WOMEN AGES 50+ for April

I am now 2 lbs more than I weighed in last Monday, almost right back where I started, and I have been sticiking to the calories alotted, 1400.... I upped it thinking that I was not losing on the 1200, Been on this for over a month now, and am almost ready to give up and maybe start jenny craig or nutrisystem....comments?
Natalie

Happy Saturday to all!:flowerforyou:

Caharleygirl--Welcome..I am glad my explanation helped you. :flowerforyou:

Glendaus-I love music and that is what we do with our friends when we have a "get together." I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do!:flowerforyou:

Mary -:flowerforyou: Your music festival sounds like a fun project. I was really happy to learn that you did musical therapy...wow!
I know swimming must be relaxing.

Welcome- LovesAuburn:flowerforyou: -My hair is just a little darker than yours...is that what your handle refers to ..or something else..if you don't mind my asking?

Amanda-I really hope you are feeling better. :flowerforyou: I nursed my MIL back to health after an open heart surgery..coughing or nausea ..is NOT good. Take care...those babies are so cute!

Vickim-:flowerforyou: You did great with all your excercise...and it is paying off. If I remember correctly, Barbie says moving is what matters. Keep moving and it will come off. I believe her. She wears a pedometer and that inspired me to go buy one. I have been amazed how it motivates you.

Barbie-We miss you here and be safe.:flowerforyou: I am sure you are checking in on us.. Have fun!:happy:

Sally--Wow! :happy: I am impressed..You go, girl!

Lindaj07-:flowerforyou: glad to see you every time you post. I post every day but I like to read how everyone is doing.

Natalie-Hope you had a nice Anniversary.:flowerforyou: .they are something to celebrate. You have already accomplished a great feat. Quitting smoking is not easy.
Natalie don't despair.:noway:

Olbies(taking liberties with words:bigsmile: ) and Newbies have a good weekend!:flowerforyou:

Welcome-Simone!:flowerforyou:

Ditto...that is my case too.

I am now 2 lbs more than I weighed in last Monday, almost right back where I started, and I have been sticiking to the calories alotted, 1400.... I upped it thinking that I was not losing on the 1200, Been on this for over a month now, and am almost ready to give up and maybe start jenny craig or nutrisystem....comments?
Natalie

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I'm sure you've heard this before, Natalie but maybe you should ignore the scales for a week or so and concentrate on
a healthy diet? Please don't give up!
I had a 'senior moment this' afternoon! I started well with my diet then met a friend in town for coffee. She brought me a HUGE
chocolate muffin and I ate it! Completely forgot I should be counting my calories!! I had to do more walking in penance for what wasn't exactly 1000 calories but may as well have been for the amount of guilt I was feeling! :noway: :noway: :laugh:
(Costa Triple Chocolate Muffin!) I held my hands up and recorded it! Now I have to make up for it tomorrow too!:laugh:
Have a great day everyone!

Happy Saturday and so happy to see the new faces! WELCOME, Ladies. Look forward to getting to know more about you here!

My parents arrived last night in time for dinner. I haven't seen them since the holidays since we were in MT so long. They amaze me! We got out into my neglected garden and they helped me clear it out, weed and haul debris! I HOPE that I am still doing that in my 80s!!!!! My garden looks SO much better and I have my tomato plants and peppers ready to go in the ground!

So far I have stayed on course...luckily, my Mom didnt bring a cake or cookies. :noway:

have a great evening, everyone. Better go see what the folks are up to....Take care, kackie

Just dropping in with a quick hello as I am at work.

Welcome to all the newcomers! I have a sister Simone! Don't hear that name a lot! Welcome!

Hang in there to anyone having a tough time of it . If we don't keep plugging along, one day at a time, our hips will express the frustrations we're going through:noway: and then we get frustrated even more!:grumble: If today is good...then GREAT!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: As far as the scales, what I do is get weighed every Wednesday. Because I track every day.....even triple chocolate muffins then I have something to regroup about.Honesty in what we track is the only way to really be able to step back and regroup in a way that can help us. Maybe it IS sodium or maybe we just ate more that we worked off. :ohwell: Whatever is key....will show up when you analize what you are tracking totally and honestly!
Drinking lots of water helps me too, as well as exercise everyday that I can. I aim for everyday and there's always a day that something comes up that throws me off and the exercising gets thrown to the wayside. If I aim for 3 days....I'll probrably do 2. If I aim for 4....I'll probrably do 3. So by trying to fit exercising in everyday, I do 5 days minimum...sometimes 7!.

Also, it's so easy to eat over life going awry.:sad: :explode: I've had some bad days, emotionally and the first thing I think of doing is grabbing a snack.:noway: I'm trying to train myself to do ANYTHING but eat when I'm upset because once I take that first compulsive bite...I'm opening the door for trouble.:frown:

Got to go! Have a great weekend lovely ladies!! We're all in this thing together....no matter what part of the world we're from!!!:laugh:

BirdieM

Hello my friends,

What did you think about the American Idol results? Pretty crazy, huh? Pia was not my favorite but I didn’t expect her to go home so early. (I admit to being an American Idol junkie.)

I am a big AI fan, but did not get to watch the show this week. I have on the DVR and may play it back over the weekend. I am not that impressed with the contestants this year Right now my favorite is Stephano.I was a little surprised to see Pia go home. She was one of the best on the show. I miss Simone.

Lorri

I thank you for your input, I keep logging in here, and writing down my food, diary is viewable, if you care to take a look, i'll leave it public for awhile... I seem to be eating all the proper things, had tuna salad for lunch, on one of those 100 cal whole wheat thomas bagels, lettuce on it, about 16 mini baby carrots, one tablespoon ranch dressing, and on pickle (claussen)...
????? Dinner, we are going to Red robin, I will order burger, with lots of tomatos on top, and lettuce, and get steamed veggies instead of fries... drink water...
Beats me...
Natalie

Hello ladies.

I hope everyone is having great weather and enjoying the day. In my neck of the woods, the sun is bright and warmth is in the air.
I am glad to be at the end of the week. I presented at a conference this morning. I'm glad that is over. It went well.

Natalie, I am having the same problem. For the past two weeks the scale moved only half a pound. I thought I was doing fine with my diet and exercise.. I remind myself that if I am making a lifestyle change, then I have to stay focused on healthy food choices and keep moving. I am certain the pounds will move.


Lorri
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This scale has not moved in the right direction at all in a MONTH, yes it dropped 3 pounds, but now this morning up 2 again.. so now only down 1, weigh in I am going to change to WEDNESDAY, and give myself a chance to lose these 2 lbs, wherever they came from.
Thank you for your input...
Natalie

Welcome Dee
This is a great board....I am relatively new here. Enjoy!

Hi Everyone,
I'm at a satisfactory weight, but still working on the belly fat. Haven't done well on breakfasts, haven't done well on the water. Keep trying nonetheless. Everyone has their pitfalls; keep trying!! Don't give up, don't beat yourself up.

Birthday: April 22

mimi - hope you had a great lunch. What was their reaction to your weight loss?

Donna - welcome! Glad to have ya join us.

Did a hour of HIIT on the elliptical today (Fri). Tomorrow I'm planning on doing a 30 min toning class and then yoga. Tomorrow night we're supposed to go out with friends of ours to a play. Guess I'd better make some dessert.

I bought this hamburger patty maker today. I also went to a healthy cooking demo where they made this bean burger. Personally, I just thought it needed more spices, but it was quite good. What I'd like to do is make some of those burgers and have them in the freezer to prepare. But...when I got home I couldn't find the recipe! Maddening! Fortunately, I called the place and they had an extra one. So I'll probably go pick it up tomorrow. then I went bowling. Had a bad day. But that's what practice is all about. Oh, before the cooking demo I worked out, then went to Kohl's. I'd bought a tablecloth and just assumed it was the size that was listed on the front of the package. Well, it wasn't so I returned them (there were 2). Surprisingly, they didn't give me any hassle, it's been a while since I purchased them. but I did get a store credit since it would be more than if I'd gotten it put back on my credit card. Something about $10 Kohls cash. So I bought 2 blouses. Not that I needed them, mind you. Then I went to Aldi's and got sugar, stopped at Bed Bath & Beyond for the patty maker. Hope this works! Update: I found the recipe in a section of my pocketbook where I would NEVER have expected it to be.

lovesauburn - welcome! what a lovely pic of you!

Amanda - I'm so sorry for you. Hope you're feeling better real soon. When it rains, it pours, eh?

Welcome simone! Boy, you ARE ambitious.

Natalie - sometimes it just takes a while to see the results of your hard work. Hang in there! Remember, the scale only shows you a number! Go more by how your clothes are fitting rather than a number. The way I think about it is I let the doctor worry about the number, that's what I pay him for! Vicki had some really good ideas. I was amazed to learn how small a portion of spaghetti was, for instance. In looking over your diary, can you try upping your water intake? Also, I know that I need to track my sodium. I was amazed to find out how very high in sodium Olive Garden's apricot chicken was! It didn't taste salty, but it sure had a lot of sodium.

Linda - I'm sure you enjoyed that muffin. Sometimes we just have to give in to those feelings, otherwise we'd go crazy. I know that I would. When I have those cravings, I usually make up for it with the calories in that I have something low cal to offset this. Also, if I have something that is high in carbs, I try to have some protein. You'll be fine; just don't let it happen all the time (and I know you won't)

A big welcome to Sue in Illinois! Tell us more about yourself

I have a meeting to go to for the Y Tuesday. Last month they had some bananas and we were told to take some home. So I'm going to make a banana bread tomorrow and take it with me to the meeting. Hopefully, we can get a few games of bowling in. Then in the evening all the bowlers are going to go to this one lady's house for a small get together. I'm going to buy a cake, since that is the ONLY one I could find with any sort of bowling theme. Going to do some Wii Hula Hoop tomorrow (Sun), then make the bread, while it's cooling hopefully we can go bowling some, then to the get together.

Went to a play with a friend of mine tonight. It's just nice to get out.

Have a great day everyone!

Michele

Linda :bigsmile: I walked all those steps today (9548) and my pedometer says that = 4.52 miles. I am going to put 2 of those toward my total. Okay with you? Thursday I did 1.5 miles bringing it to 6, then 2 today I'm up to 8. Gee, only 37 to go. I can do it. Weather's getting nice so I'll aim for two walks a day at 1.5 miles each. That'll do it....no prob!

Dee! Excellent milage!! You CAN do it, indeed! 3 miles a day is great, if the weather keeps up! Keep walking!
Weather here is great too, so I'm off out, maybe get my swim in, if pool not too busy!

Hi everyone, welcome all newcomers.

:glasses: :glasses: The weather is lovely today, in fact it's been sunny since Wednesday, I hope it lasts. Well our new windows are all in place and it makes the whole house look much better (from the outside :bigsmile: )

On Friday we took the dogs out, we were going to go to a place called Brandsby Woods, DD had been there before a few years ago with the RSPCA dogs and took Milo and Tara with her, (This was before Frankie was ours) She followed behind someone else in her car, so wasn't sure exactly where it was, but we thought it should be well signposted as it's a popular place for dog walkers. Could we find it, could we heck!we drove around up hill down dale - it was hot DD was getting stressed the dogs were getting fed up and wanted to get out to have a run I was dying to pee:noway: :noway: it was a nightmare!. We were going to head back home when I saw a sign to Dalby Forest so we headed there instead. It cost £7 to get in, luckily I had a bit of money with me - the main reason we stayed there was that I was almost to bursting point by now, once I'd "been" I said to DD that it was the most expensive pee I had ever had!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

We had a really good long walk through the forest and the views were spectacular, Frankie and Tara were exhaused by the time we got home, in fact we all were.

Unfortunately my weight has gone up a few pounds, a combination of sitting in the car stress eating and a box of choccies I got for my birthday which I was not going to open for a few more weeks. They were calling out to me and that little devil on my shoulder was egging me on.

Back to the drawing board!

Hope everyone is well, have a lovely Sunday and congrats to those who have lost/are losing.

Love
Viv xx

good morning ladies,'
Natalie, it seems you are doing what you should. I am not a doctor just know what works for me. I guess you can just hang in like everyone says or maybe see a nutritionist is that is afforable. Also I noticed on your ticker you only have about 20 pounds to lose. those last few are the hardest to go. I hope you find something that works. I know how frustrating that can be. dont give up.
we slept in and are now off to the gym. promised grandkids they could come help us around yard later. see you later ladies.
vicki M