WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2012

lizmil79

Good Morning Ladies,

Just a quick stop in getting ready to leave for work. Carpooling today and waiting for my friend so have a few minutes to check on posts.

@Deb A. and @Lyn Glad to hear that Sandy hasn't bother you all too much!

@Amanda- wishing you a wonderful day.

@ Dee I also went yesterday to vote. It was a family affair since it was also my DH day off and my daughter is 19 we all went to vote. DD 1st time. We have been talking about the issues and I hadn't want her too unless it was her choice her decision and she did a really good job of trying to study the issues and coming up with her own picks. Proud of her. Even with her issues I see hope.

I am hurting this morning still a bit. My neck and shoulder lots of pain took some aleve must have slept wrong. Well she should be here soon. Wishing you all a good day keep warm and dry.

Liz

carojrrn

Hello everyone,

Counting my blessings this morning. We lost power about 15 hours ago but have the generator going. Could have been a lot worse. Hoping everyone else in the path of Sandy is safe and sound.....

Will check back in at a later date!

Carolyn

mazaron

Good Morning,

East Coasters, I hope you’re all OK this morning. What a smackeroo of a storm!

Well, I have my coffee & I'm ready for my morning gossip with with the girls. Student teacher ran a good math lesson, and the grade 7's were in good form. I will be able to do some one-on-one tutoring while she's at work, so that will be interesting too.

I justified spending over $100 on a new pair of workout shoes ran almost a whole 5K yesterday! It took me 42 minutes and I walked only 14 minutes of the way. Can you believe it? :noway: I can't believe it! It was treadmill running, which is less challenging than outdoor running, but still, "I am not a runner". Today is a New Rules of Lifting For Life day - :explode: gonna up my deadlift to 70 pounds! My goal is to deadlift my body weight, so I'd better keep loosing! :laugh:

Oh, Jeannie, What a challenge your son is throwing at you. Sometimes alll we can do is stand back and love them.

M – thanks for the message, it was very thoughtful and gave me a boost to get on with the day.:flowerforyou:

Sally, I hope you still have power & everything is safe on Rhode Island.

Robin, Are you tapping today? Channel Shirley Temple & shake those ringlets! :happy:

Grammaree, I log all the food I plan to eat first thing in the morning, that ensures I don’t forget in the evening and it keeps me on track for the day. I don’t log water or exercise in advance though, that goes in as I do it.

Barbie, I love it! “If you’re not hungry enough to eat an apple, you’re not hungry.” Apples are in season here & really good, which isn’t the point, I know, but it’s a really good motto to live by & it’s going on my quote wall. Let me know how you like the blender.

Jen, I hope things are safe where you are, power on and not too frantic at work.

Meg, it's good to hear you sounding full of energy and excitement - here's to a happy Tuesday. :drinker:

Good morning Liz, have fun at volunteer day. I think lean protein does help, I often have a chilled poached salmon filet with salad greens topped with salsa for lunch – fills me up and has very few calories. I poach four salmon filets on Sunday and keep them in my fridge for the week – four lunches I don’t have to plan for!

Linda/Sundance – Wow, you are motivated! Have a good ride on that recumbent bike. How can arthritis pick just one bone in your hand? Or in my feet? I had my big toe joint replaced six months ago – just that joint was affected by arthritis, none of the others…now the other foot is going wonky. Sigh.

Gail, my DH went nuts about LED light bulbs a few months ago, got them on sale and replaced everything in the house. I think it’s better. Well, I’d better think it’s better, because it was a project and a quarter, I can tell you!

Carolyn, I hope all’s well at your place.

Ooops, there goes the 7:15 am chime on the clock, time to get the day started. Coffee time is over.

Stay warm, stay safe, keep moving!

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Another beautiful day here on Tuesday,

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Hoping all of you out east are doing okay and that Sandy didn't damage you too much.

Tigress- don't you just hate that it's the wrinkle time of our lives and you are still having zits:noway: :noway: Hope the stress goes away so your face will clear up.

Meg-hoping it's nothing serious with the tooth and that the vet is able to help your old cat. Peanut had one of those fangs pulled a few weeks ago, but it doesn't seem to be something he's missing. Your dinner sounded yummy:drinker:

Liz- :flowerforyou: congrats on that 1.5 loss. They all add up

DeeDee- how brave of you to go back and repost after having your first post eaten:grumble: Not sure I would have had the time to do that. What makes the chili green is the tomatillos.

Mary- it sounds like you have a good workout plan. I feel that I've been a success if I can get in 20 min a day and now that I've started the 30 day Shred it gives me a goal of at least the 20 min for the next 30 days...I feel like I'm not living up to my end of the commitment if I don't do my workout even if it's on a DVD.

Jeannie- boot camp will either make or break your son. After having three sons go through it and each one having a different experience it was interesting to see what they got out of it...hoping it helps develop your son into the young man you know he can be:flowerforyou:

Deborah- no 45 min is about right...it's just that we are such a chatty group

Linda- that's quite the post for hunt and peck with one hand...hoping you heal quickly:flowerforyou:

Lila- I've never roasted jalapenos....the only time I've bought them fresh from a local farm and made salsa no one had told me to wear gloves and my hands burned, my eyes and everywhere I touched...I learned that lesson the hard way:noway: :noway:

Wizzywig-:flowerforyou: Welcome Back:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

DebA-glad that you and your family are okay after the storm, they keep announcing that there are millions without power...glad it's not you:drinker: In the evening if you find snacking a problem maybe some exercise instead...I know that Barbie has done steps, lunges and now rides her bike...just to keep busy.

Michele & DeeDee- I know that music in places is a hugh distractor to my hubby plenty of times he has gone in a restaurant and asked them to turn down the music ears don't heal once you have lost that hearing:ohwell:

Lyn- sounds like you were very prepared and glad you didn't have to use it:drinker: :drinker:

Nancy- congrats on that run:flowerforyou: that's impressive.

Janehadji-Hoping today is better than yesterday:flowerforyou: hubbys can just get under the skin sometimes:indifferent:

:flowerforyou: Welcome to the newbies, jump right in and let us get to know you.

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Got home and watched a bit of the news of Sandy and all her destruction then went and did my day three of 30DS. It's a good thing Jillian encourages you like she's in the room with you because when she said " I'm sure you want to turn off the DVD right now"...she was right...but I didn't I worked though it an am glad for it. It would be so much easier to head to the basement and jump on the bike but it wouldn't give me the results I'm striving for. As far as logging my 30DS I have no idea how to so I just don't log any exercise as I don't have a fitbit or HRM...so for now it looks like I'm not doing any exercise:ohwell:

Sounds like Sandy has moved inland and is mixing with the Noreaster and that it's bringing in some snow...we are having wonderful weather here in Denver and they are even saying high 70's on Thursday, but we will see the weather people have a way of not getting it right.

When I left last night I was so frustrated and angry :explode: after being on the phone with a city auditor for certified payrolls and have a hugh mess to clean up now. I had to verify that I wasn't losing my mind as the classification that I was supposed to be paying these workers wasn't on the Wage Rates that I was given....sure do wish they would send out the right rates so that mistakes like this don't happy.:grumble: :grumble: So I'm off to straighten out the mess.

Everyone have a good day. Log your food, log your exercise and log that water:drinker: :drinker:

Laura80111

suebdew

Good morning from sunny Texas. So glad to hear that those in the path of the storm have reported in and doing pretty good. I'm leaving today for a week at Disney World to celebrate my granddaughters 6th birthday. I haven't figured out how to get to groups from my iphone so may not post during that time. However, when I return I will be a "participating" member of this great group.
Stay strong, stay motivated and keep on keeping on.
Sue

janehadji

Good Tuesday morning!

I'm glad that all who've checked in from the hurricane area came through unscathed, and hope that those we haven't heard from yet are equally safe.

Thank you for the encouragement. I'm not speaking to hubby. When he's angry, he tends to be verbally abusive and says a lot of things that he doesn't mean. He always attacks my two most vulnerable points -- my mothering and my weight. Since I work so hard at both of them, it really hurts me. I've started just leaving the room, but I hate being told how fat I am!

A few years ago, I'd have eaten everything in sight, but now that I'm doing this for myself I seem to be in much better control. I haven't even been tempted, so I'll take that as a sign of increased maturity.

Off to the VA with my dad again this morning to have more of his teeth extracted. I wish they would just finish it so that we could move forward on the dentures. He doesn't have enough left to chew anyway.

Linda Sundance -- I hope that the brace and meds work wonders and that you're able to use your hand again soon! I love your determination to ride the bike. I would love to hear your Saudi stories -- it sounds like an amazing time in your life. You obviously have an adventurous spirit!

Lila -- I don't know a lot about the coast area in BC, but we were there several years ago and looked at real estate in an area called Furry Creek (I think) just north of Vancouver and on the coast. Is that where your daughter lives? Hubby was interested in having a vacation home there, although it never happened with the economy crashing. It was gorgeous there!

Nancy -- I'm really impressed with your running, treadmill or not!!! That's amazing. I can only jog for about 2 minutes at a time, and that nearly kills me. Great job!

jb_2011

Hi everyone!

I'm back from my trip to warm San Diego to be with my mom. We spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to fix her dizzy-headedness. I checked out a couple of great books from the library while I was there and read to her about nutrition, insomnia, blood sugar, etc. I talked to her about cutting way down on her sugar intake, especially at night to see if that might help her sleep better. I wish I knew exactly what's going on, it saddens me to see her not feeling well and being unsteady on her feet. She could certainly stand to eat better, and more often. I'm hoping she'll realize how important eating good food is. Her doctor is no help at all and just wants to throw another pill at Mom. I'll continue with research.

I'm cooking and cleaning this morning, getting ready for the work week. Made Quinoa and Black Beans, hardboiled some eggs, and I'm starting a pot of soup. The house is a wee bit of a mess, but hubby did pretty well while I was gone considering he had to get up an hour earlier to walk the dogs in the dark, go to work, come home at lunch time and walk the dogs again, go back to work, come home at dark, play with dogs, feed dogs, fix his own dinner and lunch for the next day, and try to keep things halfway clean. Needless to say the cleaning part was not top priority :laugh: I have time this morning to get things done.

I have tomatoes to peel and corn to shuck and peppers to slice for the dehydrator. I'd better get moving. Oh! Just by mentioning the word "moving" reminds me that I have to do aerobics this morning! :bigsmile: I took some very long walks while I was away, and rode the recumbent bike at the gym in my mom's complex. However, I ate plenty, and I'm not planning to get on the scale until Friday. :blushing:

Everyone be safe back east, keep us posted!

Good day jb

rjadams

Hello dear ladies.

I feel for all of you dealing with the super storm. Even if you didn't get hit hard it is still just going to be mess for a while.

Ritter is doing better. He has had his "daddy" staying home from work the last two days so he has been a good boy.

I on the other hand have major ear cloggage and I am frustrated that I cannot hear a darn thing. :grumble:

@ Lila When I made my quinoa I sauted the mushrooms leeks and chicken for a bit and through it in the pot with the qinoa and chicken stock. When it is all cooked it is like a pilaf or risotto consistency and holds together without a binder or a sauce.

Barbie- I totally agree aobut planning out ahead and sticking to it. When I did well two years ago I used to plan my whole week out. I never had to think about it after the planning. I would just look on the computer and see what I needed to consume. I was really able to manage all my nutrients to finite levels and I lost a lot of weight. (Of course most of it is back since I went back to work) I just struggle now to find the time to plan it all out.

Laura - I hate fixing other people caused errors. I hope it didn't take you too long.

Love to all of you wonderful women,

Robin, Bodi and Ritter

janemartin02

Hello.
Today is Violet and grandma day.Way too cold and windy to do the pumpkin patch so took her to the library and Mcd`s to play and get an ice cream cone,she says,it`s not too cold for ice cream.Gonna make pumpkins out of tooties roll pops.Have an extra day with her,as tomorrow i`m going to her preschool to see her in her Halloween parade and go trick or treat.
Trying to get hubby to join health club.They have a special going on 0 joining fee and 10 a month.I need to continue with my ex on the machines and it would save going an hour and 1/2 to the y where I lived.
Have a good day!
HUGS
jane:flowerforyou:

djhobs

:flowerforyou: happy Tuesday! We were very lucky with Sandy...it kind of swirled around the mid-Hudson Valley. There were power outages but we did not get a ton of rain and the wind died down last night sometime...am very thankful...I think the mid Atlantic and those around the great lakes are getting a pretty good dose of rain and/or snow...not sure who was headed to NYC...lucky for you it was cancelled (but disappointing)...the City is a mess...enough of my weather report

Good luck to the son headed for boot camp...it has made a world of difference in my son...he was headed down a bad path and the change in him was amazing...I pray for the same change for your son.

Jb - I love your profile pictures! Good luck with getting your mom to eat healthier...my sister and I have been trying to get my mom to eat better for five years or so...she thinks oj and coffee is a good breakfast and lean cuisine for dinner...and she wonders where her belly came from...I keep trying

Nancy..good job on the run...I think there is a runner inside that new body of yours


Laura..good luck with jillian...I gave my Dvd to my dd...it drove me crazy!!

Ok that is all I can remember...someday I will take notes

Congrats for the successes on and off the scale, stay safe to those still in the path of sandy

Jen

exermom

Got up early and went to use the Stairmaster, then had to take a quick shower, home for some breakfast, then to the board meeting of the Newcomers. Came home, gave Loki his med, went to one store (boy, they say they price match, but are they ever pickey) then had to go to WalMart for a few things (at least they aren't as pickey), came home and Vince and I went to a landscape place to look at river rock. He wanted me to see it so that, as he says, I can't blame him if we get it and I don't like it. Ha, it doesn't work that way. Even if I see it, if I don't like it I still say "why did you let me get that?". That's our running joke. Came home, had dinner, then I made cookies for Jess to take with her to Memphis (she's going to see a friend whose birthday it is and we're going to be watching her cats). Now I'm on the computer, in a little bit I'll watch some TV (gotta see DWTS!)

A guy from the pool co. is supposed to be here tomorrow to do a power wash to hopefully get that red chalk up off the concrete. Oh, they sent us an email saying that they had to order an 8' piece of fence and how much we were to pay. Vince wrote back that we aren't paying for 8' since they only needed 5' and to our knowledge it only comes in 6'pieces. Admitted, the difference is about $35, but it's more the principle of the thing! In the end, they agreed to our price. Well, they better because they aren't getting any more and it certainly wouldn't be worth taking us to court over $35.

Tomorrow is Halloween. We usually do a lot of decorating, but we didn't do a thing this year. We didn't expect that the pool install would take so long. Vince hurt his rib the other day cutting out the solar covers. Personally, I feel that if he were in better shape physically, he wouldn't hurt so much. But what do I know???? Anyway, he's not going to bowling tomorrow, which I can understand, he is afraid he might reinjur his rib. I won't go, I told that gal in charge that someone needed to help Vince but the truth is that I really want to be here when the guy is doing the cleaning. It takes soooo long at bowling, I was talking to one guy and he agrees that some of it is because some people are sooooo slow, then there are those who wander around and aren't there when it's their turn to bowl. On senior bowl days I go around 12:30 and many times don't get home until around 4, and I only live like 10 minutes from the alley! I'd probably go but because it takes like 4 hours, that's just too much time to be eaten up. If it was only 2 or 3 hours, that might be another thing. I'm going to ask when we have senior bowling for the summer if we couldn't have 3 person teams rather than 4 person teams. Maybe that'll speed things up a bit. There are some teams that only have 3 people, so is there a reason we must have 4???

I like the river rock that we saw, some of the rock is gray (will match the retaining wall) and some of it is beige (will match the tile).

Tomorrow I'll go to yoga then take the deep water class. Then I'll buy gas (I will get $1 per gallon off and 10 cents expire at the end of the month so I'll buy it tomorrow and fill the 2 gas cans that we have), then stop at CVS to get a prescription for Vince and come right home. Hey, I just realized that I didn't get my circulars today with the items that are going on sale!

FINALLY got to talk to ds. Haven't talked to him in almost 2 months. I don't know what was up with him, but we would call and call, he never once called us back. I'd send him email, nothing. You have no idea how upset I've been. For the past 5 weeks or so I've had Vince call because if the call went to voicemail, I know that I'd break down and start crying. I usually would but at least I wasn't on the phone! For some reason, Bryan has got it in his head that when I cry I'm trying to make him feel guil about his decision to live in France. But all's he has to do is talk to us on a regular basis! That would help me ever so much. But at least I didn' get to talk to him today. It seems he called but I wasn't home, Vince said that we'd call him when I got home (in about 1/2 hour) so we did and I got to talk to him!!!!

DeeDee - Vince has a concealed carry permit, if we go to WalMart at night for one thing he won't let me go alone, and he always carries a gun with him. Even when we're in FL, he has a gun. I know that he's responsible, but you don't know about the other guy. Hopefully, that pound will be gone by tomorrow.

Lyn - it never fails, when you're prepared for the worst, it never happens. Sometimes I'll take my umbrella with me somewhere and someone will ask why I have it, I just tell them that it's my cheap insurance. When you're prepared, you never need it. Glad you didn't lose power

Laura - at "bet you want to turn off the DVD right now" and you really did. Sometimes I feel that way, too. So proud of you, tho, for NOT turning it off. Good wishes to you for straightening out that mess. I know you can do it!

Glad some of you are safe and sound. We just got heavy winds, some cold weather (it barely hit 50 here today) and a bit of a drizzle. Other than that, we fared just fine. But then again, we're near the foothills.

Sue - whenever we go away, I can't get to the commmunities from my phone, but what I do is I sometimes post on the front page of MFP.

jb - isn't it sad how docs are so willing to prescribe a pill for this and a pill for that? I believe that the body many times can heal itself, but all these pills don't let it. As a matter of fact, if you take too many antibiotics, eventually they won't work because your body builds up a resistance to them.

Robin - I will tend to get a buildup of earwax and then can't hear a darn thing from that ear. I have found that using Debrox helps a lot. I used to go and get my ears blown out (all the earwax would get out) but since I've started using the Debrox, I haven't had to get that done. I'd guess that the last time I had to get my ears cleaned was probably around 15 or more years ago.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

SallyCC

Hello All,
Just a quick drop in tonight. We were so lucky in my neighborhood in RI--- I didn't lose power or get any damage from Sandy. It is unreal. I can't imagine being in the direct path. I hope everyone is ok.

I am looking forward to getting into my routine. I feel all out of sorts with getting ready for the storm...then waiting.
I am looking forward to my November goals...

Have a good night,
Sally

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Mary, I’m glad your first Strong women Stay Young workout went well. I do mine on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, too…..you are so right to make the effort to take the time for yourself.

:grumble: I didn’t get enough sleep last night----stayed up too late with DWTS and woke up too early and couldn’t go back to sleep so I had a giant sinking spell in the afternoon and ended up at Costco where we nibbled on several of the samples (tasty but probably a week’s worth of sodium)….we agreed that dinner would be “find it and fix it” so I made an omelet with onions, tomatoes, havarti, and Feta cheese and filled the rest of the day with my weight training and then a few short rides on the recumbent bike while watching figure skating …super fun.

:flowerforyou: We didn’t have any Trick-or-Treaters last year, but if we get any this year, we’ll give them quarters…money is always appreciated and there’s no worry about who will consume the leftovers.

Hugs to all of you in the path of the hurricane

lentigogirl

I took three days off MFP to sit on the couch and listen to the winds; no real excuse, just fully hunkering down. Lost a few tree limbs but nothing serious. My mom lost a boat and pier (they live on a lake) but we are grateful that the tree fell towards the lake and not the house. Everyone else in the family is fine. (We all live within a few miles radius.) Devastated by the pictures from the rest of the East Coast.

kathyszoo

Happy Halloween!!

I can't believe it's already Oct. 31st already! Where did the month go? Didn't do that good with Oct. goals but I'm thinking up my Nov. ones as we speak! Glad to hear from some of you on the East coast and glad you are ok!!

I'm up so early because I have to take my Yorkie, Benji, to the vet when it opens at 7 so I can still get to work on time! He had trouble keeping his one eye open and it's watery too. Just started late last night. Not sure if the cat scratched him when they were playing or what happened.:frown: Busy day! Vet, then work, pool therapy after work and then Trunk and Treat at the church. My other dog loves to go to that and wears his pumpkin costume (if it still fits :laugh: ). We were good and didn't get any candy we would eat! That's a first! Today will be my cheat day since we are having a potluck and pizza at work today but I will remember moderation! Still love the job and got positive feedback from the temp agency! I feel very blessed lately and give thanks everyday for all my blessings which include all of you here!:flowerforyou:

Gail-The frog cross stitch sounds adorable! I haven't done cross stitch in years, makes me want to start up again!

Linda- Very sorry to hear how much pain you are having! I hope you find some relief soon!

DeeDee- Your party sounded so fun! The girls must have looked adorable in their costumes!

Robin-Hope Ritter is feeling better and hope your ear gets better soon!

Mary-What a great exercise plan! Motivates me to get more exercise in! Love tai chi-I do a modified sitting version of it.

Jb-Adorable profile pic!

Michelle-So glad for you that you got talked to ds! Mine is only in MO-not nearly as far away as yours but he is definitely not a phone person and maybe we have a 3-5 min. conversation every 1-2 weeks!

Barbie-Love your latest graphic!

Lentigogirl-Glad you are ok!!

Time to get going!! Sorry if I didn't respond to you personally but I did finally get caught up reading all the great posts!:drinker:

Kathy

DeeDee2211

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!

Lyn Glad your part of the state didn`t get hit from Sandy!!!

Gail Thanks for the info on the light bulbs, guess I`ll start replacing as the old ones burn out!

Liz That`s fabulous about your daughter voting, and making her own decisions, you should be very proud!!! Hope your neck and shoulder are better!!!

Carolyn Glad you have a generator!!! Hopefully your power will be restored soon!!!

Nancy Congrats on your 5k!!! Those shoes are worth every penny!!!

Laura80111 Hope you got all that work mess figured out!

Suebdew Hope you have a wonderful time at Disney!!! Happy birthday to your granddaughter!!!

Janehadji Men....:devil: . :devil: Good for you just leaving the room!!! I know those words hurt though .

Jb Welcome home!!! How wonderful of you to take such good care of your mom!!! I bet hubby and the fur babies are glad you`re home!!!

Robin Hope your ear unclogs soon! I have inner ear problems and they are no fun!!! Dr. put me on Nasonex spray and it seems to help, if only I would use it the I`m supposed to:ohwell: . Glad Ritter is feeling better!

JaneMartin Sounds like you had fun at the library and McD, at that age it`s never too cold for ice cream:laugh: !!!! Have fun today too!!!

Jen Glad Sandy didn`t do any damage in your area!!!!

Michele Busy busy you are!!! I bet those river rock will look good! Where in France is your son? Glad you got to talk to him!!! My hubby had a conceal carry permit too, he always had it with him. He bought me a glock and I took lessons, so I know how to use it, I could probably use a refresher course now though. He traveled a lot and wanted to make sure I was safe, even though we used to laugh, I have an alarm system on everything, a security camera system, and a gate, motion lights outside etc.etc., he said it was like trying to get into Fort Knox:laugh: . I do feel pretty safe where I am, and I`m thankful for that!!!

Sally Glad you`re safe and had no damage from Sandy!!!

Barbie Your dinner sounds good!!! I never think about making an omelet, however I think that`s what I`ll do next time I want a fast dinner, sure has less sodium than canned soup!!! Love the kitty graphic!

Lentigogirl Glad everyone safe!!!!

Kathy have fun tonight!!! Glad your job is going good!!! Hope your fur baby will be okay!!!

Today was weigh in day and I lost 3 pounds, better than last month when I lost 1.3, however my inches didn`t budge much, last month I lost almost 8 inches, this month ony 1 3/4":grumble: . MFP recalculated my calories too, I went from 1410 cals,. a day to 1300 a day:sad: , I`ll probably start adding my exercise calories in now:frown: . Well it is now time for me to get busy and get this day off to a wonderful start, I`m trying to perk myself up this morning, I`m just in an icky mood for some reason:sad: .

Hope everyone has a wonderful day, and many more treats (non food) than tricks!!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

bigpal

Good morning ladies its a great day to be living and be thankful for all we have and pray for those that was in the path of the super storm hope all has a wonderful day does something to better theyre health and say something to help others stay on the road to health slow and steady getts you where you want to be carol

DMOMofTHREE

Wanted to try my hand at posting an image, thought I would start with a little motivation:happy:

mazaron

Oh, Wonderful Wednesday!

Oh Halloween…a day of minor chaos at school. :noway: I won’t say utter chaos, because that would be untrue, they will sit for a few minutes during math lesson with the student teacher.:laugh: I made them “snakes in the sand” (rice chrispie squares with gummie worms) and scabs and gore (blue corn chips with salsa) for a lunch treat. Not great nutrition, but not too terrible. Gotta play along sometimes, right? I’m dressing up as a traffic controller – not too far from reality, in some ways!

Laura, sure hope you got the payroll-mess cleared up. That 30DS workout sounds like a killer at 20 minutes a day! :explode:

Janehadji, sorry to hear you’re still at odds with the husband. You’re taking good care of your Dad, don’t forget to take good care of yourself, too.

Whew, JB, what an effort to get your home routine back – I’ll bet your kitchen smelled fantastic and DH was more than glad to see you! I bought quinoa a while back, still haven’t figured out how to use it. Black bean salad sounds good to me, I’ll do some recipe research.

Jane, Did you get your gym membership? I sure hope so.

Barbie, what a good idea “Find it and fix it” dinners – your omelet sounds heavenly.

Lentigogirl, glad to hear you have ridden out the storm. :drinker: Was your power off?

DeeDee, congratulations on the three pound loss, that’s tremendous!

Speaking of guns…this is Canada, of course, so different context. When we were first married we lived on a homestead in Northern BC. For our first wedding anniversary DH gave me a rifle – (some fancy thing he fancied, I expect) – and taught me how to use it. He figured it would be my last line of defense when the bears came to the door, we often sighted them in the yard. I figured he should have given me a shotgun, I’d have a better chance of hitting something! :noway: (As a side note, since then we have bought works of art on our wedding anniversaries, so we have 30 years worth of paintings, etc. to show for it and only one weapon!)

Gotta go get ready to play along with the ghosts, goblins and ghouls at school. To the despair of my "grew up in the 70's" feminist heart a group of my girls have decided to dress up as Barbie Dolls. :ohwell: Oh sigh.

See you all on the other side,

Nancy

4thoseiluv

Good morning, ladies! Doing a quick check in to see if everyone's okay ~ that was a terrible storm! I was amazed at all the preparation that was done in anticipation of Sandy. I've never been through a 'disaster' situation and would never have thought to fill the tubs with water for flushing (until now). I'm sure there are so many things that can be done to keep yourself as safe as possible.

Lyn, making those hotel reservations was such a good idea too.

Laura, how are you feeling after Day 4 of the shred? Jillian can be a real whip snapper! Are they 20 minute sessions all the way through? I'm going to assume it gets more difficult as you go along? As long as you know you're getting your exercise, it doesn't matter if you log it...

Sue, you will have such a fun time with your DGD at Disney World!!

DeeDee, canned soup is deadly for sodium. :drinker: BRAVO on such a strong loss!!! I didn't know that MFP recalculates your calories ~ is this an automatic thing once you do a weight check-in?

Liz, congrats on your loss!! :drinker: Hope the Aleve helps with the pain.

Nancy, is treadmill running easier on one's joints? I didn't know you lifted weights ~ wtg!!

Barbie, I used to say the same thing about a bran muffin ~ if you don't want to eat one, you're not that hungry! It's amazing the number of bran muffins one can eat when they're 'not hungry'! So, the apple idea is a much better one for me!:laugh:

Janehadji, hope things are more peaceful today. Those closest to us definitely know what hurts us the most ~ walking away is good...

Linda Sundance, hope your hand will start feeling better soon. I'm amazed that you're still posting!

Lila, the only things I can think of is that you either put in too much fruit (only 10 or so raisins), didn't use a large enough mug to allow room for rising, or your microwave requires that the muggin be in for a bit longer. I don't know if you want to bother experimenting with it again, but it is really tasty.

jb, are you able to talk to your DM's doctor about how she's doing? Does she live alone or does she receive some care? I'm sure your DH appreciates even more all the things you do to make life easier. They do tend to forget... I just came across a recipe for no sodium beef jerky that I want to try and I think it would make a good snack. A few years ago I gave my DS our dehydrator because he loved using it when he was still at home. I might buy another one. Do you use yours a lot?

Robin, I've never tried eating quinoa because I've heard that it has a bitter aftertaste ~ is that true? I've read so many comments about how much people love the stuff and how good it is for you. I'd like to try it, but I'm just a bit leary...:huh:

Jane, that deal at the health club sounds too good to pass up! Hope you had a great day with Violet ~ how old is she?

Michele, enjoy your yoga class today! So happy to hear you finally spoke with your DS ~ France is so far away. It makes one thankful for Skype!

Lentigogirl, good to hear you are okay...

Kathy, hope Benji's eye feels better soon. I worry about that with my dogs when they play rough (except with their teeth). They're always grabbing at each others faces! Good luck with lunch!

Dmomofthree, loved the motivating image you posted ~ thanks so much!!!

As for me, I had my appointment at the cardiac center yesterday. All lab work was good and everything checked out okay. I did mention my concern about the weight fluctuations (even though I stay under 1500mg of sodium a day). I specifically asked about my sodium levels from the lab work and they were very good!

They sent in a dietitian and she is suspecting what I have suspected all along ~ insulin resistance or carb intolerance. All the symptoms are there and this has been an ongoing problem for me for years with bloating, difficulty losing weight, etc.:ohwell: So, I plan on doing a bit more research today.

Spent some time at Chapters, then headed over the Mark's WW for a pair of anti-slip 'grippy' boots so I could avoid falling again like I did the other day. I was just throwing the ball to Buddy and walking around the yard, but I guess the snow was slowly building up under my boots and next thing I knew, I was kissing the earth! No harm done, I just jumped up quickly in case any of the neighbors were watching!!:laugh:

Didn't make it home until close to 3pm and it was time to get supper started ~ the day just flew by! Today I will tackle the laundry and do some dusting ~ nothing special...:ohwell: Later, DH and I will head over to watch our little grandsons go trick or treating. That's always such a fun time!!

Enjoy your Halloween!

Deborah:flowerforyou:

jb_2011

Hi there, good morning, and Happy Halloween!

:flowerforyou: Sending good thoughts to everyone on the east coast! Be safe!

Nancy, here's a wonderful recipe for Quinoa and Black Beans. It calls for onion, garlic, cumin and cayenne, plus a bit of frozen corn and cilantro, Delish!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Quinoa-and-Black-Beans/

DeeDee, big congrats on the 3 lbs!! :drinker: Wonderful!! Oh boy do I know the feeling about MFP recalculating calories. I updated my goals several times over the past 2 years and sadly watched my allowable calories go all the way down to 1200. But I'm used to it now, well, sort of. :grumble: I really have to work hard at staying in the 1200s. I try not to eat back many exercise cals.

More of the same for me this morning, cooking, cleaning, laundry, aerobics and get those doggie boys of mine out for a long walk in the rain. I did a Kickboxing routine yesterday, whew! :noway: Non-stop jumping jacks inbetween kicks, jabs, squats and lunges. I did the advanced routine, and boy is it ever a workout. I might chose something a tad bit easier today and give my sore parts a bit of a break.

Michele, I'd like to give my mom's doctor a piece of my mind, I'll say that much. But I'll keep my cool and continue on with research about Mom's medicines. She takes Lorazepam for anxiety, which I'd like her to discontinue, but she's afraid she won't sleep if she's not taking "something". :ohwell: Not sure if I can convince her to go the "natural" route, but I'll keep trying. The Lorazepam seems to be causing negative side effects (dizziness and tiredness), but Mom won't admit that it's the medicine causing the problems. ACK! :explode:

Alrighty dearies, have a wonderful day!

I'll see if I can find my witch hat to wear to work this afternoon. :bigsmile:

jb

calmrose

Hello Ladies,
My name is Rose and I have checked out several groups on this site, yours seems the most interesting to me. I am 63 and have 5 children and 7 (almost 8) grandchildren. I am 53 pounds overweight and like many of you, I have been working on this problem for over 40 years. I have tried many (not all because some were just too scary) diets over the years and been somewhat successful with some for a time. I am getting to the age now where medical issues are beginning to show themselves. High blood pressusre, bad knees, feet that sometimes hurt, some heart issues, a right hand that wants a vacation from all use. I have read through the last 2 pages of your posts and find you all very interesting and also very kind to one another. I would like to join you for November if that's okay with all of you.

I'm still trying to figure out how this site works. Do you post once then keep editing and adding to it? What do you mean when you say you are "holding place" and how do I get my ticker to show up on my posts? I have used other sites but they apparently work differently. help appreciated.

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Happy Halloween All,

Sue-you enjoy that time with your granddaughter at DisneyWorld:flowerforyou: and we will hear from you when you return.

Janehadji-Sorry that you are in the middle of a "not speaking" time with hubby:grumble: Having seen you and I don't agree with your hubby, but sometimes our hubby's have blinders on when they look at us. You hang in there you know where to find us and to vent whenever.

jb-so glad that your San Diego trip was a success with your Mom. I understand about Doctors not being any help. When my Mom started her downhill turn it was because one of her doctors prescribed Valium for her without checking what other medications she was on from her other doctors and when it was mixed in she turned into a space cadet and it took me several months to figure it out and get her off of it just because a doctor gives medication it doesn't always make it right. :noway: What a workout you had:noway:

Robin-I agree with you about pre planning....if I preplan and stick to the plan I do much better then when I don't:happy:

jane-getting hubby to join the health club....hope you are able to:drinker:

jen-thankful that you came through Sandy unscathed:flowerforyou: from what we are seeing on the news there are plenty of places that were really damaged.

Michele- boy do I understand if hubby would be in better shape things (for you the landscaping) wouldn't be so hard. Hubby was cleaning up the back yard getting it ready for winter and our blower/vaccum broke, granted it was 10 yrs old but still needed it...so hubby broke down and bought an electric one and was really happy with it as it is lighter then the gas one so when he was done his back didn't hurt like years past.. and of course he was so proud that he got it done before our back yard is covered in snow for months on end. I'm just glad it's done so I don't have to hear about it

lentigogirl & Sally-glad you survived sandy:flowerforyou:

Barbie- When we go to Sam's Club we have the samples too and I try to be really picky about which ones I try, sometimes it works and other times I just taste way too much:blushing:

Kathy- good thing we always have another month ahead to get us back on track when the current month doesn't go according to plan:ohwell:

DeeDee- congrats on your #3 for the month. That's really good:flowerforyou: keep it up.

DMoMof3- great post...sure does make a month look better when you see all those happy faces:happy:

Nancy- yep a shotgun would have been better. Girls dressed as Barbie Dolls...only the young Being short I never could have been a Barbie Doll even though I loved mine. I know that my Mom used to dread the days after Halloween because of the sugar high's all her 3rd graders would be on...hoping your 7th graders don't suffer from that high too

Cheryl- 30 Day Shred is set up on three Levels and I'm only on Level 1 and using my smallest hand weights #3. As soon as I'm more comfortable I will up my weights or move to Level 2. Jillian has made it so that even at level one you can make it a bit harder than doing it the easy way which I'm doing right now. One thing I do have trouble doing is the jump roping so for that I run in place otherwise I'm keeping up with her on the DVD...can't say I love it but what I do love is when I'm done and know that I've had a full body workout Hoping your research tells you what you need to know about what's happening with your body.

Welcome Rose:flowerforyou: come back often and let us get to know you.

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Did my 4th day of the Shred and am finding that my stomach muscles are liking being sucked in...who would have thought:blushing: I'm still waiting for it to be easier but maybe I'm wishing for it too soon, it is a 30 day program. Not sure how I will fit it in tonight as I get home about the time the Trick or Treater's start arriving, guess will just have to wait and see:ohwell:

Today is the end of the month and final reports are due in so I'd best get going.

Everyone have a good day...STAY OUT OF THE CANDY:noway: it's for those that knock on the door....drink your water, log your food (and any candy that you pop in your mouth ) and get in some exercise:drinker:

Laura80111

janehadji

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is sort of a non-event for me now, although I used to enjoy it when the kids were small. I stopped decorating when they left home, as there would be nobody to see it. We live set back on 5 acres, so the neighbors wouldn't see them; I've never had a trick-or-treater in the 21 years that we've lived in this house. I used to buy the candy, but I stopped since I was only buying it for meyself (despite saying that it was "just in case.")

My son came home unexpectedly last night, which was really nice. He just left after beating me 6:1 at backgammon! I'm usually not quite that bad, but at least he enjoyed laughing at me. :laugh:

Several of you mentioned guns in your posts yesterday. Growing up in Montana, my parents had me in Junior NRA at an early age. There was an indoor shooting range, and we would earn marksman medals. I was given my own rifle while I was still in grade school. I even did muzzle loading and shooting as part of a high school mini-course, molding balls and tamping powder. (They also let me fly a small plane in another mini-course. Guess nobody was worried about liability back then). How times have changed! It's been over 20 years since I've tried shooting, and I've forgotten most of what I knew about it.

JB -- I've never known anyone who dehydrated food, and am curious. I know about dried fruit, of course, but how do you use the rest of it? Do you have to soak it first, and is it still the same consistency, etc.? I'm sorry about your mom's dizziness, as that is just miserable. Is it a form of vertigo? If so, there is a physical therapy that can correct it.

Jane Martin -- I hope you can get your hubby to join the gym -- that sounds like a great rate!

Michelle -- I'm so glad that you finally got to talk to your son. It's so hard having to wonder whether they're okay or not; it must have been making you crazy! I hope that he keeps in touch more regularly from now on.

Nancy -- Art for anniversaries -- what a great idea!

Laura80111 -- Good job getting through Day 4 of the Shred! I'll bet your stomach will be minuscule by the time you're finished. :bigsmile:

Rose -- Welcome to the group! Barbie will be starting a new thread for November tomorrow, so look for it under "My Topics" instead of using this one. The tickers are under your account settings. Any posts that you make as a reply will go to the end, so we just continue and reference the people we are answering.

LindaS175

Good morning ladies,

Just read all the posts.Yes, i can post with my left hand! If I have more to say,I enlist the help of DD#2. She is more than willing to help,especially when she is waiting for the computer! ha ha:laugh: :laugh:
Still waiting to hear from my employer ,what occupational med MD to see. They will fight tooth and nail that this is not work comp . They were to provide me with a home ergo eval and sit/stand workstation. This was an agreement in 01-2012,I am still waiting for this to happen.:explode: :explode: Praying that my employer does the right thing! I just want to get back to work!

Happy Halloween to all that celebrate! Keep strong,Linda:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Yardtigress

Good Afternoon all, I just got the news from the Doctor. My A1C is down 3 points :happy: and the doctor is very happy that is came down that much. So the swimming and walking are working. The stress made my blood sugars go up, (I hate going to the doctor, and needles) on tuesday it was back down into the 120's.

I have my first personal training session next monday in the afternoon I am encouraged. He wanted morning, but I am not giving up my swimming.

JB- As you get older the taste buds don't work as well and sweet is one of the tastes that still work, so older people eat sweets.

I'm thankful that everyone is ok, and got through Sandy.

BBL Tigress

wizzywig

Hi everyone Happy Halloween

:grumble: Can't believe we've only had a few trick or treaters so we have some sweeties left over! I'll have to try not to eat them!

Pleased to hear most of you are okay and the storm hasn't caused too much damage in your areas.

:flowerforyou: Laura I've recently started the 30 day shred too. I'm on day 5 on Level 1 and touch wood even though I'm finding it quite hard I feel a bit more energised. Don't know if I'm feeling more energised so I exercise, or feel more energised because of the exercise.:bigsmile:

Did you say you are on day 4? I know what you mean about her Jillian encouraging you though, sometimes I'm about to stop but she'll say 2 more so I try to keep up with her. The main exercise I have trouble with is the Kick backs I can't seem to get the hang of them, but I do a version of them and try to keep moving. Haven't noticed my stomach muscles getting tighter yet, but thats another thing I have problems with the sit ups !!

:flowerforyou: Welcome Rose this is a great site.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Still haven't logged me food - I should really log everything on the morning, but never seem to have the time

See you on the November thread.

Viv x

jolenec1

DMOMofTHREE- Thanks for the motivational pic. I love it and needed the reminder.:laugh:

Janehadji- MEN! Can’t live with ‘em…can’t shoot ‘em.:noway: :noway: :grumble: And get away with it:bigsmile: . Just kidding, I am sorry he is stooping to cheap shots, but good for you that you are not letting it get to you!

Linda Sundance- I hope you are feeling better.:flowerforyou:

Deborah- Glad you weren’t hurt when you fell.:flowerforyou: I know the neighbors got a good show out of me once:ohwell: . I was headed into the house with an arm load of books and of course was trying to make only one trip from the car. We have a very high porch with 5 concrete steps going up. I missed a step the books went one way and I went the other. I fell on the corner of the step and rolled into the juniper bush. I can just see myself peeking out of the bush to see how many of the neighbors were watching. It wasn’t until after I scurried into the house that I realized I had actually hurt myself pretty bad when I hit the corner of the step. My poor boob was literally black for months.

DeeDee- Congrats on the weight loss!!:happy: I seem to be in reverse this week:grumble: :grumble: . I hope next week is better.

Calmrose- Welcome to the group.:flowerforyou:

Sue- if you need someone to carry your bags at Disney World:laugh: :laugh: , I could be available. I have always wanted to go. My best friend was just there a few weeks ago and loved it. Maybe someday….

Tigress- That is wonderful that your A1C is down. Great job!!:bigsmile:

Well, I need you ladies to pray. I started not to say anything because I had to be a little Suzie Downer, but I keep waking up with it on my mind. So here it is, when I went to the doctor about my toe, he gave me the results of the CT scan I had done in August. I had noticed a lump in my neck close to where my thyroid gland would be. I just assumed it is a small goiter, since my dad has thyroid problems and had one.

He told me he had consulted with some specialists at Vanderbilt and they concluded it is one of three problems. Its Hodgkin’s, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, or Sarcoidosis (which would be the lesser of the problems, obviously). The 3rd of December, we will do a 2nd CT scan and this should determine what we are dealing with. We can’t do a biopsy on the affected lymph nodes they have found so far, because they are too deep and the risk is too great at this point. We should have the results by December 18th. So I need some prayer warriors. We haven’t told my family. I don’t want to worry them unless there is a reason and if it is not good news I am not going to tell them until after the holidays. I needed to share with someone, and you are it.

I don’t know a lot about any of these so if anyone has some information you would like to share I would appreciate it.
So thanks for letting me share/vent.

Jolene

4thoseiluv

It appears that a few gals think I'm not eating enough (as if that would ever be the case)!

A quick check of my past food diary entries shows an annoying problem. :grumble: To explain, I've changed my diary food settings from:

Breakfast - Snack #1 - Lunch - Snack #2 - Dinner - Snack #3
to:
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner - Snacks

Unfortunately, this doesn't just change your settings going forward ~ it changes EVERY day that you've EVER tracked! After I changed this under Food Settings, I noticed that it shifted all my meals down so everything was off by two meals. For example, when I took out my first 'snack' heading, it shifted my Snack #1 down to my Lunch. After taking out my second 'snack' heading, my Lunch shifted and showed up under Dinner, and my real Dinner and third 'snack' totally disappeared! I can't jump back and forth to see if I'm explaining this correctly because I don't want to lose this message. God forbid I have to try and explain it again! :noway: I'm not sure why this happens on MFP but I wasn't about to go back and move all my individual food entries to their normal place. That would involve going back into Food Settings, re-adding the 'snack' categories I removed, and changing everything one at a time! :grumble:

Just a 'heads up' if you ever decide to change your settings

Deborah:flowerforyou:

wessecg

Oh well Deborah, I'd just forget about your past diary and start logging under your new way.

Well, it's already started for me. I've had 195 calories of candy today. But that's it. No more. Well. . . maybe one :devil: