WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

Good Evening Ladies, such a busy group we have here, hard to believe anyone here has a weight problem with all the activity!!
Well I was doing so good all week uping my steps on my pedometer and really getting into it, then today
happened, went to do groceries and errands,only to realize while I was out that my pedometer was missing
So sadly drove home, wondering just where it could be, got home DH met me at the door with a little black box
We had to bury my pedometer seems I dropped it in the driveway when I left and drove over it with the truck.
Tommorow my first stop will be to replace it,sure hope the next one makes it!

Thoughts and prayers to all who need them and congrats to all who are doing so well

Juanita in sudbury

Ann from SC, PatLemire (great goals), ElaineRN (we're like jello, there's always room for more), Barbara in CA, Cyndi (have a wonderful vacation), MWekony (keep doing what you're doing, it'll happen), UJ in MO (I'm still amazed at the things I learn here) and anyone else I may have missed - welcome

sheril (good for you walking!) - welcome back

Mary in TN - I do believe your dh. Hope and pray things work out for you

Vicki - my heart goes out to you. I (and I'm sure lots of others on here) know how very hard it is. Good that you're getting a new roof, siding, window frames and gutters and that the insurance co. is paying for it

brooke - I always look forward to your quotes. Thanks for posting them. I don't routinely park further away from the store to get extra steps in. See, a few years ago I had to pay something like $2,000 to get all the dings and scratches out of my car. I know they're from shopping carts, car doors, etc. So now I park far away so that I hopefully won't get as many as before.

jmkmomm - I like when stores sell small containers of ice cream, really small containers of just about anything that I don't want in the house. They're great for a small treat. But then you don't have to constantly look at them. Even IF they do cost more. Great walking

Did 1-1/4 hr Jillian Michael's Killer Buns and Thighs DVD today. I don't know, I'm not into doing plyometrics (prefer low impact), so did I get the workout that I was supposed to get? I don't feel like I worked up a big sweat. Tomorrow I'm planning to do some HIIT.

Alice - whenever I go to OG, I get the chicken spiendini (hope I spelled that right). It's on the lunch menu, but I found out that they'll make it at dinnertime, too. I like your acronym for a BLT (bites, licks and tastes)

katla - it's so good to know that I can come here when I get in a "down" mood about ds and post. I know that it bothers Vince and he really doesn't want to talk too much about it, at least not yet. On the other hand, I'm one of those people who has to talk. On another topic -- Denise called yesterday. Seems her electricity has been turned off. I'm not exactly sure why she called us. Vince did mention to her yesterday that "didn't you go down to Wildwood for the Memorial Day weekend? You probably burned a lot in gas, that money could have been put towards your electricity bill. Sometimes we have to make choices, going to the shore or paying our bills." Seems right now she's living with Pete's uncle and aunt, I sure hope she has the cat with her (but I somehow doubt it, since they have a dog, she probably couldn't bring the dog <which she's never really told us about> or the cat). Now I remembered that his mother's second husband threw Pete out of the house when we were living in PA. I'm sure that's why she cosigned for the apt -- just to get him out of the house. How can a mother put her second husband above her child? Who was there first, the second husband or the child? I do hope the med works for your dh

Joy - fantastic inches lost!!! You rock girl. Interesting about the dogs and flying.

Vicki - I know this isn't a comfort to you, but when we had to put our cat, Sadie, down, I could swear that he looked at me (I was feeling so bad right about then) as if to say "it's ok, don't be sad, thank you for taking me out of my misery"

Heather - woohoo on the walking. Doesn't it make you feel great knowing that you can do it and how far you've come

DeeDee - yes, we've been having real crazy weather. Makes putting down the river rock quite challenging, that's for sure. I can't wait until that's done. Even just now Vince commented "very strange weather, I just drove thru a heavy storm, sunshine, cloudy weather". It's so weird. We're under a flash flood watch!

Since we can't work on the river rock today, Vince is going to build the "screen" for sifting the dirt out of the river rock. He needs my help getting the lumber, etc. out of the car. I said to him "why don't we do it now that it's not raining".

grandmalle - have a great lunch with dh

Kathy - hoping you get that call.

Going to pay rummykub (they call it rumy-o, doesn't matter, same game). Really don't have any desire to go to the restaurant that the Newcomers is going to for lunch today, so I'll skip that. Good thing that I had these shrimp tarts in the freezer to take with me. They really are good to have in the freezer when you need them to take somewhere.

katla - love the name boomerangs. Just love it. People who live in NC and moved from FL are referred to as "halfbacks". You know, retirees who moved to FL, got tired of all the hurricans but didn't want to deal with snow, etc. so they moved "halfway back".

Lucy in DE - good for you getting your mammo. Mine will be due in a few months, I think in august or maybe it's July. I don't think I ever had a flat tummy! I used to get the shirataki noodles at Harris Teeter, I can get them at Lowe's Foods, but I know you don't have those stores up there. Maybe Genuardi's? they're usually with the tofu. Just read the update. Good for those parents! That may sound harsh, but too many parents (I feel) want to be "friends" and not parents. Thank G** most of the money will be returned. The parents sound like upstanding people, it wouldn't surprise me if they added something on their own.

Sue in SD - glad to hear you're gettinhg that MRI

jane - I think we all have nights with binging. The key is not to let it happen all the time. I know that lately I've been depressed about ds and haven't been eating as healthily as I should and I'm sure that's why I feel so sluggish at times. It'll get better. Good for you getting your walk in! I just entered everything in my diary and I'm over by 100 plus calories. But I was falling into the trap of not logging everything. This time I logged everything -- even the not-so-good things. I feel better now that I've logged it, even if I am over.

kevrit - maybe you should consider moving

phoo - I don't think your wanting to go to a water park is silly at all, not one bit. But you're right, you may have to rent/borrow someone's grandkids....lol

Juanita - RIP the pedometer.

Michele in NC

well, nice day,,,walked in the morning (it was drizzling) for about an hour, and then again in the sunny afternoon for a little over a half hour,,,back to work tomorrow, a meeting/prep for teaching summer. (I teach 6th grade ESL students) Summer school is only 17 days,,,so there will still be a little of summer left afterwards. Had a nice grilled chicken (marinated sort of asian style),,,so a good day all in all,,,got to spend some time with my two teenage daughters too,,,

bb55shawn,,,,good job with the new pedometer,,,keep walking

joan from ontario,,,it is so nice walking with the dog,,,and woohoo on the summer capris fitting again,,

liz from idaho,,,hope the evening cools down a bit for you,,we have still had cooler spring like weather here

running cats...i love ending the night reading the posts as well...the alcohol usually always puts me over my days allotment,,,i have really been laying off (not that I drink that much) but I just still rather eat more of my calories lol

jmkmomm,,,,hope you found your bed remote,,,a good night sleep is number one priority for me

joy,,,nice job with the inches gone,,,it makes it easier to keep staying healthy,,,and i think your dogs have traveled more than me

heather,,,nice walk,,,i really enjoy my walks,,i either bring my ipod, or wait til when my girlfriend can call and we chat for the whole hour,,i have a wire to talk hands free

ann from S.C....good goals,,,daily logging has really helped me stay on track

tammy in va beach,,,i hope you fair well with the storm,,,stay safe

grandmallie,,,nice job at the gym, and how nice to have a walking trail around where you worked

lorrain in maine,,,i just treated myself to new gym shoes for walking last month,,and today i went to the store and got 12 lb hand weights to replace my 8 lb weights,,,i can't do the gym thing either so we have made the adjustments we need here at home

drkatiebug,,,thanks for the infor on noosa honey yogurt,,,will have to give that one a try

patlemire...welcome back,,,good goals for the month

tere,,,i love it when i get my walk done in the morning,,,just starts the day off nice

brooke...hope that plateau breaks soon...it is so frustrating,,,i was stuck a few weeks ago for about a week and a half,,,thought i was going to pull my hair out,,,i know that wasn't too long of a period of time, but it seemed like it at the time,,,finally broke through and staying on track,,,good luck

kathy in illinois...yes i must agree, some of the topics are a bit wacky,,,and people sometime complain or argue,,i really don't understand,,,i too, feel lucky to have found this thread

lpop50,,,hope you managed to stay away from too many cookies,,,and nice goals for the month

katla in nw oregon...good goals,,,log it all BLT (bites, licks and tastes)

heather in hot hampshire uk...i too just got some new shoes from a running shoe store,,,i am so glad that i did,,,but they are really nice and great for stablility

lucy in de,,,i still certainly hope they find out what happened at church,,,it is a sad state of affairs,,,good job on the circuit routine,,,

joy,,hope you enjoy the weekend

elaineRN100..welcome,,,i'm fairly new too but enjoying every minute

lucy i am so glad to read your next post,,,i'm so glad this worked out for your church,,,it must have been so terrible for his parents

connie,,,i'm not too techie either,,,i can't even get the smiley faces crying or blinking,,,dont know where those come from

barbara from CA..welcome to you as well

eileen near san diego...hope you have time to enjoy some of summer,,,i'm thinking about that bra fitting as well,,,but might wait just a little longer

cyndi from texas,,,i too am glad to have found this group,,,i try not to eat back my exercise calories, unless i have had a day where i really did a lot,,and just am really hungry,,,i figure otherwise it helps me lose a bit more weight

sue in sd,,,hope the mri goes well,,sorry you had to go through so much to get it taken care of

joyce,,,sorry about the problems with the nursing home,,,good job on the rowing today,,,hard work there will pay off

suzy in de,,,i have been off the "hooch" (alcohol) for awhile,,,would rather eat my calories than drink them

jane,,,glad you were able to meet with knitting group and get a walk in as well,,

UJ in missouri...welcome,,i'm fairly new as well, but really am enjoying it ,,,great goals

kevrit,,,good job meeting your goals,,,

phooe513...fun getting to the pool,,,great job,,,nice treat going to a water park,,,i don't think it is too silly,,it is important to do new and fun things,,

juanita,,,you made me laugh when you spoke of the weight problem with all the activity,,,go figure,,,bummer about the pedometer

carol in wny,, i agree it is tough to keep up with all of this,,but tonight a free night and i am enjoying every minute

michele in nc,,,a friend told me about the "lunch portions" at OG too,,,i didn't realize that,,,will have to go that way next time,,,(hopefully not too soon)

hope every one stays safe and healthy,,,
alice in illinois (nosoda0)

Hi gang. It’s already after 10 so this will have to be short. I got over 6000 steps today but didn’t get any real “exercise” today. I did count my grocery shopping since it takes about 2 hours. Beautiful weather here today, in the 70s. We played a card game called 3-13 for game night. I can’t remember if I told you all this or not, but the xray got changed to a portable one and they were sending it to the orthopedic doctor. He just needs to see if it’s healing or not; he’s not a surgical candidate, so the doc may not even need to see him. DH was there today and found dad sitting up in a wheelchair with one eye open (his usual response!) and able to talk, although he mumbled a great deal and DH couldn’t understand much of it. They cut his pain meds in half which is what I think the problem was.

I did feel better after my “anger walk”. Thank you all for your support, emails, and kindness. I don’t lose it too often but when I do, it’ a doozy!

I read all the posts, but don’t have time to respond to all. For those of you who are happy….here’s a big WOO HOO!!!! It seems like some of us are frustrated or struggling….(((hugs))) to you. We can get through all of this! Take care, you all mean the world to me! , meg from beautiful Omaha.

, PS I saw my first rose-breasted grosbeak today on our feeder. He was beautiful!!!

Morning Ladies
well it will be rainy today and tomorrow, and have to work tomorrow morning,oh well..well I made the mistake of using the treadmill yesterday at the gym and now my heel is really sore, and I will be on my feet today at work:grumble:
no gym today..
went over to the DH work was over there for about 20 minutes didn't walk the trail there but sat at a picnic table with him and a guy he works with.
Neon is in fashion this year so I had a yellow neon t-shirt, with black capri's and black nylon jacket and neon sneaker's.
I didn't hear the end of it from DH and his buddy lol..they asked me to turn off the shoes:laugh:
boneheads ....
will be careful about what I ingest today. im back down near my ticker weight and want the scale going down....

Heather it worked
good for you with the tight top!!!! my girls are to big for a shelf bra,but my t-shirt was on the tight side and with a good bra i get alot of compliment's.. the few people that I saw at the DH's work didn't recognize me ,lol of course I had big sunglasses on,and have had my haircut and not coloring it since I saw them.i have to get my butt in gear and try and get another 10 lbs off soon, I have hit a plateau and need to bust it:noway:

Rain, rain go away!!! Got drenched going out to feed my birds this am. Have a closet partially cleared out in case of really bad weather........hopefully won't need to go in. Stress eating has kicked it--Magnum bar last night.

Scanned posts; no time for real reading..........

Lucy: so wonderful your church got some (most?) of the money back..........my heart breaks for those parents, though..how awful for them

Meg: glad things are a bit better .

Vicki: Very sorry for your loss. I'm with Michele; it's a horrible decision to put an animal down but as you hold them and they slip away so gently and peacefully, it's been my definate experience that you are being thanked and forgiven for taking what is a kind and necessary step.


China cabinet delivery now set for Sunday.

East coast women---stay dry and safe!!!
yanniejannie--mid Atlantic

It’s raining in Richmond VA this morning. I don’t have rain gear, so no walk. I don’t know who was more disappointed, me or Storm (the Doberman). :sad: So I decided to do some crunches instead. That did not satisfy me so, I guess I’ll stop and buy some rain gear this evening as it’s supposed to rain through the middle of next week. My weekly weigh-in is tomorrow morning and I really wanted to get more exercise in today, so I’ll figure something out for this evening. Had a NSV last evening ….We went to one of the local seafood restaurants...their specialty is a fish boat (2 pieces of fried whiting fish with a special green pepper and onion topping, a big block of sweetened corn bread, and a huge lump of wonderfully delicious fried potatoes). I ordered the fish boat, asked for steamed cabbage instead of the potatoes, and gave my SO the cornbread. I was amazingly proud of myself! Tonight we are supposed to go to the movies so I am eating smart today to make way for popcorn!

Tigress – I am an addicted nibbler. I don’t particularly care for big meals either. The problem with me is what I am nibbling. So now I make sure I have plenty of low fat, low calorie, fresh fruit and veggies around so that I can nibble without infringing on my goal of lowering weight.

Edrapper70 - Words cannot express my joy at going for a bra fitting. :happy: The first time I went I was wearing a size 42DDD when I went in the store. I was wearing a size 40HH when I came out of the store. What a difference the smaller band and larger cup made. Having the right bra size changed the way my clothes fit me and helped me show that I had a figure versus looking like a dumpling. I am going for my third fitting next month as the last set of bras is too big. It is kind of nice not having my Tatas sitting on my stomach. Enjoy!

Jmkmomm – I applaud your efforts with your MIL. :flowerforyou: It is really a terrible how people in nursing homes become forgotten by family members. For the purely selfish reason that I didn’t want to be forgotten if I become a nursing home patient, I worked really hard at instilling a better value in my children. All of them value each senior member of the families and are always available to assist or just spend some time with them.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Tere