WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2013

Ladies how can I get in on Rennes Saturday challenges.?

I'm here for just a minute. First, I'M A GRANDMOTHER!!!! Caleb was born at 1:55 this morning. His poor mommy was soooooooo tired. Over 24 hours of labor, and still ended up with a c-section. I worked all day today on less than 4 hours sleep. I'm heading to bed early tonight. Second, I just ate a bowl full of gooey marshmallow goodness and I am going to regret it later but oh boy!:ohwell:

Jackie - I love golden beets. how I wish they were available all the time.

jodios - sometimes it takes your body a while to catch up with what you're doing. Also, I've found that FOR ME, if I have something at night, even something healthy, I can be guaranteed of a gain the next day. Never fails. It WILL come off.

katla - if you're going to do situps (which is commendable), be sure you also work your back muscles. These are the opposing muscles to the abs. As I'm sure you know, you can't spot reduce. The best thing is diet and exercise.

katla - have fun with your DIL

Amanda - I call chin wagging "exercising my jaw"....lol

The weather has been absolutely crazy here. Last week I was so cold that I was wearing my heavier winter coat. Yesterday, I wasn't even wearing a jacket. Today it's gotten colder so I'm wearing my light jacket. I understand that it's supposed to get even colder tomorrow. Oh, funsville. We had REAL high winds last night, the power went out for a second.

Did 1-1/4 hr of Jillian Michaels Killer Bun and Thighs DVD today, then went to the dentist, then to Office Max to get a letter scanned in and sent for translation, then a bit of food shopping, then to a clothing store just to see what they had. I didn't have a coupon and things weren't much on sale, but I did find a pair of shoes 70% off. Admitted, they are summer shoes. Not sure that I really like them, so I charged them. Then home, then we went to pick up Lexi at the vets. Vince took Lexi to get her teeth cleaned while I was at the dentist and Loki for his rabies shot. He brought Loki home but we had to go pick up Lexi. On the way there, we stopped at PetSmart to get more pill pockets.

Linda C - you'll lose that .2. You're so determined, it will probably be afraid to stay on you...lol One thing I have found when you cook the turkey breast side down, no, it doesn't look as pretty as when you have a nicely browned bird on the platter. I would guess that you probably could (if you really wanted to) turn the turkey right side up for the last 15 minutes or so just to brown the skin. But I don't want the skin anyway, so I really don't care what color it is.

DeeDee - I was working on a post. Unfortunately, I hadn't saved it yet, and then there was a power interruption, just enough to lose what I'd started to write. So I had to go back and redo everything. Did you make out OK?

jb - I love to read what you write! You're such an excellent writer!

M - today was our trash pick up day. So it was out in the high wind last night. Fortunately, the recyclable container is low to the ground and I had the papers in there to help weigh it down. The wind did blow open the garbage can, tho.

Jane - I can't imagine anyone on here defriending you just because you're struggling. We all struggle at time. That's part of life. Then we have victories. It's good to share problems and victories. You know what they say "a problem shared is a problem halved".

OK - where did January go?????

tammy - good for you on the course!

Lucy - so sorry to hear about your car! Like they say "bad things come in threes" so hopefully you're done. How wonderful that the car repair place was so honest. That's sometimes hard to find.

Judy - deep water is just exercising in the deep end of the pool. No, I don't go under water. Then my hair would get all wet and I'd have to dry it before I could go out. I like the deep water class because there is no pressure on the joints at all. But you can get a very good workout (especially upper body). The class is offered three times/week, but there's no way I could take it three times. I have too short an attention span. Occasionally, very occasionally, I'll swim laps. If something comes up and I can't stay for the entire class, then I'll swim laps or if the class is cancelled for some reason. I am looking forward to being able to use my pool this summer

Karen - what a handsome husband you have! You're definitely improving

I tried reading the posts from the last one upwards, and it was just too confusing for me. People were referrencing things that they'd read previously and I had no clue whatsoever what was being said so I went back to where I left off.

allison - I looked for the golden beets in the grocery, and all I could find were the red beets. I love the golden ones. Anyway, I asked someone once about them and they told me (which makes sense, sort-of) that the public perception is that beets are red so that's why they carry the red beets.

Robin - here's my shoulder to cry on. How I wish I could make things get better for you

M - that flat screen will keep you occupied for a long time. You'll probably wind up exercising for longer because time will just fly by. Thanks for your story of losing weight. It's good to know that you went for over 4 years without losing any weight. I don't seem to be losing and it's been over 4 years for me. Always in the same weight range (130-135). Maybe once I start amping up the exercise, then I'll lose. Now I'm sure one of the reasons I'm not losing right now is because I'm not working as hard as I usually do since I'm trying to "baby" my achilles. However, it is getting better. I still feel a "pull" in the back of my ankle, but I can walk so much better now. I might try ramping up my exercise slowly but surely. Tomorrow I'll do some walking on the treadmill. A week ago I wouldn't have dreamed of doing that. But I'll give it a try tomorrow.

brookrd - this group that you found, is it a group by where you live or is it a group here on MFP?

Sue in TX - after the dentist and my other running around, I got home and Vince had taken a message for me. It was from this gal at one of the branches of the Y hear me. She said that they were at 70% of their goal which is awesome. But she also said to Vince "oh, and we really like and appreciate all the cookies"....lol I'm going there tomorrow to walk on the treadmill and I'll take some of the oatmeal sunflower bars with me. Less for me to eat, that's the way I look at it. There's no way on this green earth that Vince would eat it.

DeeDee - I've never cooked brussel sprouts myself -- mainly because I honestly don't know how and something in me just didn't want to because of my bad experience the first time, I just was never interested in following thru.

jodios - the 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 3/4, 1 cup markings on my measuring cups keeps rubbing off so I need to mark them reguarly. Even tho I use permanent marker, it still fades away. I very seldom put my cups in the dishwasher, they wear away from use.

jane - I usually take a vitamin D suppliment. You are right, Vit. D plays a part in so much.

mouth - CONGRATS!!!! I know one baby who will be spoiled to death.

barbie - I went to the dentist, too, today to get my teeth cleaned. I have two of my wisdom teeth. The hygenist tells me that they are so far back that it's hard to get them cleaned. Do you have all 4?

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele in NC

I am new and over 50!!
Where do you find challenges which I see posted?
Hi, everyone.

Oh, boy - what a cold, windy day! The tornado they had in Adairsville, GA is not too far from where we live. Feel so sorry for those folks. We did not have any damage. We had over 7" of rain in January - yikes!

Ended up late at the office again tonight. We really need more help. Because it was already later I didn't go to the gym after work. I did get out to run errands at lunch. They were all in one shopping area, so I parked and walked between everything. Got in about 30-35 minutes of walking, so that was something anyway. I've been on a hunt for king-size quilted pillow shams for the guest room... at a reasonable price. Have not had any success thus far in a reasonable price range. I have a JoAnn's gift card from Christmas so perhaps will go there on the weekend to see what I can find. I'm seriously thinking about using a mattress pad I have on hand to make my own and using the same trim as on the curtains.

I have not been losing inches or pounds of late either. In search of little NSVs daily to keep me motivated. Sunday I noticed more definition in my arm muscles, today I was appreciating my heavy coat has plenty of room in it - which it did not when I purchased it in 2010. Buttoning it was uncomfortable when I got it, so that is something, too.

I want to sleep a lot right now, too -- even set up a second morning alarm on my phone. It isn't like me to feel so sluggish. DH says it is because there isn't enough time between my leaving the office and returning to it. I have my to-do list for home each weekend and don't finish it. Then I think I'll do one thing each night, and I don't do that either.

One of my nephews is getting married in April so I need to go dress shopping soon. I'm inclined to get something that can be dressed up or down, rather than a 'party' type dress. I wear slacks and blouses all the time now. So much more convenient and comfortable to me.

Everyone struggles, lapses and refocuses...be kind to yourself. We all need grace and none of us are perfect, just keep at it.

Welcome to the all the new gals -- sit down and chat, return as you are able.

Heading to bed....
Gail, metro Atlanta

Jodlos528: Keep on and have faith. This business takes as much time to work as it takes. Sometimes there are long delays between losses on the scale, but your body is still working on getting healthier.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Suebdw: Can anyone tell me why when I do a word document and copy and press Command C (Mac) the go to the reply box and Command v I get several copies of my post?

Nope. I just used that exact command string to copy and paste your question. It worked perfectly. Is your keypad completely clear or is there something pressing on a key somewhere? I have no other ideas.:ohwell:

mouth 5667:Congratulations on the birth of your grandson!!!!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Thanks for the exercise question responses. I think I'll stick with the cardio and portion control, and let weight loss do its magic for now. If I want to work out, I think I might work with a trainer for a while, but that is future business.

Thanks for all the Vitamin F. See you in February.

Katla from NW Oregon

Happy last day of January - the month seemed to go by so quickly. I made my goal of 100 miles from my fitbit and recumbent bike (125mi). Tomorrow is a new month and new goals.
Keep coming back,
MaryC from SE WI

:laugh: end of January. How did THAT happen!!!

:flowerforyou: Watch out for tomorrow's post for Saturday's veggie challenge. I've been too busy this week to respond to anyone else's posts.

:flowerforyou: February...here we come :drinker: :drinker:

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

I was 198.8 yesterday and today am 200 pounds. I did not overeat!!! This is discouraging.