50+ WOMEN FOR THE MONTH OF MAY

dricotta1

Good mornin',

I'm so impressed with all of you who manage to answer us individually. You have both my praise and thanks. I usually read all of the posts, but by then one of the kids needs something and I've lost track of who said what. Just know I love hearing from all of you and I'm there whether I respond to everyone individually or not.

3 weeks before I leave for Saipan! My daughter is only 2 weeks away from delivery, so I expect the new baby will beat me there.

I won't have accomplished my weight goal (I'm still 6 lbs away) but I've lost 20lbs since I saw them last, so that will do. These last 10 lbs have been so hard! My commendations to all of us who struggle here at this age. It ain't easy.

I'll check in later. Best to all. Diane

AHealthierSuzyQ

Ditto on the above. Maybe someday I'll get it together enough to remember who said what. But I enjoy reading it all too and am thrilled to find this motivated group of ladies. :happy:

Today I finally feel like rejoining the land of the living... or maybe I should say exercising.

This was my FIRST therapeutic massage and he TOLD me I would be very sore the next day. He wasn't kidding! I didn't do much of anything yesterday but drink water and sit in my recliner on the hot pad. Every time I ventured off of it about 15 minutes later I was hurting again. BUT I didn't have to take a bunch of pain meds and I stayed within my calorie allotment even without exercise. I dug some old family movies out of the closet and spent the day laughing and crying as I took a trip down memory lane. I relived my daughter's graduation, Moma's 80th birthday bash and a 50's theme dinner theatre we had one year at church. :yawn: Last night I slept better than I have in I can't tell you when.

I'm anxious for weigh in day to see if the massage upped my weight loss or not.... It would be so exciting to be able to lose MORE than a pound a week... tomorrow will tell!

Now that I can function again, I am going to make a much overdue trip to Sam's and do a bit of walking. Happy Wednesday y'all!

plantlady99

Morning all,

I did not have to drive my little guy to school today, his mom had to take him to the doctor. So, I had time to get the Biggest Loser Boot Camp DVD in. Just finished. Now, I am going to get to the gym for some more cardio. I am just doing what needs to get done. Somethings got the back of my shirt and just pulling me along.:happy:

Glad you are feeling better :flowerforyou: Sue. Take it slow. I love watching family movies. I have been changing mine from cassettes to DVD. What a chore.

Hi :flowerforyou: Anne thanks for your support. I really appreciate it. Love yours words of wisdom. It sure help me.

:flowerforyou: Diane, lately I just can't get to everyone. But, I have read all. Lately I just can keep it all in my head. BUT, I know you are going to have a new grandbaby soon. How exciting. Wish you the best.

Bosco slept on the couch while I did my workout. It did not bother him at all.

Well, better get going, I check in when I log my lunch. Spinach salad. Yum, can't wait.

Best to ALL:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Kathy

ellens292

Good morning all,
WI day today, One week now on mfp, 2 lbs. lost, yeah!
You all are so friendly and supportive.
Hope everyone is having a good week.
Ellen

healthier4me

Good morning everyone:flowerforyou:

Thank you so very much for your support and motivation. You all continue to inspire me

I am feeling a little stronger today and decided that I will tackle a little bit of laundry and housecleaning:happy: The sun is shining and the laundry is dancing on the outside line:bigsmile: Everyday I look forward to checking in with you all. Just knowing that you have others that can relate to what is happening in your life is like a breath of fresh air

Even though I haven't had much chance to do anything with my flower beds I am enjoying discovering what plant is popping up, stretching to the sunlight! Last night I had my bedroom window open and a lively frog chorus serenaded me to sleep. The bunnies have returned to the yard and are playfully entertaining me, the birds are singing their sweet music and I give thanks for I am blessed Isn't life and nature grand?

Hope everyone enjoys their day wherever or whatever you are doing:flowerforyou:

Marie

doobiedoo

Huge excitement today!! My three daughters and I have lost a total of 32 pounds in the last four weeks!!! We just need to stay focused and not slack off because of the victory!! Any ideas to spur us on?? Thanks, ladies, for all of your support and encouraging words!! Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

vickim26

Hi Fit for Life,
Thank you so much for the wonderful words. Yes you are so right. I was afraid I believe that if I succeeded i would have no more excuses. Now that I recognize that I believe I can do it. I KNOW I can. This site is awesome. I love the blogs and the words of encouragement from people all over. I will continue checking in and reading. Again many thanks for your words. They mean a lot. Do you sleep 2 am wow.

vickim26

I do not have time to answer each one but many thanks to all of you for your words. I really appreciate you and welcoming me to the group.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

We're about to hit the road again so I have only a minute but I've been thinking about things that are roadblocks to weight loss and I have a thought.

When I made the decision to lose weight I was motivated by the thought that my clothes would fit better and I'd be able to wear a few things that were still in my closet that were too small. By the time I'd lost 10 pounds, things fit better. From there on all my clothes started to look baggy. the 50+ ladies told me to get rid of my clothes that were baggy and move forward. that was fine with the jeans. i bought new smaller ones and felt better. Since then I have given away almost every piece of clothing i own. I have been in tears as I discard a dress that I've loved for years.:sad: :sad: I don't know what to buy now or where to find it. My "big" wardrobe was acquired over years of searching and serendipity. Right now I have two pairs of jeans and some shirts that fit. I don't know what my style is and sometimes I yearn for the familiar. I have to remind myself daily that this will have a good outcome that I have to do it one day at a time and that nobody cares if I rotate the same five shirts and two pairs of jeans.:bigsmile:

On the positive side, with Jake and me thinner, there's a lot more room in the bed for the dogs and cats.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

barbiecat

Huge excitement today!! My three daughters and I have lost a total of 32 pounds in the last four weeks!!! We just need to stay focused and not slack off because of the victory!! Any ideas to spur us on?? Thanks, ladies, for all of your support and encouraging words!! Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

doobiedoo

Congratulations to all four of you on your weight loss. Isn't it great to have family along for this journey. You are so fortunate. Best wishes for continued success. Take it one day at a time and don't let anyone distract you from your goal:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

FITFORLIFE1944

DOOBIE, THAT IS GREAT YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTERS ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AND ARE DOING SO WELL. YOU MENTIONED ONE IMPORTANT THING ALREADY, STAY FOCUSED. FIND WAYS TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF. I WOULD HANG A TOP OR PANTS OUT WHERE I COULD SEE THEM AND TRY THEM ON PERIODICALLY. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIT,IT FELT GREAT. DO THINGS TO STAY HAPPY WHILE YOU LOSE WEIGHT. TREAT YOURSELF TO SMALL GIFTS. GET OUT TO FUN PLACES IF YOU CAN. ALWAYS KEEP THAT IMAGE OF YOURSELF REACHING GOAL , LOOKING GOOD AND FEELING GREAT. IF YOU FEEL LIKE SLACKING OFF,ASK YOURSELF MY FAVORITE QUESTION B/4 YOU EAT THAT TREAT, DO I WANT TO WEAR IT? MANY TIMES I THOUGHT IT OVER AND SAID NO WAY. GRAB AN APPLE INSTEAD.

BOBBIE, I CAN RELATE TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CLOTHES. THE GIRLS AT TOPS WOULD ACTUALLY TUG ON MY CLOTHES AND ASK "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP WEARING THESE BIG CLOTHES"? IT WAS SO HARD AT FIRST. THEN , I STARTED SHOPPING AND HAVEN'T STOPPED YET. LOL. I SHOP EVERYWHERE, AT EVERY STORE AND ON LINE TOO. I LOVE FINDING SALES SINCE AT A HIGH WEIGHT YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR CLOTHES. YOU STILL HAVE A FEW POUNDS TO LOSE AND MAY GO TO AN EVEN LOWER SIZE,SO YOU DON'T WANT TO BUY TOO MUCH TOO SOON. TAKE JAKE AND GO SHOPPING. MODEL FOR HIM AND GET HIS OPINION. YOU WILL FIND "YOUR" NEW STYLE IN A SHORT TIME. I GUARANTEE IT. JUST HAVE AN OPEN MIND. DON'T LOOK INTO THE MIRROR AND SEE THE OLD BOBBIE AND WHAT SHE WORE. SEE THE NEW BEAUTIFUL YOU. OH, IT IS SUCH FUN WHEN YOU GET THE HANG OF IT.
GLAD YOU GOT RID OF ALL THE FAT CLOTHES. THAT IS WHAT I DID TOO. I NEVER DID THAT BEFORE BECAUSE I THINK I HAD DOUBTS THAT I COULD MAINTAIN THE LOSS. THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT.

ANNE

plantlady99

Huge excitement today!! My three daughters and I have lost a total of 32 pounds in the last four weeks!!! We just need to stay focused and not slack off because of the victory!! Any ideas to spur us on?? Thanks, ladies, for all of your support and encouraging words!! Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

Just try to stick with what you are doing. Congrats to all. Don't stop now. Set a Goal if you haven't already and come on this thread to be accountable. Works for me.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Kathy


Got to make my lunch so I can read the rest.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

plantlady99

I just had to post this with all the talk about getting rid of our old BIG clothes.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

lose2cruise

Hi all. I'm a newbie. I'll be 55 in a week and a half, had originally lost 25 lbs on WW online, then gained 5 lb back. I left WW online this past January. I thought I could do it without WW meetings or being online with their tools, but it isn't working for me. I found this site and although it counts calories and not points, the concept seems the same. I just needed to be able to log in to a site, log in my daily food intake and activity - to be accountable. Also finding support and motivation from others.

Here are my goals for May:

Continue getting my daily exercise, which now includes jogging with my walking
Stop snacking on junk when I get home from work
Stop snacking on junk during the weekends
To be down at least 3-4 lbs by June

Thanks for listening!

plantlady99

Welcome lose2cruise. You are in a great place for support and motivation.

lose2cruise

Thank you!

lose2cruise

We have a mama cardinal who is nesting in our Norfolk pine in a planter on our patio. It is right by our bedroom window. We had terrible storms last week and although she was under the underhang of the house, the wind was blowing it around. She hung on for dear life but came out just fine.

Today, as I was getting out of the shower, I heard some bird screech. Ran to the window and could see the mama chirping away and flying around. Then the daddy cardinal came. She hopped around back to the nest. Something threatened her nest I could tell.

plantlady99

Hello All.:flowerforyou:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

I just love this thread. I just read the phases again just to keep me going.

Take a look and read.

Kathy

lose2cruise

Hello All.:flowerforyou:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

I just love this thread. I just read the phases again just to keep me going.

Take a look and read.

Kathy

thanks for posting. I'm sure that is part of my problem.

plantlady99

:flowerforyou: lose2cruise. You are so close to your goal. That is the hardest part. I have been there a few times in my life. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Hope this time I stay there and never go back up. No, no, what I should say is. THIS TIME WHEN I GET THERE I'M NEVER GOING BACK UP, UP, UP. :blushing: :bigsmile: :blushing: :bigsmile:

Sue is from TX :flowerforyou:


Kathy

TeenTchr

My immediate goal for May is to get into a formal I already own for the prom I have to chaperone. About 10 more pounds will do it. Then I'll work on the next goal.


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lose2cruise

:flowerforyou: lose2cruise. You are so close to your goal. That is the hardest part. I have been there a few times in my life. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Hope this time I stay there and never go back up. No, no, what I should say is. THIS TIME WHEN I GET THERE I'M NEVER GOING BACK UP, UP, UP. :blushing: :bigsmile: :blushing: :bigsmile:

Sue is from TX :flowerforyou:


Kathy

Kathy -I'm in Texas too. We should sweat off quite a few lbs this summer!

Beth

ellens292

Hi, again,
Barbie, I can relate to what you are saying about clothes. It can be almost scary to me if I think about having to shop for a whole new wardrobe. Another 10 lbs and most of my clothes will be baggy, quite a few are already. I have a few things that are smaller but not many. I tend to just buy things that I really like and find it hard to think I won't be able to wear them. Crazy I guess, and a bit bewildering to want to lose weight but at the same time be a bit frightened of it.
Glad to hear your journey is going well so far.
Kathy - Thanks for the phases link, so true and a good reminder.
Beth, welcome, this bunch of over 50s are a great support.

weaklink109

Welcome Newbies.

I haven't posted in a couple of days, but have been reading everyone. I have a story to tell on myself.

Earlier today I came home from the morning portion of my split shift ,and I was eager to get the laundry going. It is pouring here today so there won't be any walking done today.:grumble: I did walk 2 miles yesterday.

Anyway, the pants I was wearing needed to go in, so I took them off and pretreated a spot and tossed them in the wash. About 5 minutes after the cycle started, I started to look for my cell phone ,and :noway: I bet some of you already know where this is going......you are right, unfortunately. My phone went "swimming!!"

I retrieved it and called the Sprint repair facility about 3 miles from my home They were very happy to hear that I immediately removed the battery and didn't try to turn the phone on--told me it was possible once dried out it would work again, and bring it right in.

I took it in and within an hour learned I was out of luck on the phone numbers. I was a cheapskate and didn't pay extra to have their back up service. I was luckier with the pictures, some of which are one of a kind shots of my canine "babies." My phone had a memory card in it, and apparently, it survived the dunking just fine. The phone itself is toast, but thanks to my providers replacement service, it will only cost me $50 to replace a $250 phone. The downside is I have to wait for them to ship it to me, so I am going to be unwired til at least Friday.

The tech told me since the phone was turned on when the water hit it, that is probably why it didn't survive.

Memo to self--DON"T FORGET TO CHECK THE POCKETS!!!:grumble: :grumble:

On a positive note, I probably have the cleanest (albeit DEADEST) phone in the state!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I won't be laughing when I have to re-enter all those phone numbers, and FIND the ones that I don't have a record of in my previous phone.::sad: :sad:

And a word to the wise, if you ever introduced your cell phone to water, do NOT try to turn it on. Remove the battery immediately. If you don't have a repair facility nearby to open it up and try to dry it out, the tech told me, if you have a self defrosting fridge, put it in there (not freezer) for at least 12 hours, and it is possible enough moisture might be removed through the defrosting cycle that it could come back to life.

Hope everyone is doing well. I have to get ready to go back to work for the afternoon, so will check on everyone later.

Barb

FITFORLIFE1944

BARBIE, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I AM CALLING YOU BOBBIE (SHE IS A FRIEND FROM TOPS). SORRY ABOUT THAT, ANOTHER SENIOR MOMENT

ANNE

Swissmiss

I would love to have the problem of having to buy new clothes.

:flowerforyou: Fit...My mom was a TOPS member years ago.

I am getting depressed. Everytime I go to the doctor I get weighed and I am jumping between the same three or four pounds. I felt so good on Monday when I saw the amount on the scales but today I am feeling so down.

ellens292

Sorry to hear about your cell phone, Barb. Our grandson did the same thing - twice! And we talk about SENIOR moments!
Ellen

healthier4me

I am getting depressed. Everytime I go to the doctor I get weighed and I am jumping between the same three or four pounds. I felt so good on Monday when I saw the amount on the scales but today I am feeling so down.

Oh my dear I understand your frustration. I have experienced the same thing and was very puzzled as to what I was doing wrong. What I have learned is to be kind to myself and give my body time to adjust. We just expect too much of ourselves and sometimes it is not just a day at a time but a step at a time

Hang in there and keep checking in with all the members on this great thread and working at your goals:flowerforyou:

(((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))) to you

healthier4me

Welcome lose2cruise to the most wonderful and supportive group of women on the site:flowerforyou: Since I began my new lifestyle journey in November this site has been a constant source of support, motivation, inspiration and friendship

Best of wishes to you. Check in and chat with us often. You will be glad you did:bigsmile:

Marie

barbiecat

OK--since it's confession time, I, too, ran my cell phone through the washer. I mourned it like the death of a friend except that I was able to replace it with an embarrassing visit to the A T & T store and $300.00. All my phone numbers and photos survived.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


When I got rid of the size 16 clothes, I bought 3 pairs of jeans that fit.:laugh: I kept the big tops until someone at line dance asked me if I'd be wearing baggy shirts until I lost all my weight.:laugh: I have a few baggy clothes for walking the dogs and going to the dog park.

Before the trip I bought two new pairs of jeans a size smaller than the last purchase some smaller tops. fortunately all the RV parks we're staying in have laundry rooms :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I watch women everywhere I go to see what they're wearing and think about whether it's a style that I would like. In the mean time, I have a huge tolerance for repetition and don't mind rotating the few clothes that I have.

We are in Red Bluff, California now and it's not raining. We told our friends here that we won't eat at a restaurant so we made a joint plan for dinner at their house----they'll cook chicken breasts on the grill and make salad and we'll bring squash, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and mushrooms to broil in the oven. this is going to be a very thin exercise day for me. there's no good walking at the RV park, no fenced dog area , and no fitness room and we'll be visiting all evening. This may be the first time in months that I don't get 10,000 steps on my pedometer.

Welcome to the new members of the group. I hope you can find all the support and inspiration that I've found. These women have helped to change my life for the better.

big hugs to all of you
Barbie