WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

I need some serious help here. I am eating less that 1000 calories a day , walking 3 miles 3 times a week, very very little carbs, no added sugar and eat nothing but veggies, fish and chicken. I am losing nothing at all for the last 2 weeks. I don't know what else to do. I have 18 pounds off so far, since April 15th. I am so discouraged. I think I'm working hard at this but to no avail.

you are eating too little. Your body needs fuel to burn fat.

Hi everyone from humid Omaha. We had a big storm today but it only lasted about 20 minutes, however in that 20 minutes 53,000 people lost power and trees are down everywhere. I had such an exciting day: went to the eye doctor and went to the dentist. I am still his oldest patient without a cavity! Woo hoo! Then I stopped by the “designer” bathroom/kitchen showroom to see if they could match a towel rack I bought there 3 years ago; they don’t have records that old. Believe it or not it was matched and I’ll have it either tomorrow or Wednesday! I slept in so I missed aquasize but I walked and did an hour of gardening.

Jodios: so they finally got that game in? I waited for over 2 hours and finally gave up and went to bed!

Jane: enjoy your time with Violet

Gail: your summer pickling veggies sound great!

Kadie I see Barbie already answered your question, so welcome!

Katiebug: fingers crossed to get through that plateau

Jan: Welcome back! So glad to see you back here and glad to hear you are still smoke free! That is the best news ever. Sorry that you have been ill, but glad you are better!

Kathy: I love TGIF Fridays but don’t go there very often…no real reason why not. Good attitude about the math

Yanniejannie: what concert did you go to?

DeeDee: stay cool over there

Barbie : you always have such good advice!

Michele: can’t wait to heart what you think of the dress!

Molly: sleep problems do interfere with weight control but I can’t tell you the reason why. No it’s not a secret, I just don’t know! 

Karen: welcome to our group! The weight gain isn’t from an ice cream cone….it could be water weight especially if you still have your periods or if you eat too much sodium, or it could be that after working out you have gained muscle which weighs more that fat

Katla; sounds like the fair was at least partly fun!

Heather: great nsv!!!

Amanda: so sorry you have to have surgery! I sure hope yoru sibs do step up to the plate…have you told them they will need to do certain things while you are laid up?

Mskari: maybe 1200 calories is not enough for you. Some people here actually increased their calories and lost weight. Now that I have read your second post where you say you are eating less than 1000 I really do think you need to up your calories. I can’t remember who wrote this but your body does go into starvation mode when you don’t eat enough!

Keatsgeckos: that has to be the funniest dog picture I have ever seen!

Lucy: whose team is the Blue Rocks the farm team for?

Robin: so glad your interview went well! Fingers and toes still crossed!

Grandmallie: you are so funny. No need to seek forgiveness for a little treat!

Juanita: that’s too bad about the havoc from that truck! How hot does it get there?

Sue have you tried Aveeno cream with calamine? You may need to order it on line, but it’s the best for itchy poison crud!

Well I want to post before we hit 500 and get a shower in before baseball starts. Tomorrow is weight day and I only hope not to gain after my free night and a high sodium week. Take care, Meg from Omaha, home of the college world series and lots of humidity!

Molly - I find that when I get lots of sleep, I usually have a loss. Coincidence? Somehow I don't think so. I've just read too much saying that sleep helps with weight loss.

Did yoga then took the extremepump class. Came home and worked outside until around 3 (from about 11). Well, we've run out of riverrock. Bad thing is that that means we need to order more. Vince figured out the square footage, and it looks like we'll only need 4 cubic yards. The first load was 10, the second 5, now this one 4. This BETTER be the last load. Mahjongg tonight.

Tomorrow I'll just do some swimming at the Y. In the evening there's a "volunteer appreciation picnic" for the Green Room. We'll probably go, if only for a little bit. That is, assuming it doesn't rain. The forecast for the next few days seems to be nice in the a.m. then showers. Oh, after the Y I need to stop by the house of the lady who is fixing my dress to pick it up. I'll take her the blueberry muffins that I made for her.

karen - welcome! Sometimes when we're doing everything right, it just takes our bodies a while to realize what's happening. Don't get frustrated, keep your good habits and the weight WILL come off.

katla - sounds like you had a great day at the fair. So happy for you.

Heather - congrats on just sniffing that bread. You're awesome!

I have some fudge cookies that I made. Vince hasn't eaten them and I want them out of the house (out of temptation's way) so I'll take them to mahjongg tonight.

jodios - how right you are about measuring. That was a REAL eye opener for me

Amanda - you take care of yourself for once. when is the surgery, or haven't you decided yet?

Heather - vavavavoom. That dress is spectacular

MsKari - never, never, never quit. Maybe you should have some fats and carbs, not a lot of refined carbs and good fats. Be sure you don't eat less than 1200 calories.

Lucy in DE - the NC Myrtle Beach area might very well be expensive to live. However, the area where we live (near Hickory) isn't. One thing we were thinking of when we decided on this area was that the last time there was a hurricane in this area was in the 70's. Yet, we have change of seasons, but very little humidity (compared to PA) because we're so far inland.

Joyce - isn't that maddening when you find that the car wasn't even locked? Glad nothing got stolen

Robin - so glad the interview went so well. I'm with your hubby "when do you meet your new boss".

MsKari - honestly, you're probably sabotaging yourself. You should never eat less than 1200 calories/day. Eating less than 1000 of course you won't lose any weight. Your body is in starvation mode. Absolutely, try upping your calories. your body needs good carbs, carbs from fruits and veggies.

Went to mahjongg tonight, only maj'd once. The gal whose house it is at made lime sorbet and she wanted us all to try it. I kept telling her how good it was but deep inside alls I could think of was "eewww...too much sugar"

Meg - ANYTHING is going to be better than the alterations that other place did! The lady said that basically she had to take the dress apart. She couldn't believe how they did the alterations. She thought it looked like a high school kid did them

Well, going to post this before I lose my place. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele in NC

Quick one before the thread moves. - I DID NOT GAIN ANY WEIGHT at the party weekend!

Love to all. I could not have done it without you! :flowerforyou:

Good morning ladies

I'm going to try to get my surgery at the end of next week. I want it to be over and done with so I can get on with moving my dad into the sheltered housing. Unfortunately I won't be able to do a lot of lifting for a while (the surgery being on my navel area). I messaged my siblings yesterday and all I got back was, well we're busy! They may just as well say 'We're important and you're not'. So I'm just going to get on with it without them as much as I can. At least that way I will know that my dad is being treated well ... instead of with indifference which is what he would get from my brother and sister. Grr. Moan over for the day.

Today the sky is blue in London, but it is definitely not warm. I really wanted to go to the new gym this evening, but just can't. I'll just have to stick with my lovely home gym. At least it has everything I need in there and I can collapse whenever I like.

I hope everyone of you is doing well and being kind to yourselves .... which is something we all have to remember to do and often forget.

Must do some work. Love to all.
Amanda x

Good morning, everyone - a new page for June, seems like a good place to pick up where I left off.

We made it through DSS's graduation, my niece's wedding shower, whirlwind visit with DD and DGD, a not-so-whirlwind visit with my mom and in-laws, and now things appear to be settling in. Thank goodness. We had so much party food in the house - honestly I lived on cake and chips for three days. It's all gone and the pantry is stocked with healthy foods again. Plus DH leaves on Sunday for his vacation with DSS, so I can concentrate on me for a few minutes .

Other than being busy as all get-out, not much has changed. My weight's still in the same range, although it's been creeping up a couple of pounds over the past week or so - it had stayed stable but I suspect a combo of not enough working out and too many "treats" is taking its toll. Sound familiar? I had continued working out, but not every day, and some days I would start and think "why bother" and just stop. Meh. That was then. Now I'm back to working out hard every morning, starting my day as I intend to go, and keeping it clean. Thankfully it's nothing a little hard work won't fix - and I have the added motivation of a size six dress that I bought for the wedding in August that I can.not grow out of!

Kiddos have been in Hawaii since the day after graduation for their mother's wedding and vacation - lucky ducks! I'll have to wait until August for vacation, although I am going to bug out towards the end of next week to go meet DH in NC for the long weekend. I've never been and am looking forward to it. We'll spend several days in the White Mountains in NH for DH's parent's 50th, then we head to Cali for the wedding . . . and then in September I believe I am going to be hiking part of the Appalachian Trail with a friend of mine. A lot to look forward to!

I hope everyone is well. I'll go back and catch up as I can. For today, I will say, Amanda, I hope your surgery is a success and you are a saint for treating your dad so well. It's frustrating when other people won't see how a little help isn't a burden - but I'm glad you're being kind and helpful to him.

Cheers, all -

M, who is most definitely starting to see webs between my toes from all the rain!

Hello all, want to mark my place on the new thread.:bigsmile:

Had a bit of a coup today. There is a woman at yoga that I like who is on one side of me, but I hadn't felt I could make overtures to her as the woman on the other side I have been talking to for a long time, but never taken it further. Sounds like schoolgirls doesn't it? ! Anyway today I didn't have the car so she said she would drive me home. I invited her in for tea and plucked up my courage to ask her out on a local shopping expedition next week. I hope it will come off. It seems ridiculous that it should be so difficult! :embarassed:

Back to healthy eating and less alcohol. I usually have one unit at 6 pm every day. I love it so I am not going to deprive myself completely. Then it's Monkfish Tandoori. Yum!

Then I must get in my hair washing etc for our early trip to London tomorrow. Looking forward to breakfast at the Wolseley with my old schoolfriend and Fenton House in the afternoon with DH' s twin sister. They were both adopted and did not know about each other until they were in their 40s. She is coming down from Yorkshire.

So will catch up with you all tomorrow evening. I am going to make Walnut Choc Chip Brownies this pm for DDIL when they visit. My brownies were mentioned by the Vicar at their wedding as the reason for them marrying and later in the bride's speech! ! ! :laugh: I have got to keep my reputation up!

Love Heather in sunny Hampshire UK

Good Morning Ladies –

We went from monsoon season to the height of summer in a matter of days. We are not in our 2nd official heat wave, but I don’t mind. I’m one of those crazy people who loves the heat. My garden is coming along nicely, I had read some posts that some of you are already getting tomatoes. I have flowers on my tomato and cucumber plants so hope to have some veggies in a few weeks.

I have had a bit of movement on the scale and my pants are fitting more comfortably without too much muffin top on top. I have done well in my cardio and logging of food, but on Sunday I was super lazy and only got 6k steps in.

Dimples67us – my fitbit continues to motivate me each day, I’ve had it for over a year and find it a great incentive to get up and move around.
Amanda – hope all goes well with your surgery and your family helps out as needed.
Lucy – glad you enjoyed the Blue Hens, they are always a fun team to watch.
Robin – good luck in your job, hope you get a call back.
MsKari – I think you are eating too few calories, your body needs fuel, maybe bump up to 1200-1400. Also, if your able to you might try adding another day of walking.

Be Well,
Suzy

Good morning!!Another warm one here.
Our Black hawks won the stanley cup last night.How exciting.
Amanda,good luck with the surgery.Your Dad is so blessed to have you.
It`s a shame the rest of the family can`t be bothered.
Have a good day all.
HUGs
jane

Good morning, everyone!

Sunny here; but WAY too hot and humid for me today. Love summer and all the fresh fruits.........had raspberries with breakfast and the best nectarine ever last night. I had a male indigo bunting on one of my feeders last night---what a treat; these are the most gorgeous blue birds......a very rare sighting.

To whoever is reading the Hunger Games series.........absolutely could NOT put those books down.

Heather.......glad to hear you are home safe (and shortly on the go again by the sound of it); you looked stunning in your dress

Amanda...........sorry your sibs are so self-absorbed; you do deserve some help

Meg............Straight No Chaser...........my tastes are pretty eclectic.......these are all guys, probably late 30's by now---a youtube sensation, as they say, sang together as a group in college (Indiana) acappella.......look them up on youtube---their 12 Days of Christmas is an absolute hoot; have done specials on PBS.......could not have been nicer after the show; signed every piece of merch bought, and every last one of them conversed with everyone in the line..........I was with my friend and her daughter who has Downs and they all could not have been more gracious or lovely toward her........if I wasn't a fan before (and I was), I would be now!!!

Have a bunch of paperwork for the police group I volunteer with to get on today and I'm still bugging the antique dealer to deliver my (paid for!!!!) china cabinet..........so, off to the races!

yanniejannie

I'm new to this thread. I've seen it in the past, but, felt overwhelmed. I decided to just jump in and see where I land, lol. Even though I've been on MFP since November, it doesn't seem there is a process for seeing new replies. I am 50, and have been in maintenance over a year now. Every day is an EFFORT to keep the weight off. My dh retired last November, so we walk daily, 3-7 miles. We have fitbit's and it is a great motivator for us. I am fortunate that we are making this healthy lifestyle change together. It wasn't always that way. His came about a year after mine.



Marie
in Oklahoma

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Good morning ladies, finally getting back to the thread following my vacation in Cabo earlier in June. Wow, it was a fantastic vacation and I didn't want to come back to reality. However, I must pay the bills, so here I am back in Hockley, TX. Summer has arrived here in Texas and boy it is hot!!! We had a very pleasant May compared to years past, but we sure do need some rain now. My yard is fried!!!! Everyday when I drive up the driveway after work, I jump out of the car and start the watering process. I have automatic sprinklers set up in the yard, but they just aren't keeping up with the needs of my hanging baskets.

Sorry to say that I gained four pounds on vacation. I feared it would happen because it's Mexico and the margaritas were flowing, but the day we returned I immediately got back on my routine of exercise and counting calories and voila, the four pounds are gone again!! The bad part is that I'm just now back to where I started on June 9, so I've lost some time, but I'm trying not to beat myself up about it. I have made significant lifestyle changes, but admit that's hard to keep up with on vacation with good friends in a beautiful location.

Love reading all your stories and catching up with your news. Happy Tuesday to all and good luck with your weight loss/maintenance journey!!

Cyndi from Hockley

Here I go sleeping again, and the pages pile up. Got out for my walk this morning, a little over 2 miles. My arms are sore from yesterday's strength training, so tomorrow is legs. I'll do arms again on Friday.

Just a note to save my place.

Tigress in GA.

Hi everyone! I'm trying to come back and stay consistent! Missed you all! Summer is here... must get in the pool

Have a happy day!