WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2012

yclayton

good morning everyone!
having trouble with sugar grams...i eat a lot of fruit and that sends it high! my daughter (major diet and fitness nazi) has made some suggestions, but i REALLY want my fruit! ok enough whining.

splashwags - good job!

shastar - understand about the thyroid issue...me too. my mother had problems her whole life so i have been checked yearly since i was 30 but no problems until last year when i got a bad upper respiratory infection...that ended up affecting my thyroid with thyroiditis.....pain, swelling, etc. had biopsies, bloodwork, all kinds of yuk. now on meds daily. i guess it is helping some, but i still have symptoms...and hard to lose weight is a big one!

beth - will be praying for vic (and you). had knee replacement when i was 51 and it was so dreadful. the concious sedation is not so bad, but if vic is sensitive to it, it can be tricky! hope she has amazing recovery from surgery.

JB - yikes about the deceased neighbor! we had similar story...neighbors family came to us saying they could not get him to door, hubby went over and called police to come. they refused to enter locked premises. so i took their kids home with me, my husband broke in and found neighbor. glad i took kids! so sorry you had to go thru it!

nancy - LOVE the shirt! been thru union issues w/hubby. stinks.

everyone who has lost - great job! stay motivated and keep on keeping on!

now i have to go figure out what i can eat at girls lunch out today. once every couple of months some friends get together who we dont see much....to catch up....and its always somewhere that is SO tempting, as the other girls are younger and slimmer than me!

cant wait for thurs...i will go and watch my grandchildren in their ballet and gymnastics class on friday then bring them home with me for the weekend and lily's first ever horse show on her pony! granted, it is only a leadline class, but she is only 4 and lives 2 hours away from her pony! so we are starting slow, but hopefully by the end of summer she will be ready for a walk class! can you tell nana is excited?

yvonne

mamacindy81

Morning everyone:

I had a good day yesterday. This one has started off well too. Exercise is out of the way.

I'm off to the shower and I've got to take the dog to the vet this afternoon.

My husband gave me a Kindle Fire yesterday and I spent most of the afternoon playing around with it. I think I am going to enjoy it and especially that it will fit nicely on the Elliptical so I can get in some exercise while reading if I want to.

Have a good day all,

Cindy

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Another Sunny Tuesday in Denver,

Sunny today and supposed to get around 70...and then tomorrow is supposed to be mid to low 30's with the possiblity of a bit of snow...it's no wonder people get sick when the weather jumps around like that:noway:

Cathy- so glad you got an offer on the house, hubby would love to sell ours and get into a condo or townhome where he doesn't have to do the yard work, it's sure to be in our future someday. Just this past weekend we figured that we have lived in our current home for almost 20 years and let me tell you that's a lot of "stuff" that needs to be gone through:ohwell:

Jb- so sorry about your neighbor but glad you were there to take her dog:flowerforyou:

Barb- I have found that if I really want to lose I have to do some form of exercise...just wish I loved it:blushing: like so many of the others here do.

Beth- prayers for Vic and her surgery that it goes smoothly and for you to be her positive force for recovery

Splashwags- WOW up at 6:30 to meet the trainer:noway: That is determination!

Nancy- congrats on the 34E:flowerforyou:

*****
Last Sunday we went and saw "The Artist", having never seen a silent movie I really enjoyed it the acting was really good and both hubby and I liked the story line.

The eyes are really tired this am and just to see this computer screen I am having to wear my glasses, hoping that it clears up soon.

I know that it's exercise that makes the difference for my body if I want to lose:ohwell: just wish I enjoyed it more. I know I like what the scale says at the end of a week when I've been good on my eating, drinking water and exercise...but I still manage to want to skip it so much of the time, maybe someday .....

Everyone have a good day, drink plenty of water:drinker: and let's keep moving (I do plan on getting on the exercise bike tonight when I get home)

Laura80111

Marcelynh

Last Sunday we went and saw "The Artist", having never seen a silent movie I really enjoyed it the acting was really good and both hubby and I liked the story line.

I have toyed with the idea of going to that movie. I don't go to a lot of movies these days but that one caught my attention. Might just be pushed into going with your recommendation.

Wow, our Home Owners Association has blown up into a big mess. They started a Facebook page to keep people up to date because nobody ever attends the homeowners meetings and it's turned into an attack everyone site. Not pretty to see. I'm staying out of it or I'll become a target. It's really kind of odd because we have a good HOA, they have money in the bank for future expenses they know are coming up (we have to maintain our own roads and the pool needs fixing) and they are not spending money that would just be wasteful (an example is people want a new entrance sign and fancy stonework... well they will be widening the highway in about a year and we'd have to redo it all in a year, much better to wait than spend the money twice... but all these folks complaining can see is the here and now. They're favorite line is, "what's a few thousand dollars?" uh...... a few thousand dollars is a lot to just throw away in my book). Anyway, it's become quite the controversy. I won't be surprised if they shut down the Facebook venue. lol

I bought ten lovely blueberry bushes. Pretty mature bushes in 5 gal. containers. I planted ten azaleas yesterday, I guess today is blueberry day.

wizzywig

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone

Just a quick post as I am falling asleep :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:

Still managing to do my exercises but seem to be losing the same few pounds over and over again :grumble: :grumble: I know I need to stop putting too much food into my mouth! :noway: I've cut down on eating bread at lunchtime which helps, but it's the biscuits - I can't seemto drink a cup of tea without a biscuit or two:embarassed: and I love my tea.

:flowerforyou: Beth here's hoping Vic recovers quickly from her surgery.

:flowerforyou: JB how kind of you to take in your neighbours dog.

Better post this before I fall asleep,

Take care ladies
Viv

mamacindy81

Hey Girls,

Just a reminder that the foods in the foods log aren't always accurate. I just put in Southern Grove Roasted Salted Whole Almonds. It came up 80 fat grams! The package clearly says 19. I don't know who entered the numbers but, oops, that made my fat total go out the roof! So if you get something that seems screwy be sure to check it out.

I've entered the correct numbers so if you ever use that product be sure and select the correct one.

Does anyone know if there is a way to get incorrect information deleted?

Cindy

jb_2011

Just popping in for a sec...Yes, Cindy's right, many, many food entries on here are incorrect! I've had to do lots of research on other websites to find correct nutritional values. You can "edit" an entry on here and correct nutritional values. Once you do that, the food will automatically be placed in "My Foods" on your food diary page.

Thanks everyone for your kind words about my neighbor lady and Cody. Found out it's actually spelled Kody. He's doing well, eating, drinking, even hauled a slipper and sock out of the bedroom wanting to play a little. He claimed the couch last night and slept there. He has a bit of a question mark on his face now and again, though, and sits by the front door wanting to go back home to his house. Poor boy, it'll take awhile to adjust. My other 2 dogs are being perfect angels and have accepted him, bless their little doggie hearts.

Sure hope I lose a pound this week, trying like heck!

Good day, everyone.
jb

Pam3

My partner, Vic, is going in for her second knee replacement surgery Wednesday. The first one, they ODed her with anesthesia and she ended up in Critical Care Unit (aka ICU). Her lung function tests come back at 31%, so any surgery is scary. This surgeon does all the knee replacements while the patient is under twilight sleep, a nerve block to the knee and a spinal block. They know how her crazy body works now, so they'll be better prepared, but I am still putting out a call for all prayer/healing circles to be active starting at 7 am CST on March 7th.

I'm scared. We almost lost her last time, but she in insisting on this surgery.

Sorry, I'll keep you all updated later...

Beth

beth i hope vic surgery goes well....good luck:flowerforyou:

westernjoy

Woke to absolutely beautiful day sun is out. 1 more night of graveyard. Then I can really enjoy 3 days of nice weather . So need it.A few more weeks and day light savings time. Going to get the rest of my raised bed tilled, get my Walla Walla planted. On my days off. Everyone have a great day.

westernjoy

Hi everybody :flowerforyou:
Scale has stayed the same now for about 4 weeks. It's good I haven't gained.
I know the issue.....EXERCISE. Just can't seem to fit it in. Work from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. When I get home no motivation to get onto the treadmill. :sad:

I do try to fit in some kind of walking on the weekend -

Question: do you all only lose when exercise is involved? I remember "the good ole days" when I could cut back on the food and the lbs would come off......now....not so much

I'm aiming for 5 lbs in March. Birthday is near the end of the month so hope I can truly celebrate:flowerforyou:
Thanks all for your input and suggestions.

DeterminedinAZ
Barb

I work 12 hour shifts. When i get home its feed the animals. Get fire going. And before it gets to warm. I do just dance on the Wii. Now 3 days a week strength training. It is for me. I tell myself that every day.
Joyce

Barb just so you know I don't care to exercise either. If I don't I will never lose this weight. I would rather clean horse stall or the chicken coop then get on a treadmill, Or walk everyday.Joyce

janemartin02

Beautiful 60+day,but very windy.
good luck with Vic`s surgery,prayers
The 1st night after I had therapy was able to sleep without too much pain.Therapy is going slow,dr doesn`t want to end up with a flare up.Knee has some swelling.I know I have to be patient,but with this nice weather,I`m anxious to get out and walk.All in time.
Got my blood tests back.The cholesterol went don from 167 to 135,Yeah!!Blood sugar is normal.The tsh is too low,so he`s adjusting the thyroid meds and retest in 2 months.

Have a good night!
Hugs
jane

scompton54

No weight loss last week but that's the way it seems to go with me....one week no loss, the next week a couple of pounds. I'm okay with that. The inches are going down....my belly has shrunk four inches since the beginning of January and that is huge. I did a blood pressure stress test today and I am more than fine which is what I thought it would be and actually did really well on the test......all my working out is working out

Sarah

kackie

Hello, Dear Ladies!

Wow...yes, It is hard to keep up if you miss a day or 2! I just read all the posts and we are a busy, interesting group! I love that everyone brings such a different perspective to similar problems!

SuzyQ: I really hope you have running water by now! What simple things we take for granted until we don't have them!

Joyce: You amaze me fitting in your exercise with your work schedule. If you can do it...we all can!

Barbie: Glad you are back and good for you for fitting in your exercise while traveling! It CAN be done!

New Ladies: Welcome! You've found a great place for friendship and support!

Sarah: WTG on the inches lost! That's the very best thing and I know your clothes must fit better!!!

Jane: Your tests are great! I know that's a great feeling to get the good numbers! Hope your rehab continues well!

I meant to reply to more of you, but didn't take notes and now...can't remember. But thinking of each of you and glad you are here:flowerforyou:

DH and I drove down the mountain in a snow storm to run errands, have lunch and buy baby gifts for new Grand baby and her sister! Walked all over town, but didn't get any "formal" exercise, so I will be over my calories. Amazing how your body gets used to you doing a lot of exercise and then still wants the same amount of food!?! Hopefully, it will all even out. I feel tired today so I know I needed a day off of the long days skiing.

Take care, All Kackie

beth40n2

I mess up eating chinese last night! Several entrees were very salty and the scale showed it today, but I did not record it as I know it was the salt. So I will be good for a few days and weigh again.

Tonight the husband was gone to a meeting, so I turned on some music and danced until I was a sweatball, good calorie burn according to the heart monitor.

NSV today! I went shopping for a dress for my son's wedding and got a 14, not bad concidering I uses to wear a 24w!!!!!!

DataBased

Hello lovely ladies,

This is my first time posting on this thread, and I have to admit that it's the most unique thread on MFP, I think. Please give me a few days to read through the pages of previous posts and get to know you each a little better. I have to start cooking for the hubs here in a few minutes, but I didn't want this thread to get away.

I'm 56, have had a hysterectomy, and a completely sedentary lifestyle. I honestly didn't believe I would be able to lose any weight, but I really wanted to. I've been an athletic and fit person until I had a sports injury and then, of course, the hysterectomy. MFP is working for me, and that surprised me a lot! I didn't lose much as far as the scale was concerned at first, but then got the advice to measure myself. Lo and behold, I was losing inches!

Since then, the scale is slowly moving, also. I'm down one pant size, one and a half bra band sizes, and have added one huge smile. :-D

I'm going to meet a cousin I never knew I had for the first time in April. She's had a stomach sleeve operation and as it turns out, she and I are so much more alike than either of us can believe. Like our weight loss journey, we've taken different paths to get to (essentially) the same place and we're already fast friends, just from our phone conversations.

So glad to meet all of you!
Schelly

brunsda

I mess up eating chinese last night! Several entrees were very salty and the scale showed it today, but I did not record it as I know it was the salt. So I will be good for a few days and weigh again.

Tonight the husband was gone to a meeting, so I turned on some music and danced until I was a sweatball, good calorie burn according to the heart monitor.

NSV today! I went shopping for a dress for my son's wedding and got a 14, not bad concidering I uses to wear a 24w!!!!!!

Wow! what a great accomplishment to drop so many dress sizes! Way to Go.

determinedinAZ

Thanks for your insight!!

jjstokes

I just discovered this 50+ blog - (or thread? - I'm not sure what this is called). Read a little. I have so many things in common with lots of these folks! I've been coming to MFP for about 2 years. This is a wonderful thread and I didn't even know it was here. I will read a bunch of this and keep coming back. I love MFP!!

barbiecat

:bigsmile: It is so great to be home and back to my normal life…..we go away again on Friday for the weekend and will be staying with friends…..I don’t know if they have a computer or a good place to walk so I’ll just show up and do what I find.

:flowerforyou: At the suggestion of some friends on another thread, I contacted the leaders at MFP about my days that I couldn’t log in and was told that I could be reinstated with the 1129 days since I started on MFP, but after some soul searching I decided that I would stay with the actual number of days I’ve logged in “in a row” so today I have 3 days in a row. It doesn’t make any sense to me for all my friends to read “Barbiecat hasn’t logged in for three days” and then two days later read “Barbiecat has logged in for 1130 days in a row”

:flowerforyou: Beth, I am sending best wishes to Vic on her surgery and to you as you wait by her side.

:flowerforyou: Jane, take it one day at a time on the physical therapy…..congrats on the good numbers on your blood test

:bigsmile: Nancy, I was involved in a work stoppage when I was teaching in public school and didn't have nearly the positive attitude that you do......thank you for all you've done to inspire my weight training....you are my hero :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: If you are new, we welcome you…….keep coming back and post what’s on your mind….don’t wait until you figure out who we all are or until you can respond to everyone……just jump in and join the family.

:grumble: I am still swamped with work so this will be a short post.

:flowerforyou: We had snow and 34 degrees when I walked the dogs this morning and sunshine 45 degrees, and dry roads this afternoon when I walked them again. We don’t seem to know what season it is.

Barbie from NW Washington

yclayton

[/quote]Barb just so you know I don't care to exercise either. If I don't I will never lose this weight. I would rather clean horse stall or the chicken coop then get on a treadmill, Or walk everyday.Joyce
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amen to that!!!!!

LilacRose

I logged in to your blog last year and then just gave up. I have decided that it is time to try again. I am 56, I have 2 dogs and a cat, 3 children and 4 grandchildren. I look forward to getting to know you all.

exermom

Welcome Madeln! Congrats on losing AND keeping the weight off! That's great! You've certainly come to the right place for motivation, that's for sure

Suz - you talking about going outside to "take care of business" reminded me of an episode of "Private Practice" where Kate Walsh went outside to "take care of business" and got poison ivy!!!! You be careful, you hear?

jb - that is so sad about your neighbor. You are a good person to take her dog in. Lots of people wouldn't, they'd just surrender it to the pound

Welcome suezc and pd3450

Cathy - congrats on the home. I know this'll take a load off your mind. Hope everything works out.

Barb - when I exercise and then take a day or so off, I usually lose. But then again, my body is so used to exercise

For all of you with an FT7 hear rate monitor - I'm having some problem getting the back of the transmitter battery compartment open. Vince says that he'll probably be able to get it open one more time and then it'll be so stripped that I'll need a new HRM. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Took a Sudafed because I felt my sinuses were starting to act up, and, as usual, now I'm having a hard time sleeping. I'm thinking about going to the Y early since we have to leave around 9 for a Newcomer board meeting, then I'll probably practice bowl some and then have to come home to bake the shells that I'll be taking to Mexican Train tonight. So this is probably the only time I can get some exercise in. If I didn't get up, I would have just skipped it for today.

Beth - good luck for your partner. Knowing what happened to her before, she's probably scared.

I was able to get to the Y today and do an hour of HIIT, then we had a board meeting for the Newcomers. Then I bowled some practice games. Hope I do as well tomorrow! These sinuses are really acting up! I've taken another Sudafed. Boy, does it ever dry me out, here it is 4:30 and I've already had 184oz of water. We have Mexican train dominoes to go to tonight, so I'll probably have at least another 48 oz

jane - yea on those numbers!


beth - congrats to you too on the smaller dress size. That's awesome

Went to Mexican train dominoes tonight. I took beef stuffed shells with me. You know, having this decongestant, I'm just not hungry at all. Had one shell, a tiny bit of a meatball (which I didn't really care for), a few small pieces of cheddar cheese and about three tortilla chips.

Schelly - welcome! You, too, jjstokes

LilacRose - what a pretty name! Welcome! Tell us more abaout yourself.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

kackie

Michele; When you take Sudafed for sinuses, do you take the 12 hour or 24 hour ones? I had the same problem and have to take the 12 hour early in the morning, then I take a benadryl at night. That seems to work for me when my sinuses are really bothering me. Good luck...it is a tricky thing and you don't want to end up with a sinus infection!

Beth: Thinking of you and Vic with her surgery. Keep us posted!

Goodnight again!!! Kackie

deb_rn

Hi ladies,
My whine for the day is that I have a pulled muscle in my inguinal area. I was so uncomfortable last night that I didn't get much sleep. I am icing and taking Advil but am so bummed out that this happened. I think that a leg press machine at the gym was the culprit. Hopefully it will resolve quickly. I have finally gotten myself back in the mode of going to the gym and this has thrown a monkey wrench in my plans. Hope that everyone has a great Wednesday!
Debbie

wizzywig

Just a quick one ladies to say that I have logged my food for yesterday and I have made a start on logging food and exercise this morning.

It has nearly made me late but I reckon if I do it every morning I will get quicker?? :noway:

Now I have committed this to paper I will have to do it every morning :bigsmile: :bigsmile: well that's the plan.

Hope everyone is okay haven't had time to check with you all yet.

Have a good day

barbiecat

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Happy Birthday, Virginia

How great is it to look better at 50 than you did before :bigsmile:

vickim26

Good morning ladies
Just a quick note. About to head out the door. Beth is having cystoscope this morning to check her bladder and kidneys. She had a hysterectomy back in Nov. and has been having bladder problems ever since. She had this as a child and we are hoping that this is all that it is and not anything serious. Will get test done and get results today so no waiting. Will try to post. Bringing laptop but dont know if internet will be available. Had a munchy day yesterday. Did okay with choices of food but felt like I wanted to eat constantly. Today is new day so will do better. Have a great day. Will catch up later.
vicki m

Marcelynh

Hopefully today will be the first day of the return of my FREEDOM! lol
Since my daughter had her baby she has been restricted to no driving due to some medical complications after the baby. She has a doctor's appointment this morning (that I will drive her to) and I hope hope hope that she'll be given the okay on driving. No dizzy spells or anything for two weeks so I'm hopeful. You kind of forget how it is to be someone's chauffeur. lol She is anxious to be on her own too as she feels house bound. Although all of two weeks since having the baby I think she's only just begun to feel housebound. lol

Mammogram this afternoon. Go get those ladies squished gals!

AHealthierSuzyQ

Today's the day I try to make everything on my packing list FIT into my suitcases. So thankful my Mercury has a cavernous trunk! Road trip begins tomorrow :happy: Don't know how often I'll be able to post on the thread the rest of this month. Determined to make healthy choices on this trip.

yclayton

good morning all!
i am finding that logging everything is really helping me keep it going. plus knowing there are now ppl who can check up on me!
got lots to do today to get ready for the little foozes (lily and luke) to come this weekend, so cutting my check in short...riding today with my trainer, some shopping and the inevitable tidy up before i leave in the morning to watch luke at gymnastics, lily at ballet and then whisk them away to nana's farm! both ot them love the animals....tho luke calls everything by the sound it makes...horses are naynays. chickens are bacbacs. cows are moomoos. should be an interesting saturday as it is lilys first lead line horse show, and we will have luke with us, he is very very active! friday afternoon will be spent tidying up thunderbolt the wonder colt! actually not a colt, he's 15 but he is definitely a wonder! i will try to post pics of lilys first show! can you tell nana is proud of her girl?
happy happy hump day to everyone!!!!! and kudos to us all for making it to another day!