WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2013

Hi friends. This will be short and sweet; DH and I are going out for a quick bite to eat, buy some fireworks and then need to pick up DD#2 from work. Weigh in day was disappointing; I am back to where I was 2 weeks ago; last week I gained a little, but now I’m back to where I was. I should be happy that I didn’t gain, but I have exercised a ton this week and have been under all week. Oh well, maybe it will show up next time.

Renny: happy birthday!!!

Michele: wow I guess I didn’t realize Bryan said you shouldn’t come to the wedding! Your heart must be hurting. Hugs!!!!!

M: our builder never got around to submitting his bid, so the insurance company just closed the claim. The new contractor was over at 7 this morning!

LinC: Nice to see you again!

4dogmom: haven’t seen you in a while either! Welcome back!

Katla: hope you feel better soon!

OK that’s all from here. Take care everyone. More tomorrow. Meg from Omaha

Trying again.





I think I got it.

But...wow...it's almost life-sized! There must be a way to make pictures smaller, right?

My name is Sharon, from Illinois

I know I posted goals for June but not sure where I posted them.
I came up short 1 pound of my June Goals, I wanted to lose 14 pounds and only lost 13.

My July Goal is to remain under my daily calorie intake but to make smarter choices by pushing the fruits and veggies
I want to lose another 10 # in July, it would put me in onderland and I can hardly wait since I forgot so long ago what that was like
I also want to increase my exercise level

Just checking in to say a quick hello and to welcome all the new people here!
Hope everyone has a great 4th! My dogs DO NOT enjoy that night...

Critter Sue

Hi, ladies,

Eileen....great pic!!!

Just came on to read posts and say a quick goodnight..........been a very long day---don't know if I'll be doing that Tues. 6am stretch class again; I'm really dragging. Did get to the movie.....The Heat........very funny in places but a lot of "language" most of which starts with f. Tai chi and yoga this evening. I'm way low on calories for me but too tired to care. Maybe I'll have another yogurt before bed.
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic---heavy rain off and on all day

:flowerforyou: thanks for the birthday wishes all my Vitamin F friends.

:bigsmile: a bit of drama going on in the family, but nothing us strong ones can't handle. Bring it on and life goes on, drama or no drama!

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC (where it is lovely weather this time of summer)

Happy Birthday, Renny. I hope it was a good day. Stay strong.

Been focusing on a July challenge and lost track of this thread! Glad to be back.
Goals for July: Lose 8 lbs. keep increasing until at least 10,00 steps.
Try to keep calories around 1200 and exercise at least 20-30 minutes 5 days a week.
Off to a good start, hope to keep it up, have lost 4 pounds since 6/29 hope to be around 160 for my birthday on the 18th!
Happy July everyone!

BW in California - :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: so glad you're here where every person is incredibly supportive. I've been here but a short time, don't know a lot of the names, etc. yet. Still, I come here to read everyone's posts (although I haven't been able to catch all of them) and they are all so inspiring. These ladies are great, you will find affirmation and support whenever you need it. I remember going through divorce - it was so painful and I often felt isolated. Reach out whenever you need to. You can made it through. You will not just survive, but flourish. ~ janie in the Pacific NW

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!!!

Sorry to shout but - you know how sometimes you just wake up and you are in the BEST mood? Well, that's how I'm feeling this morning. As I've mentioned, my 20-yo DD comes home tonight and I am just so excited that I can hardly stand it. I've seen her several times this year but always for just a day or so and one or both of us was staying in a hotel. Having her home - sleeping in her own bed, sitting in her place at the kitchen table and just generally getting to spend time really catching up with what's going on in her life? As they say in the commercial.... Priceless!

I'm trying to get an early start on my day at work so that I can cut out early. Hugs to all who need them, welcome to all of the new posters and I hope everyone has a terrific day! (and happy Independence Day if I don't get back here before then)

Good morning everyone!
Woops - this morning woke up with groin strain.:noway: Didn't have it when I went to bed so I thought I might have been lying awkwardly. Tried to move and everything went into spasm! Ow! Ow! Ow!
I could have pulled something at yoga yesterday, but it's odd that I didn't have any trouble yesterday. I have had a similar thing before, about 8 years ago and it took about a year to heal.:ohwell: It seemed to get a bit better after breakfast so I gingerly tried the rowing machine. Not brilliant, but managed. Went on the elliptical and found as I warmed up that was OK. Then tried the recumbent bike - :noway: - Ow! So I went back on the elliptical and did my best time ever! Finished with some stretches so we will see. It feels OK at the moment, but I am just lying on the bed, full of Ibuprofen.
Here's s hoping it is just a temporary blip. Boy did it hurt - I was really sweating.

Welcome to the new people. Wow, that is some weight loss! Congratulations:flowerforyou:

Hope to get a bit of shopping for DS' s visit on Friday, if my leg holds out. I'm going to do prawn and lime kebabs from skinny taste for starters and chicken in black bean sauce for mains with an oriental salad and rice. I have already nailed the brownies for dessert, just need to make chocolate sauce! ! !:laugh: For DGS I have frozen a portion of my ragu. He loves pasta and sauce. The adults are out for lunch on Saturday, so I only have to provide early snack supper before they head off back to London.

I am so hoping my leg improves, as if I can't exercise I can't eat! :noway: I first started exercising simply because I wanted to eat.:laugh: The health benefits actually came as a surprise! I love my food. I am currently eating 1650 a day or a bit more if I have done strength training. And it's all delicious! Still losing about 1 lb per fortnight.

Love to all. I so love reading all your goings on, sad, mad, good and bad. :devil: :bigsmile:

Heather in cloudy, dull Hampshire UK

Good morning, all!

Ok, I lied when I said I wasn't setting any goals for July. I am going to set one. I've mentioned many times about my struggles with DH's candy dish. Well, another struggle I have is in doing my nighttime routine of cleaning my face and moisturizing. I do it faithfully in the morning, but am often too tired at night. So, I have come up with a plan and am making it my July goal.

Right after dinner, when I get the candy dish craving, I am going to go right then to the bathroom and wash my face, moisturize like crazy, brush my teeth and gargle with mouthwash. Surely I won't want to eat candy after that, and it will have the added effect of working on making my neck look younger!

Congrats, Robin on the new job.

Jane, let me know how the socks work out for you.

I'm going in to the office today to tutor a little girl who needs to pass the graduation test in math. Then I'm going to get my hair cut. Too bad the office is 20 miles south and the hair salon is 30 miles north of my house. (I really need to find a hair salon in town! This one is in my mother's town so I always try to drop in for a visit after getting my hair "did." ) It's a rainy day here in Georgia, but DH and I got our walk in early. There was a slight sprinkle the whole way, but not unpleasant.

As some may remember from last month's awful fire here in my town, my brother and now my nephew are both firefighters. In fact my nephew started out as a Hotshot there in AZ. My heart has been absolutely broken this week :brokenheart: , grieving those young men who lost their lives protecting others' homes and property. It happens that the national firefighter's memorial is located here in Colorado Springs, I went yesterday to leave flowers and pay my respects to all the brave men and women who have paid the ultimate price protecting the rest of us.


Robin – AWESOME News!!!!!! I am so incredibly happy for you! Toxic work environments do indeed suck the life out of you. Glad you can break free!

Sue – Standing Abs is a workout for abdominals that does not require getting down on the floor, which is difficult for me due to a long-ago back injury. My belly has always been the bane of my existence (thanks Mom!) so finding a means of exercising them has been really great.

M – Safe travels! I admire you immensely, I haven’t worn a bikini since I was 13. Even as a size 8 I was too obsessed with my belly to bare it in public. Good for you!

JB – thanks for the reminder re: “good news”

Lin – Great job in knowing that enjoying life as is becomes the true goal

4DogMom – good goals, keep it simple so you can own your successes and not focus on your “failures”. Logging is super-helpful to me to keep me aware and (hopefully) make better choices

Terri – Safe travels and have a great time in OR making memories

Heather – Good for you forgoing black, I’m sure your skinny jeans will look fabulous (you looked amazing in your party picture )

Katla – So sorry that you’re still under the weather, hope the Mucinex does the trick and you’re feeling much better very soon!

Pat – 2.6 pounds is Awesome!!!! Believe and celebrate it

Jan – What a great NSV at the gym! That’s really terrific, good for you

Tina in Maryland – Welcome! Glad you’ve joined us, read and post often for words of wisdom, advice and support on your health journey

Joyce – That was a huge success at the gym! You really proved “mind over matter” and your time was just what you had set your goal for, that is excellent!

Eileen – Great photo!!!!!!!!!

Kat from Maryland – Wow, 119 pounds lost! That’s impressive, so glad you’re here with us whenever you can/want to be.

Sharon from IL – Holy smokes, 13 pounds in one month????? That’s awesome! I’ve never lost that much in such a short time. Celebrate that as a huge success

Janie – Excellent advice (for all of us)

Renny – Love, love your new profile picture! Hope you had a good day

BW in California – Great to have you join us. I think your paddle-“mate” was quite rude. You should focus on the fact that you’re in shape enough to paddle and hike the Grand Canyon (awesome NSV). It’s been quite some time since I could think about doing those things

Paula – Welcome, you’ve got great goals for July.

DeeDee – I’m picturing you floating off in a tiny rowboat and oars, Noel beside you

DrKatiebug – Your plan sounds spot on! A celebrity from “a previous decade” - - does anyone remember Angie ****inson??? (played in 'Police Woman') used the tooth brushing trick as her diet secret, I remember when she said it years ago thinking it made great sense.


Brooke from Colorado

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

Good morning ladies. I actually slept a reasonable amount of hours last night and feel a little better because of it. The Mucinex works well enough to make sleep possible. Yay!:bigsmile:

Today we need to drop the dog off at our vet’s for the fourth. He gets so upset from the sounds that we want him to have a peaceful night away from fireworks central. The office isn’t actually open on the holiday, so he’ll have a two night stay. The fireworks in our little town are all shot off from the tip of an island right across from our house. It is loud here. The good news is that DH got an appointment with a vision specialist who may be able to help with the vision loss caused by his stroke. The bad news is that it conflicts with doggie drop off at the vets. So I’ll call the vet when the office opens to figure out a solution.

Yesterday I was interviewed for a volunteer position on the city planning committee. I had to be interviewed by phone because I’m contagious. I think I came off as an arrogant @ss. :blushing: I do have prior experience as a city council member in another town. They asked me why I didn’t just run for council. I told the truth. The situation is much different here and I need to learn how this community does things. There is an additional reason. I have my hands full these days with home responsibilities and DH's health, and I don't want to take on that much work. We’ll see.:ohwell:



Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

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

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Good Afternoon Ladies!

I'm slowly getting back into my routines with this stupid back. I don't even know what I did to it. Just starts cramping and feeling tight when I stand or walk for too long. Weird thing is I can sit on the ground and putter in the garden and it not bother me. but I walk around for exercise and I'm aching like crazy.

Anyways I'm off to a decent start on my goals. I'm trying really hard to measure and log every thing I eat. And to do some sort of movement every day. Today is a rest day from the gym and they are open tomorrow morning so I'll go in and do another run through my circuit.

I'm about to go clean the filters and the hot tub and get it set up for the first time this season. Hopefully the rain will hold off long enough for me to do this.

Jan, who is following DeeDee in a canoe built for 2 in soggy NC