WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

Good morning ladies!

I think I'm just about caught up with all the postings after being away in York for the weekend. I'm sorry I can't reply to you all, but please know that I care and that I am thinking of each of you.

Well, I had a lovely weekend, celebrating the 80th birthday of DH's aunt. The whole of that side of the family are all so talented and artistic! It was good to see some of Sally's new work (mainly bronzes) and we also visited her late husband's grave. She had made a gorgeous sculpture of a lamb which sits on top of a stone base as his headstone. As Mick (her husband) was also an artist, it is a very fitting tribute to him.

Despite not getting any structured exercise in, I did ok - especially on the eating front. I was pleased when I stepped on the scales this morning to see another two pounds gone! I am desperate to lose the next two pounds as that will take me out of an obese bmi and into merely overweight! It would be grand to achieve this before the end of July, but we'll just have to wait and see.

My cousin's wedding is at the end of August and the dress I was going to wear is not going to do at all. It's too big!! DD#2 has also lost weight recently and DD#1 has gained (she's the one who is expecting twins, so it's to be hoped that she IS gaining weight!) We have agreed that we will go shopping together a few days before the wedding and buy something that actually fits. Girly shopping day out - yay! I don't get to do that very often these days - at least, not with both my gorgeous girls.

I've got to go and pick my dad up now, then I'm off to visit mum-in-law (who, incidentally is one of the best mils ever, in spite of her deteriorating health and mental state these days).

Have a fulfilling and healthy day everyone.

Amanda x

OK, I've got a computer for a bit here. The weights the same, which I'm very grateful for, as the food is really flying around here. Had a minor case of hurt feelings last night though. Our friend cooked his famous breaded pork and made some without breading especially for me and got kind of pouty when I declined dinner. I just couldn't eat as I was absolutely stuffed from a salad his wife and I and a couple other friends had for a late lunch when out shopping. When it came time for the birthday cake he said he was just too full to eat. So I smiled and said I understood and he could have some later when he wanted it. :bigsmile: I got a couple digs earlier that had a sharper point but he got over it.

I read a little of what I've missed this past week. I'm so sorry to read about the family upsets here, especially SusieQ and Linda. But it was great to hear that your son called SusieQ!! My DH has a brother that hasn't talked to him in 20 years. His family really knows how to hold a grudge. Thank goodness very little of that spitefulness rubbed off on DH. Families can be such a blessing and also our greatest burdens sometimes.

Well everyone is getting up and it's my turn to do breakfast, so hope you all have a great day!

Faye

Good Morning,

I overslept so am missing my workout this morning but will do it when I get home tonight. I did good on my food yesterday. this tracking program helps doens;t it?

Have a good day everyone and dont forget to drink all your water.

Nancy

Hey,

I really haven't died, just fallen off the wagon.

Gained a few pounds but nothing too back.

Saving my place for later.

Cindy

I really have a hard time keeping my calories in line over the weekends. We usually eat out more. I admit it...I'm lazier on Saturdays and Sundays!

Good Monday morning

Welcome to newcomers! You'll find this site a positive experience:bigsmile:

Michele....I don't believe I could ever get tired of chocolate. Once upon a time, I would buy a box of chocolates and eat the whole box in one evening.It was sooo good:devil:

Suzyq.....How great that your son called you. What a difference someone can make in our life just by picking up a phone and getting in touch:happy:

Jeannie....."Encouraging" is exhausting....like being a "chore"cheerleader:bigsmile:

Hey Kackie....Your new picture is such a happy one:flowerforyou: How exciting that you get to visit in Chicago on your way to MT.

Robin....Bodi sounds so funny...Not that your DH getting hurt is funny, but I can imagine Bodi galloping around all happy and carefree and knocking poor DH for a loop.:sad:

Barbie...Try to be careful with that knee.:flowerforyou:

Mimi, my friend....I had to read the paragraphs about your son's Tahoe wedding a few times to make sure I got it right. No wonder you are discombobulated. Would have been nice to at least get a heads up beforehand, then it wouldn't have been such a shock. I'm sorry it happend that way:flowerforyou: Let's hope the second, family inclusive, ceremony happens before the idea gets shelved and doesn't happen. Here's a big hug, Mimi

Jackie....geez, I found an extra pound on my scale this morning too:noway: Actually, I got on the scale because I've been really good, and thought I;d have lost a tad. Oh well:grumble: So glad SW and CPN saw the need for the lap band. You take care of yourself, too:flowerforyou:

Kathy(pmjs)....I find when I don't get enough sleep I have no energy for exercise and crave food......anything to eat but preferably sweet stuff. And I'm grumpy

Cathy(Caminogirl....Welcome home

I know I've probably missed people, but I'm thinking about all of you and hope everyone has a safe, healthy, happy day:flowerforyou:

Elizabeth(ainslieglen)

:flowerforyou: Good evening .....Me again. I'm posting to prevent me nibbling!

:frown: I got to physio this afternoon ...he said my arm and shoulder would be sore ...boy was he right!! In general he's pleased with the progress and I'll go again in 2 weeks ....I've promised to do all of the exercises (I'll try at least)

:ohwell: Zumba ...was exhausting tonight .It's very humid and I seemed to have no energy at all. I think I'll wait to eat after the session next week ...I ended up being wracked with a pain in my side towards the end and sitting out ....IBS flares up every now and then ...stress or excitement ...who knows!

:ohwell: I wish we could get a good thunder storm to clear the air a bit ...and to clear the splitting head!!

:sad: Wow! ...what a moaner I am tonight!
It's 9 pm, the carer's been and gone. Mum's tucked up with her teddies and I'm off to bed!! ....I changed all the beds today ...inbetween all the other things! ...and I just love that fresh sheet smell and feeling! It's calling to me now ...better than just stewing in front of the telly ...what do you think!

:yawn: So ...sweet dreams tonight for all of you
BFN
Jackie

Evening everyone:

I looked back to my post this morning and saw that my entry posted twice :devil: Now that is being away for too long when you can't even post correctly.

I had told you that my daughter was going to the Mercy Ships. She just got back yesterday after serving for 3 weeks. They did lots of cataracts, hernia repair, thyroid and removed a 40 lb fibroid tumor for one patient. She brought home some pretty impressive pictures. There was one of a kid who had 8 or 9 toes. I asked her why that was something life threatening to be fixed? She said when people over there have a deformity they think the person is demon possessed and will not have anything to do with them.

Also some of the cataract surgeries were on children. I didn't know that babies could be born with cataracts but evidently it is something common, it just gets fixed right away here.

She said there are flies everywhere and everybody just urinates in the streets.

She was glad to be home and take a good shower and sleep in a wonderful bed last night.

Now that she is back and my son's girlfriend goes home at the end of this week I am hoping things will settle down and I can get back into my regular routine.

Tomorrow my son's girlfriend & family are coming for lunch. The parents go back to Puerto Rico Wednesday and the girlfriend goes home on Friday. My son won't be happy about that.

Well, off to my regular job of taking care of Granny.

Cindy

Jackie....geez, I found an extra pound on my scale this morning too Actually, I got on the scale because I've been really good, and thought I;d have lost a tad. Oh well So glad SW and CPN saw the need for the lap band. You take care of yourself, too

Me too!! :sad: But to be expected after the killer week of eating out somewhere every day of the week!! Vowing to do much better this week. At least I'm not starting off the week on an emotional downer, so if nothing else changed it would still be better than last week! I have only two restaurant/away from home meals on the radar this week, as well, so things will be much better on that front also. I vow to exercise a minimum of 5 days this week on the treadmill and to really log and count all my meals and snacks this week. No cheating because I just don't feel like doing the work!

Mimi, sorry about the elopement for DS and DIL. It's nice they intend to have a family "wedding" as well.

Welcome new posters! Hope everyone has a great evening!

:flowerforyou: Hello everyone!

Well my son has officially moved into his girlfriends parent's home to be with the baby. He says it will only be for about 3 weeks, but I seriously doubt that. Her mother has wanted him to move in there with them since last years prom. I know this because she told me so on prom night! That woman has sabotaged everything I tried to have my son do or not do. Like college for instance. Not happening now, hopefully he wil in the future though. I always made the point of making sure he and his girlfriend didn't have access to my house to find a way to have sex too. I mean I'm not stupid, I know if they wanted to, they would find a way, but I wasn't going to invite them to my home to do it! I remember I went on vacation for a couple of weeks and I called her and told her I would be out of town so she would know not to drop her daughter off at my house. (His girlfriend has always lied to them, I have caught her in a few big ones that she was keeping from them) I didn't want her to tell them I was home when I wasn't. But she just laughed and said, "If they want to do it, they are going to, we can't stop them!" To which I answered, "Yes I know that, but I am not going to make it easy for them by letting them have use of the house." Whenever she did come over when they were dating in school they were never allowed to have the bedroom door closed and in the beginning of dating wasn't even allowed in his bedroom! Incidentally, my son told me that when they "conceived" it had been at his MIL's house, because she allowed the door to be closed and trusted them. Oh well, I did the best I could. :ohwell:

Actually the one that is having the hard time with him being away is his dog.
She doesn't feel safe and now barks at everything while even in the house. She also mopes around or whines for attention. Her classic pose of lying on her back to get attention is in use now more than ever. As a matter of fact she is doing it right now!:brokenheart: Poor thing I feel bad for her, because she has no idea what has happened to him. In her eyes he's just gone.:noway: Wish I could talk doggie talk to her. I try to comfort her, let her sleep with me and such, but a lot of the time I find her under his bed sleeping.

Which comes to this....last night at around 2 am she woke up barking because she heard something. It was another dog. But it took me like a half hour to calm her down and get her to stop barking. Of course because I was wide awake now I was hungry!:grumble:. AND so was she! So Boo (the dog) and I attacked the peanut butter. The whole time I was eating it, I was so angry with myself. I mean, I knew I shouldn't have been eating it or her either, but I was starving. So I ate about 3 or 4 teaspoons of it before I was satisfied. Boo had 2. I wasn't going to put it on my diary for today, kind of out of sight out of mind thing and maybe it didn't happen, but I couldn't do it. So its there. But even with my "pig out" I managed to stay under my calorie limit thank goodness. Can't say the same for Boo though.

Well she's on her back wanting attention as I said, so I am going to get off now and take her for a walk.

Good night to you all. Hope you all did well today.
Chiclet