WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2014

Anamika! Way to go! :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: I'm so impressed with your running. I'm wanting to start a C25K program, as soon as I can buy some good shoes. Any advice for me just starting out? I hope I'm not still too big. I'm hoping it will help me shake off more fat and tone up.

Michele, I've never seen that on the menu here at our Pizza Hut, but I will ask. Sometimes things are available but not on the menu. It sounds good.

I'm going to start back in with weight lifting this morning. Have not done that since my last heart cath. My weight went up half a pound or so since I hit my big milestone, but it's back down this morning, so I'm happy about that. I know it will bounce up a little with lifting, so I'm prepared for that, and will just work through it.

I went to Walmart yesterday and tried on some size 18 jeans. They fit nicely, but I did not like how short waisted they are. Like bikini bottoms with legs. I like mom jeans that actually come up to my waist, but they didn't have any like that. Must be an old style. So I did not buy any jeans but I did buy a big package of new underwear in a smaller size than before. And one new t-shirt. I think my problem with new shirts are the arms. I still have 4x arms. Maybe always will. I had big arms when I was younger and very thin. In the Air Force I had to alter my uniform shirts with a little placket under the arm to make the sleeve bigger. I was lifting weights then, but we know that NEVER causes big arms in women, right? (I think I must have more testosterone than other women.) Anyway, they have never been normal sized since. And now they are huge loose fatty baggy flappy bags of poo that I have to carry with me everywhere I go. I like them to be covered up with half sleeves, but can never find half sleeves. I've been known to buy long sleeves and chop them off, but long sleeves are gone in the stores now. Oh, how I want Michele Obama's arms!

Well, gotta go get hubby his breakfast. I hope you all have a great Monday!

Sylvia
(Are you sick of the jokes yet?)

Monday, Monday.

:brokenheart: My dear uncle passed away this weekend, so yesterday was a sad day for my whole family. I had a lump in my throat and a knot in my stomach which turned into a headache by afternoon. Hours spent on the phone, memories, memories. He was 91, hadn't been in very good health for the last few years, then fell and broke his hip a couple weeks ago.

Margaret, weren't those high-heeled flippers hysterical? Oh I got such a kick out of them! My cousin in Seattle sent me that photo a couple years ago when were were comparing who was getting the most rain.

Katla & Barbie, we bought the pizza from Papa Murphys the other night, the mediterranean chicken delight. It was a treat, for certain. We never go out to eat, I'm always cooking up a storm, so that was a fun night. But yes, like you said, Barbie, knowing there would be pizza meant knowing I'd eat too much of it. I've abstained from pizza for a long, long time, and I certainly don't plan to make it a regular addition to my eating. The "once in a blue moon" theory applies.

Michele, about weekend eating, I'll eventually balance it out. Right now I'm super excited about weekdays, following the new plan, watching the scale go down a little every day. I didn't do too bad this weekend, yay that!

Sylvia, I do have a recording studio upstairs, a very small one! I recorded my 2nd CD at home in my studio, and currently I'm producing a CD of 7 songs one of my students wrote. She played rhythm guitar and sang, I did backup vocals and a lot of extra guitar tracks and tambourine. It's taken a couple of years, but we're close to completion. It's a lot of work!

Yanniejannie, you tracked down my blog, aww, bless your heart. I've tried to keep up with my blog posts a couple of times a month throughout my time here on MFP, now into my 4th year. I intend to write a book someday, which reminds me I need to print out all of my blog posts and put them in a folder somewhere. I've kept handwritten journals all of my life.

I read something yesterday which I thought I'd share here. It's really the crux of the matter (for me) in regards to my weightloss at this stage of the game. She wrote:

>>>"Somebody asked about if I am on any diets? Yes - it's called EAT WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE HUNGRY WHEN YOU EAT. The only rules - EAT HEALTHY when you do eat."<<<

Warm welcomes to everyone new!

:glasses: jb in clear-sky Portland

Heather, I think today's joke of the day was for you, since you are dealing with lawyers:

A lawyer died and arrived at the pearly gates. To his dismay, there were thousands of people ahead of him in line to see St. Peter. To his surprise, St. Peter left his desk at the gate and came down the long line to where the lawyer was, and greeted him warmly. Then St. Peter and one of his assistants took the lawyer by the hands and guided him up to the front of the line, and into a comfortable chair by his desk. The lawyer said, "I don't mind all this attention, but what makes me so special?" St. Peter replied, "Well, I've added up all the hours for which you billed your clients, and by my calculation you must be about 193 years old!"

Reviewing my March goals….so far, so good Accountability…..Check.
We’ve had some pretty nice weather up here in Ontario, Canada. The last few days have been the warmest (35F) we’ve seen since I can’t even remember when. Perhaps spring really is on the way???

Sylvia, Sometimes I think the weight creeps back on when we’re asleep too and congrats on getting into those size 18 jeans!

Renny, Thanks for the warm welcome

Michelle in NC, my sons are getting very tired of me trying to explain that I’m still only 39…..

Katla, thank you for the welcome and I am enjoying the company on our healthy journeys. Have you rewarded yourself with any Bucket List ideas?

DeeDee, Congratulations on your spontaneous Snow Angel!

Have a great day everyone, be accountable to yourself!

So my goals for March;
Focus on being happier every day and nicer to be with
Logging every meal, snack, bite or swallow on MFP
Move more = treadmill for 20 minutes at least 3 times per week
Get a minimum of 8 glasses of water in Every Day
Be spontaneous and do something outside my comfort zone once per week
And finally......
Hold myself accountable by referring to these goals daily and measuring my progress.... If I missed one...get at it and get it done!

Lee in Ontario

Good morning -

Heather - don't be too hard on yourself; we each make decisions that seem good at the time and don't work out so well... just face one form at a time and before you know it , it will be done.

JB - sorry to hear about your Uncle, it sounds like family is being supportive. sending good thoughts

Anamika - Awesome job - Wow! keep up the good work

Syliva - I like the jokes! smiles are always good.

Well this round of company leaves in an hour and in 1.5 weeks the next round shows up - so I need to knuckle down and get some stuff down around here! The weather was rainy last night but is clear right now; so am hoping to get some laundry done around some embroidery work - do love the perks of a home business AND YUCK it is past time to get all my tax stuff gathered and to the tax man... this Week - I promise :laugh:

I noticed that my neck is getting longer - I have never had much of a neck, but as I brushed my teeth this morning I think it is longer - or maybe my chin is smaller and it just shows more - that is kinda cool.

Kim in N. CA

Pat: Congratulations on your 59th anniversary! You must have married very young and made it work. That takes dedication and commitment from both partners. :flowerforyou:

Joyce: We got a diesel VW Touareg. DH is a real fan of diesel engines. My car was really showing wear, so it made a whole lot more sense to replace it than to buy an RV. I don’t like change much, and am not a spender but this was a comparatively good deal on a car that is not commonplace so I went along with it. We will be making payments for a long time. Whining aside, it drives really well.:flowerforyou:

Kayzoola: I swatted a mosquito in my garage yesterday.:grumble: I was surprised to see it.:flowerforyou:

Viv: Nice to see you again!:flowerforyou:

Kim in CA: It is amazing how many dietary experts there are who are ready to give free advice at the drop of a hat. I really didn’t have problems with getting a lot of that advice, and I’m not sure why. It may be because I really only told my family at first, and many of my friends didn’t find out until I saw them months after I started. They wanted to know how I did it. I said I counted calories. If they wanted more information I told them about MFP. My rewards have mostly been smaller clothes, because I’ve needed them. We’ve done some bucket list things, but not as weight loss rewards. We’ve done bucket list items as adventures.:bigsmile:

Beth in WNY: I’ve had good luck using allrecipes.com for recipes and nutritional information, too. Even the food channel is giving nutritional information on some of their stuff. I don’t use them often enough to know how many of their recipes have nutritional information.:flowerforyou:

Heather: Good luck with your lease negotiations. I envy your session in the garden. I live in a townhouse and have some beds next to the house that I can plant in, but just a fringe. I used to have an organic garden when the kids were growing up. I loved it. There is supposedly a community garden here where you can get space, but I haven’t done it and haven’t seen where it is. Saying I’m too lazy is unfairly harsh because I’ve had my hands full with DH’s health issues. He’s doing so much better these days that I send prayers of thanks, but he still has tight limits. I’m really quite content with my fringe and buying produce at a farm store in the summertime. I do envy and admire gardens, though. JB has a lovely back yard and an amazing garden at the Portland Community Gardens that she shared pictures of a while back. :flowerforyou:

Anamika: What an athlete you’ve become! :drinker: :flowerforyou: I am impressed with your strategies to take care of yourself during the run and your successful completion of a half marathon. Congratulations! :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Sylvia: I buy women’s relaxed fit jeans from Lee. They’re comfortable and come all the way to my waist. I buy them at a local one-stop shopping place, Fred Meyers. (They’re now part of Kroger’s empire.) I know Lee jeans are also available on-line and from JC Penney’s. You will not catch me buying hip huggers or anything with decorated back pockets. :noway: :noway: Why would I want to call that much attention to my behind? Fashion? :noway: Love the story of the lawyer at the Pearly Gates.:bigsmile:

JB: I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear uncle. I’m told that in the very elderly it is sometimes the hip breaking that causes the fall. I’m happy he didn’t suffer long. :flowerforyou: It is good seeing your posts again. I’ve missed your presence here.:flowerforyou:




The repairman is here and checked on our gas fireplace issue. Everything is working just fine. I wonder why it went out repeatedly after starting last week. He can’t explain it, and neither can I. He tightened and checked all the connections, and also checked for CO2 emissions. There were none. He said we have old technology and recommends getting a new control module if it happens again.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison


March goals:

1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Move more: cardio at least 3 days a week and strength training as soon as I am able.
3. Find a way to have fun at least once every day.
4. Water: According to an article I saw on facebook, drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness for the body. I’ll work toward following these guidelines:
* 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

Marking my place.

:sad: :sad: jb , sorry for the loss of your uncle, memories are precious and get us through the dark days
Loved your flipper shoes

:flowerforyou: Pat 59 yrs. Congradulations to you and Dh

:noway: Heather I share your adversion to paper work and forms, way to intimidating! Hats off to anyone dealing with it on a daily
Basis. Good luck to you heather.

Anamika:drinker: congradulations on your half marathon, you are inspiring for sure

Rita prayers for you and your family

Welcome to all the new ladies

Juanita in sudbury

5 inches of new snow last nite looks like christmas outside no sign of spring

Hi Everyone!
As I said the other day - new to this thread - and it's a lot to try to keep up with everyone and remember everyone's names (there are the usernames, then the real names and I am bad at names in the first place! - Whew!)

I am dragging today - do not like the time change and it usually takes me a week or so to adjust and just never feel as good getting up during the time difference as when it goes back to the normal time. On top of that - am going to my niece's this week to help her out with her toddler and infant while here hubby is on travel for work. Probably again next week too. So my usual relaxing or at least low stimulus evenings and slow roll out of bed in the mornings will be traded for craziness with kids and pleading to eat another bite at the dinner table (the 4 yo) and baths, and overnight feedings and then busy=ness in the mornings tryign to not only get myself ready, but also a toddler who wants to do what he wants or cry and have a fit. I'm tired just anticipating it. All while my niece and I also go to work ourselves all day. This is her daily life, but not mine! So it may be harder for me. But at least she is very weight concious, is very thin (due to watching food intake and exercise) so I won't be overeating there! I did eat badly today for lunch due to just being exhausted and having no willpower. Oh well - tomorrow will be better, hopefully.

I keep seeing "DH" - what does that mean?

Sylvia - love the jokes - we all need a chuckle each day - keep them coming!

Anamika - good for you on the marathon the other day!!

At work so gotta go!
Later ladies!

Rose - Baltimore, MD

Goodnight everyone; sleep wel. :flowerforyou:
Cynthia

A long, carb happy day ... but if I go get on the "dreadmill" ... don't know who coined that ... but it applies ... I will be under my calorie budget.

Rita ... praying for your son and for you.

Vicki ... you absolutely did not gain 3.3 pounds of fat in one week .... extra water weight... maybe. But you can get rid of that drinking water, watching sodium, and getting back on track. Don't let the scale sabotage your efforts!

Sandy ... feel better soon!

Jb ... prayers of peace for you and your family.

My sister and I are going out for lunch tomorrow. When Mom was alive us women would go out for a birthday meal for that girl. The other two would pay. There is a real nice family owned place here in town. They started out serving just deserts and were called the Pie Pan. Then they started serving meals. They are just a good family owned good food kind of place, no alcohol, just wonderful tea and meals and huge yeast rolls. And oh the pies and carrot cake. So we went there three times a year. I was sick on my birthday and Evansville was in the middle of one of out recent winter weather events so we didn't go. Tomorrow is the 3 year anniversary of Mom dieing so it's the perfect day for us to go there. But, I'm not sure what it will do to my diet. I may just say it is a special day and to heck with it. Mom always had a piece of cocoanut meringue pie which was one o f their specialties. It just doesn't feel right not getting it!!!! Mom would be so happy I am back in a church. She was a huge prayer warrior and it was such a burden on my heart that I was breaking her heart. I have 'talked' to Mom a lot about this church and I am sure she would approve.

My husband looks all the time at new cars but I don't think he would be serious if he actually said he wanted a car right now. Both of us right now are more budget conscious what with property taxes due, car insurance, Indiana state taxes and the hospital bill not even coming in yet. I', just glad I am past the donut hole time in my Medicare D insurance and no longer have to pay over $1000 for my MS medicine.It ahs been gradually going up in price and is about $4000 a month now. Not that I approve of the Affordable care act but it has devreased the amount of money one has to pay when you are in the donut hole I used to have to pay 100% when I was in the hole. We had to make sure we budgeted for it. It's such an expensive medicine that I am in the catastrophic period of Medicare D in March and my medicines are greatly reduced. I still pay over $100/month for the MS medicine but that is quite workable especially since my other medicines are about $3/month. After we get his hospital bills we will feel a lot better and can then get our vacation paid for.

Joyce, Indiana

Hi ladies. I had a pretty good day today…it’s spring break for me but I got a lot of work done. I also got my workload for next year and no more of that extra ICU clinical with the traditional students. YAY. Contribution review was good too…”role model” LOL. I got them fooled!  I got home and walked the dog for a mile and then did the elliptical. I was so tired I almost passed out. And it was HOT outside!

DH and DD#2 got home about 6:40. It’s nice to have them home. I haven’t slept at all since they have been gone. DH doesn’t think his cousin recognized him. He’s talking a bit now and spent yesterday trying to get his pants off! I always enjoy taking my students to the rehab center and seeing the brain injured patients and their behavior and watching them get better over the weeks. So it’s nice to hear him progressing to the “naughty” phase they all go through.

Sylvia: I missed you too and everyone here! Good Bruno!

Jane: amazing how losing that hour affects you

Dr Katie: I think I remember…did you break your arm/wrist?

Teetime: welcome aboard!

Michele: zucchini apple bread sounds delish!!!!

Carol: when you find a normal week, take a picture and send it to me, will ya?

Barb: welcome aboard!

Gail: that is odd about the eating especially with the diabetic. Glad you were able to make some good choices

Sharon: hope you feel better soon

Joyce: so happy you found a church to join. We just found out our minister is leaving. Her husband (they were co-pastors) left 2 years ago. We have an associate minister, but we don’t like him nearly as much and don’t think he is ready for managing a church.

Viv: I’ve been in the same funk lately.

Nancy: glad to meet you..welcome to the group

DeeDee did you have fun bossing the boys?

Marsha we are having a rain/snow mix tomorrow and Wednesday but I agree spring is right around the corner

Anamika: congratulations on finishing the marathon!!! What a great accomplishment

Jb: so sorry to hear about your uncle and your loss. Sending you prayers and hugs

Heather: I bet you look amazing in your new top!

Kim: there’s that “tax” word again. That word does not pass my lips until sometime in the summer. Maybe one day I’ll get better. Our accountant just files an extension for us every March!

Rita: glad about your A1C. Sending prayers and good wishes for your son. I hope all works out and your stress diminished.

Katla: hope you stay warm

Mahhcm: welcome to the group

Ginryl: it is hard to keep up with all the posts..I open a word document and answer each person

Jill: stay warm and snug in the coming storm!

Vicki: I am right there with you. I just went crazy and gained 2 pounds. But we can do this…we can get back on track and get rid of it. Just keep plugging away and logging and it will happen for you.

Sandy: get better soon!

Jan: you have daffadils already???

OK girls. I am fading fast. Off to bed and hope I sleep for the first time since Friday Take care, Meg from wonderful Omaha.

Carol in NC - your description of your time at the beach made me jealous! Next time I wanna go!!!!!!

flolita - welcome. Wonderful goal! How right you are that losing weight is a whole different ballgame when you're over 50!

Speaking of babies, when Jess and I went to WalMart yesterday, she needed to get a onesie. A friend of hers is having a baby and she's going to be a godmother along with another gal. Anyway, evidentally this is going to be some sort of sign-in, kind of like a sign-in book only people will sign the onesie. You should have seen me in that baby department! "Ohhhh....ahhhh.....isn't this cute?" Actually, there was the one onesie that she got but I saw one that I thought was cuter. We got both of them and one is from me. Actually, I paid for both, but they were only $3 each so no big deal. I just don't want to push in with her friends. Besides, I'm not real, real crazy about this friend. I knew that the minute she got married, it would only be a matter of months before she got pg. She never went to college, at 18 she "wanted to have a carreer as a model" yet she wanted to stay in PA. I'm sorry, modeling careers you need to go to at least NY for, that is, IF you're really serious. She a few times told Jess she'd come to see her but never did. The one time she did I was very surprised that she had as much of a belly as she did. Models usually have flat abs. Oh well.....

Kim - you would not believe the grief I got from Vince and Jessica this weekend. She made chicken breasts and they wanted these butter noodles. I didn't care for them and wanted couscous. They wanted corn. I'm not a fan of corn (not that I won't eat it) unless its fresh corn on the cob so I had some of this California Medley (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots). "You never make this anymore (the noodles)". That's totally not true, I make it. I may not eat it, but I make it for Vince. On and on and on....I'm so sick of listening to "you never used to eat like this" What's wrong with liking vegetables? Why do I have to only like what Vince likes? I get sick and tired of that. So I can totally understand how you feel. I'm like you, unless I truly love something, I don't like to buy things at full price unless I absolutely need it. Then when I get something I have to like it, it has to be on sale, and I many times want to use a coupon.

quiltbaby - welcome! Logging is so important, as you know.

Patty - MFP phone app sometimes is quirky. I know that I've had my share of problems. Believe it or not, try saying that you forgot your password, then when they send the link to you to put in a new password, use the one you've always used. That helped me. Also, check to see if there are any updates. I had problems until I updated.

Beth - thanks. I use allrecipes a lot, just never thought of it for seeing if there are any chicken recipes that I can use. I'll try inputting "cooked chicken" and see what comes up

Anamika - I'm in awe of your running. That's something that I couldn't do. You are my hero

Sylvia - that Fit & Delicious pizza from PH IS very good. I sure hope they haven't discontinued it. You know, when I look for jeans there is usually something on them that says "low rise, sit on hips, sits on waist" something like that. If I'm going to pay full price, I only look at the ones that say "sit on waist". I very seldom can find clothes to fit me at WalMart. For one thing, they don't have a petite dept. Sometimes they will carry petite sizes for jeans, but I've never seen shirts or anything like that.

jb - my deepest condolences. I know that the weekend eating will balance out. I experienced it myself, and you will, too. Good for you this weekend!

There is an abs, hips and thighs portion of this KCM DVD (30 minute cardio) that I did. No problem with that portion of the DVD. Going to do the rest of it Wednesday. Anyway, that took 15 minutes, then I held my plank for 2 min 15 sec and then took the extremepump class. After the exercise class did a little food shopping -- just for the things that were on sale that we use. Saved $90 and spent about $70

Tomorrow I'm planning to do some HIIT on the elliptical. That's what I had planned for last Friday but I wasn't going to go out in the weather.

Washed a bedspread and now have it hanging over the railing on our deck. If it doesn't completely dry, I'll put it on our porch.

Going to play mahjongg tonight.

Lee - it was just a few years ago that I went from 29 to 39. But I'm sure I'll stay at 39 for quite a while....lol

Heather - listen to Kim. Youn are too hard on yourself. Hindsight is 20/20

Rita - prayers being sent to you. Sure hope things work out.

mahlcm - welcome. Come in often

ginryl - I'll wear white pants but ONLY if they are lined

Rose - I've been here a few years and I STILL don't know everyone's name. Don't worry about it. dh= dear (or d*** as the case may be) husband. I'm sure your niece will appreciate your help. Hope you get over your doldrums with the time change soon. Good that your niece is mindful of the food.

Vicki - I think just about everyone is commenting on how weird this weather is. Glad you made it to the play and had such a good time.

Sandy - hope you feel better fast

Sylvia - give Bruno an extra pat from me

Meg - I'm thinking about making another zucchini apple bread. But I won't tell Vince there's zucchini in it, or he won't eat it. Maybe I can make that bread into mini muffins. Interesting idea---why not????

Jessica said she got her measurements taken, I just told her to email them to me along with some pics of the costume for the lady.

Maj'd only twice tonight. Tomorrow night is rummikub. The gal who is hosting it told me that she's planning to have spaghetti. To me, spaghetti is somewhat bland. I'm going to bring a salad and dressing. The last time she put her own dressing on the salad. I'm going to let people put their own on. I probably will wind up having none at all. I'm sure one other gal will bring veges since she is eating gluten free and she's lactose intolerant. So I may take just a tiny bit of the spaghetti but fill up on the veggies. Don't know what she's going to have for dessert, I'll probably just have a little of it.

Michele in NC

Sylvia we used to have a sheltie, name was Buddy. Oh how he hated his bath. Our youngest daughter could get him to do anything. When he needed medicine, broke his leg or needed anything medical, Michelle was the only one he would let take care of him. Anyway, when it came time for a bath he would 'hide'. But his idea of hiding was just biding his face. If he could hide it in a pillow, under Charlies arm, under a couch or anywhere he thought he was safe. But Michelle would persist and he would slowly walk down that long, long hall (actually very short) to the bathroo. He would stand there and just whine so but eventually he knew Michelle would win, he had no choice about it, and he would crawl in and let her bathe him. After he got in there he loved it. He especially loved the hair dryer when she was done. But when he was done with the hair dryer there was no getting him to cooperate anymore. I loved to brush him outside. I could brush and brush him in the sunshine to help get him dry. A sheltie has so many layers of hair I could never finish. When she left for college we got smart and took him to Pet Smart and payed them to do it. They loved him. It was them that discovered his tumors on his belly and they would make sure and let us know how much they had grown since you couldn't feel them except when he was wet. They called one day and said that they were really big. Even the vet was surprised at how quickly they had grown. It wasn't long after that that we had to put him down. I love all the pet stories here. We are a great bunch of ladies when it comes to our furry family members.

Joyce, Indiana