WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

Happy Tuesday. Have just come to the realization that by reading this board in the evenings after dinner, I am far less inclined to keep nibbilng, and I drink more water. Thanks, ladies.

Jb_2011 Bravo on losing the 10 pant sizes! Enjoy those size 10’s. I’m sure you look fabulous. :smokin:

Judy – Congrats on the race. You are TOUGH and POSITiVE. Keep posting your inspiring stories.

Kate in Alberta – You make me laugh. May the ice melt soon and you enjoy every exotic, savory morsel you will try while DH is away.

LucyT - Totally relate to losing a shoe size. Happened to a friend of mine, too. Now you’ve given me the urge to shop for shoes. Actually, I'm always in the mood to shop for shoes. :laugh:

Marge – Welcome. Just with your post you are on the path to losing those 30#s. Keep checking back in and soaking up the friendship and wisdom from your 50+ sisters.

Lin – Fibro is a *****. I’ve managed to *control* it by doing cardio 6x a week and taking acupuncture treatments as soon as I feel any symptoms. Take care.

Got an icepack on my lower back as per my chiropractor's orders. :grumble: Am doing whatever I need to get fixed up and back in the gym. For now, just have to take it easy.

Stay well, my friends.

Rori in the Colorado Foothills

Hello I am interested in being a part of this group..I have been reading some of your posts...but I really wish I could get an answer as to what everyone keeps saying BUMP for???? I asked this before but cannot find my post now....thank you... Im Nel and 65 years old..

One answer I read was that 'bump' was used to reserve your spot. I don't understand that either.

BUMP means "bring up my post." Really it just shows you where you left off...

Eileen

Marti- you joined by posting! No, there's nothing special you need to do, just come in and get lots of motivation, vitamin F (friends), tips, and ideas. Glad to have you with us. Sounds like you've been thru a lot lately.

Roz - I know what you mean by so many posts. I didn't have a lot of time last night, but I couldn't get over how many posts there were! Which pilates DVD do you have? I'm always looking for new pilates ones

Did an hour of a DVD that I have for the bosu. Tomorrow I'll go to yoga and then deep water.

Linda Sundance - I've found yoga helps me to be more flexible (and I'm the most inflexible person on the faace of this earth). Good luck to you!

Laurie - welcome. Keep posting, you'll get lots of encouragement

Sandy - woo hoo, so close to your milestone. Do you have something special planned for when you do get there? Good luck to you on your weight in

Amanda - feel bettter fast! Good luck on the tests you have upcoming

Sandy from Ontario - we're glad to have you join us!

I can't wait for Sunday to get here, either. Counting down the days

DeeDee - it's amost 10 and it's been raining here a while now. I have to go get my hair done, then I'll probably play mahjongg.

M - safe travels to CO. That's so nice of you to stay with your mother! Can you take some pilates or yoga DVD's with you? You'll probably need to put some towels down on the floor so it's not so hard (or maybe a blanket) What about a walking DVD? These are some of the things I take to the condo with me, I have to be mindful of the people below us (not make much noise) and the fact that there isn't a whole lot of room to workout. Happy birthday to you sd

Jo - lol re: sun. Really made me smile.

Welcome everyone new

Nancy - so close, you can do it!

jb - yea down to a 14! You go girl! 10 pants sizes, that's awesome

Judy - congrats on the run! You SHOULD be proud of yourself

Meg - so sorry to hear about Benny Beagle. Givek him lots of love, that'll help him AND you. You're lucky you were given until 35 to have sex. According to my daughter, Vince and I didn't have sex and don't. Isn't that a hoot?

BetsyAnn - the numbers are going down. OK, it may be slowly, but at least they're going down and not up. Keep up the good work

I was at mahjongg today and my cousin called to tell me that my other cousin passed away. We knew it was coming, she had ovarian cancer, was on chemo for the last 5 years but discontinued it (for a myrad of reasons). I don't know why, but it hit me hard. Maybe because she was only 2 years older than I am. Maybe it's because we grew up together, I don't know. But I left mahjongg. Will go to Mexican Train tonight, tho.

Marge/Judy - thanks, Judy, for bringing Marge to us. I know she'll love it here.

grandmalle - Vince likes me to cook things that HE likes, so what I do is I cook something for him (right now it's a meatloaf) and put it in the freezer, Cook the two items and put one in the freezer or cook a double batch and put some in the freezer. Eventually, you'll only have to cook one meal. Vince likes Hungry Jack waffles, I like the Fiber One. So I make two, and freeze one. Then the next time I make them, I make two of the other one, have one and freeze one. It all works out. I can't believe you got a cookie bouquet!

Lin - I do hope you feel better fast. Pain isn't for sissys

Roz - awesome weight loss

I can't believe how late it was when we got back from Mexican Train. Just had fruit and the sausage cheese balls that I brought. Too many what looked like fried foods or dips that were creamy. And I didn't have dessert (it just doesn't appeal to me)

barbie - will Jake need to be in the hospital very long this time. I wouldn't think so.

"bump" is an ancronym for "bring my post up". What it means is that it's on the top of your list of places where you post under "my topics" You can just click on that and it'll bring you right here.

Worked out today, then left to get my hair colored, then went to play mahjongg but before we started my cousin called to tell me my other cousin had passed away, so I left early, got Vince his donuts came home, made dinner, then went to play Mexican Train. Can't believe how late we got home! Had to rush to take my shower, than goodness I had most of the things for the next day ready (clothes for exercise, my breakfast, etc). Now just popping in here, will be going to bed soon.

Hope everyone has a great evening

Michele in NC

Barbie: You and Jake are in my prayers. It is tough when your life partner is in the hospital. I have recent experience with this, and also with the need to just keep doing the next thing. I hope tomorrow goes smoothly and everything is good.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Katla in NW Oregon

Hi, It is so good to find a group that is in my age group...I have looked at your posting and you all really support one another, I am finding it SO hard to lose the weight but I keep plugging along...I have Fibro and some other Chronic diseases but trying to not let these stop me from losing the weight..but It is hard at times.
Well ladies you have a great Wednesday...hope I can come back to visit.

Happy Hump (bump) Day!! :drinker:


Ooo!!..I found the end!!....for a brief moment. :laugh:

I finally fell off the darn diet plateau...after having been stuck on that ledge for a month now. I have been upping exercise, tweaking my diet and calories, and trying to figure out how to get the scale to budge.
While I was doing all of that, it is nice to read others notes of progress, motivations, and just friendly posts! Thank you ladies!
As for losing weight after 50...what with peri-menopause, health issues, etc...... :explode: Things can just get frustrating after a while.
I have found that buying and using a food kitchen scale has helped tremendously, especially with MFP. I have been teaching myself what portions look like, and trying to find the happy median with eating smaller portions. No more "home buffet"..eat all you want. And it has been making a difference.
Weightloss just takes longer than in my 40's and younger days. Used to be, half a pound a day would come off a day, if I ate right and exercised. That was motivation enough. Now, the rules changed and i am just getting the memo.
Also, dealing with hypoglycemia and PCOS, I have to watch what I eat and how I eat. I can't allow my blood sugar to go too low, or else I pay for it for a few days by feeling bad. So, I am finding MFP helps with that also. Not to mention it adds everything up immediately.

Good morning ladies! Enjoying reading everyones posts - it really is motivating to know that I am not in the weight struggle alone!

Yesterday to celebrate my 51st birthday I .... worked out. 40 minutes of intense cardio (rebounding) and then 20 minutes of shoulder work (planks), abs, lunges, and then 5 blissful minutes of stretching .... my workout buddies really push me to keep going (easy for them - they are all still in their 30's!)


Grandmallie: I bought girl scout cookies from a friend last weekend and they are still in my refrigerator - that is a HUGE success for me...usually they are eaten within a day or 2!!

JB: Thank you for the water info - makes it easier to remember to drink it when you know the actual "reason" for drinking it other than just "your supposed to"

awake4777: Congrats on nearing the 100 lb mark! That is FANTASTIC!!

Sue: Welcome! Hope to see you on here often

Tammy: I hate seeing myself in a picture or sometimes a passing glimpse in the mirror. If I see a picture of myself I tend to nitpick every little thing.

wessecg: I have a 13 year old daughter at home .... Lord help me thru her teen years!!

Must get back to work - more later

never mind the calories came up on the calorie counter~~ wow that was a big breakfast lol, oh well will finish the day with fruits and dairy

Good morning dear ladies,

I just finished reading posts, and as everyone else is saying.... Overwhelming!! Yes, difficult to comment on everyone's thoughts, but feel most of them to my bones! This group is great because we do all feel the same frustrations and the encouragement from one another is astounding.

:flowerforyou: Meg... so sorry about your sweet Bennie... pray that whatever you decide to do with your vet will be the best for all.

:flowerforyou: Barbie... praying that Jake's "wire" is repositioned properly and quickly and you get him home with you and the poochies.

:flowerforyou: Ekafont ... Happy Birthday! I think it's easier being 51 than it is 50... (I'm really good at camouflaging myself in photos with other people, flowers, etc. Just never be the person on the end in a group of people!!! )

:flowerforyou: Wessecg ... I always look for the photo of you on your horse. While I only have one left in college, (and one just graduated), I still feel like the mom of teenagers... but I'm NOT!! haha

:flowerforyou: Amanda... Hope the doctors help stabilize everything for you.

:flowerforyou: Moxie.. I totally understand about the plateau and not budging even with better diet and exercise. Frustrating, but I keep telling myself... I'm healthier. It takes longer to repair all the damage I've done inside my body.... and then poof! it will happen, right???


Has anyone read the book Eat to Live? Or seen the movie, "Fat, Sick, Nearly Dead?" I'm already doing a lot of the recommendations, but it has really had an impact on my food intake... well, except for that teeny tiny piece of Tiramisu that was in the refrigerator for a week!!!! I finally went ahead and ate half of it and told DH that if he didn't eat the rest I was tossing it in the TRASHCAN!!! Hope that was a good chuckle for you all.

Have a great day!
xoxo
Tammy in VA Beach (no snow, only some rain and LOTs of wind!)

Good morning Ladies!

Someone above mentioned a food scale--I second this! I wasn't really that far off on my calculations prior to the scale, but now I'm more confident that I'm more accurately logging and aware of my caloric intake.

I envy those of you with the tickers approaching 20, 25, 50, 75, 100 pounds! I seem to have been staring at 12 and 13 for two months now, and today when I was weighed, I didn't lose a single ounce in one week :noway:

BUT, the huge thing is my body fat dropped 2% in that week (or it could've been in 2 weeks), and 6% since I started with the trainer back in January. What that tells me is since a pound of muscle takes up less "space" than a pound of fat (I hate when folks say a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat--a pound is always a pound), that I am shrinking even if my arch-nemesis reports I'm staying the same. All in all, though, I still need to see the scale go down. Not sure what else I should be doing, but for now I'm just going to stick with the plan. I noticed even my bracelets are looser!

Some folks wanted a pic of the new dress--we hired a photographer for the event who will be taking portrait pictures on a winding French'ish staircase at the venue, so I will have a photo. Let's hope I like it. If not, my kid takes some pretty darned flattering pics of me.

Happy Hump Day to all! I always start looking forward to the weekend today.

Jackie in Cherry Hill outside of Philly

well depressing I regained about a lb and a half,but who knows ,im being bad and weighing myself every day. So not gonna beat myself up.I shouldnt be winey, but wish I could push the scale down quicker, like many of you,it is hard to be patient.. and good things come to those who weight( get it )
I have to remember that I cant push myself especially with my heel.but have to see if I can find other things to try to get the weight down.
Have a great day my little chickadee's:bigsmile:

Need to share this news with someone - I lost 5 pounds since my last weigh day Feb. 20th! The portion control, logging and exercise are actually working! Not to mention the moral support of like-minded "friends". Thanks for 'listening' :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Brooke from Colorado
(who is doing the happy dance - how do I log that?????)

:flowerforyou: Thankful it's Hump day Wednesday,

jb- congrats on that NSV of getting in smaller jeans:drinker: It's only March and if I remember correctly sun in the Pacific Northwest is only hit and miss at best until about July Finding jeans of the right size is one of the hardest things for me, I've found that there are about 4 sizes that fit me right now depending on the style:grumble: very frustrating. That rain you have is supposed to be our snow Friday night into Saturday...just glad it's coming on the weekend and I don't have to drive in it:happy:

Jodios- Yes I consider 30 min sleeping in and am always wishing I could on a work day.

Judy- congrats on your race. Sounds like you do have the exercise down...yep eating in moderation is what will help. With your job being one of tasting foods You will definately need to keep a glass of water handy to wash away that extra sodium:drinker: it does sound like you are ready to make the change to get the exercise and eating working hand in hand.

Nancy-have a great time on your trip:flowerforyou:

Glenda- fires and then snow:noway: crazy weather we all have.

Kate- sounds like you have BIG plans for while hubby is away at the conference, meals planned, cleaning up the dust in the basement project and of course your 5 hrs for work you will never get back:noway: Maybe you can just skim the new training and won't have to take a full 5 hrs. :ohwell: About those Chocolate Chips have you considered weighing them ahead of time and then logging them and allowing yourself just one or two at a time? I know that when I am struggling with my "want" of chocolate if it sits on the counter and it's already logged then I know I can have it sometime during the day but when it's gone, it's gone. Cute emotions come from the "add Smiley" in the upper right corner when you are posting a reply.

Lucy:flowerforyou: great NSV, I know I was excited when I was able to get my boots over my jeans too. Yes I have heard of people losing shoe sizes. For me that would be a disaster as I already wear size 5's and they are so hard to find anything smaller and I'm looking at kids shoes:grumble: and last time I looked they don't have cute heels in size 4.5:laugh:

Meg-sorry to hear about Benny Beagle, hoping his surgery goes well and that he's home again soon:flowerforyou: We do love our pets.

Jeri- take it slow this is a lifestyle journey and you want to make the changes permenant. Hoping your leg feels better soon.:flowerforyou:

grandmallie- sorry no need for another hubby....the one I have is plenty When I have extras of meals I just freeze it for a later date as my hubby doesn't like the same thing the next day either. But as far as his lunches, thank goodness he makes his own and since he's doing the low carb thing he knows what he wants I just help make our salads and then my own lunch.

Viv- yep it's usually better to log the food in advance so that if you need to make adjustments before you eat you can:drinker:

Lin-sorry to hear you are experiencing so much pain. Hoping that the streching works:flowerforyou:

Roz-great job on the exercise and yes adding more veggies to your goal is a great idea:drinker: We can always use more veggies.

Renny- a class for the golden ages...that's a great idea and what a class it was:drinker: 3/4 of a billion blooms I'm sure that spring will be looking wonderful there

Amanda- I must have missed your post about you not feeling well and needing tests...hoping they come out with help:flowerforyou:

Barbie- your goals for a day are amazing:drinker: :drinker:

Rori- hoping your back is better soon:flowerforyou:

M- are you here in Colorado right now?:huh:

Michele-sorry to hear about the loss of your cousin.:flowerforyou:

Cheryl-three days of being sick:flowerforyou: hoping your are better sooner than later.

Moxie- you are so right about the rules changed for us in the 50+ ages. Those younger ones have no idea what it takes for us to lose this weight but we have great examples in Barbie, Amanda and others that it can be done:flowerforyou:

lenti- how supportive of you to do the liquid diet with hubby:flowerforyou:

Tammi- eating half of the Tiramisu and then telling hubby to eat it or it goes to the trash:drinker: good for you.

allison-hang in there, things are getting smaller and the scale is sure to move at some point. I know there are people that say as long as you are losing inches that the scale means nothing....I think for us the scale means a lot because that's the way it's always been in our generation.

Brooke- YEAH for those #5:drinker: gone.

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My bookkeeper came in yesterday and after several hours of discussion it has been decided that we won't be moving our company into the accrual system but keep it on cash....so the last two months + have just gone down the drain. I probably won't be able to be back here for some time as I will be reentering everything in the accounting system since Jan 1st:sad:

I will keep telling myself I'm in control of what I eat since obviously my work life is TOTALLY out of control:grumble: :explode:

That's it for me for awhile.

Have a great day all and let's keep up that logging of our food, drinking plenty of water and moving our bodies:drinker:

Laura80111 in Colorado