WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2012

Hi everyone

:flowerforyou: Jane glad you've found somewhere to live - good luck with the move.

:flowerforyou: Welcome all the new ladies

Feeling much better today, think the head cold is finally on its way. Yesterday I went to Hull with my sister in law to take part in the Race for Life. My niece lives in Hull and we all did it a few years ago, we missed it last year because she was due to give birth, Indiana arrived and is now just over a year old and walked part of the way around the course with her older sister Autumn. The weather was lovely and the atmosphere was brilliant, there was a group of us me, my sister in law, niece and her two toddlers and nephews girlfriend. It was a lovely day and we raised money for Cancer Research.

:flowerforyou: Rose good news about your grandson.

:flowerforyou: Michele let me know what you think of the sweatin with the oldies DVD I'm always on the look out for a good one. In fact I have no excuse now, so I'd better get back to exercising before work on a morning. Still can't get it to be a habit - but I'll keep on trying :bigsmile:

Hey the sun is shining, hope it lasts! Time to get the day started methinks, lots to catch up on now I'm feeling better.

Try and catch up again tomorrow if not I'll see you on the August thread

Good Morning,

Off to the pool in just a few for my last water aerobics class (for a month) because of toe surgery on Thursday:frown: The surgery only takes 12 minutes but unfortunately the recovery does not. Not looking forward to being in a boot but I am looking forward to being able to wear something besides sandals again.

The scale is still moving downwards even thought I didn't quite meet my calorie goals this weekend. Watching my friends dog this weekend ending being more stressful than I thought it would be! My dog wasn't too happy about the whole thing but everyone survived. I even was able to watch a little of the Olympics.

Welcome to all the newcomers! I can't say enough good things about this thread and all the wonderful people on here!

My prayers and thoughts are with all of you especially those facing illness!

Kathy

On my way out of the house but had to stop by and see how everyone is doing. Lost my Internet connection yesterday afternoon and quit trying and watched the Olympics and then Masterpiece Mystery. Realized at that point that reruns of Leverage were on so it was a lot of TV. I did move around, do exercises, lifted little weights etc. so wasn't totally inactive.

Wishing everyone well. :drinker:

Lin

Well I finally took all of the clothes that didn't fit anymore and donated them, this is a big step for me as the dreaded question "What if i gain the weight back," kept popping up in my brain. I now feel great about getting rid of them and this nagging feeling. Going forward will look for the positive.
I have two grown kids that are married to amazing people and two spoiled grandkids:laugh: . I am a 57 year old grandma and stay at home babysitting the 6 month old. Glad to have found this group, Carol

:flowerforyou: Sunny Monday,

jb- reading how your dogs will chase the stick gave me a smile...my Peanut will chase whatever we throw then pick it up and run away with it or hide whatever we have thrown, but never brings it back:laugh: Your gardening and tending flowers makes your yard sound wonderful

Polly- what a great workout you had:drinker: Sorry no idea how to help you with GF info, but I'm sure someone on here does. I see that Lin has some good advice for you. I can't tell you how many times I have made something that I though sounded good and then we just threw it away:blushing: good for you NOT putting in a frozen pizza:drinker:

Meg- when we were watching the opening ceremony we too loved the Queens entrance and Mr Bean really made us laugh:laugh:

Liz- your county fair sounds so fun, hubby and I were talking over the weekend trying to remember the last county fair we had gone to, and I think it was back in 1988 or so...I remember because i was "dieting" and turning down all the yummy foods that they have at the fair

Diane- Welcome:flowerforyou: We are all here because we have weight loss problems You really need to find what works for you in the amount of calories you eat, exercising is really helpful to burning the calories and I hate to say it but drinking water is what has made it possible for me to lose...so I say drinking plenty of water is a MUST:drinker: Once you become used to drinking it (I too used to hate it) you just can't get enough.

DeeDee- that was quite a storm, taking out trees:noway:

Barbie- dancing with the music on TV..now that is what I call dedicated to losing and maintaining:happy:

jen- so glad that you have heard from DS and that your DD has been able to have facebook talks with him. Over time you will find things to talk about, usually more of what's happening in your life then his...of course you can always talk about the weather with him as I remember it when our #1 Son was there the weather goes to great extremes.

Michele- your sandwich really sounded yummy:bigsmile: What Sweatin to the Oldies DVD did you get? All the ones I have are VHS and I haven't pulled them out in years.

thisgirl48- Welcome:flowerforyou: we are here to encourage...sounds like you are doing pretty good having lost most of your weight, but I do know how hard it is to maintain.

Linda Sundance- I have no problem fueling my body every three hours during the work week, it's when I'm home on the weekend that I have trouble as we have no set schedule and just take the time off and fly by the seat of our pants:laugh: Hoping to one day find a weekend routine. So how was that weigh in?:huh: I just couldn't have Monday be my day I always need at least two days to recover from the weekend

Sue-I admire anyone that is trying to work and go to school what a goal you have set for yourself. Have you thought to just keep a glass of water close by instead of something to eat when you feel that hand to mouth thing happening when you are under stress? That might help stop the unwanted eating.:huh:

Lin- you inspire me...I sooo need to go through things and get some stuff to goodwill...I just need to get moving on the weekends and do it instead of putting it off:blushing:

Beverly- Welcome:flowerforyou: If you are just starting take it slow...no one ever started out full bore and we don't want you to get discouraged.

Sherry- I so wish I had the option of watching my grandkids, I would quit tomorrow if I could. But as hubby is still unemployed that won't be happening anytime soon.:ohwell:

jane- hope the move goes smoothly:flowerforyou:

Rose- glad to see that Matthew is home.:happy:

Wizzywig- glad your cold is doing away...summer colds can be just awful:sick:

Kathyzoo- hoping your toe surgery goes without a hitch:flowerforyou: Amazing how short the surgery will be and then the looonnng recovery:grumble:

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Here it is a Monday and I once again survived the weekend. I can't say I ate bad all weekend but not all that good either. We went and saw Spiderman yesterday and had a medium popcorn and I ate about 1/4 of it, which is less than I usually do and I entered it as having eating 3/4ths of it because I'm just not sure if the calories were right or not (I'd rather go high). We did get in a good bike ride in the morning and then I came home and made my breakfast souffles and bran muffins for the work week before the movie.

Hubby called and checked in with Son#2 to see how DIL is feeling, well grandson #1 is feeling better but #2 and DIL are still pretty sick with the croup:sick: Now would not be a good time for grandson #3 to make his appearance so we will pray that he waits to arrive after his momma is feeling better.

Everyone have a great day. Have you started to think about what your August goals will be? Start planning:drinker:

If you eat it log it, move it and log it and drink plenty of water:drinker:

Laura80111

Sorry about that I didn't intend for it to be this long:blushing:

Hello ladies

Had my tooth extracted earlier today. I have an infection in the gum and I'm now on anti-biotics. Yuck and double yuck, but glad the darn thing is out!

Back to work in the morning, will check in from there.

Love to all.
Amanda x

Hello Everyone. My name is Donna and I live in southern NJ. I'm married and I have twin girls who will be 21 in January 2013.
I have been a lurker on MFP since March 2012.. I got here because I went to a wine party
at a neighbors-- after 3 glasses of wine, we got talked into personal training by a mutual friend which later suggested calorie counting via MFP. I was turning 50 in July and figured it was a good time to invest in myself.

Since March, I've been going to the personal trainer 3x a week. I started out in March around 153lbs and hoped to lose 10-15lbs. I have never been an exercizer and wow (!) those first few weeks were painful! Within a few weeks it got better though, and I have been going dependably 3x a week since and trying to keep to 1400cals. Around the same time, my husband
was diagnosed with cancer and we've had a whirlwind of doctors, tests, radiation and chemotherapy. Surgery to
happen in the fall. He hopefully will be well, but it will be a long year. The dreaded exercize has turned to be quite enjoyable diversion and I'm getting some little muscles too :-) The time is flying and crawling all at the same time, very weird experience.

I've been watching these chat boards since March but never felt like I had much to contribute. My 20-ish pound loss goal seemed tiny compared to the enormous successes and challenges others face, and I've been content to chug along alone.
As of yesterday, 4 months in, I've lost 20 pounds (more than I set out to at the start) and I weighed in at 133 !!!
My new and final weight goal is 130 lbs (my daughter who is an track athlete in college weighs this amount and I thought it would be fun to match her? Not sure if that will be as fun for HER though!) I've lost a pretty consistent 1lb/week with some fits and stops, but it's worked--- only THREE pounds to go! I'm in the process of turning over my closet to new lower sizes and yesterday I went to one of those obnoxiously expensive jean places and treated myself to a size 8. I had been a snug size 12 for the last year so have a pretty big variety of old jeans for sale but it's all good!

My personal life is in great upheaval and I'm exhausted (and hungry) much of the time, but I feel a great sense of accomplishment. I'm a little terrified of moving to "maintenance" and hope I can hold onto my new body. I haven't lost all
that much but I've gained a new appreciation for the struggle to lose and how hard it really is. Mine was lost ounce by ounce
and I am in awe of those how have lost dozens and hundreds!
Best to you all,
Donna in NJ

Happy Monday!!! It was cooler this morning but has hit high temps again this afternoon and evening-I think around 100 again. I have been reading everyone's posts and you guys are really busy.

I have to weigh in tomorrow morning and am really quit excited. I know it will show a loss and that makes me happy. I was even able to go out to dinner with my kids that were in from TN and my kids that are local twice this past week. It is a learning experience to order food cooked the way you want it. Thanks to my daughter-in-law for showing me the way!!!

Prayers are sent to those who are struggling with health issues for either your self or your loved ones. Sounds like we have a couple of babies on the way also.

Have a great evening-I am going to do some Pilates and watch the Olympics.

Debbie

Late tuesday night, 7/30, and I feel like I did pretty well with my goals.

I tried to read quite a few posts-all doing so well and that will be my goal in August--to read more often so I can keep everyone straight!

Made it through early July, realizing that walking and posting are my two best friends to be healthier and lose weight. Went on a 2 week vacation with my husband and 3 teens. I did well, but my main goal was to relax. No driving, not too much cleaning, just relaxing! I took walks, but nothing to write home about.

I am back having gained but not too much! I gained back the few I lost. So tomorrow is August and the start of a new month.

I will look forward to finding this group for August! I'll reach out if I can't find it!

Sherry -- how do you make apple cinnamon water? It sounds like that might help me get through more water every day. I struggle to get through 6 glasses a day, and I know I need more than that.

Makes one big pitcher, re-fill water 3-4 times before replacing apples and cinnamon-

1 Apple thinly sliced, I like Fugi but pick your favorite

1 Cinnamon Stick

Drop apple slices in the bottom of the pitcher (save a few to drop in your glass later) and then the cinnamon stick, cover with ice about 1/2 way through then with water. Place in the fridge for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Info:

Calories: 0

Fat: 0

Fiber: 0

Protein: 0

Carbs: 0

I have also done cuccumber lime and mint. It is a refreshing change