WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013
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Hello Ladies,
We are enjoying such beautiful weather her in Idaho loving it. I so look forward to taking my dog out for her walk in the evening now that the weather is milder.
I have been working on catching up on all of the posts. Slowly getting it done.
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It's Friday but Sunday's Coming!0 -
:flowerforyou: Good Evening Vitamin F companions. You continue to inspire and support me. Don’t forget that there will be a new thread for April and it will be time to evaluate your success on your March goals and resolutions and set new ones (or the same ones again) for April. Look for the new thread in the evening (PDT) on Sunday.
:flowerforyou: Jmkmomm, I looked at your diary and have a couple of changes that you might consider making gradually----eat breakfast, move away from processed foods and restaurant meals, and look for ways to exercise that don’t include walking (several women on this thread have done some interesting exercise while recovering from foot or knee surgery), and never, never, never give up.
:flowerforyou: DeeDee, I’m glad the doctor didn’t suggest steroids…….follow his direction and get a lot of rest and drink a lot of water and you’ll be your normal healthy self soon.
:flowerforyou: M, your suggestions for healthier eating and exercise are awesome
:flowerforyou: Robin, cleaning out and getting rid of are very therapeutic practices.
:flowerforyou: Sue, if you don’t log on, then your continuous day count will reset…..there is a way to contact the leadership at MFP and get the continuous days put back if that’s what you want to do
:bigsmile: Jodios , your hike sounds wonderful.
:bigsmile: We went out to a potluck where I planned to not eat anything (I ate at home before I went) but there were corn muffins so I had one because they are something I love and never have at home.
:bigsmile: Jake and I worked out in the yard today in beautiful sunny weather. We both worked hard but didn't overdo it and came back in after an hour.
:bigsmile: I taught the line dance class today and it went great. I learn more each time I do it and got some nice compliments from students, newer as well as experienced..
Barbie from NW Washington
Resolutions for March (with near the end of the month comments)
*twice a week dance practice at home (more dancing than before but not as much as I had hoped)
* make appointment and go see the osteoporosis doctor (I made the call and am on a waiting list)
*act the way I want to feel (doing better all the time)
"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."0 -
I hope everyone has had a good short week, and is enjoying some kind of early spring today! The snow just melted off the front garden yesterday and those reliable daffodils pushed up 3 inches today! I can finally see my deciduous huchera, those amazing, multi-coloured garden wonders that survive 3 feet of snow for months on end, to add bright splashes of rich colour early in the season…they are a nice backdrop for the daffs and then the tulips…and stay gorgeous all summer.
Last Tuesday I saw my first robin around the corner! A few hours later I saw an
Imposing egret flying above my car…they nest just north of our area. So, I knew that whatever flurries were flying by, it will be spring very shortly, and today was a cool spring day, but beautifully sunny.
I have behind in reading the posts, out of town a lot this week… so here are a few responses to only the latest posts…
Lucy – how great of you to share a viewpoint that looks back for a year of experience… the hard part is just staying with whatever program you choose
Brooke – thanks for the article referral, I looked it up, and found it made very commonsense suggestions.
Sue in TX – how lovely to watch the little birds playing in your bird bath….I can dream of summer now.
Barbie – I am trying hard to get in as many steps per day….and finally my Fitbit gave me a milestone badge…..sigh…..I am sure I should be earning these every 10 days… my knees and feet are killing me ( yes I have good runners that are new), the pain does not remind me I am getting stronger….so getting back to moving is better than not, I keep telling myself!
Katia – my youngest grandson is in the only class in our city that has an ipad for every grade 4 student, and he loves it! They keep experimenting with it for almost every topic…. and his brother is very jealous! I love mine, even though I already have a Macbook Pro, etc..... I use the ipad every day…. So I am sure your students are going to be enriched by their exposure too.
Laura - you sound so organized and READY for summer! My closet has 3 seasons going right now to cover the strange weather patterns.. winter, later winter, and “please please come spring”…
MWheat- I agreed with all your commonsense advice aobut the differences between good food and empty or processed foods in our food plans…the body does know the difference! Some people can eat empty calories, but I find they have to exercise quite a bit more….
JNkmom- it really seems you are trying to stay with good food choices, and I think that is great….. My guys can get finicky too….I have recently found that stir fry veggies with ginger and lemongrass can use up a lot of leftover meats or chicken…and they guys eat it up. Of course, I demand some chopping help though!
Lin – great lion, I am hoping the March Lion does go out like a lamb…..today may be our first softening…hope you are getting lots of rest.
Robin – what the heck are you doing working on a staff holiday? Even if it is ‘quiet on the boss front” for a change….Is it not a holiday in the US?
Deedee – hoping you get better and stay better!
MA in UK – how lovely to have such a communal Good Friday tradition, sounds lovely, and fantastic news on the NSV!
Vickie – how wonderful to have an experienced hand back in the topic field…good luck!
Nonnicee-Mary - Have a wonderful time away with all the grands…sounds like a good party is a reward for all your hard work!
Renny – happy dances here for you!
Michele – I hope you find some inner peace about your son’s new partner for life….
….I was the farthest thing from my own MIL’s idea of a wife: I was a driven executive, not her perfect white picket fence type… and she and I would have disagreed about everything if I gave in to her “know it all” prodding….but indeed DH and I were matched in spirit, interests, and values….and we have been a lot happier than many others….for over 25 years now. All that is good and true in our marriage keeps ringing true as we get older and all the non-essential differences grow smaller.
NYC Pals, - yeah, the cold and snow have ruined our spring…but I am counting on the sudden turn from wet and cool to hot…and no real spring in between! Keep your spirits up!
We are all good here in SWOnt, DH is madly marking his final essays, that will be my fate on Monday and the next week… DS has not heard back from his preferred grad school, but another one called and asked if he would consider applying to their program…so that was a good thing.
I have been attempting to walk much more to keep my Fitbit happy, and get myself to a better level of everyday movement….I do pretty well some days, others are not great….but overall there is a slow but steady improvement. The reality is that the arthritits and the sciatica all react badly…but I am hopeful. Weight loss without exercise was a bad mistake of mine in the past….so this time is the right time to change….lasting change comes with a whole life change…
So Fitbit is it for me!
Have a wonderful Saturday and Easter Sunday….hope you all enjoy this weekend!
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Michelle, the one thing that keeps me from increasing my calories is that the hospital dieticina set me at 1300. I was running a blood sugar of 102 most of the time and I have been slowly creeping up and yesterday it was 110. I am wanting to get rid of my Metformin, not be more dependent on it. I know I should eat less processed foods but I just don't know how to cook except for greasy and things in cream sauces. Also since I don't wake up until around 11 AM, the dietician set me at 3 meals for 11 AM to 11 PM and two snacks. Now granted I don't always follow that. I guess I just really need to have another conference with the dietician. With my Medicare I am allowed 3 teaching sessions. I went through a 4 session in a group but I also can have private.0
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We are going on vacation Sunday. It's been almost a year and I am ready. I wanted to go the the Maine coast line in the fall, had it all planned out and at the end my husband said no. He had always said yes and even helped me get literature. He is not the easist to travel with. He is the only person who is right, the rest of us are stupid idiots, only he puts it a little more colorful. He talks to drivers on the road and usually it is silence between the two of us the whole trip. He was hard on our girls the same way when they were ar home. So he likes to take the whole family on vcation and pay for it all. I think this is his way of repaying some of the wrongs he did when they were wrong. His language, well a sailor wouldn't even say some of the things he says. Our oldest daughter is very religious so he doesn't cuss at all around her. So it will be 4 days cuss free. So that is one reason why it is nice to go with the fmaily. Also I enjoy my delightful grand kids!!!!The car ride can be a little tough. 7 people in a mnivan, 4 of us obese. We are going to Galtinburg Tennessee and renting a large cabin. We have found that much cheaper than renting hotel rooms for 3 families plus we have a house to hang out in instead of a small hotel room.0
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morning lovely friends,
today I have to work till noon, 3rd day no gym,but will be getting my DGD overnight and havr my family down for an easter egg hunt for Taliah tomorrow. so excited.... I didnt weight myself until last night and I have gained 1 lb back, oh well I am back into the spring mode of logging and working out..
the DH as always has calmed down and will be leaving this friday to drive down to florida,he will spend a week down there at our home,so it will be me and Homer and Chester holding down the fort for the week..
Hope everyone enjoys the wonderful weekend and for those who celebrate Happy Passover / Happy Easter ~He has Risen0 -
I've just revisited my very first post on this thread to see what I set myself...
My goals for March are:
to log food intake daily and honestly (no cheating!)
to walk at least 60 miles in March on top of daily activity (dogs will love that!)
to keep water intake up
to laugh and keep positive
to finish knitting my jumper
How well have I done - and will I complete in the two days to go?
logged everyday - without cheating - yes
walked 55 miles extra so far - will get 5 miles in over the weekend so happy with that one
water intake ok
laugh and keep positive - survived the computer problems at work, survived ankles playing up - so a helpful goal
knitting - finished the back and part of the front - but this one is a carry forward to April!
Now is the time to be thinking about goals for April.. so thinking hats on ladies..
Wishing you a fabulous weekend - finally the sun is shining here again - so I feel a walk coming on! MA in UK0 -
Hi Ladies, Question about vegetables How do you oven roast your choices and what spices and vegetable combinations
have you tried?
Looking for ideas with the soon to come spring veggies, we like the leftover ones in salads
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Happy Easter hope the bunny has some spring in his basket!
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Love this!! It is a beautiful day here with blue skies and sunshine! Will get out for a long, brisk walk today in between preparing for Easter dinner with my family here, grading papers, and writing lesson plans. Am also hoping to finish putting the final touches on my new office/sewing room-almost there and very pleased with the outcome. DH put up a new light fixture and put together a bookshelf for me yesterday. I still need to make valences and organize it all. I am excited to be able to get back to a quilting project I started last spring.
I need to get moving. I spend too much time sitting and need to change that!
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
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Hi Ladies, Question about vegetables How do you oven roast your choices and what spices and vegetable combinations
have you tried?
Looking for ideas with the soon to come spring veggies, we like the leftover ones in salads
Happy Easter hope the bunny has some spring in his basket
We roast everything - broccoli, cauliflower, onions, squash, beets, carrots, potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, . . . pretty much all of it can be roasted. I have an olive oil spritzer - I spray the veggies with a bit, toss them, then roast them at 375 - 425. Depending on what it is, I may use nothing else, a little salt, some rosemary and garlic, but not a soft fresh herb (they don't hold up to roasting). Good luck! PS - anything you can roast you can also throw on the grill. We have a veggie pan for the grill we use all the time when they weather warms up.0 -
Michelle, the one thing that keeps me from increasing my calories is that the hospital dieticina set me at 1300. I was running a blood sugar of 102 most of the time and I have been slowly creeping up and yesterday it was 110. I am wanting to get rid of my Metformin, not be more dependent on it. I know I should eat less processed foods but I just don't know how to cook except for greasy and things in cream sauces. Also since I don't wake up until around 11 AM, the dietician set me at 3 meals for 11 AM to 11 PM and two snacks. Now granted I don't always follow that. I guess I just really need to have another conference with the dietician. With my Medicare I am allowed 3 teaching sessions. I went through a 4 session in a group but I also can have private.
OK, you should definitely listen to your dietician. I don't know what to say to you about the cooking/processed foods thing. I grew up in a cooking family so to me it's kind of second nature. I know a lot of people don't cook though - do you have any interest in learning to cook simple things that aren't greasy/heavily sauced? I can recommend a number of places to look, but if you don't have the time or inclination it might not help.
Have you looked into whether your Medicare plan will cover a gym membership or Weight Watchers? Sometimes they do provide assistance for people looking to lose a significant amount of weight.
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Just popping in for a quick hello. Had a good day but my nutrition wasn't the best. (Had a banana split for dinner). I have a question for you girls. We're leaving next week for a cruise, driving to Galveston and taking Princess on Saturday. If I can't get on-line will my days reset? I'm taking my ipad and hoping I'll have access on board.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. DH didn't want to go to DS's since I had just been there last week. So we'll be here alone.
Sue in TX
Sue, this just made me LOL. I frequently have popcorn for dinner, but a banana split is a whole 'nuther level.
I think they have wifi on the cruises, but I'm sure they're an extra cost - and in some cases they don't have anything. I just hope the cruise goes great for you! Yes, if you don't log in at all for a day it will reset. I wouldn't worry about it though - no one dings anybody for missing vacation days
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Have fun!
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Nancy – Congrats to you on wearing your shirt tucked in! I truly understand why that would make you want to celebrate (I tried mine in last night, not quite there yet!!!)
Cooky56ny – Hope you’re not TOO sore from all that moving.
Lila – Wow, you torched the outdoors work and workouts today, you deserve to be tired!
Sue – Enjoy your cruise! By the way - - banana split for dinner? :laugh:
Jodios – Sounds like such a great vacation, glad you were able to get away and enjoy some warmth and outdoors time!
Renny – So glad your ankle is healed and the flu bug has gone bye-bye. Ease yourself into your training routine, you’re going to ROCK that 10k!
Liz – I’m with you, my dog and I are soooooo happy to be able to enjoy our walks. Have been around the lake twice so far this week and plan to go again today and hopefully tomorrow too.
Texasgal22 – Cool graphic, thanks for sharing it!
Barbie – Thanks to you for keeping this thread moving along week-to-week and month-to-month, YOU ARE SO APPRECIATED!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
BJ – My closet has three seasons running too, as we can (and do) swing 40+ degrees in just a day or two – but you’re right, Spring is definitely in the air! Congrats on your Fitbit badge, take pride in each and every milestone/accomplishment – you’ve earned them! And you’re so right, “lasting change comes with a whole life change”. :drinker:
Brooke from Colorado
(who just weighed in and lost 2.2 pounds)
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Texasgal, I love the poster. You just gave my whole mood an upward tweek.:bigsmile:
Liz, I am happy that you are able to take your dog out for evening walks. Our weather has been amazingly mild this winter. I’m hoping there is enough snowfall in the mountains and Canada that the river runs full enough all summer.
On the other side of that worry, there have been a lot of good walking days and I am thankful for every one of them.:bigsmile:
Jmkmomm, I’m glad you’re going to see the nutritionist again. I second Barbie’s suggestions, particularly for breakfast, which needs to be your first meal of the day after you wake up. Skipping breakfast and over-eating the rest of the day is part of the reason I needed to lose 65 pounds!:grumble: Not being a big breakfast eater helped me become a big woman. :blushing: Breakfast helps prevent munchies and enables me to moderate my eating the rest of the day. I think it would help you, too.
I hope you enjoy the family vacation. Renting a cabin for everyone seems like a great idea.:bigsmile:
BJ in SW Ont, I’m retired from teaching,but not from expressing opinions that probably should be kept to myself part of the time. :blushing: :noway: My ipad posts were in response to Nancy, and I agree with you about how motivating it is. :flowerforyou: Good Friday is not a work holiday in the US, nor is Easter, Chinese New Years, Hanukah or Ramaden. We have no religious holidays that are work holidays that I know about. Our Constitution guarantees us freedom OF religion, which some people translate as freedom FROM religion. We celebrate the religious holidays before and after work if they fall on a workday. Religious holidays are addressed in some labor contracts, and sometimes involve time and a half pay, or the inclusion of a self-selected personal day off. In public schools Christmas Vacation has been renamed Winter Break in our area.:grumble:
MA_B: Great work on your goals!:flowerforyou:
We have a gorgeous morning here and I’m hoping to put some fun into the day. If DH is feeling up to it we could go somewhere and ride our bikes. If not, I’ll content myself with doing more clean up on the boat and walking the dog. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.:flowerforyou:
Katla in absolutely gorgeous NW Oregon0 -
GOOD Morning Ladeis! or at least it is for about another hour in my time zone I slept really well - loooong! and I am feeling so refreshed. My hubby is in a good mood himself. He's gone to grab us some lunch. He's on vacation so I say "if he's on vacation I'm on vacation!". It's been kind of crazy hectic the last 3 weeks so its nice to take a breather
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katla, glad you enjoyed the picture and enjoying a beautiful Saturday - have fun on your bike ride :bigsmile:
Brooke from Colorado, who just weighed in and lost 2.2 pounds - Congratulations!!! and glad you liked the pic too :bigsmile:
Sue in TX, I'd miss a day for a cruise! have a blast; M and I will be here waiting to hear all about the cruise :bigsmile:
M, yum...roasted vegetables ♥ springtime :bigsmile:
Deb in sunny, but still not warm enough CNY, some days I spend too much time sitting and it isn't good but my work may require it Yay! Springtime enjoy :bigsmile:
Meyllisa, Happy ♥ Easter to you; sure hope your bunny hops in with some spring :bigsmile:
MA in UK, enjoy your Springtime walk; I don't think I set March goals best get busy for April :bigsmile:
grandmallie, spending the day with DGD is always a blessing :bigsmile:
well, gotta scoot - lunch has arrived!0 -
Michele, I have a YMCA membership through Silver Sneakers. It's just that I dont' go. I had only used the pool, am heavy enough and psoriasis in terrible places, that I bought a special swim suit. I can't find it. I tried to the gym but they weren't happy about having me in there without it being documented that I had been trained on the machines. They did that but lost the paperwork and were really dragging their feet in doing it again. My husband will be on Medicare in July and I am really pushing for him to use the Silver Sneakers membership he will get with his supplememnt. Then we will go together.
As far as eating as soon as I get up, I do. It's jsut that I get up at 11. So that is the first meal of the day. I need to be eating another meal at 11 PM and I don't.0 -
Silly question from a person who knows nothing about food. We are going on vacation and I need to pack something in my purse that I can have a snack in the afternoon while we are away from our cabin. I love my Gala apples. I know that I can put it in my purse without cutting it but would it stay fresh if I cut it? Also I love my my organic baby carrots. Could they pack without any kind of refrigeration? I know that I can pack my granola bars, that would be the simplest thing. I will be in a mobility scooter that has a basket on it to put my purse in. I fear if I put to much in it that it will be to heavy. I also know that whatever I put in, my two grand children will want. My husband suggested raisins. But that just goes to fast0
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Silly question from a person who knows nothing about food. We are going on vacation and I need to pack something in my purse that I can have a snack in the afternoon while we are away from our cabin. I love my Gala apples. I know that I can put it in my purse without cutting it but would it stay fresh if I cut it? Also I love my my organic baby carrots. Could they pack without any kind of refrigeration? I know that I can pack my granola bars, that would be the simplest thing. I will be in a mobility scooter that has a basket on it to put my purse in. I fear if I put to much in it that it will be to heavy. I also know that whatever I put in, my two grand children will want. My husband suggested raisins. But that just goes to fast
Well, the cut apple would be fine to eat, but it would get brown (if that bothers you), orange or bananas travel well. Carrots, celery, radishes would be easy and stay fine to eat. Nuts of any kind are a good source of protein (watch your portion though, a handful is it), which helps keep you full, or some string cheese or other cheese cubes (again, watch your portions). Dried fruits pack easily. And/or you can make and take a sandwich or wrap, with veggies and lean protein. I've also frozen a regular yogurt cup and it thaws during the travel day and stays cold and ready to eat (just remember to pack a spoon!). Just some ideas. Hope you have a terrific time at the cabin with your family!0 -
cooky - good luck to your son (and you!)
Lila - it's so good to know that someone else knows how I feel (children living on another continent). Now Bryan tell us that the wedding may not be until the 12th since they are evidentally having some problems with the city. Don't know any more details than that.
DeeDee - you said that Boars Head (I think it was) has a low sodium ham. Is it a ham shank (or butt) or deli ham?
Sue in TX - if you don't log in even once, yes, your days will reset. BUT...one thing I found (and I thought this quite amusing) is that if you log just one item/day, MFP counts it as if you logged in. You can log that one item before you leave, so you won't lose your days. For example...say right now you are at 100 days (just pulling a number out of the air), will be gone for 7 days. For those 7 days (before you leave), log just one food (anything) and when you get back from your cruise your days logged in will be 107. I tried this one time, that's how I found out.
jodios - one of the things (and we haven't thought this out completely) is that since we're giving Bryan tickets to the US as a wedding gift, his friends and sisters will need to give them a gift. Perhaps we can ask them for money for a rental car, we'll hold the money and just give it to them when they get to the US. Like I said, I haven't thought this out completely. Vince and I were talking (operative word) and we were thinking of telling Bryan that we're disappointed that he isn't making any attempt to let us get to know Dianna. It's been almost a year since he sent the scathing email to us and one of the things he commented was how he felt we didn't acknowledge Dianna. We suggested that when we are on the phone with him that he put her on the phone. But since then every time he's called or we've called him, either she isn't there or he has elected not to put her on the phone. I really do want to get to know her.
Jessica is supposed to be here next weekend, so we'll have our Easter with her then. We're still taking care of her cats.
Renny - how I wish my kids were closer by. I don't mean down the street, even just a few hours away, heck, on the same continent would work. But Bryan wants to live in France, and Petey's mother has made it so that Denise doesn't have any incentive to leave the Kennett Square area. I have told her that for Bryan's wedding, she should drive to Jessica's, spend the night there, then drive to our place where she can leave her car and her cat. We will have someone coming in to take care of our cats, she's already taken care of our cats along with Jessica's, so what's one more? Glad to hear you're feeling better.
barbie - I can already tell you the success of my March goal -- absolutely no success. Didn't even get started on the crafts
jmkmomm - have fun on your vacation! How long will you be gone for? Absolutely, listen to your dietician, heaven knows that I'm no dietician. I wish I could help you with the non-greasy foods. That was one of the hardest things for me to get used to when we moved to NC, they use so much butter and sauces! Now I really have to make a point to say when we go out to eat "no butter" (I found out the hard way that their idea of "a little butter" is 1/4 pound and not the 1/2 pound they usually use) and "can I have the sauce on the side". If you'd like some recipes that are quick and not greasy, let me know. Apples will be fine in your purse, but if they're cut up, they'll turn brown from the oxidation. This can be eliminated by coating the apple slices with a bit of lemon juice, but honestly that's a lot of work and I don't think I would do it. How about taking some nuts with you? Pumpkin seeds? Carrots will be OK without refrigeration, I take them to the movies with me and never had a problem. I also take them to bowling, so they're usually out of refrigeration for anywhere from 3 to 4 hours and they're fine. Brooke had some wonderful ideas. Yes, have fun at the cabin
Wonder where mimi has been, I see that she's logged in, but she hasn't been here in a while.
Going to do an hour of yoga today, and see about the dress. I remember the sign said they opened at 10 on Saturdays, so that'll work. Tomorrow I'm planning that I'll do some pilates. Haven't done that in a while. Update: they forgot to turn the "closed" sign around yesterday! It was still saying "closed" today, but I tried the door and it was open! Anyway, there still needs to be an adjustment around the bust. I know the lady pinned it there before, but it wouldn't surprise me if they forgot to alter it there. I paid for it today, at first she was going to charge me for the alterations but I reminded her that the other lady said she wouldn't charge me for the alterations since so few had to be done. In the end, she didn't charge me for them. It was something like $15. I suspect that my reminding her that I wasn't going to be charge and the fact that the dress has to go for more alterations may have influenced her decision. Then I stopped at WalMart on my way home for a few things
Deb - your sewing room sounds awesome.
Spring is coming, that's for sure. Today for the first time Vince used the tractor on the grass that was installed and he's talking that Monday he'll go and buy some Weed and Feed.
Michele in NC0 -
Come on, have none of you ever had a banana split for dinner? It is a fruit (banana), protein (nuts) and milk (ice cream). I had lots of calories left for the day and wasn’t too hungry since we ate after golf. The good news is I didn’t get hungry during the night. LOL
Jmkmomm – ditto Katia’s advice about eating breakfast. Love the statement she made, “Not being a big breakfast eater helped me become a big woman”. Enjoy your vacation in Gatlinburg. We used to go there when I was a young girl for family vacation. It wasn’t as popular then but we loved to hike and play in the mountain streams.
Katia – hope you are able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather in Oregon.
Texasgal22 – Have fun on your vacation. Hopefully the weather will be better after Wednesday. Sweet DH to bring you breakfast.
Brooke – Yea for 2.2 lbs gone forever. You’re doing great.
Deb – your new “woman cave” sounds nice. You’ll love having your on space to do your thing! Since you’ve lost 71 lbs, I believe you move a lot!!
MA in UK – you’ve done an excellent job on your March goals. Congrats.
Grandmallie – Glad your visit to your friend went well and you had safe travels. Enjoy your time with your family. Happy Easter to you. He has risen, indeed.
Lin – Thanks for the Happy Spring graphic. You are so clever!
Laura in CO – so glad you are caught up at work and in the moment. I feel sure you will feel less stress at work. Enjoy your family time.
Vickie – welcome back and there is no time like the present to get back in the routine and lose the weight. Come back often and let us know how you are doing.
Luvbuttons – Ahhhhh. Hope you feel better and are able to enjoy the weekend.
Mary in TN – your trip to visit DD and get all the DGKs together sounds like fun.
Michele – Happy Easter!
Renny – hope you get the Maytag man straightened out and get a resolution to your problem.
Bj – those birds don’t seem to notice the weather, just want the clean water. We’ve had hummingbirds for a couple of days. They leave in fall and return about this time.
After reviewing my March goals, I haven’t done very well so will probably carry them forward for April with a couple of new ones.
My goals for March are:
1. Get 5+ F/V a day (No didn’t do a good job on this)
2. Make one new recipe a week ( made several and DH was happy, said we eat so much better when I’m on a diet.)
3. Begin a weight training program – No, I haven’t gotten the books but looked at the book store. Guess I’ll just order from Amazon.
Sue in TX0 -
Happy Easter ladies
I understand it isn't a long weekend in the US , but it is here and I am making the most of it. We also put our clocks froward one hour for British summertime - which takes a bit of getting used to
Barbie -
Huge thanks for continuing this thread! I had almost given up finding one that I could relate to. I certainly wasn't going to post pictures of me in a bikini - my body needs to much ironing for that! :laugh: Laura - glad you are celebrating a change. It is great when you feel so good isn't it?
Tammy - Welcome!
Amanda :sad: Sorry - only just picked up about your fall. Hope you soon recover.
:sad: Jane - sorry to hear you have to move again - life certainly throws us lots of challenges? Nancy - love the confidence wearing your shirt tucked in - you strut your stuff!!
Renny :flowerforyou: GREAT NEWS ABOUT YOUR RESULTS!
Katia :laugh: laughed about the ice-cream! A boat - my husbands dream! Me I get sick in the bath looking at the duck floating! I can manage a cruise on a large liner with stabilisers though!!
Dee Dee :flowerforyou: hope you are continuing to get better! We are watching you! Lol
:flowerforyou: Grandmallie - what a special friend you are!
Cooky hope the move goes well.
Sasha :sad: Hope the rotator cuff is feeling better. I had frozen shoulders a few years ago - ouch
Suebdew - have a great cruise - where are you off too?
Jodios - great hiking! :laugh:
Texasgal - my mouth is turning upwards and I am feeling GOOD!!
Well regards to all even if I haven't had time to mention you!!
Easter is a time of new life and new beginnings. Wherever you are on your weight loss journey each day is a new beginning - I wish you every happiness
Keep smiling
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Silly question from a person who knows nothing about food. We are going on vacation and I need to pack something in my purse that I can have a snack in the afternoon while we are away from our cabin. I love my Gala apples. I know that I can put it in my purse without cutting it but would it stay fresh if I cut it? Also I love my my organic baby carrots. Could they pack without any kind of refrigeration? I know that I can pack my granola bars, that would be the simplest thing. I will be in a mobility scooter that has a basket on it to put my purse in. I fear if I put to much in it that it will be to heavy. I also know that whatever I put in, my two grand children will want. My husband suggested raisins. But that just goes to fast
I pack a cut-up apple in a plastic baggie in the morning for afternoon snack sometimes. It turns just a little in colour, but not much. Raisins go quickly and spike your sugar. Nuts are a great choice and very satisfying. Have a great time in the cabin. Relaxing, enjoying and letting go of stresses, is as important for health as healthy eating.
I just read another article on the benefits of fiber, which discusses the topic that higher fiber intake is associated with lower risk of breast cancer. One case study apparently showed that the benefits came from fiber derived from fruits and vegetables, not fiber from grain. I think it may have been a report from the Dr. OZ show or Dr. Fuhrman. I have to check it out some more and will put a link on my profile once I find it.
I want to eat the right foods for my health. It's great weather here. We had our coffee and lunch on the patio. DH is working on the vegetable garden. Building a contraption so the deer won't be feasting on the fruits of his labour :bigsmile: Of course, tough to keep the rabbits out.
I hear from my relatives in Holland that they are having snow for Easter. They're joking that they should be putting up another christmas tree but then decorated with easter eggs. How novel :bigsmile:
I had a good training session this morning ~75 minutes of walking, including hills. Race day - April 28th - is coming closer each week.
ttyl
Renny
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evening my friends,
well got to visit with my DD and DGD for about 10 minutes today, Kyle's family is monopolizing there time so that we wont get her until tomorrow night,when the DH has to go to work early the next morning.my DD is trying to keep everyone happy,so I let it slide,she did get to go out to lunch with my brother and SIL and went up to see my dad and son,so that was good.. I did buy eggs and have put candy in them, will have Grandpa go hide them and I will go to the gym in the a.m. and then my SIL is going to pick Tracy and Taliah up for the Easter Egg hunt here tomorrow morning.. my camera is all charged up and ready to go.. the last time we did this it was a week before they moved and they have been out there for 2 yrs..
I got on the scale this morning and somehow lost a little bit, and I am amazed.I havent worked out since Weds,so really have to get back into the swing of things...
I was ohhh so bad, i did buy myself the russell stover mini marshmallow eggs again and portioned them out and put them in the freezer, I did pretty well the last time I bought them, and will only grab some when Im really having a craving.
gonna have some quality time with the DH tonight since he will be leaving for Florida friday.. during the week we dont have much time to spend together,and we will be busy with Miss Munchkin tomorrow.
Sue you are going on a cruise, I posted a thread out there asking about the same thing... you have to pay for internet and someone was going to e-mail me a spreadsheet to take with me so I didnt have to pay the internet charges, got a few laughs ,one girl said that's international waters, no counting calories :laugh: we still are on the fence about going now...the DH's overtime is being cut, and with me working part time it might not be wise to spend the money on that.. we did pay for plane tickets already and if we want we can just stay at our place in florida that is already payed for..
I would like to go on the cruise ,but dont want to worry about finances either.
it was beautiful out today.. sun and around 54... the crocus are blooming and the peeper's are peeping~spring is in the air:flowerforyou:0 -
Well I bought some Almonds and already have them in individual serving bags, my favorite carrots and some veggie wheat thins. They are higher in calories so I will have to be a little more careful with those. But I know my grand kids will love them. The medicine I take for my MS, Avonex, comes with a little zip lock bag in the box for the alcohol swabs and bandaides. Those little baggies are so perfect for small snacks.0
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:flowerforyou: I really love how everyone signs their name and where they live at the bottom of their posts so when you talk about the weather or where you’re going on vacation, I can relate it to where you live.
:bigsmile: Jake and I spent a little more than an hour working in the yard and got a lot done even with stopping to talk to the neighbors who were walking by enjoying the sunshine…..When I walked the dogs after lunch, Brandy didn’t want to stay out very long. I guess at sunny and 58 degrees it was too warm for her. The dogs probably need to get their hair cut for the warmer afternoons, but it is less than 40 degrees when we go out in the morning so I don’t want them to get too cold on the morning walk.
:flowerforyou: the biggest factor in my step count is the two and half hours I spend walking the dogs before 9:00 in the morning…..if I walked by myself without dogs, there would be more steps but the dogs like to stop and sniff a lot……I have a minimum daily goal and an average goal and that works well for me to balance out the slower days with the more active ones……..I just realized today that I probably walk fewer steps in the warm sunny weather than I do in the cold, wet winter weather because in the warm weather I spend time working in the yard sitting or kneeling and the dogs don’t like to walk in the heat so I do less dog walking.
:flowerforyou: BJ, not all pain is created equal…..the pain I was talking about was the muscle pain when you do a hard weight lifting program or a new zumba class or something like that……knee and foot pain are totally different and should be treated differently.
:flowerforyou: Jmkmomm, if your meals are set at certain times of day, you can change the food diary settings to different names so it doesn’t look like you are skipping breakfast…….one really easy way to fix foods that don’t have a lot of calories is baking or broiling…….I put two four ounce pieces of chicken breast in a covered baking pan with Mrs. Dash seasoning and bake it at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes and serve it with big servings of two different frozen vegetables (or fresh vegetables)…….high nutrition and low calories.
:bigsmile: MA, you did great on your goals
:bigsmile: Brooke, congrats on your weight loss
:bigsmile: Texasgal, I love the quote you posted.
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Don’t forget to be looking for the April thread at the end of the day tomorrow. I will post a link to the new thread at the end of this one. Barbie from NW Washington
Resolutions for March (with near the end of the month comments)
*twice a week dance practice at home (more dancing than before but not as much as I had hoped)
* make appointment and go see the osteoporosis doctor (I made the call and am on a waiting list)
*act the way I want to feel (doing better all the time)
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Barbie, i wish I could convince that husband that it is better to eat at home. He feels that the meals we eat out, even though there are some unhealthy properties to them, is better than him over eating with home cooked meals. I have taken out my George Foreman grill and use it to fix things like a grilled cheese sandwich made from my healthy lite 35 calorie bread and I can't believe it's butter spray. He says it looks good, I have fixed myself chicken breast on this. I have to watch the seasonings such as Mrs. Dash because of the high potassium content it for him.
Joyce, from southern Indiana, soon to be on vacation in the mountains!0 -
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Barbie, i wish I could convince that husband that it is better to eat at home. He feels that the meals we eat out, even though there are some unhealthy properties to them, is better than him over eating with home cooked meals. I have taken out my George Foreman grill and use it to fix things like a grilled cheese sandwich made from my healthy lite 35 calorie bread and I can't believe it's butter spray. He says it looks good, I have fixed myself chicken breast on this. I have to watch the seasonings such as Mrs. Dash because of the high potassium content it for him.
Joyce, from southern Indiana, soon to be on vacation in the mountains!
Joyce,
Your husband sounds like a bit of a challenge:bigsmile: ......even so, there may be some changes you can make a little at a time......I found that when I went to restaurants I could ask for a chicken breast broiled with no sauce and a double order of steamed vegetables without butter and ask them to no bring rice, bread, or potato for me.
:flowerforyou: I learned a lot by reading this thread every day and asking questions the way you do......and then I made small changes and didn't try to redesign my life too quickly.
:flowerforyou: I just read the label on Mrs. Dash and it has no potassium.......it's the salt substitute that has a high potassium content Barbie from NW Washington 0
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