WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2012
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HI my friends. Today was the last day of our class. Two more days of clinical, a test review, then the final, and the next Friday a second make up day for clinical. I see the light. Last week I posted a gain and this week I lost it, so I am even again. I am really tired after last night and probably will go home and straight to bed.
Brenda: hi and welcome. Others may disagree with me, but I’d plan to have a treat now and then and make sure it works into your calories for the day. You won’t feel deprived if you do that. That is my tip.
Nancy: can you move in? You sound like a fabulous cook. Can you share your recipe for the torta rustica?
Jen: do you have a rowing machine or do you go out on the water? I saw a wonderful rowing machine that actually had water in it so when you rowed, it made that water sound. It made me so happy!!! But it was $5,000 which did not make me happy!
Polly: what is in the background of your photo? My old eyes can’t make it out.
DeeDee: you did make sense…it’s all in my head LOL I agree!!! Thanks for your good vibes!!!
Kathy (nacho) welcome!
Barbie: that duck sounds like a lot of work. Have you ever cooked a Turducken? That’s a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey. I think it sounds awful, but it’s popular around here!
Linder: loved the vibes! Thanks so much
Rebel: thanks for your good thoughts too!
Sasha: the positive actions are the hardest! Thanks!!!
Michele: thanks for your good vibes too! I agree about people bringing yucky food! My favorite (actually the thing I hate the most ) is the little cocktail “weenies” in BBQ sauce. Bleh!
Geri: congratulations! Welcome little Ethan Noah…may your life be blessed.
Tobeslim: welcome! You have such a happy picture it makes me smile!
M: So I’m confused…which one is not speaking to you? You are right…responsibility. That’s one of DD#2’s problems….no way is she ever responsible for anything. Most things would be just fine if she would just once say….”OOOPS I screwed up. Sorry.” But she is the eternal victim. Grrrr I’m still on a rant too.
Laura80111: what a nice picture of you and your mom. Reading your post made me realize that I miss my mom (been gone for 2 ½ years now) way more than I ever thought. We did not have a good relationship and I wanted to work on it when they moved back here but by then she had dementia and I’m afraid I was not very patient with her. I’m sure your mom knows of your successes and is very happy.
Kathy: thanks for your good vibes too!
Well I’d best get back to work. I have papers to grade…another bleh! Take care, meg0 -
Wow! This thread is a busy one! It's nice to e-meet you all, and see that we are all busy women!
Such a good diversity of activity. Almost makes my head swim.
I'm lucky to be in San Diego, where it's nearly always nice enough to be outside (although I have to confess, even
I have gotten soft and wear sweaters and am cold when it's below 65!)... !!! Wimpy, yes - I moved here from Colorado
many years ago.
I had to make brownies for my son's school's music program tonight and managed to only eat what stuck
to the knife as I cut them up (oh boy are they sticky - anybody do the Gheridelli Costco mix?). Normally those are
dangerous territory for me so I'm glad to report I was relatively good for once.
Just walking into Trader Joe's these days is dangerous for me - they have too many things now that are only offered at Christmas time (e.g., the chocolate covered carmels with sea salt). But I'm learning that if it's rich enough I can almost convince myself that a taste - and only a taste - is OK.
I laughed out loud at the "driver's license weight". !! :laugh: I haven't thought about that in a long time!
I'm so glad to find you guys, it's neat to see what everybody's up to.
Judy0 -
Well, girls....I got the job:happy: , but ended up turning it down
:grumble: :explode: because the salary wasn't equal to the effort necessary to endure the stress of this position:noway: . Color me disappointed:sad: :sad: .... Oh well, I will resolve myself to the fact that is must be where God wants me for now:flowerforyou: .
I had the CT scan and stress tests done on Monday. Now I just wait to get the results on the 18th.
Congrats on all the successes of everyone. I am still in a holding pattern.
Welcome to little Noah. I am sure he is beautiful.
I'll be back later to post more. I am supposed to be working.0 -
Happy hump day!!
Went to my senior knitting group.had some laughs and finished 2 fleece blankets for 2 seniors.Have a project to do a trim around 2 fleece blankets.
Got out for a walk,brisk weather,but felt good.
Hope you are all doing good.Hard to post and everyone.
HUGS
jane0 -
Annie- congrats on your loss:flowerforyou:
DeeDee- thanks for asking about hubby, he's lost #24 so far and feels so much better, and thank goodness he keeps saying he still has a ways to go so I know he's really encouraged to keep going. So far I've banked 3.2 pounds for the holidays and would love to have it be 4 by Christmas...but I'm really not trying that hard
it just feels so good to be wearing all my clothes and have to wash my jeans and put them in the dryer to make sure they fit each week....used to be wash and then flat dry because if you put them in the dryer I couldn't get them on:blushing: Hope you are able to dodge those sick bugs when you go to your Dr's Appt.:laugh:
Nancy- dinner sounds wonderful:drinker: I was reading someones blog here on MFP and she was saying that her company had catered their holiday party and the dessert was donuts:noway: to me that's just wrong if you cater a party it should have something much fancier than donuts.
Jen-what a good attitude...starting each AM with a fresh attitude for the day:drinker:
Polly- I totally understand the allowing a special bite or treat of favorites. If I can't have them I totally crave them and I'm on the hunt for them, but as long as I know I can have a bite or so and if I want it I can have it I don't crave it. I have found that there isn't anything I can't eat as long as it's in moderation...and sometimes moderation is only one bite
Barbie- roast duck:huh: sounds like a lot of work, but if Jake shot one then it would be free meat...but I'm like you if I was alone I wouldn't bother.
Meg- hugs and prayers for you during your frustrating time with DD#2, kids really can try you, hang in there:flowerforyou:
Michele-right now my freezer won't hold anything extra so I have no idea where I could freeze the candies so I decided I'd just put them in the outside frig and hope that hubby keeps out of them
Geri- Congrats on your new grandson:flowerforyou: They make our lives so complete...let the fun begin:drinker:
M-sorry you are on the receiving end of the "car" in the garage situation:huh: Helping our kids gain responsibility for their lives can be so hard...and it sounds like your DH isn't quite ready to let your DSS grow up yet.
Lin-sorry the stress is getting to you:flowerforyou: have a cup of tea and take a breather or go out and have a good yell I hear that's a good way to relieve stress
kathyL-good for you getting the exercise done first thing in the AM....I used to do that but I really do hate getting up at O dark Thirty...just so hard to do:ohwell:
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Last night I didn't get in any exercise, unless I can call standing in the kitchen for 2.5 hrs and making chocolate truffles exercise:huh: Got those done and tonight I will work on my Christmas Mice, Mini Oreos and Friday will work on the Almond Butter Balls (usually Peanut Butter balls but I only had Almond Butter on hand this year) and the Peanut Clusters. I'm hoping to have all of it done by Saturday. I will see what happens when hubby sees all of this...so far he's kept out of it but then he really hasn't been home a lot since last night.
Tonight I will get in my exercise before dinner and the rest of the candy making...there said it so I must commit to it
Everyone have a great day...let's continue on our road to success as we log our food, get some exercise done and drink plenty of water:drinker:
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Meg - my sympathies -I have 3 daughters of my own a year apart & I understand your frustration
I think we became friends again when they reached their 20's - hang in there
barbie - love the comment about drinking water
Jolenec - hope all your test reports are good
Geri - Congrats on new grandchild-they are such a joy
Judy & tobeslim - Welcome
My grandson's Christmas show is tonight so I have to go...Have a great day tomorrow!
Colleen0 -
Good evening beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Teri It's always nice to have a song in your heart
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Tobeslim618 Welcome and congrats for taking the first step!!!! Come in often and chat with us, this is the best group of women!!!
M Did you find out why your friend didn't show? How fun having a visit with DD and DGD! Sending you kisses and sharing her dinner...how adorable
, I know you're ready to be able to share those kisses in person!!!! So sorry that you and hubby aren't speaking...but @ 18, DSS really does need to be taking on some responsibility!!! Hope things improve soon:flowerforyou: !
Laura80111 What a beautiful post this morning!!! I'm sure your mom knows your success and is very proud of you!!! I have to say it brought tears to my eyes! My mom has been gone for 10 years and I miss her still everyday!!!
Katla49 How is hubby feeling? Hope he's better!!!!
Jb I agree, it does get easier to get the water in. Seems my body craves it now too!
Lin Sending you a hug!!!! Try some chamomile tea with a bit of honey before bed, it always relaxes me!
Meg Yay that pound is gone!!! Wouldn't it be nice if it was as hard to put a pound on as it is to take it off!!!!
Judy We are a chatty bunch here:laugh: ! Lucky you being able to be outside in the winter months, I get happy when the temp is above 60 and I don't have to wear a hat and gloves:laugh: . I am a wimp in cold weather and I'm sure my friends to the north think I'm crazy! The coldest morning I went out to walk was 27 degrees, believe me I got my walk in faster than normal, and found out one pair of gloves is not enough:noway: !!!
Jolene Sorry the job didn't go as hoped
! You certainly have a good attitude about it!!! Keeping my fingers crossed that the test results will ba as good as they can be:flowerforyou: !!!!! Keeping you in my prayers!
JaneMartin How wonderful you're doing these projects, a nice warm fleece blanket to keep someone toasty warm!!!!
Laura80111 I have to dry my jeans on hot heat now, and as the day goes on I have to keep pulling them up:bigsmile: , not complaining though, means I'm doing something right!!! What are Christmas mice? , it sounds so cute!!!
Colleen Have fun at the Christmas show!!!
I got a flu shot today while I was getting my labs tests, even though back in Aug. or the first of Sept. (I can't remember now), when I had pneumonia, my granddaughter had come over right after having the flu mist which is a live vaccine and the Dr. said she thought I had a touch of the flu too, however I just wanted to be on the safe side!!! The office was busy with lots of sick people, I tried holding my breath as best I could!!!! I'll have the results of my thyroid test and Vit. D test tomorrow, I'm expecting a no change in the thyroid and hopefully my Vit.D level will have come up some and I won't have to take those massive doses twice a week!!! However I do feel better taking the Vit. D!!! I should get busy and start dinner, I'm not very hungry tonight at all though, but I will eat, now that I've started eating some of my exercise calories my weight is coming back down...YAY!!!! I've almost got those 3 pounds from Nov. off now!!!!
Hope you all have a great relaxing evening!
Hugs,
DeeDee0 -
Just checking in quickly before heading off to bed. I must have a mild version of the flu that is going around. My head is congested and I am VERY tired. Have been feeling like this for about a week, but it hasn't developed into anything more serious. Must be the healthy lifestyle!
Laura- What a beautiful post this morning! I'm sure your mom is watching over you and is very proud of what you have accomplished. Everyone's conversations about missing their moms reminds how important it is to not let my job consume all of my time. I still have my mom and stepdad- only 30 minutes from me. I try to get to spend some time with them on Saturdays, but lately have been so busy with work that I haven't gotten there. I will this weekend.
Everyone dealing with teens and young adults- Sending you hugs and "peace". They can be very challenging.
Hoping to get ahead a little for work this weekend as well as get our tree and decorate the house. I also would like to do my shopping- haven't done any yet. I don't think I will bake anything this year. DH and I don't care about it, but my daughter and
mom may.
I hope everyone has a great evening. I get so much encouragement from reading all of your posts. Maybe someday I will be able to slow down enough to respond to all of you. In the mean time- thanks for being here!
Deb A0 -
DeeDee – the Thin Mints don’t require baking, just melting chocolate and dipping. But if you need to think of it as baking to avoid the cookies that is OK too!
Texas Gal – enjoyed your song this morning. I hear songs in my head/heart all the time. (Pretty much any random turn of phrase can set it off.) I’ve been listening to some new cds with 100 hymns on my drive to/from work. They are wonderful to listen to, sing along with and carry the messages throughout my day. I'm even beginning to think I miss singing in the choir!
JB – what is the story of the two little girls in your picture? Their beautiful make-up makes me laugh!
Gail0 -
I was hoping to get on the thread earlier tonight but alas it didn't happen. Spent the day at an all day bridge party that included lunch. Must pat myself on the back because I did very well with the luncheon and brought my Red Velvet Cake home to DH. I took one taste and it was tooooo sweet.
Geri - Grandchildren are the best. Congratulations and hope you get to hold him soon. He will steal your heart the moment you see him.
LinC - Got a big laugh about poking you and turning to let the fat drip out. MMMMM. Wonder if that will be a new "diet craze".
Polly - I agree you shouldn't deprive yourself or it will lead to craving something. Everything in moderation. The key is not too many "slivers" LOL
Michele - Wow, you are an active person. It was like sports channel with yoga, bowling, Mexican Train, etc. Aren't you just so thankful that you're able to be active. You are so right about the pot luck dinners. Veggie tray sounds good to me. Hope DH's toe gets better. My DD was having trouble with middle toe and was told it degenerative. No good news.
DeeDee - me too. Dr's tomorrow for physical. Have throid issues also. I'll try to hold my breath but it's usually a long wait in there.
TX Gal - I love that song and have been humming it ever since I read your post. Thanks for a beautiful start to the day and for me an end of the day.
Laura - ditto all the posts re your Mom. She loved you enough to care and would be so proud of you. My Mom has been gone a long time and I still miss her terribly. We lived a long ways away most of the time (we were in AF for 24 years) so I didn't get to see her very much.
Spent a couple of hours peeling our some of my 75 lbs of cracked pecans. Didn't make much progress but at least it's a start.
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To tired to answer all post but I see everyone is busy with Christmas.
Laura what will you be doing with all the candies and baking wow reminds me of me a few years ago but I used to make them to sell. I had a great nephew ask the other day aunt Linda do we get our Christmas cookies this year. I didn't make any last year didn't think they'd be missed but guess they were. I told him he could come over and i'd help him bake his own. So on a Sunday maybe this Sunday I will have 7 kids baking cookies in my kitchen. Would someone volunteer to come clean the mess LOL.
Well today wasn't a good day well it was until I went out to the tops supper and I went close to 400 calories over. Oh well things happen.
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I am 59 so fit in. My goal for December is to at least maintain. I gained 4 lbs over thanksgiving week and have 3 1/2 back off. Not stressing though as I am below my 2nd weight loss goal and a very healthy weight. I am trying to find a balance between the right amount of calories in and exercise to maintain.
2nd goal is to stay off diet cokes.0 -
So many great posts. Laura, your memories of your mom made me think of my own mom and the mixed messages I received from her, although I understand now that her intentions were good. Your mom would surely be proud of what you are doing to take care of yourself, but what's most important is that you are doing this for yourself now -- not for her. Go you!
I share the frustration of teens who don't accept responsibility. I went on two separate rants today with my students (7th & 8th grades) about taking responsibility for their own learning. Then when I got home, I discovered that my own DS (16) left the house unlocked, and his grades have dropped even lower than before. Sigh. Sigh again.
Started logging my food again this week. It's taken me 3 days to refresh my memory about calories and spacing them out throughout the day. Today was much better, and I was able to resist candy treats in the Teachers' Lounge. I did better with water today too -- up to 5 glasses from only 1 glass over the weekend. Logging really helps me stay on track.
My picture was taken at Ft. McHenry in Baltimore in October 2011. I love visiting historic sites!
Happy Wednesday,
Polly0 -
Just want to check in. I've had two very busy days, and haven't logged every bite, but i didn't go too far off the rails. I didn't have time to exercise either day, though, and I really miss that. I have been going for long hikes in the woods at our local arboretum since our weather had been so temperate (55 degrees in December in Minnesota is really remarkable!) But the temps dropped back down, and I didn't have time, and tomorrow is another day. I will have to start working out indoors pretty soon. I went to my first holiday party tonight and I brought veggies. Everybody in my book club must be dieting too, though, because 3 out of 9 people brought veggies! Only one person brought cookies. I had two :ohwell:
Pat0 -
:flowerforyou: Laura, your post about your mom was very touching and also reminded me of the ongoing “diet” relationship I had with my mother…she told people “Barbie has two grandmothers with big rear ends and she inherited both of them”
Michele, you’re right about potlucks….that’s why I never eat at them…..if I am the only one who brings food that I’ll eat, I’m better off just eating at home before I go and eating nothing at the potluck.
Meg, that Turducken sounds like too much work for me
:flowerforyou: when I started my weight loss journey three years ago I gave away all my baking pans and supplies and decided that I'd have to be famous for something other than baking cookies and pumpkin pie
:flowerforyou: since I don't have my recumbent bike to ride and I still had some figure skating that I'd recorded on TV, I decided to walk and dance while watching the skating....fun, but not as good as the bike. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
I know that if I don't check in, there'll be so much for me to catch up on.
Today was one of those days, went to yoga then deep water. Did a little food shopping, came home to give Loki his med, went to senior bowling, had to go to Aldi (will explain later), came home to make Vince and my dinners, Newcomers bowling, now home.
For one thing, at senior bowling I learned that the guy on our team passed away Sun. in church. Remember, he was the one who had Parkinson's and Altzheimers? Well, the viewing is Friday with a mass afterwards. I've never been to a funeral down here, but we always had a repast after the funeral for all in attendance. So I have no idea how long that'll take. Anyway, I was going to go to crochet but instead I called to say that I can't be there, I'd told the gal who runs the mahjongg that I'd be at the lunch on Fri so she's expecting my set in case it's needed. So....I'm going to give it to another gal who is going to go so I need to take it to her tomorrow. Then we have a lunch with the Newcomers.
And get this -- Vince's toe has been hurting him, last night he was thinking that maybe he had a broken toe so he went to the MD today. Tuns out he doesn't have a broken toe -- he has gout! I don't give him a lot of red meat. So that's why I had to go to Aldi, he's not supposed to have any meat for the next few days so I had to buy spaghetti and I got some pizzas. He's also supposed to stay off his feet for the next few days, so that means that I'm doing a lot more. Well, it'll all work out in the end.
So...I probably won't go to that mahjongg lunch, but today they also said that in 2 weeks we're going to have a bowling lunch. It's pot luck, so I put down that I'd bring shrimp. It looks like there were so many desserts! For laughs, I should probably bring a dish of carrots since I usually have a bag of carrots with me....lol Anyone have any different ideas on how you can serve them? Something funny, I'd make chocolate covered carrots but I don't think that'd go over too well and I wouldn't want the leftovers.
Bryan called right after I'd given Loki his med and before I needed to leave for bowling. I was rushing around to make my tea, etc. He's supposed to call again on Friday at around 9-9:30 our time
Tomorrow I'll do a Jari Love DVD (weights)
Geri - congrats! What wonderful news!
DeeDee - Vince said that when he went to the MD office today, they were giving out masks and quite a few people were wearing them.
tobeslim - we'd love having you! Just jump right in
Laura - you moved me so much
Meg - stuffed cabbage we always called "pigs in the blanket". It wasn't until Vince told me that to him pigs in the blanket was little hot dogs in crescent rolls. Guess that's the way it is down here.
jolene - I'm sure you made the right decision about the job. Wishing you the best for the results of your tests
Deb - sure hope you feel better fast!
Welcome to everyone who is new. I know you'll love it here, this is really the only place I go to on MFP. So very heartwarming.
Our newspaper gets delivered early in the morning, but I STILL haven't had a chance to read it!
Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.
Wish I could respond to more, but a bit rushed tonight.
Michele0 -
exermom- How do you calculate your bowling? I'm in a bowling league- duckpin. It was my "exercise" for the day. I wasn't sure how to calculate it.
Thanks
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Good evening!:happy:
I made it to the gym yesterday! I almost talked myself out of it. I had to leave work to go pick up some meds for my dogs and I almost went straight home. It was pouring rain and I tried to convince myself that it was to wet out to walk three (little) blocks from my car to the Rec Center. I had my bag in the car with workout clothes and shoes so this convinced me that I had to go workout. I rode the recumbent bike for one hour. At first I felt uncomfortable because there were a bunch of youngsters around, but then I started listening to the music on my iPhone and feeling pretty good about doing some cardio. After I finished exercising I was so hungry that I stopped at Qdoba and ate a lot. I had a naked burrito bowl, chips and queso. I didn't finish the chips and queso which was pretty good for me. As much as I hate to throw away food, I threw the leftover chips and queso away. After that, I went to Whole Foods to buy some veggies and steel cut oats. I bought a couple of brownies. I logged everything I ate and was 435 calories over. I did some damage, but not too bad. I thought about what caused me to eat so much. Honestly, I was very hungry. I drank my eight glasses of water yesterday which was great. I slept so well.
I figured out that my problem is that I am not eating enough filling foods during the day. I had been eating Amy's frozen dinners or Evol burritos, but that is not enough food. These entrees have a lot of calories, but they are not that filling. After a few hours, I am hungry and by the end of the day, I don't have enough calories left over to eat something so that I fell satisfied. Today, I made sure that I ate something every two hours and was conscious about eating food that was filling and low calorie. I feel pretty good because I am out of the funk I have been experiencing for the past five days. It's been cloudy and rainy around here so that was contributing to me feeling lousy. I have my yoga class tomorrow and I am going to the gym to ride a bike.0 -
great idea I'm in.
Goals:
exercise daily
daily calories stay nearer 1200 - 1400
lower carbs and raise protein consumption
journal daily about progress and other inspirations for weight loss
live in the moment try not to eat compulsively....eat when hungry
plan meals, plan meals, and continue to plan meals!!!!!!!0 -
I'll keep it short, 'cause I need to get to bed.
Goals for December - run 90 miles and keep my weight in check so I don't have to start logging again. I've only run 18.5 so far, so I have a long way to go!
I'm leaving for Kansas in two days to watch my grandchildren for 10 days. I signed all three of us up for a 5K while I'm there. My granddaughter and I plan to do a lot of Christmas baking, so keeping my weight in check will be a challenge.
Carla0 -
Hello everyone in MFP land tonight…..
I can’t believe how many posts there are, I think I’ll read them and just go forward, trying to respond to many would take a lot of time that I’m a little short of these days.
Laura – I like your idea of little goals to keep you motivated – sort of like giving oneself a gold star. Thank you for sharing your mom story, I miss my mom too and also am a chosen child.
Katla and M – I didn’t realize I could use tea instead of water – how about coffee? That would be so easy – probably too easy so not likely???? Katla – hope the flu is on the mend and you won’t miss the wedding.
Nancy – have fun with the Xmas party catering. Is that the torta Rustica from the Whitewater cookbook? If so, how does it turn out - I plan on making it at Christmas (vegetarian family) Hope the computer can be salvaged somehow. :bigsmile:
Jen – how did your meet and greet go with the new office staff? What book is your bookclub reading?
Colleen – I didn’t realize a fudgsicle was only 40 calories (or is that the WW one?)
Barbie – wow, that duck was a lot of work. I’ve only had duck breast in a restaurant and after your post, I have no desire to take the time to cook it at home – lol. I have come to actually crave the nice cold winter water now. :drinker: :drinker:
Michele – love the idea of the twinkling earrings – how seasonal! I think my body has started to reject the bad food too, it really makes me feel awful for a day at least. I always try some of the food brought for occasions but I tend to regret it. I hate not to be able to compliment people on the food they’ve obviously spent some time preparing. Hope Vince didn’t break his toe! O my goodness, I just saw your next post about the gout. Poor Vince, my mom used to get that and it can be really, really painful.
DeeDee – maybe I could go in a sauna and someone could poke and turn me every hour to let the fat out! :bigsmile: Whoops, looks like a few of us had that mental image.:blushing:
Texasgal Teri – thank you for the morning serenade – it’s impossible to read it without hearing it being sung in your mind.
Tobeslim618 – welcome and I’m sure everyone is happy to have you here.
Meg – whoa, that turducken sounds like a double down protein binge. Don’t think I would like to mix my poultry like that. And I agree – cocktail weenies in BBQ – blech!!:sick:
Judy – welcome, I can’t go to Costco right now because of those salted caramels. A little taste of those could totally set me off.
Jolene – very wise of you to be selective about the job. Patience, and you will be in the right place soon. Prayers for good test results.
Well, I booked my flight to Amsterdam today. :happy: I can hardly wait, seeing Jenneka by phone isn’t the same as a hug. I’m having a day where I really miss her. And KLM had this wonderful Sinter Klaas sale on today for half price, couldn’t pass it up.
I made a huge container of tabouleh so I’m good for salad for a day or so. I could eat that stuff by the ton. Better go to bed, :yawn: tomorrow is going to be a very busy day again. Hopefully after Monday things will be slow and I can get to doing the 2013 budget presentation. I’d actually love to have it ready before January. It doesn’t have to be adopted until May but I would feel great if I was that far ahead.
Well ladies, I loved reading all the posts and will check in again tomorrow.
Bye for now. Chug-a-lug:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Lila0 -
Hello Ladies,
Took time to catchup on.posts. The work week has started without a hitch.
Here are my December 's Goals
Sticking with food plan. That is plan in morning
Keep logging all.food that I eat.
drinking water
Richard Simmons for now. 4x a week
walking. 3 x a week.
Having a quiet time each morning
Liz0 -
We arrived in Utah today, getting ready for my son's wedding. :bigsmile: There are festive activities planned for several days before the wedding. I like the hotel very much, except I have to pay the bill. Sigh. I am such a cheap skate. :frown:
I finally got to a place with scales and found out I am down 5 pounds since we started the trip. Considering eating out, Thanksgiving, and general disorganization, I'm feeling really good about it. :drinker:
Both DH and I were sick. I was down and out two days, and so was he. And it takes some days to get back energy and strength. This was a digestive illness that was very unpleasant. fortunately I'm feeling great and my husband is improving. 0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
DebA Sure hope you get to feeling better:flowerforyou: !
Gail Yes, I do need to think that I would have to bake those cookies:laugh: !!!!
Suebdew Good for you giving the cake to hubby!!! Red Velvet is one of my favorites ! Hope your Dr. appt. goes well, and no sick bugs get near you!!!
LinC Wow, 7 kids in your kitchen:noway: I would have them all clean up, that is part of the baking process:happy: ! I`m sure today will be a better day calorie wise!
Medaud Welcome to the group, come in often and chat with us!
Polly Just keep logging in, you`ll get back in the hang of it!!! Hope things with DS improve:flowerforyou: !!!
Pat Good for you taking veggies to the party, and only having 2 cookies!!!
Barbie Looks like you got rid of that "inherited big rear end"!!!! I`m cooking a Turducken for Christmas for the kids, that`s what they want, to me it just sounds icky....the guys in the meat dept. at The Fresh Market make it and they told me they will give me written instructions on how to cook it
, they know me well:laugh: !
Michele Sorry to hear about the guy on your bowling team !!! One of my friends has had gout too and she said it was horrible, so very painful. I think she either ate cherries or drank cherry juice, I think that`s supposed to help! She has never eaten a lot of red meat either...interesting huh? Hope he feels better soon! Something different with carrots:huh: , I`m not so sure about chocolate covered carrots, however chocolate dipped orange slices are really good ! I always heard a pancake wrapped around sausage links was "pigs in a blanklet".
Carolmsb i love bowling too, however I`m so not good at it:laugh: !
4Dogmom Good for getting to the gym, and for figuring out you need more filling foods!!!!
Sharoncasey60 Welcome!!! Your goals look good!!! Come in often and chat with us!
Carla Good goals! Have fun with your grandkids!!!!
Lila When is your trip to Amersterdam? Sounds like you got a really great deal!!!
Liz Great goals for Dec.!!! I`ve yet to make mine for this month:blushing: !
Katla49 Glad both you and hubby are better!!! Sounds like you`re going to have a busy and wonderful time at the wedding!!! Congrats on leaving those 5 pounds behind!!!!
Oh my it`s cold today , the high is only supposed to be 48 degrees...brrrr...guess Noel will have her coat on for our walks today, and on my walk I`ll need two pairs of gloves:grumble: . I just hate it when my hands are cold, guess I should check into getting a better pair!
Have a wonderful day ladies!!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee0 -
Lots of catching up to do.
Medaud
Great getting to your goal.
Welcome to the most chattiest group of women on the web.
Polly and whoever has teens
To bad they can't go from 13 to 20 it would make our lives so much easier
That's when they start to appreciate you again.
Well three days isn't long at all to get back with it. Seems i've been trying for a lifetime to get my eating right.
14again
You did great at your outing. Brought healthy food you could enjoy. Guilt free. And only 2 cookies.
Your doing good exercise will come.
Barbie
Cute about the rear ends but you shipped them out.
I always say that all my relatives left me when they pass is there chins.
I'll never give my baking ware away I just finished baking 48 little cup cakes for my grandaughters class her birthday today.
No matter what kind of moving you do it's all exercise.
Michele
I hear gout can be very very painful. And also that pork is bad for it. But probably staying away from meat all together would help.
Scalloped carrots are good. Probably find a recipe on line. Had them at my DIL"s they were delicious.
4dog Mom
You may have went over calorie wise but at least you exercised.
Sharon
Great goals And it is said plan on planning or plan on failing.
Love
Great goal. Lots of running.
Sasha
Nothing like grandkids hugs to make you feel precious.
Wow you like to get ahead of things. I'm such a last minute person.
Liz
Great goals
Katla
Glad you made it to the wedding and that all is well with hubby.
But sorry you had digetive problems is that just a nice way of saying food poisoning LOL.
Not funny it hurts.
Deedee
48 degrees and your going brrr. -10 here this morning and that's a mild day. Enjoy your walk.
Had to take notes to remember all that. But felt guilty coming in and just sharing my problems lol.
Well now to ice 48 cup cakes and deliver 48 cup cakes leaving none in this house lol.
Love Love this site thank you all for all the positive insight in here. It makes a nice start to the day.
Linda0 -
Thursday again! :noway: How did that happen????? :laugh:
I have been doing well with goal #3 – I am reading two (or three) books in the morning, one of them is Susan Cain’s book “Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”. It’s fascinating, and as an introvert myself, I am enjoying the reassurance that it’s OK to be shy. Reminds me to give my students breaks from group work, too!
I have some workouts to catch up on, though. I am holding student-parent-teacher conferences this week, which means two days at school until 7 p.m., so no circuit class & no curling this week. I will catch up on the NROL on Friday.
Laura, thanks for sharing the story about your Mum.
I’m with JB – “Just Do It”. Have a great day, everyone. See you on the other side.
Gotta go get J’boy out of bed and start the day.
Hasta pronto,
Nancy
December goals:
1: New Rules of Lifting 3x a week while I am at home.
2: 30-60 minutes of exercise every day when I am at the parent's place for the holiday. Get DD to workout with me.
3: Up at 6:15 every weekday, check into the quiet place inside me when life gets frantic.
4: Make a food plan for parties and special events.0 -
Good morning all just wanted to check. Since I'm new I don't know any of you but thanks for the warm welcome. I have December goals:
1. even with being diagnosed recently with osteoarthritis to do at least 10 minutes of straight walking per day
2. eat more veggies and fruits
3. commit to not eating sugar more than 2x this month (already done)
4. come here for motivation
CU guys0 -
Hello
I started November 25th. My goal is to lose 25 pounds and get myself working out at least 3 or 4 days a week. Taking off weight is very hard for me because I love my beer and pizza and mexican food. I hate giving up things I love
It was really great to read all of the posts here and it really does help with motivation... wish me luck0 -
Another month by and couldn't keep up with you lovely ladies. I really want to check in everyday, but things always seems so nuts! I hope you all are doing well.
I was sooooooooo bad yesterday. It was my birthday and I decided to take the day off. (Told everyone I was 25. It's not really lying if you use the correct numerals, is it?) I haven't kept up with my exercise this week either. Back on it today. I am so nervous about getting off track during this holiday season and losing my self-control and back-tracking. I've come too far to lose all the progress I've made.
Will check back in tonight with my goals for this month and catch up with everyone. Have a great day!
Wanda in Georgia (where the weather can't make up its mind if it is fall or winter)0 -
Good December morning Ladies,
Yesterday was the last day of classes for the term, and I think the students are well prepared for the exam; I got so attached to these students, many wrote such personal stories of their own struggles; not quite what I was expecting when I left the essay topic open in an English class! How do you comment on the terrible grammar when they are experiencing life trials……:brokenheart: ..
On this journey, I am trying to sort out what I know to be true from what I fear….having had a serious sciatic issue a few years ago, I had real problems walking, and feared it was doing more damage to my back…. I could not even hold a grocery bag: so I bought and used a recumbent bike, although I still had pain….fast forward, after gall bladder surgery that also repaired my 20 year old stomach hernia, I tried walking a few weeks ago, and wow!! What a wonderful feeling, and what an improvement in my back…meanwhile the bike is killing my knees and not helping my back. Lesson for me was, blow through fear and test out everything….so one day I will try a dvd,,,,:bigsmile:
Barbie, your serious story about how you have had to protect the poodles from themselves, as well as the coyotes, actually made me laugh; FEW people understand the "poodlejumponomics" : my childhood poodle ( a min) could jump over our suburban 4 foot fence without breathing hard; and we never knew where he was roaming. My standard can jump like a deer, but the cedars are so high even the deer can’t get over them anymore(thank goodness) but that did not stop him from jumping over the computer desk at the local Pet Smart after a summer haircut. Our woof should have been a trained hunting dog, he just has all those old hunting genetics, (And as for the cookies, etc, I tell the world that insists I want to help with Christmas cookie exchanges, I just don’t ‘Bake’, and the results would be terrible:laugh: ).
DeeDee- I always drink lots of my water, and up the amount on ‘eating out’ days, just in case it dissolves those extra salt and fat molecules faster (magical thinking- but it helps me cope with eating out, its hard to overeat if you are so full of water) :blushing:
Meg- the only thing worse than DD’s are dear step-daughters, but in the end, they have been my friends and family pillars….it just takes time, age, and maturity….it does happen…maybe not in our timeline…but it does happen!
Sasha – enjoy your trip, hope the budgeting goes well. It hit 20 degrees in Kingston two days ago, and I consider Kingston "north'; the geese have new babies, it will be a Vancouver winter here is SWO again.....
JB – love the new horsey hat pic! And my DH gets gout when he does not get enough water, and I have resorted to a flavouring (using sweetner) just to get him to drink 2 glasses a day! You are so right…he has the health problems that should be mine, at my weight…but I don’t. Chug water every day!:smokin:
Katia, hope you are well enough to enjoy the wedding:happy:
Liz – your exercise goals are very ambitious, good for you:flowerforyou:
4Dogmom- terrific insight, I think many of us don’t eat enough during the day, and I have to catch up on cals at night, just when I want to scale down….I have ben upping my carb and protein at breakfast and lunch lately, and I am pleased so far.:bigsmile:
Carol – I often use an outside activity calculator to double check MFP’s results, or just to find a different activity…..google to find many, some specialized, some generic.
Laura- we all seem to have some kind of mother issues, just like you, or Barbie. Great story, so applicable to many. My own mother was tall and long, I was short and curvy…. Her obsession with weight instead of character, external looks instead of inner beauty has been something that is barely tolerable…… so it was not just food we have had to defeat, but the negative tapes running in our brains!:drinker:
Can't fit everyone in every day, but I love all your posts!:flowerforyou: BJ0
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