WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2012

Hello all,

Official notice...today I will keep my sticky fingers out of the candy, mixed nuts and cookie plates my mother has artfully placed around the house. Sigh. If I don't start, I'm ok. It's moderation that I just don't do well.

Today is our last day in the city. DD goes on the plane this eve and we drive home tomorrow. I'm looking forward to being in my own place.

Yesterday we went to see Les Mis, oh sigh, what a great show. Today we have J'boy's choice - The Hobbit, 3D. A change of pace, for sure.

Hoping everyone is happy and relaxed, no regrets if there was holiday indulgence, just moving forward.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Me too----not a lot to say today. Busy around the house. We're having the light snow here in Central Iowa that Meg talked about over in the Nebraska area yesterday. We have big chunky patches of ice on the roads and sidewalks and this light snow is making it really SLICK out there. I'm happy to be indoors (I believe I'm to the age that I'd break rather than bounce if I take a fall).

I'm sorry if I mislead anyone----I have had chronic sinus problems, sinus infections, sinusitis and allergies pretty much my entire adult life. They are much better since I quit work. I've not had an actual infection for at least 5 years. And I'm able to breathe just fine through my nose. My head and eyes just get swollen, my nose runs more than usual and I get a bit of a headache and dizziness. So overall not that bad. The hot lemon water is helping. I do not take any over the counter drugs for anything unless it's an emergency.

(Now I'm climbing on my soapbox) For everyone who may have eaten things they are not happy with----STOP OBSESSING!! Today is a new day, you can do the right thing starting right now. Treat yourself to better health this coming year. The vitamin F is keeping me going.

Hugs to everyone. Drink that water :drinker: and PUT DOWN THOSE SALTY & SWEET TREATS!!! :flowerforyou:

Lin

ok, jb,
i took the bait-- here we go!

Should all the calories we consumed at Christmas Party time,

Those extra cookies, cakes, and pies, and that extra bottle of wine;

Be on their way, they’re out of here, not sticking to my thighs---

I’m back on track, I’m working out, and making choices WISE!

For all my friends at 50+, I wish you all that’s fine,

We’ll log our food, and chat and sing, drink our water, not the wine!

For MFP and 50+, for health and exercise,

We’ll drink a glass of water clear, and toast those pounds good-bye!


Happy New Year, Everyone!

Janie :flowerforyou:

Katla
Isn't that great to see someone happy in there job. Take the compliments you earned them.

Sue
Yes need the fruit and veg. I need to get to groceries for soup makings. I find that the best way to get my veg.

Smwert
So you must be in Southern Ontario. Because no snow in awhile up north here. Don't you feel good for getting out and walking.

Annie
Life back to normal will be great.

Lucy
I can't picture myself with children out of town. I always say i'm blessed to have all my three boys settled in our home town.
That's what this site is for Venting.

Robin
I think yu have the cuttest reindeer of the seven yours make eight.

Lin
Sorry to hear you got the Christmas bug. But see your caring for it the old fashion way. I always say a common cold last 7 days.

Wess
I imagine most of us could say guilty to that.

Linda S
Down the lemon it should help in more ways than one.

Glenda
Wanting the healthy food is just a reminder of how far you have come.

Meg
I need to go shopping to. Need veg. for soup. I love birds but my two little dogs won't have them. So I go to a friends in the country and share hers over coffee.

Melody
If your looking for help and inspiration this is the place to be.

Jane
I will settled for soft fluffy snow don't need blizzard.

There that's page 13 done will be back to do page 14 after coffee and a bit of housework. And will pick up my veg. for soup while up town for coffee. Going to make today a good good day. Need to get my b/s readings down. So need some healthy eating and exercise for that.

Going to do like yesterday get out on the corner where hubby goes for coffee and walk to the Legion where I go for coffee. Not a big walk but it's a start.

Linda C

Thank you Linda for validating my rant! I am feeling much better today. My co-workers just surprised me with a cake for my 60th birthday and everyone sang. We don't exchange gifts here and don't really recognize birthdays either, so I was touched. It's almost 3:00, so I will be done for the day. Looking forward to the weekend! Have a Happy New Year everyone!

Today is a good day. I went for a walk with my good friend for the first time since October and it was soo good to be outside walking and talking over everything that has been going on in our lives. Even our dogs had a joyous reunion. I discontinued walking with her because of my knee troubles. I realized that the knee problems were likely due to my weight, and that is what brought me to MyfitessPal and this great group. The pounds I've lost so far have helped my knees enough that I was able to walk with her pain free today. I'm also doing leg strengthening exercises prescribed by my orthopedist., and they're contributing to the pain free walk, too. Yay! As I think about it, this is a huge NSV.

TGIF~~been a little blue today.son is off to college,my youngest boy.Going thru some empty nest syndrome.
Thinking about my purpose in life etc.
Haven`t been doing good with the food.
Went for a much needed walk.
Have a great day!!
HUGS
jane

Okay ladies, I couldn't resist - I had this burning question then I saw I am not the only one :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Lin - you get a gold star! A chicken scratches backwards and you don't want to go backwards in the new year. A pig's snout is always pushing outwards and you want to go forward into the new year.

Did an hour of incline intervals on the treadmill today (2 min @ 3% incline, 6%, 9%, 12%, 3% etc) Tomorrow is yoga

Vince and I will go see "Lincoln" this afternoon. Already have my "going to the movies" pocketbook packed with a 100 calorie popcorn pack (I usually don't like these microwaveable ones but they are handy to have when going to the movies), carrots, a turkey sandwich (half of one) and two bottles of water. Maybe I should take some buffalo jerky with me and have the rest of it tomorrow morning.

jb - LOVE the rendition that cookies never be brought to mind. You are so talented.

katla - I'm like you, I love the post holiday sales. You get such nice things on such a sale price. Like I got those tablecloths yesterday, $7 each. I'm just hoping that they wash and dry well.

smilingrn - welcome! You have such a great attitude, I know you'll succeed

Denise keeps calling and asking if we sent her Christmas gifts yet. We just tell her that we have to find a box big enough. I told her today "see, that's a reason to drive down here, then you could have taken your presents back with you and you'd have them" But it is good that she's calling, so I guess I do have a lot to be thankful of. I just feel sad in that I feel she could do so much more, but she's so stuck on no change to anything.

I have to say that I'm proud of myself in one respect. During this holiday season, I never went into the 140's. High 130's sometimes, and that's coming down.

Deb - what is protein chunking? I'm trying to get more protein into my daily meals. Interval training does burn more calories in a shorter amount of time. I'm like you, I don't really like protein suppliments, and most of those protein bars are nothing more than glorified candy. I really do prefer to get my protein from foods. too. Don't forget edamame has good protein. Really, most beans do. A lot of veggie burgers have good protein, but you do need to also check out the sodium. Some of them are outrageous. I've found Dr. Praeger's brand to be OK. Watch the sodium in cottage cheese! Breakstone makes a cottage cheese that is 30% less sodium. It's a help, if anything

Cheryl - I know that I for one am using this week to get my body back to being used to healthy foods. You can use the young kids as weights. How young are they? If they're like 4 or 5 or even 6, use them for resistance like when you're doing a situp. I remember when I took care of a horse, there was A LOT of bending, reaching, etc.

Lin - that is my feeling exactly! Might as well take advantage of the possibility of $50 gas card. I also am doing it at the branch of the Y where there are the fewest members. So that increases my chances, too.

jane - you are so right, there WILL be holidays, things that we just can't avoid. The important thing is to get back ASAP. I can tell you, I didn't even bother to log christmas Eve or Christmas Day. I knew I'd go over, and I sure did. But I'm back to logging

Lin - usually you will find that something that's low fat will be higher in sugar and/or sodium. They need to make up the taste. So many times I've found the higher fat foods are more satisfying for not many more calories, and it also makes me not want to munch.

Janie - beautiful!

cuterbee - welcome and good luck on your Etsy store

Lila - we had chicken for Christmas and I have quite a bit of chicken left over (had to bake two chickens -- wanted to make sure I had enough) so I'm going to try a recipe for Chicken & White Bean soup from EatingWell

katla - what a fantastic success story that you were able to go walking! I know that made you feel good and even more motivated to lose more

Jane - hope you're feeling better soon. Empty nest IS a big downer. At least he's in the same country as you.

texasgal - I saw that cartoon before, but it is ever so true

Went to see the movie "Lincoln". Took my turkey sandwich with me, popcorn, had carrots, 48oz of water, brought jerky but I know that I would have wanted something to drink with it so I didn't have that. Now I'm really not hungry at all.

Hope everyone has a great evening. Gotta go watch what I have recorded on my DVR. Monday we're getting some new package deal whereby we'll have increased Internet, we'll get 4 DVR's (unfortunately, you won't be able to watch in one room what you recorded in another), all the channels offered by the cable company, and telephone. We probably won't use the phone since once before the cable was out and we were very glad we didn't have phone service through them otherwise we wouldn't have been able to call to say that our cable was out. But in the end, it's going to cost less than we're paying right now.

Michele

Good evening! I hope everyone had a good day; I went shopping and got some cute (and comfy) shoes to dance new year’s eve away and 2 little silver purses. I wasn’t sure which would go better with the shoes, and both were on clearance, so I bought both! My shoes are silver with lots of rhinestones. I got some more bird food and stopped by the office to print a couple more chapters out to work on. Then I tackled a big job…for us. We have a “clutter corner” in our kitchen where everything gets piled up. There’s a basket for stuff to be put in, but it is always overflowing. So I cleaned that up, put all my recipes away and filed my coupons. Now the kitchen looks so much better. Last night we bought one of those vacuum sealer things for food and now all my christmas cookies and leftover roast are vacuum sealed and in the freezer outside.

Melody’sattic: welcome aboard!

Linda: thanks for reposting about Dixie. I sure hope she comes back soon. The first holiday season without hubby has got to be a tough one.

Karen: welcome to you too!

Michele: I think you are doing the right thing. Keep those lines open for Denise. I’ll keep you and your family in my thoughts.

Liz: hope your commute was safe!

Lila; at least you get your stress out by doing something positive! I eat! But now I am trying to exercise.

Kate: glad your Christmas was wonderful and you got to enjoy your new fireplace.

SmilingRN: welcome. I am an RN too. There are several of us here.

LinC: my dog has taken to eating the birdfood! Of course it’s covered with poo and feathers and who knows what. He even stands up on his hind legs to get the suet….not good for his very low fat diet needs! So now we have to go out with him in case he starts heading that way!

DeeDee: thanks for the info on Dixie. Please remember me to her when you email next. I know what you mean about slowing down. It’s a three ring circus here and time just disappears!

DebA: what is protein “chunking”?

Tigress: I’m glad you had a great holiday!

Wessecg: well way to go…on the weight loss that is. Sometimes it’s mysterious, isn’t it?

Janehadji: oh my! We keep birdseed in the garage usually contained carefully, but one year we had horrible mice. I hope your car was rat free! I hope your heart is lighter after Christmas without DD.

Cuterbee: welcome too!

Well I know I am skipping some of you, but you are all in my heart. I just have to get some things done before bedtime. Take care all and enjoy your Saturday. Meg

Ok, now I'm singing to Auld Lang Syne:

Should our dear Janie, our good friend, write lyrics for us all,
We'll take them to a publisher, forever to recall!

OMG Janie you take the cake! Hahaha :laugh: I mean you win the prize! :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: Such great great lyrics, so meaningful and heartfelt. Awwww! I was hoping someone would pitch in and not leave it up to me to finish the song, lol. I haven't had time to come up with anything yet and you've completely fulfilled the quest. Yay! I LOVE it!

Lila, so glad you like the cornbread, I think it's wonderful. Did you use polenta? Or cornmeal? The polenta makes the muffins a little more crunchy, I've made the recipe both ways.

Glenda, I had to set my mind to it last week and start with a serious routine again. It takes a lot of gumption to get going, but once you start it's a little easier every day. I set up a little challenge with a couple of friends, promising to do 30 mins a day of whatever exercise we wanted to get back to doing. For me it was weights, push ups, crunches and yoga. 12 days now, and I'm feeling good, although a little sore. And the eating routine, sheesh, it takes awhile to get that straightened out! I just started on Wednesday getting my calories in line again. It's tough, but my pants are tight! :ohwell:

Cheryl, toning is really important. I still have lots of flab. And I'm not joking. I know I've lost quite a bit of weight but gosh, what is all that skin doing hanging around like it does on a shar pei? Blech. I don't like it. Thus, push ups, abdominal crunches, squats, you name it, we need it.

DeeDee, the roller coaster is a beast, isn't it! :explode: I'm right there with you. I've made a decision to go DOWN!

Janehadji, oh my gosh, the rat! :noway: They're horrible! One time when I lived in a rural area I had a lot of rat problems. Jack Russell Terriers to the rescue!

Nancy, the snacking, the snacking! And plates of cookies around the house, oh my, I'd be worthless. You're right, it's best that you don't even start. I'm terrible with "moderation", too, although I always have the best intentions. :blushing:

Michele, "should all the cookies be forgot and never brought to mind" is my new motto. And it's one that's going to stick with me in the New Year if it's the last thing I do! :grumble: I cannot control myself when they're right there in front of me.

I'm done eating, done with wine, done done done and it's only 7:30 on a Friday night. Mercy me. I guess I'll go pour another glass of water and play some cards online or something. It's too early to hit the hay. :yawn:

Be good, be strong, be well and have a great weekend!

jb

Hello Ladies,

@Meg thank you the commute was ok. Seems like its mostly the side roads still with issues. But much improved o over the last couple days.

@texasgal yes that is certainly my question too.
@Janie I love the song
@Meg it 's great when you can find cute and comfty shoes all roll into one.
@Glenda we plan on going to the matinee tomorrow. To see Les Miserables.

@Michele I like that you brought in your own healthy snacks to the movie. Don 't know about turkey sandwich but for sure carrot sticks. Did you like the movie Lincoln.
@Barbie glad your friend finally was able to get home from Texas.
@jb good goal.
@Dee glad to hear that you are feeling better.

So for part few weeks I haven't been publishing my weight scale numbers or looking at it much. I check today up 3 lbs but can say not shock it was better than I thought it be. I can see I need to be more on top of this not go this route again. Its too easy to be in.la la land. Part of my being here in mfp is to face the truth and keep in the light . So back to the basics.

Wishing everyone a good evening.

Liz

Good morning ladies! I have already started laundry, done dishes, put away the clutter, and caught up on posts. Still to do: more laundry, vacuum and dust, make turkey meatball chowder and a SMALL ice cream cake for my daughter's birthday, and ski! If I find time, I want to finish knitting a hat that I started yesterday. I need it for skiing and outdoor walks. Looked for one in the store yesterday, but didn't find any I liked at a price I was willing to pay. I already had some alpaca yarn that I could use so I decided to just make one.

Meg, DeeDee and all others who asked- My doctor had me spreading protein out evenly throughout the day in 3 meals and 3 snacks so that I would never get hungry. It worked great. I have not been hungry for this 16 month journey I have been on. I am now very close to my goal. Doc feels I am fine now as % body fat is in the normal range, but I still feel that I would like to lose more of the stubborn belly fat and to tone up. She said that WHEN you eat the protein while trying to tone up is important. She says that I should now "chunk" the protein in about 30 gram chunks 3 times a day making sure to get one "chunk" just after doing interval training to give my muscles protein needed for repair. I did some research and there is a lot of talk about when to get in protein on the internet. My problem is in trying to get enough in especially at breakfast.

Barbie- I am going to check out the shakes you use. I would prefer to get my nutrients form real food, but it is a struggle. I have used products from that brand before and they were recommended to me by a doctor.

Need to go. DH is ready to go out to ski. I felt so good yesterday after skiing that I am looking forward to another burst of energy today! It is in the 20s here with moderate snow falling again. We are supposed to get another 5 inches. Although it is gray with no sunshine, the fresh snow is beautiful. Love the winter!!

Hope everyone has a great day. Log. Drink. Move.:flowerforyou: :drinker: :happy:

Good morning, today I am going walking at the mall with DH, I saw two gardening books that I want and DD gave me a Barnes and Noble gift card for Christmas, so those books are mine. This will be my second year as a gardener and I want to do better, maybe learn to can. Last years garden was a hit, I got lots of veggies.

Meg- Two pairs of shoes on SALE, what a score!!

YoYo- we used to have a store in Harlem (GA) that sold alpaca yarn and spinning wheels, but alas just like a lot of crafts, it closed, there just wasn't enough demand.

Going to start the beef and bean soup today, in the crock pot. Got to get ready to leave for the mall, bbl Tigress

Hello all,
Still no computer and now our Internet provider is having issues in our area.:(

I should be back logging and in the forum after the 3rd when our service should be stable again. Happy New Years!

Jeannir