WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

Grammymax

Susan: I was just looking for your name to send an email to you. I've missed you. Sounds like you're doing well- that's good. Enjoy the weather while it's here.
Esther

vickim26

Good evening everyone,
Barb congrats on 35 down. That is great. Susie great work on goals. I exercise every day and love it. Feel like I missed something when I have to miss. Keep up the great work.
Vicki M

thechurchlady

my doctor's visit went very well...and it's after 7 and I am not hungry yet... :happy: if I am not hungry, I am not eating!

thanks for the advice and encouragement...

AliceLMS

WOW Barb and Susan!
Churchlady, you only stumbled you did not fall. Start again tomorrow.
Vicky what type of exercise are you doing?
I have been under estimating my water. Today kept track and I am at 12 cups of water plus the other liquids I drink, mostly green tea and half caff coffee.
Another lovely day here in the midwest, have lovely evenings ladies.


Alice

babysteps

As promised, I am back here to share that at WI today, I was down 2.2 lbs. This makes me very happy because I've been in a funk for quite a while now. It's good to see that things are finally moving again.

Congrats Barb and Susan ~ keep it up!

Churchlady, the day is never wasted just because a few undesirable choices were made. Just pick yourself up and start again

Ester, I will be going down to set up my trainer after dinner ~ things got hectic for me and I ran out of time! I'm still keeping up with my tracking and water intake.

Have a great evening!
Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

LaurelFisher

Good evening Everyone:flowerforyou: Welcome back Ellen good to see your smile again
Congratulations Barb..:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: and Deborah:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: churchlady glad to hear doctor app. went well I too fell but today was a new day only went over by 20 calories and then did Leslie Sansone 3 mile which is 45 minutes. I found individually frozen Tilapia fillets and only 85 calories. Put them in microwave about 5 minutes (depending on microwave) served with 280 calorie weight watchers roasted potatoes with brocoli and cheese 365 calories total for dinner, very filling and yummy. Everyone have a great Friday. Prayers and hugs for all, Rosemary
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Drink that water

doobiedoo

:flowerforyou: Hi! I've been on but haven't posted. I have been very busy getting one daughter off to college, visiting with my ARMY son home from Korea, visiting with another son who was gone all summer as a Neighborhood Bible Time evangelist, painting bedrooms and trying to get ready for school to start. In the meantime, I have continued to lose about 1 pound per week and am thankful for that admist the flurry of activity. Good to read about all of you. Keep on keeping on! The pounds are coming off!!:flowerforyou:

Lianne95519

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone,
Well it's a new month with new goals. I did pretty good last month. My goal was to lose 5 pounds but I am happy with 4. Now that I have recovered from my knee surgery and can exercise I am hopeful for more pounds in September but I am setting a goal of 4 pounds.

I had a killer migraine today:grumble: and came home from work early to rest. I felt much better after a nap so I went for a 40 minute walk with my friend and my dogs. I am going to bed early as I am worn out. When I have a migraine I want to eat. It seems to lift the pain for the brief time that I am eating but then it comes right back. I have medication that usually interups the migraine but every once in a while it doesn't work. The eating for migraine relief is an illusion:devil: :devil: that I have fallen prey to many times. You know.....doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: I didn't do to bad today. A couple of tablespoons of frosting and a bag of popcorn at Ace Hardware but still within my calories for the day (right at the top).:bigsmile:

Well it's great to start a new month. I look forward to reading all your sharing for help along the way.
Lianne
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

AHealthierSuzyQ

:flowerforyou: God made rainy days so gardeners would do their housework.

Glad I mowed last night. Looks like today I'll be burnin calories INDOORS.

babysteps

Love the quote, Susan! Then why is it when it is rainy, I just feel like curling up with a good book? It's much cooler here today so I will attempt to set up my elliptical trainer. I've already marked it in my exercise tracker, but I'm thinking maybe just the act of putting it together will be enough for the day :laugh: My laundry is also calling out to me! :ohwell:

We have been invited out for dinner this evening so I will have to be very careful with my food choices. Wishing everyone a healthy and productive day.

Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

Grammymax

I had a killer migraine today:grumble: and came home from work early to rest. I felt much better after a nap so I went for a 40 minute walk with my friend and my dogs. I am going to bed early as I am worn out. When I have a migraine I want to eat. It seems to lift the pain for the brief time that I am eating but then it comes right back. I have medication that usually interups the migraine but every once in a while it doesn't work. The eating for migraine relief is an illusion:devil: :devil: that I have fallen prey to many times. You know.....doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: I didn't do to bad today. A couple of tablespoons of frosting and a bag of popcorn at Ace Hardware but still within my calories for the day (right at the top).:bigsmile:

Well it's great to start a new month. I look forward to reading all your sharing for help along the way.
Lianne
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Those migranes can really drain you of your energy. Hopefully you were able to sleep it off last night. I feel your pain Take care.
Esther

Grammymax

Deborah: Stay focused and you can do it! (that's supposed to be you keeping your eyes focused:laugh: Anyway, someone said several days ago to look over the food available and just have those that are healthy and place them on your plate. Then be done - socialize with a glass of water in your hand! Good luck.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend. We will not be traveling or picnicing but know that many of you may be. Stay safe.

Esther

AHealthierSuzyQ

We have been invited out for dinner this evening so I will have to be very careful with my food choices. Wishing everyone a healthy and productive day.

Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

That is why I try to save mowing for Fridays. We take my inlaws out on Friday nights. I'd say get in at least 300 calories worth of exercise and then go enjoy your evening out with friends.

:flowerforyou: I must confess it didn't rain, only clouded up so I spent the morning outdoors working on a new pathway in my garden. My house is still untouched. :blushing:

katznketo

Hi Ellen,

I did not lose either and I wanted to scream and cry. But I kept up exercise, and stopped weighing. I got down 3 sizes in close and many compliments. I then put back on 12. I getting those back off now and I have a new attitude.

yes, I want the weight off but I am going to put my nose to the grindstone. I'm not looking down at the scale, up at my family for cudos, or to the side wondering what 'diet program will work better. I'm counting calories, fat, writng my food down and getting busy doing stuff I like to do. My goal is 20 pounds by my birthday. I'll take anything that's a loss.

Hang in there. I love this site and the people on it for encouragement. kc

babysteps

Liane, I've only ever had one severe migraine in my life and it kept me in bed for four days! They are horrible and I hope you feel better very soon.

Well, as I expected, it took me over two hours to set up the elliptical trainer. I had a couple of washers left over though. I guess if they're important I'll know soon enough. :laugh: Although I am very tired now, I still want to get on it and try it out because I've never used one before. I also went online and chose what I would eat at the restaurant tonight. We're going to East Side Mario's and I'm having salad (plain, I'll sneak in my own ff dressing) with a grilled chicken breast. I even have the nutritional information so I'm feeling okay with it. Now ~ let's see if I can do it! What am I saying???? Of course I can!

Have a nice evening, everyone!

Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

barbiecat

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Deborah,
My first two months on MFP I refused to eat in a restaurant because I didn't have my attitude in good shape yet and I didn't know enough about healthy eating to recognize the food to choose.

Now I go to restaurants when necessary and through a few bad experiences have learned what to look for on the menu and what questions to ask. Even my two biggest mistakes were giant learning experiences and helped me be successful the next time. Some wise person said, "the success of a dinner party doesn't depend on what's on the table, but on what's in the chairs."

Of course you will succeed at dinner. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Congratulations on setting up the elliptical. I'm looking forward to hearing about how you like using it. Will you watch TV or listen to music while you're on it?

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Lianne, I'm so sorry to hear about your migraine. After all the pain and suffering with your knee, it's not fair that you had a new kind of pain. I hope you're back on track soon and walking and running with your dogs.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
kc----you're so right to stick to your plan. I know someone who tried a new diet program every week, never really learned the "rules" of the one she was on, and hasn't lost any weight in months. Never, never, never give up.

Thank you all for your sharing and encouragement. None of us can do this alone.
Barbie

vickim26

Deborah, I eat out all the time. My family celebrates every birthday and any other occasion we can think of with dinner out. I have learned to check the websites ahead of time and pick out my food ahead of time and stick with it. I am pretty successful at this. There are only a couple of restaurants that I absolutely avoid because I have not figured out anything I can eat there. ( Cane's, chinese buffet, wing stop are a few.) YOu can do it. You have a plan, stick to it. good luck with the ellipitical. I love the machine. It is a killer at first. Just take it slow and work up to more minutes. I started at 3 minutes and can do 45 on a good day. The great thing about an elliptical is that you can do a shorter workout and burn more calories. What kind did you get?
I just finished 35 min with Leslie Sansone. Have to take granddaughter to meet mom and dad at wedding this evening so did not have time to go to gym. I did okay but did not burn my usual amount of calories. I may visit gym tonight if not home too late. Have to go shower and dress not. Talk to you guys tomorrow. Have a great Friday.
Vicki M

LaurelFisher

GOOD EVENING LADIES:flowerforyou: Today was a good day I put on my "calorie stepper" and did 11,831 steps since 5:30 this morning. I did Leslie Sansone 3 mile, drank at least 5-16 ounce bottles of water, kept within my calories, and now I think I will go to bed. Everyone have a good night. I wll check in tomorrow, Rosemary:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Drink that water

AliceLMS

Good night all.

Beautiful fall day here, first red leaves on the maple tree in the back yard. My son took a picture of frost on the grass 3 days ago.

It has been a long day but a good one did 2 miles of Leslie Sansone Hips and Thighs and 1 mile of intervals, threw in some weights and squats for good measure. Drank my water like a good girl, 12 cups. I am very ready to call it a night. Nite All

weaklink109

Hello Everyone, :flowerforyou:

Belatedly, here is a recap of August. I lost 8 lbs, despite not being able to keep up on my walking during the last half of the month, due to other demands on my time.

I won't make my goal for Labor Day, but considering the disruptions in July and August, I think I have done pretty well. I waved goodbye to 35 pounds in 20 weeks. As of today, there are 17 weeks left til January 1, 2010, so I might make my year end goal of 70 pounds gone, but it may elude me until a few weeks into the New Year.

As for September, I would like to be down another 8-10 pounds by the beginning of October. That will mean I celebrate my entrance into the "One"-derful world of "ones"--no more 2's as the first digit in my weight. Now that the latest crisis has more or less resolved, I need to resume walking, more so during the week than before, due to the demands on my time caused by the return of available overtime (OT) to my work schedule.

I also want to start doing some toning and firming exercises. I have some equipment, just have to come up with a program I can do at least 3 times per week.

Since my wallet needs to be fattened as much as my body does NOT, I have to strike a balance in time spent working on OT vs. time spent working out. But I guess life is all about balance, isn't it?

I had a very tasty dinner tonight. I took 1/2 of a large green pepper, put it in the microwave for about a minute on high by itself, then I added a cup of Nasi Goreng-- an Indonesian rice dish that I get from Trader Joe's--only 130 calories for a cup. I then added a cup of Imagine low sodium tomato soup, and put it all back in the microwave for about 2 1/2 minutes. When it came out, I added a small amount of shredded sharp cheddar. Even with the cheese there was about 260 calories, 4 grams of fat, 10 grams of protein and the sodium was a little high, 800 mg, but my day overall was only about 1800 mg of sodium, so that isn't too bad.

I intended to get a walk in tonight, and I did, sort of. I walked 2 miles with Mai Li and Pepper in about 80 minutes. We managed to get home before the rain that has been promised us for the weekend truly arrived. We did get a few drops here and there, but it is going to show up in earnest later tonight. So much for a nice sunny holiday, but we did OK with Memorial Day and the 4th of July, so I guess you can't expect perfect weather on every holiday :grumble: Oh yes I can!!:laugh:

I had to laugh at Mai Li. After we started back to the house, she sort of faded and "ran out of gas"--parking her bones on a stretch of lawn. I gave her a few minutes recovery time and then started talking about how good little doggies have doggie food and doggie water waiting at home, and she hopped up and was ready to move on. The closer we get to home, the faster these two will move, so we finished the last 20 minutes at a pretty quick pace, even for doggies with short legs.:laugh:

Now it is time to crash as I am working at 6 am on Saturday. It is Labor Day weekend, so I am "laboring":laugh: :laugh:

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday.


Barb

Hope everyone

katznketo

I read your reaction Barbie about the woman who starved and then hit McD's and you are so good. Wow, if I blow it please bring me a reality check any time. I want to look like you. What an inspiration. And your response is straight to the point but very caring. Thanks for being you.! kc

vickim26

Good Morning ladies,
I got a very good start this morning. I woke up early and went straight to the gym. I stayed for 90 min. did treadmill, weights, ellipitcal and then more treadmill. forgot my HRM at home so had to use machine calories. Trying to decide what I want for breakfast. Had a protein bar before workout to give me little energy. I hope all of you ladies have a great weekend. Not sure what my weekend holds yet. Will play by ear. Hubby is still offshore. Not sure when he is coming home. I missed his call while at gym today so hope to hear from him later.
Vicki M

jam0525

Hello everyone,

September is starting off pretty good. The weather is cooling down a little, so my diet buddy at work and I can start walking for our breaks again. We have absolutely no shade at our office and it was getting to 100 degrees before 10AM. Our walking goal for the fall is to get to 3 loops around the parking/building complex in 15 minutes. We are just went from 2 to 2.5 loops last week.

On eating out- we don't do a lot of it, but I have found out that I can do OK, if I check out the menus in advance online. The other really, really important thing that has helped me tremendously is that I pre-enter my day's food on what I am planning. It really makes it clear in the morning what my calorie day will look like if I eat what I planned to. Then if I need to adjust breakfast or lunch to make up for eating out, I know it before and can adjust things.

Have a great day today!

Jeannie

weaklink109

Hello Everyone,

Well, my weekend of OT work is not quite what I was expecting. Although I didn't mention it in last night's post, on Friday, somebody killed off our dialer's connection with the server that operates it, so it was going to be down for the rest of the night. That meant those who were scheduled to be there would have to suffer through the dreaded "manual time"--which means they have to go through the files manually and call customers, rather than having accounts fed to them and dialed automatically. Fortunately, those of us on OT don't have to do this, so we all left 2 hours after we started, which cost me 3 hours of time and half, right off the bat.

Today, Saturday, I went in at 6a. Things were going fine for the first 2 hours, talked to lots of customers. Then they switch files, and we ended up in the "don't answer, or pickup/hangup file." That is MY name for it, anyway:laugh: So the policy is, if you don't feel you are being productive, you can leave, and so after not talking to anyone for an hour, that is what I did. Instead of the 10 hours of OT I was hoping for between the two days, I ended up with 5.5 hours. At this rate, I might force myself to go in for a while on Sunday.

It rained cats and dogs this morning--actually had to dust off the umbrella to walk the doggies when I got home. I laid down for a nap, and when I woke, I could see the sun shining--made me wonder if I slept through to next Tuesday, when our better weather is forecast to return!!:noway: :laugh: It was actually only about an hour and a half later, just a little break in the rain. Now Mai Li has the idea we need to go out again, so she is staring out my sliding glass door, and since some kids just ran through the common area beyond my fence, that has her quite agitated, as well.

When I looked at my progress for last month, I noticed that my weight seemed to start coming off faster within a week of taking the Acai supplement that I bought at Walmart. I am continuing on it, so in another couple of weeks, I should have a better idea if this was a fluke or if we are on to something. All those detox and cleanse combinations that they are advertising online I figured were hype,--plus they are just trying to get you to sign up for the "free" trial so they can charge your credit card vast sums of $$, but Acai, itself, does have anti oxidant properties, so I figured it couldn't hurt to try it.

Well, I still have things to do this afternoon, so have a good day, everyone, and for those on the road, stay safe!!:flowerforyou:

Barb

lizzys

i think i want to join you ladies it looks like a good site to do well my weight goals for sept is to drink my eight glasses of water and to walk a mile every other day and to lose ten pounds 232-222

LaurelFisher

:flowerforyou: Good evening everyone:flowerforyou: and a happy Labor Day weekend
I have already blown one of my goals for September:grumble: Due to a very busy schedule I was not able to ride my bike this week:frown: I did however do Leslie Sansone's WATP 4 times and took my Grandson for a few walks ( I walk he rides in his "Little Tykes" car).:happy: My husband and I are leaving early in the morning to take a 6 hour drive to W. VA. (just to ride, no specific destination) so I don't think I will get very much exercise tomorrow. I am planning on taking salad, fruit, and lots of bottles of water with us. Not sure if we are coming home or spending the night somewhere.:smooched: :embarassed: :smooched: :embarassed: So if I don't get to check in everyone have a safe holiday and remember to :drinker: drink:drinker: drink:drinker: drink that water
Rosemary

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I woke up this morning to terrible wind. Bernie, the cat, kept going in and out hoping that the weather would change and be more to his liking. :laugh: He was right, just about the time I'd given up on going for a walk, the weather cleared and Jake and I were able to walk for 70 minutes under sunny skies. Part of the route was a familiar one and then we added a new leg that we hadn't traveled before. Later it rained, and then cleared up by mid afternoon so I could take the dogs to the dog park for 40 minutes. Later I'll get on the exercise bike.

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I hope everyone remembers to consult you about going to restaurants. You sound like you have a bunch of experience and have been able to lose weight in spite of the challenge. :bigsmile: Enjoy your weekend no matter what happens.

:flowerforyou: Rosemary, you continue to stay focused. Your exercise plan is awesome. and , of course, you are the water drinking champ. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Have a wonderful holiday trip.

:flowerforyou: Alice, you sound really focused, too. you're bound to succeed with your attitude and effort. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Barb, it looks like you got the rain we were promised. What a bummer about your lost overtime hours. :sad: Your green pepper and rice dinner sounds yummy. I keep meaning to try some sort of stuffed pepper meal. Your dogs are so great. Keep those stories coming. I love them.

:flowerforyou: kc, thank you for the kind words. when I started on MFP I was inspired by the ladies who had lost a bunch of weight and learned so much from them. This site is all about us helping each other.

:flowerforyou: Jeannie, how great that you have a buddy at work that you can walk with. Your hot temperatures sound like such a challenge.

:flowerforyou: Lizzys, welcome to the group. these women have changed my life. they are so supportive and have so much good information to share. I look forward to getting to know you better.

:flowerforyou: Lianne, I hope that nasty migraine is gone and will never come back. I hope you and your dogs and cats have a wonderful weekend.

This holiday weekend doesn't make much difference to us except that we have to remember that the bank and the post office are closed on Monday. :laugh: :laugh: Line dance class will go on as usual on Monday.

Hugs and happy weekend to all,
Barbie

weaklink109

Hello again,
Barbiecat likes doggie stories, shaggy or otherwise, so here is one from another post. I am giving you the actual story from the website below:

"By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: September 5, 2009 5:27 PMB.C. toddler lost in Yukon gets to keep dog he followed

A two-year-old boy lost in the Yukon bush overnight after wandering away from his family's campsite will get to keep the dog he followed.

The toddler, identified only as Kale, wandered away from a campsite north of Ross River, Yukon, on Thursday.

The boy, from Kamloops, B.C., apparently trailed after a dog, which stayed with him throughout his 25-hour adventure.

Mike Bondarchuk was among many searchers, including Mounties, search-and-rescue experts and volunteers from the nearby community of Ross River.

He said a helicopter pilot, using infrared technology, spotted Kale.

"I guess he had spotted some kind of heat. So he got one of the crews … to go over and check and they did a walk and, sure enough, there was the little boy standing there and the dog was with him."

Bondarchuk said the boy seemed to be doing well.

"He just wanted some juice. He was pretty dehydrated there. I guess this dog took pretty good care of him."

Police say it's likely the boy survived by cuddling up with the dog, Koda, to keep warm through the night.

Koda's owner, Kim Dolan, said it's amazing the two made it out safe and sound.

"From what the parents have said, they're just total outdoors people and he was in his element, the little guy … with a guardian angel of course."

Dolan said she was happy to let the boy keep the dog.

"We gave Koda to them because he, obviously, helped play a big part in making sure the baby survived."

Dolan said her own kids weren't immediately keen on the idea of giving their dog away.

"I have two children, two boys of my own, that were kind of upset about my decision [to give the dog away] until they met the family … and understood the situation a little better," she said.

"I think they feel very happy that the dog will have a lovely home. I'm sure he'll be spoiled completely and live a long, happy life."

The family was believed to be resting in a hotel in Ross River on Saturday.

With files from The Canadian Press"

web address of above story: http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=21548726

Isn't that amazing?:flowerforyou:


Barb

katznketo

Good evening ladies,

A lot of people stop doing what works when they get to the goal. It robs people of getting support from people who have been there. I'm really glad to look at your pic and see, Barbie how good you look.

As for going out to dinner, my friend and I went out to Italian. I ordered a salad with grilled aspargus, zuchinni, and salmon. It had balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing. Very light. Delicious. And we both ordered a side of grilled brussels sprouts. So good. And I left very proud of myself. I have been fabulous on my new eating plan for 6 days now. I love my breakfast of egg beaters, zuchini, and soyrizo, my lunch of Amy's soup and salad, and my lean cuisine's, salad.

I finally found something that works for me. I come home, eat and then fix dinner for family and eat my salad with them. I'm not so tired. Everything is measure. :happy:

Sorry I'm going on and on, but you don't know how frustrated I've been trying everything under the sun trying to take care of myself and this family.
Today I woke up and felt like I'd lost 10 pds. Anyways, I weighed in on Monday so I'll will this Monday.
God Bless all of you. kc

katznketo

P.S. Barbiecat. Not that it my business, but are you 55+?

You look 20 years old. Good for you if your not. kc