WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012
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Well so much for that, the house exploded into chaos! The 15 year old was incredibly snotty and got sent to her room, and it's almost 7 and the other one "forgot" she was cooking tonight. They both "missed" the empty cat litter container I had put right in front of their bathroom this morning. They actually had to step over it to get in!
So anyway, what I was going to tell you was my old cat (he's nearly 18) lost a "fang" yesterday. We were brushing animal teeth ( a regular sunday chore) and noticed an entire top fang is totally missing! Poor baby! Are they called "canines" in cats or "felines" LOL?
Well maybe after dinner I can go to bed early...I'm still drooping. MEg0 -
hi walker54,
i really enjoy reading y'alls posts~ they help encourage me when i'm tired, and keep me from prowling the kitchen, looking for something to eat when i need to wait for the next meal or snacktime.....
i agree with you~ i think the water drinking is the hardest part for me, too....
just want to say "thanks" for this great group of ladies~ reading about your weight success and challenges really helps me!
janie :flowerforyou:0 -
Hi everyone - you are all terrific and I feel bad to just do a quick post and run but there you go........I am exhausted. You are doing so many wonderful things. It's super, inspiring, and doggone it, I'd like to do more.
Today I ran a few errands including a run by Target. Just went in and purchased what I had on my list and didn't look around because that place is dangerous to me. I always find more than I need. Then on to Trader Joes for more Greek yogurt and frozen fruit. Also no extra looking around there either because that is ALSO expensive. Ha. I have no willpower do I?
I made the little tiny scallops today. They were actually kind of sweet in taste. I think I would like the giant ones better if I ever purchase more of them. But it was a nice change.
Also threw a lot of things together, loosely based on other recipes I'd seen, and Vitamixed some soup. It was kind of fun to make something up. I sure get a lot of use out of that appliance.
I've been waiting for a call back RE my dad. The skin specialist was to contact me and i heard nothing today. I am worried to death. My dad is not eating---just a few bites 2X a day. He's feeling too bad to sit up in a chair or the wheelchair. He does the minimum with PT and then says he's exhausted and wants to lay down. So he's in bed a lot with that foam spacer between his legs to try to keep the new partial hip aligned properly. So of course, he's developed sores on both heels, and now from out of nowhere, he has sores on the tops of both feet. They don't know why. His Allen cognitive score has dropped to the point Assisted Living may not be interested in having him back even if he can rehab more but his physical condition is disturbing to me. He cannot stand without the assistance of 2 people and they tell me it takes 70 minutes to clean and dress him. The c. diff. still isn't cured of course. They will not give pain med unless he asks so I asked to have regular Tylenol administered on a regular basis and the doctor agreed.
Medical folks----how worried should I be at this point? He's 2 1/2 weeks post surgical now and PT seems to think he should be doing better. They are calling him borderline anorexic now.
Off to do a collapse.......I sleep with my cell phone on my bedside stand. More water and then I'm moving upstairs with a book. I hope everyone gets some well deserved rest.
Lin
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@ Barbara, AHMOD who will be a size 10 one day (love that tag -- makes me laugh every time) -- my sympathies about getting the bike down from the loft. If your stamina on the bike is anything like mine (very limited) I can understand your husband's reluctance. We have an ongoing battle about how and where things should be "put away." I believe that things should be easy to get at, and preferably should be stored close to where you use them (e.g. tablecloths near the dining room table, sewing supplies near the sewing machine, bike in the shed where it can be rolled in and out easily). He views storage in terms of available space without regard to the degree of difficulty in accessing the stuff when you want it. Hence, the bike was originally stored in the basement and if I ever wanted to ride it I would have to haul it up the dark twisty stairs outside, and then after the ride (when I was exhausted), haul it back down the dark twisty stairs. Gee, I wonder why I never wanted to ride my bike? I prevailed in getting the bike stored in the shed (finally -- after MANY conversations), but then it got pushed all the way in the back behind 3 boys' bikes, two lawnmowers, and countless garden implements that are sharp and dirty. All of this would have to be emptied out of the shed in order to get at my bike. Sigh. Now it's only behind 2 bikes and one lawnmower, so things are looking up! :bigsmile:
Good luck with your surgeon's appointment tomorrow (or was it today?) for your Mohs surgery. I had one removed from the tip of my nose several years ago. It did, indeed, leave a gaping hole on the end of my nose which horrified me, but it filled itself in remarkably fast. The scar is barely noticeable. So be prepared when you first remove the bandage. You might wonder how they think you're supposed to walk around with the end of your nose missing! It grows back -- kind of like a skink that re-grows its tail! And this is all part of what gives us 50+ women our charm and character, right?
Cheers to all. Must get busy with work. I finally convinced my co-teacher to CO-PLAN today!! Major victory! This means I actually have some things to prepare for classes tomorrow and I want it to be good since I'm sure she thinks it won't be good enough. Keep your fingers crossed.
Drink, drink, drink your waters,
Polly0 -
Happy Monday?? The start of another fun -filled week with "Joe Public"...yes I am also a desk jockey...but it is a job that I know and I like it more days than I hate it! Lol...in my next life I am going to make a living doing something I love to do...hopefully I will figure that out by then! Ok...not sure where that came from but I guess it's out there now...
Had some pretty good workouts in the last week and hopefully will continue that trend ...now that the weather is cooling off will try to have a cup of tea after dinner and try to reduce the "I am not even hungry" snacking...we will see if that will help change the bad habit...will keep you posted.
Speaking of keeping you posted...sibling tennis...have not been able to get all of us together...Thursday we are playing with Jeff (oldest brother) and maybe his wife...hopefully we will be able to get sibling tennis in before we have to stop playing...of course we could probably try for a weekend...in October???:noway:
Dd had a message from ds this am...HUGE relief..I have not heard a peep, but at this point I will take 2nd hand info!!
Lin - I have no words of wisdom for you but I am sure your "gut" instincts are a good guide for you..I pray your dad starts to feel stronger soon:flowerforyou:
Meg - hang in there with the teenagers...my dad always told me not to worry it only lasts 20 years...LOL:laugh:
Have a good evening all..hugs, high fives and plenty of prayers...we are all in this together
Jen0 -
Good evening beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
It's been a busy day and I'm tired:yawn:, so this is going to short tonight.
Lin:flowerforyou: saying a prayer for your dad. Hope things improve soon!!!
Jen
I'm so glad you heard form DS, even if it was through DD!!!
Meg your posts always give me a giggle, thanks!
Amanda where are you???? How was the Hen party????
Okay I just can't think anymore, I have an enormous headache tonight, going to take some Advil and a Zyrtec and crawl in my comfy bed:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: .
Hope everyone has a restful sleep and sweet dreams!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee:yawn:0 -
The salmon continues to work magic – salmon yesterday and, sure enough, down 1+ pounds this morning. I went to the Y afterwork and did my walking. 2.2 miles in 35 minutes – no weights tonight.
Ended up getting there later than planned as DS#2 called at the end of my work day. Unusual that he called and unusual he was so chatty! He’s been renting a room in someone’s basement for 18 months or so. Things aren’t going too well there of late and he feels they don’t respect his space / schedule, but are happy to take the rent. (He works an odd shift from 5p to 3a, with rotating days.) So now he’s on the hunt again. Anyone know of a rental space in the Marietta, GA area?
Nan – where do you live? We are in OTP in the Atlanta area. (Outside the perimeter, for those NOT from Atlanta!)
Nancy – Okanagan wine is wonderful. DH and I really enjoyed it when we visited BC.
Kate – I’m on a cusp, too! Almost into the 160s – someday soon, I think!
I stopped at the Racetrac this morning for some pumpkin spice coffee. Their decaf was full of coffee grounds, so I opted for regular. When I let them know about the decaf they ended up comping my coffee! Not at all what I intended, but such a nice surprise!
Sweet dreams!
Gail0 -
Good Evening,
@Lin -- So sorry about everything your Dad is going through and that you are too. i can't imagine the stress and worry you are going through. At least your Dad has you for a daughter that you are involved many eldery have no one or people in their lives who just don't care. i know its easier said and done but take care of yourself. I am praying for you and your Dad.
@Kathy so sorry to hear that your foot is hurting
@Cindy-- How fun you are to be able to travel with your sisters
@Michele-- how do you resist all of those yummy bake goods that you are making?
@Meg all I can say is Kids!! Hopefully you will get some great rest tonight and tomorrow will be easier.
Today was a good day. This is my last off day back to work tomorrow. So enjoy my dayoff. Able to get a few errands done and things ready for the work week. I was really hungry all day notice I stay under but didn't eat too many fresh foods either. The air quailty was really poor today lot of smoke in the air so went on a short walk with Bella than pulled out my old Richard Simmons video. It was ok my ankle didn't act up so it was good. I haven't weight in yet plan on waiting till next weekend but not to sure if I can wait.
But I did go shopping for new pants still in the obese sizes but down to next size group. The others were too big. So yay I can't wait for the day comes when i can finally shop in the regular sizes.
Welcome everyone wonderful group/thread very encouraging and supportive.
I know I have miss people so sorry that I have miss you will try better next time.
Wishing everyone a good night.
Liz0 -
hi eileen,
so thankful your son is safe! my dad was career military, so i understand. will continue to pray for his safety, and your peace of mind.
i've only been reading these posts for a few weeks, but they have encouraged me soooo much~ what a GREAT group of ladies!
Blessings to you! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
janie0 -
Evenin' all
Lin – Oh I am so sorry to hear about your Dad’s condition. Hopefully, someone else has some good information to help you. All I know about CDiff is from the news reports from breakouts in hospitals in Canada and you know how the news covers things.
Meg – poor old kitty, hope he’s okay. At his age I hope you’re giving him soft food now so he can gum it:. My house is pretty furry too, the cat isn’t too bad, but the heelers shed about a half a dog a day. Needless to say, I’m always vacuuming (does that count as exercise?):blushing:
Linda – I’m going to use that idea about brain swelling making me cranky – it sounds so much better than just being fed up with the world in general.
Barbara – yes the hike was for work, had to check out all the stream damage from the really high freshet we had in spring. Didn’t cause flooding but did cause a lot of trees to fall into the creek which might cause some backup and flooding next spring. I’m the CAO of a small town, so I have a pretty varied work life (Council meetings, staff direction, planning, subdivisions, building controls, taxpayer complaints, budgets, etc.etc.etc)
Liz – yay, good mechanics are hard to come by, give that man/woman a medal.:flowerforyou:
Mwheatcraft – I have to admit every time I climbed up or down that ladder I checked my footing twice. One of my Councillors took a fall cleaning his gutters last spring and was pretty much immobilized for a few months. I don’t want that – no no no, don't even put that thought out into the ether.
Tigress – roasted spiced seaweed sounds interesting. I love nori sheets so I’m going to look for the seasoned stuff next time I’m at Costco.
Anjonelll – the Hairy Bikers’ Diet Book – the title is fascinating…….
Robin – les chiens sont tres SPOILED!! What a great doghouse and enclosure – the chimney - do they have a fireplace too?
Stardancer – I miss the school clothes shopping trips with my daughters. My youngest was like yours , knowledgeable and good with the budget – my oldest, let’s not go there, but always fun.
YAY Kate – you can do it, one more smack with that hammer!!!! That wall will go, yes it will.
JB_2011 – your camping trip sounds wonderful (and breakfast sounded good too).
Nancy – where did you go for the dinner (chef’s menu and wine pairings). Not that I want the calories but I love to go out for a good meal when I’m in Kelowna.
Cindy – road trip with sisters sounds like fun. Now that you know you travel well together – hey road trips every summer…..:bigsmile:
Wessecg – Yes, I’m pretty sure we all have a wide range of clothes sizes in our closets. I just kept saying they would fit again next year. Now if they fit they will be out of fashion anyway (well maybe not all of them, the classics usually transcend the years). And you know that ice cream you turned away from – I didn’t (oh the shame).:blushing:
BirdieM – thanks for the positive story and good on you for maintaining. 140 is great if you feel healthy and look good, that’s all that matters, not the number.
Well, it took forever to catch up on all of your posts – wow, I miss a day and you guys do 3 pages of posts!!!
Sunday turned out to be crazy, after the roofing was done, I decided to wash all the outside windows (guess I just love those ladders) and I have LOTS of windows. Then I decided to take down the hammocks and dismantle and store the lawn furniture, then I felt guilty about the inside cleaning I promised myself so I did the vacuuming and the floor washing and the bathroom and the bedding, and then the dog bedding. At the end of the day, I think I was up a whole day’s calories and almost too tired to eat (well not really, I ate dinner and then had ice cream too because it seemed like a waste to let those calories expire ).
After all that, MFP decided to act up on me and I couldn’t post or complete my day’s food log. Weird. So, I gave and gave myself a pedicure and manicure, and boy, did my hands need it. I was down on the scale, but who know if it will stay down (could have been the exercise or the salmon). Today I am stiff as all get out. Got to learn to pace these things out.
Time to go and make dinner. Hope all of you have a great evening tonight and a lovely Tuesday.
Lila0 -
I am hurting. my baby girl found out that her BF was the scumbag I always knew him to be. Now a house, car and two dogs later she will be financially ruined and heart broken. I have cried all evening because I can't kiss her boo boo and make it all better.
They never warn us that our kids pain will effect us our whole lives. I feel so bad and so helpless.
okay so much for that pity party.
Welcome back Birdie
Lila regarding the fireplace, J'aimerais. it would help when it gets cold and rainy but alas, non
Much love to all,
Robin (Bodi and Ritter)0 -
:flowerforyou: Sundance, thanks for the info about the house sitter…..I’ll keep that information in mind…we were very impressed with the new house sitters…..they have been doing this stuff for seven years and seem very competent and interesting people…..they have been hired for the next ten months
:flowerforyou: Once again I want to sing the praises of “Happier at Home” by Gretchen Rubin…..there’s a chapter about dealing with all your accumulated stuff and another about managing time and not rushing about so much from project to project.
:flowerforyou: Barbara, my pedometer registers very few steps during line dancing…when I walk the dogs for two hours and register 10000 steps and then go to a two hour line dance class and register 2500 steps I know that it doesn’t recognize lateral movement, shuffles, rocks, or anything slow.
:bigsmile: Robin, le maison de chiens is darling I love parsnips cooked in homemade chicken or turkey soup.
:laugh: We have had cats for so long I don’t think people would recognize me if I weren’t covered with cat hair.
:bigsmile: Birdie, it’s so good to see your smiling face again and to hear that your maintenance continues to go well.
:flowerforyou: Lila, congratulations on finishing the roofing.
:flowerforyou: On Saturday we showed our dinner guests photos of our dogs when they were puppies and I saw myself in some of the photos and got a shocking reminder of what I looked like seven years and 70 pounds ago….I probably ate more moderately at dinner because of seeing the photos. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
Gads! I just realized that people have been responding to my diary, but for some reason they've been going to my "spam" box which I don't check that often. I apologize to anyone.
Robin - the dog run and house is amazing! I can see Vince wanting to decorate it....lol He does BIG TIME decorating for Christmas and Halloween.
Gotta run to mahjongg. Haven't played in over a week.
glendalight - the play was good. It's amazing to see how much talent there is in our little community
Got up, did some yoga, took the items to the food pantry, came home and put things back in my trunk, bought gas, did an hour of extremepump, went to Aldi's to get the mushrooms, returned things at Target, went to WalMart, then bowled a bit. I came home and was really surprised, even in the rain, the electrician was here! Made brownies for Vince, just had a little bite of the dough, I surprised myself by wanting so little, then roasted the mushrooms, had dinner, went to one gal's house for mahjongg (I maj'd three times - I haven't played in over a week), now I'm home, finishing up here. Tomorrow I'll do Denise Austin's bootcamp DVD
barb - awesome about the workshop. You should be very proud. Yup, baby bella mushrooms for 97cents, that's why I really stocked up....lol
I was going to take some of this cantaloupe with me to mahjongg tonight, but I forgot. Well, I'll put it out tomorrow night at bunco. I also made orange oatmeal cookies and I have some of these shrimp tarts in the freezer. I want to clean out the freezer as much as possible and make new things
stardancer - I love to shop, only I don't power walk in the mall -- I more amble about...lol
Kate - congrats on the loss!
sally - I like to do most of my cooking for the week on Sat or Sun and then just reheat during the week.
Nancy - love that feeling of yours "I'm over, it's over". Woohoo shopping!!!
The gal whose house we went to to play mahjongg just came back from France and she made this tart thing. It was good, but I didn't eat the whole thing. I know it had goat cheese and tomatoes. You know what I wasn't real crazy about? The crust! That's something for me,
wessecg - fantastic on saying good bye to the super fat clothes. You're on your way now. Good job avoiding the ice cream and choosing yogurt.
Meg - I need a zumba class that is smaller, too. One other thing I find that really does not motivate me is when you have an instructor who constantly hoots and hollars and has the music so loud. Guess it's my age....lol But to me that is very DEmotivating. As a matter of fact, when this one gal teaches the extremepump class, I wear earplugs. I don't resist totally when I'm baking, but I do try to watch how much of it. Raw cookie dough (or cake dough) is my definite downfall. Once it's baked, I can have a little and be totally satisfied.
Lin - prayers for you and your dad
Lila - boy, you sure did a lot of cleaning! Bet your house sparkles now
Robin - I feel with ya about your daughter. That seems to be about the absolute hardest part of partenting, not being able to fix things.
Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
Hello all, and happy Monday (really, Monday can be happy!)
My girls at school seem to be getting better at the fitness run - last week we did run 20 seconds, walk 40. Today we did run 25 seconds, walk 35 and I don't think they even noticed. :laugh: More of them are running with me, and those who don't run with me are staying well ahead of me to avoid the stress. I'll have them running marathons by the time the year is over.
What with the fitness run (25 minutes) and my workout (75 minutes) I clocked up another hour and a half toward my 24 exercise hour goal. Tomorrow I have a session with Tia the Trianer, so that will be another long one.
Kathy, enjoy those chair exercises! :ohwell: What the heck.
Cindy, way to go :flowerforyou: one bite of honey bun and into the trash with the rest!
Wessecg, well done getting into the smaller jeans. :drinker: You’ll be down another size before you know it.
OH, yes, cake! Anjonelll – good for you resisting the last piece. Tomorrow I am going to throw the last of my B’day cake (at work) into the garbage without looking at it twice. It's stale anyway, but there are times when that would not stop me. :noway: I put it on the table on Friday with a sign that said “Please eat the cake” but there’s still a piece or two left. I think I’d have eaten it if I had time in the staff room today. Better get temptation behind me, as they say.
Yes, lentigogirl, I’d say you’ve got an NSV there “what used to be normal eating is over the top”. :drinker:
Meg, you made me laugh out loud with your suggestion that you could leave the smoke detectors dirty so you can see all the cute firemen :laugh: go you! (I don’t clean either!) I think “felines” for canines in cats.
Lin, I hope you get better news about your dad today. :flowerforyou: Good for you not diving into the food to relieve the worries – we know it doesn’t really help anyway.
Oh Polly, yes! My DH has put our bikes away on hooks on the CEILING on the garage. :ohwell: Not likely I’m ever going to be able to get mine down by myself. I’m glad to hear yours is now stored where you can get to it easily.
Lila, our dinner was at the Grand Hotel in Kelowna – a top end choice to celebrate a top end Dad! I can let you know about other good restaurants in Kelowna, though, let me know when you’re headed over there. I’ll bet the manicure & pedicure felt good. Salmon is on my menu too!
Oh Robin I’m so sorry to hear about your DH’s heartbreak. Nothing much we can do but listen and love.
Michelle, I would like to learn to play mahjong, how did you get started?
I’m off to check out the Hairy Bikers Cookbook on Amazon…
Hasta pronto,
Nancy
September goals:
No bedtime snacks, no second helpings!
Get the routine chores done – no procrastination!
24 hours of exercise in the month. Total to date: 12.3 hours
Be a role model of healthy living for my students.0 -
Stardancer7 Powershopping with DD, great burn!:happy:
Katie 3 pounds? Con VERY gratulations! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Kackie, alas when I respond to so many, I'm not doing very well on the "Let it be" goal :ohwell:
wessecg Farewell forever :noway: super-fat pants. YAY!:drinker:
anjoneill hope your :sick: cat feels better soon.
BirdieM so good to see you post again!
Thanks for the "Just for today. . ." wisdom and your inspiration.
Laura I too depend on work to get me back on track... a benefit they don't even know they offer.:laugh:
lentigogirl "Ready for normal eating" that IS an NSV! Hooray!:flowerforyou:
Meg consultation was a mix,:ohwell: reassuring they can get it all, a little scary:frown: that noses are more complicated than chins and that the incision could be a lot longer than I thought.:devil: Amazingly my somewhat gruff boss was extremely kind and encouraged me to take plenty of time to recover, so my sick leave will combine with an already scheduled vacation. Added benefit: my co-workers will be spared the stitches, pirate scar 
and black eyes :glasses: that will probably result. Woo hoo 2 weeks off in a row!:happy:
Polly our husbands must be soul brothers to Nancy's. I can't help but laugh at the image of wheeling a bike up and down dark and twisty stairs... thanks for the advance warning , I'll try to keep calm. I was afraid I'd have a hole in the side of my nose but Dr. said no, we close up our holes, but the skin could tighten and lift that side of the nostril, oh great, a permanent sneer. Just what I need .... NOT!
Lin my heart :brokenheart: goes out to you.
Jen You're right, 2nd hand good news is still good news!
Liz down to the next size group Hooray!!! you are on your way!:flowerforyou:
Lila you betcha vacuuming counts as exercise, aerobic exercise! :happy: A Chief Accounting Officer (?) who gets to survey riparian condition? A pretty varied work life indeed!
Oh Robin, how sad. At least your daughter has you to cry with.
Barbie thanks for the confirmation about pedometers and dancing. I'm sure you're right about the lateral movement.:grumble: Michele when I first read "orange oatmeal cookies" I had an image of the color of the oatmeal, not the flavor of the cookie...:laugh:
Nancy what a great job you are doing with those girls. They don't know how lucky they are! My bicycle is on hooks in the ceiling too,:noway: is it any wonder I don't ride?
Gail, Nan, Sally, JB, Cindy, mwheatcraft, Tigress, Janie, DeeDee, read all your posts but too poope to reply any more.
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)
figure out this darned HRM and uset it at least once
smile, don't yell...
2012: dance more, bark less and check in!!!0 -
Confession time
Last night I went out straight from work to a "leaving do" went to an Indian restaurant and had of all things a chicken Korma - not sure how many calories were in it but I'm guessing a lot. My excuse is that I don't like hot curry, but I should have asked the waiter for something mild but low calorie. The Korma was delicious, but I'm kicking myself now. oh well who wants to eat the rest of the week anyway :bigsmile: :huh:
Today is a new day, so I will drink plenty of water, move around as much as possible and make better choices :flowerforyou:
Sorry, will have to cut this short, hubby has just got up and reminded me of the time ( I think he really wants me to make him his breakfast before I go to work!!)
We are also a house where you get the odd cat/dog hair in your food, mind you it always seems to be hubby who complains about it, maybe me and DD don't notice :bigsmile:
Have to dash have a good day everyone and prayers for those who's family are ill and also for those who's sons are overseas in dangerous places.
Viv xx0 -
Good morning ladies
I am afraid I haven't had time to catch up since my weekend away, but will try to read all the posts this evening when I get home from work.
My weekend away for the hen party was fun. Even the male strippers were entertaining! Mainly because it was more of a cabaret with an excellent drag queen acting as host(ess). The hen (bride to be) was a little out of her comfort zone, but did very well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Afterward we had a VIP lounge at a nightclub, which was great fun - our own bodyguard and waiters. I couldn't do much dancing because of my back and knee, but still managed to 'party' until two am. How different it would have all been if I was still drinking alcohol!!
I'll admit to being very glad that it's behind me and we can now look forward to the actual wedding next month.
I must get some work done, but I hope everyone is doing well.
Love to all.
Amanda x0 -
Glad to read the posts this morning… dropping by here is a great way to begin or end the day!
Birdie….great to see you back and hear your story.
Meg…what a day you had!
Lin…. My thoughts are with you and your dad. What a great deal of stress.
Jen…. I think I will try to cup of tea after dinner or brushing my teeth to “finish the day” strategy. I get in trouble if I eat at night.
DeeDee…Hope your headache is gone.
Gail…. Salmon…funny- I spent the day with my niece yesterday and we had salmon in a salad for lunch and I was down about a pound today (hope it lasts)!
Robin…. I feel for your daughter and for you. So hard to watch life unfold and feel so helpless. I think it is harder when the kids “grow up”.
Barbie…Thanks for the book recommendation. I think I really need it!
Michele..what a schedule you have! Hope bunko is un!
Barbara…loved your description of the doctor’s visit. Permanent sneer….no way!
Viv…. I really don’t know how to order Indian food. We are supposed to be going with friends (one is a Weigh Watcher) so hopefully she’ll guide me. Hope you enjoyed the night!
Amanda…sounds like a fun weekend.
Yesterday was a wonderful day with my niece. It is so neat to see how my relationships with my god-daughters grows over the years. They are all in their 20’s now (20- 34) and each one is such a gift. I love when they are all together (which doesn’t happen often). They call each other god-sisters and there is a bond that is so great to be a part of. When I am with them, I find there is a moment when I picture then at 4 or 5 years old and it cracks me up.
Have a great day!
Sally0 -
Happy Tuesday good-news-day! We're in for another very warm, sunny day which is certainly good news. My scale went down a half pound, so that's good, too. Have to be diligent and chip away at the remaining 1.5 lbs that mysteriously showed up before the weekend of camping. Before camping! I must have had a little too much fun last week.
I admit that it's my own darn fault when the scale goes the wrong way. It's a fact that I'm prone to overeating and sometimes have a very difficult time saying no to the snacks and second helpings. I have to be very careful to eat a big enough late lunch that will hold me well into the evening when I'm done teaching. Otherwise I find myself in deep doo-doo when I get home and end up gobbling down dinner and then some. I might have to start taking a snack to work, maybe string cheese since it's easy to eat quickly and doesn't require dental floss afterwards. Most days I don't have a break between students, so I'd have to snack on the fly. Ha! That certainly puts a new meaning to the phrase, and now I have no appetite whatsoever.
I was out the door to the track at 6:55 yesterday morning, walked super fast for 40 minutes, like zoooom! Clocked in at 4.5 mph, close as I could get to running without breaking my stride. Hips and legs feel a little sore this morning, but I'll be ok once I get out there and do it again in a few minutes.
Brought home about 4 gallons of tomatoes from the garden yesterday, and dozens of serrano and jalapeno peppers. Salsa making might be on the agenda this morning if I have enough onions. I usually put up about 12 pints, thank goodness for food processors.
Love love love reading everyone's posts! Wishing everyone a beautiful day, and thanks for being here! jb 0 -
Hi Everyone...just marking my spot...have to run some errands then coming back to read the posts I missed over the week end.
Cathy0 -
Good morning!
I don't have time to catch up on all the posts now but I certainly will later! I am back on track! After gaining a half lb from my trip, this morning I am down that 1/2 lb plus 1 more! Yay!:happy: A half lb away from my first 20 gone!!! I made all my goals yesterday and even got in all my water!:drinker: Remember that I decided not to go to the pool because I was hurting? Well that certainly would have been easier than the cleaning i did yesterday, but at least I acccomplished something! I think I was more active going through boxes and de-cluttering. Off to go get ready for another doc appt., this one with the neurologist to go over a brain MRI that I get every two years just to keep an eye on a few malformations.
Sally- I totally agree with you that this is a great way to start or end the day!! Love all my MFP friends!!
Amanda - Sounds like the hen party was fun!
Viv - As I'm learning, you have to still indulge once in awhile. Otherwise, for me at least, you might fall off the wagon (so to speak) entirely.
Nancy - Chair exercises never happened yesterday either but I'm pretty sure I burned more calories (let"s hope so cause my body is way more sore today) moving boxes and cleaning. If not, at least my living room looks really nice!
:flowerforyou: Kathy0 -
Hello all, and welcome to Terrific Tuesday :happy:
Nothing special is planned at school today…which usually means something spectacular or memorable will occur. :noway: The other intermediate teacher takes my class for “game skills” (I can’t teach sports) and I take his for math games (he can teach math but they need extra practice) so while he’s torturing my girls with flag football I’ll be torturing his boys with multiplication games. Oh, is there any justice?
Barbara, I am sure you will not have a permanent sneer. Perhaps a really cute little dimple!
Viv, Pet hair in the food? Oh, no, that’s why we bought a poodle! A miniature poodle. :ohwell: Kind of witless, but fun.
Amanda, so glad to read your weekend was fun, even the Caberet. Do you ever feel tempted to drink, especially in a scene like that, or is it just “behind you”?
JB, Snack on the fly? :laugh: Good to hear you are walking again – a change from the exercise you’re getting in the garden.
I have trouble with evening eating on Mondays/Wednesdays … nothing mysterious about it, J’boy has a band practice that goes from 6:30 to 7:30 and I have to drive him to it. We usually end up eating after he gets home, so unless I make sure I’m very busy I end up eating dinner while I’m making dinner, snacking on dinner while I wait for him to get home and then eat again when we finally sit down to eat dinner…Oh, the road to disaster!
Kathy, I agree, house work :explode: is underrated as an exercise. Particularly if you throw stairs into the mix!
This afternoon I have an appointment for a workout with Tia the Trainer. Yikes!
Hasta pronto,
Nancy
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September goals:
No bedtime snacks, no second helpings!
Get the routine chores done – no procrastination!
24 hours of exercise in the month. Total to date: 12.3 hours
Be a role model of healthy living for my students.0 -
Morning ladies, going to my first zumba class tonight, I can't wait. I will give it a good go. I am done making earrings until wed, I ran out of earwires and had to place an order with 2 day shipping.
Robin- sorry about your DD, I know it is hard but, they do have to make their own mistakes. You could have told her he was a scumbag, but she would not have believed you and resented you. Then when she found out she would have been imbarressed to let you know.
Meg-I never go anywhere without my cat hair.
My blood sugars have been great for the last month, I am hoping for a good A1C or below 7. The last one was 11(very bad) so I stopped eating wheat and white foods. No bread, pasta, white rice, white potatoes, lots more veggies and a little fruit. Of course upping the exercise helps too.
Nancy- I eat late sometimes and of course I have a snack about 10pm to keep my blood sugar stable throughout the night. It works, it I don't have that snack my blood sugar is alot higher in the morning.
Darn it rain. BBL Tigress0 -
Hello Everyone. I haven't written in a while, faithfully logging MFP but lifes been crazy.
Happy to report that I hit my final weight goal over vacation (yes.. I brought the scale ). I've lost another couple
pounds since and trying to wrap my head around "maintenance" (I'm 5'5.5" and SW was ~ 152, CW is 128-- 24 pounds!) It's a bit terrifying! I've recalculated my calories and seem to get
another 300-ish a day. Yesterday was the first day I allowed myself to eat "more" on purpose. I celebrated with a full size PB&J
on gooshy white bread for lunch, then back at good choices for dinner. :bigsmile:
Our house is suddenly quiet-- our 3 20 year olds are back to college and it's me and DH trying to figure out how to enjoy the remainder of summer. My husband has cancer and is having major surgery in 2 weeks so we're out living life and enjoying our freedom while it lasts. He's going to be fine in the end, but we have a rough patch coming up.
The biggest suprise during my 7ish months of losing is how much I'm enjoying the exercize aspect of the journey. I've been seeing a personal trainer 3x a week, and last night i think i heard myself tell my husband that maybe i'd like to take a zumba or yoga class at night. Who is this strange woman?? Oh, that's the 'new ME' I'm pretty happy with what I accomplished and I feel it is providing me with some fortitude with what's to come. I hope you all find equal success and satisfaction.
Donna B from NJ0 -
:flowerforyou: Beautiful Tuesday,
lentigogirl- sounds like you are being tested by all those receptions...good job of getting in some exercise to balance it out.:drinker:
Meg- even with your busy work logging in and wanting to keep it right, I always go for lower on my exercise than the higher number as I don't want to do any over eating...my goal is to lose this first before I try to figure out what my maintenance numbers will be:flowerforyou: Smoke detectors going off at all hours:grumble: hoping that changing the batteries corrects the problem.
janie-yep drinking the water does start out hard, but after awhile it's just second nature and I'm sure it will be for you too.:drinker:
Lin- prayers for your Dad:flowerforyou: I know how hard it is when your parent should be recovering at a pace faster than what they are doing. I faced the same thing with my Mom in 2010 and she was so slow with her PT that I had to have one of those "child / parent reversal talks" with her to do what she was supposed to...boy was that hard.:ohwell:
Polly- hoping that your planning session goes well:flowerforyou:
Jen- glad that you got the "second hand" message, yes they are better than not hearing at all:flowerforyou: I too am hoping that in "my next life" I will get to do something I love...there was a time that I used to love my job...but with this economy and the boss having to file Chapter 11 that isn't the case anymore:sad:
DeeDee- hoping the headache is gone:flowerforyou:
Gail- glad for your Salmon Victory:drinker: Comped coffee yum-yum:happy: Sorry not anywhere near where your son could find a room with us...but maybe someone out there will be able to help.
Liz- congrats on getting into the next size down, it's truly on small step at a time and one small victory at a time:flowerforyou:
Lila- pacing yourself would be good but I do understand wanting to get it all done now. I'm inpressed that you helped do the roofing...I'm not sure I'd be able to get on the roof the heights are just too much...when I was younger I had not problem with it
Robin- so sorry about your daughters heart break {{hugs}} to both of you. I know it's so hard when our kids suffer heartbreak and disappointment. I remember when Son#1's finance broke the engagement and sitting on the couch with his head in my lap while he cried, it was so hard while at the same time hubby and I were so glad because she wasn't who or what we would have picked for him, he finally met his wife 8 years later and we love her
Barbie- I guess it's a good reminder to all of us to remember where we have come from...I'm sure I can't picture you #70 heavier:noway: You have done an amazing job of keeping it off and encouraging all of us to follow in your footsteps...thank you:flowerforyou:
Michele- one of these days I'm going to try mixing up my exercise the way you do, in the meantime I'm just lucky to get in anything
Nancy- I'm sure that one day those girls will appreciate what you have done to inspire them into getting fit:flowerforyou: If it's stale to the trash...it's usually the best way to get rid of any temptation even if you brought it.
Barbara- :flowerforyou: hoping your nose heals quickly and hoping it's not as bad as you think it will be and NO sneer
Viv- the key to making poor choices the day before is to get right back the next day drinking plenty of water and making good choices...and since you are doing that you have grabbed the key to success:flowerforyou:
Amanda- so glad that you were able to have a good time at the Hen party and then out til 2 am:noway: Even without alcohol you are a party woman:laugh:
Sally- glad you have such a wonderful relationship with your god daughters, what a blessing:flowerforyou: they must be to you.
jb-hoping you are able to figure out a snack plan for after work so you don't just gobble up what at hand when you get home. You are doing a great job on the exercise it would be awful to see those extra calories burned not able to do their job
Kathy- Congrats on the loss:drinker:
Tigress- so how was that Zumba class:huh:
Donna-:flowerforyou: Congrats on meeting your goal:flowerforyou: {{hugs}}and prayers for you and your hubby as he goes through his surgery and recovery. Enjoy your living it up time:drinker:
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Had my salmon for dinner last night. We'd bought another brand last weekend and I really love it, much better than the one I'd bought two weeks ago. I'm hoping that the ones I don't like will taste better when they are BBQ'd, maybe have one or two this weekend.
Hubby starts his job tonight so I will be on my own for exercise which means no bike ride just a walk to the basement and maybe some kettlebells, will have to see.
Hoping everyone has a good day, the cool evenings and warm days say Fall is in the air. Drink your water, move your body and log that food:drinker:
Laura80111 0 -
Today was my weigh in day--I stayed the same, but decided to measure my waist again and found I have lost one inch.
On Sunday I cooked a lasagna, thinking it would do for two dinners and two lunches for the family...learned last night that the beef I used has been recalled for an E Coli warning....I'd eaten it for dinner and lunch, as had one DD and my DH...I'm sure the chances of getting ill are slim, but it is aggravating. Have to return the second package of meat to the store today and insist upon a refund...I assume it won't be a problem.
Lin--I have to smile when you say you have no willpower, yet you exercised it twice by removing yourself from stores with temptations!
Robin--I heard someone say once that the decision to have a child is the decision to take your heart out of your body and send it walking through the world...
Donna--congratulations on meeting your goal weight!
My thoughts and prayers with each of you who are dealing with illnesses in your families or other pains and obstacles.
OH--Someone asked where I'd be heading to in the States in February--Duluth, MN. It's about a five and a half hours drive south of us.
Have a healthy, active and happy day, everyone!0 -
Happy Tuesday Ladies,
A quick hello before I jump in to the shower to prepare for work. I am apparently working with someone cycled in from another province today (when will we get our own new staff?) so I always look forward to meeting new people.
Been racing around like a crazy person trying to right this house of chaos in case of company; a medical emergency in my hubby's family has a cousin in hospital in Edmonton so we have offered our home as a refuge as we understand his wife has been staying in a hotel when she cannot use the hospital family facilities. Haven't heard back from her but have been busy cooking just in case, made a big crockpot of chilli and two large meatloaves for the freezer last night.Spent some time in the garden harvesting and cleaning some more veggies also in preparation. The worry alone is enough for any person so she shouldn't have the added burden of food and shelter at a time like this. Besides, we also provide hugs here.
Lets count our blessings and carry on,
hugs to all,
Kate0 -
Hi,
I just read this great article that might be helpful for many of you! I don't know if this will take you to the site, but it was an article on the daily spark website called 8 reasons why your not losing weight.:sad: :sad:
http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=8_reasons_why_youre_not_losing_weight
Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!
Linda0 -
Marking my spot.0
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Viv, I don't know how many calories are in it either, but I was pleasantly surprised at the calorie count of my favorite Indian food, Muttar Paneer - turns out it's made with yogurt, peas and yogurt cheese - very light! The creaminess is the yogurt and it's so good! I was thrilled (and some days would eat it every day if I could. 0
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