WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2012

Hi all,
Just got home from a long Council meeting so I am going to have a snack and go to bed, I am really tired.
Will post goals and catch up on all the posts tomorrow.

Linda - so sorry to hear about your friend. Words can't really express the loss but know we all have been somewhere similar and are holding you and her family in our thoughts and prayers.

Good night sweet ladies, dream well.

Lila

Start of day one. I pray that I am able to go through the day a winner. I feel that deep inside I do not truly believe that I can do this. I need to obtain a positive attitude along with confidence. OK here goes!

I CAN DO THIS!
I WILL DO THIS!
I AM A WINNER!

Good Morning!

I can't believe it's already October I started on this new journey just 1 month ago and time flew by

Marking my spot for now, sat at the computer and caught up on about 4 days worth of posts last night. Then went straight to bed and I'm pretty sure I had dreams of MFP.:embarassed:

I will have to find my September goals, pretty sure I reached alomost all. Spent the weekend painting 2 large bedrooms, trying to list home at end of October. May have to take a few days off from work to reafch my goal.

Didn't get to ride last month, but the horses are the reason I am downsizing, so I can afford to keep both. So the riding will have to wait for now.:ohwell:

I will post more once I get to work and post new October goals.

Good morning all, well I'm taking off my pity party hat this morning. I have finally lost that darn 3 lbs I gained at the show. I have vowed to take my own food to the next shows. I don't want to do this again. I only got in an hour of swimming laps yesterday, I had some food shopping to do.

This is a busy thread, so much to read and so many up people, I feel good just reading about how much everyone is losing and exercising, it's great.

DMO- I hope your house sells, fast, we downsized about 5 years ago when all the kids left, we got in on the last of the bubble. Then we moved out to the country, which is where DH wanted to be with a couple of acres and no neighborhood convenents. I was afraid I would hate it, but I really like living out here.

Mila- If you haven't exercised in a while you may want to build up to an hour. I know that I walked for 40 minutes for years, did 2 2/3 miles in that time and thought I was in ok shape. I got out there and walked 4.8 miles in 1 3/4 hours and could hardly move for 3 days. LOL I learned my lesson. Start out slow and add time. Everyday if you want, but slow.

Welcome to all the new folks, this is a great group of ladies.

Tigress

Nice to have an over 50 for October - I guess it's for every month. This is the first time I saw this.

Goals:

Just joined a gym
Planning to go three times a week to new gym
Try to eat at least 1300/day
Zumba once a week
1 pint of cottage cheese a week.

Happy Tuesday!

I spent six hours yesterday making a big dent in the paperwork. I'm hoping that another six hours today will see it caught up! I'm bad about remembering to do it, and it accumulates.

I ordered the grilled salmon at the meeting last night, with no sauce, ate only half of the potatoes and skipped the dessert, so it went better than I anticipated. I've been looking for a service organization to give some time to, and this may be a good fit for me. I love that it supports women both locally and worldwide, as I have a firm belief in women supporting women. Just look at this group! :flowerforyou:

Kate -- Huge congratulations on losing 25 lbs. in just 2 months -- that's amazing! You should read The Hunger Games books, which are much better than the movie. The movie was good, but I wasn't sure if it could stand on it's own without having read the books first. My daughter gave them to me to read last year.

Meg -- I loved your post about kids "being worth it." We all have our moments (or years!) of frustration with our kids, but I know that mine are the greatest blessing in my life and definitely worth it despite all of the trials and tribulations.

Lin -- So glad that your employers are extending health coverage for another year. It's hard to find coverage at our age, with our pre-existings! AARP turned me down for coverage because I take blood pressure and cholesterol meds -- I hadn't realized those were enough to disqualify me, as they seem to be the norm at this point in life. What if there were really something wrong!

Liz -- That's terrific that DH is going to help you paint. There's nothing like a fresh coat of paint to spruce things up! Are you going to do anything adventurous with colors?

Dar -- I had a BFF in college who shared my birthday, and I always called her my twin. Unfortunately, we've lost touch. I'm glad that you have such a great friend in your life.

Milagros -- You CAN do this! You WILL do this! You ARE a winner! How was your first day? Just take one day at a time, and you'll see your confidence grow stronger as you grow smaller.

mwheatcraft54 -- Your post came in while I was writing mine, but I couldn't let it pass without comment: Woohoo!!! Huge congratulations on the weight loss and the inch loss! :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Lovely Tuesday,

Welcome to all you newbies, keep coming back and let us get to know you:flowerforyou:

Andreajp-sounds like you did pretty good with your Sept goals and it's always pick me up when you start taking care of appearances, it's the small things that keep you going on this life changing journey:flowerforyou:

drkatiebug-how exciting knowing that a granddaughter is on the way:flowerforyou: Good goals, maybe if you breakup your goal of 1 hr walk a day to 2 half hours you might find it easier to fit in:huh: Let us know when that little on arrives.

janehadji-how frustrating that the meeting is at an Italian place, I know it's hard to keep on track at places like that especially when they are only offering 3 meals from which to choose:grumble: About Chuck E Cheese, we hadn't been in one since our #2 son was in elementary school and he'll be 31 on Thursday:noway: I will say that the pizza the kids were eating didn't even look like something I'd want and my hubby kept saying if I wanted a piece I could have some...YUCK...I chose to keep drinking my diet drink and wait until we got home to eat Congrats on eating the Salmon at your meeting...I dooo so love Salmon:bigsmile:

Deborah-what great goals you have set for October. You must have been posting at the same time I did...hoping you have a great WW meeting with results that you are hoping for:flowerforyou:

Robin-sorry you are under the weather, hoping you are feeling better soon:drinker:

Kathy-it's such a good feeling to know that no matter how last month was there is always a new month ahead to get us back on track:flowerforyou:

laarae-your goals are so well rounded....I guess I'm just not that organized to think past this one month:ohwell:

wessecg-paying the kids to not trick or treat? When my kids were little I used to take them to the mall and / or the church fall festival so they never did trick or treat...I love your goal of buying twizzlers...but not sure if I'd be able to do that I just really dislike giving something I don't like:laugh:

littlelady62- Welcome:flowerforyou: great goals.

Kate- :noway: #25 in two months...YOU HAVE DONE GREAT:drinker: Walking instead of waiting for the bus, well as long as the weather is good I'd say go for it. :flowerforyou:

Cathy- good job of keeping away from the chocolate bars....popping popcorn was a good idea:flowerforyou: Hoping that the leg brace helps with the pain you are in right now.

Peggy-Welcome back:flowerforyou: You know the drill, jump back in and let us know how you are doing. Hoping that the new work enviroment is better for no naughty snacks hanging around.

anjoneill- sorry to hear that your job is not going well...something I can relate to as mine is pretty bad right now too. Only #5 left to reach your goal...this could be your month:drinker:

Meg-you did really well with your September goals, I know that for most of us one of the hardest things to get into the habit of is drinking plenty of water. I finally made the determination that I was going to get it done by having a glass of water (16oz) at breakfast, lunch & dinner and anything else is a bonus...and I feel like I'm drying out if I don't drink that much...but it took me quite a few months to make that a habit. When your daughters are grown and moved away you will remember when and be able to say it was worth it...hang in there:flowerforyou:

youngfleur-good October goals:flowerforyou:

DeeDee- Three posts on Monday:noway: What a woman. You are amazing meeting your September goals and what you have set for yourself in October, with determination like that you are sure to see some positive movement on your ticker:drinker:

Liz- you hang in there with your daughter:flowerforyou: That sirloin soup sounds good want to share the receipe?

Kim-Welcome:flowerforyou: great goals, you are starting Turbo Jam:noway: I'm impressed.

yoyonomore-those last few pounds seem to be the hardest to lose but with how far you have already come you are sure to reach your goal:drinker: keep it up.

Lin-that's great news that your former employer is going to continue to have the health coverage for you. This could be your year:flowerforyou:

Michele-:laugh: I'm sure you wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese too....That's one of those memories that makes you feel good.

Micki-hoping that shot works for your hip. When hubby had his hip problems he went and got a shot and unfortunately it only worked for about 3 days but it didn't stop us from going on our trip the England & Scotland....I told hubby he'd have to get a cane at Harrod's as a help & souvenir which he did he really needed it and was glad he got it even though it was pretty spendy...hoping your shot is better than his was:flowerforyou:

Terri-sorry to hear you have been sick:flowerforyou: Hoping that October gets you on the road to health and reaching toward your goal of losing for Christmas.

Dar-how fun that you share a birthday and that your children are so close too, that makes for a very special friendship:flowerforyou:

Amanda-good plan to stay to yourself and keep away from the negative people....they can always get you down. Hoping your plan to get rid of the bloating works.:drinker:

Tigress-congrats on the #3 loss, yep it's good to have a plan for the future so you won't be struggling to relose those pounds again:drinker:

Nancy-you have a good day chatting up those six year olds

M-congrats on your Sept loss...but more those lost inches that's GREAT!

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When i got home last night hubby had just finished his workout so I was in the basement alone, just me and the evening news, but did get in a good 35 mins. and followed it up with Salmon for dinner....love my salmon

I do love the when Fall comes and the TV shows start up on their Fall line up. Last night we watched our Sunday night show that we'd DVR'd Once Upon A Time and both of us are just really enjoying it.

It sounds like everyone is setting some great goals for October, let's keep it up and meet some of those goals. Everyone keep logging, drinking and moving to a healthier life:drinker:

Laura80111

That was supposed to be walking/working.

I thought I'd share my blog post from this morning. I've been struggling a bit over the last month, scale going the wrong way. :grumble: You're all very inspiring, and I thank you for that! :flowerforyou:

Realization Station
Posted on 10/02/2012 by jb_2011

The weight-loss radio is blaring away this morning, screaming out warnings of pending doom and gloom. I've tried turning down the volume in order to decrease the impact but it just won't budge. I've located the power switch and found it to be stuck in the ON position, so I've decided the only way I'll be able to turn it off is to smash the entire thing to bits, using brute force and an extra large hammer.

The announcer is saying that the engine is losing steam even though the destination is still a ways off. And worse, due to a few rather quiet earthquakes, there are road blocks and rockslides that continue to thwart the efforts of forward motion on the road of self-improvement. Work crews have been on vacation for the last month causing a total shutdown of progress. Rocks continue to fall, wreaking greater havoc by adding many more tons of rubble to be removed from the roadway.

It could take weeks before the work crews will return, as no one has been able to verify their whereabouts. It's been said that they're prone to wreckless abandon while on leave, having not a care in the world as they go galavanting around the countryside, whooping, hollering and completely living it up by eating ice cream every night. Efforts are being made to call in a temporary crew, but so far none have been located.

Always trying to look on the positive side, I realize the absence of work crews will allow plenty of time to address the issue of loss of power in the engine. The steam has dissipated and the fuel supply has dwindled. Additionally, there is something amiss in the way the pistons are firing. Definitely not all of them are working properly, which I understand means a complete engine overhaul. The willingness to get-up-and-go simply must be rejuvinated. I'm certain that I need a new set of spark plugs.

Now where is that hammer!

jb

Jane - so sorry to read about your friend - hope that it will be treated successfully.

Linda - sorry to read about the loss of your friend. I lost a friend recently, not to breat cancer. She suddenly went blind and then was unable to stay in her home and moved into a care facility. She took her own life but I suspect there was more behind it than seems on the outside.

Hi everyone. Can someone tell me if my net calorie graph indicates that I am doing well, or something wrong? I think it means that I am under my goal for eating 1420 calories a day. Is that correct? I am actually eating more calories than that but fitbit adds all my working/working calories back in. I'm steadily losing so it must be ok, but what does this graph say??

If I read your graph properly you are eating substantially below 1420 net calories -- almost always below 1200.

Oct. 2nd and doing good! My boys insisted on a walk this morning and I managed 20 minutes!:happy: Now, of course my knee is paying for it but I'm not going to let that get me down! So many greats posts and goals here! Playing catch up-I had put 3 lbs back on but am already back down 2 of them. Hugs to all of you as you go through struggles and triumphs!:flowerforyou:

Kathy

“Smile, and the world smiles with you. Frown, you’re on your own.”

~ Unknown

Saw this topic and decided I need to jump in and get going "again". I need the accountability and I need to hear the success others are having. I don't seem to be able to be consistent these days and really need to lose the rest of this weight. I am successful for short periods of time -- lose a little and then become undisciplined again and gain some back. It's a roller coaster -- and I want off. It's time to make changes and get going on this weight loss!

Hi all, It’s another beautiful fall day here. Today was my last day with this clinical group. We were super busy and had a very good day. We left early to go to lunch and I stayed on plan! I had told one of my students that I always buy a pair of earrings from the hospital gift shop when I have clinical, so they gave me a gift card for the gift shop! Well instead of buying earrings, I showed them what I was getting…this is so cool….a Halloween kitty/tree. The top half is a cat dressed like a witch and the bottom half is a black tree. They also gave me a 20% of discount card ( I guess it came with the gift card) so I got a nice discount! So that is my joy and beauty for today! :happy:

Well, our taxes we just sent to our CPA…we get a refund….YAY! 

I was feeling pretty crappy last night so I went to bed around 8 and slept right through to 4;30. I feel better today but have a headache, so I’m napping after I finish this. My fitness buddy and I got 3rd place last week in the biggest loser contest…we have been in the top 3 each week! :happy:

Youngfleur: congrats on your losses!

DeeDee: great goals!

Sistanorfolk: you too…great goals

Janie: sounds like you are a fall person! Me too! I love this weather.

Liz: That’s a tough one isn’t it? Children with special needs are hard! No matter how prepared you are for it, you just aren’t! I’m glad that story helped you. I was annoyed this morning at something and told myself…”IT’s ok to be annoyed or angry, but she is still worth it.” Then I was able to go to work and not be all angry.

Wessecg: math? What’s that????? That’s what my students say when they take their math tests. There is one classic question about how many pills to give. The answer is 3 but if you don’t have your decimal in the right place you get 300. I always say “REALLY! What would you say if some nurse brought you 300 pills for your blood pressure!” Then they catch on. :bigsmile:

Wessecg: your graph shows that you are mostly staying under 1200 calories. The first block seems to be a day where you burned more than you ate. You had one day just slightly over 1200. If you are losing, you are doing it right!

Kim: welcome to our group

Lin: good news on the health care insurance!!! You will meet your goals

Michele: you sound as busy as ever!

Micki: nice to see you again

Terri: thanks for your beautiful thoughts!

Liz: painting! OMG wonder how many calories that burns. I’m sure it’s more if you fight as you paint LOL. You know what they say…painting or wallpapering and marriage! IF you can do it together you have a good marriage! :bigsmile:

Lila: hope you had a good night’s sleep

Amanda: good plan…avoid those grouchy people because it’s contagious!

Milagross00 : you CAN do this. Baby steps, baby steps. Pick one small goal and make it a habit before moving onto something else.

Tigress: glad you are done with the party. LOL. We all have them from time to time.

Nancy: there’s not much else that is worse than a horrible meeting like the one you describe. I find that many nurses are like that…kind of passive aggressive and always looking to blame someone else for all their problems, including “keeping them down” and powerless in nursing. I hope your boss lets you out of the rest of the meetings. I do need to recharge myself but have a very hard time finding time to do so. Seems I work all day then come home and work on books, so no time to find time…..boy that’s confusing itself!

M: I’m finding it hard to get things done too.

Janehadji: good going for staying on plan during your meeting!

Deborah: keeping my fingers crossed for your weigh in!

Laura: I used to be a great water drinker, now it seems tiresome LOL. I try to get 8 ounces in the morning but that’s all I can manage…kind of makes my stomach flip. But I have been doing better!

Jane: Oh dear, I hope your friend finds out good news about the mass in her lungs and that it’s not cancer.:flowerforyou:

JB: handing you a hammer!

Genealace: I used to tat, but have forgotten how

Linda: hope things are going better today and that your loss is a little easier to bear. :flowerforyou:

Well to all the newbies I have missed: welcome to our group. To everyone else, have a wonderful day. Take care, Meg