Senior Golden Sneakers Club~~~Welcome~~~~~Dec.

Mary Ann, my daughter lives in Chaska Minnesota where it is a balmy 0 degrees right now. :laugh: She is going grocery shopping but had to wait for it to warm up. :laugh: My granddaughter goes to the University of Minnesota so you are all neighbors.

Marie, if i liked to cook or bake you recipe sounds really good. I will stick with my cheerios and banana for breakfast, it is much easier for me. :glasses:

My new Wii Your Shape is cool. It has a camera that shows your image on the TV screen. When you are following the exercises it tells you if you are right or wrong. Mine kept saying watch your arms. It is floor exercises including aerobics so if you have bad legs or knees (like I do) you might not like it. I have learned to ignore the pain in my knees while exercising, in fact they feel better when I do exercise. I use an elliptical instead of a treadmill for the same reason. :happy:

I am continuing to try and keep up with my exercise this week to shed those unwanted pounds. I am going now to do the elliptical so I can gain some extra calories.

Record your food, exercise and drink water...............:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Sandy

Good Afternoon!

Just been working and such today. Work is dead but I still make the effort! LOL I am hooking up a new sound system in the workout area today along with cleaning it. The kids all took off for lunch and ice skating and then a movie. So it is joyusly quiet here! LOL We are supposed to get about 4 more inches of snow tomorrow and Thursday. I am ready. I have the driveway cleaned and slush free.

Still dealing with the family on my wifes side but it is pretty good by normal standards (or lack of standards LOL).

Elli don't worry about the weight. Correct yourself for about 2 days and weigh again. I bet a lot is due to water from salt and other spices that are commonly used around the holidays. I bet it will vanish very rapidly.

Well I am going to finish my work and then go with Day to Walgreens for vitamins.

Everyone have a great day!

Jeffrey (less than 90 days til Spring!)

Can you come and remove my snow Jeff? The guy who did ours did it before it stopped snowing and it is a mess.

Happy Wednesday! Whew! I got weighed this morning, thinking I MUST have gained weight.:embarassed: ...so face the music....and I lost another 2 lbs!!!! :bigsmile: I can't tell you what a relief it is!!! :blushing: I HAVE been exercising extra and drinking tons of water.:drinker: :drinker: ...and I was off the wagon the day before Christmas Eve (with the carrot cake), Christmas Eve...a little and Christmas Day did a lot of picking! But the good news is that even though I was off....( and I believe this is key) I bumped up the exercise and water! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Also I got rid of everything that was a temptation :devil: by Christmas Day evening as well as got right back on the wagon the day after Christmas! I simply can't believe it, though! I was SO SURE I gained!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I wanted to lose 35 lbs by the New Year and I've lost 34! I'LL TAKE IT! YIPEE! :bigsmile: :blushing: :bigsmile:
Focus....MFP....the grace of God....& one day at a time... have really been my , all time best, gifts this year!:flowerforyou:

I will read the posts as soon as I can. It is the end of the year, and to an accounting office that's when the s--- hits the fan. :noway: So I will be very, very busy...especially in January. I'll be working 6 days a week!
Don't think I'm MIA because I won't be.
Welcome to all the new MFP people!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: It will not only help YOU in your journey, YOUR input, as is everyone's input, will help us all!
We are a family of supporters ... we are winners:flowerforyou: ...not losers ...even though...losing:flowerforyou: makes us winners!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
God Bless and have a great day and New Year! If I can post...I will.
BirdieM:smooched:

Good Morning,

Marie, I think you are right and I think you worry too much about the actual loss of pounds. You are doing wonderful, you are eating healthy, you are feeling good, you have more energy and you are still talking sexy.:laugh: Just keep doing what you are doing and forget about that scale.

Birdie, congratulations on the 2 pounds gone, I wish I could report the same thing. You are determined and you are like Barbie, always working your program. That is wonderful and we couldn't be more proud of you!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I have been trying to watch what I am eating, but I still have some junk food in my house that I nibble on. I keep trying to push it on my husband but I am weak. It is not really that bad though since I have gone back to exercising and drinking more water. I have lost two of the four additional Christmas pounds but still need to lose two more to get to my ticker weight so I can lose those last three pounds of my goal. Did I lose anyone?


Speaking of exercise I am going to do my new Wii now, so will be back later to catch up on everyone's day.

Sandy

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: The big news here is that we finally sold the motorhome.:bigsmile: the deal closed today. The loan is paid off and there's more money in our checking account. It was a little sad.....:sad: the end of a chapter in our lives, but the truth is that we haven't been out in the motorhome since before the 4th of July. We have two trips planned in January one by car and one by plane so we won't be staying home. The other big news is that we didn't celebrate by going to a restaurant. We finished the paperwork and came home to our big meal of baked cod, salad, and green beans.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Mary Ann, when I was in college in Minnesota we had underground tunnels between the dorms so it was possible to avoid going outside except to go to classes.........two years ago we went back for my 40th reunion and started talking about what a lovely place it was and maybe we should move there until someone reminded Jake that the golf courses would be covered with snow from October to April.:explode:

:flowerforyou: Marie, I agree that you should worry less about the scale and think more about how good you feel with your new metabolism eating plan......the scale will take care of itself

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Sandy, Kashi crunch cereal has become my new junk food, perfect for mindless eating.....I think I may have to stop buying it.:laugh:

:flowerforyou: Birdie, congratulations on your weight loss....a two pound loss is really impressive at a time when most people are hoping just to not gain anything.

Jake has gone to the movies with friends and I have the house to myself......I'm so glad he got to go. He loves movies and there are a lot of them that he wants to see that don't interest me.......this is the first time in years that he's found other people to go with.

hugs Barbie

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Just in case I don't get here tomorrow I thought I better leave my greetings. I do hope everyone experiences a wonderful year full of happiness. Very strange, I did write a post yesterday but I don't see it here. Obviously, I must have pushed the wrong button or something. I remember that it was lunch time so I cut it short, very short apparently.

Marie -- You have been doing fabulously on your plan. Slow and steady wins the race.

Barbie -- Enjoy your evening alone. Dave and I also like completely different movies. I really don't feel a need to spend $12 or $13 just to have a good sleep and now that I snore. . . .

Barb -- Too funny!

Birdie -- Proud of you, girl!

Beth -- How is the training going? I think your race is very soon. I know you will do great.

Elli -- Have a wonderful time with your children. Worry about the diet later.

Phoebe -- Glad you get to take a little break for the holiday. Put your feet up, you deserve it.

Jeffrey -- It sounds like you are enjoying your family. It is always sad to see them go but at least today we have these wonderful things called computers to keep in touch. I remember when I left home I was so lonely. I gathered my change and phoned from the pay phone down the hall. My Mom was so sweet and of course, asked all the right questions and soon I was in tears. She told me to call collect any time. I wonder if she ever regretted that!! Being a Mom now, I doubt it. When my Mom died after several years of enduring Alzheimers I wondered if I would always remember her in her last years. Very happily, I can say that often my memories of her are from pre-Alzheimers and she comes in so clear. That is such a blessing. Not sure how I got there but there it is. I think my mind was on your family issues. I hope things are calm.

Sandy -- Good for you for dropping a couple of those pounds. We are never perfect (most of us!) but somehow we will get there too.

Mary Ann -- I, too, am a nurse (RN, BScN) and for the last 27 years have worked as an Early Childhood Consultant with Infants and Toddlers who are developmentally challenged and their families. I just retired except I will be working casual with children who are long term in-patients, usually in PICU. Prior to that I worked in Coronary Care/ICU. Looking back I have had a wonderfully rewarding career BUT I am still ready to retire!! You will also hear me often speak of my son, Neil, who lives at home with us. Our other two boys are off on their own. Hmm, I can be summed up in a few lines. Good for you for taking on this weight loss thing even though you don't feel like you need to lose weight. I am not an example in the weight loss department but thankfully, they are very tolerant here and haven't kicked me out yet!!

Take care and keep smiling. Again, Happy New Year! :bigsmile:

Happy New Year Everyone!

Just a note to let everyone know that I was thinking of them. I will post more later on. I am behind in my domestic duties! LOL

Jeffrey

Barbie-

So I guess I have another reason to go buy one--a Wii, that is--NOT another "little piggie!!" :laugh: :laugh: Maybe I will have a chance to see if they really DO play on one when I visit my friends in the Gorge for the Superbowl Sunday party that we have planned. They just got a Wii for themselves for Christmas.

Hope you have fun at your party tonight. I am staying in.

Happy New Year to all:flowerforyou:

Barb