WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013

Michele in NY I live in Central Florida, a small town about an hour west of Orlando. Thank you for the recipe, I will give it a try.

Good Morning to everyone, It is off to work. My goal for today is to not eat the brownies my husband made for him and my granddaughter Elizabeth last night. (he asked if it was okay) so far so good. And I really need to drink more water, I drink unsweet tea all day, but I'm sure water would be much better. :drinker: :drinker:


Tina in Fla

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Welcome to everyone new!!! Come in often and chat!!!

What a fantastic Oct. it`s going be:bigsmile: ! I, too love fall (although summer is still my fav!!!), love the crisper air and the leaves turning those beautiful colors. Noel (doggie) loves a longer walk when the weather is a bit cooler , we both tend to walk at a faster pace, with a little skip in our step:happy: ! The air just has a fresher smell in the fall !!!

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

Hugs,
DeeDee in beautiful sunny and a bit warm NC

Good morning!

I came home from the Y yesterday and found a surprise in the living room. Bruno had somehow dragged an entire dead tree branch in through the doggie door. There were bits of bark and dead leaves everywhere. It was a real mess. I have no idea how he got it through the door. I had to break it into a dozen small pieces to get it in the trash. Silly little dog! And he was so proud of himself.

We live in a small development sort of in the country, and for years we didn't have any kids here, but over the last few years several families have moved in, so now we get 30 or so trick or treaters. Bill loves candy, so he nags early and often for me to get Halloween candy, but if I get it too soon he will eat it before Halloween. I always try to give something non-candy too, like pencils, or balloons. Last year I wrapped up small blocks of clay and put them in a little lunch bag with some instructions, then after Halloween I would take their pieces and fire them, glaze them, and return them. They all seemed to like the idea, but only two kids brought me back something to fire. Still, I hope they had fun with the clay. I'm not doing that again this year, but am trying to think of something fun.

It's supposed to be in the low 60's this weekend! For the highs! Sweater weather! That will be heaven! I plan to take a very long walk.

Have a great day, ladies!

Sylvia

Good morning all! Hope everyone had a restful evening. Woke up this morning one pound lighter, so it's a great day! Nice to see that drop after almost a week of no movement. I was becoming a little worried.

Sandy- I leave on the 23rd for Puerto Rico. My DH and I are cruisers and go at least once a year with a group of friends we've made on previous cruises. This year we are back in San Juan for 3 days before boarding a cruise ship for 7 nights. Looking forward to getting away, clearing my head and spending some time with my friends. It's been a stressful year for me. And I'm so glad we will be on the ship on Halloween. Gives me a good reason not to buy candy!

Welcome to all the newbies.

Looks like it's going to be a mild day in Dallas (90 degrees is very mild for us). But a cold front is on it's way. A chilly 70 degree high is predicted over the weekend. I love the fall weather. We hardly see much of fall here. Usually goes from Summer to Winter in a blink of an eye.

Hope everyone has a great day. Better get to my chores and my husband's invoicing.

Hugs,

Jenn

Happy Wednesday Ladies!!

Barbie – thanks so much for keeping this thread going!!!

Well September as a so-so month for me as far as sticking to my MFP goals.
Logging all food 80%
Sticking to calorie goals 80%
Exercise daily 90%
14,000 daily steps 95%
Weight gain 2+

My goals for October are the same as above, but want to add a challenge goal of: 100 squats/sit ups/push ups per day and lose the 2 pounds I gained.

Heather – hope you are having a wonderful birthday in Rome. Rome and Florence are my 2 favorite cities in Italy.

We can do this ladies!!!!
Suzy

Happy hump day~~
Violet is sick until mom can home from work,it`s snuggle with gram.
Have a good one
HUGS
jane

Good morning lovely ladies! It is another gorgeous day here with abundant sunshine! :happy: I'm very glad to be back here with all of your awesome stories and support! No time for individual comments unfortunately, but especially enjoyed reading the four legged critter tales! Think I'm starting to calm down a little about school and even did my first webinar last night! Yay for me! :laugh: Think I'm going to walk my boys now and then a quick massage and adjustment at the chiropractor's before work. Have an awesome Wednesday!

Kathy in beautiful IL :drinker:

This sound like a great group to join! Thanks for the welcome!

October Goals-
1) to loose 4 Lbs
2) to increase my arm strength training- I have a bad shoulder and right now I "remember" to do the exercises <1 X per week- Daily Yea that is my goal!
3) To finish home projects started this summer ( Ha maybe just one of them)
4) To go back to my place of worship this month
Kelli from upstate NY

:flowerforyou: Hi All, Long time since I've had time to get back here and it shows:sad:

Busy just explains it all...

We sold our house (took 33 days) now we are packing it up and finishing the things on the "inspection check list" If all continues to go as planned we wil be signing the papers on the 18th and moving the 19th then doing final cleaning the 20th. All of our possessions go into storage as our townhome won't be ready until Dec / Jan '14.

So as our house goes into a storage unit we will be moving in with DIL #2 and the grand kiddos. Son #2 is in the Army Reserves and got called up to be depolyed to Afghanistan over Labor Day weekend and is currently in Mississippi training (he had 7 days to get things done to get to Mississippi). During this time DIL found out she is pregnant with our grandchild #4. Baby is due in April and our son will miss this one and we are hoping we will be able to Skype him in like we did when grandson #2 was born.

We head to Mississippi on Friday to say good-bye to our son, DIL & grandson #3 go out today. We will fly home together. The other two grandsons have already had their good-bye to their Dad and everyone has told us that it would be too confusing if the boys were to go to Mississippi to see him again.

Work continues to be the most frustraing place in my life. The boss and I sat down and figured out that if we could collect the $85,000 that's currently past due our lives would be a whole lot less stressful.

Hubby has started a new position at his place of employment which means he starts work @ 6am. So we get up at about 4:50am and I go to the basement and exercise while he is getting ready. it's been one of the best things about all this craziness that we have going right now because I wasn't exercising and it's making all the difference in the world for me.

So my goal for October is to get back here and check in more often and keep up my exercise in spite of all that's going on around me.

Have a great day:drinker:

Laura80111 In Colorado

Barbie: I am glad I won’t be walking the weight loss trail alone either, and that means I owe you a great debt of gratitude. Thanks for keeping the thread going.:flowerforyou:

Yanniejannie: Enjoy your visit with your daughter, and your drive. I’ve always been part of a driving team until DH had his stroke. Now that I’m the only driver, I’ve learned to take frequent rest stops to get out of the car, stretch my legs, and get my blood moving. I don’t think this adds an unreasonable amount of time to the trip, and I know I’m a more alert driver.:flowerforyou:

If in Oregon: Daily weighing has taught me a great deal about my body’s response to the foods I put into it. You’re right that the weight bounces up and down. I’ve learned that too much salt adds weight the next day and makes my hands sore and stiff. I’ve also learned that good water intake minimizes swelling and is often connected with dropping a pound or two. I don’t let the fluctuations discourage me. I can tell you I’m using a LOT less salt and drinking more water. Water is still an issue for me. I tend to neglect it. If daily weighing is too discouraging, then shift to weekly. Do what works for you.:flowerforyou:

Michele: Your day after Halloween stop at the soup kitchen is brilliant!:bigsmile:

Susan Rechter: I agree that learning to eat healthier is a challenging puzzle, and I really like you framing it that way in your thoughts and goals. It is so much more positive than considering yourself deprived of all the stuff that caused weight gain in the first place. Where are you from? I really like knowing where people are from and find that I feel more connected that way.:flowerforyou:

Robin: You’re lucky that you only have to wait 10 days to hold your granddaughter. I won’t get to hold mine until Christmas, if I’m lucky enough to see her then.:ohwell: :flowerforyou:

Pat (Phoo in AZ): I have had a problem with dry eyes for years. I learned that I need eye drops when allergies kick in and pure water works just fine for me. These are available over the counter. The brand in my cupboard right now is Systane. I take allergy meds (antihistamines) and put water drops in my eyes several times a day. Saline nose spray works well at reducing my allergies, too.:flowerforyou:

Laura in CO: Welcome back! You have been missed.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lin in N Ontario: I know what you mean by needing to stop by frequently. I thought I was at the end of the posts, and there is another whole page! We tend to get a lot of newbies when Barbie posts a new thread. It can be hard to keep up for a while. I would like to lose the last few pounds in time for my first anniversary here, but I’ll get them off eventually. I don’t mind slow and steady loss. :flowerforyou:


Have a healthy day.
Katla in Beautiful but wet NW Oregon

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

Have much to say today but will Just say i LOST ANOTHER POUND!!!!!!!! I am getting closer and closer to be in the overweight range. I do feel a handicap this week, our car is in the shop this week getting fixed after my fender bender and I have to share a car with my husband. Now that's OK except I like going to the Y or anything else on my schedule.

have a good day every one. I get to see my grand kids in 12 days!

Joyce, Indiana

Hello Friends
Happy birthday Heather! Thanks for a trip around Rome! Have an awesome time today and for years to come:drinker:
Well have managed to gain over 2 pounds in the past week....... although I thought the scale would go the other way round.
Will just have to analyse all I did. or didnt do.....
Best wishes to all you wonderful ladies
Anamika from Mumbai
PS Just saw your pic Heather....... you look awesome

Wow! I can't believe we are up to four pages already. Went to the pools and did my water therapy this morning. I love exercising in the water and I am now doing breast stroke as well as side stroke. My PT said I should do it as the motion is good for my shoulder. No argument here.

Well I can sympathize with whoever is having the car problems. Since I was hurt in April and unable to drive until just a couple of weeks ago my truck sat in the garage all that time and was only driven three times. It did start but had a horrible whine. I thought maybe one of the belts had dried out in that time and it would work itself out but I finally took it in today and I have a cracked manifold that is spewing exhaust out the hole. Yippee!:ohwell: They have to order a part and I will not get the truck back until Friday. The estimate is $1000. Here I was just beginning to enjoy driving my own vehicle again and having more independence. Oh well life goes on.

We are going with a friend to hear Chanticleer tonight. They are a 12-voice men's group from San Francisco. I have heard them on the radio and on CD but it will be awesome to see and hear them in person.:bigsmile:

Welcome to all the newbies! Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in SD

You are all so lovely. I do appreciate all your comments.
I have so loved feeling the benefit of my hard work, losing the weight and getting fitter. I would never have been able to do all this walking before. I used to have a seized up back and terrible swollen ankles and painful hips. For those of you who are struggling - it REALLY is worth it!

Heather, you look fabulous - and so happy!

Good job, Bruno! Tigger, a neighbor's dog that we see most days on our walk, ripped up an entire phone book all over his yard. Dave and I caught him in the act. He was very proud of his work, too.