WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012

Hi Ladies!

First of all, thanks for all your prayers and good thoughts regarding my surgery on July 25 which I had written about on July 17. Special thanks to Jeannine, Jane, DeeDee, Meg, Michele and Linda-Sundance for your kind comments and encouraging words. It meant a great deal to receive support from all of you. I'm relieved that the laparoscopic surgery to remove my ovaries went smoothly and I did not experience nausea or extreme pain afterwards like I had after a previous laparoscopy 18 years ago. Based on my OB/GYN's recommendation, I placed a transderm scop patch (motion sickness prevention) behind my ear the day before surgery to help prevent nausea. I had never heard of that, but the anesthesiologist and pre-op nursing staff also commented that it is often helpful to patients. In addition, anti-nausea meds have come a long way since my bad experience. The pathology results indicate that the cyst, which had grown recently and was causing discomfort, was simply a small fibroma. Praise God for benign results, no other issues, a smooth procedure, and a quick recovery. I'm hoping the loss of both ovaries at post-menopausal age 58 will not have any negative effects. . . time will tell.

During the last couple weeks, I still managed to eat well and drop another pound. Now I need to get back into my food, water and exercise tracking routine. I have resumed daily, slow 1-mile walks to start building strength back up.

I will definitely look to this terrific group for motivation and support as I resume my weight-loss journey. Thanks again and best wishes to all!
Sue

Good afternoon ladies:flowerforyou:

Posting twice in one day, this is a record for me:laugh: .

Alwaysnancy I too have had the urge to hug someone only to realize they would think I was a weird crazy lady, so I just mentally send them a hug:bigsmile: ! I say go for the local trail run!!!!!! So what if you come in last, at least you seized the opportunity:happy: !!!!!

Lin what's going on with your Internet service? Ever since my computer came up witht that virus thing on MFP last weekend it hasn't worked right . I've had to use my iPad for everything, and believe me there are times I need a bigger screen!!!! My friend Gary is going to check it out this weekend, he's the computer geek and can repair anything!!!:happy: .

Laura80111 Congrats on getting the house sold! That's one less thing you have to stress about!!!! Am looking forward to the time your grandson #3 has finished cooking!!!!

Jipsyjudy can you think of "dieting" as more of a new lifestyle? Tell that demon in your head to shut up, you plan on feeding it good things when the time is right, give it a tall glass of water instead :bigsmile: . Have a wonderful vacation, maybe that will renew your spirit!!!!!

Amanda What a beautiful sight, all those deer !!!! That was really some deep thinking too, I love it!!!

Janehadji I will check out Macy's , sounds like a great sale!!!!! Wish I has words of wisdom about your "food police" issues, however is just me and the dog, and she's very supportive :bigsmile: .

emcwalsh67 I have hypothyroidism and I walk a lot!!!! I might start weight training later on, I did that before and I really enjoyed it, of course my trainer was so good looking, when he said " can you do two more for me" I said " for you I can":laugh: .
What I do at cocktail parties is have a glass of club soda with a lime, or a wine spritzer, and just sip it. For dinners I usually order grilled fish, grilled chicken, or a small steak with steamed veggies or a salad with dressing on the side, if it's a banquet and you have no control of the food only eat half of it. I usually have one or two glasses of wine with dinners out. Good luck!

Melanie welcome, I've not done the JM 30 DS, I think some of the other ladies have though! Good luck!

Lora glad you're feeling some better!!! Yum, spicy Thai coconut chicken soup sounds so good !!!!

Kate just enjoy the time with you family, get back on track afterwards!!! Sounds like you have a good plan, long walks are so nice!

Meg I laughed so hard reading about your fur baby, Benny. I can just see a cute little beagle laying on the table with an empty bag of muffins, with a glazed look in his eyes:laugh: . How in the world did he get up there:noway: !!!! My sweet baby is feeling better, her name is Noel and she's a 7 year old Bichon. The vet has her on Cerenia 16 mg. for the next few days, Metronidazole 250 mg. twice a day until Sunday and they gave her an injection of Famotidine 10 mg., plus some fluids. We've been home from the vets for about 3 hours or so and she's playing, barking at everything that moves, and starving, she doesn't understand why she can't have her normal amount of food all at once:laugh: .it's good to see her happy again!!!! She is also on a low fat diet, and she loves it! Thanks for sending her good wishes . Have fun tonight dancing!!!!!

Polly when I was working out a lot with a trainer in the mornings, I didn't eat at all, even toast and peanut butter made me feel sick. I always had a protein bar with me though, usually ate it on the way home. My advice would be to try it one day and see how you do, just remember to have something to eat (protein bar, etc.) with you for just in case! Good luck!!!!!

Well it is time to get up and mop my floors, I think the doggie is going to keep her food down, and her poo outside now, this will be the third or fourth time I've mopped in two days, I just look at as extra exercise:laugh: . Hope everyone has a fabulous evening!!!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

DeeDee
Lin what's going on with your Internet service? Ever since my computer came up witht that virus thing on MFP last weekend it hasn't worked right . I've had to use my iPad for everything, and believe me there are times I need a bigger screen!!!! My friend Gary is going to check it out this weekend, he's the computer geek and can repair anything!!! .


I cannot keep a connection. The cable modem doesn't receive---the lights go all wonky and it's off line. This has been going on for weeks. I've reset everything repeatedly, I tried hooking the laptop directly to the modem as they blamed my wireless router. All to no available. I just seem to have poor to nonexistent signal.

Lin

hello, This is my first post,not my first attempt at losing weight. I am 53 and weigh 180. This is the most that I have ever weighted and I began my first diet at age 11. I am not going to diet. I am going to log my food and exercise. Hopefully posting will keep me honest. I have a real problem with sugar and food. When I am happy I eat. When I am sad I eat. When I am bored I eat. I celebrate with food. I have had the longest relationship with food. I like to eat. That is my problem. I am 5 foot tall and shrinking.
August: my goals to log my food and exercise all month and to exercise 3 times a week and stretch 7 times a week(back problem)

:flowerforyou: Amanda - I loved your thoughts about the deer...you are a marvel at making lemonade..instead of being aggravated (my first inclination) you enjoyed the view!

The jillian Michael's 30ds...I bought it, tried it and did not like it at all...I agreed with her theory on exercise but did not like her or the 2 amazon women on the disk...shallow of me probably but I gave it to my dd..she likes jillian!

I just bought a Leslie sansone Dvd..walk away the pounds...I should probably check them out of library first but unfortunately I am one of those impulse shoppers...I am looking for some new ideas..will let you know.

I did my kettlebells and scary lady weights this am...felt good...I am embarrassed to admit how long its been for a workout...I have 2 whiteboard calendars that I have in the basement with my workout stuff...June calendar looked great, lots of different colors for activities, several times each week...and then there was July...couple colors ....not bad until the 10th and then NOTHING....oh my...I have erased June and am using the blankness of July for my motivation. Some good (and surprising) info was when I finally stepped on the scale (also in the basement) I was 2 lbs less than when I left for vacation, but not at my lowest...so the journey continues but am feeling a little more in control

Hugs and high fives..enjoy the weekend but let's control the food,the treats and (alas) the wine!

Jen

Hi Ladies, I like this group I seem to be around young college age students most of my time so to have an opportunity to hear from some closer to my age is cool. I am 51 and in a little bit of a different boat than most I have recently gained back to a healthy weight and my goal is to maintain or gain is good too.My goals for August are 1) to start jogging and cut cardio time down by doing this
2) continue strength training
3) keep up on eating habits as things change with possible job
I look forward to getting to know at least some of you more

hello, This is my first post,not my first attempt at losing weight. I am 53 and weigh 180. This is the most that I have ever weighted and I began my first diet at age 11. I am not going to diet. I am going to log my food and exercise. Hopefully posting will keep me honest. I have a real problem with sugar and food. When I am happy I eat. When I am sad I eat. When I am bored I eat. I celebrate with food. I have had the longest relationship with food. I like to eat. That is my problem. I am 5 foot tall and shrinking.
August: my goals to log my food and exercise all month and to exercise 3 times a week and stretch 7 times a week(back problem)

Hi there farnan, and everyone. It's just something we need to do for ourselves. We're a little older and it takes time to learn a new routine of diet and exercise. I began my first diet at age 11, too. My parents took me to the doctor and had diet pills prescribed. Did it help? No! It's all about learning how to care for ourselves for once and and to eat proper, nutritious foods. Most of us give all of our attention to our families, our loved ones and friends, and dogs, lol, and pay no heed to the harm we're doing to ourselves. It's time we learned a new way of thinking. I'm not out of the woods yet by any means, even though I've lost a lot of weight. I still have to consider myself first (not easy) and make certain that I fuel my body correctly, and exercise on a regular basis. I was never one to exercise, ever. For years and years I exercised my skills at piano and guitar and songwriting, but that's about it. Now I see things differently. Pain motivated me to change. Sciatic nevre pain, elevated hip, spine all out of whack. It's a long story how I got into that mess, but I managed to get myself out of it with lots of stretching and eating right. I don't want to be in pain, I don't want to be stooped over and limping along with a cane, I don't want to have the desire to eat everything in sight. Well, there are days when I'm weak and eat too much, but for the most part I'm learning to control myself. It's a work of art. I'm here to tell you it can be done. Log your foods, take long walks, drink lots and lots of water and get plenty of potassium and Omega-3s. This is what has worked for me. I'm still chubby in spots, and have a tempermental knee, but I fully intend to continue on this wonderful path to the best health I can be in at 57 years old. You can do it, too. Just take little steps. Big changes will happen. It's taken me 19 months to lose the weight. I feel amazingly better. And happier.

Hot hot hot here in Portland this weekend, I've been watering like crazy! I'll be canning this weekend, beans and corn. Nice weather for canning, 100 degress predicted LOL :noway:

:flowerforyou: Laura, thanks for the "you can do it!"

jb

Hello! Just joined and am hoping this will help me move off my plateau. Have lost 15 lbs since December but have so much more to go and I am now stuck. I go to gym 3 or 4 times a week which helps, but I am lately having trouble avoiding sweets...especially ice cream in this hot hot weather. Try to eat frozen yogurt when available, but hubby keeps bringing home ice cream and I can't resist!

Good evening ladies,

I've been doing the MFP plan since January 2012 and have lost 46#. :happy:

I have bad feet and knees so I started exercising slowly. I work sitting at desk/computer all day and have lived a sedentary/couch potato lifestyle :embarassed:

In the last 6 weeks I have started walking before work. I have worked from 20 mins. up to 50 min. (time permitting).

My question is. How long does it take before your legs don't feel like lead??? :huh: I feel like if my legs didn't feel so heavy I could push myself even harder.