WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

Hello ladies -
I keep disappearing...sorry! Just scrolling through the August posts to catch up, and was struck by the numbers, big and small, of what everyone's lost. That is so encouraging! I've struggled this week...some stress at home and I was not being as careful as I need to be, and it showed up in my weigh-ins. Darn, but I've lost that same pound 5 times in the last 2 weeks! Finally back on track, and happy about that....and almost to the 20 pounds lost mark and that feels pretty good.

So here's my funny story about having lost nearly 20 pounds. I work for a large church, part of the team that plans our worship services. I am also responsible for planning and coordinating all of our funerals. We had a very large one yesterday, and since we were in our largest worship center, I was asked to wear a headset. And a headset comes with a good-sized battery pack. And that battery pack clips onto your belt. Well, I don't wear a belt! And the pants I was wearing were my "Sunday" pants...and now a good size too large. So I'm walking all over the place, finding speakers and soloists and family members and all the time wondering....will they stay up????? LOLOL happy to report no loss of pants during a funeral. But it sure made me smile. I guess I need to go buy some smaller Sunday pants. 8^)

We are supposed to get rain all weekend...the remnants of Isaac heading north toward Chicago. It's grey and very, very still outside, so I'm guessing it's coming soon.

Haven't ridden my bike since I got back from Las Vegas three weeks ago. Way too much going on, including the above-mentioned stress at home...school starting for the grandchild that lives with us (kindergarten), daughters not getting along (they're making progress but one is still hopping mad at the other), start-up of everything for the fall at school, work, etc., class planning for the quilt shop...plenty - no, TOO MUCH - on my plate these days. I need to get back to riding as many days a week as possible.

My goals for September:
*ride my bike 3 times a week
*hit the "lost 25 pounds" mark
*don't buy stuff I shouldn't eat (duh)
*be more consistent with water consumption

Happy September ladies.

Its going to be a good month.

Will keep getting at least 15 flights of stairs
10,000 steps
2+ litres of water
less alcohol.

Have a great day!

Robin, Bodi and Rit

I thought this was funny :For those of us who are currently teaching or used to teach or who ever went to school, September is a month of new beginnings and a chance to start everything over and correct all our old mistakes.

You forgot, or those of us who were silly enough to have mid-life crises children who are still in elementary school

That would be me - at 53 I have an 11,12 and 34 year old.

I sure wish I could weigh myself. Yesterday was my weigh in day but I don't have a scale here in Missouri (I live Illinois). Hope I've lost!!

I am back to school and happy to have a job I love!


My goals for September:
Walk 3-4 times a week.
Complete food diary every day.
Drink 8-10 glasses of water every day.
Lift 5# weights 2-3 times a week to help build upper body strength.
Get outside more before bad weather hits.

I'm happy with the weightloss so far. I feel so much better. Looking for at least a loss of 1 pound a week.

Good Saturday morning to all my friends. So yesterday Ginny and I had our first weigh in. A small victory for me…despite being kinda (not awful) bad all week and eating loads of sodium, and weighing at noon instead of before I ate….I weighed exactly the same as last week. So I was very happy with that! :drinker:

DH and I had our date night last night. We went to a place called the Cinedine where you can have food and drinks while watching your movie. They have appetizers and desserts in addition to hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, and pizza. Then they have 2 large bars outside the area where the actual theaters are. We saw Hope Springs which was really great and then stopped and had a little dessert at a cool European style bakery.

This morning the niece of a good friend of ours who has just started selling Mary Kaye came over and did skin care and make up with the three of us girls. IT was way more fun than I thought it would be. I actually only agreed because she’s related to good friends. We all ended up buying something. Alena (15 year old) wanted a make up party for her upcoming 16th birthday so we booked that too.

Linda: so glad to hear about how much weight you have lost! That’s amazing. :flowerforyou: UGH…6 days in a row??? Do you work 8 or 12 hour shifts? I couldn’t manage 6 12-hour shifts in a row!

Glenda: NSV = non scale victory….in other words someone tells you how good you look, a dress fits that didn’t last month,
etc.

Cindy: I thought that movie was a hoot, but you are right there is lots of talk about sex. I teach sexuality and STDs so it didn’t bother me but I bet some people would really find it uncomfortable. The best part was their facial expressions when they were talking about sex in the counselor’s office. That was hilarious. :bigsmile:

JNHEff and Slowspud (love that name btw)…drinking all that water has to be started slowly LOL or you WILL be in that bathroom all day!

Mommie: have no idea what Tai Ching is but I’m looking forward to learning about it!

Kate: my kids are from Russia and they say I make the best borscht in the world ( and they don’t compliment me often) so I’ll add my recipe at the end of this post.

Fabulosity: You do look fabulous! That is an amazing amount of weight to lose, congratulations! :flowerforyou:

Kathy so sorry your toe is taking so long to heal….so is DH’s. Three and ½ weeks and he still can’t put a shoe on. Walking in the surgical shoe is hard because is it higher than his other shoes, so he walks lopsided and then gets a back ache. I hope you feel better soon. :happy:

Gini: crab cakes!!!!!!! YUM I bet you had a grand vacation!

Jen: 5 weeks smoke-free AND no dead students! Boy that’s a NSV for sure LOL.:laugh: You are doing so wonderful!

Barbie: I cannot thank you enough for what you said the other day about goals and how you can’t control how much you lose. That has been an entire paradigm shift for me. I always felt like such a failure because I would be “good” and not meet my weight goals. So then I’d give up, because of course nothing ever worked, so why bother. Ginny and I talked about that comment and both of us felt very liberated by it and feel like we really are in control now. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

With that being said, and I know this is in an odd place, here are my September goals:
1. Log in every day and log all food and water daily except for one free day every other week
2. Drink 90 ounces of water a day
3. Exercise (cardio) 3 times a week (doesn’t sound like much but in August I only got twice a week in)
4. Stick to 1900 calories a day
5. Find joy and beauty somewhere every day.

Laurel: congratulations on being such a big loser! And that money is great too. I bet you are so much healthier than before! :flowerforyou:

Wessecg: wow that is a stressful week! At least you ate healthy food. A calorie is not a calorie….there are those that are healthy and those that are not. So congratulate yourself that all those calories weren’t chips and beer! (which is what I would have had, btw!)

Rebel: hope to see you again here soon. Have a great trip

Musicgal: welcome and looking forward to getting to know you

Summergirl: you are a member since you posted. Come back often

Marty: welcome to you too

OK I know I have missed so many people. IT is so cool to read up on what everyone else is doing! SO here is the borscht recipe:

1# soup bone with or without meat (I use 8 beef bouillion cubes and 10 c water; more salt but my kids say it tastes more like home)
1 onion chopped
2 medium beets, peeled and either coarsely grated or sliced in jullienne slices
3 c shredded cabbage
3 large carrots, shredded or julliene’d (spelling, sorry)
5 small potatoes, thinly sliced
1 c tomato juice (I like spicy V8 here )
Salt and pepper to taste
½ c sour cream
1 Tablespoon dill
Cover soup bone or add boullion cubes in 10 c water. Simmer 1 hour. Add onion & beets, cook 10-15 minutes til beets are partially tender. Add carrots and potatoes, simmer about 2 hours or til nearly tender. Add cabbage and dill and cook another 20 minutes. Let stand for at least 2 hours before serving. Serve with sour cream. (The sour cream gets added to each person’s bowl to taste just before eating).

OK everyone take care and stay strong! Meg

My goal for September is to become acclimated to MFP especially some of the lingo being used; I just learned "bump". I signed up yesterday for the Christmas Challenge - Jingle All the Way with a goal of losing 7 lbs in each month. My first month back on MFP (August 2012) I was blessed with a monthly loss of 9.2 lbs and a repeat would be welcome. I am going to be more realistic in light of the holidays though. I'm also still on WW which I have decided that by the end of September I would make a decision whether to continue there or not. The community here is so much friendlier

My goal for September is to become acclimated to MFP especially some of the lingo being used; I just learned "bump". I signed up yesterday for the Christmas Challenge - Jingle All the Way with a goal of losing 7 lbs in each month. My first month back on MFP (August 2012) I was blessed with a monthly loss of 9.2 lbs and a repeat would be welcome. I am going to be more realistic in light of the holidays though. I'm also still on WW which I have decided that by the end of September I would make a decision whether to continue there or not. The community here is so much friendlier

I agree about WW. I was also a member months back and I get just as much information here.

I love all of your goals!

Karin62- I am also a teacher returning on Tuesday. I too do not know how I will fit work in. It has been a wonderful summer. I also want to do the 30ds. Started it early this summer but did not finish it- too hot. I found kayaking to be more fun! Good luck with the new year/ Maybe we can stay in touch and encourage each other through the 30ds.

Deb A

Good afternoon!

Mommie - she probably meant Tai chi. It's a form of Chinese martial art with very gentle movements meant to reduce stress.

Called up my neighbor and went went for a bike ride down to the framers market this morning. Ten miles round trip. My longest rife so far and it's uphill on the way home. It was great! We were laughing - hey look at us, we're like athletes now! NOT! But it was fun and son nice to have that accomplishment.

Bought some fresh pasta and olive oil while there. I had a spaghetti squash in my hand but put it back because it was too heavy andI didn't want to carry it home in my backpack. I need a little basket. Funny picture just came to mind, I was wearing all black this morning, wonder if the basket would make me look like the witch from the Wizard of Oz:laugh:

Made some guacamole this afternoon and planned on making salsa or canning some tomatoes, but they seem to have disappeared from the back porch. There is a large chocolate lab with a very satisfied look on his face...

I can't remember all my goals from August, but know I made progress. Here's September:

Get even more sleep.
Continue aiming for 10,000 steps
Exercise 4-5 times a week for at least 30 minutes
Clean the upstairs (company coming 9/27)
Focus on eating healthy, not obsessing over following a plan.

Welcome to all the newcomers! Keep coming back, even if you get off track on your goals. This group will understand and try to help you find your way back. Pracitice, not perfection!

Gini

I am a Head Start assistant teacher. The children have Open House on Wednesday and their first real day on Thursday. I have been worried that my exercise routine will suffer once I am on my feet all day with the kids and have been trying to make getting up to walk and run at 5 am a routine for the past 4 weeks. I also have been working on C25K for the past 5 weeks and Tomorrow marks day 1 of week 6. I am interested in becoming a part of this group for motivation, advice and to be a help in any way I can to someone else who is also trying to maintain a routine.

Hi! Not a teacher but am a woman of 50 plus seven years...~S~ I think that qualifies me?

Goals for September:

Get well - bronchitis hanging on
Workout twice a week with trainer
Work out 3-4 times a week cardio
(increase cardio time from 30 min to 60 min)

Good Luck Everyone!

Hi, I am 63 and on a journey to lose 50 pounds. I am a retired nurse. Doing patient/family teaching was my favorite job when I was working,.

My goals for Sept.
walk 11,000 steps daily
eat veggies for 2 meals daily
Have fish 2-3 times a week.
Drink 10 glasses of water daily.

Happy September!

Hello- I am 51 years old and have been and still am a Detention Supervisor in a Middle School since 1995. Not a teacher but I work with kids every day so I figure that qualifies. I start back on Tuesday. I have been on MFP for a month so my goals are:

To log in daily
To drink 8 glasses of water every day
To exercise at least 3 days a week

Looking forward to belonging to this group.

April Fool Girl