WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

Grammymax

WELCOME to the thread for Women in their 50’s (or thereabouts). Actually, all women are welcome. We are a group of women who gain support and encouragement from others who are facing some of the same challenges. This has turned out to be a very helpful tool for me and hopefully for many others. I have met many new friends on this thread. So once again, welcome!

How did you do on your goals for August? What are your goals for the month of September? We can help each other be accountable. Visit daily to encourage and to be encouraged. We’re here for each other.

weaklink109

Hi Everyone,

Jam0525 and kcwriter, see the last page of the August thread for answers to your questions.

I am too tired to talk about goals tonight, its sleepytime:yawn:

Barb

MacMadame

My goals for Sept are to do Waves to Wine (a two day bike ride) and swim 2x a week.

aleanerme

Hi -I did very well in August. Lost more than 1 lb per week. I also lost an inch off my waist. Hoping to lose another 5 pounds this month. And if I work really hard, I hope to be at my goal weight by Christmas. I'm getting used to the healthy eating regime. Cravings aren't there much anymore. It's almost 7:00 a.m here and I'm off to meet my trainer. Have a great day everyone and good luck with your weight loss goals.

msh0530

Good morning all! My goals for September are to lose 8 pounds and to heal enough so that I can at least walk without so much pain.

Here's to smart choices!

Benson

Morning

Just tagging so I can find later

Grammymax

Good morning ladies:

I am down only ounces so I did not make my end of August goal. So, I guess the good thing is I'm not up ounces or pounds :bigsmile:

This is the beginning of a new month and an opportunity for me to work harder.

Have a great day,
Esther

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I did well with my August goals :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

*drink all my water

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yes, even if I had to drink 24 ounces in the last 10 minutes before getting into bed :laugh: :laugh:

*walk 14,000 steps a day

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I averaged that because of some days with long walks where I walked 20.000 + but ended up walking 14,000 steps 25 days out of 31 :bigsmile:

*lose 4 pounds

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I lost 5 pounds. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:


:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: My goals for September:

*lose 4 pounds
*ride the exercise bike 20 minutes every day
*use my hand weights for 5 minutes a day

It's a new month and we can make new plans and aim for the best for ourselves:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Grammymax

You are sooooooo good Barbie. What an example of determination and discipline you are to all of us. I just hope you don't disappear :bigsmile:
Esther

babysteps

My goals for September will be:

- lose 8 lbs
- drink 12 glasses of water daily
- do a 30 minute elliptical workout five days a week

Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

vickim26

My goals for August were not met. I had goal of 10 pounds and lost 5. I ate well and drank my water. I did exercise but slacked off towards the end of month.
Today is the first day of Sept and I started out great. I spent 80 minutes at gym burning 1000 calories and so far ate great.
My September goals are to lose 8 pounds, to bump up my workouts a little and find some new healthy foods to try. Also I need to get back to planning my meals. This helped me a lot and I have not been doing this lately. I look forward to another great month sharing with you wonderful ladies. Glad to see new people or maybe old people I just did not know.
Vicki M.

vickim26

Okay help someone. I forgot how to put my goals under my ticker. Refresh my old mine please.
Vicki M

Grammymax

My Home then Settings ten Update Signatue Forum.
Hope that helps.
Esther

jam0525

I just lost 1 pound in August and I am glad of it considering how stressfull everything has been.

For Septemer my goals are to:
focus on really trying to drink water every day.
Excercise at least 5 days out of 7 at home
Walk 3-4 days at work.
Be accurrate on reporting what I eat

If I do those things, I should loose 4 pounds this month.

Everyone (in the states) get ready for our long holiday weekend! Prepare now for good choices.

Jeannie

BirdieM

Greetings lovely ladies!!!

:flowerforyou: Esther, it's a new month! Out with the old...in with the new! That's what I like about new beginnings:happy:

:flowerforyou: Barb, I hope when you wake up you'll have new energy and new goals:laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: MacMadame, What a journey you've been on! You look great! God Bless and keep on keeping on!:happy:

:flowerforyou: Aleanerme, you've lost 8 lbs ---You can lose the rest!!! Good luck:happy:

:flowerforyou: Mary, I hope you lose your goal weight so it doesn't hurt to walk....ouch! That's a lot of incentive.

:flowerforyou: Benson, a good September, to you!:happy:

:flowerforyou: Barbie, you ARE such an inspiration!!!! If you can do it....so can I! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Deborah, I'm new too. I'd like to lose 2 lbs a week....let's see how it goes:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

:flowerforyou: Vicki and Jeannie, it's a new month and a new start! You can make it count:happy: :happy: :happy:

GOOD LUCK ALL!!!
:smooched: BirdieM

weaklink109

My goals for August were not met. I had goal of 10 pounds and lost 5. I ate well and drank my water. I did exercise but slacked off towards the end of month.
Today is the first day of Sept and I started out great. I spent 80 minutes at gym burning 1000 calories and so far ate great.
My September goals are to lose 8 pounds, to bump up my workouts a little and find some new healthy foods to try. Also I need to get back to planning my meals. This helped me a lot and I have not been doing this lately. I look forward to another great month sharing with you wonderful ladies. Glad to see new people or maybe old people I just did not know.
Vicki M.

Considering the age of the title of this thread, aren't we all "old people"?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Somedays I feel older than other days. :bigsmile:

I will try to post my goals tonight. No time now.

Barb

AliceLMS

I did not loose 1 ounce in August :sad:.

My goals for September are to lose 8 pounds. Drink all my water daily, and lay off the carbs as they seem to be my downfall. I also have not been posting well so I need to get remotivated on all fronts. My schedule has been just crazy, days ending at 10:30pm, I need more time for me!!!! (She whined) Enough old girl get busy!

thechurchlady

I would love to join you! I am 56 years old. And I got a grandson on March 24th, and another on July 24th, 29 minutes before my birthday. I am LOVING the grandmother thing! I need to make sure I stick around for a while!

babysteps

I also love the grandmother thing (although I still think we're all far too young to be grandparents) :laugh:

I hope everyone enjoyed their day and look forward to talking to you tomorrow. Remember to drink water tonight and no snacking after 8pm!!!

Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

Fabulocity

:drinker: Lose 8 pounds this month
Weights 2-3times/week
Cardio 4-5 times a week
Drink 8 glasses/water daily

Grammymax

Welcome churchlady - and any other new posters. This is an awesome thread. Lots of encouragement here for you.
Esther

BirdieM

I would love to join you! I am 56 years old. And I got a grandson on March 24th, and another on July 24th, 29 minutes before my birthday. I am LOVING the grandmother thing! I need to make sure I stick around for a while!

Welcome aboard ChurchLady! All it takes is making up your mind to do it and you will, with the help of God. (I thought I could say that because of your name):laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
But seriously it works.
I have a daughter born on March 24th and 4 grandchildren. I love it!! They are precious!
Good luck! Decide what you're going to eat before you have a meal and try to only get weighed once a week. It may be more encouraging that way:flowerforyou:
BirdieM

BirdieM

:drinker: Lose 8 pounds this month
Weights 2-3times/week
Cardio 4-5 times a week
Drink 8 glasses/water daily

Fabulocity: You can do it...we can help! Oh wait a minute, I think that's the Lowe's commercial I'm thinking of :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: But it still works here
BirdieM

l_mahloy

Hi,
Hoping September will be my month of weight loss. For those that remember my mom has been sick she had her heart surgery and is finally out of ICU and on her way to recovery!!!! So if all continues I can focus on my weight loss goals.

Wt. loss 4 lbs
drink H2O
work out 3 times a week
cardio 5 times per week

vickim26

Thanks Esther, I got it. Welcome new ladies. Glad to have you. Fabulocity are you really 100 years old cause you really look great for your age. LOL. Eldest granddaughter is spending night with me tonight, so dont want to stay on too long. see you tomorrow.
Vicki m

LaurelFisher

Good evening everyone:flowerforyou: I was lost but thanks to MFP ladies I have found my way home.:laugh: . I am not using my computer since it is my late night watching my grandson So I will have to check my goals for August to see how I did ( I'm Senile and can't remember) :laugh:
My goals for September are to ride my bike 25 miles a week, exercise using WATP and use my hand weights to firm up my arms, at least 4 days a week, keep drinking at least 4 16oz bottles of water a day and to lose at least 4 pounds. :smokin: To all our new friends, I welcome you. I have been tagging along for 3 months and have loved every minute of it.:happy:
Our family is full of love, compassion and encouragement:smooched:
Tomorrow is a special day at work . We are having an "End of Summer" luncheon. Stuffed Tillapia, Steamed Brocolli w/cheese sauce, Roasted baby red potatoes and Tropical fruit for desert. THE PLAN IS TO EAT HALF FOR LUNCH AND SAVE THE REST FOR DINNER. ( that's the plan) :blushing:
I think I will log it first and see what the damage would be. Everyone have a great evening, and remember to drink:drinker: drink:drinker: drink:drinker: that water Rosemary

thechurchlady

thanks to everyone for the welcome...

I am so proud...I exercised for the first time in years...an old aerobics VHS tape I had (told you it's been a long time! :embarassed: )

If you notice, my join date was in May...I never did anything but sign up...I finally made the commitment and started a diet program on Sunday...

Love this board so far! :happy:

Georg

:flowerforyou:
Happy September!
:flowerforyou:
I had a bit of a rough day at work...the first 8 hours were great...:ohwell:

My September goals-
30 minutes + 5 days each week
2 pounds

That's all I ask.

LaurelFisher

It's me again:laugh: I logged in and of course you don't really now for sure if it's right (because every chef cooks a little different) a ball park figure for the previously mentioned luncheon is approximately 556 calories. If I eat my usual cereal for break fast, don't have any snacks and fix a chicken packet for dinner, I will be able to enjoy my lunch with no regret.:happy: ( even if my calculations for lunch are a little low). Only time and the scale will know for sure. Night all:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Rosemary

healthier4me

Hi and Happy September:flowerforyou:

Warmest wishes to the newest members. This is a wonderful site and particularly the fantastic women on here have been so very kind and supportive.

It pleases me that I more than accomplished my August goals that consisted of

:ohwell: having my MRI on my one knee and got the diagnosis of torn cartilage
:smokin: exercised in a modified version.
:blushing: got back on track entering my food consumed
:bigsmile: shed another 4 lbs
:drinker: consumed at least 8-10 glasses of water per day
:laugh: definitely laughed more

Since I will be travelling for the month of September my goals are to make good choices concerning food and exercise. The scale, exercise DVD's, workout clothes, 10 lb hand weights, resistance bands and healthy snacks are travelling with me to ensure a no-fail environment:bigsmile: Hopefully I will be able to keep in contact with everyone when we have internet access.

Best of luck to everyone:flowerforyou:

Marie

katznketo

hey ChurchLady,
I think that is awesome! This is the first healthy day of the rest of your life! kc

I did really great today and then got home and ate 20 gms of fat in a dessert. I am still under my calories but 7 grms of fat over.

Does anyone know if that will cause me to not lose weight?