Women Ages 50+ for the month of July
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Susan,
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I am so sorry to hear the additional news about your brother. At least now you know, but I know it can't be easy. Hopefully you can concentrate on the wedding.
Heather--Can I borrow your cat? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: or maybe the plastic thingy it was playing with?
I haven't been able to walk at all this week, other than with the dogs, and that isn't as fast as I like to go on my own. I have been busy w/my friend's needs (the one who was in the hospital and has no family nearby) when I am not working, and there always seems to be something. I am staying on track with eating and still logging everything, but I am afraid I probably won't post a loss when I weigh this weekend.
:flowerforyou: Hello to All. I haven't had time to post, on this thread, only to read lately.
:flowerforyou: Welcome Home Barbie and Jake, even though you are gone again for the weekend. Do you guys really NEED a house? You are never in it. Think of all the money you could save!!:laugh: :laugh:
I am ready to ship Mai Li to the highest bidder, maybe I will pay THEM!! (Just kidding, I could never send my baby girl away
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Pepper is at the vets today getting a routine semi-annual exam, and she has been driving me crazy.
'Barkity bark, I want food," ..."Barkity bark, no not THAT food, ".... "Barkity bark, what I really want is some baby carrots mom, like you always have late in the morning when you come home from work.":noway:
Mercifully, she is sleeping now, so she can't bark!! Though if she could, I bet she would!!!:laugh:
Well I am off to an appointment so take care all. Happy weekend.
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Hi Everybody, :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
We’re out of town for the weekend. We dropped the cats off at “The Cat’s Pajamas” on Thursday morning and took the dogs to the vet in the afternoon right after an hour at the dog park. It was very quiet in the house without them.
:flowerforyou: Barb, you are right about the dogs. When they’re bugging me I want to give them away and then when they aren’t here, I miss them. And, by the way, I’ve missed you these last few days when you didn’t post. Your stories add so much to my day.
We left the house early this morning in beautiful weather. I walked around the passenger cabin on the ferry for twenty minutes and burned some calories while seeing beautiful water views out the windows.
I got trapped into eating lunch in the hotel restaurant but they had a yummy vegetable stir fry that stayed within a reasonable calorie range for lunch. I’ve been posting my food on MFP for so long that I know a lot of calorie counts and I recognize a lot of foods that sound healthy but actually have hundreds of sneaky calories. Then we went to the hotel fitness room. I walked on the elliptical that had a TV with headphones attached so I could watch “All My Children” while I exercised. Then I went for a walk with my friend for another 45 minutes. Now I’m collapsing in the air conditioned hotel room.
:flowerforyou: Susan, I know you’ll keep concentrating on your goals so you don’t eat for comfort this weekend. Remember that most people fail is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT. You want the scale to go down more than you want to eat something yummy to make you feel better. I’m so glad you have all of us to share with about your brother and your concerns about him. I will continue to think positive thought about him and his family and about you and your strength to walk through this difficult time. That’s so smart to stay focused on the wedding and not worry yourself about other things. A wise friend told me to “stay in the moment”.
:flowerforyou: Onmyway
welcome to the group. I hope you’ll check in with us regularly and get to know us. This is a great group for motivation and support. They changed my life and I hope they will change yours. Congratulations on your weight loss and best wishes for continued success.
:flowerforyou: Zaza, I’m glad your weekend went well and glad you came back afterwards to check in with us. As long as you keep coming back this weight loss journey will keep getting better for you.
:flowerforyou: Kathy, I am so glad to hear from you again. You have been an inspiration to me since I started on MFP and I look forward to hearing from you. You are candid about your ups and downs and you never give up. Your “staycation” sounds great. I’m so glad that your new thin self is getting in and out of the jeep with ease. That’s what this is all about.
:flowerforyou: Marie, I love how you never give up. Your knee has been doing everything it can to discourage you and you keep on going.
:flowerforyou: Esther, I’m glad you like the South Beach Diet. I’ve read a little about it and it seems to be very popular and successful. I hope it helps you get over the sugar cravings. How great that your hubby is being cooperative and supportive. That makes so much difference.
:flowerforyou: Debbie, thanks for your positive and upbeat messages. I love hearing how you get good eating and exercise combined with all your family events.
:flowerforyou: Steph, welcome to the group. Congratulations on your weight loss so far. Your goals are great----staying cheerful will help a lot on this journey.
:flowerforyou: Lianne, what a bummer about having to keep that splint on so much longer. You have such a positive attitude about it. Congratulations on sticking to your food plan. Being immobile could be such an invitation to pig out all day. I love your new doggie picture and the picture of you with the sunflowers.
:flowerforyou: Heather----that darn scale will get you all the time. I remember that Kathy posted a cartoon awhile of a bathroom scale and a boy telling his friend, “don’t get on that, it’ll make you mad”
Jake just dozed off so maybe I’ll read for awhile and then we can both go back to the fitness room.
Hugs to all,
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:flowerforyou: Heather, that is so funny. I have also thought that I lost too much only to find that my kids were messing with the scales and had them off.
I am doing good and am hoping that the scales will show a lose tomorrow morning. I am still doing the bouncing thing where I lose a couple of pounds, then gain it over the weekend and then by the end of the week I will have lost about three pounds. So, I guess I am losing about one pound a week.0 -
Yippee! Hubby finished his job so we'll be attending the wedding together. :happy:0
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I've been having one of those hectic weeks where there are so many little things going I don't know which way to go first, but I know to be grateful that nothing is major and it all will pass.
Reading all the posts from everyone helps keeps things in perspective. It's like stress release to know that I'm not the only one out there struggling and juggling life and the sress that comes with it.
I've been over on calories all week, but still nothing like what I use to eat. I've been up and out so early everyday trying to get everything taken care of I've skipped breakfast the whole week until today.
On a much lighter note-all of my size 16 blue jeans fell apart within 10 days of each other and the new pair I bought today are a size 14. I can't wait to wear them. lol :glasses:
Sue- I'm glad hubby is able to join you for the wedding tomorrow. I hope you both have a great time and the day turns out wonderful.
Good luck to all of us this weekend.
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Hi everyone - Your posts have made my day. Yesterday I ate lots and lots of veggies and low-fat things and felt stuffed and guilty that I had eaten too much, but when I logged it all I didn't even have 1200 calories.
Fridays I watch 2 of my grand kids ages 2 and 5 and they keep me busy. We had a watermelon "pig-out" but I was still under my earned calories. But both days it felt good to feel full and still achieve my goals. Of course, walking earns me a few more calories each day as a safety net.
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:flowerforyou: good morning to all its 8:00 a.m. i am heading outside for the day again they say the rain will be back around 5ish what a beatiful past few days we have had. i would like to say hello to all new people and sending my prayers were needed this day.. yesterday was a great day until hubby came home from the bakering i could help it those eclairs were so go looking not lots of choclate and not to much cream in the one i took lots of airy bread.it didn't put me over my calories so that was a plus.. ok everyone please have a safe and blessest day and take one secound at a time love debbie and family0
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Hello Everyone,
I haven't posted in a while. I attempted to take a week off from work starting June 22 since our twin daughters were coming home for a few days. I only had 3 projects assigned while I was off, but it worked out that I was able to do them while the girls were visiting with their friends. My mother and one of my brothers came up one day and my son, daughter in law and 2 year old grandson came over and we grilled out and I made homemade ice cream with strawberry shortcake. I had some but not a lot. I haven't tracked my calories since the 22nd and I haven't weighed - I need to do that but I have a bad feeling about it.:embarassed:
After my week off the work load has been tremendous. End of the month, 2nd half of the year forecast for my 3 plants and having to explain everything compared to multiple time periods and scenarios. Most days since the 1st have been 18 hours day. I had to neglect my garden
no lights. My neighbor and I did get the tomatos staked last Saturday all 130 of them. I was definitely glad of the help. :bigsmile: Finally Thursday night I managed to get home at 7:00 and I was totally mentally exhausted so I cranked up the garden tiller and tilled my entire garden all 30 rows, picked some cucumbers, squash, okra, lettuce, onions and a ripe tomato:bigsmile: :bigsmile: The good Lord took care of my garden while I was neglecting it. Yesterday I once again managed to get out of the office at 6:30 so my neighbor and I hoed the grass that I didn't get with the tiller out of 3/4ths of the garden before it got dark. I hope to get it finished today, but the trim work around the property has my name on it too.:laugh: :laugh: Next week we've been told is going to be even more horrendous since our forecasts are being presented to the Europe group and we may have to re-do them all:grumble: :grumble: Somedays I wished I had majored in something besides accounting - too old to change now though. Since my husband is no longer able to work and the kids still need our help I'll have to keep on going. One late night at work I was so stressed I realized that I had eaten 5 servings of M & M's the whole bag a whopping 1000+ calories of course I've been too tired to eat when I get home. My husband thankfully has been cooking some vegetables each day so he doesn't starve:laugh: :laugh:
Well after my backsliding I'm going to try to get back on track. I've gotten so many comments on the weight that I've lost, I definitely am NOT going to pile it back on. Back to my 96 oz. of water:drinker: :drinker: a day and utilizing my new cookbooks - The Hungry Girl one has great recipes - I tried a few of them before my backslide.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you in need. I really enjoyed reading all of the posts, it really helps a lot we all have so much in common - not only the weight goals. I hope to post more often but we are heading into budget season in August so who knows:grumble:
Well I'm going to get dressed and try to tackle the weed eating before it gets hot:bigsmile:
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:flowerforyou: Nancy, I would so much love to have a vegetable garden. I have a postage stamp size yard, though. My parents always had one and us kids would just snack all summer long on whatever we wanted to pick. I was just about living on carrots. Isn't that the way to go?
I finally uploaded a picture of my family. That is me in the back with my husband. I was 17 pounds heavier when the pic was taken. Those are my girls. On the left in Elizabeth, who is 19. Next is Keziah, 17 and then Lydia 15. I really need to take a picture of my new self and I will as soon as I learn how to get it on the computer.:laugh: I am not too smart when it comes to electronics.
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It's a beautiful day in North Georgia, getting warm but still nice. I watched a family of cardinals leave the nest this morning with a lot of interest shown by the mockingbird, chickadees, and wrens. They all congregate when baby birds leave the nest and keep up a chatter until all the fledglings are gone. It's really cute to watch. The little boy cardinal was the first to fly and he could just barely go but he made it to the next tree. Love my birds.
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July Goals--eat carefully, walk more, make myself more presentable each morning.0 -
:flowerforyou: Patsigirl..you and my husband would get alone very well. He is into nature and is breeding cockatiels in our home. He hasn't gotten any new ones this year but has five from last year. I would love it if he sold them.0
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:yawn: good evening to everyone..
becky what a nice famly photo i love my garden. at thee other house it was small i we learn that you can have a nice garden in planters..lisa was six at the time she had me pick her up some tall planters and she did her carrots and i was amaze how the did grow.. and i love my tomotoes so we had a few pots for them.. much easier on the weeds to ...
patsi the cardinals are so beautful in red this year and many up here in mass.and i am seeing lots of yellow finches..i have been putting lots of bird feeders out and around..
food question i have been trying to cook squash like spahetti and i keep having it come out to muchie and the last time i cook it i believe it was no more than 16 minutes 375 so i guess less could yous share some of the ways you cook this thank you ok its been a long day love debbie and famly0 -
momof10, you need to tell me just how to grow vegetables in pots. I have tried without any success.0
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Becky,
I am so glad you posted a picture. what a nice family ( I know the picture shows only part of your family) I am especially happy to hear that you lost another pound. You are so close to your goal. How great for you. Just keep on doing what you're doing and you'll get there. :bigsmile:
We're doing well on our weekend getaway. The hotel has a great little fitness room with ellipticals, treadmills, and TV. We worked out after our healthy dinner and now we're relaxing in our room.
big hugs to all the great women on this thread,
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Well I'm going to get dressed and try to tackle the weed eating before it gets hot:bigsmile:
Nancy
Hey Nancy, I know you are stressed, but I think it would be better to eat veggies out of your garden rather than the weeds!!!:laugh: :laugh: Sorry, it is late and my mind is silly from lack of sleep. I know you meant the weed eatER, not eatING, but I just couldn't help myself.
Take care of your self!!
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On a more practical note, the following was in the email I just reviewed and I thought it was worth posting.
It is from the Everyday Health website, which sends me emails on health-related subjects:
"The reason it can be difficult to eat healthily is that "hidden persuaders" can lead you into bad eating habits, says new research. Try these tips to avoid mindless eating:
Be aware of the size and shape of containers. It's the amount of food that counts, not what it looks like.
Use smaller plates and bowls. Empty plates and bowls, even those of a smaller size, cue some people to stop eating.
Read nutrition labels, paying attention to the serving size listed. Consider the facts; don't guess at how many calories you're eating.
Look past the packaging. The wording on a food's package or the language on a menu can influence you to actually like a food better, increasing your risk of overeating.
Keep visual reminders of how much you're eating. Keep wrappers, empty containers, bones, and other reminders of how much you've eaten nearby.
Think about eating a meal that's healthier overall. Don't just focus on separate parts of the meal.
Control your impulse purchases. Don't let signs encourage you to buy more than you need"
Sounds good to me:flowerforyou:
Barb0 -
Yippee :happy: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
On a much lighter note-all of my size 16 blue jeans fell apart within 10 days of each other and the new pair I bought today are a size 14. I can't wait to wear them. lol :glasses:
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:flowerforyou: Nancy, we can actually eat some weeds..like dandelions. My kids liked for me to flour the yellow blossoms, fry them and then sprinkle with powder sugar and a little cinnamon. Not a very healthy way to eat our weeds but they are tasty.
:flowerforyou: Barb, thanks for sharing. We forget how packaging can mess us up. My kids will tell me that their candy bar is only so many calories but then they look at the serving size and they are getting probably twice that many calories. Also, I got to looking at the box of Crystal Light that I drink. I use the ones in small packs. The box claims that there is only 5 calories but if you read the back, there are two servings in each pack, so when I drink a pack I am getting 10 calories not 5. I haven't figured out how to get two servings out of one pack. They are not re-sealable.0 -
Good Morning all!
A big thank you to all of the gardeners in the group and the stories gardens we had while growing up.
We have almost 3 acres, but not a lot of water. Yesterday it dawned on me I actually do have a small place to put a garden next year. It's only 2 ft wide and 20 feet long, but it's out of the way where the dogs won't bother it.
The previous owners had a dog pen which our dogs won't go near. There is an old flowerbed that everything had died in by the time we bought the place. So, I'll get out there and weed it and put some soil builder in there this year and get it ready to go for next year.
The area inside the dog pen is too rocky and sandy, but this old flower bed should do nicely.
It took me years to get the front flower bed going, only 1 bare spot left in it. The rose bush I planted this year is actually reblooming already. At least I now know what my next 5 year gardening plan is.
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Good Sunday morning:flowerforyou:
Not much happening here especially in the weather department. Heavy duty thunderstorms yesterday, chilly and windy last night and today:grumble: I do not have a garden but plant my tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in big pails alongside my house. Onions grow in bags of soil there too! However, with the crummy weather we are experiencing I am not so sure that we will reap any produce. Good thing I don't have to rely on just being able to consume what I can grow:laugh: :laugh:
My knee is feeling a little bit stronger so I might tackle going for a slow walk later:happy: Also on a very positive note the scale is continuing to move for me and I am even more committed to keep moving forward:bigsmile: As of this morning I have achieved another 10 lb increment, so now on to the next 10lbs
Have a great day everyone. Let's all keep thinking positive thoughts and keeping our eyes on the prize!! Remember you are so worth it:flowerforyou:
Marie
:flowerforyou: Becky I love your new photo, what a great looking family
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Good Morning ladies,
So good to hear from all of you. I grew up with a garden also. My grandpa, whom I lived with for a year whtn I was six, used to take me into his garden and we would pick veggies and eat them right there in the garden. I love almost all veggies. Dont know if that is the reason, but glad to have the memories. When I was 12 I planted a small green bean garden on the side of our house. ( it was about 2x2 ft ) We lived in the city. It actually grew beans that we ate. My hubby and I used to plant a garden but dont seem to have time any more. Maybe after retirement we can get back to it.
I am doing well with eating and exercise. Went to shower yesterday and ate only fruits. Had already eaten lunch so considered that snack. Going to another today so will do the same. Will have to force myself to get to gym later. My sinuses are killing me. Must be something in the air. Hope it is over soon. If still feel this way in the morning will got to doctor for shot. That always make it better. Hope you ladies have a good Sunday. Talk to you later. Marie your family picture is great. I will post another pic after a few more pounds.
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Hello, all.
I've been debating about trying to grow some vegetables in pots, too. I'm not fond of bending way over or gettng on my knees to weed!:laugh:
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that an egg mcmuffin from Mcdonald's with only half the muffin is just 230 calories, with 18 grams of protein!
Subway for lunch today...yum.
Do most of you find that you have to exercise to keep from feeling food deprived? 1200 calories without adding exercise calories is not enough!
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:flowerforyou: Bonnie, I have been making my own Egg McMuffins. I use whole wheat muffins, low fat cheese and I poach the egg instead of frying. My husband loves whole wheat so he also eats them, but he uses regular cheese and still likes his eggs fried. He also will eat of them while I eat only one.
:flowerforyou: Vicki M, That is how I was raised also. I think that is why I love vegetables now.
:flowerforyou: Marie, thank you for the comment on my family picture. I am planning on having my daughter help me put another one here. One with me alone. I weighed 19 pounds more when that picture was taken.0 -
Hi Everybody,
:flowerforyou: Barb, your article about the hidden persuaders was right on. Last night we ate our dinner in our hotel room then went down to the restaurant to chat with our friends while they ate dinner. I was sitting with the bread basket in front of me and a man eating French fries next to me. I could hardly wait to get away and go down to the fitness room. The thing I remember most about serving size is when I used to put hazelnut creamer in my coffee. It seemed so benign until I realized that I was probably using about 10 servings in each mug of coffee.
We are home safely and glad to be here. We kept to our calories, drank a lot of water, and did some exercise walking outdoors, using the stairs to get to and from our room on the fourth floor, and using the equipment in the fitness center.
It’s gray and 55 F (14.7 C) and threatening to rain so we decided that the exercise bike was a better choice than going for a walk. We can’t pick the dogs up until tomorrow so there’s no going to the dog park.
:flowerforyou: Marie----Congratulations on your continuing weight loss. You are such an inspiration the way you find ways to cope with pain, weather, and other roadblocks. I was talking to a friend Friday night at this event we attended and she was telling me about some health problem and how she couldn’t walk for more than a few minutes and how that was why she couldn’t even think about losing weight right now and an hour later she walked by with a huge bowl of ice cream with a bunch of toppings.
:flowerforyou: Vicki
we had a five acre farm for a few years and I remember weeding the spinach and eating the spinach as I worked. I hope you feel better.
:flowerforyou: Bonnie----I try to eat as clean as possible and eat food that is very nutrition dense with a lot to eat for very few calories. Big bowls of salad with spray dressing or no dressing and steamed vegetables are the ways I can eat a lot of food for 200-300 calories. I eat some of my exercise calories and often I am inspired to get back on the exercise bike or go out for a walk just so I can have my cereal and almond milk in the evening.
:flowerforyou: Becky---I’m looking forward to seeing a more current picture of you. You look great in the picture you posted so I bet you’ll be fabulous in one with more weight lost.
It's time to get back on the exercise bike
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So today I burned almost 800 calories with over 2 hours of walking, and ate just about all ot them + my 1200 for the day at the birthday barbecue we had today for a close friends teenaged son, who just turned 15. Carrot cake, carmel apple pie, Coldstone Creamery apple pie ice cream, and Dreyers slow churned French vanilla were all in attendance,:noway: along with burgers, chips, and corn on the cob. There was also a very big salad. I confess to having a little bit of everything, along with a couple of Mike's light cranberry lemonades.
I consider it good to have maintained since July 4th weekend, due to not having any time to walk until this weekend. 6 miles today and 4 miles on Saturday. I am getting to the point where it looks like my friend who was ill is going to be able to do a lot more for herself. I know she feels better--keeps threatening to drive before she is complete off the meds that preclude her from doing so. I told her I would take the battery out of her car if she didn't promise to be a good girl and stay off the road!!:laugh:
I was hoping the experience of her next door neighbor would convince her it isn't worth the risk. Her neighbor insisted on driving when she should not have been, due to health problems, and she got into a serious accident and put someone else in the hospital with a broken back!!
I did take my friend to church on Saturday evening and then we went to dinner, so I think she is over the stir crazy feeling she had. It should only be a few more days and she will be cleared to drive again.
Getting that birthday party to come together was easier said than done. The barbecue that another friend had given to my friend, (the mother of the birthday boy), had a major problem with the burner, and when I took a closer look at it on Saturday, I realize we were probably lucky we didn't blow ourselves up on the 4th:explode: when it was in use. The only way to solve the problem was to get MY barbecue to her house--easier said than done, since it is too big to fit in my Toyota Matrix. (This is the only negative I have found to downsizing from a Huyandai Santa Fe last Fall.) I ended up leaving my car at her house and driving across town to my condo in her Jeep, and after a little prayer, and some "angling" in, the barbecue managed to make the trip back to her house.
So today, we managed to get all the grilling done before the skies opened up, and as I was sitting in my friend's living room, commenting on how fortunate we were, another party guest, who had been outside earlier, just happened to ask, "Hey Barb, is your SUNROOF still OPEN?" :noway: :grumble: YIKES!! That was the fastest I had moved all day, even faster than when they brought out the carrot cake!!:laugh: :laugh: Fortunately, it was a fine mist, rather than a downpour, so my front seats were a little damp, but nothing was soaked!!
When everyone else decided to play monopoly, I heard the sofa calling my name, :yawn: so I took a nap. At one point, I was awakened by the 4 year old son of the same party guest who asked me about my sunroof.
This little guy broke his femur about 2 weeks ago, and he is pretty much immobilized. He has a cast that extends from ankle to hip on the broken leg, but also goes around his body and runs down to just above the knee on the other leg. There is a bar that runs across from knee to knee to keep the broken leg from moving. It actually comes in quite handy as a "handle" for steadying him when picking up the little guy. He was remarkable good natured about everything, but sitting on daddy's lap watching the monopoly game must have gotten a little boring, so he decided to start making a noise that I guess he thought sounded like a train whistle. I woke up to "WOO HOO...WOO HOO!" and after a few more "Woo's and Hoo's" the party hostess said, " Beau (child's name), I 'll give you $100 to stop making that noise." :laugh:
There was a pause, and I couldn resist the opening. From the couch "WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!"
I began, and cracked everyone up!:laugh: :laugh:
The birthday boy scored a wonderful gift from his dad. He lives about 35 miles from where son and mom do, and when the son visits, he and some friends he has there have been working very hard refinishing a small sailboat (catamaran) that belonged to "dad" but there reward was going to be using it, as he lives near the river. Today, the son learned that the title to the boat is being transferred to his name by "dad" as a present. Hopefully, he will be so busy sailing, he won't want a car for his 16th birthday as so many kids do!!
Well, I hope everyone had a good weekend. :flowerforyou: I hope to get back into my walking routine this week, and post a loss by next weekend.
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Good morning everyone. :flowerforyou: I have had a busy weekend and have not had time to post. Went walking with my grandson (he rides in his car, I push) on saturday for an hour. On Sunday Hubby and I went fishing for 4 hours, I was really surprised how many calories you can burn fishing. I have to admit I have had a few indiscretions last 7 days as far as my eating,:blushing: but I am increasing my exercising, I have a new walking buddy and we are walking 3 or 4 days a week. We are trying out new routes (picking up cans as we walk) and then checking the mileage using the car. I keep track of how long we walk and she likes to track mileage:happy: and it has paid off, another 2 pounds have gone on the wayside. :noway: Doin the happy dance....:laugh: :happy: Hey Barb sounds like you had a really fun weekend. Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday:flowerforyou:
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Your gardening posts have made me homesick. I grew up on a 40-acre farm with a huge garden and room to roam. I have tried gardening in pots, tomatoes are the only thing I have had success with.
Yesterday I spent the day on a boat whale watching with my grandkids and their other grandma who brought 3 bags of potato chips (all of them my favorites). I ate them. I came home telling my husband I couldn't help it when they were right in front of me.
But this morning I realized that eating them was my CHOICE. I had brought healthy snacks and chose not to eat them. So this week I walk more and stick to healthy food and get rid of the 2-1/2 lbs I gained from yesterday and quit making excuses! Difficult but definitely possible!0 -
Saturday was a wonderful day. :happy: It was fun to have a reason to get dressed up and take special care with my hair and make up, not to mention reconnecting with that part of the family. We stopped at a steakhouse with an outstanding salad bar on the way for lunch and skipped supper for the wedding reception. They served us fruit and finger sandwiches so it was easy to keep track of how much I ate. Instead of a traditional cake they had a cupcake pyramid so even cake portions were manageable. I drank water instead of punch or champagne. There was a DJ at the reception so we had lots of chances to work off the calories. We ALMOST won the anniversary dance. We're working on 32 years, but got beat out by the bride's maternal grandparents at 52 years.
We met my brother and his family for Sunday brunch so I had plans to visit the pool or fitness room first thing Sunday but didn't sleep much Saturday night so let it slide, knowing we planned to walk through the American Airpower Heritage Museum that afternoon. Well, turns out they all changed their hours, from what is posted online or in the travel guide, so we ended up spending the afternoon driving home instead of walking around. Hubby was sure disappointed. He has talked about seeing these planes for years. By the time we got home sleep deprivation was taking its toll and I didn't care if I walked or not. The only thing that kept me under my calories for the day was being in a car where there was nothing to eat for most of the day. It was a disappointing end to what began as a delightful weekend.
This morning I feel like I have molasses in my veins cuz I am moving in slow motion. It would be SO EASY to just go back to bed for awhile, :yawn: but I'm keeping my almost 21 month old nephew today. He always keeps me moving ~ such a fun age!0 -
Good morning-
Barb, I am still laughing after reading your "woo hoo" story. Hysterical!:laugh: Timing is everything. You are obviously very quick, even when resting.
Susan, I am so glad your husband made it to the wedding. Sorry for the disappointing end, but it sounds like you had a nice time and even managed your food choices. Impressive!
Nancy, you exhausted me reading about how much you have accomplished. You don't belong in the over 50 group - you sound like an energizer bunny. No offense ladies.
I'm just speaking for my lazy self.
Wishful, you mentioned growing vegetables in a pot. We have herbs in pots and it's great. Last year we also had a fruitful tomato plant in a big pot. I have to remember to get one at the farmer's market. I will have to look into growing a vegetable in a pot. Will let you know what I find out. It's a little late, but all the rain and cool weather was a very weird start to summer. It's still not that hot. But, I'm not complaining. We're saving on air conditioning, but I'm sure we spent a fortune heating the pool this week-end and last. :ohwell: But, we had great times both week-ends. I am so lucky to have my kids close by and most of my husband's family. My parents aren't too far either for the summer.
I have the house to myself right now and I am reveling in it. It was nice to catch up a little here, but I better get some things done. My husband is a really good guy and is driving his partially paralysed sister 3-4 hours each way back to her house. He picked her up on Thurs so she could be here for the family party. So, the least I can do is get some chores done around here.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Zaza0 -
:flowerforyou: :glasses: Good morning to all.. what another beautiful today. i think maybe summer is coming finally. i probably should not be saying that. i still can not believe it was in the 40's thee other night.. we had to play a lot when we started doing the pots vegable gardens.. and a little bit of work we save yougut cups and that is how we start our plants.. and than i think how big i wanted them to grow and thats the sixe pots we put them in. i had mix the ground dirt with veg potting soiled i had the wooded sticks in them i made nets for the beans plants it wasn't a lot of work my daughter had pick up the long plant holders and did radishs i think we at one time try everything
i am back at my tag sale today. we had a busy weekend.. it looks like a good week to. i have been getting in a lot of walking doing this.. i have my stationry bike outside so when nobody is here i ride the bike. and drinking lots of water i think this week i may see under 215 its been a long time above that so i am pretty excited about going under that. i would like to send prayers were needed and hope everyone has a wonderful day.. love debbie and family0
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