WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    well Homer made it through surgery. got his teeth cleaned, what he has left.. they pulled 10 :noway: he has no top teeth left poor guy...
    asked the tech how he will eat, and she said oh they eat dont you worry....
    well I got the lawn mowed too. now off to make dinner and his lunch...
  • djking2
    djking2 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi. I am new to this part of MFP. I am looking for encouragement to stick with it. This seems like a topic that is perfect for that. I like the quote I read about giving up what I want permanently for a temporary fix.

    DJK from West Virginia
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Whew! Just read through several pages ...

    Came completely off the rails yesterday with my eating ... a bona fide binge of epic proportions! Ridiculous ... :grumble:

    Weather was crazy in NY Tuesday... I was to travel into central NY (not the area where the tornadoes landed), but my husband asked me to stay home... he had "bad feelings" about my driving through thunder storms ... so sad ... NY is poorly prepared for weather of that nature. Now snow ... that's a different story!

    Carol ... we have an "abuse" policy in our church as well ... required to receive insurance. Our changing tables are able to be viewed by anyone who wants to observe what's going on. Windows in all doors ... mirrors strategically placed. Never, never one child to one adult! Your reaction is valid ... but keeping calm and working through it with the uninformed will see to it that no child is harmed. I wouldn't quit squawking on this one!

    Heather ... when you say summer pudding ... is this what I would consider jelly or jam? I used to have property with gooseberries, red and black currants and would make various jellies! Miss that. Now I just have grapes ... which are promising to yield a bumper crop!

    Sylvia ... glad you're feeling a little better.

    Alison ... hope the hip heals quickly!

    Hope those with vacations have a restful time and to those with family and personal situations ... I'm praying.

    Beth in WNY
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    Haven't caught up,but wanted to share this before I forget/lose it.

    There was a post on MFP from someone who had lost 100 pds,with 50 more to go,but the wt loss stopped
    due to wk end parties & with lots of eating /drinking.Long story short,felt like a diet keeps you from enjoying
    all that.
    This is one of the replys,full of common sense. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Pat in Ohio

    "So here's my take on this. I have lost a little over 100 pounds in 2 years. I have somewhere around 35 - 40 pounds to go. I have no idea what my goal weight needs to be and it's really not my focus. I will know when I am where I want to be.

    So the biggest battle for me over the last 2 years was dealing with my issues with food. The losing and exercise part is all math and hard work. The food...well, that's an entirely different duck. So this is about changing your mindset. You will never be able to eat the way you did in the past. Ever. Never. Ever.

    Have you faced that yet? There is no end zone. There is no finish line. When you have been significantly overweight, you have to be conscious of your food and exercise balance forever. You have to make changes and then stick to them all week. The weekends still have to be within your calories. Otherwise you will wipe out your hard work from all week. Then you end at the starting point week after week.

    Change your mindset. Start working on self control. Be mindful of your food all week long. Work on keeping your portions controlled. Have treats, just work them into your daily calories. Realize that even if everyone around you is pigging out - those days are over for you.

    But, the upside of all this? You get your health back. You get your life back. You control things - they don't take you over anymore. It's hard. But, you can be one of the ones that are successful. Best of luck".
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,716 Member
    Beth - Summer Pudding is a mix of berries poached in a sugar syrup and they are spooned into a pudding basin which has been lined with white bread. Then a lid of white bread. You leave the fruit to seep through the bread and chill it overnight, or longer, in the fridge. It turns out like a pudding (I use cling film to line the basin to make that easier) and you pour excess juice you have saved over the top. Serve with double cream. For those of us in the UK it is the essence of summer.:bigsmile: :drinker:
  • djking2
    djking2 Posts: 3 Member
    Inspiring!
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Heather ... yum!

    Patceoh ... while I wasn't the one with the parties ... your advice is spot on for me! Thank you!

    Beth
  • yoyonomore55
    yoyonomore55 Posts: 350 Member
    The families that have been affected by the tornado are struggling. The community is working together to help them in any way possible. Very tragic. The deceased include a mom and her infant. Very strange weather for our area. Last year there was a horrible flood. Many of those displaced by the flooding have still not gotten answers concerning their homes. One of my friends is still living with her husband and 4 daughters in an apartment while also paying their mortgage.

    I made home-made yogurt yesterday and just tried it with strawberries and Kashi Crunch. Yum!! I will never buy yogurt again!

    Deb A in CNY
  • nccarolb
    nccarolb Posts: 858 Member
    A quick hi! I took the day off to work in the house. I need another couple of days to focus to get it finished. I am soooooo tired! I've spent the day moving stuff, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning walls and cabinet and refrigerator and freezer fronts, sweeping, dusting, down on my hands and knees cleaning floors near furniture and cabinets, and tidying as I went. I've earned massive exercise calories but have eaten them all back so far (including the dinner that I haven't eaten yet). Hopefully, by the time I reach my 11,000 steps, I will have a few left over. I still have a couple of projects that I want to finish before bedtime. In the meantime, I need to go shower and get ready for a Finance Team meeting at church tonight. I'm so tired that I'm kind of afraid I will fall asleep while bathing. :laugh: :yawn: :yawn: :laugh:

    I hope to check back in later. Have a great evening!
  • lcarrollccc1
    lcarrollccc1 Posts: 5 Member
    How the heck does one lose weight when going through menopause?!! It seems that I can eat 1,200 calories and still not lose--that's with exercise every day! I am so frustrated and ready to scream. I need to lose a good 30 pounds but I can't seem to do it. I end up eating the wrong things when I see the scale not budging and this goes into a vicious cycle. Anyone else experience this and break through the stall? I'm only 51--how can it be this difficult to lose weight?!!
  • gmom316
    gmom316 Posts: 244
    How the heck does one lose weight when going through menopause?!! It seems that I can eat 1,200 calories and still not lose--that's with exercise every day! I am so frustrated and ready to scream. I need to lose a good 30 pounds but I can't seem to do it. I end up eating the wrong things when I see the scale not budging and this goes into a vicious cycle. Anyone else experience this and break through the stall? I'm only 51--how can it be this difficult to lose weight?!!

    I have tried EVERYTHING for almost 4 years since my hysterectomy with NO RESULTS. I just started on one of the Biggest Loser eating plans a couple of weeks ago and it APPEARS that I might just be losing.

    I'll be doing the happy dance here Monday or crying into a bowl of Skinny Pop. Gee have I mentioned how much I miss my Skinny Pop over the past two weeks lately??????:smokin: :smokin: :smokin:

    xo- Gloria in Metro Detroit
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    Happy thurs.
    Mammogram done.
    Getting nervous about this townhouse ,they have another applicant.Still no word on current landlady.
    The house here was suppose to have a sherrif sale today,still no word from the bank.
    Hugs
    jane
  • Cheryl_Ann62
    Cheryl_Ann62 Posts: 21 Member
    Well my day has been great so far..well i did eat a piece of cheese that just jumped into my mouth when I was making pineapple salad for my husband but i guess I will just walk just a little more tonight!
    I almost have all my water in too. Hoping I make that goal today!
    I believe Shrimp and salad is for supper tonight!
  • Cheryl_Ann62
    Cheryl_Ann62 Posts: 21 Member
    I know that menopause has been a struggle for me as well. I know that if I dont keep active in some way that everything I eat forms a nice little tire around my mid section. Ugh so freaking frustrating! I have done 800 cals and I have done p to 1400 cals with no real results, but then I think that I just get impatient and say what the heck,,i dont care,,but,,who am I kidding??? I do care! I just need to stay healthy!
  • Cheryl_Ann62
    Cheryl_Ann62 Posts: 21 Member
    can someone just reply to me and tell me if I am posting correctly on this forum???
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
    How the heck does one lose weight when going through menopause?!! It seems that I can eat 1,200 calories and still not lose--that's with exercise every day! I am so frustrated and ready to scream. I need to lose a good 30 pounds but I can't seem to do it. I end up eating the wrong things when I see the scale not budging and this goes into a vicious cycle. Anyone else experience this and break through the stall? I'm only 51--how can it be this difficult to lose weight?!!

    Don't get impatient with the scale. Otherwise it becomes you worst enemy. As we age our metabolic rate slows, and if you're not pushing yourself in an exercise routine burning a few hundred calories a day, it's going to be a long haul.

    I let 25 pounds sneak up on me over several years, I rejoined my Jazzercise class, took off about 18 pounds in 9 months, got on a plateau that lasted well over a year, then joined MFP, started counting my calories, thereby making certain how much I was eating and the scale finally started to budge. I then bought a Jawbone UP similar to Fitbit. And I can add in my exercise in Up plus it counts the steps, so I have a fairly accurate count of how many calories I am consuming, plus what I am burning. Now I just have a few pounds to go.
  • Cheryl_Ann62
    Cheryl_Ann62 Posts: 21 Member
    guess i will go back over to spark people where the friendly people are
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    Dragonfly,I see 3 of your posts. Hope that helps
  • kathyszoo
    kathyszoo Posts: 311 Member
    Hi all,

    Thanks to those who remembered me and gave me such a warm welcome back! :smile: I am trying very hard to be consistent and on my second day of logging again, yay me. Second day with the new job and even though it is a little stressful with so much to learn, everyone is extremely friendly and my immediate boss seems nice. Hard to get back into the swing of things with my classes but I'll get there. Skipped the gym tonight but did a short Pilates and stretching workout and will be at water Zumba bright and early tomorrow. Skimmed the posts so I would not get too far behind with all you great gals.

    Dragonfly-Yes you are posting correctly!

    Enjoy the rest of the evening!

    Kathy from IL :drinker:
  • lcarrollccc1
    lcarrollccc1 Posts: 5 Member
    LOL I know exactly how you feel! I had a hysterectomy one year ago, leaving my ovaries and cervix. I am just now going through menopause--and I know this because of the constant hot flashes, hair falling out suddenly, weight won't budge, and extremely moody (probably due to lack of sleep!). I bought a Fitbit and I always get at least 10,000 steps in per day, but unless I barely eat or do even more exercise, this weight won't budge and I don't have the time or inclination to run my life around the gym and weighing food! I feel like this is running my life! I start weight training and have been tracking my calories, so we'll see if that helps, but so far it hasn't. Thanks to everyone who posted and said they did start losing again--it gives me some hope! Enjoy that skinny cow! :)
  • kegrip917
    kegrip917 Posts: 14
    I am a newly-returned MFP member... hoping to meet some new friends here. So glad to see a women's age 50+ thread!

    My name is Karen, and I'm 52. I have about 60 lbs. to lose and have just embarked upon a low-carb, high protein diet. It's worked for me in the past, and I hope it will work again. I've watched my weight creep up since going thru menopause, and I'm at the point where I want MY BODY BACK!

    My hope is to get back in shape via 2-3 x per week cardio and swimming. I often have to force myself to get out to the gym, but I'm always glad when I do. I also walk my dog, which makes us both happy :)

    I hope to lose enough weight to fit into my "regular" clothes again, not just yoga pants and long t-shirts - lol!
  • gmom316
    gmom316 Posts: 244
    lcarrollccc1, I started running a few year back thinking it would help because Zumba, walking and weight training alone weren't doing it. NOTHING. Ran my first 5K at the same weight I was when I started training 3 months prior.

    I also just finished 10 weeks of T25, plus additional cardio and weight training. NOTHING. All the while, logging food, counting calories, eating clean, healthy balanced meals and snacks.

    Have seen my doctor on numerous occasions, bringing my food and exercise log and got no where. I'm not willing to go on HRT.

    All I've managed to do since is gain about 17 pounds over those 4 years of hard work and effort.

    What I THINK I'm seeing in this Biggest Loser plan is, because I'm following it, I'm not snacking at night (even though I used to count my snacks into my calories), I'm eating much cleaner (I was falling off the wagon over the past year) and like it or not, the high protein/low starch holds some merit.

    Time will tell.....

    Gloria in Metro Detroit
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    Wow! Very bad weather here this afternoon; we were out at a movie.........aware we could slightly hear thunder in the theater but no idea how bad the storms were. Got home through flooded streets to no power which is extremely unusual, neighbor said it had already been out an hour.........in 30 yrs. in this house, through all the hurricanes, we have only lost power for about 20 min. at most. Tornados a couple miles south, near our bank (!!!) (did not touch down) and just northeast of me (did touch down, quite a bit of damage) in a friends' neighborhood---he had nothing ruined............tv news said a mass causalty bus was deployed there, for injured people at the site, though I have the impression most were minor injuries. Also heard of large hail in the area. Kind of glad that I was totally unaware of it and in a part of the city that just got rain when it was happening.

    In other news, caved and blew most of my remaining cals on a dish of ice cream. However still under on cals for the day.

    yanniejannie
    mid-Atlantic
  • Lestan48
    Lestan48 Posts: 489 Member
    I managed to get in 10772 steps yesterday. Could have done more but cut 2 mile walk short to call into neighbours' for a phone number and catch up. Needed number of electrician who installed our heat pump. He is coming next Thursday but thinks pump is on its used by date of 8 years. Argh more expense as we are churning through wood here now winter and colder than I remember.
    This was the THIRD time granddaugher came to visit. Last year she was suicidal and we got her through that and sent her home after 2 months with CentreLink payments at 21 that she should have had when 16 and left home. LAST time we help, 3 strikes and she is OUT.
    I was working in Toronto, Canada for 3 months in 1999. Suddenly the hospital went VERY dark and a huge whooshing sound. Guys around said it was a tornado but we were safe. HUH!. It touched down near the Eaton Centre, 2 blocks away and near the airport. Wondered if the residence was OK, yes all OK. Scary enough.
    Have done Jeannette Jenkins' Bikini boot-camp before breakfast and off to do Bob Harper's kettle-bells. Will walk 2 mile this afternoon.
    My cals are 1746 total but have added 3 snacks and it all looks healthy enough. Will see.
    Making a beef casserole with cheesy dumplings in slow cooker for dinner. Never done this recipe before and hope OK. Did not put onions in so dog can have a serve for her dinner too.
    Will catch up later, reading posts though
  • susanrechter
    susanrechter Posts: 386 Member
    Hi everyone.:flowerforyou:
    I'm baaack! :blushing: been away for a couple months, and guess what? I gained 10 lbs.
    Yes, back on track and hope to lose it.
    I saw an old acquaintance who looked wonderful, she's probably 66 and looks like an aerobicized 40 year old. She said I could lose 25#. She said, "You can lose 25#. That's doable." Well, I am going to try hard and reduce my calories to 1000 like Hanford Rose. Her photos and stories are incredibly interesting and inspiring.
    Yes monopause is the worst!

    Good to be back.
    Susan
  • gmom316
    gmom316 Posts: 244

    I hope to lose enough weight to fit into my "regular" clothes again, not just yoga pants and long t-shirts - lol!

    Even if I lose the weight I'd like to and get my smokin' hot bod back, I refuse to give up my yoga pants and baggy tees :laugh:
  • kegrip917
    kegrip917 Posts: 14
    Yoga pants forever! How do you make those emoticons?
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Dragonfly ... you'll find this is a very friendly and sincere group of ladies.

    Another lousy day with my eating ... going to bed before I make myself really sick!

    Beth
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member
    Did an hour of the Power Fit series that I have. Actually, it involved 3 DVD's -- all using the band. There are two more in the set and I THINK they're cardio so I'll do them Sunday. Tomorrow I'm planning to go to the deep water class.

    Welcome everyone new!

    Karen - doesn't it feel so good when you fit into smaller sized clothes, and don't think you would?

    jane - good luck on your boob squeeze

    katla - I knew that a friend of mine wanted gluten free, so I thought I was being so smart and I made gluten free cookies. Only that's when I found out that she's also lactose intolerant! But lactose intolerant people can use margarine? I can probably use that in cookies for her instead of butter. I have found that a lot of the "gluten free" foods to be high in sugar, too.

    Viv - so sorry you bumped your toe and then fell. Hope those bruises heal quickly. Do hope hubby feels better fast

    Kim - glad DN will be going to college. I don't know how someone can make it today without a college degree. We are supposed to talk to Denise's counselor tonight. From what she said a while ago, to get her ECE degreee, she'd have to take something like 10 more classes. Otherwise she'd get just a general Associates degree. I'm going to push for the fact that we'll pay for the degree (actually, we'll pay for a bachelor's degree in full for her just like we did for Bryan and Jess) but only if she's a full time student. We're not going to pay forever, we're not made of money. This is getting rediculous to me, here she is 26 years old and she doesn't even have her Associates degree. To me, some of it is because Pete's mother cosigned for the apartment, which kept her up in PA, so she was only taking 2 courses per semester. I bet she says that she doesn't want the degree. But what kind of future will she and maybe Pete have if neither of them have any sort of degree?

    Cynthia T60 - last night Vince came into the bedroom and Lance was letting me hug him and he was laying on me. Vince thought for sure I'd give him his insulin this morning but I didn't. He needs to know that every time I go near him it's not to give him insulin. But I will give it to him tonight. Baby steps. Jessica just told us that she'd be here Friday so he'll go back with her. Another change for the poor guy.

    Deb in CNY - glad you're safe but so sorry about those others

    Patty - the other day at the grocery store for the first time ever I found organic peaches. Previously, I could only get them when I went to FL. So I'd buy, buy, buy, then bring them home and freeze them. Unfortunately, they weren't all that great, which is surprising since the organic strawberries, I think, are better than the non-organic ones. If you offered me a slice of pizza or a good, juicy peach, I'd choose the peach each time.

    Meg - the first thing will be that next Monday (the 21st) we need to take Lexi to the hospital for the radioactive isotope treatment. Wish Vince had made it for 11 so I could go to the extremepump class. I know that it's going to be tough for him leaving Lexi there. He's special to her, she's been thru so much, being badly abused, dislocated hip, air leaking out of her trachea, having to go to NCState to have the polyp in her ear removed since it was so far down in her ear, now this. I really want to be there for him.

    dragonfly - hearty welcome! Take care of yourself

    Alison - glad Homer made it OK, now you take care of yourself.

    Pat in OH - thanks for the great post.

    WooHoo .... Lance let me give him his insulin tonight....and I didn't even get a growl. We're making progress. Then he came out into the kitchen and let me pick him up and hug him. Now THAT'S something. I'm going to see if I can give him his insulin tomorrow morning and evening.

    Exercised, and then I was so tired I took a nap, then went to the Newcomer lunch (I had a small grilled chicken salad), came home and went in the pool. It started raining so I came in and made chocolate truffles for Jess to take back with her. Talked to Denise, seems she needs only 4 more classes for her degree. In a way, I'm sad because I was sort-of hoping it would be more and I was prepared to say that she needed to be a full time student, so she would need to move here. Oh well....I'm just sad in that I know that she'll never go for her Bachelor's, even tho we're prpared to pay for it in full for her. The furthest she'll get is her Associates. To be honest, in a way that'll hold her back some. I can't help but think about her future -- she'll probably never own a home or anything. But I also have to realize that it's her decision. Had dinner, then went to Lowes. The riverrock under the deck didn't solve the drainage problem, if anything it made it worse. But I really didn't like the mulch -- it always ran off the slope onto the grass below it. Just cut up the truffle bars. I'll go to the farmer's market and get her some corn on the cob Saturday, then cook it so she can take it back with her. I was planning to make tofu (shhh..don't tell Vince) manicotti so all she had to do is bake it (she can do that while I'm at church), but I may wind up making that tomorrow. Not sure if I'll go to mahjongg tomorrow or not -- depends if Vince needs me to work outside.

    dragonfly - you're posting just fine. I have no suggestions as to how to lose weight during menopause, I hear ya how hard it is.

    Jan - how horrible for those people! Glad you're OK. What movie did you see?

    Leston (Leslie?) - one of the DVD's that I have use the kettlebells. Well, I don't have any so I just use a dumbbell.

    Going to get ready for bed then hope Lance and Shadow let me cuddle with them.

    Michele in NC
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member
    Forgot to mention..."and another one bites the dust, and another one bites the dust...

    No, I'm not talking about a person...I'm talking about another tube of sunscreen....lol

    Michele in NC

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