WOMEN AGES 50+ for April

:flowerforyou: I'm hoping NOT to fall for any "April Fools jokes" today....so I'm on alert for when my kids call as I've been known to fall for some pretty big ones.

Congrats to all of you that succeeded in your March goals of exercise, eating healthy and losing those pounds:flowerforyou:

Gonna be a busy day and evening...but the highlight is tonight Hubby and I are going to the George Strait & Reba Concert:bigsmile: I'm pretty excited about it:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

April is sure to be a better exercise month, starting with today and tomorrow because we are supposed to have weather in the high 70's (so sorry for you that are getting that snow again )we will be bike riding and on Sunday it's supposed to rain and that's a good thing as it's really dry here in Colorado and we have had too many fires already.

Tomorrow we are watching the two grandsons in the morning while our DIL goes to one of her home business meetings and our son is in Flordia at a jazz competition. His professor told him about it at the last min and he turned in his application and demo tape on the last possible day and they only take the top 5 to compete...so we are keeping our fingers crossed that he does well, first place is $5,000 and he could use it for his school bills

Gotta get my payroll finished so I can get out of here so hubby and I can get our bike ride in.

Have a good day and don't forget to drink your water:drinker:

Laura

Hey Girls,
Happy April Fool's Day!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I can't play a joke on you but here is a joke that would be fun to play on someone. (Aren't you glad?):bigsmile: :bigsmile:

The weather was very hot and this man wanted desperately to take a dive in a nearby lake. He didn't bring his swimming outfit, but who cared? He was all alone. So he undressed and got into the water.

After some delightful minutes of cool swimming, a pair of old ladies walked onto the shore in his direction.

He panicked, got out of the water and grabbed a bucket lying in the sand nearby. He held the bucket in front of his private parts and sighed with relief.

The ladies got nearby and looked at him. He felt awkward and wanted to move. Then one of the ladies said: 'You know , I have a special gift, I can read minds.'

'Impossible', said the embarrassed man, 'You really know what I think?'

'Yes', the lady replied, 'Right now, I bet you think that the bucket you're holding has a bottom.'

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Have a good day!

Just my ususal quick note.

So happy to have April arrive. I can see the ground in many places, and will have to go out and see if any plants are pushing their way up from the cold soil. I love to see them, but have to mulch them back in as in this area spring can be a tease, and let winter back through the door at any time.

I am still maintaining at 175, getting lots of exercise, and working on uping my weights and resistance training. All in all I feel great! It is what it is!

So glad to see all the new members and happy as always to see all my old friends.

My goals will remain the same as last months, but I will be adding more weights and resistance work to my workouts. Currently at 360 minutes a week, and at least 80 miles walked or jogged a month. Walking and jogging have been mostly indoors with the aid of Leslie or Biggest Loser miles. Can not wait to be able to walk outside!

I must return to work . Has anyone heard how Amanda is?

Onward and upward! Alice

A few things to fix after the inspection report, but well within reason. We will be closing and out of here on April 29. Soooo much to do between now and then...packing and pitching. Need to work three hours each morning and three hours each afternoon on packing plus an hour of paper culling in the evening. In March made it to a mimi goal of under 150 lbs. Now, next mini goal is 145 before May. VAS on his way back to Florida after a week helping with moving work. He will be back April 12. Now I have 11 days to pack up everything that is going to Florida. The income tax is done...this is earliest we have filed in a long time. Good to have that out of the way.

Welcome to Lorri and other new ladies.

Chiclete, where are you? Let us know how you are.

PS pmjs mom I love your flowers! Now it really does feel like spring! Thank you!

I forgot to tell all my over 50 ladies how you all have convinced me to take care of myself. Next week I am getting my first colonoscopy. From all the inspiring stories I've heard here about how it isn't that bad, I am OK with getting ready and getting it over with.

Keep up all the advice and kind words and support that gets put into this group. Sooner or later it gets through to those of us who are on overload with family issues to take care of ourselves.

Jeannie

I'm back from my folks' house after a week away.

I've been fighting with myself to keep my eating in check since October. I hate to admit keeping the weight off is always going to take focus and effort but it's looking that way. This last week was particularly abysmal. After losing a couple of pounds, I was excited about posting last Friday. Then we lost power so I went down to my folks’ house in the Bay Area where I could be warm.

Instead of losing 2 lbs, by this morning, I’d gained about 5. Aaarghh! :noway: Nobody to blame but myself. This brings home how easy it would be to go up and up. I hit 324 at my highest weight and I don't think I had a stopping point. This morning, I edged over 200 again, which I thought I'd NEVER do.

I got back home last night. Today is my day to get back on track. :happy: The good thing is that I know it will take just 2 days of hard effort before I start feeling good again. I feel lousy physically when I'm not eating right or exercising - more so now than when I was younger.

I've always used food as a sedative and the more out of control I'd get, the more I relied on that sedative. I found myself starting to do that again. Something else I've done is set myself up for over-eating. Yesterday, I stopped at a fruit stand and bought Jordan almonds and pistachio nuts. Did I really think I wouldn't eat them - all of them! :laugh:

I'm going to stay in "safe" environments for the next few weeks to help me get back on track. When my daughter couldn't go to Costco today, I thought I'd go on my own. :huh: Then an MFP friend sent an email (I’m thankful for the timing!) and that made me stop and think. Costco, with all of the snacks they hand out, is a dangerous place for me. It's not a place I need to go to alone until I'm back on track.

This isn't easy but it's so worth it. I don't ever want to give up. If I do, it's basically a death sentence because I know fat people don't live as long. Really fat people REALLY don't live as long. Besides which, I don't like how I feel when I'm not eating right.

I’m thankful for MFP and all the support. You keep me going and keep me coming back when I wander off track.




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Mary, I am sad for you. Your mom, you, and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Birdie, I’m glad your MIL is at peace now. I’m sorry your daughter is in so much pain. I hope the surgery will work out for her. You are doing great to stay on track when things around you are so stressful. Ah. I just see I missed your birthday. A belated happy birthday!

Robin, if you stay within your target calories and exercise, you are doing good things for your body, regardless of what the scale says. Going to the doc sounds like a good idea though.

SMWert, brava! Logging helps so much. I’m back with ya.

Reading the posts about bees and stings reminds me of a story that persists in my family. When my grandfather was 8 or 9, a bee stung him. He ran to the house yelling, “Oh mom, oh god, my whole summer is ruined.” :laugh:

Jackie, Jeannie, and all who’ve lost, a big congrats to you. Good work. :flowerforyou: (And, Vicki, you’re a brat! :laugh: )

Peggy, you have done so very, very well. I’m happy for you. :flowerforyou:

Natalie, taking your own food when you go out is an AWESOME idea. Good thinking and good advice. Thanks.

Welcome rjandjosh! This is a good place to be…and the women are great. Always positive and encouraging.

Amanda, in case you’re reading the posts, I miss your cheerful presence. I hope you’re feeling better soon. :flowerforyou:

Happy April...finally!
I feel myself getting back on track and it feels good. I have set two goals for this month that I really feel I need to make progress. One is to get to the gym five days a week and at least 45 minutes and the other is to drink at least 64 oz of water a day. I have slacked on those two things during the past couple of months and I think its really hurt my progress. Now that one of my jobs ended (very suddenly) I have no excuse not to get to the gym and the water is just getting back into the habit.

Natalie....Hang in there. Its a great idea to bring the fruit to the card nights. IT is so easy to nibble lots of calories without a thought. I hope your cardiac workup comes out fine. I know that when I hit perimenopause I had a workup a couple of times and it was a relief to know there was nothing wrong.

Vicki M---Good April's Fool statement...it really got my attention!

Robin--- I hope all goes well tomorrow for you. No matter what the scale says you know that you've made positive changes this month.

Linda.....great getting your sodium under the limit. I struggle with this.....what did you do???

rjn andjosh....welcome ..this is a great place to come for ideas and support

Mimi7grands....I can so relate to your story. I had a BIG talk with myself this week and know that being on track feels so much better than the alternative. I know that I could be up 40 lbs in a blink. Keep on keepin' on.....

Hey everyone. I came back to MFP because BodyMedia FIT won't let me export all the data I need to.

I did pretty good on my March goals.

-Be able to run 3 miles without walking by month-end - I ran a 10K! (6.2 miles)
-Go to bed by 11pm most nights - I was doing great before the time change. Need to get back to this
-Exercise 6 hours a week - yep, I've been doing quite well on exercise

For April, I'm going to continue where I started:

-Go to bed most days by 11 pm
-Apply for a passport
-Run 1.5 hours at once
-Lower sodium intake - it's been creeping up and so has my blood pressure

This is a test.

Did we pass!!!!