Senior Golden Sneakers Club~~~~~~~`October~~~~~~~~~

Jake45

I'm back on the golf course again. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

CALIECAT

take a look at our 2 guys. Slim Jeffrey and Slim Jake. So proud of both of you. How nice you two looked. nice to see you post back to back with one another. Jake your golf pose look surperb. Jeffrey we would really like to see your before and after picture. Yours too Jake. I think I seen you when you first started posting here. Whata difference. ........Marie

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Jake left this afternoon at three. He took the airport shuttle to a hotel near the airport where he will spend the night and catch a 6 AM flight to Ohio.

I uploaded some "before" pictures of Jake onto his profile so if you want to see what he looked like before MFP you can look at them. The baby in the picture with Jake is our youngest grandson, Jack, who turned one today. :bigsmile:

I took the dogs to the dog park where they ran like crazy and I got a good walk.
hugs to all
Barbie

CALIECAT

Thanks Barbiecat for posting Jake before and after picture. I know you nust be proud of him. And of yourself too. You both are a fantastic couple. I am so grateful to have known you two and allowing us on your fantastic journey to more happiness. My husband has lost 20 lbs since I have been on MFP. He is one of them luckey people who knows he is full and stop eating. He still eats his icecream and store bought cakes and pies on the weekend.His bisquite and gravey. He just don't eat as much as he used to. He has learn portion control...And always on the go. This winter he will probale gain some .

Again thanks , you are a doll? And Jake too.

Marie

BirdieM

:flowerforyou: Jake: You look like a professional golfer!!! what a great job you've done losing the weight, staying focused and especially having a sense of humor:laugh:
Jeffrey: Hope to hear from you!
:flowerforyou: Barbie: Thanks for the before and after pictures! I envy the way you and Jake are working together to achieve better health! I wish my husband would do the same:ohwell: Maybe if I lose enough weight he'll be impressed and just have to do something about his weight:laugh: :laugh:

I did well at the BD party Sunday but I did have some BD Cake. It was an Ice Cream cake and had the calories posted on the box so I stayed within my program for the day

Yesterday was nuts!!!:noway: I was so tired:yawn: I exercised, worked 8 hrs and taught CCD in the evening! I think God carried me through the day as I had absolutely no energy:ohwell:
Today I feel much better! I exercised and am now at work:happy:

Marie: Isn't it a man's world in terms of weight loss!!! My husband and I can eat the same foods and if we're eating well he will always lose more than me! Of course he has a lot more to lose than me....but somehow we just have to work a little harder to see results:grumble: :laugh:

Have a great day everyone!!!
BirdieM

CALIECAT

Birdie, you are doing great. 15 lbs already. Gosh I better get busy.

Have a nice day.

Calie

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Jake has gotten as far as Chicago on his way to Ohio. He thought he lost one of his hearing aids and then while he was on the phone with the hearing aid office to find out if his insurance on the hearing aids covered loss, he reached into his pocket and found the "lost" hearing aid.

He has a long layover before his next flight so he plans to walk and get lots of steps on his step counter.

I took a great walk this morning----80 minutes. The whole walk is paved and has views of mountains, the bay, the highway, fall colors, evergreens, and some beautiful houses.

My next job is taking the dogs to the dog park. :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Birdie, when Jake and I started this weight loss journey together he lost weight so much faster than I did. The worst was the period when he weighed less than I did. :sad: :sad: I could never have had just one piece of ice cream cake. I would have wanted more once I had a taste. It's been so long since I had sugary foods that the craving has gone away. I wouldn't want to revive it even for ice cream cake.

hugs
Barbie

CALIECAT

Liz, been missing you. Hope all is well.~~~~~~~~~~Calie

BirdieM

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Jake has gotten as far as Chicago on his way to Ohio. He thought he lost one of his hearing aids and then while he was on the phone with the hearing aid office to find out if his insurance on the hearing aids covered loss, he reached into his pocket and found the "lost" hearing aid.

He has a long layover before his next flight so he plans to walk and get lots of steps on his step counter.

I took a great walk this morning----80 minutes. The whole walk is paved and has views of mountains, the bay, the highway, fall colors, evergreens, and some beautiful houses.

My next job is taking the dogs to the dog park. :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Birdie, when Jake and I started this weight loss journey together he lost weight so much faster than I did. The worst was the period when he weighed less than I did. :sad: :sad: I could never have had just one piece of ice cream cake. I would have wanted more once I had a taste. It's been so long since I had sugary foods that the craving has gone away. I wouldn't want to revive it even for ice cream cake.

hugs
Barbie

I don't blame you Barbie! It didn't seem to be a problem for me. :ohwell: I will certainly think otherwise if I get a craving!:noway:
I'm glad Jake found his hearing aid! And as wonderful as RI is in the fall, I do envy the mountains!!!
Birdie

CALIECAT

I am looking for Phoebe and Gayla, has anyone seen them??????????????????? I know Sandy will be back tomorrow. Jeffrey will pop in when he gets a chance. Barbs will be by as soon as she gets her walking in. Well I made it to 3,000 steps today. between the rain.
Me and Sammy made 3 trip out today. He wouldn't go with Jerry. Waited for me. to go with him.
~~~~~~~~~~Marie

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: A little while ago the dogs were barking at the cat that lives next door. I went out on the deck hoping that the cat might run away when he saw me, but the dogs kept barking. When I tried to get back in the door was locked because the dogs had been jumping up and putting their paws on it and managed to flip the lever that locks the sliding glass door. Of course, the front door was locked.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Fortunately my neighbor across the street has a key and she was home. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Otherwise, I'd be paying a lot to a locksmith to get my into the house.

My new rule, "Never leave the house without a house key in my pocket"

Barbie :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

CALIECAT

Hey Barbie, that happen to Jerry only it was the car with the keys indide. He too Sammy with him and Sammy paws hit the lock button. They were up getting the car washed. And a nice lady brought him home to get my keys so he could get in the car. And Sammy not knowing what was going on. All by hissself.
Marie

jeffrey71

Good Evening Everyone!

Barbie my wife does that to me about 4 times a week! LOL Glad it worked out good for you!

Birdie it is nice to read your post. Keep working towards the goal!

Marie good to see your staying busy. I am so proud of you!

Everyone else give me an update!

I have been working a lot at the new position. It is a bit of a struggle but it is going well after one week. I am a classic overachiever and I just cannot settle for second place in anything unless I have exhausted all possible avenues to accomplish the task or achieve the goal, so that presents a work-a-holic thing that I have to guard against. I am going to try to get a little movie posted of Joe the cat and his tricks! LOL I have now taught him to stand up and give me a high 5. It is hilarious! That cat will do anything for chicken or salmon. Sam is coming home for the weekend and I am so excited. We are also planning to go to Atlanta and do a surprise visit to Amanda's school musical production in November. Day is doing well. She is playing for a wedding on Saturday and is practicing a lot for that. I have not missed a scheduled workout in 11 full months now. I am starting to have a little trouble with my left knee. I think it may be arthritis. If it does not get better I am going to have to have it checked out. When I set for any period of time it really hurts when I straighten it out. Anyone had a similar thing? I have lost another in inch in the waist now. Down to a 31 from a 42-43, but I have not lost any more weight/ I am going to refocus and try for 10 more pounds, but not against a time frame. The workouts are good and intense and I have been able to get my heart rate up over 160. We have had a couple of frost here and I have just few more tomatoes to pick yet and the garden will be history for 2009. I just hate that. That is about it for now.

Our family and friends are good and our faith is strong. I wish the same for all of you!

Jeffrey

CALIECAT

I found Sandy!!!!!!!!!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/66726-thursday-check-in-group-september-24th

I found her at this site. Have a look. Scroll down till you find the bingo lady.

Marie

Lafla

Just popping in to say Hi and let you know that all is well here, just busy! I will be back later but possibly not until Friday. It seems to be a busy week ahead!
Take care everyone and keep smiling. Gayla

weaklink109

Hi Everyone!

I have had a busy week, started my new schedule, so no more getting up at 4am!!:drinker: :drinker: Hallelujah!!! I had Monday off, and that evening had a belated birthday dinner with two friends, (One of their birthdays not mine. These days even one a year is too much!!:laugh: :laugh: )

I managed to get lots of walking in on Sunday, Monday and today. The weather has been wonderful here, and I am trying to soak up all the sunshine I can get. They say it is going to come to an end next week when the skies are supposed to open up.

Jeffrey, Glad to hear everything is going well for you and yours.

Marie, see I haven't disappeared after all.

Barbiecat, your story about the sliding door reminds me of something that happened to my neighbor a few months ago, in the early spring. She lives in a second floor condo with a deck, and usually smokes on her deck. One morning (about 5 a.m. she awoke and couldn't sleep so went out to have a smoke. Wanting to keep the cold out of her home, she closed her sliding door and heard a funny sliding sound. The dowel that she usually kept in place when the door was closed (as a security measure) had been knocked out of the corner it was stored in and slid into the track as she shut the door!!:noway:

She was STUCK OUTSIDE, in flimsy nightgown and robe, no shoes, no cell phone, no way to get down, and her balcony faces away from the parking area. :sad: :sad: :grumble: She finally got someone's attention after about an hour, and sent them to see if my car was in my driveway, as I have a key to her place, but I was already gone to work. She then had the good Samaritan call 911 on their cell phone. Would you believe the operator asked if her front door was open and suggested she go in THAT way???:noway: :grumble: :laugh: :laugh: The person phoning for her said, "Thanks but no thanks, you obviously don't have a clue" and ended the call. Then my neighbor remembered another friend who had a key, and the Samaritan called them. That person drove over, got in the front door and let my poor neighbor back inside!! She made new arrangements for her door blocking dowel!!:laugh: :laugh: She thinks it slid into the door track as a result of one of her cats moving it from the corner it was leaning in.

I have to call it a night. getting up early tomorrow.:yawn:
Barb

jeffrey71

Good Morning Everyone!

Nice to see you Barb! Glad your schedule is better.

Gayla I hope things are going well.

Everyone else have a great morning! I will check in with you all later.

Jeffrey

BirdieM

Great hearing from you Jeff! Sounds like you're real busy!:flowerforyou:
Barbie, between your husband's hearing aids and your keys...you've been having a tough week!!!:noway:

I had a little set back today but I'm not going to let that discourage me. I gained 1 lb:noway: But in reality, I have had a lot of days that I didn't exercise (because of being sick and then my back)and the wedding had food that I took a chance on calculating.:ohwell: Today is a new day:flowerforyou: I exercised and am now at work with a positive attitude!!! This week no events, so I can be squeeky clean
Talk to you soon!
BirdieM:smooched:

jeffrey71

Birdie,

Watch your salt intake. It will make you hold water and put on a pound or two real quick. I have noticed that with my diet and workout plan. Normally for me it is gone in about 48 hours after I used salt or eaten something that has a salt content.

Don't sweat about a pound. That is not an issue. You are doing great! Just keep working your plan.

Jeffrey

BirdieM

Birdie,

Watch your salt intake. It will make you hold water and put on a pound or two real quick. I have noticed that with my diet and workout plan. Normally for me it is gone in about 48 hours after I used salt or eaten something that has a salt content.

Don't sweat about a pound. That is not an issue. You are doing great! Just keep working your plan.

Jeffrey

Thanks Jeffrey. I'm so focused on the calories, being a newbie:blushing: , that I haven't tweeked the food itself.:ohwell: Baby steps:ohwell: My first goal was to keep the calories under what MFP projected, drink 10 glasses of water a day and exercise everyday on the treadmill.:bigsmile: I will have to start looking at some of those other issues too! Thanks again for your support.
Birdie

Sandydur

Marie, you are one funny lady..... although maybe that is me in that bingo picture. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I had a wonderful time at the Ameristar Casino, the rooms were beautiful, the company was great and the gambling turned out just super. I was losing quite a bit of money, but when my friend said we were leaving and I had one hand to play I played more than I usually do and won over $900. It was just so exciting. For those of you who know table games, I was playing Let it Ride with the 3 card poker bonus.
I ended up on the very last hand at the very last minute getting 3 sixes. YAHOO!! It was the most exciting time for me and my friends.

Glad to hear from everyone and glad you are all on track. I wear my pedometer everyday but at the casino it wasn't as much as I would have liked. :noway: I am back now and going to bingo tonight, who knows maybe I will win more money.

Have a good evening talk to you soon.

Sandy

CALIECAT

Sandy, the only connections of the bingo lady and you is you both love bingo.You are a beautiful bingo lady. Marie

glad you had a good time. on your outings.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
How did it get so late so early???? After line dance today I went to the yarn shop and bought some more wool yarn for knitting mittens to send to Afghanistan. Then I had lunch, took the dogs to the dog park and then went out and did errands all afternoon and went clothes shopping and bought a cute new top. I've been on the phone with Jake several times. he is safely in Ohio and his mom is glad to see him.

I did some extra eating today so I've had to spend a lot of time on the exercise bike to collect some more exercise calories. Tonight is my night to talk to my cousin for an hour on the phone so maybe I'll get back on the exercise bike and ride some more.

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, it sounds like you're trying to be working full time and being a house husband all in the same day. :laugh: :laugh:

hugs to all
Barbie

Sandydur

Yeah Baby, won again tonight!! I won $150 on pull tabs, didn't win at bingo but a win is a win!!
Just call me lucky and hope it lasts. :bigsmile:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Sandy, congratulations on your win last night. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I'm up early this morning and hoping to get a bunch of stuff done before heading to line dance.

Today is my weigh in day on another thread and I'm down one more pound. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Happy Thursday to all
Barbie

CALIECAT

Hi Bright eyes, Sandy and Barbiecat.
I have done been out for my first walk. Got a 1/3 of my goal in for today.
Now is the time for breakfast and coffee.
Alice will be out this Sunday and plan on cooking a big pot of chile beans.
and a pan of cornbread. May make a pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake.

I need to get me a rear view mirror for my walker. So I can see if any cars are behind me, I hear all the cars in frtont of our house and on one ofthe Main roads around Dallas But they creep up behind me and I don't hear them.Thanks goodness their is very few cars on our side street.

Talk to you later~~~~~~~~~`marie

Sandydur

Sounds like a darn good idea Marie!! Scares you worse when you don't hear the car and then you sense it is there, turn around and jump up a hundred feet. :laugh: You are sure following your walking schedule nicely, early in the morning before the birds are up. :bigsmile:

Congratulations Barbie on another pound lost. You are almost at your goal, you should be so proud. :flowerforyou:

I am still stuck at the last two pounds, I just can't seem to get rid of them. :sad: I am glad that I am not gaining but it would be so nice to have my little tracker reach my goal. :laugh: I think I have more time in my life now and hopefully I will work my program better and finally get rid of them. The good thing is staying here with you makes me want to keep trying, so you see what a good influence you are on me.
Thanks Everyone!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Sandy

jeffrey71

Good Afternoon!

Not much new here except we have SNOW in the forcast for Monday night! YUCK! I hate winter. Got a good yoga workout in last night and tonight I have a legs, back, and abs workout. Sam is home tomorrow and I can't wait! It will be so good to see her.

Sandy congrats on the win! I agree a win is a win!

Marie don't play in the traffic! LOL Keep your focus!

Barbie you are doing so well. I very happy for you!

Birdie sometimes I think that the diet plan on this site is a little too low. At one point I had to up my calories to lose weight. The body will go into starvation mode and your metabolism will adjust to your calorie intake and therefore weight loss will be very slow if it happens. It is really a function of how much exercise you do and your daily activity. There are several sites available to calculate your metabolic rate. Hope this helps a little. Keep up the good work!

Everyone have a great day!

Jeffrey

CALIECAT

Hello Seniors. Its so nice to have Jeffrey back with us and giving us his good tips.
Snow already. Jeff. More work for you.

Hello Sandy, Wher is your snow?
Hello Birdie, Hello Barbs. Hello Barbie?
Hello Gayla, Have you had any snow yet?
Hello Phoebe, When are you coming home?
Hello Elli, MIsed you, I bet you got some snow.
Hello Ellen,

I got snow on my mind.

Marie

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
:flowerforyou: Marie, you asked if Jake was selling the shakes we eat. Yes, after so many people asked how he had lost all the weight, he decided to become a consultant for Isagenix so he would be able to help people when they asked. It has been a good thing for him to do.

I've decided that having Jake gone for about three days is long enough. It was an exciting challenge at first finding interesting things to do that I might not do if he were here, but now the only thing left undone is housework and I don't feel like doing that :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Jake says that it's really cold and rainy in Ohio and Jeffrey said that the forecast was snow in Indiana so I feel glad about the sunny skies here. It was cold enough for my down vest this morning but at the dog park I wore just a long sleeve shirt and a sweatshirt.

:flowerforyou: When I walk I wear earbuds to listen to music so I have to be really careful to pay attention to possible traffic. The roads I walk on relatively traffic free and the discovery trail has only bicycles, but I wish I had some sort of a rear view mirror to keep an eye on things.

I'd go to bed early, but I have a friend who calls at 10:00 Thursday nights so I think I'll ride the exercise bike and watch some TV and then play with the dogs while I'm waiting.
hugs to all
Barbie