WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2013

good afternoon ladies, just went out for pizza,its my favorite,I did have 3 small pieces and I got veggies on it so hope that works well. getting ready to go see George Strait and I made deviled eggs for tomorrows baby shower. will have to be very good tomorrow and not overdue, im feeling well enough to go to the gym in the morning I think so hoping that works out..
I hope everyone enjoys there weekend

I did it! I ate sardines.

I haven't eaten a sardine since I was a child and my mother would stick them still with their little heads attached, dripping in oil, between two slices of bread with mayonnaise. I remember they didn't taste badly, but I just couldn't get past the ick factor.

In my quest to run the 10 miler in May, I have to bump my protein way up and fat way down (hence the fixation with powdered peanut butter, which, incidentally, I have not yet put behind me), and sardines fit the bill. They are also a great source of vitamin D. If you have to watch cholesterol rigidly or sodium, you may want to research before adding to your food plan.

If you can find the headless, scaled, packed in water ones, you'll be hard pressed to find a food that packs so much protein, calcium and also iron into its "little body." I put them in a very tasty salad and I can't say I even tasted them at all.

But at least this time, they weren't staring at me.

Jackie in Cherry Hill outside of Philly

Michele...I just read about the big accident at Daytona. Praying that you are okay. Eileen

Hi lovely friends. We had a great day. It was family day so we drove about 150 miles south to northwest Missouri to the Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge to see the snow geese that are migrating early. We watched thousands of them come in and I swear I really didn’t know there were that many geese in the entire world. We also saw ducks and about a dozen bald eagles. It was absolutely amazing!!! We plan to go back later in the year; we didn’t get to hike too much because the trails were either closed or covered with snow and you couldn’t see them. We did some flat land walking and climbed a very small trail uphill that ended up being about ½ mile.

Judy: great video, thanks. It does look like fun!

Wessecg: envisioning you giving up all your size 10s in june! UMMMMMMMMMMMMMM meditating on it! You will make it!

Jane martin: hope your lab results come back good

Sue: yes I should take my own advice more often LOL. I’ve played golf in 42 degree weather! I’ve swam outside in 42 degree weather! I’m with you though….I wish I hadn’t LOL

Jo: enjoy what’s left of your visit!

Farasgrandau: welcome to our group!

Lynda; welcome to you too!

Barbie: I must have you fooled LOL> I work way too much and wish I had more time to spend with family. We do have a family day each month and game night each week, and a parent-daughter day each month too. I have to admit sometimes I don’t want to participate because I want to work, but I know I will regret it later if I choose work over doing those things. My family never did anything together and I really wanted to, so I made it a priority to have these scheduled times so if we don’t get to do anything else during the month, we know we have these dates saved.

Jmkmomm: that is a horrible dining experience. We have Denny’s here too but they are all really awful.

Bridgekiki: welcome to our group!

Michelle; I love mahi mahi. I grew up in Hawaii and ate it all the time. Enjoy! So sorry to hear about the ER experience; hope Vince is feeling better now.

Renny: good grief! I hope you get the right prescription this time!

Determined; have fun at that birthday party! Sounds like you have a good plan.

DeannaHarris: ditto Barbie. It is very helpful to open your diary so other people can give you suggestions.

Grumpy DeeDee:,. Cat tongue ? That is hilarious, but so descriptive. I know exactly what you mean. Sorry you are out of sorts; I hope that little birdie outside your window cheers you up. Just think; he’s happy if he finds a worm! Take care of that leg. Sending my friend happy thoughts and good wishes.

LindaC: I converted your blood sugars to our readings and the 6’s aren’t bad at all. Even the 8+ isn’t horrible, but you’re right…you don’t want it that high. It sounds like you are working hard at this…keep up the good work!

Grandmallie: hope you enjoyed your concert and are feeling better. I think you should take it easy while you have this bad cold.

Jane: good for you to make the best choices possible. I’ve had that happen too where the food is already arranged and you are a captive audience! Water, water, water!

Eileen: hi and nice to see you again. Good attitude to say that your little weight loss is temporary and not just go on and really blow it all.

Jackie: I love sardines, but never have had the ones with heads put together with mayo. BLEH that does sound bad! Well I’m glad you are finding the foods you need to fuel your run!

Michelle: I just read Eileen’s second post about the accident at Daytona…are you OK? WHEW ok your post was next and I see you are fine. That is good, but must have still been scary if Vince saw it

Well ladies I’m tired even if we only did get a little walking in….four hours in the car was long! Enjoy the rest of the evening and take care. Meg

Energy is at a low ebb right now and I have no idea why. :noway: Well, maybe it is because we're having rainy weather. I watched a neighbor outside in a wet suit paddle-boarding this morning, and wondered how she does it, especially in a chilly day with rain squalls and sun breaks. :huh:

Today there were lovely sun breaks and I did get a little walking in. DH is doing well, and I managed to get the scale to go the right direction this morning:bigsmile: , so I should be jumping for joy instead of getting just a little bit of exercise and then taking a nap. :ohwell:

DH has permission for light exercise now. He took a short walk, too, when we drove down to Prescott Beach County Park so the dog could run. Prescott Beach is next to the Columbia River about 16 miles down river from here. It has been awhile since I've seen DH move around so smoothly. :bigsmile: We saw Arctic Swans along the way. They winter in several ponds beside the highway near Prescott Beach.

Have a good weekend.

Katla in NW Oregon

Meg - thanks for your wishes about Vince. He's fine now, just needed that inhaler. It's so frustrating when you have something you need at home but didn't bring it! We're watching the weather right now on TV to see if we should wear pants or shorts today. When we got back to the condo, Vince watched the replay of the accident and said "OMG". He knew it was bad, but I guess you see things on the replay that you didn't really catch when you saw in up front. Update: they're talking about 72 in Daytona down to like 67. But then again, we're up pretty high, so I think I'm going to wear pants. The rain probablity is 50% which means there won't be that much sunlight. Fortunately, our seats are under cover.

We have an insulated backpack that I'll take with me. Have 2 bottles of water I'm going to put in it. Then I have my "going to the movies" pocketbook, I have another bottle of water I'll take along with a 1/2 turkey sandwich on wheat (need something for lunch). I packed asparagus, a pear, a small box of raisins, 1/2 cup of tomatoes, sugar snap peas and some celery. Yesterday I took food with me that I didn't eat. I'd rather have something with me and not eat it rather than having nothing and wishing that I did. I'm sure I'll have the peas and sugar snap peas with my dinner.

I don't remember who it was, but someone commented to me (positively) that they don't know how I could eat peas for breakfast. Well, I have the peas portioned out and have 1/2 with breakfast and then 1/2 with dinner. I do need to finish up the peas, and on top of that the f/v challenge is to eat fruits and veges with every meal so I have my veggie with my breakfast!

DeeDee - about the landscaping: you are talking to the woman who has the brownest thumb on the face of the earth! There was one time before we were married, Vince lived in the apt across from me. Anyway, he had to go away on business. He had this (I think it was a swedish ivy) plant that was supposed to be hearty. He told me when to water it, he even poured out the water for me so that I couldn't overwater it. He came back and what happened? It died. He asked me what I did and I told him "I just looked at it". The only thing I can't kill are weeds.

Well, gotta get ready, have a great day everyone. Oh, I apologize those who post their menus. I just haven't had a lot of time to check them out

Now the news says that 33 people were injured last night but no one died. I'm sure the Franz family is so grateful about that.

Fortunately, we don't have to leave for Daytona tomorrow until around 11, the tires aren't supposed to be here until 12. That means that I'll be able to go to the yoga class and then take the step class.

suebdew - yes, it drives me crazy about all the sodium in RTE meals. Then again, I need to have things that I can just pop in the microwave, not too crazy about cooking down here since sometimes I don't have the right equipment or pots, we just have the bare minimum. So I'll just go on. Oh, to me, the Wendy's chili didn't taste real salty. But then again, that could also be because of the spices which hid the salty flavor. Well, I had a coupon where I got it for free as long as I got a drink so I got Vince a frosty. He got a chicken sandwich which I had a coupon for free for as long as you got a drink so he got a soda. Works.

Michele from NC going to Daytona

Have a great sun!!
hugs
jane

Good Morning all (oops, It's 12:15).

Question: Anybody have any good suggestions on cooking for one? I don't mind eating the same thing 3 or 4 days a week. I'm not a big fan of freezing, I ususally forget about it and wind up throwing it away.

Well, off to my 2nd job. I'll be back later. Looking forward to some great ideas.

Happy Sunday.

LuAnn

:happy: :happy: RebelRenny is a very happy camper today. We found out last night that our new grand baby is going to be a GIRL! Of course, we would have been just as happy had it been a BOY!!! But you know what I'm saying. We are just silly grand parents who get all over-the-top delighted. Can't wipe the smile off my face today. Last night was the "sexy baby reveal" party.

Also logged - finally - a 1/2 lb loss. Sheesh, that took long enough!! Last time I logged a loss was 4 weeks ago and at that time I thought I was on quite a roll, remember? Bodies are funny things, aren't they.

I am at week 6 of training for the 10K (I walk). I can tell you that, if I weren't part of this training clinic, I would not be getting out there as often. It is good for me to be part of a group. Yesterday a guy spoke to us who started running at age 65!! He is now in his 70s. He was such an inspiration and funny too. Moral of the story: if he can do it, we can do at least something. It is also good to learn about proper techniques, footwear, etc.

I have started eating quinoa, which apparently is one of those really good foods, especially when you are on a plant based diet. DH bought Chia seed and I had 1/2 tsp on my oatmeal this morning.

@LuAnn - If you are not into freezing, I find that stirfrying or steaming veggies is ideal when cooking for one. I have started cooking enough quinoa to last a couple of days. Just keep it in the fridge. I make single shot smoothies. I keep pecans at hand. A huge salad is a daily occurrence for me (DH makes that for me to take for lunch). I buy a small tub of cottage cheese, and some other type of cheeses to keep in the fridge. Stock up on frozen and fresh foods (I go to the market a couple of times a week on my way home from work, only takes an extra couple of minutes). I keep our magic bullet on the counter and also have a shelf full of spices. I stay away from processed foods as much as possible. Hope that helps.

Currently I've got our Rustic 9-bean Vegetarian Ragout in the slow-cooker and am about to make myself a fruit smoothie. The Ragout will be plenty to freeze multiple portions for future.

Hope to get out on my bike a bit today, but it is looking rather "damp" outside.

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC.

hi y'all, and welcome to the new folks! :flowerforyou:

forgive me for not posting in so long, but the last five times i've tried, it has disappeared, and i just didn't feel like typing it all over again....

i have caught jb's february funk.....:noway: i don't WANT to do anything that's healthy or involves exercise.....:noway: and i'm tired of waking up at the crack of dawn to drive to LR (Little Rock) every morning...... :grumble: i love my students, and we have a GREAT time together, but i just hate the drive to get there.....:grumble:

i've only made it home "on time" twice this month (again), and i DID go work out both times, but that's not enough to even count.:frown: haven't made it home in time to go to the dietician's class, either. i really miss it. :frown:

well, i know you don't need or want to hear me go on griping, so i'll stop, at least for now. the lab tests came back normal, but that doesn't explain why i am freezing on a sunny, mild day, or why i can't stay asleep through the night for more than a couple of hours. maybe that's why i'm such a grump.....:grumble:

i know i need an attitude change, and i'm hoping that when it gets warmer, i'll feel better, too.

i'm SO PROUD of your weight-loss successes, and it it a JOY to read about them all! Keep up the good work, everyone!:flowerforyou:

hope i have something encouraging to share the next time.

janie

Came home from church to see my friend`s cat have a stroke.
Ally u will be missed.
Have a good one.
HUGS
jane

just back from a baby shower ~ had a wonderful time but overate and I can feel it.. I will not beat myself up am feeling much better from my cold this weekend so will be back at the gym bright and early tomorrow morning.Putting one foot in front of the other
i dont usually overdue so I will not punish myself.
Will try and eat sparingly the next few days to make up for today.. Hope everyone enjoyed there day of rest

Welcome to all the newbies! This is a very supportive group of women, and it works really well to keep you motivated when you participate regularly. It has certainly helped me.:bigsmile: Please post where you're from. It helps us to know each other better.

I had a nice weight loss yesterday and was chicken to step on the scales today because I was afraid it would have vanished over night. :noway: This has happened before. Losing weight has not been a smooth down hill ride for me, but it has been a consistent down hill trend. With bumps. I did go to the store and buy new, smaller pants. Big NSV right there and I'm a happy woman. :bigsmile: (For newbies, an NSV is a non scale victory.) My daughter is visiting soon, and I'm hoping to surprise her, so don't anybody tell.

Enjoy the rest of your day. Thanks for all the vitamin F.

Katla in NW Oregon

Read all the posts but didn't take notes! Played golf after church and am really tired. The wind just takes all your energy.
Michele - it was me wondering about the peas for breakfast. Great idea to have them if you're doing the fruit/veggie challenge. You are the most organized person I know to pack all your favorite things to take to the races with you.

Not much going on with me so I'll sign off and come back tomorrow when my brain is working again (I hope).
Sue in TX

Safely home from visiting with DD. Was a weekend of ups and downs:
Ups: great time with DD seeing Spring Awakening, shopping, watching her dance class and just catching up. Trying on clothes was a much happier experience since losing weight and I love my 2 milestone pieces! Got a cute cardi and a jersey dress
:sad: Downs: due to flight delays didn’t see DD until Saturday (got in after midnight); DH and I overslept and didn’t get to work out. :devil: Enjoyed 2 great meals that blew my calories and had an awful stomach ache from too much/too rich.
:noway: Dread, I mean really dread, getting on the scale tomorrow morning.

At least I was healthy today. Nothing like a fresh start and getting back on track!
I’m 3 pages behind on this tread but will try and catch up as I sort of watch the Oscars.

Lindafour – welcome you have found the right place. This is a great group who are always there to listen (complain or hoot with joy) and offer great suggestions.

Dee Dee – I’m amazed it took you so long to have a pity party. Please rest up and hopefully you’ll start to feel better soon. I wish I could ship you some homemade chicken soup, but you’ll have to settle for my positive wishes headed your way :sick:

Grandmallie – hope you are feeling better and that you had a great time at the concert :sick: :happy:

Jane – hang in there. Hope you can get some yoga in to help with the stress and the scale

Renny – you should get a new pair free. Costco has great customer service. No harm in asking and see how they respond. Congrats on your future grand daughter! :flowerforyou:

Mary –feel better :sick:

LuAnn – I’m learning to cook for 2 as I’ve just emptied the nest this fall. I buy fish and chicken and freeze them in smaller portions. I like to make recipes from Cooking Light – they seem to cut in half well. Sometimes I just keep it very easy by putting a rub on and using my grill pan. I round the meal out with frozen veggies or a salad. I’m also a big fan of left overs for lunch if there are extras

Katia – I feel like my weight see saws as well but since it’s generally (albeit very slowly) moving down I’m happy. I really could see the difference when I went shopping. Congrats on the smaller pants :drinker:

Hope next week is a great week for everyone - feeling healthy, energetic, stronger and trimmer! Jodios