WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

I'm bumping to find my place, but I also have q kale question for Lin in Central Iowa. DH loves Kale and I think he’d like the chips. I’m wondering about the sour cream part. I didn’t see any reference to it in your recipe. Is it a dipping sauce?

Have a good evening.

Katla in NW Oregon

Katia - the recipe is just titled with sour cream in it......the combo of the whipped nuts, onion powder and garlic is suppose to be *like* sour cream. Just eat them as is out of the oven, for me, they are delicious. Either that's true or it says a lot about what I eat every day that I find them delicious!!

Best wishes to you and your DH.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lin in Central Iowa

Hello Ladies! I hope everyone has something healthy in mind for the weekend, and if not healthy, at least fun. My laundry is piling up and so is the dust, and maybe I'll get to it tomorrow, but tonight is the culmination of close to a year of planning for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the company I work for. We all get to play dress up, eat wonderfuluscious food, and work on not frequenting the open bar too much so that management sees it.

The scale is barely budging for me, but I'm the lightest I've been since before the birth of my only baby, and I'm fitter than I've been since my 20's, so I'm working hard to stick a sock in my complaining throat. We hired a photographer for the event, and have this gorgeous staircase to take pictures. I am going to be the kook he talks about for the remainder of his career, because I'm going to MAKE SURE he gets an awesome picture of my bizarrely unphotogenic self, even if it means 100 attempts! I'm not going to let this opportunity pass.

So, hopefully, I'll still be hiking tomorrow, but if not, at least I hope management didn't notice how often I kept the bartender company.

Jackie

monet: There are a lot of great towns in Boulder County, and you’re absolutely right that Boulder is pricey. :grumble: DD lives in Longmont, which has some lovely older neighborhoods and pleasant parks. The only thing to do is spend time visiting all the little towns to see what suits you.

Amanda: Good to see that you’re doing okay. I’m glad you took time to post.:flowerforyou:

Lin in Central Iowa: Thanks for the clarification. I showed the kale chip recipe to DH and he’s eager to try it.:flowerforyou:

Linda in N. Ontario: It took ages to be able to buy smaller clothes. I lost over 20 pounds before I could go one size down. :ohwell: Someone said that the 18s and up have a wider weight range than the smaller sizes. I started in 18s. Smaller clothes are a very satisfying NSV, to be sure.:bigsmile:

Jackie: It sounds like you are having a great time and good success. Bug the photographer for a bunch of good pictures that you can show off.:bigsmile:


I started all of this because of knee pain, and my knee is better all the time. I can now easily walk up a hillside trail at the end of the road that I had to avoid for over a year because of the pain it caused. :grumble: That is a huge NSV. :bigsmile: I’ve been paying attention to the comments about using frequent exercise to help boost metabolism, and am trying to add evening exercise to boost my metabolism enough to lose the weight a little faster. I can’t claim it as a habit yet, but I have seen the scale drop in the last couple of days and that is motivating. :bigsmile:

All of the healthy things I do are fun, but some are limited by the weather this time of year. I have to admit that riding the recumbent in the garage lacks atmosphere, :laugh: :laugh: but I read or listen to audio books to help the time pass and I feel so good when I finish that it seems fun. I have been rotating three main things: yoga, walking, and riding the recumbent. My favorite exercise is horseback riding and I’ll get back to that in better weather. Lessons and rentals are not cheap, so it is a treat for me when I get a chance to ride. You’d be amazed at how many calories it burns. So does grooming the horse and tacking up. Since I don’t own a horse, I don’t have to clean the stall, but you can find calories per hour for that, too. Those of you who are lucky enough to own horses should definitely count the work calories.:laugh: It is amazing what you can find online.

Have a good weekend and enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day. We’re all honorary Irish on March 18th.:bigsmile:

Katla in NW Oregon

it is Saturday and snowy in Michigan. We just have to laugh and always have the comment available to explain any weather at any time - "remember we do live in michigan". wouldn't trade the 4 seasons!

I recently heard about a recipe for a dip but have not yet tried
greek yogurt - plain
your favorite seasoning
hot sauce - a few dashes

sounds like a nice dipper for lots of things - just another option to keep things interesting

thanks for the welcome

We had a really fun lunch yesterday with Laura, Rori and Brooke! And yes, we all “behaved ourselves” and didn’t touch Red Lobster’s biscuits. It’s really nice to put a real face to people you know on-line, and to get better acquainted. We’re going to try to do it every few months.

Cheryl -- Yes, the Fitbit counted marching in place, maybe because I moved my arms at the same time? It didn’t count sitting and lifting my feet up and down. I’ll bet your place in Missouri is beautiful! As a child, I loved camping, creeks and lakes. We have a condo right on the beach in Playa del Carmen, which is why we can go so often and why our son is angry about having to pay for a hotel.

Kate – I’m so glad that the house didn’t catch fire. You do indeed have a house full of guardian angels! :flowerforyou:

Lin – I had the same problem with my Fitbit yesterday. It didn’t sync to the Fitbit site or MFP. I finally reinstalled the software, and now it’s syncing again. I thought it was just me, so I’m glad to hear that it was a problem on their end. Also glad to hear that they have great customer service! Thank you for the kale chip recipe.

Rori – I really enjoyed meeting you! I’ve never been to a concert at Red Rocks, although I’ve lived here for 32 years now. I’ve been there many times during the day, but I guess I’ve been leery of where to park and how long the walk would be in the dark to get up there. Shame on me!

Lila – Have fun shopping in Spokane! I’m hoping to get there sometime in the next month to visit my daughter, but haven’t booked the tickets yet. DSW + Macy’s + a friend = a great day. :bigsmile:

Michele – They did tell me that part of my problem was sitting on the couch with my laptop. Now I do most of my computer time on the PC instead, sitting in a chair at my desk. I hope that the pillow helps!

Jodios – Thank you for the asparagus recipe! I’ll try it tomorrow. My son has lost 15 lbs. since we told him he needed to pay for himself until he’s back in school (he was really thin to begin with, as he has never cared about eating). I notice that he has enough money to go out to clubs and travel, though, so maybe I shouldn’t feel quite so guilty. I’ll confess to putting money on his debit card for groceries. Good luck fattening up your son!

Brooke – It was good to meet you. We’ll need to make this a regular habit!

Laura – I enjoyed spending time with you, as always!

Monet13 – Congratulations on the weight loss! Boulder is our more eclectic city. Fort Collins is nice and near a reservoir. The mountain towns are great, although a bit on the pricey side. Parker and Castle Rock are nice because they are close to Denver, but you can still get some acreage. What type of place do you want to live?

DeeDee – I don’t quite remember, but didn’t they put those gremlins in a blender in the movie?

Amanda -- Six days a week at work is tough!

Jo – Sorry about all of the dust. Enjoy the rugby tournament! I’ve never seen rugby, but am fairly sure it involves a stick.

Jackie – Have a great time tonight! I’m sure your picture will come out gorgeous, and it won’t be just the photographer.

Katia – That’s wonderful that your knee is so much better that you can walk the hillside trail! And great job on upping your metabolism and seeing the scale move!

Glenda – We can currently get non-stop tickets on AirTran for $480 from Denver, although they tend to jack it up during spring break. Anything under $600 is good, but have ended up paying more a few times in the past. Where are your friends coming from? My daughter just found $600 from Spokane. I don’t think my son is very realistic. He might be able to get $200 for the two shirts, but he’ll have to sell some of his other things (he has clothes coming out his ears), like some of his True Religion (super-expensive) jeans. He is the true fashionista in our family, and the relatives all spoil him with really nice things.

Jane in Colorado

Hey Jane,
I tried to march in place and my Fitbit did not move at all! It does not count upper body movement either....whatever you were doing, it was great! I have only made it to 5000 steps on the day we did a laserquest game with the grandsons....I have come close, but would be just under...and too late or tired to do more....but I am determined to make it happen more each week, then up the goal.

I wonder if the new arm band has sorted out these issues yet...I put my Fitbit on the side of my glasses while in a bathrobe, and no, no steps counted then either....

So glad you all enjoyed meeting each other!

cheers, BJ

bump and hi to my friends. I have taught from 7-4:30 thursday and f riday and both days we then went out to celebrate adoption day. More tomorrow, Meg

evening my friends,
been a busy day today for me but without exercise:grumble: worked from7:30 till 12:45, came home had to go with the DH over to the FIL we checked on him, then stopped at Sam'sClub for a few things.Then met our friend's that we cruise with for pizza, we always have a great time with them... and we have decided that we will stay with the cruise we have booked,my husband can get on his high horse sometime and over react and I think thats what went on , we will be fine, as they say in Jamaica~ No Worries Mon:laugh:
Tomorrow is my DGD 5th birthday ,I so wish they lived closer so that we could do a birthday cake and have fun.. I am hoping that they still plan on coming out Easter week, but the place they were supposed to stay fell through so I dont know.
I think I did ok calorie wise today. I am up a couple of lbs so I have to mix up my routine more..
Have any of you tried weighted hula hoops? it looks fun and if done correctly you can burn 300 in 1/2 hr.will have to check into that
Hoping everyone is enjoying there weekend . I am waiting for the sunshine and warm weather!!!

Walking and biking (stationary so far) but getting some mileage in . . .



Sorry no post for now, will try to catch up tomorrow!

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