WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY

Thank you for the welcome.
I just got in from chopping some ice off the sidewalks and driveway and decided to see what was up. My husband has Fridays off and he loves to go out for breakfast. We went to IHOP and I got a Simple and Fit omelet. As I plugged it into this site I see that the sodium is really high....so tough to eat out. We were supposed to have a friend over for dinner but she just had to cancel so we will have a nice dinner tonight....I was feeling like I needed to have something for a light lunch and decided on a greek yogurt with some blueberries and kashi go lean crunch (like a granola). I really find that having more protein helps me stay even throughout the day. I know I need to get moving and get my glasses of water in......it's so hard when I want to hibernate.

Trying to deal with weight and health (wellness) issues is definitely a change with each decade. I find that I definitely need to move...alot, not only to lose weight but to feel good. Five years ago, I retired from teaching (public schools) and now I have three part time jobs that I love. I am at a good point in my life and focusing on my food choices as well as getting consistent exercise into my life regularly has been time consuming. (I really would like it to be automatic!!)

Mary....I hope the plumber arrives and fixes the problem quickly!

Have a great day all!

Sally

so glad to find a place where women are my age, not all obssessed with spandex ( although I would be happy to look good in it at 59!) Angry with myself for watiing to long to face what I've been doing -- eating too much -- and not doing -- exercising! How did someone who used to run marathons start looking and feeling like this.
First job is to get off the bad and start focusing on the good stuff -- I loved the way I felt after going to the gym the last two days. I can go back and I don't need to stay hours -- I JSUT NEED TO GO BACK!!!!!!!

msh0530....a plumber with bad knees...wow....I can't imagine a plumber NOT having to be on his knees or bend down once in awhile.....how frustrating...hope he didn't have to pay for the service call

Hello! I'm in my 2nd month of MFP...LOVE THIS SITE!

My goal for this month is to lose 7 lbs.

I remember reading now that restaurants do keep it cold so that you'll eat more. Actualy, it makes me want to get out of the restaurant even faster into the warm car! I remember once one of my girls asked the restaurant to turn up the heat.

Deborah - welcome back!!!!

I did an hour of yoga today and then an hour of a band workout DVD (Thurs). I had my Reclast infusion today, so if I'm achey tomorrow I may just do a Leslie Sansone walking DVD on the rebounder.

Some of the ladies usually go to lunch after they play mah jongg. I'm thinking that I may get into mah jongg, if only for the socialization. I'm not "into" card games, so canasta isn't really for me. I was thinking that mah jongg was a card game, but it's a tile game. Maybe I'll give it a try. Anyway, some of the ladies are going out to lunch afterwards and they've invited me. To be honest, the place where they're going, I'm not crazy about. It's quite small, the menu isn't all that great, and the parking is the pits. Even if I'm not achey, I just may use that as the excuse not to go to the lunch.

TSO will be playing in Ashville on their Beethoven's Last Night tour, we got first row seats! So I'm psyched.

Robin - your daughter is breathtaking!

Welcome Boomerof51 and rschmmidt along with SallyCC and Emily

mj - what is kinesis Wall/Weights???? Sounds interesting. Is it something that you do at home or do you have to go to a gym to do it? I'm like you, I have to constantly change things or I get bored to tears. I'll be looking forward to your posting about your workouts, maybe it'll give me some new ideas?

Welcome bmorrow....boy, so many new people!!!! Wonderful!

Blue - which HRM did you get? What part of FL are you in?

Mary - I sure hope everything works out for you

Wouldn't forget snugglepuss, welcome! Delightful too.

Did an hour of a step DVD today and then 15 minutes of yoga. I'm going to try doing a little bit of yoga and we'll see how that goes. Tried it once before and failed, so I figure I can't do much worse.

Question: we went out to dinner with friends before we went bowling. She suggested we go to this B-B-Q place next time we go bowling. What are good foods to pick at a B-B-Q place? I may have to go there and get a menu to see if there's something decent. I guess I'm somewhat leery of foods here because I've been burned (figuratively speaking) many times. Now I know that you have to ask specifically how the food is cooked, many times they fry it but will grill the food if you ask for it grilled. So what are some good picks?

Tomorrow I'll go to a yoga class. Jessica is supposed to be coming here tonight. I think she might have a dentist appt tomorrow.

Fortunately, I didn't get real achey from the Reclast. Not sure if it's because I had the Reclast last year or if it's because I got a flu shot this year. But whatever....I didn't go to the lunch, tho.

Here's hoping everyon has a greaat evening

Michele

Dear Michelle,
Thank you for talking about "Reclast" in your e-mail yesterday and today. I looked it up on google yesterday and after-wards, I took my nighttime calcium dose which I usually forget. I have osteopenia. Therefore, I am trying to be mindful of building my bone density. I was exercising better but I have this nuisance cold which leaves me ineffective for my weight training.
I am proud of myself today - I ate Chinese food out in celebration of the year of the rabbit with 2 glasses of red wine. Plus I was out all day...Ate my lunch in front of Home Depot. However, I stayed under my net calorie limit today including my exercise by walking and running subway steps!! Off to take my liquid calcium.
Warmest Regards, D

mj - what is kinesis Wall/Weights???? Sounds interesting. Is it something that you do at home or do you have to go to a gym to do it? I'm like you, I have to constantly change things or I get bored to tears. I'll be looking forward to your posting about your workouts, maybe it'll give me some new ideas?

Michele

Hi Michele :happy:
A Kinesis Wall is a system of weighted pulleys....it takes traditional exercises (like chest press, lat pull, row) and combines them with functional movements (like reaching, squatting, bending), wh/ develops balance, core/overall strength, and flexibility....

"360-degree training system that uses cable resistance and multiplane motion to combine cardio and weight workouts"

I love how with this one system I can perform movements that imitate sit-ups and push-ups, especially....those are so difficult for me. Kind of a new technology....guess everything is nowadays.

Give it try if you have an opportunity :happy:
This brochure gives a some of the highlights & images:
http://www.terrelarmstrong.com/TheWaveKinesis.pdf

Happy workouts,
mj

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Peggy, our Dalmatian/Lab cross took my mother's bra from the bedroom and brought it outside this morning. No one remembers her going out with it in her mouth. Nothing like a white on white scavenger hunt in 1 foot of snow with sub-zero temperatures, but we managed to find it.

I will leave you all with that as a comment. There is really nothing to follow it up with.

Stay safe and warm all,

Jeannie

Well, just when you think you have heard every story about snow that you could hear.....LOL!!

Glad you found it.

I have been under the weather today, and just got on here to post my food. Have lost 2 of the pounds that rejoined their friends after Christmas. Stay safe and warm everyone.

Welcome newbies!!

Barb

:flowerforyou: Hi all .....
I've found February and will try again!!
Weight still the same but I reeeeeeeally need to lose those pounds . 6 weeks to the cruise .Oh for some sunshine!! and clothes that'll fit just that little bit better!
So ....if at first you don't succeed eh?
:ohwell: It's been a bit busy too as Mum's not too good. Apparently she's had a cerebral bleed and that's made things worse, dementia and ability wise. But.at least she's warm and safe here and can sleep/rest in comfort. The CH will need to reassess her for when we go away as she can't feed herself or hold a cup etc.
Hope all you lovely ladies are doing well. I really must lurk a while and read the posts.

:flowerforyou: Take care all
BFN
Jackie

Mahjong is fun and great for socialization. I took lessons with some gals and met other women in the class. Now that the class is over we play at least once a month. More if possible. (Only problem is the snacking that goes on while we are playing....)
Diane

Hello All,

It is Saturday evening around 10pm here in England.

This week has seen me have my first experience of the gym, my daughter took me and showed me some basics. I have now booked a proper induction for this coming Tuesday. I am still mentally a little resistant to it, but am hoping I will grow to love it (!?!).

Unfortunately my daughter ended up in A&E on wednesday with abdo pains, its all sorted now but it was a worrying time.

Hope everyone is well. Healthy eating!

Hi hopeful--don't recall seeing you before, so "welcome!!"

Hope your daughter is ok. I have the feeling that your A&E is equivalent to the ER (emergency room) in the States. Over here, when you see A&E, it refers to the Arts and Entertainment network. Well, I guess if there was a show on that one didn't like, THAT could cause a pain!!!:noway: :noway: :laugh: (Those on the thread who know me realize that I can spot an opportunity for a joking comment from 100 feet away. Those who don't need to understand, as I don't want to be accused of making light of someone's health problems.)

Good luck with your healthy eating, and your introduction to the gym.

Barb

Happy Saturday Ladies,
The scale is forever stuck...but I won't let that stop my efforts to force it down. Made Zumba early & had a round on the Kinesis Wall, so good day so far.
Sure wish I could feel better about our family meals. I usually grill 2 - 3 days a week, but it's the other part of the week that gets me into trouble! The family requires/requests so many more calories than necessary and they love their take-out, so I'm slowly trying to ween us all from the fat and grease.

I sure could use some advice on how to substitute the rice and pasta...brown rice is a no go w/these silly kids & wheat pasta is great for spaghetti, altho they prefer white & creamy w/anything else.

We're trying every "Baked" chip we can find, with 1 or 2 tolerable. I also keep a gallon of Crystal Light in the fridge, but they always wanna reach for the cokes....the diet versions have helped, but not for us all.
I've decided to get mean with all this...so I have set some limits where the cokes & snacks are concerned - weekends only.

I'm very thankful that the family is very aware of my health issues and are trying to follow in line, however, I sure do wish they would take their waistlines and lack of energy more seriously. My son (w/t1diabetes) & I (high BP & bad family history) are the only 2 that workout. I know full well that working out in itself, WILL NOT help with significant weight loss, so that means we gotta eat better and eat a lot less. Everyone is overweight (except youngest).

With that said, I can't imagine what SuperBowl will be like. Will it be the usual pizza, wings, & endless chips? I hope not! To the gym first thing 2mrw :laugh:

Hope everyone is staying warm (it's 60 degrees today) & enjoys the weekend festivities :happy:

mj

MJ,

I was supposed to be going to a Super Bowl gathering tomorrow, but the friend who was going to have it has a dog breeding business and she has two females due to deliver in the next couple of days, plus one of her Sphinx cats is about to pop, so after a phone conference last night, we decided to forgo the gathering for now.

Nevertheless, since I always buy and prepare all the food, and she pays for her share, I had already developed a menu, that took into account one guest's diabetes, my host's need for non-spicy fare, and my own desire to not fall too far off my program for the day. Since I have introduced healthier options into the potlucks we have 3 or 4 times a year, my host and hostess actually REQUEST certain things that they would have turned up their noses at if they were shopping for themselves.

So for your benefit and anyone looking for food ideas for tomorrow.... here goes:

Veggie tray--carrots, plum tomatoes, celery, broccoli, cauliflower.
Dips-low-fat ranch, hummus, and peach mango salsa.
Chips--Trader Joe Flax Seed Tortilla Chips to eat with previously mentioned dips
Home made Chili--made with 1 parts 7% lean ground beef to 3 parts ground turkey BREAST (If you are not familiar w/ground turkey, don't make the mistake of buying any ground that does NOT say BREAST or WHITE. This has a light enough flavor that you can season it properly and no one will be able to tell it is there. If you use unspecific ground turkey, it will be mostly dark meat, and have a very strong taste that is impossible to overcome, unless you spice it to the hilt.) I also use reduced sodium diced tomatoes in my chili, as well as reduced sodium canned beans.

I season my meat while it is browning, but keep it pretty mild. I chop up jalapeno peppers as a side, so anyone who wants to feel steam coming out of their ears:noway: can make their chili to suit their taste buds. I also have shredded low-fat cheese, chopped sweet onion, and light sour cream as sides. I bring small whole grain dinner rolls to eat along w/the chili.

My hostess LOVES lemon meringue pie, so I get a sugar-free one from WalMart that is always a big hit. That takes care of her and my diabetic friend as far as dessert is concerned. Her hubby and I are partial to ice cream, and since he doesn't spend anytime in the kitchen, all he knows is the reduced fat no added sugar Dreyer's (AKA Edi's in certain parts of the country) Butter Brickle is just fine with him. I also planned to bring fresh blueberries along as they go well with the pie as well as the ice cream.

For beverages, everybody brings whatever they want.

So, I don't know if this helps anyone with last-minute ideas, but I hope so. As for me, I have to figure out what I am going to have around here tomorrow for ME. I am not making chili just for myself, so I think I will get some thin sliced roast beef and a parmesan jalapeno roll from the bakery and make myself a hot beef slider with low sodium broth for aus jus. A little beer, and some of those TJ chips with hummus and I can party with the best of them.

BFN

Barb

PS: Go Packers!! Go Pittsburgh!! Doesn't matter to me who wins, since both teams are at the other end of the country from me, but I do think it is going to be a very interesting game because they seem pretty evenly matched.