WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2012

Gardengail

Ladies, it took a long time to read all the posts and I'm not up to individual responses. Many of you have had a challenging week - may tomorrow be peaceful!

Loved ones who don't take care of themselves are a challenge. My DH is diabetic, hypertensive, etc., etc., but would rather take a pill than address the root of the condition. I have finally come to terms with it being his choice. Isn't good we have a new day every morning to start anew? Even the things we don't appreciate are in God's keeping.

Boss is out of town today and tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to do MY work tomorrow! It has continued to be crazy each day.

Had my annual physical yesterday. In advance of it I looked back at my weight/measurements and realized that since September 2011 I have lost 32 pounds and 30 inches.

This weekend we will finish up the yardwork and finally get those blueberries in the ground.

I'm lurking, even if I don't post! Hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow.

Gail

scompton54

Just got home from our spaghetti dinner fundraiser at school. My students prepared and served all the food and it was a great success....we fed about 350 people and had a great silent and live auction during the event. Not sure what the total tally for money raised is, but it was a looong day. My student helpers were awesome, I am so proud of them. My school kitchen looks like a bomb went off in it so tomorrow is clean up and somehow I have to get my mid term marks in, think it's going to be another long day. I think I will definitely be having TGIF thoughts tomorrow afternoon.

My dinner was two small squares of baclava, just couldn't bring myself to eat, and I have no idea how many calories I burned pumping out food for that many but I do feel I am getting a little old for 14 hour hard work on my feet days but the wine is going down well.

Off to have a bath and then bed.

regards

Sarah

mch1956

Hello all, had a good weigh in today. i am so grateful that following my plan has brought good results. For everyone struggling, keep working your program. I have found that for me, good things will come eventually.
Keep coming back,
MaryC

jb_2011

Good evening! Finally getting a chance to relax a bit after a very busy day. However, my terrier has just the opposite idea. "Let's play fribbee in the garage!" he says, with a smirk and rambunctious look in his eyes. For a 9 yr old dog, he's still full of ..... ok, let me try this...... the d i c k e n s! (putting spaces inbetween the letters works! :laugh:

Nancy, I haven't read Spark but I'll see if the library has a copy. Exercise is imperative to me anymore. It's amazing how 2 years ago I was perfectly happy sitting on my fanny for hours on end. Now I have to move on a regular basis, and I'm happy to say I CAN move. I had such terrible sciatic pain back then. And now I'm able to move really fast when I put my butt in gear. It's amazing when I look back at what a mess I was.
Oh yes, our little digital friend. I was glad to see yours behaved this week! MIne's gonna be good, or else! Off the back deck! :grumble:

Jolene, thanks so much for the chickpeas recipe! I'll make it tomorrow or this weekend. Yum!

Oh Linda, I'm so sorry for all you're going through. Be strong, be brave. :flowerforyou: That's a lot of stuff to deal with!

Michele, my vote for bowling veggies would be grape tomatoes. Do you have them in the stores there? You could fix a small container of dip to go with.

Dinner's ready. I must change clothes and get down to the task of trying to eat only one enchilada. :ohwell:

Have a great evening!

jb

exermom

Cheryl - I'm hoping for you for tomorrow.

Sorry, just going to make short post. Well, they took the tooth out. It STILL hasn't formed a blood clot so I'm sitting here with this stupid gauze in my mouth. The literature I got says that a clot should for within 24 hrs. Vince said if one doesn't form by 12 noon tomorrow (it's still bleeding the same amount), he'll call the dentist's office. Personally, I'd want him to ask if they have hours on Sat. and what they are, I'd give it a while longer. The literature also says that if one doesn't form, you are usually in a lot of pain, something called dry hole or something like that. Well, I'm in discomfort, but not real pain. Then again, I do have a high tolerance for pain. We did get the pain med, but I wouldn't be surprised if I don't take any.

Mary - so glad you're back. You were missed.

I did catch up on some of my magazines. One said (I forget if it was Health, Fitness or Prevention) that you can substitute 1:1 silken tofu for oil. I'll have to try that in the brownies. I'm really not crazy about the oil and you won't be able to taste the tofu, it'll take on the flavor of the chocolate. I'm thinking that I just might be able to get it by Vince. I make these tofu manicotti, he's eaten them for years, never said a word. I just never told him there was tofu in them....lol So I'm thinking that he won't notice the tofu in the brownies as long as he doesn't see me put it in there

Laura - what a wonderful hubby you have! I can only tell you my personal experience, I was taking a body pump class for a few years. When you had to do a squat, the instructor always said to stick your bum out. Well, I did. I didn't know that I'd formed a bad habit until I went to a personal trainer. When doing a squat, don't hunch your back, keep your chest upright. To this day, I have to constantly watch myself in a mirror because I can easily fall back into the bad habit. I just don't want anyone to do what I did. It probably made the squat ineffective, too. Hope hubby gets that promotion. I'll be on the lookout for you to tell us that he did.

katla - good question! I don't have a ticker on mine, but now I wonder if I did, what would MFP say I should weigh?

Rose - good for you getting control back! It's so easy to say the old "well, I blew it so far so I might as well start again tomorrow". I love that you might have lost control but you stopped right then and there. Fantastic

bobbie - have a great run!

meg - hope you get better soon

Geri in England - we want you to stay. You can get back on, I know it!

jane - when my father was alive, he was the same way about turkey. So I'd wind up making chicken for him and turkey for us because Vince wanted turkey.

Before the dentist appt I did 1 hr of a Jari Love Slim & Lean DVD. Tomorrow I'll probably do a Leslie Sanson walking DVD. I might do it on a rebounder so that it's even less impact. Can you tell that I'm addicted to exercise??? I swear that I am, but it's better than an addiction to alcohol or drugs or cigarettes.

Sue - I know this is obsessive, but I've found at times when I'm out for an extended period of time, I log my food on my phone when I go to the bathroom....lol

Jen - that sounds like maybe a goal to me "watch on my kindle only when I'm on the treadmill". Good for you on your Thanksgiving challenge. I know you can do it!

jb - you know I never thought of grape tomatoes. They would have been so good when tomatoes were in season. We do have some in the store, tho. I think I'll skip the dip as I'm afraid it might spill or something.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

barbiecat

I'm interested in goal setting. I know that some of you have set specific goals for weight loss, but I haven't so far, other than I want my knees to quit hurting and want to feel better. I haven't figured out how or whether to turn this into a specific pounds lost goal. What are your thoughts? I notice my weight-loss ticker has a goal on it, but I didn't actually set that goal; MyFitnessPal did it on its own. Have they somehow calculated how much I need to lose?

You can adjust your goal weight by clicking on "My Home" at the top of the page, then click on "settings" then click on "Update diet/fitness profile" One of the boxes is for goal weight...just put in whatever weight you want as your goal.. then click on "update profile" at the bottom.

Sasha4427

Hi Ladies, how is everyone tonight. Tomorrow is TGIF. I was at a climate change adaptation workshop today (and will be tomorrow) – it is really, really good and I am pleased I decided to attend even though I have a ton of stuff to do at work. One of the nice surprises was the lunch, it was squash/apple/onion soup. They added curry instead of the cinnamon or cumin and it was great. I will try that next time. And they had a great Romaine salad with fresh little orange bits, red onion and walnuts. I had that with a half a veggie wrap so lunch was really good, and healthy and low cal. For snacks they had 0% or 1.5% youghurt (along with muffins and other baked goods that I didn’t touch). However, I did have the warm, melty chocolate chip cookies (2 in fact) and if they have them tomorrow I probably will do that again. I had a chat with the cook staff and they purposely make healthy meals for conferences and even make sure there are gluten free, dairy free etc. options. How great is that! I was super impressed.

Sarah – you may feel that you’re getting a little old for the 14 hour days but I bet you will do it again (and again, and again). It sounds like you are a very caring teacher.

Gail – when you look back a year (and a bit ) doesn’t it make you proud of how you took control of your body again. Good for you and you are an inspiration.

DeeDee – yes I have been doing the dreadmill in addition to walking the puppies. I’m getting kind of used to it, but even with the iPad in front of it watching news or listening to podcasts, I still seem to be watching the digital readouts more than the iPad. I suppose that will go after awhile. Glad your day was better than yesterday.

Whodatlixxie – the fried green beans sound great (although baked) – do I thaw them first or just work with the frozen ones?

Nancy – ha, no trudging anymore, I actually jog on the dreaded treadmill now. The only thing is that I find it kind of noisy (my mom always said I was a clomper).
Jolenec – the chickpeas sound great, however, I might eat them all myself which would be a whole day’s calories. Do they keep for a few days?

Michele – Broccoli in the teeth – yeah, not a good thought! Our bowling alley doesn’t allow food on the deck at all (but people who do take some always have a towel handy to keep from getting the balls wet.) I would worry about the oil on some of the suggested treats too. The village I run actually has a bowling alley in the basement of our community hall. I’m joining a ladies league on the 20th (years since I’ve bowled more than just for a fundraiser). I wish it was 10 pins, but most of the lanes here in Canada are 5 pin (which I think is rare for you down there isn’t it?) Hope the tooth (or lack thereof) clots soon, I hate the taste of blood, makes me queasy just thinking about it.

Wessecg(Cheryl?) - keeping my fingers and toes crossed that your digital friend takes pity on you and recognizes good intentions. Here’s to the number starting with a 2!!

O Meg, so sorry to hear you are down for the count. Sinus stuff really sucks! Hmm, never thought of the silver lining of not having an appetite, no, think I’ll stick with healthy – you’re on your own. And if you yell at the cats, they will probably just look down their aristocratic little noses at you and then ignore you anyway. Beats yelling at the DH and kids.

Geri in England - come on down to the front and start talking. We’d love to have you stay and get to know you and vice versa.

JaneH – yay for the détente. And as for the heels, hey I’m only 5’ maybe 1/2'” so I NEED the heels. Oh, your comment about curling made me laugh, it’s almost a cult here.

Laura – happy anniversary and congratulations on the 39th.

Anyway, I need to finish up the evening routine and get off to bed by 11. Tomorrow starts with an 8 am bus tour of some adapted infrastructure and the town I’m starting from is over ½ hr away, so I will need to be up by 6 AM at the very latest.

Hope everyone has a good Friday and talk to you all tomorrow.
Night ladies, sleep tight.
Lila

Katla49

I'm interested in goal setting. I know that some of you have set specific goals for weight loss, but I haven't so far, other than I want my knees to quit hurting and want to feel better. I haven't figured out how or whether to turn this into a specific pounds lost goal. What are your thoughts? I notice my weight-loss ticker has a goal on it, but I didn't actually set that goal; MyFitnessPal did it on its own. Have they somehow calculated how much I need to lose?

You can adjust your goal weight by clicking on "My Home" at the top of the page, then click on "settings" then click on "Update diet/fitness profile" One of the boxes is for goal weight...just put in whatever weight you want as your goal.. then click on "update profile" at the bottom.

I went to " my home" and changed a couple of things, then changed them back. I'm really happy with the progress I'm making and I let MFP set my goals for me. Having them do this is teaching me how to be more healthy. I'll set my own goals when I think I know more than they do, or if I reach their goal and still want to lose. I'm feeling really lucky that I have so much support. My husband is doing this with me and is participating as fully as I am, and we've found the wonderful people right here who add experience and encouragement.

lizmil79

Hello Ladies,

I was really exhausted yesterday do to my DH adventures so you would have thought that I would have slept really good last night slept a but i didn't only 3hours so today i m anage to go to work and function. I am hoping to go to bed and sleep throught the night.

@Lin, I have use the barcode feature results sound the same as yours sometimes it works others...
aaaaaaa2michele--I think the brownie bites sounds like a nice idea for your cousin. For bowling I go as part of work and they don't allow outside food either though it seems ignore alot we bring bday cake in for party feel etc. we keep the menu on hand so i plan accordingly (but i havealot of calories allowed) but agreed not most healhhy and don't always feel best after eating. Since i go in that day 2 different groups we just live there, i do bring in baby carrots, my almonds things like that.

@Barbie--Thanks for the update on Mimi.
@Barbara good for you after a hard day still going to your dance class.
@Meg sorry tohear that you aren't feeling well. Hope you get better soon.
@Lili---your needing to send off packages for the holidays that i need to send back to my family nieces/nephews birthdays and Christmas gifts. So thier birthdays are all in this month and holidays of course. But my gifts only half to go to Illinois not Europe.
@Linda--sorry about the workmen comp stuff.
@Dee--I hope today went better for you.
@Kathl49--I have been pretty happy overall with the settings mfp set for me too.
@Laura Happy Anniversary!
@whodatlaxxie==your fried green bean recipe sound good and way healthier than the one my mom use to make. It was in a cast iron skillet lots of fresh green beans and waxed yellow beans thrown in with seasoning and lots of butter and salt. So grasy and not good for you. yours recipe sounds like something i would try.

Well i need to try to get some sleep now. Wishing everyone a good day.

Liz

tiarapants

Hello ladies

Sorry I've been MIA from posts for the past week. It's been a doozy! My dad has gone into melt down and has become so needy - unfortunately it seems to be only me that is prepared to do anything for him. This morning, after my dad had been crying down the phone to me, I sent an email to my sister and brother, asking for a little help in the dad department. I know from past experience that it wall fall on deaf ears - or blind eyes. They will just give me a whole litany of why they can't. At least I've tried.

Stop moaning Amanda!

Tomorrow is the 2nd birthday of my darling grandtwins. Wow - the time has raced by! We are having a pirates and princesses party for them. After that my DD and her DH are going off to a wedding, so I will babysit two tired little twinkles. It will be a blessing to spend some time with the young instead of the old for a change!

Must go and do some work. Sorry I haven't caught up with all the posts, but I do think of you all.

Love and hugs
Amanda x

DeeDee2211

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Sorry I didn`t make it back last night....I was just too tired:yawn: !!!

Laura80111 What a sweet hubby you have!!! Hope he gets the promotion and you get your weekends back!!! Happy happy 39th anniversary:flowerforyou: !!!!

Katla49 Sometimes people set a goal and when they reach it, they reevaluate and if they`re not where they want to be, they set a new one. I guess it all depends on how you feel when you get there!

Calmrose A bad Thursday...how about Tricky Thursday? Good for you getting your control back!!!

Bobbie The air always smells fresher after a storm. Seem like they blow in and take all the icky energy away!

Jolene Congrats for not bingeing over the stress! Hope today will be better!

JaneMartin It`s amazing how fast babies grow!!

Jb Thanks for the info on your changes to the soup! I just had to laugh at your fur baby wanting to play frisbee after your long day, my fur baby sometimes takes her ball into the bedroom when the only thing I want to do is crawl in the bed and sleep, those little bright eyes look at me saying "please just throw it a few times.... PLEASE, I usually give in and spend 5 or 10 minutes throwing a ball down the hall:laugh: .

Geri Welcome, come on in and chat with us! Of course you can stay!!!

Janehadji Glad you and hubby are talking now!!! Crockpot roast sounds good to me! I don`t like turkey:noway: , for Thanksgiving I go to my daughters house in the morning, so we have a Thanksgiving breakfast....which is usually sausage & egg biscuits:laugh: , works for me. I just enjoy spending time with the granddaughters and watching the Christmas parade.

Cheryl What has your "digital friend" said this morning?????

ChrisHanselma Good for you getting in your protein before bowling and for taking your water with you! Congrats on walking 30 minutes!!! Hope your procedure works and your pain is eased!

Suebdew Glad you had a good time at Disney!!! Just get back to your tracking now!

Jen Thanksgiving challenge....you`re doing good!!!

Gail 32 pounds and 30 inches...Woo hoo!!! I bet your Dr. was pleased too!

Sarah 14 hours on your feet:noway: , you deserve that glass of wine!!!

MaryC Congrats for a good weigh in!!!

Michele Hope the clot formed where the tooth was! I remember the gauze...I had it sticking out both sides of my mouth:noway: , I told my hubby I looked like a walrus:laugh: . They gave me Tylox for pain...I was allergic to it, not only was my mouth hurting, I broke out in an itchy rash . Addiction to exercise is probably not a bad thing!!!

Lila That Romaine salad sounds so good! Great they make healthy choices for everyone!!!

Liz Only 3 hours of sleep:noway: ! Hope you had a wonderful restful sleep last night!!!

Amanda I know how hard it is feeling like you`re the only one taking care of everyone, been there, done that! Happy birthday to those precious grandtwins!!! Pirates and Princesses sounds like a lovely party!!!

Oh I must run now, the dog is prancing around and if I ignor her too long , I`ll be cleaning the floor!

Have a wonderful day! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

wessecg

Exermom, Sasha, DeeDee, Laura - drum roll please . . . . .1.4 pounds down!!!!! Happy happy happy dance. Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred must be doing it's magic.

Last night I was afraid they'd be no Jill because I had cross country award ceremonies to go to for my oldest daughter. Left work at 4:45, got home just after 5, changed clothes, queued up Jillian, worked out until 6:12, changed and made it for 6:30.

Resisted the pizza, but absolutely had to (and planned for it) have the cake. I am so glad I did because it had to be one of the best cakes I'd ever had. Turns out it came from Cosco. Then as I was leaving a lady with a tray full of yummies was trying to push everyone into taking some home. It was a great quick desert idea - a small pretzel, with a rolo in the center and a pecan on top. I had one and it was awesome. I resisted a second one, or taking any home, but I nevertheless fretted all night over the "unplanned" calories. Anyway, I then had my night before weigh in Salmon (at 8:30) and headed for the barn for my chores and turn-in. Busy day.

All night I kept waking up and worrying about my weigh in. Loss of sleep for nothing apparently. Have a great day girls. I have to post this so I can see my new ticker.

rls1956

Morning! I'm new to this group hailing from Chicago, IL. In my mid 50's and work in social service with adolescents and families for about 30 years:) Quite smoking about a year and a half ago (yeah me!) and managed to gain about 30 pounds! Have been using mfp for quite a while,but a lot of yo-yo-ing. This past week as been different though; lots of motivation and focus. Have worked out every day since Monday and am feeling much better physically than the past few months. Paying closer attention to what I'm putting in my mouth as well. This looks like a fun group so thought I'd give it a try.

Robin

texasgal22

Hello all you 50's Ladies! It's Friday and I am :happy: as I finally went over into the 2-0 range! Lots to do today; showing rental houses to a client in town from Denver. May all of you have a wonderful and blessed FRIDAY! :bigsmile:

Welcome, Robin :flowerforyou:

Junglejoyce

Good morning all...Looks like a beautiful day today. Sun shining. Brisk but not freezing. Had a great workout this morning. Unusuall for me as I am not a morning person. Didn't get time to read all of your posts yet.
Here's to the beginning of a great weekend!!

~~Joyce

linder4866

Hello lovely ladies -

A get well wish for everyone who's ill and/or in pain. It can be such a struggle when things aren't right with your body.

For those with scale and non scale successes---CONGRATULATIONS---very, very, very happy for you.

Let's all hang in there together. Holidays are rolling full speed at us. Time to be extra vigilant.

Meanwhle, I did have a nice coffee break with my friend I'd not seen for quite a while. She had lots to do though and had to leave early so we had to cut our conversation a bit short. She did compliment me on my weight loss and asked how in the world I was doing it. I actually started to tell her but then I saw her totally lose interest when I started talking about exercise and watching what I was eating. She started to tell me about some magic shake things she'd heard about that she thinks she'll start after the Holidays. I'm sure you've all been through something similar. Anyway, I just shut-up at that juncture.

Then the trip to Costco. I found some goodies to take to the nurse's station at the nursing home where my dad is residing. I know it's not healthy---carmels covered in dark chocolate with sea salt. But with so many people working there full or part-time no one should get more than one or so.........

I really looked at items I would buy on a regular basis like veggies, fruit, Fage yogurt and yes, I'm sure you're seeing this coming right? I broke down and got a membership. The kicker was they gave me a $10 gift card and also gave a $10 gift card to my friend on some friend referral program. I have another friend who goes there every week to purchase gas and says it's usually a few cents lower than the other stations. There are many things that come in containers that are much too large but now I have my own pipeline to Skinny Pop. HAHAHAHAHAHA. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Onward. More errands and chores to do today.

Virtual hugs all around.

Lin

Katla49

Morning! I'm new to this group hailing from Chicago, IL. In my mid 50's and work in social service with adolescents and families for about 30 years:) Quite smoking about a year and a half ago (yeah me!) and managed to gain about 30 pounds! Have been using mfp for quite a while,but a lot of yo-yo-ing. This past week as been different though; lots of motivation and focus. Have worked out every day since Monday and am feeling much better physically than the past few months. Paying closer attention to what I'm putting in my mouth as well. This looks like a fun group so thought I'd give it a try.

Robin

Welcome to the group. I'm new, too; I've only been here a few weeks. The women here are so supportive, and it makes a difference.

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: You have no idea how glad I am that it's Friday....

Meg-glad to see your smiling face, great going on your BL contest at work:drinker: Hoping you are feeling better soon:flowerforyou:

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

janehadji-so glad to hear you two are finally talking. I totally understand about the empty nest and holidays. In 2003 when all three boys were in the Military it was only hubby and me so he took me to the Inverness Hotel for the buffet, we dressed up and had a wonderful time...but it was still a bit strange then we went home and waited for the phone calls from the three boys letting us know they were okay.

Cheryl- Yes you are right we were both babies:blushing: (we had just turned 19 in September)...when our three boys all reached 19 yr old we looked at them and there was NO WAY:noway: any of them were ready to get married. Thank goodness none of them had serious girlfriends at the time...and to thing we thought we were so mature:laugh: NOT. YEAH for the Loss:drinker: Fitting in Jillian and still making the meetings....you are on a roll

chris-hoping that your procedure on your back is successful this time:flowerforyou:

DeeDee-glad to hear you are back to your happy self:flowerforyou:

Sue-I'm sure that some of that walking at Walt Disney World helped with the calories...there's a lot of walking to be done there and it always seems that sitting is such a luxury when it comes...post your goals and jump into the rest of the month:drinker:

Jen- my kids all do netflix and I'm afraid I'm like you I'd be spending too much time watching movies...for me it's best if I don't even turn on the TV or check what movies are on...if I do I get sucked in

Gail- Congrats on your loss of weight and inches over the past year:flowerforyou: I'm sure the doctor will be proud of your success.

Sarah- when I was growing up every year I remember us going to my Dad's school to attend the spaghetti dinner at the beginning of the school year, it brings back fond memories for me:flowerforyou:

MaryC- Congrats on your loss:drinker:

jb- you gotta love the MFP editor

Michele- by the time you read this I do hope your mouth has stopped bleeding. I'm surprised that the dentist didn't tell you to put a tea bag over the spot in place of gauze.:huh: When I had my wisdom tooth pulled and when hubby had oral surgery both of our dentists told us to put a tea bag in our mouth over the spot...it really helped and the bleeding stopped pretty quickly. Hubby turned in his application for the job and since his background is in HR he knew how to fill out all the questions with the best answers, I'm only afraid they may think he's over qualified...that and since he's been in his current department he's one of the best salesmen and their numbers for the store have increased greatly...so we wait.:indifferent:

Lila- how wonderful that the food at the workshop was of the healthy kind...except for those cookies:noway: but hey you gotta have a special treat every now and then.

Liz-nothing like being tired and not getting a good nights sleep:huh: I totally understand, last night I was exhausted and then I dreamed about work all night long and was so NOT wanting to come in today and face this mess...but it's me or no one so here I am:grumble:

Amanda-so sorry to hear that your Dad is having needy issues:huh: hoping that your siblings jump in and help. Happy Birthday to those grandtwins, boy it's been a fast 2 years:flowerforyou:

texasgal- congrats on the loss:flowerforyou:

Lin- when you told about your friend asking about how you did your loss I had to smile as I've had that experience too. When you are sold on something it's hard not to want to share the info so others can do it too...but alas most people don't really want to hear about counting calories, exercise and will power:huh: When I've had people ask me how I've done it I tell them a lot of hard work and commitment...but then I usually stop because I know they really aren't interested in all the details...but I so would love to tell them everything

:flowerforyou: Welcome to all you newbies, come back often and let us get to know you.

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It's Friday and I'm getting ready to do my payroll and since the boss is still gone I'm hoping that I get to leave on time. Hubby has today off so Peanut stayed home with him and when I get home we will head off to do our shopping, it's been weeks since we have gotten to do that. He hasn't heard about the promotion and they haven't set up an interview yet, but we will continue to hope.

40 years ago today hubby and I were making the final preparations for our wedding, or maybe I should say my Mom & I were:blushing: as hubby didn't have a lot to say about those plans. I'm sure if we were to be married today he would take a very active part in the planning of it but back then he really didn't care...I think he was looking forward to the after part more:blushing:

Everyone have a great day. Take care of yourself drink your water, get in some exercise, and log your food we all deserve to be the best in these years ahead of us:drinker:

Laura80111

jb_2011

Frosty good morning. Kale & Kidney Bean soup simmering. Spinach & Feta Stuffed Pork Chops comes to mind for dinner. Aerobics on the AM agenda.

I've had my precarious march through the backyard already this morning, stepping quite gingerly in an attempt to discern the brown, fallen leaves from the doggie's little gifts. It's an act of sheer skill that calls for at least 3 very cautious round trips through a rather large yard. I don't dare begin raking until I'm relatively certain I've completed my mission, so I'd better take another stroll just to be sure. When Mother Nature made leaves, she wasn't thinking about dogs. But she was kind enough to create enough leaves to warrant a decent calorie burn for the one who rakes. I'm grateful in that respect.

Mercy me, I just remembered it's Friday! This week has seemed to be the longest ever. So much on my mind in regards to my mom. Amanda, after reading your post about your dad, I realize I'm not alone. It wears on the psyche something fierce, but I'm doing my darndest to not let it get the better of me.

I've been reading through the list of "Negative Emotions" that a friend had sent me when she was studying with a self-enrichment spiritual group. There are so many things listed that make me stop and tell myself to keep a happy outlook and do not give in to negativity or feelings of Guilt, which is one of the emotions on the list along with Impatience, Disappointment, Hurt, Worry, and so many more.. Whew. How can we conquer these things!

A good, healthy cardio burn works wonders for maintaining a happy noggin. Here I go.

Great day!
jb

janehadji

I'm having lunch with a friend today at a restaurant called "The Old Stone Church." That's exactly what it is, too! It was built in the late 1800's and still has the stained glass windows and tables upstairs in the choir loft. I'm hoping they'll seat us on the main floor, as I'm hobbling around in this boot.

Sue -- Glad you had a great time at Disney World! Epcot is my favorite. For about 8 years running, we would take the kids to Disney each year, alternating between Florida and California. I also really liked the holographic ghosts in the Haunted House.

Jen -- We have Netflix, too, which we got after we cancelled cable. There's rarely anything worth watching on TV, it seems. Congratulations on being half-way to your Thanksgiving Challenge!

Michele -- I hope your extraction has clotted by now and that you're still not experiencing much pain. My father actually won't eat any type of poultry, so chicken is out for him, too. We grew up on beef, beef and more beef!

Lila -- That's so cool that they have healthy food at your conference. I've never been to one that served anything even remotely healthy.

Wessecg -- Congratulations on being consistently down again! Great to see that "2" on your ticker.

Texasgal22 -- Also congratulations to you on 20 lbs. lost! Are you a realtor? I saw that you were showing rental property to a client from Denver. I'm a Denver realtor... small world.

Lin -- I was just at Costco buying Fage yogurt last night!

Laura -- Have fun shopping with hubby! Did you decide about the anniversary breakfast?

janemartin02

TGIF~~Yesterday was my last pt.Now I have to get released from the ortho dr.Next month is my testamony on the accident.Was up with a lot of anxiety last night.It has been a rough 14 months.
On my own for ex.so I have a plan from the dr.
Hope everyone has a great fri.
Love reading the posts.
HUGS
jane

DMOMofTHREE

I've had my precarious march through the backyard already this morning, stepping quite gingerly in an attempt to discern the brown, fallen leaves from the doggie's little gifts. It's an act of sheer skill that calls for at least 3 very cautious round trips through a rather large yard. I don't dare begin raking until I'm relatively certain I've completed my mission, so I'd better take another stroll just to be sure. When Mother Nature made leaves, she wasn't thinking about dogs. But she was kind enough to create enough leaves to warrant a decent calorie burn for the one who rakes. I'm grateful in that respect.

I did the same last Sat/Sun. I however used a leaf blower to send the leaves into the woods, uncovering many doggie treasures:laugh: . Wore my muck boots just in case :bigsmile:

megblair1

Hi Ladies! Well I am still alive. :laugh: Boy I haven’t been this sick in ages! Still have a temperature, but seem a bit better this morning. It is gorgeous here today, going to be nearly 70, but by Sunday will be in the 30s only. Wish I had the energy to go for a little walk, maybe later this afternoon for a block or two. Thanks to everyone for your well-wishes!:flowerforyou:

Jb: I missed your recipe for ginger roasted carrot bisque. Can you post again? That sounds fabulous. Good luck eating only 1 enchilada…that’s one of my big weaknesses (among thousands!)

Janehadji: glad you and DH are speaking again. Did everything work out to your satisfaction? With 4 house critters, we have a cleaning lady every week. She doesn’t do that great of a job, but she at least surface cleans and we try to deep clean a room once a month.

Chrishanselma: good luck with your back procedure. I have chronic back pain too, but not to the extent that you seem to. And welcome to our group!

DeeDee: hope your “behind” wakes up! :laugh:

Suebdew: your trip sounds like a lot of fun.

Jen: sounds like you are doing a great job on your Thanksgiving challenge!

Gail: great job on your weight and inches lost! I bet your doc was pleased!:flowerforyou:

Sarah: your students sound great. Was this a fundraiser for the school itself?

MaryC: congrats on the scale! And I haven’t said welcome to our group…so please come back often.

Michele: sorry to hear about your dental woes. I hope the bleeding stops soon!

Lila: yes the cats didn’t mind the yelling too much. They still all want to be in my lap (along with the beagle) every time I sit down. I did yell at the kids last night though. DD#2 is a food hoarder and yesterday we found all sorts of food wrappers and half eaten food in her drawers, so (as directed by our counselor) she had to empty all her drawers and put them in the garage. The moldy tuna was the worst…bleh even the cats didn’t want it. We’ll let her deal with no drawers for 2 months then let her take them back; maybe that will cure her. It’s a common problem with kids from her situation; always hungry and food – insecure.

Katla: Welcome belatedly! Glad you are learning how to be healthier.

Lizmil: I am hoping you got a refreshing night’s sleep.

Amanda: that is terrible that your sibs won’t help take care of dad. Is there anyway to sit down together and work out what each can do? Maybe contribute money if nothing else? My dad is delusional, but other than weird phone calls, he is not too much trouble, but then he is in a nursing home. My brother lives in Tennessee, but comes 2-3 times a year and handles all his financial business, so I think we have a good arrangement.

Wessecg: great news on the weight loss! :flowerforyou:

Robin: hello and welcome. I’m “nearby” in Omaha. Good for you to find some focus. You’ll be seeing great results soon. .Fabulous that you quit smoking!

Lin: my friend who is a gourmet cook, buys tons of stuff at Costco. I have loved everything I ‘ve eaten from there.

Laura: you’ve been married 40 years? Wow, congratulations. That is so rare these days!:flowerforyou:

Jane: I hope your doc appointment goes smoothly. I wasn’t aware of your accident. I bet you have had a long time of it.

OK well this little post wore me plain out. Back to bed for a snooze. Take care and stay strong. We can do this together. Meg :drinker:

msh0530

It's Friday!! I am so ready for it. My students and I are all looking forward to the three day weekend.

Are any of you from New York City? I was reading another news article about Mayor Bloomberg's policies, and couldn't believe it.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/19/bloomberg-strikes-again-nyc-bans-food-donations-to-the-homeless/
Now, I am definitely for healthy eating, but cutting off food donations to homeless shelters because you can't measure the fat and salt? Seems pretty crazy to me.

I went to the doctor again this morning for this cough that I can't kick. More antibiotics, etc etc and come back in 2 weeks. Maybe the weekend will be the cure that I need. I hope so, because I am hesitant to get back to exercising until I feel better.

Hope you all have a fantastic Friday! Mary

wessecg

I was just reading some other boards and it really made me appreciate us. There are youngsters out there lamenting about how hard it is for them because they are now over 30 (which it is - no more growth hormone)

But ladies, we're in our 50's and we're doing it!!! I am so impressed with us. We're losing even with our negative metabolisms. Yay us!!!. :drinker:

GrannySparkle

I'm back from my vacation to Disney World with son and his family. We had great time but I got completely lost on my food tracking. Did a lot of walking so am hoping that will even out. I need to set my November goals (late I know) but better late than never. Haven't gotten to read all the posts but plan to do so asap. Hope everyone is having a wonderful evening.
Sue

Someday I hope to go to Disney World. I have never been.

GrannySparkle

Thanks DeeDee, Laura, and Meg. I am doing real well today. The procedure on my back has helped a lot. It's only a temporary thing for now but hopefully next week, they will do the one that will last 9-12 hours.

Today I walked for an hour. It's the furthest I have walked to date. On Thanksgiving day we are walking in The Drumstick Dash, to benifit the Rescue Mission. I think it is a 5K.

joann1948

Good Afternoon Everyone: Having a better day today, feeling positive, and need to start logging everything as of today.......Great day to Everyone.....

rjadams

Wow, after being a part of this group for almost 2 and half years, I finally get to feel what the Barbies of the thread go thru now that there is another Robin who just joined us. That will take some getting used to.

Work has continued at a hectic pace, No one is going to visit for the holidays, I don't know when I will get to see my darling little Olivia again. The one constant and good things is the Bodi Boy and the Ritter Bit. I am pleased to say that Ritter has matured so much in the last month. He has gone from puppy bad boy to sweet loving pup. He will one year old next week and it is amazing how much he has mellowed out. I took some photos last night of them both (and they are actually awake) I will try to post them later.

I am excited that my trekking poles arrived yesterday. We will probably go hiking boot shopping this weekend and get out there and start doing it together.

I keep on plugging away at it one day at a time. Take care all, you are always in my thoughts.

Robin, Bodi and Ritter.

genealace

Missed a couple of days and then it takes hours to catch up!

Sundance - I had carpel tunnel and when I saw my doctor he said, oh you just put up with it until you can't bear it any more and then you have surgery on it to cure it. I just looked at him g obsmacked. I asked about physio and he referred me. It took about 4 months of physio, but I have since found the same exercises on the internet and have referred other people to them. At first it doesn't seem to be getting better and thin you think to yourself "today it feels better" but that only lasts a minute or two, but the minute or two gets longer each time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUyMNyrOHJQ

Bearsher18 you asked how to lose 60lbs. Don't look at 60lbs it is just too big. But you can look at 1lb of butter and it looks manageable. So your goal is not to lose 60lbs, you goal is to lose 1lb. AND, when that 1lb is gone, you can look at the next one and attack that one.

Geri in England, don't stay at the back of the pack, carefully and gently move your way forward. Just because you fell off the wagon for a while (and haven't we all), the next wagon has just stopped right in front of you and you have hopped right back on.

Cool day here in Ottawa, with a forecast of freezing rain for tomorrow, but with a lovely temperature of about 13c for Remembrance Day - good for all the veterans and others who meet at the Cenotaph for the ceremonies. Me - I'm not going to the ceremony as I have to get ready to go to collect passengers to go to the British High Commission for lunch.