WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY

Gooooooodddddd morning everyone!!! Sometimes just a teeny weeny bit of motivation can catapult one way up in the sky past the stars!!! Hi, there's where I am today!!! Joy Joy Joy!!!! Life is so good!!! And, I hope all of you can find that place of joy in your life. Now, mind you , this has nothing to do with love or Valentine's or any of that mush. The only male in my life is 4 years old! I don't know, it just seems to have all clicked and here we go......................

SuzyQQQ - Ok I was soooooo motivated this am that I downed a teaspoon of the apple cider vinegar you talk about. WHOAH!!! Ok, but it went down and I'm expecting a great day with no cravings for sugar. Will keep you posted!

We're supposed to get 2" of snow tonight. For us folks in the South, THIS IS A BIG DEAL!!!

Wishing for all of you a weekend filled with love - with or without a special someone!

Happy Friday morning ladies!

Many of you are doing just fantastic and congradulations to you! You deserve big pats on the back. Too bad there's not a smiley for that.

Big hugs to all who need them.

To those in the southeast - Good luck weathering the snow storm. The good thing about snow is that it melts quickly on sunny days.

To those in the northeast - Ditto on surviving the weather. I do wish I was back there with you in the middle of it.

We have been getting 1-2 inches of snow EVERY night this week so far. Just enough to be annoying, but not enough to cause trouble.

Jeannie

HAPPY FRIDAY! Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement with the situation with Mom. I talked with her yesterday afternoon, and I can tell the pain meds she is on are keeping her a bit loopy and she says she is not in pain No kidding she's on heavy drugs! I think the only thing they can do for a fractured pelvis:sad: is keep you as still as possible so she is in bed. I figure they won't move her until Monday to a rehab place and then Hubby and I will decide when we need to head west.

Barb - thank you so much for all your encouraging words. "Grass Pants" I hadn't heard that in a long time...it always takes me by surprise when I'm there at how many young (er) people are so overweight there in comparison to the Portland area and especially the difference from here in Denver, people her even run and bike in the snow!:noway:

Barbie - A hug instead of a (choc) kiss....she must see how hard you are working on the "New You"

Rebel - Hang in there the scale will move :grumble: you just keep doing what you're doing ...sometimes it takes a bit to give it a shove but when it does you will feel GREAT:bigsmile:

I may not be able to check in over the weekend, last night after my workout I tried to log in and our home computer crashed. We have called our #3 Son (he was a programer for the Air Force 02-07) and he said he'd try and come over and "fix" it for us.:flowerforyou: So glad he can because Hubby was pretty short on patience with it last night.

Everyone have a good weekend!:drinker:

Laura

Just a note to say hello and to offer my support to all of those with physicial ailments and family issues. I'll be praying for all of you.

Burned 423 calories on the treadmill this am.....now off to work.

Have a great Valentine weekend ladies !!

Hi everyone ......:bigsmile: I've been with you for nearly 3 weeks now and have lost 4lb. I know it's not much but at least I've not been stuffing myself with crisps and chocolate.And at least the weight hasn't gone up!! It's made me think about what I eat and motivate me to carry on regardless! :drinker:

Had an early start today - 2.30am to be precise! When Mum decided it was time to get up and shower. By 4.00 she'd dressed ( had hoped she'd go back to bed) and by 6.45 she was in her sitting room, hat on ready to go out. Most of this time we had various tunes hummed loudly - surprised she didn't play the piano like the other night! At least she was happy!!:bigsmile: She had tea with biscuits at 6.45 am when she announced she was going back to bed!! :noway: She had to be up for breakfast at 8.30 and out by 9.30 for her day centre!!
:laugh: Anyone got the matchsticks to hold my eyelids open?

SO ..... tonight I really do feel like having a nice LARGE glass of red wine. I haven't worked the last few days as my wrist is unpredictable and it's been difficult to hold things - especially a duster!!! So no cleaning calories there!! Also my DIL has been with us and I really needed to spend time with her and the baby!! We had lunch out today and had steak (Not the baby) ... sorry to say I did have the chips,mushrooms and onion rings.:embarassed: Not sure what we're having for dinner tonight to go with the wine ...... any ideas?

Dance DVD's have got lost apparently ... after a phone call, we have more winging ... or rather dancing.... their way to us. For the inconvenience they've thrown an extra Tango DVD in. So ...:grumble: we're still waiting for the postman. We told the dance studio that we'd ordered items from the States at the same time and had got them very quickly... Rum Runners for the cruise booze!! So shame on them for us not getting things from 15 miles away!!

Hope you all have a great weekend ... say cheerio to troubles if you can or at least put them aside for a while to give yourself a break!!

:laugh: I'm hoping my weigh in will go well on Sunday ... Either that or that I'll grow at least 18 inches so that my weight to height ratio will be better!! Fat chance of that!!

cheers all
Jackie

Yesterday was a nightmare for eating in our office. Little office potluck . . . Little Smokies with BBQ sauce, cheese, crackers, donuts, brownies, trail mix, dips and chips . . . AACK!!!!!!!! :grumble: Grazed some, but hopefully not too bad. We’ll be out tonight for a Valentine event. I think the weekend will be hard enough with Valentine’s Day and the free-flowing chocolate!!! Goal for February was to lose 5 pounds. Not down anything for the month yet (too much travel . . . maybe?) I need to get on the ball the last part of the month to make my goal!! Noticed someone said they had been logging everything but not losing . . . that is super frustrating but can be caused by so many reasons . . . salt, water retention, working muscles hard enough to retain more water and acids . . . for me when that happens I realize it all starts in my brain. I have to KNOW it WILL happen and the weight WILL come off. Relax, meditate on the way you want to look, the way you want to feel, the way you want to be able to move. Consciously make time everyday (just a few minutes when you wake up) to enjoy the picture of the new you. Celebrate the small victories . . the seat belt that fits better (especially on an airplane!), the clothes that feel better, the bad stuff you didn’t eat. Keep your “self-talk” positive. :happy: It will happen . . .

It finally got warm and dry long enough to ride my bike today. I think that is my favorite way to burn calories. :happy: Still working on the aftermath of my carb overload over the weekend. But I'm back on track now. Time to get focused. I go to the beach in 56 more days.

Hi Everyone! My name is Brenda and I am 58 years old. I joined MFP January 18th and I love this site. I am going through a divorice after 38 years of marriage, went through a depression and gained 50 pounds. I have changed my whole lifestyle of eating and am finally on the right track. I wish each and everyone of you good luck on your journey.

:huh: Not sure if I've joined this post yet or not. I've joined a few and had a hard time finding them again :grumble:

My goals for this month is to lose the 3 lbs I gained back last week and to check in here every day, If I can find this post
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:flowerforyou: Thank you SO much! I'm new to this site and it will take me a while to figure it out.