WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER

Hi All,

A little bird told me I would like this Board ... So I'm here! Actually, I am cheating a bit ! I'm 67 .... but, hey! I'd LIKE to be in my 50's. I do have lots in common w/ 50's.... late bloomer, you know. Here are my credentials ... I have 3 adult boy children ... all in their 30's, none married. Altho one will be getting married in August 2010 ... hence my appearance here. I still work ... albeit parttime.

My struggles ... I just don't think I'm overweight (I weight #165 and am 5'4... really need to lose 20# for this upcoming wedding AND my general health). I procrastinate w/ exercise. I'm SURE I have a carb addiction. Whenever I start eating (or drinking wine, for that matter), I just want more ... whether I'm hungry or not. Actually .... what IS hunger? I don't think I've ever experienced it.

Ah - enough for now... can I play w/ you guys? and ... how do I get to this thread for the main message board. Now I am accessing through my introductory message where someone kindly told me about you folks.

Thanks....Hazard.../Mary Ann

Thanks, Cindy ....

Welcome Hazard! Just posting will help alot. It sounds like you and I have about the same weight goal as we are about the same height. The upcoming wedding is good motivation to get you started. Once you start you will start feeling better and have more energy. That should help motivate you through the hard days.

Mary - I think you will like the Wii. There are lots of fitness workouts that work on it besides just the Wii Fit Plus. So when you get bored you can switch around. Good luck with it and getting everything unlocked. Also, like so many things in MFP, there are threads for people who use the Wii for excercise.

Cindy - nice verse. It is very wise.

Speaking of the Wii, it's calling me. I've been trying to do extra every day.

Happy Monday all!

Jeannie

Christmas is over except for putting all the decorations away. I had a wonderful time with family; my son on the other hand was stuck in Nebraska on the way to spend his first holiday with his new in-laws in Wisconsin. They FIANLLY got there about midnight last night!

I got that bicycle I asked for so as soon as all this snow melts, I'm planning on donning earmuffs and trying it out. It will be so nice to be able to mix it up on my exercise routine now. I haven't done any dedicated exercise since Thanksgiving so it time to get back into a good routine. Our church is sponsoring woman's exercise class two nights a week beginning in January so I hope to add that to what I've already been doing. The best part of Christmas was trying on the size medium top my daughter bought me and finding that it fit!

I gained a pound over Christmas so I have than plus a whole dress size I want to lose before my birthday in early February so today I'm beginning another 10 day detox. Basically nothing but non-starchy fruit, veggies and nuts: No meat, dairy or grains. ( I posted about it before, so if you want more details, click on my name and scroll through old posts until you find it.) All the Christmas treats have been given away or trashed.

I have a pot of vegetable soup in the crock pot and am now ready to dig out my BL Bootcamp DVD and work up a sweat. Happy Monday ladies!

Good morning everyone and welcome Mary Ann! :flowerforyou:

I started Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred this morning and, boy, can I feel it! :laugh: Feels good, though.

I'm over my pre-holiday weight by a half pound :grumble: so I am back on track! I sent all the unhealthy (yummy, sweet) treats to work with my son this morning so there's nothing but good food (even yummier!) in house now! :happy:

Hope everyone has a good day! :flowerforyou:

Kathy (pmjsmom)

:flowerforyou: SuzyQ, I have a bike on lay-away. My husband has one also. Can't wait to get them paid off and for the weather to cooperate also.

A friend and I always have a lunch together during the holidays. She chose a Chinese buffet.:sad: No way to eat healthy there.:noway: I will just have to be more careful for the rest of the week.

Hi All,

Well - thank you for being soooo welcoming. I am also impressed w/ the "movement" (as in body not b***l) factor you all have going. You are all doing something active - wise it seems. Could you tell me either how you GOT started or how you KEEP going. I have a fitness membership ... but my neurons are not responding .... meaning I cannot get a habit going.

I am also impressed w/ the "movement" (as in body not b***l) factor you all have going. You are all doing something active - wise it seems. Could you tell me either how you GOT started or how you KEEP going. I have a fitness membership ... but my neurons are not responding .... meaning I cannot get a habit going.

:flowerforyou: The best exercise is the one you will DO! It really boils down to more of a mindset than anything. You have to decide you WANT to be healthier and have more energy MORE than you want whatever is keeping you on the couch. The keys is to find some way to stay active that YOU enjoy. But start somewhere! Some of us go to dance classes, others swim, walk the dog, hike, or go to a gym.

Personally I use workout DVDs, and/or a treadmill on yucky weather days and do yard work or walk outdoors as often as possible. I'm looking forward to trying out my new bicycle as soon as the weather cooperates. Bikes and ice just don't mix! I have so much more energy when I exercise! I started by pausing the DVD whenever I felt winded and using soup cans for weights. I love Leslie Sansone 4 Fst Miles and the Biggest Loser Bootcamp!

If you're having trouble getting motivated, maybe you need to find a buddy to walk or work out with. I don't have that luxury so I have had to find something I can do alone from home. I do strength training on Mondays and Thursdays and cardio the other days. (I rarely exercise at all on Sundays. )

Glad you enjoyed the poem. I used it for about 25 years as a way to put the whining we all do about kitchen cleaning in perspective for my girls and myself. I didn't repost the yellowed, curling, torn paper when we moved, but find that we have all internalized it and don't need to have it posted.

Well, I went to 3 stores today, and everywhere in town was sold out of the Wii, so I came up with a new plan. I used my gift certificates to buy the groceries for my upcoming weekend with family at Wal-Mart, and in exchange (a rob Peter to pay Paul sort of deal with myself) came home and ordered the Wii from Amazon. It should arrive Wednesday if all goes as planned.

I'd better get busy - not too much done today, and need to be in overdrive. Spent too much time playing with my grandsons. I take that back, there is no such thing as too much time with them! I will gladly stay up working later!

Hello everyone! Haven't posted anything in a while. Fell off the wagon big time and gained 10 lbs.:embarassed: I plan on 2010 being a successful year to lose the additional weight plus stop smoking. I have to find a better way to relieve stress than eat M&M's and smoke. I'm going to try to replace eating and smoking urges with water. I have let myself get away from drinking lots of water and I know that it works otherwise I would not have lost my initial weight.

I am enjoying a break from work 2 full weeks although with the Blackberry it is hard to escape in total. This has been a very stressful year, hopefully the coming year will be better we can only hope and pray. I am extremely thankful I have a good job, but it has taken a toll on me this year. Had shingles and some blood pressure issues - all stress related. Have to learn to manage the stress better.

This site is great - I just have to get in the habit again of checking in everyday and posting the food and water intake. I don't have a lot of time to exercise, but I am going to try to use my Gazelle daily at least 30 minutes a day.

Good luck to all in meeting your goals

Nancy

Vicki-:flowerforyou: I got the You Shape for Christmas. So far I love it!!! My weight was up before Christmas. I started working out on Sat. and my weight is now down 2.5 lbs. I am still 2 lbs. over my lowest MFP weight but I am happy. I started to slowly gain after Thanksgiving and was so disappointed with myself when the scale registered a 4 lb. gain two days before Christmas. I decided to not wallow in self-pity, watched my portions and ate dessert. I have to think that the workout did help get rid of some weight...even if it was water weight! Good luck to you!
I think I am going to have a day of cleansing too. Vegetable soup sounds yummy!

It's been weeks since I've been to this site - no excuses - just not focused. Mamacindy just jolted me back into action and I thank her for that. I haven't dared to weigh over the holidays but I will do that in the morning for a new starting point. Also, my naturopatch fussed at me yesterday about my eating and said that is the reason I've had a bad throat for 2 months.

Thanks for all your posts. You are motivation - if I'll just come here and use it. I do have my usual Tuesday appt with my trainer today. She also helps keep me focused.

As we march into 2010....................................

:flowerforyou: Good morning everyone.

:flowerforyou: arborsong, it is good to have you back.

:flowerforyou: Mary, thanks so much for the excuse for not doing any housework.:laugh: Actually, I am thinking about re-arranging the bedroom. What a chore that will be. First, I need to get my husband away from the TV to help.

:flowerforyou: Mary, I also have been not recording my food. And, it shows.:grumble:

Cindy - I got a weighted hoop last summer. From what I hear, it does great things for the waistline. My trainer suggested I not use it because of my back, but I've tried to do just a little with it every day. It got put away while the babies were visiting. Glad you mentioned it - tonight I dig it back out - along with the foam roller. The foam roller is great for stretching the spine.

Louise

Welcome to everyone new and everyone coming back into the group!

I'm keeping up on my commitment to excercise everyday a minimum of 30 minutes everyday from 12/20 through 1/4/09 and I go back to work. Today my daughter and I went swimming. It is snowing here and probably the same storm as SuzyQ is getting in Texas.

My MIL went home today and it was a nice quiet visit. We got up in the middle of the night to get her to the airport on time. Both kids are upset about how the security regulations effect seniors. It was very hard for them to watch their grandmother being treated like slow moving cattle and being dragged backwards in her wheelchair by a skycap that was dragging two wheelchairs to the gate at the same time with their luggage being dragged behind the wheelchairs. But, she got home OK and her breathing machine made it through luggage unharmed.

As I sit here I'm realizing I'm more tired than I thought I was.

Chat with you later.

Jeannie