WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

texasgal22

Welcome ndbirdbom! lovely flower. I'm one of the newbie's to the topic thread but I have enjoyed it much. :happy:
Jane, sounds like the wedding was a huge success and a wonderful blessings; congrats to all.

I love the long weekends but it seems like it takes two days to adjust and wham - here comes the weekend. Not complaining, I already know my accomplishments for the week will suffer. Off to get some exercise; dinner is in the crock-pot. I am sure hoping to have another loss to share on Friday.

cmbalint

Thank you Amanda I have gotten that feeling from alot of women i have talked to about HRT that of I can find alternatives to try that first.We will see Thursday

djhobs

Hi ladies...good news I got a PHONE CALL from ds...I told him he sounded like he was next door..he said yeah, but I'm not...it was good to hear his voice nevertheless. Had a good day...actually was up early and started the kettleworx Dvds today. Willndo the core and resistance Dvds..I don't like the cardio ones so will use recumbent bike, row or walk for cardio. Tennis was cancelled tonight...we are still waiting for the remnants of isaac...was supposed to rain all day...still waiting. We will try to play tomorrow depending on the weather. I also got on the scale this am and am still in my 3 up/3 down range...I guess my transgressions weren't as bad as I thought...I expect a gain tomorrow because I think I will be quite sore from today's workout...all part of the journey.

One of my brothers lives in Dallas...one of his friends is gravely ill with west Nile virus...for everyone in the prone areas...please, please, please be vigilant.

Have a good evening...hugs and high fives and prayers for our challenges..it truly helps to share the joys and sorrows

Jen

classilady

Good evening everyone. Had a great day stayed under my 1400 calories and I am not even hungry. Still need to drink more water.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Gardengail

Just back from a long weekend trip and marking my place on the thread. It's going to take me quite some time to catch up on 8 pages - just since Saturday!

My August goal was to workout 4-5 times a week. Here is what I did:
23 cardio sessions for a total of 17 HOURS and 36 minutes, and
7 strength training sessions, lifting a total of 85,375 pounds

September's goal is the same for workout frequency, but.... I'm starting to increase the weights for strength training now that I am 5+ months post-surgery.

Gail

exermom

wessecg - the only way I can name a person in my post is the fact that I have two windows open, one just a wordpad document and then the topic here. If I didn't do that, there is NO WAY that I'd remember everyone individually then I just copy and paste the document. Yup, I do exactly what barbie said to do.

barbie - thanks for the link to posting a pic in photobucket. I have no idea how to post a pic and I know that I'll want to post one after the pool is finished. Honestly, I might have to ask you again for the link.

12774 - I ALWAYS prefer mall browsing. Only problem is that *I* don't work up a good cardio, I look at too many things (and buy too many things, too)

Welcome everyone who is new! Come back often

Julie - so sorry to hear about your mother. Good for you in the eating dept! Wonder why you haven't been stress eating? Maybe it's because you're too busy with other things. When is your daughter getting married?

Isobel - what a great goal -- to "have fun". That's what life's about

Rachel - OUCH!!!! You poor thing

DeeDee - 50,000iu, wow! That's a big dose. Glad it's helping you.

One guy was here today moving dirt around and he did a little work on the pool. I was at mahjongg and Vince was here. He said that one of the treads on the excavator came off so he and the guy who ws running it put it back on. He (Vince) was running the excavator while the other guy worked with a crowbar to get the tread back on. Gee...we should charge them for labor. At the rate we're going...we'll be getting the pool for free.....lol I don't think so but it's fun to just kid around about it.

jb - thanks for the help in posting pics. Honestly, don't be surprised if I need to ask you again. The guy (for the pool) said he'd probably be here tomorrow and then Thurs and Fri they're going to work on putting in the spa. Then they won't be here for a while. FANTASTIC pics

lentigogirl - happy birthday to you son

nanasgt - great walking. You should be very proud

youngfleur - where are you planning to go this winter?

Did some running around today. Exercised, then had something more to eat, went to the post office to mail a package for Vince, to the soup kitchen, to a pool supply store but they didn't have a webbed lounge for the pool, played mahjongg, went to this one lady's house because last time we played mahjongg at her house she doesn't have pushers, just racks, so I let them use my pushers since I had them in the trunk of my car and she was supposed to bring them today only she hurt her back and wasn't there. I did want my pushers -- never know when you'll need the set. Then, since I was that way, I went to Aldi's and got some mushrooms for my salad, some more cukes, bought baby carrots and then saw that one store has them on sale. I hate when that happens. Came home, had dinner, made cookies to take to the hairdresser on Fri (I don't know that I'll have time Wed. or thur). I have extras, Vince doesn't care for butterscotch so I put them in a bag and will maybe give them to one guy working here. Gave him a bag of these other cookies that Vince won't eat. He'd told me that his wife really liked them so I gave the bag to him for his wife.

Tomorrow...water aerobics, stop at one store, and then senior bowling

We have been having unseasonable humid weather. Heat I can stand, but I DO NOT like humidity.

Jen - so happy you heard from ds

Hope everyone has a great evening

Michele

lizmil79

Good Evening,

This one is a shorty. Ready to fall asleep now I did read everyone's posts. Today is my clients volunteer day We walked and walked today. It is so good to help them help others but the extra bonus is I get a a nice walk out of it.

Well that is it for now will try to come back in a bit.

Take care,
Liz

megblair1

Hi again ladies. Warning*****major rant about to occur:explode: :explode: :explode:

The 19 year old was supposed to cook tonight and DH was going to help her since I was working on my book. Very, very long story short she completely ruined dinner (again). It was a wonderful rigatoni with eggplant, tomatoes, and fresh parmesan that I had been looking forward to all week. I was asking her questions about what happened and she would answer one way, so we would talk for 3-4 minutes, then she would totally change her response to the original question. It was soooooo frustrating. We ended up having bacon and eggs and I sent her to the store to price all the ingredients we just threw away.

I am at my wit’s end with this child. It is nearly impossible to converse with her because 1) her English is bad and 2) she panics and just says anything, then later retracts it, so by the time you are done you have no idea what went on. OR she refuses to speak. Either way, I end up feeling like I am actually going crazy.

DH was in the den (right by the kitchen, you can look in and see the whole kitchen from the den) and he told her he would help her if needed. DD thought he would come in to help and DH was waiting to be asked, so that’s part of what went wrong…miscommunication.

It’s just so frustrating because it never gets better. She’s in counseling but is making no progress. She is really very low functioning in many areas, but no one else sees it but us. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Sorry, I had to get this off my chest somewhere and poor DH is beside himself too. Thanks for putting up with me! Meg

mazaron

Hello everyone,

Oh zippidy-do-dah! :laugh: Not just the first day of school, but my first day back to work since foot surgery last April. I do love my job! Told my students I’m working on being “complaint free” (inspired by the book Complaint Free World, mentioned here) and they’d better watch out or I’ll make it a complaint free classroom! :laugh: We are studying the brain/learning & exercise connection, so they have two mornings a week of fitness circuit with me. Oh ho we are going to have fun. It’s grade 7, by the way, 9 boys and 13 girls.

I can’t believe 8 pages of posts while I was away at the cabin. :ohwell: Even with two windows open I can’t respond to you all.

It certainly is berry season. I picked blackberries on the beach yesterday, and got lots for the freezer. Lots of scratches too. Made DH and J’boy blackberry pancakes this AM to celebrate the first day of school did NOT eat any myself :drinker: – you see, Michelle, I’m learning to enjoy the cooking and not indulge.

Oh Meg, how heartbreaking & frustrating that your daughter can’t manage a meal for you. Is her English bad because she doesn’t like to talk or because she can’t? I worked for several years with a family whose daughter was adopted from a Romanian orphanage at about age five. She has a lot of “hidden” disabilities, all lumped under a diagnosis of “attachment disorder”.

Got to the gym and did my “Tia’s Training” workout. Whew! :explode: That woman has high expectations. It felt great to unwind by getting sweaty after a busy day at school.

Jan, are you a school leader? Tell me more! Congratulations on 30 days smoke free. :flowerforyou:

Wessecg – your joke about mid-life crisis children made me smile and salute. :drinker: I call mine “the bonus baby”. He’s 14, we’re 54. Our daughter is 25.

Faye – have fun in Idaho. Sorry you’re not coming up north.

JipsyJudy – I can be your wine buddy! I am trying to log consecutive AFD’s (Alchohol Free Days) from Sunday to Thursday each week, and it’s a challenge for me. :noway:

Kate & Glendalight, I’m “almost” an Albertan, just across the border and down the Crow’s Nest Pass in SE British Columbia.

Meg, we were in Russia a couple of years ago when J’boy was 12. He still talks about the great candy & chocolate!

Slowspud, you’ll be back on track now. I can feel it.

Go Kathy! Keep moving on that foot but don't do too much.

Must get back up and finish making lunches and tidying the kitchen. Yes, I know, they could make their own lunches, but I enjoy doing it for them, most days.

Nancy

September goals:
No bedtime snacks, no second helpings!
Get the routine chores done, put away clothes and make the bed.
Total 24 hours of exercise – 1.8 total so far.
Be a role model of healthy living for my students.

barbiecat

:sad: Jake has gone back to his housesitting job and the house is quiet and lonely without him......I spent two hours on my yard project, cleaned the bathrooms, and walked the dog a lot since he left at noon....now I can go to bed and read my book....I'm reading a mystery now called "Holy Guacamole" about a woman who writes a food column and seems to get in the middle of murder mysteries wherever she goes.:bigsmile:

:sad: Julie, I'm sorry about your mom......my mom died twenty years ago and I still find myself starting to buy a gift for her when i see something she would have liked.....I thank her every day for the great things she taught me.

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

September Resolutions:
*walk the dogs for an hour or more every morning
*100 Warrior III poses or squats a day
*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

I got some of my best resolutions from reading "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin

auntiebk

Good evening, lovelies!

Julie my heart goes out to you. It is the very hardest thing to lose your mother. Sounds like it was sudden? After your daughter's wedding, take some time out to grieve, you'll need it.

Thanks for all the kind comments about my purge struggles. Going to fall back on yesterday's hour when I don't meet my 10 min decluttering goal, like today. Neither have I gotten down on the mat despite finding the yoga treasures, nor have I done SWSY despite getting new adjustable weight dumbbell set.

BUT I carried 2 bags of chatchkes around at lunch hour waiting for the thrift store to open, and danced 105 minutes at class tonight, so don't feel too guilty.

Too sleepy to respond to you all tonight,

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!!!

SWSY or matminutes: 4=0 3=0 2=0 1=35
steps: 4=13656 3=6156 2=3567 1=7822

sandhillsmom

Happy Wednesday ladies!!

Middle of the work week, Decent weather and a new Yoga class this afternoon. Here's to being able to move tomorrow LOL
ore tonight after yoga.

Jan, happily smoke free for 44 days!!

DeeDee2211

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Another day at home, yesterday I mopped the floors, got dishes out of the dishwasher, folded laundry and thought now what do I do:frown: ????? There is nothing on TV during the day (actually I think there is nothing on TV ever, all the channels and nothing to watch:huh: ). I played "angry birds" on the iPad, beat all the boards and went back to try to improve my score, got bored with that, took the dog out for a walk, the humidity was so high it was miserable, get back inside and it's only lunch time:huh: , ate lunch, still nothing on TV:grumble: , decided to take a nap, slept for about an hour and a half, took the dog back out for a long walk, we got caught in a rain storm, she looks at me as if to say "why would you do this to me" , the dog does not like being out in the rain, I wasn't too thrilled to get wet either. I used the blow dryer on both of us when we got in. Then I talked on the phone for awhile, my best friends husband is at Duke right now, they're getting ready to harvest his stem cells, and hopefully next week reintroduce them, he'll then be in isolation for at least 2 weeks, probably more . That gave me pause to be thankful that I only have pneumonia, nothing here to complain about!!!!! I do have to go to the grocery store today, I only ever buy enough for a couple of days at a time, I usually don't like going, however today I'm looking forward to at least getting out for a short time!!!! Maybe today I'll feel like going through my closet, yesterday it just didn't appeal to me. I think I would like being at home if I didn't feel like I HAVE to be here, I have plenty of projects I would like to do, but that just means I would be just as busy here and not rest at all:ohwell: . I'm trying to just be, I never thought it would be this hard:noway: .

Meg I'm so sorry about your dinner and your disagreement with your daughter, sending you a hug. Wish I had words of wisdom, but words just fail me now.

Janehadji welcome back!!!! I'm sure you looked just as amazing as your daughter!!! Congratulations on the wedding!!!

I know I'm missing a lot of people, I didn't take notes this time. However I did read all the posts. Maybe I will try to catch up with everyone later today.

Hope you all have a wonderful, exciting, funfilled day!!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: , and log your food!!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

mollymaxjudy1

Hi I fit the over 50 tag and definately went to school and now working in a education linked organisation. I took Voluntary Redundancy in late April this year and after 3 months at home decided being a full time housewife was not for me hence the working again and I really missedf the interaction with my colleagues.

I had ballooned and at 50+ realised I was far from healthy and wanted to live long enough to see my grandchildren grow. So diet started mid June with myfitnesspal and I have now lost 20lb. My husband joined at the same time as me and he has lost 36lb which is fantastic but I am so jealous - how does this man loose 16lb more than me and we both eat the same - I know its all about metabolic rates but heyho still want it to be me as well.

My goals for this month are to do more walking, keep losing weight at least 1lb a week and try new recipes.

lorarock

I have been struggling since returning to work to fit the take home work, dinner prep, and exercise in. I set the alarm on my cell phone as a cue for TIME TO WORKOUT. It worked! I did a 30 minute dvd, and then proceeded to get back to the computer to finish typing educational stuff for an hour. (set a timer--when it went off, I was "done") Hopefully this will hope me regain focus and get the scale going down again. I have 5 weeks until fall break and a hiking trip, so I really need to work on building endurance and getting into shape. Great day to all!

jb_2011

Good morning everyone.

Sorry to hear about your mother, Julie. It's just so sad. :brokenheart: My mom is 87 and failing a bit. unsteady on her feet and becoming a little confused. She's visiting my sister in GA for a few weeks, we're thinking it's possibly time for her to move there permanently. The other option is to find a home-care person to help Mom at her place in San Diego. It's hard to know exactly what to do. My sister told me that when she picked Mom up from the airport last week she had to wheel her through the terminal in a wheelchair, something my mom begged us never to do. Well, she didn't balk at it this time, and said to my sister, "I guess this is the beginning of the end." I'll be on the phone a lot this week with my brother and sister, discussing what we can all do to make Mom as comfortable and happy as can be. I'm a bit teary-eyed this morning.

I got after the huckleberries yesterday morning and ended up making a full case of jam. There was a big bag of berries left which I put in the freezer for a pie during the holidays. More canning today, hubby roasted about 4 dozen Anaheim chilies on the grill last night, so this morning I'll be peeling, seeding and dicing them for processing in 1/2 pint canning jars. Fire-roasted diced green chilies, oh they are so good. There are tons more chilies in the garden yet, we'll be pickling some, drying some, canning and freezing others all month long. Poblanos, jalapenos, serranos, bells, sweet Italians, sweet cherry and cayenne.

Michele, feel free to message me if you need additional help posting photos when the time comes.

Thanks for the compliments on my pics! It's really important to look back and compare every once in awhile to see how far we've come. Here's my most current photo, taken in my backyard in July, at 65 lbs lost.



Have a wonderful day, time for me to make some phone calls.

jb

janemartin02

Happy Hump day!!
had some bad storms last night and this am.
JB,you look great in your pic.Huckleberries sound so good.
Welcome all the newbies.
make it a good day!!
HUGS
jane

tiarapants

Hi Ladies

I'm having 'one of those days' - you know the ones when you think you should have just rolled over and stayed in bed!

Hope you are all doing ok, I have to go and make the umpteenth phone call to try to sort out problems for other people. Still, it's nice to be needed!

Have a good one my friends.

Back later.
Love to all.
Amanda x

drkatiebug

Bump so I can find later. Just now checking in for Sept. busy, busy.

rorae

hay me, me, pick me.....would like to join in here also. Not a current or past teacher, did attend school and loved the whole back to school vibe of a new adventure and expectancy.

I am back after a summer long pity party of eating what ever and when ever and now 21 lbs later ...

so my goals are:

Take that pottery class, cuz I deserve to do something I want like this, just for me and for no particular reason ! so there.
Continue to log on everyday, prompting better choices at all times.
Pack my lunch to work, insuring I know what I am eating vs mystery food from cafeteria.
Do what ever soul searching/personal inventory/past life regression it takes to get to the bottom of the emotional eating.
Start moving, some way, every day

have a peaceful day !

linder4866

Hello - back to my own home for a little while! Thanks for everyone who sent along prayers and best wishes. My dad had a partial hip replacement and came through the surgery fine. All the drugs did affect his mind however adding to his prior problems so it was tough for both of us. He's now in a Skilled Nursing facility and his doctor told me to GO HOME---these people are trained to take care of people. Yes, true, but you feel so bad for your loved one---pain, problems understanding what is going on, and caregivers who have too many people to look after so response is always slow.

Anyway, doing errands and still lots to do on my list.

I try to read your posts whenever I can. You ladies are the BEST! Thanks again.......

Lin
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

12774

hello ,you bublicious group of 50+, I am very much interested in joining your group.Joined Aug.2012. Have lost 10.6 lbs so far. Very motivated to continue with this trend.

texasgal22

Good afternoon ladies!

:bigsmile: and welcome bublicious 12774 - I'm careful not to step in it :laugh:
Lin, welcome home and good that your dad is doing well enough for you to go home
Good for you, rorae taking the pottery class; we should all be doing things we enjoy
Jen, we mom's sure love our phone calls from our children; happy yours called. Like your brother I am in the Dallas area, staying indoors at night and using OFF if I don't but will sure be glad when this passes. Several have died.

Signing off; much to do this afternoon - hope you enjoy yours.

glendalight

Well, I saw my surgeon today for a post surgery check up and he gave me the go ahead to start some exercising. SOOO....I am telling you all this so you can hold me accountable......no more excuses! Time to get off the butt and get to work, - gradually, of course! :happy:

(and jb, the photo is inspiring. Good work! and the garden looks great too!)

wessecg

Hi everyone. I am having a hard time not weighing in everyday. Part of me wants to say "Fine, I'll log in every day, and record whenever there's a loss." My weigh in day is Friday, but if I see a loss on Wednesday and it's not there on Friday it gets discouraging. I don't want to wait another week to log my losses.

@Exermom - you're right, the horseback riding really adds to your core body strength. I don't seem to see the thigh workout but I really don't use my thighs much. I am so used to riding bareback I am simply balanced on my rear, rather than gripping with my thighs. I committed to riding my green horse 100 times in 2012. Unfortunately I am way behind. Tonight will be ride 55.

kathyszoo

Hi All,

Not feeling too good today but wanted to pop by and say hi. Have a headache plus feeling fuzzy headed, think it might be sinuses. Skipping exercise and may even nap to see if I feel better afterwards. I did catch up reading all the great posts!

Welcome to all the new people!

Liz - Glad your dad made out ok with surgery!

Meg - Hope things get better at home soon!

Enjoy the rest of the day!

Kathy:drinker:

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Happy September:flowerforyou:

I'm gone for six days, it's a new month and already we are on page 9:noway: I will probably not get caught up until this weekend when hubby goes camping with Grandson #1, Son #2 and Son #2's FIL...I will get in some good work outs too.

Las Vegas was fun...it's so NOT a real world place:laugh: When you can buy any form of alcohol and walk down the street with it and no one cares...that's NOT part of where we all live. Sat on a planter (about 4 1/2 ft high watching the people walk by while drinking our drinks...and mine was pretty big:blushing: . Visited the M & M store (it's 4 stories high) and didn't buy one piece of chocolate:bigsmile: Had my 58th Birthday while we were there and the kids took us to the Aria for the Buffet and had Crab Legs & Lobster...it was wonderful We aren't big gamblers but did play the slots a couple of times and walked way with $53.00 so we consider that a win...it paid for a tank of gas Had a great time with Son #1 & DIL even went to a high school football game and had burgers at the tailgate party before the game. Yep we did do a lot of eating and drinking that is not part of my normal life so will take this next week to get it back together before I record any changes.

Hope you all have a good weekend over Labor Day for those of you in the US.

Setting my goals for September. To lose #2 and be within two pounds of my goal and get back on track for the 100 squats. I did manage to do the 20 days of cardio last month so I will shoot for that again.

Until tomorrow let's log, log and log somemore.

Laura80111

megblair1

Hi everyone. Hope you had a good day. Mine was pretty productive and quiet working in my office. My fitness partner Ginny and I went for a walk at lunch; a little hotter than we expected but had a good time anyway. The one thing interesting that happened today was a conference call for a book I’m being hired to be an editor for. I got my “section” assignment: I’ll be overseeing the three trauma/emergency chapters and re-writing 2 of the critical care ones. That was exactly what I wanted! I
have to go to Philadelphia in October for a formal planning meeting.

Kathy: awwwww so sorry about your foot. I hope it feels better today. :flowerforyou:

Janehadji: welcome back! I’m sure the wedding was splendid! At least the mess in your house is fun mess, as opposed to an annoying mess LOL :laugh:

Jen: I agree with you, it is so helpful to be able to share with non-judgmental and caring women. Glad you finally got to talk with DS

Classilady: good job on keeping on plan

Gardengail: you have some great goals.

Michele: I think you should have charged them LOL :bigsmile:

Nancy: I am a firm believer in the brain-body connection and often have my students do kinesthetic activities in class, which they think is a little crazy since we are in college! Oh boy have I heard “attachment disorder” a ton! That’s a great cover for “we really don’t have any idea what is going on, but we are sure it’s because of her past”. LOL Thank you for your kind words. She has never been able to master English and now it’s worse since her boyfriend is a Russian and they speak Russian all the time. I’m all for staying fluent in your native language, but she needs to improve her English! She also refuses to talk sometimes. DD#2 is cooking tonight so no dinner drama. My mouth just waters for Russian candy. We each had a square last night…they are ¼ ounce each LOL.

Barbie: how much house sitting does your DH do? Sounds almost like a full time job.

Barbara: It sounds like you are finding other ways to stay active.

DeeDee: glad you are still on the mend but am sure you are getting frustrated with the slow pace. Thanks for the hug…I needed it!

Jb: WOWOWOWOW your pic is so nice! You look great, healthy and fit. Good for you! 65 pounds gone and never to come back! :flowerforyou:

Jane: hi and nice to see you!

Lin: glad you are home. You need to care for yourself now.

Glenda: ok get to work! LOL! Great news from the doc!

Wessecg: I too am tempted to weigh when I think I look “better” than before and I also get very discouraged on official weigh in day if that change is gone, so to save my sanity…I quit doing it!

Kathy: thanks for your nice thoughts

Laura80111: your trip sounds like a blast. Glad you are home safely

Well, time to get busy. Working on the book before dinner then DH and I HAVE to tackle the dreaded taxes. OMG I can’t figure out why we can’t get them done on time! Welcome to the newbies! Take care, Meg :drinker:

rjadams

Wow what a chatty bunch. Sooo many new faces. I have been so busy lately, no real time to keep up. I joined a new challenge to try to help hold myself accountable. DH and I are off for a weekend getaway to Tillamook Bay for the weekend and I see a lot of cheese in my near future. :bigsmile:

To all of you newbies, I have been a part of this thread since about March of 2010. These are the strongest, toughest, most caring individuals you will ever have the pleasure of meeting. Welcome.

All my love

Robin (Bodi and Ritter too!)

JNHeff

DeeDee,
lovely post~ awesome goals! hope you've had a good day. i really enjoy reading y'alls posts!

thanks a LOT!

janie :flowerforyou: