WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012
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Month is off to a slow but good start. I ate well yesterday and avoided my downfall of wine. I just didn't feel like having any. Life is a bit stressful right now.
There just don't seem to be any more new job prospects at work so I am stuck where I am for the moment.
DH is working on passing another kidney stone so he is miserable.
And my adorable Ritter Bit is chewing and destroying everything. He is very good at pulling things down from high places that I think are safe. He has a fondness for anything that is expensive like DH's sun glasses, anything that is mine like my favorite beach hate from St. Thomas, or paper (especially import bills and documents) It is a good thing he is so damn cute when he looks at you with his ears back and looks at you with those green eyes. Or when I get home and his disproportionate gangly puppy body wriggling madly when he wags his tail. (and then I see what damage he has done) I know he is still so young and that this too shall pass.
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:flowerforyou: It's Wednesday,
Kat- sorry you are cranky...but I'm sure at our age we are entitled to being that way every now & then:blushing:
Bevsdietfor20 & LuckyCheryl-:drinker: great job on the losses.
Barbie- I'm so inspired by you:flowerforyou: lifting weights while watching a movie with your hubby...I'm thinking that is a great idea, I will need to get my weights from the basement and move them upstairs.
Jellyfishjen & Beth40n2 - AHHHH Chocolate
I understand the keeping some around concept. For me if I have it available I don't always want it because I KNOW it's there if I want and because it's there I DON'T want it...but if there is none available I go on a hunt until I find it and then eat it. So I keep it around and find I don't want it....I know kind of backwards for a lot of people but it works for me
Joy- So sorry to hear about your Mom passing:flowerforyou: I understand as I'm an only child too and my Mom and I used to talk everyday, I would call her when I was on my way home from work, she passed quickly in Oct 2010 and I still miss my phone calls to tell her about my day.
Westernwise- 1700 mile trip one way:noway: wow ambitous!
rjadams- your Ritter Bit sounds like he keeps you on your toes. Those puppy looks get you every time I'm sure:laugh:
So for the month of April I lost a total of 3.6 lbs so that was good, but of course I'm greedy and wish it had been more:ohwell: Last week I only lost .2 so the scale says this AM, but every little bit will add up by the end of the month.
So did any of you hear that about that new study that said getting enough sleep is good for weight loss? It was all over the radio this morning..they also said not enough will cause you to gain weight...I can see that if you are sleeping you're not eating any wrong foods and if you are awake you could be raiding the frig in the middle of the night:laugh:
I best get to the papers on my desk. Everyone have a great day, remember to drink your water:drinker: (it does make a difference), log your food and keep on moving.
Laura80111
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - :flowerforyou: gracete & janemartin02:flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks Laura
Todays Wed so I have to snap out of it for Survivor!!! I think when in menopause I get that "time of the month" attitude" even when the time of the month never comes :sad: and my husband is just plain confused!
SOmeone here asked about chocolate??? I keep Trader Joes 100 calorie Dark Chocolate or milk Chocolate bars in my freezer and when a real bad craving hits I eat one really slowly .... breaking it into small pieces and savoring each bite...when they are frozen the bites last longer and it helps :bigsmile: ...if you don't have Trader Joes, try any good dark chocolate or Milk Chocolate that is low cal
Well off to my office to start my day.:drinker:
Hears to Healthy Eating Ladies :glasses:
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Kat 0 -
Joy, So sorry for your loss. I can only imagine. Take care of yourself and I'm glad to see you back here. Come back often!
:flowerforyou: Kackie0 -
The beginning of May will be a challenge for me - I've a conference this weekend that starts with a dinner of Thursday night then runs through until Sunday afternoon. My goal is to simply not gain any weight. The meals are all provided so if I stick to portion size and walk each day hopefully I can do it. Saturdays will also give me a bit of trouble.
What I am looking forward to is the warmer weather - I hate the cold and the wind but the rest of this week is looking pretty good. The birds are at the feeder, the grass is green and growing.
Sorry for your loss Joy - My mother passed a year ago May 21, it certainly does leave a whole :brokenheart: - take care of yourself
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Hi all,
I mentioned yesterday that my goals don’t include weight loss specifically because I can’t depend on making it, however hard I try. The other problem is I can’t weigh myself because I can’t hop on the scale, balance on one foot, and get a consistent measure. :ohwell: So, by default, I am with all those folks to recommend ignoring the scale and concentrating on life-style.
I re-read my words about being self-conscious about exercising when DH and J-boy are around and decided that’s the biggest, lamest excuse I’ve ever heard for skipping a workout. :noway: Stay posted for the anticipated breakthrough. The boys will see me sweat!
Jen, I hope you are recovered from your sleepless night. Have fun in the city with your daughter. Plan what you eat and eat what you plan! :drinker: Carry water everywhere.
JipsyJudy, isn’t it true, life is a balancing act? You have to balance more than most people do. :flowerforyou: It sounds like you have the best approach “do what’s working best” for you. Are you using your stationary bike desk these days?
Kat, aka Katiejarr, yes, the fall shook me up a bit and slowed me down too. I have learned my lesson. Celebration on getting to the 130’s! Hope you’ve got back your happy face today. :happy:
Barbie, I think I should work on my own commandments for happiness :happy: I certainly have time to do a little philosophical thinking, which is something to be enthusiastic about.
RJadams Sorry to hear you are “stuck” at work. T:flowerforyou: hat’s a dreadful feeling when we invest so much of ourselves in our careers.
Hasta pronto from Nancy – who will finish the 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of the Taj Mahal pretty soon if it does not stop raining in the Creston Valley.
Goals for May:
24 hours of exercise including weight training (no squats or lunges, gotta keep off that foot until the end of the month! :sad: )
4 sets of 25 right leg straight lifts, bent knee lifts, and kick backs every day (can’t have my right thigh turning into a noodle now, can I?)
Get the routine chores done – no procrastination!
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I'm back and my plan for May is to be here every day and to track everything that goes past my lips.
I was in the UK and Spain for 5 weeks and before that I wasn't here very much because I was getting too tired with dealing with my DBF who had been very ill in Jan/Feb and then moved into a retirement residence for some convalescence and then he stayed on there while I was away.
I got back to Ottawa on Monday evening and moved him back to his apartment yesterday. Today he had a dr appt (except that he had the day wrong and it is tomorrow), but we were able to do a few chores and this afternoon I'm taking the car to the garage to get the snow tyres taken off and the summer ones installed.
I put on a few lbs, some before I left and 3 while I was away eating all my favourite English foods that you can't get here.
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sorry I havn't log on in a week, we went to a church conference in Alabama, it was breakfast at McDonalds then meetings, then lunch at western sizzler and free time, at which my Hubby took a spritual nap as he calls it. Some of the other ladies and I took a long walk to try and walk off some of the calories we ate. In the evening we had a meeting and then a stake house for dinner. Three days in a row. then comming home up at 6:00 am on the road at 7:00 and it was McDonalds for breakfast in Alabama and Lunch at KFC in Ky and what ever you can find for dinner at home. We had a wonderful time at the meetings and visiting with friends from other churches, however I looked at the scales and said no way am I even going to get on that until I have a chance to undo all that eating out. I know I am Hopeless! LOL
I did lose 2 pounds but may have gained them back ; so here we are a new month!! :happy:
my new goals are to log on each day, drink all my water and log my food.
to do some kind of exercise each day and take the dog for more walk s.
DH has our bikes ready and I hope to get back in to riding a lest once a week with him.
plan my meals ahead of time
and Barbiecat I love the quote: Act the way I wnat to feel! :bigsmile: may I use that ?
to all that had waight loss congrats , and welcome to the new ladies and ones that are came back.
and Debbie I am with you and that is no more May-bes for me.
Happy Birthdays to all of the May Birthdays !
Yclayton hope your Mare will be ok!
Joy so sorry to hear of your loss:brokenheart: , My mom is 76 and she is my best friend , I can't even begain to think of what it would be like without her. Balance will come, and we are here if needed.:flowerforyou:
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Well - day 2 and I'm caught up on my reading and posting. So far so good. Also have tracked my food and exercise! Tomorrow is day 2 of my Fit-traxx program. First day was Monday and it was great. Along with the 2 days of Fit-traxx i have to do an additional 30 minutes of cardio on those days plus another strength training day and my 2 days of spin. That is a bit more then I had expected when I signed up for the class but i guess it is all good!!! Maybe I will finally see results. I've been working out at the gym since September and have not seen any results which is pretty discouraging but I am actually liking the workout and wouldn't even consider quiting at this point. I go between 5:15 and 5:30 Monday - Friday with my neighbor and now workout buddy and I absoultely it!
Kat congrats on hitting the 130’s :drinker: – my milestone will be getting out of the 180’s and into the 170’s, can’t wait.
Beth – I believe it’s ok to have chocolate( as long as you don't overdo it) if you crave it – if you deprive yourself you can end up discouraged and then over-indulge and be back at square one. You’re doing something right – you’ve lost 50 already – yay!!!!
Joy – so sorry for your loss, I know how difficult that can be - one step at a time and you will get through!
Jellyfishjen – keep up the good work – one day at a time!
LuckyCheryl – Kudos to you for going back to school – I wouldn’t have the time or patience for that – Good Luck!
Laura80111 – Wonder how much is enough sleep to lose weight, I don’t seem to be able to get enough because I am constantly waking up through the night :explode: never had that problem before – must be the age thing…. Lol
Margaret – good luck staying on track through your conference weekend – YOU CAN DO IT!
Have a wonderful evening all and I will be back tomorrow! G-nite!!!
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Kat - how did you break thru your plateau? Congrats on breaking it!
Did a bit more than an hour of the deep water today. First, I stopped at this one store on my way to the Y just to get margarine that I'll donate to the soup kitchen, so I got to the Y early so I swam some laps. Then had an hour of the deep water class. Came home and made some more of the banana chocolate chip muffins and some more chocolate bran muffins. While they were cooling, we went to the senior bowl. The first game for me was OK, the second and third I worked on my handicap. Why is it that I do well in practice (the last time I got 4 strikes in a row!), yet, when it comes to league play, I stink. Tomorrow I'll do a band workout at home.
beth - I was just about to suggest quality dark chocolate, but I see that Jen did. I've found that a little satisfies me. I keep some Dove Promises, now I'll try putting them in the freezer and see how that is.
Joy - I'm so sorry about your mom. You had her for a long time, so that's one thing you had going for you. But I know it still hurts. she'll always be with you
Good job everyone on the losses!
Kathy - so glad you love that fittraxx. Sounds neat. Tell me more about it. How does it work? I thought I saw something, and it might even have been called Fittraxx, I don't know. As I recall, basically, it was a terminal connected to a computer which kept records of your workouts. How is your class run? (I'm looking for ideas)
Well, want to watch some TV, then hit the hay. Hope everyone has a great evening.
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Hi All
Thanks Kathy and Mazaron and yes I have my happy face back on today :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Michelle I have finally come to terms with the fact that I have to EAT!!! I eat all my 1200 calories and VOLIA! I lose weight! When I eat less than the 1200 I don't lose...but Im a stubborn old broad and I was in starvation mode and just would not believe it :huh:
Once I started to eat all my calories...and most of the time its 1158, 1185, not always exactly 1200 but close enough, I started to lose. I will admit that Im not always hungry, but I try and eat more in the day time and less in the evening and this has helped...
This has been a tough week for me...just plain tired :yawn: sleeping in later than usual and not wanting to exercise, but I will be in yoga tomorrow I do love my yoga class I think this week my body is fighting off a menopausal migraine and my meds are kicking in but that migraine is knocking at the door and my meds are keeping it at bay and my body is just feeling bla...that must be why Im feeling a bit off...I swear I almost fell over a few times yesterday in yoga class :blushing: :blushing:
Well can't wait for Survivor tonight!!!!! Now Im off to make my dinner...tonight Im going to have eggs for dinner because it sounds good :bigsmile:
Hope you all have a good evening! Happy May Birthdays!!!! May Birthdays have a special place in my heart because my daughter is a May baby
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Hi Everyone! I would LOVE to join in. I joined MFP in february and had alot of goals, but didn't get anywhere. I just started again and need the motivation. I just turned 50 in March and was hoping to have lost some weight by my birthday, but the food just loves me at night. Anyways, my goal for this may is:
1. Excersise 5 days a week (started the 30 day Shred)
2. Log in my food everyday!
3. No more late night snacking
So, I will def. need the support and I know I can do this. Just need a kick in the can now and then! Count me in..... 0 -
May...already!! Glad I found you again.
Barbie ....thanks for starting us.
My April ended on a rough now. I was up three pounds. I am ready to make my May goals and feel good about them.
Plan and log meals daily.
Exercise/move everydayfor at least 30 minutes...no excuses.
I will be back...hectic week so far!
Good luck and happy May to all,
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:sad: :sad: Joy, sorry to hear about your mother.
:flowerforyou: Joyce, great goals……are you going to be staying in the 5th wheel you’re hauling to your son? If so, it’s a perfect opportunity to make your own meals instead of having to go to restaurants all the time.
:flowerforyou: Jellyfishjen, the way to deal with treats is to plan your food for the day and stay with the plan…..it makes it easier to say no to treats.
:flowerforyou: LuckyCheryl, welcome, you’ve come to the right place for support and encouragement…..walking and gardening are great exercise.
:flowerforyou: Barbara, I know you can stick to your goals…..just do them one day at a time.
:flowerforyou: Robin, give that darling puppy a big hug for me……when Sasha was a puppy she chewed up a hard cover library book that featured cats…..it cost me $28.00
:flowerforyou: Laura, congrats on your loss…….I can have chocolate in the house and not eat it, but raisins, nuts, and peanut butter are dangerous to me.
:flowerforyou: Nancy, I hope you’ll work on your own commandments for happiness and then we can share our lists.
:flowerforyou: enealace, it’s good to see you again….glad you DBF is recovering and back in his own home.
:flowerforyou: Rpphillip, “Act the way I want to feel” is from a great book “The Happiness Project”…….I found out about the book from several women on this thread, checked it out of the library, and have learned a lot that has been useful to me.
:flowerforyou: Kathy, your workout program sounds awesome…..are you using weights as heavy as you can handle on your strength training days? Heavier weights seem to make a difference. Tell us more about Fit-traxx.
:flowerforyou: Michele, I love the way you mix baking and exercise.
:flowerforyou: Kat, I hope you’ll get some sleep :yawn: :yawn: so you’ll have your energy back.
:flowerforyou: 62Karen, your goals sound very achievable……just do them one day at a time.
:flowerforyou: Today I went to two line dance classes and was gone much too long. While I was gone, we had the big tree in front our house taken down......it was a beautiful tree over 100 feet tall but it was growing wider at the bottom and making it more difficult to get the car in and out of the garage and the roots were starting to do damage to the driveway. When they climbed the tree to cut it down, they found out that the tree was getting dry and brittle and it might have been in danger of falling or breaking before long....it broke my heart to have to cut the tree down, but there were so many reasons that I had to be that by today I was OK with the plan.. Barbie from NW Washington state. 0 -
Hi- my name is Kari, I live in Fargo, ND. I wil be 50 this summer and reality hit me that I NEED to lose some weight and get into shape. I joined this a while back, but this is my the first time I have used it. Still finding my way around here, but I read through many of your posts and I am very excited to be a part of this group! It's encouraging to know that weight loss at my age is NOT impossible!! I was pretty thin in my 20's, gained some in my 30's and gained some more every year after since... it just creeped up on me! Now I am probably 35-50 lbs overweight... I quit weighing myself years ago. but having to buy a bigger size tells me it's time to lose a few sizes!!! I bought the Nutri-System plan and started it yesterday. I plan to walk 30 minutes every day as well. I hope to get to know you all better! Kari0
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just popping in to save my spot late late night last night will catch up tomorrow and post my goals nighty night0
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Here I am ... again. But going to stay! Thanks for 'refreshing' this group. My goals for May include:
* Lose 10 pounds
* Cycle at least 3 times a week
* Circuit train at leat 2 times per week
* Log onto MFP every day ...this may be harder than losing the 10 pounds!! But I think the support would be great.
* Continue on the Low Glycemic Foods for one more month ( lost 7 pounds in month 1 - with not as much exercise)0 -
Hello ladies
Surprise, surprise - it's raining in London. It hasn't stopped me getting out for a good stompy walk every day. I actually went out for an early morning march today and got in 90 minutes before getting ready for work.
It's helping my stress levels - which is just as well as I have A LOT of stress right now.
Last night I treated myself to a delicious dessert - chunks of melon and grapes topped with a big spoonful of vanilla yoghurt. It was perfect. Next time I'm going to try it with a ginger and honey yoghurt topping. I'm trying to make an effort to eat more but don't want to be bogged down by 'wasteful calories'. I really don't want to lose any more weight - this maintenance mallarkey is harder than losing!
Anyway, I'd better do some work, so I will catch up with you later.
Love to all.
Amanda x0 -
Just posting my lunch and wanted a few moments away from Latin translation - the print is so small I can barely read it!
We just got a delivery of an atlas from 1570 and I really want to sit and look at all the volumes of it - it is gorgeous. I think I'll go and have another look before it goes off to be photographed.
Have fun ladies!
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Happy Thursday from rainy Portland. :flowerforyou: Slug wars have begun. Young plants are coming up and disappearing overnight. :explode: Little saucers of beer placed around the garden would work well if it would ever stop raining. I'll be out in the yard later this morning, hand picking and slug tossing. Gross! Can't put bait out until the rain subsides, the previous bait has now all washed away. :ohwell: I use the Sluggo brand, it's not harmful to pets or wildlife.
Nancy,:flowerforyou: I'm so impressed with your exercise plan from the chair, good idea. It sounds like you're keeping busy! So sorry to hear about falling when missing your chair, sheesh. It reminded me of when I was using an exercise ball for a chair at work. Went to sit down, guitar in hand, foot accidentally kicked the ball away and I sat right down on the floor with a big, painful plop. Ouch. :grumble:
How fun your DH's radishes have germinated! Let him know that if he plants a couple dozen seeds every 2 weeks from now on, he'll have an endless supply. Our first planting of those little sweeties will be ready to eat next week, and the second planting has come up nicely. This weekend I'll toss in a few more seeds. I'll be interested to know what he thinks about the taste of the French Breakfast variety. I think they're out of this world.
Today is SWSY day for me. I'll add another little sandbag to my ankle weights. On Tuesday I created an exercise for myself called "Merry Month of May - Daily Jacks, Squats, Push Ups, Crunches." It's a 5-7 minute routine, a quick strength workout just to get the ball rolling for the day. Managed to do 50 jacks both days. My legs and hips sure feel it this morning. :indifferent:
Salad Sistas! It'll be the Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard salad for me today, need to go shopping! :laugh:
Tonight will be the 4th night in a row for me with no wine after work. :noway: Wow, I really can do it!
Great day to all, keep up the excellent work! Stay happy, stay strong.
Cheers! :drinker: *Clinking water glasses together* :bigsmile:
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:flowerforyou: Gonna be a warm and sunny Thursday,
:flowerforyou: Welcome to the newbies and welcome back to those that are returning.
I lost .6 and am hoping that this holds, of course it's getting close to the weekend and those weekends just seem to attack all my good intentions:grumble: Since it's supposed to be nice tomorrow and Saturday hubby is already planning our bike rides, that should help keep me on track. Then Sunday night #2 Son will be returning from his weekend in Dodge City KS and they want us to join them for dinner....that's always hard especially when it's a Sunday night...all my good intentions seem to just fly out the window:blushing:
Yesterday hubby kept grandson #2 by himself while DIL #2 took his brother to the doctors. Hubby said they did pretty good and that he's completely potty trained now (he will be 2 July 8th) he's such an active little guy that when he's around we always have to keep an eye on him because if there is something for him to get into he will
I must get going and finish up yesterdays work I didn't get done. Everyone have a good day, logging, moving and drinking:drinker: water that is!
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Good morning lovely ladies!!!
So nice to hear about all the planting and fresh veggies you all are growing! :glasses: I was born with a brown thumb:sad: so I only eat fresh veggies I don't grow them :bigsmile: but it sounds wonderful!
Amanda your job sounds so wonderful! My daughter plans to visit London the summer of 2013 as I have tons of family there, my Mum was born and raised there till after WWII then she and my Dad and my older sister came to the states where they stayed...but when my daughter goes there I will have her look you and your store up...are you in London? Laura what did you think of Survivor?????WOW!
jb2011 what is SWSY? A few other members use that and Im not sure what it means??
:bigsmile: Welcome back katieblue72...love you're name!!!
Well I have a busy day today...happy to report that Im down another .3 pounds....its a lil bit but at least moving in the right direction
Happy and healthy eating ladies!!!
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hey everyone! Im in Montana, I'm 61so I qualify. Plus I like this message board better...the younger people are really mean on the other boards. It's like they are mad at everyone who has an opinion that differs from theirs.
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Kat, SWSY is the book "Strong Women Stay Young" which includes a series of weight and strength training exercises. The main routine calls for using hand weights and ankle weights, then farther on in the book is a routine for additional strength training including crunches, push ups, back extension, pelvic tilt, lunges and side arm raises. It's quite a workout if you do both routines. Speaking of which, I'd better get started! :bigsmile:0
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Then Sunday night #2 Son will be returning from his weekend in Dodge City KS and they want us to join them for dinner....that's always hard especially when it's a Sunday night...all my good intentions seem to just fly out the window:blushing:
Laura80111
What is your son doing in Dodge? That is just down the road from me! Is he there for business or fun?hey everyone! Im in Montana, I'm 61so I qualify. Plus I like this message board better...the younger people are really mean on the other boards. It's like they are mad at everyone who has an opinion that differs from theirs.
See you all later!
Welcome! And I had to comment - I agree about the mean spirit elsewhere on the boards. Every time I start reading on one that seems like it might interest me, I come across the negative comments and start getting upset, so I have pretty much quit. When I am tempted to click and read something, I have to ask myself, do I really want to do that to myself right now? Ridiculous! I am sure this causes me to miss a fair amount of valuable information, but when I do click, I invariably end up asking myself why I keep doing this to myself, when I know where it leads! (Kind of the same feeling I get if I overindulge on a favorite food, and I am trying to avoid that feeling.) Sorry, I will get off of my soapbox now!
I suppose that I should get back to work now. Work thoughts for today: High school students get very trying when there are only 16 days of school left. How many times and different ways can I say, "If you would pay attention in class, take notes, listen when I try to help you, do your homework, come to school regularly, etc., you might know how to graph that quadratic function (or whatever it is they are doing) and not be in a position to have to worry about flunking and taking this class over!" But I just take a deep breath, and remind myself that I was also once a teenager, and someone was patient with me. Then I help them, but do give them a pep talk about responsibility. Other thoughts for the day: I just learned the Binomial Theorem, and I like it. Why didn't anyone ever teach this to me when I was in school?
Hope you all have a great Thursday! Best news of the day? Tomorrow's Friday!! Mary who will make it to the end of the school year without strangling a certain PreAlgebra student0 -
Hi Everyone:
Sorry, I have been MIA for a bit - been busy packing and what not. I have so many posts to catch up on, which I will try and do later. The 2 girls I work with have set up a weight loss challenge for each other for May, so this should be interesting
I have to run for now, but I do honestly hope that you are all well. I am sure I missed so much in the past 1 1/2 weeks.
Talk again soon.
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Michele - You asked how many calories in corn starch (when we were discussing how to make crisp sweet potato fries) and you are right; there aren't that many calories in the stuff - 1 Tbs has 30 calories.
Misbehavin - welcome! We are a diverse group and I have never heard an unpleasant word said here.
Mary - bionomial theorum? Oh my, I looked up the definition and let's just say it didn't help a lot. :noway: I wish I had had a math teacher like you in high school and I might have made it past algebra 1 and geometry. Language arts and science were more my thing. I do hope you manage to make it the last 16 days without strangling that certain student. :laugh: My Mom was a teacher and I heard lots of stories about trying students and the last weeks of school.
BTW – I am so jealous of your Alaska trip. (in a good way)
DH and I did something quite similar in 2010. We left home in north FL the first week in August and wandered our way to the Kenai peninsula in AK. We got back home the middle of October. We had our pickup truck, a 6x10 utility trailer and a tent. We camped most of the time and had the best vacation ever! I really liked our timing, as the majority of tourists are gone after labor day. Before then, you have to plan ahead and make reservations to do most things.
Once we got in AK, we slept in the trailer. I told DH that he could sleep in the tent if he wanted too, but I wanted some warning if a bear decided I would make a good dinner. :noway:
If you get the chance, and are in the location, I would sure recommend the day boat trips that run out of Seward. They have short trips but you don't get to see nearly as much on them. We saw all sorts of animals - otters, eagles, bear, sheep and whales to mention just a few. The highlight, for me, was watching the Aialik Glacier calve.
We spend most of the time in AK camped in a cute little out of the way place called the Alaska Dacha in a community called Hope. It is quiet and not commercial at all; not full of touristy stuff. Just a beautiful, peaceful place to camp. It's also quite well located, while being off the beaten path; it is centrally located to many of the things we wanted to see and do.
The host Rochelle, is a hoot and has a ton of stories to tell. The place is a hangout for the local gold miners to get coffee in the morning. We had some interesting conversations with the old sourdoughs, as they are called. If you do go there, and you like the road less traveled, (and you would have to to even be in that place) take a drive up Palmer Creek Road. When you get to the end of the long rough road, you can hike to a waterfall or an old abandoned mine. We did both and the scenery was amazing. I fully intend to go again before I get too old to hike all over the countryside.
The train trip to Fairbanks was wonderful as well, it's a long ride but again the scenery! The views of Denali were amazing. The mountains around Valdez are spectacular too.
I could talk about that trip until I bored everyone to tears, so I'll shut up now. It's time I got to the gym and pump some iron and get my elliptical in done for the day.
One more thing …... today is the day! I get to eat my first fresh tomato for dinner.:happy: It will be a while before anymore are ripe though. This one was early.
Faye0 -
I would love to join this group. I am 58, married with two grown daughters. My impetus for becoming fit was a total hip replacement, which I had 2 years ago this month. At that time, I weighed upwards of 174. I took the surgery as a wake-up call that I was eating my way to chronic illness, so in the fall of 2010, I hired a personal trainer, found MFP and went to work. Fast forward 2 years and I weigh 138.6 as of today. I am .6 lbs. below my UGW. However, I have been hovering between 139-141 for a couple of months. Sooo my goals for May are:
1- Reach 138 lbs (seems doable, but just watch!)
2- Reduce my body fat % to 28% (it is 30% presently)
3- Be able to complete Level 2 of JM 30 DS
4- Be able to complete Level 2 of JM Ripped in 30
5- Increase my daily protein consumption
Good luck everyone!! I look forward to supporting you all!0
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