WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2012

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  • JNHeff
    JNHeff Posts: 131 Member
    Wessecg: CONGRATULATIONS on reaching your weight loss GOAL!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
    that is INCREDIBLE!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    if and when i reach my goal, i'll never be considered "normal" :noway: :noway: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    JB, when you mentioned the first line of WTK, i hadn't read your latest post, and came up w/ another verse....:tongue:

    We three pounds of holiday pudge,
    Mama's dressing, yeast rolls and fudge,
    Spread the table, hardly able to resist each special treat.
    Oh,---- Here's the eggnog, spiked with rum,
    Christmas cookies, by the ton,
    Cakes and pies and special candies,
    That's why we weigh a ton!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    it's been fun!

    janie :wink:
  • LindaS175
    LindaS175 Posts: 186 Member
    Hello lovely jolly ladies,

    I am sitting in the car watching DD#1 playing soccer. We left the
    house about noon today and have not been home since.
    We went to a beautiful outdoor mall and got our walking in. Came
    back to our town, got a bite to eat. The girls sat in the car while
    I went to Walmart to get a few last minute stocking stuffers and candy
    the girls want for their stockings. Drove home and DD#1 ran in to the
    house to get her uniform to go to her soccer game. It is to far of a drive to go back
    home,so DD#2 and I are sitting in the car, as we did not bring jackets
    to sit outside. I still need to go to 3 more stores to finish the Christmas
    shopping. I might be able to get it done tonight!

    I loved all the my fitness pal carols!
    Katia -praying for Dan.
    Cheryl- yay for you on the loss - that is awesome!
    I am on my iPhone so I can't look back at the notes.

    Praying for all that need prayers. Praying for safe travels for all of
    you who will be traveling over the next couple of days.

    Praying that we all take some time during this stressful time of the year
    to rest,eat healthy and make good choices!

    Today, I am grateful for my friends on my fitness pal!
    Blessings to all, LindaS
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    This is the whole collection for anyone who tuned in to this song fest late and missed some of the earlier verses.:bigsmile: I have been singing to Jake and he's howling with laughter and smiling with admiration at the talents of all of you who contributed to the fun.:bigsmile:

    O Fitness Pal, My Fitness Pal,
    How steadfast are thy diaries.
    O Fitness Pal, My Fitness Pal,
    We need our daily entries!

    Your member boards are full of fans,
    Full of facts, and diet plans
    O Fitness Pal, My Fitness Pal,
    You've given us a road map.

    Jingle Bells, fitness pals, losing all the way
    o what fun it is to log and see what others say
    Jingle Bells, kettle bells, muscles really pay
    For all the exercise we do each and every day – hey

    Jingle Bells, Fitness Pals,
    Losing all the way---,
    Oh, what fun it is to write
    Our food log every day---,
    Jingle Bells, Fitness Pals,
    Losing every day---,
    Drink your water, Janie, dear,
    Have a happy, leaner day--Hooray!
    Sing to the tune of Jingle bells (beginning verse and chorus)...

    Oh, I stubbed my toe
    Kettle bells were in my way
    When the rope I jumped
    For keeping fit to stay.
    Get my trainer in the ring
    Sock him with a right
    Left upper cut to the chin
    And he’s out for the night.

    Oh jingle bells, this shirt smells
    How much do I weigh???
    Oh what fun to lift those weights to keep those pounds at Baaa-aay!
    Jingle bells, this shirt smells
    I weigh how much you say???
    Oh, nuts! Oh, fudge! Hey that sounds good…no, no that’s—how—you—got—this—way!!


    Dashing to the pot,
    Then stepping on the scale,
    Hoping to be down,
    To kiss goodbye the whale!
    When numbers do decrease
    We shout and sing O my!
    What fun it is to finally see
    A normal BMI!

    Oh!
    Jiggle Buns, Jiggle Buns
    Jiggle all the way
    Shake the fannies, wave the arms
    Each and every day, hey!
    Jiggle Buns, Jiggle Buns
    Jiggle all the way
    Oh what fun it is to see
    Our fat just melt away!
    __________________

    sing slowly to the tune of We Three Kings...

    We Three Pounds of Holiday Pudge
    Gath'ring 'round from all of the fudge
    Holding on to thighs and ab-do-mens
    Now we can barely budge.

    Oh--
    Pounds of peanuts, pounds of fat
    Pounds of cookies, this and that
    We'll be brooding and protruding!
    Guide us from thy sweets at last.


    We three pounds of holiday pudge,
    Mama's dressing, yeast rolls and fudge,
    Spread the table, hardly able to resist each special treat.
    Oh,---- Here's the eggnog, spiked with rum,
    Christmas cookies, by the ton,
    Cakes and pies and special candies,
    That's why we weigh a ton!
  • DeeDee2211
    DeeDee2211 Posts: 1,133 Member
    Thank you all for the wonderful laughs!!! Great songs!!!
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
    All these jingles are incredibly entertaining.

    However someone seriously needs to give me a Yay You!!! My 1.4 pound loss is a miracle. :drinker:

    Yay You!!!! LOVE it. and yes we can... a midst the laughter and cheer of the holiday season, it is possible not to just "not gain" but some of us actually lose. How cool is that:happy:

    Well done!

    :heart: Rebel
  • Gardengail
    Gardengail Posts: 596 Member
    Bump - it took a while to read through all the posts! Worked crazy long hours this week, but... the boss gave me Monday off so now I have a 4-day weekend!

    Gail
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Wessecg, congratulations on getting to a normal BMI……I loved the picture of the scale

    :flowerforyou: We spent our Friday going to see a new doctor in Seattle. I got up at 3:30 so I’d have time to take the dogs for a nice long walk before leaving at 6:00 to drive to the ferry. We parked the car at the terminal and walked onto the ferry. Jake ate a pretzel with cheese and read on his Kindle and I walked around the passenger cabin during the crossing. The doctor’s office was close enough to walk to but it was about ten extremely steep blocks so we took a cab. We were early so we walked around the block for about 45 minutes until the weather got too cold and windy. The return trip was better. We walked to a great Chinese restaurant (I had chicken curry and brown rice) and then walked the downhill return to the ferry. Jake read and I walked during the crossing. We came home to excited dogs who wanted to go for another walk.

    :bigsmile: The news from the doctor was good. Jake has an implanted defibrillator and the battery will run out soon (three to six months) and the unit will have to be replaced. He found out that there’s a new model that’s a bit more complex that he can have as a replacement that should make his heart function better. The procedure is surgical and will require an overnight stay in the hospital but we knew that would happen even without the new model.

    :flowerforyou: I hope everyone will be careful on the snowy and icy roads and be careful about all the surprise food treats.:laugh:

    :heart: Barbie from NW Washington
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Love, absolutely love, the songs. I'm having such a great time reading them. You gals sure are great. Glad I wasn't drinking something when I read them, it'd be all over my monitor if I were....lol

    Ok, it's SNOWING (yes, you read right) right now. Yes, I'm in NC. I wonder if Mother Nature realizes that.

    Got up, had a pear, went and exercised for an hour. Did an hour of speed intervals, 1 min @ 4.4 mph, then 1 min @ 5.4 mph. I can't explain it, but the last time and this time I've had a case of diarrhea. Last time I couldn't even finish my workout or stretch, I needed to get to the shower asap. At least this time I could do those things. Wonder why this happens? I'm fine otherwise, I feel fine. Tomorrow...yoga. After working out I went to WalMart. I'm still surprised at how empty the parking lot is. I guess more and more people are shopping with their fingers (Internet). Then I stopped at Barnes & Noble to return one of the DVD's my secret santa gave me. I have an abs DVD that I never use, so I know that I won't use the one she sent me. I will use the pilates one, tho. I bought 2 books (on sale) for Vince for Christmas. Came home and had a chicken patty. Then I went to the mall for a healthy cooking demo. It was given by someone different this time. Someone who works in the kitchen of an assisted living place here. I had to sit thru a sales pitch. They gave us chicken salad, crackers, a piece of pound cake, some sort of cake with cream cheese filling. Why do they give you this stuff? I ate just the chicken salad and tried a bite of the cream cheese filled layer cake. Otherwise, I just threw everything out. I guess some people go there basically for their lunch. I went shopping before and after the demo. Found a few pairs of pants and a sweater. Still need to go back and return one pair of pants and a shirt. I didn't realize that I already had 2 pairs of brown slacks, I certainly don't need 3. Also, there was this really cute shirt in white that I would have bought in a heartbeat but it was too sheer for me. They also had it in red so I got that. But when I got home and looked at the red dressy shirt that I had, I realized that I really don't need two red shirts. Now if it was in another color...that would be a different story altogether. I also bought a wallet, mine is going out. Everything I got was on sale 50% off, except for the wallet which was 40% off plus I had a coupon for an additional 15% off. Wrapped Vince's books, got things ready to take tonight so all I have to do is heat up the cheese balls. But with this weather, by the time I get to their house, the balls will be cold, so maybe I should have them heat them up.

    barbie - MORE problems with your bike???? You poor thing

    I just made some more chocolate bran muffins to keep in the freezer and realized that I totally forgot to put the timer on, but they don't look burned.

    Yippee, hip hip horray, tonight is the last of the holiday parties. It's only from 7-9, so that's good. I'll take some sausage cheese balls and fudge that I made. I'll also take some dark chocolate mint 3Musketeers with me. I'm going to try not to eat much. Will tell you how I do

    Lila - I can't help singing along with the lyrics. One is just as good as the next.

    Cheryl - congrats!!!! Yay you!!!!! You go girl!!

    sylviatx - I totally agree, I would much much rather have just a little of something real good, homemade with real ingredients rather than some lab-made ingredient stuff. It so not worth it. And you know that when stores make up things, they use the cheapest ingredients (lots of mayo, skimp on the chicken) to boost their profits. I just found it really interesting that she didn't serve the homemade bread but she served the box cake mix. Glad you're feeling better

    grrrr....I just saw some boxes and asked Vince "what's that". He told me they were Bryan's presents for everyone. I remember Vince telling Bryan that we'd wrap everything. Looks like it's back to finding boxes (maybe I'll skip that part) and wrapping. He also asked me "when are you going to decorate the tree, I've put the popcorn on". I just said "I was hoping you'd help me" seeings how we got the tree up late because of his gout. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't. Why does he put things off until the last minute when I have to do work after he's done with his part? I still have some food shopping to do, cooking, cleaning....and now this. Glad I have yoga tomorrow. I need something to de-stress. I would like to get the tree down early Jan. I suspect Vince will want to keep it up later, tho. I'm going to push to get it down earlier.

    Went to the open house. I actually didn't do that badly. Just had water to drink, a few of the sausage cheese balls that I brought, some pineapple, and two 3Musketeer mini dark chocolate mints.

    Deb. oh, that must have been so sweet to see the little ones holding hands and singing. Isn't it something how even the older ones are attentive?

    Gail - enjoy your weekend

    barbie - what wonderful news about Jake!!!!

    Don't quite know what it is, but right next to where I got that tooth pulled about a month ago feels "weird". Could it be sinuses since the weather changed so quickly? Don't know. I'm thinking that maybe after the holiday I'll go see the dentist just to make sure that it isn't something that maybe we can take care of before it gets too bad. Could it be something in the gum of where the tooth was pulled? No idea.

    Well, everyone have a great evening.

    Michele
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Enjoyed all the MFP songs. Maybe they should be published!
    Just a quick note before I fall asleep. We're finished shopping and are at my DS's until after Christmas. BBT.
  • texasgal22
    texasgal22 Posts: 407 Member
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  • wessecg
    wessecg Posts: 410 Member
    Wow Texas - that is the most detailed key stroke art I've every seen!!

    Thought I'd post a picture of the gift I am giving my 11 year old for Christmas. He has no clue. He hasn't asked for one and won't be expecting it at all. Isn't it cute? I have no idea where he'll ride it. It actually has a headlight on it too but it's not on it yet in this picture.

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    By the way, I have to say my husband is the sweetest guy on earth. This morning when I was ready to weigh in I had him come up with the phone to take a picture because I was certain I was going to see the 150's. I knew he was worried I'd be disappointed again. When he saw the scale, and after he took the picture, he grabbed me in a bear hug and started jumping up and down. He was so happy for me!!
  • texasgal22
    texasgal22 Posts: 407 Member
    That's a cool gift for your son; what kind of helmet did you get him?

    That keystroke art is borrowed but isn't it cute?!

    Sweet dreams! Been up since 5:30 am which is early for me; much to do tomorrow too :bigsmile:
  • tiarapants
    tiarapants Posts: 1,015 Member
    Hello my lovely ladies,

    What wonderful wordsmiths you all are. I'm loving the new songs (which are now firmly in my head and will possibly drive me mad over the next day or two!)

    My last day at work until Thursday. We did a very nice sale to Hugh Laurie - he bought several maps, totalling a nice few thousand pounds. He really is a charming guy. I may be a little in love!

    As it is my last day here, I suppose I should actually do some work, but will try to pop by again later.

    Love to all.
    Amanda x
  • DeeDee2211
    DeeDee2211 Posts: 1,133 Member
    Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

    Amanda:smile: I think I`m a little in love too...Hugh Laurie:love::heart: ! Lucky you!!! Enjoy your day!

    Cheryl:smile: Great gift for your son! Congrats again on getting into the 150`s!!!

    Teri:smile: Fabulous art!

    Barbie:smile: Glad Jake is doing okay!!! Sounds like a wonderful day for you both!

    Michele:smile: Hope you get your tree decorated! I`m like you, come Jan. I`m ready to take my tree down! Get everything back to normal!

    Yesterday I used a new curling iron,and it turned some of my hair PINK:noway: :angry: , I didn`t have time to rewash it so I put on a hat and out the door I went, a cute guy maybe 25 or so told me I looked sexy:laugh: ,( you could see a bit of the pink in one curl that was sticking out:grumble: ). I washed it last night (again), and I still have pink in my hair:angry: , it`s not quite as bright pink as it was, but it`s still pink:noway: ! Now I`m a bit worried I thought it would wash out, I guess I`ll wear a hat again today and try rewashing it again tonight...I may have pink hair for Christmas:embarassed: . Has anyone here ever had this happen, and if so how did you get it out? I think I`m a bit old to be sporting pink spots in my hair:tongue: . I have to pick up the turducken this morning, I know the grocery store is going to be packed, and the parking lot is so small:grumble: , I think I`ve recruited a friend of mine to drive me and just drive around the parking lot while I`m inside, I got everything else I needed the other day, so all I have to do is pick up the meat, I told him I would treat him to lunch, his choice! I must go now and see what I can do with this hair!
    Hope you all have a fabulous day!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

    Hugs,
    DeeDee
  • LinCharpentier
    LinCharpentier Posts: 1,122 Member
    Good morning I' have been trying to get here but been babysitting a sick 4 year old for two days. I'd get here read a few post and then it was Memere so off i'd go. Was a long two days just not used to that anymore. But at least i'm home and can take them when they are sick. But many times a few days latter i'm sick. And a few days brings us right at Christmas. Oh well them are the breaks.

    Need to wrap the presents at least I got the tree decorated lots of stuff in the bottom of the tree as my grandson helped me and I wasn't aboot to undo his hard work. Another job he did and i was very grateful for he washed all my top cupboards and I tied the red bows on the doors. He liked doing that.

    Up to darn early 5:30 this morning after a toss and turn night. So think i'll need a nap before I start my day.

    Cheryl
    Cute bike you must have a few acres with all them horses. He could ride it there.

    Deedee
    Pink hair keep them if twenty year olds are turning heads. Hope you find a solution. But it's only hair if nothing else it will grow out.

    Back later
    Linda
  • junekaatz
    junekaatz Posts: 119 Member
    Good morning dear friends,

    It is a beautiful morning at present, the sunis casting a rosy glow on the horizon, every cloud a different shade from coral to lavender blue. The trees are etched charcoal silhouettes against the ever changing morning palate. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, I keep telling myself for the snow is set to begin at any moment now just as I am trundling off to work. We are all still working crazy hours but the good news is that our little accident victim is coming along well and has started the occasional shift.

    Now, I would like to thank the universe for sending along yet another couple I haven’t seen in a dozen years. “Kate, wow, you look fantastic! You’re so slim!”…… but could you not have stopped her right there instead of allowing her to continue, ” ‘cuz you were really big the last time we saw you!” (Spoken like a true skinny person who has never weighed more than 100 pounds her whole life…….sigh) But I shall take the surprise look on their faces as a compliment and leave it at that.

    I have done quite a lot of walking (Christmas shopping) to counterbalance the sweets that I have shoved into my mouth. My DH has discovered a sweet shop that carries goodies from all around the world and we are systematically and geographically eating our way across Europe in chocolate and candy. Thankfully some of it is quite awful and I can resist but the others…. well, I make him take them downstairs to his lair hopefully keeping them out of my reach. It is easy to succumb to temptation as this time of year is difficult, I lost Dad 5 days before Christmas some years ago and that feeling of despair creeps up on me about this time of year, its a strange mixture of delight and dread.

    I am also quite behind in my baking, this is the baking that I am to provide for Christmas dinner but the elves are eating it as fast as I bake it (even right out of the freezer!) I have threatened to skiver them but unless I bake other equally scrumptious treats to fill them up there will be nothing but a plate of crumbs as my contribution. The downstairs is decorated nicely by DH but the upstairs still has a dishevelled workshop appearance. Time to clean up! Only one more gift to wrap but it’s really big, I’ll need the help of my son and we will have to do it while my DH is asleep on the couch.

    Well our piggy finally went to market, almost 300 pounds of him, so Thursday night we drove down to Bashaw (a 3 hour round trip), joining other family members, to the cousin who had raised ‘Kevin Bacon’ and four of his siblings for the family feasts. At -28 degrees they could leave the piggy parts out in the truck while waiting for us to arrive that evening. He drove the truck into the garage so we had light and could see which boxes were ours. The truck box looked suspiciously lacking for five 300 pound pigs. Yes, we knew you only got about half the weight returned but when we opened our boxes, we found it hard to explain why one family got 10 roasts and we got three! Odd shaped pigs? There were no ribs, sausage, hawks, hams or lard ……. Our 300 pound pig had been reduced to about 50 pounds. Nothing made sense and the cousin was on the warpath! Put it all back in the truck box and I am taking back to the butchers tomorrow to get him to straighten it out. What a major screw-up! Apparently our messages never got relayed from the receiver to the cutter; the left hand didn’t know what the right hand was doing….. but it was finally resolved, extra boxes were found in the freezer and the cousin will be delivering most of our piggy on Sunday as he is coming up to his sisters for Christmas. The butcher will be making our sausage at no cost to assuage the cousin’s temper, sausage which we will get sometime in the New Year. I think the butcher is now on the black list.

    I am going to have to schedule time to get back her to read up on everyone's posts this weekend. Hope all is well with everyone.

    Wishing you all the very best,
    hugs, Kate

    ps. There is the snow * * * * right on schedule*
    * * *
  • megblair1
    megblair1 Posts: 1,225 Member
    Hi my wonderful fitnesspal friends! Boy are these holidays tougher than I imagined! Since I really don’t get to holiday parties, I thought it would be easy. NOT! I’m trying to plan better because when I am at home I tend to make poor eating choices, so today will be a salad lunch and fruit for me so I can have beer-cheese soup tonight. Not the healthiest, but I haven’t made it in over a year and had a request for it this week, so here we go! I will also get on that danged elliptical today too! DH and DD#2 are out shopping and DD#1 has to work today, so I’ll be home along for quite a while.

    I need to get ½ my next chapter done, then I’m wrapping gifts and GULP baking cookies. I plan to give most of the cookies to neighbors, I don’t eat dough (bleh), and I’ll save a few for Christmas eve. We always have cookies while I read “The Night Before Christmas.” It’s so cute…..the girls bring all their dolls down and arrange them and try to get the animals to listen to. I have to show the pictures to “everyone”.

    Last night we watched the movie Ted. Pretty funny and it reminded me of the best Christmas gift ever. I almost cry still thinking about it. The first Christmas the girls were here, DD#1 wanted her Build-a-Bear to talk as her Christmas present. We tried to tell her that Santa doesn’t usually do that kind of thing..etc. But when I went by the Build-a-Bear store I saw they had recorders you could insert inside a bear before sewing it together. Operation Build-a-Bear was on!

    I had one of the employees record a message “HI Tanya. I love you. You’re my best friend!” Then we had her sit the bear under the tree Christmas eve. When she was asleep, I got the bear, opened him up, inserted the recorder, sewed him back together, and put him under the tree. The next day, at first she didn’t squeeze the right part and she was nearly in tears because he wouldn’t talk. So I told her to put him to bed because he was probably too tired from sitting up all night to talk. Halfway up the stairs, she hit the magic spot, the bear talked, and she started screaming and running around. We all ended up jumping up and down screaming and crying in the kitchen as the bear talked over and over again.

    Best $7 I ever spent in my whole life!:heart:

    I love the Christmas fitnesspal song! We should record it! I really love the water song! I used to love water and now I dread it. So I will commit that song to memory and sing it every day! That is once I quit laughing! :laugh:

    OMG Now I can’t quit singing Jingle bells fitness pals losing all the way!:laugh:

    Barbie: I hope all goes well with Jake’s appointment. Now I have read that the news was good and Jake will be ‘upgraded’ to the newest model. I’m sure you both feel better!:flowerforyou:

    Lila: be safe on your travels:flowerforyou:

    DebA: prayers and good thoughts for your dad!:flowerforyou:

    Wessecg: hooray for NORMAL!!!! Woot Woot YAY YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:happy:

    Nancy: resist……the……wine……!:tongue:

    Sylviatx: I agree with your idea> Is eating this worth the calories…homemade cookies yes over box cake!:drinker:

    Janie: if you can drink the @#$^^*$# water, so can I!:bigsmile:

    Jolene: I love the part “this shirt smells, how much do I weigh?” LOL:tongue:

    JB: lol at holiday pudge from fudge!:laugh:

    Tigress: that’s what we used to do every new years…party at the marriott with a room overnight and breakfast the next day. Now no one around here does them anymore, so we’ll dance the night away at a restaurant where there will be 2 bands, buffet dinner, snacks, champagne, etc.:drinker:

    Texasgal: how did you ever figure out that stroke key art!

    Well ladies I am off to get some work accomplished! I have so enjoyed reading all the carols! They are a hoot! Have a great PLANNED day! Take care, Meg
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    OMG, I fell out of my chair laughing so hard. I love the jingle bells rewrites. :laugh: I have been sooo busy, and have not been keeping up. I vow to be better. The pool is having a contest on swimming starting next year, and I plan to win. DH is taking me to a New Years eve party at the Marriott. A room, dancing, dining, drinking ( I don't do alcohol), and he wants me do dress up. Big laugh on him, I don't have anything to dress up in. I hate buying clothes and haven't bought anything in a year. I will throw something together. Oh well, thanks all for the laugh, I needed it. Tigress

    That is exactly how I felt about shopping for clothes for my son's wedding, but my daughter saved me. She found a dress for me online, and then took me shopping twice. It was the most fun I ever had shopping. I found out that shopping is much more fun with a friend.
  • lizmil79
    lizmil79 Posts: 566 Member
    Good morning ladies,

    I had plan on posting right after I finish the dishes last night but I sat down in my lazy boy (should be called lazy girl) was only in it like for 10 minutes fell asleep was in that chair till morning. My neck is a little sore. But that goes with the rest of me I am hurting today. The last couple of days because of conditions outside I have been working out yo Richard Simmons sweating to the oldies. But I may need to come up with something. New for today.

    @Linda your day sounds like mine except for the game part. Taking my daughter on errands going nonstop once we leave here. I have my lists to make sure we get it done. My family laugh at my lists but I like my lists.

    @Dee and @Michelle I am with you as soon as. Christmas is over I take my decorations down. Ready for normal.

    I love putting them up and I do right after thanksgiving but. By Christmas I am ready to move on.

    @Barbie --good to hear about Jake.
    @Cheryl Congrats on getting into 150's
    @Amanda lucky you!!
    @ love all of these tunes.

    Wishing everyone a good day now off to do my errands.

    Liz
  • 50+ and hoping to find some friends/support from a group that can understand menopause, diet, and possibly chronic pain...
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
    :drinker: Good Morning from the West Coast, my friends.

    @Kate - Good idea to leave people's words as compliments, despite the fact that half of those words are not! the older I get the less I worry about what comes out of people's mouths. I TRY to assume they mean well.:wink: My DH is one of those who speaks before he thinks; tact is not one of his strong points.

    @gabuller - welcome, you have stumbled upon a lovely group of supportive ladies. Tell us a little about yourself when you are ready to do so.

    @Barbie - so, Jake is gonna have a new model, or be a new model :bigsmile: . The thought about the difference made me chuckle. You sure still made it into an active day. And I am happy about the good news.

    @Megblair - I love how you all jumped around so happy that the bear talked. Best $7 spent indeed.:tongue:

    @Deedee - pink hair for Christmas!:laugh: The curling iron must have caused some kind of chemical reaction with something in your hair. If that is what it was, it would perhaps not wash out. Never heard of it before. Did you google for a possible solution?

    @Amanda - so nice to see your posts!:flowerforyou:

    @all - love the songs! I am going to print them and keep them handy :laugh:

    Yesterday was not my best day, although I made good food choices, I apparently made too many :tongue: so went over my calories after I thought I was finished for the day:grumble: I woke up at 3 AM last night, which often happens to me. Saturday mornings mean that I at least can eventually go back to sleep and get some more sleep in.

    I have come to enjoy an egg white and veggie breakfast. Puts me on a great path for the day.

    I (re)started logging on December 1st with a mind not to gain over the holiday season. Instead, I lost 7 lbs in 3 weeks. So, I am encouraged. It seems that once I had made up my mind not to eat everything in sight, it was much easier to stick with healthy eating.

    This year all our 4 kids and their significant others will be with us on Boxing Day. I am looking forward to it.

    My post has gone on longer than I had planned! Have a great day and ttyl

    :heart: Rebel
  • texasgal22
    texasgal22 Posts: 407 Member
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    Happy that you enjoyed the keystroke art - it is something borrowed; although I recognize the keystrokes from the character map I do not have the patience anymore to do - all the same wishing everyone a joyful day and make a good noise!

    Liz, I have one of those fall asleep chairs - I hope you are feeling healthier and pain-free as the day goes on.

    Personally, I keep my decorations up until after the New Year typically. I don't usually have them up until sometime in December. Today I am putting the stockings on the mantle. Good thing I don't decorate nearly as much anymore or it would be New Year's :laugh:

    This year I am giving my six grandchildren money balls for Christmas - posting a picture below only I did put them in a box to be be opened.

    Meg, that is a touching memory of your teddy bear Christmas - ready to make new memories?!

    Kate, wish you much success in retrieving your share of the piggies.

    Later- off to do some housecleaning and minimal deco.

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  • cws4me
    cws4me Posts: 25
    Today I decided that I will enjoy and give thanks for each day I have. I came back to MFP and have made a commitment to myself. I saw you message board and would like to become a part of your group. I am 56 yrs old and just trying to get back to a normal weight. I know happiness is within yourself but I sure would love to be a normal size again :) I will check in for inspiratiion and words of wisdom and hopefully I can add some to someone who needs it. Good luck and happy day to all.
  • bjmcq
    bjmcq Posts: 304 Member
    Welcome csw4!

    Just a note to tell all of the amazing and creative pals here that I have not stopped laughing about the wonderful songs you
    have created.....:bigsmile:
    So I give thanks to all of you...:drinker:

    Just putting out some greenery, tree is trimmed, and there is a lot to do, but...I need to see a longtime friend who has come back for a Christmas visit...so, people before presents!

    :laugh:
    BJ
  • JNHeff
    JNHeff Posts: 131 Member
    Merry Christmas, y'all~
    for those of you who have LOST this month, Congratulations! :flowerforyou:

    for those of you who haven't~ hang in there! :happy:

    for folks like me who have gained, and will probably gain even more b4 January, it's the Holidays! :ohwell:

    hoping i get back on track when i return to school. :smile:

    yes, my doc has "given me my wings" and agrees that i should at least TRY to go back to school and see how it goes. :happy:

    if i stumble or step wrong, and mess things up, i guess i can go back to him, and get another med leave pass....

    i will do the research on health insurance plans after retiring.....

    i didn't mean to ramble on about this~ all i was going to say was "i wish you all a Wonderful, Blessed Christmas and Time with

    your families and loved ones! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    Janie
  • yoyonomore55
    yoyonomore55 Posts: 350 Member
    Janie- Happy to hear that you got the okay to go back to work!

    I am among those who are gaining- just a little, but know I will get back on track before the first of the year. I am off from school for a bit, so no excuses for the exercise. Eating has been okay.

    I hope you and your family hace a peaceful, relaxing holiday season.

    Deb A
  • wessecg
    wessecg Posts: 410 Member
    Noooooo, for the second time ever I had something written to almost everyone and it's GONE!!!! NOOOO.

    Well, I had a comment for DeeDee about her pink hair, Megblair and Liz for something I don't remember.

    Texas - still looking for a helmet.

    J - your jingle will stick with us.

    Junekaatz - I actually love when someone remembers how big I was.

    Barb - thanks for combining all the jingles.

    Worried about New year's eve party - don't know if I want to eat my calories or drink them :drinker:

    This morning I wanted to make certain I was truly in the 150's, and instead of 158.6 I was exactly 158!! I'm not going to record it or weigh myself again until Friday but that would be so cool if I could be .6 down for next week.

    Well, everyone have happy happy holidays. I love those money balls.:laugh:
  • rjadams
    rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
    Happy Holidays. I started my winter break today. 11 days off. Yahoo!

    My husband is so sweet. He was willing to buy me a ticket to go see Holly, Brie and Olivia next week because I was so sad about not being with them for Christmas. But then I looked at how much it would cost and I decided it would be better to fly down for a weekend near Olive's first birthday. It will cost about $300 less and I can then spend money on Olivia! The fact that he was willing to was so sweet but I don't feel right spending that much money for a day or two on short notice. I love that he thought about doing it. And now I am not as sad about not being there because I know I can be there next month.

    While on my break I am going to enjoy cooking. I am going to cook the free turkey I got at thanksgiving. I don't know what two people will do with a 20 pound bird but I bet I will get creative with leftover turkey recipes.

    Have a great weekend.

    Robin, Bodi and Ritter
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
    Noooooo, for the second time ever I had something written to almost everyone and it's GONE!!!! NOOOO.

    I know the feeling. Someone gave me this tip, which I found very helpful when I write a longer post: write/save your post in Word or Notepad and then when you're done, paste it here.

    :heart: Reb
  • LinCharpentier
    LinCharpentier Posts: 1,122 Member
    There made it back before there's 5 pages to read never got time to read them all.

    Kate
    It's not the pig that you wanted to lose weight. It was you LOL.
    Glad you found all your missing meat. It's so darn expensive you don't want to get just 1/4 of it.

    Meg
    Guess I missed those songs but sometimes they have them in our tops books.

    Texas gal
    I like those money balls great idea I've never seen any around here.

    Janie
    Good for you for attempting going back to work. If you can't do it then you can retire. But you will have the satisfaction of trying.

    I have so much to do and just don't feel like it. But I need to get going or Christmas will pass me by.
    Went and got the rest of the presents today. So that's done but now to wrap them all.

    Merry Christmas to all. Not here yet but just in case I don't make it back but I will be here.

    Linda C