WOMEN AGES 50+ for April

Oh....me again.

Viv: I meant to mention that I love you new photo!!! Good to see YOU!

Amanda, I'm so happy to see you posting!!! I missed you and worried about you. I hope you feel back to your old self - and much better! - soon.

Barbie, we do have some similarities in our attachment to food! You made me laugh with your reference to peanut butter. I think I could obsessively eat almost anything when I'm hungry. MUCH better if that's something healthy.

I'm working now (besides just working on everything, in general) on having smaller portions. I can eat a LOT of food as you know if you've ever looked at my diary. It's usually (mostly) healthy but, still, a lot. I know I won't gain if it's good stuff. But there's something not-so-good about having to be full to the brim (and over) before I stop.

Instead of starting out with 2 eggs, I'm starting out with 1. Instead of a huge bowl of strawberries, I'm having a medium-sized bowl. You get the picture. I must be worried, down deep, that I'm not going to get enough. :noway: Totally illogical, but there it is.

Jeannie, I love the mental picture of your horses running around, bucking and cavorting. I love watching horses run in a pasture. I don't think there's anything more beautiful. Years ago, my daughter had a horse that we pastured with a bunch of other horses. I'd sit in the car, waiting for her, while she rode. When the horses would get to running and bucking, I felt as though I'd had a special treat.

Kackie, it's so good to see you more. You are special to me. It's that "make new friends, but keep the old..." thing. You, and so may of the women I've gotten to know here, are gold. I feel as though I'm starting to get to know and treasure the "new" folks too. It's funny how fast we transform from new to old! (That's old in a good way, mind you. Think old shoe. Nothing more comfortable.)

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.

Mimi, I have been thinking about this post.and wanted to respond. I think you and i have some similar relationships with food. I have gradually eliminated some foods from my eating plan because I don't have a healthy relationship with them. For awhile I had a healthy bedtime snack of Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal and plain non fat yogurt until one day I found myself eating the cereal out of the box in a mindless way. So I stopped buying the cereal. One day at the store i thought about buying myself some cereal and yogurt again as a treat until I realized that i was thinking about eating the whole box of cereal and the whole quart of yogurt in one sitting.

about Costco :grumble: I can shop there except right before lunch but once I allow myself one treat, then I start thinking about having more

:grumble: about nuts, chocolate, and desserts of any kind:grumble: I know that I'm not the person who can have one bite to "please the hostess" or "satisfy my sweet tooth" so I choose to stay away completely from all of that stuff

:grumble: about bread,and pasta,----I don't do either in moderation so except for an occasional Orowheat sandwich thin, I stay away from all of it

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the same for cheese

:bigsmile: about veggies :bigsmile: I'm much better off fixing a whole package of frozen cauliflower or broccoli or stir fry veggies and having that as a snack

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high nutrition, low calories, and a huge satisfying serving :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I have learned most of this through my friends on MFP

:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: right now I'm trying to learn more about my relationship with peanut butter

:flowerforyou: Yesterday I was at a big meeting that required us to be up at 3AM, out the door at 5AM, and on the ferry at 6:30. I made sure to ride the exercise bike before leaving, walk around the parking lot while waiting on the ferry, walk on the ferry in spite of the turbulent water and rocking and rolling of the boat ( do you burn more calories trying to maintain your balance while walking?), walk around during all the breaks, and choose wisely at Subway when we went for lunch. We stopped at the store along the way to get a snack and got a banana and yogurt (the others in the car got bagels and cream cheese)......with some walking at home, and a lot of riding on the exercise bike, I managed to balance calories in and calories out but only because it continues to be such a high priority for me.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:


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I am so happy to see Amanda posting and on the road to recovery :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I'm glad to know that I am not the only one that has some bad food relationships. I've never met a cake that I didn't like and wasn't willing to engage in a long-term relationship.

Lorri

It's great to read all the activity on this board today. You helped me get myself to the gym this afternoon and today I just did the bike (I have arthritis in my knees so this is a good thing that I change up my exercise...walking can hurt). I really want to keep my focus on my goals and not get so discouraged by the scale. I am getting my exercise and my water in this week so that is a good thing!
Have a good night all!

Hello ladies, good to see everyone hard at it. Mother's Day? Was it today? Anyhoo, Happy Mothers Day ladies, sending best wishes for a great healthy day <<overseas>>.

Had a great day in the gym today and just now had a sad read on my comp from my son. He told me to stop the crunches and back flexing exercises. I could paralyse myself. Not nice. Well he knows his stuff so I will behave, just going back to the drawing board after a great day (one in some months) seems so heartbreaking. Oh well. We both are working on a full nutrient diet with lean calories and jacked aerobics to help trim the spare tires. Looks like I'm going to have to trim some work shifts, to allow me to walk to work and not be worried about being late for the second job. It is my back afterall I am going to need it for another 30 or so years.

Hope all is well here.

Barmbord, you too, well I never thought about stretches, because I do them every workout in the gym. But maybe a try is in order. Something funny though, sometimes when I get these, after switching around and around in the bed for a while, I get up and it is then that I feel that my bladder is full or is soon to be. After I releave myself the sensations stop. ???? What is that? Laying in bed previous there is no hint or sensation that I need to pee. Are my wires shorting out and I am getting shorthand in the legs?
Hope your new home is as good as the dreams you had of it. I would love to be there instead of the winter here, but I am not a traveler, day or weekend road trips are my favorite though.

Enough gab from me, time for bed soon.

Take care all and be true to yourself.

Marilyn

Got my walk in today. Just did 1-1/2 miles and hope to increase that during the week.

Amanda, so glad you're home. Prayers for a speedy recovery.:flowerforyou:

Michelle, so glad you found that OdoBan. I'm going to look for it so that I have one and my daughter has one. She has two dogs and a cat. You've got me all psyched about using the Wii more. I never record what I do on the Wii....guess I should start!

Everyone have a wonderful evening. :happy:

Lorri: What are cathe workouts?

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Hi Kackie,

Cathe workouts are mainly cardio and strenght training. The following is a link to her site:

http://cathe.com/


I love the mixture of workouts and level of training.

Chiclet here. Thanks to msh (Mary) who found me posting on the March thread. I swear I thought I was on April when I posted. Thanks!:drinker:

Now posting correctly:

Hi Everyone! :flowerforyou:

So much to say, but so little time...honestly. I have not been able to check in in over 6 days!

Well today I give our 30 day notice to vacate and we will be moving on the 6th of May to our new apartment. Still uneasy about the move but I know it is for the better for both of us. I just have gotten so comfortable here (not that it is that great of a place, its not. It was my go to place after my divorce when things were rough) but I have a great group of friends in my row of apartments that all look out for each other. We borrow items from each other, sit out and chat with each other and have had my back with issues of my mother, like helping me get her up when she falls and such. So many things. I will keep in touch with them but it won't be the same. I hope they can visit, but I know it is unlikely. Although I do intend on doing so.

Well since losing so much weight I am now drawing the attention of men again. (Which of course irritates me, because i was the same person all along, but its all about looks I guess. Sad but unfortunately true.) At any rate, I had been chatting with someone for about 3 weeks and we decided to finally meet. We both knew what either one looked like as we had traded photos and he kept saying how excited he was getting to meet me. Well Thursday night we made the final arrangements of where we were going to go and he told me he would call me at 9 am on Friday to tell me when he would be by to pick me up. He said he was nervous that I wouldn't like him and I told him not to worry, that when we met all we had to do is be honest and upfront with each other, be natural. He answered, "Upfront and honest, what am I getting myself into?" I asked, "What do you mean?" and he said, "Nothing, I was just typing what I was thinking, shouldn't do that." We then said good night to each other. The next day 9am rolls by and no phone call. by 10am I am beginning to wonder if he is okay so I text him. No reply. by 11:00 am I have text him 3 times and called him once.
Now he knew the arrangements I had to make to be able to go out with him for most of the day. I had to hire 2 people to watch my mother while I was gone. I had prepped her so she wouldn't freak out that I was gone and planned her meals. I even made arrangements to have my puppies walked once. So when I had done the final text I mentioned to him to please let me know what was going on as i had these people coming. I even said "Just let me know either way. Yes or no, I wont get mad, I just need to inform the people." No answer. So by 12pm I had to call everyone and cancel everything, explain to friends that I had told I was going out finally that I had been stood up (embarassed) and then I went online and blocked hiim from emailing or chatting with me personally ever again. I don't care if he was in an accident or any other emergency. He should have contacted me some how, some way. Plus the way he reacted to the "upfront and honest" thing was kind of weird. I have been told by a male friend that it was obviious to him that the guy just wanted sex. He didn;t want to share and be personal. He said "Its a classic, get you into bed situation" I honeslty didn't see it. My friend asked how could you not? I guess i am just a poor judge of character. So I am back to square one. You know, it could be too that with my mother being in tow with me, it will be a major deterrent to any man. I guess I am screwed. Sorry for the term.

Dog wise, the dog that I found while walking Boo one day was taken to the vet and checked for a chip to see if he belonged to anyone. No chip. I gave him new vaccinations, and though he was brave and did not cry, he did not like the male assistant at all. i think he was abused by a man honestly. In 3 weeks he will be going to have his family jewels removed.

Yesterday mom and I had a shopping day. I had Access pick us up and we went to lunch, went to PetSmart and got Scout ( the new dog, Rat terrier) a new collar that says "Bad to the Bone", because he weighs only 10 pounds (to Boos 30 pounds) and needs all the help he can get to look tough . Its a harley davidson collar. Also go him a harness, two new retractable leashes, two toys and a new "girlie" collar for Boo, because everyone mistakes her for a boy, because she is buffed and chubby. So a pink collar was in order.(I'm tired of saying, "No she is a girl) I even got her some bling. A pink rhinestone bone to hang on her collar. Nifty!! . Then mom and I had a nonfat yogurt nand sat outside in the sun for awhile, then went to Old Navy and I bought her some clothes for the hot weather that is coming and me a light thread sweater in XL and it fit! Shock a roo! Then we went to Barnes and Noble and bought books and I had an ice tea and mom had a latte. afterwards we went back to the restaurant to wait for Access to pick us up and I got two soups to go with a roll for dinner. A very busy day indeed for us both. Mom did pretty good. Didn't freak out at all. I had double diapered her so when she went, I just yanked off the dirty one and pulled up the other one. It went smoothely. Today I gave her a bath and she freaked out. Oh well

Well I have to go and walk the puppies now. it looks like its going to rain and dont want to get caught in it.
Talk to you later
Chiclet

Good morning ladies.

Wow, lots of posts! I don't think I'm going to be able to keep up at this rate.

I had a very uncomfortable night - my wound is extremely sore. I'm seeing my GP later today and may ask for something to help me sleep. I'm not a fan of sleeping pills, but may need a little something just to get me through for a while.

After worrying that I would put on a ton of weight in hospital, I weighed myself this morning and have lost a pound. Hopefully I will be able to keep it off despite my enforced inactivity whilst I recover.

The sky is blue today and I may put a jacket on and walk round the garden for a while. It's still cold, but the fresh air is welcoming.

Have a good and healthy week my friends.

Love

Amanda x

Good Morning, Ladies!

Well...it was the day of reckoning for me...LONG overdue, and the results of putting off the day were not pretty. I got on my scale today after far, far too long and I am up 11 pounds from my ticker. Now, I realize when I logged in my weight that I had not officially logged in my weight since OCTOBER.!!!:huh: I have always hated the scale but I KNOW that I have to be accountable by getting ON it. My doctor told me a couple of years ago that I am one of those people who needs to weigh every single day. I can let a day go into a month and then, obviously, 6 months. It doesn't work for me, so here I go again! I am my own worse enemy in this way.
I think this behavior sort of follows the definition of insanity, doesn't it?

Ah, but it is an absolutely beautiful morning. Sun is shining and it is that wonderful new green color everywhere. I worked in my garden yesterday and even harvested a few nice little asparagus shoots, so it is a hopeful time of the year.

Amanda: So good to hear from you. I hope the blue skies and a bit of time in your garden help you sleep. I find that fresh air is the very best cure for most anything. (but take the pill if you are hurting!)

Chiclet: So good to hear from you again too

Lorri: Yes, I can relate to the food relationship thing...I think we all can or we wouldn't be here! Thanks for the Cathe link!

Lindaj: You are inspiring...wind and rain didn't hold you back! WTG

Birdie: Thank you for your very inspiring post. You have done so very well and it is wonderful of you to hang around and help the rest of us, some of whom cannot seem to do this in a straight and direct way. It is always great to hear from you!

There were so many more of you that I had in my head to respond to...but I realize I am running late to get out the door. Have a great week and take care! Kackie (Ticker is now revised ...but accurate!)

Good morning ladies,
Happy Happy Birthday Lynn. Have a good one. You deserve it.
I weighed in this morning and lost 2 1/2 pounds since last week. I was very scared to weigh in because we did not get to the gym yesterday. after all I did all week I thought one day would make me gain. crazy but you never know. I worked in bathroom all day and my allergies were rampant so when hubby got home we decided to take day off from gym. he ate leftovers and I ate cereal for supper and we watched ACM awards. I guessed every award right except for entertainer of the year. Taylor Swift really. I know that a lot of kids must have called or texted in to vote. not my choice at all. My 4 year old granddaughter loves her. Her music is good and I am glad for her but she is not entertainer of the year by any means. anyway skipping gym did not hurt my progress. guess we need a break now and again. will get right back on today though. expecting bad weather here later. very windy and rain expected and cool front later. the bathroom is really looking good and will hopefully be done this week. birdie so good to have you back. Amanda glad you are doing well. take it slow and you will be yourself in no time.
Have a good day ladies. time to eat my breakfast.
Vicki M

Good Afternoon Ladies!

It seems like everyone is in much better spirits this Monday than last week. We've had so many struggles and illnesses and this crazy weather, it's just all too much to deal with sometimes. So nice that we have this forum to come to and knock off the dust.

The weather was so beautiful this weekend that my hubby and I decided to play a little baseball with the grandkids. Going into it I thought, I'll just take it easy, haven't played since last summer, no sliding, stealing bases or anything that would make it to a highlight clip on ESPN. So my 11 year old grandson is giving me some grief over the fact that I'm "Not Husseling", "Moving like an old lady"....really? I've never backed down from a good challenge, so the next ball he hit I "Husseld" over and caught. Again with the, "Wow, gramma, lucky catch". Lucky my chubby little butt! Now, I'm getting a little annoyed, I have a heckler? So, here's where the trouble started.....I think, I've played a lot of softball and although I'm past my prime for major league, I am not past my prime as a grandmother. I get up to bat, my grandson decides he's going to take over pitching from Pop, again he starts with the chatter and I'm diggin my heels in to just kill this pitch. I give it all I've got (so I think) and the ball goes right back to, that's right, the pitcher. I'm thinking, Oh, crap, I've got to run........(don't try this at home) so I take off, full tilt, bound and determined to beat this runt to firstbase. Imagine my surprise when I hit the bag before he did. The other grandkids and my hubby are all cheering and yelling, "way to go gramma!", I'm just thinking, somebody call EMS, I think I've pulled a muscle, I can't breath and I don't know where I am. Of course, nobody knew that but me and I'm acting all cool and stuff and like I'm not surprised. Once the story was being told to my daughter and her hubby it got bigger and better, or maybe I just don't remember it that way because all the blood had drained from my head and I really didn't know where I was. It all turned out good because this event just renewed my motivation for getting into shape, either that or I'm going to have to hit the ball a long long way so I don't have to run so hard.

All of this to say.....Find your motivation, renew your outlook. Remember, although the main reason to do this is for you to live a longer and healthier life, in doing so you change all the lives around you. Does it get any better than that?

I wish you all...Health....Happiness and a bazillion sundays playing baseball with the grandchildren.

Lynda :glasses:

Monday Monday:flowerforyou:

Lynda - it's those grandkids that are keeping you young:drinker:

Amanda - Glad to hear you are back and that you are on the road to recovery:flowerforyou:

Lynn- I think you get the metal for longest post of recent months....not sure what day it was but you covered everyone! :flowerforyou: Happy Birthday to youuuuuuu:flowerforyou:

My weekend was very busy and full to overflowing. Friday we had great weather so we did a bike ride around Cherry Creek Resevoir then headed down town for the George Strait & Reba Concert...it was just shy of 5 hrs and I loved it Hubby "survived it"

Saturday am we watched the grandsons and since we were cleaning the hot tub when it got down to the last 8" we stopped it and let Noah (3yr ols) play in it...it was 84 on Saturday:noway: After the kids left we did another bike ride....I soooo love the warm weather!

Sunday we headed out the door at about 12:30 to grocery shop and it snowed for the next 5 hrs:sad: I am soooo ready for the warm weather to stay!

Back to work today and the stress is back, hubby will apply for more jobs on line and I will try and figure out how to keep this paper work from piling up on my desk and hope the boss is able to collect more money this week...short cash flow is a killer

Eating healthy today and getting in the exercise...gotta go get another cup of green tea.

Everyone have a good day:flowerforyou:

Laura

PS....Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of you in the UK:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I don't now how to make the ticker move.... ???? To show 3 lbs down.