WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014

Sylvia - your body heals itself when you are sleeping, so get as much rest as your body is telling you that you need. The cherries on that cherry cheese pie thing were the Comstock pie filling (or something like Comstock). Like I said, I wasn't real crazy about it, but told her that I did. I did freeze some of mine and I thought it was sort-of decent frozen. Well, at least better than not frozen. When cherries are on sale (that is usually when they are in season) I pit them and then freeze them.

Heather - our tradition is to have pork on New Year, never fowl. The reason is because a pig uses his nose first when going forward, a chicken scratches backwards and you want to go forward into the new year, not backwards. I know that people here in the south have something green (like a salad or peas or green beans) with their dinner to represent money.

Did 50 minutes of Denise Austin's boot camp DVD. It just now (duh) dawned on me that the Y is closed tomorrow (at least closed with the classes) so I had to change my workouts for the week. An ad on MFP reminded me that I haven't done the hula hoop on the Wii in a LOOOONNNGGG time, so I'll do that tomorrow. I'll go to the water class on Friday and then Sat go to the Y by me and use the AMT. There's this "challenge" that I'm in at the Y. You are supposed to exercise something like 4 times/week (I do that, no problem) and you get your name in for a drawing for a $50 gas card. I'm doing it more for the gas card than anything else. It ends on the 4th so I do need to go there and update my sheet that shows that I've worked out.

Happy New Year everyone. I told Vince last night that I was going to take a nap this afternoon so that I could stay awake at least until midnight....lol

yanniejannie - that was nice of you to listen to your friend

riblondie (I can't remember your name, Alicia?) - sending you virtual chicken soup

Susan - that Asian Sesame Salad sounds delish. Thanks for posting the recipe

Just made a birthday cake for Diana. A key lime cake. Don't really understand why every time I use the bumdt cake pan, the cake seems to stick to the pan. I'm wondering if it's non-stick coating is wearing off. I did spray it with non-stick spray, first, tho, but it still stuck some. Now I'm making Bryan's birthday cake -- a whiskey cake. I'm also planning to make some of the zucchinitots for Diana (thank you, Heather, for turning me on to them) Update: his cake didn't stick. Don't know what the difference is

Renny - what a sweet dh you have there not wanting you to be tempted by those donuts. Can you possibly bake them?

Joyce - have fun this weekend

Allison - a friend of ours made lemoncello, and you are so right, it packs one heck of a punch! 55 pounds in a year is very very good, that's over 4 pounds a month!

Took the zucchini tots out of the pan. I think I needed more binder. They have good flavor, tho.

Meg - have fun tonight! That Benny!!!

Allison - you sound like you have as thrilling a New Years as I have....lol As Meg says, it's our reward for getting thru Christmas!

Jane in CO - I one time lost something bery dear to me and what helped me thru that was something someone else told me. "The person who found it needed it more than you". That's probably the way it is with your FitBit. Wasn't it Cheryl who lost hers once? If memory servesd me (and I could be wrong) she contacted the company and they sent her a new one. The one minute oats are more refined than the steel cut. I believe with the steel cut you get more nutrients, etc. Thanks for telling me about the sale at Dillards.

Sylvia - good news for your steakhouse (and for you)

Joyce - your dog was quite inventive! Years ago Vince had a dog (when he was little) and every year for his birthday Vince's mom would make one of those Pepperidge Farm chocolate on chocolate cakes for him and give it to him. He lived to be quite old, too.

barbie - thanks for all you do

Happy New Years Everyone!

Michele in NC

:drinker: Happy New Years Everyone

:flowerforyou: Thank you Barbie for all you do to keep us together and on the right track Best wishes for 2014

Still thinking of Januarys goals

Juanita in sudbury

:flowerforyou: Thanks for the new thread, Barbie.

DH is already in his pj's and it is not even 8 p.m. He and our youngest son worked hard today. I on the other hand spent the rest of my day in the easy chair reading a book and napping. I will be spending the evening watching t.v. ; if I can stay away that is. DD just called that she had sliced the top of her thumb with a new knife. Ouch.

Michelle -the oliebollen dough is flour, yeast, sugar, egg. Don't want that mixture in my body either! The deep frying makes it worse, but baking would be a waste of ingredients. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I made a veggie stirfry for myself today. It was my lunch and dinner.

I will get back to this thread to write my goals for Jan when I can be on the pc. Typing on the tablet is not my forte.

Renny

Hi everyone!

:happy: I'm Anne from a suburb of Vancouver, BC.

How does this thread work? Do we check in every week to say how things are going? Or do we just check in at the end of the month? :huh:

Here goes - a few goals for me for January 2014:

To lose 6 lbs by January 31 (to be well on my way to my personal Goal #2 for March 31)

To exercise a minimum of one hour, three times per week under the guidance of a personal trainer (already hired)

To stick at closely as I can to the vegan diet I'm trying to follow for the month of January (finish reading the book, too)

:drinker: Happy New Year to you all... I look forward to getting to know you!

Thank you so much for posting this new thread, Barbie. You make a lot of good things possible because you keep this wonderful opportunity open to us all. I hope your new year is filled with good health, happiness and friendship.:drinker:

We had dinner at a local restaurant and the food was excellent. We ran into several good friends and a few acquaintances while we were there. This is one of the good things about living in a small town. It is possible to get to know a bigger proportion of the people and run into friends nearly everywhere.

It is only 8:30 Pacific Time, we’re home again, and I feel like it has been a full day. We won't see the ball drop in Times Square, but that kind of crowd makes us uncomfortable, anyway. I was pleasantly surprised by getting Happy New Years texts from two cousins, and that made me feel good.

I already summarized my progress on goals for December, so here are my new goals. I hope I make progress on drinking the water in goal 3. I have more confidence in the other two. I did get 5 glasses of water in today. Yay! (But I still need my bedtime glass.)

January goals:

1. Log every bite and swallow

2. Focus on fitness: daily cardio plus strength training a minimum of twice a week.

3. Water: According to an article a friend posted on facebook, drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness on the body. So I’ll try to follow these recommendations:

* 2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
* 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
* 1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
* 1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Hi again!

At Sylvia's request I'll tell you a bit about myself: I was married for 30 years but am recently divorced. I have two wonderful adult daughters who live together in their own place with a dog they've adopted from a shelter. I work full time in mental health on an outreach team as a Peer Specialist. We work with the most serious and persistently mentally ill who often face homelessness, addictions, trouble with the law, and other challenges.

My weight loss journey stalled last January 28, 2013 after I was rear-ended in a motor vehicle accident. I have had physio until September but then that finished without full resolution of the injuries. Since then I have been experiencing further aches and pains.

Just recently, in an effort to motivate myself and provide some accountability for my actions, I found a personal fitness coach. We have our first assessment on Friday evening and he is saying that he will want to see me a minimum of three times per week. I expect to see results!

I have been vegetarian essentially since 1980 when I got married. It has been the last ten years or so that I have been trying to adopt a vegan (plant-based) diet. I would really like to give it a strict three month trial to see if it lives up to its claims.

You can find a bit more about me on my profile which, I believe, is open.

Anne

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all...

Eileen near San Diego

I'm starting over again and anticipate gastric bypass surgery (after my fifth! attempt due to financial constraints). To me, the most important thing is to gain control over my eating so that I do not sabotage myself if the surgery becomes a possibility. To all of you, I wish success in your goals, whether they concern weight or other personal goals.

Ann Watkins:glasses:

MFP won't let me edit my previous post, but I would like to add I am especially interested in friends who are doing some sort of intermittent fasting or HIIT

Bump. Of to do my gymming.

Hello everybody!

I'm Sue and I write on a very rainy and windy New Years Day! I'm in Shropshire, England which is a beautiful rural county, although until about 18 months ago I lived in London.
I live alone and work from home so my gym trips are not only good for me physically and mentally but are a social outlet too...

I started last year at the same weight I am now, which is about 245. My ambition had been to lose a pound a week - and I did fine for three months and then gradually re-gained. But I am much fitter and stronger and have recovered from a couple of injuries so there has been some progress.

This year I'm going to change the way I look at this journey and do it in stages. I'm going to keep working with my trainer, as eat sensibly and drink water!

Aims for January
Drink a glass of water before each meal and two extras a day. It might not be the full amount I need but I need to establish a habit.
Go to gym at least four times a week - two training sessions, a spin class and one or two aqua classes would be ideal
Get outside every day regardless of the weather
Pre plan food - for January I'll be on M&S healthy meals - I think they are the best and healthiest available in the UK. I normally cook from scratch, but the problem with that is it's too easy to cook too much and eat it....so I'm going to stay out of the kitchen for once!
Get better metrics when my trainer measures me at the end of the month - whether that's weight or fat % loss I don't mind.

Good luck everybody!

Sue

January goals:

Log every day & stay within my calories
Continue walking regularly (at least 5 times per week)
Plank every day, log time
Weights 3 times per week
Devotion every day

For those who have been planking for a while, what was your beginning time?

Happy New Year ! My goal for the holidays ( thanksgiving to New Year) was to maintain and be part of the group who ga Ed 8 - 10 pounds. For January, continue what I have been doing. Try some new exercises and add hand weighs. I have 20 more pounds to go. Also, to share with others how God had changed me during this healthy journey.

Happy New Year beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Hoping everyone has a wonderful new year! It`s exciting to start a brand new year, take from the past what worked and add to it, and leave behind the things didn`t work. It`s a new chapter of the book of our lives and we have the opportunity to write it anyway we choose:bigsmile: .

I wish you all the best of this brand new year !

Remember to drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food! It makes sense knowing what we put into our bodies!

Hugs,
DeeDee in beautiful NC:happy:

Hi, I'm Patty from Cincinnati, Ohio. I love this board and the idea of making these resolutions. I started on MFP a month or so back but fell off the wagon with the holidays and being on vacation. Today that changes.
RESOLUTIONS:
To lose 6-8 lbs a month
To strength train 2times a week
To participate in cycling and ab class 3 times a week
To act like I want to be
To not take things personally
I borrowed two of these from others, I hope you don't mind but they sure fit.
I sure look forward to working with you all. Today at noon we have a 11/2 hr "Bring in the New Year" cycling class.