WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY

mynyddisamrs

"Nordic Walking is an enhancement of ordinary walking – it makes something we can all do…. twice as effective!
Nordic Walking uses poles to in order to add two major benefits to walking

The use of poles means the upper body muscles are used as well as the legs
The poles help to propel the walker along – this means he/she works harder than usual yet the support given by the poles makes it feel easier! " ..............from the Nordic Walking Web site introduction


:flowerforyou: Afternoon All .....
Just a quick nip in with something that you may well have heard of ...I hadn't though ...so forgive me if it's repetition!!!

I saw a Country File programme on TV and they showed "Nordic Walking" ...that looked a really good work out.
It's walking with poles and would I think be good to try.
:laugh: It might take me a month of Sundays to give it a go but maybe some of my fellow MFP's could give it a try!!
I'll just be content with getting to the Zumba class on Wednesday!!!

Cheers for now
Jackie

heartrw

April goals:
Keep things positive -- actions, thoughts, words.
Take time for yourself -- Do some form of exercise every day!!
Pack healthy lunches. Drink your water!

Well, here it is report card and goal setting time. As last month's goals were very general...I did okay on keeping them, except I did fall down a little in the middle of the month on the exercise and a little at the end of the month on the healthy lunches! The good news is that I did wind up minus two pounds from March 31 to today! Bad news is I'm still up .4 from my mid-month of April low! The other good news for the month of April is: I was able to buy size 10 pants for the first time in FOREVER, or so it seems!

In May we are going to California for two weeks--driving both ways and stopping to visit folks along the way. So the goals are going to have to be:

Walk or swim every day!
Count and log all your calories.
Stay in touch and on-line at MFP.
Lose 3 pounds this month!

:flowerforyou: Welcome Caminogirl.

Barb (Weak Link and Barbiecat) hang in there. We reading your posts, but totally understand that personal posting to each and every one every time is getting a little hard to do !

That's it for now. Have a great day everyone.

jam0525

Welcome Caminogirl! Honestly tracking what you eat is the first step. After that it gets easier.

Weaklink (Barb) – I’m glad you are staying with us. We’d be lost without your posts.

Barbie - ditto on the overwelming feeling when you open up the forum and see how many posts there have been. It is hard to respond individually. I think we all play an important part in each others lifes and we need to just post and respond when and as we can. I'm glad your here.

May Goals - same as April except with more determination. DD is doing well and things should ease up this month. I hope to start loosing again.

Happy Monday to all!

Jeannie (JAM)

AliceLMS

I confess haven't read all the post this morning.

Terri, size 10 I am so impressed, you are a superstar!!!!

Beautiful spring day here. I am again a farmer today rather than my usual work. Actually I will do anything in the way of work in our business from accounting to graphics work, to farm chores. I love the variety. My problem right now is trying to balance my calories against my expenditures.

Love the naughty doggie stories; heres one from the farm.

Buster my old beagle learned long ago how to open the back door on the house. He would stand up and turn the door knob with his front feet. Try as I might I could not teach him to shut the door,

My Mom, who was then in her late 80s stopped over, to find the backdoor of my house open, me not at home, and the dog and a pygmy goat named Wilma playing in my house. She chased Wilma through the house with all doors open in an attempt to get her outside. We unfortunately have a house on the circle plan so Wilma just kept running around the circle and down the hall, where she would jump on the bed, and then dive under the bed to escape capture, streak down the hall and around the circle again. Mom pursuing her all the way, fast as she could go considering her cane, and the fact that she found the whole thing so funny she couldn't stop laughing.

Wilma was routed from the bedroom and doors were shut all over the house. Mom gave up on getting her out and left the back door open. Wilma finally wandered out and the house was saved. Wilma was a very good manned goat. She rode in the truck with us between farms, and was generally left loose in the farm yard. After this adventure she went in the pasture.

Buster lived to a very old age. He was a pound pup, the pound used to call every few years to see if he was still alive, as they were amazed at his longevity. He was a great animal companion.

My how I have rambled. Past time to be out and about. Alice

ainslieglen

Hi everyone...

It's still early in the day and I already feel like such a failure. I got on the scale first thing and I'm up 1 1/2 pounds. What a sinking, sick feeling. Sorry to be a whiner, but it's such a shock. I really thought I'd be down! All I can do today is my best to drink a lot more water. I've been falling way short of the 8 glasses a day. I know I'm dumping on you guys, but I had to tell someone how bad I feel. OK, enough complaining.:sad: I'll do better today:drinker: :bigsmile:

It is so cold and rainy here today, I'm going to cuddle up with their dog, Piper, and stay warm. She's a 3 year old Golden Retriever, and just the sweetest, gentlest girl!

Sending a hug to each of you, my friends. Going to cut this short and go feel sorry for myself then start all over again at Saturday when I was a pound down:bigsmile:

Thanks for being here...Ainslieglen:flowerforyou:

vickim26

aieslieglen,
Dont get discouraged. It could be a number of things. just keep doing what you have been and add that water and it will happen. That is why I do not weight very often. If I gain or do not lose I get very discouraged. It is okay to dump on us. That is what we are here for. You can do this. Dont give up.
Vicki M

vickim26

Terri, Great job on the pounds and the size 10. That is my next goal Good for you. Have a great trip. Just pack some good snacks and do as much exercise as you can and you can have a great trip and not gain lots of weight. Your posts are always so uplifting. Thanks.
Vicki M

AliceLMS

Just a quick stop on my way through the office. Aieslieglen don't beat yourself up drink some more get some rest, clear your mind and restart.

Vikki read your post on the oil spill and consequences. Very concise and to the point. There are consequences to everything, we do not take time to think about. It is so easy to seize the obvious and run it into the ground, without thought for the eventual outcome.

Has anyone done Jillians Backside for Beginners? Did it yesterday after a 1 mile booster with Leslie. Liked the workout not sure if I nailed all the moves properly:huh: . Just wondering if anyone else has tried it.

Alice

anotheryearolder

Ainslieglen - Hey it's good to know I'm not the only one whining lately! :embarassed: As others have said, it's probably at least partly the water. Drink up!:drinker: Travel always messes me up as well. If you keep at it, you will most likely soon see results.

Now I have to take my own advise! :bigsmile: I got in all my water yesterday and am heading off to the gym when I get done here.

I was just out on whitefly patrol on my eggplant and peppers. Does anyone know a good insecticide for whitefly? I don't have fruits yet, so I can zap them, if I can find anything that will work well.

Sunny and nice breeze here today, wishing you all could have the same. I am thinking about those in flood conditions and on oil spill watch and am sorry that all I can do is say I wish it wasn't so. I keep hoping and praying that the oil spill can be capped soon. The only positive though I can come up with is that Valdez, Alaska was healed much sooner that most thought possible. Hopefully the same can be said for the gulf area.

Faye

MacMadame

Hey, I'm back from my camping trip / triathlon. I did the Half-ironman course this year -- first time at that distance and I had an awesome time and was very happy with my performance!

I did go a bit nuts with the advil on the run trying to manage the pain in my calf and gave myself some gastric distress. I'm just now getting back to being able to eat without feeling queasy. I have a lot of calories to make up. I think. I was without internet so didn't track Fri-Sun. But I didn't eat that much on Sunday because I felt sick so I know I'm behind.

I did okay on my goals for April, but not great. I think I'm on the verge of mastering the earlier bedtime though. I'm very behind in my blogging.

Today I finally feel sore so I'm not going to workout. I don't normally on Monday anyway but normally I do on Sunday and I didn't yesterday because I was still recovering.

Goals for May:
10:00 pm bedtime most days
Drink 80-100 oz. of fluid a day
Consume 125 g of protein a day
Heal my calf injury and get back to full workouts

rjadams

congrat MacMadame. You are so inspiring. I just can't imagine a half Ironman. Wow. It makes my little five minutes sprints ( I am up to 5 of them in 30 minutes) seem puny. You rock.

weaklink109

Hello All,

I read everybody this morning, and Alice, your goat story was hilarious!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I already posted this story a while back, but your post reminded me about when my aunt who lived on a farm came into the house one day and heard the bed springs squeaking. Thinking it was her kids jumping on the bed, she hollered at them to stop and get back to work in the garden. Getting no response, she went to the bedroom and found TWO young goats merrily jumping on the bed!!! So there WERE kids jumping in the bed--just not the ones she thought!!!:laugh: :laugh:

Ainslieglen--I feel your pain. I finally have to face the music for April, and it is not a song I want to play in the future. On April 4th I weighed 5.5 lbs. LESS than I did this morning!:mad: :mad: :mad: :sad: :sad: :sad: I did it to myself. Over the past week, there have been too many "MayaSWELLS" & as we know, the scale doesn't lie.:grumble: So I need to get back on the horse. Also, now that I have some space in the storage unit, I can get some things out of my condo so I can get my rug shampooing done and get that Total Gym set up. It has been languishing in the garage for 3 weeks, still in the box, and as we all know, it isn't doing me any good there!!!

So my goals for May are, 1) to get my ticker moved to 60 lbs. down by the end of May, which would mean losing about 12 lbs. The first 3 should be pretty quick as it is probably water due to some high sodium days on Saturday and Sunday;2) exercise 6 days per week, using the TG 3 x's per week; 3) refocus on the things I had done in the past that worked--IE "just say no" more often!!!

BTW, Terri, congrats on the size 10. That is just a distant planet for me right now in my size 16's!!:ohwell:

Got to get a move on.


Barb

weaklink109

Hey Robin

How was the Mariner game? Did they manage to finish before the rain arrived? Hope you had a great time.

Barb

ainslieglen

Thanks Barb(weaklink), I've been mainlining water all morning. Don't like to think I'm backsliding!...Ainslieglen:noway:P.S..I haven't recorded the gain until I see how much the water helps. If I'm still up tomorrow, I'll add it on.:sad:

caminogirl

Hello Ainslielglen, Don't think of it as whining, think of it as merely a "hippo moment" - wallow around awhile, then get up and go again. We all have them and my thoughts are with you - and take heart, you've gone for the water where I might have been tempted with the mint chocolate chip ice cream, my personal hippo fave!
Cheers, Caminogirl

smelliott

Just a quick post to mark this for tomorrow. I will catch up then.

wizzywig

:flowerforyou: Quick Hello to you all

:flowerforyou: Barb I really enjoy reading your posts, so I'm glad that you have decided to stick with us. :bigsmile:

It's been a rainy bank holiday Monday, a few sunny spells but mainly rain. :frown: I've been busy catching up on my housework and popping round to see my uncle, he's in bed again so I left him some soup in a flask at the side of his bed. He said he's feeling better but just a bit tired and couldn't be bothered to get out of bed.

:flowerforyou: Caminogirl loved the "hippo moment" expression, must admit I was wallowing a bit on Sunday, but luckily the scales have stayed the same.

:flowerforyou: Only a short post tonight.

Chat again soon.

Viv :flowerforyou:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: ainslieglen on the topic of the scale:mad: :mad: :mad: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:
It is not always your friend........I weigh myself first thing in the morning and last thing at night everyday and write the weight down on a chart I keep in the bathroom...yes, I am probably too structured and compulsive for my own good:laugh: the morning weight is more legitimate and it wanders around in the same three pound range now that I'm maintaining...........when I was losing, I didn't take a weight seriously until I had been there for a week......what I noticed more than the scale was how my clothes fit...so go ahead and weigh yourself a lot but don't get emotionally involved in what it says....cuddling with a Golden Retriever is a great cure for whatever ails you :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Terri,I am thrilled to hear about your size 10 pants.....smaller clothes is really the best measure of success.....you have taught me so much and been such an encouragement to all of us......enjoy your trip....take it one day at a time and stay focused on what is most important to you.

:flowerforyou: Alice, your goat story is so great that I had to read it to my hubby :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: MacMadame, congratulations on your Ironman success......you are so focused and so willing to push through the pain......you have the never, never, never give up spirit........it's so confusing trying to decide whether to keep on going through something that hurts.

:flowerforyou: After two days of rain and no visit to the park, I'll be taking the dogs today even though the wind is blustery.
hugs to all of you we can do this one day at a time. Barbie

rjadams

the mariner game was great. No rain even tho it went into extra innings. Safeco is very good about letting you bring in food. Just no beverages. So I munched my carrots while I enjoyed the game. They lost. oh well. It was still a blast.

weaklink109

Hello Me again.

Had some pc work to do and couldn't help popping in. Thank you to all who have said positive things about my posting.

I can see that Jackie and I have some competition in the funny department--"hippo moment" :noway: :noway: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: HILARIOUS!! So far I haven't had one of those yet today. Welcome caminogirl!!

Viv-Is there any chance your uncle needs treatment for depression? That can manifest itself with people just not feeling like getting out of bed.

BFN

Barb

ainslieglen

Thank you Caminogirl. I was so fed up with my weigh in I wanted to go into a closet and yell! I truly kept track and the only thing different is I hardly drank any water. Thought endless cups of tea was ok. Evidently not. I really appreciate you taking the time to post to me. The support means a lot.:flowerforyou: Ainslieglen

ainslieglen

Thanks, Barbiecat! Today the scale was definitely a source of concern to me. I want so much to be successful at losing weight this time! I know I can do it and I will do it with all the help and love from all of you.:flowerforyou: Ainslieglen

pmjsmom

I was just out on whitefly patrol on my eggplant and peppers. Does anyone know a good insecticide for whitefly? I don't have fruits yet, so I can zap them, if I can find anything that will work well.

Faye

Faye--Whiteflies are very difficult to get rid of so your best bet is to try to prevent them. Here's a link to WAY too much information about them. (I have started my first real vegetable garden in YEARS so I have been doing all kinds of research!)

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7401.html


Ainslieglen--I don't weigh more than once a week (at least I try not too!) because the ups and downs of the daily fluctuations would really discourage me! Now I weigh once a week and take measurements 1-2 times a month. I find that my measurements go down even if the scale hasn't moved!

Well, I'd better get out to the yard and garden before the next rain starts! The weather here just cannot make up it's mind!

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Happy Monday Afternoon

Welcome to all the new ones...:flowerforyou: so many of you I can't remember them all:flowerforyou: this is a great place.

It feels like forever since I've read and posted:blushing: it took me quite a bit of time to read.

:drinker: To all of you that met your goals YEAH and to those that didn't Don't give up...this is a new month and we can do this.

My weekend was good and bad, I started out being so good when we went to Houston's to hear #2 Son playing the piano with the jazz trio, had grilled salmon and spinach...it was afterwards that I wasn't so good...I talked hubby into going to Marie Callendar's for pie:sad: only had four bites but it was enough:ohwell: Saturday night we had #2 Son and #3 Son & DIL over for a good bye BBQ for #2 son who will be leaving for his Officers Army training in S. Carolina for 3 months and I ate way too much BBQ! It's still with me today...I will be good the rest of the week:bigsmile:

Denise (it was Denise right?) that is going to be helping with the cleanup in the Gulf...you inspire me!:flowerforyou:

Work is crazy busy so not sure when I will be able to post again...but I will continue to lurk around:huh:

Everyone have a good evening and continue to drink plenty of water and keep eating healthy:drinker:

Laura

Forgot to mention...Since I started this I have lost 16.5 inches all over...that's a good thing:flowerforyou:

MacMadame

congrat MacMadame. You are so inspiring. I just can't imagine a half Ironman. Wow. It makes my little five minutes sprints ( I am up to 5 of them in 30 minutes) seem puny. You rock.

Just remember I started out going to the gym 1-2x a week for 30 minutes and couldn't run for more than 2 minutes at a time!

I remember how nervous I was for my first 5k and not sure I'd be able to run the whole thing and I remember my first triathlon and being afraid I couldn't finish. Everyone starts somewhere. I just started where I was and slowly built up!

vickim26

Alice thanks for your comments on my post. I have never heard of that Jillian DVD. Have a few of them but not that one. Keep up the good work.
Vicki M

ainslieglen

Good tip, Kathy (pmjsmom). I could drive myself around the bend weighing every day. I'll just do it one morning a week on the same day.:bigsmile:

jam0525

General comment on the scale going in the wrong direction - when that happens to me and I don't have a good reason for the bump up, I check all my measurements again. It seems that there is always another inch missing somewhere and I attribute the small bounce to gained muscle.

Sometimes, though, it is a bump up. I agree with Barbie in that if the bump doesn't stay there for a week, I don't change my ticker. It could be so many things.

MacMadame - Congradulations! It is amazing how far you have come since I first joined this forum. You are an inspiration.

I loved the goat/dog story. There are so many good stories posted here we could call it the Women over 50 Comedy Tour.
Animals are our best friends in so many ways.

Have a great evening all!

Jeannie

heartrw

Just popping in for a quick good night to all my MFP friends.

Ainslieglen -- definitely DO NOT beat yourself up. As Barbiecat says, the scales can lie to you so don't take them too seriously. We ALL have off days and even though we wish we were perfect, none of us are. What I have found so different this time, as I have said before, is the fact that I can have a bad evening and get right back on track the very next morning. Since joining MFP, my "hippo moments" (I too love this caminogirl) have been drastically reduced. Journalling and every once in awhile stopping and thinking about how far I have really come helps me get through the rough patches.

Thank you everyone, for your kind words, kudos, and encouragement. You are such a great group of ladies!!

Alice, I loved your story about the dog, the goat and your mother!

I have been hitting the consignment shops and thrift stores and let me tell you, I have been having FUN! I've gotten some great bargains and have virtually restocked my closet for a very modest sum. I am happy to say that the only things from last summer that I can still wear are some tank tops along with a few other tops. All of the capris had to go!

I added a couple of new pictures to my profile. As everything done fairly recently looks awful:sad: ...I went back a few years:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: !

Have a good night all!

mynyddisamrs

Just a quick nip ....
Barb ...:noway: .I can't take credit for - Caminogirl's - :laugh: very funny and apt "Hippo Moment"
Mind you it's very like something I would say ...I like it!!

I'll try and post later. I'm waiting for my DIL to arrive with our GS. We haven't seen them for 5 weeks ( getting withdrawel symptoms)I know he's crawling now and eating "Real" food ..... :laugh: he's probably 6' tall and engaged by now!!!! ...they grow up so fast.

So

BFN
Jackie