WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2013

Just wanting some motivation to really get started on my fitness goals. Always seem too busy to work out. I'd rather be outside working, than working out.

Happy to know this blog is here

Hi group! Looking for support. Lost 20 lbs. over last summer but 5 pounds has slowly crept back on. Love to exercise, but also love chocolate. Have to get back in the losing mindset. Hoping checking in here will do it!

Bump to find this page tomorrow. Night everyone

Liz

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Thank you again for keeping this thread going Barbue!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Deb A from CNY

morning lovely ladies,
Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend, we finally got Taliah but not until almost 6 last night and all hopped up on sugar...:noway:
She was thrilled to see us,but was like a whirling dervish. my DH had to go to bed at 8 because he wakes early to go to work, so we didn't get alot of quality time with her,but we will take what we can get..
I did have a nice time snuggling with her and talking last night.I miss her so very much and boy does she remind me of my DD.
I have to work at 10 this morning so I have to drop her off after 9 to her parent's and probably wont see her before she leaves:grumble:
Right now she is tucked in my bed and Homer and Chester are snuggled in with her, I got up early to make the DH dinner and lunch for tonight and tomorrow. gonna hop in the shower in a minute and get ready for work, so when the little princess wakes up I can just spend time with her..:happy:

bump for now

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Just saving my place..........

Lin in Central Iowa

Bumping to find later. Must work now and try to get in some swimming. Sue in SD

Amen! Thank you Barbie for your commitment to starting us every month. Hope some of that commitment will rub off on me.
:noway: Haven't been reading, logging or doing mat work but have incorporated way more veggies into the daily routing (Thanks Renny and SMVQ!).
:huh: Going back to January goals, the only way I'll make them is to figure out how to log food and scan posts on my smart phone.
:sick: Felt like crap yesterday, blame it on the very late night dinner with ale:drinker: Saturday. Was much more moderate Sunday, only 1 glass of wine, dinner at 5. Best sleep in memory! Joe thinks it was because we're finally able to leave the window open at night, (yes, Liz, Spring HAS come to SW Idaho!). I think it was the early dinner and moderate hooch intake.:embarassed: Whatever it was, I'll take it!:laugh:
Even got to walk with Joe and the pooches, this morning. Now it IS time for mat work.
:smooched: Thanks forever to Pam, LindaB and Renny for not giving up on me and to :flowerforyou: Barbie:flowerforyou: for never never never giving up at all!
Hugs,


Barbara, the SW Idaho AHMOD of the healthier waist in 2013.

2013: Focus on the important stuff
April: Log, move and listen Every Day!

Hi ladies

Not sure if this is going to work as this is my first attempt to post a picture. This happen to me when I used my Wi Fit today. Not my picture but credit to the person who posted on the Internet




It really made me smile!

Jo

Hi Ladies Over 50!
I am so glad to find this group. Today I am starting my plan. Although i am not new to fitness pal the encouragement is very welcome. My goal is to lose 30 lbs. My calories per day are 1200 so any recipes or advice from others would be much appreciated.

I reached my goal weight over night! April fools!:bigsmile:

I share in the gratitude expressed by others. Thank you, Barbie, for keeping this thread going. :flowerforyou: It has meant so much to me and provided more moral support and practical advice for this journey than I ever could have imagined. I cherish the friends I've made here, and I wouldn't have been possible without you.:flowerforyou:

I have very few set goals, and they remain unchanged. 1. Log every bite. I do and it works. I'm managing to stay within my calorie goals almost all the time, even with the occasional splurge. I just pay for the splurges with extra time on the recumbent bike. DH seems to think it is doing good things for my backside. :blushing: 2. Move more. On average, I've been getting my exercise and feeling great. I do have to admit to off days now and then, and some aches and pains when I wake up in the mornings. Stretching and movement seems to handle them well.

Enjoy the day. If it isn't perfect, dwell on the good stuff.

Katla in NW Oregon

Happy April everyone!

Barbie, thanks again for starting the new thread. I love Pooh – and Piglet.

I won’t even go over my goals for March – I barely registered any of them. I didn’t log every day since I was out of town for half of the month, and I think I lost about two pounds at the most. I continued to work out when I could, but I slacked a little there too. However, it’s spring, and I have a ton of work I can’t slack on, so here’s the new goals:

--Get reinvigorated on the workouts – six days a week
--Start walking again – shoot for at least five days a week weather permitting
--Yardwork! Get at least an hour of week pulling and pruning in each day, weather permitting
--Clean up my interior too – clean eating, clean living environment
--Be outdoors and feel the spring as much as possible

I’m feeling much better today – back is less sore, managed to do an entire workout this morning, and it felt good. I’m excited to start working in my garden, and the weather is feeling nice outside right now despite the rain we had yesterday.

We had a lovely Easter at my sister’s – terrific food, not terrible eating but in the end I felt uncomfortable – probably too much at one time. I did wind up eating more than a couple of bites of the cheesecake – it was pretty delicious if I do say so myself. However, as I said it was lightened and a small slice. Just more than I eat these days. Got to skype with DD and DGD, spoke to my mom, who is doing pretty well, and just had a nice day. Got some bad news about my dad and his wife, but it’s news we have to work through as the news becomes confirmed. One day at a time around here right now.

Majawilltry, I don’t see working in the yard as at cross-purposes with working out. Yes, you could consider working in the yard as working out, but I set a schedule that places exercise at a priority, so each morning first thing I do is throw on the workout gear and go workout. Then, if I’m working in the yard later, yay! I didn’t take any time away from the yard by exercising – that’s my priority. I make it so.

Judith, I hope the surgery goes well for you. Maybe the surgeon can recommend some activity you can do while you’re recovering, but if not listen to your surgeon. You don’t want to hamper your recovery by trying to do too much too soon. Just be mindful of your portions for now – and you may not feel like eating much at first anyway. Good luck!

DeeDee, there’s a thread on the board for the TDEE people – it has some interesting and useful info, including a metabolism reset tool. Honestly I would try to add in maybe 100 calories at a time until you see the scale start to move. I would also make sure you are getting plenty of exercise because metabolisms seem to like to stay where they are or even slower as we age unless we’re really working to make our bodies move. My $.02 .

Havingitall, welcome and I hope you find good motivation and support here. One thing I can tell you – boxing is a blast! I’ve been kickboxing since the start of the year and look better than ever and feel wonderful and most of all look forward to the workout. I love it! On sugar: that’s one of those addictions you have to quit cold turkey. You don’t have to go all Atkins, but you can follow his program for two weeks to break the carb habit. If you don’t eat meat (I don’t) it’s a little trickier, but you can still follow the program, allowing for more carbs in the form of beans. Basically you cut out all sugars and fruits and refined carbs for the two weeks, then start bringing them in (fruit and whole grains only) slowly. It really helps break that sugar addiction – then just stay away from it! I simply stopped buying white anything – flour, sugar, rice – and only keep wholesome foods in the house these days. I even threw out all of the potato chips my husband had stocked up on when I was out of town for two weeks this month lol. Good luck!

Robin, I take it you’re sore from working out? Yay! It’s a great kind of soreness and will ease up over time. It will also help a lot in getting the serotonins going and easing up any depression. It sounds like your April is starting off on a much better foot.

OK, I’m off to work. I hope everyone has a lovely day and enjoys the spring that is finally here!

Cheers,

M.