WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2012

Hello ladies!

I have been reading entries but not posting for a while. My DD #1 is home for the holidays and the time with her is precious. She lives across the country from me so I treasure every second. Had a great Christmas with both daughters and DH. Was able to see both families; my side had all five of us together for the first time since my dad died in 2006. I surprised them with a shutterfly photo book of a few of my pics from my visit to the Shiloh Civil War Battlefield.

I will review my December goals in the new thread when open. I allowed myself to indulge in the functions without getting totally out of control. My weight has fluctuated up and down a pound but I am not overly concerned. I found a yoga center I am going to get a 10 class pass and see how it fits into my schedule. Once a week to start out but hopefully I will get there more.

I continue to be thankful to my MFP friends and their support and encouragement. My daily dose of Vitamin F is a necessity! Happy New Year Ladies!!!

Carolyn

Wishing all of you a Happy New Year's Eve:flowerforyou:

I know I haven't been here for the past few weeks as I still have company and two more parties before I return to a regular work, workout, daily schedule.

Hoping everyone had a good holiday past and as we start to look forward to our New Year I am reflecting on how successful this past year was for me on MFP and looking forward to continued success in 2013:bigsmile:

I made the conversion to the new accounting program and when I went to do the check to verify that it had gone correctly NOT ONE SINGLE NUMBER MATCHED:sad: I have NO idea what the system converted or where it got it's numbers...so I'm at a loss and will tackle it the best I can...and probably won't really get much done until I return to the office on January 2nd....until then frustration will reign:grumble:

Have a good day all.

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone

:grumble: :embarassed: :embarassed: Well I've completely fallen off the wagon. I'm finding it difficult to get into the right frame of mind. What is wrong with me !!! :noway: :noway: I have put my new weight on my ticker and feel so ashamed that I have let myself put weight on.

All I can do is now, is pick myself up, dust myself off, give myself a good talking to, and get back on it.

I think I need to be more like you Michele and get rid of the chocolates and biscuits that I have been nibbling on. I obviously can not be trusted with certain foods and so the best thing is to give them away.

:flowerforyou: I hope you all had a wonderful time over Christmas and I'll take this opportunity to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

One of my new goals for January is to log in more often, and to log everyday.

Love to all and thanks for being here!

Viv

Happy last day of 2012!~ I hope all of you have something fun to do tonight and will stay safe. We are going out with our best friends for dinner and dancing all evening. NYE is my favorite holiday and I just love dancing in the new year. :happy: It’s cool and grey here today and we may get a little snow, but nothing much other than some flakes.

I hung up my new birdfeeders yesterday. They are so pretty. The one in the front yard was broken and we had it all wired together, so one went there. It’s huge…took 8 scoops of seed to fill it! The other one is a nyger feeder and has a pretty copper wire twirled around it for the birds to stand on.

DH works til 3. The girls are having some friends over tonightDD#1 wondered where DH was and when I said “work” she was amazed that anyone would work on the day of new years eve! Then she got called into work!

LinC: no we just got the regular wii fit. They didn’t have the other one is stock and this was already $100, so we’ll “make do” LOL :happy: Sounds like you are planning a feast!

DebA: I too have exercise “tapes” (they are so old they are on VCR) but don’t really use them much. I need to start going back to the Y for my aerobics class, so hopefully this January I can do that. I was just getting tired of the elliptical all the time. This has aerobics, balance, and yoga (plus some other things) and I really could use the balance and yoga too. I tried a yoga class but was gently told “this may not be for you” because I can’t do ANY of the activities. I need to stretch, so I though yoga at home might work!

Gail: when you get done with your house, will you come paint mine? :bigsmile:

Michele: how scary with Vince! I hope he is feeling better now! :flowerforyou: I can remember talking to all sorts of cardiac patients about sex, so reading what Vince said made me laugh!

Jane: sometimes a nice quiet evening is wonderful!!!

Juner: yay for your weight loss! :flowerforyou:

Liz: hope you woke up rested and refreshed today! Have fun at cards!:happy:

M: I had to laugh when you said you got up with the cat….one of ours sleeps ALL day and the other two NEVER sleep so I was wondering what kind you had! :laugh: Yay for throwing out the 14s. I can’t wait til I can wear a 14!!!

DeeDee: you are so right about being outside as a kid and never having a weight problem then. My kids can’t believe people actually go outside…and mind you they didn’t have cell phones, TVs in their rooms, computers, etc. DD#1 got a laptop when she graduated high school and got a cell phone when she started working in the evening last year. DD#2 doesn’t have either. I can’t figure out what they do all day long!:huh:

Katla: I too will miss D Clark. NYE wont’ be the same without him! Can’t believe mfp edits his name!

Carolyn: good to see you again. Sounds like you have been in control this holiday season! Congrats!

Laura: nice to see you too. Sorry about the frustration with the new system. I hope you get it figured out quickly.

Viv: don’t beat yourself up. We all fall off the wagon (I’m off the wagon more than on it I think). We just do the best we can and make good choices. Sounds like you have figured out you can’t have certain foods around the house. Good choice. Now after your talking to, give yourself a pat on the back and a hug from me for being concerned with your health!:flowerforyou:

Well off to get some book work done before it gets too late in the day. I’ve been wearing my new shoes to break them in some and I think I need some heel inserts because my heels tend to pop out. I wish I had normal feet! Way wide across the toes, super high arch, skinny heel. Nothing fits! Oh well, I’m still dancing even if I have to take my shoes off! Take care everyone and stay safe tonight! Meg
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Good Morning! It's a beautiful, if slightly chilly, day to end the year.

I'm sooo happy to say that the scale finally went into the 140s for me. I don't know if I have ever been there in my adult life! I even lost weight this month when I was just hoping to maintain. I have been eating some of the goodies that people have given us, but still stayed within my calories. (Sometimes I had to do extra walking or exercising though!)

It's so nice to hear that everyone had good holidays and got to see family from near and far. My son, dil, and gs were here on Christmas Day. The rest are too far away.

I would love to be in Minnesota today to celebrate my gs' 7th birthday. They grow up so fast!!

Please have a happy and safe New Year's Eve...and a wonderful new year too. Eileen

I took out all of my size 14 pants and put them in the goodwill bag. I had gotten a gift certificate from my MIL for Coldwater Creek so I went on a "shopping spree" last night on-line - ordered everything in 10s. Out with the old, in with the new, right?


M.

THIS is terrific! Congratulations!

Good morning! Wishing you all a wonderful last day of the year filled with mountains of peace and joy, and a realistic list of resolutions! I haven't written mine yet, but I started jotting things down in my blog post last night which I've copied for you here.

Sionara 2112

It's been good, hasn't it. We're all a pretty fair bunch of losers, fastidious loggers, and most of us are even excellent water drinkers. Everyone's been trying very hard to get rid of something (!) other than the old clothes in their closets and the socks in their dresser drawers, you know the ones, they have holes in the toes. Sure, you don't see the holes when you put your shoes on, so you keep wearing those socks until one day you say the heck with it, they're gone. Weight loss is rather like that. You can't necessarily see the fat when you're dressed in your nice clothes. You feel pretty comfortable, and people have given you countless compliments, yet you know you have another goal to reach and one day you just say the heck with it, those pounds have got to go. And you make the necessary changes to see that it becomes a reality. Toss those pounds in the wastebasket just like you do those socks. Sure would be nice if it was that easy. Just toss out the desire to overeat. Ok, love to! Is there a switch somewhere that I haven't been able to locate?

I'm among the ones who haven't lost a lot this year but I'm not one bit upset with the 16 pounds that bit the dust on top of the 50 from 2011. 16 is nothing to sneeze at. But I see a little trend of eating too much that started back in July or August when I was super close to losing a full 70. For several weeks I toyed with just learning how to maintain and be happy in my body for the first time in my life. Wellsir, a few little pounds have come back to visit me since then, and by gosh they're being absolute stubborn brats. Thus, I welcome the New Year, a fresh new start, a sigh of relief that the frustrations of this year will be washed away just like *that*. Poof. Begone!

I think back on all the wonderful people I've met and the incredible things I've learned this past year. My thoughts swim 'round with nutrition facts and shared recipes, shared woes, shared victories. Realizing I'm not alone in this has been the most important thing, and I'm so very grateful for my friends here. Commiserating, chastising, cheering and chattering, it's all been such fun. And, on the subject of food, I'm thoroughly convinced that beans need to be included on a very regular basis. They do something special to my insides. Just recently put two and two together on that one. No, I'm not talking about gas lol. They keep things moving. They keep me feeling full and good from head to toe.

Some time ago when I heard that the last few pounds are the most difficult to lose, I laughed and thought no way could it be any more difficult. Well, ahem, need I say more. I've also learned how many calories I can have in order to lose. I don't like the number very much, but next year, starting in a couple of days, I'm going to force myself to swallow the reality pill. Promise I won't choke.

Sure, I could stop now and just be happy weighing what I do. But something continues to drive me forward. The flapping thighs and buttocks, perhaps. No, maybe the arm dangle. Or possibly the roll(s) on the front.

So, I bid a gracious farewell to a quite nice 2012, and offer best wishes to all for a prosperous 2013.

Let's get this show on the road.

:drinker: Cheers! jb xo

Happy New year`s eve.
Working on new goals for next year.
Be safe.
Thanks for being there for me this past year.
HUGS
jane

Happy New Years EVE!!!
I am relatively new here, only 6 days on website. I work 12 hour midnights, and am working tonight. I had lost 56 lbs in 2008-2009 but have gained 38 of it back. Don't want to go back to the w meetings again. So my daughter and daughter-in-law told me about this website. I'll try anything. I hate the fact that my back is killing me again, that I cannot walk around the block without being short of breath, and the dog is sad I don't romp with her. My eating habits are awful. I don't overeat as a rule. I don't eat enough of the good stuff, but I will overdo on low food days with ice cream. OMG... I love ice cream. It is my antidepressant, my friend, my love, my comfort food. I am widowed and recently moved out of a mobile home with my daughter to living alone in a beautiful condo (with my dog and 2 cats ) that I refurbished myself... I need to lose this belly... my back hurts, my knees are giving out on me, my ankles hurt, and I cannot walk any distance without being short of breath. Hoping for a healthier and better 2013. Blessings to all.

Me :flowerforyou:

Happy New Years EVE!!!
I am relatively new here, only 6 days on website. I work 12 hour midnights, and am working tonight. I had lost 56 lbs in 2008-2009 but have gained 38 of it back. Don't want to go back to the w meetings again. So my daughter and daughter-in-law told me about this website. I'll try anything. I hate the fact that my back is killing me again, that I cannot walk around the block without being short of breath, and the dog is sad I don't romp with her. My eating habits are awful. I don't overeat as a rule. I don't eat enough of the good stuff, but I will overdo on low food days with ice cream. OMG... I love ice cream. It is my antidepressant, my friend, my love, my comfort food. I am widowed and recently moved out of a mobile home with my daughter to living alone in a beautiful condo (with my dog and 2 cats ) that I refurbished myself... I need to lose this belly... my back hurts, my knees are giving out on me, my ankles hurt, and I cannot walk any distance without being short of breath. Hoping for a healthier and better 2013. Blessings to all.

Me :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Welcome SmilingRn56! Feel free to post and gain some friends. We are on this forum for the same reasons you are.

Renny