WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

:flowerforyou: TGIF,

Katla- Congrats on 43 years:drinker:

Sue- great loss:flowerforyou:

tammy-glad for a positive report from you. So happy to hear that your DD returned from her trip I'm sure you will have a lot of time over Easter to pour over her pictures:flowerforyou:

Deborah- {{hugs}} to you :flowerforyou:

MA- doing C25K I'm impressed...I've wondered about that:huh: but can't say I've wondered enough to want to try it....maybe someday.

Cheryl- glad for a positve report on Jackson:flowerforyou:

Meg- congrats on wearing those scrubs (glad you had them to wear) :flowerforyou: maybe you should get one of those fitbits so you can see how many steps you do in a day at work with your building being so hugh I'm sure you walk way more than you imagine.

Amanda-enjoy your visit with your D albeit short:flowerforyou: You do sound busy.

No more time to comment as I have a lot to do and only a few hours to get it done. Last night I rode the bike in the basement and today I will get in a half hour of the Shred with Jillian, have made an appointment to get the tires rotated on the car and a new storm is on it's way so I will try to get all the errands done before it gets here. Last night I found myself in bed and started wondering what I had forgotten:ohwell: and yep once again I forgot to post my dinner and sign out:blushing: I just find myself so busy in the evenings especially when hubby changes the routine on me like he did last night...I'll get it in one of these days

Everyone have a wonderful Friday. Congrats to all of you that have lost, exercised and are drinking all your water...Let's keep it up so we can continue to post those losses and victories:drinker:

Laura80111 in Colorado

:flowerforyou: See you all lighter! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: (marking my spot for later)

Renny

Good morning lovely ladies. Any of you that get Canadian news may have seen that we were hit with a major spring snow:noway: - highways closed, 100 car pileup....we missed the worst of that here in the south but things are still pretty white and icy this morning!! We havedefinitely had more winter in March than we have in January and February!!:ohwell:

Kate and Deborah - I am thinking you might have some shovelling to do up there in the Edmonton area! Take it easy and be careful if you are walking or driving...take it slowly!:ohwell:

Colorado ladies- loved the photo and am definitely a tiny bit jealous of your lunch date!

Cheryl - so glad to hear that prayers are being answered and Jackson is doing better. It is so hard to see these destructive behaviours that bring such unnecessary and devastating results, and bring pain and anguish to everyone close by. Praying for continued healing, for strength and grace for all, for better choices.

Mary - So sorry to hear of the loss of your dad. Alzheimers is such a sad disease that robs not only the patient but family and friends too. I know family wil be a real support in this time of loss, and know that many here are also caring for aging and infirm parents, or mourning the loss of a parent. We all send prayer and hugs.

jmk - God IS working. It is so good that hubby had quick and effective medical care. Hope all went well with the revision (?) and praying for continued healing and for strength and patience for the process.

bj - What wonderful victories in weight and health! And so well said - our lives are not, and never will be, perfect but we move on from this point and go forward as we can. Good work!:flowerforyou:

Deedee - Okay my dear, it is DEFINITELY time for you to start behaving! Look after yourself, follow doctor's orders and get yourself well!! Sometimes our bodies just need a rest to recover

Meg - Sounds like you are getting LOTS of steps in! Good job on the walking, the progress AND in fitting into those scrubs:happy: And good for you to celebrate these steps forward!

Well, let's see if we post this time....or lose it once again:grumble:

Have a great day all and a wonderful weekend. Live grace.

Glenda...still waiting for spring

Good Morning Everyone, I am still new to MFP. My name is Debora I am 52 Live in Cold Lake Alberta. Married to an Airforce Supply Tech. I haven't been doing my fitness pal for long. I was doing well until last week hit a snag , out of routine and lots of stress. I meandered away from my goals for a couple of days. I sure burned some calories this morning shovelling snow before work for a half an hour.
I look forward to reading more posts from everyone.

Have a good day
Debora

Katla: Sore in the morning is the story of my life. You are not the only one. After I get up, stretch, and move around a bit, it feels better. Uncle Arthir (itis) is not a good friend, that's for sure. Doing stretching exercises does help, though.
luvbuttons (Sharon)

Lucy – congrats on your scale victory as well as your continued commitment to your exercising, it’s so nice to hear you say “I feel great about myself”. And yes, we ARE all in this together

Glenda – glad you’re back with us posting (go away computer gremlins!) and agree that March has brought more snow to most of us than Jan/Feb did. I too am ready for Spring to come and STAY!

Debora in Alberta – Welcome :flowerforyou:

Krisann22 – BUMP simply marks your place in the thread, once you’ve posted anything (i.e., bump, or later, or whatever) you’ll then be able to find it when you go to Community, then My Topics the next time you want to read/post. Also, good for you for working that treadmill and doing your classes (by the way, what is MPD???)

Linda in Ontario – Way to go to get things checked off your list, that’s my goal for today too. So far cleaning and shopping – Check! Next up, stationary bike and dog walk (this if the 50mph wind ever stops – arggh – I can watch part of my fence sway about 6 inches, yikes!) :frown:

Meg – okay, when I saw it was you posting I made sure I did NOT have anything to drink as I read it - - good thing too, “alien babies” :laugh: :laugh:


Brooke from Colorado

Well, you may have noticed I didn't make it back last night! The French Cafe featured little kindergarten girls dressed up like Madeline and the boys like Pepeto. They served the guests (Moms, Dad and 1 Grandma (me)) some French food like strawberries, french bread, cheese, eclairs, and quiche. Then they did a little skit. Too cute.
Anyway, last night was filled with homework and getting twins ready for a field trip. I'll be here until Sunday and I'm afraid I'm gaining everyday. Yesterday, the little one and I went shopping and I got pants two sizes smaller than the last ones I bought. I thought they were a little tight but the saleslady and my DGD (she's 6) said no, there are perfect. Hope I can wear them when I get home!!!!!!
Although I've read all the posts, I didn't take notes so will get back on the posting wagon when I get home.
Everyone have a great weekend and stay strong this weekend. I need to follow that advice. BTW, someone up north let their cold air slid down on top of us! It is cold today and suppose to get colder tomorrow. Soccer games tomorrow, that should be fun.

Sue in TX

I would love some buddies also. I've been using this app for over a year and I just discovered the message boards. A little motivation might help me get back on track with my diet.

I have tried some of these recipe sites hope it helps
skinnytaste.com sparkpeople.com fatsecret.com ohsheglows.com snackgirl.com

Me too! Just found out that there were message boards and decided to join one! This one looks good so far!

:bigsmile: TGIF in a big way....I have so much to do at work but somehow did not feel productive...busy all day..the busier I am the behinder I get...oh well maybe Monday will be better. I am working my way out of my slump..woke up at 5am (early for me) and got up at 5:30 and walked on the tm ...exercise is always a jumpstart for me...have eaten pretty well today..the scale has the same 2lb loss from last week...for me that is good:bigsmile:

Will see my DD tomorrow...haven't seen her in about 6 weeks...she has lost 10 lbs since January and has started working out...I gave her my extra kettlebells, dumbbells and DVD'S that I wasn't using and she has taken off with it...so proud of her..she is built just like me so I am hoping she will learn from my mistakes and from my new lifestyle changes. Her coworkers have noticed her changes and are asking her what she is doing...great confidence builder!

Tomorrow we have the family dinner for Mom's 80th birthday...everyone that's local will be there...it should be fun although not low calorie...will be worth it...I never thought she would still be here at 80! We are giving her her gift tomorrow as well....hope she really wants to go see the Lion King..my siblings will strangle me if I got that wrong!

Someone mentioned a New England group (grandmaille?)...I am in NY...mid Hudson Valley...I would be interested in a get-together.

Have a great weekend...someday Spring will be here...I am sure of it!

jen

Hi! I am Lora in NYC and I just found this group. From reading a lot of the posts, what a lovely group of ladies you seem to be!
I thought joining you might help me to achieve my "getting healthy" goals. I joined MFP about a month ago and have done well. I religiously track my food and exercise, and drink water to the point that my husband thinks I'm crazy. I have lost 8.5 lbs. and had a really good work out routine going. Then- I hurt my knee. It is definitely better, but I am itching to ramp up my work outs again. I fear if I can't get back to it soon I might fall off track.

So for the remainder of March I am going to: 1. keep focused on my food, 2. keep walking my dog, 3. think positive that in another week or so I will be back at it, and 4. follow this group and be inspired by and supportive of others.

Wishing everyone a nice weekend:flowerforyou:

Kate - love your "talk" with mother nature. Really made me smile. Thanks. Stay safe while driving to the airport.

katla - happy anniversary!!! 43 years is awesome

brooke - thanks for telling me about those sites. I've signed up for their newsletter. You're right, there WERE a lot of interesting looking recipes on there. I also put them in my list of favorites. You never know when you need to search for something in particular.

Sue in SD - way to go on the losses!

MA - swimming is such great exercise. You can work every muscle group and not feel it (until the next day, that is). Little to no impact depending if you're in the deep or shallow end. I know you'll enjoy it. Sounds great, getting together to swim rather than eat. What can be better? Oh, and you'll be exercising your jaw muscles, too....lol

lyndawilson - welcome! Come in often.

Meg - doesn't it feel so good knowing that last year you couldn't have done what you did today? Boy, you sure were busy. I've used prunes in lots of chocolate items. But don't tell Vince, I never did. As a matter of fact, I was watching "not my mamma's cooking" and Bobby Dean made this molten lava cake with prunes. Only difference was that I used the baby prunes since they're already pureed (ok, I'm lazy) whereas he boiled his prunes and then put them in a food processor.

Viv - I wish you well with Rosemary Conley's DVD's. I searched for them and the only thing I could find were cookbooks by her. Guess I'd have to search amazon.uk.

Did an hour of a spin workout, came home and then went to play mahjongg. I didn't maj (again!) even once! Afterwards, I stopped at one food store just to get things on sale, then to Dunkin Donuts to buy Vince his donuts, then home. Tomorrow there is a free self-defense class being given by the police dept. I don't know how great it'll be since it's free. But I think I'll go so I'll do a yoga DVD at home.

Jo - have fun with dd and gd. What's a "moshi Monster" cake?

Amanda - I know you'll enjoy having your daughter, even if it's only for a day. Better one day than none, eh?

DeeDee - what time is your MD appt next Thurs?

grandmalle - so glad you're going to take that cruise! Sounds like a good plan, talking to a financial advisor

linda - lol about the spring. You're something else entirely

Lucy in DE - your post is so uplifting. Your pic sure doesn't indicate that you are 60! What I do is in the "notes" section that's where I mark down the speed/incline on the TM

krisann - what is an MPD fit class? Good for you getting back on that TM

Debora - welcome! Just jump right in, we're glad you joined us

jane - oh no!

Meg - we have the same thing -- nothing is "normal". What I wouldn't do just to push an on/off switch and the TV would go on. But nooooooo, Vince is too "techy", you need to push a couple of buttons if you want the TV, something else if you want the radio. I don't even now what all you have to do. Because by the time I figure it out, I just know he'll be doing some sort of "upgrade" and I'll just have to relearn. I like my DVD player in my exercise room, I just turn the TV on, turn the DVD player on, and I'm good to go. That's all I need to be happy (and my pool). That's so wonderful that you put humor into your job. Things can get so boringly straight, we need to laugh. They'll be better for it.

jmkmomm - you'll know when to let dh go off.

Sue in TX - that French Cafe sounds really really adorable. Congrats on the smaller sized pants!

pamela - welcome! You've come to the right place for motivation, that's for sure.

grandmalle - I posted about allrecipes.com, foodfit, Taste of Home, someone else (I don't remember who) posted about emilybites, I posted about skinnytaste, someone else posted about iowagirleats. I can't remember if that was all of them or not. Oh, yea, sparkpeople

bunny - of course you are more than welcome here. Just jump right in

jen - happy birthday to your mom!

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele in NC

luvbuttons & Meg: thanks for answering my question about sore body mornings. It helps that I’m not the only one.:flowerforyou:

jkmomm: Glad you’re home with your DH. My DH had a stroke, not a heart attack, but we just take each day as it comes. I think you just have to stumble through the learning curve because everyone is different. I have confidence in you both and your medical background is a strength. Good luck.:flowerforyou:

BunnyDaHunny and all newbies: Welcome. All you have to do is read and post, and you’re in.:bigsmile:

We went to Costco today and came home with a new product called Kirkland Organic No Salt Seasoning. We used it and salt substitute while cooking our dinner and liked the way things tasted. There was lots of good flavor, but the food was not unpleasantly spicy. I don’t usually talk about products, but this no salt thing is new and we’re in experimental mode. Tips are welcome. We’ll see how DH’s blood pressure responds in the morning.:flowerforyou:

Have a good weekend!

Katla in NW Oregon

Bump for my place tomorrow. Am beyond tired. And worried. My husband just got out of the hospital this morning form a heart attack and he is out doing his passion, singing Karoake. I trust the friend he is with and know that he will make sure Charlie is OK and I made him put his Nitro in his pocket