WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

:flowerforyou: Jeri, maybe you and I can encourage each other to do our weight training three times a week……I don’t know why that has started to be a problem for me.

:flowerforyou: Marcia, welcome, your goals look very specific and measurable…..keep coming back to this thread for encouragement and support

:flowerforyou: Sundance, when you jump back in you really do it in style…..what a great post full of responses to so many people….you have so much going on in your life right now that you need to connect with us every day and read the posts and just say hello even if you don’t have time and energy for personal responses…you might have noticed that some of the women you love the most on this thread make only short posts…our affection for each other is not proportional to how much each of us writes each day.

:bigsmile: Jackie, finding a dress you like in a size that doesn’t make you cry is an awesome victory…..will you post a picture?

:flowerforyou: Pauline, give your partner some time to get used to your new lifestyle…….most of us don’t have a support group nearby so that’s why we have joined together here.

:flowerforyou: Roz, we are so glad that you have joined us……come back every day (or more often) and jump right into the conversation

:flowerforyou: Walkermom, training for a half marathon is an awesome goal….I walk a lot, but that is beyond me.

:flowerforyou: Denise, those are great goals

:flowerforyou: Pamelalk, you joined the community by posting. Now come back every day and read the posts and respond…….I lost weight with the help of MFP and this thread and have maintained the loss by continuing to do exactly what I did to lose the weight with just a few more calories every day……if you want to jog, start by walking and add on and speed up a little at a time.

:flowerforyou: Cynthia, welcome……I don’t have any trouble walking every day because my dogs are so encouraging but I have been balking lately at my weight training routine…..today I finally put it at the top of the list and got it done.

:flowerforyou: Kathy, congrats on being in onederland…..even though the scale isn’t the only measure of success, there is something pleasing about seeing those major changes in the numbers.

:flowerforyou: Cheryl, I love the pictures of you and the horses…….don’t stress about the exercises….the best exercise is the one you’ll do…..stay open minded and something new might look good one day.

:flowerforyou: Jb, as usual, I love your rhymes……..I tried some days without logging food and it didn’t work well for me so I returned to my familiar good habits

:flowerforyou: Robin, you can vent to us and maybe that will make it easier to not fuss with DH…..we are all cheering for a better job situation for you….stay in the moment and hang in there

:flowerforyou: Jodios, thanks for the list of strength training DVD’s

:flowerforyou: June, those are super goals

:flowerforyou: Lila, happy to see you back with us and glad you had a good trip

:flowerforyou: Jmkmomm, happy birthday…….buy yourself a great birthday present and don’t wait for your family to acknowledge the event.

:flowerforyou: Gail, I love your goal about lifting 2 million pounds in 2013 but the thought of the arithmetic to keep track is giving me a headache.

:flowerforyou: This morning I drove Jake to the ferry so he could go to the hospital in Seattle for the surgery to replace his defibrillator……he walked onto the ferry, then took a cab to the hospital….there’s a hotel facility in the hospital where he’ll stay tonight so he can report tomorrow morning at 6 AM to check in for the surgery….he’ll stay in the hospital overnight tomorrow and I’ll drive over on Tuesday to pick him up (drive to the ferry, walk onto the ferry, take a cab to the hospital then return together the same way).


Barbie from NW Washington