WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2012

Joann- so sorry for the loss of your cousin. Praying for God to comfort you and the family..:flowerforyou:

Lila- I can keyboard for 15mins per hour. So, it took me a very long time to do that post. I miss chatting to everyone,so I gave it a try doing the 15 minutes per hour and my hand/wrist are paying for it today! I will have to back off until I have better healing. The physical therapist told me to 'use" my hand ,so I gave it a try! :sad: :sad: Bad call on my part, Oh well, I just want to get better and get back to work! :bigsmile:

Hope everyone has a restful, healthy happy weekend!:flowerforyou:
Hugs,Linda

Thanks for everyone's ideas about breaking the plateua-I did it and I'm so excited!
I finally weigh under 200#(not by much though)! That was the first goal I'd set for
myself and today the scale said 199! I got back on it to make sure!

Laura - Happy 39th wedding anniversary! I hope your husband gets that promotion.

Joann - What a tragic loss- you and your family are in my prayers

Mary - I work as a secretary at a K thru grade 4 building and we were all looking
forward to this 3 day weekend also.

Sarah - Great job with your students on the fundraiser - you must be so proud of them

Everyone enjoy the weekend

Colleen

Hello all, the weather was in the 50's today so I was able to take a bike ride this afternoon , it was great. I thought I was done with outdoor biking for the season so I am grateful for the day. My thoughts and prayers to everyone for all your triumphs and setbacks.
Keep coming back,
MaryC

MaryC, you said ride and this is what I thought you meant. Got almost my entire family out riding today - that is a rare event!

I just readjusted my ticker for weight that I seem to have found again . . :sad:

And . . . Drum roll . . . Just completed my food diary for the first time in a long time! Thanks for being my inspiration! :flowerforyou: Mary

One of my Nov goals was to get on the thread earlier so I could read everything and respond. However, had to spend the morning making pecan pies for our church's Lord's Acre. Then spent 4 hours picking up pecans. Suppose to get cold tomorrow so we wanted to get as many up as possible.
Joann, so sorry to hear of your loss. May God comfort your family.
I agree the exercise calorie are way high so I don't eat any of them back. Seems like that defeats the purpose of exercising.
So tired, think I'll call it a night.
BBT

Linda Sundance - I learned a long time ago not to wait for any of the kids. If I want something done, just do it. They find every reason in the book to procrastinate.

Kate - i was looking in my crisper and seeing all the great veggies. How I miss my nice crisp veggies! Found this gerber graduate thing for sale today at the store, I'll probably have that for dinner. Got up, did a little food shopping then went to yoga then went to another store because Vince was almost out of juice. Came home and at first I thought Vince had gone somewhere, then I hear this banging outside. I looked outside but didn't see him. So I figured maybe he'd gone to the store because the shovel was out. Then I hear the banging again. He was under the deck putting in the last two landscape lights in that area. So I went out to help him, did a little of this and a little of that, raking rocks, shoveling, breaking hardened dirt up, spraying weed killer, brushing.

I don't have the gauze in my mouth any more, but I'm surprised that my cheek is still very tender. I would have thought that it'd be better by now. Oh well....it's getting there

Vince says that I'm too particular, he'd only hire a maid for me if I was so sick that I couldn't do it. He knows me, I'd clean before she got there because I didn't want her to see the house a mess and I'd clean after she left because she didn't do it right. And he's right. I had jicama once and thought it quite starchy. How do you prepare it? Maybe I didn't prepare it right.

Joanne - I'm so so sorry about your cousin

Julie - my condolences on the loss of your mother. She'll always be with you. To this day, I think about my father all the time, and he's been gone almost 7 years. Good for you not gaining! At the rate you're going, we may not see you....lol Congrats on not having any of the Halloween candy! This is the first year that I had some, usually it doesn't really matter to me.

Lila - I have heard of using tea bags on stys on eyes, but not on teeth. Interesting..... I don't think it was a deep extraction -- it was one of my wisdom teeth. Vince is of the opinion that I hampered my recovery by working outside. But I do want to get as much done as possible before we can't work outside any more.

It ws in the 70's here today, too. It's supposed to be like that tomorrow, too. Afterwards, it should get colder

nursemr - congrats on the 5K

Colleen - congrats on breaking that plateau. Wonderful that you're under 200!

bmcq - now tht you've posted, you'll find a listing of this place under your "my topics" category. Just click on that, and you'll be right here.

Cheryl - what a lovely pic of your family and those horses. For the longest time, I was scared to death of a horse. But when we were living in Kennett Square which is quite close to Unionville (BIG BIG time horse country), I took lessons and finally got over it. Actually, the first time I rode, I was so scared that the instructor had to keep telling me to breathe....lol

kathy - my dh says that he has to eat greasy foods in order to give his cholesterol lowering med something to do!!! So I hear ya

DeeDee - so glad your rib roast turned out so well. I remember you asking me about it, but that was the day I had the tooth pulled and I really wasn't in much shape to find recipes, etc.

Oh happy day! I found that I can eat carrots. OK, just on the one side of my mouth. But they are small enough to fit in my mouth. Looks like I'm getting to where I can eat more and more vegges, thank goodness. Had spaghetti squash with these baby turkey meatballs tonight for dinner. Then I tried a chocolate bran muffin, still can't open my mouth wide enough for that, tho.

Did an hour of yoga today and I have this belly dance DVD that I'll do tomorrow. Don't want to do anything too high impact.

Well, here's hoping everyone has a great evening. Will probably do more work outside tomorrow. Made chicken and salmon to have later this week.

Michele

Good night, lovelies!

Bon hiver! 74 degrees Tuesday... had my first snowFALL Friday morning, slipping down the backyard slope.
Thank goodness landed on butt not hand. Plenty of padding and nothing broken. Gotta love Idaho weather.

Yikes, miss a few days and 5 pages to catch up on.

Michele, snow or snap peas with mustard based dip are one of my favorite take along snacks.
Lizzie and Jolene, thanks for the spicy baked green bean and chickpea recipes. Will try both soon!
Barbie thanks for the SMVQ update!
Nancy curling? sweeping stones while ice skating at top speed?
Cheryl congrats! Looks like you worried those pounds off.
Mary welcome welcome back! Seems like a lot of us long time mfpers faltered this summer/autumn, but so long as Barbie keeps this forum going we can always climb back on the wagon. As she says, Never, never, NEVER give up!
Laura, 39 years, conVERYgratulations! I too get sucked in by TVs, computers any flickering screen.
Katla "want my knees to quit hurting" Amen! When I do my "mat work" (PT and chiro recommended exercises) I log it as Yoga . . . and my knees stop hurting enough to dance (but stairs remain problematic). one possible goal be to start. If you know what exercises to do, start with 10 minutes. If you don't, invest in yourself by finding a good pt or chiropractor to diagnose your knees and recommend.
Meg so sorry for your sinus pain, so glad to see you back. All those meds, ouwww! If you get desperate enough, try standing in a hot shower for 10 minutes every hour for an entire waking day. It can really help shrink the inflamed tissues enough to let the infection drain out:sick: . Gross but might help.
Geri good to see you back! :happy:
JaneH so glad you and DH are speaking again. Our housecleaners come3 weeks, but they want to raise rates AGAIN, so I'll counter their request with a partial increase and a cutback to once a month. Fortunately Joe is even more relaxed about cleaning than I am... :bigsmile:
ChrisHanselma fingers crossed for your back.
DeeDee "the behind is actually feeling numb from sitting":laugh:
Jen biking 49 miles, rowing 10 and walking 1, what an accomplishment!
Gail 32 pounds and 30 inches? Woweee zowEEE!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Sarah 14 hour days kill me. Thank got they don't roll around often.:grumble:
Joanie I can't imagine you ever having been "perfectly happy to sit on my fanny for hours on end". Not YOU :noway: gal?
Michele I sure hope it wasn't dry socket. :huh: Long ago my then-boyfriend suffered dry socket and it hurt so much he put his fist through a plaster-not-gypsumboard wall.:explode:
Lila "chat with the cook staff and they purposely make healthy meals for conferences and even make sure there are gluten free, dairy free etc. options." what great conference caterers!
Amanda glad to hear from you and so very glad you'll have time with the twin-kles.
Lin Costco pipeline to SkinnyPop? MWAH hah haaaaaa!:laugh:
JP thanks for the reminder that '"A good, healthy cardio burn works wonders for maintaining a happy noggin"

Welcome Robin-rls1956 - conVERYgrats for being smoke free over a year! Yesss!!!

:noway: Ack only thru pg 14 3 vmore pages to go. Sorry gals but no way. Would be sitting too long and probably munching to boot! Will try again tomorrow... hey could that be my new mantra?

Hugs and t hanks to all, even tho' missed responding to all.


Barbara, the AHMOD who WILL be size 10 one day

2012: dance more, bark less and check in!!!
November: back to basics

SWSY or matminutes: 10=0 9=11 8=0 7=SWSY arms + 33 mat 6=0 5=0 4=0 3=0 2=0 1=0
steps: 10=7200 9=4280 no morning dogwalk, no lunchwalk, no good 8=13958 yess! 7=13130 Now THAT's more like it! 6=6254 5=4702 4=5426 3=6461 2=9220 1=8809

Hi everyone

Joann sorry about your loss.

:flowerforyou: Michele glad the tooth is getting better, I too found it diffucult to eat for the first few days after having my tooth out. I drank lots of soup :bigsmile: then gradually moved on to pasta and now I'm eating normally :frown: which for me isn't good, I need to get back to eating healthily :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Liz hope you feel a bit better, I'm always playing catch up with the posts. Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow.

Managed to get my full 20 min exercise in this morning. (I did it before sitting at the computer to catch up with the posts this time) and had a quick peek at Level 2. Think I might give level 2 a go in a few days. I haven't noticed any change in my shape yet though. I probably need to watch what I eat - I have had a few unhealthy eating days.:embarassed:

Well I'd better get the Sunday Lunch started! No 1 Son and family are coming over this afternoon for tea.

Have a good weekend what is left of it

Viv

Hi All: It has been difficult the past few days. But I am strong, and trying my best to get thru this. Hope everyone is doing good this Sunday Morning........

Wizzywig I didn't realize you were doing the 30ds too. I finished day 5 yesterday. I have no problem with any of it except trying to jump rope - it hurts my feet, but I keep moving whether I can keep jumping or not. And I do see a change in my body. When I bend my arm, without even flexing, there is a little muscle that pops out. It is so cute. And my abs are stronger, I can hold them in better when I am trying to look thinner :blushing:

Yesterday was great for exercise, I rode horses, did barn chores and the 30 day shred. But then I ended up eating a lot of chinese food because I was starving.

Well, more riding and more Jill too today. I plan to have a big breakfast and a big lunch so I don't end the day starving. Have a great day ladies.

I was just reading some other boards and it really made me appreciate us. There are youngsters out there lamenting about how hard it is for them because they are now over 30 (which it is - no more growth hormone)

But ladies, we're in our 50's and we're doing it!!! I am so impressed with us. We're losing even with our negative metabolisms. Yay us!!!. :drinker:

I lost quite a bit of weight in my early thirties after my second child was born. It was necessary because I gained so much during pregnancy. It was hard work, and every ounce won at considerable effort. Over the years, I began regaining the lost weight at about 10 pounds a year. Now I'm working on losing again and very happy with my progress. I'm having an easier time of it this time than I did back then because of MyFitnessPal. I'm not depriving myself of anything I like to eat, nor making different meals for myself and the family. I'm counting calories in and calories out, and logging them. The logging is so helpful and can't be over appreciated. And the supportive friends in this community are a genuine help. Many people here have experience at successful weight loss and offer helpful advice. Some are even professional trainers. It helps that my husband is doing this with me and is fully on-board. I'm having an easier time losing weight than I ever did before because this is a lifestyle change that is not based on deprivation.

Veteran's Day Greetings,

It's cold this morning and feels like winter. I'll soon be bundling up and heading out with the dogs in an attempt to wake up and clear my head. I'm running a quart low after enjoying a bit too much boysenberry brandy last night! Ooooh is it good, though. Had a great time playing cards and being silly with friends until almost midnight, dancing around the living room with Bob Seeger blasting away on the stereo. I do love dancing, but I kept bumping into the wall, lol. :laugh:

Had a wonderful hike through the woods yesterday, just gorgeous! The maple leaves are coming down now, some are 14" and 16" across. Huge! I might go there again today and take some photos.

Here's a nice quote I thought you'd all enjoy.

"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement." - Golda Meir

jb

Hi. My goals for November:
1. Plan my meals.
2. Keep food dairy daily.
3, Weigh self once/week.
4. Attend Cardiac Rehab exercise progrm 3x/week.
5. Tract blood pressure and glucose levels daily.
6. Attend Bible study meeting once/week
7. Bible study, prayer and meditation daily.
8. Drink 8 glssses on no calorie, no caffiene liquid daily w/ at least half of it water.
9. Make important medical appointments I have been putting off, OBGYN, Mammogram, Eye exam, Pulmonary Doc,
All this should keep me out of trouble. :bigsmile:

Good afternoon everyone