WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2013

barbiecat

We're having breakfast/lunch with our new DIL and her mom today. I'm looking forward to seeing them, but sort of dread the ordering process. This place cooks with butter and cream, neither of which I can digest. :noway: I talked to them on the phone and I can have things cooked in olive oil instead of butter. Wish me luck on the ordering. Breakfast out is the most difficult meal for me to order in a restaurant because of the lactose issue, so I'm hoping that the lunch items will be more to my needs.

I've finally gotten on the water bandwagon. I ended up swollen with water retention from too much salt a few days ago and am still trying to wash it out of my system. My hands don't feel swollen today. Yay! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Have a great day!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Katla from NW Oregon

:bigsmile: Katla, the longer I'm on this journey, the fewer meals I eat in restaurants. and when I do end up in a restaurant I'm not shy about ordering exactly what I want just like you are doing. My friends know that I don't want to meet them in restaurants. Many of them meet me for a walk or a cup of tea. There is very little in restaurants that I'll eat and I don't have any food intolerances.....good luck to you in ordering what you'll be able to eat.

:flowerforyou: oops, enough time on the computer, the dogs are staring at me wondering when we'll leave for our walk....it is colder today than yesterday so I've added some layers of clothing :bigsmile:

Barbie from NW Washington

johinz57

Here I go again making another attempt to lose it. "the weight" Wish me luck

JoJo in Glen Rose, Tx

djhobs

Good evening all!

Does anyone know of any DVDs for weight training? I have free weights, a kettle bell, and a resistance band, but need a good routine to follow.

Thanks in advance.

Deb A

Deb I have used the kettleworx Dvd set...I like the resistance and core workouts in the set...it is a 6 week program...so each Dvd has 6 different workouts. Denise Austin has a pretty good book (I thought anyway) for resistance bands and exercise balls.

Good luck!
Jen

Sorry...name of book is Bands and Balls (I think)

yoyonomore55

Jen- Thanks for the info. I like the idea of a 6 week program. I'll see if I can find that one.

Barbie- Thanks for the information on the books. I will also see if I can find them at my library.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Deb A from CNY

jb_2011

Busy day yesterday, besides running unexpected errands for my cousin who needed a ride to the airport and needed me to care for his young black lab for the day, I stopped at Costco for a few things and gave in to buying a container of their granola snack mix. Oh is it ever decadent, full of all kinds of nuts and seeds and dried cranberries, and sweetened with honey. I was not able to control myself in the least. :ohwell: So the remainder is going into the freezer, wrapped in teeny little 80-100 cal servings. I don't often buy treats like that, but when I do I realize I still have a few mountains to climb in the self-control dept. At least this time it wasn't cake or cookies!

Michele, I would imagine it's entirely possible to strain the achilles by jumping rope. Ouch. It's a painful endeavor in more ways than one, I was quite sore all over yesterday. I was also amazed at how quickly I got out of breath! Not sure it'll be something I ever do very much of, maybe a little here and there. You do so much strenuous exercise! Is there something you can do for the achilles?

DeeDee, glad you're feeling better!! And Meg, hope you're on the mend!

Katla, it's amazing how the weather in the area has its pockets of micro-climates. The Gorge creates its own weather, oft times I see the report and it's nothing like we're having. Sounds like you're a little protected from the winds.

JaneH, oh good, you've made the appt for another opinion outside of Kaiser. Keeping fingers crossed here!

Jen, that's soo funny about not letting your mom join this thread! haha!

Glenda, it sounds gorgeous where you are! Gotta love the beauty of winter.

Barbie, how funny about having to dance with the microphone cord! That must have been a bit of a task. I've spent many years stepping around and over cords on stage, they can sure get to be a tangled mess of "spaghetti".

Well, dear friends, have a happy Sunday. I'm off to start making stuffing for the turkey I'll be roasting this afternoon. We'll have company join us for dinner and a game of cards after, always a fun time. I will not eat any of that granola today! NONE! Ate enough yesterday for a week. Blah.

jb from frosty, freezing Portland brrrrrr

wessecg

Do you know why there are no horse pictures today????? Because I haven't seen my horse this weekend. Had to work until midnight Friday night, then over 13 hours yesterday and since 8 this morning. I am almost done but have a thing to go to for one of my daughter's college selections (Notre Dame) from 2 to 4 - so still no horse riding. I kind of depend on riding for a good weekend calorie burn. Oh well.

Back to work. I'll catch up reading (actually probably not) tomorrow!

Yardtigress

Gads it's already afternoon, I can't believe I've been laying around all morning.

Linda C- I prefer to carry snacks around for low blood sugar, like rice cakes equal to 12-15 carbs, 1/2 an apple, or a clementine, but I do carry the glucose tablets just in case. The kids used to tell me, when I would start to bottom out, when driving and I would get so mad. I was screaming at the drivers, I know it would scare them, but you don't realize it in yourself when your sugar drops to low. So get some they aren't expensive.

Lori H- I too hate low cal or low fat salad dressing it tastes bad. I want the taste but not so many calories, I have been doing this for a while. I don't like very much salad dressing anyway. Lots of people dip their fork and then get their salad but I find that difficult to measure. I usually use vinegar and 2 tsp olive oil, but some times I want, ranch or green goddess, or greek, I take 1 tbsp of dressing and then add 1 or 2 tbsp of water and mix with a fork or wisk. You do get the taste, but no all those calories.

Well the grocery list is done and time to get to the store. Hope everyone is feeling better.

Tigress in GA

RebelRenny

:bigsmile: This made me smile:

A man wrote a letter to the IRS: “I have been unable to sleep knowing that I have cheated on my income tax. I understated my taxable income and have enclosed a check for $200.00. If I still can’t sleep, I will send the rest.”

:laugh: :laugh:

On another note: I ended up eating the whole pomegranate yesterday, although it took me from mid-afternoon until bed-time :bigsmile: I loved it. I can see that they would be great in salads.

As a result of the pomegranate experience, I did not eat any other fruits :ohwell: :ohwell:

I managed to weed through our 2010 digital pictures yesterday and order the ones I wanted. Took me till about 9 in the evening. The next stage is getting them into photo albums, once I pick them up from Costco. 2010 was a very busy year for us, hence the many pictures: FIL passed away, youngest son got married, Mexican cruise, sister came to visit, and our own 40th anniversary that year; that all in addition to all the other usual - but special - occasions, such as birthdays and holidays. 2011 should be a breeze

Happy Sunday!

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

bjmcq

Happy Sunday to everyone!

I was away yesterday, and am trying to catch up on all the posts, will have to do it in stages today . I did Renny's veg and fruit day, and felt terrific.....so I will plan to do that regularly in my schedule. I felt that the body was really happy to burn and to process, so...

it is a nice kick to the system!

Thanks for suggesting it Renny!

Today and yesterday we had a sudden summer day here in SWO! The university kids were out in droves, and many in shorts. I have not worn a winter coat for 5 days now, and the white snow is gone, and the green is back....I can live through that, but as I was driving through rural SWOntario yesterday, I could see that the fields were barren of snow....that is not good. We have had buckets of rain, but we need a good snow cover to stay all winter for the crops and health of the farms....so, yes, global warming is here.....3 winters ago I could not see over the sides of my driveway for snow, in a high SUV! Just my concern, since we are still getting killer hot summers with very little rain.....and I think it will be an early spring. Saw many hawks, and they are migrators. So some did not leave, or they returned very very early.

Lin, I know you are farther north, and believe it or not, I was happy to see you had minus temps! Hope your busy day is fulfillling.

The whole eating out thing is difficult, and Barbie has put boundaries on her social interactions that do not include food, and I can see how that has to happen at times! I have managed to find restaurants where I can eat a clean meal, and so I use those to meet people, but the eating out at other peoples houses is very difficult. Last night, we were with friends, and I brought a large spinach, fennel, and asparagus salad, and I made the dressing from lowfat mayo, with a touch of olive oil, and lots of fresh tarragon to make sure it was flavourful and yet less "fattening'. Half my plate was that salad, and I ate only a touch of the curries and beef bourg she was serving. Still, it was full of oil, or wine, or ? and I just don't know. I think I will be offering to bring salads to every food event now! Someone said, eat what you bring before Christmas, and now I know that that strategy is very important!

On to a good week, teaching tomorrow. DH is watching his food intake with the help of MFP, now that he is pre-diabetic, pre-heart issues.....sooooo life has become a little easier on the cooking side.

There are so many people to thank for their informative posts, too many. I am inspired and motivated by your logs of activity and healthy eating!

Have a wonderful day, BJ, SWOnt, Canada

Sasha4427

Happy Sunday everyone. :happy: :happy: :happy: The sun is shining on the nice crisp snow and everything is sparkling. I’m just waiting for the birds to come and cluster around the feeders and see if I have any new ones. Just having my coffee and watching the birds have their little snowbaths.

I did Renny’s fruit and veggie challenge again. Wasn’t at all difficult to do and I have some nice fresh fruit salad to have with Greek yoghurt and JB’s corn muffins this morning (in the oven right now and starting to smell great).

I seem to be gaining on the 1200 calories again during the week, went up 2 pounds and am down a pound this morning after the F&V day. I’m finding this really annoying. :grumble: :grumble: I don’t understand how I can gain on 1200 and everyone else loses on that amount. I’ll do it for another week and see how it goes, but if I creep above 140 I’m going to totally freak out because that was such a long stretch to break that marker.

Amanda – so glad to hear that your scan came back with a manageable issue. :happy: I would hate to go back to low fibre but I guess you will just have to look at it as another food challenge. You’ve already successfully managed the weight challenge and I’m sure you will apply the same commitment to this food change.

JB – I’m happy to hear that your heeler has the same reaction to dressing up as mine does. Even in NW Ontario at -40C (and I can’t remember how to change that to Fahrenheit) Rex wouldn’t wear boots. I won’t take his disgusted look so personally. He’s old enough to have arthritis bother him now in the cold weather and some days even the pills aren’t staving off the pains. We’re growing older together.:ohwell:

Michele – yes, my mat is nice and thick and I don’t really feel the floor even when I roll on the old hipbones.

Jeannie – I tried Melatonin when I had insomnia a few years ago but it gave me amazing nightmares. I understand it has that effect on quite a few people and unfortunately I was one. No, my dogs are heelers and not wanderers; they like to keep me in sight at all times. I may not see them but I can be sure they can see me.
I have seen bear in the spring and fall, had a little one enjoying my berry left overs and garden raiding in the fall and we have had a cougar on the street once, lots of coyotes howling on a regular basis, but they tend to stay out of my yard normally, not interesting enough to go over the fence for I guess.

JaneH – no, I didn’t have joint fusion (however, I do know a couple of people who have had the great toe joint fused and yes, there is very limited movement in the joint, no really high heels as the joint doesn’t bend to allow that flex to the foot). Both of my were osteomy surgeries, one did the bone wedge removal and screws which had to be removed a few years later; the second was a removal of part of the base bone and didn’t require pinning or screws, but in my opinion has not been as successful as I do have some limits on flexibility now in that toe. I still can exercise, run and wear heels but the joint does feel locked sometimes. However, I would consider both of them successes and there is no continual pain and I can walk for hours :happy: :happy: (before it was less than 10 minutes before I had to sit and massage foot to ease the pain).

Nancy – Wild is non-fiction which I think I remember is your preference and well worth the read. I thoroughly endorse it. I read somewhere that the Neil Young lyrics are actually about Blind River which northerners consider middle Ontario but hey, according to the Ontario Provincial government, Northern Ontario begins at Barrie which is only about and hour north of Toronto. Anything outside of the Golden Horseshoe is hinterland (am I right Linda C? – lol). Most of my time in NW Ontario was dealing with the discrepancies in government policy and treatment of the north compared to the south, one size fits all mentality. So what types of food is your new concession manager doing? I’d be interested for our arena.
PS – wonderful sun and cold on this side of the pass yesterday and today. Planning on getting my limping old boy out for a sedate walk today.:bigsmile:

Texasgal – thank you for the image, it truly is beautiful.:flowerforyou:

Glenda – the thing I like best about Alberta is that startling blue, blue sky. Your description is everything I remember best about it.

DeeDee – try doing your post in Word and then copy and paste it into MFP. That way you can recopy and repost if the MFP part fails. Sorry to hear you have a cold, lots of water, lemon juice and a good book in a sunny window. Saw the new post - glad to hear you are feeling better.

Housegirl – happy birthday to you (belated):flowerforyou: and the Clementines sound better than a box of chocolates any day~!!!

Renny – pomegranates, love the flavor , dislike the whole production of eating them and always get my fingers all stained. I read in Chatelaine that if you cut it and then tap the skin with the back of a spoon smartly the seeds pop out – didn’t work for me but worth a try? Anyone else have ideas?

Cheryl – missing your horse – awww:brokenheart: , it does take time to get out there though doesn’t it? Hope you get to set some time aside for you and the horses really soon.

BJ - I heard about the SWO heat wave – lol. Envying you a little but the impact of no snow is not great come summer. Our eagles here in BC are changing their migrating habits too, and a lot are near starving.

Have caught up with the posts now and if you see things that are already redundant in what I wrote above – my apologies.:bigsmile: I write as I go along and obviously some things get updated as the thread grows. Time to go and phone my DD1 and wish her a happy birthday. Saw her at Xmas and will see her mid-Feb too but still miss her on a regular daily basis.

Have a great day ladies:flowerforyou: :drinker:
Lila

LinCharpentier

There all caught up.
Well grandaugher is getting the nack of hockey she played much better today. After all she's only seven her dad wants a pro.
I told him hey they can't be all as good as you. He was a good little hockey player but boys have that. She'll get it. I walked around the arena they have a nice place to walk. A lot of the town people were walking. The game was in the next town over.

I packed apples and cheese for snacks and that's what I had. I'm having a great day so far. Only one dance of line dancing done for exercise but will get more.

Make today a good good day.

Linda C for Northern Ontario.

megblair1

Greetings to all my fitness pals! It’s beautiful here…sunny and clear. But pretty cold! About 20 with some winds, so pretty standard january weather here. DH is finishing putting away the remaining Christmas decorations. Otherwise we are pretty lazy here. Slept in so no church.:yawn: I feel better overall, but incredibly tired. That is so unusual for me. Usually a couple days of antibiotics and I’m as good as new. This fatigue is bothersome. I did do my measurements and lost a total of 2.2 inches in various places. So I’m happy about that. :happy:

This is late, but my January goals (developed with my work fitness buddy) are:
1. Log on daily; log food and stay under goal (one free day every 2 weeks)
2. Water, water, water. I am really bad about this
3. Exercise!!!!! I have a routine plotted out but I need to actually do it. I have not exercised for a couple of weeks now since I have been sick.
4. Goal: 30# loss total by end of March…that leaves me 9.3 pounds to lose. That sounds do-able. I had tried not having a weight goal but found I really need something to shoot for. I think I’ll use my big goals (-15, -30, -45, -60) and not have a stringent time line for it. Just shoot for that weight. We picked end of March to measure our goals because it’s about half way through the semester, including spring break.

Shazzacass: your upcoming trip sounds delightful. I’m not so sure about the lamb LOL.

Geri: thanks for the tip about getting pomegranate seeds out! Sounds way easier!

DeeDee: I had to smile when I read you are the family champ of steps! You’ll need another tiara! :laugh: Tell me more about your tea concoction….how much ginger and what type? Ground, whole? How much lemon? Slices or juice? Right now I’m willing to try anything!

MissTemple: welcome to our group. It’s the best thread on the site.:flowerforyou:

LinC: It’s interesting to look back at some of those old photos. Many of them I hated….OMG why do I look so awful???? Then look today, wow, not too bad before LOL

Katla: good luck with the breakfast ordering. Most restaurants will cook to your request, too, so you hopefully will find things you can eat and you like.

Barbie: stay warm on your walk!

JoJo: join us on the journey! You will find great support here.:flowerforyou:

Jb: what a great idea to buy a treat like that then freeze it in small portions you know the calorie count for. I have been debating joining costco. We bought one of those food dehydrators right after Christmas and find it works well for about everything except buns.

Wessecg: you’ll have to give the horses some extra loving this week!

Tigress: I have found that instead of salad dressing (which I do actually like), I really enjoy crumbled cheese instead, such as bleu or feta. A tablespoon goes a long way! I also like cottage cheese on top.

Rebel: that cracked me up! We had a letter from the lovely IRS yesterday. Seems we have finally convinced them we actually adopted kids and will be getting a nice refund from our taxes of several years ago! I was going to go to their office downtown and take the kids, then tell the IRS People I would leave the kids with them since we apparently never actually adopted them, then turn and walk out (of course I would let the kids in on this ahead of time). I thought maybe that would get their attention! Guess I don’t have to do that now. :laugh:

Bjmcq: I agree restaurants can be difficult. On my free day (once every 2 weeks) we often go out and I don’t count what I eat. I eat what I want. Otherwise, I look their nutrition information up on line and pre-select what I am going to eat to fit into my day. I really do love going out to eat, and eating at home, and want the whole eating experience to be fun, happy, and enjoyable while being healthy at the same time.:drinker:

Well since I am sitting here, I best get busy on the book chapter I am currently working on. I am starting to feel tired again:yawn: , but want to stay up some anyway (yes, Linda Sundance I will rest :flowerforyou: ) and get at least something done. I’m getting behind and starting to feel overwhelmed. I figured out the 2 chapters for the urology curriculum can be done at work, so that relieves that from my plate here at home. So onward!!! Take care everyone and have a joyous Sunday. Spend it the way YOU like. Meg :drinker:

rjadams

lots of dreadmilling yesterday over 20000 steps. Broncos lost and I was heart broken. Seahawks need to pick up or DH will be heart broken. It has been a decent weekend without negativity

Take care all,
Robin, Bodi and Ritter
chilly PNW

jam0525

Amanda- Glad to hear it is not cancer.

Housegirl2-I loved the pear picture thanks for sharing.

Rebel- if it is not too late, I will jump in on the fruit and veggie challenge. I ignore them in the winter and live on them in the summer. Just cause of the cold weather I crave hot foods. Not good. I should be balanced all year.

Warm wishes to anyone I missed who needs them. Good luck with staying on track to all.

Got to bring DD and DS shopping. We are going skiing next weekend and they outgrew stuff I didn't think they could at their ages. (17 & 18 )

Jeannir

lizmil79

Good afternoon Ladies,

We are in a very cold streak here. I think its what contributing to being under the weather a bit. I have been hurting so much last few days. Yesterday I was so stiff and hurting trying to get out of bed the minute my feet hit the floor the pain just went right il my legs. I I just crawl right back to bed stayed there till afternoon. Today on the sofa. So frustrating what a waste of day.

Warm welcomes to all who are new to this thread!
@Meg - Sorry you are under the water! Congrats on the weight loss!
@Dee -- what is your tea creation?
@Barbie --impress by your walks stay warm!
@Karla going out to eat can be tricky but most restaurants now days can accomdate special diets.
@Lin C glad your granddaughter is doing better at hockey.
@Amanda glad the tests came back ok.

@lili --- on our volunteer days at work one of the jobs my clients do our to fill all of the bird feeders and squirrel's feeders. As soon as we get done with all of their jobs we all enjoy watching the squirrels come and enjoy their treats and the birds too.

Sorry not caught up yet on all of the posts yet but will make every effort to get back later to finish.

Wishing everyone a good afternoon.

Keep logging your food and drinking your water.

Liz

RebelRenny

Rebel- if it is not too late, I will jump in on the fruit and veggie challenge. I ignore them in the winter and live on them in the summer. Just cause of the cold weather I crave hot foods. Not good. I should be balanced all year.

Jeannir

Jump in anytime, Jeannir! Glad to hear from you.

Renny

janemartin02

Just stopping in to say hi to all.
HUGS
jane

SallyCC

Good Evening,
What a wonderful weekend of posts. I loved reading through and have many thoughts. I am sorry I didn't keep notes along the way.

I feel like I am getting more into my groove and it feels so much better than all the floundering I was feeling. I am really working at getting going to the gym....even if its only for 20 minutes. I am showing up and once I get there, I am enjoying it more each time.

I think Barbie's advice about having a strategy really helps. When I feel clear about what I am doing, it makes me feel like I've accomplished a goal as I do the things I promised myself I would do.
It feels good to be optimistic again!!

Have a good night,
Sally

PositivePower

I hope you all are enjoying the weekend! I got to the gym yesterday and today we took a 5 mile hike burning close to 900 calories!

:noway: Lucy ~ Sorry to hear about your job situtation...I know what you mean companies need to focus on their employees and treat them right and business will trive...the company I work for went national last year and they were treating us like crap! A few people quit the rest just complain. I hate being around all the negativity. Now things are turning around and I can see things getting better.
Jane ~ SoSorry to hear about your foot!!!! What kind of work do you do? Good for you getting other opinions, that's smart. I am sending Positive Thoughts your way!!! You can make it through this!
:happy: Nancy ~ Yep we have TRX class, yesterday there were about 9 of us...Great workout!

MELT http://www.meltmethod.com/about Check it out... it is done with foam rollers and little balls...I know sounds silly..but it helps flexibility, mobility, sleep digestion also reduces aches and pains, tension, headaches and risk of injury. I have taken about 3 classes and have recently bought my own foam roller along with a book on MELT coming out in a couple weeks ( I pre ordered) I have heard from some people in class how some of their aches and pains have gone away since they started Melting. I will keep you up to date on the benefits I find.

Tomorrow I have to be on the road by 530 I have a sales meeting which being in the food business is a challenging day . Our vendors will come in and train us on their lines sampling and comparing to the competition or sampling new items. I hope to get home in time for my Cozmosize class to work off any damage :laugh:

Wishing you all a wonderful week full of good choices! Remember DON'T GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT MOST FOR WHAT YOU WANT IN A MOMENT!!!! :flowerforyou:

Judy - So Cal

LinCharpentier

All caught up again but like Sally didn't get notes. Everyone seems to have had a very good weekend. Other than the ones the bug hit.
Had to feel for the hockey team yesterday three of the team members were sick they vomitted yet wanted to play. That's team spirit for you. But them are 7 and 8 year olds. Made of tough stuff.

Well today was a very good day and I didn't make my calories hope I don't get in crap for it. But darn it's hard when you refuse to eat Arena food. I had brought apples and cheese but 1/2 an apple and 30 grams of cheese don't add up to much. Maybe i had more than that in cheese. I will go up my serving. LOL.

Did four bouts of zumba on u tube about 1/2 or so. Put it under line dancing in exercise. That's all that was there.

So now to have a great evening supper was late. Made pork chops and potatoes veg. for hubby. I had an oatmeal pancake with blueberry sauce and yogurt yummy.

See you all tomorrow.

crazyforbooks

what does 'bump' mean, I am brand new

Katla49

what does 'bump' mean, I am brand new

People use "bump" when they don't really have time or a comment and want MFP to show this thread under "My Topics." It also marks your place so you know what you've already read.

Katla in NW Oregon

exermom

Katla - enter the vitamin/mineral/whatever as if you were entering a food into the database. Then, you can click on it and add it to your "snacks" or make a new topic called "suppliments" or whatever. But it CAN be done. If you're tracking, say potassium, be sure to add that to the list of items you track (calories, fats, protein, etc)

tigress - your cat is so cute! I just love your pic of him (her?)

Lori - the hashbrowns are potatoes which is a vegetable, so you DID fullfill the challenge.

Jen - I agree with DeeDee, as much as we love our moms, we need our space. And so do our kids. So sorry you're not feeling well.

housegirl - happy birthday! What a neat present.

Welcome everyone new!

homesbyd - I'd log that yogurt on the next day, mainly because I probably have already closed out the previous day

Deb - I like the DVD's for weights by Jari Love. If you go to collage.com you can see a clip of the DVD. I have usually found that Amazon's prices are lower, tho.

I just made a ceream cheese berry coffee cake for bunco Tuesday, it's in the oven, hope it turns out OK.

SueR - I've found that I usually want to have water when I have some airpopped popcorn. Hope that helps

Vince just said that he's going out to wash his car. Maybe after the cake comes out of the oven I'll do my car.

LoriH - this is the first house we've ever owned where we've been on city water. I remember the power went out for 3 days in our last house. Going to the bathroom was QUITE interesting, to say the least so I understand where you're coming from. If your power goes out, let's hope it isn't for long

barbie - Vince was telling me about that football game.

Geri in England - our tradition for Christmas is that you always got a little bit of coal for the bad girl/boy and an orange for the good girl/boy

Did an hour of the zumba Wii today (Sun). How did I do? Can we say "s***". One of the things is that I was constantly being careful of my ankle, there a fair amount of jumping in it which I didn't do. But I'll keep after it, maybe someday I'll be sort-of decent. Tomorrow I'll do some yoga and then take the extremepump class.

DeeDee - congrats on the steps!!!! You go girl!

katla - good luck on the ordering. Usually restaurants will accommodate special requests.

Linda - I have the WiiFit Plus. There MUST be a way to have it display the weight because in my book it says "weight the baby or pet helper and deduct the weight" to find out the weight of a baby or a pet. It wouldn't tell you to deduct the weight if it didn't give you the weight. I've found that the instructions for any of the Wii games are not that thorough, you need to go thru a lot of trial and error. Like I did this a.m. with the zumba.

jb - I'm wondering if there's a stretching exercise for the achilles that you do on the foam roller. I love mine. I'll have to research that. Update: Just put a book on the foam roller on my wish list. When I was younger, I could go for hours and hours jump ropeing, now after 5 minutes I'm huffing and puffing. What happened???? Yea, I probably won't do it a lot, either. If we go away, it is something good to be able to do in a hotel since you don't have to bring a lot of equipment and you get a good workout. Next time I'll do even less time jump roping, maybe only 5 minutes instead of 15.Don't want to reinjur myself, that's for sure.

After the extremepump class on the way home, I think I'll stop at Aldi's, there are a few things on my shopping list that I can get there. Besides, their cukes are on sale this week. In the afternoon I go for my infusion of Reclast and Vince has an appt with the cardiologist. Then at night I have the mahjongg game.

Lila - happy birthday to your daughter!

Meg - glad you'll be getting that refund you so deserve

liz - feel better fast

sally - that's great that you're getting to the gym! I try to plan ahead what type of exercise I will do. Yes, there are times when I have to switch and do something else, but not all that often.

Judy - thanks for the link. I'm going to check it out

Guess I'd better get ready for tomorrow and check out Judy's link. Hope everyone has a great evening

Michele in NC

c0c0nn0r

I haven't been here in a couple of days, I had a family of skunks move in under my home :mad: Can't begin to tell you how bad the house smells..had a professional come out and trap them and my nephew came over yesterday and we dug a trench and put wire up and cement so I could officially close "The Skunk Hotel". The odor in my home is a bit better but it'll take a while I think. Thanks everyone for listening to me vent about the skunks---I was stressed big time, didn't log or exercise...getting back on track tomorrow

JB Love the dog's pic

Lila The salmon, spaghetti squash with peppers and salad sounds delicious

Still catching up on all the posts - have a good evening

Colleen

kackie

Hello, dear Ladies,

Glad to hear what everyone's been up to. Beautiful warm & sunny weekend here. I got some nice walks in and today ran a decent part of my walk. Got to get ready for skiing!

We drive up to Charlotte in the morning for follow up with DH surgeon. I hope they will give him ok to do some PT. fingers crossed! We will spend the night with dear friends and return Tuesday! I'm ready to get out of my own house anyway!

Have a good, heathy week everyone::flowerforyou: Kackie

Katla49

Katla - enter the vitamin/mineral/whatever as if you were entering a food into the database. Then, you can click on it and add it to your "snacks" or make a new topic called "suppliments" or whatever. But it CAN be done. If you're tracking, say potassium, be sure to add that to the list of items you track (calories, fats, protein, etc)

Michele in NC

I got the Citracal into the database but have been unable to add my Centrum Silver multi-vitamin. I'm better off than before and I appreciate your help.:bigsmile:

Katla from NW Oregon

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Jb, I understand your lack of self-control……..my weaknesses are raisins and nuts and granola.

:flowerforyou: Today is Isagenix cleanse day so I have a ritual of chores that I do along with dog walking and watching TV with Jake……our hearts were broken when the SeaHawks lost. I added several new items to my walking clothes this morning…..wool fingerless gloves on top of my other gloves, an extra wool hat, and Jake’s “rain pants” that he wears for golf over my jeans. I was toasty warm for over two hours this morning and if there had been a public restroom for me to use, I’d probably have walked longer.

:flowerforyou: Sally, I’m glad to hear that you are going back to the gym again……20 minutes is a great start.

:flowerforyou: I still haven’t gotten to doing my yoga DVD but I’ve added some stretches to my walk and while I’m watching TV so there is hope for me. I do 100 warrior 3 poses every day most of them while walking one dog at a time and several standing forward bends that stretch everything. The dogs are very patient and tolerant about my activities.

Barbie from NW Washington

My word for for 2013 is “Stretch” inspired by “The Happiness Project”….I will seek opportunities to stretch my body and stretch myself personally by improving skills and trying new things.

Resolutions for January
*Be agreeable----say OK
* Yoga once a week
*Walk with hubby once a week
*Weight training three times a week

Gardengail

bump until tomorrow.....

RobynMcGregor

Hi all from New Plymouth, New Zealand.

It's Monday evening here while for many of you it is still Sunday. Love having this thread to read through while the grandson (5) is watching cartoons on a rainy day. Feeling excited as I purchased an eReader yesterday so can again read in bed and a cross trainer today.

Katla49

Hi all from New Plymouth, New Zealand.

It's Monday evening here while for many of you it is still Sunday. Love having this thread to read through while the grandson (5) is watching cartoons on a rainy day. Feeling excited as I purchased an eReader yesterday so can again read in bed and a cross trainer today.

Welcome. This is a nice bunch of women from several countries. Post often and get to know people. I'm a relative newbie, but there are many newer than me.

Katla from NW Oregon