WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH

Hello everyone,

It will probably be a few weeks before I can get back to my usual individual replies. So for now, I'll just be scanning the posts and doing general replies. (except for PlantLady who deserves an individual one today)

PlantLady - U rock! Aruba! lol When we were all suggesting you and your hubby take some time for yourselves we'd have all been glad if you said you got away for a day or a weekend. LMAO I am so happy for you. You deserve that week off and we are here to support you in getting there in the best shape you can be. Remember we love new pictures, so take one or two with us in mind.

Welcome to everyone new. This is a great forum.

This will come as no surprise, but I think I'm getting sick. I intend to stay away from my family as best I can and drink plenty of fluids, take vitamin C and be ready to go to Vail on Saturday as planned.

Jeannie

:flowerforyou: Good Morning Ladies! Our local newspaper is running a series on diet and fitness. Here is the link to today's article: http://www.timescolonist.com/health/diet-fitness/Your+best+diet+might+your+genes/2641488/story.html

I think it makes a case that taking the same approach does not mean same results for everyone. Genetics play a role.

Birdie and those who either have no time or are not able to exercise due to mobility issues: It has been said that 75-80% of fitness is what you eat. As a person with a desk job, I set myself a daily reminder to go for a walk or to the gym. Anything really to get the oxygen pumping. My BRAIN and BODY need that, whether I need to lose weight or not.

:bigsmile: BTW. I lost 1.5 lbs. But I had gained 1 lb, so the net loss is actually .5 lb. Lost inches though, so that is good.

Have a fantastic Sunday.

Rebel

:flowerforyou: Good evening everyone..... Just a quick visit today! Began the day with the scales saying the same 152lb..:ohwell: Oh well!!
We had a great day ... with Sunday Lunch for the family and then the cinema with the grandchildren.
But......:ohwell: I had an attack of the "May as wells" as others have put it and... couldn't resist the popcorn (plain I might add) and the skittles fruit sweets. After a chicken mayo sandwich for supper I'm now over by 125 calories ..... Sorry.
Tomorrow's another day and I will do better I'm sure.

Hope you all had a great weekend and that you all will have an even better week ahead.

BFN
Jackie

Well, it's Friday today. I did 1 hr spinning (I have these downloadable workouts so I can do it when it works into the schedule). Then, at the Y they asked all the Board of Managers to read a Dr. Seuss book to the kids so I did that. I was a bit (that's putting it mildly) upset yesterday. In the mail I get these two tickets ($25 each) to a fundraiser that the Y is having and I was told that I have to either buy the tickets or sell them. That set me off. I volunteer because I WANT to, I don't get up at 5a.m. to go to the meetings because I HAVE to and I really resent being told that I HAVE to buy these tickets. When I asked about the Heartrate monitor I was told "people can't afford it" -- well, if people can't afford that how can they afford tickets to this fundraiser? So I gave the tickets back to the executive director and told him that I had a real problem with being told that I HAVE to do something. He then told me, "well, you can sell them". Oh wonderful! So I can dump this on my friends who may not be interested but do it as a favor to me? No way! As I was leaving the office, he hands me this envelope. See, I wasn't at the last Board meeting because we were in Daytona. Anyway, it seems that I'm expected to call certain people and get pledges from them. That I have a REAL problem with. I'm really not passionate about raising money for this children's fund, I AM passionate about exercise and nutrition. I'm getting the feeling more and more that the only thing that I'm good for on this Board is to raise money for the children's fund. Really, I've made donations of weights and bands to another branch, I feel much more welcomed at that branch. They are very helpful. I don't object so much to the amount of money for these tickets, what I do object to is it being pushed upon me. Then the executive director says to me "well, as a Board member I would hope you'd WANT to attend (the fundraiser)". Sorry. That day I am scheduled to attend some fitness conferences. Sorry for rambling on.

I'm really amazed at how many of the machines (elliptical, treadmill, recumbant bikes) are out of order. Some of the treadmills were just purchased, and they're already out of order. Well, that's what you get when you purchase reconditioned items. Can you tell that I have less and less respect for the guy who is head of the fitness dept?

I'll probably go to yoga tomorrow. The woman who teaches the yoga opened her own studio. Honestly, she's cut back on A LOT of the classes she taught at the Y, if she does away with the Saturday classes, I'll just do something at home. That actually might be a blessing in disguise, I can alternate between yoga and pilates.

Ordered more exercise DVD's from collage and amazon today. I just get bored doing the same thing over and over. I do it, then I might not do it again for a month.

Barb - you were talking about other reasons for weight gain. I know that people will say "a calorie is a calories and it doesn't matter when you eat it". Everyone is different, and I've found that FOR ME if I eat late at night, the next day I can be assured of a weight gain. Never, ever fails for me.

One of the things I find that I like about doing a DVD at home is that I can exercise in my underwear and no one sees all the flab jiggling around. One time I went to a class at the Y (the one I was just complaining about). A lady comes in saying that the class as to be cancelled because the instructor can't make it. Well, I understand that emergencies arise, but I'm just amazed that someone can't lead the class. Anyway, that day I walked on the treadmill, I took off my shirt (I was wearing a sports bra) because I knew that I'd get really sweaty and I didn't have a change of clothes with me. I was told that I shouldn't wear just a sports bra and since I'm a Board member I should follow the rules. I never knew that we can't wear just a sports bra. If you look at lots of DVD's, the instructors many times are wearing just a sports bra. Well, this is the South, and they probably view that as "indecent exposure".

SuzyQ - I so much agree with your masseus/fitness coach. I've been at the same weight for at least 3 years now. Just recently I had to put in storage a pair of pants that were too big on me (and, boy, did that feel good)

doobiedoo - I'll be glad when the warm weather gets here, too. I like to take a walk after dinner. Lately, dh likes to eat dinner later, so I hope when the weather gets nicer he decides to have dinner earlier. Maybe, just maybe, I can get him to go with me. I know he won't go for a walk because he constantly complains that I stop and chat with everyone. But maybe if we have our bikes. Oh, that's right, dd#1 "borrowed" his.

Jackie - how does the refrig pull me in since I don't have braces?

DebbieW - that's great that you've changed up your routine and lost weight! What are you doing differently now?

Well, it's Sat. I've done an hour of yoga. I might do some balance games on the Wii tomorrow. I have been good about doing my yoga every night. Admitted, I usually only do 15 minutes with My Fitness Coach. Hopefully, when I get these new DVD's, there's one I ordered that has only short bouts of yoga so I can do that.

About the daily vs. weekly weight in -- I usually do my weight on the Wii every day, mainly because I like the fitness games. Anyway, today it said that I'd gained 1lb. Yet, according to my weekly weigh-in, I lost .5 of a pound. So whatever you do, just do the one thing

Say, can you only add a certain amount of foods to your lists of frequently eaten foods? There are things that I KNOW I've had recently, but they haven't shown up on my list.

Well, it's now Sunday. I did the cycling on the Wii; but after I got all the "flags" it told me to go back to the start/finish line, and I had no idea how to get there! but I figured I'd been "cycling" for about 20 minutes. I was on the Wii for an hour, the last 15 or so I did the Zen meditation, the rest of the time I did some balance games. I think I'll take the water aerobics tomorrow since this Wed. we have a meeting to go to, so I can't go to the water class then. I'm not real crazy about the Fri. class, it's just OK. We use noodles, not the weights. It IS good for a change or whenever it works into the schedule. I just realized that I haven't walked on the stairmaster in a while. Sometimes I like to walk on it sideways to get the inner and outer thighs. Wed. after the meeting I'll either do a Leslie Sansone walking DVD at home or maybe I'll do the Stairmaster. Then on the way home I can stop at this one store to get what they have on sale.

Michele

Hi everyone!

I'm really behind right now on reading the posts but I will try to catch up later.

Just wanted to say that after losing 1 pound this week I decided to go out shopping for something pretty to reward myself with.
Boy was I surprised when after daring myself to try on a pair of "skinny jeans" that they actually fit me.

The skinny jeans actually looked like how they are supposed to look. I can't remember the last time I tried on something without strategizing on how to hide my excess weight underneath it.

Working out faithfully and eating properly really does pay off in so many positive ways.

I wish everyone great success with getting healthy.

Debbie

Hello All,

Had the most wonderful weekend went to my nieces wedding and my parents were well enough to attend. God is Good actually God is so Good never thought my mom would live to see my niece graduate and get married but God saw her through and she and my dad made it. If you would like to see a photo of my parents I will post one on my site.

Vicki great job getting the weight back off my weight just came down for the first time in 8-9 months due to the stress of my parent’s illness so I am very proud of you and your loss.

Congrats Jackie.

Kathy that is awesome we loved Aruba when we went there. I hope you have the time of your life and really get the much deserved rest.

Well I will finish reading Sundays post tomorrow.

Have a great evening.

Lynn

:flowerforyou: Wow, so many posts to read. I can't keep up!! It is so good though to be surrounded by women of similar circumstances and challenges. :flowerforyou:

For now I have decided to do a daily weigh-in and see how that goes I have also changed my set up for food logging. I had just Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks. I have changed this now to more of a timeline; i.e. Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack, Dinner, Snack. I used to go long times between the 3 meals, but have decided on smaller meals and snacks in between. I will see how that goes as well.

:yawn: I am very tired now and going to relax. During the week I do not have much time to read all the posts, but will at a minimum check in again on the weekend.

Have a great week!! Love you all

Rebel

Traveling home tomorrow. Travel ususally wreaks havok with my progress. Guess I'll find out when I get home. Catch up with you all then.

.....Say, can you only add a certain amount of foods to your lists of frequently eaten foods? There are things that I KNOW I've had recently, but they haven't shown up on my list......

Michele

You have discovered a downside to the food log that to date hasn't been improved upon. With the addition of the "recent items" tab, you can still find things you have recently eaten (for that meal), so at least they are accessible. As far as getting items in the favorites list, it appears once you have 25 items in that list, the only way I have figured out how to do it is to delete items from the favorites that you are no longer using regularly. They will appear in your deleted items list. Be aware, however, that any item in your deleted items list will NOT appear again as a favorite no matter how many times you might pull it manually into your diary via a database search. In order to get a deleted item back to your favorites, you will have to go to the deleted items list and use the "restore" feature to put it back in place.

I would like to see the favorites set up so that we could CHOOSE what goes into the favorites. It would certainly make my life a lot simpler.

Barb

I just reread my explanation and realized I didn't make one point clear. The reason you would delete things out of your favorites is so there is room for new "favorites" to flow in. Unfortunately, you can't know what will. It doesn't happen until you have logged more meals and the favorites fill up again.

I ran an errand tonight and wasn't gone more than about 2 1/2 hours. Considering I had been with my little darlings for about 24 hours, without interruption, and they had been walked and fed, I foolishly thought nothing could happen while I was out.:noway: Silly me, despite putting my work tote bag out of reach, or so I thought, Bradley the Terror managed to get it to fall from its perch and of course, he dispatched the remaining Orowheat Sandwich thins that were in the bag.:grumble: :frown: Fortunately, I always have an "extra" bag. I have decided to only put a couple at a time into my bag, so at least if he gets in their he doesn't get a total pigout feast!!

I guess I will have to lock up that bag in the bathroom along with the other temptations, like the dog food and the kitchen garbage can. I know there are those who would say, put him in a crate when you are out, but I don't believe in crating an adult dog who was never raised that way. I never felt the need to crate any of the dogs I have now, and my first "baby" never got crated as a young one and he never caused any memorable grief.

Well, I have been to the store, and after reading the labels on all the cold medications, I decided I could do just as well with a good bottle of red wine and making myself some "comfort pizza"--which was basically a sandwich thin with reduced fat cheese on it and some sliced mushrooms, nuked for about a minute or so to melt the cheese. Very tasty, and less than 200 calories. I am going to finish it off with a glass of Shiraz-Merlot, courtesy of Yellowtail. an Australian wine that is available in my area. They do a pretty decent Chardonnay as well, and they are reasonably priced as well.

Well, it is definitely time to quit, since Pepper has decided his presence is required on my lap yet again!!!:laugh: :laugh:

Barbiecat--Get home safe. I hope the weather behaves itself on Monday when you are traveling.

Barb

My goal for March is to get back to work....eventually get back to exercising (when I get rid of the bronchitis) and not gain weight. It's a matter of being practical at this point.
Have a great day all.:flowerforyou:
BirdieM

Hi eveyone,

My name is Denise, I'll be 54 next month, I live in County Durham in the North East of England and I'd love to join your group. I was 187lbs at my heaviest in June last year and managed to lose a few pounds before I joined MFP in September. I logged my foods and exercise but was away from home in France and Spain with no scales for 3 months so did not get weighed until I came home early December. I was delighted to find I had lost 14lbs and started to eat more and by the time I started using MFP again I had gained about 6lbs back! I started losing again and then had a dodgy week last week and put on 1.5lbs. Now I am determined to get back on track and lose some more weight before we go to Rome for a few days on 18th April. I've been reading your posts for a while and find them inspirational.

Good Morning, ALL!

Welcome Denise! This is week 2 for me here and this is a helpful group. I am also away from scales for 3 weeks and hope that I do ok. I am going to try to pop into a fitness center here and use there's as I worry about that long without accountability. I am finding that I need to weigh everyday to keep the faith.

We are out in MT for 3 weeks and I hope to ski almost every day. It should help, but it also makes me VERY hungry! I will try to make soup and other warm, but less costly caloric choices, my meals.

Goal for rest of March: WRITE EVERY SINGLE THING I CONSUME DOWN!

Have a great week!:glasses:

Well it's almost afternoon here in Sunny NC. I've been working in the house this morning. Trying to get the pantry straightened out. Have made bread and am doing laundry.

I weighed this morning and the scale said 1/2 lb down. I was even more happy to see that I am down an inch in the waist. I knew my clothes were fitting better. But today I'm having trouble with just wanting to eat and eat. Nothing seems to satisfy whatever craving I'm having.

I looked at a short clip on using pedometers this morning. It said people who have 10K steps per day have leaner body mass. I used to belong to a group on WW that kept up with steps. It really does help so strap on a pedometer and keep up with your steps and see if it helps.

Welcome to all the new folks who have logged on!

Sorry about your arms Jackie! Maybe a massage would help :flowerforyou: Would Peter be willing to help out in that area?

Well, better get back to work!

Cindy

It is absolutely gorgeous here today. I was getting ready to go outside for a walk when my god-daughter and her dad stopped by. She wanted to go with me so I was happy to have a companion. She talked a mile a minute! I don't think she stopped once. I just don't get to see her as much as I used to. She stayed with me when she was a baby and her mom was working so we have a pretty close bond. She talked all about her softball team (especially her not getting on the team she wanted), school and her Irish Step Dance. She is in a parade in Charlotte next weekend.

Michelle: I had to buy a new crock pot too. When I got married they had just come out with the removable crocks which I have always loved. My BF said her mother has one that the crock doesn't come out. I certainly would use those crock pot liners if I had one of those. I use mine a lot, well more in the winter time. In the summer if I wanted to do a chicken, I'll put it out on the deck rail so it won't heat up the house.

Thanks for the muffin suggestion but since I don't have any bran in the house I'll not be making them today.

Well, I hope everyone has had a good day with good choices. Keep up the good work so that whenever your weigh in comes along you will be happy!

Cindy