WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

Good morning! Hope everyone has a good day. My goals for Sept. are:

Stay on track.
Keep logging.
Walking 4-5 x a week for 3.2 miles each time
Continue with the C25K program
Keep up with water drinking
Positive thoughts and gratitude list daily
Stay within calories

Mazaron, I loved In Bruges -- to the degree we're going to try for a side trip to Bruges if we make it to Holland to visit my brother! I also sent my best friend to it for the weirdest blind date ever -- we figured that if he could handle that he was a good prospect. (He was so impressed by the choice that he ended up as a bit of a stalker. So it goes.)

Today's adventure: my oldest is coming home for his first visit from college. He's sufficiently committed he's taking the bus. (His license is suspended for nonpayment of a fine and his car has a broken taillight that makes a stop likely. This standing back and letting them make their own mistakes is HARD. We've scheduled in time to work on his financial planning...)

Does this explain my breakfast donut?

That it is obviously Friday is not a given. I saw my son's homework on the table and it said "due Friday" and I thought, "Oh, it's Thursday I don't need to run that over to the school today. :ohwell: Duh.

Well today was weigh in day - and I know that any loss is good, but I truly expected more. My fitbit says I walk between 13,000 and 17,000 steps a day, and that I'm burning between 2300 and 3000 calories a day. Well I'm only eating 1600 or less so by that math I am 700 to 1400 calories a day under!! That should have equated to more than a .6 loss for the week. Oh well, maybe I'll see two pounds next week. I did eat dinner right before bedtime last night.

I'm new to posting anything, but I do have some plans for September. They are:
to join the pool at my physical therapy place
to add some distance and more hills to my morning walk
to continue to walk five mornings each week
to have patience with my mother as she struggles with growing cognitive decline
My weight loss goal is always the same -- to lose another pound, and then another.

Friday it is! it's WI day for me and for the 5th week in a row I do have a loss. today 1.2 lbs for a total of 10.4 :happy:
I really must get up and move soon - that's one of my biggest obstacles - not enough moving parts :laugh:

Welcome retskcrv63 and revpeg - I'm sure you will find the support here amazing. I'm still working on getting to know all the ladies myself so we can do this together :bigsmile:

It's Friday and I have so much to do to get ready for the road trip to Tillamook. I really really need this get away to relax, walk in a beautiful setting and enjoy time with the husband. I have to get my car washed. For those that don't know I drive a bright blue Nissan 350 convertable. We love to take it on weekend road trips. I just hope it doesn't rain.

Amanda - your pictures are just so amazing and inspiring.

Laura - Yes, Tillamook, OR. I am so looking forward to the ice cream.

Take care all you beautiful ladies.

Robin (Bodi and Ritter too!)

Haven't posted for a few days....have had a messed up week food wise....definatley not on track.
Went to get my "custom fitted" brace this morning for my knee ( I have been so looking forward to getting it and hoped to be more mobile) but it didn't even come close to fitting! "Custom" my butt! I think they say "she's too small for this one, she's too large for this one , so let's give her this one!" For $1700.00 plus I expect them to come to my house and bring a machinist with them ! LOL! They are sending it back for adjustments so I will have to wait another week before I even know if it's going to work for me! I have to get out of this rut so I am going to do some more of the chair exercises, that Kathy told me about. Fresh start on Monday and will work on my attitude this week end!

Goals for September:
Plan my meals for a week at a time if possible (I really think this will help me in my week moments)
Look for new ways (recipes) to add veggies to my day (brought up on turnip, carrott and canned peas so I have limited taste buds and knowledge)
Weigh in weekly (Mondays)
Start going to rec centre more regularly
Do some form of exercise everyday

Cathy in sunny Nova Scotia

DeeDee - Love it!:happy: Smaller pants ARE a great motivator! I can hardly wait!

I'm not sure how this works. I've never joined a blog before. I picked this site because everyone seemed very positive and upbeat, and that is just what I need. At any rate, I am at a point where I need some motivation and support. I have been in fairly good shape most of my life, but this past year, I have been unable to golf or play tennis because of a tendonitis problem. This also affected lifting weights, etc. I have signed up for a boot camp and missed the first 2 classes as I am fearful I won't be able to do it anymore. I've used My Fitness Pal off and on, and I love it when I am using it, but then, for some reason or another, I get lazy and quit, thinking I can watch my calories without it as I know basically what to eat. That never works!! I've had treatment for my tendonitis, and have been trying to play tennis, but had to quit in the middle of a game this morning due to the pain. I feel lazy actually, and need a jumpstart.

I will post this "reply", but not sure what I am replying to. There is no place that I can see to post my picture like I see on the site. If anyone can give me feedback on how this works, I sure would appreciate it. Thanks.:flowerforyou:

Hi retskciv63, you're replying to a thread where lots of us ladies post on a regular basis. Join in, just come back often and write about your progress. You'll get nice support here.

In order to post a photo on the page here where you write, you first have to get a free account in a photo-hosting site such as Photobucket.com and upload your photos there. Once that's done, you'll probably need to resize them if they're large files. Once you're done editing, click next to where it says "IMG" and it'll show "copied" once you've done that. Keep a separate window open with this thread, and right-click to "Paste" your photo onto your post. Once you've pasted it, you'll have to change the capital letters in the brackets [IMG]to lower case letters on both ends of the line. Leave the brackets intact. If the image is too big after posting, you can edit again and resize. It's a bit of a pain but once you've done it a few times it gets easier. Thanks again, everyone, for your nice comments on my post. Yes, it was quite a chore building the log cabin, took about 4 months of intense work. We lived in a tepee while building, yeah, we were wild and crazy kids at 29 yrs old. Our old-timer friend called us "puddin' heads" :laugh: We put the roof on mid-January under clear skies and -30 degrees with the wind chill. We could only work for 10 minutes at a time then go warm our hands by the fire. I simply must write a book. I've started several times but haven't gotten very far. It's a long, long story. Aww, Nancy, I agree, it's so nice getting to know each other here. Too bad I don't live in Sandpoint anymore! We'd certainly have to get together and sip some bubbly. :drinker: Say, you're getting a Weber BBQ, nice! We love ours, it's a gas grill, the "Spirit" model. Very well built. I bought it for my hubby about 6 or 7 years ago and it's still in excellent shape. We use the heck out of it, too. Amanda, gorgeous transformation! I feel the exact same way, and I quote, "Sometimes I'm just amazed at how large I allowed myself to get!" We can all get to where we want to be. It takes time and effort, friends and a good support group like this one. :bigsmile: Welcome everyone new, hop right in! It's 90 degrees here, :noway: we had to turn on the A/C. I'll take the dogs back to the river for a swim this afternoon. Time for me to get busy in the kitchen canning tomatoes. Have a wonderful evening everyone. jb[/img]

Same for me

In a better place tonight...will try not to be such a wet blanket! Love all the posts and stories...congrats on all the losses...I have a hard time with individual remarks because I do this on my kindle and not really sure if I can keep site open in two tabs...technologically challenged...when I am feeling inspired I'll have to give it a try!:noway:

Took today off from exercise...I have some pain in the ball of my foot that I should probably have looked at...so I wanted to give it a rest...will workout tomorrow am and then off for my massage..yay! Will be skipping Saturday lunch..mybrothers are doing some work at mom's (aka the inspector) and my sister is going to take out one of her gardens...darn that's when I ail be having my massage..lol! The other curious thing with my mom...my sister and I have lunch with her almost every Saturday. .we always provide it..we used to take turns in hosting but when it was mom's turn she never provided any food...so we brought our own...when the boys are at her house she provides lunch....anyone see a double standard here??? Oh well we love her anyway she raised 6 kids with a dh that traveled a lot so the fact that she can walk and talk at the same time is pretty amazing to me!:laugh:

I am still trying to tweak the content of my diet..baby steps for me or I won't stick with it. Am going to try to make stuffed peppers..never had them, not sure dh will be a fan but maybe I can freeze and take for lunch?? Found some interesting healthy recipes but will no doubt mostly wing it on my own.

Have a great night and enjoy the weekend. Hugs, high fives (esp on the smaller pants and all the losses) and prayers! Love the support on this thread!

jen

Ps heard from my high school tennis doubles partner on fb today...we haven't seen/spoken since high school..how cool is that? Oh we haven't had the sibling doubles match yet...I guess the brothers are afraid of us!!lol!!:happy::laugh:

Wanda - menopause is killing my sleep, too! The worst seems to be that you need sleep to lose, that seems to be hampering my efforts. Because I take the body test every day on the Wii, I certainly can see that when I don't get enough sleep, I have a slight weight gain. Also, whenever I eat late at night (like last night). Good job on the weight loss!

Nancy - I did thaw the cherries and put them into the oven at low for about an hour. Not sure if they were dried enough, tho.

Anyone who takes the body test on the Wii - when you get the prediction thing, what is it you're predicting? You are supposed to get through the openings, but if you can't see them, what are you predicting?

Well, no one is supposed to be here to work on the pool, I will probably go in later today. It's supposed to be warm.

I never knew this, at least not until we talked to one of the guys doing the pool. Did you know that even after 6 months, bleach loses some of its effectiveness? Somehow, I don't think that impacts the whiteness of clothes, but he was telling us that even if the bleach is 6 months old, it's lost some of its effectiveness so you might have to add more than you would have expected.

Linda - TSO is Trans Siberean Orchestra. They're known mainly for their Christmas CD's, although they do have a few non-christmas ones. You can tell that they're trying to get away from the "Christmas band" mindset. Google them on ytube (it's early in the a.m. so if I misspelled that, forgive me). They are more of a rock band. One thing that impressed me when I first went to their concert (even tho I'd read this) is that there can be someone in the audience in a Megadeth t-shirt and next to him is a grandmother in a reindeer sweater, and it appeals to both. Their pyrotechnics are awesome. Do you remember the Budweiser (I think it was Bud, I know it was for a beer) where they had the light synched to music (christmas music). Well, that was their song. I believe the light show was done by Carson Williams

Does anyone know any foods that are natural diruetics? Even the gal who is the wife of one of the pool workers who came here yesterday to translate mentioned to me about my swollen ankles. she said something about how her mother takes a diuretic but she does have to go to the bathroom a lot. I really don't want to be running to the bathroom and I'd prefer to take as few pills as needed. I'm trying to see if there's a food that is a duiretic. I've read that cucumber and watermelon are. Not sure that I understand this as both are high in water content.

Couldn't sleep tonight (again!). Going to start getting ready to exercise, then go to mahjongg, then get my hair done, then stop at a food store.

Jan - youll find a routine that works for you real soon, I just know it

lentigogirl - oh, how hard it is to watch our children stumble and know there's nothing we can do. But when they do fall, they usually learn their lesson. Like my one daughter. We told her over and over not to drive without insurance, what the consequences would be. But did she listen? NOOOOO What happened? She was stopped and her car was put in impound. The good thing was that she's now very consciencious (did I spell that right?) to be sure she has insurance on her car. I know how it killed me, but things did work out in the end and they will for you, too

Did an hour of a spin downloadable workout today, then played mahjongg (maj'd once!), got my hair done, stopped at one store to get things on sale then another to get candy to donate, came home and it was so warm that I went in the pool. Bad part is that the pump is working on the spa, not the pool. But that'll probably change tomorrow. another bad thing happened -- my timer didn't keep time. I said to myself "it feels like it's been half an hour" and sure enough, the timer didn't move since when I put it on 30 minutes. I think I probably need a new timer. It's supposed to be nice Sunday so we'll probably look at the tiles and then I'm thinking that I'll go in the pool.

tomorrow is farmer's market, then yoga, then to the store since I just saw that we're running low on the water for the workers. I'll probably also get another 10lb bag of ice.

Made another batch of brownies for the guys tomorrow. Vince won't eat them since there's cherries in it, also some ginger. Went to have tofu today and it was yellow on top. It hadn't passed it's expiration date. So instead had shirataki noodles.

Nancy - that's wonderful you got a new grill. I love ours

wessecg - whenever I eat before bedtime, I can be guaranteed of a gain the next day. Doesn't matter if I'm under calories or what. Also, don't consistently go too low on your calories or your body will go into "starvation" mode. Regardless of what the math says, you might even find you lose if you were to go over one or two days

Welcome everyone new. You'll find lots of good advice and hints here.

DeeDee - the brownies turned out fairly good. Only there really isn't enough for the three guys who'll be here tomorrow so tonight I made another batch. This time I increased the dry ingredients, didn't see much of a change. Also, didn't dry out the cherries as much as I did the first time. I honestly think they'd probably be OK just thawed and cut in half. Congrats on those pants! Wonderful!

retskciv - I agreee with DeeDee, go to the boot camp, tell the instructor about your tendonitis. He/she will most likely be able to provide you with alternatives.

Meg - what is it with the Y lately? I remember when we were in Kennett Square, they seemed to really concentrate on the kids. But who donated the money for their new facility, the seniors did! Now down here, it seems that the people who have been here for a while, even tho they were doing a decent job and have a rapport with the community, they get fired and new people who the regulars don't know, don't see, that's who they have in the jobs. I just don't understand it. I offered to sub for a class (don't feel I should make a commitment this summer what with the pool and all) but I was told that they don't plan to purchase the equipment. But they did for another branch, plus other equipment (which means money spent training people, etc). I just don't understand it.

Kathy - you are so right about the sodium in those "diet" dinners. I try not to make things with potatoes in it because potatoes don't freeze well at all. I do freeze almost everything else.

Jen - the positive to you providing your own food is that you can watch what it is you're eating (and she's eating)

Oh, Vince was telling me that dd sent him a pic of cookie monster with these fruits in front of him and the saying underneath it is "what is this stuff???" Yup, that's Vince.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening

Michele

Good Evening,

I am just exhuasted sitting here after catching up on the posts wanting to reply . I kept falling asleep. I am just freezing so going to call it a night. Will response tomorrow.

Have a good night!

Liz

Happy Friday!!!

JB: I LOVEd hearing you talk about your life! You have had quite a "ride" and I love your attitude. I am also envious of your musical talent:-) Thank you for sharing with us:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Amanda: Your photos are so inspiring! Thanks, too, for sharing:flowerforyou:

Still struggling a bit, but still hanging in there...hiking and walking. Just eating TOO randomly:grumble: :grumble:

Take care, Dear Ladies Kackie