WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

:flowerforyou: Hi I’m back, what a lot of posts to catch up on, I’ve been reading for almost an hour now and still haven‘t caught up with everyone, will have to read the rest later.

:glasses: The weather in Brid was mostly sunny with a cool sea breeze, but it rained most of Wednesday so we spent most of that day playing ten pin bowling and wasting our money in the amusement arcade (me and mum stuck to the 2p slot machines) we then went to a nearby pub and spent a few hours drinking whilst my dad and uncle played pool. When we left the pub, most of the café’s had shut shop because of the rain so we had to scout around for something to eat! :frown: Managed to find a café that was about to close but made a sandwich to take back to eat at our digs. We went out to a pub later that evening and saw most of the Spain v Germany football match on their large screen tv.

:flowerforyou: Denise managed to keep away from the chips but must admit to having a fish, an ice cream and a strawberry waffle. Apart from the cooked breakfast I feel as if I haven‘t eaten proper food just snacks for the whole 3 days . Back to the healthy eating now though. I’m going to Asda later this morning to stock up on fruit/vegies and proper food. Hopefully I’ll soon lose the weight I put on. Goodness knows how much I’d have put on if I’d stayed longer.

:flowerforyou: Ainslieglen I know what you mean about posting, I sometimes feel what I say is boring because I never do anything or go anywhere and others sound to have such interesting lives. As I get to know everyone though, it gets a bit easier to relax and not think so much about what I am writing but just imagine I am talking to friends. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Jeanie we have a house cat - one day about 8 years or so ago he went out, ran back inside never to venture out again until recently. He’s now started to sit outside on the patio in the sunshine. Frankie doesn’t bother him but Tara sometimes tries to chase him if she sees him outside. He didn’t come home one night last week and we were very worried about him - he’s getting on a bit now and I was worried he’d forget where he lived, but thankfully he came home the next morning and has been going out most days for a few hours. I do worry though if I can’t see him and DD had a sleepless night while I was in Bridlington as he stayed out all night one night.

:flowerforyou: Kackie what a good saying (I’ve not heard it before) If you fail to plan you plan to fail, pity I didn’t read it before my trip as I didn’t plan anything - if I go again next year I will have to remember to take some health snacks/fruit with me to eat when I get a bit peckish. It's hard to plan what to eat where to eat when you are with others isn't it - my uncle always wanted a big meal of steak pie and chips :noway: I was never that hungry.

Can't believe it's half past eight already, better get changed to go shopping.

Welcome to all the newbies - you'll love it here :bigsmile:

Catch up with all again soon

Viv

To those of you who are worrying about outside cats:
I just had quite an experience. I have two cats who are inside/outside cats. This time of year, they spend most of their nights outdoors and come in first thing in the morning to eat and nap. Anyway, this morning I headed out to the back porch (It is enclosed and I use it as a pantry) to get some cream of wheat. My cats are at the door, and the first one is meowing to come in. I go and open the door to let them in, and the second one comes streaking in behind the first, but I don't notice until he is halfway in the door that he is carrying a large rodent. Luckily, my husband hadn't left for work yet, so I yelled at him that Lucky brought in a visitor. About that time, I come back into the kitchen, where Lucky is hiding under the table and my husband is looking at him. Just as my husband said, "He didn't kill it yet," the very large field mouse came running across the kitchen right between my feet. I screamed, and lost my sandals as I scampered to the stove. The mouse ran behind the buffet. I went in the living room and cowered in my chair like the brave soul that I am while my husband, the dog, and the two cats tried to deal with the situation. He finally ended up moving the buffet, and eventually the female cat got hold of the mouse. The dog was really more of a detriment to the situation than anything, but she bounded back and forth trying to be of service. Bootsie couldn't keep hold of the mouse, and my husband finally got it scooped up in the dustpan, and put it out, with Bootsie, who immediately caught it. My husband finally talked me out of the chair before he left for work. I think I have a headache from the shock. Well, it's off to the shower, and if I hear any strange noises, I will probably think that a giant mouse is coming to attack me in there like some perverted episode of Psycho! Just wanted to give you all your laugh for the day.

I spent most of yesterday surfing the web looking for high fiber low cal lunch ideas for hubby. Then last night I made a grocery store run for ingredients. Today I packed him a sandwich made with multi-grain Sandwich Thins, thinly sliced ham, Laughing Cow Swiss, lettuce, dill relish, and thinly sliced cucumber. It literally cut his usual white bread bologna and cheese by half the calories and fat, not to mention bumping the fiber. Instead of what used to be his usual bag of cheetos, I made a healthier version of my potato salad made from freshly dug new potatoes from my garden and dressed with olive oil instead of salad dressing. Still looking for an alternative for Nutter-butter cookies. So far of all the store bought cookies they seem to be the healthiest. Now he says opening his lunchbox has become an adventure. :happy:

All the cat stories made me smile. Violet hasn't brought me any trophies since its been raining so much. Off to walk with Leslie.

Hi all,
I went roller skating again yesterday and my hamstrings are really let me know about it. I have to get my workouts in early this morning as I am then off to help my father's girlfriend out in her yard. she has a lovely place overlooking the sound on Cameno Island. It will be good to see them and burn some calories gardening.

No move on the scale. I am officially stuck. Its okay I am maintaining. I am sure that things will break free eventually.


I hop you all have a wonderful day.

Laura, congratulations and Hello Eli William! He is a total poppet xx

Holidays cost me 4 pounds. Back on track today.

well ladies i did it i went to the gym , boy did i enjoy it . only did 45 mins but i am taking it steady going again on sunday . welcome to all newbies hope every body as good weekend where ever they are

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Eli William joined us yesterday at 4:58pm MST weighing in at 7.4 and 19 1/4" long....
Laura

There are more pictures on my profile!

Congratulations!

Just popping by for another quick cat story. When I was a child, we didn't have cats because my dad was not fond of them. They used to sleep with the windows open, and didn't have a screen on one. The neighbor lady had about 6 cats. You guessed it - in the middle of the night, one of the kitties came in the window and got in bed with mom and dad. The hilarious part: My dad, in his underwear, grabbed the cat, went to the neighbor's, rang the doorbell, and when the women answered, handed her the cat, saying "I'll thank you to keep your ***** out of my bed!" as he walked off.

Edit: first time I ever got bleeped. It is a word for cat that starts with p and ends with y. My mother would die if she knew that I was saying things that got censored!

Mary--

I think you win the prize for hilarious cat stories. It was fortunate I was sitting down when I read both of them!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Laura--

Congrats on the new edition to your family. Welcome Eli!!:flowerforyou:

Jackie--

Your cat story reminds me of "Grady"--a cat that I inherited when I neighbor moved and couldn't take him. This was back about 25 years ago. He was a black and white sweetie with yellow eyes. He was such a mooch he actually had a bed and a food dish at one of my other neighbors as he "visited" there regularly during the day, but always came home to me. He liked to sleep on top of the tv--this was LOONG before flat screens, or there would have been a problem!!:laugh: :laugh:

Anyway, he would sleep on the tv while it was turned on, and to keep the spot warm, I had a goose neck lamp that was clamped to the tv stand so it would shine on top of the tv set. He slept up there almost all the time. He was a big boy, so the inevitable happened. One day he rolled over and landed in a heap on the floor. :noway: :noway: He stood up, his whiskers pink with embarrassment, and very regally walked into the bedroom. You could almost hear him saying. "Why are you laughing? I MEANT to do that!!":laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

His other amazing feat was to creep along a ledge about 3 inches wide and go from patio to patio, until he arrived three doors down--much to the surprise of my neighbor who kept birds in a cage on HER patio!!:noway: :laugh: Did I mention, my apartment was on the THIRD FLOOR???:noway: :laugh: I installed some wire mesh at the end of the patio where he was making his "escape" --something my neighbor and her birdies greatly appreciated.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Suzzeque--

Thanks for reminding me about the recipe calculator. I saw something about it but forgot to check it out.

Barbiecat--

Have a good trip this weekend. It won't be long until you are heading south.

Well, so far, since last Saturday, I have walked 21.5 miles, so I guess summer must be here. Today is grocery shopping day for my mom, and tonight I am supposed to have dinner with my friend Thomy, but I am not sure what time or what I am supposed to bring, so I guess I will have to wing it.

Time to get going. Have a good weekend, everyone.

Barb

To those of you who are worrying about outside cats:
I just had quite an experience. I have two cats who are inside/outside cats. This time of year, they spend most of their nights outdoors and come in first thing in the morning to eat and nap. Anyway, this morning I headed out to the back porch (It is enclosed and I use it as a pantry) to get some cream of wheat. My cats are at the door, and the first one is meowing to come in. I go and open the door to let them in, and the second one comes streaking in behind the first, but I don't notice until he is halfway in the door that he is carrying a large rodent. Luckily, my husband hadn't left for work yet, so I yelled at him that Lucky brought in a visitor. About that time, I come back into the kitchen, where Lucky is hiding under the table and my husband is looking at him. Just as my husband said, "He didn't kill it yet," the very large field mouse came running across the kitchen right between my feet. I screamed, and lost my sandals as I scampered to the stove. The mouse ran behind the buffet. I went in the living room and cowered in my chair like the brave soul that I am while my husband, the dog, and the two cats tried to deal with the situation. He finally ended up moving the buffet, and eventually the female cat got hold of the mouse. The dog was really more of a detriment to the situation than anything, but she bounded back and forth trying to be of service. Bootsie couldn't keep hold of the mouse, and my husband finally got it scooped up in the dustpan, and put it out, with Bootsie, who immediately caught it. My husband finally talked me out of the chair before he left for work. I think I have a headache from the shock. Well, it's off to the shower, and if I hear any strange noises, I will probably think that a giant mouse is coming to attack me in there like some perverted episode of Psycho! Just wanted to give you all your laugh for the day.

Hilarious!!! Just hilarious!!!! I would have reacted the same way!!!
BirdieM:laugh:

Welcome to the newbies! Peggy emotional eating, especially boredom, is a real problem for many of us. Finding new interests, like posting on this site, gardening, taking a walk, knitting, reading, dancing........anything to fill in the void. I am usually very busy, but I go from being "over the top" busy, to having nothing to do. I also need to find an interest. Let me know your thoughts.
By the way....we are almost neighbors as I live in RI.:laugh: because on this thread we have women from Canada, England, Greece etc.
One day at a time and track EVERYTHING! You'll be surprised how those little pickings add up!
Good luck!
BirdieM

Suezzque: Regarding the lunches for your DH: sounds like you have found some good options. I would also recommend buying the whole wheat Pita pockets as well as the sandwich thins. I often fill them with either some left-over roasted veggies and humus, a bit of tuna or chicken salad, peanut butter with some thin sliced apple or pear, as well as regular deli meats. They do not get mushy when filled with moist things like salads and the filling doesn't fall out. My DH also enjoyed some pickles & olives for a bit of salty taste instead of chips for a healthier choice. A handful of almonds are also good. A few graham crackers or vanilla wafers filled with peanut butter are sweet but not awful calorie picks for his cookie fix.

Kackie

Thanx for the suggestions. Its hard to get him to try whole grain anything, but I keep trying. So far he'll eat Ezekiel bread as toast with cream cheese or nut butter but not on a sandwich and has discovered he likes the Sandwich thins. I'm so proud of him for taking these baby steps. He's already switched from several regular sodas a day to drinking tea or crystal light. I found a low carb cookie recipe online I plan to try on him this weekend. Will let you know if it passes the hubby test.

I joined this site a week ago. I'm trying to find some good groups to join, and this sounds like a good one. I will be 53 next month and am determined to lose at least 50 pounds. I, too, have a problem with emotional eating, which is a constant battle because I suffer from depression. It is being treated and I am much better, but I still have those days. :frown: I firmly believe that I am addicted to sugar as well. It seems when I have a spoonful of anything sweet, it leaves me wanting more. I've tried to go without, but end up bingeing after a couple weeks.

Well, just wanted to introduce myself. I have some things to take care of. I'll check back later. Bye!

:flowerforyou: Welcome Erica-q!

I just joined this site at the beginning of the week and it has the best thing Ii have ever done. I have received a lot of advice and encouragement. This site is perfect for you!:happy: I have contributed on things I have experienced or know about and I wanted you to know that I too suffer from depression but it is under control. I have had it all my life and have hit rock bottom numerous times and just 3 years ago was suicidal and hospitalized. After FINALLY finding the correct dosage and medicines working in conjunction with each other, I can honestly say that I can't remember when I was really depressed. I still have low points once in awhile, but everybody does, they are just not like they were before. Besides the medicine, possibly therapy, I think the most important thing that helped me was surrounding myself with positive people. Depressive people can't afford to be around negative people. There were many times when I just wanted to hole up and be alone in the dark for days if I could. Fortunately, the positive friends that knew my situation wouldn't stand for it. I had been literally dragged out of my house to do something with them. Nothing major, getting tea or coffee or yogurt, but spending time talking with them. They always made me feel better and I was always glad I had went with them. I don't know if you have a support system for yourself, but use these women! They are the most cheery people I have ever come accross!:bigsmile: Use them when you are feeling down and need to carry on a conversation with them. Someone is always on. Use them for the emotional eating times and have them talk you through it or suggest alternatives. Sorry ladies for volunteering you like I am, but something tells me this would be a piece of cake for you all.:happy:

It was no big deal for me to eat an entire double layer white cake with confetti on it. (It had to be this when I was depressed) Sometimes I would plan my depressive weekend that I felt coming up and because it wasn't in stock I would have to order the cake ahead of time. Talk about planning your depression! :noway: I could eat the entire cake on the weekend if I paced myself. :embarassed: I know I could eat the whole thing in one day, I just couldn't get myself to do it and look to piggy to myself. And I am not even going to go to eating in the car and other strange places. I'll skip that part if you don't mind.:ohwell:

What got me out of that vicious circle was joining MFP and doing the food diary. I have entered every day religiously! Sometimes I plan my meals for the next day on it, so all I have to do is bring it up and eat what it says so I don't have to think about it.:bigsmile: However when I do have my moments where I WANT something and I have eaten all I am supposed to for the day I will look at the possible choices I have and still put them in my diary. This way whatever shows up with the least calories and/or carbs, I will eat that. The lesser of two evils.:devil:
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Usually I go with my old stand by peanut butter and will have 1 teaspoon, BUT, sometimes I have 3 teaspoons cuz I just need to! I will eat 3 teaspoons rather than it's equivalent (1 Tablespoon) because it allows me the indulgence of dipping 3 times. it's all psychological. But my new thing to eat is Yoplait's Thick and Creamy Blueberry Pie. OMG! It is way better than regular yoplait. I feel like I am really eating a friggin blueberry pie. I can't wait to try the other flavors!

So there's my journal for you. Hope it offers some encouragement. You can do it. It's taken me 34 years but I am doing it now. And I feel great!
Good Luck!:happy:

Chiclet