WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

Hi ....Just a quick question, I am 50 - +++ and wondered if I may join your group ???
I have been reading everyones' Posts for several weeks & you-all seem like a great bunch..!!

Hi ....Just a quick question, I am 50 - +++ and wondered if I may join your group ???
I have been reading everyones' Posts for several weeks & you-all seem like a great bunch..!!

The more the merrier! Welcome.

Hi Ester! Nice to see you posting here again.

Tiarapants – If you ever come south for a “4th” you have got to see a big fireworks display! Mostly we cook out and make things go ‘boom’.

AuntieBK – I am going to try a lot of Y classes. I really do like Spinning and wish I could go more than just once a week. Cardio kickboxing was fun and my son and I might do that over the winter after soccer is finished,

We went to see fireworks done by the City of Albuquerque. It was a blast. Other than that we cooked out several times and had friends over.

My family use to be 60-70% fireman. We had more confiscated fireworks than you can imagine. My uncles use to bring them home and set them off. Some how I never felt sorry for the people who bought them then had them taken away by those pesky firemen. For something illegal, fireworks are everywhere. I admit to having some really great stories about my firemen uncles and 4th of July parties.

A very good friend who is in his 50's married a 28 year old woman from Columbia that he met over the Internet last year and they are expecting a baby this year. I am reserving all judgment on the matter and hope that he is happier than he was with his first wife. But he did mentioned that most of his friends have deserted him/them including his two children.

I did OK with calories and managed to work on my one and only flowerbed.

Our 7 year old house cat went out the dog door and was missing over night and most of yesterday. We searched all the neighborhood barns and found her hiding in our neighbor's hay barn. But, she took off again when we tried to get near her. Several hours later she just rubbed up against my leg when I was pruning our rose bushes. Our dogs are upset, but the dog door is now closed. Hazel hadn't been outside since she was a kitten. She never has wanted out even though she could. But, since we lost the two other cats we've had in the last 7 years we don't want to take any more chances.

Jeannie

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Hello everyone, I'm new to this site, I like it very much. Well put together. I am 53, working too hard with two jobs, a home, a elder sister and 7 wonderful pets to care for. I am needing a spark to get my motivation started. I know all the right things of weight loss and the benefits, however the brain and motivation are not talking to each other. I don't know how to tackle this. I have had a month of fatigue and little interest of anything, perhaps I was just burned out, add going to College and home studies to the list above for a good seven years.

I have lost 25 pounds in the recent months, and my determination is still there, I am watching what I eat and not going over the limits. It's just I can't see to get to the gym. I have 4 great programs to scale the body to a wonderful thing, but???

I am not giving in to this, I am going to read and participate in all my weight loss programs and see if something triggers the motivation.

Looking at this thread it sure is full of fire and will, and I will be my best to participate with all of you.

ainsliegen - don't beat yourself up -- just get right back on the horse. As a matter of fact, sometimes it's good to go higher on the calories for one day. Shakes the system up. Just don't let it happen day in and day out, and I'm sure you'll be fine.

Gave a lot of the leftovers to the couple who was over last night, then gave more to Jessica right before she left. Unfortunately for Vince, that means that he'll have to cook the rest of the beef tenderloin so Bryan can have some. But that's OK. And here Vince said that I cook for 60 -- there isn't any more beef that he cooked left, no more of the macaroni salad, no more of the brown rice. There is a some of the apple crumble left and a small piece of the key lime pie (apple crumble is for me). Only 2 ears of the corn on the cob are left, so I'm sure we'll finish that up. Interestingly....Bryan isn't so much into vegetables. I'm a bit surprised at that. He's my "healthy" eater. Now that I think of it, I probably shouldn't have given them all of the brown rice, I could have given some of that to Vince for dinner. Oh well......

Did an hour workout on the bosu today (Mon). Tomorrow, strength training

Denise - I don't even sing in the shower, I'm so bad. I am a Eucharistic Minister and a Lector at my church, take collections for the local soup kitchen once every three months, but there's one thing I won't do and that is be in the choir. Unless they want people to start walking out....lol

While working out on the bosu today, I realized that when I get a hot flash, the sweat pours down the backs of my knees. It seems that most women have the sweat pouring down their chest, but the backs of my knees is where I seem to get it. I can't get over how much I sweat doing this bosu workout.

Robin - about sleeping on the floor with pets.....I found out the hard way that a tile floor in the bathroom is VERY VERY uncomfortable to sleep on. When Melanie was here because she "was hit by a car" (we seriously think she was abused by SFB, although we don't have any proof), I slept on the floor with her. Then, when PJ was so sick, we kept him in the bathroom and one of the bedrooms, I slept right by him. Only this time I used my yoga mat and laid on that.

tcac - I never really looked to see if the calories burned are the same when working out as when the body is at rest. I only noticed that it said I was burning calories when I was doing the intervals -- I would have thought that when I was sprinting I would be burning more calories than when I was recovering. But, you know what, I bet it all evens out in the end! Awesome bike ride!

mookiemoo - that is so sad about that lady. How sweet of you to help her out like you do!

Did an hour of this Lalofit DVD (strength training) today (Tues). Tomorrow....water aerobics. It's supposed to be hot too.

I have this recipe for these sweet potato muffins that I'm dying to try, so I think I'll make them for our Newcomer's meeting next week. Unfortunately, they probably won't go over all that well so I made a sour cream coffee cake to take also. I'm going to let the cake cool and then freeze it.

rowen... (you gotta get a shorter name for me or maybe I'll just abbreviate it) - you'll get lots of support here, that's for sure!

Wonder if anyone can help me with this? A few years ago we had an absolutely wonderful lady taking care of my father. She returned to Poland. I like to keep in touch with her. Unfortunately, she doesn't speak much English and I don't speak much Polish. My father could speak Polish so that worked well for him. Anyway, I'm trying to find someone, anyone, who will translate letters from Polish to English and then English to Polish for me. Does anyone possibly know of someone who would do this for me?

Jeansattic - just jump right in and tell us more about yourself!

Barb (weaklink) - I used to tell my kids that the only stupid question is the question that isn't asked.

About illegal fireworks - when we lived in the Poconos, next door to us lived a state trooper. You should have seen his fireworks display! Yes, fireworks are illegal in PA, but that didn't matter.

marlouise - I don't know how you even find time to eat, you're so busy. You tire me out just reading all that's on your plate! As the saying goes: a problem shared is a problem halved, and we're here to help halve.

Everyone have a great evening!

Michele

good morning every one .love reading all the posts . and every body is doing so well . i hope i lose a pound on friday will be very happy if i do .and yes going to gym friday lol . every body have a good day .

:flowerforyou: I have decided to set a goal of losing 1 pound per week. I haven't been setting any goals and consequently I haven't been losing any weight. My husband and I have started exercising every day and I am going to start drinking at least 80 OZ. of water daily. It really does feel good to get back to exercising. I want that freedom of movement and general well being feeling that I have when I do what I should! Hope you all have a great day and keep from those things that throw you off track.:flowerforyou:

A very good Wednesday to you all!

What a lot of posts today! Lots of newcomers too - hello and welcome! I haven't quite got the time to respond to everyone individually today, but know that I have read your posts and you are all in my thoughts.

Michelle, I had never heard of the Lalofit workout and just looked it up - I'm going to try to get hold of a copy and save it for when I'm a bit fitter. At the moment I think it would just about do me in!

DH and I are going to do some more clearing out this Saturday. I want to make more space in my gym as I'm getting more equipment. I've also just ordered myself a tv/dvd combo to put on the wall so that I can do my workout dvds in there too. The only thing that I'm not going to put in that room is my rebounder. I think it would bring the ceiling down! At present I'm only using it in the garden - good job we have nice high fences all the way round!

After I'd been to see my therapist this morning, I did a little shopping. I got some gorgeous wool to knit some outfits for the grandtwins. Mostly neutral colours (until we have the sexes confirmed) although I did get some beautiful pale blue. DD#1 loves browns and beiges but she did mention the other day that she wouldn't mind some red blankets. I've got a pattern for some cot blankets with stars done in intarsia and thought they would look lovely in red with white stars.

I also got some new tops for myself. I've gone down another size in the last two weeks (yay!). Realistically I should stop buying new clothes until I get down to goal, but I wanted something decent to wear when we go up to York in a fortnight. We will be visiting DH's aunt who is quite a famous and extremely talented sculptress (If you want to see some of her work, look up Sally Arnup online, it will take you to her site. She does lots of amazing animal bronzes). We don't get to see the whole family very often, which is a shame as they are a truly interesting bunch. All that side of the family are artists (potters, painters etc). My DH always laments the fact that he isn't artistic, but he is an excellent author and that's just a different kind of art.

Singing - ah, how blessed I am to have such a beautiful voice ..... is something that is never said about me!! However, when I am in church I sing loudly and proudly. I may not have talent, but I do have volume and enthusiasm! It is also possible that I may have taught my sister to sing as she is equally as 'talented' as I in that department. We are deadly at karaoke!

Lesley Sansone beckons, so I'd better get my walking shoes on.

Enjoy your day - oh, and every time you read or hear the word water, take a sip! xx

Good morning all, I haven't posted for a couple of days but I have been lurking.

I had a really bad weekend and on top of that I didn't feel good. I still have stomach issues. (I have always had a nervous stomach and have been diagnosed with it at two different times in my life) I think the stress of congress and the unemployment extension finally made my stomach go crazy. So I tend to munch to try to feel better. I have been high in sodium and low in water until yesterday. I was up over 5 pounds in water gain fortunately three of them are gone this morning since I was back on track yesterday. I am motivated to guzzle water and stay away from the munchies.

So next Monday I have my doctors appointment. I will finally have blood work done (never have done it in the past) and what ever else they seem to think I need for a complete physical at age 50. It will be good to see what my cholesteral is and just to see what the docs scale says that I have lost.

We are finally having summer. It is supposed to get up into the 90's around here. I am very happy about that but I need to be sure to get my workouts done early. since we only have weather like this about 2 weeks a year I obviously don't have A/C and it can get a bit uncomfortable in the late afternoon and early evening.

I hope everyone has a great day. You are all in my thoughts.

Went on vacation last week and have had computer issues, so haven't been here for awhile and boy, did I think of you all when I couldn't get to you. I get so pumped keeping up with everyone's progress. Where we went on vacation had a walking trail and I racked up 8 miles! I was extremely proud of myself. I walked 2 miles already and have a walking buddy date before going home from work. My goal for July was/is to get into the habit of journaling. Writing down what I eat and exercise is becoming more important to me so I can SEE where I need work or reward.
To the new ones -- you will really appreciate this group the more you hang here. They are wonderful.

Have a great day all!!

Peggy

:flowerforyou: Hi All .....
Quick post tonight. Carer will be here soon to help put you know who to bed!

:ohwell: Scales were the same ...again. Oh well! ...again!!

Another trip to the dentist this afternoon left me looking like I smoke 60 untipped cigarettes a day or chew that chewing tobacco!:huh: ....not that I've ever done either you understand!! He coated the four front teeth ,front and back with something that made them dark yellow. I was able to wash it all off after two hours! I did an ice cream test and no horrible reaction!! oops! ...must log that down!! I'm to go back next week for another layer and then we hope that's done the trick.

I've religiously done my arm/shoulder exercises too ...don't think they're worth logging down though.

:bigsmile: Good news on the carer front ...the social services rang and OK'd the respite dates through to next March. Next step is getting the care to agree the assessment. Getting closer to the cruise.Yippee!!

So ...Bye for now
Jackie
Back tomorrow
Jackie

Honesty and accountability are so important to a new lifestyle.:flowerforyou: Facing that scale every week keeps you honest. When you gain a lb, like I did this week…:ohwell: ..accountability is important. :blushing: I suppose I could blame it on the heat and drinking so much water…ahh…water retention?:huh: OR I could blame it on the fact that I was so busy that I really couldn’t take the time to be careful?:noway: But that will just put off the inevitable weight gain :frown: because…in truth…I have been very sloppy with my calories and have gone over them just about every day accept the day that I moved my daughter into her new house.:frown:
For me…embracing the truth of the matter…has forced me to “step back and regroup” and get very accountable with my calories…….immediately before I do more harm.:bigsmile:
MFP gives me the format and tools to do that. A year ago, I would have been concerned about gaining some weight :noway: and would NOT get on the scale for a long time.:embarassed: The longer you “wait” the more “weight” you’ll have to deal with.:laugh:
So, I thank God for this website. I need to get more careful about the extra calories….and keep this weight off!:drinker:

Welcome to all the newbies and a great big hello to all my fellow journeyers!:smooched:
Have a great and honest day!!! I know I will!:happy:
I’m lurking in the background and reading posts…but am finding it hard to find the time to address each one of you personally!!!
Remember…we are all in this boat together….and I would say…at this point…with all the wonderful people joining this thread…..it’s becoming one huge ocean liner!!!!:laugh: :flowerforyou:
Hugs!
BirdieM

:glasses: Hard to find time to post when hubby is off work. Been munching on cherries as I catch up on all your posts.

Laura,

Newport Bay actually has multiple locations in Oregon and some in Washington. There used to be one in my town, but it closed. I was going to refer you to their website, but when I searched it, I found they don't have a list of their locations!!!:noway: :noway: How's that for stupidity? I sent them a comment about how they shouldn't expect potential customers to become detectives in order to figure out where they have restaurants. Can't wait to hear their reply.:bigsmile:

They do make good clam chowder, but I don't think I want to know how much fat is in it. If you ever get to the Oregon coast, a restaurant called "Mo's" is known for its chowder, also.

It is now 92 (F) on my patio, and we are shooting for 95 today. Doggies are snoozing....:yawn:

Barb