WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2013
Replies
-
Any cat lovers in our group?
My husband and the cat are fighting (sounds funny, but it is not). I have cats because I can't put a stray out in the cold, not because I want them. Not sure how to get the cat to change his behavior. I know hubby won't change his!
Please send me a PM (private message) if a cat lover or cat person.
Otherwise I am doing OK this week. Just taking one day at a time and planning my food better.
Happy Hump Day to everyone that lives where it is Wednesday right now!
Jeannie0 -
Hello all,
Not lost or lonely, just busy and using my early morning "me time" to study Spanish in prep for our trip to Granada in March. Too fun!
This is bonspiel weekend for me - that means a lot of curling and a lot of fun, beginning tomorrow at 7 pm. Whoo Haw as they would say in Calgary.
Best wishes to all - plan what you eat & eat what you plan!
Nancy in beautiful South East British Columbia0 -
Long time coming. I have been sick and just not feeling like it. but---
As promised. Pictures of the one year old birthday girl and the boys.
editing. too big.0 -
Posting pix take 2
As promised. Pictures of the one year old birthday girl.
Christmas dress for 1 year picture
Just looking sweet
Birthday party togs.
Pictures of my beloved boys.
They really love each other
Faces only a mother could love
Much love,
Robin, Bodi and Ritter
PNw0 -
70 Pounds! Thats impressive. What do the Walnuts do to help you lose weight? Just curious. Just starting, AGAIN. Anything to encourage me and keep me on the right track will be appreciated. Carmen0
-
Bump to finish when have more time
0 -
How did February get ahead of me?? Good to see the posts. I will be back very soon!!
Sally0 -
Welcome! I'm also 5' 2" and trying to figure out if realistically I can get to under 120 lbs. So I've set my goal for 50 lbs. increments. Planning at least two year to accomplish where I need to go. I wish you good food thoughts of fitness and health. It works....well at least for me. again welcome to MFP0
-
Beautiful day in TX today. Played bridge then came home and hit golf balls. Took a long walk and feel like I had an excellent day. NSV - had key lime pie for dessert at the bridge party and I brought mine home to DH! Yesterday when I was dressing for golf, my slacks were so big I had to go to my "other closet" and find a smaller size. I was so shocked!
Liz - I agree, you need to see a dr about your check pains. So many women think it's heartburn and it could be the heart.
Lori - so glad Caleb is getting better and may be home soon. That is so stressful for the parents and grandparents.
Renny - what a beautiful 1 year old. Bet she is the princess of the house. Dogs are cute too!
LindaC - hope things went well for you at TOPS.
I agree that this web site is so helpful to all of us who are on the journey of a life style change. I'm so glad I found you all and appreciate you all.
Sue in TXFebruary Goals:
1. Get 5 f/v a day
2. Check portion sizes to be sure they are accurate. No more “that’s about a ½ c.”
3. Up exercise to 45 min 5 x a week.
Ok that’s all for today. Happy February Vit F friends.0 -
Robin,love the pics.
Had a nice time with my knitting group.Brought home 2 large bags of yarn,think I`ll be busy awhile.
Hope everyone had a great day!!
HUGS
jane0 -
rinnefun - welcome. You've come to a wonderful group
katla - just for your knowledge, I originally started taking the fosamax for the osteoporosis then I took actonel. Both of these are once/week, you take them before you have breakfast with something like 8oz of water. The difference between these and reclast is that when you take these medications, they need to go thru the stomach and then go into the blood system. Reclast goes directly into the blood system.
Cheryl - it wasn't my friend that petted Barbaro, it was my daughter Jessica! New Bolton is some center.
Linda Sundance - no, I haven't been in touch with Dixie. I, too, wonder how she is
DeeDee - you can bet we'll get together in March! I'm so looking forward to it. You know, the first winter we were down here it snowed one night. The next morning I went out, got the paper, you could still see the grass thru the snow and it wasn't continuing to snow. Well, that day Vince had a MD appt, so he brushed off his car and off he went. He was the only person at the office!!!!! Fortunately, the MD was there but not any other patients or the receptionist! It's truly amazing to me how everyone buys bread and milk like they're going to be snowed in for days and days. The last time it was PREDICTED to snow, Lynette (she grew up around here) had a friend of hers drive her to work (a whole couple of miles) because -- get this -- "he has 4 wheel drive"
LinC - I like Nature's Own 100% whole Wheat bread. It's only 50 calories/slice. Good thoughts for a successful weigh in at TOPS tonight for you. That's so neat that the biggest loser gets fruit
Lori H - if I walked into the NICU and saw them putting a tube down my baby's throat, I would have lost it completely too. So sorry about your dog and glad Caleb is doing better
Vince just found out that his license expired in Dec. I honestly don't understand it, he and I got them at the same time, yet mine doesn't expire until 2015.
Patti from NY - welcome!
Took a yoga class, left early because someone was in one of the dressing rooms at the Y. I find that if I get there early enough, I can just spread my things out,. It's a girls/family locker room and very few people go in there, which means I can get changed faster. The only thing is that they don't have a suitspinner in there so I just carry it into the women's locker room where there is one. Only today it was out of order (boo). Tomorrow I'll do a DVD called LaLoFit (weights). Then I'm supposed to volunteer at the green room. I was going to ask Lynette if she wanted to go out to lunch, but Vince needs me to drive him to the DMV. I know that if I were in his position, I wouldn't be happy if he chose having lunch over helping me, so I'll take him. Boy, this is going to be interesting!!!!
jb - I wrote down the nerd workout, not sure when I'll try it, but it's definitely on the agenda.
Laura in CO - yea the scale moved for you! The Wii says mine moved, only in the opposite direction!
You know, last night at Mexican Train some people brought desserts and I really couldn't have cared less for them. Oh, there have been times when I've looked at the desserts but not had any. This time it was different -- I just didn't care for any. This is a good thing. It's amazing how many people really want desserts
Judy - tell me more about the TRX that you got. Sounds very interesting. I, too, look for things that I can use when traveling (not that we do a whole lot of traveling)
Jane in CO - glad you're safe!
Jeannie - cat lover??? We have 4! My daughter gave me a magnet for my car that says "one cat away from being the crazy cat woman". A friend looked at it, then look at me and said "honey, that ship has already sailed"
Nancy in SEBC - do you have some CD's that you're learning Spanish from? If so, which ones are they?
Robin - sorry you aren't feeling well. Beautiful pics. Thanks so much for sharing
Did yoga then the deep water class. Came home and we trimmed the nails on 3 of the cats and gave them their Revolution, then off to senior bowling, came home and made dinner, then Newcomer bowling. Tomorrow is my day to volunteer at the Green Room
Sue in TX - wtg girl on bringing home the pie! And those slacks -- wow!
Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.
Michele in NC
Feb goal - increase protein0 -
70 Pounds! Thats impressive. What do the Walnuts do to help you lose weight? Just curious. Just starting, AGAIN. Anything to encourage me and keep me on the right track will be appreciated. Carmen
Welcome, Carmen, I hope you'll come back often and become part of the family......walnuts aren't about weight loss, they are about Omega 3's rather than taking supplements........my goal to put them in my shake every morning is to be sure I have a serving without eating them by the handful which has been a problem for me....nuts are one of the foods that are a problem for me because I can't eat them in moderation.....I've had to ban a lot of foods from my house because I have no control.
:flowerforyou: today Jake and I drove together to the health department to get whooping cough immunizations...the doctor made a good case for them at my visit on Monday and then said that Medicare won't pay for them but the health department will do them for only $12.00 instead of the $75.00 that they cost at the doctor.....we finished our "date" by going to Costco having a few small "snacks' and buying only what was on our list.......I still managed to do 30 minutes of work on the income tax (how do you eat an elephant??????one bite at a time----the same is true for the income tax.)
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: tomorrow morning Brandy goes for her dental cleaning so no food for her after 8 PM...I'm going to feel rotten in the morning not giving either dog any food before we go for our walk.
:flowerforyou: in honor of the doctor's recommendation to gain a few pounds, I bought a half gallon of chocolate almond milk for my breakfast shake...that's about as far as I'll go :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Barbie from NW Washington where winter continues 0 -
Darn - today I've been logging for over 6 months (183 days!!!). I meant to remember that today was the day. On to my second half a year!!:drinker:0
-
Here's the link to the Nerd Fitness routine on youtube. It's actually Beginner Body Weight Circuit Workout. And I noticed tonight that I'm not doing the full amount of squats or jumping jacks! Wimped out and did 10 of everything. :laugh: Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvhHhDNjtxM jb who WILL increase reps :blushing: 0 -
Bump...no time to write tonight. Must get to bed, G'nite all.0
-
Darn - today I've been logging for over 6 months (183 days!!!). I meant to remember that today was the day. On to my second half a year!!:drinker:
Happy Half-Year anniversary!
Katla in NW Oregon0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Day 2 of training today, just as my body recovers from being sore...:ohwell: ! I did make it to Target yesterday and found some really nice workout wear, at much better prices than the sports store, and they don`t hug me quite as tight either..Yay!!!! Today we only do one mile and finish up the hour with squats, pushups, sit ups, etc. etc., ouch...my body feels it already:laugh: .
Lori H So sorry to hear about your fur baby:sad: :brokenheart:! Good to hear the sweet little guy is doing better and gets to come home soon! I`m sure I would have totally freaked out about the feeding tube too!
Barbie Your date with Jake sounds wonderful, well except for the vaccination, I know they are neccessary, but not always pleasant! Good for both of you getting it!
Chery Happy 6 months in, time goes by pretty fast! I think I`m close to 265 days, only 100 days to a year
, sure would like to see my scale go in the right direction for a change too!
Jb 10 of everything is better than none at all!!! Keep going!!!
Need to get myself ready and get the sweet doggie out for a walk before I head out to train! Hope everyone has a wonderful day today! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in chilly NC0 -
Jane
Hope your shoulder and arm reconnect and feel better today.
I hurt my arm and shoulder in a blueberry fall way back in Aug. and it's still painful.
Jeannie
Can't get rid of husband. So guess if the cat is a stray you have to find it a home.
Robin
Get over the bug quick you have a new job coming.
Maybe the dogs only a face a mom could love.
Those babies are adorable.
Sue
Baggy pants yea
Michele
License more than likely just a mistake. They happen.
How you doing with upping the protein.
Barbie
Getting told to gain weight did you ever in your life time think that would happen.
Cheryl
Congrats on your six months.
JB
Don't you just love all the exercise you find on utube you can do something different every day.
Well I lost at tops last night but only .2 i'm sitting at 200 lbs. How stupid is that. I just can't get under. Well it will be my Valentine's day present to see under 200. That will be the best gift to myself. I will have a good week. Might even skip the visit to my brother's on Sunday. See he bakes bread every Sunday been doing it for years. Usually soup and fresh bread. Last week Lasagna and fresh bread. And if you show up for 3 pm it's coming out of the oven. Hard to say no to.
So this weeks goals move more i'm being a little lax in the exercise department. Eat properly not doing it right not hungry during the day then pig out at night food just isn't spread out right. Need to get a handle on that.
So we start one day at a time. Today is day 1 of this week. Let's see how many good ones I can string.
Linda C In a very very cold Northern Ontario.0 -
Darn - today I've been logging for over 6 months (183 days!!!). I meant to remember that today was the day. On to my second half a year!!:drinker:
Happy Half-Year anniversary!
Katla in NW Oregon
Thanks for the inspiration!
Brooke from Colorado0 -
Hi everyone! Been a couple of days since I really had time to read all the posts, but am getting caught up and love to hear about everyone's journey. I substituted for two days... fun but exhausting! : ) I used to be a High School French teacher, so elementary subbing is a different world... My perspective has changed immensely. Those teachers work so hard!
Full day of cleaning, and getting ready for a meeting here at the house tonight... DH volunteered us to Chair a Golf Tournament for our church. He thought it was just a golf tournament... then we realized that they wanted us to raise money. A lot of it. Aargh. It's a huge weight on my shoulders... and since I'm a procrastinator I spend way too much time worrying about it instead of just doing it! We have a good team though... tournament is in April... 21/2 months to go. Woo hoo
lin ---I can't agree with you more... as frustrated as we may get, every day is a new one.... " So we start one day at a time. Today is day 1 of this week. Let's see how many good ones I can string. " Thanks for the reminder!
nerd workouthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvhHhDNjtxM
wessecg -- Congratulations on 6 months of logging and better health! Hope I can keep it up for that long consistently. I've always been the one to lose the weight ( in a month or two!) and then ever so slowly put it back on. Ha! Now I think, I'm doing the opposite! I'm taking it off every so slowly but have the potential to put it ALL back on (in a month or two!) I'll have to stay vigilant... if I ever get it off that is!
barbie Enjoy your Chocolate Almond Milk.... I discovered Vanilla Almond Milk ( not the unsweetened) and was sold on it... then I realized there's an unsweetened version that I switched to....
lynn0713 -- I love your pic in front of the Eiffel Tower.... one of my favorite places on this planet... Paris.
Patti -- Welcome! I keep telling myself, it's not a diet, it's not a diet.... It's a lifestyle, a lifestyle! Good luck, you'll love this thread.
JB--- My scale loves the 158 mark. I don't know why my body thinks I should stay there. I don't! I love your plan for your day! I have a similar plan... so why am I still here at the computer? haha! Have a great one!
Storms are coming tomorrow... Out to enjoy the day. Keep smiling everyone!:flowerforyou:
Tammy in Va Beach0 -
So we start one day at a time. Today is day 1 of this week. Let's see how many good ones I can string.
Linda C In a very very cold Northern Ontario.
Perfect attitude! Can I use it, too?
Katla in NW Oregon--still too dark to check the weather.0 -
Hi and good morning!
Barbie, that's a cute site with the talking moose, I calculated my BMI there this morning, 27.3 (still overweight but much closer to healthy than ever before, yay!) and I fall into the 42nd percentile for my age group. I feel pretty good about the % part, but the 27 number makes me mad. And 27 is my lucky number, always has been. Uh oh, don't tell me ........ oh for Pete's sake, no, no no, tell me it isn't true! Maybe this is why I'm stuck at 27. Could it be my lucky weight? Ack! Nothing else makes any sense.
Thought I'd better get in here for some good Vitamin F since I'm was a bit disgruntled after stepping on the scale this morning. At least it's down a couple of ounces from last week. It seems that's all I get anymore, a couple of ounces. Oy. :ohwell:
Alrighty, here I go, I have a few things to get done early then will head to the track. I feel better now, :bigsmile: thanks, everyone, for being here, I love reading about what you're all up to. Or down to. :laugh: Have a wonderful day! jb in Portland where at least it's not 27 degrees 0 -
Good morning,
Well, at least we are almost to the weekend. I saw DH on computer this morning looking up vacation places for next year. Whoopie!
Although I hate winter, a vacation to someplace warm makes it tolerable. My exercise routine is walking on a treadmill every other day, but I really want to start something new. Maybe tomorrow....any suggestions?:devil:
Jane - I never heard of the trapezial muscle, so I looked it up. I think I have the same problem, but I always thought it was because I can never get comfortable when I sleep and my neck is always sore in the mornings. I am constantly buying new pillows to try and alleviate the problem. The website I looked at suggested that upper body exercise might help, and since I have absolutely NO upper body strength, that made sense to me. Maybe my new exercise should include some upper body work. Jeannie - I have always been a cat person, but DH is a dog person, and our dog would NEVER tolerate a cat. I do miss having those lovely furry creatures around. Robin - Such adorable pictures! Granddaughters as so much fun!
:flowerforyou: Sue - Congrats on the smaller pant size.
Barbie - Insurance sucks, doesn't it? My doctor said I should get a Shingles vaccine as the older I get, the more at risk I become. When I inquired at my pharmacy, I was informed that insurance doesn't pay for it, and the cost was over $200.00! How do they make these decisions on what is important and what isn't?
:flowerforyou: Linda - You can do this!
Tammy - I'm sure you'll do a bang-up job with that golf tournament!
:happy: jb - Loved the poem.
Have a wonderful day, and for all you ladies on the east coast....keep dry, the storm is a comin!:noway:
Hugs,
Lucy in Delaware:bigsmile:0 -
Finally feeling better and I'm 3 pages behind on all these posts!
:flowerforyou: Thanks for all the well wishes.
I'm back at it today (although taking Laura's advise and easing back in vs. jumping in full board). Yesterday I put on a skirt that was uncomfortably tight less than 2 months ago and now was only a tad snug in the waist - YEAH. Having my clothes fit again is definitely helping me cope with the very slow movement on the scale.
Everyday I just remind myself that my true goal is to be my healthiest self. How I feel and look is more important than a number on the scale. I'm trimming down, getting stronger and my skin is glowing from all those fruits and veggies. Have a great day and remember why you are doing this...stick with it! 0 -
We woke up this morning to 5 inches of snow on the ground. It's pretty, but I'm hoping the roads are melted off before I leave for the VA again this afternoon. I seem to live in a snow pocket, so there will probably be less in town than there is here. It's typical Colorado weather here today -- sunny with blue skies, but cold!
Has anyone used VRBO for vacation rentals? We're considering listing our condo there. If you have any experience/comments on it, please message me.
Nancy – Granada sounds wonderful! I’m still working on my beginner Spanish, and have found memrise.com and wordchamp.com to be helpful. There are also some good free courses on i-tunes university on the i-pad. I’ve been looking for a class/conversation group near my home, but have been unable to find one.
Robin – Your granddaughter is really cute!
Sue – Two great NSV’s!!!
Linda C -- .2 is a loss, so good for you! You’ll break 200 next week for sure… I know you can do it!!!
Lucy –I’ve been fighting with the trapezial muscle since last summer. It hurts, doesn’t it? I went the doctor, who simply said that it’s extremely hard to alleviate and gave me some neck exercises to do (stretches in different directions). I switched to a memory foam pillow by Serta that is higher on the top and bottom edges, but scooped in the middle, and it seems to help some. The only thing that truly helped was a deep tissue chair massage I had in Mexico. It took 15 minutes, and I was pain-free for 5 days! Then it came back. Let me know if you come up with anything that helps. I’m sure upper body exercise would be a plus for this.
Jane in Colorado0 -
:smile Yesterday I put on a skirt that was uncomfortably tight less than 2 months ago and now was only a tad snug in the waist - YEAH. Having my clothes fit again is definitely helping me cope with the very slow movement on the scale.
Everyday I just remind myself that my true goal is to be my healthiest self. How I feel and look is more important than a number on the scale. I'm trimming down, getting stronger and my skin is glowing from all those fruits and veggies. Have a great day and remember why you are doing this...stick with it!
At yesterday's weekly weigh-in I'm down another two pounds. My reward at 10 lbs. (next week!!!!! ) is going be be jeans that actually fit! Looking forward to pulling out the suitcase I put away last summer with my "next size" clothes that were too tight then.
Brooke from Colorado0 -
Okay, I popped in to tell you a funny story on myself to brighten your day. I like to listen to books on CD when I drive. I was on the last CD of a mystery by Stuart Woods, and on my way to work. I knew that I was only around track 2 or 3. Anyway, suddenly when it changed tracks, there was a sentence or so, and then "We hope that you have enjoyed this performance of Severe Clear etc." I was yelling as I drove down the street: "What?? You can't do this to me! You have never left me hanging like this before!" I looked over and noticed that for some unknown reason it had skipped to track 17. So I hit the back button, and it went to track 8. I was befuddled, and wanting my story by then!! I am sure that if there had been a video camera in the car, I could have won "America's Funniest Home Videos" as I continued to hit buttons and argue with the CD player. I kept punching buttons and finally found track 4, so settled for that, even though I was pretty sure that I had missed something. I kept looking over at the stereo, and realized that there were some letters that I had never seen across the top. To my old eyes, it looked like it said "AND". I thought, "AND what? and now it is time to play tricks on a half awake woman on her way to work??" When I got parked at the school, and could look better, I realized that it said "RND." Okay, random? I have driven this vehicle for 8 years and didn't even know that I had a random setting, let alone how to turn it on or off! I finally hit buttons until I got it off, and was able to find track 3 so that after work I can return to my book. The moral of this story? If you know an audio book-aholic, who is technologically challenged, and want to play a good April Fool's joke, sneak in and change their CD player to random! It will make their day! (I have been laughing at myself for several hours now.) Enjoy your day, and remember to laugh!
Mary, from Kansas where something in the air apparently changes settings in your car0 -
:flowerforyou: One day til Friday:bigsmile:
Robin- LOVE the pictures soooo cute
Michele in NV-:grumble: drat that Wii
Cheryl- Congrats on that 1/2 year:flowerforyou:
DeeDee-sounds like you are being dedicated to the exercise:drinker:
Linda C- at least it's a loss and not a gain:drinker: I'm sure with your hard work getting under 200 will happen in no time.
Tammy in Va Beach- it's so frustrating when you get volunteered for something and after the fact find out ALL it entails:grumble: Hoping you are able to raise the funds requested.
jb in Portland- you are getting closer to the end of your goal and of course it's going to go much slower....the scale doesn't want you to not come and play it wants you to keep coming back:laugh: I know mine does
Lucy in Del- $200 for a shingles shot:noway: that's awful. A friend of ours has shingles right now and she said it's really painful...so do you know how or why people get them? I know you are prone to get them if you had chicken pox (which I did @ 16 mo old) so I'm just wondering:huh:
jodi- congrats on that skirt fitting better:flowerforyou: before you know it it will be too big.
Jane in Colorado- we only had about 1/2 - 3/4" of snow this AM and only a trace at my office up by DIA, yep I'd heard that HR and CR got all the snow. But as I'm sure you found out the roads were pretty clear...hoping todays VA appt for your Dad goes smoothly:flowerforyou:
Brooke in Colorado- Congrats on the loss:flowerforyou: It's always fun when you are able to pull out those clothes that are the next goal in this journey.
Mary from Kansas- your story brought a smile to my face as I read it....I'm sure I would have been yelling at the CD player too if it had done that to me Hoping your drive home after work gets you another segment to your book.
Last night after my workout hubby said he wanted KFC and since it's my favorite treat food I said yes...but if I'd known that's what he wanted I would have done a bit more exercise....lesson here always prepare for the unexpected:ohwell:
I'm noticing that if I eat my exercise calories and then do the complete for the day my goal in 5 weeks is what I want to be so I'm guessing that I will be upping my calories about 50 at a time as I get closer to my goal (about #2 left) then will have to see how much exercise and eating I will do to keep it at that weight...such a process.
Everyone have a great day. Let's keep on working to the goal and log that exercise, log that water and log that food:drinker:
Laura 80111 in Coloraod 0 -
bump for later.............at work!0
-
Lucy in Del- $200 for a shingles shot:noway: that's awful. A friend of ours has shingles right now and she said it's really painful...so do you know how or why people get them? I know you are prone to get them if you had chicken pox (which I did @ 16 mo old) so I'm just wondering:huh:
Laura - Once you've had chicken pox, the virus stays dormant in your body, and there's always a chance it could come out in the form of shingles. My doctor told me that the older we get, the better the chances that we will get shingles. He said the shot would be a preventative measure. I was shocked to see that my insurance, which is pretty good, does not cover this. Crazy, huh?
Lucy0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 422 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions