WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012
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Good day! I am having extreme issues staying connected to MFP today. Seems to be the only site that's problematic therefore, just a quick update. After a week filled with activity, one serving of salmon, and other pretty good eating, the scale rewarded me today with a 3 lb loss. Extreme happiness here. I guess I'll have to try salmon again next week. Come to think of it, that is the only meat/fish I had last week. I usually eat vegetarian. In any case, I'll take the win and move on.
Wishing everyone a wonderful day and upcoming week. :drinker: :drinker:
I thank you all so much for being here. You are lovely ladies.
Lin0 -
Good afternoon everyone. I've been reading through this thread and think it is the one for me! I am happy to see so many awesome encouraging each other and offering such great advice, shoulders when needed, and encouragement. I hope to take part in all of that. My name is Shawna and I now have just under 100 lbs to lose to goal.
I am looking forwarding to reading your posts every day. TTFN0 -
It is a beautiful afternoon here in NE. Nice sunny and only about 75 degrees. Had the windows open since last night and the house feels great.
Kathy-Hope your toe is feeling better. Glad that you had the stitches removed. I never heard of Zookinesis but will check it out on the web since you say it is so much fun.
Barbie-Sounds like you had a great time at the fair. Line dancing is so much fun and it sounds like you had a blast.
JP-floating down the river in an inner tube sounds like great fun. Hope you had a wonderful time.
Jan-Congrats on your 18 days being smoke free. Loved your telling us about missing your teacher orientation day-good thing your principle is so nice. I miss a faculty development day once and my dean was not too impressed with me.
Lin-Wow a 3lb loss. That is terrific.
I love reading and am trying to keep up with everyone.
Well, I am feeling a little off today. Took my grandson to college on Friday; kept busy yesterday during the day; brought the dog back home and had two of my grandchildren spend the night. Kids have gone home and the house is very quite again. I guess this is going to take a little getting used to. Well off to do some laundry and take the dog for a walk. Should keep me busy for a little while.
Hope everybody has a great day!!
Debbie D.0 -
Happy Sunday all
(and happy belated birthday Linda, it sounds like it was good even if the hubby forgot).
I am now a salmon fan - I had it again last night (2 nights in a row) and posted a 1 lb loss today Who knew? Good thing I love salmon (actually any fish).
Lin - 57 degrees sounds almost chilly. Here we're having a heat wave, well higher than usual for us although the summers usually are quite warm, and you're having cool weather in the midwest - how weird our weather is getting.
Jb - impressed with your veggies, I'm just freezing yellow and green beans (yesterday and today) in little 1-2 serving packets so I remember summer in the snow season.
Meg - cucumber mint infused water is just thin sliced cukes and bruised mint in cold water and ice cubes. Gets better as it sits longer. My daughter gifted me with one of those pretty etched glass water dispensers so I am motivated to fill it up with a couple of quarts and drink, drink, drink. Lemon slices with mint is great too.
Cindy - I used to have an electric mower but kept running over the cord, finally just gave up. Maybe you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Back to my gas guzzler unfortunately.
Amanda, this is me on my hands and knees bowing and saying "unworthy, unworthy". I am totally in awe of your commitment to your weight loss and success.
Barbie, sounds like your dancing and fair was great fun. I love fairs but haven't been to one for a few years (ever since the kids left home). I always loved the handicrafts and needlework (not to mention the mini doughnuts). Something about fairs always takes me back to my childhood and how we looked forward to the fall fair just before school started again.
I didn't end up laying in the hammock for long yesterday. It was so hot I took pity on the fur family and took them down to the creek for a cooling swim. The creek has really dropped in the last few days though and Rex didn't do much swimming, he discovered he could fetch sticks by wading on his tippy-toes. Evie spent all her time sticking her head under water to try catching the minnows. She has quite an appetite - eats all the low hanging raspberries and grazes on the red currents, and I caught her this morning eating the snap beans off the bushes.
Today I am pumping up the bicycle tires and going for a ride. Looking forward to checking in later and seeing how everyone's Sunday was.
Lila0 -
:flowerforyou: Beautiful Sunday all,
Just popping in to say HI, will read more later have to prep my food for the work week. We just did a bike ride around Chatfield Lake, and we didn't like it at all. Way too many hills and just not very pretty at all.
My allergies are really acting up I just want to scratch out my eyes:grumble: and the runny nose is just such a bother.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Will catch up on the reading tomorrow and see how everyone is...hope you are all drinking plenty of water, getting in some exercise and logging your food:drinker:
Laura80111
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Hello Ladies,
Happy Sunday to all! Today the weather is pleasant here too. Already been out and about, Now being lazy but hey it gives me a chance to catch up on all of the posts here. I really do enjoy this group very supportive.
@meg -- The fires here the ones that are still active and not contain at all our in Pine and Featherville area and near Stanley area. These have been talk about on the national news with Brian Williams NBC. The one by Garden Valley is almost contained. I have friends in Jerome too.
@Dee--what a fun time with your Granddaughter. Yes that is our Bella Jo we are very happy she is part of our family.
@Yay again Lin on your success-- just enjoy it.
@Barbie -- we had our county fair but our state fair is happening now too. Lots of fun and sounding like you are having great weather to go with it.
@michelle Yes what is the secret to freezing veggies and fruit. I have been thinking myself.
@JB your float trip sounds fun. We have it where you can float the Boise river we normally go once a summer but have not made it this year.
Well the weekend is going ok Saturday went to the Y our local one is still new its just my 2nd time going last week and this week. It has the normal pools but they also have what I call a lazy river type with the current. I just love it. Manage to go around 30 minutes myself and than ran into a friend. Went back with her and did another 15 minutes and I feel great today. Wish I could go everyday.
I am 52 when I was going to turn 50 I dread the thought all I could see was decline and decay. I am so obese, could not move around, we had to start building our finacial house again. Now coming to terms its a mindset if thats what I think than its what I will get. If I choose to see this as a new beginning a time of personnal growth (not in weight less of that plz ) and see the many blessings in my life , the next decades to come God willing in my life seeing the Brightness not in a Pollyanna way but you know ,,, Sorry get off this now, Just taking stock.
Wishing you all a wonderful day.. :flowerforyou:
Liz :drinker: don't forget water0 -
sorry 1 more meant I walk/jog around it, Fun the pool thing,,
Liz0 -
Good afternoon lovely ladies--
Back from church, dinner and cleanup finished.
We went to see son, d-i-l and grandsons yesterday. We caught up with the boys activities since they started school on Thursday. It was too cool to swim so I thought we'd end up hanging around the house all day with no exercise. :grumble:
The weather was absolutely beautiful so we picked up lunch and went to Elephant Rock State Park (all the rocks are made out of granite) and walked and climbed rocks for about 2 1/2 hrs. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
It was a wonderful family day.
We are so blessed.
Have a great Sunday. Have to leave for choir practice soon.
Remember to :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Micki0 -
Just made Jambalya(sp?) for dinner with brown rice lots of peppers and onions and 3 different meats. Nice and hot like the DH likes it.
Meg-I don't know how to post pics. But I made 3 pendant sets today.
Lin- Good going on the loss. I hope I can say the same tomorrow.
Tigress0 -
@ Micki - what part do you sing? I sang in the choir for many years, but not the last 4 or so. We're church shopping and that is always a great way to meet new people and fit it quickly. I just don't think I want the commitment for every week rehearsal and every Sunday service anymore.
Folk Fest was a lot of fun, though nothing I could afford to bring home. Most every booth seemed to have art by 'cornbread', which I will describe as mostly paintings of various animals with giant black round eyes and birds with lots of polka dot marks for feathers. He is a current artist, but it was just everywhere.
My favorites were the works of a fellow who uses only recycled flooring, another person that did carving and burning designs into doors, bed foot boards, etc. and a Christmas booth that had interesting wreaths. One was an old bike wheel with a flowing metal bow, another was paint can lids in a circle, another was a green garden hose looped in a round shape, etc. Very imaginative. The flooring guy had some fascinating landscapes with layered linoleum that had been salvaged from a building that was being torn down. Due to the medium, of course, it also had a lot of dimension. A lot of the booths tended to be repeat items, but it is always interesting to note how differently individuals can view the same item in terms of an art supply. There were also quilts made from painted wood pieces.
While I tend to think of folk art as colorful and cheerful I was reminded how many things are a bit bizarre and macabre. I admit I just passed those booths by. Oh, and those jugs and vases with creepy faces? Didn't look at those either! (I also won't watch horror movies, close my eyes for vampire type things, and those TV commercials where one face morphs to another creep me out too! Sissy I may be, but I'd rather follow Philippians: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.)
They had one booth with very grey monochromatic images that were beautifully done, but the subject matter reminded me of pictures of mining life in Appalachia in the 1920s and 1930s. A small boy, skinny and a bit crooked, smoking a cigarette and a too-old, tired look on his face, worn-out looking women on porches, etc.
So that was yesterday afternoon. Today after church I did some laundry and then went to the Y this afternoon. And tonight, purely in scientific interest, I will have salmon!
Gail0 -
Hey ladies. Love reading your posts. I am exhausted today because yesterday we rode for 3 1/2 hours then went out with friends and didn't get home until 1 in the morning. It was a rare night out for us because I still have an 11 and 12 year old at home. I was surprised at how little my entire dinner added up in calories.
@YardTigress - you made jambalaya tonight (with brown rice - that takes forever!!!) and I made red beans and rice. We must have the same roots.
This is kind of a tough evening for me because I did cook the red beans and rice (actually I eat mine over bread). But I swear I could just keep filling up my bowl until I blew up. I'm going to go to bed early to keep from eating any more.
What is the name of that monitor I keep hearing ya'll talk about? The one that even monitors how many calories you're burning when you're sleeping?0 -
Happy early evening ladies:flowerforyou:
I seem to not know what to do with myself at the moment. I could be cleaning something I'm sure, but....just don't want to:noway: .
Thought I might as well catch up on the posts again.
Tigress I would love to see pictures of your jewelry too. However I have no clue how to post pictures either.
Meg it feels "fall-ish" here in NC too, however it is also gray and rainy. I think the temp today stayed in the upper 60's. I thought I might actually sleep in this morning but the downpour woke me up at 5:30:ohwell: . However it has been a good afternoon to nap:laugh: .
Carolyn Asian turkey meatball sounds pretty good, I don't really like turkey, but maybe with the seasonings in them I could do that. I'm going to check out Skinnytaste.
Lin congrats on 3 pounds gone!!!! Doing a happy dance for you!!!!
Shawna:flowerforyou: Welcome to the greatest group of ladies on MFP!!!! Come in often and chat with us!!!!
Debbie D. sunny and 75, I'm jealous!!!!! That is perfect weather!!!!!!:glasses: :happy:
Lila salmon two nights in a row, I could do that, I love seafood, and salmon is my favorite fish . Congrats on your one pound gone!!!! I laughed reading about your dogs, I could just picture a fur baby eating minnows, raspberries, and beans:laugh: .
My fur baby doesn't like to get her feet in the wet grass, so when it's raining or early in the morning when its dewy she will only "go" on the driveway:huh: , at least it's easy to get up, and it's not in my house!!!!
Liz we all take stock of our lives at one point or another, sometimes many times. I went through several years of horrible depression, I mean HORRIBLE! I woke up one day and I thank God for this, I finally felt somewhat normal, and actually happy. I choose every day to be happy, and to be content with my life, to love what I have and I'm grateful for all my blessings. Life happens and we get to choose what our reactions are going to be, it took me a long time to realize that. I will share my story with everyone one of these days. The reason I haven't before is I've had problems with stalkers in the past, 3 of them, 2 have passed on, and the other I've not heard from in about 3 years, I feel pretty safe on this weight loss forum board, especially since it's just women!!!! Just keep your head up, and know life is for living, and enjoying every moment you have.
Micki your park trip sounds like so much fun!!!!
Gail Quilts made from wood pieces??? Sounds interesting, the entire festival sounds interesting. I don't like those creepy face vases and jugs either:noway: !!!
Well, I had good morning, I met my friends at Starbucks, chatted and got caught up with everyone. I went to the grocery store and about the time I got out of the car it came a downpour, I got soaking wet on the way in, and of course it's always cold in the grocery store, I was freezing!!!!! I had to change clothes when I got home I was still drippy. Tonight I am having a bowl of veggie soup, and maybe a salad. I'm going to be way under my calorie goal for today, I guess every once in awhile it's okay.
Have a wonderful night everyone!!!!!
Hugs,
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Hi All,
Nothing eventful to report, but that's not necessarily a bad thing! That just means I haven't banged my toe yet! I did make it to the grocery store although I rode around in one of their scooters. I stocked up on lots of fresh fruits and vegetables while hubby was adding cookies, cake mixes and ice cream to the cart.:frown: Luckily, what he bought, I don't have cravings for, so not worried about eating those!
Meg- I can so relate to supervising your DH with bathtime because I can finally shower, if I wear a latex glove over my foot (doc's orders), so mine has to make sure I don't break my neck getting in and out of the tub!
Carolyn- That's great that you got a surprise visit from your daughter! I know I never appreciated my mom until I was a mom myself. Something I'll always regret! I have heard about the skinnytaste website but haven't checked it out yet. I'm going to soon!
Barbie- I'm glad your line dancing went so well and that you had a good audience!
I seen several of you mention the benefits of eating salmon lately and was thinking of making some soon. The only time I have ever had salmon was salmon patties, my dad made them alot growing up and I've made them for my kids. So today, out of the blue, our neighbor gave us some fresh salmon that they just caught and filleted yesterday! Can't wait to try it, I think I'm going to make it on my Foreman grill.
Hope everyone has a good week!
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first post. Interesting to find a group of women feeling so like me. I sit here and read about taking stock and what blessings I need to be focusing on and it helps me to feel inspired and not so alone. I look forward to checking in on these post as my weight loss journey continues. Great week to all. 0
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Sunday.....Late afternoon .......No Grands....hubby sleeping....me staring at the bird feeder wondering why they can eat so much and not put on weight:ohwell:
Hubby took me out for dinner to Wendy's
...I did not totally blow my diet :bigsmile:
We bought a Wii and the Wii fit so now I can do yoga in the privacy of my own home :blushing: Hopefully the grands will not discover it as I will never be able to use it when they are here
I have a few questions.... Would love some input....
Question.........Which is better....Real Butter....or Margarine....when you are dieting????...I have heard the butter is but would like some input from other dieters.
Question........do you have to exercise every day to lose??......Or is the smart thing to do ....to skip a day to allow muscles to heal???? I am starting a new Exercise program and have been warned it can be really hard on my body .....would like some input
Question.......Is drinking Green tea the same as drinking water when counting fluids for the day???....:drinker: ...I drink a lot of green tea...plain ,no sweetener, or lemon:drinker:
Any help you all can give me would be appreciated
thank you for letting me ask :happy:
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday , I love reading the posts!!!!!.........thanks for the encouragement :flowerforyou:0 -
Meg - not quite sure what exactly you mean when you say that your fruit frozen comes out soggy. Whenever you freeze fruit, when it thaws it won't be exactly like if the fruit was fresh. That's (of course) because of the ice that is in it. The frozen fruit I have I use in my cereal or yogurt, places where a little extra fruit juice is no big deal. Frozen grapes are like mini-ice pops to me. You can usually bake with frozen fruit, but first you need to thaw it and someone (I forget who) here said that you should coat it in flour before baking with it, probably to absorb any residual juices. For this reason I don't care for asparagus frozen. I don't mind most veges frozen, but not asparagus. I cut up my fruit and freeze it initially on a cookie sheet, then when it is frozen I take it off and put the pieces into a container. This way, when I take it out of the freezer, I can take 1 cup of strawberries at a time.
It rained this morning, but Vince was out by the pool earlier and he said the ground isn't real wet. They're calling for thunderstorms tonight, but we shall see.
Did about 50 minutes of a pilates DVD today. Tomorrow is yoga and then the extremepump class.
I try to do most of my cooking for the week on Sundays, this way I just need to heat things up during the week. I made a pork roast yesterday that we'll have thursday. Today I made fudge to give the workers along with low fat chocolate cookies. I don't know how they'll like them since they are low fat. Personally, I thought they were pretty good. Made a sunomono salad for bunco Tues. Sunomono salad is basically quinoa, cucumbers and then crab on top. Got the recipe from Clean Eating Magazine.
Carolyn - what a wonderful surprise! Asian turkey meatballs sounds really good. Post the recipe.
Shawna - so glad you joined us! Looking forward to getting to know you better.
Went outside and after all those days of 90+ temp. (I was getting used to it), it's almost downright chilly....lol
Gail - how did the person make a quilt from wood pieces? I don't like snakes. If one comes on TV or is in the movie, I close my eyes. Just can't stand them.
DeeDee - I know what you mean about how cold it can be in a grocery store. I keep an old sweater in my trunk just to wear in the store. It's so warm outside and so cold in there. Yea, every once in a while it's OK to be low on calories. I was low today, but then again, sometimes I wonder if I underestimated something. So it'll probably all even out in the end.
bphat - welcome, come back often. Looking forward to getting to know you better.
mommie - everything I've read says that butter is better for your body. If you strength train, you really should give your muscles 24-48 hrs to recover. The exception to that would be if you were working only upper body one day and then lower body the next. In that case, the muscles in the upper body are resting. I always count my unsweetened decaf green tea in my water consumption. Caffeine dehydrates you, but if it's decaffeinated, then I do. Oh, I know that if something is decaf there is still a small amount of caffeine in it. But in the grand scope that negligable (?sp)
Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
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@Michele - wooden pieces were painted and fashioned into the shapes of a quilt pattern, just like fabric would be. They were glued onto a backer board. Have you ever gone to the National Quilt Museum is in Paducah, KY? Oh my, what amazing quilts are on display!
@ItzPSGina - no formal joining required. Just post and follow. I'm a newbie as far as posting, though I lurked for quite a while first!0 -
My goodness I feel like I missed a hundred posts! we are a talkative bunch and I love it!! I have my lunch all ready to take with me to work, I logged in 3 walks today, had a rest day for the circuit and weights. felt good to be lazy in the morning rains today. Storm woke me at 5:30 and I lazed around watching old Star Trek episodes on netflix. LOL
I'm really looking forward to going back to work tomorrow and getting away from the 20 something drama children of my house. Tomorrow is weigh in day for me and I'm hoping my couple of stress filled, processed food semi filled days don't snag me up. I ate healthy and clean and whole foods including the best eggplant from my pitiful garden. IN fact the leftovers are in my lunch for tomorrow!
I was outside while someone was smoking and I could smell it across the yard. First thought in my mind was "I smelled like that when I smoked? I'm so sorry people I was around!!"
Happy Sunday evening to everyone and may your Mondays be successful and peaceful!!
Jan - 19 days smoke free and thankful for it.0 -
Good evening all,
it was a lovely day, turned out to be not quite as hot as predicted. Now if they are wrong about the thunderstorms, I will be happy. I actually like lightning (but my Evie doesn't) but I worry about the possibility of new wildfires.
Gail, I also don't like those commercials that morph faces. I don't know what it is but they make me uncomfortable. And thank you for the citation. I found it very uplifting and will hold that thought as my weekly focus
DeeDee - I think we might have an awful lot in common. I spent a number of years under the radar and depression can easily follow stalking episodes. I also chose to be an optimist and believe that I can enjoy life and bring positive things to the people I know.
Michele - how on earth can you make fudge for the workers and not want it........ARGHHHH
Anyway, off to the salmon dinner again - good thing I love salmon (grew up on Vancouver Island so fish and seafood are an addiction for me).
Oh yes, bike ride was fun - short but fun, evidently I have a slow leak in one tire (so I had an excuse for walking it up that last hill home - lol).
Hope you evening is good ladies and talk to you tomorrow. Did I tell you I really like this community....
Lila0 -
I have a few questions.... Would love some input....
Question.........Which is better....Real Butter....or Margarine....when you are dieting????...I have heard the butter is but would like some input from other dieters.
Question........do you have to exercise every day to lose??......Or is the smart thing to do ....to skip a day to allow muscles to heal???? I am starting a new Exercise program and have been warned it can be really hard on my body .....would like some input
Question.......Is drinking Green tea the same as drinking water when counting fluids for the day???....:drinker: ...I drink a lot of green tea...plain ,no sweetener, or lemon:drinker:
Any help you all can give me would be appreciated
thank you for letting me ask :happy:
:flowerforyou: butter is better than margarine, but the best thing is to use neither and use your calories for something with some nutrition
:flowerforyou: if you are doing a serious weight training program then you need to skip a day in between to let your muscles recover.........I walk every day and dance several days a week.
:flowerforyou:water is the best herb tea is the second best but decat green tea would be a close third.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: one of the great benefits of the Isagenix program I use is that I don't have the cravings for all the food that's full of calories with little or no nutrition. :yawn: :yawn: Barbie. 0 -
On the butter subject, I use Smart Balance Omega, not because it's better than butter, just less fat. I use it very sparingly, 1/2 teaspoon on steamed veggies. I'll be buying real butter tomorrow, however, for our guests who I'm sure will want to roll their corn on the cob in fresh, creamy butter. I haven't done that in ages, but I'm rather looking forward to it! :blushing: I picked the corn today and put it in the fridge, it's nice and tender, bi-color, delish!
Great day today, hubby and I took care of our gardens and harvested some beautiful bell peppers, eggplant, corn and squash. Yum. I'm in veggie-heaven. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Have a nice evening!! jb 0 -
Hello my dears!
What a lot of posts I have missed, and how I am looking forward to getting back in touch with you all and meeting the new folks who have signed up.
I've been out of internet reach for a month! A month! It nearly killed J'boy (he's 14) but DH and I loved it. To keep him sane we did stay in a few campsites with internet access, but most of it was campfires and starlit nights. I have honed my backgammon skills to J's delight because he usually wins. We've been at our cabin on the lake, and on a road trip to Hood River in Oregon. The boys (J and DH) took windsurfing lessons and spent many hours splashing around the river. I rested my foot and built up my walking muscles.
In the last week or ten days I have not been counting calories, and I think I've gained a few pounds (cheese and crackers with my wine), but no where near as much as I've lost in the last year so it's still a win for me. The only disappointment is I lost my record of days on MFP, so ended up a couple of weeks short of a year. I know how to loose it, so it's time to get back on track. Tomorrow I'll make an appointment with Tia the Trainer at the gym and we will be back on track.
Hasta pronto,
Nancy0 -
Its me I 'm back
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@Dee Thanks for being so open. That takes courage
I am coming to terms with a lot the reason is to accept and move forward. I have been. Each day I see as a gift blessing and a victory. It. Is. A choice. Also taking charge of your health very powerf
ul. @ Michele so you just lay your fruit veggies cut up flat on a cookie sheet and lay it flat in the freezer?
I have caughup on. Everyone posts. So. Enjoy reading them.0 -
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! They made me feel supported and happy. What a great way to begin my 55th year of life- trying to improve myself, with kindness and self love. Thank you all for being here and helping me be successful in this weight loss journey!
Kathy – your zookinesis DVD sounds interesting. I still have to get to the local library and check out some low impact exercises. Knees can’t do much of anything!
Cindy – hope your ankle is ok, good for you mowing the yard. Now, if we looked at all the house work/yard work form the idea that these chores are CALORIE burners, maybe they would be more fun to do! Lol :drinker:
Janice – Welcome, come and read everyday especially when you need some extra support. I always come and read if I am hungry and I know that I have already fed my body nutritionally. The support and the messages from all these lovely ladies feed my mind so I am not feeling that hunger, that I think is a physical hunger. Wonderful support here!
Megs- well are you ready for this next week back at school? I hope you were able to plan your meals for the week. My girls would have the same reaction if I had to give my DH a bath. EWE,GROSS!! Hope the meetings will be slowing down soon as school gets going full force! Hope DH will be back on his own soon, that will free up some of your time! :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
DeeDee, hope you had a great time with your DGD, I am sure she loved your meal, most kids love mac and cheese. She was probably just happy to be with you! Please send the rain to So.Cal. It is so stinking hot here that we can use some rain! The golf cart, my girls would love to do that. I am sure that was an awesome time. :bigsmile:
Janehadji hope everything is rolling into place for the wedding! Good for you not eating the guac and chips. I would definitely have a hard time with that also! :happy:
Gardengail –Folkfest, sounds like the local crafts fair. Many good items and ,then a lot of junk. Hope you have a fun time, walking and burning those calories. That is interesting that you get your boss lunch. Is that a favor or is that part of the job requirement? :noway: :noway:
Jan- congrats on keeping smoke free. You are doing a good job and this will make such a difference in your life! You go girl!! :drinker: :drinker:
Michele- glad to hear the update on the pool. We could of used one this week, with the temp over 100 degrees and high humidity. The weather in So , Calif has changed that I can’t stand the months of july,aug, sept , oct. It is so blasted hot and humid!
Barbie, I hope you had an awesome time at the fair. Are you done with the dances at the fair? I will tell my sister to look out for you there! I am going to buy the book you mentioned-strong women stay young. We belonged to the local y, but I would rather be walking or working out at home.For me it is more of a time issue with going to the gym!
Lin –thank you for the birthday wishes! Hope your allergies are better and the scale was moving in a healthy direction! :drinker:
Amanda- London back to normal yet. Your grandbabies sound like some wonderful children. I was looking at your new ticker. Wondered how tall you are?. I wanted to get an idea for myself as far as the time it might take me!
Tigress-would also love to see your jewelry.
Mslindasue- congrats on 1 year smoke free. I have over 100lbs to lose. Come back to this site everyday and read and chat. This will keep you so motivated and on track. The support you will find here will help you on this journey, we are all on the journey together! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Purplefluffie- you can lose the weight, take a look at the weight lost on this blog. I have a lot to lose too, but I don’t think of the huge amount of weight I have to lose. I think that I have today to feed my self nutritionally and work towards of losing from 0-2lbs a week. Not a big goal ,but a goal that is obtainable and reward able each week. If I had to look at the entire weight that needs to be lost, I would be so DEPRESSED, but that is not a healthy way to help myself. You can do this , just come back here everyday, read and chat and vent if you need to too! We are all on the same journey to make ourselves healthy and learning how to provide self love and kindness to ourselves! :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou:
Yoyonomore55 –congrats on the last few lbs. Make sure you are eating enough calories to burn those calories off. Eat full grain carbs , and you should still lose those pounds.
Lizmil- my niece lives in Coeur d’Alene. I haven’t heard about any fires there. Maybe because there are so many fires in So. Calif now. We want to get a second home in Idaho or Montana for the summer as the summers here are turning just like Arizona! I hope you get some rain soon. :happy:
Another yearol- Faye- where did you live in Alaska? I lived there as a child when my Dad worked for the FAA. I had a blast as a kid, but I know my mother hated it! We had to fly to Anchorage to go to the dentist etc. Grocerys had to be flown in and we had a one room school house. The town was mostly a FAA outpost with the local native tribes. I would love to go back and visit! The town is Mc Grath Alaska. It is northwest of Anchorage. Hope all goes well on your drive with the truck and trailer! :drinker:
Micki- hope you had a good time with you DIL and grandkids. You probably got some exercise when you were with them. The family visit is good exercise for the mind, it will give you a happy soul and you will feel better and refreshed for spending time with your family.
Lila- interesting that your daughter is going to the Netherlands to study. Are the classes in dutch or English? What a wonderful experience for her. :happy:
Gettinginshape56- I had to laugh when you wrote about getting on and off the scale to “believe” the weight loss. I do the same thing.Lol
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Jen, what did you mean about telling your mother not to look? Maybe you told us in a older post, but I didn’t read it. I love to garden too, but my DH has not kept up the yard and there are spider everywhere and big alligator lizards. I did plant a few zucchini plants and tomato’s. We should have some zucc’s in a few weeks.:drinker:
Drkatiebug, just think of all those calories you burned doing the house work. It’s a whole new way of looking at house work now! Lol :laugh: :laugh:
Jb we had a community garden in Alaska, it is a great concept. I have no clue how to fix eggplant. Especially in a way that picky kids will eat- any suggestions? :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Caroljrrn- any loss is a step in the right direction. Congrats. One day at a time, one pound at a time. Glad you are here, just keep coming back every day. :drinker: :drinker:
Jane- I am so happy for you! I am so glad that you moved and now you can be without the negative environment that you were not appreciated it! Yes! :drinker: :drinker:
To all the new ladies, welcome !!!! This is a great place to be as long as you come back and share with us.
I read everyone's post. Sorry if I missed you. I am thinking off all of you and praying that you have an awesome week, caring for yourselves!
Log, exercise and drink that water- just dont drink all the water before bedtime like I did last night!! Lol Get a good nights sleep! Hugs:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Linda Sundanceb0 -
Well, I can't make jambalya any more. I eat to much last night. My sugars are alright this morning, but my weight went up 3lbs!!!:sad: I know it's not real, but today is my weigh in.
That little toy that monitors your sleep is the Fitbit. I have one, I like it, but I love gadgets.
Yes, some art and crafts shows are very expensive, I am always shocked at the prices people ask for their stuff. I've had other artists tell me I don't charge enough for my jewelry. I just feel they are envious, they aren't selling. I tell them that I don't make jewelry I can't afford to buy myself. :happy:
The commericals on TV of the poor dogs and cats that are abused, I can't stand to watch those. I know it is to get me to send money, but I would send my whole paycheck. I already give, and they make me cry, I can't watch animal planet either because it makes me cry.
Today is a walking day, I had a recovery day on Sat and then went to the Mall with my friend and walked around over 10000 steps and 6 flights of stairs. Not much of a recovery, so I took Sun off.
Got to get breakfast ready and then go walk. Tigress0 -
Happy Monday!
One more pound gone-Yay!:happy: Just wanted to pop by and say good morning!
Linda SundanceB- There's a short Zookinesis clip on youtube it you want to check it out. You pretty much can't get any more low impact that this, which is why I can do it at the moment. I'm sure you really don't burn many calories with this workout especially since it's all done in a chair but I don't do it for the burn. For me, it's pefect at the moment and gets me moving a little so I don't stiffen up
A big welcome to all the new people!
.“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
~ Norman Vincent Peale0 -
Good Morning Everyone (or afternoon/evening)
Last time I visited here, it was not a good day for me. And my weekend was not either mainly because this whole thing had me disappointed and unmotivated.
I have a better mindset this morning, but am just going to take it one day at a time.
And I will strive for doing better, not great, not perfect, just better. I am tired of kicking myself in the *&^, because I have a piece of SOMETHING.
So everyone, have a good day and think positive!!0 -
Ok, time to vent for a minute! I just logged my exercise for today (ahead of time) and was going to up my chair exercises to a full hour. Big plans - was even going to add in upper body strength training with weights and bands! Before I could get up to pop my DVD in, my Yorkie went to jump in my lap and yep, you guessed it, missed and landed smack on the pin in my toe!:sad: :sad: After calling my hubby with tears in my eyes, next call was to doc. Waiting to hear back from him and praying it didn't get messed up. On Friday everything was perfect when they did x-rays!! Now, I don't know but guessing exercise isn't happening anytime soon. Oh well, guess I will drink my water :drinker: and wait. I don't even want to take a pain pill in case I have to drive myself to the doc. Sorry for the rant-thanks for listening!
Hope everyone's day starts better than mine!!!
Kathy
P.S. No Benji (my Yorkie) did not get in trouble-in fact I gave him a hug and now he's curled up sleeping peacefully!0 -
Good moning Ladies,
Oh Esther I hear you! This morning was weigh-in for me and I haven't lost a pound. Utter chaos this week and while I am good during the day, its the evenings when I am alone and thinking.. and getting upset....I am grazing. Three bad days have undone me, at least I didn't gain any back!! Someone is supposed to come from HO tomorrow and sort out things but the damage they have done already has left us at half staff and the rest of us are ready to walk out at a moments notice. It is a shame really, we all love our jobs but the the powers that be must be drinking funny water!! They are becoming infuriatingly disrespectful of their employees. My hubby is urging me to leave as well.
More garden bench time this morning before work, deep breathing and decompressing while I have my coffee.
I have started picking my tomotoes finally, so juicy and sweet, what a change over those tasteless things from the stores. I really do need to spend more time out here, time to start putting some of the plants that are past their glory to bed. I am never ready to do that, last night I picked the last of the beans and pulled the plants. I have a few bags of beans in the freezer which always pleases me. I pulled the pepper plants too, not one pepper appeared (too wet?).
I haven't had time to read everyone's post, just his page this morning.
Kathyzoo- congratulations on the wieght loss, sorry about your toe! ouch!!
Tigress - I hear you! I love things with a lot of flavour too. Lets get back on the path together.
Sundance - a belated happy birthday!
Lizmil - great message!
My coffee is ready, I have a place in the sun that is calling my name and I have a mission. I need to pick myself up, dust myself off and get back on the path.
Enjoy your day,
Choose happiiness,
Kate0
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