WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2012

Good Evening Everyone,

Wow Still reading all of the posts Amazing and Welcome to all of the Newbies!!

Today was a good day. Tuesday is our volunteer Day I take our clients so they can do their various volunteer duties. Always a lot of walking start at 10ish to 12:30ish for most part today the job was raking leaves, folding towels, and others we normally keep walking for the 2 hours before all of this I did it but I would be in so much pain I could barely drive home today my ankle is swollen but the pain isn't like it normally been my recovery is quicker.

@Kathy sorry you are still hurting. good for you that you didn;t give in!!

@Jane H Painting my living room my heart is set on Wedgewood Gray by Benjamin Moore. I want to paint the adjoining Dining room it is in full view of Living room / and kitchen a yellow. But having a hard time finding the right yellow to go with so thinking we will play it safe and go with Shaker Beige .

@ Dee good goals
@Laurie impress that you still were motivate to workout even by yourself. That's hard I like going with a friend but for the most part I have Bella with me so I really don't walk by myself. Laura I like Fall Tv too. We are fans of NCIS and LA NICS. We have others. of course Football!!

@DrKatie-- Congrats on new granddaughter fun. Also I agree if you can break it up my be more doable for you. I do that sometimes 15/20 minutes morning the rest in evening.

@M Congrats on the weight loss

October Goals:

1. Pre logging the food in the morning
2. Try 2 new recipes for the month
3. Walking at least 35 minutes daily
4. Being active in a thread.
5. Find something to be grateful for daily

Thank you,

Liz:flowerforyou:

@Barbie - I didn't know my diary wasn't open. I am not eating very nutritious foods. I try to follow the eat every few hours rule and end up eating more snacks than food - a lot of Quaker Cereal bars and Fiber ones, popcorn and motts fruit snacks. My meals are great, I am just uncertain how healthy these things are.

New October goal - fill my refridgerator with fruit and salad fixings!!!

Good evening everyone,
I'm a little low on energy today. Didn't sleep well last night even though I was tired, my own fault, I know I can't drink coffee in the evening or I'll toss and turn all night, And that is exactly what I did.

Liz - your sirloin soup sounds great. I think I'll have to try that one. And your plan to paint the interior of the house is very energetic, I like the though of Wedgewood grey, it sounds so calming and elegant.

Glenda - yes, Jenneka left for Holland last evening from Toronto. Could have been the reason I was so unsettled as well. She emailed me and has landed and got to her apartment. And I went to the bus depot and picked up the 10 boxes she shipped to me for storage - lol. I know it is so exciting for her, but I'm feeling a little empty. And you're right, I'll get to visit Holland again, I haven't been there since the 70s. My heritage is Dutch but I'm adopted so have no memory of anything Dutch related (although I do seen to have a definite fondness for Sinter Klaus, Swartz Piet and ollybollen).

All the rest of you lovely ladies, I did read all the posts and congratulations to everyone who lost weight and those who posted their goals - oh yes, I'd better do that. And a new photo for the month.

Goals for September - not so good, broke my bicycle chain and didn't get it fixed. Did pretty well with the water consumption and the walking. Lost enough weight and am happy with that and some minor inches.


October goals
Get more sleep each night – 7-8 hours
Get up by 7 am each morning
Every morning identify something I am looking forward to
Declutter one cupboard or drawer each week
Lose 3 pounds

Have a great evening ladies, and I will probably be back to myself by tomorrow.
Lila

Good morning ladies

I managed to survive the negativity yesterday and even managed to spread a little positivity. Work was a lot happier by the end of the day.

I'm about to go off and get my hair done, but before I go I wanted to ask a little favour. My darling grandtwins are on a photo site and need 'likes' - would you mind a little click please?
This is the link to Teddy (my little bear) http://www.sunbeams.co.uk/gallery/detail/6859ac45-e76e-468b-bbbb-69878ff014bf
and this one is to Molly (my little mouse) http://www.sunbeams.co.uk/gallery/detail/bbd186f4-f3ad-4e19-91cb-696dbed6be7f

Catch up with you all later on.

Love to all.
Amanda x

Amanda, they are adorable!

I didn't think his email was so aweful. It wasn't insulting - it was pointing out that she had an opportunity to positively influence the viewers by representing a healthier lifestyle. It is impossible to say that without referring to her weight. He didn't do it on a public forum, he sent it in a private email.

I do think that children and parents today think it's OK to be bigger than they should because of the number of overwieght people now on sitcoms and just everywhere in general. When I was a young child it was extremely rare to see an overweight child. Today one in 3 children are overweight or obese. Obesity isn't a life choice or lifestyle - it's a health problem.

Maybe he didn't need to point out the obvious to her - but he felt compelled to do something and that was his choice. We can all be supportive in our goal for a healthier life - do we have to be supportive to those who choose not to do anything? My best friend has always been a big girl - her smallest ever was a fit 175. She appears to be hovering around 400 now and she has a heart condition. I don't say anything to her, she has heard it all, but I feel so helpless. Perhaps this man felt a need to feel that he was doing something.

Just starting using myfitnesspal and found this group SO excited and very much enjoyed reading everyone's posts

I have struggle something awful with my weight since I turned 50 (now 53), sure is not as easy as it use to be. I am a stress eater and really need to learn another form of dealing with it other then food..

Good morning, everyone! It’s a rainy, dreary day here on the East Coast, perfect setting for those of us who thought the Phillies were the team to beat this year :ohwell: . Anyway, enough about baseball – had a miserable time sleeping last night (rain), then a terrible time getting up (rain). I did it though – I love that I have someone knocking on my door at 7am to work out. I don’t know what I’m going to do when he goes back to work :sad: . Today was strength training and abs – and despite the weather after my shower I put on my clothes to go for a walk, which I will do regardless. I’m not going to melt (I haven’t so far anyway ).

Laura, I love the fall shows too! I’m not much of a TV watcher overall (except baseball), but my daughter has hooked me on OUAT and a couple of others. I still like Grey’s, but I watch all of them at once on Hulu. I’ve been a pretty big fan of Smash too.

JaneM, I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. Lung cancer is a bear. I hope you have good weather for the pumpkin patch – ah, the memories .

JB, I love your metaphor of the weight loss journey as a construction project. Great writing.

Gene, I haven’t “met” you before, but welcome back . My MIL uses a pedometer and religiously measures her steps. It’s a good way to track goals.

Kathy, Good for you on getting rid of the extra baggage! Be careful with that knee.

Grammaree, welcome and good luck!

Terri, I love fall too – my favorite time of year.

Meg – congratulations on that refund! And a gift card – I hope you bought a lottery ticket yesterday too . I hope you get past the headache – I think I mentioned I’ve had one for a few days, but it’s finally gone, went when the rain got here. Yay for you being in the top three each week on your contest!

Glenda, I don’t think I’ve told you how much I love your picture – you look like such a wonderfully happy lady. Just wanted to say that. Good goals for October too.

Deborah, congratulations on the weight loss!

LadyBeryl, it’s great that you’re cutting down on the pain meds – just be careful that you’re not masking an injury. However, biking is a great exercise and fairly easy on the joints, so do enjoy! You’ve done great on your weight loss so far.

DeeDee, I hate technology issues – frustrating. I’m pretty good with computers, so I can find out pretty fast that it’s generally the internet provider, not me. Anyway, it sounds like you’re back on line – so good. It cracks me up that your puppy likes to have her hair dried – my dogs hated that, but my kitty loves to be dried off with a towel when he comes in.

DMOM – it sounds positive on your house sale – good luck. It’s stressful, I know, but I hope it goes smoothly for you. Thanks for the encouragement on my diet :flowerforyou: . I’m pretty good about embracing all my food choices, knowing that I’m really, really good 95% of the time. So far it’s worked out just fine – I just did the math, and in 16 ½ weeks I’ve lost 23 pounds quite steadily by just making sure I exercise almost every day and keep my calories below my outgo. It’s not a magic pill, it’s just what works.

Louis, welcome – do you have an idea what your healthy weight will be?

Liz, I can’t tell if your volunteer day was good or bad – could it be as you’re getting lighter the pressure on your ankles isn’t as much and so you’re going to be able to do more – which is awesome! So, I’m going to think you had a good day even if you wound up in pain .

Linda, how nice of your husband to leave you with the “fun” chores . They’re good for that . . . but yay for the IRS news! It sounds to me like you’re being really strong and working through everything one step at a time – and that’s really all you can do. Good for you.

Barbie – such a nice post about gratitude. I’m learning a lot about it from you and all the ladies on this site – so I add my gratitude to you all. I’m glad you had a good visit with your friend too.

Wessecg, maybe at some point we can chat a bit about nutrition if you want. I’ve been studying it for some time – and I will say your goal of filling your fridge with nutritious foods is a great goal! You can PM me if you want.

Michele, what’s bosu? And Mexican Train Dominoes? My dad’s family plays dominoes all the time, but I’m sadly lacking in those games . Good for you on all the water and healthy food.

Lila, I have always been able to drink coffee whenever I want – the warmth even puts me to sleep – but as I get older I find it will occasionally upset my stomach, so that keeps me up. I only drink water in the evenings these days, and even then I have to get up to use the bathroom . . . sigh. I hope you get some sleep soon. I wanted to comment on your goal of having something to look forward to each day: I’m one of those annoying morning people, but my nature is such that the reason I pop out of bed each day without much trouble and no alarm clock is because I always have something I’m looking forward to. It may be something mundane like shopping for a dish I decided to make for dinner or getting weeding done because the weather’s supposed to be nice, but I always make it a positive, not a negative, and et voila, I’m up. The only time I don’t pop out of bed is if something is waiting for me that I don’t want to do, so I find a way to make it something I want to do, even if it’s only to get it out of the way. It helps.

Amanda, done as soon as I’m finished here. Enjoy your hair appointment!

Carolyn, that story has spread like wildfire on my FB. That man really has too much time on his hands and too much negativity.

Wessecg, his email makes the assumption that she doesn’t live a healthy lifestyle (he doesn’t know that), and he makes the point that she is being a bad example to GIRLS. He didn’t send it to the overweight male anchor, and he’s not pointing out that she is a bad influence to everyone. In fact, how is being a news reader being an influence to anyone? Are overweight people supposed to hide under a blanket of shame? I completely disagree that he had a need to do anything other than care for himself and set a positive role model for those around him. How is his sending that email doing any of that? Sorry, I don’t mean to rant at you, but that really hit a nerve. Big people know they are. What did that man hope to accomplish other than to make her feel ashamed of herself? If it was to kick-start her into making a change, he went about it the wrong way.

Anyway, odd place for me to start my day, but off I go. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and gets the most out of your place in our world.

Cheers,

M.

I see both sides. Public figures are usually held up as role models for the same gender. Male athletes the most often. I can't wait to see how the next episodes of Biggest Loser are going to handle doing the teen segment they have coming up.

Greetings, one and all.
September goals went OK. I added 10 minutes to my daily walk and signed up for the pool at my PT place and, in the self-improvement category, was more mindful of being patient with my 90 year old mother. I lost a couple of pounds, but not at the rate of the previous four months. So, for October, I aim to start swimming regularly and attend at least one water aerobics class, to add five minutes to my daily walk and to figure out why the weight loss has slowed and speed it up again. On the positive side, I went to the MD and my early diabetes has reduced itself to pre-diabetes, my blood pressure is way down, my cholesterol is now healthy and my triglycerides are well within the healthy range. So, when there is a reason to rejoice, I always go ahead and rejoice.
Hope each of you can find reasons and time for some rejoicing

Peggy