Senior Golden Sneakers -April 2011

Hello Everyone,

Just been filling in my diary and reading all your posts, so many:bigsmile:

Just seen the time and Brothers & sisters is just about to come on. I love it, so I'll pop back in an hour or so:laugh:

Happy Birthday Dee. Hope it is a good one.

Jackie you did it. You are a fast learner. But that picture looks kind of Weird looking Good job now when do we get to see the bees.??????????????? Hey went to your profile and found the bees. You got more guts than I got.


MArie

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Hello to all my Golden Sneakers Friends, we are in Fortuna, California where we will be until Monday morning. Our trip down was swift and beautiful through rain, snow,and fog in Washington and Oregon and along the Northern California coast. Wednesday was my biggest exercise challenge in years. We were in the car for over ten hours with stops twice at rest stops, once for fuel, and once for lunch at Subway. Because it was raining most of the way I was not inspired to ask Jake to go for a walk at any of the stops. It was still drizzling when we got to Crescent City, CA and my pedometer registered fewer than 2000 steps even after unloading the car and walking to the restaurant for dinner.:sad: :sad: :sad: we ate smart at dinner

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ordered off the senior menu---broiled chicken with veggie, salad, and potato. we told them not to bring the dinner roll. I ate the little bit of butter on the potato but skipped the sour cream.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: after dinner the weather was a little bit better so we bundled up and walked on the great paved trail along the harbor then walked up and down the hall in the motel until I got 10,000 steps.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I decided to not log either food or exercise while we're on this trip. I have been doing it for so long that it seems strange not to........for a moment in the restaurant last night I thought that since I'm not logging my food, I could eat something I don't usually order (like onion rings or a quesadilla) and then sanity returned and ordered just the way I would have if I were logging everything.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Here in Fortuna we found a great trail that goes along the Eel River and walked that bundled up against the cold. I don't have 10,000 steps but I'll go out again later for another walk.

:sad: :sad: :sad: Maddie, I'm sorry to hear about first your mom's health problems and now yours.....I will be thinking healing thoughts for both of you:bigsmile: and I'm so glad to see you back posting on the thread:bigsmile: I will still be your friend.....you can't get rid of me that easily

:bigsmile: Deb, I looked at your food journal and have a couple of thoughts......when I started my weight loss journey I couldn't bear the idea of being hungry so I looked for foods to eat that would allow my the biggest pile on my plate for the fewest calories:laugh: what I discovered was that fresh and frozen vegetables were a perfect choice and that sauces and dressings added calories without giving me anything to munch on.....I also learned that processed and packaged foods had too many calories, didn't fill me up and keep me satisfied and had too much sodium...........if you exercise a lot, then eat some of your exercise calories

:bigsmile: Phoebe, that's a great idea about having the family hide the chocolate

:bigsmile: Jeri, I like your idea about banning the dangerous food from the house completely.....I've had to do that with a few things (actually a lot of things:laugh: )

:drinker: :drinker: Dee congratulations on your weight loss:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Kathy, never, never, never give up

:bigsmile: Marilyn, you are so fortunate to have your son available to give you such great advice

:flowerforyou: Marie, I'm sorry to hear about your computer problems......the computer is our lifeline to each other :sad: :sad:

:flowerforyou: Jackie, I loved hearing about you and your bees.....your relationship with them sounds as personal as my relationship with my dogs and cats (except the bees produce something you can actually consume :laugh: :laugh: ) that's a great picture that you posted

:flowerforyou: Judi, puffin cruises sound wonderful.....I'd love to go

:flowerforyou: Sandy, congrats on your Bingo winnings :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: Elli, how great that things are going well in your business...it's time consuming but feels so good after the slower periods

:drinker: :drinker: Connie, congrats on your weight loss.........I know you were frustrated, but you never gave up :bigsmile:

Jake is taking a much deserved nap......he does all the driving and I sleep on and off while he drives so he needs to get caught up on his sleep after all the driving and walking (and when he wakes up, I'm going to insist that he go for another walk with me :bigsmile: )

Hello all you lovely ladies,

Another gorgeous day here in Essex too Jackie. Forecast is looking good too! What a beautiful view you have.
I love bees but could'nt have hives,I think I'd be too scared. They do such a good job. Don't see as many as we used to though, such a shame. We get them coming into work through our electric doors, They are so sluggish! Whats going on I wonder?
I have missed this season of The Good Wife so waiting for repeats now, and tonight I missed the end of Brothers & Sisters cos I dozed off!

I went to Zumba again tonight. It was extra hard going tonight due to the warmer weather and no air con in the hall. Thoroughly enjoyed it though. Next session on Monday.

Did someone mention the Wii have brought out a Line dancing game? Thought I would try something different. I don't have time to go to Line dancing class as well just now.

Maddie: Wishing you and your mum better. I am joining the rest of the group in prayer.

Jeri: Hope your back gets better and you get a decent nights sleep

Jeri and Gigi: Hope your mums are feeling better:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Kathy, Phoebe, Buzz & Sandy: Thank you all for the tips. I did'nt realise that you can change the serving. I will try that & the others.

Judi: What channel is Mrs Brown on? Sounds funny. Have a great time out with your family:happy:

Marie & Sandy: I used your tip for adding name to signature but I think I have now lost my Ticker lol. Where did I go wrong?

Marilyn: Good Luck with the new diet. Hope it works well for you:drinker:

Connie: A big WELL DONE:bigsmile: When I think I can trust myself not to go bingeing on chocolate, I am going to try your choc tips. A little of what you fancy does you good is what my late mum always used to say and it seems like she may have been right:laugh:

I'm sorry if i have missed anyone.

Love to you all
Deb

Hello Barbie,

Sounds great where you are, even if the weather is'nt up to much. You have so much discipline. What an inspiration you are:bigsmile:

Thank you so much for looking at my diary and for your tips. I will definately pile up with veggies, I love them. Someone else mentioned the sodium. I never realised it had an effect on weight before. I will be looking at that more closely. Will also be cutting out the processed food. Just have to train my DH as he seems to like to buy/cook them when I am working!

I am feeling very positive and just hope the scales will be kind when I weigh in on Monday.

Enjoy the rest of your trip:flowerforyou:

Is everybody getting a head start on Dee Birthday or did I get it wrong?? I thought it is tomorrow. Let me know.

I aadmit I have not read all the post one here and there.Too much going on around here. Mainly my PC. Connie has been trying to help me but I am just a dumhead from Texas I don't know the talk of computers
. She has been such a dear.

I will satch up with you all tomorrow.

MARIE

Marie, somewhere on the home page Dee said she was going to be busy tomorrow so everyone was wishing her happy birthday today. Since you and I wait until the day of the birthday it got confusing. So just because I know she is possibly not going to be around tomorrow I will add my birthday wishes now.

And I am with Phoebe 100%!!! Don't you dare call yourself dumb again!!! You started this whole forum, you bring everyone together and you are 85 years young!! Wonder what the rest of us will be doing at that age!! We love you Marie, you are our leader!!!

Happy birthday Dee!!!


Sory dee, I ow you some flowers I can't fight this pencil and this touch screen anymoe But Happy birthday to you.






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oops! Happy Birthday Dee!

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So sorry Marie and Buzz.....I don't know what I was thinking!!! I beg for your forgiveness!!! I am so embarrassed!!!

Heelo Ladies, I saw this on the community message board and thought you might like to read it. Apologies if you have already. What a story!

October 31st, 2010 I had reached my peak of portliness at 5'8" and a profound 284# I was out of shape, sick and well on my way to an early grave. I started having issues with everything from cognitive reasoning to walking from my car into my work; a whopping 1600 feet or so. So, I half-heartedly started losing a little weight.

By December, Chest pressure was the norm, I had accepted High Blood Pressure as one of those things that comes as we get older, Achy feet, a sore back...you name it and I was feeling it. It became apparent to me that I was having some issues. To cap it all off I have always been a bit of an insomniac but even that had become unmanageable and my sleep was down to 3, maybe 3-1/2 hours a night.

Finally after some prodding by my lovely bride, I went to see a doctor. He looked at the sleep issue first, did the sleep study thing and found that I had full blown Apnea to boot. So, not only was I only getting 3 hours of sleep but not even sleeping when I was sleeping.

In that same week I earned myself a CPAP machine and had BP meds changed suspecting that they might be contributing to the sleep problems.

Due to the chest pressure I was sent to a Cardiologist who looked at everything and decided my meds were all wrong and changed them yet again...she got it right. HOWEVER, she also suspected I might have other issues and had me tested for diabetes...I was diagnosed as Diabetic and put on meds for that.

That day I decided not to live in a cell. I had seen too many friends and family members go down the path I was on.

I actively sought out an app on my phone to help track progress and my newly acquired glucose monitoring plan.

I FOUND YOU. Just by chance I stumbled onto MFP. It looked as good as anything for tracking what was going in my pie hole. I started reading and looking and was amazed by the friendships and openness and caring nature I saw here. It spurred me on every day.

On Dec 3rd when I went to the Cardiologist's office I could not walk at a decent pace for 8 minutes to finish the echo-stress test. a month ago I rowed 20,000 meters on my rowing machine (12.1 miles). Two weeks ago I road 28 miles on my bike, just for the hell of it.

Today I went to the Doctor's office, 66 pounds lighter than 10/31/2010. I am officially removed from all medications my BP was 118/72, my HbA1C (indicator of diabetes) was normal. My resting heart rate that was high 90s is now low 60s...I could go on but he fact that is important is that this is a victory, not only for me, but for everyone that comes to MFP especially my lovelies that I am in near constant contact with.

Motivated, you bet. I am not at my goal weight yet (34 more to go, maybe more) but its easy from here because of my MFP peeps. I love them all and owe them my life.
Edited by MobiusMan on Fri 04/08/11 01:35 AM Snarky, Intelligent, and Thought-Provoking,
215 pounds by May 1st
206 pounds and Run a 5K by May 30th (my 49th Birthday)
184 pounds by Halloween (i fully intend to go as a skinny guy...no one will guess my real identity! That will be -100 pounds from my highest weight at Halloween 2010 of 284 pounds)

SANDY...of course, all is forgiven! And let's face it, we both HOPE to be 85 eventually:bigsmile:
PHOEBE...so poetic and dreamy...blather on; we love it!
CONNIE...Mazel Tov (congratulations), so it was worth all the exhaustion :drinker:
MADDIE...How're ya both doing today? Hope you won't need the meds too long, so relax and take care of YOU!:flowerforyou:
GIGI.. happy you're home again. Missed you.

Now gotta go make my yummy spinach omelette so I can get started. I just can't repeat that long "hello" I lost last night, but thinking of you all. I'm hungry!

Buzz

Oh Buzz how worrying for you. Being told to lose 100 lbs is so daunting let alone being told you have diabetes.
How long is it since he was diagnosed? If it is very recent, he may just need some time to adjust, and get his head around it.

Would he be offended if you did send him the post? I know our kids can be a bit sensitive with suggestions from parents.
Maybe ,if he has a partner or friend that he listens to, you could send it to them to forward to him, or maybe thats too much?

Hopefully you might get some good suggestions.