WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012
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Good evening lovely ladies--
Went to the chiro today. My neck was really messed up and my right leg was 3/4" shorter than the other. No wonder I was in pain. The doctor said it was probably from my 6 mile walk followed by sitting for the 16 hr. drive home the next day. As I'm typing, I'm sitting here with ice on my back. Hopefully I will be able to walk in the morning. It sometimes takes a couple of days to feel better. I can't believe I'm saying this but I really missed being able to walk.
We'll see how I feel in the morning.
Barbie-- love the cat. You always have the neatest graphics.
Tomorrow is weigh day. I know I've lost since my last post but for some reason on "official weigh day" the scale seems to go up. :huh:
Welcome all the newbies. This is a great place to be.
Have a great night and Tuesday.
Goodnight.
Micki0 -
What a wonderful group of ladies!! Everyone has something interesting to share. I love to read everything but seem to get pulled away from them all the time or my internet connection gives up on me! (See, just got another phone call....) Found some pull on slacks for my dad the other day. Today I tried to find several cardigan sweaters for him. He will only wear brown, white and burgundy---no patterns or anything. Went to Target and JC Penney. Found one red/burgundy sweater at Penney's. Came home and shopped online for quite a while and found a brown sweater at Kohl's (online only) and ordered that. Picked up a short-sleeved shirt for him on sale while I was out. I hear the laundry uses only hot water so I wanted some new durable things for him to wear.
Tomorrow is a trip to Trader Joes. I've eaten my way through most of my Greek yogurt. I apparently didn't eat what my stomach thought was good yesterday so I had several cartons of Greek yogurt today and one of my favorite smoothies. Guess I'm too stressed to digest properly. Hopefully I'll find a way to cope!!
@DeeDee - I love puppies. That sounds like great fun!
@Laura - sorting things is so tiring. I think it's always the memories and emotions that wear me down.
@Michele - I'm interested in the popcorn stringing as well. Is it for decoration? To feed the birds? Both. Sorry if you said and I missed it.
@Barbie - I ADORE the cat & keyboard. I love all the animations you put up but this one really has me smiling.
@Liz - my ex-hubby would always make a day of watching football. One game = appetizer. Ha.
@Meg - thank you for the info on c. diff. They put my dad on about a month's worth of flagyl (?). Left him in the toe to toe room, no precautions except gloves for the people helping him toilet. They don't seem to think it's a big deal. His surgical staples come out Thursday but his surgeon is out of town so one of the nurses is to remove them. I'm nervous about that. I'm going with him to a follow up appt w/internist (who is also on vacation and has a fill-in for this week). I wish he was removing the staples and I'm not sure why they didn't ask him to do it.
And wow, that was a GREAT men's tennis match. Congrats to Murray!!
Everyone thanks for being here each and every time I come back. Wishing everyone well.
Lin
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Hello everyone. Happy Monday to all. It has been a good day for me as well. Not only did I shed another pound but I gained a new Grandbaby girl.
Mother and baby Addalee are doing great. Even more reason to keep up my new life-style change. :bigsmile:0 -
Welcome and congratulation on your new grandbaby -- AND your #s lost since your first post. You are doing great. Stick to your goals and you'll get there.
NSV for today -- I managed to drink 4 glasses of water before dinner which, for me, is monumental. Yay for me!
So many other great comments and accomplishments posted over the past few days but unfortunately I don't have enough time to reply indivdually. If you've logged your food, taken an extra walk or a longer bike ride, eaten some extra veggies, or said "no" to any food item that isn't on your plan, good for you!
@ Michelle -- You asked someone about their salmon recipe so I thought I'd share mine because it's really easy and fast. I sprinkle the top with Lemon Pepper (McCormick's) and slide it under the broiler on HI for about 8-10 minutes depending on how big and/or thick the piece of fish is. Mostly, I go by the smell to know when it's done. It comes out moist and flaky in the middle, and the edges are just a little crusty. And it's so fast and easy. I can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes -- just enough time to throw together a salad and a frozen vege or two, and set the table.
Question: I need a shoe suggestion. A flat or low heel to wear with a skirt that will work okay with an orthotic, in wide width. The teachers at my new school wear more skirts and dresses instead of pants. My comfortable shoes with great support that I've been wearing with pants won't cut it with skirts. I've worn skirts/dresses with flat sandals this past week but as the weather turns colder I'll need something else. Also, the sandals don't give enough support for standing all day. With so many other teachers and nurses, any ideas?
Stay positive and stick to your plan. If you get off track, take a deep breath and get back on again. Hugs to all.:flowerforyou:
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Hi Ladies,
Just got home from a wonder getaway to the Oregon Coast. I ate too much cheese and crackers and had too much wine but hiked in a lot of hilly beautiful scenery so I think it will be a wash.
Funny story on the way down. GPS hosed us up something fierce. It has us going thru back roads all the way thru Portland. we ended up on a streach of road for 15 miles that was all gravel (my poor little 350z was not too happy) I am afraid I watch too much TV including Grimm and my mind was racing with awful notions as we were seemingly in the middle of nowhere with the river 100 down a straight cliff. Needless to say, Doug was exhausted by the time we got to the hotel. A bit of a drink seemed to be the only cure followed by Karioke with the locals at a little po dunk bar.
Now that we are home it was too late to pick up the "kids" So we will get them tomorrow. I am missing my fur kids so much. The house is way too quiet and it doesn't seem right without hair flying and water dripped all over the floor:laugh:
Tomorrow it is back on the wagon and digging in before the holidays.
Robin (Missing Bodi and Ritter)
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@jj (dragonfly11) I LOVE the strong committed sound of your voice! And I love your goals - they are specific, measurable, achievable and timed. If you can stay smoke free for 2 years (and 4 months), you can for sure do this! You said it -
"The change begins today!"0 -
I M 52 Y/O BUT NOT A TEACHER ; A NURSE ; CAN I JOIN THIS GROUP?0
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NEW ON HERE..TAUGHT SCHOOL 24 PLUS YEARS..CASE MANAGER 6 YRS NOW..LOVING IT!0
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How come everyone thinks they need to be a teacher for this board?? I think the original post addressed those who were going back to work simply because it was September 1st, not because the board is supposed to be all teachers, or am I wrong?0
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This group is for women over or or close to 50. Welcome. It helps to have others who can relate to your issues. Most of us aren't teachers it is just that time of year so Barbie used that graphic. (She was a teacher) On this thread you will find entertainers, accountants, moms, grandmas, translators, merchants, cooks, many retirees and almost anything else you would think a group of talented, strong motivational women might do. *******It the best thread on the sight ********
If you are new to computer forums you should know that all caps can be conveyed as shouting. So I respectfully ask that you use your indoor voice here. Thanks. 0 -
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Jake comes home tomorrow....:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: .he goes midday to pick up his friend from the airport shuttle (and hour away) and then will take her to Trader Joe's......then he'll be able to come home. She'll be at her house for a few days, then her daughters will come and while they're all here, they'll get the new house sitter oriented so when they leave, someone else will be caring for the house, dogs, and horses.
:flowerforyou: This morning I walked the dogs, then helped Jake take one of his dogs to the vet, then walked Brandy and Sasha some more, then worked on my digging project until lunch time and after lunch practiced the dances I'll be teaching on Wednesday. I spent the early evening in company of great friends at a spiritual meeting.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: The graphics come from a great site called www.glittergraphics.com You can go there to find your own favorites or borrow mine by hitting quote on my post and then copying the code for the graphic and pasting it on your post or saving it on a document for use in the future. I learned all this from someone on MFP. :yawn: Barbie from NW Washington
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THANKS, Barbie~ reading your post again (and again really helps me get back on track! :flowerforyou:
i CAN DO THIS: i've lost weight before, i can do it again.....
if i set my mind to it, i CAN do it....
breaking the day down into segments helps me; drinking that blasted water really helps :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
gotta remember what Winston Chruchill said during WWII:
Never,Never, Never, EVER give up!!! :happy:
Blessings your way!
janie0 -
Musicgalme~ just curious~ were you a music teacher? :flowerforyou:
i am. right now on med leave for arthritis that set in as result of a fall last winter. going to PT 3X week, and it's killing me, but i know i will be BETTER for it! have taught elementary music for over 30 years; my first two teaching years were junior high choir. was a piano major, so i have done the piano studio gig as well, and of course, accompanying and playing for services at church.
feel free to add me to your friend list. i'll try my best to be a good one~
Blessings to you!
Hang in there~ you ARE worth it!
janie0 -
Hi everyone! I'm a 4th grade teacher and have lost 34 lbs...just 100 more to go. : ) Great topic!0
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Evening all you ladies,
just checking in tonight - had a rotten day (meetings @$^&%$# meetings). Village Council is back from summer hiatus and I had meetings from 5 pm until 9:30 no breaks, no lunch break, just managed to run home and feed and get the dogs out for a break. Needless to say, I did not eat well, or regularly, I'm tired and grumpy and going to bed rather than sit here and rant.
Hope everyone has a better night than me and we'll all use Amanda's energy positive thoughts for tomorrow.
On a more positive note, Barbie I love, love, love the cat on the keyboard. Thanks for the chuckle.
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Margieparkins -welcome from ‘down under” glad to have you here! :bigsmile:
Liz- congrats on your 3 lbs loss. What ever works best for you with the scale, just do it.
DeeDee- do you have a re check scheduled with you doctor? Hope you are feeling better after that icky morning! Slow and steady esp as the flu germs are starting to propagate. Don’t get run down ,it will make you more susceptible to getting sick again! Nice that you took off a week for your self! Good for you! :drinker: :drinker:
Carolyn, I think a lot of us share the same mentality and this is why we are overweight. I don’t have any food off limits. I can eat it if I want to, I just have to account for the calories! You can lose the weight. Slow weight loss is the key. I know how you feel about it being so slow ,as we want it now! I lost 100+ lbs on optifast, very fast-but gained it all back. Now, I am doing it in a healthy way.
Lin- salmon is very heart healthy. I would recommend that wild Alaskan salmon vs the Atlantic farm raised salmon. Less chemicals in the wild salmon. I have not seen skinny pop at our Costco, but will look for it. Hope your dad is doing better. I will look up C-Diff tonight when I work. Seems to be common these days. C-Diff is a bacteria and it starts after taking antibiotics. More commonly in the elderly or recent hospital stay. There is a lot of information about C Diff , good sites are the Mayo Clinic.com or Web md. :flowerforyou: Just saw that Meg already gave you the info :drinker:
Yardtigress- welcome back, glad the show was good for you. Would love to see you jewelry. You will get back on track now that you are done with the show! :flowerforyou:
Ann- welcome. Many of us were also blinded by what our real weight is/was. Menopause has made the weight come on so much faster. You can lose the weight, just come back every day, log your food and your water, and exercise! Take one day, one step at a time. IF I had to think about the 100+ lbs that I need to lose I would eat myself into oblivion and not care at all. I just look losing 1-2 lbs /week and eating healthy. You can do it!!! :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile:
Nancy, congrats on your fair wins! How fun that is to enter into the local fair and win prizes! I did that as a kid and it was so much fun. Glad the barbeque was a hit! What is spatchcocking a chicken? Ok I just read your reply to Michele, seems like I saw chicken prepared like this in Japan.
Meg, thanks for the well wishes for my knee. I need a replacement. I can’t get one until I lose my weight, so it is a vicious circle. I have to use ½ of a norco to get through the exercise. I’ve got to start work inabout 15 mins and my r knee and hip are killing me from the exercise yesterday, but what’s a girl to do? We still have our taxes to do too! We are sorting out a problem with the social security office and the IRS. I had to get My local congressman to help me with this issue Duncan Hunters office has been very instrumental in helping us with this government issue. Post pictures of your new bike! I want one! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :drinker: :drinker:
Glendalight- thanks for the reminder about taking it slow. How lucky you were to find such great Md’s to help you on your journey! I also hate the after stuff when going to the pool. I see some ladies just wear a bath robe and just get ihome!n the car and do everything at home.:happy: :happy:
Kathy – hope your knee is feeling better R.I.C.E, REST, ICE ,COMPRESSION AND ELEVATE. Rest your knee, ice pack to the sore area, make sure you have a cloth barrier against your skin, then place the ice. Leave it on for 20 mins every hour.compression- ace bandage if it makes your knee feel better, elevate above heart level! Try this! Hope it helps your knee.Congrats on your weight loss! :drinker: :drinker:
Micki- congrats on your NSV. That must make you feel really good! Hope your neck is better after your chiro visit! I hope you have a good result on the scale in the am and you can go for a walk! :happy:
Lila, Happy Belated Birthday! Looks like you had a great time with your sister! :drinker: :drinker:
Texasgal Teri- looks like you are doing well with your weight loss. How nice to have your grandson help you out! Hope Tuesday will be a better day for you!
Cjspensly- at least you are only 2 lbs away for being overweight! Good for you!!! There is one more category after obese, morbidly obese! You have done a good job!
Jan congrats on your exercise and still being smoke free!!!!!! Good for you, you must be so proud of yourself!! :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile:
Barbie, that is great advice about the exercise calories. You have to eat to burn! You are a trooper with your DH being gone for so long. I know that a part of you likes it, as I did when my DH worked out of town for a year. We would see each other on the weekends.Love the kitty on the keyboard! Yea, Jake comes home tomorrow!! :drinker: :drinker:
Michele- I bake the salmon in Reynolds wrap. I make the foil like a little edged cookie sheet, put some olive oil on the bottom, put the salmon in, put a litte more olive oil on top with spices. Then I put a tin foil lid on the top, not touching,but just crimped the sides(top/bottom) and cooked on 375 for 30 mins. I can out very moist and yummy! Hope your ankles have stopped swelling! Keep an eye on this! How do you keep the popcorn to stay ok,until Christmas. I used to do this when I was a kid, We would also add fresh cranberrys to the strand! :flowerforyou:
Gail, the cooking you have done sounds so yummy! My girls are so picky they would not eat most of what you made. Happy to hear that you are getting back to being a church family. I would like to find a church myself. The one we were going to is so huge that we didn’t like it. We tried a smaller church, but it is too clique! So, still looking! :ohwell: :ohwell:
Lentigogirl- hope that your aches and pains are better! Your yard is in better shape now and so are you! :laugh: :laugh:
Kate hope work has slowed down so you can take care of you!!! :ohwell: :ohwell:
Laura80111- hope you are getting a handle of sorting through your mom and dads things. Going through paper work is a lot of work, I have a few of my own boxes to go through and I just keep putting it off! Ugh :grumble: :grumble:
Cathyb60- wow is there no animal control where you live? So many feral cats? That seems like the health dept would be on top of that? :ohwell: :ohwell:
Junerbooner- happiness to you and your new grandbaby! :drinker: :drinker:
Gini- sounds like you had a nice weekend, Our dermatologist told us to take biotin to make our nails stronger! :bigsmile:
Robin sounds like you had a great trip, except for getting there! LOl . Glad that you are back! You will see your four legged fur people soon! :brokenheart: :brokenheart:
Janie- thanks for the quote for Winston Churchill! You might want to ask your doc about Cymbalta it is awesome for taking away arthritis pain!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Amanda- how are you, and yes your positive words help all of us. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Welcome to all the new ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!
My daughter and I went to the gym at 9:15 tonight, after I got off work. I was glad that she wanted to go, as I don’t think I would have gone tonight! Anyway, doi ng good, just logging, drinking water and exercising! Thanks for all of you ladies and the posts that keep me going.
Here’s to a great week, be kind and loving to yourself. One step at a time! Hugs, Linda :drinker: :drinker: 0 -
Good morning my lovely ladies and a big hello to all the newbies!
Didn't manage to post yesterday as I was busy, busy, busy. In fact I've had a very busy couple of days with a LOT of walking involved. I even walked all the way to Knightsbridge yesterday morning to have my hair cut, just next to Harrods. It took me about 70 minutes to walk, but I did get the tube back home as it was starting to drizzle. I had also done about 5 hours of walking with my sister and her little girl on Sunday. Great fun but today I have woken up with aches and pains everywhere! Ugh, getting older can be the pits (but is still better than the alternative!)
I have read all the posts and I'm not going to even attempt to try to write individual replies today - much to do at work.
This Friday I'm off on a Hen weekend (it's like a bachelorette party). My DD#2 is coming over from Germany and we will travel down with DD#1 to Dorset to meet up with 15 other ladies. The theme for the weekend is glamour and monkeys! Yes - this is the hen weekend for the girl who is getting married at Monkey World next month. Although I am (kind of) looking forward to it, I'm also (kind of) dreading parts of it. As a vegetarian teetotal, it may appear that I don't know how to let loose, but I will try my best! The only thing I'm really worried about is the cabaret club we are booked to go to on the Saturday night - male strippers are really not my idea of giggles! However, I shall go along with an open mind and if I have to retreat I will hide behind a camera and take photos of the girls having fun.
When I got my hair cut yesterday I was intending to get it cut a lot shorter, but in the end I just had 3 inches lopped off. All the years I hid behind extremely long hair and I have finally given in and now have shoulder length hair. I may get it cut shorter before the wedding - perhaps jaw length if I feel brave enough. Of course, DH complains that he prefers my hair long, but it's my hair so he'll have to get used to it.
Lordy, I must do some work!
Hugs and love to all.
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Good morning lovely ladies. It's almost 6 a.m. and I'm heading out to work. Wishing all of you a glorious day! Meg0
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Good morning all, I have my tea and I'm ready to start the day. I want to go swimming today, then take my Mom to the eye doctor again. So today will be stressful, but I'm determined to stay on track.
Meg- have a great day at work or at least a day where you get to sit down a little more than yesterday. :happy:
Linda- thanks for the welcome back, but show season has just started and I need to do better, I can't let it get me off track. I looked at your salmon recipe. I cook mine in an air cooker, no added fat and it pulls the fat away from the food. I cut off the skin and put that in tin foil for the cats or else I don't get any salmon. :grumble:
Sorry folks are having knee problems, I know that is painful.
Amanda-I agree male strippers are not something I find sexy or even fun. Monkeys? Monkey world?:huh:
Well it is breakfast time and then to the pool, (after a 30 min wait and 17 min drive) then 1 hour or 2 of laps and lunch with my old boss. I will drive down to Mom's afterward and to the doctors office. Of course my Mom will want dinner on the way home. So salads with dressing on the side (maybe I'll bring my own) is in my future. Tigress0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Gail thank you much for the link to the soup recipe, it sounds yummy. I don't have a vitamix, but I have a immersion blender. Lots of great soup recipes on there with nutritional info too! Thanks again :flowerforyou: .
Bassgirl51 happy belated birthday:flowerforyou: .
Nancy I never thought to use liquid smoke to poach salmon, I might have to give that a try.
Kate you'll get to that wall and start smashing it, just keep on your plan. I know it's irritating , I use it as extra motivation, I will be darn if those extra pounds win!!!!
Laura80111 going down memory lane is sometimes good for the soul:flowerforyou: .
Junerbooner congrats on your new granddaughter:flowerforyou: !!! Congrats on another pound gone!!!!
Teri hope you got your steps in! I've got to buy myself a pedometer!!!
Tigress those 3 pounds will come back off, just keep on your plan!
Cathy hope the fundraiser was a success!!!
Kathy woo hoo another pound gone!!!
Glenda yay for you going to aquacise!!!!
Gini sounds like you had a nice time on your trip!
Stardancer those lessons learned the hard way are the ones that we don't forget!!!
Liz 3 games:noway: . Good for you sticking with hubby though!!!
Meg you should ger s pedometer to track your steps!!!! I'm going to get one, maybe this week!!!
Michele chocolate cake donuts YUM!!! I'm impressed your stringing popcorn for Christmas already!!! I'm getting ready to decorate the house for Halloween, my girls come over the night before Halloween for a little party and dinner, that way they can still go trick or treat on Halloween night. We have so much fun, I make them stick their hands in all kinds of stuff while their blindfolded, last year it was big grapes in warm water with a bit of oil, slimy eyeballs I called them, rice in cold water, nasty nits, and of course the wet noodles, worms....they laugh so much and I get great pictures!!!
Micki hope you're feeling better today:flowerforyou: !
Lin hope your tummy is feeling better today:flowerforyou: , stress can mess up everything!!!! I got to play with the puppy again yesterday, all babies are just so wonderful!!!
Polly good for you on your NSV drinking water!!!!
Robin glad you had a fun trip!!! GPS story is scary:noway: .
Wessecg no, you're not wrong, what Robin said!!!!
Barbie I do love your graphics!!!! Yay Jake will be home !!!!!
Janie yes, you can do this!!! Just takes time and patience but you can do it!!!
Linda SundanceB I go the end of Sept. for a check, she told me to call earlier if I wasn't feeling better though. Goof for you getting your exercise in after work!
Amanda I had really long hair too, got it cut shoulder length about 8 months ago and I swear I looked younger and thinner!!! Have a great time this weekend with the hens!!!
I have a hair appt. this morning, YAY!!! My hair grows really fast too, I think it was Meg that said she goes every three weeks, I go every two weeks:blushing: . We do what we need to do to keep up our youthful appearance:laugh: .
Welcome to all the newbies:flowerforyou: , come in often and chat with us, this is the best group of women on MFP!!!!!!!
Have a terrific Tuesday everyone!!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee0 -
Good Morning...after reading the posts this morning and realizing I am not in this alone I have found the ambition to head to the pool...finally after a few weeks of procrastinating...I too hate the "changing" after the pool. it's hard to be inconspicuous when you are not only large, but wet, and trying to get dry clothes in place on a large damp surface is an exercise in itself:blushing: So thank you ladies for this forum it really helps!
The launch of Tuxedo Stan for mayor went very well, there were even some local polititians there. He's even on Facebook!
Cathy0 -
What a lovely idea - focusin on doing something nice for others instead of only about me losing weight - I'm going to add that to my plan!
I'm closing in on 10, and my Sept goals are:
*Lose 4 lbs (or more, as I'm a beginner and don't want to be unrealistic)
*Drink more water
*Increase the proportion of Fruits/Veggies in my diet
*Do something nice for someone else once a week withoug looking for any credit or thanks!
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Hello everyone,
Kate, I hope you are feeling better today. Smash that wall! :explode:
Junerbooner – congratulations on your loss, and you gain! :drinker: Addallee sounds lovely.
JB, thanks for the pep talk. I am definitely on track from Monday to Friday (well, at least until I get home from the gym on Friday…:ohwell: )
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This weekend is going to be a great one :happy: because we are going up to Kelowna my Dad’s 85th birthday party. All my sisters will be there, most of the brother’s in law and some of the grand-kids, including (oh joy) my own dear daughter. :smooched: I have not seen her since Christmas. It’s my birthday on Friday too.
Yes, my birthday on Friday. :flowerforyou: We do a cake & song thing at work and my cake appeared yesterday, 4 days early. The cake-giver said she found a fresh black forest cake on sale and there was no way it was going to sit in the fridge for a week. So we celebrate. I ate ½ a piece, recorded it on my menu plan and worked it off on the school run. So there, calories in-calories out!
Yardtigress, it’s just too bad you can’t make earings and walk at the same time! :laugh:
Go Glenda Go! Aquacise in the morning. :flowerforyou:
And Gini – Zumba? I’m tempted to try. What’s it like?
Stardancer, I can sympathize. I drink water all day and my classroom is about as far from the staff bathroom as it’s possible to be and still be in the school. I am pretty good at setting things up so I can slip out before I get desperate. :laugh: Oh yes, power walking! If I wore a pedometer I’d be sure to log a few extra steps that way.
Meg, I hope you are having another great day.
Micki, I hope your back is feeling better, glad to know you are taking care of it.
Polly, re shoes (very important for me because of toe arthritis and to surgery) I have a couple of favorite brands – Siebel is one, expensive, German, and worth every penny! I am going shoe shopping while in the city this weekend & will post with any great finds.
Robin, your GPS adventures sound familiar, and fun (once over!)
Dang, it's time to get J'boy out of bed and move along, I am going to have to get up earlier in order to read all the posts and connect with you before I go to work.
Plan what you eat, eat what you plan. Move that beautiful body.
hasta pronto,
Nancy
September goals:
No bedtime snacks, no second helpings!
Get the routine chores done – no procrastination!
24 hours of exercise in the month. Total to date: 6.5 hours
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Quick update----thanks Gail. I got what I needed this morning at the store and just made the soup in my Vitamix.
Carrot-Ginger-Tofu: yummmm. I did leave out the salt, cut back a little on the garlic and only had black pepper BUT STILL---it was good and my tummy says *thanks* for the freshly grated ginger.
Lin0 -
It's Tuesday:flowerforyou:
I posted a lovely post...hit "post reply" and have no idea where it went....then had 15 min where I couldn't even get back on MFP:sad:
Just know I'm thinking of you all.
Welcome to the newbies:flowerforyou:
Congrats to those that have lost:drinker:
Keep up the logging of your food, drinking of your water and keep on moving:drinker:
Just no time to repost it all. Have a good day all.
Laura801110 -
Waiting for a verrrrry slow file to open, so I have a few minutes.
I got one of the contract jobs that came my way over the weekend!!!! YEAH!!! I'll be managing a project and directing 7 video shoots. The good news is it could snowball into a lot more work. Doing the happy dance:happy:
Nancy - I started Zumba last February a couple of times a week. Took a bit of a break over the hot, hot summer we had in Ohio, but my favorite instructor started back up last night. I LOVE it! I am not very coordinated, but I love to dance. He makes me sweat more than any other exercise I do and he makes it fun for us. After 45+ years of being overweight, my poor knees do not take much abuse, so I tone down the impact. You should see if there are any classes in your area.
Polly - they're not cheap, but I find Bjorn shoes to be very comfortable. I like Ariat too, but can't get them around here any more. I bought a pair of Ahnu shoes over the summer that I love too. I used to have very wide feet (they got skinner too!) and I used to have trouble with my feet (tendonitis) so I only wear "good" shoes.
So many good things happening in all your lives. My file is open, so I must go. Keep on keeping on ladies!
Gini0 -
Hi all,
I am sitting down and elevating my knees and feet for the first time today! DH and I have been cleaning out the garage for the last 2 days and finally done!:happy: I'm too exhausted to write much but I do want to say that I did downsize a lot - tossing and donating.
Gini - Congrats on the job!
Nancy - Sounds like you have a great weekend planned with all the family!
Time to go ice! At least I drank plenty of water today! :drinker:
Kathy0 -
Happy Tues.Feeling better.Have pt fri.Had to take a week off as I wasn`t feeling good.
Doing better with the overeating at night.
Love the idea about doing something nice for others.today I made some muffins for the 1 pastor and his wife.She recently had a fall.I love to bake.The best thing is I made the stuff and gave it away with out eating it.
Hope everyone is enjoying the day!!
Nice weather here>
Hugs
jane0 -
HI....just joined yesterday so today was real first day ....still learning my way around. So far so good tho ! I have well over 100lbs to lose and I will make it...just no clue how long it will talk but I figure this is for the rest of my life....I usually eat clean but seems I have been eating more than I burn. Cuirrently working with the most awesome trainer and he suggested I try this plan. Hoping to give motivation as well as get mortivation. I serioulsy hope I do not have to be a teacher...do I ??? Anyway....hello to everyone and LETS ROCK !!0
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Thanks Gini and Nancy for the shoe brand recommendations. I'll start hunting around here for them. I am willing to pay $$ for good shoes if they are comfortable. That's one thing I decided not to skimp on a few years ago.
Got new glasses today :glasses: -- variable lenses, instead of regular old bifocals. "Berry" frames -- bright! My old black wire frames made me look old and tired. I decided that as long as I needed glasses to do just about anything, I might as well have fun ones. I wasn't kidding anyone by taking them on and off all day long, now was I???
In the funny confession department, I bought some blueberries and raspberries on sale on Sunday and wanted to freeze them. I rinsed them, and then remembered that last time I did that, I froze them into a big chunk because they were all still wet. So, feeling so smug, I put a few paper towels on the cookie sheet, then spreaded the berries out in a single layer and slid it into the freezer to "freeze dry" them individually. I'm sure most of you are smarter than I am and can guess what happened when I tried to put the now-frozen berries into a ziploc bag. Each berry comes up with a little fleck of paper towel stuck to it! Doh!:mad: I was so mad yesterday when I tried to put them away that I shoved them back into the freezer and figured I'd deal with it later! (Never miss an opportunity to procrastinate.) When I got home today, I took a nap, and then tried again. They were more frozen this time and lifted off cleanly! Taaa-Daaaa! :bigsmile: For once, my procrastination paid off!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Got through my 4 glasses of water before I left school again today -- 2 days in a row. I'm on my way to a new good habit.
Time to fix dinner for DH before he head out to a City Council meeting to present awards to city residents for having beautiful yards. He made dinner last night for me (it was awful, but I didn't complain because he used to be a good cook so I know he has it in him). He claims he's completely baffled about what to cook since I've gone gluten free AND I'm counting calories. This isn't rocket science, is it???? I know I've avoided eating healthfully, thinking it was so much work, but after a few months I'm finding that it's actually quite simple. I've made a list of menu items and/or recipes to hang on the refrigerator, and I have several dinners ready-made in the freezer. What could I do that would make it any easier, I wonder....:ohwell: Still love the man for trying.
Off I go. Hope everyone had a great day today. Cheers for all the good things you did today, for yourselves, and for others. Keep smiling!:drinker:
Polly0
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