WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2013

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Welcome to everyone new:flowerforyou: ! Come in often and join this amazing group of supportive women!!!

Michele Beautiful pool ! Yes, yesterday was a strange weather day, cloudy with rain, sunny with rain, sunny with thunderstorms, I think we had 3 or 4 small little thunderstorms and some huge raindrops.....hope the sun finds us soon! I think my flowers are drowning from too much water:sad: .

Vicki Congrats on the inches lost:flowerforyou: !!! Now it`s time to buy smaller pants, that always puts a smile on my face:bigsmile: !

Jb Woo hoo!!! So happy for Mariah and the family !!! This is the best news ever!!!!

Heather Congrats on the skinny jeans:flowerforyou: !!! I`m sure you look fantastic in them, be sure to post pics!!!! Enjoy your visit with your grandson, they grow up so fast!

Jodios Ugly babies sounds delish !!!

Barbie You have the greatest advice! Thank you for sharing it with us:flowerforyou: !

Brooke Fuchsia and purple skirt , bet you look amazing in it!!!

I had a fabulous day yesterday. I stayed within my calories and had a wonderful time:bigsmile: ! Today I plan on tackling some house cleaning:grumble: , not my favorite thing:noway: , but it needs to be done. Maybe a nap this afternoon , I`m already looking forward to it:laugh: .

Have a great day ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!

Hugs,
DeeDee in still cloudy rainy:sad: NC

Good Morning!

Good news, no broken toe yay! :happy: I got up this morning and was able to stand on it for a half hour cleaning and doing laundry. I doubt if I would have been able to do this if it really was broken. Hoping not to overdo so I can go to Water Zumba tonight. I've been up since 5:30 and feeling pretty proud of myself for being so productive already! Benji (my Yorkie) goes to get groomer in a little bit, DD needs an oil change for her Jeep, so picking her up from the shop and going to Target. Then more cleaning. What the heck, watching GMA and this woman has 55 Llamas as pets! :laugh: She even watches TV with them (not all 55 at once!) :laugh: Anyhow, hope everyone has a good day!

JB- Fabulous news about Mariah!

Kathy from still sunny IL

Good Morning,

Hope those who celebrate had a great 4th. I am relieved it is over. It was sad seeing some of my doggie clients so distraught from the fireworks. Today is a new day, and they all seem to be back to themselves again.

I am SO thrilled to hear the wonderful news about Mariah!!!

Hot, hot, hot here. I will certainly drink tons of water today!

I saw someone I hadn't seen in a bit yesterday, and she noticed I've lost a little weight-yaaay! My ticker says 6 pounds, but I lost a bit more before I joined MFP.

Enjoy the day, ladies-and drink your water!

Critter Sue

Brooke: I log any loss, even .2. My reasoning is that I log what the scale tells me, but in truth I don’t always log when it bounces back up a bit. My flat-line plateaus are a little bouncy if I were to log every bump and dip. Congratulations on being able to wear your lovely new skirt. I love fuchsia and purple.

Michele: I’m happy that your son gave you a positive reply. I hope he’s coming around to a better-balanced frame of mind. Your pool looks fabulous. I love this weather comment from you: “Mother nature sure does need to adjust her meds!” Gorgeous pool picture, persistence pays.:bigsmile:

Heather: Congratulations on your new royal blue skinny jeans! Wonderful NSV.:flowerforyou:

Vicki G: Congratulations on the lost inches! What a wonderful NSV.:flowerforyou:

Kat from Maryland: I open a word document on my desktop and keep it there while I read posts, making comments on the word document as I go. When I’m all done, I copy and paste the word document into MFP and add smilies.

Joyce: DH has chronic hives, which have been troubling him less as he’s lost weight. There are so many other things going on with his health it is hard to know where to give the credit. We’re sure enjoying the improvement. He’s on MS meds now and is doing better. FINALLY!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Rori: I love today’s affirmation, “I replace dieting with healthy eating principles and habits.” I enjoyed hearing about your lovely evening watching baseball with DH. :flowerforyou:

Kathy: I hope your toe isn’t broken. I smashed my foot into a piece of furniture years ago and three toes turned black and blue. It took weeks for them to heal.

JB: Great news about Mariah’s spinal tap results!

Janie: You’re doing great with your steps. Congratulations on the hard work.:flowerforyou:


Yesterday was a rest day for me. We walked downtown for breakfast and to see how the festivities were progressing in the park. There were lots of vendors, antique and classic vehicles, and happy people enjoying the nice weather next to the river. The National Guard was there with some vehicles and lots of guys in uniform. We bought a bouquet of flowers to thank the neighbor who told DH about her adaptive lenses, and came home where we spent the rest of the day. A concert was scheduled in the park for the evening, but we didn’t go back to listen. I had a couple of long naps and DH took care of food. We sat out on our deck, chatted with neighbors and enjoyed the fireworks. Our dog would have been miserable. Today we’ll go and get him from the Vet’s. I know we did the right thing for him, but I missed him.

I forgot to mention that it looks like I’ll get appointed to the city committee. I got a call from the City Manager day before yesterday. The process isn’t complete, but I was the number one choice and a recommendation has been sent to City Council. They’ll need to approve it before I’m appointed. I guess I didn’t come off as too arrogant after all.:bigsmile:


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

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

Good Morning Pals,

No time to respond individually, but am sending positive thoughts to all who are struggling with health or family issues. I have a few of those, too, and some days are better than others. Try to stay positive as much as you can.

Congratulations on your weight loss if you've had some. I love looking at everyone's tickers and seeing all those pounds gone. I'm hoping that the number on my ticker will grow this summer.

Pulled weeds this morning for an hour-and-a-half before the sun came around and enjoyed working in the damp earth. Thanks to all the rain we've had the weeds are going strong so I barely made a dent. Will try to do more tomorrow. It's a nice way to start my day I think.

DH retired last month, and so our lives have been in an altered state lately. He is wanting to "play" a lot, which is such a nice change from our usual summer habits that I can't say no, but it's wearing me out. None of my summer tasks are getting done, and since we are taking a big trip with our 17-year-old son at the end of the month (Denver to Mt. Rushmore to several national parks to Seattle) for 3.5 weeks, my at-home time is compressed. I need July to catch up on all my doctors' appts and chores before school starts again at the end of August. I have several professional books to read, home projects that aren't getting done, time with friends that isn't happening, plus my fitness goals. I'm starting to stress myself out just thinking about it. I have to remind myself that it will all be okay. I'm just struggling to find a good balance between helping DH celebrate his new status as a free retiree, and managing my own responsibilities knowing that I'll be returning to work in August. I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.

July goals:
-Log food, exercise, and water intake every day
-Do some form of exercise at least 5 times a week
-Stick with the Readers Digest diet (It has really helped me reform my eating this year, and most of the recipes are good.)
-Think happy thoughts

Polly

Hi everyone.
Just popping in to say my skinny jeans photo is the last one on my profile!
Heather (waiting expectantly for the family to arrive )

TGIF~~
Excellent news about Mariah:drinker:
Love the pool pics,wish I had a pool to swim in,love the water.
Have a great day!!
HUGS
jane

afternoon chica's
Well Doris and I ran round and had a good time today, went out for lunch and had what I said I would.
I also spend 53.00 on orthodics for my shoes..Walmart has one of those things you stand on, and so I bought the ones for my feet, also i can send in for a 10.00 rebate. so for 43.00 bucks hope these help..
I did go to a specialty shoe store and did the same thing, but they wanted 60.00 for theres.
so I bought them and hope they work...
It is a scorcher out here today, tryin g to stay cool

Viv - yes, post those pics! Inquiring minds want to know

Brooke - how wonderful that that skirt fit!

grandmalle, I just got this recipe from Taste of Home. Truthfully, I'd probably leave out some of the ingredients that they have listed (like the bacon) and I'd make my own barbecue sauce. Then I'd put it into the recipe calculator here and see what I came up with. It's a starting point, tho

Fourth of July Bean Casserole Recipe
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients
1/2 pound bacon strips, diced
1/2 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 can (28 ounces) pork and beans
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) lima beans
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Directions
In a large skillet, cook bacon, beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain.
Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish; add all of the beans and mix well. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir into beef and bean mixture.
Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer. Yield: 12 servings.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 278 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 933 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 12 g protein.

Hope your orthotics help!

DeeDee - Yet ANOTHER weird weather day. Weather.com keeps changing every hour. Maybe the weatherman from FL got lost up in NC? FL's weather is sunny, then showers, then sun

Kathy - that certainly IS good news

Did an hour of spinning workout today. Tomorrow is the farmer's market (it better NOT rain!) and then yoga

We're supposed to go to this lady's house today. They're having a celebration for their 50th (yes, you read right) anniversary. Also, one of her grandchildren is getting baptized in the a.m. So after spinning I bought a little gas, came home to have some breakfast and give Lance his insulin, then had to take my car for a wheel alignment, went to Aldi to get confectioner's sugar (I found a recipe online for Spanish wedding cookies. You're supposed to roll them in confectioner's sugar but I'll probably take a bag with me and Bryan will need to do that. I wasn't going to make anything, but since his email, I can't help it, I just want to help out in some way), stopped at Babies R Us and got this thing where you can make a mold of a baby's hand/foot print. Vince did that when he was in kindergarten and we STILL have it. Then went to Hallmark to get cards for tonight. When I was at the Y I was talking to one gal about how she was doing their bulletin board. She'd made this beach chair out of craft sticks, so I mentioned about these paper umbrellas I had and wondered if she could use one, so I took it to her. Then it started raining!

katla - congrats on the appointment! They're lucky to have you

Polly - how well I remember when Vince retired. I think he thought that I'd change my schedule to his. NOT HAPPENING! For 23 years I was used to the kids going to school, Vince going to work, then I'd have the rest of the day to myself until the kids got home. I wasn't about to give up my friends and things just because he retired. At times he'd come into the kitchen and tell me how to cook. Like I didn't learn anything in the last 23 years! Finally, I said to him "go downstairs, just go downstairs". Eventually he did find some of the hobbies that he enjoys, his computers, music, his trains. But it was rough at first so I sympathize with you

Sandy - I don't know if this works or not, but someone suggested to me to give our cats some pureed pumpkin, that it would stop the vomiting. Never did it, they don't vomit that much

Heather - wooo on those skinny jeans. Wish I could wear them. You look great!

Pat - our vet recommended Feliway and I know someone on here suggested it for the hyper-cat

Siegel - welcome! Which diet are you on?

Michele in NC
who is off to the 50th anniversary party now

Yay I am on the right page at last. Just starting but hoping to finally make the changes needed to reach my goals. I love MFP so glad to start tracking my eating habits. Didn't realize just how much I was eating. Each day on MFP has taught me domething new. Chat with everyone soon.

Just popping in to say hi. Had a very busy work day but still managed to get out to lunch with DH and then after walking the dogs and doing my squats for the challenge the family headed out for frozen yogurt (salted caramel popcorn froyo with pecan pieces and warm nutella on top - YUM).

Heather - I checked out the picture - you look great in your new skinny jeans:drinker:

Michelle - do you have a spare bedroom because I'm moving in - your pool area looks amazing. I can't believe how beautiful you've made it look - congrats!

Congrats to all those posting losses!

Hugs to all who could use one

Have a great weekend. Jodios :laugh: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

Today it's been harder to get on track. In the AM, one of DH's friends needed to come by and pick up some tool & took forever to get here. I wanted to get to the gym before meeting a friend for tea/coffee at 2 PM, then we talked and talked which was great. I've only got about half of my steps in and still need to hit the gym. I'm thinking if I shoot for 8ish most of the young, fit, and intimidating will be getting ready for their Friday night. Hoping that works - I will get to the gym today!

Hello ladies. One of my goals was to log in each day in my effort to get to know people. I missed yesterday and now there are several more pages to read! I'm so impressed at how so many of you keep up with each other. Such a supportive group

Sandy in ON - I have a similar problem with my cat. She's about 20 (she was a shelter rescue so we're not sure but the Vet said a few years ago she thought Maisie was close to 20). About a year ago we noticed the area rug in the family room was damp. I scrubbed and scrubbed and we blamed our dog - poor thing. We took it up, bought a new one and the same thing happened. It also happened to the rug in the dining room. One day we saw Maisie just walk over to the edge of the rug and do her business. I read that cats can develop a form of dementia/alzheimers and one symptom is that they stop using the litter tray. I moved a tray right into the family room for her but that didn't work. So now we have to use puppy training pads and she goes on them .... or near them, or just on the hardwood floor, which is getting damaged in a couple of spots. She's the sweetest, beautiful kitty, can't groom herself because of arthritis and is deaf. She only weighs about 5lbs but she still has a great appetite. She loves me and I love her but obviously I would never let her suffer. And I know what you mean about fur flying! We have the dog, who doesn't shed, but two cats who do (plus a guinea pig and some fish). Too many animals!

Heather - so happy for your skinny jeans! I hope the good weather in England lasts for a couple more weeks. I fly in on Tuesday 16th July and I'm really hoping for some lovely English summer weather.

Now I've forgotten who posted the pics of the pool but it looks gorgeous. It's really hot here in the Boston area at the moment and the idea of a pool in my backyard .... sigh.

Helen in sticky Needham, MA

Hi to all the lovely ladies here! Hope you had a good holiday for those in the US. We had a great time. Spent the day getting ready for company. DD#2 made a cake that looked like a pair of sandals on the beach….very cute but not very good LOL. The homemade frosting was icky. Next time, skip the meringue powder and gel colored frosting and just get canned LOL. Our friends came over and we had the typical coo out; hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, dip, watermelon, jello salad. You get the picture. I actually did ok….I ate some of everything but only small amounts. Then we went to a free concert by Heartland of American band; it’s the air force band here in Omaha. Then home for fireworks. We had some nice ones, but 2 blocks over those corner houses go in on thousands of dollars of professional grade fireworks so we enjoyed watching them too.

Poor Benny Beagle was terrified. One of our friends came in to use the bathroom and found him in the mudroom, panting and crying. He followed our friend into the bathroom, then escaped when he came back out. Fortunately, he caught him and pushed him back in the house. Next year I guess we will have to sedate him.

Today was hotter and more humid, but I got my walk in early…slept too late for water aerobics. I’ve been tired all day. Did the grocery shopping and had a long nap. Both DDs are out for the night with friends, so DH and I had a quiet little supper, sat on the deck, played in the garden and now he’s ordering new carpet for his jeep.

Someone asks about the beagle. He’s doing fine. He takes medicine twice a day for the high lipids and needs to get into the regular vet for more testing to see why it’s so high.

Michele; so when’s the party in the pool for all your viamin F pals??? IT looks beautiful.

Bigstockings: welcome to the group. Taking your lunch each day is a great way to cut some calories and save some money!

Maureen: welcome to you too. I’m sorry for your loss. You sounds like you had a plate full!

Heather: what a great nsv!!! Your scones sound delish! WOOHOO on the skinny jeans fitting. I bet you look hot hot hot in them!

Pat; sounds like a reasonable plan for the fourth. How did it go?

Julie: we have been reading about your hot spell and hope you get a break soon!

Jo: I hope you had a great time with your friends!

Juanita: we did have absolutely lovely weather, especially for the concert; in the high 70s (around 25 C) with a little breeze, so it was great.

Gail: I’m glad I’m not the only one who paces to get steps in! IF I don’t have my goal steps in I do “laps”!

Eileen: that’s hard work for sure!

Jane: hope you had a great holiday too!

Janie: wow nearly 10,000 steps! I’m impressed!

Vicki: We got about 20 minutes of nice rain on Tuesday I thin, but it’s starting to get dry again here too. You are usually hotter than we are. Yeah there is a lot of craziness everywhere. Congrats on the weight loss! We are proud of you!

Kat: wow what an accomplishment! Good for you. I think you are right on about viewing yourself as a healthy person. It makes
choosing healthy choices easier and it makes it a lot easier to get over a bad day.

Joyce: hope you had a nice trip to Cracker Barrel and a good visit with family.

Rori: great nsv to make healthy choices at the ballpark. I think that goes along with what Kat was saying about viewing your self as a healthy person!

Kathy: ow, ow, ow….hope you toe is better by now!

Jb: oh wowowowowowow that is such great news about little Mariah. I am so relieved and bet you are doing the happy dance with joy. Continued blessings as she has her treatments.

Melody ; welcome to the group. You have had an impressive weight loss so far!!!

Barbie: I love Hebrew National hotdogs and haven’t had them in years! YUM. How is your neighborhood fireworks free? Did you all agree or is it in your homeowners’ covenants? I don’t mind them, but I wish people wouldn’t shoot them off for weeks! There haven’t been very many at all today; the cops are cracking down. They are only legal for the 24 hours of the 4th.

Jodios: I love the ugly baby cake story!

Michele: so what is going to happen at the wedding if you aren’t allowed to talk to Dianna? Your donuts sound divine! There is a donut shop here in town that only does baked goods, none are fried.

Viv: I love being on the water and on boats of all kinds, but I get terribly sea sick. Once on a tour to the Dry Tortugas, I was so sick and stayed so sick after getting on land, the park rangers were going to have the coast guard come get me! *Note to self….need drugs for seasickness next time!

Brooke; fabulous nsv!!!!

Grandmallie: have fun with your friend!

DeeDee : I love my naps!!!

Katiebug: great news on the weight loss!

Critter sue: great nsv for your friend to notice your weight loss! That must have made you feel great.

Maureen: good job staying reasonable on the holiday and even better that people have noticed the weight loss!

Katla: so glad you had a nice holiday and congratulations on the appointment!

Suzy: sounds like you stayed on your plan too. Good job!

Polly: I find it hard to squeeze all those appointments in to the summer too!

SandY: we have 3 cats in addition to the beagle and one of them throws up a ton too. So we bought top of the line, super
expensive stain master carpet…and guess what? NOTHING comes out of it! Not food, not cat barf, not dirt NOTHING. Grrrrrrr. Oh well. What do you do? We love our little fur babies despite that!

Siegel: welcome to the group!

Checkrr: welcome to you too!

Lorraine: glad you had a good holiday and I hope you managed your after dinner hunger without too much trouble!

Yanniejannie: glad you hear your husband’s friend is doing better now. Sweet dreams!

Helen: wow I thought at 18, my “old man” (cat) was old!

Wow this was a long post! Someone asked about keeping up; Yes I do open word and the thread and go back and forth. Well, it’s almost bedtime! I’m worn out and hope to sleep well. Meg from Omaha which is still pretty nice for this time of the year!

Yay I am on the right page at last. Just starting but hoping to finally make the changes needed to reach my goals. I love MFP so glad to start tracking my eating habits. Didn't realize just how much I was eating. Each day on MFP has taught me domething new. Chat with everyone soon.

Good for you. Just seeing what we eat makes a big difference in how we eat. Stay motivated and committed and things will change.