WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY

Mary - I can hear how frustrated you are about your water situation. You are in my thoughts. I know how horrible it can be to be without water, so you have my full condolences. Just think how wonderful it'll be when you do get water!

Jeannie - thanks for all your suggestions about the Wii. I've changed the batteries, not just in the remote (the thing you keep in your hand) but also the ones in the board. Haven't moved the box, usually do it with shoes on but that's nothing new. The most frustrating thing is that my scores are dramatically lower, from 3,000 spins to 300. That's why I'm thinking that when you get to a certain number of spins, perhaps the game automatically goes to a more difficult level. Yet, I'd kind of like to go back to the old settings since I could hula hoop for the full 10 minutes and work up a sweat.

I usually weigh in on Saturday morning.

Did about 15 min of yoga today and then an hour of the deep water. Tomorrow I'll do a weight DVD at home since I have a meeting at 10:00 but before that I need to go get my car looked at. The motor mount needs to be replaced and they just need to get the number off the old motor mount. After the meeting, I'm thinking that I'll do a bit of food shopping.

Marilyn - so sorry for all the sadness you've been experiencing lately.

Vince and I went to the Humane Society the other day to volunteer. We were really happy that this one cat was adopted. She's the absolute sweetest thing, but get her near another cat and the claws come out. Unfortunately, almost every cat that they have there has a note on its cage "take out alone" meaning it doesn't get along well with other cats. There is one cat there that is absolutely gorgeous, but there's a note that it could get mean. Two of the cats came in with eye infections, one of them lost his eye and his brother has a spot on his eyeball. The brother has an adoption pending. I would take the cat without the eyeball, but he's all black and I'm so afraid that I'm not over the loss of Sadie that I'd inadvertently expect him to act like Sadie. Really, we probably will get another cat (or two) when we get back from Florida and know that we'll be home for a while. We'd like to take in an older cat. Most people want the cute kittens, the older cats are harder to get to adopt. Well...we shall see

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Michelle,

I have nothing better to do tonight, so I decided to do a little searching to see what I could find out about your Wii Hula Hoop problem. I found a website, called fixya. Can't tell if they charge for advice or not, but if you are interested in checking it out, here is a link that should take you to the right area:

http://www.fixya.com/tags/wii_fit_hula_hoop

BTW, sounds like you are closer to getting another cat. Meanwhile, I am sure all those adoptable kitties appreciate your efforts.

Marilyn, Sorry to hear of your recent losses.

Mary, I am thinking positive thoughts about your water situation. At least you can get bottled water for drinking and cooking, but cleaning and bathing is another story. At least you have your electricity!! But nevertheless, I am hoping your water will be fixed soon.

BTW, don't you think a plumber who can't climb under the house because of a bad knee is a little like a car that shouldn't be driven because it has no brakes??:noway:

To those discussing the problems with sugar, I can only say that my experiences over December and January have shown me that I need to avoid sugar and processed carbs altogether, or face the prospect of feeling cravings for them late in the day. I am sticking to whole grain bread--minus any high fructose corn syrup; old-fashioned oatmeal; brown and wild rice; lentils & split peas; fresh or frozen veggies; lean protein;fresh or frozen peaches and strawberries; blueberries--fresh whenever possible. I also make sure I get mono-unsaturated fatty acids with each meal or snack. That would be nuts, flaxseed oil;,avocados, natural almond or peanut butter. It is nice to sit in the evening and not feel the need to "graze" late at night. I confess to an occasional glass of pinot noir.

Hope you are all having a good evening. I am getting sleepy, so time to call it a night.

Barb

Good morning to everyone. I wish I could break away from the scale. I seen where many of you weigh in once a week or less. I find myself getting on the stupid thing everytime I go by it almost. However, I only mentally record the weight and then write it down weekly. Sure is frustrating though to work so hard at trying to make a change and see no difference.

Mary--congrats on the weight loss. I all too well know how it is to not see that. Also hope you have gotten the water issue fixed by now.

Marilyn- my condolences on your recent loss.

Michelle, I have the WII fit and I must say if I hula hooped for over ten minutes straight, I think I would die. That game kills my abdomen (probably why I need to do it more). Completely impressed that you were getting in the 1000's my best score EVER was 386.

My we all seem to have a sweet tooth. I ate an entire coconut custard pie by myself once...just by having "a little sliver"..of course, I kept having little slivers all day everytime I passed it until the plate was empty. I don't keep anything like that in the house. I used to go buy things for when the grandkids came over, but even now, their only option at my home for a snack will be fresh fruit, nuts, or perhaps a cheese stick.

Cute story, I have a nine year old cocker who weighs 20# and a nine month old Doberman who weighs 70#. They love each other dearly and wherever one is the other is soon to be. I was trying to do abdominal bridges this morning using the fitness ball. So I had rolled off the ball so only my shoulders rested there and I was supporting my core by keeping it in a taught line. The cocker thought under me would be a great place to lay down and the Dobe pup figured my belly looked like a comfy place to sit. It was a bit of added weight to support her 70# along with mine until I could coax the cocker out from under me,

Spent the morning working on me, now off to earn a living. Happy Tuesday everyone

Good morning ladies,
As promised I am posting and recording food. Day 2 and I am doing well. It is amazing how one day without sugar and bad carbs can make me feel so much better. I went from not wanting to do anything at all to not being able to sit still for very long. That is after just one day. Hopefully this time I can be a Barbie and take it off for good and keep it off. This time I caught it before I went completly crazy but still gained back more than I wanted to. But I WILL do it. I KNOW I can. Hope all of you have a great day. I need to work on self-motivation. I do fine with a partner or with others but alone I have trouble getting started. I will try to pop in later.
Vicki M

I weigh on Monday because it seems to keep me honest on the weekend! Working so far!

I think it's one of those things that everyone has to figure out what works for them. Mondays work for me too but now that I'm in maintenance, it probably really doesn't matter.

Afternoon Ladies:
Just got over superbowl and eating things I normally don't eat.
Struggling with a plateau and joined the Valentine Challenge which
is going slow but is going and that will be done soon and then the St. Patrick's Day
challenge starts. I hope that goes better for me.
My mother-in law went to Florida with a friend for about three weeks until her friends'
brother passed away so she will be heading back home for that.
Things here are going well but can't wait for my vacation in April to Florida too.
This weather is really getting too much for all of us, the shoveling and driving in this stuff.
Spring can't come too soon.

Barb - thanks ever so much for looking up the Wii problem of mine. I'll certainly check it out.
Update: Just called Nintendo. They're going to be sending me new foot extensions. If that doesn't solve the problem, it may have to go in for repair.
Thank you again.

Yes, I do think we're going to get another cat or two. But I would like an older cat (maybe a year or so). People want the adorable little kittens and sometimes the older cats stay at the Humane Society for a long time. I wouldn't at all mind one that was physically deformed. It's just that the one they have right now with just one eye is all black, and I'm so afraid that I'd expect the same of him as I did of Sadie, and that's not fair to the cat. Now if he was gray or tan.......

Barb (auntibk) - I had to laugh when you mentioned about the sensor on the Wii. Mainly because I can't remember the last time I dusted in my exercise room It seems to be only the hula hoop game where my scores are so drastically different.

You know, I used to have a really sweet tooth, and carbs were my absolute downfall. Ever since we went to Paris, tho, where the desserts aren't ultra-sweet and the bread is SOOOOOOOOOOOO good, I don't have any desire for breads here or sweets. Now chocolates...THAT'S a different story! That's funny how your dogs were "helping" you exercise. I get lots of "help" from my cats.

Dumb question and I know that I'm only asking because I'm too lazy to search for the answer myself, does anyone know if MFP has an app for a Droid?

Today (Tues) I did an hour of weight DVD and about 15 min of yoga. Tomorrow we have a Newcomers meeting (the first meeting where Vince is the treasurer and I'm in charge of hospitality), I'm thinking that I'll do walking on the treadmill. Temporarily they've taken away the spin bike that I used because they got new bikes for one branch and the branch by me got the old ones. They need to be "spruced up" before they can be used (not sure exactly why), but I did find out that at another branch they have a few of the old bikes and after they are maintenanced, they can be used by the members (not that a lot of members use them). I also found out that the branch by me is getting one of those stairsteppers that's like a set of moving stairs. They're getting a refurbished one. At least they're getting one.

Better go take a shower. Hope everyone has a great night.

Michele

tried spaghetti squash for the first time.....LOVE IT!!! I can have my pasta sauce and veggies too! I will have to plan a bit further in advance as I can usually get a spaghetti dinner with jarred sauce on the table in 30 minutes.....the squash takes almost an hour in the oven so just need to jump on it sooner!

Hello ladies

I'm suffering today. My arthritis in my knee is having a major flare up at present so I'm having to cut back on the exercise somewhat.

I went shopping this morning and ended up buying myself three coats! A leather jacket, a raincoat and a 'smart coat'. They were all reduced in price and I couldn't resist them. A year ago I wouldn't have been able to get anything in my size and now I'm able to buy anything I want. I also bought some thermal underwear from a sportshop - in the children's section! It was about a quarter of the price that I would have paid for the adult version. I really need that extra layer these days - feeling the cold is one of the downsides of losing so much weight.

My date for my heart valve replacement surgery is March 25th. It's a scary prospect, but I am so much healthier and more fit for the surgery now. My surgeon is the same guy who did my dad's quadruple heart bypass op. He's brilliant, so I will be in good hands. That doesn't stop me from being nervous of course, but positivity is important.

I'm going to start getting some books together to take in to hospital with me as I'll be there for about a week. My DH is going to have control of my mobile phone for the first few days and I'm going to try to get him to log in to MFP for me, but I have to accept that he is likely to forget and will have to go back to a zero log-in days. Not the worst thing that could happen, but annoying.

Time to get some moving done.

Have a good day everyone. Savour every mouthful and drink your water.

Love

Amanda x