WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

Good Morning and Happy Monday !

Enjoyed the time change last night. Sat outside in the sunshine til after 7 PM. Beautiful weekend in Texas. Planted our garden and took the plants out of the garage. Hoping I'm not jumping the gun. Ideally, we will not have another freeze this season. Cross my fingers.

Love reading this thread, you all are inspirational and have great attitudes. It helps to read through, as I struggled through the weekend. Going out for dinner and lunch was tough. I really need to focus on making better choices from the menu. It is all about my choices, right ? and the wine, love my wine :-) Back on track today !!

Wishing everyone a wonderful week !!

Danni - Texas

Good Monday Morning Ladies!!!!! I need a favor please. I had written down the "pain book" info but have managed to lose my note. I can't remember who had read it and recommended it - - :blushing: Can you please post again with this info?? Many thanks in advance!

Brooke from Colorado

I am just not gettin in here on the weekends:blushing: and then it's Part 2 and I'm so far behind!

So I guess I'm just marking a spot to say HI to all of you. Hoping you have a good weekend and today is a successful day for you. I have too much to do:grumble: and there are never enough hours in the day.

Have a good Monday and keep up all the hard work to getting to the new and improved 50+ women that we are.

Laura80111 in Colorado

:flowerforyou: DeeDee, I joined a challenge on MFP about a year ago to do a timed plank every day……I started with one minute and gradually increased the time in 5 second increments…….the challenge fizzled out but I have continued with a plank a day.

:flowerforyou: Sally, good luck to you, I know how stressful it is when hubby has surgery and then needs your help as he recovers

:flowerforyou: Phyllis, congratulations on citizenship in the country you’ve been living in and loving for so long.

:flowerforyou: Jb, it’s a sensational Saturday up here, tool

:flowerforyou: Katla, thank you for your kind words…..i joined this thread in February 2009 and I don’t know how long it had been going already…..sometime later, the woman who started it went on vacation and asked me to start the new thread for the next month and I’ve been doing it ever since…….I would be lost without all of you.

:flowerforyou: Eileen, I am so sorry to hear about your mom……my mom’s last years were in the same town with me and it was still stressful

:flowerforyou: Janie, you have so many decisions to make, no wonder you are stressed…..thanks for the reminder to drink water even if you HATE it……I treat it like a prescription.

:flowerforyou: Janehadji, put a few berries or a small amount of unsweetened applesauce or cinnamon in a vanilla shake and you might like the taste better….blackberries in a chocolate shake taste good too……also if you are faithful about two shakes a day with clean eating for your other meal, they will start to taste better to you.

:flowerforyou: Candy, who walks the dog the days you don’t?

:flowerforyou: Christschild2, you have some great goals….my favorites are sending cards and “not get discouraged”

:flowerforyou: Esther, that’s a great idea to take “try” out of the resolutions…..just do it.

:flowerforyou: Helen, my mother stayed in her own home with caregivers until the end of her life…..she and I argued a lot but now that’s she’s gone I remember her by being grateful for the many things she taught me that continue to make my life wonderful

:bigsmile: :brokenheart: This morning I enjoyed the feeling of gratitude for the last morning before daylights savings time comes and dumps another hour of darkness on my walk with the dogs……the darkness is fine in the winter but now that spring is coming, there is so much to see (flowers, leaf buds, birds) that I really like the daylight

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oh, well, it will be better again in a few weeks.

Barbie from NW Washington


Resolutions for March

So how many times am I going to write huge posts just to discover after I've hit the Post Reply button that the topic was closed.:explode:

Bump marking my spot. Did the Shred this morning and now off to play bridge. Back later.

Sue in TX

Bumping in to mark my spot....HOW many pages over the weekend????:noway: I will NEVER catch up on all that!!:sad: So blessings to all, take care of your self, enjoy the day, choose health!

Prayers to EILEEN for your mom (so difficult to be far away:frown: )
ROBIN hope the flu bug has moved on - it sounds like me last week Get better, okay?

Glenda

Wow! I missed Sunday, and there were 5 new pages to read. I ended up shoveling our entire 200 foot driveway by myself on Saturday, so am definitely looking forward to tomorrow’s massage. Hubby usually does most of the shoveling, but he was at work. When I looked out, some of the drifts had gotten knee-deep and I didn’t think his car had that much clearance, so…. I didn’t want him to get stuck. (We do have a snow blower, but it never works). Hubby went and shoveled my parents out for me, though.

Not sure if I posted this before or not, but my son always asks me what I'm good for when I refuse to wait on him. I tell him that I'm decorative, and his response is "yes, but I don't like antiques!" LOL! I'm not so sure about the sentiment, but I do have to give him points for being clever.

Barbie – Thank you for the Isagenix tips. I saw somewhere that you can do an everyday cleanse with meals instead of the all day fasting/drink cleanse. Have you ever tried that, and what do you think?

Meg – I’ve always thought of it as being more of a self-punishment thing than a fear to succeed, although I suppose that it could be either depending on the person. I notice that I fall off the wagon when I’m unhappy about something and don’t know quite how to deal with it. Contrarily, I sometimes fall off when I’m really happy about something (although not as badly), as I feel more content with myself the way I am at those times. I don’t feel bad about failing at those times. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the psychological aspects of dieting over the years, as I’m convinced that is the key to long-term success. I’ve obviously not yet gotten a good handle on it, but I’m trying! It will be interesting to see what others have to say about this.

Grandmallie – I’m so sorry about your friend, it’s really hard to be losing someone and not be able to be there. My FIL passed 2 ½ years ago under much the same circumstances: severe diabetes and the need for amputation. He declined the amputation and we watched the gangrene progress. One day we just couldn’t physically get him into the car for dialysis, so we arranged hospice and he passed less than a week later. He was mentally clear and made the decision – we just had to honor it, which was really rough.

Sue – My dad does take the eye vitamins. His bad eye recently changed from the dry type of MD to the wet type, but it is too far gone for the treatment to do any good. His better eye has the dry type.

Jackie – Sorry about your cooler bag. Forgetting it sounds a lot like something I would do, so know that you’re not alone!

Michele – Is your new stool the mushroom one?


Kate – I’d never thought of it being a 100 year of body before, but I know exactly what you mean!

Linda Sundance – Glad to see you on here! It sounds like you have a new motivation to succeed, and I know you’ll do it. Surgery isn’t fun, but can work miracles in the long term.

DeeDee – I can just see you doing those sit-ups. And yes, the dog does count as weights!


Renny – Great song! I just rewatched Flashdance a couple of weeks ago. Very cool that you and your sister are writing down childhood memories.

Lila – Great to see you back! How was your trip? Congrats on being a solid size 8! You are an inspiration, as well!

JB – I really liked the Sparkpeople quote.

Lucy – Vertigo is caused by particulate getting stuck in the cilia inside your ears, so that they can’t move freely (sorry, I forgot the correct terminology). I get this every few years. There is a physical therapy manipulation that can make it go away in under 5 minutes – but Kaiser usually take a couple of weeks to get me in for them to do it.

Jane in Colorado

I lost you all for a while but Barbie sent me the link to find the gang again. I couldn't figure out where everyone went. Now I have 4 pages to read to catch up.

I did the best work out this morning before school. I live on the 4th floor of our apartment building so I decided I'd do STAIRS. so I ran up and down them for a while and then jogged and walked abound the grounds down stairs for a while. When I got in the house I did push ups and sit up and lifted my weights ( 3 pounds only ) and I was really sweating!. It felt good though and I was happy all day.
Love the new positive attitude and all my work paid off last week cause I lost 3 pounds!!!. I am on the right track FINALLY.
Phyllis

:flowerforyou: This morning I practiced for two hours with the line dance group that will be performing next week…..we’re doing several dances with Irish music and others that are fun and familiar…..there are three newer dancers who just joined our group and will be doing the easier dances and sitting out the others…..it’s good to have new members in the group.

:flowerforyou: Janie, in 34 years of teaching I never figured out how to get out of my classroom on time and not stay awhile to “do one more thing”…….I hope you’ll find the formula.

:flowerforyou: Jmkmomm, I am incapable of eating just one piece of cornbread so that has become one of the foods that is not allowed in my house……..I will order it at a restaurant as part of a small meal.

:flowerforyou: Sally, I hope your husband will be cooperative with whatever eating plan the doctor suggests for the kidney stones……that is the biggest hurdle.

:flowerforyou: BJ, I have my DVR programmed to record the World Figure Skating Championships….how cool that it’s happening in your town.

:flowerforyou: Beth, your new puppy sounds wonderful

:flowerforyou: JaneHadji, I’ve heard about the everyday cleanse but I’ve never tried it and have no personal experience about its effectiveness….I’ve done the all day once a week cleanse and liked the results…..your snow shoveling is awesome…..unless your son is less than five years old or seriously disabled, he should be waiting on you.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Phyllis, you are so fortunate to stairs in your building to be part of your workout…..I will have to seek some stairs.

:flowerforyou: I’ve read a lot on this thread about self control (and the lack of it) so I’m going to share my favorite piece of writing on the subject from Gretchen Rubin (“The Happiness Project”)

:flowerforyou: Abandon Your Self-Control
Instead of working to strengthen your self-control, consider abandoning your self-control, by using the strategy of abstinence. Perhaps surprisingly, for many people, one of the easiest ways to resist temptation is to give something up altogether.
For “abstainers,” it’s easier to decide that something is off-limits, and never indulge. For abstainers, abstaining requires no self-control; indulging in moderation requires enormous self-control. You spend too much time thinking, “Today, tomorrow?” “Does this count?” “Don’t I deserve this?” etc. As an abstainer, it’s easier to say, “I never eat French fries.”
On the other hand, some people are “moderators” who do better when they act with moderation, because they feel trapped and rebellious at the thought of “never” getting or doing something. If you’re a moderator, it’s easier to say, “I can have a few French fries.”
There’s no right way; different approaches work for different people. Recognizing which one suits your nature provides a very helpful strategy for resisting temptation.
The abstainer/moderator split affects relationships, because often a person of one camp will try to persuade a person in the other camp to convert. Abstainers tell moderators, “You should go cold turkey!” and moderators tell abstainers, “It’s not healthy to be so rigid, you should get more fun out of life.” Moderators don’t understand why abstainers don’t want to keep cookies in the house, and abstainers don’t understand why moderators seem to keep breaking their own rules.
Resolve to “Abandon your self-control.” Identify the strategy that allows you to forget about exercising self-control, in order to boost your self-control. And when people in your life are trying to abstain, or to be moderate, don’t interfere with the strategy that works for them.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Just for the record, I am an abstainer


Barbie from NW Washington

Happy Monday evening to my vitamin F pals! Busy day today; the students are now sophomores and starting their new class. So we had skills lab all morning and class all afternoon. It was draining but this way they are ready for clinical and whatever comes up. The snow is melting; it’s gone off the streets and probably won’t be in the grass much longer either. I did get a short workout in; I still have my headache, but it’s better now. I want to get to bed early tonight as I didn’t sleep well last night. I’m trying to ignore this but my headache feels like sinuses….my teeth hurt. :grumble: GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I think if I ignore it, it will just go away, don’t you? :bigsmile:

Karen: I love the snow too. I’d like to cross country ski or snow shoe.

Sue: constant carbs replaced the old American Diabetic Association diet with limited calories a few years ago with great results. I bet you see a big difference!

Michelle: you sure sound busy all the time! I get tired just reading about your days! For game night, it’s just the 4 of us and sometimes only 3. I’d love to have lots of people over all the time, for holidays too, but everyone has their own families to tend to. It started out as a bonding time for us after we adopted the girls, so it’s really ok that it’s just us. We have included random boyfriends at times!

Jen so nice to see you again! Sounds like you are doing well and that was such a great nsv!!!

Gail: I could smell that chili cooking all the way here, but alas, I was snow bound! :happy:

Janie: yes we ARE worth all our efforts!

Jmkmomm: I have a cornbread recipe if you want it…it has ----GASP AND SHUDDER---crisco in it! No leftovers for freezing so I don’t know about that!:laugh:

Renny: what a wonderful present that will be! Childhood stories! OMgosh I am envious! That will be so cool to pass on! I don’t remember much about my childhood at all and neither does my brother who is 13 years older than I am. I mean to say, he doesn’t remember his childhood either, or much of it. I suspect there was some abuse (my first husband was abusive), but I don’t know. I do envy your good memory!

Liz; I think that was me about the spring cleaning. We spread it out over 2 years though ( I have a schedule!) so it doesn’t over tax us LOL:laugh:

Cranium: what wonderful thoughts about change…thank you for sharing them! They gave me much to think about

Viv: hope your superfast is super good!

Sally: glad to hear hubby is doing better. That is the great thing about this board. There is always some wisdom, kindness, and the occasional kick in the pants when you need it! Come back often

DeeDee: we have written evidence that you said you were looking forward to training! No taking it back now!:bigsmile:

Grandmallie: great news on your weight loss!

Danni: wow planting already. We don’t plant til May; our frost date is May 14.

LindaJ: welcome back

JB: measure your middle and measure your meatloaf. OMG I love it.:happy: Did the little doggy measure that giant piece of pizza?

Jodios: enjoy your time with your kids!

Wessecg: use word! You can copy and paste and not have that happen again. I learned from doing that many, many times!

Janemartin: sending good wishes for you to put on your back with the ice/heat!:flowerforyou:

Lucy: I hope your spirits have revived. Moving is always so hard and especially when they are so far away

Janehadji: I think you are on to something about self-punishment. I do the same…worse when I am upset.

Robin: a pox on both your boss and your ear ache. I hope you feel better soon.:flowerforyou:

Laura80111: I’ll be thinking of you and the others Friday eating lobster!

Barbie: I so agree with what you said about not interfering with others’ decisions about what is good for them.

Well I think I better close this and get some work done so I can get to bed early tonight. Sweet dreams to all! Take care, meg:drinker:

Hello Friends.

Laura, Jane, Brooke and M- I can't wait for lunch on Friday!

Renny- On Saturday I had two meals consisting primarily of fruits and veggies. I bought a bag of greens,but am still clueless about how to fix them. :laugh:

DeeDee- Dog assistedd sit ups...hilarious! My cat loves to get in the mix whenever I do yoga.

I had a lovely brunch yesterday with a friend who is getting ready to move to Hawaii. DH and I lived in Honolulu for 18 years and still consider ourselves kama'aina. Got back from the brunch and immediately started checking airfares to the islands. Can swimsuit shopping be far behind?

It's early, but I'm bushed. My kittly alarm wasn't likely to adjust for daylight savings time, and in my anxiety to not oversleep past my 4:30 AM workout time, I woke up at 2:30, and could not get back to sleep. :yawn: :yawn:

Stay well.

Rori in the Colorado Foothills

:flowerforyou: Barbie - I love what you quoted on self-control. I am an abstainer on some things and a moderate user on others.

:flowerforyou: Rori - if you google for recipe for fruits and veggies, you will find a ton of them. Pinterest is also a great source. Greens can be part of smoothies, or salad or perhaps something you might discover on one of those fantastic recipe websites. Personally I use them in salads, but everyone is different.

:flowerforyou: Jen (bjhobs) - 8 miles of biking is great. veggies and fruits have carbs, they're your friends. I've never done kettlebells, but I hear they are a good work out. I appreciate your sentiments on your son. Sometimes it's better for parents not to know all the details.

I heard from my optometrist today that she will pay for the replacement of my left lens (that's the one in contention). I told her I would call her back. I wish she had said "I'll pay for a total new pair of lenses, because that is what great customer service is about!!" Oh well.

I better get ready for Zumba♫

Renny
from rainy Vancouver Island, BC