WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

phyljen

Hi EVERYONE!

There is no way I can write back to all you lovely people that make me want to keep trying to achieve my goals. Just know that I appreciate all your words to each other and for the group!!!

Meg-:laugh: the photo was taken at my daughters wedding a couple years ago. ( over here in Egypt ) Now she has the cutest little baby girl and I love being a grandma. But I don't get to see her too often as she lives in Abu Dhabi. I am going there for Spring Break though at the end of the month.

Michelle- Sorry about your cousin. She must be about my age! It sure is hard when people have to get cancer and suffer. And by the way... I LOVE to play Mexican Train. It is my favorite gave of all times. I taught my 3rd graders how to play yesterday!

I went to a Zumba class after school today. and I have walked 15,602 steps today. I love my little fit bit!

Swimming in the morning before school so I have that to look forward to.

My nephew just called and is here in Egypt doing some work for a few days and will come and stay with us tomorrow night. Now I am thinking what I should cook for dinner!

Well Take care everyone. Phyllis in Cairo

50ishFoodie

Just poppin' in to say "hi!". Read this yesterday. Thought you all might enjoy it.

Have a great day! i'll check in later.
http://www.acefitness.org/article/3198/

Jane in SLC

monet13

Day 2 of recommitment Love reading all the posts! Got in 40 minutes on the elliptical last night plus a good 40 - 50 minutes of snow shoveling last night - yes there is a positive side to the storm :laugh:
tammy in VA - My DH and I watched Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead - good stuff even if you don't go all out juicing! My husband was very inspired and ran out and got a juicer the next day, and now we have upgraded to an even BETTER juicer - lol. He has done a few periods of just jicing, but more often used it to supplement a low carb program -it really has helped his arthritis to get in those large doses of fruit and veggies. Have not seen Eat to Live - perhaps I'll look for it this weekend ~
jb - Congrats on those 12's!!!I started this journey in size 24, was down to 14's but am now in 16's and a few 18's :grumble: I would be elated to be able to squeeze into 10's! Way to go! :drinker:
Jackie in Cherry Hill - congrats on dropping body fat! That body recomposition really makes a difference in appearance - the pounds will follow!
June - Congrats on the toe touches!!
Barbie - while I'm just 'meeting' you, I know how tough the hospital time is - good for you keep it active instead of visiting those vending machines! Sending positive thoughts to you and Jake
Katia - That pedal car sounds intriguing! My husband is determined to buy a recumbent road bike - easier on his back and neck but fairly pricey
Brooke - Yahoo for the great lose!
Happy Wednesday everyone!

jolenec1

Hi Ladies,
Its cold and windy in TN:ohwell: . The morning has slipped away from me with work piling up on my desk. I had to take a break so I could check in with everyone. I haven’t made it back to the gym yet, but I have been taking the dogs for an extra walk everyday and I am taking the stairs at work for all of my 15,000 runs to the restroom. I hope that will account for something. I hope to get back to the gym this weekend. I just can’t seem to muster up the energy. All I want to do for the last couple of weeks is sleep:yawn:
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At least when I come on this site, I get a pick me up when I see all your smiling profile pictures. That really does help:smooched:
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Hi Lin, hope you feel better soon. Maybe when all this cold weather clears out everyone will feel better. I know it really does a number on my arthritis:grumble:
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Grandmallie- don’t blame you for not making 2 separate meals. Thankfully my husband doesn’t complain about food as long as you don’t serve him tuna salad or hamburger helper.:laugh:

Mkasieta, Keepitnewmarc, and Nel- welcome to the group. The bump is just so this group will show up under your “my topics” so you can find it easily.

Ekafont- Happy Birthday:flowerforyou:

Brooke- YAY!! Congrat!!:drinker:

Have a great day.

janehadji

Happy Wednesday!

I'm just popping in for a quick hello! I see that it's been six days since I was last here -- I apologize. This is my busiest time of year, and I just haven't had a spare moment to read the posts or anything else. I hope that you are all happy and well!

I can't seem to quite get my act together, and I'm not too pleased with myself about now. I'm not eating too badly, but I'm not getting my logging done, either, which has to be the start of a bad trend. I appreciate the support that I get here, and will try to do better! I have to head to the VA with my dad again now, so am wishing you all a good day.

Jane in Colorado

jmkmomm

I weighed this morning and I have lost 22.8 pounds!!!!!!! Plus the icing on the cake is that my fasting blood sugar is 96!!!!!!!!! I would have to have a blood sugar consistently that before asking my doctor to take me off my Metformin. So I am off to my diabetic class in my size 16 jeans and 1X sweater!!!!!! I want to be an inspiration for my daughters best friend who is 200 pounds overweight and seriously contemplating bariatric surgery.

brookehe

Healing prayers for a speedy recovery for Benny Beagle and to calm Meg during the surgery

Jodios – thanks so much for sharing the links to the Jessica Smith videos, really appreciate it (and the scale WILL move, I understand it was stuck for me last week)

Barbie – virtual hugs and healing prayers going out to you and Jake

Lin – hope you’re feeling much better

Kate – Oh my, I want to come have dinner at your place while you’re flying solo – YUM!!

Renny – Zumba is a blast, and a Great burn - - just do it, you’ll have fun I know it (says I who does it in the privacy of her own living room)

Happy happy birthday Ekafont

Michelle – condolences on the loss of your cousin

Laura80111 – Oh, wow so sorry to hear about the accounting pain in the *kitten* - - been there, I feel your pain! Keep your chin up and keep logging, this too shall pass

jmkmomm - Wow, congratulations on your weight loss AND your blood sugar reading!!!! Go rock those 16's!!!!!!!

Jane in Colorado - this is just a temporary situation, you've been on track before and you will be there again - hang in there

Jolencec1 - good for you (and the dogs) for the extra walks, every step adds up

Monet13 - Great to look at the bright side of a snow storm, I burned the "shovel calories" last week myself!

I know I’ve missed people but that’s it for now. Thanks to all who have celebrated my good news with me, it’s more appreciated than you know!!

Take care all,
Brooke from Colorado

wessecg

Jane, I'm the opposite, don't eat well, but log great :noway:

MTGWW

Hi everyone. I'm back with my foot elevated after getting all my staples out:sad: ouch! Over 40 and each one really hurt to have it removed. So swelling again and pain and no activity for me, for a few days . Imagine my surprise when the scale went down another pound....that makes me at my first 10 pound mark. Excited, but who can figure. When I was getting lots of exercise, nothing! There as been only a few times when I stuck with a diet long enough to make it to 10lb mark, so this is good for me. Onward to the next 10 and perhaps a size smaller.
:flowerforyou: spring is coming ladies and I think everyone always feels the hope of that. Keep on the good path,pour health and vitality into yourselves through lots of hydration, vitamin rich foods and fresh air and movement and well all be just a touch more beautiful on the outside come spring to match all our beautiful insides.

Love to you all...

Karen from Mi.

glendalight

Good morning lovely ladies. It felt so good to be back at the pool for aquacise class this morning - and to feel like I had enough energy to do it, though at a somewhat modified pace:ohwell: Good bye to the flu bug, hopefully!

Jeri - yes we have lovely sun today .....and another dump of snow in the forecast! Welcome to spring in southern Alberta - unpredictable at best But we do tend to get it a little warmer here than Calgary most days. And I really can not complain after our mild, snowless winter

Lin -Fibromyalgia!:noway:My sympathies to you! I understand a little of your pain. :frown: My daughter, a young mom to 4 kids, has it and I can see it in her eyes and movements on 'pain' days. Not fun, so unpredictable (will it be a good day?) and so little that is a sure 'fix'. Keep on with your healthy habits of good food, exercise and rest - especially on those 'off' days.

Renny - YES! i am jealous of the flowers!!:flowerforyou: They must be lovely! I do love my flower beds, perhaps partly because the season here is so short and fleeting. Enjoy a little for me!

Cheryl - I hope you are feeling better soon. Give your body time to recover before you push it too hard with exercise. You will get there!

Kate -I was laughing out loud at your description of touching your toes:laugh: Did you reintroduce your fingers to your toes? "Toes, I would like you to meet fingers" Enjoy the flavour festival happening at your dinner table while DH is away. It sounds wonderful - wish I could join you And did you find the emoticons? Top right of the 'reply' box.

Brooke - congrats on the loss - that IS significant! Good work

Jodios - thanks for the reccomendations on the online videos. I think I just may check them out.

Jb and jmkmomm - Yay for the smaller pant sizes. Rock the new sizes ladies with some swagger and attitude:happy:

Michelle - So sorry to hear of the death of your cousin. Sometimes these things do seem to hit hard - perhaps strike at our own mortality a bit when it is family and someone close to your own age. My sympathies go out to you.

Just heard a snowfall warning for this area:grumble: That might change my plans for the evening - but a chance to stay at home might not be so bad either

Stay well my friends; go well.

glenda in the everchangeable south of Alberta

Triggert8855

I wanted to introduce myself, I am 57 years old and started using this website 5 weeks ago and love it. I actually started my diet 6 weeks ago and with the help of this website plus the fact that I had the Sleeve Weightloss surgery done 4 weeks ago I have lost 23 lbs. I have dieted all my life so I know what needs to be done but like everyone I need encouragement from others. If anyone wants to add me as their friend, feel free, I need all the encouragement I can get!

Triggert8855

Oh, forgot to give you my name, duh, it's Teri from Kansas City.

kathyszoo

Hi lovely ladies

Had to leave work early because my knee started acting up so now I'm elevating and icing while I catch up on all the posts. Thought I was finally getting my groove back with exercise yesterday but guess not.:grumble:

Karen from Mi- I can so relate since I too am laid up at the moment but congrats on your loss!!

Jodios-Thanks for the ip abt Jessica Smith! I'm going to check her out on youtube!

Grandmaillie- Try not to feel bad-it's hard to get out of the habit of weighing everyday and we all wish the scale would budge quicker!
There are a lot of good chair exercises on youtube. I used a lot of them to try to still get exercise in after my toe
surgery last summer. And I too love the serenity prayer and thank you for the reminder that in the face of drama it's
always good to take a step back and just breathe!

Meg- Hugs to Benny Beagle! :heart Our furry babies are such an important part of our lives!

Barbie-Keeping Jake and you in my prayers!:flowerforyou:

Glenda- Thanks for the kind words!

Marge in the Midwest- I too am in the Midwest I can so relate to what you said about reverting back to comfort eating! That is
what I'm struggling with the most at the moment!

Congrats to all who are showing a loss and hugs and encouragement to those that are struggling!

Kathy

debbieoyam

I just found this site today....so thought I would give it a try to see if this helps. I am 58 years old and getting ready to retire from job as a kindergarten aide for 40 years. I think with retiring I will be able to find more time for exercising and eating right. I do know that I really like to exercise in the morning.....my husband and I both went to the gym this morning as we had no school here today.
I would really like to be able to enjoy our days together in retirement doing the things that we like most....camping, fishing, spending time at the beach and hopefully we will have grandchildren soon.

Thanks for this post.
Debbie from WV

March goals

exercising 3 days a week
taking more walks in the evening instead of watching tv
eating healthier
lose at least 2 lbs a week
remembering to post my foods/exercises daily
remembering to post on this site too

marciebrian

trying this bump thing ;-) hope everyone is having a good day

GrammyDanni

Hi, I'm Danni from Texas and glad I found this thread. Definitely in need of support from others over 50 on MFP. Turned 52 last month and dieting alone hasn't worked for me yet. My husband and I have 5 adult kids, 3 grandkids and one more on the way in August.

I really like the idea of listing my monthly goals. I list goals for work so why am I missing the boat personally?
I really struggle with the munchies from 3 to 5PM and again before bed. Is it habit, am I hungry or just craving snacks. So far this has been my biggest obstacle.


March
List my foods daily on MFP and stay within my calories
Exercise at least 3x a week - Start running again (Get in 6 miles per week)
Lose 2 pounds per week.
Shop & prepare snacks/meals on Sundays (helps when reaching for snacks during the week)
Have a plan before going out to dinner with friends
Find better low cal meal ideas
Stay away from the evening glass of wine :-)

I'm looking foward to reviewing this in April to see how I've done.... I'm going to rock it, I hope :-)

Thanks and hope to get to know others too !!

janemartin02

Happy hump day!!
Welcome to the new people.
Barbie ,you and hubby are in my prayers.
Went to my knitting group,turned in a baby blanket and lap robe.Working on a new one as well as the kitty blankets.
Hope you are doing ok.
HUGS
jane

grandmallie

Evening ladies, hope everyone's day went well,
Today was ok but it was a slip up food day for me... I dont even want to add to my food log but I will, I was ok until I got home tonight and decided I was starving and had 3 slices of veggie pizza, and a mini marshmallow egg:embarassed:
Oh well.as Doris Day would say Que, sera sera..
And as Scarlett O'Hara said~ Tomorrow is another day.. will get back on the band wagon and get crack a lackin..
So many new face's welcome to the fun~~ hop on in the water's fine:bigsmile:
We have a boat load of fun and catch up on all sorts of things, dont we ladies?
Tonight we are supposed to be getting some snow/rain/wind~~ I am soooooo ready for spring .. green grass, flowers, birdies
Hoping all the newcomers hop right in,
Barbie,Jake home and tucked in? hope so.....
Meg how is mr Benny doing?

LinCharpentier

I'm behind so only read page 14. Glad to see you are all keeping very busy.

Michele
sorry to hear about your cousin.

For those of you having hard times look ahead better days to come.

As for me i'm coming in from tops and a loss again tonight. 2 lbs gone to the wind. So putting me a little further away from the 200.
I'm leader at tops for another year which I thought I would be. No one stepped forward oh well. At least that makes me be there every week.

Tonight my cheat is going to be a nice bowl of honey nut cereal with almonds. Better than a chocolate bar or bag of chips I guess but it's tops night always was my cheat night. lol.

See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario.

jmkmomm

Bump for Joyce

megblair1

:flowerforyou: Hi there happy ladies. I had a so-so day at work, but now I’m off for the rest of the week. At least I am getting 2 days of my spring break! I think the class is at least marginally ready; the first 4 weeks look good and I can go from there. Still cold here and no precipitation….wishing all you people getting snow would send me some!

Jane: be careful shoveling all that snow

Betsy: you’re right about everyone having to find their own program for success

Marge: welcome to our group….you’ll find lots of support here

Grandmallie: I had to laugh because I just told my best friend’s husband that he would starve at our house. He said Nope….I’d buy and eat my own food” and I said…NOPe you would eat what is cooked to make a good example for the kids. LOL. I agree….no short orders around here. No lunch making either LOL. Or washing his clothes! When my hubby asked me to marry him I said yes on 2 conditions, 1 I am not changing my name and 2 I don’t do laundry. He agreed! But then he had been single and not married til age 45

Viv: good for you to get back into the groove!

Lin: good for you to try to manage your fibro without meds. You do need your liver!

Roz: what a tremendous weight loss! Congratulations!:flowerforyou:

Renny: that is about the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me! Thank you for your sweet words!:flowerforyou: I’m jealous of all the flowers in your part of the world.

Barbie: I am so sorry that Jake has to stay and have another procedure. That must be so frustrating! I love how you find a positive aspect to the situation. Sending hugs and good wishes!:flowerforyou:

Rori I hope your ice packs bring relief!

Mkasieta: welcome. If we are seasoned, I am tobacco sauce!

Nel: welcome! Bump is just a way to mark your spot so that the thread will show up on “my posts” and that makes it easier to find.

Marcia: welcome to you too!

Jmkmomm: Being a nurse, I would encourage you to do all the diabetic classes possible. Research shows that very few diabetics actually take care of themselves properly and usually its related to lack of knowledge.

Michele: I’m so sorry about your cousin. Even if you knew it was coming….its still so hard . :flowerforyou: My thoughts and prayers are with you. Wonder where your daughter thinks she came from without sex? LOL

Carol: I sure hope you are feeling better now!

Viv: a walk at lunch sounds great. I think I should try to do that too. My fitness partner and I did once a week when the weather is good, but maybe we can just walk around the building.

DeeDee: hoping it stays snow-free where you are!

Moxie: wow that’s a lot of issues to be dealing with. But that’s the beauty of this group, there is always someone here who has the same issues and can lend you support.

Ekafont: happy belated birthday. I have a 16 year old daughter who is the queen of the universe….yes god help you! :bigsmile:

Lentigogirl: good wishes to hubby for his colonoscopy. Good news for your weight loss!

Tammy: how did a piece of tiramisu stay in your fridge for a week? In fact how did it get there? OMG it wouldn’t have survived 1 minute here! :laugh:

Jb; I wish you luck on your search for jeans. I hate jeans. I have never had a pair that fit and looked right. Even when I was thin. So I can related to badly fitting jeans.

Jackie: I agree with you (and who ever else was talking about this) about the food scale. I can’t live without it

Kate: OMG I am SO impressed that you are still alive after touching your toes. I’d end up in the nursing home

Katla: great news on the weight

Brooke: wow that’s a great weight loss. Congrats!!!

Laura80111: re-entering all that data sounds like a pain. Hope it goes fast!

Jodios: I am going to have to try some of those videos. We can get internet on our big tv so I have to give it a try!

Phyllis: Maybe I missed it but do you live in Egypt or have you gone to visit family that still lives there. I would love to visit Egypt and other places in the middle east.

Jolene: have you found out why you are so tired lately?

Jane: so nice to see you again. You have been missed!

Jmkmomm: what wonderful news! Congrats!

Karen: you are making progress with your foot and I hope it feels better soon!

Glenda: stay safe in the snow!

Teri: welcome to our group. We are practically neighbors. I live in Omaha

Kathy: take care of that knee!

Debbie: welcome to you too!

Danni welcome and come back often

Linda: your cheat food sounds pretty darned good. You are so dedicated!

Well that’s all from me. I’m taking it easy tonight (which means making a grocery list while watching Hoarders LOL) since I am on spring break. Tomorrow will be groceries and working on the book all day. Take care everyone. Thanks for being here. Meg
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

brookehe

Karen (MTGWW) – Ouch!!!!! Sorry it hurt, but hope this helps move your recovery along. Congrats on 10# down despite your current infirmity

Glenda – glad to hear you’re feeling better and back to the pool. It really won’t be too long until you can enjoy your flowers!:flowerforyou:

Teri from Kansas City – Welcome, you’ll enjoy these new friends!

Debbie from WV – Welcome and congrats on your impending retirement (I can’t deny I’m a bit jealous) hope you enjoy your camping, fishing and beach times

Danni from Texas – Welcome, you will find many supportive women here. Your goals are a means of keeping YOU on your own list – great job!

Lin of Ontario – Awesome loss of 2 more pounds, congrats too (?) on your TOPS appointment. You’re right, as leader it incents you to show up!

Meg - "When my hubby asked me to marry him I said yes on 2 conditions, 1 I am not changing my name and 2 I don’t do laundry. He agreed! But then he had been single and not married til age 45" LOL :laugh: I had a similar conversation.


Brooke from Colorado

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: I am sitting here at the computer trying to not look at the phone….at least it didn’t ring while I was walking the dogs……..I’ve read all the posts and my head and heart are full of replies but I’ve not written anything.

:flowerforyou: I had an interesting insight yesterday on my 8 hour trek to and from the hospital in Seattle…….I packed my book and my knitting which is something I’ve done for as long as I can remember, but now, instead of reading or knitting when faced with waiting time, I seek a way to be active. As I walked around and around on the passenger deck on the ferry I saw so many people doing things with electronic devices (phones, tablets, computers, etc.) and others with books, crossword puzzles and food. While I’m sure that many were working on school or job related tasks, I recalled how many years I spent sitting when I could have been walking…….I am so thankful for my new inclination to be active rather than sedentary.

:flowerforyou: Jake’s surgery was scheduled for 3 PM but there’s no way of telling when I’ll get a call about it, so I’m spending a few minutes with all of you.

Barbie from NW Washington

ssb1662

Glad to find you.
Did not set goals for Feb. although I did want to be down 20 lbs from my Dec. weight at MD office. Made it by 0.1 lbs.
Good idea to set monthly goals. So here goes:
Work out at Y 2/week
Wii balance 3/week
Increase speed on treadmill by .5 mi/hr by end of month.

Spunky - WI:glasses:

linder4866

:flowerforyou: Jake’s surgery was scheduled for 3 PM but there’s no way of telling when I’ll get a call about it, so I’m spending a few minutes with all of you.

Barbie from NW Washington

Barbie - I did not know Jake's surgery was scheduled so late in the day. I hope you get good news very soon. Long distance hugs and best wishes...........:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lin in Central Iowa

Katla49

:flowerforyou: Jake’s surgery was scheduled for 3 PM but there’s no way of telling when I’ll get a call about it, so I’m spending a few minutes with all of you.

Barbie from NW Washington

Thinking of you. I hope all is well.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

barbiecat

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: so I walked away from the computer and got on the exercise bike and in two minutes the phone rang.....the doctor said that the surgery went very well and Jake is fine and could come home tonight and I said thank you for all your great care but I'm a three hour drive from Seattle so I'll be there in the morning.

:bigsmile: :flowerforyou: thank you for all your prayers and good wishes and your large doses of Vitamin F.

Barbie

jmkmomm

Meg, I am the one who approached my doctor about me being a diabetic. He had never even said the word pre-diabetic. He put me on Metformin years ago to curb my craving for carbs. Didn't work. But because of that medicine on my list, the computer always would spit out diabetes. Then I started getting blood sugars in the l range of 102 - 110 with one blood sugar of 131. I have never been able to stick to a diet and keep it off. I thought that if I had a diagnosis of diabetes that I would stick to it. So I asked him if I had it and said that according to ADA I didn't since I hadn't had enough blood sugars above 131. So I reminded him that all of these in the pre-diabetic range had been taken while I was on the Metformin and what would it have been if I were not on it???? So he said yes, I was. That got me the classes, meter and availabilty of more individual sessions. I was an RN for about 30 years so I know about diabetes but I also know that things have changed so much in the years since I had to quit due to MS. And the MS itself has made me forget what I learned. I think I am talking myself into getting more sessions. It's just that when I took the group classes there wasn't anything I didn't already know. My A1c is 5.8 and that's even before I started on my diet.

kiane50

Seems like you r a great bunch of ladies. Do u suppose rest could help with my fitness goals? I really need to reduce mt fat intake, lower my snack calories and stay under goal. Need to exercise!

cooky56ny

I did read all the posts, but won't be long winded tonight.
Barbie so happy to hear your hubby's surgery went well.
Good night all