WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

DebA congrats on the fat loss, that's fantastic!!!

Mwheatcraft I had to laugh at myself when I read "carb fog" , my first thought was who is that, have I missed a new person, then it clicked, not a person, a condition:laugh: . I think I have experienced that myself, however not lately, if I snack now it's usually fruit and the carbs in fruit don't seem to bother me.

Glenda I find I need to check in twice a day here to keep up with this busy group! Wish you could have gone shopping with me too, I'm sure the ladies at the store had no idea why I was smiling so much, especially since most of the clothes were s size xl:laugh: .

Jen hope you friends dad is okay! Yay for the two wins in tennis!!!!!

Wessecg I'm usually on my iPad and thankfully I don't get many ads, I wouldn't want to see a belly with a rash either, gross:sick: .

Stardancer hope you're feeling better soon:flowerforyou: . Get lots of rest this weekend!!!

Tigress lobster bisque sounds heavenly . Hope you have fun and sell lots of jewelry at the arts and craft fair!

Polly congrats on getting that pound off!!!! Yay for 15 lbs. gone!!!!

Michele did you have a lot of wind with that rainstorm, by the time it got here the wind toppled yet another of my Bradford pear trees , it just broke it in half. I used to have 40 of them lining my driveway, I'm down to 35 now and some of them are just half trees. They are beautiful but delicate, I've had many times a tree in my driveway, or a tree limb in the driveway. My yard guy is going to prune them sometime this fall. I don't think they look very pretty pruned but he keeps hitting his head on the branches when he mows, and he tells me I'll just keep losing them unless I do something:ohwell: .

Juicygurl1 congrats on the size 10 dress!!!!!! Hot flashes....I call them power surges:laugh: . Mine really aren't too bad so I try not to complain!!!

Barbie love, love, love, the dancing girl!!!! Looks like you! Wish I lived closer to you, I would love to take line dancing lesson and have you for my teacher!

Cathy 6 pillows for your daughter:noway: ,I have a temperpedic pillow and I love it, I've had it for a good two years and it's still perfect, before I would go through pillows every 6 months or so. It's a bit more expensive but I have no neck or shoulder pain anymore! I highly recommend them.

Linda Yay!!!! Great NSV....smaller pants woo hoo!!!!!

Amanda sending prayers for your cousin!!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: .

Cindy Yay!!! Congrats on the 1lb. gone!!!!


I was going to report on the halibut, however when I took it out of the package to cook it, it smelled horrible , fish should not smell like that:noway: . I had just bought some frozen salmon that was marinated and decided to have that, it was so salty I only had a few bites of it:mad: , my dinner consisted mostly of garlic spinach and a salad , and this morning I was up .5:sad: . I'm sure it's the sodium, but....grrr:ohwell: , lots and lots of water today!!!
I'm off to meet a friend for coffee today and girl chit chat, and maybe a little more shopping:bigsmile:

Hope everyone has a fun day, filled with happiness and sunshine!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

Barbie - love the dancing graphic...made me laugh out loud...now headed to basement to work out stiffness in my back..still very sore from whatever I did to it yesterday...but I think movement is probably better for it than sitting around

Enjoy the day!

Jen

Good morning ladies, :flowerforyou:

Nothing new to report here. Finally got back in the groove with 40 min. of chair exercises yesterday and did 20 minutes walking around the grocery store. First time that I actually did the shopping by myself in a long time! Knee is no better but it's not going to get the best of me! I think my spirits are better partly due to the fact that I have 2 job interviews next week and the one I would really like (a four week temp job) looks really promising. I was laid off from my job of seven years, two years age and have worked one seaonal job since, mostly due to health problems as well as the economy.

Lin - Glad you like your new pillow so far! DH and I are going pillow shopping this weekend. He drives a semi for work, so besides new bed pillows, we are going to try to find one for him to put behind his back while driving. He has back problems anyway, and the bouncing and jarring in the truck doesn't help. Also, in my area, that's how cable operates. If you schedule an appt. and don't answer when they call, you're cancelled.

M- That's what I do, keep another page open and then type comments as I read through. I used to take notes before I figured this out. This is way easier!

Kackie-I'm sure I would freak if I found a bear in my house! How did they get it out?

Kate- Ouch, twisitng the kneecap is definitely painful!:sad: Hope the brace helps your son!! Congrats on the 4 lb loss! I have 19 lbs to go still, but you inspire me to keep plugging away to get through my 200 lb brick wall! Oh my gosh, I just read about his brace and everything being stolen, how horrible! I hope they catch the person!!

Laura- Thanks for the salmon tip!

Lentigogirl- How neat that your suit (sounds cute) is stylish and you are getting so many compliments on it!

Meg-Glad you were able to get a early start to your weekend and enjoy your mani-pedi-you deserve it!

Stardancer7- Hope you feel better soon! My DD works at a school and for the first few years, she picked up every bug that went around, even caught a bad case of the swine flu a few years back. Thankfully, this year (knock on wood) she hasn't gotten sick yet.

Tigress- Hope you do well at the arts and craft fair!

DeeDee- Picturing your dog with the Halloween decorations, gave me a chuckle!:laugh: It's amazing how our pets can entertain us without trying.

Barbie-Your dancing graphic is sooo cute!

Cathy- I so agree that this group is so much better than impersonal weigh and go meetings! Everyone here shares their ups and downs, as wells as supporting each other. I was on MFP last Sept for a bit, just logging food and didn't stick with it. This thread makes all the difference to me in continuing my efforts to stay on track!

Linda-Great NSV! I love when something fits looser!

Off to get my water out of the freezer before it's frozen.:drinker: Then, I haven't decided between cleaning or good old chair exercises. Maybe both, we'll see. Or just maybe, finish the Gillian Flynn book that I've been tring to get through for weeks.
I know, I still have to get something accomplished after I relax and read!

Take time for yourselves this weekend!:flowerforyou: Kathy

Kate- they used to have a double Decker sight seeing bus thatbtakes you all over Manhattan...when we took our kids we got a two day pass and then you can also get on and off at any of the sightsnwhere they stop. The statue of liberty is pretty cool...but if you don't care about being on Liberty Island you can take the Staten Island Ferry....it goes past it...you do have to get off the ferry..walk around the dock and get back on...have fun there are so many museums and art galleries...not to mention Broadway and off Broadway shows...there is a kiosk in times square where you can get discount tickets the day of a show, so if you are open minded about what you want to see that is a good option

jen

Yay it’s Saturday. It is beautiful here and we plan to take the bikes out again. We’ll see if I can manage more than 20 minutes this time, or maybe 20 minutes without 5 breaks LOL. I have to take Benny Beagle to the vet, just for his rabies shot. The internist said it was ok to go ahead with that.

DH is shampooing carpets today. We re-carpeted the entire house 2 years ago, then got Benny from the rescue group. His foster mom said he was housetrained but she was an old lady who had nothing to do but walk him all day. Guess what? Not housetrained. He piddled all over the house. He used to drink about 1 gallon of water every 2 days, so his urine was dilute, so no yellow stains or smell until it got really bad. AND this top-of-the-line, cost-us-a-fortune stainmaster carpet? Nothing comes out. We keep trying though. We don’t’ want to replace it until we are sure that he won’t have any more “accidents” though. Plus any food stains, dirt, etc…also does not come out. So we keep working at it. :grumble:

I’m working on the book…getting worried about my lack of progress; I only have til the end of the year for it. I was lazy all week and took almost the entire week away from it. :frown:

I’m glad so many of you got a laugh out of the tobacco sauce! It may be my new secret ingredient! :bigsmile: Wonder if it has the salmon magic! I kept looking at the work “Patio” thinking somehow you were all misreading it!

DH woke me up last night and said I was kicking him. I had been dreaming about a bear and possum fighting in my kitchen! I think his leg is bruised! :laugh:

DeeDee: I love halibut…hope it has the same magical properties as the salmon does! Actually I like all seafood except for oysters, but they are ok cooked. Tobacco sauce!

MWheatcraft: believe it or not, my first degree was in English too! LOL. OK now I get the fog…that happens to me, or it used to, but I don’t eat the same way I did, so it’s not much of a problem. I was thinking you meant it made you confused or something.

Glenda: in Nebraska, we frequently rummage around at night covering plants too, although if you are like me, you think….awwww what the h***; let ‘em die! Then you sleep LOL :happy:

Jen: sorry about your friend’s dad…hope he is ok. When you get that old, anything can happen. Good for you on the tennis. I sure hope your back gets better. I hate it when mine acts up. Best wishes for feeling improved!

Wessecg: I find that trying to motivate others help motivate myself! It’s one thing to “positive talk” yourself, but if you tell someone else, well then it just has to be true!

Polly: it’s great that your trainer is willing to work with you and within your limits. There is nothing wrong with “whining” about being in pain…pain is not normal LOL. It is telling you something. Great job sticking with it even though you might have been discouraged and said no more! Fabulous weight loss.:flowerforyou:

Michele: what a good idea to cook on Sunday. I make menus and only buy what I need too. I used to take one day a month and do “marathon cooking”. Now the kids do most of the cooking, but I’ll put that idea in the back of my mind for when they are gone. Are there any foods that don’t work well just to heat them up?

Barbie: such a busy day you deserved a good night’s sleep!

Juicygurl: good job on the size 10!:flowerforyou:

Cathy: have you tried the cedar parchment paper? It’s really thin shaved cedar, but is pliable like thick paper. It adds a soft cedar taste and is yummy.

Linda: YAY on the jeans! That always feels so great. Hope you got some good rest.:flowerforyou:

Amanda: so glad you dad made it through his operation and is still with you to this day!

Cindy: congrats on the weight loss. My fitness partner and I have been taking short walks (about 20 minutes) at least once during the week and I find that I feel so refreshed afterwards, in addition to the weight loss benefits. Plus if you work at a desk it is great to get up and move around. I have read a ton of things about burning belly fat, hip fat, leg fat, etc. I find all that advice to be somewhat….hmmmm what’s the word? I think if you are burning belly fat, you are burning fat all over. I don’t think there is a key to losing fat in one particular area. I really do believe it comes down to exercising and eating less than you burn. Toning can be helpful (lifting weights for instance). But I am sure others have their opinions too (I am certainly no expert LOL). Basically find something that works for you and stick with it. I’ll be interested to see what others have to say about it!

DebA: great job on losing so that your clothes are fitting better. :flowerforyou:

Kate: take your calcium and vitamin D!!! We want you healthy and strong. I have been to NYC several times and if you are in the city, you can walk or take the subway anywhere. There is so much to do there. I’d say Statue of Liberty for sure. If you like history, go to Staten Island to the immigrant museum. If you like shopping, the garment district is fun. I am with you on traveling alone. I have to go alone to PA in October and while I want to go to Independence Hall, I’m kind of nervous about it. I think it’s a brief walk from my hotel.

Kathy: I’ll keep my fingers crossed for your job interviews. Best wishes with that:flowerforyou:

Jandjadji: congrats on the losses!!!!!!!

JB: great NSV!

Well time for me to get busy and attempt to be productive. Have a great Saturday everyone. Take care, Meg:drinker:

WHOO HOO, I broke 145, now if I can just keep it off. I hope so because not only did the scale move, but so did the measurements, so I’m hoping it’s “real”. I had scallops last night after reading JaneHadji and someone else here (sorry didn’t remember who else was talking about scallops), so maybe it’s all seafood that is magic. Great, just when climate change is killing the oceans!

MIcki – great loss (even if it due to “difficult circumstances”). Isn’t hobo stew like rock soup where everyone brings something appropriate to add to the stew and it just evolves from that. From during the depression when hobos rode the rails and each one contributed what they had managed to forage that day.

Meg – maybe the week away from the book will be positive. Sometimes when I have a long report or a grant application/business case to get done, I take time away from it and I think it sort of rolls around in my head because when I focus on it again, it just flows. The mind is a very complex machine isn’t it? Thank you for the cedar parchment paper info, never heard of it but going to look for it in cooking stores. I love you stories, they always give me a chuckle and the whole wheat one is great. With the dancing broom and the witch’s hat and the dog snapping and snarling, your house must be hilarious on Hallowe’en.

JaneHadjl - - you’re on target – embellishments are big this fall so you won’t be out of style at all. The CK capris sound delicious – what a great idea for a motivator.

Kackie – sounds like the Goldilocks story. I would totally freak out. Bears fascinate and there are a lot of them around here but never heard of one in the house (but a lady in the next town had to fight off a cougar in her house trying to get her new puppies). Mostly we have coyote problems.

Kathy – you sound like you’re feeling better – YAY. I read somewhere that drinking really cold water makes your body burn more calories when you drink it. Is that why you have freezer water or do you just like it really cold?

Kate – choke back that calcium and VitD. Take really good care of yourself so you have a long healthy life (and post here forever – lol). And how exciting to be going to NYNY! I envy you terribly. And wonderful news breaking through the 200 wall!

Lin – the landscaping for your neighbours is funny. I have a herb garden attached to my regular vegetable garden (on the other side of the 3 flower gardens) and people keep stopping when I’m out there to ask about the herbs. Even though it’s useful because I use a lot of fresh herbs, people still think it’s pretty.

Wessecg – 12 pounds is great, you don’t want to lose too fast and then yo-yo. Slow and steady means you have a better chance of keeping it off. Thank you for explaining about the rash ad, I wasn’t seeing it on my computer (I get lots of glasses ads for some reason – do you think it is those Google cookies tracking us?)

Mwheatcraft – I too can always spot others’ typos, my own – I think I tend to read what I thought I wrote so can miss mine very easily. That brain fog thing is interesting, the older I get the more I notice it. I do believe it is a reality in my life.

Polly – have fun with the closet shopping and purging. I’m hauling out the winter clothes tomorrow so then I will have a more comprehensive list of what I need to replace. So glad your trainer is working with you.

Micki – your energy level constantly amazes me. Were you always as active? I’ve been doing the weekly planning and shopping for meals on the weekend like you mentioned before, and I have to admit it really works for me. If I don’t have something planned, I might go for the quick pasta fix (well, not anymore because I think it’s all gone from the cupboards).

Barbie – love the dancing “lady of a certain age”. Your line dancing must keep you looking like your graphic.

NS Cathy – your suburban farm sounds great. Even the wildlife. I actually love raccoons but they can be really annoying and damage everything. Once place I had they thought the koi pool was their own personal fishing hole, then they would drag them over to the pool to wash them again. Finding their little dirty footprints all over the pool coping and then realizing they had eaten my decorative fish was like adding insult to injury. I didn’t restock the koi and eventually the raccoons only raided the garden.

Yay Linda on the NSV. Hope you have a restful weekend (but with exercise of course).

DeeDee – I’m doing the retail therapy today too, only I’m going to call it mall walking. Must remember to take some water with me or pick up a couple of bottles on the walk. I LOVE White House/Black Market, I hope you enjoy everything you bought. The salesladies at the one in Spokane WA are so helpful and positive.

Gail – yay on entering the 160s. After the last post I couldn’t remember where my cheques were, still haven’t found them, I think I might have accidentally packed them away with the banking records downstairs – oops. I think that actually writing out a cheque would make the spending more real somehow. Just inserting a card and pin sort of divorces one from the money transfer. Well, I’m sure that is exactly why stores love cards and refuse cheques nowadays.

Laura – your post was so wonderfully upbeat it just made me smile. Looking forward to the weekend and some me time. Your DH sounds like a keeper for sure!

Off to do some retail therapy about 2 hours away, such a nice day for a drive so I think I’ll hit a new town. Have a nice Saturday ladies, and I’ll check in tomorrow.
Lila

Happy Saturday Ladies!

Wow I miss a couple of days posting and so much to catch up on! Love that so many of you had victories this week on the scale! I stayed the same this week but my pattern appears to be a week of loss then plateau. My NSV was while I was Skyping with my DD I noticed my face looked thinner than previously. Oh well, I will take it! Spent the morning helping DH move patio furniture and close the pool and really worked up a sweat! The rest of the day will be crafting, cleaning house and grocery shopping. First night last night on the new mattress and I did sleep better. I still had neck pain but I think the pillow needs a bit to break it in.... Tomorrow I will be at the football game with DH; while I LOVE going to the games, it pretty much takes up the entire day!

Keep up the fantastic efforts everyone and enjoy your weekend!
Carolyn

Had a wonderful time with Violet.We went to a block party,went on a hayride and was outside all day.The weather turned out nice.
Brought her back to her parents sound asleep,grandma`s not far behind her.
Hope everyone had a good day!
Good night!!
Hugs
jane

Good Evening
@Lin. Happy that your new pillow is working so far! Hopefully you are able to enjoy some good rest now.
@Barbie--Love the dancing girl!! :laugh:
@Meg -- Lucky I wish I could get DH to shampoo the carpets. Also what a nice start to the weekend--Medi pedi Lucky!!
@Kathy yay that you were able to get some good chair exercise in. Sorry you are still hurting so! :flowerforyou:
@Jane glad you were able to have fun with Violet today!
@Dee--sounds like fun catching up with a friend. I hope you were able to go and enjoy some shopping.
@lila retail theraphy sounds like fun. I haven't done that in a while now.
@Michele - Thanks!

So sorry I know I want to reply to more than this but my mind is shutting down. I have read all of your posts.

Today was just a very fun day!! Start by my friend picking me up at 6am and we head into Boise for the Women'sChallenge! It is a run, jog, walk and stroll event lots of fun. I was thinking it was 3k but it was 5k and I did it. So much fun lots of walking today. took 15 minutes to walk from the car to the start of the race than after the walk didn't plan well were we parked it took almost 20 minutes. Came home after resting a bit took Bella out for her walk and for me was able to get a really good pace going. I was surprise. Sure I am going to be sore. Any advice from those of you who are more in shape than me? I came home took a hot shower sure that will help. Am feeling a little stiff but not as bad as I thought I would.

Able to enjoy a lovely evening with my daughter. i just cherish those times. DH is at a game night with the other DH's they play really long board games like Settlers of ..Puerto Rico were 1 game can last 4 hours they meet once a month and play all of these geek games into the wee hours. But I guess there could be worst things.

This is long!!

Hope you all have a good night,
Liz:flowerforyou: