WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012

I'm checking in. Still feeling icky with the sinus infection that blossomed into bronchitis . Antibiotics make me feel nauseous, and then I eat carbs. Ready for this crud to go away. Afternoons are hard for me......I eat lunch and then continue to graze. I guess next week will help, because I return to work full time. Haven't been able to work out because of lung issues. If anyone has a home remedy for a quick recovery from a sinus infection, please share. It has been going on for a week and I am tired of coughing etc.

Welcome everyone new to a wonderful place

Well, I know that I won't be logging food tomorrow. They're delivering the pool. It should be some sight. It seems that they're going to deliver it, put it on our front lawn, then turn it right-side-up, then the crane will take it over the house and place it behind the garage, most likely it'll (the crane) then go up the access road to behind where the pool will be, pick it up and set it in the hole. It'll most likely have the be picked up and set down multiple times before it is leveled off. A friend asked to be told when it'll be here so I called her. I know that she doesn't really like to cook, and since we need to eat anyway, I told her I'd make some spaghetti sauce. That's something I can put in the crock pot early in the day, let it cook all day, and then when we're ready for dinner just make the spaghetti. I made a key lime pie (which I'm not real crazy about), then tried to make a banana butterscotch bread. Vince wanted to keep the porch open for the cats and it got so humid in here that the cake just stuck to the pan so I made it again. Don't know why, but it's sticking to the pan again. Maybe I need to let it cool in the pan more. Well, if worse comes to worse, we can have the pie. I'll just watch my portions and drink lots of water (which reminds me that I should make some iced tea.)

Kat - congrats on the teriffic weight!

Amanda - you sound so in love!

DeeDee - that's wonderful that you got new shirts. It feels so good, I know.

Looks like this butterscotch banana bread is going to stick to the pan, so maybe I'll resort to old faithful -- a pineapple angelfood cake

Don't know why, but I got up at 3am. today, then went back to bed, got up, exercised, had breakfast of steel cut oats and cherries, then went to the library to return the Sweatin to the Oldies DVD and got out a yoga DVD and a step one. I'm not sure about the step, but I'll give it a try. I asked them to get three other DVD's in that branch, I may want to do them next week. I was surprised when I got home around 11:30 that the guys were finished here for the day. They wanted to finish digging the hole, we have gravel which they'll put on the bottom of the pool tomorrow, then they went to work on other jobs. They want to have this weekend off so they're going to try really hard to get the pool in the ground. Still won't have any water in it, they'll check Monday to be sure it's still level.

I think I'm going to skip exercising tomorrow, just in case the pool guys get here early I want to be ready! I got that yoga DVD in case I need ed to do it Sat. I do want to get to the farmer's market, tho. Well, it looks like they may not be here Sat. so I can go to the yoga at the Y.

I'm really thinking that my foot hurting was in a way my body's way of saying "slow down". When I did the DVD today, I didn't do any exercise where I'd put a lot of weight on the front of my foot (like a reverse lunge). Right now it feels so much better. I'm also thinking that I really need more support in my shoes during the summer, I'm wearing sneakers right now. OK, not the greatest...but better than flipflops. Ordered Birkenstocks from this one place. Unfortunately, they have to get them from the warehouse so it'll be 3-4 weeks. Also, they charged shipping. Well, Amazon and Zappos were sold out of my size, and this late in the season I doubt they'll be getting them in.

Meg - I guess I need to call tomorrow my "free day". I'm not planning to log food, just watch portions. You know something, it's interesting, the healthier you are eating, the more you don't want non-healthy foods or much less of those foods. I'm sometimes having trouble staying totally away from them (sometimes????) but I do find that I'm satisfied with less. Well...I'll eventually get to the point where I don't want it at all.

bclin - what an adorable pic you have!!!

Just the other day someone on the radio was talking about her daughter just had her birthday and they made their own soda. Before that I had never heard of the SodaStream. What a great idea!

arewetheryet - thanks for all you do here at MFP (but this is still the only forum I go to and one reason is because I know that no one is going to badmouth anything you say but only be supportive and helpful)

Misty - what a wonderful report you got from the cardiologist! You CAN do this.

Dixie - you are a true inspiration. With everything going on, you still do so great

Trusty - I know what you mean when you say you get to the "I don't care feeling". Have you ever tried having just a few mouthfuls of the "bad" food? Put that amount on a small plate even before you start eating the "bad" food. Then, you can say "I don't care". Little by little you can put less and less of that food on the plate until you no longer want it. Give that a try.

Rose - Matthew is a real trooper. So happy for you all.

I already have some blueberries in a dish along with a sample size of this apple cinnamon cereal (it's just 110 calories) for breakfast tomorrow. Oh, I can't wait!!!!

lorarock - I know when I get a sinus infection, if the mucus is clear or slightly yellow-ish, a neti pot helps me. but if the mucus is a greenish color, the infection is too far gone and nothing short of an antibiotic will help me.

Jen - I take a deep water class, but I really don't see that there's much difference between jogging in the shallow or the deep end short of the fact that in the deep end you have no impact whereas in the shallow what you have some impact. In both shallow and deep you have resistance to the water.

Gotta get to bed. Hope I can sleep. Have the spaghetti sauce in the pot in the refrigerator so all I have to do tomorrow morning is put it in the crockpot. Made the pie and the angelfood cake, so I think dinner is well taken care of.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

:happy: I am doing the same in our above ground pool- jumping jacks, sideways lunges, running back and forth, flutter kicks! I am loving it - I get a nice workout and boy does it cool hot flashes!!!

Bought the pool for the kids but I am so glad we have it!!! And the kids think I'm hilarious... Lol

I got back in the pool and did my jogging today..dh just laughs at me but I was glad I did it...question about deep water jogging /training...what is that? My pool is an above ground so I am jogging in water that is about chest deep...is that good? (I am NOT a runner...this is the most jogging I have ever done!
:flowerforyou: Laura - good luck with the real estate negotiation ..it is such a difficult market out there
:flowerforyou: Dixie - I keep you and your hubby in my prayers..your strength and positive outlook are inspiring and amazing

Have a good night all..hugs and high fives, we are unstoppable!

Jen

Hi all,

First chance that I really had to get on my computer. Surgery went very wel! Thanks for the good thoughts!
Happily surprised that it's not a big clunky boot, more of a sturdy velcro shoe and can bear weight a little, supposed to walk on heel,
I even managed to stay in within my calorie goal today and was even under!

Laura80111-I plan on doing my chair exercises after my one week check-up. In fact, you might have been the person who told me about them. There are several ones that I use from youtube.

Megblair1-Good luck to your DH with his upcoming surgery! It definitely sounds alot more indepth than mine was. Right now elevating and icing it and already sick of being a couch potato. But the good news in doesn't hurt at the moment, although klutsy me already bumped it which didn't make my doc too happy:frown:

Barbiecat-You always have great suggestions for all of us! I'm going to check out "The Thin Commandments" and was wondering if you have an opinion either way on "The 17 Day Diet".

I did catch up on everyone else's posts and as always, thanks for sharing!

Kathy

Hi Ladies,

I finally went for a walk this evening with my daughter. I was off work, so I was so happy to be able to go for a walk in the evening!
This was after 2 round's of trap shooting.:drinker: My knee was killing me by the end of the walk. We met a lady that lives in our neighborhood. She is a social worker and recently divorced. She had her son with her and her labs. She has a black lab who is a dwarf. She has deformed legs and blindness in one of her eyes. She rescues labs! Bless her for caring for unwanted animals!

Dixie- sounds like you are making the most of each day with your husband. Your positive attitude will be really healthy for your husband.(though you must be crying on the inside), you are a strong woman and you are doing so well to be eating well. You can catch up on your exercise this weekend. The exercise will be really good for you! Keeping you and your husband in my prayers.

Michelle, how are they dropping in a pool? Don't they make it with that plaster stuff? They spray it on the sides etc? I am curious as to how your pool is made.

Kathyszoo- glad your surgery went well! Here's to a speedy recovery!
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Barbie, That is so true about having unhealthy food in the house. I stopped buying ice cream and most sweets,junk food. If we want an ice cream we go out and get it!

If those of you who are hungry, try eating small meals every 3 hours. Keep your metabolism fueled and you will burn your calories better:drinker: :drinker:

DeeDee- I so need to buy some clothes, but I will wait for as long as possible, because I am moving towards a smaller, healthier me each day!:bigsmile:
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Well welcome to all the new ladies, just keep logging and come read these posts every day, even more so if you want to eat, but should not!

Here's to working the next 6 days in a row! :noway: :noway:
Hugs to:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: all!! Linda Aka SundanceB

Good morning

I am a night-snacker, so I keep reading about snacking-It is a habit that I have to change. SO, last night, dishes done, the tv was calling my name (and that is when I love to snack even when I am not even hungry), my husband and son went to hit golf balls, so I went with them! I didn't burn too many calories, but I went down in weight instead of snacking and gaining or remaining the same!

Sundance-sounds like you did the same thing-taking a walk with your daughter!
VogtAndrea-The food jumping in your mouth due to craving! That is ME! That is why I went to go hit golf balls. I need to break the habit!!! (and I should have more protein-I'll try that)
Kathyszoo-Glad to hear the surgery went well!
Liz-Sorry about your ankle! I have a sore tendon on the side of my ankle--I was icing last night!
LaurelFisher-Glad to hear the doctor appt went well. With things like that in your life, maybe the popeyes chicken relieved your stress of trying to make dinner! Stay strong.

Off I go for a walk, so I can't post anymore-I sent an email to a friend on Wed-otherwise, I'd stay and post and not walk!!!

You all have a great day and I will be back!

My vow to log food hasn't gone well. I really have to brace myself and just eat the right things but I seem to have a lot of cravings lately. However, one of the fellows at work who has been overweight the whole time I've been there (20 years) suddenly looks a lot lighter. He's lost 75 lbs by cutting down on his food and walking lots. It's always an inspiration to me when some who you never knew skinny can do it. It reinforces the fact that really anyone can. I'm so happy for him. I walked by him as he was explaining his regimen to the plant manager and resisted the urge to give him a hug. He would of thought I was crazy.

I'm off today so I took my garmin gps watch outside and set it up for some interval sprinting. However I did something wrong and it stopped after one interval so I started the timer and just kept doing the run fast walk fast thing. It never takes me long to get going.

Someone here said something about my husband exercising with me. He's always been really active and never ever had a weight issue so he's just happy now that I've gotten fitter because I can keep up with him more. Once hockey season starts in Sept he will probably just do the odd run with me. We are doing the Run for the Cure on Sept 30th and I'm hoping to enter the Toronto women's run in October with my daughter and friend. Hubby might try a couple of local trail runs but I checked the results from last year and I know I'd be the last person to finish. My friend/boss said not to let that bother me. I don't mind that I will never be first but I really hate being last and really far behind. I'm a slow runner and until I get faster I'll do it on my own or bigger runs where there is a range in pace.

Heading to Toronto this afternoon to bring my daugher home. Her brother's birthday is Tomorrow and she wants to visit him on his birthday and us of course. Can't believe he's turning 29....where did the time go.

Planning a nice long run early tomorrow probably before the others get up. I'll definitely be partaking in frozen yogurt or ice cream and wine this week.

Lorarock, are you on medication. Hubby has bad allergies and he has some reactive lung disorder or something like that....

Hope everyone has a great weekend especially the others who are enjoying the long weekend in Canada.

Well welcome to all the new ladies, just keep logging and come read these posts every day, even more so if you want to eat, but should not!


@Sundance - GREAT advice - this will keeps the hands from going to the mouth ! LOVE THAT

I completely flopped in terms of all my goals for July. And I gained another pound. Now 6 pounds over my lowest weight back in March. So for August, I need to do two very basic things. First, I need to heal my foot injuries (now seeing a podiatrist), and second, I need to get my motivation back. My psyche seems to be in full-scale rebellion against doing data entry and record keeping, both here on MFP and at work, where my primary chore is doing bookkeeping. Also I'm feeling fed up with dieting. I start out fairly well in the mornings, but by sometime in the middle of the afternoon, the little demon in the back of my mind starts screaming, "I'm sick of this!" I have a hundred reasons to be motivated to log, diet, and keep improving my health, but none of them seem to be working anymore. Well, we're taking a ten day vacation later this month, and I hope that helps!!!!

Good morning! Does anyone else have problems with the "food police?" With me, it's my husband. I've literally asked him hundreds of times to stop this, but he just keeps going. It makes me stressed out and upset, and then I eat more! Two nights ago I weighed out my portion of meat so that I wouldn't go over my calories. When I put it on my plate, he looked at it and his eyes bugged out and he said "that's a LOT of meat, I can't believe you're really going to eat all of that." I explained to him that I weighed it so I wouldn't overeat. He then said a lot of other things about overeating, and moved on to how I needed to take smaller bites and chew slower. Argh! I was so mad, and then he started in again last night about how "overweight people tended to just sit around doing nothing all day (I do a lot!) and then end up in wheelchairs." He is obsessed about my weight and I am ready to scream!! (He is normal weight and I'm a chubby size 12).

Thanks for letting me vent!

@Laura80111 Congrats on getting the house under contract! I'm sure it will be a relief to have that out of the way at last.

@DeeDee Yep, great sales right now when you don't want to spend a lot on a transitional size. Macy's has some 65% off racks (even a few 75%) plus a coupon for another 20% off. Can't beat that!

I'm 51 and my personal challenge is to reach 70 pounds lost by August 25th - right now I have lost 62.2 pounds. I have 4 weeks to do this in.

@Amanda - that is awesome! Don't you just love it when life makes sense like that? Thank you for sharing. :drinker:

My August goal is to loose 5 pounds. This is the first time I see this thread for ladies 50+. I have some amazing young lady friends on here. But always willing to make a new friend . I would appreciate any help and would love to give support to you all as well. I asked a question to a friend and she wasn't sure of the answer so I will ask you. If anyone would be so kind to answer I would appreciate it.
My question is:
At 52 years old, should I be able to keep up with 30DS dvd put out by Jillian Michaels?. Not sure if this is a legitimate question even. I bought the tape a couple years ago. I did it for 15 days. Then I went on vacation and haven't gotten back to it yet. It really intimadates me. I walk 2-3 miles at least 4 times a week. I also do the Leslie Sassone "Walk 4 Fast Miles " dvd in inclement weather. I do a little strength training but never log it. I would like to know if this DVD was intended for 20 yr olds, 30 yr olds, or anyone. I rejoined MFP on July 8, 2012

I do appreciate any information on this.
Thanks
Melanie

I started the 30 day shred, but found the jumping moves to be difficult (bothered my knees). I have decided to start it again and modify the jumping rope moves to fast side steps or jogging in place. The rest of the workout was very doable. I am 57, recently lost 70 pounds, walk 3 miles a day briskly and kayak whenever I can get to the lake. It sounds like you should be fine with it. I used to do the Leslie Sansone dvds. If you can handle those the 30 day shred should be okay.

Good luck to you. Keep in touch. We can compare notes on the shred!
Deb A

Wow! "Spicy Thai Chicken soup" is the Bomb. Only takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. That was a satisfying lunch, and I have leftovers for next week at work! I got the recipe from an old issue of cooking light. :happy:

you are busy,and no wonder your losing!!!