WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2013

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:flowerforyou: Welcome to all the newcomers:flowerforyou:

You will love this thread; these ladies are supportive and encouraging. I stay away from threads where I feel beat up and don't respond to any comments that do the same. Log your food daily and post when you can to stay in touch, or lurk if you don't have time to post.

And remember that every day is a new day! You can do it :flowerforyou:

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

Hi Everone, Happy New Year 2013!

A couple of years ago I lost 100 lbs, but 12 crept back on me. Now I've started tracking on MFP, and wow!! This is great! I'm not yet 50 but I will be this year...9 more months of 49. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, idea, tricks, secrets and those things that didn't go so well!

@wannabethingirl2 Marita -- regular movement


Having enough of constructive fat in my system helps slide things along -- I use coconut oil, olive oil, avocado- eating avocado, yep, there I said it! (for the beneficial fats in them).

a few moments of physical massage can do wonders for me:

Laying on your back
--->bring your hands up your abdomen from the lower right hip to just below the right ribs,
---> across the midriff to your left,
---> down your left front from below your left ribs to your left hip,
---> then across to your right hip. Use the amount of pressure that feels good to you. (light, medium, heavy -- refrain from inducing pain). The object is to love your intestines and their ability to help you release what you don't need in your body.
--->and of course, massaging a bit any bit of your abdomen within that outer circle you just made at your leisure and with loving nuturance toward your excretory system, without it you wouldn't be alive. :bigsmile:


Sitting on the side of the bed, or on the loo: reach back and rub your lower back (what you can comfortably reach with your hands).

Laying on the floor bring your knees up toward your chest (comfortably) and roll from side to side on your hips and lower back.


You don't need to use your hands, and you can get in some gentle massage that also qualifies as mild stretching on the exercise counter by playing with body movement. A few seconds at a time mounts up if you do it a few times a day.

Here's one fun Zen Imagery Exercise from Shizuto Masunaga that helps movement (not only in my body, but within my intestines):

Visual image -- as you begin to awaken, imagine that it is early in spring when everything in nature begins to come alive and animals come out of hibernation, and you are expressing this incipient movement of life with a squirming and wriggling motion of your whole body.

Physical movement -- Start by pressing your heels and shoulders against the bed or floor (arms stretched out comfortably over head, if possible) move your hips side to side. The distance you move them in the beginning is not as important as the fact that you move them. : Do it as many times as you feel comfortable with.

Gotta love the system that lets you release toxins from your body -- it's a cool part of you, and well worth the love!

Rd

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Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Wow...so many pages and so little time:ohwell: !

Welcome to the newbies:flowerforyou: ! Keep coming in and chatting!

Congrats to all those that posted a loss:flowerforyou: , hang in there to everyone who is struggling:flowerforyou: !

The electrican came yesterday morning ( yes, LindaC, he was cute, about 30 or so I would say, married and gosh darn, my hair isn`t pink anymore:laugh: ), he`s coming again this morning at 8am to actually repair the problem. Just throws my day off first thing in the morning, however...what to do, what to do...got to get it done!

Got to go and get my walk in! Have a fabulous day ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

Good. Morning Ladies,

Just got caught up on the posts sure love that we are a chatty group. Its nice to be able to take a break pop in and see how you all are doing so inspiring!

Leaving for work at 6:30 carpools with a coworker today. For our area we got a lot of snow roads not the best. Telling people to stay off roads but its community day which means we must according go out in it. So can you say mall? Today we my group is going to the mall. We can make a full day be out in the community and I don 't have to drive around a lot. That or the library.

Welcome to everyone new this is a wonderful group to be a part of very encouraging. Jump right in!

@Amanda I don 't know if I suffer from horse envy but for sure pool envy. Love to be at the pool for the day.
@Dee -- those early morning appointments do throw one 's day right? But at least hopefully you will get it all fixed and be done plus he 's easy on the eye too.

Well I need to finish getting ready for my day.

Lots of good wishes to everyone!

Liz

Good morning everyone! I started a reply yesterday and after about two hours of trying just tossed the whole thing - it was going to take up an entire web page!

The metabolism reset worked wonders - I lost not only the few pounds that had crept on during the holidays but anther one - for a total of five pounds in one week! I haven't done that in months. It was certainly a good way to start the month. Anyway, I'm feeling quite grateful that I'm not suffering from any illnesses, so I'm trying to take advantage. However, today was supposed to be HIIT, and I just couldn't make myself do it all. I got through 20 minutes. I'm going to go back and do it again before my meeting marathon starts later this morning. I think it's just harder for me to do high impact first thing in the morning. I had no problem doing something like yoga or weights, but dropping and doing burpees is just killing me . OK, enough whining.

I made an amazing soup for dinner last night, for those who like a little spice and a lot of flavor:

Spicy Tomato Lentil Soup (serves 4)

1 quart vegetable broth
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 cups dry lentils (I used French (small green) but any will do)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 tbsp garam masala or to taste (Indian curry)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper to taste
2 cups chopped kale (optional)

Sautee onions and celery until wilted (in a bit of oil or veggie broth). Add remaining ingredients except kale - cook until the lentils are soft, about 1/2 hour - 45 mins. Add the kale for the last 10 minutes or so of cooking. Enjoy!

Have a wonderful day.

Cheers,

M.

Good monrning, lovelies!

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor.
It’s to enjoy each step along the way."

Just read this at the bottom of an email about the TriCities May 11 Line Dance Workshop and had to share.

So snowy, icy, travel trecherous last night that Scottish Country Dance class was cancelled. The only way I'm gonna steps in today is either wii zumba or walking the stairs at work. Please send me tiny butt kicks throughout the day!

Will scan posts later
Hugs,


Barbara, the SW Idaho AHMOD of the healthier waist in 2013.

2013: Focus on the important stuff
January: Log, move and listen!

SWSY or matminutes: 7=28 6=28 5=24 4=19 3=30 2=30+SWSY arms 1=30
steps: 7=5635 6=10485 5=7307 4=7468 3=7146 2=12223 1=3104

Karen
it's a given men lose faster than women. Don't let it bother you. You are doing great.

Katie|Lou
Join right in. Welcome to a very chatting group.

Paula
When your feeling your losing it. Come do some reading.
Pick up some vit F ( friends)

Jolene
With a plan like that you have to lose.

Lori
Salmon carried your lb off to sea how wonderful

Shazzacass
Yep when good very good. When bad yes we know the rest.
But it doesn't have to be for more than that moment.
If you feel a bad coming on come read in here.

Karen
There is a lot of flu bugs in the air.
Your right new year new start let's go.

Gail
Hope your salmon does the same for you as Lori's did for her.
If that's the case we will all be going salmon fishing.
Do you have the company's coming cook book for diabetics. Looks good.
I made the blueberry sauce for my pancake this morning.

Nancy
Side by side documents sounds much easier than what i'm doing.
I take notes then type them in.

Andbod63
Welcome and join right in.

Sue
Nice loss. Harvesting pecans sounds like a lot of stepping.

Katia
Hello right back to you

Michele
Lots of exercise Great pool. Have fun with the country club

Cheryl
that party better be in the summer of 2014 and even then I don't think anyone wants to see me in a bikini.
Unless you want to play snaks and ladders on my stretch marked belly lol.

Well with that I just looked at the clock and it says enough. Have to shower. Go get some wool for a patient at the hospital.
Then go to the diabetic counselor. I believe she said the group session for diabetise was today also. Hope it's all this morning.

Got up at 12 am because I couldn't sleep so tried knitting trying those nice ruffled scarves I had quite a bit done and dropped my stiches and no way can you pick them up. So ripped it all out started again. Then noticed I missed a stich somewhere ripped it out again. And said to hell and went back to bed. It was now 2 am. Restless sleep but did manage a few hours.

Will be a nap for sure this afternoon. That's why i'm hoping all is this morning. And I will tackle the scarf again. It won't get the best of me.

Linda C

Good morning all!

It's so nice to know that this is a thread full of kindred spirits! I wish you all a day full of motivation, focus and pride in yourself for everything you do!

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor.
It’s to enjoy each step along the way."

Perfect! x

I'm just getting started and have read many of the posts in this group. You have all given me the incentive to get back on track and reach my goals.

:flowerforyou: Lovely Ladies...it's Tuesday. Holy Moly this turned into a long post...will have to find a way to get this shorter...tomorrow

Meg-sorry to hear you are feeling poorly, but glad that you were sent home to bed...feel better soon:flowerforyou:

Robin-its so hard when your work place is so stressful. Sorry to hear that you are having to deal with an awful boss:sad: ..that just makes it all that much harder to go to work. You can come an vent anytime...we will support you no matter what

Lucy & Hope- the fact that the two of you get up and exercise FIRST thing in the morning is so impressive:drinker: You will be hitting goals in no time with that dedication.

Rd- good job on working on those 8 glasses of water. I have found that when I get in my 8-10 glasses a day the weight falls off...I think it's just being washed away...you can do it:drinker:

Viv(York UK)- I hear you about so many interruptions at work and chasing my tail...that seems to be my life since the 1st of December.:ohwell: I am in hopes that by the 1st of February my world will be back in the right orbit...I can hope. Good for you wearing your ped again...mine is still sitting in my jewel case...I guess I should get it out:blushing:

Kackie- rum pound cake...sounds yummy...good for you resisting the temptation:flowerforyou:

Marita Illinois- hitting the snooze can really mess up the morning, but in spite of it you managed to have quite a busy day. Hoping your Tuesday starts better:flowerforyou:

Denise- I love you quotes...they are inspiring and thought provoking:flowerforyou:

Linda C- 6000 steps is pretty good and I'm sure that your water intake will get better as you plan for it:drinker: I'm not sure if I would be able to restart the scarf that many times...good for you persevering :flowerforyou:

Karen- you are doing all you can, exercise, logging the food and getting in the water...there is no contest when we are up against our hubbys when they are losing...mine loses so quickly that I just can't compare my losses to his:flowerforyou:

Jolene- your plan sounds like it's working:drinker:

Nancy from SE British Columbia- returning to school after a holiday was such a highlight for me just to see my friends....You are right that the kiddos weren't as glad to see you...but one day they will look back and remember all you did for them:drinker:

Sueb- congrats on your loss:drinker:

Michele in NC-I do so love looking at your pool I'm sure that if you get on the newcomers committee the current head would appreciate your support. Nothing like leading a committee and others no willing to be flexible. Did I remember reading that you son may be moving to France? and has a girlfriend from Spain?:huh:

Barbie from NW Washington-thank you so much for the reminder of making our exercise a priority:flowerforyou: your reminders are always so timely.

Lila- if I ever shoveled the snow without hubby asking he would probably have a heart attack in shock:blushing:

LindaS- I love cinnamon...I just forget to put it on anything:blushing: Hoping that your meeting with the hand MD gives you a good report:flowerforyou:

Amanda- after reading the posts I do hope you are okay and that your tests come back negative. Yep you want to keep moving and not sitting too long...but I know it's something you already know as you have been at this a lot longer than I have:flowerforyou:

DeeDee- if your hair was still pink you think he might have looked:noway: He would have been headed home to tell his wife and kids about the lady with the pink hair...hope he's able to fix the problem today:flowerforyou:

Sally- 21 minutes for every hour:noway: well there are a lot of us sitting at computers at our desks and that time sure does add up...I wonder if we exercise how many of those minutes we get back:huh:

M-at least you did some of the HIIT and then setting a goal to try it again...that's impressive...sometimes what it takes is a good dose of "I can do it" with a push of "yes you can" thrown in:flowerforyou:

Barbara in SW Idaho- tiny kicks coming your way:flowerforyou: with hugs of course

LucyT- prayers for your FIL that his CAT scan goes well.:flowerforyou:

Karen from Mi- congrats on the scale moving:drinker:

Cheryl- I too love your pictures of you and your horse:drinker: and I hear it's great exercise riding horses.

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WELCOME TO ALL THE NEWBIES:flowerforyou: Come back often and let us get to know you.

Last night when I got home I went straight upstairs, changed into my work out clothes and turned on the DVD with Jillian. i've decided to do the 30 DS several times a week to get in short but effective exercise. I was afraid I'd be sore this morning but thankgoodness I am not and will do it again when I get home.

Drinking my water, having my salmon with a side of broccoli for dinner last night got me off to a GREAT start of working on this new year. I will once again make Wednesdays be my official weight in day so tomorrow I will see what 2 days does to my #6 that I want to rid myself of this year.

The one think all this weight loss has caused is I am soooo cold all the time. My heater under my desk at work, drinking warm water and wearing heavy sweaters seems to be the order of the day for me:blushing:

Everyone have a great day. It's a new day of logging your food, moving your body and drinking your water:drinker: We can do it:flowerforyou:

Laura 80111 that's in Colorado

Having salmon for dinner tonight! I got another 15000 step day in yesterday and I really feel like I am getting back on track to doing the right things. I feel so much better and a lot less depressed. (Maybe its the magik rainbow cloak?) No barbs have been slung today so it has been a good day.

Ritter had another accident last night. So I get to shampoo the bedroom carpet again when I get home. At least this time he did most of his peeing on his bed, and I can throw that in the washer. I may have to pick up the water dish after 7:00 pm to keep him from drinking too much water and having to pee in the middle of the night.

He is so adorable it is hard to be mad at him too long.

I hope you all have a great day!

Robin, Bodi and Ritter.