WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2013

well I didn't go to the gym, but walked 3 miles instead.. my heel I just wrapped my foot with an ace bandage put socks and shoes and off I went...go in at noon today waiting for the grass to dry out so that I can mow the lawn before I go.

Music Teacher: Welcome. This is a supportive group. Please let us know where you’re from. We have people from all over the world here and it is fun to know where each of us is from.:flowerforyou:

Lulu for the win: Good news/bad news-- You can win the weight loss fight BUT you’ll have to guard the gate forever. I’m still taking weight off, but we have several members who have reached their goal and keep coming here to get and give support. I hope to be one of them someday.:bigsmile:

Gail: With all you’ve accomplished you can be sure that if the doctor says you need Lipitor you really need it. There is a tendency in our society to over prescribe medicines, but this isn’t the case in your situation. :noway: You are not a failure. DH was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. When he got out of the hospital and had to take insulin his mom called him an addict. She was ashamed of him. Don’t do anything similar to yourself!



I’m at my SIL’s in eastern Oregon, which is usually a dry place compared to where we live, but today it is raining and it feels WONDERFUL. I feel as if my skin is absorbing moisture from the air. I’m not sure if we’ll stay here another day or leave for home today. I can handle it either way.

Katla in NE Oregon

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

Good morning everyone!

Did a mid week weigh in and I'm down a pound! Woohoo! Just a quick check in before starting up my day around here. I'll check in at lunch and be more detailed with folks.

Jan

Good morning ladies,

We are still having some crazy weather here. Hot and humid with violent storms almost every day.
Fortunately, the mornings have been perfect for getting in my run. Since running outside, I have had to buy panty liners because when I run, I leak….ewwwww! :embarassed: I never drink until I return, and I make sure that I go to the bathroom before I leave for my run, but it still happens. I didn’t have this problem on the TM, so I guess running up and down hills makes the difference. Anyone else have this problem? Since I never was a runner, I’ve never experienced this before, but I’m guessing age is a factor. Getting old sucks!:grumble:

I’m struggling with maintenance. I am logging faithfully every day, but I have been consistently over my calories lately. I feel hungry a lot, and the things that satisfied me before are not cutting it now. I only gained one pound, but I am worried. A lot of people that I know have been calling me “skinny Minnie” recently, and I don’t want that to make me feel like I can start eating whatever I want. That was my MO for years of yo-yo dieting. I am putting this out there because I want to admit my struggles as well as my accomplishments. I want to be as healthy and active as I can without feeling deprived. It’s not helping that the summer always brings new challenges with more eating out, vacations, etc……:sad:

Congratulations to all you Blackhawks fans on your Stanley Cup win!:happy:

:frown: Amanda – So sorry you are not getting support from your family. You need to take it easy after surgery and I hope you get the chance to fully recover before doing anything strenuous. Is there anyone else who can help you with lifting your father?

:drinker: M – It’s good to see you back on track. Summer seems to be the time of year when there are lots of parties and vacations so I can relate to your struggle. We are here to support one another and we can do this together!

:flowerforyou: Suzy – The Blue Rocks are fun to watch, but there is definitely a difference between watching them and a professional team like the Phillies (even though they’re playing crappy this year!) Our soil isn’t very good here, but I am starting to see skinny cucumbers, tiny peppers and some tomatoes and zucchinis starting to grow. We have lots of flowers too, so I’m hoping for some good veggies come July.

:grumble: Jodios – I guess you and I are in the same boat with maintenance, but my DH is naturally thin so although he supports me, he also has lots of treats around. It’s a little hard not to get resentful when he goes back for seconds and thirds on dinner!

Cyndi –Your vacation sounded wonderful! I learned that pounds gained on vacation usually disappear quickly if I can get back on track when I return.

Sue in SD – Good luck on your surgery and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Joyce – I’ve done my registration on line before and was able to immediately print out a temporary registration that was good until the hard copy came in the mail.

:devil: Barbie – I wish I had your resolve! I would love to get to the point where I don’t miss certain foods, but I can’t see that happening, so every day is a struggle. Sometimes I feel like there’s a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. Most days the angel wins, but some days……

Michele – I’m sure the dress looks great! I’m hoping you’ll post a picture of yourself in it.

:sick: Katla – You should take it easy and not try and do the whole trip at once if you’re not feeling up to it. I hope you feel better soon.

Musicteacher – The thread says it’s for women ages 50+, but everyone is welcome. I’m sorry you have no support at home, but stick around and you’ll find plenty of support here.

:laugh: DeeDee – It’s OK when an 8 lb. Shih Tzu jumps in your lap, but Milo (my dog) is terrified of thunder and he’s 100 pounds! Sometimes he THINKS he’s a lap dog, but usually, he just crawls under the end table and lifts it up so everything goes flying!

:laugh: Carolyn (Louise) – ROFL! If only that were true….sigh!

Congrats to all on their success, and (((hugs))) to all who are struggling. Hang in…..it gets better!

GOALS FOR JUNE:
Increase weights for circuit training to 5 pounds each.
Consistent logging
Drink at least 9 glasses of water a day
Find an exercise class I enjoy

Hugs,
Lucy in DE.:bigsmile:

Hi! It's raining again this morning. I'll be picking boysenberries later, wearing rain coat like I had to do yesterday. Of course it has to rain for days on end when they ripen, :grumble: causing some of them to mold. Gotta love Oregon. But I'm grateful to have them, there are plenty of huge, beautiful ones in perfect condition, and are they ever delicious I picked a flat and a half yesterday, yum yum! They're sitting on the kitchen table, I'll freeze most of them, and start a batch of brandy. :bigsmile:

I heard news that my great niece, Mariah got up and walked around in the hospital a little yesterday, so she's doing pretty well. I saw a photo of her, though, poor girl looks terrible, :brokenheart: and I guess she's still awfully upset and grumpy. They're continuing to wean her off steriods, matter of fact I think today she'll be off them completely. Spinal tap scheduled for a week from today. Keep your fingers crossed, and thanks so much for your continued support. :flowerforyou:

I noticed some of my happiness was missing this morning :ohwell: so I'm going to turn on some music and dance around while I clean. I'll get down to the track for a bit, too. Worked up a real good sweat yesterday, did 8 laps, even racewalked a full lap. It's not easy, but I'm thrilled that I can do it! I need some of that good burn this morning. Ate too much yesterday :blushing:

:flowerforyou: Welcome everyone new! Musicteacher, I'm a music teacher, too. ♪♫

Have a wonderful day, let's find the happy stuff in life and keep treating ourselves well.

jb in beautifully green, wet Portland


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Did my weekly weigh in. Although I weigh the same I lost 3 inches this week and my blood sugar was 94. I guess that's the reason I am finally able to wear the blouses my sister gave me in March and I couldn't wear them because of my 'lower chest roll'. That's what I call it, the area between my waist line and abdominal roll. I guess I should be able to wear my Mom's sweatshirts this winter also!!!! She had several grandma sweatshirts I loved but couldn't wear. She wore 1X. I'm also beginning to think about getting some size 14 jeans at Walmart and hanging them in my closet.

Our central AC is out:sad: :sad: :sad: Rigth now at 10:45 it's 76 degrees. You better believe I'll be drinking my ice water. I may even drink the cat's water!!! I may stay at teh Y longer than usual just to enjoy the coolness. They are supposed to come this afternoon and check it out, that is unless we have storms again.

Joyce, Indiana

Yesterday i got hit with a big rock in my windsheild on my way to the training facility. It scared me to death. Today it will be fixed but it is so annoying and I hate spending money like this when it wasn't planned.

Training is going well and it means I am not at the office so I don't have to deal with too much snarking.

No walking though and I am eating horribly.

Oh Well.

Take care all,

Robin, Bodi and Ritter
PNW

Good Afternoon Ladies –

I didn’t get my morning work out in today as I am a bit stressed and slept in. The place where I work did some massive layoffs yesterday, while I am not impacted, I had a lot of long time friends and associates who were, so caused me a restless night. I’m hoping to get a long walk in after work today – it will be a good way to decompress.

Marie – I love my fitbit and am a bit obsessive w/my stop goals.
Cyndi – your vacation o Cabo sounds delightful, that is one of the places on my bucket list to get to.
Sue in SD – good luck w/your surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery.
CritterSue – so glad you were able to save the turtle, I always feel so bad when I see them smashed along the highways.
Lucy – you may want to check w/your OBGYN and see what they say about leaking. It may be normal, but I would get it checked out to be safe. Also, I think I am like you in the weight department, I go through periods where I am hyper vigilant to lose weight, but then I get to where I want to be and start eating off program and the pounds start to creep up. Easier to nip it at the 1lb mark!!!!
Pat – glad to hear you are feeling better!

Have a lovely afternoon.
Suzy

Even though I wanted to stay at the Y because I knew it was cool I knew I had to go home. AC is ifxed!!!!!! I was so tired I didn't even ask DH what was wrong with it. But he did sign up for a maintenence plan. So it's still in the mid 70s in here now but I'm in a tank top and fairly comfortable. I normally don't wear tank tops except undeneath a shirt because I have psoriasis under my arms but it's so hot that I don't care.

I no longer have a double chin . I do have a double turkey gobbler:sad: It has all fallen.

Joyce in got humid, awful Indiana

Hi everyone and welcome to the new people. This thread has been a real life line for me! :flowerforyou:

Lucy. - I used to have stress incontinence, but it went away when I started doing Pilates. I now do pelvic floor exercises every day - you can do them anywhere, but I do them first thing when I am doing my face and feet exercises before I have got out of bed! :laugh: Yoga is also good. I do not have any problems now. You can buy 'cones' to strengthen the floor if ordinary exercises do not work. Google the exercises.

We are back from our trip to London to see DH' s twin sister and we are TIRED! A good day though. I had a kipper for my breakfast/lunch and a tiny piece of my friend's toast. I just love the restaurant for its decor. Then we all went to a stately home where two people were giving harpsichord and flute recitals. The gardens were gorgeous too. Then a walk on the Heath and a slimming pizza! :bigsmile: We took DSIL back to her train and ran off to ours. I had a couple of small beers during the day, but, with all the walking about, came in under calories, so I had some stewed rhubarb and yoghourt when we got in. DH had one of the brownies I cooked the other day. The whole pan came in at 6,000 calories and I cut it into 16 and froze the portions. I have just had a tiny crumb! :noway:
Michele - the recipe is from Waitrose, but I'm not sure anyone on MFP will want to cook it. I am just doing it for my DIL who loves brownies and promised to marry my son because of them and for my skinny DH who would fade away if I didn't feed him cake.

Gail - I know how frustrating this med thing is. I am still on blood pressure meds despite losing 45 lbs and exercising for over an hour a day. My blood pressure has gone down, but they want it consistently down. :sad: I feel ridiculous taking these things now, but I guess they are right. Chlorestderol is often genetic as someone else said. Two of the thinnest people I know have very high chloresterol.

Love to all. I am looking forward to my bed. It is almost a week (last Friday) that I got on my gym machines. We had the party weekend, then a yoga day, then today dashing off early to London, but I have got in lots of walking and one day of arm weights. Back to it tomorrow!

BTW , DH has had no panic attacks or sleepless nights since he saw the CBT therapist last Thurday. It seems that a stranger telling him the things I have always told him is working! He is seeing her again tomorrow.:bigsmile:

Love from Heather in warm Hampshire UK

Grandmallie - does Fitbit measure calories burned too? I bought a New Balance HRM but I don't think it's accurate.

Helen in MA

happy hump day!!
spent the day with Violet.To waterpark and then to Mcd`s for play and a ice cream cone.
Have a good night!!
HUGS
jane

Sadl(for me), these are the notes I made at pg. 17 of the previous thread (sorry, been reading but not commenting as I would like).
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ndy in ON – Wow!!! What a stunning loss this week. I’ve never lost that much in a month, much less a week. Great job!

JB – That’s great news about Mariah! Enjoy your sunshiney day

Heather – You looked ravishing! What a beautiful dress. Don’t know how you managed to avoid eating garlic bread, I certainly couldn’t



Brooke from Colorado

"Do. Or do not. There is no try." - Yoda, 900 year old Jedi master

katla - wild antelope! Now that's something to see. Can't get over that it came up so close

yardigress - now I know why your arms are tired! Using the resistance bands is a lot of work, you actually working on the eccentric and concentric movements at the same time just to control the band. Good for you! Do you use a DVD? I only have the one by Cathe Friedrich, are there more? I'd really like to use it more.

kathy - two turkeys! I bet they did hold up traffic, they don't move real fast. One year on thanksgiving we had a flock of wild turkeys go across our backyard. Oh, I do hope your dh gets that MRI, you're so fortunate to have MD's working for you.

musicteacher - we're glad to have ya. Happy early birthday! Being a few months shy of 50 is no big deal, we're glad you're here. Your husband might laugh at you now...but who'll have the last laugh????? So what if he does, he might do it because he's jealous of your dedication

Carolyn (or is it Louise?) - welcome. We'll be right here for you on your journey. Just log in lots. Love the idea of fat flying off me

CritterSue - have a question for you (really, for anyone who might have an answer). Jessica's cats are here. One of her cats is diabetic. Now the first time I went to give him the insulin, he hissed at me and swatted, so I just left him be. That was Sunday. When she's here, she usually leaves the bedroom door open so he goes in and out into the rest of the house. Well, I'm trying to get him used to me, so I've been sleeping in the bedroom, I've closed the door to the bedroom so he only has the bedroom and bathroom. I want him to get used to the fact that the routine is that I'll get up, feed them, go to the bathroom (at which time I'm planning to be able to give him his insulin without his knowing it). She did get the cat from the Humane Society. Any ideas how to get him to get used to me? I remember the last time he was here for an extended period of time, it took him a while before he started to feel comfortable with me. I just don't want his blood sugar to go real high. So far, no problem.

Marie - when I get my hair colored, it usually doesn't take well on the sides/roots. That is, until we changed things. After she puts the color on my hair, she puts a plastic bag on my head and I sit under the dryer for something like 20 minutes. Evidentally, the heat opens the shafts of the hair and makes it so that the hair takes the color better. We've been doing this for a few years and so far no problem. Have fun on your trip! Boy, Vince was just saying how we need to go to Aldi today after bowling. I usually have a container of hardboiled eggs. Don't ask me to explain it, but I don't care for hardboiled egg yolks, but I love the white. So when I have them, I just give the yolks to the cats. I have found that Aldi is good for some of their things, but some things the prices just aren't that good. Now their baking items (sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, spray) are usually pretty good. The eggs I only get there if they're not on sale somewhere else. I'm just surprised that they have gallon containers of skim, 2% and whole milk, but not 1%. Wish they did. Some of their cheese are higher in sodium I've found

Sandy - good luck with the zumba videos. Which one are you getting? I have a zumba DVD for the Wii, it seems to me that there's a lot of knee twisting, so I'm just careful.

Did 50 minutes of Jillian Michael's Burn Fat Boost Metabolism DVD today. Tomorrow I'll do Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000 DVD.

Critter Sue - I understand about how the gym can feel so hot. When I'm working out, that's about the only time that I don't mind if there's a fan blowing directly on me. Just remember that if you're sweating, it's that much more that's coming out of your body. OK, it may not be a lot, but it certainly helps with the weight loss. I'm pretty convinced that the reason I haven't gone sky high with my weight right now (I've been stress eating with all the Bryan-stuff) is because we've been working outside almost every day and I've been sweating up a storm. I'm not a sweater, so for me that's saying something.

DeeDee - I found the bra at Burke's Outlet. Actually, they had two of them so I bought both. Most of the bras have that underwire which I won't buy so when I see any that don't have it, I buy it. I did try on a pair of PJ's but even the smalls were too large on top. Well, that saved me $20.

Have a Newcomer board meeting this morning. Vince needed to go to the MD before we went to Spain so I'm giving the treasurer's report. Glad we don't have a lot of activity. Then bowling, then to Aldi. I'll take my carrots to bowling (that's what I usually take) so I won't be starving when I get into Aldi

DeeDee - ouch your back hurting. I know my hamstring is tighter on my left leg than my right and sometimes that gives me pain in my lower back. But I've never had it where continuing to walk intensified it. Let us know the outcome.

Gail - I totally understand how you feel about taking meds. I'm the same way. Unfortunately, sometimes regardless if we do everything to lower the cholesterol, genes play a bigger role. Have fun at your dinner

Helen - if after you click on "my topics" you click on "view" (you'll find this next to the name of the last person who posted) it'll take you to the last post.

katla - safe journeys, whenever you leave OR

Sandy - so sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope tomorrow is better (or even a few hours from now)

Lucy in DE - I hate to admit it, but I leak, too. That's why when I know that I'm going to be doing running, I wear a panty liner. That's what happens when you have children! Oh, I'm in agreement with you about the foods of summer. Like yesterday we went to that Volunteer Appreciation bbq. I tried to make the best choices, but there weren't very many. I do need to try this one bra that I have with the dress to see if it's cut low enough, so then I'll take a pic and post it. Oh, don't worry, even tho there isn't riverrock right now, there are lots of things we can do. For one thing, get the ground behind the pergola that's around the equipment pad ready for riverrock. There's also another area (small) that we want to riverrock, but there's A LOT of work that has to be done to the ground first. So we'll be busy, that's for sure. And maybe -- just maybe -- if I'm real real lucky, Jessica and Kris will come down and help. I'm not expecting it, but it sure would be a nice surprise. Why is it sad that two years ago you couldn't hold out but today you can do so much work? That's wonderful for you. I find that I seem to have more energy than Vince. Today at bowling, he has to wait until his entire team finsihes, then he seems to be so slow getting ready. I get ready to leave as soon as I'm finished. What happens to the team, happens and nothing I do will change that. That's the way I figure it. I knew today I had to go home, get my pocketbook, and then go to Aldi. I tried to rush thru the store because it was thundering. I just barely got the groceries in the car and it started to rain. Of course, when I got home I thought of a few things I probably should have picked up. I learned my lesson -- always take my pocketbook with me and then leave it in the trunk

jb - so happy for Mariah. She'll start looking better once she's off the steriods.

Pat - I didn't realize that underwires put pressure on tissues! Well, I never (well, almost never) wear them. I did have one bra that was strapless and it had an underwire. I wore it one day and that's when I realized how much it digs into my breastbone. Then I saw an ad in the paper for this wire-less strapless bra so I bought it. It really feels pretty comfortable. You can keep the triple digits, thank you very much!

Joyce - our a/c was out a few days ago, and so I totally sympathize with you. Were we ever happy to get it back! Whenever Vince and I go shopping in any store of any size, we always have our cell phones with us and call each other to find out where the other one is.

Robin - isn't the cracked windshild covered by your insurance? I seem to remember that Jessica had a rock hit hers and it was covered.

Cyndi - we had an inground pool installed last year and we're putting the riverrock all around the pool area. The primary idea is so that we don't have to mow any grass. Last thing we'd want are grass clippings in the pool. Plus, you can't get the tractor into the pool area. I'll post pics when we're done. I'm like you, I have to get up at 6:00 every day. I love to get my exercise in early. On days when I don't do any formal exercise, I do feel guilty. That is, unless I know that I'm going to be doing something (like riverrock). I one time tried a zuma class but I'm so uncoordinated that I really wasn't getting a good workout, I kept bumping into people and apologizing. Sometimes I even have a leak problem if I cough too hard. This getting old stuff sure ain't for sissies! You know, yesterday we had that bbq to go to. I was actually MISSING my salad. Wish there was better food to eat.

Joyce - so glad your a/c is fixed. You don't realize how badly you miss it until you don't have it and then get it back

Vicki - I'm like you, you name the store and I can tell you where the bathroom is. Whenever we have to go out somewhere, Vince always tells me about 10 minutes in advance so that I have time to go to the bathroom.

Michele in NC