WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2013

I'm so happy that it's Friday. Work is finally getting busier which means I'm more tied to my desk. In one way it's good because it's more likely that head office won't close our location but on the other I don't get to walk around as much.

Made it to the Y tonight, did 75 min of strength training and walked 1/2 mile around the track. Dare I say it :noway: ....I actually looked forward to going tonight. I am feeling better & stronger since joining the Y though my sleep is getting worse. hmph

I hope everyone has a great nice, sleep well.

Sandy from ON

Bumping, found you, it wasn't so easy, I don't get it! Why the new thread?
Nancy in AZ

morning ladies,
well it is a tad nippy this morning 51 degrees,
only gonna be in the low 70's today.. but this is my kind of weather.. Fall is my favorite time of the year...sitting having my warm lemon water,and have a pair of the DH sweats on.. I will use these for knockin around the house and working in the yard...have sorta been sleeping better,except getting up about 4-5 times to pee:grumble: oh well so long as the scale is going down I dont care, lost 10 oz. yesterday :happy:

Well,DD & her hub left yesterday. We had a great 9 day visit.Too much eating out & going here,there & where ever....including 2 days at the Ohio Amish area. Talk about food!! Had a apple fritter,but kept myself to calorie allotment.Probably not the best food choices,but tried to do as best I could.Breakfast was the best part.....DD is also an early riser,so we enjoyed our protein shake & then sit around in pj s jabbering away.
Lunch was usually a snack of fruit,maybe turkey & cheese with a side of cucumber salad.Out for dinner was the norm.The truth is,I haven't been on the scale ...won't till Thurs,but am satisfied with the effort I made to eat a bit lower cal & healthy.It is a learning
Process,much to remember ,a lot to put in practice.

Patpho,"Overeating and Alcoholism are closely related in the illnesses catagories because they are both based on sugar addictions with very negative physical/emotional/mental consequences. (IMHO) In OA, we talk about the irony that overeating is the only addiction in which you actually can not, should not, and aren't expected to totally and completely abstain from the substance which is giving you the grief! I really can live the rest of my life w/o an alcoholic drink, but I can not live my life w/o food. It isn't a more difficult struggle, but it is a different struggle for those of us who are compulsive overeaters"

Never heard that before.Sugar addiction? Can I ask about ppl who don't care for sweets? Was recalling an uncle & a friend who drank too much.

Missing my baby now,at 48, she will always be my baby

Hope everyone has a good wkend. It's 46* in Ohio this morn,great sleeping weather.Going for a long walk in a few minutes,then spending this day at home.....sounding good to me. Patceoh

Good morning,

It's a chilly morning but I absolutely love it. I love the fall.

Grandmallie - I get up a few times every night to pee as well, I swear I might as well just take my water bottle and empty it into the toilet. I'm glad you are sleeping a bit better.

Weigh in day and I lost 2.2 lbs of the 4.6 that I gained last week. I really wasn't expecting any loss this week as i started the strength training this week.

I'm off to the Y for some cardio this morning then meal planning & grocery list.

Have a great day everyone

Sandy from ON

Holding my place. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Jill in western MA

I was able to talk to DD on the phone last night , heard DGD's greeting, and complimented my SIL on getting things taken care of so that their home wasn't ruined in the torrential rains. They live in Boulder County, CO. Their neighborhood is like an island in the flooding, and they are much luckier than many. They've been able to get groceries, so all is as well as can be expected. Most people in the county do not have flood insurance. Why would they? It is usually very dry. I'll bet very few people in the area have flood insurance unless they live right next to a stream. I hope there will be FEMA help with home repairs available.

afternoon my lovlies,
Im truckin right along.. 10,000 steps already, lawn done,gym, done, doggies walked, and then to the showers and off to the see my FIL, then to walmart,sams,and dinner...
I find that the more you move, the more energy you have.. so thats why the exercise works, and watch what goes in the mouth.. basically that is all you need, watch what you eat and move...
Hope everyone is having a sparkly day:flowerforyou:

Where I live here in the US you don't get paid for donating blood. You do get paid for donating plasma which can also be very important. When people were paid to donate blood they found that so many addicts were donating just to support their habit and there was evidence of HIV in the blood donated. So they can't do that now. But the areas around our local plasma center really doesn't look like a safe place to be because of all the low life that are surrounding the building. You see you can't smoke in these buildings either and so they all congregate outside.

Katla so sorry to know that you have family there in the Boulder area. Sounds so scary. I see the videos on TV. We do have flooding here in Evansville but not to that extent at all. We do have the historic 1937 flood that made history. We have the Ohio river right here and there are several large creeks. We live no where close to either. I will pray for their safety.

Joyce

Marking my spot. Been on vacation for a few weeks & can see I have loads to catch up on!