WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013

Good morning ladies.

I'm at work and feeling like a zombie! I babysat my grandtwins last night and didn't get home until after 2:00 am. I'm much too old and worn out for that when I have to be up at 7:00. I'm tempted to lock the door to the gallery and nip down to the basement for a nap! I forsee a lot of coffee in my future.

Yesterday I got my umbilical hernia belt - it is so attractive! Honestly, I feel as if I should be wearing maternity clothes right now. Extremely depressing. I know one thing, I won't be getting my tummy tucked any time soon!

Ugh, must do some work before I nod off.

Have a lovely day my gorgeous friends (yes, that is all of you!)

Love to all.

Amanda x

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

LizPlus So very sorry to hear your sister is in more pain ! Sending good thoughts your way! You`re a great sister and I`m sure she appreciates every minute you spend with her!

Changing 4life Welcome! You joined by posting! Come in often and chat with us!

Barbie Love the quote! I have heard that black rice is really good for things like rice pudding. I have some red rice, haven`t tried it yet though!

RLRRGJ Welcome! Just stick with it, keep on moving forward!!! Weight loss is sometimes just a mystery;:grumble: we have to keep investigating until we find what works for us!

Cindy Are you looking for another house for your son?

Kate in Brooklyn How innovated of you to think of emailing the post, and then copying and pasting! I love pb&j too, sometimes I have that for lunch. Good for you deciding to put the granola bars in the communal cabinets!

Rachel What a great NSV (non scale victory) , being able to climb those hills now! I have a fitbit too and I love mine, challenges me to do better!

Melfitnesspal Hope you enjoy your vacation! Congrats on finding your camera and SD card!

Katiebug I just had to laugh at your post:laugh: , Barbie riding in the trunk…

Anamika I open a word doc. and reply when I have time , if I had to go on memory it just wouldn`t happen:noway: ! Oh I remember the days sitting next to my daughter when she first started driving…gave me a few more gray hairs:laugh: !

Genealace 90 minutes of exercise…good for you!

Jane It`s always good to see your smiling face!


Sandy in Ontario Hope the scale is nice to you today!!!! Sounds like you need a little shopping trip for smaller clothes:bigsmile: !!! I love the quote!!!

Joyce Fudge is gone and now you can get back to it!!! I`m sure those 2.4 pounds will come off soon, probably from sodium. It always surprises me how much sodium is in sweets:huh: ! Congrats on doing 6 miles on the bike!

Jfenner141 Congrats on a great Dr. appt!!! Pop in when you can and post!!!

Robin Yay for losing another pound!!! I`ve been thinking about having Lasik surgery too. I stopped wearing contacts a few years ago because of my allergies and I`m really tired of wearing glasses all the time! Where in Alaska are you going?

Katla My mom used to say the same thing..”be careful what you wish for”. When I decided I wanted to get another dog, I said “I want a talker” well, I got a talker, she talks all the time, barks at her toys, barks if something is out of place, barks at a leaf on the deck…etc. etc., I think she like to hear herself talk:grumble: :laugh: ! How fun that ran into some friends at the concert! Hope you can find a schedule that allows you to get together again!


Grandmallie Yep, it`s not a race, is it! I thought I would be at my goal weight now , haha, my body had other ideas. However I feel so much better than I have in the past, I know it will come off eventually!

Meg Poor Benny, on more meds! Have fun tonight with your friends, snacky food sounds so good, that dip sounds delish!!!

Michele It was sunny here most of the day:glasses: and then we had a late evening thunderstorm. It was very sticky outside though!

Katla I had hardwood floors in my kitchen in my old house and as much as I loved them, I choose tile for our new house in the kitchen, and I have to say, it is so much easier to take care of. Good for you and DH joining the gym.

Pat (Phoo) I`m so glad you had a good day!!! I hope the meeting will go well today! Yay, PeeVee will be very happy to have the house back:happy: !!!

Sandy H Hope you have a good weigh in today!!! I think I would wait until goal weight before surgery, sure wouldn`t want to have it twice:noway: !

Amanda Ah, we can`t stay out as late as we used to:noway: , even though there are times I think I can . I pay for it too, not just the next day, but many days later:sad: . I hate dark circles under my eyes! I hope the hernia belt helps!!!

Heather Congrats on that pesky ½lb. gone, and the 2 minute plank!!!

Barbie I had a Dry Lavender soda the other day and I thought about you, it was very refreshing and only 70 calories! You are up early this morning!

Svsl0928 Congrats on doing great on your July goals!!!

My Dr. appts. went well yesterday. No fracture in my foot:bigsmile: !!! So now I have to get rid of the walking sandals and wear my walking shoes, believe me if it will stop the pain I don`t mind! I`m supposed to rest it for a few day, we`ll see:huh: . The dermatologist appt. went well too, she did tell me the rash could come back when I increase my steps again:grumble: , she thought compression stocking might help:noway: …yuck! I had a couple of spots burnt off yesterday, spots I just didn`t like, one on my chest and one on my hand. It will be nice for those to be gone! Having coffee this morning with a friend and maybe a shopping trip, I really don`t need anything, maybe a new lipstick would be nice !

Have a wonderful Saturday ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee in sunny again NC:glasses:

MORNING to all. Have a great Saturday

Darla in Ohio :bigsmile:

Sandy H from MN: Welcome to the group. I am no expert on lose skin and how to deal with it, but I do know that I want as few surgeries as possible in my life. My arms and tummy are not too bad but my upper thighs are very lumpy. I’m hoping exercise will do the job. Maybe someone else has personal experience. It sounds like you’re doing a great job losing the excess weight. Congratulations.:flowerforyou:

Amanda: I looked up pictures of hernia belts on Amazon. Most of them were on male model forms, so I searched for women’s hernia belts. There were still some male models but some female. I am so sorry you have to wear one but it does look like you will need this until you can have it repaired properly. Sympathy and hugs for you.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Heather: Thanks for the facelift exercise information. I’ll look for the book and Amazon and see what I think. I’ll also look on You Tube. Michele’s mammo schedule is not typical. I have one every two to three years, too. I don’t want “the girls” radiated more often than that. Perhaps there is a reason she’s being watched more carefully.:flowerforyou:



I’m looking forward to the week. I’ll have my first planning commission meeting on Wednesday night and I’m in the process of studying the packet of information. Most of the items are for home businesses that won’t impact the neighbors and will be easy to approve. One item might be controversial and I’ll let you know how that goes. I’m not going to spill the topic yet but I’m sure it will raise some eyebrows. I’ve been told that our committee has the final word on some issues and others go on to City Council. I wonder about this one.:huh:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

August goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 2 glasses of water daily.

Barbie- I do the plank on my forearms. My wrists are not very strong, though much improved since I have been doing yoga, and that is the way we did them at the class. The teacher also showed us a sideways one and although some of the ladies could manage it fine (including the over 70s) I found it very difficult indeed. Something to practise maybe?
Heather UK. :flowerforyou:

Happy sat!
had a nice breakfast with my 2 mom`s.
Been getting between 5,000-10,000 on pedometer.When I 1st started using 1 was doing about an average of 1,300 a day.
Have a good one.
Welcome new people.
WE CAN DO THIS~~~:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Good afternoon everyone!:flowerforyou: I'm glad the word is out and new people continue to find us. I wish I had found you when I joined MFP in November. I think that's when I joined.

I was reading all the different weight losses and and I wonder how much we have lost as a group?

The scales continue to punish me. My weight was 196 today. I think I need to push that thing underneath our china cabinet but my husband weighs several times a day. Going to stick with cardio only at they and use my barbell here at home. It's 3.3 pounds and since there is only 1 I alternate arms.

Everyone have a good day. I'll check in later.

Joyce

janemartin- great job on the steps!! It is so good to read your posts again. We CAN do it!

janie- Good luck with the job hunt. We just interviewed for a math position. It was interesting to see how few were up to date on the latest. It took a while to find someone.Good luck with you search.

Joyce- I love reading your posts! It would be interesting to see how much we as a group have lost. Good luck with the weights!

Deb A in CNY

Hi Everyone! This is a great area to share and your posts are amazing. Goals for August -
- lose at least 7 pounds
- keep weeds out of my garden (95' long)
- weed the brick paths at the front of the house
- sew lots of dresses

Gini - Ontario, Canada

Good afternoon ladies, this month is flying by. I as working 12 hours shifts this weekend so not alot else going on. Since I am off Monday and Tuesday I will weigh in the morning. I have been doing the squat challenge. I try and do 5 at a time. Alot harder then I expected. My knee is woundering what I am trying to do. May have to try something else. Well I did it yesterday, I gave away 3 of my shirts that are way to big. Afterwards I wanted to go get them back. It was like losing a dear friend. I have several more shirts and pants that need to go. I tell myself I will not gain the weight back if I weigh every week and remember this is a life style change not a diet. Hope it gets easier.
I go a phone call here at work from a dear friend. She told me she has an infection in her breast and the first round of meds didn't cure it and now there is bleeding, so Tuesday morning she has to have an biposy. It does not sound good. Please say a prayer for Lee.I feel so helpless.
Joyce- Don't beat yourself up. Food talks to me and I think if I just eat it and I will feel soooo much better. But that doesn't happen. Important thing is not to give up and tomorrow is a new day and a new start.
Pat- Sending prayers to you and your sister. Let us know how the meeting went. Years ago I went to AA and I learned alot. Great news about Guy. God does good work.
Liz- HUGs and prayers. Let God's peace be with you and your sister is so lucky to have a sister like you. It is hard to see someone we love in pain. I think it is our nature to want to make it better and when we can't we feel helpless. One thing I learned voluteering with Hospice and sitting with patients as they go thru the last days is to let them talk. Sometimes that is the best we can do.
Robin- I have always wanted to go to Canada or on an Alaska cruise. Both are on my bucket list.
Sandy- I just passed the 100 pound mark and have 97 still to go. My doctor tells me not to do anything until 2 years after I reach goal. He tells me that the skin will form and firm up about 75%. I hate surgery and have seen pictures of what they do to remove skin. So I sure hope he is right..
Amanda- Glad you got the belt. Just don't over do.
DeeDee-I just had several spots froze at the skin doctor this last Friday. One place on my arm they did a biposy on in March and has never healed. And she did one on my top lip. Looks like someone punched me. She told me I need to wear sunscreen when out in the sun and when riding the motorcycle. I think it feels funny, but have to if I don't want this to be a yearly deal.
grandmallie- sounds like the guy at the gym has the right idea. I keep telling myself this is a life style change and not a diet.
Michele- I keep mine in my pocket from the time I get dressed in the morning until I get ready for bed. I envy you that get over 10000 steps a day. I feel lucky to get 4000. I have been trying to walk more.
Well have a good evening ladies and I will be back tomorrow. I have acouple things to finish before my shift ends, it has been a long day. Our patient count is only 46 and we have 138 beds. So phones and answering service has not been busy today.
Blessed!
Vicki GI NE

well all I can say..is:sick: I can barely move.. have been going non stop since about 4:30 this morning and just sat down now..
got 15,000 steps in ,but what a day...
worked until noon, came home,got spagetti and meatballs for my FIL, took the dogs for a quick walk and off I went to feed and visit with him...
from there I drove to the super walmart and spend way to much the DH is gonna have a fit, but went by a list, and went bonkers in the produce section,got all sorts of tomato's,baby carrots,onion,fresh peaches ,gonna let them ripen and grill a few and bought some little vanilla ice cream cups to have with the grilled peaches,lemons, pears,celery...
some fresh mozzarella, forgot basil, oh well
got some low fat cottage cheese, rice cakes,lemon hummus, and a whole bunch of different colored peppers.got some puffed wheat cereal and my new thing is blue diamond unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 30 calories a cup and not the sugar content of skim milk..
by the time I got home it was 6, had to put the groceries away,then feed and walk the dogs,just sitting down now with a glass of ice water.. wouldnt mind a cold glass of wine, but dont have any in the house and dont need the calories anyway lol
DH got the Watkins Glen in one piece,the nascar race is tomorrow,s o he will enjoy that and he should be coming home monday,
my itinerary tomorrow is,get up feed and walk the dogs,go to the gym, wait for the grass to dry from the morning dew and then mow the lawn..
maybe sometime then I will be able to sit and relax:laugh:

Vicki I think hospice is a wonderful concept. When Ii had to quit working as an RN there was such an empty spot in my heart. I was only 49, this wasn't the way I wanted to finish nursing. So I volunteered for hospice. I totally enjoyed the classes. I think we had to take like 40 hours of training. It was so invigorating to be among other people who also wanted to do the same thing and to be taught by professionals. I was back to caring for people!!!!! So then I was officially able to start my volunteering. It just didn't work for me. I am not a conversationalist at all. I don't know how to initiate anything and because of the cognitive issues that I had with MS I was forgeting to file the paper work. And if the paper work wasn't filed then the visit wasn't done and the agency could get in trouble. So with a much troubled heart I had to quit. I remember this one client that they asigned me to because of my nursing skills. She had end stage emphysema and her oxygen was so low that her brain had her in a different world. So basically I had to chase her around her apartment to try to keep her oxygen on. I physically couldn't do it. It was then t hat I knew I couldn't do it.

My Mom was in hospice the last month of her life and it was so enlightening. my sister and I really wanted to care for her at her apartment with the assistance of the attendants there. But that didn't work out and she was in inpatient hospice the entire time. It made such a difference in my life.

My sister and I decided to be accountability partners in this diet. She didn't have a scale, the scale at the Y seems to be inconsistent and when she is at the doctor, which is very frequent and that's a whole new story, she has clothes on, non fasting. I have a good scale so she will come over the same time every Friday and weigh. I told her all about my fudge incident last weekend and how it has affected me emotionally and on the scale. I hope we can help each other but with my sis it is usally all about all her medical problems, surgeries, medicines and pain. Even her son in law has called me asking me how to deal with her. She has alienated both her children.

Joyce

computa_cat: You supply motivation, and we supply support. Good luck. Hope we see you again.:flowerforyou:

Vicki: Prayers for Lee. It does sound scary.:flowerforyou:

Joyce: Your emphysema patient was so much like my mom at the end. Mom gave herself the disease, one cigarette at a time. I hate cigarettes. I am so glad you now have your sister as a partner in weight loss. I hope it provides both of you encouragement.:flowerforyou:

Michele: We live in a little town out in the country—without a farmer’s market. But there is a farm-store about 12 miles from here that we buy from during the season. They close shortly after Halloween each fall and then open in the spring. I we’ve been buying the best corn there. The cultivar is Peaches N Cream & they grow it themselves. Some of the produce is theirs, and some comes from other growers. We had some of their green beans steamed for dinner tonight.:flowerforyou:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

August goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 2 glasses of water daily.

Barb - thanks for the reminder to test against oneself, I mostly wanted to put it out there that I'd actually done one! Could've knocked me over with a feather & I never would've tried it without that extra nudge from Eileen along with hearing all of you who can do them discussing it. Wait a minute, I'm one of those now, (cue the tittering laughter) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Janie - Pacific NW