WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2012

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Jake's brother is still here so we're still busy......it has been fun having him with us and taking him to so many places......we were all exhausted today after all the walking yesterday and getting up early and staying up late.

:flowerforyou: Jake and his brother were watching a DVD movie and I was getting some paperwork organized and expenses written down and found the bill for insurance for the truck that was supposed to be paid last week so I wrote the check and drove to town to pay it......it was fine but it pointed out to me how busy and distracted I've been lately.....

:yawn: we get up early tomorrow to drive BIL to the airport so it's early to bed for us

:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: it was so great picking up the dogs and having them home with us again....they kept asking to go for a walk :bigsmile:

:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: Barbie from NW Washington

lizmil79

Hello Everyone, Past weekend was good this is part 3 of my weekend. I work 4 days a week and 3 days off today is part of it. It is also my husband's day off. Which always makes it interesting. Normally I catchup on housework on Saturday which I did, Sundays church and family times wtc, Mondays is any thing I miss on saturday maybe lunch with a friend also errands that I can't do on the weekend. He likes to tag along but normally he always brings bad for you snacks or wants to go out for lunch somewhere that's temping too me. I have been overweight our entire marrage long time He is encouraging but I feel like he testing me also he's a food junky. So he missing my cooking as he says. I have such a long way to go this isn't going to be quick its a way of life. Today I think he may have started accepting it. For there was none of that. :-).

@megblair1 good for you on the ice cream.
@Laura80111 I understand what you are going through my husband was unemployed for a year he's now at a job were he is way over qualified, everyone including his boss are way younger than him. They treat him poorly no people skills. yet he's very grateful for the job and works any days hours they ask never says anything. He always worry about loosing this job. It really hurts your self esteem. I will be praying for him and you.

exermom

Today was one of those running days. Did 20 minutes of yoga, then went to drop off the donations from the church at the food pantry, then off to an hour class of extreme pump, then went to one store on the way home because I could have sworn I saw that they had rye bread. They do, only it won't be there until tomorrow (boo). Came home to find out that the company we ordered the slide for the pool from didn't put it on a truck with a liftgate (the box is 7 feet tall and weighs well over 200lbs) so they'll deliver it tomorrow. Bowled 5 games, came home and took Loki to the vet to have his blood checked, he's so lethargic. We had a 3:30 appt, didn't get to see the MD until 4:30. One of the MD's was out so they were covering for her. Got home, warmed up dinner, played mahjongg (I didn't maj once!), now I'm on the computer.

Tomorrow I'll walk sideways on the stairmaster. I can't see where you can adjust the resistance on the treadmill, and I think the stairmaster is just harder. On the treadmill it looks like you can only adjust the incline or the speed, not the resistance

Viv - maybe one reason I can't seem to get under 130 is because I love to cook and bake so much and I have to try some, even if it's just a little and I give the rest away.

Well, we're going to have the preconstruction meeting for the pool Wed. morning. Normally, I go to water aerobics but I'll go on Friday instead. There's no way I'm going to miss this.

We've been invited to friends house tomorrow. Not sure what they're going to be serving. I'll take some cheese sausage balls with me along with some chocolate cookies that I made.

I'll probably be doing a fair amount of baking for the guys who are installing the pool.

Jessica wanted me to come up this week, I was planning to go up Wed. and come home Thurs, but as it is I have no idea when the meeting will be over. I would guess not until early afternoon, so by the time I could get up there it wouldn't be until around 7 at night and then I'd have to turn around the next day and come home. Jessica is coming here Thurs. A friend has asked us to meet her and her hubby nearby, but we're not going to make any plans until after this meeting. The only day she can get together with us would be Sat. and what if they're planning to work on Sat?

Amanda - I don't have the Birkenstocks just yet, I think they're going to be delivered in the next few days. I'll let you know how they are.

Laura - oh, I do hope you get to the hospital! How exciting!

Well, off to beddybey for me. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

LindaS175

Wow, exermom you sure have a lot of energy! I cant believe everything that you did today! All I can say is wow, wow!

Meg , your doing good! You have a busy life too! What is the recommended sodium intake/day. Is is none or ?? I know that when I eat salty things I feel yukky the next day.

Can anyone recommend a good recumbent exercise bike, that is not too expensive. Who ever recommended the exercise video's that are good for folks with joint problems, can you please tell me again? :blushing: :blushing:

I am praying for all that had a recent surgery and that all is well.

To the grandmother that was living with her son and DIL. I suggest that you take a vacation for a few weeks. They might then realize how much you have done for them. It must be really hard for you to be in that situation. Praying that a door will open for you and your husband.

My mother-in-law lives about 10 minutes from us. I am married to her only son. She has 3 daughter's here in town . I would appreciate some advice about my situation with her. She never calls us, or calls to just talk to her granddaughters. If I want myself or my girls to have any relationship with her,I have to initiate the contact. She never comes to our house, but we are always welcome at her's.She plays favorites with her daughters and grandchildren. I have chosen to not play the game. I just can't believe this is how a mother would treat her only son! I don't know if how I am dealing with this is in a healthy manner. I lost my mother to lung cancer when I was 19, she was only 46. So, I can use some motherly advice if you have some to share. I miss my mother so much.

rjadams- TMI. oh, did you have to share that awful image with us. I think I shall be sick too!
Barbie, hope thing slow down for you and you can get back to your normal routine! I wish I could line dance. I used to line dance and I loved it. I cant say that it was that easy for me to learn. I needed to learn the moves a little slower! Lol :sad: :sad:

lizmil79-husbands can be good enablers if one is lucky the husband is supportive and helps out. When I lost 100+ pounds with optifast, my husband was very threatened by the "new me",it made him insecure. It has more to say about him than me! Probably the same for your husband,than about you!

Well, all of you wonderful supportive fab 50+ ladies, heres to another good week with ya'all on MFP. Keep up the good work.
Lets walk this journey together -one step, one day at time. Hugs :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Blessings, Linda -SundanceB:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

PS this keyboard back spaces,,so excuse the typos!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

arewethereyet

Wow, exermom you sure have a lot of energy! I cant believe everything that you did today! All I can say is wow, wow!

Meg , your doing good! You have a busy life too! What is the recommended sodium intake/day. Is is none or ?? I know that when I eat salty things I feel yukky the next day.

Can anyone recommend a good recumbent exercise bike, that is not too expensive. Who ever recommended the exercise video's that are good for folks with joint problems, can you please tell me again? :blushing: :blushing:

Check your area for a "Play it Again Sports" I found my ellip at this shop brand new. I had $400 at the time to spend, and Kmart was not getting it. The stuff I could buy was flimsy to say the least.

I ended up paying the same thing for a $1200 brand new Ellip. I guess a sporting goods store sold them the last one.

These shops are full of "Towel Racks". All of the equipment I purchased throughout the years and we never used. Just hung our towels up to dry :laugh:

If not then check your area for other second hand sports equipment, they are all over the place!

tiarapants

Good morning ladies

Another bright and sunshiny day here in London. The tube journey in was unpleasant, but I know for a fact that in the next few days it's going to be a heck of a lot worse. We have to travel in on the tube line that runs from Heathrow airport to the centre of London and it is going to be plain horrid during the Olympics. DH and I are already planning to walk home some nights. It's about ten miles, which is a long way after a full day at work, but I think we are just going to have to do it and pray that my knee doesn't give out!

I refuse to wish my life away by saying 'can't wait till the Games are over' - so I will just have to roll with it.

When I was getting dressed this morning I had a bit of an epiphany moment. For the first time in lord knows how long, I was able to look in my wardrobe and pick out something from last year, knowing that it will fit. Numerous times I would lose a whole lot of weight but gain it all back straight away because I didn't actually change anything long term. My life was either diet or not diet. Nowadays I eat healthily 99% of the time and, most important for me, smaller portions. I can't believe the difference using a smaller plate has made. Hallelujah!

Well, must get cracking with some work. Everybody have a good day please if at all possible,.

Love
Amanda x

bigpal

good morning ladies i increased my calories as said by site and now im gaining weight i dont know what to do i dont get to excise much but do every chance i get im upset right now dont know what to do

DeeDee2211

Good morning everyone:flowerforyou:

Laura80111 a new grand baby on the way , how exciting for you!!!! Hope your hubby finds a job soon! There are so many people I know out of work right now, it's really scary!

Meg I just giggled about your dog racing by with the cats following:laugh: , did the dog annoy the cats too much?

Robin oh gross:frown: squiggly anything in my house would have me running for the door! When I have leftover food and trash day is several days away, I wrap it up and put it in the freezer, for awhile the only thing I had in my freezer was trash and vodka:laugh: . I hope you'll be able to get that scene out of your head!!!!

Barbie I know your fur babies were so happy to get home and see you:bigsmile: !!!! Mine is so happy to see me whether I've been gone 15 min. or 5 hrs.!

Lizmil79 just keep telling hubby you feel so much better losing weight, and any support he can give you appreciate!

Michele the pool is becoming a reality!!!!!:glasses:

Linda SundanceB Wish I had words of advice for you about your MIL, I would have thought being the only son she would be very connected to him:frown: . Have you talked to him about it?

Amanda I will be excited to walk in my closet and choose any outfit and know it will fit, at the moment I have clothes that are too big, too small, and a few things that fit:ohwell: .

Yesterday started out pretty good, no headache, however "stuff" happened, and continued happening all day, by the end of the day I had a raging headache and was in a terrible mood:mad: . Hopefully today will be a better day, and I will actually make it to the farmers market, or at least the grocery store! So far this morning....no headache and I am very grateful for that:bigsmile: .

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Hugs,
DeeDee

DeeDee2211

Bigpal I guess I was typing when your post came in. I'm pretty new at this and I'm sure there are many more women on here that can give you better advice than me. How many calories did the site increase you to and how long have you been eating at that amount? I went from 1200 calories to 1410 and I'm still losing, I usually don't get to 1400 calories usually around 1300. Maybe if you just started you could give it another week or two. Like I said the other woman on here who have been doing this for awhile will probably have much better advice. Good luck!!!:flowerforyou:

cindys0417

Good Morning everyone. Im new to this post and new to this site but I love it. Everyone is such an inspiration to me. Im 65 years old and am 70 lbs overweight. I just retired and want to enjoy my retirement years and be healthy. Any suggestions from anybody to do this. My goal is to lose 50 lbs by Christmas. I don't think that an unrealistic goal of 2 lbs per week..do you? Thanks for listening and please add me as a friend if you want. I live in Wisconsin by the Illinois border.

jv54

Hello and Good Morning fellow myfitnesspals! I have just joined the club because I had the shock of my life weighing in at 208 pounds. I feel terribly guilty and am in pain with my joints and scoliosis. I have yo yo dieted all my life and am now just plain greedy. I am 58 years old with 3 grown up children and 6 Grand children:happy: I don't have a partner but don't mind that. I can't exercise due to joint problems but I am sure if I can get some weight off life will start to get easier:grumble: I am very fed up with myself for letting myself get this big:sad: Hope you all have a good day today x

cindys0417

good morning ladies i increased my calories as said by site and now im gaining weight i dont know what to do i dont get to excise much but do every chance i get im upset right now dont know what to do

****Maybe if you drink more water to wash away all the bad toxins and fat cells..thats what I was told...Stay away from the Carbs .. Rice and Breads and Sugar....good Luck!

Darcylaw

This is my first post! I have only been a member for a month. It is wonderful to be able to comment and continue to travel my path to the healthier me by being part of this community and thread. 50+ women is just where I am at :-)

I have so many changes happening in my life, sold my house in NC moving in a couple of week to Ohio to be closer to family. Looking for a job.

Excited but scared and it is difficult not to turn to excess food for comfort and to help with the fear. Thanks for sharing everyone, it is helping me a lot!

Darcy :flowerforyou:

2youngatheart

I just posted and it went into "thin air" somewhere in the universe! :laugh: I was just saying....been a few weeks since I posted due to a head injury. I am now improved and hope to log and eat heathy each and every day this week.....that is my goal! I have meet some wonderful friends on this thread who friended me and have been amazing in the support department since I was welcomed here. The ladies here are wonderful...and I want to be that supportive friend back. I am just sorry that it my accident has prevented me from being active on here since finding this thread again. ....I will do better! Today is filled with gathering my garden veggies and canning them between today and tomorrow....I am so far behind! I want to read this thread from beginning to end for the month of July....and I want to exercise everyday in some form. Will be checking back ....and hope you all have a wonderful day! Hope there is some laughtter and love in there somewhere too! :flowerforyou:

linder4866

Hello all - good morning or afternoon or evening depending on your location.......

Still tired, still have a wonky Internet connection! Ha, some things never change!

I got so nauseated reading about the wiggly things that I'm still gagging. ACK.

Good tips on looking for exercise equipment. We use to have two stores---Play It Again Sports AND Second Wind Sports that offered very good quality used equipment. It's always worth a look.

Michele, have you always been a very energetic person? I am always just simply blown away by what you accomplish in a day!! I sooo wish I had been born with the predisposition to be energetic and get lots done.

Barbie, I manage all the financial affairs, medical, etc. for my father and 100% keep up with all of his bill paying etc. Now, my things always come second if at all. One month I didn't receive a cable bill and I didn't even think about it (always pay online when I receive the bill) and I was soooo horrified when they sent me a notice saying it was late. Argh.

With that in mind, time to get on the online banking for myself!!

Hoping everyone has a healthy day. Take care. Love having your support.

Lin

rpphillip

It is another hot hot hot day here in Indiana , but the good new is that the scale was good to me and I was down 1.5 pounds, My DH fixed me a cheeseburger and steemed vegs. for dinner last night. It was good and I think may be he is trying.

wow 2youngatheart , that would spoil any ones apetite, but if your blood surger is low you had better eat a cracker or drink some oj , you don't want to pass out and end up in a ER , just saying, I bet Bodi and Ritter would miss you even more. Hope you are feeling better today.

Barbiecat : Happy to hear you all are having a wonderful time, and I bet the dogs were happy when they saw you and things are back to normal, it has been a crazy week here also and I don't know now that school is getting ready to start if it will slow down any time soon. I did get some extra walking time in this weekend shopping for granddaughters BD gift, she is seven , but she isn't in to barbie dolls and that kind of stuff so it is a little of a challenge.

Lizmil79 It is hard and I to sometimes think my DH is testing me, but I think he is just trying to help with the cooking and he has never had to cook what I call diet food , he is more of a comfort food kind of person, and he is a great cook, His garage closed right before Christmas last year and he has been working from home , it is hard on them because they feel they are letting their familys down, and it is hard for us to see them go thought it, We will go thought all these changes together and learn as we go. you are doing great job .

Michele I just don't know how you get all the baking and stuff done that you do! It is wonderful that you can help the food pantry, I bet they just love you. keeping my fingers crossed that your pool meeting will go well. what fun! have a great day and also I hope Loki is ok!

SundanceB ; I love the name , I am going to speek as a mother of a son , I have only one daughter and one son , My childern and inlaws are alway welcome at my house, I told my son when he had his 1st son that I took him to his grandparents house and made sure that they had a good relationship with them. now it is his job to do the same. I go to their house when invited , but feel funny just dropping in on them as they are young and maybe have friends over or be gone. I try not to favor any of my Grandchildern, however I do more with my oldst granddaughters because they are older and in highschool , al so I feel closer to them because when my daughter divorsed from 1st husband they lived with us for a while. I think it is work having a relasionship no matter what kind it is and some times it takes more on your part than the other , what you need to ask yourself is , is this relationship worth the work it will take. I must add that it is esier with my daughter that with my daughter in law , because her family is so much differant than ours. my son inlaw loves me and treats me like familyl and my daughter in-law well I am the mother in-law and I am treated that way. But I keep trying and she has warmed up a little over the years , some thing just take time .

well I didn't mean to go on so long hope this helps and I will try to get back later, must get some work done now. have a great day all

rjadams

Well ladies, I managed to eat a few bites here and there last night. Not much though. I did just finally have some breakfast at the cafeteria here at work. I am starting to feel better. Doug spent the evening removing all appliances from the counters and washing everything down with bleach so that I may be able to cook dinner when I get home tonight. We shall see.

Robin, Bodi and the The Rit Bit.

RaysfanATL

Hi everyone, thought I lost you all!!

Back from my trip with the Orioles, and then had my family reunion last weekend. It's nice to be back to my workout routine, and to be home for a few days. Not for long, heading to the west coast, with the Mets charter flight on Sunday, then spending a few days with my brother in San Francisco, my favorite baseball team the Tampa Bay Rays are playing the Oakland A's while I am out there, so guess what we will be doing?? And lots of walking around San Francisco, my favorite city!!

It's a hot day here in Atlanta, heading into the office at our operations center later, trying to stay cool in the meantime.

Life is GOOD!!

petalsandpaws

Good morning and welcome sunshine!! Yesterday was a long day. Taking my food really helped me through the day. So will keep doing that. It also gave me a break outside in the sun when it was shinning. Much warmer in Portland then here at the coast so I enjoyed it. Good news for my hubby as we are scheduled for more chemo for the next month. He was down on his blood count, but still in the ranges that are acceptable for the treatments. Meant another woman who had been married 51 yrs, going through much the same as myself. I think we both helped each other just admitting how difficult this is to go through watching someone we love so dearly having to deal with this insidious disease. Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes I felt them all day long yesterday. Well today was my first weigh in. So a significant drop for me. Yeah!! I do know that this is the beginning and the results are always significant in one who weighs so much as myself. But, I patted myself on the back for a job well done, and look forward to the next weigh in in two weeks. I love all the sharing that everyone does regarding their journeys. You all inspire me and others on this site. Yeah team!!!! Well on to chores. Have a great day. Hugs,

cjspensley

Hi all! I found you!!!
I'm really pleased...after the frustration of being ever so careful on our trip to Mississippi last week, and GAINING half a pound, it's starting to come off. Yippee!!! I was mildly out of control at the "welcome home" cookout for our son on Saturday, but pretty restrained compared to old habits.

Thanks for the encouragement about my hubby. He has some cholesterol and BP issues, and our family physician retired recently...so we have a new doc and Steve really liked him. He took the time to explain everything he was doing, what it does, why they do it, etc. We got a followup call yesterday that took 20 minutes! We were both very pleasantly surprised. Not just "here, take this stuff" but "I'd like you to take this med to help control xyz, and you can change this in your eating," etc. Gave him super-simple guidelines - like you should eat this many portions of fruits and veggies a day. The unit of measure is your fist. That's pretty easy. His biggest problem is inactivity...he works hard - brain hard - all day, has a pretty good amount of stress at work that follows him home. So when he gets home he just crashes and doesn't do anything. I'm hopeful that as he sees me meeting some goals, or at least making progress toward them, he'll be encouraged. He loves the barcode scanner and got a big kick out of that when he saw me pull the bag of burgers out of the freezer last night, scan the code, and throw it back in!

I'm very happy to report that I am wearing jeans today that I couldn't wear comfortably 2 weeks ago. They're still a little snug sitting down, but much better than they were...and it will get better!

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Just time to pop in and say HI, have had computer problems at the office today. Will try and catch up tomorrow.

DIL#2 is still pregnant:sad: :sad: Her labor went from 3-4 min all day Sunday to 10-12 min yesterday. So I guess it will be more waiting for grandson #3 to show up. My DIL called to give me the update this am and I gave my 2 cents worth of what this grandson should be named...I guess my Son is giving her a hard time about a name...she liked my reasoning and is hoping it will work with my son....we can only hope:huh:

Will check in tomorrow and hoping that I have more time.

Log it, drink it(water that is) and Move it...cause that's what it's gonna take to get us in shape

Laura80111

kackie

Laura: Will be thinking about your DDIL and sending good thoughts her way...keep us posted!

Sundance: I wish you luck with your MIL. I don't know what to say except you are a wise woman not to play certain games with her regarding favorites. I think you just have to "keep the door open" and let her know you would love to have her spend time with you, her son and your children any time she is able to. That's the best you can do and your husband will be thankful to you for your effort. My MIL was a dear to me but I had more of an issue with my FIL. He was not warm or friendly with my boys and it was obvious that he preferred his other, older grandchildren. It broke my heart but I never made an issue about it and just kept my mouth shut. As he got older (and my boys got older) he softened and made an effort to get closer to them. I know that he respected me for continuing to make an effort to include my boys in his life and my husband was grateful that I didn't ever complain about it to him. Anyway, sounds like you are on the right track. I am sure it is more difficult living in the same town. We did not.

I am enjoying this wonderful, crisp MT mountain air. Walking is a joy and it's great to be outside. Having said that, I am struggling with some foods since the wedding. I am having too many extras each day that I do not need. Have to keep focusing on healthy real food!

Take care, you dear Ladies! Love that you are here Kackie

kathyszoo

Good Evening All,

On a positive note-dropped another .5, I'll take it! Also, gave blood today-that wasn't on the agenda for today but got a text that the type I am was low so went ahead with it. Always feel good afterwards! My veins are very hard to find but the supervisor got it right the first time!

I notice a few people are mentioning joint problems and therefore having trouble finding suitable exercise. I have horrible knee problems but thanks to someone on here mentioning it, I've found that Youtube has a variety of seated exercises videos-ranging from 8 min.-25 min apiece. Just found a neat seated Yoga workout there today. Best of all it's free! Hope this helps! The sparkpeople ones are good ones on there too.

Love, love my Birkenstocks-my feet problems have improved alot after getting them. Not cheap but worth it-I live in them, don't even wear slippers anymore. My crocks help my knees more though. Hopefully after surgery for my toe (next week-ugh), I'll finally be able to wear gym shoes comfortably again.

Enjoy what's left of the evening! Don't forget to remember to be grateful for the small things!

Kathy

msh0530

We continue to move along on our journey. Tonight we are camped beside a beautiful reservoir at American Falls, Idaho. Tomorrow we head for Yellowstone National Park. Hope you are all doing well! Mary, the Happy Wanderer who will be home in ten days

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: We drove Jake’s brother to the airport and came home on the ferry so the day became a sightseeing event----actually wherever we go around here is a sightseeing adventure. He was a great house guest---fun to talk to, agreeable to the things we had planned, appreciative of all we did, and the dogs liked him. But, we are used to being alone, so it feels great to have the house back to normal. Bernie, the cat, spent the whole time under bed and now he is prowling around again. This afternoon Jake did the laundry and I worked in the yard for three hours. Then we finished eating all the doggy bags and leftovers so we can go back to our regular healthy eating tomorrow.

:flowerforyou: We ate some yummy food over the weekend full of sodium and a lot of other stuff I never eat…..it was a great vacation but I am so glad to get back to the nutritionally sound foods that are normal for us.

:flowerforyou: My body is especially sensitive to sodium and it didn’t surprise me that my weight was up almost 5 pounds from a week ago….the good thing is that I know what it is so it doesn’t freak me out.

:bigsmile: I have three pairs of Birkenstocks and I love them. My feet are usually cold so I wear them with colorful cotton socks.

:flowerforyou: Bigpal, I don’t know what you are eating, but there may be some adjustments in what you eat that will improve your weight loss…..also, don’t miss any opportunity to walk……it’s great exercise.


Barbie from NW Washington

lizmil79

Hello Ladies, I hope you all are having a nice Tuesday. Mind was a good day, I took a group of young adults (all with speciail needs) to do their volunteer job at a retirement center. It is lots of walking folding, bending etc. They love it that they are able to help and feel so produtive . I love watching their faces each time they complete a job. Than I came home to my 19 year old who wanted to cook dinner tonight so with a little set up she ran with it. So proud of her she is showing more and more skills to independant life hopefully in a year or 2 she may be ready for her own apartment.

It was such a good day food went well.

I read all of your posts thank you for being open. Hope you have a good Wednesday Everyone not feeling well hope you get better.

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exermom

Still working on that crossstitch bookmark. I figure if I can get a little done each night, it'll get finished.

One of the things I really need to do (but don't seem to be able) is not to eat in the evening. Even tho for the most part I eat healthy things, I need to curb that snacking. Some of it is because I'm busy during the day and, literally, don't have time to eat. Maybe one of my goals should be that after dinner I work on that bookmark.

Walked sideways on the stairmaster today for an hour. I wonder....you can't regulate the resistance on a treadmill, but I wonder if the resistance is increased if you increase the incline? Not sure what exercise I'll do tomorrow since we're having the preconstruction meeting at 8:30. I probably should do something at home, just not sure right now what I'll do. Think I'll do the bosu DVD tomorrow

There was the Newcomers Board meeting this morning, we had to leave early. Want to be sure to be here for that slide!!! (some things are VERY important)

Linda - I'm sorry, I can't give you any motherly advice. I lost my mother when I was 9.

Amanda what you have to say is so inspiring, how you were able to pull something out of your closet and know that it fits. My father was quite overweight and he lost a lot of weight mainly by eating smaller portions. He'd always tell people "I eat anything I like, just a smaller amount"

Welcome to all the newcomers!

Darcy - congrats on selling your home! Where in NC was it?

I got a mini-trampoline at Play It Again Sports at a reasonable price. Yes, many times they seem to have real good things at a good price. I did find out, tho, that I put my name on a mailing list for them to call me when they got a step in (for step aerobics). They never called me, yet when I went there they had one. Not sure why they didn't call, you would think they'd want to make a sale. But oh well...I've learned not to rely on that wait list. I did one time sell them a DVD, now they aren't buying them but they will take them on consignment. I left one with them and every time I went into the store, I couldn't find it. I was always given one reason or another why I couldn't find it. Then I was about to ask for it back and was told that it was sold so I got the money. Not like it was a lot of money

Sounds like the slide is here. I hear a big truck. Gotta run

OK, we now have a water slide in our garage!!!! It's interesting, on the box it says that you have to keep all the packing material in order to return anything. Yet, for the life of us, we have no idea how you were supposed to get that slide out of the box without cutting it open. We took the parts out just to be sure there wasn't any damage (there wasn't) and that all the parts were there (as far as we can tell, they are)

petalsandpaws - you are such an inspiration! Continued prayers for your hubby.

Kathy - congrats on giving blood. What a wonderful thing you did!

Went to a friend's house for dinner tonight. had two of the cheese sausage balls I took, tried one flax chip with spinach dip that the host made, a chicken thigh, some (about 7) shrimp, 2 zucchini fritters that another lady made, a piece of blueberry pie a lady made, a bit of salad (it had dressing on it, but I didn't want to be rude and not have any) and some of the chocolate cookies I took. Had 64oz of ice tea. They were trying to be nice and bought this diet iced tea. I usually don't buy the diet, but on the other hand I didn't want to hurt their feelings. After dinner we played bowling on the Wii. That is the first time I ever did it, it's not bad at all. Tried the tennis, but I don't know the first thing about tennis. Don't know how I won so I had no idea what I was doing....lol

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

LindaS175

Hi ladies,
Almost 11:00pm on the west coast! I was sitting here wanting to eat something sweet, but I know that I cannot stop with just a few, so it;s easier to not start.
So, I just sit and read your posts and keep drinking water. I do have some calories left, but that sweet craving has passed now! :drinker: :drinker: Today was a busy day, doctor apt for my daughter, she also got her braces off her teeth today. 6 years of wearing them,she was so excited!! Well half of what I was saying disappeared. I am 2 tired to re- write it :ohwell: :ohwell:

DeeDee, I hope you did not wake up with the HA this morning! Hope your feeling better! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

rpphillip-thanks for the MIL advice.My girls are old enough to see the favoritism of their cousins, so they don't like their GM very much,and don't like to go to her house.They feel that her feelings towards them are not genuine.

exermom,arewethereyet and linder4866. thank you so much on the information where to find used exercise equipment.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

2youngatheart, welcome back, glad that you are feeling better!:drinker: :drinker:


lizmil79-Bless you for volunteering for the adults with special needs.Imagine what a gift you are giving them!:happy: :happy:


darcylaw- it is so hard to not seek comfort foods when we are under stress.Try to do something else for 20 minutes before you decide to eat that comfort food, unless it is in your calorie allotment! Come read these posts, or you try to verbalize that no matter how much we eat when we are stressed or scared it is not going to deal with the issues of what is really going on. I know for me that if I do this it just makes things worse, because I am then mad at myself for giving in to those comfort foods!
Praying for you

exermom- are you putting in a huge pool or what? With the size of that slide, it must be a big pool! I wish we could put in a pool,but we have an electrical pole too close to our backyard.:sad: :sad: :sad:

Welcome to all the new ladies, you have found the right blog, just keep coming back and reading these posts.:flowerforyou
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Barbie, I am so grateful for you starting this blog! :drinker: :drinker: Thank you everyone for sharing and caring!

We can do this ,one step ,one day at a time! Blessings to all
Linda SundanceB

wizzywig

Hi everyone

I thought I was feeling a little better when I woke up this morning, but I've been out with the doggies and just had breakfast and I've had a coughing fit and feel exhausted again. So no work for me again today :drinker: :drinker: Honestly joking apart I still don't feel well enough to go.

I went to the doctors yesterday - was in two minds with having this dreadful head cold, but went anyway. Basically he said he'd arrange a blood test to make sure I'm not anaemic and to check my thyroid, but he thinks the symptoms (feeling in a fog, moody, no energy everything too much effort, dizzy) are all due to the menopause! I'm having a blood test tomorrow so I'll wait to hear about that, if all is clear I'll look into going on to HRT. Has anyone tried HRT I've heard lots of negative things, my friend thinks the menopause is something to "go through" without medication - she's done it herself, but as she said she didn't seem to suffer too much with any symptoms. I'm not sure I can cope with another 10 years of feeling like this!

:flowerforyou: Linda SundanceB sorry you are having problems with your MIL but you sound as if you are handling it well. Would she come to your house if you invited her over? Or could you maybe meet on neutral territory - a shopping trip or something with you and your girls with lunch thrown in.

:flowerforyou: Hugs and best wishes to everyone - I'd better phone work and tell them I'm not coming in.

Viv xx

bigpal

good morning to all hope everyone has a wondeful day yeasterday was a better day for me hope today will be to its raining here in ky but maybe ill get some exercise in anyways