WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012

Good morning from cloudy Portland! :flowerforyou: We've sure had some cool mornings, but it's been warming up nicely in the afternoons. I'd like to order up a bit more of the hot weather we had last week! The tomato plants would be happier and maybe the fruit would start to ripen. I've picked a few, but most still look just like this>>:sick:

The gardens are producing like mad, I've been busy canning corn, beans, and a few jars of pickled beets. The corn has been wonderful, I picked 90 ears last week, and another 90 will be ready in a week or so. Think I overdid it and will have to give some away.. Joanie Appleseed. :laugh: This weekend I need to clean out the freezer and make veg stock with what's left in there from last year.

On Tuesday vowed to get myself back into an exercise routine and not just gardening. I plan to hit the track every weekday morning for 40-50 minutes of racewalking. So far so good, I've gone two days in a row now. I decided to stick with walking since the jogging episodes caused my bad knee to flare up and I just don't need that pain. In 40 minutes time I work up a real good sweat, I clocked in at 4.5 mph. :noway: It's amazing to think that a year ago I was all excited about walking at a speed of 3.5! Big changes have happened. It's taken time, but a new me is appearing. :bigsmile:

I can fall back into old habits very quickly, however. My scale has decided to go up instead of down this week :grumble: which is most likely what motivated me to start moving my fanny and work up a good sweat every day. I owe it to myself to stay on this fitness path! It still takes force to move this stubbon mule's rear.

Love reading all of your posts, it's great seeing so many new faces! Everyone be good, drink your water and don't forget to move your buns as much as humanly possible. We can all be SALAD SISTAS! If you want to be lean, eat your greens.

jb

Good morning all!

The sun is shining today here on the east coast but the temps will get into the 90's and humidity will be an issue. I decided this morning to exercise inside with my old standby DVD Turbo Jam. I have had success before using them but I prefer to ride my bike and do anything outside. The summer here in Maryland has been challenging with the heat and humidity. I hope for an early fall!!

I would love to hear other opinions about how often you get on the scale. I used to do it once a week but now I am wondering if I should get on the scale every day.

I love that other ladies spend time on Pinterest. I have about five crafts to do right now so I have banned myself from pinning anymore!!! LOL!!

Here's to the sunshine! Today is a new day!

Carolyn

I just read an article on sleep deprivation and how it affects your metabolism....WOW...what an eye opener!!!

Can you share the link, please? Thanks!

Hi Ladies,

So hot here is So.Cal. Its already 92 degrees at 1100 am and high humidity. YUK. I had a lovely morning, getting a mammogram, bone density scan and pelvic ultrasound. All just routine, but never the less just another year to hope all is ok. It was interesting
to be sitting in the waiting room full of women,mostly our age, all sitting around waiting to make sure they are healthy.

Who would ever thought that this would have been a part of being healthy? When I was a child ,mothers did not go and have mammograms etc. I am thankful for the technology that has allowed females to have screenings and take charge of our health.

This time I felt the negative vibes due to being overweight. This is a form of discrimination and unfortunately this happens in many places. This gave me more resolve to lose weight!

Just wanted to tell ya'all to get that water down, eat nutritiously for you body/health, log your calories and love thy self! Be kind to yourSELF today!:drinker: :drinker:

Hugs, Linda Sundance

Afternoon ladies!

I'm sticking to me eating today but it's a no exercise day for me. My back till has the dull ache of having done too much. My spirits are up, I'm feeling rested and tomorrow is another day (to quote a famous lady). So I'm reading, crocheting, and letting the kids wait on me for a change.

I did get my mammogram done this morning and picked up some Salmon, zucchini, and salad stuff on the way home.

I've been doing some slow and easy lower back stretches to help get the kinks out and it's been working so far.

10 days smoke free!!

Jan

Hi All,

Thanks for all the well wishes for my toe

Megblair1-Happy to hear that your DH's foot surgery went well!

Sandhillsmom-Congrats on 10 days smoke free! My hubby's trying to quit-know it aint easy!

Managed to get in 30 Min of chair exercise today! Starting to get a little more mobile bit by bit. Maybe with being less active for this month my knee flare-up will settle down too! Tomorrow is my 1st follow up appt since surgery-we'll see what the doc says. Hopefully by Sept. will be able to start a walking regime. In the meantime, I'll continue to faithfully log my calories and drink my water!:drinker:

Hope everyone had a great rest of the day!

Kathy

:flowerforyou: Thursday is almost over,

Just caught up on the posts, have been so busy that I wasn't able to get here until now and no time to respond to everyone, but boy are we a busy group:drinker: exercise a plenty, taking care of spouses, getting ready for work, playing with grandchildren...busy...busy...

No baby, talked with DIL #2 she is totally over this having heavy contractions all day long only to have them stop in the evening:noway: She said yesterday that she has told him that he would really like this world and that his current home is not permenant:laugh:

Hubby and I got in a good bike ride last night at the Resevoir then went on a drive through to count the deer and we saw an all time high of 34, so if we are out at about 7:30 they are too

I had a wonderful NSV today, when I lost the weight back in 2010 all the summer clearance sales were going on and I bought myself three pairs of capris for the next summer...well last summer they wouldn't even go over the thights...TODAY they fit with room to spare:bigsmile: and they are my motivation to keep going and to KEEP IT OFF.

After the inspection on my parents home they came to me with eight items that they wanted taken care of, one being to "clean & repair the gutters"...that gives you an idea of the kind of things they wanted me to do....hubby said we are not spending any more money on it (I'd have to hire someone to do the work since I'm in Colorado and it's in Oregon) and I agree. I've already spent over $10,000 to get it in "for sale" condition and the things they are asking for are cosmetic and they already beat me up on my selling price. So if the sale falls through we may wind up moving to southern Oregon...will have to wait and see:ohwell:

Everyone have a good evening...log it if you eat it, drink plenty of water and log it then get up and move it to burn what you ate:drinker:

Laura80111

HI EVERYBODY

I AM NEW COMER
RIGHT I AM GOING TO SADNESS MY MOTHER GOT 6 MONTH SHE MY BEST FREIND :sad: BUT SHE STILL HANGING IN THERE I AM DRINKING WINE TO COPE AND THINK I NEED TO PUT MY CAL TO 1300 I TRIED 1200
CANT DO THAT RIGHT NOW DO EXEICISE 20 MIN 5 DAY A WEEK WITH FRIEND AT JOB I LOOK AT MY FOOD LOUGE
AT THE WHEN I FIRST STARED OH MY GOD I WAS EATEN EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK I AM LOOKING BACK AND ALOT OF STUFF I AM CUTTING OUT BECUSE OF CAL OH I AM 54 180 POUND 5,5 BIG BELLY THAT THE ONLY THING I NEED TO LOSE YOU KNOW I PRINT OUT EVERYBODY TOPICS AND READ IT IT THE ONLY THING TO HELP ME COPE
THANK YOU 50 AND OVER BARBCAT YOUR THE BEST GOD BLESS YOU :happy:

I'm excited! I bought pants today in a size 12. SIZE 12. I haven't worn that size for more than 20 years. Thanks to everyone on here. You are such an inspiration.

So far this week has been going well. My calorie intake has been good this week and I have had two good sessions of personal training. and I have managed to log everything. Hopefully I can continue to do as well on the weekend and get out for a long run. I have a week at a cottage coming up the last week of the cottage and I'd like to remain on track until we go and then try to be somewhat good there but enjoy a couple of drinks while away.

yoyonomore, Have you tried Couch 2 5 K. That's how I started running and I don't think last fall that I could run for 2 minutes when I started. I'm a slow runner..more of a jogger but I have jogged for up to 45 minutes without stopping now. I did one 5K race this year and also the warrior dash 5k obstacle mud run this month. It's hard to believe that it's less than a year since I started running. Still can't say it's easy or that I love it but I do feel good after it's done. It seems to energize me.

lentigogirl. My youngest was the first one to go and seriously I think I drove her nuts with my calls. My son and his girlfriend moved in with us for about 5 months last year and I've really grown to enjoy my empty nest. Love to have them visit though.

Stangma, high five on the 9 days smoke free. I've never smoked but my mom did and she ended up with breast cancer, the lung cancer and then finally died from esophagus cancer. And she was only 58. I miss her so much. This is an important thing for your health...very proud of you. It's hard I know but you can do it.

AZdee you story is pretty inspirational. I checked out facebook and voted for you.

Penguinlally wow 200 lbs is impressive. If you did that you can definitely take off the 38 lbs. I need to lose about 40 myself.

Happy Birthday walker!!!

Getting tired so I'll have to end this here. Hope everyone is doing well.

Hi all, today WAS a better day. Made it to the rink for a half hour session, and also (for some odd reason) have not been very hungry. Squeezed food in here and there (busy day) and I’m probably under as of tonight. Hopefully that’ll translate to another pound lost when I venture onto the scale on Sunday. We’ll see. In any case, I feel good about the day. And daughter is also feeling better (on antibiotics now, for what turned out not to be the flu but a respiratory infection).

Okay, I’m going to try to answer some who posted since my last post…sorry if I miss anyone, but if I miss you this time, I’ll probably get you on the next go round. ;D

@Barbara – Hmm. Deodorant spray in the hair is one I haven’t tried yet. But I did try to put some tanning lotion on this morning that I discovered had expired in 2002. Okay…guess I can let it go now.

@brendaj – I like your quote. My hubby calls me foxy (he actually prefers me heavier I’ve discovered after 30+ years of marriage. But he’s okay with me wanting to return to my more familiar body with this program. Hashimotos/hypothryoidism put on the weight in 3 years. Ugh.

@wizzywig – hope work calms down for you some. Sea air cures [just about] everything. Glad you have that long weekend to look forward to. ☺

@tiarapants/Amanda – sorry your IBS is acting up. My mother has had that most of her life, and although I’ve inherited a lot from her, thankfully that’s one item that was not on the list. Glad you had such fun with your grandtwins.

@Yardtigress – I had a morning like that yesterday. Just wanted to be calm, quiet, and stay at home. Sometimes you need a break.

@DeeDee – nice to meet another fellow-struggler with hypothyroidism. Mine was diagnosed in 2009; still trying to get a handle on it, but I think I’ve finally figured out a very helpful thing. My doc is ultra-conservative with the meds, but I think I’ve gotten used to my body’s signals enough now that I know when I need to up my dosage microscopically (I first notice constipation, then puffy face and fluid retention in my legs, then disrupted sleep and lethargy). So this year I’ve started adding 1 pill/wk of my OLD dosage to my present dosage whenever the symptoms return. At my appt. I take in a record of what I’ve taken since the last one, and while he’s not thrilled with my self-diagnosis in between appts., so far I’ve been on the mark according to the bloodwork. Can’t fight with success! Keeping abreast of this has finally given me the consistent energy needed to tackle this MFP plan.

@mommie55 – I like your ‘get more sleep’ goal!

@linder – I agree with the hunger thing—it’s my extra weight complaining about leaving.

@ginib – sounds like some great goals. What’s a FitBit? (Yup, I’m new at this.)

@jb – I’m happy to be your salad sista. (I actually DO like salad…which I’m hoping will now work in my favor.)

@candiss – Welcome, from one noob to another. ☺ Good luck with your no-smoking resolve. I know from friends that it’s a very hard thing to quit (especially if you’re simultaneously trying to lose weight).

@carojrm –My car temp gauge told me it was 112˚ outside when I was driving home today. There, don’t you feel cooler? Like you, I’d probably spend more time on Pinterest if I didn’t have so many projects going. I make jewelry, sew handbags, and repair costume jewelry. Sedentary hobbies of late have kept me from many a justified workout. *sigh*

@AZDee – your weight loss is amazing; yay you!

@Youngfleur – Welcome, and best of luck on your goals. With all this support and the MFP logging, it’s not as difficult to lose 15 lbs. as you would think. You’re going to be a beach bunny this winter, for sure.

@Sundance/Linda – good on you for keeping up with the mammograms. A couple dear friends are fighting the BC battle right now; I’m thankful for the medical advances that have allowed them to live longer, and allow us to be more aware.

@mynyddisamrs/Jackie – dancing…what a fun way to work it off! I’ve always wished I’d had dancing lessons when younger. (Though I do enjoy a form of that on ice, now.) Music is such an adrenaline pumper! It’s the one thing that keeps me going when I’d otherwise have quit, exercise-wise.

@sandhillsmom/Jan – Big congrats on the 10 days smoke free! That’s a tough habit to quit. And a break from the exercise can help you heal enough to exercise better the rest of the week.

@megblair1 – glad your DH surgery went well. And I agree…weighing once a week is a more realistic way to assess the weight loss (for me at least, due to the tendency toward water retention). You’re working on a book…are you a writer? (I wrote one about 10 years ago…never published, but in the process it launched one of a couple part-time careers—writing for magazines/periodicals).

@kathyszoo – I’m totally impressed that you are disciplined enough to exercise daily even post-surgery and while fairly immobile. You put me to shame. I’ll remember you next time I try to make excuses…

@janecayot – Welcome, and best of luck to you. This site has helped me when I thought it might not at all (due to hypothyroidism)…so I’m betting it’s going to help you, too. One thought…when you walk, are you breathing hard? I’ve been advising hubby (who walks ALL the time on his job) that a big part of the change process will involve heavy breathing/breaking a serious sweat. That’s the thing that gets me over the hump whenever I stall out. Maybe trying to walk faster if you’re not breathing hard? I dunno…but thought I’d throw it out there since you asked…

@Laura – so exciting about the grandbaby on the way, and best of luck with the sale of your folks’ house. And yes, I can so relate to your NSV…I’m wearing a pair of Capri jeans today that I haven’t worn for the last year or so. Getting my old wardrobe back, a piece at a time, is like going shopping (without the cost).

@exermom – we need to calculate “slow shopping” somehow…maybe a FitBit? ;D Shopping (for bargains, only) is a favorite past-time I believe I could use to advantage on this weight loss thing. You will absolutely love having a pool. I resisted it for years, but we put one in three years ago and I’m amazed how much I love it….the way it looks, sounds, and feels. I’ve realized it’s a pretty ‘safe’ workout for when your muscles have been over-extended on other things. There’s something so soothing about water. And, in 112˚ weather like today, a pool is practically a necessity if you’re going to be outdoors.

@johnsonbridge – welcome, and hang in there. Some periods in life are tough. We’re here for you.

@edraper—congrats on the ‘graduation’ to a new size!! That’s just such an unbelievably great feeling. Goal accomplished!

@kelley – yes, I also appreciate the breakdown of carbs/fats, etc. on this program. Eye-opening!

@alwaysnancy – congrats on the successful week. I take inspiration from reports like yours!

Hello out there. This is my first post. I have been logging on this site starting 3 Aug. I started at 281...5'6...60 yrs old. Don't like exercise. I have gotten in 2 dvd's of sit and be fit. Have done one episode on PBS....that's how I found it. Having real balance problem...partially due to bad sinus stuff. I will weigh in the morning. Have had fair week w/food. Looking forward to chatting w you. I will have to think about my goals...will post them soon....take care...Muzzy from Texas :flowerforyou:

Maybe slow shopping can be compared to tai chi...

What a long day today! Towards the end of the day my boss asked if I had evening plans - never a good sign. I told him I had to go to the gym, no options, but could come back after, so that is what I did. About 16,000 pounds on the weight machines followed by 2.5 miles on the treadmill in 45 minutes. Happy to be healthy! Especially so since I had heart valve replacement surgery just 4 months ago. God is good, life is good!

Hello,
I am 56 years young. Just joined early this week. I've been stress eating due to dealing with a health issue. Found this site on my Facebook group and was invited in. I have to be motivated and focused to do this. I need to weigh less and therefore I will be healthier. So, thanks to this site, I can keep account of what I eat and exercise. I am finding out that this site makes me question everything I put in my mouth and think before I do it. I think I will continue to track and be a part of this. Yes, this can work!!