WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014

Good Morning Everyone! Hope everyone is making it through this deep freeze that much of us are dealing with. Later on this morning I will bundle up and hit the gym. I started Planet Fitness after Christmas to myself and am slowly building up on the Arch Trainer. I'm so out of shape that I do good to do 7 minutes on it. I start out doing 10 minutes on the recumbent bike, do the 30 minute workout, back to the bike for another 10 mi utes and then the arch trainer. The fitness guy I met with wants me to work up to 15 minutes. I had full knee replacement in August and know that I've got to exercise to get the mobility back in that knee, but man, it is hard! I've tried to loose weight so many times using WW but I know I have to make life changing habits to get in better health.

Hi, I'm Debbie. Just coming back after losing my husband in November. Hope it helps get mind on something positive. I'm so sad.

Hi Debbie, welcome! I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my husband in November, too...ten years ago. Give yourself time. It'll be a roller coaster for some time. Just assume that everything you're feeling is normal. And be nice to yourself. :flowerforyou:

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Welcome to all the new ladies:flowerforyou: !

Debbie So sorry to hear about your husband:brokenheart::sad: ! My husband passed away too, it will be 16 years in 7 days. Let yourself have time to grieve, it does get better with time. I still think of him all the time but the pain is not nearly as heavy as it once was. This is a wonderful group of women we will support you!!! Don`t be hard on yourself:flowerforyou: !!!

Amanda So good to see your post!!! Oh dear, time for the gallbladder to be out , you`ve really been through at lot lately:flowerforyou: ! Looking forward to seeing pics of the new granddaughter when she arrives , I know you`re excited:bigsmile: ! Have fun with the grandtwins , I can`t believe they are 3 already...where does the time go? Hope your knees feel better soon!

Michele It is COLD!!! Smart move getting the water below the tiles!

Margaret Thanks for the tips on cold weather!

Cindy Congrats on the fantastic news !!!

Cynthia Sorry to hear about you hubby too:brokenheart: ! You`re absolutely right about life being a roller coaster for awhile!

Tina in FL Brrr...stay warm my friend, that`s really cold for your area!!!

It is 6 degrees outside this morning, with a wind chill of -3:noway: , we had a record low, high temp today only around 22, very cold for this southern girl:frown: .

No more time for me this morning:grumble: . Have a great day ladies! Drink your water :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!

Hugs,
DeeDee in frozen NC

Hi everyone!
Cindy, many congrats on soon to be a granny! Best thing in the world!
Amanda, hope all goes really smoothly - it truly is a miracle!

No time to say much as I've got to go to the dentist.
For the lady who recently lost her husband - a big, big hug. So hard. I just think, feel what you want to feel - anger, sadness, hysteria, misery, even joy now and again. As Deedee said, only time can heal. We are here for anything you want to say.

Must get a bite of lunch down me before I brush my teeth.
Love Heather in showery Hampshire UK

Good Frosty Morning Ladies;
I have to say tho our temps have gone up here...I am making our meal for the week and it is toasty in here( (sweat dropping down)...never got down yesterday to get my exercise I wasn't feeling all that well..still a little disturbed in my tummy....smells will make me nauseous..even food cooking sometimes....but it has been a grab whatever food each meal for awhile..got to have something in the *Canadian Food Guide* to get our good fats and such....There are quite a few newbies..Welcome All!!!
I see quite a few have lost some lbs..good for you!!!! :happy: *** Debbie I am so sorry about your hubby..I lost my sister last summer ...still think of her.. especially her beautiful smile....cherish the memories!
My DH mom has an appointment here in Halifax today so he had to drive there about an hour and bit more to pick her up and bring her down here then take her back and she will probably want to shop some..she is 87 but quite spry....He will be tuckered out for sure..especially he helped our DD move some things into her new apartment..up 5 sets of 6 stairs each :sad: .....so glad she is getting movers for the rest of it......
Time for me to get some housework done...is it ever done??? :grumble: Everybody have a great and gentle day!!

Liz fr Halifax, NS

Meg: It sounds like you are in a situation that could be stressful with your writing deadline and your dad’s health problems both taking your time and energy now. Sending virtual hugs and a reminder that you have to take care of yourself first during difficult times if you have hopes of helping others.:flowerforyou:

Molly in WV: I found the same water information and am following the recommendations to the best of my ability. It is helping me to feel better. I love your "laugh and be forgiving" goal.:flowerforyou:

Linda in N ON: I’m keeping your little fur babies in my thoughts. I hope all turns out well. :flowerforyou:

Joyce: My mom wanted a call from me at the end of a travel day, too. Guess what I ask of my kids? Except that now I’m more likely to get a text than a call. A text is okay with me, because I know they made it home safely.:flowerforyou:

Rose in DE: Congratulations on the loss!:flowerforyou:

Vicki GI NE: Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your 28th grandchild. Wow!:flowerforyou:

Michele in NC: I am a big Star Trek fan. I like the original series and the new “prequel” movies. I never really liked the Next Generation TV series. It lacked the idealism I loved so much in the original.:flowerforyou:

Joyce: We had a homemade gift tradition with our kids. When they were young I helped them make chocolate covered nuts to give as gifts to their grandparents. Later on they continued to make gifts. One year our son gave us jars of home made mustard he made using beer. I liked the dark beer version best on sausage, and the light beer version best with milder flavored meats. DGD is still too young to start making gifts, but in a year or two she’ll be ready for it.:flowerforyou:

Anne from Vancouver BC area: I’m glad the coach showed up. I hope he earns your trust from now on.

Debbie: I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you will post often. This is a wonderful and encouraging group of women.:flowerforyou:

Lee: There are two main food strategies for people here on MFP. Barbie is an abstainer and DH & I are moderators. Between our separate health problems we have to eliminate a lot of things we used to enjoy. We’ve learned to ruthlessly measure or weigh food and count calories for those foods that are still possible. It is working for us and we aren’t feeling deprived. You will have to decide what works best for you.:flowerforyou:

Cindy: Congratulations on your upcoming grandchild.:flowerforyou:

Amanda: It is lovely to hear from you. I’ve had my gallbladder removed and am delighted to be without it. The pain from my gallstone was horrible. I only had one, but it was a doozey. I hope your surgery is as positive for your health as mine was for me. Congratulations to you and your daughter on the pregnancy. I hope all goes easily for her and you get plenty of chances to spend time with the baby. My only DGD lives over a thousand miles away so we don’t get to see her nearly often enough. :flowerforyou:

AliceG: Is the KY Kentucky? Welcome to a great group. This is a wonderful place to learn new eating habits you can live with forever.:flowerforyou:

DeeDee: Stay warm. We had single digit weather for a few days in November. As we came out of the extreme cold snap I slipped on black ice and hurt myself. Be careful outside.:flowerforyou:

Liz: Great to hear from you. :flowerforyou:


Back to yoga today! Color me happy. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I also have a lunch date today with two friends I haven’t seen in a long time. I see one of these women a few times a year but haven’t seen the other in at least 15 years. We all worked together WAAAAY "back when." I’m excited to see them both.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Love yourself—accept yourself—forgive yourself—and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.” Leo F. Buscaglia

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

Love your plan Barbie
I plan on doing a lot of the same things minus the aniaml walking ( I don't have any).

Also eating more vegetables and finding more inventive recipes
Listening to body when it comes to sleep and degree of fullness.
Quitting the clean plate club.

Happy New year from Deb in cold Albuquerque, NM

Weight lost 90 lbs !!!


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Good morning from a cold but gloriously sunshiny, blue skied North Carolina. I am fairly new to MFP and am so glad to find you gals! Reading your posts this morning is boosting my motivation to take the proverbial bull by the horns. I have lost weight in the past due to stress, anger, loneliness and or grief, but have not experienced long term success based on deciding to do something just for me. I am ready to do that. Take care of me in a way that only I can. With generous positive woman like you on MFP, I am feeling very confident that I can take better care of myself and achieve my health and fitness goals. Yay us!

My stats for those interested:
Single in a committed relationship
2 dogs
2 cats
love to garden and travel
exercise of choice is walking
52 years young
5' 4" tall
179lbs this morning

My goals for the next 3 months:
Log my food everyday
Use water to my advantage
Exercise 30-45 minutes 5x a week
Utilize MFP to track and find support to help me stay in a positive frame of mind and on track
Re visit my goals and adjust at the end of 3 months

Debbie, I too am very sorry for your loss. Most of us can only imagine what you are going through. Please stick with us and let us know how you are doing. Hugs.

Sylvia

Hi, I just joined MFP...how do I sign in to your message board? Oh and by the way CONGRATULATIONS!!!

ok, WOW, I can't keep up with all the posts and still have time to post myself. I have read all your posts but only have time to reply to a few.

Michelle - I drink a ton of water in the pool, I take a large bottle of water and leave it on the side of the pool and stop often to drink some during the aquafit class

Debbie - I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband....be kind to yourself

Barbie - I too am an "abstainer", I don't do moderation on certain foods. I too don't have them in my house. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

My Christmas tree & stuff get put away on Dec 26th. Nothing goes up until after DD's birthday on Dec 4th which is fine with me. 2 weeks is enough of Christmas, it's about all I can handle.
I'm at work but had to have a "chat" with my car this morning to get it to start. It moaned and groaned a bit before starting. I explained that I didn't want to work either but it had to be done :laugh:
This morning it was -26 C with the windchill of -40 C. yup that's downright cold. It's sunny and looks nice from my office but I have no desire to go out in it. I am not going to the Y in this frigid weather, I can not imagine being out more then I have to. I guess I'll be finding some workout stuff to do at home instead. Maybe the wii fit.
I've started drinking lemon water again but only in the evenings. I have a diffuser jug so I just put the lemons in that and let it steep all day. I drink plan water all day at work.
Gotta get back to work. You are all in my thoughts & prayers.

Sandy from brrrrrrr ON

Hello ladies:drinker:
Laurelfisher:flowerforyou: congrats 6 lbs down
Vicki:drinker: have a safe trip! Hope its comfortable
Margareturk:laugh: I liked your mother’s friend Hester. Imagine,she is bringing smiles to us too!
Heather:drinker: congrats! Take care of yourself buddy , got to plan the birthday trip to New York
Sylvia:flowerforyou: how was the painting party? Great to know u r venturing out!
Michelle sounds like a great pasta n chicken salad !
Virginialee78:bigsmile: reading about all the great ladies here and how hard they work had humbled me. I remember them and it has helped me to change my mindset quite a bit. I also ate the wrong foods last night and….. frankly just hogged. But I felt I had enough exercise to compensate, but my scales told me that I was overconfident. Up 1 kg today. Yikes! Previously I would have had a pity party, but today I am taking responsibility, upping water intake and fruits. Should have exercised more too, but well….

Grandmallie :flowerforyou: so sorry about your brother
Cindy congrats to you and the parents to be
Tina nice to see you back:bigsmile:
DeeDee you are such a beautiful lady
Amanda great to see you back! Congrats on the miracle baby, you r such a fighter, inspirational:drinker:
Kevrit love the smart goals:flowerforyou:
Katla thanks for the warning about the knees. All others who shared their kind words about my pain in the knees.... Thank you
I have bought myself a pair of Knee guards and am using them :bigsmile:
I know I have missed out quite a few, best wishes to all
Anamika from Mumbai

Good afternoon this place

Katla
It's good to teach our children and grandkids that Christmas don't come from the store.
We made our grandkids gifts well the big ones anyhow. Hubby made a backhoe for the 5 year old
Make a bunk bed set for the five year old dolls and I made the mattress and sheets and quilt pillows and cases.
And her song at her Christmas concert was Christmas don't come from a store it was French I'm going to look for it on u tube.

Rita
That's a lot of steps if your a beginner. I can't wait to see what the doctor will do for me and my breathing. I can't do much right now. Hope they can fix the problem.

Joyce
Glad you fell refreshed is that the same as rejuvenate or feeling young again.
Hope it happens to me real soon.

Sandy
I hear you on two weeks of Christmas is plenty. I see some put the Christmas decorations up right after Halloween. I'd be so fed up probably wouldn't be a tree left for Christmas.

Anamika
You said it but well... Up and at it today.

Well for myself I'm eating lots of chicken wings not to bad for calories but real good in the carb count. I decided I'm going to treat carbs as if I'm allergic to them. the lower the carbs the better my B/S readings.
I called the vet about my pooches and they are doing fine. As good as can be expected they were suppose to call me after they tried them on food today. But nothing yet. But he explained to us yesterday no news is good news so we will go with that.

there's a reason why a serving of cashews is only 1/4 cup after that you've had enough. I put 1/2 cup because I couldn't find my 1/4 cup. And I couldn't eat them all was cashewed out. Ok it's not word I found it in my dictionary ok.

So I'm happy my buds will be ok. So no need for the feed bag.

See you all lighter
Linda It's me in Northern Ontario.

Got to the gym this morning and found my iPod was totally dead. Well...lesson learned. If I'm planning to do any workout that involves my iPod, the night before be sure that it's charged. Another lesson I lerned is not to wear earrings when working out (unless I'm working out at home). I had this one pair from Madrid and lost one of them.

So I did what I THINK the routine was, did 1 min on the treadmill at 4mph, 40 sec at 4.5mph, then 20 sec at 5mph for an hour. Tomorrow I'm planning to do a Bosu Total Body Workout DVD. then we have the Newcomer general meeting, then senior bowling from 1-4 (about), come home and grab some dinner, back to the bowling alley for Newcomer bowling.

I'm constantly amazed that these people who do the DVD's don't have to drink water. Whenever I do one, I usually finish at least 24oz.

Wish there was a piece of equipment that would ACCURATELY tell me how many calories I burned. Like today, the machine was telling me how many calories I burned, but it was going on the assumption that you were walking on the treadmill at a constant pace. Well, I wasn't. I'm sure I burned more calories when I was running than when I was recovering. So the number on the machine is, to me, bogus

Joyce - thanks for sharing about your ornaments. How lovely! Ever since Vince and I got married, each year I've bought an ornament with the year on it. It's interesting...you can see how in the early years I got the less expensive dated ornaments, but now I've been able to buy more expensive ones.

Cindy - hugh, hugh congrats!!!!

Amanda - please explain more of the "head hunger" to me, I may have missed when you first explained it. Feel better fast! Who needs a gall bladder anyway? It's just extra weight....lol No, really, I know that it's necessary. Good luck to you on the operation. Congrats on being a grandma. You must have told us about it while I was in Europe. I can totally understand you wanting to be with her. I can't believe the grandtwins are ALREADY three. Have I been on MFP that long? I remember when they were born (am I old or what?)

Kay - exercise is a great healer. Just think -- if you didn't exercise the osteopenia might have turned into osteoporosis.

pds - my deepest sympathies to you

Anne - I sure hope your fitness coach wasn't just saying that it wouldn't happen again, but makes sure that it doesn't. I'll be interested to see what happens in the future

I need to ice that chocolate fudge cake for Vince. Now would probably be a really good time to do it since I've just had a bran muffin and a fair amount of water, which means that I'm pretty full

katla - so glad you can get back to yoga. I know how much you love it

missjenniemay - ANOTHER NCer! Welcome! Whereabouts in NC are you?

Carol in NC - I was a bit stiff this morning, too. After exercise, I was going thru some coupons, dropped some, and seemed to be having trouble picking them up

piamaria - welcome

margaret - belly dancing is a great core exercise. I just hope I'm doing it right

Linda - I like making Christmas gifts. I usually do it all year long, do some sort of craft. It means so much more when it's something handmade. I don't think I'd ever start putting up Christmas decorations at least until after Thanksgiving. Well, your Thanksgiving is in early October. Oh, how I wish ours was, too! Glad to hear the dogs are doing well

Well, going to Mexican Train dominoes tonight. I'm going to be careful about what I have there. I did make Vince a chocolate fudge cake but I'll take some of these cheese crackins with me.

Michele in NC

Just got back from my Womens Institute meeting. We had a woman speaker from a radio programme talking about Grow Your Own Veg. She didn't say anything I didn't know, but I am encouraged to grow some baby tomatoes this year in a pot. My yoga friend was with me and it was nice to put a skirt on and look a bit smart. Next month it is crochet and lace making.
Last night I accomplished one of my Jan goals - try a new recipe. It was Lemon Spicy King Prawns. Very yummy. Basically a wok made curried prawn, but with extra lemon grass and a bit of lemon zest. Yum! I had it with spinach and shiritaki noodles.
My DDIL'S books have arrived. They look very pretty in their different colours. I have started reading, This Book Will Make You Happy. Here's hoping!:laugh: :laugh: :drinker:

Still a bit coldy, more sinus. Knee improving.

Love to all, Heather UK