WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

barbiecat

:bigsmile: For those of us who are currently teaching or used to teach or who ever went to school, September is a month of new beginnings and a chance to start everything over and correct all our old mistakes.

:flowerforyou: Welcome to the place for support and encouragement on your weight loss and fitness journey.

:flowerforyou: The title says Women ages 50+ but all women are welcome.

:flowerforyou: You can be part of this supportive family just by posting and returning regularly to join the discussions, ask your questions, and share what’s on your mind.

:flowerforyou: How have you done with the goals and resolutions you set for August?

:flowerforyou: What goals and resolutions have you chosen for September?

:flowerforyou: It’s never too late to make positive changes in your life……miracles have happened for many of us and they can for you…..never, never, never give up.

Barbie from NW Washington

September Resolutions:
*walk the dogs for an hour or more every morning
* walk with hubby three days a week
*17,000 steps a day
* finish the rock project in the yard
*Act the way I want to feel
*Come from a place of love
*Don’t take things personally

exermom

Rose - in my other post (the one that was lost) I remember giving you a big congrats on winning

Jan - congrats on the smoke free. That is truly the best thing you can do for yourself

Did 30 min of climbing on the AMT and then 30 min of HIIT on the elliptical. It seems that whenever I'm on the elliptical doing HIIT, the front of my feet begin to hurt. Don't know what that's all about. I used to be able to do at least an hour but now I can only do 1/2 hour. Maybe someone can ask their personal trainer for me???

Tomorrow...yoga. But first the farmer's market. Last week I got this cantaloupe from this one guy. Is it ever sweet! I hate to say it, but maybe I'll get another one and then "freeze" the chantalp=oupe chunks. Just what my freezer needs!

Well, going to post this mainly to mark my spot.

Hope everyone has a grand evening.

Michele

janemartin02

Marking my place

LindaS175

Just checking in to mark my spot!!! Have a great weekend!
I'll be back! :laugh: :laugh:

Linda

musicgalme

Hi. I'm new to the site and would like to join this group. I'm a retired teacher who would like to get back in shape.
I had two surgeries in the past 14 months and I am healed and ready to go.

musicgalme

[/quote]"It's better to wear out than to rust out."

JipsyJudy

My goal for August was to get my mojo back. I think I succeeded. My goals. for September are:
- lose 1/2 pound per week
- do 90 minutes per day of cardio
- do muscle building routine and stretching routine at least 4 days per week

summergrl17

I'd like to be part of this group. I'm not sure how to do that. I am a former teacher and currently I get to train teachers and administrators on an assessment management application.

My goals for September:

continue losing 1 pound a week
stay within my calorie limit each day (except on my free day)
do my shapers 3x a week (calisthenics) without missing one day
do at least one shredder (cardio) a week
continue improving my food choices
pack my food for work everyday. I eat healthier when I do. And it's cheaper.

seventeendayer

This month my goal is;
To walk to and from work at least 1 day a week.
To lose at least a pound a week.
To get off on the right foot with my students from day one.
To consistently do aerobic and strenght training exercises.
To stay within my calorie limits each day.

niceMarly

I'd like to join this group.....yes, I went to school.....I need the motivation right now.

September goals:

to lose at least one pound a week
to go swimming at least five days a week
to go walking at least five times a week for at least 30 minutes
to clean out the Kid's bedroom (with his assistance) and my own, to get rid of anything not being used and to give away all
clothing that is too small (for both of us
to do something really nice for someone else once a week, with no expectations of any "reward" other than a thank you.... I
recently ordered a quilt from Victorian Quilts for an old friend fighting breast cancer; she was moved to tears when I
presented it to her

dmisty24

Congratulations on your awesome success.....what a role model. I love your goals for Sept. You sure put a lot of thought into them..........best wishes...Misty

PS will be back to post mt Sept goals.................

tiarapants

Happy September my lovelies!

Welcome to all the newbies to what is definitely the best group of women you could ever hope to meet. We are a supportive, non-judgemental, wise bunch who are happy to share our combined wisdom and empathy.

I haven't put my goals up for a while but as ever they are:
To maintain the weight I'm at.
To move as much as I can.
To drink water all day long.
To let go of resentment.
To love more and worry less.

For now I'd better get some work done!

Have a great day my friends.
Love to all.
Amanda x

tiarapants

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2194735/No-cake-menopause-Why-cutting-dessert-effective-cutting-calories-older-women.html


My sister sent me this link x

DeeDee2211

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Welcome to all the newbies:flowerforyou: , come in and often and chat with us. This is the best group of women, we are chatty, supportive and kind. Barbie has wonderful words of wisdom, she is a great teacher and leader!!!

Thank you Barbie for continuing this thread!!!!!!

Jan congrats to you!!!!!

Rose:happy: congratulations on winning!!!!!!!! I'm doing a happy dance for you too!!!!!!!

My goals for September:
Drink 10 glasses of water every day.
Have fish twice a week.
Try at least two new recipes.
Continue with walking everyday.
Check in here once a day.
Continue to pre log my food diary for the day.
Continue to be grateful for every ounce that comes off!!!!
Have fun with my granddaughters and my friends.

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: , log your food.

Hugs,
DeeDee

LaurelFisher

:flowerforyou: Happy September everyone.
:flowerforyou: August goals were to
Keep drinkin that water
keep exercising every day one way or another
and lose, lose, lose

:blushing: I am so happy with August, I exceeded my goals and I won a challenge to put the icing on the "Cake" so to speak. LOL

:flowerforyou: My September goals are:
keep exercising one way or another at 6 days a week
keep logging my calories and exercise
keep drinking 4 16oz bottles of water a day.
lose at least 1 lb a week

Everyone have a wonderful Saturday
Love {{{{HUGS}}}} and Prayers, Rose

cathyb60

Good Morning....my goals for September:

learn to plan my meals one week at a time
Find some recipes for vegetables...need to eat more of them

Thinking on more will return in a bit

Cathy

lizmil79

Good morning,

Hoping and wishing everyone a nice Saturday.

Marking my spot will get back with everyone later today.

pkw58

Happy Saturday! I had a great August!

My goals for September are:
1) Log every day - keep my food plan on course!
2) Up my barre 3 from 20minutes to 30 minutes a day, get my Nike Fuel up to 3000 units a day
3) Post at least one positive comment on the Community Boards here every day.

Pam020

I'm in! My goal is 30 lbs by Christmas. I lost 11 since June 6th. Gotta keep motivated, gotta keep moving. I'm hearing talk of grandchildren coming along in a year or so, I want to be in shape!

My goal for September....lose 6lbs.

Thank you everyone for your inspiration and support!!!

Pam.

nbro14

Hi all, I would love to join this thread for mutual motivation and support!! It's so positive and encouraging to see people push past obstacles and see that they can set and reach their goals! I just joined yesterday, and my goals for September are:

1) Walk the dog at least 20 minutes each day
2) Exercise more vigorously (horseback riding, power walk) at least 3 hours per week
3) Aim to lose 5 pounds
4) Keep snacks to BEFORE 8pm, keep them under 300 cal total, and STOP 'mindless' eating (a few chips here, a handful of chocolate covered raisins there...).

I wish you all the best with your September goals, and look forward to checking back in here!

Goingnuts2

Good morning/day - watch out for that spot i just marked!!!

August has been the best month ever! I finally lost weight and kept it off instead of gaining a 1 lb. one week and losing it the next plus my mini goals and my behavioral modification is finally kicking in and were met :happy:

School will start next Tuesday, so this weekend I plan on figuring out my menu for the week so that I can eat healthier.

yoyonomore55

Good morning ladies.

September is a great time for new beginnings. I am looking forward to a new school year full of exciting changes.

My goals for September:

Keep logging daily
Exercise for 60 minutes 6 days a week
Drink 10 classes of water daily
Take time for myself daily
Be kind

cmbalint

Good morning Ladies
I'm so glad I found your thread again.You are all so positive and help to move me foward.
My goals are to log everyday
prepare meals ahead so I'm not making bad choices.
Try not to feel like I have to fix everything including things that is out of my control
exercise for body and mind

slowspud

Marking my spot but Thank you to Barbie for continuing the thread. I had no aims or goals for Aug as I hadn't found this group and thought about it :ohwell: . Still I am here now so, my aims for September are to try and lose an average of 1lb per week as I have hit a slump of steady weight with no loss and no gain (which is better than no loss and a weight gain I suppose). I also want to try and get some form of excercise , which is difficult for health reasons but I will try. xx

Hello and welcome to any new people. You will love being part of this group. xx

sandhillsmom

Happy September 1st everyone!

August found me at a slight disadvantage as I baby-stepped my way to smoke free, battled a pinched nerve in my neck, and faced a new school year with 167 students, 2 brand new teachers, a new assistant principal, and enough procedure and policy changes to scare the president!! Still I did lose 6 pounds in August, and I didn't gain any back when I had to stop working out for 2 weeks.

And my Dr said I didn't need to take the Chantix anymore since I made it 30 days smoke free! Woohoo!! That saves me 40 bucks a month!!


I met all my goals for August!!

September is one of my favorite months. Evenings start to cool off more, the changing of seasons bringing new ideas for just about everything.

September Goals for me are:

Attend the one hour yoga class at school twice a week. (who can pass on free classes)
Consistently drink my water every day. (school day is so fast paced I forget my water)
Walk at least 2 miles over what I already walk in a school day. (I need more cardio)
Do my circuit workout at the gym 3 times a week.
Make lunches to take to school. (I didn't all last week, but our cafeteria does a great job on healthy foods)


I'm headed to the gym now! woohoo!!

Jan

Youngfleur

Happy September everyone...

I am actually looking forward to this months challenges. Before we know it the fall will be on us. My goals will be to loose at least one pound per week, and with everyones support that goal should be an easy one.

My aim is to use my stationery bike at least 3 days a week, for at least 30 mins.

:drinker: :explode:

djhobs

Happy Saturday and a new month....thank goodness we made it through the blue moon!:noway:

September goals :
Re-focus...my total calories haven't been horrendous but I know there is plenty of room for improvement

August exercise was pretty good so I want to continue mixing it up with weights and cardio, continue with tennis as long as we can...oh update we might finally have the sibling doubles match on tuesday,will keep you posted...and start taking a yoga class...have never done it and many of you love it so will give it a try

This is the hard one...try not to stress to much about ds...he should be Stateside in two months..I don't know how you other families handled longer deployments perhaps your sons/daughters were better at keeping in touch...I did hear from Mark on Thursday so I guess I'm good for another week or so...

Barbie I have to agree with you on the weight loss/week...I have been pretty steady for almost a year but I know if I tweak the eating and make it the new normal eventually my body will respond..I am not nearly as focused as I should be about what goes in my mouth but I continue to get better and gravitate to better choices because that is what I WANT not just know its what I SHOULD eat

Enjoy the long weekend..we are headed to the lake later but dh wants to come home Sunday night instead of Monday...so will only get one kayak adventure in..better than no kayak...so perhaps will work in the garden or enjoy the pool...will be closing it soon...a very sad day for me:sad:

Hugs and high fives just trying to make a small change in lifestyle is a win! Prayers for all our challenges

Jen

carojrrn

Hello Ladies!

I hit a plateau in August so I am hoping this month my metabolism will be revved up! Woke up with a sinus headache at 4 am but kicked it and did 9 miles on the bike. Lots of people on the trail this morning....great to see people up and moving! Thought I would get that ride in early because the rest of the weekend will be rainy. Plan to get some indoor exercise the rest of the weekend with my Turbo Jam DVD. Stopped by the farmer's market for some fresh veggies(sure envy those with gardens!) and am planning my meals for the week.

September goals:
Exercise 4 to 5 times a week
Keep logging daily with honesty
Have healthy emergency snacks ready
Eat when I am hungry
Learn to say no to not over extend myself

Hugs to all!
Carolyn

auntiebk

Good morning lovelies!

Loved reading the last few days' posts. So many victories both on and off the scales, well done! :drinker:
Got so much out of the insightful and self reveleatory stories and postings, thank you all!:flowerforyou:
Oh and so good to see postings from longtime pals Cindy, Robin, Rebel etc.
Jane, I feel :brokenheart: for you and your husband, but have faith that he got something out of the experience that will help him in and to the next job. You inspire me with your ability to stay positive and not complain.
Rose, what challenge did you win?:bigsmile:
pkw58 "post at least one positive comment..." Yess! Great goal!!!:happy:
Goingnuts2 "watch out for that spot I just marked" ...:laugh:
Jan 30 days smoke free, You are on your way to your new better life. Great Going! :smooched:
All the others I missed, read every post, thank you!

and last but not least, Barbie, Thank you for keeping the thread going, for your kind wisdom and unfailing inspiration. Thank you, thank YOU! :smooched: :smooched:

August goals mixed bag as usual :ohwell:
EVERY DAY:
2 fruits + 7 veggies- +~ averaged 2+ fruits 5+ veggies most days
30 mins of any exercise 5 days/week +
some mat work 5 days a week + 1st half crapped out last half
average 10K steps, weekdays yes and over, weekends no.
no more than 2 drinks Thurs-Sunday, PERIOD!!! ok on the weekend moderation but had a glass of red on non-dancing non-weekend evenings.
Let it be. Really. + except for a couple of slip ups


This month I resolve (thanks Barbie!) to BE GOOD TO MYSELF by daily:
eating 7 servings fruits + veggies
investing 20 minutes in SWSY or on the mat and 10 minutes decluttering,
moderating to 1 glass wine per night (Sat + Sun allow 2 beers/day),
just smile/don't yell.

Started the month and day off right by joining Joe and Dixie for their morning walk and following up with SWSY. Haven't done SWSY in months. This time want very much to give it the full 12 weeks, hoping for visible changes in time for Dec 1 St. Andrew's ball.

Silly question. Finally have a smart phone, would like to download? some walking music/inspiration. Any faves?

Now its off to the shower and shopping wars. Later joining a dance buddy to help remove our Scottish Heritage display from the library, then lunch at my favorite brew pub. Plan to work that off by shampooing the living room carpet this afternoon, or maybe this evening after a nap:yawn:

Hugs,


Barbara, the AHMOD who WILL be size 10 one day

September I resolve to be good to myself:
eat 7 servings fruits + veggies
invest 20 minutes in SWSY or on the mat and 10 minutes decluttering
moderate to 1 glass wine per night (Sat + Sun allow 2 beers/day)
smile, don't yell!
2012: dance more, bark less and CHECK IN!!!

SWSY or matminutes: 1=35
steps: 1=3148 so far

edraper70

Good morning everyone.

My September goals are:
Make lunches at least a couple of times a week instead of always the frozen microwave ones every day.
Get some weights to use at home.
Zumba three times a week.
Walk more during the day at school.
Stop the mindless eating as soon as I get home. (I'm hungry and it's so easy to snack on bad stuff while waiting for supper to be ready!)

Eileen D.

jwillie76

Hi everyone! I would like to join! My goals for September are:

No binge eating at night
Stay positive at school
Log in everyday
Aerobics 3x week