WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

Hello Ladies!

jmkmomm: I guess I see your gain as not so bad. I think if it were me, I'd be relieved that it was only that much and not more! You'll be back down in no time. I'm sorry though that you felt physically so lousy from it. Unfortunately, I could eat an entire horse made of candy and not have any reaction except more fat and higher weight.

This coming Saturday is our company's 50th Anniversary. I have co-chaired the event for the past year, and boy, am I ready for it to be over. Tonight, however, we have an engagement at the venue to view the new room, complete with cocktails and appetizers. Appetizers are my favorite! I could eat them all night and skip the entree, so I'm really hoping I control myself. I usually control myself far better with others than on my own, so I should be okay. I cannot do the cocktails though, and that should be a-ok.

I had great numbers at the trainer's today, so I'm pretty motivated to not fall off the wagon tonight.

Hope everybody enjoys their evenings and has a "healthy" night!

Oh, and I am an abstainer, until I decide I want "one"--at which point I lapse into moderator (and eat it until it's gone).

Jackie in Cherry Hill outside of Philly

I only have a quick minute before I need to start dinner but I'm so excited I had to share...I took my DD shopping for her b-day at her favorite store: anthropology. She was so excited because this purple lace dress she has had an eye on since last fall was on the sale rack (we only shop the sale rack there ) and she looked fantastic. I tried on several dresses and they all looked good. I had to choose between them. It has been so long since I've been shopping and gotten clothes in these smaller sizes and most importantly felt pretty in them. I felt pretty today. While I'm still not quite to my goal, this experience has proved that all the hard work and sticking with it when I was so frustrated I wanted to quit was worth it

So don't give up - stick with it and you will see improvements and activities like shopping which were so frustrating and depressing can be fun :flowerforyou: :drinker: :bigsmile: Jodios

I’m so glad that you all let me vent here! My hubby has no concept of diets, and it’s good to “talk” with someone who can understand the frustrations. 2 of the 4 lbs. I gained overnight were gone this morning, so that’s a step in the right direction! This Fitbit is already doing it’s job, as it’s motivated me to take a few extra steps today. It’s pretty cool how it can sync to MFP. It’s also reinforcing my belief that MFP gives too many calories for exercise.

Warning: Whining Ahead! I just looked at my calendar, and see that my parents have 13 doctor appointments over the next 4 weeks, with a couple more expected which haven’t been scheduled yet. I also have appointments for my foot, and I’m trying to have a life and a job somewhere in between. I’m planning a 5 day trip to visit my daughter during this period, which really isn’t negotiable since I haven’t seen where she’s living yet and I miss her. My son may need to take a doctor appointment or two. Never mind me – I’m happy to help my parents out, but just start feeling overwhelmed at times. My brother lives in Hawaii, so can’t help.

I have to wonder when enough is enough. My dad has to make the decisions about his treatment, and I think most of it is necessary, but do we really need to put him through testing to find out if he has certain conditions which we wouldn’t be able to treat anyway, given that he couldn’t survive a surgery? And then there are the just-plain-silly things, like them wanting him to have his teeth cleaned – he only has 4 teeth, for goodness sake!

MA – I’ve never heard of a duck popcorn popper. How very cool. I want one!

Barbie – You’re right, of course. Continued healthy eating habits will win in the long run! It’s just so frustrating to see the fluctuations along the way. Sometimes it really helps to be able to vent. :flowerforyou:

Meg – There is definitely a squirrel living in the computer – LOL! I’m challenged at the workings of computers, but am expert at shopping on Ebay and playing games!! :bigsmile: How frustrating about the test proctoring. It would be nice if others respected your time.

Katia – I’m glad you had such a nice visit!

Michele – I hope your neck is better after the massage. I had a 90 minute deep-tissue one yesterday, and my neck/shoulders are greatly improved today.

Lila – How is the haircut??

Laura – Glad you had a good visit! I could never travel anywhere with just a backpack, either. :glasses:

Cheryl – Let us know if you find an answer on the Fitbit. I only got mine yesterday, so I have no idea, but I’d love to learn.

BJ – As I told Cheryl, I only just started with the Fitbit, but I noticed that on MFP it said Fitbit was projecting calories for the entire day based on what I had done so far (this was still morning), so maybe it changes as the actual numbers sync.

Jackie – I hope the anniversary is a smashing success after so much time to get ready for it. I laughed at your abstainer/moderator comment! I can see that we have a lot in common.

Jane in Colorado

Evening Ladies
I have had it... My heel is now just hurting so badly that I will call the dr's office tomorrow and see if they can see me, all I can do is hobble now ,and 1- it looks funny and 2 my gait is off and I dont want to injure myself anywhere else...
I was bad today had frozen marshmallow mini eggs,they tasted great but , I think I stayed within my calorie count.. I am not good with sweets, I really shouldnt even have them in the house...
I have an eye appt tomorrow, and some errands to run, then back home to try and rest the foot. I want to feel good again, be able to go for a nice long walk ,
well enough of my venting Ill stay quiet
Jodie so great to hear about your shopping, I am hopping I will get to that point sometime before the cruise.
The last time I had an experience like that was when I lost the weight the last time, many years ago,I went to a dept store with my daughter she was about 7 and had to get a bathing suit, well I tried on an 8 and it was to big, I ended up getting a size 6 , and there I was balling my eyes out in the store:laugh: happy tears of course...
I am hoping for another moment like that, but will never see size 6

wessecg: I’m not a fitbit user so can’t help with a solution, but I’m sure sympathetic about the problem. How can you make good decisions as you go along without correct information?:noway: Good luck.

Cheryl: I also agree wit Glenda that 25 pounds of loss over a year is terrific. I had 25 pounds of gain almost every school year, and I’m here to tell you that 25 pounds is a LOT. :grumble: Of course you already know that.

Jodios: I’m happy you had a great day with your daughter.

Abstainer vs Moderator: I have to abstain from anything with milk, cream or butter because of lactose intolerance. I also have to abstain from many nuts, plus peppers, and anything that produces acid because of the nasty effects they have in my body. So for everything I Iove and CAN eat without digestive upset, I’m a moderator.

Katla in NW Oregon

Hi everyone,
thanks for the Fitbit advice, not sure if it helped Wesseg though! BJ

Bump

Barbie, you are the one active gal! I have no idea how many steps I take, but I bet it is no where near your daily total.
Gail

Did an hour of Gin Millers Simply Step Classic DVD today. Then had the Newcomers breakfast and general meeting. I should know better, I shouldn't have depended on these ladies to do all the work, because members know that I'm usually in charge so they were looking towards me for answers to things like "where do I put my donations", etc. I don't think they realized that they'd have to set up the room and had no idea that the big tables are usually in the middle of the room, they originally had it set up one way and then decided to change. Oh well...live and learn. What I should have done was taken home any extra food we had and then donated it to the soup kitchen, that's what I usually do. Was good at the breakfast, had eggs at home, but just some fruit there. Actually, I was sort-of afraid they might not have enough food so I didn't want to take much.

Tomorrow I'll do a Jackie Warner Ripped 1000 DVD (weights), then go to volunteer at the Green Room.

After our general meeting Vince and I went to the senior bowl. I'm consistently inconsistent. 102, 83 and then a 169. We just got home when the gal who I was supposed to go to for a massage called and asked if I could make it earlier, she didn't have to work at the hospital very much. So I went at around 5. Had to get Vince's dinner prepared and then mine. I think I actually fell asleep during the massage! Even she commented on how tight my neck was, but it wasn't nearly as tight by the time we were 1/2 way through. Came home, had dinner, now I'm on the computer.

moxie - sure hope you feel better!

Lucy in DE - I do hope your hubby finds work, too. I was always of the opinion that union electricians had jobs. Vince turned our timers back (yea) so now the lights outside come on around 8 (double yea)

MA - I did a search on amazon for "popcorn duck" hoping to see exactly what it looked like, and I couldn't find it. It sounds so adorable

debrawallin - good luck on the move. Jessica just told us that she bought a new table and we can "have" her old one. Translation? Store it at mom and dad's

glenda - have a question for you (maybe I asked it of Gail, I don't remember). Anyway, don't you do catering for large crowds? Well, I had this one egg slicer (KitchenAid) and used it for slicing mushrooms. One of the slicer things broke. Vince bought me a new one (OXO) which doesn't seem to be as big. and I broke it. I think the mushrooms sometimes were just too big. Anyway, is there something you use to slice mushrooms for a crowd?

Jackie - how great that your company is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Have fun at the engagement tonight.

jodois - what an uplifting post you had. That's great that the dress was on sale, and great that you found things that you liked and how good you felt. I'm so happy for you

Tammy in VA Beach - what a wonderful thing of your dh to say! And he's right

janehadji - boy, do you have a lot on your plate! Whine away, we are here to listen. One reason we work out is so that we have broad shoulders for others to cry on.

Linda - thanks for the recipe for the cupcake lasagna. I never thought of that. How neat

grandmalle - hope you get relief real soon. When your gait is off, many times that affects something else and that hurts too.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele in NC

I understand that fitbit adds calories then takes them away if you become less active during the day, but I thought when you set it not to used negative calories then it wasn't going to do that.

Jodios - how nice that you looked "pretty." Other than buying a couple of pair of size 10 jeans I'm not shopping until I am a size 8 and know that I can stay there.

Janehadi -,I'm glad you like the fitbit. I think I'm addicted to it. Also, I heard that having you teeth cleaned can prevent all sorts of disease from occurring - I think it was a Dr. Oz episode.

Sundance - I used to make lasagna roll ups from the Reader's Digest cookbook and they were awesome!!

Granmallie - frozen marshmallow eggs are a HUGE weakness of mine. Especially Heavenly Hash eggs which I can't get here in this area thank goodness.

And ladies . . . it's 26 pounds, not 25!!!!:laugh: I'm happy with the amount I lost, it's just that with gaining 3, then losing 2 of them, I technically haven't lost anything since November!!! That is going to change this week though. I am treadmilling every morning and I am staying under my calories as I am determined to lose the last one this Friday. Then on to another next week.

And I agree, 25 pounds makes a HUGE difference. Hope I can get into the 140's again though. We'll see.

Good night everyone.