WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2013

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UGHHHH, just walked a full mile with my husband. I hadn't done that since 1 week ago. On vacation I had walked that amount through out the whole day but this was all at once. My legs hurt, my feet hurt, I think my face is burnt. But it had to be done. He was getting tired of the mall, it is boring and wanted to get back outside again

Nice to find this support group! This is a great site, and very beneficial to me. My doctor recommended it. I have been heavy by US media standards all my life but it has never been an issue or0a problem for me until recently. Now, due to pretty severe knee ppain, I want to get some weight off! Going well so far. If I can lose 5 pounds or more a month for the next year, I will be delighted! Tracking calories helps. I know metabolism slows with age and my activity level is way lower than in the pst because of joint pain as well as lifestyle changes so having a supportive community along with a good objective record of food and exercise really helps! My "magic numbers" right now for healthy weight loss seem to be 1400 to 1600 right now, at about 40 percent protein. I am 5, 6,, and 235 pounds--pretty inactive because of the knee pain. How does that compare for all of you? My April goal is to weigh less than 230 by the end of April (and for the rest of my life!) Nice to virtually meet you all!

Good morning everyone in MFP land. Looks like it is going to be a mixed day weather-wise here. So far it has rained and then lovely sunshine and now I see some dark puffy clouds rolling in. The walk could turn out to be wet I guess (nothing smells quite like wet dogs - lol). Oh dear, it just started to hail.

Robin - I keep wondering this, does your problem boss treat everyone else this badly or does she save this treatment just for you? It does seem like the company is recognizing there is a problem at least. They may not have taken the best route, but it depends I guess on their perception of the situation.

I too feel like I can't keep up with the posts here. By the time I read them, all I'm out of time to do any posting. However, I think I'm up to date now.

Amanda - your diamond sounds lovely and I cracked up at your magpie comment. I love cheeky birds and we don't have magpies here so I miss them. The Stellar Jays are just about as noisy and cheeky though.

Jodios – how wonderful for you to be in the teens and so close to your goal. I still have about 10-15 pounds to go and it is really a struggle.

Donna – love daylilies. I have quite a few, but only one that is special. I love the way they make a border along the top of my rockery. My Mom had a huge garden section of them so they always remind me of my childhood (I used to pick the flowers and mount them upside down on bobbypins and pretend they were debutantes or ballerinas). Maybe when I have grandchildren they will do the same thing. And as far as taking on too much at our age, hey, you’re half way there already – of course you can do this.

Katla – what a sensible way to deal with the clothing sizes and disposals. I wish I had done that as I am currently giving away stuff with the tags still on (I’m a bit of a clotheshorse though).

Mary – you are living my dream – a partner who is a chef – whoo hoo! I guess with my weight challenge though, it might be not such a good thing. I’d hate to start gaining again.

Bea – I think it is so nice of your husband to share in your hot flashes – lol. I’ve always thought men should have some hormonal challenges too and if staying awake is the only one, well, so be it. I have the same question about looking at recipes but can’t figure out a way either. I appreciate it when it shows Cdn though so at least I can relate to the metric.

Kate – aha, now you are going to turn into a fashionista! Shopping in the “normal” stores can be fun, but I think I’d better curb my enthusiasm a bit. Sorry to hear that you are still getting snow. We’re definitely spring here now, my maple is blooming with pretty green flowers and the tamarack is just about ready to pop with the green needle fringes. For some reason I have a ton of bluebells showing up in my lawn and I have no idea how they got there (weren’t there last year).

Renny – try Victoria Classic Lingerie on Fort. They do complimentary fitting and have specialty bras as well.

MA – congratulations on being under!!!

Cheryl – what willpower to turn down the deluxe doughnut offer. I think your DH’s heart is in the right place but good for you turning the offer down.

Well, I think the walk is off for a bit, still hailing and raining off and on. I look out across a valley and the mountains on the other side are in sunshine so I guess this will pass fairly quickly.

I have some aprons to make (out of old shirts) for the serving staff at our Age-Friendly luncheons so I’ll do that in the meantime. 1 down, 5 to go.

Have a nice weekend and I’ll check in tomorrow so this thread doesn’t get too far ahead of me.

Lila in the sunny-rainy-hailly Kootenays in south east BC, Canada.

Sherri, it is so good that your doctor sent you to this site. I started about your size I am 5'6'', started at 233 last November and have lost 26 pounds so far. Good luck, you can do it

Joyce, in sunny southern Indiana

ok so I didnt go get that meatball grinder,I had butternut squash bisque and a couple of rye flatbread crackers.. whooo hooo, saved some calories there lol

Oh, yummm! That sounds delicious to me, hope you enjoyed it (you've inspired me to make some soup!) :drinker:

:flowerforyou: thanks Lila for the name of the bra fitting place called "Victoria Classic Lingerie". I work downtown Victoria, so I should be able to get out there one day. The other one I found was called "Night Owls Lingerie" in Broadmead Village (that is a shopping centre). Google is my friend. Time to start spoiling the girls.

I walked the full 10k this morning. Took me 1.5 hours, which is very very fast walking. All of the 10K training camps met together at Beaver Lake early this morning and walked/ran the trail around the lake. (Actually part of it is called Beaver Lake and the other part is Elk Lake). The weather shaped up just in time with sunshine. Parts of the trail were quite muddy though from all the rain we've had. I even jogged a short distance to get through some difficult areas. After the 10K we all shared coffee and snacks (and confession: I ate a brownie, yum). Fun to have so many motivated people together. I did have a very sore back afterwards and I have noticed this issue before. DD is suggesting I should see a chiropractor to determine if my stride is out of whack. This is actually quite possible, since I have scoliosis and my hips may be out of alignment. I already know my shoulders always are.

The other aches and pains are muscles. It's a great feeling actually. And breathing in the wonderful fresh air was fabulous.

DD and DGS are over today, so not much time for anything else. (they are both taking a nap at the moment). Darn, now that I am typing this, I realize that I forgot to post the veggie challenge and worse than that, I forgot to call my mom (and she's 9 hrs ahead so can't call her now.) Oh well, tomorrow is another day, on both accounts.

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

Gonzamm – love the goal of DH carrying you thru the door!

Katla – indeed, they do put all sorts of temptations at the checkout. I try to read the sleazy headlines about the stars instead of looking elsewhere. Really, do you suppose any of that nonsense is true?

CityJane – welcome!

Meg – Soma.com if there isn’t a store near you. They are owned by/part of Chico’s, White House/Black Market, etc. Fabulous stuff!

Joyce – I bet the doctor will see a big difference. Good for you! I see my cardiologist in June and hope they will cut the medication again. I still get so cold at night.

DH and I shared Nachos Supreme at a local Mexican restaurant for lunch – delicious stuff. So I came home and did 30 minutes of aerobics with on-demand TV, then walked outside for an hour (3.5 miles) as penance. AND I made a date with my neighbor to walk together tomorrow.

Dinner tonight is a salad plus Dreamfield’s pasta and red sauce – DH is diabetic. I am making frozen strawberry yogurt for dessert in the Vitamix. (1 pound frozen strawberries, 1 C Kroger’s carb-master yogurt and 1/3 C sugar substitute is the recipe. I’ll probably cut the sugar substitute in half to start and see how it is.) Hopefully it will seem a good treat – certainly low calorie!

Gail, metro Atlanta

bump for sunday morning.......

Hello friends---

As usual, I've read all the posts. I celebrate with you on your victories :bigsmile: and am sad for any setbacks:brokenheart: . I've laughed a lot at all the conversation on having a bra fitted!:laugh: I've never had a fitting. A friend did have a fitting some years ago and purchased several wildly expensive items only to find that actually she did not find them comfortable and stopped wearing them within a few weeks. That happens to me with shoes---I'll pick out something that I think is great when I'm in the store or if I wear them at home for a little while but if I wear the shoes for a long time, once in a while I find they are not comfortable at all.

I went to my closet this morning and got out two pairs of black denim jeans that I haven't worn because when I originally got them they were just too tight or too small. Somehow I then became somewhat frightened to try them again. But today I did it and my gosh, both pair are now too large to wear. My fear kept me from getting any use out of these items. Fear of failure cost me some money for sure!:sad: :sad:

Ladies, does anyone wear jeggings? I got some and I don't really understand how they're suppose to fit. I'm on the verge of taking them back. They are sort of hip huggers and when I look in the mirror the back pockets extend down below my behind to the top of my legs. Is that normal?? I'm thinking that can't be right. Maybe my shape just isn't right for these things.......:huh:

Today was a cooking day. I made another batch of kale chips and then made some soup----it's a pea/lettuce soup and I know it sounds horrible but you cook it up and run it through the Vitamix and it's a nice smooth kinda thick soup and I adore it. But then my tastes in food are somewhat bizarre!

I cooked some mixed beans/lentils to use with my salads. I will freeze half of what I cooked to save for another week.

I'm set to make a new batch of almond milk in the morning. I was going to make something I like for breakfast but found out I don't have enough apples on hand to make the recipe; I need 2 more. Maybe I'll put that project off for a couple of days.

Hugs to all you beautiful Vitamin F ladies.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lin in Central Iowa

Joyce: I only set behavior goals, not outcome goals. :noway: That way if I stay in the limits I win and it doesn’t matter if I have water retention that day. I win anyway. :bigsmile: I really like it and I’ve been having good results. The scale is a fickle thing. :grumble: I hope you enjoyed your walk with DH outside. The bad thing about mall walking is that it is 100% on concrete with no chance of Vitamin D. The good thing is that you can walk there in really bad weather and the weather doesn’t matter.:flowerforyou:

sherrimccarthy: I started here because of knee pain, too. It is improving as I lose weight and increase my exercise, but I am still careful to choose activities that don’t hurt. Walking, yoga and bike riding are great. I doubt I’ll ever be a jogger again unless running for my life.:noway:

Sasha: I’ve never been a fashionista. :laugh: When I was a kid my parents couldn’t afford it, and I guess it passed me by. Even so, I appreciate feeling good in what I’m wearing, and I’ll be indulging myself when I get to the goal line. :bigsmile: Meanwhile, I have two pair of pants that fit, and two that are baggy. :ohwell: Tops are much more flexible, thank goodness!

Brooke: My artisan wasn’t there. :sad: The people in the “office” said that he’s still in Mexico for the winter and will be along in a month or two.

Gardengail: Tabloid nonsense might be true sometimes-- you never know. :indifferent: The old story about monkeys at a typewriter could be true. I suspect some of the information is supplied by people who care more about getting their pictures on the cover than anything else.:grumble:

We had a good day at Saturday Market today, even though the artisan I wanted to see won’t be back for a few months. :ohwell: It will give me an excuse to stop by over and over again. :bigsmile: The elephant ear I ate provided its very own punishment—a colossal tummy ache. :sick: I think it was made with real butter. :mad: I’m lactose intolerant so the cheapo elephant ears are better for me. :blushing: Yes, I added all the calories and will do my best to stay under my total. Which means I sacrificed nutrition for the thrill.:noway: I’m a bad girl.:devil:

Katla in NW Oregon

Here they are! Pretty, eh?



(see page 14 for recipe)

I really don't understand about the Bump :huh:

What a day! I sit home alone almost every weekend and hardly ever have company. So Friday I come home from work and empty the contents from my large Foyer into my living room and prep it for painting this weekend because I had nothing better to do. Well long story short I had 3 people stop by unexpectedly for a visit! Go figure! Why is it people drop in when things are in disarray? Needles to say it put me behind schedule on my painting project, but time spent with special friends is to precious to give up! So the house may be in disarray longer that I anticipated.
Wow, when I read this morning we were on page 13. I need to get reading!
ok 12:09, just finished reading all the posts, whew!

Sandy – Indeed, we sure can be our own worst enemies and Thank you

Ma – Congratulations!:drinker:

Liz – still sending prayers for you and your Sister

Jodios – Congratulations to you! What exciting news! You Rock!:drinker:

Lucy- So glad you found your pedometer, now do you know where I put my glasses? hahaha:embarassed:

Cityjane- I like you idea of standing on one leg, what a great idea to help improve ones balance! :bigsmile:

Brooke- Congrats on the 3.4 lb loss! WTG!!!!:drinker:

Meg- That sounds like a cool plan you have there…tee hee hee

Grandmallie - I like these: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/open-faced-meatball-sandwiches and only 231 calories! Your butternut squash bisque sounds heavenly!

Sharon - Thanks for the update on the soup! I need to try this! :smokin:

Renny- Congrats on your running the 10K, sounds like a fun day!

jb- the popsicles look so delish! I saved the recipe and can’t wait to try them !:smooched:

Good night Friends Love to all
Carol in WNY

That's what I mean by speaking the same language! Lol! "At this age" and " having the confidence"!