WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2013

Happy hump day!!
Thinking about the people who lost their lives on this date-patriot day
Scales not budging,but doing the best I can with exercise and food.
Haven`t seen hubby since sun night.It works easier if I go to son`s overnite .Tomorrow is an extra day here.
HUGS
jane

Good morning, Ladies- This is always such a sad day. I can't stand to read the paper or to watch tv because the images are too hard to keep repeating. That doesn't mean that I want to forget what happened, but I don't need to see those replays to remember. Anyway, may God bless and keep us all safe and well.

Today two friends and I are going shopping. We are going down to an art colony south of here towards the border. The only thing I worry about is the walking because my ankle has been cranky and swollen this week. So, because I really am not stupid, I am going to both wear my ankle brace and take my cane. Ya know, I only have to do something 50 or 60 times the wrong way before I learn my lesson! Such a bright child I am..... :ohwell:

Linda- Thank you for the complement. I didn't feel very strong when I almost wept throwing the silly roll away. It is frightening how much power food can hold over us. Dang!

Rita- Welcome back! It is an uphill battle, but the tools are here for you to use, and we are here to support you. You have choices to make, and you are strong enough to make the right ones.

Sandy- It is so fun to read your posts about all of your activity and fun! Do you remember how you felt on day 1 about exercising? About going out and about? About smiling? You are one awesome lady!:flowerforyou:

Katiebug- Had it been made w/ tapioca flour or rice flour or anything that wouldn't have made me so sick, there is no way the roll would have hit the trash can!

Renny- What a great idea to use the dumbbells during The Wheel! Maybe I will have to go and see where I've hidden mine.
Congratulations on the 20 pound loss! Awesome!

Sherry- I think there is another member from up in the Phoenix area, too. I only go up that way to shop at scrapbook stores, but I do get there every-so-often. Enjoy being part of the group!
Going home to eat in the evenings is a very good plan. :flowerforyou: If you can wrap your mind around the attitude that the evening meal is a relaxing treat after a long day of work, it might make it easier to get away from those fast-food stops. Reading before bed is a very relaxing way to end the day (unless you are reading a "rip-and kill everybody book :huh: ")

MNsailorgal- Do you sail on Lake Superior or down by the Cities? Welcome to the group! :flowerforyou:

Paula- I understand about those nasty stripped beasts- I had a samoyan dog that just would not learn to stay away from both skunks and porcupines. He was a very slow learner!

Deb in CNY- Poor Hubby! Don't stress over the lawn and the company. Just take care of you and try to keep hubby from breaking himself further!

I am not going to write out a food plan for today because I have no idea where we will be eating lunch. I do know that I will be with my friend who is also gluten-free and watching her food intake, so I will have support in making good choices.

Have a good day, everyone. I will check back in tonight.

Pat (Phoo in Az)

Good morning ladies!

It's a beautiful day here in Kansas, but I wish it would cool off a little. September is hotter than August. That's just odd.

Last evening, when we were out walking our dogs, one of our neighbors met us at the road and gave me a grocery bag FULL of home grown tomatoes! My husband doesn't like tomatoes at all, so I'm going to have to get busy. So far I have eaten two yellow ones and three he called pink ladies. They were so yummy! I looked up the calories and they are pretty low, but do have a little sodium.

Yesterday when I went to the gym I left puppy Bruno out of his crate, loose in the great room where he has access to the doggie door. He's done so well in the house training department I was pretty sure I could trust him. I locked all the shoes in the bedroom, lest they be chewed. I picked up electronic gadgets and clickers and put them on a high shelf. Everything that looked remotely attractive was out of reach. Well, not quite. When I got back I found that he had attacked a package of colorful gift wrap that I left on the coffee table. It looked like Walt Disney exploded in my recliner. So, today, I again puppy proofed the room, and went off to the gym. When I got home I found hubby's loaf of fancy bread shredded, again in my recliner. That bread had been on the peninsula, pushed back so far I was sure he couldn't get it. But he did. Hmmm. This little guy is quite crafty. He's so short, and there were no chairs to climb up on. I need a secret camera to record his activities when I'm gone, I guess. There were tons of doggie toys and chewies out for him, but he was craving a little bread, I guess.

At the gym I decided not to do the weights today. My left arm is really sore from working out with weights on Monday. I may have over done it. So I did the cardio machine and swam my laps instead.

I got my hair cut yesterday and was happy about how it turned out. I hate to get it cut, as I have had some bad experiences in the stylists chair. But when it gets long enough to be in my eyes, I get depressed and something has to be done. Once it's not looming darkly over my eyes, lightness returns and I feel so much happier. Instant therapy!

Yesterday I asked hubby if he would still love me if I was thinner but had lots of saggy, baggy skin (which is already starting) and he said "yes, but I can always send you in to have some work done". He was kidding. I think. Has anybody here ever had their arms done? I think that would hurt a lot. Not to mention the expense. My upper arms look worse now than they did 74 pounds ago, because they are sort of empty flaps of skin that hang down. Like soft floppy wings. I'll be glad when I can wear long sleeves and sweaters.

Well, I'm off to buy hubby more bread. Take care.

Sylvia

Katherine
Very doable goals

Kevnit
Welcome back you did it once now do it again my friend.

Suebdew
Started feeling better in day time but night is a different story.
Glad to see your up and at it.

Kalley
The Marilym Denis show had good tips on sleep. This morning probably can google it.

Rebel Renny
My doctor doesn't know me. But my nurse practioner does I used to nurse with her.
All those arm exercise shouldn't have bingo arms

RJScott
You are dedicated a swim before work I think i'd opt for a second coffee instead. lol.

Joyce
Good luck with the toes and your weight in.

Barbie
Glad you found a safe place to walk.

Yo yo no more
Yes the only person that will be bothered is you. And if they don't like the lawn give them all a pair of scissors. Should keep them busy.

Sherry
Pretty hard to find me time working 10 hour days.

Well for now that's all I have time for. Eating is good and of course no exercise but I did go downstairs once today. Getting better.
Now I must go and work at decorating running shoes for Area Recognition Day for Tops. I dressed one in a skinny dress. For Kops and the other in a pleated dress for Tops and going to put measuring tapes around the waist. I also made a name tag I put the name on a recipe card and put two catalogue pictures of before and after in bathing suits. Hope I win ten bucks tonight. On the back of the name tag is a diet recipe.

So back to what I was doing.
See you all lighter
Linda from Northern Ontario.

Good afternoon ladies from much cooler NE. It has been raining off and on since last evening. I love it. The insurance man was out this morning and met with DH and they are going to order the new sidling for the house and garage. Just no idea when they will have it in and get back to put it up. This is turning into a long drawn out mess.

Sandy-- You are doing such a GREAT job of getting to the Y. Keep up the good work.

Paula-- Glad you missed the little guy. I remember years ago I hit one and my car smelled so bad. I was young and didn't know what to do so I called the police to see what I should do. He told me to bury the car for acouple months or find a dirt road and drive up and down as fast as I could. But not to admit to anyone he is the one that told me that. The things we do when we are young.

grandmallie- Men can be so funky. My DH called me this morning at work looking for some insurance papers. I tried explaining where they were on my desk. Now I know the top of the desk is a mess and I need to get it cleaned off. But he just kept saying how bad it is so I told him if he didn't like it he could take over the bills and clean it up. Well that put a put an end to that. I really need to get it done. Maybe this Friday when I am off work. HAHA!!

Deb- So glad DH was hurt worse. Deep breath and take it one day at a time. I know I get myself so worked up when going to have company. I want everything to be prefect. I remember when I was married the first time my DMIL said it was a good thing I kept a clean house as I was not good for much else. Isn't it funny how something can stick in our mind even when we know it is not true.

Rita-- Hugs to you, there is good support here.

Remmu--Congrates on your weight loss.

Sherry- Good NSV. Sometimes the voices try and talk me into eating things I shouldn't or going to a fast food place because I am tried and don't want to cook. One day at a time and one hour at a time.

Sylvia- Those little furry babies can be so sneaking. Our Toby gets into things when he is upset with us. He can get to things I would never think of. I talked to my doctor about the extra skin and he tells me to waite two years after I hit goal and then we will talk about it. Everytime I see my arm flapping I want to cry. I have been trying to find some tops with 3\4 sleeves.

Linda- Your running shoe deccotaions sound cute.

Well yesterday was weigh in day and I was down .5. Keep telling myself it is OK and One day at a time and one pound at a time. God is teaching me patience even if I do not want to.

Blessed!
Vicki GI NE

Well tomorrow I turn 55 and I have had enough of my weight. My husband lost 40 pounds using this site and I must lose 30-40 pounds never weighed this much I am at 180 and never thought this would happen to me. After I hit the 45 year mark it was so tough. I need all the words of wisdom I can get.

I just don't have time for individual responses. But I will wish you happy Birthday. Seen that much.
My decorated shoes turned out kind of cute. But i'm going to redo the tops ones face just not fat enough. I want a big round face. I make the heads and arms out of nylon and stuffing. Fun to do.
My name tag isn't fancy but at least I participated and probably that's more than a lot of the club will do.

So time to shower and get ready for tops.

Picked up my vitamin F feel great the back is getting better every day. So that's a plus.

Thank you all for caring.
Linda from Northern Ontario.

Renny: Congratulations on 20 pounds lost!:bigsmile:

Sherry from AZ: Do you remember the old cartoons with the good angel and bad angel advising the “hero”? Today you listened to your good angel.WTG! :flowerforyou:

Sylvia: My arms are doing okay at the moment. I’ve been doing plenty of exercises and am beginning to get a little muscle. I’ve seen many posts on MFP asserting the opinion that some people get baggy skin and others don’t based on genetics. Surgery would be an option, but I’d try exercise first.:flowerforyou:

Shapeshifter: I shop with an eye to my core values, too. I avoid all things palm for health reasons as well as political/environmental ones.:ohwell:

LinC: Bingo arms? What a visual that produced in my head. You have a knack for making me smile.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Vicki GI NE: Congratulations on the half-pound loss! I’ve made it back to my former low, but I’d sure like to actually drop below that. It has been ages. People tell me it looks like I’ve lost more weight so something positive is going on, even if the scale doesn’t show it.:flowerforyou:

Sue in TX: My neighbor says we can have salmon 2-3 times a week. That is probably more servings of salmon than we’ll actually want.



DH is upstairs working on our deck with power tools and I’m sitting here in air-conditioned comfort. It is starting to tug at my conscience. My fish is over at the neighbor’s smoking. I’m not sure how much time it needs but I suspect it will come off of the smoker in the next hour or two. My conscience is telling me to get my rear in gear, so that is all for now.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

September goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 4 glasses of water daily.

Good Evening Ladies.
D from Ohio

Hi my friends. DH's aunt died last night (the one on hospice) so we are leaving tomorrow bright and early for Oklahoma. I'll be thinking of all of you and cheering you on. I'll try to log on each day but dont think I will be able to post much, but I don't want my day count to start over!!! Take care. Hugs to those who need them and high fives for those celebrating! Meg from Omaha