WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

Hi ladies this will be a short one. Felt horrible today, so after breakfast i went back to bed until nearly 2. I feel some better now; still have a sore throat. I did get a little exercise in, now it's off to take a shower and get ready to go see my dad in the nursing home then out with friends to Olive Garden and to a musical. More tomorrow. You are alwasy in my heart! Phyllis: I have something called garam massala....is that the same thing for your soup? Take care, Meg

Happy Saturday everyone! It's cold but lovely here in VA... I spent the morning at a seminar on wellness. I'm still stunned by all the chemicals (free radicals) in our world that affect us so terribly... and make it hard to be healthy. Once again, I'm encouraged to eat more and exercise consistently... I like the eat more part!
This afternoon I cleaned out the laundry room, sanded the walls, and painted the ceiling. Tomorrow I'll paint the walls. New washer/dryer and cabinets go in next week! Woohoo!
DH is off playing golf so I'm enjoying my own time.
Hope you all are too!

:flowerforyou: Cooky, I love that you call your gd, Lovebug! I know you’ll have an awesome weekend!

:flowerforyou: Katia, I’ll look for that Organic no salt seasoning… I love my salt, but I realize how bad it is for me! Sounds good.

:flowerforyou: Rori, That’s awesome you were able to log AND exercise! I am always shocked, shocked by the calorie counts when I eat out. It’s disturbing and can be a blow to a positive attitude, but I’ll stick with the “beautiful banquet that is my life” comment and put on my rose colored glasses!

:flowerforyou: mkmomm, Lordie, I hope your dh doesn’t sing too hard! Hope you get a good night’s rest.

:flowerforyou: Barbie, How true…about the computer. I can get stuck here in my chair for literally hours if I’m not careful. Maybe I should set the timer on my phone!

:flowerforyou: Viv, I’ve eaten some yummy things and realized that there was no way I could control myself and had to do exactly like you… throw it in the trash! So hard, but I didn’t want it on my hips….

:flowerforyou: M, such a nice visit with your mom. Our moms love to be with us, don’t they? And I love to be with my kidlets too… funny how time switches our places. It’s amazing that you lost even more weight while you were gone too. Congratulations!

:flowerforyou: inda, I’m with you. Everything in moderation… and then really enjoy it!

:flowerforyou: manda, I love to imagine you in some quaint English art gallery… with the snow drifting down…

:flowerforyou: Luvbuttons, I get lost in Joann’s too… and I try to remind myself… no new projects! I have so many projects to complete I could almost open a Joanns!

Hope you all are having a happy day.

Tammy in Va Beach

Renny – Sorry you’re feeling “flu-ish” but glad your ankle is on the mend

Grandmallie – So glad you enjoyed the recipe sites, I’ve found so many great ones on both of them. Be sure to let us all know how the Walden Farms whipped peanut butter spread is. Glad to hear you’ll be able to see your dear friend Ruth - - don’t be torn, you have more time to see DD but not Ruth. Seize this opportunity, you won’t regret it if you do go, but would if you didn’t.

Luvbuttons – hoping you and your husband enjoy the “girlie soup”. I’m going to make it too, sounds delicious to me!

Glenda – You are so right, as we know all too well here in Colorado, sunny does NOT necessarily mean warm!

Meg – Hope you’re feeling much better and were able to enjoy your Dad visit and dinner and theatre outing with your friends

Luvbuttons – if you do work it off by vacuuming, know that in the MFP exercise database you can plug in cleaning/housework and log your calories burned

Sandy in OH – Sad that we seem to have to “pay” for our vacations when we return to work, isn’t it? Oh yeah, and you “only” lost five pounds in a month - - that’s a resounding success which you should celebrate! That is an average (and healthy) pace for sustained weight loss :flowerforyou:

Brooke from Colorado

It has been such a gorgeous day here. I hope it's this kind of weather when we go to Gatlinburg! We took a walk on the mall. He wanted to go to one of our local parks but there are now benches or somewhere to sit. And boy did he want to break out into his fast walk. But we walked almost a mile. He still insits on going out to eat. He wants to accomplish this low fat diet eating out. So I looked at Dennys web site and found a chicken meal he would like. He finds a meal somewhere and never even opens the menu, just orders the same thing. So deep fried country fried steak smothered in cream gravy with deep fried hash browns and macaroni and cheese has been his meal every time we go there!!!! I know it will be baby steps but he is willing to try. And just the fact that he wants to do his usual things that he loves so much, singing and walking outside is good. We are going to get through this!!

Hello all - not long got back from a walk in the snow with daughter and dogs! We did some jogging on the snow covered playing field and it was hysterically funny - there were drifts where our wellies got stuck! We did laugh at each other.

Today was measurement day and I've lost another 10cm - well chuffed!

Son (19) home from uni for Easter hols today - he's already gone through the cupboards asking where everything is!! 'Tho he has said he is also on mfp to ensure he eats enough cals for the amount of exercise he does studying PE - then he put the TV onto Basketball March Madness - yes, taking over already!

Goodnight ladies..have a great day tomorrow. MA in UK

Hello everyone,

Long day, left early, got home late,,,,, will catch up on Monday....hope you all had a good day!

Bj

Have a nice rest of the evening all, and a great refreshed morning to those who are in bed b now. This is only the 3rd time posting a reply to this topic. I have been reading the threads for a week or two though. Marcia in Northern VA.

I just have trouble remembering all of your names and who talked about what at this point in order to make a comment. I guess I'll get the hang of it with time. Finally figured out how to get from one thread of 500 to the next thread.

Very happy to read from several of you that do have jobs that it is actually tough to find time for MFP and the new lifestyle. I am pretty much walking everyday now, unless work gets in the way, working 9-10 hours and then I commute another 1.75 hours a day her working in support of the Marine Corps in Virginia. Long hours and stress.

I am exercising walking at the mall at least 3 times a week, and when the temps and wind are not bad, walk everyday at lunch time about a mile or more with a woman at the office. Taking my lunch, and working on sugar control. I really want this, it's a committment. All I need to do now is to figure out a way around the trips to the candy bowl at work, I'll get there.

LI get alot out of your positive thoughts, interesting stories and love the tips and innovation I find here. Good night all and thanks for being there!
Marcia, N VA

Hello dear friends

Just a quick post this morning, it's a bit too cold to be sat at the computer, I think the heating must have turned itself off :noway: ::grumble:

:drinker: :drinker: Not sure how I've done it, but I've lost 1.5lbs this morning. I hope it wasn't a mistake! It has spurred me on to be extra careful today. I had a mad supermarket moment on Friday, I bought an extra large lasagne that came with a sticky toffee pudding in with the price. The lasagne was far too big for just me and hubby so I cut it in half and put half in the freezer and cooked half on Friday. Turned out the sticky toffee pudding had apple in it, so hubby wouldn't eat it, so I had a small piece on Friday and kept another small piece and gave the rest to my mum and dad. I knew if I kept it in the house I'd eat all of it. So as I said not sure how I've lost 1.5 lbs :huh: :huh:

:flowerforyou: Michele I haven't done any Yoga since I was about 16 yrs. As I've been feeling a bit stiff think I might check out the Yoga DVD you mentioned. . I know Yoga is good for flexibility. I think I need some more Fitness DVDs. I wish I could find the one I really enjoyed on You Tube, it was like a boxing/kick boxing one, but it was so much fun. I did it for a few days, but then You Tube took it off I tried to find it to buy (it was that good) but couldn't find it on Amazon. I can't quite remember who the people were. I think they were Australian, and was by Nestle Fitness or something. You'd think as I work for Nestle in the UK that I'd be able to find it but no luck so far.

:laugh: Well this isn't getting any work done, I've tons of housework to catch up on, so better make a start.

Have a good Sunday everyone.

Viv York UK - where the wind is making it feel even colder !! :grumble:

G'morning! 'Bout froze my fanny off sitting around the campfire last night. I was bundled up like it was the middle of winter! But my rear end, well, I sure noticed that some padding is missing! :blushing: I guess that's a NSV, but brrrrrr! I had a nice hike and jog with my terrier yesterday, all around through the woods on beautiful trails and down along the river. I'm lucky to live where there are such great places to hike! Yes, I have to drive there, it's about 5 miles. Oh, the car repair ordeal went pretty well, minimal amount of swearing, not too many busted knuckles. It took us about 3 hours, the broken hose was well-buried down underneath whatever all that other stuff is.

Brooke, my pic isn't of my dog, I have the litte Jack Russell terrier pictured in my ticker, and a lovely Blue Heeler as well. I look online for fun dog pics donned with hats and things. I paint portraits of dogs, but haven't done so for a long time, so I get my thrills & ideas looking at images on the PC. :bigsmile:

You know, I was thinking about the Carrot and Cauliflower soup - I didn't even brown an onion first! Oops! I had made a batch of chicken broth that morning, and just cooked the carrots and cauliflower with the spices, and it was still delicious. But I also added 1/4 cup of leftover enchilada sauce from the night before. :laugh: It needed to be used up, and actually made a nice addition! Here's another "girlie" soup I've made that's out of this world. You'll have to try it!

Ginger Roasted Carrot Bisque.

6 medium carrots, washed and cut into half-inch pieces
1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped
2 Roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups chicken or turkey stock
1-1/2 cups non-fat milk
Sea salt and ground pepper to taste
Shredded Italian cheeses for topping

Preheat oven to 375°F. In a baking pan, toss carrots with 1 table olive oil and a pinch of sea salt. Roast in the oven about 20 minutes or until carrots start to brown slightly around the edges.

Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add paprika, and curry powder until the spices begin to sizzle. Add onion, ginger, and tomatoes. Sauté until onion is soft. Add roasted carrots and stock; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool. Purée in a blender until smooth.
Return soup to pot, add milk and heat gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Ladle into bowls and garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon shredded cheeses.

That's all I have time for this morning, hope your day is a fabulous one!

jb in completely cloudy, not quite as cold Portland (37 degrees instead of 32) :noway: There's sun in the forecast for later. I'll believe it when I see it!