurant meals out of town and my weight returned to normal and now I’ll be loading it with sodium again

:flowerforyou: Cheddar, welcome to the most supportive group of friends you’ll ever find. Do you carry a pedometer to keep track of your walking?

:flowerforyou: JIpsyjudy, your day full of mini exercise breaks sounds awesome. Have you tried doing only a few reps with the 10 pound weights----Enough to challenge but not enough to injure?

:flowerforyou: KC, congratulations on being married for 33 years.

:bigsmile: Katherine, you are welcome in this group. I hope you will find the support and encouragement that the rest of us have found. Your goals are inspiring.

:flowerforyou: Nancy, I was so excited at my approximations of push ups yesterday (I did two sets of 8) that I’ve had to work hard to resist doing more today. My brain knows how important a day of rest is but my body feels strong and eager to do more.

:flowerforyou: JB, you will love those books…they changed my life.

:flowerforyou: Tallen, consider looking for the books at the library. They are both great books. I checked them out of the library before getting my own copy. Be prepared for a life changing new attitude.

:bigsmile: Mary, happy Engagement Day

:flowerforyou: Kackie, I love my husband more than anything, but I agree with you about caring for a sick or injured man…:laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Eyern, make plans for your meals ahead of time and have things prepared……take life one day at a time and don’t start stressing over what might happen down the road.

:bigsmile: Fitz, I like your upbeat attitude

:bigsmile: Today was an active day with the usual dog walking in the morning and the beginner line dance class where I got to reteach a dance. This afternoon I spent over an hour practicing with the line dance performance group preparing for our performance next week. Somewhere in between Jake and I watched “The Bucket List”.

Barbie from NW Washington where it is a warmer day with clear skies.

tiarapants

Good morning lovely ladies. A big welcome to all the newcomers.

I had my blood tests yesterday (they seemed to take a frightening amount this time! .. Darn vampires!) I can't believe that it is almost a year since I got my new heart valve. This time last year I was writing letters to my loved ones .... just in case.

Tomorrow is Mother's day and my DDs are holding a tea party to celebrate. It's going to be a busy day as I am seeing my gorgeous son in the morning (he can't make the tea party, so we are going to the coffee shop). We are then going to visit MIL in the nursing home, collecting my father from his home, then off to the cemetery to visit my Mum before heading out to the DDs.

This morning I was thinking how I have only just started celebrating mother's day as a mother. When my own mum was alive the focus was always on her so I want to make certain that DD#1 gets lots of treats from the grandtwins and is able to enjoy the day herself. DD and her DH are actually going on a helicopter trip in the morning - a little bit of fun to start the day!

When I was walking to the tube station (which is a good twenty minutes brisk walking) this morning, I could feel my muscles aching. Unfortunately I think it is the start of a cold and now my throat is starting to feel itchy too. Bleurgh, no time for that kind of nonsense - doesn't my body realise that I've got a super busy couple of weeks ahead of me? One of my colleagues is off to the States on a buying/selling trip so I will be doing more hours at the gallery. Where is that holiday that I so badly need??

Oh well, better get some work done. Have a good weekend everyone. Enjoy St Patrick's day.

Love to all.
Amanda x

megathome111

Oh gosh, see, I could be working on a painting or a new song, but noooooo, I've been sitting here for well over an hour researching calorie counts and yakking away with my sistas. LOL Have a great day everyone! :drinker:

jb

JB....just think what nice "lean" fingers all of the web-surfing gives us! :laugh: I agree...I spend more time than I should on the computer and most of it healthy-based. I just need the energy of "the Sistas" to make my day!

Hubby & I are off to cut up, split & load some wood for next winter. I'm sure he'll burn far more calories than me....I get to run the log-splitter up & down thingy (how's that for technical?) I wil help to load the split wood ino the truck, so that will be a fat-burner. I haven't even started and I'm already thinking about how my body will ache tomorrow morning!:ohwell:

I weighed this morning, and today am under 173 lbs. WooHoo...Down 17.6 pounds since the start of my Shedding Pounds for Hounds event. My pledge was 25 , and final weigh-in is on April 3rd just a bit over two short weeks away. Not sure I will get to that number before then..but whatever I don't make, I will donate the difference between what my pledge was and what I actually make as my "punishment" for not making my pledge. Either way, its a win-win situation for the dog rescue groups & for the participants.

Off to get ready to play Paulette Bunyon....have a great Saturday all!

MEG

scompton54

Greetings All

I was away for most of this week and while I managed to log all my food, I didn't really have time to read all the posts until I got home. Wow, we are all a chatty lot.

I had a great time visiting family but not so great on the exercise and eating front. Actually, the eating part was a lot of fun but not really conducive to weight loss. Oh well, I am not going to beat myself up but will get back on track.

My step mother and step step now live on a farm and I had a great visit with them. I now feel like a real Canadian because I helped collect maple sap and watched it boil down for our own family batch of maple syrup!!

Spent a couple of days in Montreal with DD#1. Unfortunately my younger daughter had to leave town for her job, on the morning I arrived. I did a fair bit of walking but no weights so this morning I am off to my yoga class and then I will do some weights. I'm hoping to get out on my bike as well as it is really warm here......the bulbs are way up and my lilacs have huge buds. I worry though, it seems too early and I especially worry about the tender fruit trees in our area if they get too far along and then it freezes :frown:

As a treat, I took my daughter to a Nordic Spa The spa is all outdoors and has pools at various temperatures and also hot and dry saunas. Basically, you do a couple of circuits through all the pools and saunas. The cold pools were 65F and man oh man, they were cold but boy did we feel great when we were done.

I haven't read the other books but I do like the New Rules for Weightlifting for Women. I borrowed it from the library but I think I will buy myself a copy. I agree that push ups are the hardest!!!!

I agree with the post about grown kids......we never stop worrying but it's different.

There were too many posts to respond to but know that I read them all.

Back to work on Monday but it's been a good break and I do feel rested.

Take care all

Sarah

dhwilldoit60

Hello,
I just started MFP today! I was reading the posts and they are very helpful. This is the group to join! It helps to hear other women's successes and struggles. Most of you have done a great job losing weight when I look at your tickers! Congrats to you all! I know how hard it is to lose any weight. I've been working on it all my life. I keep telling myself, it's a good thing I do or I'd have a lot more weight to lose than I do. I have set myself a lofty goal, but I will take it one day at a time and try to eat more whole foods. It's so easy to fall back on convenient frozen meals...they're easy and fast. I'm hoping to learn a lot from this group and I know you all will motivate me. Thanks for the great posts and I'll keep reading them!

yclayton

top o' the mornin' to ya! :drinker:
well it is another day!
have already been to the gym to workout, made the rounds of cat care for my out of town friends, done some work on my computer and now will shortly go tackle the equines.

welcome to all the newcomers! the ladies here are great!

liselyn - 'hibittys' hilarious! too bad i have them. i am in burlington nc, between greensboro and raleigh. where will you be?

kackie - yikes! the ER! hope all is well.

tallen - good luck on the 8k

geri - that was a great start to a friday

meg (aka paulette b.) - we did steak this week too...heaven! maybe hubby will change his mind about the fur baby!

kc - good luck to your daughter during her residency. where are her possibilities? love myrtle beach. grew up going there every summer and now take the kids and grands every sept. :glasses:

judy - you are so right! slow and steady DOES win the race.

Laura - did you resist the cake?

mary - camping sounds like great fun! enjoy and be safe!

fitz - 11 grandchildren how wonderful. how do you keep up with them all? i cant keep up with 2!

joyce - thanks! :flowerforyou:

amanda - hope you have a great mothers day and hope you are not becoming ill with a cold or some such.

sarah - making maple syrup, yum! i bet it smells heavenly. an outdoor spa sounds so good!

happy saint patricks day to all!

rjadams

Happy St. Patrick's day to all.

I am making corned beef and cabbage and I will probably have a guiness to go with it. It's only one day a year so why not.


Have a great day all. I am off to my 3rd personal hypnosis session. the sessions are working to some degree as I now have finger nails. (I have bitten them for 50 years). Now if I could just get the picking and scratching under control.

Robin, Bodi boy and Ritter bit.

jb_2011

Well well if it isn't another morning blessed with the ol' Oregon drip. Enjoyed a very nice couple of hours yesterday, however, planting broccoli starts and weeding the garden in the .....wait.....drum roll please......sunshine! It wasn't out for long but it was mighty wonderful and gave me a teensy ray of hope for nicer days to come. It's the power of positive thinking, yanno. :bigsmile:

Just took a quick peek back at my weight loss journal for this year, I've lost 8 lbs since Jan.1. Woooo!! :happy: It's important to look back every so often to remind ourselves of just how far we've come. Ounces are ounces, they do add up.

Meg, Paulette Bunyon, lol! :laugh: Funny funny! And yes indeed, I'm right there with ya about needing energy from the Sistas every day. Skinny fingers, true dat, lol.

Party tonight! Having company to celebrate hubby's b-day. I'll have a busy day getting things ready. First things first, plan what I eat. My big challenge of the day.....eat what you plan. And make room for plenty of wine. :drinker:

Happy St. Pat Sat everyone, hope you all have a terrific weekend!

:flowerforyou: jb

mazaron

Good morning dearies! :flowerforyou:

DH and I took a break from the renovation yesterday (waiting for plaster & paint to dry) and went south to Porthill (a teeny, tiny town in northern Idaho) for lunch. There’s a surprisingly good brew-pub there. I had a yummy wrap (hummus, feta cheese and fresh greens). That was not a great departure from my routine, the downfall was the really good beer! I needed the spin class after that to burn off the excess. :explode:

Today is a "rest day" from weight lifting and high-output cardio. I will take Buster-the-Poodle for a walk if it stops raining, otherwise it's over to the Rec Center for a little treadmill tedium.

JB your food ideas inspire me! I am going to get the recipe books down and do some thinking.

I belong to a grain share here (that’s why I grind my own flour) and part of my share was 20 lbs of lentils. Back in the “bad old days” I made a really good lentil casserole, but it has almost as much cheese in it as lentils so it’s off the menu now. :sick: I can only make so much soup, no one else in the family eats it. Does anyone have good ideas for using lentils?

There are two “work stations” in my office at home. The desk, where I take care of correspondence, etc. and the table where I used to work on multi-media projects such as altered books and collages. I have not done a thing since last spring. My hobby this winter has been my health & fitness project – a year ago I could not have imagined that I would choose a 5K walk/run over an hour with the scissors, glue, paint and collected treasures, but here I am. :noway: I wonder if I don’t need that outlet anymore, or if I will get back to it someday?

Mary, have fun camping with your family.

Tallen – you will be awesome on your run. :drinker: I’m looking forward to seeing your finish line picture.

Yclayton – “It never gets easier, it just gets different” Oh yeah. That’s my theme song, and not just when it comes to parenting!

One thing I learned during my own battles with depression is that you can’t cheer yourself up by saying “I have it better than lots of others so I shouldn’t feel sorry for myself.” That just adds guilt to the pile you are carrying with you. One suggestion to keep you moving is to make an exercise commitment you can’t get out of: a bet with one of your grandkids, a walking date with a friend, an appointment at the gym. Enlist someone to come and pick you up so you can’t make any excuses.

Eyern – Fill your fridge with prepped veggies and serving size portions of “good stuff”. Fill your desk drawers, lunch bag, and car likewise. Try low cal hot chocolate. If you can get away with it, don’t carry your wallet, just your driver’s license. That way you don’t have cash for impulse food shopping. Good luck, stay strong.

Barbie, I love the fact that you said “10 pound weights…enough to challenge but not to injure”. :drinker: None of those 2 lb girlie-bells for you!

Meg I hope you have a HRM to measure the calories burned in wood gathering. :explode: Whew.

Hey, Sarah, welcome home. Don't mean to make you too jealous, but I get a two week spring break! :bigsmile:

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: A quick Hello for Saturday morning....or is that "Top of the 'Morning to ya"

Just read the latest updates, no time to comment...but

Congrats to those that lost:drinker:

Welcome newbies:flowerforyou:

Yesterday at the open house they had cookies with a hugh Subway sandwich and veggies...I said no to the cookies:bigsmile: had some veggies and a small wedge of the sandwich...so for that I was good...then came dinner:grumble: not so good, over ate on calories and just had to have the key lime pie:blushing: but back at it this am.

We will be letting most of the water out of the hot tub and picking up our Grand Kiddos so they can play in the bottom of it in the warm water, it's supposed to be in the high 70's today so will need to get out the sunscreen for them. They think they are so important that they get to be here when we do that. Then after they are picked up we will clean the Tub and refill it...won't be warm enough for us until tomorrow

Decided we will have our corned beef and cabbage tomorrow, so I will have to get creative for tonight...maybe a BBQ would be just right for the weather today:flowerforyou:

Must go have to do my kettlebell work out and then get cleaned up so we can leave shortly to pick up the Kiddos.

Have a good day, drink that water:drinker: , log the food and let's get moving.

Laura80111

kayms13

Happy St. Pat's Day! Had coffee on the screen porch, and heading out golfing this aft. Totally enjoying our unseasonably warm temps for mid-March :happy: Normally I'd be looking out the window wondering when the snow piles were going to melt at this time of year.

I enjoy following everyone's ups and downs. It's nice to know I'm in good company. Have a great weekend! :flowerforyou:

Gardengail

Hello, all. I'll confess to 'lurking' and not posting previously, but I've been logging food and exercise for about 30 days now and have lost about 8 pounds just by planning the calories vs. reporting them. Love reading everyone's stories. I'm going to have to get creative now, though, on exercise -- last Tuesday night I passed out on the treadmill, ending up splitting my head open, getting staples in it and spending a couple of days in the hospital because of a concussion. (The passing out was related to a known heart issue, but it is a new development. Until more tests I'm removed from my regular 3-4 times a week at the gym doing weights and cardio. No heart exertion. Guess I'll have to stand in place at home, hold on to the bar top and move my feet side-to-side!)