Senior Golden Sneakers Club~~~Welcome~~~~~Dec.

CALIECAT

Here is our new thread. I remember.

Marie

TexasAngelBeth

Hi All... things here are going well... I should be able to catch up with y'all this week
B
Marie... love the new picture!!!!

Sandydur

Marie Nov. 7.1930
Gayla Nov 20
Phoebe july 26
Jeffrey, September 25, 1953
Barbiecat March 25,1946
Barb/weaklink109): April 6, 1954
Beth 24 Feb 1971 (guess I dont qualify as a Senior but if you ask my 15 year old I am)
Sandy March 10, 1942
Birdie
Elli
Nancy
Ellen
Jake October 10, 1945

BirdieM

Marie...you're the greatest! Hope to catch up a little now that I have a slow day. I'm alone in the office and there's next to nothing to do.:yawn: Boy do I feel like sleeping!!!:yawn: :yawn:

I won't know how I did for November YET as I get weighed on Wednesdays. My food has been good, but for some strange reason, I feel bloated:grumble: It might be because I ate different foods, like things with sugar and butter (in very small amounts) during the Holiday, and maybe my system's just not use to them any more.:ohwell: I'll know tomorrow.:drinker: :drinker:

But to all struggling, I say it's a new month!!! :flowerforyou: Give yourself a great gift this month, and that's the gift of a positive attitude! :happy: Nothing.....no holiday, party, leftovers etc. taste better than making choices that will bring you self esteem! I think we all lack a little in the department, for one reason or another, I know I do,:ohwell: but in this department (unless there are serious health issues and/or restrictions) WE ARE IN CHARGE!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

For all those doing well....:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

May today and this month, bring you all happiness, fullfilment, discernment to make healthy choices, the faith to do it and a real dose of confidence and self esteem!

You can do it....One Day at a Time.......if you decide to. It all starts with a decision and then focus!!

Talk to you soon

BirdieM:smooched:

BirdieM

Marie Nov. 7.1930
Gayla Nov 20
Phoebe july 26
Jeffrey, September 25, 1953
Barbiecat March 25,1946
Barb/weaklink109): April 6, 1954
Beth 24 Feb 1971 (guess I dont qualify as a Senior but if you ask my 15 year old I am)
Sandy March 10, 1942
Birdie March 30, 1948
Elli
Nancy
Ellen
Jake October 10, 1945

elli

Good morning friends! Well - time to get really serious - i'm 10 pounds over goal now, which means i've gained 7 pounds in the past couple of months.

OK - so i'm a dummy - how do i put my birthday on the list?

Hi Beth! My Soldier/son is down in you and Marie's part of the world right now - down at Ft Bliss, doing some training.

My goal for today is to eat well and do hot yoga after work.

OK - gotta get to work. Have a good one!

elli

Sandydur

Good Morning,

Marie, thank you for the new post, I carried over the birthdays for those who didn't get a chance to fill their birthdays. And I agree again, your new picture is great, you are a hot momma.


Elli, your dog story was so good, almost thought you were going to say she found a human.:laugh: I never heard the word doula, but is that like a mid wife? Keep working your program, you did it once you can do it again.

Beth, so good to hear from you, I hope your adjustment is going well and those races are being ran. :flowerforyou:

I did get my inside decorations done yesterday, today I hope to get the outside done. Then I can pay bills and get my Christmas cards ready for mailing. Christmas came so quickly, I swear I just took the decorations down. :laugh:

My weight is going well, I lost another pound but not to be posted until I know it is off for good. Life is good!!!

Sandy

elli

oh Sandy! That's AWESOME that you lost another pound! I'm so proud of you! You ROCK!
How do i post my birthday?
A doula helps a mom during pregnancy, labor and delivery and a bit post partum. I do it 'cause i'm a birth junkie! It's the oppositve of you - doing home deaths.........THAT blows me away.

elli

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: YIPPEE I found the new thread. Marie, thanks for starting it.:bigsmile:

I didn't make a weight loss goal for November, but I lost 4 pounds anyway.
I got much better doing my exercise videos---a friend from MFP sent me two VCR tapes of Leslie Sansone and I have them in the guest room so I can put one on anytime even if it's just for 15 minutes......I do the Richard Simmons in the living room
We did yoga only once all month so I'll continue to try to make that part of my routine.
My other goal was "never, never, never give up" and I didn't give up
So I guess my score on November goals was "Good" :bigsmile:

We have company coming in a minute.....gotta go.....I'll talk to you later

CALIECAT

Thanks Sandy. Thats exactly what i wanted. it to be copy at the first of Dec. but look like we have no Dec. Babies. Thank you so much. I tried again this morning and it still wanted to copy the whole month of Dec Didn't have any problens copying and paste the link last night tho. I don't now what I am doing wrong. I will type it out on my word pad. Can you see if you can get Birdie Birthday in. It is March 30,1048. I am scare I will mess it up if I tried. I SEE SHE ALREADY HAS CHANGE IT. tHANKS bIRDIE.

Now to get on with our regular chatings.

Someone tell Elli how to get her birthday on the list i MAY BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

Love, Marie

weaklink109

Elli-


Use the quote function to reprint the last birthday list into a reply window. Go to your name within the quoted post and add your birthday. Move your cursor to BELOW the "/quote" that shows at the end of the quoted material and add anything else you want to post. Good luck.

Marie,

Since the new version of MFP came out, I have found it is more difficult to copy a limited amount of material from a web page. I think you are running into the same problem I did. You have to be very exact in how much you highlight before hitting "copy" or you will get more than you bargained for when you hit "paste" If you do copy more into a window than you intended, you can always use backspace or delete to eliminate the excess.

Barb

jeffrey71

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Pretty quiet here again today. I cleaned up the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers for lunch. It was still good! Nothing out of the ordinary for the last 24 hours. Workouts are going very well and the knee seems a little better but still quite sore. I am going to the doc next week for it. Most of the Christmas shopping is done but not wrapped and I am glad that it is about done.

We are going to stay home this weekend! The first one in a month! I can't wait!

Beth good to hear from you.

Sandy congrats again!

Barbie you are doing great too!

Elli what's new out your way?

PJ where you traveling to next:

Birdie good to read your post again.

Marie thanks for the new link!

Have a great day everyone!

Jeffrey

Lafla

Hi everyone! We have been having a bit of snow here today but still quite a nice day. My sister, friend and I are going to see the So You Think You Can Dance, Canada tour tonight. I am glad my friend is driving. On Thursday, Dave's birthday, I am going with the girls (terrible wife) to see the play Little Women. I wouldn't have arranged it on his birthday but it is when our Season's tickets fell. He likes to give me a hard time but I don't think he really cares. We will be celebrating on the weekend with the family. His request is always roast beef and chocolate cake. I can pick anything else to go with it.

Jeffrey -- You have got to be the best husband ever!! Cooking, cleaning AND Christmas shopping AND wrapping!! Perhaps I could send Dave to do some training with you. Hmm, I think after 38 years it is likely too late!!

Marie -- I think you are going gambling. If I am right, good luck to you and have fun!

Sandy -- Way to go on losing the pound. You are so close and one day soon will be at your goal!

Elli -- Don't worry about your lapse, you are a determined person and when the time is right you will jump back on the wagon. There will be lots of folks here to haul you up. I am counting on that for myself too.!!

Barbie -- Good for you on a good November. How is Jake feeling?

Barb -- Hope the animals are staying out of mischief today. Enjoy your stories.

Birdie -- You are doing fantastic! Way to go!

Phoebe -- Nice to see your name here! Hope you get to enjoy home for a few days.

Beth -- Hmm, you were born in the year I graduated from nursing. Glad to have you here, good to have some young blood circulating.

Take care everyone and keep smiling. Gayla

Lafla

Marie Nov. 7.1930
Gayla Nov 20, 1949
Phoebe july 26
Jeffrey, September 25, 1953
Barbiecat March 25,1946
Barb/weaklink109): April 6, 1954
Beth 24 Feb 1971 (guess I dont qualify as a Senior but if you ask my 15 year old I am)
Sandy March 10, 1942
Birdie March 30, 1948
Elli
Nancy
Ellen
Jake October 10, 1945

elli

Marie Nov. 7.1930
Gayla Nov 20, 1949
Phoebe july 26
Jeffrey, September 25, 1953
Barbiecat March 25,1946
Barb/weaklink109): April 6, 1954
Beth 24 Feb 1971 (guess I dont qualify as a Senior but if you ask my 15 year old I am)
Sandy March 10, 1942
Birdie March 30, 1948
Elli May 16, 1952
Nancy
Ellen
Jake October 10, 1945

elli

ok - i think i figured that out - thank you Barb for your step by step directions! I tell you, i'm definitely computer challanged!

I don't know what my problem is - it's cold and windy and i just didn't want to drive into town for yoga. I better get it together here pretty soon. At least my eating isn't out of control. Sorry - don't mean to be a whiner! i know it's all about the choices i'm making.

Thanks Gayla - for your vote of confidence! I know - it'll all come together here pretty quick. I'm just lazy right now!

Marie - thank you for starting the new thread.

Jeffrey - did you read my dead deer story? lol Today i found some scat in my yard that's really got me wondering if we may have a big cat around.......that's a little scary if it's coming this close to the hosue though!!!!!!! Maybe just a stray dog or something............

have a great night everyone! i'm planning on staying on my eating plan - even though i didn't work out!

BirdieM

I just posted my new picture which was taken on Thanksgiving Day this year, with my 3 beautiful daughters and my beautiful granddaughter! While I was downloading the new pictures, I stumbled on the pictures taken this year when we went to Maine!!:noway: :noway: I know I got motivated to do something about my weight when I was there (in Maine) but now I know why:noway: :noway: I rarely take pictures but looking at these...even to me...they were eye openers!!! I had no idea just how noticible my weight gain was until I looked at them!:embarassed: (The last picture was also taken on TD this year, and the 2 before were the ones taken in Maine:noway: ) Thank God MFP was waiting for me upon my return from that trip! It's been a wonderful and fruitful journey ever since:happy: Thank you MFP and all my special friends who are on this journey with me!
BirdieM:smooched:

Jake45

:bigsmile: I'm just marking this so I can find it again:laugh: :laugh:
Jake

Sandydur

Birdie, look at you, you look like you lost another person. :laugh: You look terrific, keep up the good work.

Marie, you almost got all the birthday's. Are you going to bake us a cake when it is our day??

Jeffrey, you are a good husband, but I must say mine is also terrific.

Jake, funny man, afraid we are trying to ditch you?

Elli, we all go through what you are going through. When you are ready you will work really hard and lose the pounds you gained.
It is hard during the holidays, some us don't have the will power as much as others. Don't beat yourself up, it will happen.

My husband helped me and we got all the outside lights up, it looks great. Tomorrow the bills, and then the cards.

Going to go to the couch now, I am exhausted.

Sandy

weaklink109

Birdie-

I have to disagree w/Sandy. You didn't "lose" a person, you "gained" a new person-YOU!!!!:drinker: :drinker: flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

It was sunny here today, BUT, at this time of year, that means when the sun goes down--B-R-R-R-R!! The nice thing about clouds is they hold the warm air below them, but it is nice and clear out tonight, so we might get down to the upper 30's tonight. By the end of this coming weekend, they are promising us HIGHS in the 30's, thanks to that pesky north wind that Canada will be "sharing" with points south. Thanks alot Canucks!!!:laugh: :laugh:

I did get out with the doggies today, but only for about 30 minutes. They were ready for more but I had places to be.

Jeffery,

When you are finished wrapping all those presents, could you come out here and do my shopping and wrapping???:laugh: :laugh:

I have to figure out what's for dinner, so long for now.

Barb

CALIECAT

Birdie you look so good. You really lost good. and boy is it showing.

Jeffrey, since you like dead cows stories . I have to share with you what my Grandson was telling Thanksgiving day. He was driving a friend truck to go pick up a horse/ As they came up the hill and going down there was 3 cows in the road, They hit a 2,000 lb bull and kill it total the truck but no one other than the bull was hurt. , They were lucky

We didn't go to the casino today for rain was in the foercast all day and night. So now Our plans are for Thrus.

ELLI THE WORD S IS IN OUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. jUST WET SNOW FLAKES BUT NONE THE LEAST SNOW.

I made a big pot of homemade chile today. Sure was good on this cold and rainy day.Must admit chips sure would have been good, I did toast a low carb tortilla tho and it wasn't bad. I get 5 net carbs per meal and they fall in that line.

Have a good night all.

Marie

CALIECAT

Good Morning all of you.

Beth did you make it to Texas for the hoidays? Hope you enjoy your family.

It is a dreay day heere in Texas today. No snow as Of yet. But cold and rany/ We will attemp to go to the casino in OK. in the morning. It is surpose to be partly sun shining. I hope so. We did make it to the store yesterday and got our grocers for the week. Made a big pot of chili. We will have it to eat on when we get back tomorrow night. Jerry just turn the TV on in here and snow got pretty close to us. The little birdies are out this morning eating pecans, Jerry been thowing the pecans out in the street and tha cars smashed them up and the birdies love them.

Barbie :flowerforyou: what a fantastic job you have done on your journey. I am planning on following you down your path only a little slower. It is so hard to lose when you are on insulin. But I did lose 4 lbs during november. I will be happy to lose 4 lbs during Dec. This Met b diet is working for me. Their is a muffin recipe they have called 1 minute muffin. You used 1/4 c groun flax seeds. some baking powder. some cinnamon. mix it all up and bake it in the Microwave for 1 minute. I made one in a small bowl and it made a big one. Very good for the body.

Gayla:flowerforyou: Enjoy going to all ot those concerts. I never did watch So you think you Dance on TV. - you don't let the weather stopped you from going. anywhere.

Phoebe, glad to got to be home for thankgiving. Looking forward to Christmas and seeing a little more of you.

Sandy. You are a sweetheart. Thanks for your help.

Barbs. I know all to well how to used the back button., But to delete a whole month of posting, that turn into a job. My finger get so tire holding down that key.

Elli, Hope you found how to add your birthday to our list . If not just post it here and one of the girls will get it on for you. I will get a Pm off to Ellen and Nancy to get there Birthday. Is there any body else we need to add?

Jeffrey. How is the weather up there? Sure hat to see you out Shoveling the snow again. but good exercise.

HEY IT IS SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ground is too wet to stick.

Birdie, I am so proud of you.

Jake, You wouldn't play golf down here today. Just too cold and wet.

Nancy, Hey girl we missed you

Ellen. You have been missed too.

Marie

elli

OH MARIE!! I'm so happy for you you have SNOW! That's AWESOME! Get some pictures if you can! We have more again this morning - supposedly more to come and down below 0 tonight. I turned the dogloo heaters on for the dogs and i'm leaving them on all day. Hope my electric bill isn't going to be sky high! Oh well - i want them to be warm!

Birdie - you look AMAZING! And your daughters look like you. You've done such amazing job and i don't know if you lost or gained a person - all i know is the new you is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!

Sandy - thank you so much for the pep talk and the vote of confidence. I'm down a pound this morning so at least i know i'm doing something right! It's just my life and as long as i don'g ever go up over 125 i'm going to be all right.

Hi everyone else - sorry to be so short but today is our day to close the office and we go "shop 'till we drop"! It's an annual tradition that my friend/co-workier Ang and i do! We go out to lunch too and i'm sticking with my salad this time!

Have a great humb day all! elli

jeffrey71

Good Afternoon One and All!

Thank you ladies for the compliments! My father was a great man, father, and husband. I have just tried to be like he was. You know Dayanne works too, she comes home just as tired as I am. I try to do my half and some of hers just to make her life a little more pleasant. Nothing special, just living life!

We are supposed to get a little snow tonight, maybe an inch or two, but I think that it is too warm yet. The stupid moles are back in the lawn again. I have never seen them like this. I bet I have 2-3 thousand dollars in damage from them now. I keep at em!

Today is yoga day so that is good. I upped my weights on my workout last night and kind of pushed my back a little harder than I should have and I am a little sore today. I have really cleaned my diet up again and I am feeling great. The holiday season makes it hard to stay focused!

Barb if you seen my wrapping skills, you would just hire it done somewhere else! LOL

Elli careful of the cat signs. My uncle got one years and years ago. BIG kitty! You might let the local Conservation Officer know about the scat and I bet he would come out and look around. Might be worth it.

Marie I am glad that no one got hurt on the cow crash. We had that happen once when we had cattle. I hope you win a bunch this week!

Sandy have you been downtown yet for shopping?

Everyone have a great day!

Jeffrey

BirdieM

:bigsmile: I got weighed this morning and I lost 2 lbs! SWEET!! :happy: I’m so excited and rather blown away with these loses! :bigsmile: I really am not doing anything crazy accept exercising 5-7 days a week (30 – 60 min on the treadmill), drinking my water and keeping my calories to 1200 (plus exercise calories on the days I exercise) and staying in touch with my MFP friends as much as possible! It’s kind of a miracle, as, at 61 losing is usually slow and has always been slow for me!!:blushing: :bigsmile:

Marie: I love your new picture, the wig…….and that bull story ….WOW!:noway: It's a good thing no one was hurt!!!:noway: And all this talk of Chili is making me hungry!! You’re doing great on losing weight! 4 lbs…that’s awesome!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Barbie & Jake: You’re both so cute! I love the new picture!:flowerforyou:

Sandy: You too!!! All these new pictures are just so wonderful! :flowerforyou:

Gayla: I bet that show was great! :flowerforyou: I love to watch people dance….it’s the music…it’s in my blood!!!:laugh: But, not to sound prudish or anything… but some of the costumes on the TV shows are so skimpy I don’t know how they stay on!:noway: I like the dancing but the revealing costumes take away from it. They should look at the old movies with Ginger Rogers (boy am I dating myself!). Now that was class, glamour and talent all rolled up in one! (Off my soap box):ohwell:

Elli, I agree with Sandy…don’t beat yourself up! It’s not like you gained 100 lbs! I wasn’t motivated for a long time even though I was gaining all kinds of weight. (For the last 14 years!) :noway: I think I just accepted that at 61 ….it is…what it is!:ohwell: Then the light went on and I looked in the mirror and said, “You are the weight you are…because of your own choices… so don’t complain. If you don’t like what you see…only YOU can change it! So get use to it or do something about it!”:embarassed: That’s when MFP came into my life!!!
I think you look GREAT anyways.:flowerforyou: Those last few lbs will come off when the motivation sets in. You just have to be patient and try to do it one day at a time. At least you look great in the meantime!:flowerforyou:

Jeffrey: I haven’t even THOUGHT about Christmas yet, never mind have all my shopping done! :noway: Good for you!!! :flowerforyou:
BTW….I’m glad I’m NOT one of those moles!!! :noway: Watch out!!!!:noway:

Beth: Howdie!!! Hope all is well with you and you’re settling in!

Have a great day to everyone and those I may have forgotten!!!:laugh:

BirdieM

weaklink109

Jeffrey,

If it is any consolation, the moles are more active around my area than usual, also. The walking trail near my home has all kinds of mole hills alongside the paved trail. And the ones out here have no respect for church property either. There is a regional meeting center for the Baptists congregations in my area that is not far from my place, and the moles have been going crazy on the lawn outside their building.

They sure can wreck a lawn in a hurry, can't they?

Barb

Lafla

A quick hi to you all. Neil and I had to go get our seasonal flu shots today. Dave never gets one and so far he has been flu free. I absolutely hate throwing up so if I can prevent it I will. Actually I am not sure if this one is a stomach flu or another respiratory variety, at any rate I shouldn't get it!! I think I have had my share for this year. After the Dr. visit we went shopping for Dave's birthday tomorrow. Lee Valley is always a good place to find stuff for him. I know he will be happy. I am hoping to find some warmer weather clothes for our Feb. cruise for Christmas presents. I really need to get moving on that!

We enjoyed the Dance Show last night. The only really negative thing for me was the flashing lights. I found it really irritiating and thought it took away from the dance. I expect it enhanced it for the younger people so what can you do. More than anything it had me a bit anxious because of my seizure disorder, I thought any minute I would have a seizure but of course, did not! The dancing was excellent and I especially enjoyed the ones without the flashing lights! They had many of the best dances from the show which was very nice.

I need to start getting dinner going. I am making some stew so it will need some time to simmer. It is one of Dave's favorites so thought it would be a good thing to have on hand for his lonely birthday dinner tomorrow. Yup, still feeling guilty.

Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

barbiecat

Jake took me to lunch today and I got to choose the place so we went back to the Vietnamese restaurant with the great chicken curry. This time I brought half of it home and had it for supper. It was fabulous and definitely worth all the extra time on the exercise bike to burn off all the calories.:laugh:

:flowerforyou: I bought a new scale today. I've been envious of everyone who report their weights to .2 or .4 or .6 so I decided that I wanted a scale for my next weight loss prize. Jake asked if he got a prize, too, and I reminded him that he got a new car last week. :laugh: With all the sodium I had in the chicken curry today, my new scale will probably tell me that I gained five pounds

:flowerforyou: We have beautiful, clear, cold weather now with temperatures right at freezing......the full moon over the trees looks like a picture on a holiday card.....the grass is frosty and crunchy on the hill where I walk the dogs and they aren't happy that I won't take them up to the top where is gets really steep.....I walk them alone and in the dark and i don't want to find myself sliding down the hill.

:flowerforyou: Elli, you'll be back on track soon......you know all the right stuff to do.

:flowerforyou: Birdie, congratulations on the continued weight loss......you are doing an awesome job. Your new picture is fabulous....you look great and so does your family.

My brain is dead and it's bedtime.
hugs Barbie

Jake45

Yeah it's true i got a car, but I use it to support us and help other people. I prize wuold be a new golf club or something else really important, LOL

Sandydur

Yeah it's true i got a car, but I use it to support us and help other people. I prize wuold be a new golf club or something else really important, LOL

I agree with Jake, Barbie, the car is for both of you.

elli

Good morning everyone - took the day off from work yesterday to shop and came back to all kinds of messages and things to do.....business and personal stuff. I ordered a personalized thing for one of my boys for x-mas and i spelled out his name SO clearly - D I L L O N, and it came back - DILLION! They're going to replace it though and try and get it out by x-mas. Just one of those little things you know?

Marie - did you ever get any snow? We didn't get much more but we got down to 7 degrees last night. brrrrrrrrrrrrr! Today it's up to 14 already and feeling pretty good 'cause the sun is out!

Jeffrey - now i've started getting up at all hours in the night and looking out the window to see if i can see any critter in the yard! lol. Nothing so far - i'm not that worried about it though 'cause i don't have any animals that "free range" now. I have some friends in Durango who's horse got raked on the neck by a mountain lion - not fun! The mare lived to tell the tale though, so that's a good thing.

I did pretty good with food yesterday - oh - i made this stew in the crock pot that i thought i'd share with you guys. A cup of black beans, a sweet potato, a can of veg broth plus about 1/2 can of water, carrots, onions and i used some soy protein - you could add meat if you want - anyway, it came out REALLY good and made what i think will be 4 good sized servings. I didn't figure out the calories, but i don't think it can be too bad with 1/4 C of beans and 1/4 of a sweet potato!

OK - time to get back to work! have a good day everyone!

elli