WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2012

Good Morning:flowerforyou:

Finally got caught up with all the posts!:happy: Today is a new day so I'm going to get off on the right foot! Yesterday, I stress ate (not because of DD or DH-different situation :frown: ) and should NOT have had chips and dip at work. And yes, I was the guilty party that brought them in the first place for the potluck last week. Guess I should have taken the extra time to do a veggie tray-lesson learned!! I'm not going to derail myself!! So off to exercise before work and then have pool therapy for my calf after work. At least the job is still good but it might end this week instead of next.:grumble:

Liz- I'm so glad it wasn't anything worse with your DH!!! Hopefully he will take better care going forward!! Mine at least is trying to
cut back on smoking again (he never smokes inside and I noticed he didn't go outside for one at all last night ) and I made
him an appt with his primary doc that may be moved up depending what BP is when work physical gets done this weekend!
Like someone else here commented to me even though it's frustrating, we can't let this sabotage our efforts to get healthier and
unfortunately we can't change them-they have to want to make the changes!

Drink up everyone and make it a good day!:drinker: Kathy

Good Morning Ladies: Hope everyone is doing good. I am doing great, and will put my November Goals to work.....


1. Keep logging
2. Exercising as much as possible, I have a bad back and right knee problems.
3. Get through Thanksgiving without going over too many calories, and making good choices.
4. Want to lose at least 15 more lbs before Christmas.
5. Keep the positive attitude I have, even though I am going thru a divorce after 25 yrs of marriage.
6. Keep being thankful and blessed for all the good things in my life.
7. I have two wonderful children, and 7 beautiful grandaughters.

Everyone have a fabulous day, and see u very soon........Joann

:flowerforyou: Thankful it's Hump Day Wednesday,

Barbie- hearing that you broke out your thermal boots for your walk makes me realize that you let nothing hold you back:drinker: :drinker: You continue to set the bar high for us as a true example...Thank You:flowerforyou:

Michele- I too love to cook and that's why when hubby works weekends I'm able to hang out in the kitchen all day If he gets the new job at the store then he will be working days during the week...and I won't have all that free time to hang out in my kitchen...guess I will have to take the good with the bad if he gets it:huh:

Lila- early Christmas Shopping:noway: I will confess I bought a couple of items but still not in full get ready for the holiday mode...maybe later in the month:ohwell:

Linda- I love the feature of scanning with my phone:bigsmile: I find that when I'm in a hurry I just scan the bar code when I'm fixing my meal then I don't have to run to the computer and find the food in my diary....that makes it so much easier to keep track of those calories.

Viv- how are you doing on the Shred?:huh: Just wondering if you are finding it getting easier as you go along.

Barbara-how did that dance class go:huh: Getting back into the swing of exercising when you've been away is sometimes hard (at least it is for me:blushing: ) Hope yours was a success.

Deb A- I hear you about all the jumping on the Shred. For some reason when I do the jumping jacks and the jump roping my right shoulder blade hurts and has since day one...so I'm constantly trying to find a different thing to do with that arm to lessen the pain...haven't found one yet:ohwell:

Liz-glad that you took hubby to the hospital and that now his medication will be arriving on a regular basis. Yes I agree it's hard when those we love don't take good care of themselves:flowerforyou:

Kathy- live and learn...so next time you bring a veggie tray, even if no one else likes it you know you can have it and if there are leftovers then they are good leftovers to munch on at work:drinker: :drinker:

Nancy- going to the city and shopping will give you a lift I'm sure. When we used to live in a small town (1,120 pop) going to a city was always exciting and hitting the mall was always a highlight. Now living in a city I do my best to stay away from the stores because I really don't need anything new want...now that's another story.:blushing:

Joann- great goals you have set and I'm sure 1.5 to lose this month is within your grasp:flowerforyou:

Cheryl- :laugh: telling your hubby you weren't posting it on FB...and then here it is on MFP:laugh: Just an FYI my calves hurt for about 6 days before I was able to walk without feeling them...I just kept telling myself it was because they are muscles that needed to be worked and it was a good hurt:bigsmile: I know that Jillian keeps saying that those of you on day 5, 6, 7 should be feeling stronger and have more energy but I must be a failure because I just keep doing it to get it over and done with and don't feel stronger or more energized Yes I too think the girl in the back is cuter than Jillian :happy:

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Last night when I got home I decided I'd increase my weights and keep the 30DS on Level 1 and see how I do. It really stretched me...some of those exercises with the weights were pretty hard. Since I'm not in a race to get to Level 3 I may keep it like it is for a few more days before I change up to Level 2. I do love how I feel when I'm done...sometimes it still feels like the longest 20 minutes of my life:blushing:

I'm well on my way to working off my bonus pounds so I have some give & take for the holidays. Today the scale dropped another pound. As long as the clothes continue to fit I'm okay with a few more of the pounds going away. I really can't afford to be heading out to get a smaller wardrobe when what put me on this journey this year was to get back into my 2010 wardrobe which I'm now wearing. I'm seeing some good improvement in my arms since I started the 30DS and that's a good thing because I really don't want to have bat wings:blushing:

The boss is still gone hunting and I'm still enjoying the quiet of the office with him gone so I'd best get back to the piles of papers.

Everyone have a good day and let's keep up the good job of logging, exercising and drinking plenty of water:drinker: :drinker:

Laura80111

Posted and then saw that Cheryl has posted at the same time...so had to add my extra to her.

It's sure fun reading everyone's posts, what a great group. :happy: I have another busy day ahead so just copying from my blog post this morning.

Mid-Week Mumbo-Jumbo

Here we go with Weds, time to jump the mid-week hurdle and glide on down towards the weekend, emphasis on "down". (Pointing finger at scale!) I've been pretty careful with foods this week and glory be, my little digital friend has been going down a few ounces each day. Must keep up with the program. Must get rid of these not-so-silly few pounds that have kept me riding the roller coaster since Aug. As I kid I loved roller coasters. This one's not so much fun.

Which, in fact, causes me to rethink the word "fun". Eating can be too much fun, in turn causing dismay. It's a conundrum.

I feel myself getting a grip again, though. This is good news. Measuring things helps. Reading nutrition books helps. Be mindful.

Garden garden will you ever cease! Here it is Nov and I'm still bringing home buckets of vegs. Today I'll head over there for snow peas, I think a stir fry is in order for tonight since I have cabbage, broc, carrots and scallions, all which I've brought home this week. As I was digging away there yesterday, I realized what an amazing thing I have in that piece of ground. It requires hours of labor, true, but rewards with many less hours in the grocery store and many less dollars out of the pocketbook. However, and this is something I've always taken for granted, when you buy vegs from the store they're relatively clean. When I bring things home out of the dirt, well, all I can say is there's lots of scrubbing to be done. This morning I have to clean 5 lbs. of very muddy carrots that I intentionally ignored yesterday.

The ginger carrot bisque recipe is on the agenda for tomorrow. Yesterday I made a pot of corn chowder with the late harvest of Oct. garden corn which was taking up way too much space in the fridge. I find myself wandering around in circles at times trying to figure out what veggies need attention and which ones can wait a day or two. Not a bad problem to have, but I'm compelled to use things and not let them go to waste. Like the grocery bag full of cilantro that I harvested yesterday....ah, yes, another addition to my list of things to process this morning.

I worked myself into a bit of depressed state yesterday morning after talking with Mom on the phone. It makes me so sad and I feel a little helpless. Of course Guilt hops in there and does a little dance, too. The only thing that helped was heading to the garden, digging a huge trench and building a giant compost heap for close to an hour straight. Huff n puff, blow the house down. This morning I vow to not let myself get into that frame of mind. Must exercise first. Like now! Turn on the Fitness channel. Move it.

Have a wonderful Weds! jb (Joanie)

Hello beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

I am having "one of those days":explode: ! Dog peed in the floor this morning , my brother needs to borrow money to make his car pmt.....again.....*sigh*:frown: , he's been out of work now for over 3 years and it's starting to really get to me, I'm feeling more like a bank than a sister:sad: , speaking of banks I went to mine this morning to get a check cashed, it's a retirement check I get every month, the woman looked at me and said " do you usually get this cashed here." , I replied yes, she then tells me she has to have it approved (it's NOT that much money!).....hello...approved....never happened before...and one of my best friends is VP of the bank, I told her to call her and she says "I don't want to bother her".....hello...you bothering a customer, took 10 minutes to get my check cashed:explode: , was taking a coat to my alteration lady.....I pulled in and she's gone, poof....not there anymore...:huh: stopped at Starbucks to get a coffee and use the restroom, I go into the restroom and before I could lock the door a women comes barreling through the door and almost knocks me down:mad: , I'm sure I've got some bruises now, she didn't even apologize:devil: ! I then went to The Fresh Market to get ingredients to make carrot soup, of course I didn't make a list...you guessed it forgot some things:grumble: . Anyhow I am home now and I am not leaving the house again today except to walk the dog!!!! Thanks for letting me rant, I actually feel better getting it all out, and will feel even better once I get my bank friend on the phone and get that mess straightened out! I hope everyone else is having a better day than I've had so far!!!!
Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!! Oh, one good thing, while in The Fresh Market, the chocolate covered carmel cashews were calling my name, I walked over and looked at them, even picked them up, almost put them in my buggy, but I resisted and put them back :bigsmile: !!!
Will be back later to reply to some posts (hopefully)!!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

I'd like to learn how to use my iphone to scan calorie/nutrition info. Help would be appreciated.

Open the MyFitnessPal app on your phone. Click on add to diary. Highlight the little gridlike looking thing next to the box where you could type something in. The camera should start up. Highlight the barcode on the item you wish to scan. When the item is in target range for the camera, it will click and IF the info is in the database it will come up on the screen.

This is how it works on my iPod..........I don't actually have an iPhone.

Lin

Happy Wednesday!

I think I'm having the same problem that Linda Sundance just had -- I started my new meds two days ago and am up 4 lbs. today. :grumble: I know that it has to be water, since my eating is fine, so I'm telling myself the same things that we told her. It sure was a shock seeing it on the scale, though. I made Barbie's Apple-Squash soup yesterday and had it for dinner -- it was great! I used half cumin and half cinnamon (I think it was Michele that suggested that). I took some to my parents today so that they could try it as well.

Laura80111 -- Congrats to hubby on losing 20 lbs., and also to you on another pound down and the shred coming along well! I hope that your husband gets his internal transfer and the benefits. Let us know. :flowerforyou:

Wessecg -- I had bunion surgery last January, and have never yet had my foot go back to normal, although I'm still hoping. What type of surgery do you need? Six months in a wheel chair sounds like something pretty major, although I suppose that if you did both feet at the same time it would be hard to walk. I had to spend 6 weeks of not walking and having my foot elevated, then a surgical shoe until I hit 3 months. Now I'm in that boot for another 3+ weeks.

Rose -- Congrats on needing smaller jeans! :flowerforyou:

Liz -- So glad that your hubby wasn't having a heart attack! It sounds pretty scary. I hope he takes his meds faithfully from now on.

Nancy -- When I was growing up, we'd go to Spokane 2-3 times per year for clothes shopping. It was 176 miles, but the closest place (Missoula) was 90 miles, so it didn't make much difference and my aunt lived in Spokane. I loved going to Northtown Mall to shop. Our town was 1200 people, and nowhere to buy much of anything. Yes, I had bunion surgery. Having your big toe joint replaced sounds like a major recovery, glad to hear you're finally starting to feel normal again! What was wrong with it?

DeeDee -- It sounds like you had quite a day, but handled it with grace. :flowerforyou: Good job on putting the candy back! I'm sure it was a temptation after everything you'd been through. Wishing you a better tomorrow!!!

Get more Sleep and declutter my drawers!!! Oh, and try to exercise a little more.

Anyone have any suggestions on breaking thru a plateau..I've lost 37# but have been same
weight for weeks..would really like to be down another 8#s by Christmas-my daughter Wendi
lives in N.C. and hasn't seen me since I started losing weight. She and her family are coming
back to Illinois for the hollidays.

Barbie - I made the Apple Squash soup - delicious. Winter boots!-UGH-I hate the thought

JB - Your garden sounds wonderful!
I can't wait to try the mni pumpkin pies recipe

DeeDee - Tomorrow can only be better

Enjoy your evening everyone

Colleen

Hello all! It is always nice to pop in to see how everyone is doing! Just enjoying November in the south - gorgeous day here!!! Nice break from the heat and humidity of summer.

Joanna - welcome, always nice to see another NOLA girl here!

... We are training on the dreadmill and taking day hikes around here at least one a week. I hope we stick to the plan.
Robin, Bodi and Ritter.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: "dreadmill"...love it

Lila - thank you for the reminder about the christmas gifts. I needed to send Jessica, Bryan and Vince an email of something that we got Denise, and I totally forgot about it until you reminded me. What is korma?

Linda Sundance - so glad your daughter did so well with her oral surgery. I probably won't be on much tomorrow since I'm having a tooth pulled. It's one of my wisdom teeth. I made some of barbie's butternut squash apple soup, added some oatmeal, and have it ready. I have a feeling that I won't be in much shape to eat much solid so the soup will work well. Actually, I have two servings of it ready.

Deb - have fun at the seminar

bearsher - welcome to a great place

Liz - Vince enjoys Mexican Train. Wish I could think of a fruit to take with me for dessert. Of course, I wouldn't just take for myself. I've taken cherries and grapes. People seem to bring these baked goods which I really could care less about, so that leaves me without dessert. Last night I was really craving a piece of fruit. I do usually take some sort of appetizer-type food with me, otherwise I'm afraid that there might not be anything decent to eat. I have found that before we go, I usually have some soup or something to fill me up.

Whenever there are any jumping jacks, be they in the shred DVD or any other, I always do the low impact jacks.

Kathy - I so agree that bringing a veggie try is a good idea. Sometimes I'll take that to Mexican Train. I do usually have leftovers, but those are leftovers that I don't mind having

Laura - you're NOT a failure, you do the DVD and that's an accomplishment.

Went to yoga today then did the deep water class. Came home and called the dentist who will be extracting the tooth tomorrow, I was afraid that I couldn't have anything to eat. But the nurse said that I could have something light, so I may just have a pear. At least I can have something. Went to senior bowling. Am I proud of myself. See, when someone turns 80 they buy a big sheet cake for the person. Well, they had it today for two of the ladies. It was real close to where we were bowling. You have no idea how many times I lookd at that cake but I continued to eat my carrots. OK - I ate more carrots than I usually do, but at least I didn't have the cake. I was going to bring a piece home for Vince, but it was all gone!!! I tell you, it was one big cake. Going to have dinner and then go to Newcomers bowling. Vince's ribs still hurt him so he didn't go to senior bowling and won't bowl tonight. I guess he'll keep score and stuff.

Someone on here mentioned having tea at night. Lately I've been having a cup of hot chocolate, and it really seems to be enough.

DeeDee - good for you putting those chocolate covered cashews back! I'm proud of you. Good ending to a rotten day

Lin - how do you go about "highlighting the barcode"? I KNOW this item is in the database, and that's the only step I had trouble with. Must have been doing it wrong because nothing came up. BTW - I have an android.

Colleen - to break thru a plateau, change something up, like the amount of time you exercise, maybe add in some calories (of nutritious foods). That's about the best thing that I can think of doing.

Confression time here: I was so so good all day, but when we got home from Newcomer bowling I realized that Vince didn't have something for a dessert, so I made him brownies. I tried really hard, honest, I did. But I just can't not have any of the raw dough. Admitted, I didn't have a lot, but I had to sample some. Tell me, why do I do this to myself? Once it's baked, it won't bother me.

Deb - how great is it that you don't need surgery? I'm so happy for you. Sounds like you have a good plan in dealing with the food at the conference.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Hi everyone, happy hump day (somehow that just sounds weird even though it’s nothing awful).

Linda – yes, I’m missing Meg too. Let’s send out a search party. Hope your issue with the work comp will resolve quickly. That would drive me nuts.

Nancy – no, not the one in Nelson (although it is really good). This was Cuisine of India in Castlegar, right on the main drag a little bit down from Chopsticks. Cook quinoa same as white rice (ratio 2water/1quinoa, 15-20 minutes covered). I also buy the pre-rinsed Costco version. Have fun in Spokane, kiss Nordstrom’s for me. Do you ever go to the Twigs restuarants in Spokane?

Laura – only shopping early because the shipping date even by XpressPost to Holland is December 3rd. I too love the mobile version barcode scanner.

DeeDee – look at it this way, you got all of the annoyances for the week out of the way on one day. :bigsmile: The rest is all coasting…..

JaneH – wow, your bunion surgery sounds brutal. :brokenheart: I’ve had both done now and I think I just forget how long it took to heal the first one (10 years ago), but the second one was just shy of a year ago so I spent Xmas holidays in an air cast but I’ve been wearing high heels since May (no pain, no bumps, happy camper me:bigsmile: ). I wish you only good things until it’s all back to normal (and after of course).:flowerforyou:

DebA – good news on the surgery – full speed ahead and d…n the torpedoes!

Going to spend the next two days indoors so need to get some dreadmill time in before. Hope all of you have good Thursdays and get a good sleep and drink all your water…..:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Night ladies….Lila

It worked, thank you!