WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY

Hello Everyone,

I am a little early, but posting on the new thread so I can find it quickly.

****IMPORTANT NOTE FOR FINDING US ONCE THIS THREAD REACHES 500 POSTS***
A reminder, since we are all prolific posters, it is a virtual certainty that we will reach the 500 post limit before the month is over. REMEMBER, it may sneak up on us and there may not be a chance to post a link to "part 2" for February before we get to that point. It has been my experience that the default "click here" link that automatically appears at the end of thread does NOT take you directly to the new thread

So here is what you need to do to find the new thread. Go to the "Home" tab under "community" and then click on "Motivation and Support" section of the threads. This will give you a list of each recent post, and you can scroll down til you find "part 2" of our thread. If you don't find it on the first page, you can choose the page numbers at the bottom of the list to see the next 25 listings.
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Have a good Monday. I am off to bed, hopefully for a good night sleep.:yawn:

Barb

Good morning ladies! I feel so motivated this morning. I feel thinner, too! This week, I start a weight management program through my chiro. It is an herbal approach to maintaining proper levels of all those chemicals, hormones, etc in our body. Time will tell..........................

February goal is to pay attention to what I eat and don't snack. This alone should release 5 pounds this month.

Here's to a joyous February for all!

Louise - I'm really happy for you! It feels great to feel thinner, doesn't it? I hope you share all of your "inside" info with us from your weight management program. I look forward to reading your inspirational posts!

Well, the other day I bought a nice navy blue sweater, I loved the flowing drape of the lightweight knit fabric. I thought it would be perfect to wear with a pair of navy dress pants that I have. These same pants I have not worn in a couple of months because I "grew out of them". I really felt like wearing this new sweater today and so I took the pants (with great hesitation) out of my closet.

I put the pants on...hmmm. they went past my thighs okay.....

hmmm.......they went over my hips okay....

now the real test was about to begin......the dreaded "doing up of the zipper".

I started to pull up the zipper and to my shock, the zipper went all the way to the top. Oh, "but" I thought, "will I be able to do up the button"? Well, I did do up the button.

I just kind of stood there, looking in awe at this miraculous event unfolding in the mirror.

I can't believe it, I am going to wear these pants.....today! Wow!

This is when you feel the payoff for all that hard work of exercising and watching what you eat.

This is a good feeling!

I hope all of you get to feel this excitement!

Good luck everyone and here's to making the best choices for our best life!

Debbie

Good morning ladies!
Got a little sloppy last night again with rice cakes! :grumble: :embarassed: I'm struggling with the focus. Focus is everything! :flowerforyou: Once you lose that, the old "stinkin thinkin" comes back.:devil:
Today will be very busy as it is the extended last day of January because of the weekend :noway: So I'm geered for craziness for one more day.
I didn't make my goals for January.:ohwell: I just kept my weight the same.:indifferent:
For February, my goal is to be as strict and disciplined as I was when I first started in August. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: The weight is secondary....the head is everything!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Got to go to work!
God Bless!!
Birdiem:yawn: :drinker:

Cindy, I can really relate. I hate that "muffin top". :explode: As you can see, I'm still ranting and frustrated. But I am going to try to follow birdiem's and your examples and get my head and focus in the right place , etc.

Morning again,

I must mention that the goal pants are a size 6. But sizes are just what the pair of pants in hand say. they can range all the way from 12 - 6 (depending on how old they are) and still fit! Vanity sizing is so wrong.

Cindy

Morning Ladies:flowerforyou:

My husband & I are going to the gym today. We hopefully can fit going to the gym 3x a week to start.

Kathy

Just a quick hello.

I can't believe how fast we all jump in an post. It's really a lot of fun reading everything.

My February goal is to just keep working on not eating my exercise calories. I think that is the key to everything for me.

Jeannie

Well, I didn't make my weight loss goal having only lost 3 lbs for Jan instead at my goal of 5. so I think this month I will not target a set amount but still work on losing!

I'm having a hard time getting my water in with it being cold outside. Except when I am on the elliptical, I can drink 16 oz in no time.

I've posted this site before http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/blcalorieburn.htm for calculating calories. It said I burned 191 calories shoveling snow. So I've almost reached my calorie burn for the day.

I'm really missing my boy. He is the main snow shoveler in our household. He would of had it all done by now. My husband did a little but has to be careful not to hurt his back because he is the only one here to move Granny and boy would I will be in a pickle if his back goes out. I only got a path done halfway down the drive way. Trying to get to the mail box is my objective. I walked out to the end of the cul de sac and the road going out of our development is still pretty slick and covered. We may not be going any where for days!

All I know is that the exercise sure did make me hungry! And unlike some of you I can certainly eat and post!

I'll probably go back out and shovel more snow after I give Granny her lunch.

BBL

Cindy

Afternoon Ladies:flowerforyou:
Made it to the gym. Walked on the treadmill for an hour. Not a huge amount of speed but I was consistent in the pace. Burned 300 calories. Not great as far as burning calories, but it was great to be in the gym again.

Kathy

I made my food/eating goals for Jan. but not my exercising goals. I only swam 3x and I didn't bike last week. But I did do a lot of spin classes, so I think I might count that one. I did average 1 a week. I'm also back to running, which wasn't a goal but did cut into my time for other things. I ran 2 miles out of 3 last night! I can't wait to run the whole 5k!

I also didn't drink 80-100 oz *every* single day but I drank that much most days so I'm going to count it. :laugh: I did really well on my protein goals too.

For Feb, I'm going continue with the drinking and eating goals but I'm going to scale back my exercise goals to something attainable. Then I can up them next month.

So, ok. I've been using the sight for tracking my weight for a while and have never chatted. I am at an all time high of 173. I'm 5'7. Have gained 30 bls in 10 years. My Dr says it it imperitive that I loose 20 lbs. So, I am going to try.

Louise - you have much more willpower than I do not going to Trader Joe's every day. If I lived as close to one as you do, I'd probably be there AT LEAST once/week. We were in South Charlotte this a.m. Last minute decision. dh had to go to this place at the SouthPark mall. I really wasn't all that impressed with that mall. Guess it's too upscale for me -- I'm more of a WalMart, Kohl's, type of gal. We were very surprised that they didn't clear the snow from the mall. Well, I guess they're taking a religious view of the snow -- God put it here, God will take it away.....lol Your son sounds so precious!

Thank you, barbiecat, for posting the link to the new thread. That was such a great help

Jackie - what I'm thinking I may do is freeze just one cup of the spaghetti squash, thaw it and then see how it turns out.

Cindy - how right you are! I have some Wrangler jeans that I bought many, many moons ago, and I STILL fit into them, they are a size 10. Recently I bought a pair of size 10 shorts (Liz Clairborne) and they almost fell off me, I had to donate them. The manufacturer of pants, JM I think it is, I can take a size 4 in. There are certain jeans that are cut a certain way, so I need a size 6.

Diane - I'm with you, this will most likely be my hardest month of all for me, mainly because we'll be at our condo which will most likely mean lots of meals eaten outside the home. Even tho we can cook there, I'll most likely wind up (AGAIN) buying those Girl Scout cookies and putting them in the freezer. Plus, I don't have all my "cooking gear" like crockpot, blender, etc. It would be nice if it was warm enough for me to use the pool. That is one of the biggest motivators -- having to put on a bathing suit. Not that I enjoy doing it, mind you. Oh, I remember only too well taking care of my father and MIL. The ONLY good part was that I didn't eat as much. But what I did eat was usually something on-the-go. It helped immensly, not only with not gaining weight but also emotionally for me to have a little me-time to exercise for at least an hour a day.

Cindy - so what if you only lost 3 lbs and not 5? At least you lost, and that's what's important

Welcome peggy!

Well, as you know, I usually post every few days. Yes, that makes my posts longer. But I'm going to post today just so that its easier to find this topic when I do need it again.

Did a DVD today at home on the Bosu ball. I'm thinking that perhaps I'll do a weight training DVD at home tomorrow, then go for the reclast infusion. Wednesday, the roads should be fairly clear, so I'll take the water aerobics class (that is, assuming we're still here). Thursday I will do something again along the lines of weight training, not sure just what yet, tho. Friday I'll do something aerobic, don't know what yet since I don't know if we'll be here or not. Which reminds me, I should download the schedule of the Y at the condo. Saturday I'll do some yoga. I would like to make my goal to be adding more yoga, but I know that that's almost impossible this month, since we only have one TV at the condo.

Michele

Louise - thanks! You are so right that I need to focus on the memories I made with my son instead of the fact that I overate. I am such a perfectionist and so competitive that I lose my focus on my priorities quite easily and get down in the dumps. Maybe staying focused on my blessings instead of my downfalls should be one of my goals for February! I'm liking it! I've been starving all day because of the overeating I did - so - I've been sucking down water to compensate.....better than food! Off to the gym..........

Kathy,
I think 300 calories and treadmill for an hour is great!!
Glad you were able to go.
Zaza

I agree! And thanks Kathy for the website http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/blcalorieburn.htm
That really helps! What a great tool!
BirdieM