Seniors Golden Sneakers Club January 2010

Hi GetnHealthy101...:flowerforyou:

This thread is similar to 50+ Women's thread that you have previously posted on. A new thread starts at the beginning of each month. The Golden Sneakers was started by Marie/AKA CALIECAT. It is a group of women and men, generally 50+ who support one another. Sometimes we focus on exercise or fitness related topics, but we mostly just visit and support one another. A few of us, BirdieM, Barbiecat, and me post regularly on this thread and the 50+ Women. A lot of people read the posts regularly, but don't post as often as others do.

Take whatever benefit you can from this and other threads, and know you are always welcome to jump in anytime. If you join us regularly, Marie will add you to the birthday list that is showing as the first post for this new month. You do NOT have to give your year of birth if you don't wish to, and of course any info is purely optional. We all know our first names, so if you decide to hang out with us, you can share yours when you are ready to!!!

Happy New Year!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

we all made it to 2010.. thanks to each other, mfp, and our commitment to ourselves.

hope you all had a good last night of 09

heading to wal mart to pick up my site to store purchases to try to repair my computer.

wish me luck on that, the repair that is. If it doesn't work, I will just use my laptop and retire the desktop. Too much money in purchasing another pc.

well, in the south, it's blackeyed peas, greens, etc today. we are having those with squash dressing, mac and cheese and cornbread. a weighty meal, but a healthy one, mostly.
We have a BJ's wholesale club here. It is closer than the nearest Sam's or Costco. I like it because they accept coupons too. Anyway, I got the large tray of stouffer's mac n cheese, thawed it, then divided it into muffin cups. I think this is about a half cup serving, maybe a bit more. Then after refreezing them, I put them into vacuum sealed bags. So, I don't go overboard on a favorite food.
Before I work on the pc, I have to do a big backup, so here goes.. hope to be communicating with you again on this pc sometime this weekend.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Happy New Year and Good Morning to all :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Getnhealthy, you have found a great group to share your weight loss journey. We have become like family and welcome you to join us. We share our successes and struggles and great ideas for living healthy. I hope we'll hear more from you

:flowerforyou: Phoebe, I wish you success with your computer crisis......we had to buy a new computer in 2009 and it was a staggering expense. Your New Year's Day meal sounds delicious.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, we had an early celebration last night, too, and were in bed early. We slept late so we're starting the new year with a lot of energy.

:flowerforyou: Beth, good luck in your race (you've probably already run it since it's later where you are). I know you'll do great.

:flowerforyou: Marie, thank you for getting the new thread started and telling us the link to find it. One of my goals for January is to stay connected to MFP.......as I get closer to my goal, I want to stay connected to the people who helped me get here.

:flowerforyou: Barb, your wisdom, enthusiasm, and dog stories are often the highlight of my day.

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I hope this is a year of better health for Neil. He has had a tough road and it's time for some smooth sailing for him....best wishes for you on your weight loss journey in 2010.

Love and hugs to all Barbie

I would love to be a member of this thread. I just started a couple of days ago and am really enjoying the posts. Silver Sneakers sounds just right for me. And I have a dog (LOL). Irene

Irene, you have come to the right place.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Welcome to the Senior Golden Sneakers. We are like a family and share our successes and our troubles with each other. We are so glad to have you with us. My dogs are standard poodles. they like to sleep in bed and on the couch and chase the cats. I take them to the off leash dog park every day and while they play, I take a brisk walk and get some good exercise.

:flowerforyou: Most of us post nearly every day so we feel connected and get to know each other better. One of my goals for January is to stay connected (and to post my food and exercise)
Barbie:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Irene/ viliberty--WELCOME!! I looked at your profile, and not only are you from the same state and Barbiecat and I (Washington), you live in the city I was born in!! I am now in Vancouver, and Barbiecat is on the Olympic Peninsula. What kind of doggie do you have?

I have THREE--thanks to my recent acquisition, a Yorkshire Terror---err I mean "Terrier":laugh: :laugh: His name is Bradley. I also have a Lhasa Apso, named Mai Li, (which, I am told, means "beautiful thing" in Chinese, but I am reasonably certain it means "pesky thing" in English:laugh: :laugh: ) I also have a back and white Shih tzu named "Pepper." Bradley, with his propensity for snooping and creatively accessing food that doesn't belong to him or treats that were hidden away, has inspired my nickname for the three of them collectively--"the three little pigs." Others on the thread recall the inspiration for this name came from his activities on Thanksgiving. I left the "children" home while I had dinner elsewhere, and upon my return, I discovered that Bradley had figured out how to open a cupboard, took out a bag of three doggie chewbones, chewed open the bag and passed one out to each of his two buddies!!:noway: :happy: They certainly seemed thankful to me!!!!
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Here it is the first day of the New Year, and I have already had to resist temptation. This morning I walked through the bakery section of the grocery store on my way to another area, and I could smell the pre-made garlic bread calling my name. :noway: :grumble: I no sooner passed THAT temptation and a box of Little Debbie Pecan Rolls began to sing a siren song.:noway: I had to pick up the bunch of asparagus in my cart and beat Little Debbie to make her jump back on the shelf to tempt some other unwary shopper!!! I barely escaped with my caloric allowance intact!!! :laugh: :laugh:

Last night was very quiet. I had one glass of Champagne, went to bed before midnight, and thanks to a tv with a sleeptimer, the last thing I recall hearing, besides doggies snores:bigsmile: was hootin' n' hollerin' on the tv and "Happy New Year!!"

Presently, I am watching the Rose Bowl, and so far the ducks seem to have had their wings clipped by Ohio State. Let us hope things improve. Right now they are only down by a touchdown, and the ducks stopped them from another on the last 3 plays. OOPS! they didn't stop them from scoring a field goal!! Phooey!!!:grumble:

Hope everyone has a happy day and a long relaxing weekend.:flowerforyou: Happy New Year!!!:drinker: :drinker:

EDIT: Beth --Good Luck with your race!!! Pheoebe-- I hope your computer repair is successful.!!!

Barb

Sandy (dur)--

Thank you for your kind words about my joke. I forgot to tell you I got a chuckle out of your post this morning when you took great pains to tell us what a quiet evening you had, and then spelled your name at the end... "Sanyd":bigsmile:

I was just sitting here thinking about the Wii Fit, because of a post I read where someone was talking about it, and it occurred to me, I need to quickly make up a diet book to sell to all the people ( not on MFP, of course ) who jumped on the over eating bandwagon for the holidays and now are trying to buy all kinds of easy solutions to their problems.

It would go along with the Wii Fit---and it would be called (what else?) " We Fat":laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Anyone want to help me write it? :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

As anyone who watched the Rose Bowl knows, the Ducks got "plucked" by Ohio State. :sad: Oh well, there is always next year.....:flowerforyou:

I am posting this from my parents' place as I came over tonight and made them dinner. My mom is still having trouble with pains in her leg since her fall two weeks ago. She can hardly put weight on it, and has to use a walker even inside her home.

I have taken her to the doctor twice. Her own doctor appears to be a twit, so tomorrow I am taking her to the urgent care clinic available through her HMO and see if we can find someone who will do something other than tell her she is going to hurt for 6 weeks and to take tylenol!!:explode:

Later,

Barb

Good Morning Everyone!

It is calming down here! Amanda and Adam just left about 2 hours ago for So. Carolina then Atlanta. I miss them already. It is COLD here! Man I hate winter! The house is pretty clean so I think Day and I will go to town and goof off today. I have a martial arts workout later but it is only an hour so I will have to add something. I have done pretty well on my weight through the holiday. I stayed even, no gain no loss. Last year that was not the issue. I hate losing the same pounds multiple times! LOL It sounds like everyone has really done very well. I read an article the other day that the typical weight gain from Thanksgiving to New Years is 7 to 11 pounds. I can see how that would happen! Think about it though, an 11 pound gain would be a 38,500 surplus caloric intake!!! That is not an extra cookie, that is an extra bakery!

Everyone take care it is great to see the new folks here! It makes me happy! I will read all the post later. Take care cyber family!

Jeffrey

BTW Joe the Cat is fine. He has really grown and is a very happy cat. He is the most laid back cat I have ever seen. He has taken to hanging out with me when I work out. He really likes the yoga mats, but he is not really into the workout part!

Happy New Year! It's a new year and a new me thanks to this website, the grace of God and some determination! Welcome to another berty!!!:laugh: :laugh:
Thank you all for your support, advice and encouragement in 2009! I couldn't have done it without you!:smooched:
I have a little bit of a sinus infection...or something...so not quite up to doing exercise for the last 2 days.:ohwell: I went over my calories yesterday but it was on sensible food....not sweets etc.and drank tons of water. Also my couputer was down again :noway: ! My hubby worked on it for the last 2 days to get rid of a virus, :noway: so couldn't log on :grumble: So I'm tired but wanted to hop on to greet the New Year with my new friends!:flowerforyou:

Today is the beginning of the rest of our lives....lets make it good!!!:flowerforyou:
BirdieM

Thank you for your good wishes. I am already enjoying this great group.

I said I have a dog. Actually it 's by default. My son got him several years and couldn't keep him because "home alone" is not Skip's favorite thing. And since I am home most of the time.....the rest is history. He still goes home with Jim from time to time. He gets so excited...he hasn't forgotten who his "real" owner is. He already had his name when we got him. If you ask me, his name should have been Courage (the cowardly dog). He looks just like the cartoon character, and isn' t the bravest creature around. Skip and my husband have a lot in common.....a couple of old guys that watch TV and sleep a lot.

God Bless! IRENE

Thank you for your good wishes. I am already enjoying this great group.

I said I have a dog. Actually it 's by default. My son got him several years and couldn't keep him because "home alone" is not Skip's favorite thing. And since I am home most of the time.....the rest is history. He still goes home with Jim from time to time. He gets so excited...he hasn't forgotten who his "real" owner is. He already had his name when we got him. If you ask me, his name should have been Courage (the cowardly dog). He looks just like the cartoon character, and isn't the bravest creature around. Skip and my husband have a lot in common.....a couple of old guys that watch TV and sleep a lot.

God Bless! IRENE

Irene-:flowerforyou:

My three have a lot in common with your dog and your husband. They are all snoozing right now. The nice thing about doggie naps is it means no one is getting into trouble,:grumble: and nobody is barking!!!:laugh: This is the time I can refer to them as my "three little angels" instead of my "three little pigs":bigsmile:

Bradley is such a "momma's boy" that in order to not disturb my dad during the Rose Bowl, I had to take him with me when I went back outside to my car to get food out of it for our dinner. The minute I shut the front door, "barkity-bark." So he trotted back and forth with me while I unloaded the makings of dinner from the car, and he got some dirty looks :grumble: from the other two because he had momma all to himself while they stayed behind and chewed on their bones.:laugh:

Lafla-:flowerforyou:

I am sorry to hear Neil's seizures are increasing. I know you have tried many options to control them. It is too bad you are too far away from me, because you make that pork roast sound awful good--makes me want to show up on your doorstep with three little doggies at my side and a fork in my hand!!:noway: On second thought, for your sake maybe it is a GOOD thing you are too far away!!!:laugh:

Barb

Hello Everyone,

Barbie-:flowerforyou:

To answer your question about my mom...we didn't go to the urgent care clinic after all. She spoke to the advise nurse, and instead is arranging to get an appointment for a second opinion from another practitioner. She didn't want to go to urgent care, possibly have to wait for an extended period of time to be seen, and be surrounded by people with viruses and other contagious things. I can't say that I blame her--not my idea of a good time either!!:grumble:

I also enjoyed talking to the both of you as well. I am hoping to post another loss before we meet. We shall see...

The doggies are unusually quiet tonight, so maybe we will all get a good night's sleep. :yawn:

I get to stay home tomorrow morning, since I went to Mass tonight, so it would be nice if the weatherman would ease up on the rain, and maybe we can get out for a walk without drowning. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: I am waiting for the tv news to answer that question.

So long for now.

Barb

Hello. I am new to posting to MFP, and am checking out the site and trying to learn my way around. My goal is to "relose" 12 pounds plus an additional 5 pounds (17 total). The hardest part for me is the dicipline needed to do a daily exercise routine. I am hopeful that I'll find something on this site to really help me out with that major roadblock in myself! I am 56, definitely ready for Golden Sneakers (to go along with my golden halo, ha). DeeDee