WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

BirdieM

Hello all hope you are having a wonderful weekend. My mom turned 80 Saturday I am very thankful she is here to celebrate it after the last 6 months we have had. She is in the rehab center now regaining her strength after the surgery.

My son turns 31 Monday :noway: where does the time go? Was he not in diapers toddling around the other day?

Lynn
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Lynn: you and I must have some things in common. I had an eightieth birthday party for my mom last April, and my oldest daughter turns 31 on Tuesday. Where does the time go???? I keep telling her I am sure I changed her diaper last week!

I am very busy getting ready for next weekend. I will work for four days this week, then it is off on Thursday evening to stay with my mother and spend the days at the Walnut Valley Music Festival at Winfield, Kansas for the long weekend. We have spent the third weekend of September there every year since 1976 (except of course, the weekend that my oldest daughter was born!) I always carry in all of our food for the weekend and don't buy any there, so am busy preparing in advance. I will be feeding 9 on Friday and Sunday and 18 on Saturday. It will be great fun, as all the kids and families are making it this year. Anyway, it is a big event. They are expecting attendance of about 14,000, which is amazing since the state fair is also going on at the same time. I will come back as always, exhausted but floating on the memories.
Better go get busy cooking!

Mary it sounds like an awsome weekend! We are all singer / musicians in my family. WE LOVE MUSIC!!! What a great thing to look forward to every year! 14,000 people? WOW that's big! Don't get lost 33 years of going! Have a glorious time! Feeding all those people will be a chore but at least you're in control of what type of food is going to be served
Enjoy!!
BirdieM

vickim26

Good evening ladies,
It was so good to get home and read all of the posts from today. I really miss it when no one posts. It sounds like everyone is doing great. Thanks for all of your comments. The party was great. Emma was a princess and got every princess item available in the stores. He did not show up. It is very complicated, but in a nutshell. This is actually his second wife. The first is my son-in-law's mom. This one of 18 years is his Step mom. She helped to raise him. yes he cheated with her on first wife and now he is at it again. Both mom and step mom came and they had long chat. It was not awkward. We just all really felt for her. Emma did not even miss her pops so that was good. It was a good day. It did rain, but did not even put a damper on things. Everyone had a good time. I ate my lunch that I brought and only took 1 bite of cake to taste. (a very small bite) Did not work out tonight but will just make it my day off. Barbie I feel same way when hubby is away. I enjoy the time to myself but now I am lonely and want him home. He will probably be gone at least another week. Good night ladies. Talk to you tomorrow.
PS Have a great time at the music festival. Sounds like fun.
Vicki M

jam0525

Good evening all,

I love the computer story. I've heard jokes about people calling when the electricity is out, but never realized it really does happen.

It was rainy here all weekend too. We need it and I hope it starts snowing next week. We need 2 feel of snow every week for the next several years to turn the water levels around. So, if you don't want it, pray that the moisture gets sent my way.

I was bad today. Hubby was using my laptop and by the time I put what I ate in, it was too late. I'm over a couple of hundred. Off to do some extra excercie before bedtime.

Have a nice evening and I hope Monday gets off to a good start for you.

Jeannie

LaurelFisher

:flowerforyou: Good Evenining everyone: It feels good to be home. I will start off by telling you that my brother (who is the owner of a construction company) built his family the most extraordinary house on the most beautiful piece of property I have ever seen. It is serene, has 4 beautiful decks/prches where you can sit, relax and watch nature in all it's glory. The hiking/4 wheeler trail is a dieters dream. I walked this morning (with his 2 German Shephards, Maggie and Harley for company) There was an incline steep enough to get the heart rate up but not so steep it gave you a heart attack.:laugh: My first 2 go rounds I was pulling Matthew in a wagon (that really got the heart going) then I did 3 more times just me and the dogs. Later when we went to the reunion I ate a spoonful of 3 or 4 dishes and a small baked potato with a squirt of margerine. I did managed to stay away from the sour cream, dessert table, ham and fried chicken. The weather was beautiful and all in all the reunion was very nice. Congratulatios to all who have lost weight this week and those who have been able to find ways to stay away from the unhealthy foods. Welcome to new comers and welcome back to those who have been on hiatus:happy:
I slacked on my water today so I am on my way the fridge to get me some and to:drinker: drink :drinker: drink:drinker: drink my water:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'll see if I'm laughing tomorrow after I get on that scale. Night All, Rosemary:flowerforyou: :smooched: :flowerforyou: :smooched:

msh0530

Mary it sounds like an awsome weekend! We are all singer / musicians in my family. WE LOVE MUSIC!!! What a great thing to look forward to every year! 14,000 people? WOW that's big! Don't get lost:laugh: :laugh: 33 years of going! Have a glorious time! Feeding all those people will be a chore but at least you're in control of what type of food is going to be served :laugh: :laugh:
Enjoy!!:flowerforyou:
BirdieM

It is an awesome weekend! It's the best of acoustic music. You should check out the website: www.wvfest.com
Anyway, I don't think that I can work in the kitchen any more today. I have reached my limit. I try to fix, sort and organize everything in advance, because while we are there we leave the house at about 8 am every day, and get home after midnight most of the time. We have a traditional menu: a choice of sandwiches or wraps for lunches, custom made to order chef salads Friday night, and taco salads on Saturday night. It is hard not to snack too much though, and I am busy baking cookies . . . However, if I don't lose that weekend, I will think it is just fine!

Everyone have a great Monday tomorrow! Glad the princess party went well, and hope everyone's husbands get home safe and soon. Here's to smart choices!

Georg

Looks like a good weekend all the way around.
:flowerforyou:
Cool.
Here's looking forward to a beautiful week - maybe even weather cooling off enough to get out & work in the yard! :grumble:
My company will leave in the morning after I go to work & then things will be back to normal around here.
Have a great week!
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AliceLMS

Home from work late did not get my exercise in I will have to push harder in the morning.
Did manage my calories well today and drank all my water plus:drinker: .

My scale is not moving:explode: evidently this is going to be a really long marathon.

The music festival sounds great. What a wonderful way to have a family get together.

So glad the princess party was a sucess.

I am to tired to make good sense tonight, so..

Good Night All Alice

barbiecat

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I've made great use of my day alone. I had a project that I've put off for weeks that I finished. It required a lot of going back and forth to the file cabinet in the garage, then the computer, then the table to sort papers. All that getting up and down and back and forth is very annoying to anyone else in the house so it was perfect to do today. Mixed in with that, I walked the dogs a lot, rode the exercise bike, did the laundry and made three batches of applesauce from apples that one of my line dance friends brought to class on Friday. I freeze the applesauce in small containers and put it on oatmeal. I took the dogs to the dog park for an hour and walked 5000 steps while they chased birds and each other.

It's great to hear from so many of you today.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Let's all make smart choices all week, exercise a lot, and :drinker: :drinker: drink lots of water.

hugs
Barbie

weaklink109

Congrats to all who have lost weight this week.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Barb, the original problem that I had with my computer was due to my cat knocking it to the floor. They can cause such problems. But we love them anyway.

Maybe your cat was trying to go after the "mouse"???:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Sorry, sometimes, I just can't resist a statement that begs for a good one liner.:bigsmile:

Barb

weaklink109

I managed to once again avoid any real housework :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: by driving over to Portland to visit a friend that I hadn't seen since February when I was on my hiatus from work while I recovered from my surgery. She has a house that is one of a kind. She is a Betty Boop collectible addict and is into 50's retro decor, and has a lot of talent and creativity.

To give you an idea of what the house looks like--she had her father in law, a retired architect, design her a garden shack that from the outside looks like a 50's style service station. The "service bay" door is actually the entrance to the storage area for the motorcycles and scooters that she and her husband own. The "office" is where she actually does gardening related activities.

The decor in her yard is amazing also. She has a clawfoot bathtub in the front yard which is used for a planter. There is a metal bed frame, painted red, on one end of the house, being used as a trellis. Her house is a 50's bungalow style, so she painted it black and red and did black and white striped awnings on the windows. It is very cute. Next time I am there, it will be in the daylight and I can shoot a couple of pictures to post. Her house is so attention getting that total strangers will stop there cars and talk to her while she is working in the yard!!:laugh:

She is the one I mentioned earlier who inherited the additional Yorkies. Both of them were characters, though the oldest of the two doesn't move very fast any more.

I ended up having dinner as a treat from my friend, and brought home enough left overs for another meal. I asked that it be prepared without salt, and the restaurant doesn't use msg, so I stayed under my calories with lots of veggies, some chicken and a few pan fried noodles.

I am up too late again, so good night to all :yawn:

Barb

leslie63

My weight for August didn't go very well, only 3 lbs, however...my body fat went down as well as a loss of 15" overall. I have finally gotten in the habit of working out daily, even if it's a 30 minute walk around the block or 3 10 minute work outs throughout the day.

I feel better and have a better attitude. Although I still have a long way to go, I'm not expecting miracles overnight but an entire life style change that will hopefully ensure that I won't go back up the wrong way

LaurelFisher

:flowerforyou: Good Morning everyone :flowerforyou: All that walking and AB exercises paid off. Only 9 more pounds to reach my goal. My daughter and her family are leaving for Arizona on Wednesday for a five day vacation. I am going to miss Matthew ( Malisa and Jason Too I guess....:laugh: I am hoping to get my 25 mile goal on the bike this week.:flowerforyou: Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Rosemary

Fabulocity

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Happy Monday!
Today I plan to lift weights and do cardio.
Also stay within my limits and get to my eight glasses of water.
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Enjoy your day everyone!

doobiedoo

:flowerforyou: Good morning! Today I WILL drink all of my water :drinker: and walk on the treadmill and ride my bike!! I want to see some more pounds move. Hope you all have a good day!! :flowerforyou:

Grammymax

My weight for August didn't go very well, only 3 lbs, however...my body fat went down as well as a loss of 15" overall. I have finally gotten in the habit of working out daily, even if it's a 30 minute walk around the block or 3 10 minute work outs throughout the day.

I feel better and have a better attitude. Although I still have a long way to go, I'm not expecting miracles overnight but an entire life style change that will hopefully ensure that I won't go back up the wrong way

That's great. That's what its all about. Small steps lead to success and it is a lifestyle change rather than dieting that works best. You're doing great. 15" is what shows!
Esther

Grammymax

Barb: I'd love to see pictures of that house. That sounds so interesting. I don't have that much creativity!

Rosemary. Wow only 9 pounds to your goal! That's great. Stick with it.

I am off to workout. I have been doing well this weekend and feel better that I didn't fall to temptation of food that my body didn't need. Small steps.....

Hope you all have a great day.
Esther

Benson

Lynne - I always drink caffeine free diet coke - usually about 3 or 4 every day. I stopped buying it by the case and just go to the corner store specifically for one individual bottle on the weekend - if I just have to have one!. The things I noticed: I really miss the burning bubbles:laugh: I feel that diet pop was causing me joint /muscular pain. My mobility is better when I abstain for a couple of weeks. I will continue to stay away from it through the week and now I will only have it when I'm out - which never happens so I should be good

We got the lawn raked out and seeded after it had been dug up for a repair and improvement to our septic field. Hopefully the seed will have time to take this year. It looks so sad with the big patches of fresh dirt although the dogs and new kitten are loving it! It will be a relief to not have to worry about the field this winter. Last year I was taking the laundry out to do - Not fun!
Speaking of laundry, do any of you also have the magic hamper?? That's the one that can fill itself up with dirty/not-so-dirty clothes every time you turn you back?? I'm trying to get my kids doing their own clothes - if nothing else, I'm hoping it will deter them from putting clean, FOLDED clothes back in the hamper. My daughter is famous for this - usually when she's 'cleaning' her room!

Well I am a dismal failure at getting up any earlier. So far I've done a dvd almost every day after work but its hard to get to it. It seems that my time is not my own until about 10 p.m. I have to be more strict about my needs and just shut out all other demands and get my own routine that is recognized and respected by my family. That is another goal for me for September. I used to have a space I could sneak off to and get a dvd done but it got taken over by my DH (I first put FH :blushing: a typo but Fruedian????) I have to exercise in the living room and we have an open concept home so its a bit awkward but if i keep letting things stall my workouts I'm never going to get in shape.

Today I'll do the Leslie Sansome 2 mile before dinner - Mmmmmm fresh pickeral fillets and salad. I need to look up recipe because my husband coats it and fries it it butter. its delish but I think I can make a healthier dish by poaching it in lemon or something.

Wow I got pretty chatty for a busy girl!!

Have a great day all

Heather

MacMadame

Well, I only swam 1x last week and this week is looking to be the same. But I am starting to work with a triathlon coach and he's going to set my training schedule so I should do better next week.

I did the Waves to Wine bike ride this weekend. It was crazy due to the weather! It rained and was cold and, at one point, there was HAIL! Plus I got two flats the first day. But nothing after that.

Fabulocity

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Well, I stayed within my limits today (was a bit below)
Did interval training - cardio - treadmill/elliptical for 35 minutes
Will lift weights tomorrow
Will completely drink 8 glasses of water before bedtime.
Life is Good.


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l_mahloy

Hello All,

Hope you all had a great weekend and are off to a good start for the week. I worked out at boot camp today and burned 526 calories:happy: but I have felt tired:yawn: and sleepy :yawn: all day hope I am not coming down with anything.

Heather I have been having finger joint pains in the mornings when I wake up I was wondering if it could be the diet coke. I drink 1-2 for breakfast every morning and I am trying not to drink as many during the day. I am not always successful when I feel tired I seem to drink more. I am just really worried about my joints I do not want to have arthritis in my fingers. And my children both put clean clothes in the hamper when cleaning their rooms must be taught that trick in school. Haha

Well will check back Tuesday have a good evening everyone.:flowerforyou:
Lynn

msh0530

Speaking of laundry, do any of you also have the magic hamper?? That's the one that can fill itself up with dirty/not-so-dirty clothes every time you turn you back?? I'm trying to get my kids doing their own clothes - if nothing else, I'm hoping it will deter them from putting clean, FOLDED clothes back in the hamper. My daughter is famous for this - usually when she's 'cleaning' her room!

How old is your laundry culprit? I had my daughters doing their own laundry when they were in high school, except when they were really busy and requested help. I think it was a good system, and taught them a lot. I have to admit that I am now spoiled in the area of laundry - my husband has done 95% of my laundry since the girls left home. So I don't usually mind that I do 99% of the cooking and kitchen cleaning.

Had a good weigh in for my Monday morning - down 1.6 pounds for the week. Not bad considering I have been unable to exercise due to pain. I have now been diagnosed with sciatica, and if this physical therapy doesn't clear it up soon, I will be in danger of getting depressed. So far, I am trying to take it in stride.

Well, I need to go get busy doing some more cooking for my music weekend. I have a batch of cookie dough in the refrig that needs baked (I am trying to save some calories for the sample that is inevitable),

LaurelFisher

Good Evening all:flowerforyou: Very stressful day:grumble: I work in a nursing home and the state showed up for semiannual survey:noway: a month early:ohwell: With all the stress from last week and now this, I feel my IBS starting to flare up. And I guess eating Buffalo chicken pizza didn't help. I rode my bike 4 miles, walked 15 min at lunch and am going to do Leslie Sansone 2 mile before I go to bed to counter act the pizza. Tomorrow is a fruit and salad day for sure. Everyone have a blessed and safe night,:smooched: :smooched: :smooched: , Rosemary
Oh and :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: that water

barbiecat

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Barb, if anyone would be a great mom for a dog in need, it would be you. Keep us posted.'

I found out today that one of Sasha's litter mates will be living in our neighborhood. I was walking Sasha on the hill and a woman stopped her car and rolled down her window and there was a red poodle that looked like Sasha only bigger. I knew that our friends with the poodles were looking for homes for some of the dogs (they have sixteen) so it was exciting to think that we will get to interact with one that will be living nearby.

I had a giant calorie, low nutrition lunch (not as bad as Rosemary's pizza :laugh: ) but bad enough that I've been scrambling for exercise calories and just realized that there will be only a small evening snack so I'd better drink a lot of water to keep my mouth entertained. :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Mary, congratulations on your weight loss. Best wishes on a satisfactory resolution to your sciatica. Stay connected with this thread and we'll help you ward off depression. Also there are women on this thread that have managed to lose weight and exercise even with some physical limitations. I'm sure they'll have some great ideas and encouragement.

:flowerforyou: Heather, you continue to accomplish great things even with the challenge of teenagers. When my stepdaughter was a teenager and came to visit us she seemed to think she was at a hotel and would use several towels every time she took a shower and leave them all on the floor.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Let's all beat those challenges and continue to eat healthy, exercise, and drink that water :drinker: :drinker:

hugs,
Barbie

Grammymax

Good evening everyone. For those of you who are wondering about the side effects of diet soda here are a couple of links and there are many more you could find by googling it.
http://www.laleva.cc/food/dietcoke-pepsie.html
http://www.dietdrinkaddiction.com/diet-coke-side-effects/
I gave up diet pepsi several years ago. I get migraines from it and I was noticing that my joints were hurting. When I don't drink it I feel better. Sometimes I fall and get one but not more than once a month and I used to have at least one a day (or more). Just something for consideration. It took me a long time to figure out what was causing my migraines but I'm so glad I did! I do miss the fizzy burn:laugh: - isn't that crazy?

The magic clothes hamper!! :laugh: I hadn't thought of it that way but yes, and it's only my hubby and me! I also can't figure out why the dryer still eats socks! My kids did their own laundry starting in the 6th grade (with help) and continued through high school and college (hopefully they still do their own now that they're out of the house ).

I W/I on Thursday. Hoping for a good loss for the encouragement I need to keep on going. Won't measure for another 3 weeks but my pants are looser! :happy:

Have a great evening everyone.
Esther

msh0530

The magic clothes hamper!! :laugh: I hadn't thought of it that way but yes, and it's only my hubby and me! I also can't figure out why the dryer still eats socks! My kids did their own laundry starting in the 6th grade (with help) and continued through high school and college (hopefully they still do their own now that they're out of the house ).

My theory has always been that whenever you put a pair of child's socks in the dryer, one goes to live with Jesus. I can hardly wait to see the pile in heaven!

jam0525

Hi All,

I have a hard time with diet sodas/sodas in general, but can't seem to just quit forever. So, I buy the little 8 oz cans instead when I break down and buy them. I maybe drink 8 small cans a month at most where as years ago I used to drink a large 12-16 oz can every day.

To me the small cans is a good middle step to stopping all together.

It was the caffiene that was causing my headaches. Between coffee and soda caffiene contributed to my hypertention.

I made bad choices today, but ended up with 11 calories left. lol Tomorrow I will try to do better.

Have a nice evening,

Jeannie

PS: I think one of my sparks co-workers is switching over to MFP. The nutritionist at work is telling her tomorrow that she thinks MFP will work better for her based on her eating habits.

weaklink109

Good Evening all:flowerforyou:

Well, I am one step closer to adding another doggie to my household--unless a neighbor of mine can be persuaded to take the 4th Yorkie that I told you about previously. Today my friend "repossessed" him from the new home he had been in for the last month, as it became clear to her it was not a good match. The people who had him agreed it was best, as he needed more attention than they could offer. Tonight he is a very happy boy, staying w/ his 2 buddies + his sister at my friend's house.

A neighbor of mine lost her Yorkie a year ago due to old age, so I have her seriously considering taking him. He needs to be spoiled and she is in a position to do it. If that doesn't happen, I am going to introduce Pepper and Mai Li to him and see what happens. They get along well with other dogs, and he is very well socialized, so we shall see.

I am going to have to get a bigger condo at this rate!!:laugh: :laugh: And I may regret downsizing from my SUV to a smaller hatchback!! Soon there won't be room for me in the car!!:noway: :laugh: I guess that is one way to save on gas--if the driver can't fit in the car, it doesn't go anywhere!!

I haven't had much time for walking in the last couple of weeks, but did manage to get about 2 1/2 miles in w/ the doggies on Sunday.

It is time for beddy bye..Mai Li has already voted with her feet and is in the bedroom snoring away. Pepper is looking at me with those sad brown eyes"C'mon mom, get outta the chair and come to bed" so I surrender.:yawn:


Barb

Benson

Morning

Its good to have validation about the diet coke and my aches and pains. Its another reason to kick the habit. I've also read a bit about diet pop causing sugar cravings.

My "laundry culprit' was 14 in June. I have her doing towels so far and will graduate her to jeans and stuff now. She thinks that saying "Fine then I'll just wreck it" will get her off the hook:laugh: Silly girl - that will just get her extra "practice time" Remember you're mom telling you that you're not really doing the laundry - the machines are??? Maybe stems from the washboard and the creek days:laugh:
Barbie - I know what you mean about the towels - What's up with that? I tell both my darlings that the bathroom is not their personal dressing room. Its jammies and wet towels all the way!! Oh it bugs me but what will I do without them.

I feel like I'm coming down with something so I will be hydrating more and sleeping more (with any luck)

Have a great day

Heather

Swissmiss

Barb, I would truely love to have that Yorkie. I love them and have a little boy who is 6. They are so easy to spoil. He goes everywhere with me except to work and he loves all the brushing and combing that I give him every night.

AliceLMS

Great, but .....dry..........day here in the midwest. We really need rain badly, I worry about the fire hazard with all the drying fall vegetation.

I am still at it, enjoying my water and my workouts although I missed my organized workout last night for a family event. I was well within my calories for the day and did have all my liquids.

I applaud everyone who is doing so well on their weightloss.:drinker:

Barb I am sure this little Yorkie would love to have your girls for companions.

Becky sounds like your Yorky has a great life. They are wonderful little dogs, and have such great personalities. Mine bring humor to any situation, and are always available for a brisk walk or quiet cuddle.

Time to move those sprinklers. Alice