WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2013

Thanks, Laura!!!

Got it so the first one shows.

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Thanks for talking about your FitBit. I've ordered one and am looking forward to using it. I hope I'll be motivated to walk more. I ordered an extra one for my son, Matt, who's also trying to get in better shape. He was walking 5 or 6 miles a day then he got a girlfriend (sigh) and they became cozy couch potatoes.

Good evening Chica's,
Hope everyone's day went well,the FitBit is a small device that you clip to yourself and keeps track of exercise and stuff, more fancy than a pedometer... you can go to the website and like I said they are coming out with a wrist/bracelet one this spring for about 100.00 it looks promising
Again I tried the treadmill and again I cant do that anymore,the plantar faciitis on my left heel kills me for days afterward.
So will maybe try the elliptical tomorrow on the easiest possible level to get my body used to it...
sorry to hear the midwest is getting hammered, we got a doozy a few weeks ago 3 feet:noway:
love the wedding pictures~how beautiful...
So glad to have some friends to hangout with on here, even though we are scattered all over the world ,we are connected:bigsmile:

Cheryl - I've only heard great things about the customer service at fitbit. Yea for you!!!! They certainly live up to their reputation for good service, that's for sure, and you're proof positive.

BJ - feel better. Sending virtual chicken soup

Meg - LOL telling your dh about your chapter, now that's something. I did enjoy the race. It's too bad that Danica dropped back to 8th place, she'd been doing so well. But you can tell that she learned a lot. It's interesting, the headline down here wasn't the fact that Jimmy Johnson won, but about Danica. I think she's a good role model for girls, showing them that they can do what was historically a male sport.

jodios - so sorry about your friend's dad. That was nice of you to go and sit shiva. Maybe you can confirm or correct me, but when someone close to you dies, are you supposed to wear black for an entire year? What a wonderful dh you have to reblow your driveway!

Lynda from BC - welcome! How great you got a group together to work out. I like to be in a group, to me it is very motivating. But sometimes I just have to do something on my own since there isn't a class like it (like the Bosu or step). Oh, logging food is so important...and very eye opening.

jmkmomm - I also agree with Jo and DeeDee, the beautiful woman inside of you shines thru

Judy - how do you make the pumpkin protein bars? I'm not so crazy about buying bars, they are usually full of sugar and additives. But I wouldn't mind making some myself. Great quote.

Glenda - what a horrible thing to have happen to your daughter. Thank the good Lord that she's not seriously injured. How nice of you to have those grands over. And then your daughter for her recovery, you are one special lady, that's for sure

Jane - both women in that pic you posted are gorgeous. Whichever one is your daughter, I know that you're proud of her

Jane - stay safe.

Laura - feel better fast

I did about 50 minutes of a body pump workout on utube. Didn't realize it, but then a class came in so I forwent the abs portion and just stretched on my own. Then I did an hour of a downloadable workout that I have. While I was 1/2 way thru the workout, they started a class (I knew one was starting so I just stayed in the back). I have yet to understand how people can find loud music to be motivating. But that's just me. Afterwards, I went to Publix to get a paper and also some soy crisps (I don't think I can get them by me), then I went to Pinch a Penny. FIL had this weaved lounge chair for the pool and I was hoping that's where he bought it. They didn't have a webbed chair, but I got something that has a mesh that you lay in, so I'm going to try it. If it works out, I'll get another one next time we come down here but first I'll look on Amazon to see if I can get it. On Amazon I don't have to pay shipping or tax. Then to CVS to get some antihistamine. Really, I had a $5 coupon that I needed to use by the end of the month. It wound up costing me $1 and change. Came home, had some tuna and Arctic Zero (that's good stuff), Vince fixed this shelf in the closet so I went to another WinnDixie (I never knew about it) but wasn't real impressed. Then I had to go to Publix again to get some veggies for dinner tonight and to take with me when we leave. Then to the Chamber of Commerce to get updated phone books and then back here.

Tomorrow I'll go to yoga and then the step class.

Just logged my food. YIKES! The sodium. But there are things that I just need to finish up. It looks like the veggie chick'n'nuggets are one of the big culprits. Well, I guess you can't get everything. They WERE sort-of low in calories and high in protein. Guess it's really a give-and-take situation.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele from NC

Been watching a lot of Dr. Oz that I had taped. Now I'm really confused about healthy food! Oh well, guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.
Jane H in Co - No way you are that beautiful girl's mother. You look like a younger sister! I couldn't believe my eyes. You are so young looking. Good for you. My DD's in CO have had lots of snow also.
Meg - I've missed your funny posts. What a hoot! I wonder if the book is that funny.:laugh: Are the girls doing the WII with you? It's a good family activity. We have bowling tournaments and do a winner plays winner round robin.
Jo - I cooked some kale in water with some smoked sausage and added it to the left over potato soup and it was so good! Didn't know it was a Welsh dish. When we lived in England we were suppose to go to Ireland and Wales but our babysitter got pregnant and couldn't keep our kids. So that's on my bucket list now!
grandmallie - what's a Chica's? Sounds like Vit F to me.
Didn't take notes and that's all I can remember. I promise to get better at this! Been thinking about my FEB goals ad believe I'm not meeting all of them.:embarassed:

Sue in TX

There is a YMCA here, I used to have a membership. I qualifiy through Silver Sneakers on my insurance. I just don't have the motivation to get up and go to the classes. I want something that I set the time to go. I need to see if I can do any of the bikes or treadmills there.

Renny: I’ve watched Biggest Loser a couple of times. The biggest annoyance is their scale for the weigh in at the end of the show. The "suspenseful ticking" ticks me off. LOL. I’m unconvinced that this is actually a healthy way to lose weight, but I guess it would be exciting and motivating to be part of a team and on TV. I’ll take our Vitamin F team any time! It has sure made a big difference for me.:bigsmile:

jmkmomm: There are some really useful facial massage videos on You Tube that teach you how to give yourself a facial massage. I’ve found this to be a good thing to do every morning. I don’t really remember every morning, but I do it several times a week. The videos I saw were all done by Asian ladies, and I think I remember the older woman saying that this was a cultural practice. One video was a young woman who worked on her own face, and I got the most help from watching it.

Amanda: I’m sorry you work with a horrible woman. Luckily you don’t have to take her home. Have you considered a voodoo doll? :devil: Just kidding.:flowerforyou:

glendalight: I’m so sorry that a virus caught you. I hope you are well soon.:flowerforyou:

Judy: Your birthday celebration at the cemetery was such a lovely thing to do. :flowerforyou: I’ll bet it meant a lot to each of you, and especially to your dad.

Suebdew: We have wii bowling tournaments, too. I never win, but I play anyway. My DIL is a real competitor!:happy:

I fell down the steps leading to my house this morning. :frown: I was trying to let our recycle bin down the steps ahead of me and it pulled me after it.:grumble: Ouch! I have skinned knees and I’m not even sure what I did to the shoulder I landed on. :noway: It isn’t broken, and I’ve managed to keep the swelling down—I spent most of the day with an icepack on it. It really doesn’t feel good to wear a bra right now.:ohwell:

Katla in NW Oregon

Good Morning Ladies.

I have been a member of MFP for a bit but just used it privately. I have since learned the value of "community" and was happy to spot a group for women ages 50+.

I have just been perusing the latest postings and will try to catch up with everyone.

FYI - I think the weight loss on The Biggest Loser is a bit dramatic. Many recent studies show that quick weight loss to start is a great motivator (say 5 lbs in the first 2 weeks?), but I don't know about those people on the show. I have maintained a pretty big weight loss for a long time and it was a more gradual process.

Have a great day!

Just saying "hello everyone"

DeeDee - thanks for the feedback on Spanx and the dresses. Will be going shopping with an honest friend in mid-March to try things on.

Katla - hope you heal up from your fall. What a shock!

Buzzing back to work shortly -- hope ya'll have a great day.

Gail, metro Atlanta

Good morning all. I wish I had the time to read all of your posts. Tried to catch up on a few of the most recent ones.

Meg: Very funny.

Amanda: I had a coworker from he!! and the day she retired was one of the happiest days of my life! lol

Jane: Beautiful picture. I couldn't figure out who was the daughter and who was the mother.

Gail: Great dresses. I love the green lace one.

I know I missed a lot of you and I'm sorry, I promise I'll try to do better. Off to a budget meeting (boring), have a great day all, will try to check in later between jobs.

LuAnn

Grandmaillee
Don't give up it will come off eventually. 45 min on a non motivated day is great.

lua
it is certainly hard to keep up.

Jolene
There's different ways with spaghetti squash. You can cut it in half put it on a cookie sheet with a bit of water in the overn for about an hour, or in microwave for i'd say 20 min. If you pull it out easy it's done if not give it a few more min.
My favorite yet is with spaghetti sauce.

Well guess I better get on with my day. It's ten and all I did so far is my dishes lol.
So going for a nice soak and relax in the hot tub. Then a nice shower and I think I might just crawl back in bed. Was up at 5 am for no apparent reason. Just couldn't sleep.

Linda in Northern Ontario.

:flowerforyou: Cold & Sunny Wednesday:glasses:

Just time to say Hi, read the posts but once again no extra time.

Last night I couldn't get my phone to log in and the home computer was acting up:grumble: Hoping it's all better today, when you don't get logged in I always feel like I've forgotten to do something to make the day complete.

Back still a bit sore but was able to do some of my exercises just not my weights...maybe tonight.

If you eat it log it, if you move log it, and as you dring all your water log it:drinker:

Have a great day :flowerforyou: Laura80111 in Colorado

Morning all. My trip was cancelled due to the snow so I had a little extra time this morning and got caught up with all the posts. I wonder if there is something weird going on as I slept poorly last night as well (of course waking early to the sound of snow blowers might have been a contributing factor)

It was so nice to change out of business clothes a throw on ratty jeans and a sweat shirt - after yesterday's 3 hour drive in that storm I plan on going nowhere today. My meeting will likely be resceduled for tomorrow, but the roads will hopefully be better by then.

I'm thinking of baking up a batch of whole grain banana muffins with the very very very ripe bananas I have on the counter but I just found a recipe from Cooking light that uses Nutella in a banana bread for the same calories - I'm a sucker for Nutella so I think indulgent will win over whole grain for the same calories

Gail - I agree with others - love the green lace dress. Let us know what you pick

Katia - ouch. Hope you are feeling better today

Jane - beautiful pictures of you and your daughter. I don't even know how to post pictures so good for you sharing them here

Dazzo62 - welcome!

Cheryl - hope you weren't snowed in too badly

Tammy - sunshine, how I miss it (it's still snowing here)

Have a great day everyone. Jodios