WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH

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I like this topic, but don't fully understand how this message board system works. Can I "join" a topic? If so, how? I wanted to mark it as a "favorite", but can't figure out how to do that either. In general, I'm enjoying this site and learning a lot from it ... but it is a frustrating learning curve for me about how to participate. Thanks!

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Had a challenging diet day. Worked in the a.m., had a sibling lunch, shopping with sister after, Sing-Along and Circle dinner out after tonight. I tried to eat healthy Peanut butter chicken with vegetables (no breaded, fried anything) and brought home half of my mediterranean chicken, rice pilaf and steamed broccoli that I had for dinner. Everything was good but I hate it when I have to many meals in restaurants...too hard to know the real calorie counts.

Hope everyone has a good night. Terri

weaklink109

Happy birthday to TerriW and Kathy (pj...) :drinker: :drinker: --didn't mean to overlook you earlier.:embarassed: :embarassed:

Pepper apparently wants to send you best wishes as well.:flowerforyou: The minute I started this post, he decided he needed to be on my lap more than the pc did, so now he is laying on my chest and I am trying to keyboard with the laptop on my knees, which are raised up by my feet resting on the ottoman. :laugh: My other "laptop"--AKA Bradley, has eaten his fill of his food and stolen a little of Pepper's so he is passed out next to me in the chair. And Mai Li is prowling around the house looking for trouble, as she usually does before settling in for the night.

I got my 30 minutes of Gazelle in last night, and having discovered it doesn't seem to keep me awake like I thought it would, I am doing the same thing tonight, when the news starts at 10p. I was doing my cardio in the morning, but I seem to need more time to get ready for work without being rushed, and this morning was so much more relaxed by not trying to exercise AND walk doggies before I left for work. Once I get my 30 minutes in, I will be 79 calories under for the day.

I still feel like I am being dragged along behind the wagon, rather than having finished the climbing back in, but I am still here.

My mom's sister, who lives in Canada (BC) passed away this morning. She had been in poor health for some time and was recently diagnosed with uterine cancer. My mom had already decided against trying to make a trip to see her while she was still living, so she will not attend the funeral. I wish she could, but it is 300 miles one way, and it is just too hard of a trip for her to make.

I am trying to decide if I am going to take a vacation sans doggies in April. I know I will miss them, but at the same time, I know at times I will NOT--such as when Mai Li decides to have a "Diva Girl" moment in the car, or Bradley decides he is a needy little boy who needs momma's lap in the middle of a jaunt down a 65 mph freeway.:noway: They can stay with my friends in the Gorge and have a good time, but it means a extra 300 miles of driving for me. 75 miles there to drop them off, and back again; then the same round trip to go get them when I am finished. That is like a one way trip to Vancouver BC for me in terms of distance, but an easier drive because there is basically no traffic--a much different scenario than driving through Seattle:grumble:

Well it is getting to be difficult to type because of the "help" I am getting.


See you all later.


Barb

mynyddisamrs

Morning all .... I'm writing this as we wait for Mum's taxi that takes her to the day centre ... and any minute now I'm going to .....:explode: SREEEEAM! there! I feel better now! Up 5.30am today so a bit better than 3am. My patience is wearing thin today ...sorry!! :flowerforyou: My thoughts are with all you other carerers as we battle through the bad bits and enjoy the good bits of what we're doing for our loved ones.
:ohwell: Still while she's away today we're off to go shopping (nothing exciting) and then maybe...lunch. I say maybe 'cos we're still on our economy drive!!:noway: Can't be semi retired and have 3 cruises and still live...apparently!!

I did get my exercycling done yesterday , did use the calories and ...sorry... was over on the calories by 15. Will try again today.
:bigsmile: I hope we'll do some Salsa later ... switch off the heating first though 'cos the TV's in the lounge and the heatings still not fixed. We could always strip off and dance in the buff to keep it cool!!! .....:blushing: .As said previously ...Don't go there!!

:flowerforyou: Sorry I. haven't replied to any individual posts but will endeavour to do so another time. It is that I too, love to read them all and find inspiration from you all. It's great finding so many new friends and where else would you take pride in being "In" with a bunch of .............:drinker: "LOSERS"

Bye for now
BBL
Jackie

Anyway ... hope you all have a good Wednesday. Middle of the week , run up to a good weekend ..we hope.
Bye for now

mynyddisamrs

Just before I go.... :sick: This is for all of you that are feeling a bit under the weather. Follow this advice from "an elderly Friend " ....

She'd had a severe headache for a couple of evenings previously. Things had worked out OK, though......
"I went to bed with two paramedics and felt fine the next morning ", she reported

xxx:flowerforyou:

profjan6

Hello Everyone, I am new here, also. It has been a week, and I'm happy to say I did lose 3 pounds! I could definitely use more encouragement, etc. and this seems to be a great place. I struggle with eating out since we do that often. Keeping a food diary is terrific. Kind of an eye opener for me! I tend to want to eat late in the day, which isn't good. Once I am finished with my day I rummage through the kitchen. Need to stop doing that!

arborsong

Just before I go.... :sick: This is for all of you that are feeling a bit under the weather. Follow this advice from "an elderly Friend " ....

She'd had a severe headache for a couple of evenings previously. Things had worked out OK, though......
"I went to bed with two paramedics and felt fine the next morning ", she reported

xxx:flowerforyou:

Please send the paramedics to my place! I feel a headache coming on now!!!! lol

auntiebk

Happy Birthday Louise (Arborsong)! Hope you don't have to postpone celbrating til after April 15!

Jackie, Terri can't tell you how thankful I am for your humorous gifts.:laugh:

Had an attach of the MayAsWells last night and almost had beer and snacks, but remembered the SWELL part and opted for the Cheerios and yogurt instead. Thanks Terri!

Jackie, who is this Dr. Neil? Can you send him to my house, with the paramedics?

Thanks to all for the bday wishes, survived the day and even the day after and it IS getting easier.

To all the posters about emotional eating YOU ARE SO RIGHT! They don't call me the Queen of Revenge Cheetos for nothing!


To all those caring for elderparents, well done!. Mine have been gone for such a very long time. . . The advice is right on, you MUST schedule time to take care of yourselves or you'll end up unable to do anything for anyone.

As for the after 9pm eating habit, haven't curbed it myself, but have switched from beer and nuts and chocolates to a cup of Cheerios with 4 oz of yoghurt. Helps me sleep and doesn't do much damage... :yawn:

Welcome newbies! These gals are the greatest!
:flowerforyou:

Special message to Rose2359, This is the day to change your life. Do what you can today and you'll be able to do more tomorrow. Get up NOW and move. You'll feel so much better taking even tiny steps to wrest control of your life back. You can do it, a little bit at a time! Everyone here is with you.

And NOW my Boniva hour is over and its time to take my own advice and climb onto the wii!

Hugs to all,

mamacindy81

Good Morning everyone!

:sad: School was canceled today because of the snow so no bowling for me today. I bet parents are hopping mad because there is nothing and I do mean nothing on the roads. We got around 3 inches but its just the fluffy kind. Oh, well that's life.

So, what will I do with my day instead? I could clean out the refrigerator or I could go to my mother's and visit with her & my sister or I could go shopping! Need to go to the library. I just can't make up my mind.

Well, off to potty Granny.

BBL,

Cindy

pmjsmom

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Happy Birthday, Arborsong! (I just love your screen name!) I hope you have a great day!

My son is taking me to Fujiyama for my birthday--I love that restaurant!

He also told me he's getting me Mariners tickets as a gift! WHOOO-HOOOO! I love baseball and haven't made it to a Mariners game in AGES! Can't wait!

Welcome, newbies! You'll love this group!

Jacjie--As for those paramedics--you can send ANY of them my way!

Have o wonderful day, everyone!

arborsong

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Kathy and Barbara - thank you thank you for the warm birthday wishes. Actually, the Queen of England's birthday is in April but her official celebration is in June. I keep threatening to move my special day to a more 'convenient' time also. But I will be having dinner tonight with my sister. And, my 2 sweet sweet grandbabies called early this am with birthday wishes. That made my day complete.

And, there were several others with birthdays this week. Hope all had wonderful wonderful days!!!

Cindy, thank you for checking on me. For now, I'm doing the best I can considering how many hours I'm working for 6 more weeks. Then I can focus more on food and exercise.

And Kathy, I have a fabulous arbor in my yard that I dearly love. It makes me want to sing - thus arborsong!!! Actually, I have a photo of it covered in Lady Banks roses. I'll upload for all to see!

plantlady99

Morning ladies:flowerforyou:

Hope all is well.

I did so well during the day yesterday. In between my "daily chores" Hubby & I managed to get tot he gym and walk on the treadmills. I listened to my favorite music and went to another place. It was wonderful.

I'm really trying believe me.

All of this support is great. I know we have lost so many women that probably just had given up. I felt like doing that also because I'm not on full speed with the weight loss plan but I am treading water. Plus I love reading to funny stories some of you have.

Thanks for being such a great group of people!!!!!

Kathy
(plantlady)

jam0525

Hello everyone,

I sort of scanned all the posts and it appears that we are all in high spirits which is a good way to start off the month. I am off on pre-operative run of appointments for Anna. We ended up in a place in Vail with a workout room and internet access. I guess my whining helped. It turns out that we have very early appointments on most mornings, so it is good that we are close.

Well, got to run. Happy Wedndesday all!

Jeannie

plantlady99

Hello Everyone, I am new here, also. It has been a week, and I'm happy to say I did lose 3 pounds! I could definitely use more encouragement, etc. and this seems to be a great place. I struggle with eating out since we do that often. Keeping a food diary is terrific. Kind of an eye opener for me! I tend to want to eat late in the day, which isn't good. Once I am finished with my day I rummage through the kitchen. Need to stop doing that!

I hear you loud and clear. I really need to stop the night time eating.

Thought I would change my photo to get me motivated.

Laura80111

Happy Wednesday Morning All

Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girls

Barbie Sorry you have a cold, feed it some chicken soup and get plenty of rest:drinker:

Gerald's shot yesterday, still not sure if it worked or not. He was in a bit of pain last night and discouraged that it didn't work:sad: , as it should have within hours of getting it. I'm just wanting to hear him say he's not in pain anymore.

Also yesterday afternoon since he was home he made several calls to tech support for our new elliptical, never got a call back:grumble: (he made 6 calls to them) left them voice mail, needless to say he's less than pleased. Of course their tech support is only available 8-5 central time M-F...when we are at work. I ask you what kind of support is that . We really thought we'd made a good choice for our purchase too.

Eating right, exercising it's going pretty good right now. Gerald and I were discussing yesterday how it seems that when I'm in the "eat right and exercise mode" he's not and when he is I'm not. It's a shame we can't seem to want to do this at the same time, although when we have done it together he looses at a much faster rate then I do which can be a bit frustrating:grumble:

Have a good day and keep fighting off those pounds

Laura

auntiebk

Dear Barbiecat,

Fight that nasty cold with my favorite Yoga position, the Lion pose.:bigsmile:

I used to go to yoga classes alot, even practiced 3-5 days/week, but fell out for years after one of the wrist breaks, don't remember which.

Thanks you your and Zaza's encouragement, am adding some Yoga into the daily wii. Just Downward Dog :laugh:
Warrior and Palm Tree. Oww hips feel the Warior and shoulders REALLY feel the Palm Tree.

Too bad it only burns about 2 calories/minute...:ohwell:

AHealthierSuzyQ

Just popping in to read posts before I head out on a nice long ride on my bike.

spaniel

Hi Everyone!

Just found this post and am excited to find a new thread. Especially since I see that some of you are hitting the 60 mark this year - me too, this month. It's kind of eerie thinking that I am at that milestone this year and still carrying around 40 ugly pounds. I joined MFP in Feb. but have not lost any weight. I am determined to be thinner in 2010, so definitely not giving up!

Have a great day...

aisser

I haven't been on here in a while and haven't been counting my calories so trying to get back on track my weighin day is tomorrow so I will see what happens:ohwell: I can't do anything about the past, so I will start over today.

vickim26

Good Morning ladies,
Happy Happy Birthday to all with birthdays no matter what age you are. Great job to all who are losing or sticking to their plan. Great job on getting your kids involved. We are in charge of what they eat and we can make subtle changes and teach them right so they dont have to go through what we are going through later in life. When I see these shoes with 3 an 4 year olds that are grossly overweight I just cringe. you dont have to feed them burgers and fries 24/7. I really try with grandkids to give them better choices.
Speaking of choices: Eating Out. We all handle this differently. Some chose to avoid which is fine, but not for me. Eating out is a major part of our life for many reasons: laziness to cook; no time to cook; cheaper for me and hubby at times; family get togethers.
Anyway especially if you eat out often you can make good choices. If you dont eat out often you tend to want to treat yourself but if you eat out often just think of it as your extended kitchen and make good choices. I look up the restaurant before going and actually record what I am ordering and stick to it. because I did not have to cook it always taste better and I am satisfied. Now there are bumps in the road. Sat hubby and I went to Baton Rouge to eat at favorite italian restaurant, macaroni grill. posted my meal before leaving knew exactly what I was ordering. Restaurant had been closed down. so we had to find an alternative. Chose another italian restaurant carrabras and actually did better than first choice. It can be done. Like all of this it is a life change. Hope you ladies have good day. We are growing daily which is wonderful.
Vicki M

mamacindy81

Good afternoon everyone,

Just a quick pop in before I go and feed Granny.

I went to "thetickerfactory.com" and added an excercise ticker that will show how many miles I've gone and have set a goal of 40 miles this month. Maybe it will help me increase my steps.

I hope everyone is having a good day with good choices.

Cindy

AliceLMS

Louise!

arborsong

Louise!

ALICE, you are so precious!!! Thank you a thousand times! You have made my day complete!!!

barbiecat

:drinker: :flowerforyou: Greetings to all from sunny NW Washington where it feels like time to work in the yard:bigsmile: I am feeling much better today after naps and a good night's sleep and a morning of line dance (how much better would I be feeling if I'd gone to bed with the paramedics instead of with poodles :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: )

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Happy Birthday to all the birthday celebrants--

:flowerforyou: We are packing for our trip to Los Angeles----the dogs have gone off to be boarded (it's easier to pack suitcases on the bed with no dogs jumping on the bed), the second of three loads of laundry is going, and later this afternoon we'll drop the cats off at "The Cat's Pajamas" and go shopping for batteries for the pedometers and Shape-Ups shoes for Jake. He has watched me bounce around in mine and has decided that he wants to feel bouncy too. We are bringing a lot of Isagenix shakes and meal bars and have decided to stay out of restaurants as much as possible. We leave the house early tomorrow morning.....it's a two-three hour drive to the airport depending on when we catch the ferry, then we park at a hotel we know, take the shuttle from the hotel to the airport then go through security which might take a long time since Jake can't go through the metal detector. My carry-on is a comfortable back pack so I can walk for exercise once we get through security and are waiting to board the plane. The event we're going to is at a big hotel at LAX so it shouldn't be take long to get from the airport to the hotel.

:flowerforyou: On the subject of nighttime snacking, I have a plan like the one Barbara talked about......she has cheerios and yogurt, I always plan either oatmeal and applesauce or Kashi cereal with applesauce,or yogurt, or almond milk or an Isagenix protein shake....if I have a planned snack then it diffuses the prowling for something to eat.

:flowerforyou: Kathy (pmjsmom) I am so envious of you getting Mariners tickets, we haven't gone for several years and I really miss it and look forward to going again.

:flowerforyou: Jeannie, I am so excited to hear that you ended up in a place in Vail with internet access and a workout room...your higher power was certainly looking after you....Best wishes to Anna

:flowerforyou: Spaniel, welcome to the group........stay connected to this exceptional group of women and you will get the motivation and support that will help you move along to your goal.......I've been doing this for over a year and look forward to reading the posts every day.....I track my food and exercise on MFP and make losing weight and being healthy a high priority......I wish the same success for you.

hugs Barbie

jam0525

Hello everyone, I bought a workout video for the trip: Leslie Sansone's The Big Burn. Of course, I had to try it and it took a lot out of me. lol. I think it is going to be a great video for the hotel room. Jeannie

bradybrookes

Welcome to all the new folks. February wasn’t especially kind . . I did not post a loss, but didn’t really gain either. Rough month here in the northwest for wind and cold – so I’m looking forward to warmer weather outside.
My goals for March are:
:happy: Keep things positive -- actions, thoughts, words.
:happy: Maintain food and exercise journals.
Continue with exercising 60 minutes every day.
C ontinue with weights/strength training 3 to 4x week.
:flowerforyou: Stay in touch with weight loss buddies (here).
:drinker: Drink more water...less caffeine (I don’t drink coffee, but I do like Diet Pepsi!)
:huh: I was also noticing that we all really KNOW what we do that’s successful and where we let down and let food, or TV, or work, or family or . . . well I could go on and on . . get the better of us. Because we KNOW, it’s strange that we can’t then transfer what we KNOW into what to consistently DO . . why is that? So, I guess I’m realizing this is very much a “brain game” of focus. We need to turn what we KNOW into what we DO . . . . hang in there everyone. This month is a great time for new starts, new life, new beginnings . . new US!!!!

spaniel

Thanks for the welcome, ladies!

It looks like this is a great thread and I look forward to sharing this weight loss/healthier lifestyle with all of you. Have a good evening, everyone!

l_mahloy

Hello All,

I am so tired today I worked out at boot camp this morning vacuumed and picked up the house this morning then had my hair cut and colored, ran errands, did a kickboxing class this evening, then made dinner. I am doing all this madness to drop a few pounds before my nieces wedding and my trip to New York with my girls. I am also for two weeks only doing a higher protein lower carb diet just for these two weeks. Then will go back to a normal ratio of protein carbs and such. Wanted to update you so you wouldn’t think I had gone crazy. I really believe in a more moderate approach but maybe this will jump start the weight loss.:laugh: :laugh:

Lucy I have also suffered with heel spurs very painful. I bought the inserts that you see on the infomercials they carry them at my Bed Bath and beyond. After several months the pain is gone and I am back to running haven’t ran in years because of the pain. The inserts were 20 dollars so very affordable. I wear tennis shoes most of the time with these inserts.:bigsmile:

Way to go dobbiedo.:bigsmile: :

Terrie I find I do best with weight loss when I eat at home too. But I love to eat out.:blushing:

Kathy you can’t leave we enjoy you too much. I have been in and out for months due to my parent’s illness and haven’t dropped weight but I am counting it as a win because I haven’t gained back all I have lost. So hang in there the drive will come back.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Brady your observation is correct have you heard the saying do what I say not what I do. Well I think that is the problem most of us know what to do but we choose to do what feels best immediately not doing what we know will be better in the long run that instant gratification is a diet killer!


Good night and good luck ladies,

Lynn:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

constancemwj

Hello,
I would really love to join your group... I'm not really 50+ yet... but it's getting closer everyday....actually the end of this year and I know it's not going to be easy for me... that's one of my motavations ....I uses to never worry about my weight or health at all and then I woke up 2 years ago,, and realized I did feel good about myself any more and I really needed to change the was I was. (also thanks to my doctor too, I didn't want to end up with all the problems my older brother or sisters have.) I love this sight, it has really changed my life and got me moving in the right direction...but I've been doing this mostly on my own with still alot to learn...

So my goals for this next month are to lose 4lbs.thats one/week
do cardio for 5 times/week
I started running again the first of this year and am up to a mile. and would like to do 2 miles by the end of march.
and log and stay at my calories each day...

weaklink109

Hello All,

Better late than never. Actually, guess its already tomorrow, so maybe I should say "the early bird gets the worm." Yuck, suddenly I am not hungry anymore!!!:laugh: :laugh:

Actually, after reading about those paramedics and how they improved everyone's situation, maybe I need to invite the whole fire department over!! This morning I woke up wondering how I missed the train that ran over me during the night.:noway: :grumble:

A warm soak in the tub with some dead sea salts improved the situation. I didn't get any exercise in before I left for work--other than some doggie walking. I decided to do a furit and veggie and nut regimen to try and get back "in the groove" and see if I could get rid of this nagging need to eat carbs just before bed time. It appears to have done the trick as I haven't felt the need to "graze" tonight.

I hadn't had this problem since I started MFP, and the only thing that is different-- other than the whack I took on my noggin' in January--is that I have been trying to increase my protein consumption by utilizing a protein drink for breakfast or a morning snack. It is a low fat, low sugar product, but after looking back at my food diary, I noticed that on the days I drank it, I was a "carb chaser" at night. Today I didn't drink any of it, got my protein from soy and other veggies, and stayed under my calories.

I think I am back on track. Tonight I visited my mom and dad and while there, my dad wanted his dessert, so I scooped vanilla ice cream, served it with a brownie and homemade chocolate sauce(a la Hershey kisses melted in the microwave w/a dab of water--better than any chocolate sauce you can buy). So here I was unwrapping kisses, stirring the melted chocolate and I did NOT eat ANY of it!!

I had veggies for dinner while I was over there, and had a couple of clementines for dessert. Felt a little "nibbly" when I got home, so I ate an apple and chased it with a glass of water. So far, I am satisfied, and beddy bye is almost here, so I feel like I have climbed further back in the wagon than I was yesterday.

Kathy (pj)--I had forgotten you were in the Seattle area (not sure I ever realized it), so I was surprised to see from your profile that you are near Olympia. As I said, I may have known this, but since I am still suffering the effects of a whacked melon, it now seems like news to me!!:embarassed:

I plan to be in your vicinity during the week following Easter. Barbiecat and I have discussed the possibility of me visiting her and Jake on the Olympic Peninsula. I also have family in Seattle that I need to visit. It occurred to me that I haven't taken a road trip without my parents in about 3 years. I used to go all over the place, but lately, unless it involves taking them somewhere, I haven't gone anywhere for overnight in quite a while.

Anyway, depending on scheduling maybe we can arrange to have our paths cross when I am on my way back home from Seattle. I warn you, I will probably be travelling with "the Three Little Pigs" so it is unlikely to be a boring or quiet visit!!:laugh: :laugh: If the prospect of this doesn't sound like something that inspires you to be out of town that weekend, let me know and we can see what develops.

Well, I am rapidly fading here, so it is time to crash. Thursday is my late day--don't start work 'til 1p. so I can be a little lazy in the morning.

So long everyone.

profjan6

I am so glad to be able to get some terrific ideas here. Glad I found this board. I plan all my meals and snacks except the snacks later in the day. I really should do that! Yesterday was a good day, but I did feel the need to snack after dinner. Maybe I just didn't eat enough. I try to have soup often, and that helps with the food intake at meals. You are all such great motivators! Many have lost so much weight and that is truly admirable.