WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

"Quorn is the leading brand of mycoprotein food product in the UK and Ireland.[1] The mycoprotein used to produce Quorn is extracted from a fungus, Fusarium venenatum, which is grown in large vats.[2]

Quorn is produced as both a cooking ingredient and a range of ready meals. It is sold (largely in Europe, but also in other parts of the world) as a health food and an alternative to meat, especially for vegetarians, earning the Vegetarian Society's seal of approval.[3] As it uses egg white as a binder, it is not a vegan food.

When Quorn was introduced into the United States in 2002, the Center for Science in the Public Interest expressed concerns over what it called "dangerous allergic reactions." [2]"

I had never heard of it until it was mentioned on here.

Barb

Thanx for clearing that up.

Morning ladies.

Just back from the GP. I've got bronchitis and a throat infection. She gave me some antibiotics, so with a bit of luck this won't drag on too long. The antibiotics are more for the throat - I don't normally take them for bronchitis as they are not much use. She also told me that I should rest as much as possible. Good job that I didn't tell her I was jogging up and down stairs all day yesterday! Anyway, I'm going to take it easy as far as exercise goes for the next day or so.

Oh my goodness! I got sidetracked then. I'm looking out of the French windows and there is the most enormous spiders web with a spider the size of a small cat (ish) sat in the middle of it. I may take a photo of it and email it to my sister as she is scared of them. Mean aren't I! I have no fear of spiders.Birds and moths on the other hand .... shudder! My sister takes great delight in sending me pictures of birds the size of albatrosses - time for a little payback!

I haven't lost any weight this week and I'm unlikely to if I have to slow down on my exercise. It's frustrating as I really want to see 100 pounds lost. How maddening it is to think that I've let go of 92 pounds and yet I'm being tormented by 8 more. Are we ever satisfied?

My plan for today is to treat myself to a nice hot bath, manicure and pedicure. Wonder if that will burn any calories!! I'm a bit grumpy, so it may cheer me up.

Oh no, there's a squirrel looking at me through my window now! Nature is trying to get in. I'm off to scare it away (they keep nesting in my roof!)

Have fun my friends.

Amanda x

I have learned to save my carbs for the meal closest to my workout so I have energy and stamina to give it all I've got. Last night I ate an apple with peanut butter about 30 minutes before zumba class. I'm melting those sugar walls one good choice at a time.

Hubby wanted to go eat Mexican for lunch yesterday at our favorite hole in the wall and I was so proud of myself for not eating chips and salsa with him! :drinker: One upon a time I would have ordered a Dr Pepper, cheese dip and chips and Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas with all the trimmings.:blushing: Instead I got unsweeted tea with extra lemon and chicken fahitas. I ate the bean side but only one bite of rice and no tortilla. This is a major accomplishemt because they make everything from scratch and I just LOVE their tortillas and rice.

Its cloudy out so I better go walk the girls before it rains.:flowerforyou: Lord KNOWS we sure need it!

Hello everyone,

I started off reading every post and ended up scanning to catch up. It is amazing how many posts we get everyday.

But, now I am late for work and don't have time to respond.

Know that I feet that all of you are long lost friends and even though we may never meet, I think of you all the time.

Have a great day,

Jeannie

Peg - so sorry about your spaniel! I lost my cocker a few years back, she was 18 and was my constant companion. She now lies beneath a shrub in our gardens - along with all our other passed pets.

Your little Brittany can frolic away with my Poppycock - doing what they loved best, chasing squirrels!

Amanda x

Peg - Bodi, Kiera and I are so sorry for you loss. Cry, remember all the good times, cry some more... then get a puppy! (well thats what we would do)

Amanda - I hope you feel better soon.

Connie - you can adjust your calorie goals to whatever you want and as far as exercise you can create all the individual ones you want to track your exercise in one place. this is an amazing tool, I hope you can utilize all it has to offer.

Kackie - I feel your pain, I still haven't gotten back into it fully since my vacation in August. but so far this week is off to a good start and WE CAN DO THIS!

I had a good food day and exercise day yesterday so I am hoping the water weight and other weight I have put on since August will begin to disappear. I am still so bloated I am up almost 10 pounds.:noway:

Love to all you wonderful ladies. Have a Terrific Tuesday.

Peg, like the others I am so sorry for the lose of your dog. A few years ago I lost my cocker spaniel Sadie I had her for 19 1/2 yrs. She died in my arms. It was the 2nd big loss in my life with dogs. It is hard to loose them, but I will never ever be without a dog, they bring so much joy & unconditional love. I have always had 2 dogs, so they always have company for each other. Brandy is now 12 yrs old she is a lab, goldern retriever mix. A good friend of mine died last Nov & I bought Harley an American Cocker Spaniel into my home, we both bought him together as a pup & we shared having him from week to week.

I will pray for you to have some comfort thru all of this, but I know you will pull thru.

:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: Peg, I am so sorry about your dog.....when our Golden, Shilo, died, I didn't think we'd ever stop crying but now with her ashes in a pretty box on the mantle and our Standard Poodles, Brandy and Sasha, in our lives we go on with the memories keeping us warm.....take it one day at a time.

:flowerforyou: Connie, once you take the time to learn about all the features of MFP you will find the tools you need to help you on your weight loss journey.....I log my food ahead of time so I don't have to think about it during the day. When I started I made a rule for myself that I would eat only what I had planned ahead of time and would decline the offer of any food, no matter how benign or how loving the person was who offered it......by drawing that line, it was easy to refuse things that would sabotage my plan......just like you, I did a daily inventory of where I was getting my exercise and made small changes so that now, I am active in settings where I used to just sit (now I read and knit less, and walk and dance more)

:flowerforyou: Robin, you have all the tools you need to put yourself back on track

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you are smart, focused, and determined.....I know that I'm not the only one who is cheering you on.

:flowerforyou: Amanda, I have a history of exercising and going to work with bronchitis so I know how you're feeling......my colleagues at work had to gang up on me and make me go to the doctor and follow the stay home and stay in bed directions

hugs to all

OK, I played around with goals, changed my calories...1400 is a better fit for me (not 1200) I have a desk job but once I get home I stay moving until 8:30-9:00PM, getting in my workout, taking care of 2 horses, cooking, laundry, sweeping all that stuff everyone has to do! I know for a fact I can lose wt on 1400 calories and still have energy. I was just basically ingnoring the 1230 that MFP suggested. Thanks for telling me how to do this!

Hi ladies and gents:

Have been on the program since July and have lost 8 lbs. Weight loss has been kind of slow lately
but I am sure it will pick up. Changes in the weather and feeling a little tired.:ohwell: I joined the Y last week for
yoga classes every Wednesday and did get on the treadmill last Sunday. :bigsmile: I try to do something everyday
for exercise. I hope everyone is doing well and Happy September.:drinker:

Hi everyone and welcome all newcomers

:grumble: This is the 3rd time I have attempted to post - having computer problems and it’s driving me crazy - no it is not operator error (this time)

I did better than yesterday, and you’ll be pleased to hear I even refused a piece of stolen cake when it was offered to me by Jane this afternoon. I did have a few pieces of chocolate and about 6 Fruit Pastilles after my even meal though, but at least I didn’t go over my calories.

:sad: Peg I am so sorry about the loss of your dog. 16 years is a long time, and I too am sending hugs your way.

:flowerforyou: Happy Birthday Vikkij12 hope you had a great day.

We had to take Wispa aka Wiz to the vet tonight. We noticed his teeth are in a bit of a state. How they got this bad we don’t know and feel very guilty that we didn’t notice sooner.:embarassed: The vet took bloods to test that his liver and kidneys are working well and also to check on his thyroid and to make sure he doesn’t have diabetes. Hopefully the tests will come back ok and it will be safe to anesthetise him for his dental work. We are a bit anxious at the moment. Poor Wiz was a bit stressed by it all, he is a shy little cat and doesn’t venture out much, so it was a bit of an ordeal for him to be put in a travel box and prodded and poked.

When I next go shopping I am going to look for cider vinegar and give it a try, thanks everyone who mentioned it and for the encouragement to try and keep the carb monster at bay.

:flowerforyou: Jeannie poor you arthritis in both shoulders. Are the weights to help strengthen your shoulders?

Well I had a lot more to say, but time has gotten away with me again. I really must remember to type in word and then copy it in to mfp it is a lot easier that way.

:frown: Just remembered I have to dry up first before I can go to bed, so better get a move on.

Bye for now

Viv

I'm back! Had a wonderful but exhausting weekend. Took yesterday off of exercise to recoup, but jumped back in the pool today. I have a question: I would really like to lose fat off of my upper arms. Do you think that it would help if I got some 5 lb. weights and just did curls? With my arthritis, I am somewhat limited, but I think maybe I could do that if I thought it might work.

pegstet - we're here for you any time of the day or night! I'm so sorry about your dog ((((hugs))))

McMadame - who told you how to do things properly? I'm thinking that maybe I don't do them properly, but I have no idea who to ask.

lifeis2enjoy - happy belated birthday! And welcome, welcome, welcome.

chiclet - that is so great about your mom!

Peggy - a while ago I took a belly danacing class. I really enjoyed it. One of the things that impressed me was that the women in the class were very comfortable in their bodies. Some of them were quite large, to put it mildly, yet they had no inhibitions about wearing the skimpy outfits. The other thing that impressed me was that there was a sort of "comraderie" among the women. It was a good workout. Now I consider myself in fairly good shape but, boy, could I feel it the next day. You are using muscles that you don't normally use.

Welcome Deb to the best thread on the net.

Went bowling today. Boy, did I stink. Not sure what it was, probably the fact that it has been so long since I practiced. Tomorrow after I go to the Y, I think I'm going to bowl 2 games (I have a coupon for a free game) and then go food shopping.

Did an hour of the spin class today. Tomorrow...deep water. We had the Board of Managers meeting at the Y this a.m. I'm still amazed that there are people who are totally comfortable with the idea of allowing alcohol. At the last meeting, this topic was tabled until the Oct. meeting. In the meantime, another branch in the association wrote a letter stating that they would allow alcohol but only in a religious context (like wine at communion). Why we didn't go along with this is beyond me. But, boy, am I going to get my ammunition ready for the next meeting! Questioning how if this were passed, how does it meet with the mission statement of the Y? How we have a "no tobacco, no drugs" sign on the door, what are we going to do, put a little blurb under that "but alcohol is OK as long as we don't provide it?" What kind of message is being sent, I can see someone saying "well, YOU didn't provide the tobacco so this cigarette is OK, and then drug users will be saying "well, YOU didn't provide the drugs". And let's not forget the negative PR that will result if someone leaves under the influence. It doesn't matter if we didn't provide the alcohol, it doesn't matter if we didn't pour it, if someone leaves under the influence and kills someone, you know it'll be reported. Just having our name associated with that incident. Oh, you can probably hear my goat right now.

Vince and I went to a sheriff's citizen's academy tonight. It runs for something like 10 weeks, every Tues. Next week we meet with the STAR (their version of the SWAT) team, the K-9 and Range (pistol/rifle). Another week we'll tour the detention facility, another we'll tour the clerks office and register of deeds, another the communicatioin center, another we'll go the the DA's office, then ride in a patrol car, we'll learn about the things they do during the crime scene investigation. It was quite interesting tonight

Hi there vikij. I've found the apple cider vinegar to really help me curb my carbs. Happy birthday!!!!

Gonna go take a shower and then get to bed.

Hope everyone has a great evening

Michele

Hi everyone and welcome all newcomers

:grumble: This is the 3rd time I have attempted to post - having computer problems and it’s driving me crazy - no it is not operator error (this time)

I did better than yesterday, and you’ll be pleased to hear I even refused a piece of stolen cake when it was offered to me by Jane this afternoon. I did have a few pieces of chocolate and about 6 Fruit Pastilles after my even meal though, but at least I didn’t go over my calories.

Viv

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: This should read Stollen cake (it wasn't stolen honest!) :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Just looking at the posts when I noticed my mistake. Going to start the morning off with scrambled eggs and think of something for lunch.
Must dash if I want to get some exercise in before breakfast
Catch up with you all later.
Happy Wednesday my friends.
Viv