WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012

Good Morning Everyone!

Yesterday morning I was up half a pound, so I changed what I was eating, even enjoyed some wine last night (just 6 oz) and this morning I'm down a pound!! so I lost the half pound gain from yesterday and another half today! Woohoo!! Heading in the right direction nice and easy!!

One a non-eating, non-workout note. My son's girlfriend is an artist. She paints and paints and no one has really seen or enjoyed her work except family. A good friend of mine who runs in the right circles of people in the know has seen her artwork and wants to help her set up a showing!! The girl is in seventh heaven and finally is feeling her art is being recognized. It's making life around our house much more peaceful!!

I'm going to try a yoga class tonight. It meets once a week and would be a good add in for me.

Getting ready for the gym and the treadmill and circuit.


Jan solidly smoke free for 15 days! (glad no one minds me counting it off - hehehe)

Good morning!
I just found this board and I think I would like to make it my "home" as I journey along!
I have used this site before but as usual, I get side tracked and before you know it I stray! I am hoping that will not happen this time!
I have had problems with my legs over the past 2yrs and I have not been able to do much in the line of exercise,this week though, I have started back at watercize and and a bit of walking. That and eating healthy iris giving me the boost that I have needed.
I only weigh myself once a week and that will be on Thursdays, I find, that for me, wweighing everyday can be discouraging.

Will definitely check back later!

Skinnyb

Good morning! :flowerforyou: It's going to be another lovely, hot day here in Portland. The tomatoes are finally starting to ripen, and they are absolutely delicious. One of the garden's most delightful fruits. Mmm-hmm.

Nice to see you again, Mimi. I've been reading posts most days but haven't had much time to write. Welcome everyone new!

I promised myself I'd do 30-40 mins of racewalking each weekday morning, so I'd better start getting ready. I waited too long to walk yesterday morning and about boiled to death out there! I have swim date at noon with a friend, we're going to float around on our inner tubes for an hour or so before I go to work. Ahhhh, can't wait.

I leave you with this poem, I really like the message. We all need to remember these things don't we.

Be Good To You!

•Be Yourself...
truthfully.

•Accept Yourself...
gratefully.

•Value Yourself...
completely.

•Treat Yourself...
generously..

•Balance Yourself...
harmoniously.

•Bless Yourself...
abundantly.

•Trust Yourself...
confidently.

•Love Yourself...
wholeheartedly.

•Empower Yourself...
prayerfully.

•Give Yourself...
enthusiastically.

•Express Yourself...
radiantly.

•Honor Yourself...
purposefully.

~~ Author Unknown ~~

Let's make it a great day!

jb

Linda Sundance: Thank you for what you said about eating healthy but not depriving yourself of any foods. I am 55 years old and have been dieting off and on since my first baby was born back when I was 2 months shy of being 19. Before then I weighed only 99 pounds. I'm 5'2". Been overweight since I got pregnant. So I tell people this is just baby fat. LOL My weight is finally going down with using the MFP. Yes, it is going down very slow but that is how I will finally be able to keep it off. I am also doing Zumba which is helping me with energy. So many people say to me, "How can you be dieting if you are eating THAT?" If I deprive myself, then I will end up eating too much of THAT. So moderation and exercise. :flowerforyou:

For my fellow newbies who've asked, in addition to this wonderful monthly conversation, there are a few groups for women over 50. I like Women of a Certain Age but there are others as well.

I couldn't figure out why no one was posting here any more. DUH!

Tuesday smooches to all...

It's gonna be a beautiful Tuesday:flowerforyou:

Thank you everyone for the kind welcome to our newest grandson, Andrew James arrived @ 9:57am Sunday August 12 was 19" and 7lbs 9oz he was bigger than his two brothers at birth but still looks pretty small to all of us:bigsmile: We are just so glad he is here. DIL & #2 Son had decided on a water birth so he was born in the bathtub and boy are they clean when they are born that way The hospital was so busy that DIL never was moved out of the Labor & Delivery room and they discharged her yesterday afternoon. We are hoping to head over and see all the boys when I get off work.

Well because of Sunday being a "hospital & Grandson watching" day we didn't get in any exercise and then yesterday I stayed home in the morning to help hubby with the other two grandsons and came to work after we had lunch. By the time I got home I was totally exhausted so no exercise yesterday either:blushing: Today should be a normal working day and I have my salad and chicken for my pocket sandwich and hoping that when I get home the weather cooperates and we can get in a bike ride.

It sounds like several of you have posted losses:drinker: Congrats to you.:flowerforyou:

Even though I was only off yesterday morning you would think that I'd been off for several days my desk is truly piled :grumble: and I need to get it totally cleared up.

#2 Son is on his way and I will have to take a break to take him to the airport, he's headed to Las Vegas to visit with Son #1 and DIL #2 will fly out on Friday to spend the weekend with Son #1 & DIL...they should have a good time. We are hoping to go visit them over Labor Day weekend...I'm so ready for a long break from work.

Everyone have a great day and let's keep logging all that food, water and exercise so we can have the healthier lives that we deserve:flowerforyou:

Laura80111

Good morning. Starting off with fruit and yogurt. Yum.

Amanda, very nice compliment! You have made an amazing change. Purple nail polish? Yes!

Laura, I forgot (at least I think I forgot!) to say congrats on the grand. Being a grandmother is about the best thing going.

xx

Hi All,

Finally got things going and elevating the good old foot! Started the day fighting with my bandages because overnight everything moved and shifted, so had to rewrap.:grumble:

Finally able to be mobile enough to cook again! Trying some new recipes from Taste of Home Light Cookbook, Last night dijon mustard chicken breasts (169 cal - and everyone, even picky hubby loved) and tonight a beef roast that I just finished putting in the slow cooker with tons of fresh veggies!

Mimi-Glad your dad is doing better-it's quite scary when your parent takes a fall, esp. at his age! My dad lived to be abt 90 and before he passed, we always had to keep an eye on him because he was always teetering. It does bring up fond memories of him though and I miss him.

Robin-Great doghouse you're building!

Skinnybside-I have foot/knee problems & also like water exercise but since I'm pretty immobile right now, due to recent surgery, I've come to really enjoy chair exercises-there are several on youtube to check out if you're interested.

Jb-I read your post wrong at first and thought you said "tornadoes are starting to ripen" and couldn't figure out why that warranted a smiley face:laugh: Love your poem! Great inspiration!

Janehadji-Congrats on your daughter's soon to be wedding! I'm sure it'll turn out beautifully-try not to stress to much and enjoy it (I know easier said than done) and I bet you"re excited to see your son.

Hope everyone has a great day, be kind to yourself and don't forget the water:drinker:

Kathy

Janehadjl – We vacation at Crescent Beach which is on the east coast of Florida about an hour south of Jacksonville. They have beautiful beaches and great fishing too.

Arewethereyet – It sounds like we were on the Florida beaches at the same time, just a good ways apart! I hope you had a great time too. I agree it was hot, but the sea breeze made it just about perfect where we were. Now if I could just find a way to get that breeze inland where it's desperately needed!

Laura – Yay! Andrew James finally put in an appearance! Sounds like you will have a hard time not chapping his little face with kisses.

Mimi – Nice to hear from you again. I am not down to my ticker weight either but I'm closing in on it. You will too, I'm sure.

When you speak of your elderly parents it takes me back to when mine were dealing with the challenges of aging. Glad to hear your Dad is mending from his fall; it isn't easy watching your parents get frail.

DGS spend the past weekend with us and is headed off for his first day of his senior year today. Just where does the time go??? He has always been my buddy and I am trying to get used to the idea that in a year he will most likely be out of reach most of the time. He has had his eye on a military career since he was just little and now it's almost here...

I am busy weeding the garden, going to the gym and sifting things that we need to take on our trek to Idaho and other points west. I have a couple weeks to get ready, so I'll make it.

The part I am not looking forward to is driving the truck and trailer from here (north Fla) to Indiana to meet my DH. He will be there with a friend for a Nationals drag racing event, so instead of him driving back home I am going to meet him there and then we'll go west. The problem is, I'm not so good at directions. Hopefully I don't end up in Maine instead!

I best get moving.

Faye

Oh my golly, I love how everyone shares so lovingly with each other. It is wonderful! I've been on a weight loss roller coaster for a couple of years. Started back in 2010 here and WW; stayed on WW until my doctor told me I am prediabetic. Now I am here tracking the food and putting the daily total on WW. My goal for August/September is to learn all that I can about diabetes so that I can do my best to keep it in check - that will take losing weight seriously.

Gini-That's cool about your dog winning the contest!

Kate-The cookbook I just started trying recipes from is "Taste of Home Comfort Foods Diet Cookbook"-everything I've tried so far has been quite good and flavorful as well as healthy!

Gini - thanks for the welcome; that was a cool story about your dog and winning.

Hi Everyone,
I hope you don't mind me joining. I read most of the posts and you all sound like a great ladies and I am so encouraged and motivated by a lot of your posts. I am 53 years old, married no children but I do have "fur" children. I work at a local college in a health center and love it. I believe working with these young students keeps me young! Since November of 2011 I have lost 25 pounds. I need to lose about 20 more pounds to get to my healthy weight. I am currrently experiencing a plateau, actually it has been a few months. I have tried upping my water intake, different exercises, ect. I am hoping to get off this plateau soon! I love to surf and boogie board thankfully I live close to the beach. I just started back to swimming laps. I always feel so refreshed when I am in swimming in the ocean or pool. I do go to a gym here in town for some fun exercise classes or to do weight lifting. By all means I have a long way to go but I feel so much healthier with the weight loss thus far. My cholesterol has gone back to normal (one of the main reasons to get healthy) everything seems to get better when I go to the doctor for check ups. The best compliment I got was from my doctor and how happy he was that I had lost weight and my chem panel was looking so much better! My husband is awesome and my main supporter. He eats what I eat and helps cook and plan meals! He has lost 15 pounds! I am looking forward to reading your posts! I love motivation. Nice meeting you all!
Take care and all of you have a great week!
Marisa

Hey ladies! Hope your day has been a good one. I went to a refugee program that included trips to several sites where refugees can get services (My students work extensively with refugees). One of the coolest was an apartment complex that has a community center, library, after school program with tutors, parenting classes, etc. The schools even email the program director about what work the kids are doing so the tutors can really help them. It was a great day including an Ethiopian lunch. The only problem is I am absolutely stuffed 4 hours later! I ate way too much. We didn’t get our lunch until nearly 2 and I was famished.

I was good and planned ahead. They were serving us breakfast and I took a granola bar and only ate fruit. But lunch was also provided at this restaurant and I was so hungry, I ate everything. Then we got back to the college we started from for “networking” and they had these cookies that were at least 4” in diameter. I took one to split (I rarely eat any sweets…really don’t like them) and was busy yakking away and ate the whole thing. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Now I feel like I can hardly move :sick: LOL

Speaking of moving about, DH is down to one crutch! YAY.

Jan: If you are stuffed, I say stop eating! I don’t eat mine back because I already have 1900 as my goal and that’s plenty. That’s wonderful about your son’s girlfriend but even more wonderful that you have made it through 15 days! :flowerforyou:

Jen: good for you to make working out so regularly. I get up at 5 to go to work already, so that’s not gonna happen here, but I sure do admire you!

Gail: Hobbies???? What the *** are those? LOL. :laugh: IF (and that’s a big if) I have time, I enjoy gardening, reading, & crafts like needlework and scrapbooking. I really wish I had more time. In fact, that is one of my long-term goals, to figure out how in the world to have “me” time.

Michele: that pool is coming along and soon we will all be over enjoying it with you!:laugh:

Mimi: I loved that quotation from the “book-with-the-inadvertently-naughty-title”. That is so funny that mfp censored it.

Amanda: school holidays still or just now? Our kids go back to school tomorrow. I love that you wear bright purple nailpolish!

Cindy: good to see the weight going! I’m a nurse and admire you for your work with elders.

Robin: can my kids sleep in the dog house too? :happy:

Laura: your grandson is adorable! Congrats!

Janehadji: Your house does sound crazy! That’s a lot going on. Weddings have a way of being beautiful no matter what goes on….well usually LOL. I’ve been to a few where there should not have been alcohol. OK, so here’s your laugh for the day. At my DH’s boss’s wedding, we were sitting at a table with 4 other couples, none of whom I knew. So DH went to introduce me and said “This is my lovely wife Becky.” I said “BECKY!!!!!! Who the *** is BECKY?????” Dead silence. Everyone is staring at us. Then he says (now he’s sweating) “Um, errr I mean this is my lovely wife Margaret”. I said “MARGARET!!!!! Since when do you call me MARGARET???” Now people are looking back and forth at us like we are playing ping pong. Really sweating now, he says “OK, I thought you’d want to be formal. This is Meg.” OMG it was so funny. That was 10 years ago and when I call him at work, if someone else picks up the phone, I still say it’s Becky calling and they announce it on the intercom. Enjoy! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Kate: wow hope your day got better. I never recover when I start out that way.

Kathyszoo: I love anything from Taste of Home!

Janie: wow you have really been through the medical ringer. I sure hope you are feeling better soon. I actually don’t know how to do a friend request, sorry. NSV is Non scale victory, so something you are proud of (a victory of sorts) that does not involve weight. It could be a complement, getting some old clothes on that used to be tight, getting through your whole workout, whatever. I’ll be interested in hearing how to ask people to be friends too. :flowerforyou:

Welcome to all the newbies. To the rest of my friends, take care and enjoy your evening. I know I have missed a lot of you, but I keep getting interrupted! Drink up! Meg

Robin- I had my fitbit for all of 48 hours when I lost it. I sent an email to the company and they replaced it for free very quickly. I love mine- find it very motivating to keep me moving. Maybe they will replace yours if you let them know you lost it. Good luck.
Deb A