WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2012

jam0525

A belated Happy Easter to all who celebrated it yesterday. To those celebrating Passover - may you have a good week with family and friends.

I did OK yesterday. I ate one big good meal and had dessert for the other.

Jeannie

anotheryearolder

Just a quick in and out for me. I tried to catch up a bit of what I missed last month. I didn't go all the way back but I got a few pages read.

Amanda - Hopefully time, some distance from the SIL and a talk with your daughter will help.

Kackie - I DO feel your pain. Did you know that apple cider vinegar will stop the burning and keep fire ant bites from festering? I am constantly getting bitten by the little monsters and if I get right inside and douse the area with vinegar immediately, the bites stop burning and I don't get the white pustules from the really bad bites. It has worked for everyone I have shared the tip with, although no one has been allergic to the bites. It might not work for you, but you could try it next time.

I have been lazy today except for a bit of garden maintenance and helping DH with a bit of tree trimming. The oak pollen is making me suffer today. At least I was feeling good while preparing for, and enjoying Easter.

Faye

kackie

Faye: THANK you!!! I have never heard that very helpful tip. I hope that I don't get to try your solution for a long time, but I will try it next time! I now have a very swollen hand with lots of raised, red blister type bumps all over it. Not pretty.

KathyGSM: WELCOME! Glad you are here and look foward to getting to know you!

Bye again! Kackie

cathys01

Hello My Friends:

Hope you are all well. I have been packing most of the weekend; I got a lot done, actually and yes, I am really purging junk too :laugh:

Kackie - Glad that you found your dress

articknitter - Good luck with your concert :flowerforyou:

Jane - Sounds like you are doing so well, so glad to hear that

jellyfishjen - Loved your Easter cartoon. I actually laughed out loud, thanks :laugh:

fitz1191 - I have never heard of a deep tissue massage :noway:

Barb - You have some good words of wisdom there, I hope Amanda's daughter is not being hurt by this jerk :mad:

Michele - I laughed when I read about you and how you reacted with your "treasures" as I have been doing the same thing :noway: I have to keep telling myself I don't need it if I have not used it for the last 8 years :laugh:

Karen - Congrats on your win :flowerforyou:

Yvonne - Grandkids are wonderful, but they DO tire you out :noway:

Sissy - Welcome back, glad to see you

Kathy - Hope to see you regularly

chica23ck - Just by posting, you have already joined. Welcome.

Well, better go. Talk to you later. Take care,

Love, Cathy xx

janecl

Hi, Barb, I would love to be on this thread, too. I am 57 years old and had double knee replacements in Dec. I lost 56 lbs before surgery and want to continue. I am layed off in winter and will be going back to work Monday. I had maintained my loss but the last 3 weeks have been difficult. I would like to do the following goals for April:
1. Work out minimum of 3 times a week at fitness center.
2. Drink my 6-8 glasses of water
3. Get as much extra walking in as I can
Good luck to everyone on reaching their goals for the month!

exermom

Nancy - good idea about pushing the icing thru a sieve (I don't have a ricer). I never thought of that! Thanks

For those who are on facebook, can you tell me how you can view someone else's timeline? I can't seem to figure that out

Barb - I've found (or maybe it's just my imagination, but I don't think so) that if I have a lot of caffeine at dinnertime or later, then I have a hard time if not impossible time falling asleep, so I'm with ya. Thanks for the suggestion of the noodles. No, for me it isn't too late for this year. Jessica is coming here this weekend (she worked last weekend) so we'll be celebrating this weekend.

Did 20 minutes of yoga this morning, then went to Wal Mart and got M&M's on sale. I just realized that I usually use the mini-M&M's, but maybe these will work. If anything, we can eat them (I've already opened a bag for Vince...not that he really needs it) then did an hour of extremepump. Don't really understand it, but I was really sweating! Then stopped at the Salvation Army, found a shirt that I liked and it fit, so I bought it. then went to order Jessica's Easter baskets (and took the chocolate bunnies, wine, and cat treats to be put into the baskets), stopped at another store to see what they have. I got a Christmas shirt for Jessica which was REALLY expensive -- I paid 33 cents! Stopped at the Y but the guy I wanted to see wasn't there, then practice bowled 4 games. A while ago the bowling alley got new pins and I took 20 of the old ones. You may remember me asking about ways to use them for crafts. Well, I cleaned them up (as much as I could) and I think we're going to make up certificates to give to each of the bowlers. Tomorrow I'll do a Jackie Warner Personal Training DVD. It's been so long that I'm not sure if it's more aerobic or weight. Guess I'll find out.

I'm planning to make a tunnel of fudge cake for Jessica tomorrow night. She liked that when I made it for her birthday. I'm also going to make a pineapple angel food cake. You know what, I'm not going to bother with the bunny cake this year. Two cakes is enough. Jessica can take home the rest of the tunnel of fudge cake, and I can give some of the pineapple angelfood cake to the bowling alley and some to the Y. Yup, that's what I'll do.

Karen - congrats on winning the fruit basket! I love to get fruit baskets!

Welcome everyone who is new! This is a very supportive group. It's great to read that people are getting back on the bandwagon

I can't explain this, but for breakfast this monring I had some barley (I had some that I wanted to finish up). Boy, did that ever fill me up!

This Wed. is the last time Newcomers bowling league meets. I don't think we'll do the summer, but start up again in the fall. One of the ladies wants to have an end-of-season party at her house. They're planning on the brats, burgers, and beer. I'm thinking that I'll bring shrimp and some veggies that go on a burger -- lettuce, I'll slice up tomatoes and onions, pickles. I have no idea what would go well with brats.

Off to watch DWTS! Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

SallyCC

Just a quick check in for tonight. The weekend flew by. Easter was a nice day. I had a brunch and tried to keep things healthy. Today I really feel better about my choices. Got rid of lots of the Easter stuff. Got a busy week ahead but will keep to my plans!
Great to read all your posts.

Have a good day!
Sally

fitz1191

Cathys01 I have only had a couple of these it's lots of pressure if you run your hand over your muscles some times you feel bumps and it gives a tingly sharp pain there is clump if you will put constant pressure on it and you can feel it kinda melt away then it flushes out of your system it can be painful but beneficial especially if you are trying to build muscle So I have been told by many massage therapists which I am not Usually I go for the relaxing kind but I knew I had alot of scar tissue kinda build up in my muscles from breaking down the tissue to build more thru strength training This time it was a bit rough I actually asked my husband to see if I had bruises on my back lol I did not

Hope you all had a great easter we deffinately did Grankids and Kids were over played all day ate good had strawberry short cake made with splenda was delish

Welcome to the newbies see you all soon

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Kackie, I still think of you skiing in Montana so it's hard to be thinking of you planting a garden now :laugh:

:bigsmile: Barb, I gave up coffee and all caffeine over three years ago and I think I sleep better because of it....I shudder to think of what would happen if I had a cup of coffee.

Yvonne, the dog fight sounds scary and sad....I'm so sorry that happened during your holidays.

:flowerforyou: Sissy, it's good to have you back, better late than never.

today I had a bit of a pigout with raisins and walnuts......I guess they will join the long list of foods that are not allowed in my house (peanut butter, peanuts, cashews, yogurt, cereal, bread, ice cream are some of the others):laugh:

:flowerforyou: it was sunny and warmer today so I got to work in the yard but wearing a down vest and a wool hat :laugh: :laugh: I spent a lot of the day practicing dances so I can substitute for one of the line dance teachers on Wednesday. Dancing is a whole lot easier than teaching

Barbie from NW Washington

jellyfishjen

Wow such beautiful inspiring people here and so interesting to read about other areas.

Someone please tell me what is brats? Obviously something you eat. We call naughty children brats.

I think or hope I am getting over this pneumonia. Had to work a full day at the studio today and I got through it. Very tired now but always tired after a full day and I don't think I am any more tired. Not adding exercise to my day yet but am starting to be able to control my eating. Not so much comfort eating. It's a shame I don't have the energy to exercise as due to work I stay in the city for the week in my daughters tiny cosy studio unit. It is right in the middle of Sydney city and it's great walking around the harbour. Also I work at Sydney dance company which entitles me to free classes. I like to do stretch or ballet which i haven't done for such a long time. My daughter (20) has been away on holidays returns tomorrow to her frantic life. I quite like staying in her unit feeling young and free again. So after I finish defrosting her freezer (things a mother does) I am going to bed early and watching tv.

janemartin02

Have a great Tues to you all.Good to see some people return who left for awhile.
Hubby has a dr appt today,so switched my pt this week,sure I will be confused all week.
Got cold her,35 this am .Crazy Chicago weather.80`s in mar,frost in April.
Enjoy reading the posts.Welcome any new people.This is an amazing group.
HUGS
jane

margaretat

As I think about the month of April I'm a bit more positive having taken this step to join MFP. I've been talking about losing some more weight for quite some time and I'm hoping this month to make some progress. With everything becoming so green and the world waking up from a not so bad winter my outlook on life is pretty good. There will be some challenging weekends this month but I just have to stay focussed and away from the chocolate store that as far as I'm concerned is the best in the world. Hope everyone's day goes well and that goals are becoming more clear.

realpure

Hello Ladies!! We got back Sunday night from a wonderful family trip to the Outer Banks of NC! It was so much fun to get away and to spend time with our two children at the beach. The got along remarkably well and enjoyed spending the week on scooters and playing in the sand. I am home alone for the first time in 10 days. It feels good. Tomorrow, I'm back to subbing.

I didn't do that great with my diet. I won't weigh myself until the weekend. Refuse to let it get me down. Will try to read back over all I missed, this board moves so quickly.

Still reading "The Insulin Resistant Diet". It isn't a book to read as much as a resource book of what to eat and NOT eat. I'm trying out the approach starting this week. The basic concept is to always team complex carbs with protein. No more than 30 carbs at a meal and always with 14 grams of protein. I'm going to stop counting calories as much as counting my carbs. I know it's my blood sugar that is driving my weight gain and cravings, so I am going to focus on that first. I have also starting using a salad plate for all meals. If it doesn't fit, it's too much. I think it was Kackie who was asking about the book? Look like your blood sugar is behaving!! Horray!!

Miss the ocean and no schedule. I grew up on the beach so it always makes me think about my Mom. It was so relaxing.

Missed you all! :flowerforyou:

mazaron

Hello and happy Tuesday - in the sunshine here.

We had a lovely time at the cabin over the weekend. Saturday night was "opening night" at the local restaurant and we enjoyed the food and the live music. Sunday was a sunny day and we spent as much time as possible outside reading and chatting. DH and I both got sunburns! :noway: Woke up on Monday am to find out the pump had stopped in the night and we had no water. Woops. That means no toilet and no coffee. Thank goodness we could pack up and come home, planning to bring tools and more time to find & solve the problem on our next trip.

Michelle, how’s the storage unit clean-out going? Do you feel like an archeologist discovering your family history?

I might just try the overnight oatmeal too. I like my porridge for breakfast.

Wow, Judy, real chickens for Easter! That would make an impression at show-and-tell. :happy:

Barbie, 45 seconds of running is fantastic! I do 1 minute runs followed by 2 minutes of walking. 140 lunges? Ah, I get it – 70 on each side, right? At the gym I sometimes do lunges with my foot on a bosu-ball. I have terrible balance, so it’s a challenge to keep myself upright as well as forward on one foot. :laugh:

“Happy Easter, don’t sit on your keester.”:laugh: Oh, JB, very funny. Sit is just what DH and I did on Easter Sunday – sat in the sun with books and enjoyed the view of the lake. We did our time in the gym yesterday, though, so it’s a balanced life.

Barbara, I often lead prayers in church (Anglican) and the words in the Book of Alternative Services or the more traditional Book of Common Prayer are so beautiful that I seldom stray from them. Bottom line – if we speak from our hearts, in faith, the right words will come.

JipsyJudy, I like the idea of a dog friendly outdoor café at Easter time - also the idea of corned beef salad.

Barb, your hike sounds like fun, and the payoff was a yummy Easter meal.

Karen, welcome back to the classroom. :flowerforyou: Hope you had a super spring break. What do you teach? Is it your school district that’s running the workout contest?

Kackie, I am 5’1” and I have the opposite problem when dress shopping – everything is too long. :ohwell: Good to know you found the right dress in the end. Fire ants? Yikes.

Robin, a 20 minute kettle bell workout in the morning! Wow. :explode: Kettle bells kill me.

Woops, the morning news is on the radio and I had better get J'boy and the rest of the family on the road to work.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Just marking a spot for today....had a long weekend ...and the confession is that those bunnies got me:sad:

Will try to catch up on the reading of what everyone did last weekend some time today.

Have a great day all.

Laura80111

jam0525

Michelle - Timeline is the new home page on Facebook. So, if you go to some one's profile you see it. Not everyone has it yet and it is not very popular. I don't like it at all. My account was switched over a couple of weeks ago. It's also what use to be your wall. Have fun with it. Jeannie

Bookchick887

Brats is pronounced 'brots' and is a frank or sausage you eat in a bun (or not).
Wish I had one right now!
I had eggs for Easter breakfast, cadbury eggs at 210 cals. But it fit into my daily 1200 so it was my splurge.
Got control over late night snacking for the first time ever, and am enjoying my new hobby. I always knew how to crochet but didn't really do anything with it. Now with little miss Sophie to make cute things for, I am learning how to read patterns that I get from the library.
Spent time on the beach this weekend, watching the clammers and cute little snowy plovers. Looking for Beachglass and things from foreign lands. Found a Russian cola bottle a few weeks ago and some Japanese water bottles. DH found huge styrofoam float they use in Japan. These things are washing up on our NW beaches from the tsunami already.
A lovely day to all my new friends, may everyone find some peace in your life today.
Eileen

msh0530

Jen - Brats are actually Bratwurst, which you may have heard of. They are sausages which most people grill, but can also be panfried or cooked in liquid or beer. Here are some pictures of what they look like at the store. http://www.johnsonville.com/lines/brats.html

I hope everyone is doing well. I had a busy but fun Easter, and am now settling back into reality. This weekend I will stay home and do housework and hopefully get some flowers and a tree planted. (We bought a blue spruce on Saturday.) I have tried to grow a blue spruce since we moved here, but this will be try #3. My husband says it is the last shot. The first one did well for several years, but died over the winter unexpectedly. I am a little odd in that I name my trees that I plant, and his name was Hank. I still miss him. Last year I bought a very small (2 feet tall) replacement named Hank Jr. (His nickname was Bocephus, like Hank Williams Jr). We had a horrid drought last summer, and he didn't make it. So this year I have found a large (6 feet tall) replacement. I may call him Hank the sequel, but I will see what he tells me when he is planted. Anyway, I hope that he is a hearty lad. I also would like a weeping willow, and have killed 2 so far. (Gracie and Gracie 2). Anyway, I will wait another year before I decide to try that again.

Barb, I agree that the powdered creamer is nasty. In some convenience stores, I don't know if it is old or what, but it doesn't even mix in and just kind of blobs up and gags me. I always say I will never take it again. Time will tell if that is true.

Everyone have a wonderfully springy Tuesday! Mary

jb_2011

Hi there! Another good Tuesday morning here in Portland, a little rain on the way perhaps, but we sure had some beautiful sunshine over the weekend. I want to get over to the park again this morning to take some photos of the trilliums in bloom. There are miles of trails at this particular park which meander through the forest, and oh my goodness the size of the trilliums are outta this world. Thousands of them, white, pink and purple.

Barb, I'm in Oregon - maybe we're neighbors! I'm quite a ways out in SE, down towards Oregon City. I see you have doggies, too

Nancy, sunburn! :noway: I got a little of that, too. Felt so darned good. It's fine that you sat on your keester on Easter :laugh: Glad you had such a nice time.

SWSY routine went well yesterday morning, 45 minutes of it which included work with weights, then crunches, push ups, lunges, etc, and the side arm raises with weights. That's been a difficult exercise for me from the git go. :grumble: Yesterday they weren't quite as bad.

Off now for morning Yoga, and watering the seedling trays, figure out something for dinner then get my behind to the park for some photography and a nice long hike.

Good day to all, my Salad Sistas! Make 'em big, make 'em tasty! Drinkie your wa-wa! :drinker:

jb

marlouise

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Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Happy Tuesday,

I finished catching up from Friday, sounds like everyone had a busy weekend home and away.

Hubby and I hosted an Easter Brunch with a total of 15 of us:noway: I fixed quiche's, muffins and hashbrowns and the rest was brought by everyone else. Usually I'm so good when I have it at my house but for some reason my brain was totally out of wack...I was soooo enjoying the Sunrise Champagne and had three of those...I knew I should only have one but noooo had to have three:noway: and boy is the scale telling me I was bad! Then there were the bunnies that called my name too:sad: But today I'm back at drinking water and eating right.

We did manage to get in several bike rides and walks and I do wish that those would counter balance the over indulgance but not:blushing: Still a bit sore from the long bike rides but so glad we did them.

Yesterday I took the day off work as my friend from 7-10th grade was in town and we hadn't seen each other since we were 19...she so looks like her Mom and in the 3.5 hrs we had together we filled in all those missing years...where does the time go:ohwell: We were realizing that our 40th High School Reunion is this year...that's so hard to believe

Tomorrow when I have more time I will take the time to make some comments but have to finish lunch now and get back to work.

Have a great day, log your food, drink plenty of water:drinker: and let's keep moving.

Laura80111

djhobs

Had a very nice but quiet Easter weekend. Moved some pachasandra (probably not spelled right:laugh:) from one bed to a different one..I love getting my hands in the dirt..somehow it eases my mind. I went over my target on the weekend,but finished the week with calories to spare, so is that ok? I am still learning the system. I hit a new high long distance on recumbent bike - 12 miles in 45 minutes. I keep a white board calendar of my workouts and when I hit a new threshold, I put lots of circles around it. Perhaps a little silly, but gives me a sense of accomplishment:laugh: . Today I did 20 minutes of kettleworx resistance and treadmill hills for a mile.

Someday soon I will figure out how to respond to other people's comments, but by the time I post this my brain is usually shutting down! Hope everyone had a great day!
Jen

kackie

Good Evening, Dear Ladies,

Sounds like "everyone is busy and enjoying the spring weather. I love to see all the different exercises that everyone choses! As Barbie says, The Best Exercise is the exercise that you will do." Sounds like we are taking care of that!

I had a NSV today: Ran for 24 minutes straight. (I don't run but once or twice a week and I have been pushing myself to get to 20, and can't do that every time I try). I realized today that I don't run much faster than I "fast walk", but I sure burn more calores when I run because my heart rate gets UP there. So it is worth trying to do when I can pull it off. I will NEVER be a runner, but I am doing it to get my fitness level up, and, let's face it...to try to lose those last pounds. It was perfect weather today for doing anything outside.

Realpure: It sounds like the book you are reading advices what I have been trying to do the past 3-4 months. I would guess it is one of the reasons that my blood sugar went down from "borderline" to normal. So I will be continuing with the paring of protein when I do have carbs in a meal or a snack. Keep me posted on your reading and results.

DH is flying in tonight so will drive to savannah to pick him up in a bit. I have been very good about staying away from wine with dinner (except one night) since I've been back, but when he is here I tend to be far more tempted. And I will be in Chicago this weekend for a shower and a tea for our future DIL, which means lots of "celebration". Will try to focus on visiting with my friends and less on the food. Must bring some healthy snacks for the hotel...

Sorry, I am thinking out loud. Glad you are here to "talk to"! Take care, Kackie

exermom

Nancy - I skipped mahjongg today and we are OUT of the storage unit. Saving $100/month. It's truly interesting the things you find. Now to find room to store things. Well, we're getting new shelving for the downstairs storage room so a lot of the things will be put on them.

We have the Newcomers general meeting tomorrow morning. I usually have egg substitute and an egg that day because they are pretty low in calories and they really fill me up so I'm not tempted by the (usually) high carb snacks. Guess I'll have an orange, too

Oh, I just realized that we're going to have our Easter this weekend and I'm supposed to serve at the mass. Wish I knew this in advance. Jessica usually doesn't mind eating dinner later, tho

Robin and Nancy - I'm really lucky, I don't have a problem dress shopping. Mainly because I don't dress shop. I have thick ankles so I tend to wear pantsuits mostly.

Jeannie - so not everyone is switched over to the timeline, that's why I can't see someone else's. Thanks for letting me know.

I bought the ham for Saturday, I just can't get over how much sodium there is in it. One kind did have less sodium, but it also had more sugar.

For that apres-bowling party, I'm going to bring shrimp and the fixings for the hamburgers -- lettuce (Romaine), tomato slices, pickles, onion slices.

Did 40 min of the Jackie Warner Personal Trainer DVD. It's mostly weights. There is a 15 min total body workout, another segment that is 15 min long for the lower body, one that is 15 min long for the upper body, and one that is 15 min long for the abs. I did the 40 min total body workout. Tomorrow, I'll do a workout on the bosu

Jen - 12 miles! You go girl!

kackie - whenever we go away, I always bring snacks, not only for my lunch or to have in the car (even on the airplane) but to have in the hotel.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele
who is off to watch DWTS

SallyCC

Getting back into the swing of things this week. I was up one pound in my weigh in tonight….hopefully that will be gone fast. I have been stalling about going to the gym (with my neck/shoulder thing going on)…but I think tomorrow I am going to go to either ride the bike or do the treadmill. I want to keep my schedule so that I don’t drop the exercise all together. The chiropractor told me to not do the weights until I have a couple of visits with him. The disk/pinched nerve problem is really getting better. I think it is healing. It’s hard not to feel frustrated with the setback.
Realpure… The time at the beach sounded wonderful. Let us know how the week goes with the Insulin Resistant program. I definitely feel different when I have lots of carbs.
Mary… I love that you named your trees. I can definitely relate to that. I hope the new addition does well for many years to come.
Laura…It sounds like you had a great weekend. I did a brunch for family on Easter too. It was great but I am so happy to be back to my normal eating habits. I love catching up with friends from long ago. Sounds like a perfect day off.
Kackie…what a great NSV!! I hope your trip to pick up your husband was smooth. What a great weekend you have planned for next weekend!
Have a great night,
Sally

surfpinescolleen13

Hi! I joined in March- but this is my first post to a group. I would like to join if there is still room. I had a success today that was not scale related- but I am so happy that I want to share. I got upset with my husband and the first thing I wanted was chocolate. Instead I grapped a piece of gum. First time I came to the reality that I have to change habits that are hard- it's not just the calorie counting. Life style changes are hard but necessary. Hope I can figure out how to get back to this topic after tonight. Thanks for listening everyone! Have a good day tomorrow!

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Jellyfishjen, take it one day at a time and you’ll soon be out walking around the harbor.

:flowerforyou: Jane, I love your attitude. You are always so positive. I learn from you.

:flowerforyou: Margaretat, take it one day at a time and you’ll find the success you seek.

:flowerforyou: Realpure, I hope you’ll tell us how things are going for you with the Insulin Resistant Diet.

:sad: Nancy, how disappointing to lose the water at the cabin and have to come home….the lunges I do are in groups of 4-10, not all at once….I’ve read about Bosu balls and they look very challenging…..I still need solid ground.

:flowerforyou: Eileen, your weekend at the beach sounds great and your Cadbury egg breakfast sounds yummy.

:flowerforyou: Mary, I loved hearing about your trees and feel sad that they didn’t survive. How great that you gave them names.

:flowerforyou: Sally, that must be so frustrating not to be able to lift weights right now but you are so wise to follow the chiropractor’s advice.

:flowerforyou: Colleen, welcome to the group….if you keep checking in with us, you’ll get the support you need and learn a lot about how to sidestep the traps and temptations. You dog is really cute. Tell us about her.


:bigsmile: Jb, glad to hear that SWSY is still going well for you. Are you keeping a record of your workouts?

:bigsmile: Laura, your weekend sounds like you had fun…enjoy the memories and make today a new beginning.

:flowerforyou: Jeri, it takes awhile to get the hang of everything on MFP….just keep coming back and be teachable.

:bigsmile: Kackie, running for 24 minutes is amazing…….and good for you.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Michelle, after my mother died we put a lot of stuff in storage and didn’t finally empty the storage for over five years. I still remember how great it felt to finally get it emptied

:bigsmile: My day was busy with dog walking, weight training, and dancing. I know I am overdoing the preparation to substitute for the line dance teacher tomorrow, but I strive for perfection.

:bigsmile: We stayed up late tonight to watch the DWTS results show......it was very sad at the end :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Barbie from NW Washington state where it is getting warmer.
My life today is so great today it should have background music (like “I Made it Through the Rain” sung by Barry Manilow)
April goals:
*walk the dogs for an hour or more every morning
* Yoga three days a week
*100 lunges a day
*strength training three days a week
*17,000 steps a day


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"The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."

AHealthierSuzyQ

Someone please tell me what is brats? Obviously something you eat. We call naughty children brats.

The BRAT diet is foods relatively bland and low in fiber: bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast. Its what you eat after a bout of nausea and diarrhea to rest your digestion. Brats are what lots of folks call the German sausage bratwurst. My son is always "grillin brats."

I've been feeling pretty good lately and getting caught up on gardening and housework. I still have to be very careful what I eat. I tested the waters by trying a few bites of beef at supper last night and had another attack about bedtime. I don't understand why I can get by with eating meat at lunch, but not supper. Guess maybe I'll find out when I finally see the dr next week. Meanwhile no fried foods, caffeine and carbonated drinks, pork, and anything with butter, milk or cream in it. Restrictive, but its either that or feel like poo all the time...

We are expecting thunderstorms today so better get outside and get some gardening done. Happy Wednesday ladies!

rjadams

Way to go Kackie. I remember when I was on the treadmill every day and I lost all that weight I was able to do a run/jog for a full 5 minutes once. I was so proud of myself. I kept pushing and I was finally able to do 45 minutes. I only acheived that once. I miss being that person but that was when I was home all day unemployed.

So now I am doing 20 minute Kettleworx workouts 3 days aweek. today was day 2 and I am sore but it feels good to work my body again.

Since I didn't get the job I am back to ground zero with my job. I really don't like it and it makes it hard to stay positive and get thru each day. I hope something else comes up.

Have a great day ladies.

msh0530

Just doing a drive by today to say good morning! I've got to get to work updating grades and studying more polar graphing. I hope that you all have a terrific Wednesday! Mary

Almost forgot - to whoever asked if we still had room for someone else to join us, and to all newcomers, Welcome! We have Plenty of Room! (Check out the song that describes our group!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1naCnQBxrU