WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

Thanks Barbie I think this is great!! Looking forward to sharing my goals with you.

Barbara from Redondo Beach California

Hi Elaine,
I am new too, I also am an RN. Looking forward to meeting everyone here and I think the support is great!!

Barbara Redondo Beach CA

I just found this thread by accident, but am so glad I did. There are lots of youngsters that follow MFP, so I'm glad to be a part of this 50+ group, although I realize everyone is welcome, and thats great too. Started MFP May 1 and have been successful so far. Had a few plateaus, but worked through it. Still not sure how I feel about the "eat back your calories" issue, and for now I am not eating them back and it is working for me, but I had a specific goal in mind when I started. I wanted to be in the 150's for my vacation in Cabo San Lucas. Once that vacation is over, I likely will practice the "eat back your calories" theory and see what happens. Hopefully by then I'll be in maintenance and the changeover won't stall my progress. The good news is that I feel great, better than I've felt in years and I'm working out, which I have never done in my life!! I'm 8.5 pounds away from my first goal weight, but anticipate that once I reach it, I will lower the number.

Goal for June (only one for now):
Don't gain any weight back on vacation!!!!!

Cyndi from Hockley, Texas (50 miles NW of Houston)

Brooke one day we were shopping at Walmart for groceries. I have a handicap placard and my husband tends to use it more to put the car in a bigger space than he does for my comfort. So We parked right at the grocery end and finished. I needed to get more steps in and it was a gorgeous day so I took the full cart, did a fast to moderate walk and went to the other exit, then outside and all the way to the OTHER end where we were parked. My husband was just shaking his head like I was crazy but I needed to do it! Also if he store is empty enough I will go down one aisle and then the next whether I need to or not just to get some more steps in. Now as far as parking next to the store. If it's hot or humid I appreciate being there for my MS.

Got a call from MIL nursing home today, rather a message on answering machine. It said they have readjusted the Medicare on her account and she needs to spend some more money to get it down to the Medicaid allowed amount. Last week they told us she was at $675, now she is at $1745. What gives???? We have bought and bought and bought. So today is our usual day to go over there and we will talk to her about what she needs.

I like there are more RNs here now. I really do miss my fellowship with my fellow RNS. I miss knowing what is going on in the medical world right now. I guess I just miss nursing:sad:

I increased the pounds on my rowing today. it was hard but I was able to do it.

Joyce, determined in Indiana

Lucy: I’m so glad to hear that the thief has been caught and most of the Church’s money returned. My heart goes out to the parents, who did the right thing. A relative of mine has lost two sons to drugs, one of them to a drug related death caused by driving under the influence, the other to the streets. This is a national tragedy.

Connie in CO: I am sorry you lost your post but totally impressed that you tried to include pictures. I don’t even try.:flowerforyou:

Cyndi from TX: Welcome. I’m amazed at how much weight you’ve lost is such a short time. Congratulations.:flowerforyou:

Sue in SD: Congratulations on your victory over the insurance company. I’m sorry you had to work so hard to get what should have been automatically there, but proud you stuck to it and won.:bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

Joyce: DH found an interesting article about MS research on BBC this morning. This is early stages research with a very small patient sample, but I thought you might like the link. (Below):flowerforyou:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22753214


I went to yoga this morning. There were five 50+ women and a teenaged boy in today’s class. He didn’t seem to mind that he was the only male and only kid. I hope we see him again. DH had his PT appointment, and I got to watch what he has to do, and even tried some of the apparatus. He works hard! Even better, it seems to be helping.:bigsmile:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

June goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.

well I did 13,000 steps today whoooo hoooo.
Joy- when we drive to florida we crate them together , flying we have 2 soft sided carrier's and they will each be in one.but since they have never A- flown anywhere B- been stuffed into a carrier , that and the smaller one is a barker,worried that he might let loose on the plane and get us kicked off and I don't want to muzzle him or drug either of them:frown:
didn't eat great today,but nor horrible either. have alot of calories left ,but will probably call it a day on food

I think I've found just what I need! Other women in my age group (I'm going to be 55 in July) I have freakin menopausal issues plus Hashimoto's Thyroid. I'VE been so discouraged lately But I just started Hip Ho Abs..

My goals this month..
Stick to the HHA calendar of workouts...on day 4 now
Do at least 10, 000 steps a day (have my fit bit for tracking)
Log daily (sorely lacking there)

Ann from South Carolina

Hope everyone is doing ok.Had a bad night with binging.
Today I went to visit a senior lady from our knitting group.Had a nice visit and came home with 2 projects.Also got my walk in.
HUGS
jane

Hi. I just joined MFP today. I am very happy that I stumbled upon this group. (I need all you wonderful people to keep me motivated and honest 'cuz when it comes to weight loss . . . well, you know . . .) I have a FitBit which I haven't used in over a year, so I got it charged up and connected to this site. I have been logging my food for today. (Who knew 2 little bitty Casey's cake donuts could hold so many calories . . . darn it! I wished I had set this all up before I ate those things!)

Anyway, I am going to be 61 in July and have decided it probably is time for me to settle down and accomplish some things while I still can! (Hear me laughing at myself here!) So, after a bit of thought, here are my June goals.

1. to lose 5 pounds by the end of the month
2. to walk at least 5000 steps per day
3. to finish reconstructing my craft/sewing closet
4. to throw away/recylce/donate/mark for a garage sale at least 10 things per day

Now I had better get off here and get moving! I'm already 6 days behind!

UJ in Missouri

Good Afternoon, Ladies- Just checking in. I have had a pretty good day, although the jar of mixed nuts does seem to be calling my name more loudly than usual. I think I am going to bag & tag them and throw them in the freezer. I did get to the pool both last evening and again this morning, so I am feeling pretty good about that. I have been thinking about what I would like to do at some poimt that I would consider a treat for eating well and losing weight. I have never been to a water park. I have always been too big, too embarrassed and too afraid. So, when I hit the 160 lb mark (I have no idea why that number was just typed) I am going to go to a water park. I may have to rent somebodies' grandkids so that I have an "excuse" to go at my age, but I want to do that. Too silly?

Meg- I am so sorry that the nursing home staff is giving you grief. I have no suggestions, just lots of empathy and kind thoughts for you.

LucyT- I am very glad someone was arrested for the theft and that the money has been returned. My family has dealt w/ drugs/alcohol and all of their negative effects, so I do understand a bit of what the parents have been going through. They have my deepest respect.

Well, take care, everyone. I will check back in tomorrow morning.

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!!!