WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

Hi ladies!
I think it was Katla who asked about my water meter. We have to pay per square metre we use. We therefore prefer not to use mains water for the garden. We have 4 waterbutts from which we fill watering cans. Last year it rained a lot so there was no problem, but our first summer here we were saving water from the shower in buckets! I guess we are a bit mean. :sick:
Well ladies, I have lost that .5lb so now am 10st 13lb. Only a few lbs to take me into healthy BMI. I was going to go a bit lower, but Barbie has alerted me to the danger of going too low over 60. I am very happy to stick with 24.9 when I get there. My waist hip ratio is now just inside healthy. Body fat acceptable, but I would like to squeeze into athletic so the weights and strength training will continue as part of my life. I must say I am a little worried about how to maintain when I get there, but I hope, with your help, I will manage it.
My knee is clicking a bit this morning so I haven't done squats etc. Did HIIT on the machines to confuse my metabolism! !:laugh:
I think we will barbecue the lamb steaks we have for supper. Roast cauliflower to go with it.
So, I have lost .5 of the 1.5 lbs I set for June. 1 lb to go. It seems to take me that long these days, but it's not a race. Actually I would like to lose it by 21st, the big weekend of DSIL' s 60th. For no other reason other than self satisfaction!:blushing: :laugh:
Love to all. We had Oklahoma on our news. It is all the more real nowadays because I feel so much more linked to the USA.


Heather in green and blossoming Hampshire :flowerforyou:

well even though I have been fluctuating a lb up-down, i wont change my ticker:blushing: I did lose weight from yesterday anyway. been up and went to the gym, wasn't for long but made it 3 days in a row, going to try and start going every morning...have to be diligant
today will be work day, have to take care of my FIL and go to Sam's and walmart-going to buy myself a few t-shirts and shorts..:bigsmile:

This is the first step forward today to that thinner me. I will track all food that I eat and drink good or bad. And it will have to start with healthier cooking habits and recipes plus getting back in to my walking every day. I'm sure there will be bumps along the way, but I'm ready for what every I have to deal with to get to my goal. I hope I can help others also along their journey and become friends as we go down this road helping one another.

June
Florida

Good morning ladies.worked on the yard a bit yesterday and did somegrocery shopping. I also spent a lot of time playing with the boys. Ritter has so much bounce and he loves to chase his tail. It makes me smile. I am not doing so good on the steps and the water over the weekend. I do great during the work week. I am going to have to work on that. so now its off to the dreadmill..

Katla - I do pushups and tricep dips for my arms. You can start pushups by modifying them. I started against a wall and then down to a table (kitchen counter) and then on my knees on the floor and then full pushups. baby steps to building muscle that burns the fat. I do tricep dips any where I can put my arms on something behind me and I dip down. dip as low as you can comfortably.


Robin Bodi and Ritter
PNW (cloudy this morning)

Katla. - have you got dumbbells? I too can't bear the music they play in most gyms so I don't go now. The one I went to in London was kind enough to turn it down for me so I could plug earphones into my favourite daytime TV.!
I use my dumbbells for my arms and I am very pleased with the results. I have upper arm definition for the first time in my life. Soon I shall get some slightly bigger ones, my current ones are 5kg each, with 2kg ones for 30D shred. I looked up exercises on the internet, especially triceps, but I'm afraid the bingo wings are resisting a bit as you can't exercise away fat, unfortunately. Same for tummy pooch. It's fat, but you can get the underneath toned with abbs exercises. There's one on the free U tube video of 30D for the pooch area.:laugh:
I don't think you can beat squats with dumbbells for the inner thighs, but their are some Pilates targeted exercises. I'm sure they are on the internet. Or just lie down, stick your legs straight up in the air, part them like scissors and with your hands try to resist bringing them back together. You can do a similar thing just sitting in a chair.
Good luck. :flowerforyou:
A year ago nearly, June 11th, I started on this journey. I never would have believed, at 44lbs heavier, that I would now be at the stage of refining my body. Then I just wanted not to have to buy an even bigger size of clothes and not to puff when walking along the flat! I will review how far I've come on the 11th. I have lost an elephant' s heart or a whole baggage allowance for BA. When I think how heavy that suitcase was! !!!!:laugh: :bigsmile: :noway:
Love to all again. - keep on trucking!
Heather in delightful Hampshire

Count me in. Originally started in January. Did really well for the first couple of months and then not so good in March and April. Started back a couple of weeks ago. I have 10 more pounds to go. Hopefully, I can stay with it this time.

Carol--Indiana

Happy June, welcome to everyone new!

Mary C, :flowerforyou: a tense situation like the one you're experiencing can be very unnerving and difficult to say the least. Follow your heart. Hold on to the love you have and try to let go of any fears. Stress and worry are two of the worst things, and I know that no matter how hard we try, sometimes it seems impossible to let go and relax. Can you put aside some time for yourself? Try to get a good workout at some point in your day, for I know that working up a good sweat works wonders for stress relief. Continuing with your house project is fine and all, but taking some time alone to recharge your batteries might be a good idea. Breathe deep, and by all means try your darndest to keep smiling. I know it's not easy. Sending you tons of good thoughts!

Renny, love the pic of "you" this morning, lol. :bigsmile: I hope you're out there enjoying yourself!

I spent yesterday living up to my "Garden Goddess" title as shown in my profile pic. I received the darling wall plaque in the mail a couple weeks ago, thank you DeeDee! I just love it. And I must say, reading about your day yesterday is inspiring me to go buy a lounge chair for my yard! I need one! Then all I'd have to do is make myself sit in it for longer than 10 minutes :laugh: Please send me some of your ability to take a day off and relax.

I picked lovely heads of cauliflower and broccoli at the garden yesterday, plus a huge bag of spinach. I think I'll make the cauliflower au gratin recipe this evening to go with dinner. Planning to have another full day in the garden, it works wonders for my soul. :glasses:

Everyone have a wonderful Sunday! Be strong, be happy, eat right and guzzle that water. :drinker:

I leave you with this photo of my pride-and-joy delphiniums in the yard - some of my favorite flowers.

jb the beautiful PNW

Woke up with a big headache this morning. Didn't go to church so I had a lie in and try to get rid of the headache. I don't think it is from the diet but from the allergies. Been coughing and sneezing a lot yesterday so that Is what I think I have. Had just a Atkins drink for this morning and am going back to bed. Got to get in my water though cause that helps with the headache not to mention the weight loss.

Maybe will be back later to write more.

Hi! I'm back from kayaking and I didn't fall in! WOO HOO! I think you can see the pictures here if you want to: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10201112716811125.1073741827.1565244611&type=1. I didn't fall in the water so I'm thrilled. Took me quite a while to get the hang of it, but I'm looking forward to going again soon! I was pretty excited when the instructor was helping people figure out which wetsuit to get. And when it was my turn he said I should take a medium! I did a little happy dance.

jmkmomm - GREAT JOB! I'm right handed and my right arm is weaker than my left. I had melanoma and they had to take out some of the muscles. I HGTV. Whenever we are back in the states, that's all I watch.

Robin - what a great perk! It would probably get me exercising more too!

grandmallie - great job on the picnic! I would have gone WAY over my calorie count. And isn't skype a wonderful thing? I love seeing the grandkids and keeping up with them that way.

Mary C - first off I want to let you know that I will be praying. And second, if you think she's interested then she probably is. We helped out a single mom from church about 10 years ago. She and her 3 teenage daughters moved in with us for what was just supposed to be a few weeks. They ended up not leaving until we sold the house and moved overseas. She was ALWAYS gushing about how wonderful my hubby was. She was constantly giving him hugs, complementing him .... my husband just didn't see it and thought i was over reacting. So one day I did something that I'm not very proud of. I read her diary. She had it just sitting out on her nightstand. OH MY! It was all full of dreams that she'd been having about him, gushing on and on about him .... I made hubby read it when he got home. He read one page and put it down and from then on out made sure that there was distance between the two of them. He made sure she got the message LOUD AND CLEAR that he was a VERY happily married man. I trusted my husband totally too and I know without a shadow of a doubt he would never have let anything ever happen but he was very uncomfortable (and he still thinks I shouldn't have read her diary .... and I wouldn't have if I didn't feel like she had feelings for him.)

megblair1 - good job getting things cleared out! Do you want to come over and help me now?

Luna - I am impatient too! Can't wait to see the before and after pictures!

juliewish - WELCOME! :flowerforyou:

Pam - that's what I keep telling myself. I'm not on a diet, it's just a lifestyle change! I just need to remember it!

RebelRenny - GREAT picture of you! :happy:

Gail - where they cadbury eggs? Those are my favorite. It's the only thing the Easter bunny is allowed to bring me. Hubby was supposed to grill out last week before he left and when he pulled open the grill, there was a nest with 6 baby birdies in it! :mad: Of course this means no grilling out for a while. We just couldn't bear the thought of taking them out ... it was a really pretty nest!

Katla - Ohhhh. That sounds so good! I would have been taking a bunch of pictures of the dog eating hers though.

marmalade628 - LOVE IT! We SHOULD be kind to ourselves. Maybe it will become a habit after doing it all month. I will try to remember this myself. Thanks!

Michele - We're going to a cabin next weekend and I kept thinking that I KNOW there is something I need to take but I just couldn't put my finger on it. I read your post about banana muffins and thought THAT'S IT ... I need to take some blueberry walnut muffins for an easy breakfast. Thank you!

Dawn - I love your name "Youcantfoolme". I bet you have a wonderful sense of humor!

Jo - that sounds like a wonderful day! I walking through cow pastures and sheep pastures here!

Heather - congrats on finally getting there! HOORAY!

June, I’m not sure if I’ve said WELCOME or not to you yet …. So WELCOME!

mmtiernan – WELCOME! :flowerforyou:

Carol – WELECOME! :flowerforyou:

Jb - your garden picture!!!

Molly - WELCOME! :flowerforyou:

Tammy – WELCOME BACK! :flowerforyou:

Joy (An American living the good life in Stavanger, Norway)

Hope all of you have your dancing shoes out and polished. You are going to need it tomorrow. I weighed 198.8 today. I'm not going to count it until I see it a second day. But did you read that weight???? It started with a 1!!!!!!!! Oh my, my heart is pumping. I'm glad I am on my beta blocker, no telling what my heart would be doing right now. I have been working on my June goals. Some of them aren't anything like what you have, I have more of some life style changes I need to make.

Off the they Y. I'm going to ask for another strength training exercise this week. That will be 3 along with my recumbant bike

Joyce, polishing my dancing shoes In Indiana

Thanks to all who posted suggestions on kicking the after dinner candy habit. I made it through yesterday eating only the things on my plan - no candy and under goal barely. Yay! One day at a time.today is going well so far.

I wanted to speak on the bra fitting. My sister and I went to Dillard's and got fitted. For the first time in my life, my bra lies flat between my breasts. I had to get an H cup. The bras were $65 each. Yikes! I came home and found them on sale at Macy's and ordered a couple more, still around $50, which is ridiculous but I guess worth it. I just hope they will continue to fit through a few pounds lost. I think they will since it took about 30 lbs for my others to get too big in the cup. I just kept tightening the back, and there's room for that.

Ugghhhh...working today, and the clock is dragggggging. One more hour, and then I'm done for the day.

I'm just tired today, cranky and unmotivated. Hubby is recovering from shoulder surgery and has a hard time sleeping. He tosses and turns and keeps waking me up. I need a good night's sleep, or I'm no good for anyone. Grrrrrr!!!

This morning was weigh-in. I managed to gain 1.4 pounds. My weight loss has been at the same 60 pound mark for a few months now, I gain, I lose. I'm tired of it!!

I don't want to be negative Nelly...so am really trying to just be gentle with myself. Tonight I'll just relax, and take the night off from everything. A healthy dinner, a good TV show, and I'll be in a much better place.

Hate when I'm not Sally Sunshine

Patti from New Hampshire

Happy sun.Gloomy and cool here.
Finished laundry.
HUGS

zenelda- i bought one about a month ago, and it is great, mine tracks the steps and calories and all sorts of neat stuff. I try and get 10,000 steps a day, sometimes it is hard, but at least with the pedometer, even if your just out and about doing errands the steps add up...
good luck, and this is an awesome bunch of ladies :drinker:

Hi everyone! I am so exhausted today; I have decided that this is not an option for me any longer. I spent the whole day shopping with DD#2 since we got rid of her furniture yesterday. We went to Nebraska Furniture Mart and bought her bedroom set. Both girls were told they could have new furniture on their 17th birthday that they can take with them when they leave. So she got a really nice set: queen bed, nightstand, desk, chair, and chest of drawers with a mirror. Then we spent hours looking for new bedspread etc. We ended up at Bed Bath and Beyond and holy cow. Buying an “ensemble’ there was more complicated than putting men on the moon. It took hours even after we chose a set.

Turns out they took in nearly $2000 yesterday, so we made way more than I thought we would. O I’m happy about that. By the end of the evening, at least 4 of our cars, and maybe 5, will fit in the garage for the first time since we moved here 7 years ago.
We went to see the new Star Trek movie last night. It was really good, but not quite as good as I expected. The fighting was way over the top and too much of it. We went to Old Chicago afterwards for some drinks and we had some pizza there. I have never liked their food, but the pizza was fabulous!

I have no idea how I did on my May goals; but my thinking is that I didn’t do well. I never seem to follow them. So I’m going day by day and trying for my 90 ounces of water and get 6000 steps in.

Luna: I think you are very brave for even taking those pictures!

Juliewish: welcome to the group. You will find so much support and kindness here

Pam I think I missed when you started here but glad you are with us

Jmkmomm: great goals!

Juanita I think your goals are good ones too

Rebel: not only have you lost a lot of weight, you look so young and vibrant too! Those colors are your look! LOL

Gail: if you find bunnies that don’t breed, patent them! We have bunnies all over the yard. One of the them is bigger than a big housecat! I saw it once sitting in our platform/ground feeder and it filled the entire thing and slopped over the sides!

Katla: I love the mental image of your god and you biking and eating ice cream!

Marmalade; you do need to be kind to yourself when you “mess up”. Just remember that healthy slender people eat pizza and ice cream too at times.

Michele; I think I have missed what happened to Vince but I hope he is feeling better soon!

Katla: I like your idea of the signature line with the goals. I may try that too.

Jo; so you were like the pied piper of cows!

Heather: sounds like you are making great progress on your goals!

DeeDee: your day outside reading sounds like a good tonic for all that ails you!

Tigress; hope all works out for your tooth.

June: welcome to the group!

Robin: I tend to do worse on weekends too. I spend a lot of time with friends and tend to eat either too much or too much bad stuff!

Mmtierman: welcome to the group! You have a beautiful smile!

Carol: welcome to you too!

Jb: a garden goddess you are indeed!!!! Omg those delphina are absolutely gorgeous@ Are they staked up? Would you be willing to share the cauliflower au gratin recipe?

Molly: welcome to our group!

Tammy: nice to see you again!

Joy: glad; you did not fall in the drink and so glad you are feeling well enough to go on your trip!

Vicki: welcome to our group. We are nearly neighbors; I live in Papillion.

Joyce: congratulations on the weight that begins with a number 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drkatie and everyone else who bought new bras: this has been a funny conversation to follow, but boy do I hate buying bras. I
need a DD but the problem is that my arms are heavier that other parts of my body and the straps are always too tight even at their loosest. Also the sides are too high and poke my armpits. So I’m the fat lady you see pulling and tugging at the bra out in public!

Patty: my dh had a total shoulder replacement 3 years ago, but it was a breeze compared to the bunion he had done last year.

Zenelda: welcome to the group! I am addicted to my fitbit and I don’t even get all its benefits because I have a stupid phone.

Well I’m about done in. I need a nap before baseball starts! Take care everyone Meg from sunny Omaha