WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH

Hello Ladies:happy:

Barbie and Kathy, I love your flashy, splashy displays. Look forward to seeing them on the message board!

I also have a problem with too many starches in my diet. They just get stored as fat because I can't burn that much. And they have so many calories in them. Down here in the Southwest, flour tortillas are such a staple food, and your calorie count is so high even before you start putting cheese, meat, or eggs on them. Also, I love potatoes....any kind of potatoes. In order to get more vegetables and less starch, I'm going to start using my father's diet from the American Diabetes Assoc. I don't have diabetes, but my Dad has type 2, and if I'm not careful, it could be in my future, too. I have a printout, but I'm sure it's available online. It's really easy to use, and give sample meals. Great way to cut down on carbs without getting too extreme.

I'm going to try to have only old fashioned steel-cut oats and whole grain brown rice for most of my starches. but tonight, potatoes to go with my roast beef - just a tiny bit. Ana a word to the wise The American Diabetes Assoc. considers corn and peas starches because that's how your body treats them. Who knew?

Jeannie - what is the name of the Wii dance game that you got? Sounds really interesting.

Happy spring everyone! Today (Tues) is my daughter, Jessica,'s birthday. I wonder...how can she be getting older when I'm not?????

Yesterday (Mon) I did 1 hr of a bosu DVD, then 1 hr of a PowerCuts class. This is like Body Pump. Today I did an hour of a Leslie Sansone walking DVD. Tomorrow....yoga and then deep water

Robin - I hear your frustration. Since you've been eating healthily and exercising for a year, could it be that your body is plateauing? Like I exercise for an hour/day, but really nothing was happening. I'm trying now at least a day or two/week increasing the amount of time that I exercise, and the scale is moving! Instead of 80 minutes/day, for a few days/week maybe try only doing 40 or 60 minutes of exercise. Also, do you change up the exercises you do? Because if you do the same thing every day, I'm sure you know that your body will get used to it and you won't burn as many calories.
I'm so very sorry about your son.

Dee - if you're ever looking for a manual for anything, check on the Internet. The one for my HRM is only available on the net. Lots of other appliances (like our dishwasher) give you a shortened version of a manual but you can get a much more in-depth one online. I guess they're saving paper.

Welcome LilacRoses!

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening!

Michele

Morning everyone,

I did well yesterday but messed up in the evening and went over my calories. I'll just keep plugging along.

I challenged husband for us to get down to our healthy goal weight by our 30th anniversary in September. I know that it can be done. He started exercising yesterday and I know he will be sore because he goes at it with such gusto. I'm going at it a little slower since I don't want to get discouraged by hurting myself. Exercise for me today will be at the bowling alley.

It's good to be back, I'm looking forward to meeting all the new posters I'm seeing on here.

Have a great day!

Cindy

Good morning ladies,
well I am going to share something that I am sure you all already know and that I knew but did not listen to myself. started out today getting up early (around 7 am is early for me to get up and stay up) then after kids got here I took the 2 grandkids for a walk around neighborhood. did 40 min and burned over 200 calories. I now feel more energetic and more like doing something else. I also did not take my allergy medicine last night cause that tends to make me drowsy all day. I emailed hubby and told him if he gets home at decent hour we would go to gym. just a simple thing like moving first thing in the morning has made all of the difference. I even plan to clean my floors when byron goes down for nap and work in my bathroom. I dont remember if I shared that with you ladies. but my christmas gift was new bath deco. It is going to be black and white and everything is Mickey Mouse. Yes Mickey Mouse. I love disney and when I saw the deco fell in love with it. but my bath needed some work and I was not going to put up new stuff until done. I am tiling 3 walls and new floors. just the stick tiles. but I am doing alone so it has been a work in progress. I think if I work hard I can finish a whole wall today. the first part was on top of tub so a lot of getting up and down ladder. anyway I am on a roll and need to do what I can while it last. see you ladies later.
Vicki M

I did great on eating yesterday. (Patting myself on the back. :happy: ) Not so great on exercise. Actually, lousy. :grumble: The saddest part is that it was expected to be our one good day of weather for the next week or more.

But, I did go to a single’s bible study at a local church. :happy: :happy: For those of you who don’t know me, getting out and going to a group function was a major accomplishment. All of my close connections are down in the bay area, two hours away. In five years, I haven’t made any real connections here. It’s about time, huh?

Barbie, I love the Peanut’s caption…"why is it that some of us were born people and some of us were born dogs??????? Why was I the lucky one???" Such a great lesson in perspective. I love it.

I like the image of you, sans many layers of winter clothing, at the dog park. I wish Izzy were just a little bigger. I’d worry about her at a dog park. Maybe they have a park for little dogs?!

It’s a tough real estate market. Selling takes lots of patience. I read that 40% of sales are foreclosures and short sales and there are lots more foreclosures ready to pile onto the inventory. In a downward-trending market, it’s all about price…and getting there before the market does. (Actually, that just means getting there (on price) when the market does, but it feels like before.) Good luck!

Viv, thanks for the welcome back! Upside-down eating worked for me yesterday. I’ll see how it goes today. So far, so good. I’m not loving the veggies as much though without salt, butter, or oil! How long does it take to get used to no salt? Yesterday, I used hot sauce instead. I'm trying to go naked today (for the asparagus, that is! :laugh: )

Cindy, good for you for doing well most of the day. It sounds like you have a supportive hubby. What a nice thing.

98, good job! Interesting info about the grains. Your friends sound delightful. And your focus (on the friends, not the food) sounds just right.

Vicki, thanks for the encouragement about exercising early. For me, that probably means the gym today as the weather is ugly…cold, windy, and rainy. Our road has all but washed out. Time to get the neighbors together for a joint project. Good luck with your Mickey Mouse project. Sounds like fun.

Laura, getting paperwork done must count for something. Maybe points in heaven. It falls into the necessary evil category. We’ll do better on exercise today. BTW, I am still amazed by how much difference your weight loss has made. You look terrific. :flowerforyou:

Time to get on with the day. My house is crying out for a good cleaning. Maybe that will be my exercise today instead of going to the gym. Either way, I’m going to get moving today!

Natalie: Don't get discouraged, it will come off. Keep doing what u are doing. Watch the calories
and keep exercising everyday. I have Type 2 Diabetes, not on medication, and want to
keep it that way. I am down 19 pounds and still going. This has been since July 2010
when I joined here. Diabetic people have a harder time and the weight comes off
slower. So keep going and you will see a difference soon. When you reach that
plateau don't stop it will move again. Remember pasta, potatoes, rice, and bread
use saparingly because it turns to sugar. Hope this helps a bit. I feel your pain.

Weather here in Ontario is snowing again, I want Spring :sad: :sad: :sad:
Another week and Florida bound for vacation, I can't wait to feel that sun on my face and walk the
beach and do my yoga on the beach.

Did 38 minutes of yoga this morning and did errands in the crappy snow. My next goal is another 4
or 5 pounds. Wish me luck.

Hello ladies, good day today; walked to the hospital for my physio and home again. My abs are the culprits creating all the havoc in my back, so the doc said. But with two new exercises I am to do, I can resume my normal routine with some cautions. I'll be at the gym in the morning!!!:drinker::drinker: :drinker:

Cooking some chicken for lunches and supper tonight, I have had my quota of vegetables and fruits today, so it is two grains and protien for supper. Chicken pita.

Hope all is well here, I am quickly just marking my spot and shinning my happy news. Catch you all tomorrow and share my back to the gym thoughts.

Marilyn

Good evening from the East Coast !

Hope everyone achieved their diet and exercise goals today.

exermom--woohoo on the coupons, over 100$ in savings, how exciting. My husband is on an extended business trip.in CT. He left on March 1, so I'm going to go up on the 2nd of April and stay until middle of Easter week. then come home to hold the family Easter dinner and egg hunt (we hide over 200 eggs for the grandchildren, neices, and nephews). Then depending on what is going on and how well Addie does, we may go back. She rides with me to our beachouse (2hrs away all the time)--sleeps the whole way. I have a 9yr old cocker that does not travel well, so my youngest son is going to keep her at home.

grabbit--Keep pushing. It is distressing when the scale doesn't move, but if you throw in the towel and give up, you definetly will not succeed. I wasn't seeing any change either for awhile, I'm trying to consume less flour, rice, and potatos to see if this will change things up a bit.

rjadams--See, yet another reason for me to have a glass of wine!!!

Marilyn--good for you on the walking and getting clearance to resume your gym time.

I had a great lunch with my girlfriends. They both ordered cheeseburgers that were massive and french fries. I had a cup of veggie chili and a half sandwich that consisted of roast turkey, provolone cheese, tomato, lettuce, no condiments and no bread ...I did not feel cheated, I felt successful in keeping my long term goals in mind. We laughed and enjoyed each other's company and that was really what lunch was about after all. Then I picked up some gerbera daisies and other spring blooms, came home and worked in the yard. Then for dinner, I grilled a chicken breast, and finally tried the "faux" mashed potatoes using cauliflower (pretty good and satisfied my longing for mashed potatoes.) plus a salad. Yummmy.

All in all this was a pretty fabulous Wednesday. Hope yours was too!

Good evening ladies,
Grabbit just stick with it and it will happen. (that is easy for me to say LOL) but it is true.
Mimi I am not a big salt eater so I am not sure how much salt you are missing but I do my asparagus this way and dont use salt.
spray pan with can spray, lay out asparagus or other veggies on tray. I like to put that garlic in the jar on the asparagus. I usually season with pepper and then spray again or drizzle little olive oil. they taste fine to me hope it works for u.
Well we got to the gym tonight and did an hour and 450 calories burned. Hubby and I made a goal for ourselves. We are going to VA for a week exactly one month from today. Our goal is to go to the gym each and every day until then even if for a short time period. that should get me back on the right track. our trip is to see some sights but we are also going to concentrate on exercise and eating right while there so should not set me back but hopefully forward,.
Robin that is why I only weigh weekly or even less. my body is so weird that my weight fluncuates hourly. warning gross statement. I have had a BM and gained weight after. go figure. just keep plugging along and it will happen.
have a good evening ladies. have to go shower from workout.
Vicki M