WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2013

Good morning all you great wonderful gals. Happy Easter to one and all.

I decided i'm spending way to much time on puter sometimes coming here at 6 am and taking until 9 to get my notes and type them all in just to time consuming. I read the two last pages. I need to come for my vitamin F. But also need time to get things done around here. And back out to coffee with my friends at 7:30. Usualy I used to be at coffee from 7:30 until 9nish. So went back to doing that. And I also get out and walk to the Legion about maybe 1/2 mile I know not far not long but better than nothing.

So that's my story and i'm sticking to it. LOL.

Today is going to be fun i'm doing what I do best cooking for my whole family. I'm so blessed to have all three of my boys near me. And they will all be here for lunch. Well I hope anyway. The youngest is a fishing fanatic he's liable to put us all a side for fishing. He's a bachelor so does pretty much as he pleases.

Barbie So lucky to be working in your gardens. Here we have more snow than we had for Christmas.

Apples are so easy to prepare you just cut them out make a bowl with water and lemon soak them for a few min. and put in zip locks they keep forever. I use do that when making fruit trays for catering. Leftovers stayed nice in the fridge in a covered try forever.

Well I didn't set no March goals but I will set Aprils. And now it's time to go get my salads ready. We are having a cold buffet. Turkey, ham. Potato, macaroni, brocolli and cauliflower salads. Deviled eggs. Cheese and pickle trays and you eat when your hungry type of day. Hoping they stay all day. Dessert I cheated bought a cheese cake and ice cream.
Everything is cooked veg. all chopped all I need to do is mix them. So today is easy.

See you all lighter.

Good Morning and Happy Easter to those that celebrate the day. :flowerforyou:

Michelle and Brooke the move went great and Thank you both for the wishes for my Son.:flowerforyou:

I've been skimming the posts quickly, wow so much going on with everyone! My thoughts and prayers to all.

My diet has gone to the way side the past couple of weeks and my weight is up. I guess I'll have to hit it hard again starting Monday. It takes so long to loose the weight but it sure does pop back over night! :grumble:
I hope everyone enjoys their day.
Peace ~n~ love
Carol in WNY

Good morning and Happy Easter to those who celebrate and Sunday Funday for everyone!

I had an awesome night's sleep - Aleve is my new best friend lol :laugh:. Seriously though the nsaids are completely different from ibuprofen and acetaminophen. I may even have read that here, but finding a pain reliever for muscle aches makes a big difference. I woke up feeling refreshed and with less pain in my side/back - so threw on my yoga gear and headed for the basement. Um, no, that's not quite where I need to be yet - but I tried it out for 15 minutes or so, so got a little stretching in. It's amazing how tight my muscles have gotten in just four days of no exercise (except walking). Well, I'll try stretching later on today and see how it goes. I think I've rounded the corner, just need to get back to square one.

We went to the Phillies game yesterday - the boys are back in town!!! So excited. It was a beautiful day, sunny and mid-50s - just felt good to be back at the ball park. There was an awful blockage on the freeway when we were leaving, so we opted to drive through Philly to get of town. Philadelphia is something else when it comes to celebrating Easter. I've lived and visited a number of places but have never seen a city throw itself into a holiday quite like Philly and Easter. Anyway, everyone and their brother was out, going to their families' houses or shopping or going home from work or whatever - on a Saturday, every road we were on was packed, and the sides of the roads were covered with flower stands.

We're going to my sister's for dinner today. DH's children were away in Costa Rica on a Spanish class trip and got back last night, but they'll be at their mom's for dinner, so we won't see them until afterwards. We're planning a sort of early dinner; both families are into healthy eating so not too worried about the menu. I am making a cheesecake for dessert but lightened it up considerably, and I'll only eat a bite or two anyway (cheesecake isn't my fav). I had bought some chocolate fleur de sel while in Santa Fe so was dying to make something with salted caramel, so it's a salted caramel cheesecake with chocolate ganache and a strawberry puree. We're also taking fish tray (shrimp, smoked salmon on marble rye) and a cheese tray. My sister is making a ham, which I'll skip, a brussel sprout salad (oops, I was supposed to make the salad but forgot to buy the spinach when we were at the store last night), potatoes, and rolls of some sort. Hmm, doesn't sound terribly healthy . . . oh, yeah, I'm making a veggie tray too.

The thing I've found out lately is that even on the "bad" days I just don't eat as much at all. Yesterday was ballpark day, but I had oatmeal with raisins before I left (homemade, won't do the prepack things as too much sugar and I make mine with no sugar, the raisins are enough sweet), stopped and bought a veggie sub made to order on a whole wheat roll (they let you bring food and unopened drinks, nonalcoholic, into the park), small, brought water with me, and had no problem skipping the park food. I only had half the sub (which was only a 6" to begin with), gave the rest to DH, and then made baked flounder and steamed broccoli for dinner when we got home. My splurge for the day was an appetizer of (warning: delicious food alert) triscuits with manchego cheese and a spot of delicious raspberry/red chili jam. OMG, we just discovered that yesterday, and it's soooo good. Anyway, stopped myself after a . . . few. OK, on a diet board I should probably stop talking about food, but my point is that I'm not depriving myself, I'm limiting my portions. It's worked for me for 45 pounds, and my eating is so different now from what it was a year ago.

Enjoy the day as a time to focus on rebirth. Spring always brings the promise of new after a cold season of trauma or hibernation.

Cheers,

M.

DeeDee: March has been terrible for you as far as I can see BECAUSE you’ve been sick.:sick: Get well and get movin’. Things will settle down once you’ve kicked this illness. Just practice your good habits.:flowerforyou:

Linda C: How great to see your post! I’ve been missing you. :flowerforyou:

Carol in WNY: “It takes so long to loose the weight but it sure does pop back over night!” Right you are! :grumble: It can also sneak back slowly over time. That happened to me a long time ago, and here I am. I’m learning to practice due diligence as I get back to a good weight because I know I’ll have to stay diligent to keep the pounds from sneaking back and bringing friends along.:flowerforyou:

Moxie: I bought a food scale from Amazon, too. What a good tool! I never thought about portion size before and this is the key to the kingdom as far as weight management. :bigsmile: Regarding your grill, find another oil. Peanut oil is recommended for high heat. I’m not sure about others. It is so good that your DH is on this journey with you. Mine is too, and it is a huge help in motivation and selection of healthy foods.:flowerforyou:

M: “OK, on a diet board I should probably stop talking about food, but my point is that I'm not depriving myself, I'm limiting my portions. It's worked for me for 45 pounds, and my eating is so different now from what it was a year ago.” Congratulations! You are doing great.:flowerforyou: I think this is an excellent place to talk about food, and share what we are learning. I am also into portion control rather than eliminating all my favorites and I’m also experiencing success. Philly at Easter sounds magical. I love the thought of flower stands along the road.:flowerforyou:

I woke up happy, the sun is shining and it is a beautiful day. Happy Easter to all who celebrate. Happy day to everyone else.:flowerforyou:

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Hppy easter to you all.
Have no internet due to landlady blocking us.
HUGS
jane

Leave it to me to discover a thread for 50 plus gals on the last day of March!
I turned 50 in October. I have three daughters, two out of college and EMPLOYED and one that is a sophomore in college. I've been blessed with good genetics and have been pretty lucky in maintaining the weight I like, until...... I hit 40. Since then about 15-20 pounds have slowly climbed on. I have hypothyroidism and have been on meds since 1997. I started the 30 Day Shred on March 9th and will finish on April 7th. I am proud that I have done my workouts faithfully each day, no matter what has been going on in real life.
Glad to share with and help to support and motivate any who wish to "friend" me.

Hi ladies,:flowerforyou:

I just skimmed from page 8 to15, so I am sort of caught up.:bigsmile: Hope everyone who s dealing with sickness and back pain are all on the way to feeling better.:happy:
I am working later today.It will be busy with people calling with stomach aches etc.:frown: :frown:

We are headed out for a few hours to have a meal. Did not buy any candy or make baskets for DD'S this year. None of us need the candy,or need to spenf the money on this. We celebrate the reason for the day. Wish everyone a blessed Easter,Passover or just a wonderful day taking care of oneself!:bigsmile: :drinker:

I have to get ready to go out with the family. I need to get here everyday,the support is overwhelming and it keeps me in the moment and grounded.
Will post april goals later tonight. Sundanceb aka Linda S

Sandy,Brooke, and all of my vit F friends:flowerforyou: thank you or your kind words about all the pending surgerys!

Nancy:flowerforyou: -congrats on the NSV- tucking in your shirt!!! I think my last knee surgery was 4 years ago!

M:flowerforyou: - Thanks for the info re- carpal tunnel surgery.

Katla:flowerforyou: - how are your knees now? Thanks for the positive support about surgery being my decision! I guess I never thought of it that way!

Deb A-:flowerforyou: you have a great weight loss. I just saw your ticker! Wow71 lbs!! Can’t wait until my ticket says the same!

Grandmallie:flowerforyou: -nice for your boss to notice your weight loss!

Rori:flowerforyou: - I live in San Diego. I would love to meet up with you. Message me the info about your visit and lets try to meet up!

Kate:flowerforyou: -I hope your melt down has ended. I always love reading your posts.

Lin:flowerforyou: - love the lion of spring!

Robin,Bodi and Ritter:flowerforyou: - we need to purge the house too. Glad that you are getting help from EAP!

Sue:flowerforyou: - have a lovely time on the cruise!

Jodios:flowerforyou: - your vacation sounds wonderful!

Renny-:flowerforyou: glad you are feeling better !

Bj-:flowerforyou: glad that you are progressing with your exercise!

Teri :flowerforyou: – thank you for the reminder about the day and smiling! Love your new picture!

Linda C:flowerforyou: - glad to see your posts again. I too struggle with the time issue to keep up with the posts!

Hi, Ladies! I hope your Easter was blessed with lots of good memories with friends and family. Our Easter was very quiet. Daughter and family went to Florida for spring break. Sons all live in states too far away to make a weekend trip. Hubby and I had Easter dinner at a local coney island. I guess you can imagine I ate most of my alloted calories in one meal even though I tried to make good choices. It looks like spring has finally come to Michigan. It was so nice to walk around the yard to look at the many blooming crocus. Our Lenten rose is blooming for the first time and I was so excited to see it. Spring is about my favorite time of year. There's new life everywhere you look. New beginnings for a healthier lifestyle too this year. I'm finally reentering the land of living and am feeling almost "normal" (whatever that is). Remember to bask in the Sonshine today! He is good.

Katla and Sundance: I have had double knee replacements and I can say that it was the best decision I ever made. Lose whatever weight you can before the surgery and be sure to do whatever knee exercise they recommend both before and after. In less than two weeks, I was walking without the aid of a walker or cane and pushing my 375 pound husband into the hospital emergency room in a wheel chair. Sure there are things I can't do, (like kneeling to scrub the floors) but it's a lot better than the pain I had all the time before. Hope my experience helps with your decisions. :happy:

Katla- on the oil for the George Foreman Grill....now it is down to the actual chicken!! Since I have moved to SC and remarried, in the last 5 years, I have ended up weaning off of store bought chicken. DH was having allergies to the eggs from the store, what with all of the meds and hormones now in our food. So we are raising our own chickens at home for our own consumption. We however, are only in our 2nd year doing so.....and have not had enough extra chickens yet to cull and put in the freezer. So far, we have only eaten 2. But we are enjoying our home laid eggs....nice bright almost orange egg yolks....and DH having no reaction to them. :drinker:

We also take some to his elderly parents...who also have strong allergies and sensitivities to foods.

Hello friends, and Happy Sunday. Holidays are not terribly special as it’s just DH and moi. However, we did treat ourselves to a super nice late lunch at Bonefish Grill. Traded out the traditional candy-laden baskets for sashimi, lobster tail, green beans and asparagus:happy:

Good bye Mr. March and hello Sweet April.

Dug out my March goals and here is the full disclosure (on a scale of 1-5, with 5 = Excellent)

Keep true to MFP logging of all food, water and exercise – 4.0 :drinker:
45 mins cardio 4x week (not a problem when I'm home, but so hard when in a hotel) – 4.9:bigsmile:
Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown 2x week - 2:ohwell:
Hit my mfp goals for fiber and carbs, not just calories – 4 on the carbs; 2.5 on the fiber

In spite of being less than perfect, I lost 3 pounds and finally got below 160 for the first time in 20+ years.:blushing: :blushing: :blushing: I KNOW that my recent success is greatly attributable to the support, counsel and compassion found on this thread. Thank you all for reading and writing and yes, even ranting here. It has all made me feel more confident and hopeful for a successful weightloss journey:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Barbie - BIG thanks to you for keeping this board up.

Here are my goals for April:
Hit the goal for fiber consumption at least 3x/week.
Try preparing two new vegetables. (I tried greens for the first time this month)
Six times a week do a workout, in the gym or with an exercise dvd.
Save money for May vacation in Hawaii.
Use sunscreen every day.

Sundance in San Diego - hope we can meet up next weekend.

Sorry no time for more shout outs, but know that I am pulling for you to find deep contentment, however you define it.

Stay well.
Rori in the Colorado foothills

Moxie,

How wonderful. I'm glad to hear you're having such a good experience raising chickens.

Katla

ok ladies, I can't even begin to catch up! So I will start fresh here. The last 2 weeks have been awful. i have been way too busy at work but that's every year at this time. But I teach Monday then the others teach for a couple of weeks so that gives me a break other than clinical. This week clinical is easy...Operating room tomorrow and service learning Thursday. So I'll get half of each day in my office to get some work done. I did make one decision that will help. I'm picking my daughter up earlier now. I used to make her go to homework club from 3:30-4:30 so I'd get her then, but we wouldn't get home til 5. So now I'm going to be getting there between 3:30 and 4, which will help a ton. It was getting to where after I got home, exercised, ate, showered, I had no time to work on the books, so I am way behind.

I am leaning towards having the surgery for Benny. We saw the surgeon yesterday who thought being proactive and taking his gallbladder out now while he is well is a much better option than waiting until he's really sick again.

I think I told you about our new fitness challenge at work where you get points for things like eating fruit and veggies, exercising, volunteering and spiritual activity. Well, I am the first person to get to 100 points so I get a prize tomorrow! Even though I haven't been here much in the last 2 weeks and I'm eating too much, I have pretty much kept up my exercising and eating habits, so the points really added up fast! The committee people were really surprised; I guess no one else is even close! Woo hoo so I'm doing something right anyway!

Work continues on the garage. We have an entire wall of large heavy-duty shelves, a workbench, and two large wall-mounted cabinets that are up. We have been putting things on the shelves, trying to keep similar things together and we have been going through the auction stuff and also condensing boxes (22 boxes went out with the recycleables today) and you can actually see part of the floor! I will be able to park inside in a couple of days. Hallelujah! I'm sure the neighbors will be glad when our driveway does not look like a used car lot! We have been totally amazed at the stuff we are finding. 12 of everything because we never can find stuff so we buy more!

The weather is finally starting to warm up slowly; it was in the 40s today. This is a really slow-moving spring! Well ladies, I need to get something accomplished, so I promisse to be back tomorrow! Meg