WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014

Happy Wednesday, everyone! My second night on this thread, and I think I'm going to be very happy with this group.

Pat from Ohio: When I saw the word "Meijer" in your post I had a pang of homesickness. I spent the first 49 years of my life in Michigan, and I was a true Meijer supporter. My kids even had their first jobs there. Now I live in the Philly suburbs, and they haven't even heard of Meijer.

GrandMallie: Hang in there. I have the exact same problems. You are not alone. I go over my calorie count at least 2-3 times a week, but as long as I know I've done it eating healthy foods, I know I'm still on the right track. Whatever we do, we cannot start beating up on ourselves. That will be sure to derail our plans, because it will put us in a negative mindset and we will lose our belief in ourselves. (I'm saying 'we' because I do this all the time and I'm trying to preach to myself, too)

GG: Welcome from one newbie to another. Great to see my home state represented. I have a very good friend who lives in Port Huron.

June Goals-
Do the Leslie Sansone Walk at Home Program 4x/week (2 weeks @ 1 mile and 2 weeks @ 2 mile) Week 1: 3x
Do the 2.5 mile path at the walking park across the street 2x/week Week 1: 1x
Try one new healthy recipe/week Week 1: Turkey Meatloaf--yummy!
Finish landscaping front of house Week 1: laid out the edging but ground is too hard to pound it in
Choose a swim suit Week 1: decided to wait another week or two before attempting this
Kitchen (room of the month) super scrub Week 1: Emptied, cleaned, sorted all food cupboards and fridge

This is a great board, how do I join it??

Maryann (maryinnc):happy:

Barbie,
22,000 steps is remarkable. Congrats. I get excited when I hit over 10,000 steps.
Margaret

Good evening , ladies! What a busy board this is...but wonderful...the sharing of the successes and the hardships.

JB- my heart and prayers are with you and Mariah and her family, one day, one step at a time...love the paper doll idea...

I have not been faithful to the exercising goal...have not been sleeping well...sleep for 3-4 hours, awake for 2-3 hours and then "nap" until the alarm goes off...I am sure it is part of menopause...does this EVER stop??? Exercising would probably help too...just have to drag my butt out of bed..

Not much else is new in my world...I kind of like uneventful and quiet..

Hugs and prayers for the struggles and high fives for the achievements in our journey:flowerforyou:


Jen in NY where we had beautiful blue skies today

Hi Just joined yesterday..Thanks for being there...I hope this thing really works..Looks like it does..I dropped .600 in m y first day Jacintafit
:laugh:

Worked in the garden on and off for 4-5 hours today. I would work for about and hour then took a long break.Still tired at the end of the day. Finally beautiful weather here.

Thinking of all of you and wishing you the best.

MN Margaret I see we have another Margaret now love it.

Did 50 min of yoga today (got to the class late, I have the hardest time making this class on time) then an hour of deep water. Planning to do Jillian Michael Hard Body DVD tomorrow.

Today was one of those days. Exercised, came home and made cornbread muffins for rummikub Tuesday (put them in the freezer), went to senior bowling. Fortunately, there were 3 on my team, 3 on the team we were playing, 4 on the team Vince was playing, but only 2 on his team. So we got home fairly early. Went in the pool, then had dinner, then went to this ceramics place. So many people have been telling me about it. I really would like to make some ceramics for the pool area.

Came home from the Y today and they are clearing one of the lots beyond our house. Well, there are three lots and I don't think the lot next to us will get developed since there's a VERY steep dropoff, which would have to be filled in (read: expensive) and then the ground will have to settle

jb - I can't get over how much Mariah has and will be going thru. My prayers are with her. Thanks for keeping us updated.

kim - when I freeze my bananas, first I peel them.

Sandy - welcome! What are jamberry wraps? Never heard of them. Great how you've always come back to exercising, that's the way to do it. You sure have a lot on your plate but you always persevere, which is great

Cynthia - thanks for sharing the twitter post. Put a smile on my face.

Allison - listen to moondogz. She's on the mark

Carol in NC - time spent with good friends is always the best

Tere - thanks for telling us about your son. All that fluid! I'm assuming he's taking a diuretic. Welcome back!

katla - have you ever played Chicken Foot Dominoes?

Gigi and possummama- welcome!

Ordered an attachment for my mixer since I've worn out the one I had. But in order to get the free shipping (cry everyone) I just had to order two DVD's. Isn't that a crying shame?

Sue in SD - what a neat idea to have those dolls and take the pictures! Whenever it's late, I usually crave carbs (like cookies, breads)

anamika - congrats on the new school!

Vicki - how great that you can get a swimsuit that you like, not what's available. What a great feeling, huh?

Sylvia - your neighbor may have a bigger garden, but I bet it isn't as great as yours

Meg - incline intervals are where I went for 3 minutes at 3% incline, then 3 minutes at 6%, then 3 min at 9%, then 3 min at 12%, then 3 min at 3% etc all at 4mph.

yanniejannie - this may sound weird, but I really enjoyed the veggie tray. Vince said something about how next month at Mexican Train they are going to grill hot dogs (yuk), not sure what's going to be happening. If so, I'm thinking everyone is supposed to bring a side. It would probably be a bad idea for me to bring a veggie tray again, but I would love it. I bet the others wouldn't, tho

Kim - I know what you mean about new clothes being so expensive. I only buy it at full price if I absolutely love it, it fits well. Otherwise, I wait until it goes on sale. I always bought my bathingsuits at the end of the season. However, the last one I bought was a chlorine-resistant one. Not on the cheap side but I know it'll hold up. I remember one time one of our cats farted and couldn't figure out where the smell was coming from! I don't log my exercise and know deep down inside that it will cover things like spoon liking, which I did when I made those cornbread muffins

Janette - "hi there"

Maryann - you joined this board by posting! Be sure to come back often

Joyce - how nice of you to walk with that lady! There's a special place in heaven for people like you

jacintafit - welcome! Yes, this really does work

Robin - so glad Bodi is improving. You must be so relieved.

Michele in NC

Hi all
just a quick check in as I had to log dinner...

Vicki K – glad to see you again, for me making this a habit has really helped.

Janette from CA –welcome, I am from CA to where are you? I am in Northern CA, in Dublin

Maryann – welcome, just start posting, you’ve done that, you are in.

Joyce - it is JB’s niece with cancer. What a great thing you did for that older lady!

Barbie – thanks for the book recommendation – I’ll have to get it and read it to Levi! :happy:

Bodi – Keep up the good work on getting better – Levi says woof woof

Michele – I am crying for you having to order 2 new DVDs -LOL:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Well, I have a baccalaureate to go to tomorrow evening and graduation on Saturday for my niece - and parties both times... lots of food and the idea of something healthy in this family is ambrosia salad the one with canned fruit and marshmallows I offered to bring something and got asked not to as my stuff is too fancy.. oh well, will pack a cooler with snacks and eat in my car. :noway:

have a great evening!
Kim in N. California

Thank you for the "welcomes"! I have really enjoyed reading your posts. it's nice to "meet" you all! I will figure out how to post my goals tomorrow.
Peace and love ????

It's evening and later that is my culprit also. Carbohydrates is my nemesis. If there is a box of cereal in the house is it fair game for me. My husband loves Life, Corn flakes, Wheaties, I eat them all dry. They don't need anything except my fingers!!! He always has Shredded wheat here to but I don't eat that dry. I do love it though with banana and milk. I have been known to fix me a couple of servings of instant mashed potatoes or oatmeal at night just because I know it's there. I swear I need a lock on my pantry. And I know that is probably why my weight doesn't budge for weeks.

Husband just got back form his karaoke. Apparently with the storms everyone was afraid to go out. But nothing keeps 'The over the hill gang' at home. Those three will go out in anything. They went one place and sang 5 songs apiece and their trio songs to the bartender and two ladies that were there. So I guess they got a good practice. I tell him to use these nights where there is no one out to work up some new songs he has been wanting to try. But he stays with his tried and true songs he has perfected. Men never listen!!!

Joyce, Indiana

Hi Momsamodel,

I don't live on a farm, just rural area. But across from me there is a dairy farm and a couple of horse farms, next to me there is another farm. My closest neighbors are behind us and we share a common driveway entrance with one of them. It is a beautiful area and the people are so friendly.

Yes, my furry son is a bit hyper, he is a black lab/pit bull mix and has a lot of energy. My husband says that he is a Mama's boy because he likes to be around me all the time. He is very smart as soon as he sees me grab my iPod he knows we are going for our walk, or if I say to him "you ready" he knows what I mean and gets all excited. He is a good boy and just loves people and to have people's attention. He is a sweetie.

Yes, I need to work on changing my diet. I notice that when I eat a lot of fruit and veggies I feel better than when I eat more carbs and sugars.

Wish your son nothing but the best. I can related and certainly understand what he is living with.

Hi Barbiecat,.

Thanks. You know I went through so much before I was actually diagnosed with fibro, that by the time I got my diagnosis it was a relief. I even had an emergency room doctor tell me the I needed pyschiatric help because it was all in my head.

Shortly after that I found a wonderful dr., when I lived in Ohio, that said to me that if I stuck with him he would help me find out what was wrong. And we did.

When I moved to VA I was afraid that I wouldn't find a doctor like the one I had in Ohio, but Thank God that I did. God is so good.

Initially, I was a bit overwhelmed and felt that I just couldn't do anything anymore. But then I realized that I have a syndrome that is not easy to live with, but it is not fatal or life threatening. I started reading up on and doing internet research and realized that I could live a more than just normal life and that I could still enjoy my life, despite the fibro.

I went through a tough period because when you feel good you think you can do anything and everything and that you can just keep pushing to do stuff. But I learned the hard way to listen to my body. The first thing I focused on was learning the warning signs of when a flare up was coming. Then it was listening to my body's cues warning me that I was pushing myself to hard.

It is hard to do and it takes time, but I am glad that I took the time.

It is important for your friend to find a doctor that will encourage her and give her suggestions and ideas on what she can do to improve her health.

It's not easy and I do have limitations, but I do what I can, when I can and how I can. I haven't given up and I won't give in.

I do know that some people are affected more than others and that some people just give up and think it is better to just not move in order to not feel pain. I have realized that the less I move, the less active I am the worse the pain can be.

I hope that your friend can get some help, encouragement and support.

My sleep schedule seems to have changed since I've gotten older. I go to sleep about 10:30 or 11PM and get up a 4:30. I'm not tired or anything. I just wonder if I'm supposed to be sleeping longer. I'm 67 and have read that older people don't need as much sleep as younger people. Don't know if that's true

Thank you. megblair1 and yanniejannie, for mentioning me in your posts. it's nice to feel connected and not think I am posting in a vacuum.

I just applied for my EIN in preparation for becoming a certified group health instructor. Most GFIs work part time because you can only teach so much exercise in a day. It seems like the perfect third age career for me. I've finished Chapter 2 of the Exercise Science Manual. Today I'm on to Kinesthiology.

In my study of Zumba, I've started taking basic Salsa dance instruction. I don't think it's absolutely necessary, but it's fun and I'm not going overboard.

I drank 10 glasses of water yesterday!

Have a good day everyone.

morning ladies~
raining here today..no exercise yet. but will do something.. my DFIL sister's and niece will be up for a visit today and I will be there too, so that will be a nice visit, also have to get my drivers license renewed. hit friehofers outlet and get DH snacks for work...
have laundry in the dryer and took Homer to the groomers,

Hi All, I have missed everyone. I haven't been on this new thread. I'm at work and can't catch up now but wanted to bump and save my spot.
Have a wonderful day.
Patty, Cincinnati OH