WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2014

Hi all!
Happy dance! I've lost one of the pounds I put on in NYC! So now I'm less than half a pound up on my fighting weight. :drinker:
Ive been going it on the exercise since I got back so I deserve it , but I have been eating every single calorie back. I wnt to lose those few oz by Friday so I can eat DS' s lovely cooking. (He used to be a chef at uni to earn money)

Going to book the Oxford trip today. :bigsmile:

Meg- I'm sorry you are feeling so fed up with the new format. I hated it at first, but I've managed to find all the things I want. I normally post on my Android tablet and that remembers the emoticons for me, I only have to type in the first letter. I also copied the code for my ticker and just paste it each time. Katla and Barbie are cresting a word document with the ticker and their sayings on it so they don't have to retype each time. I love the photo facility. Have you tried Chrome?

Kim - congrats on the successful yoghourt! We eat it every day and love it.

Janet - welcome! You have a lot to deal with. I do hope your husband continues to improve. I had cancer seven years ago, but only stage 2. Very best wishes. :flowerforyou:
Heart healthy diets often include a lot of fish oil. I take cod liver oil. My chlorestorol is good, but I'm sure it is genetic. Unfortunately my blood pressure is also genetic and would be high without medication. When I lost weight I hoped it would go down, but it is the same - but it is well controlled. I can't give up my salt though, like Sylvia. :noway:

Yanniejannie - you are Gwen's angel! :flowerforyou: A fund raiser in a pizzeria ! ! ! ! ! Over here it's always tea and cakes! Whichever it's fattening! :noway:

I'm having steel cut oats and avocado for lunch. Not together! :laugh:
Sea bass with cabbage and bacon for dinner.

Love from Heather in gloomy Hampshire UK

Thanks Barbie for the info on how to enlarge your post. I clicked on your running guy and it sent me to a site where you can get free icons. Are you happy with this site overall? Once you down load them how do you access them.

MNMargaret

Happy Wednesday morning :bigsmile:

I haven't been down to the garden in a couple of days, but I did get the garlic planted on Sunday. 180 cloves all tucked in their rows and watered, thanks to the rain. Katla, we buy our garlic "seed" at Portland Nursery, there's one on Stark, and one on Division. Most years we plant using our own seed but every so often we try a new variety. Inchelium Red is our favorite.

This morning I'd better think about doing some pickling. I brought home a bunch of sweet cherry peppers and serranos on Sunday, they've been sitting in a tub in the garage. Also have a dozen or so fresh apples to slice for the dehydrator. Dried apples are such a nice little treat at night.

I made it down to the track on Monday, first time in ages, walked fast for 2 miles, trotting a little from time to time. Then yesterday I did aerobics in the living room before an early dentist appt. My legs were awfully sore on Monday, but I can feel they're getting used to the increased activity now. Working up a good sweat every day (or most) is imperative for me at this stage of the game. Gardening is great work, but it's certainly not cardio.

Doing better with logging foods again, yay! Summer pounds have got to go. :grumble:

Speaking of going, time for me to scoot. I'm in the process of cleaning out my sock drawer which looks like it's been through a tornado! :huh:

Have a good day everyone.

jb in rainy Portland :glasses:

Barbie...the flag next to "quote" is used for reporting someone. If you click on it, it will give you 3 options for flagging: spam, abuse, report. Then MFP will follow up.

Btw, if anyone does not know the rules about posting on forums, etc. they are available. I will try to find the link.

I am also getting used to the new format. I like the feature that no longer cuts us off at 500 posts. And where you can find how many have posted since your last post.

Will check back with you all later.

Renny

Hello Lovely Ladies,

Just stopping in to say hello and I'm thinking of you. We will be leaving for Savannah this weekend. We will see what a good little traveler Brian is, he does like to ride in the car. We will see how he likes the hotel, our room is more of a suite so hopefully he will be a good boy. The old pug girl pretty much sleeps wherever she is, I am always surprised that she is still with us. She has an iron will to live at over 15 years of age.

I am still maintaining 14-16 pounds lost, so happy about that. I hope not to bring more pounds home from our trip, but I will enjoy myself at the same time.

Best wishes to all of you!

Sylvia: I love the joke. Where did you get your turkey chili recipe? DH might like it and so might I. I love Rotel tomatoes. I haven’t found them in the store for a while. I’ll look at Walmart, but we have a little store that doesn’t stock a full compliment of items. Regarding salt: I leave it out while cooking and add it at the table. I don’t leave it out of baking, but tend to reduce it some. I really don’t bake very often. DH is the one with sodium issues, so he doesn’t complain. He uses salt substitute at the table, which is potassium chloride. :flowerforyou:

Barbie: Your friends here think you’re a brilliant and supportive leader because that is who you are. People who have never had a weight problem, or have never lost weight only to regain it, do not understand what it takes for some of us to stay healthy. :noway:

Carol: I’m happy to hear that you’re doing so much better that you can say goodbye to the boot. What is the downside to low heels? :huh: There are lovely shoes out there that look fine with dressy clothes and don’t kiil your poor feet. Good luck with leading the women’s group. I think you’ll do an amazing job and be a huge success. :flowerforyou:

Janet: Welcome! Are you from Boise? It is a lovely city. :flowerforyou:

Robin: Congratulations on purging your closet. I did mine last spring, but I still kept a lot of things that I’ll never wear again, mostly for sentimental reasons. I know that getting rid of them would lighten the clutter load around here.:ohwell: :flowerforyou:

Tallen: Welcome back. Stick around. :flowerforyou:

Meg: I’m thinking of wearing magnifying glasses. They need to do some tweaking of this new format. I’m not a user of chrome. :flowerforyou:

Heather: I still haven’t taken action on our passports. My life seems too full at the moment, and I know that is just an excuse. If I can find time to stop by here, play cards, and read novels, I can find time to get the passport application done. :flowerforyou:

Renny: I like your doctor’s sensible advice about the cholesterol issue. :flowerforyou:

Michele: We don’t’ live anywhere near a Y. When I was a kid, I went there for swimming lessons and have good memories of it. I wonder if it is still active in my old hometown. :flowerforyou:

Kim: I’m glad you stopped by. I’ve missed your posts. Is your drought easing at all? We’ve had a few days of rain recently. :flowerforyou:

JB: Thanks for the garlic information. If I plant garlic, I’ll have to tuck it in here and there because I really have no space for rows. I think it would be fun to grow. I love Portland Nursery, and we used to go there when we went to see DH’s acupuncturist. We haven’t gone to the acupuncturist in months due to his current medical issues. :flowerforyou:



City meeting last night that lasted a long time, and another tonight. I’m late to yoga! I guess I'll miss it today. I just don't have what it takes to rush off this morning. :ohwell: :flowerforyou:

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

October Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!

Morning ladies, I love this group!!
funny joke Sylvia!
Gotta go to town and get hubby a b-day gift ...sticking to my food ...will try and get a walk in before the rain comes. So looking forward to some rain ...been in a drought for sev years now in N.Cal...had lots of wildfires near me also!
Come on rain!! Everyone have a great day!

DH and DS and I had a fun time at the grocery store last night. I stocked up on lean meat, veggies, and fruit. The other 2 spent the rest of my money on home-made pizza supplies. I only ate the smallest piece, so that feels like a win. Today I am going alone to another store for kale. Anyone have any good kale chips recipes that you like? I tried olive oil and salt, and found it very bland.

Make it a great day!

Terri in (cloudy and cool) Milwaukee

Kim - I have always done them in the mini muffin pans. I just put a bit of oil on them and they have never stuck. I serve them with chilli jam and half fat creme fraiche for guests to add themselves. I use panko breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. My guests think they are the best thing ever.!
- :drinker: :bigsmile: