WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2014

Oh, no! The Joplin newspaper is coming to my studio tomorrow to take pictures for a story about our pottery group! They want one of me throwing on the wheel. I'm terrified! I don't know why I even agreed to this. For many, many years I refused to have a picture taken, much less put it in the paper. I'm a little less self conscious now than I was then, but still. This is a huge deal in my book. So, if you can spare one, hold a good thought for me in the morning.

My son had a talk with his apartment manager and they said his wife's lease is up in December and it won't be renewed, so she will have to move. They had tried to get her to move to an apartment on another floor, but she refused. It'll be better if she's out of the building completely.

I bought a box for DGD to take to Girl Scouts tonight, like it said on the schedule, but we were the only ones who showed up with a box. Apparently the plans had changed and nobody told us. They said, well it's posted to facebook. Of course I'm a dinosaur, so I don't do facebook. Oh well, it didn't cost much, and she had a good time at the meeting. Then grandpa met us at Pizza Hut afterward. I think it's hilarious that their new menu has a "healthier" pizza - but it only comes in large! The waitress explained that they take the crust and toppings that normally would have been on a medium pizza and stretch it out to fit a large, so it's less calories than a normal large. But it's still a large pizza! If I didn't want a medium because it has too many calories, why would I want a large with the same number of calories? We don't go there often, but when we do I get a personal size pizza with a thin crust, then eat half and give the rest to hubby. Still not great on calories and salt, but much less than their new healthy pizza.

Well, I have to finish some laundry and get to bed. Good night!

Happy birthday Margaret!

Sylvia

Back home after shopping and all stuff put away.
Meals logged at 1718 cals for the day.
Told to cut out the muesli from breakfast and have the fruit on its own, too many carbs
Going to see dietitian tomorrow and have a chat. Have printed my meals and exercise sheets for the past week to show her.
Have also signed up for Jeannette Jenkins website to keep me more honest. I have her cook book and her DVDs
Doggy seems much better after a sleep this afternoon, phew
Lesley in Tasmania

Good morning everyone! All the lovely welcomes brought a huge smile to my face. Fabulous way to start the day!

This site is fabulous, while at the same time so funky. l'm getting a little ahead of myself. When l originally lost my weight l did it at another site. I came here the first time because a friend of mine was here and she was lonely. lol This was back in 08 when all that was left for me to reach maintenance was 13 lbs. She eventually fell off the wagon and l went back to where l was comfortable finishing off the losing phase of this life with style.

Fast forward, for my 50th my techie god husband had bought me a JawboneUP24 wristband. It's this nifty hand-dandy that monitors your steps, your sleep, and syncs with MFP. So I came back. Started transferring my recipes, adding our normal nibbles, put in my new start weight, and lurking in a group to get to know some people...You know setting myself up for success.

I gained a lot of weight these past 2.5-3yrs about 80lbs... thank god l'm cute! lol Anyways l told Alex that l want to get out of that bed lighter than l went in this time. Gave all my friends and family the evil eye telling them in no uncertain terms if they were going to visit and felt they HAD to bring something, please no desserts. And they did pretty darned good comparatively speaking. l only gained 4 lbs in 5 weeks. ( l decided to chalk 2 of those pounds up to medications because l love my friends and family. lol )

So here's where the funnies of this site came up and kicked me in the head this morning. As of today i lost those 4 lbs!! WOOT! So l go to plug in my happy and what did l learn... That you can't change your start weight! So l have to lose 66 pounds before the site will start giving me kudo's! So l am counting on you and you, and you, you you you to cheer me as whittle away the weight.

l had also found through happenstance ( Hubby wanted to know how make something. )that they aren't storing the directions on how to cook my recipes. l just find that so odd on weight loss site. So l guess l will continue to be a 2 site gal. Chittering and cheering here and cooking from over there. lol

And since you all love pictures so much here is my walking buddy Bosko. A 12 yr old handsome mutt. chow chow, husky, german shepard.

Sassy aus Steyr Austria!
If you want it, You'll find a way. If you don't, You'll find an excuse.

Hello, I'm a 52 year old Brit who has a terribly sweet tooth but a strong desire to get fitter and healthier! Hope we can share strength and resolution together.

Hi Ladies, has been awhile, I have been away helping my sister she has had a few medical issues and needs help. Her internet is not to good but I have been keeping up with you all when possible.
So many things happening so I will just say prayers to those in need and new babies congrats Meg
welcome to all our new friends, great group of ladies here.
love to here of all the traveling as like many others I will never get to do any.
all our nurses out there my hats off to you dont think I would have lasted a week in the profession, takes a special person, not me no patience here, and sick people are cranky oh I forgot its my sister im dealing with she is always cranky lol
I have lost inches and styayed the same weight wise which is still up from where I started. Maybe in the new year I can focus on me more....
Happy Thanksgiving to our us family, hopefully no more weather woes buffalo
started snowing here and we are to get about 6 inches today nothing really
well have to go get ready I am only home for a short while to catch up here, then back to my sisters
she is supposed to be out of bed in a few weeks yes please......
Take care everyone
juanita in sudbury canada

Here are "the girls" yesterday, sitting in the sunshine outside the fishing museum, eating our shellfish. In the background is Brighton Pier.
It was a good trip, but one of my friends does go on a bit. Her favourite subject at the moment is all the houses she is buying and furnishing. Tries my patience no end. :sad:
I am glad to be home and sitting in companionable silence with my DH. :laugh: I feel very tired so will no doubt have a nap this afternoon. Luckily my early morning starving blood test has been cancelled for tomorrow.
I really ought to get on my machines and expend a few calories that I can eat this evening. I've used up most of my 1200 already.

Juanita - nice to see you!

Margaret - I think I forgot to wish you Happy Birthday, so, belatedly, I am. :flowerforyou: Hope you had a good day.

Heather, glad to be back in drizzly Hampshire UK

Well, the newspaper lady just left. Boy am I glad that is over. She seemed very nice, but I'll have to wait to see the Sunday paper to see how nice her camera was. She also took a short video which she hopes to post on the paper's web site.

This morning the kids were awfully quiet. Not sure why. Normally they all talk at once. I think I like it better that way.

Sassy, I love Bosco! He's beautiful! You can really see the Chow Chow in him. I think I agree with Katie. You should start a new account to show the new start weight. It would be depressing not to see any loss till you get down 66 pounds!

Heather, thanks for the picture. I love how happy you always look in your photos. Doesn't all that smiling make your face hurt? Maybe I will try it myself and see.

Two nights ago Bruno jumped up while I was bending over and hit me square in the nose. Boy, did it hurt, but my nose didn't bleed, so I figured all was good. The next morning I woke up and my nose was swollen quite a bit. I could tell but hubby (who is oblivious to most things) couldn't tell. I think most of the swelling is on the inside because one nostril is just about closed off. So, this morning (two days later) I woke up to black eyes. Not like I had been in a bar fight or anything - just darker circles than normal. It's a good thing Bruno is so adorable.

Welcome CarolBrady1 !!! Is that your real name? Sweets aren't too big a problem for me to resist, but starchy foods - that's my Achilles heel. Bread and potatoes have made me what I am today.

Well, I have drafting to do, so I'd better get busy. Have a great day!

Sylvia

nice and rainy ride to the gym this morning.. thank goodness for the rain gear, it's doing it's job in keeping me dry. my co-workers think i'm nuts.

sassy- I got you beat my one, hahaha.... marriage.. I am on #4. #1 was a wife-beater, #2 was my drug phase, I stopped, he didn't, #3, he died way too soon and too young (34) and I have been sent an angel w/#4.

have a good one ladies

Hello ladies.
DH and I agree on what we would like to do in the bathroom so now it is time to price it all out and then get it done. The scorch mark and melted counter are a shocking reminder every day of how things could have gone so wrong. My coping skills are so much better than they were a month ago so I am glad I have been working on that.

I hope you all are well.

Robin, Bodi and Ritter in the rainy PNW

Sorry for the silly question, but is this a group? If not, how can I leave? I can't find a "leave group" button like I can for other groups, so I suspect this is some other kind of thing. thanks

Sylvia: I hope your kiln is filled with successful pots and no rubble. I’m happy for you that you were able to have a positive conversation about Spot with your DH. Loved today’s joke. :flowerforyou:

Lena: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Where are you from? Basic advice: Log every bite and swallow. Measure portions with a scale or measuring cups so you know how much you’re really eating. Drink plenty of water and get regular exercise. :flowerforyou:

Vicki: When I was in school we had fire drills and air-raid drills. When I was a teacher we had fire drills, earthquake drills and lockdown drills. Once in a while we had a real lock down if there was a police action going on in the vicinity of the school. We had kits in the school in with a backpack for each child with food, water, and space blankets in the event of a devastating earthquake. :flowerforyou:

Joyce: I hope that today is a better day for you. I live in a family of gun enthusiasts. I do believe that certain people should NOT have guns, and the law does require checks when guns are purchased from a licensed dealer. The problem is that guns are available from private persons and there is no check. A few years ago we had a young man who murdered both his parents, and then took the gun to school and shot students some of whom died. He had long standing mental issues and he parents supplied him with the guns because he liked them. You can’t legislate common sense. :flowerforyou:

Sassy aus Austria: I love your quotation, “If you want it, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.” I also love the picture of your dog. I lost the weight and I’m still here to help me keep it off. Years ago I lost the baby weight and then resumed my old habits. Old habits yielded old results. I regained it all, and then some. Maintenance is a challenge once you reach your goal. That is why I’m still here and have no plans to leave. I hope you’ll reach your goals, and then stick around.:flowerforyou:

CarolBrady1: Welcome! :flowerforyou:

Juanita in Canada: Nice to see you! :flowerforyou:

Heather: Fabulous photo!:flowerforyou:


I’m out of time and have to leave for yoga. Have a great day!

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

November 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!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep.

hi carol... welcome! I hear you on the sweets. I am famous for my "C" words being a cure all; cakes, cookies, chinese, carbonara, and choclate. If something is going wrong in my world one of those c-words will fix it! lol

Juanita... good luck with your sister

Dr Katie & Diana... Will try this. I would hate to lose all my hard work thus far. It really isnt that big of a deal starting 66 lbs in the hole. It can give me 2 celebrations, one start weight and the other goal weight. lol

Heather... how did you resize the photo ? I wasnt given that option. Seaside, shellfish, sunshine and friends. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon.

Sylvia... How exciting! What's the name of the newspaper?? I do believe dogs were given extra hard heads. I hope your schnozzola feels better soon. For the dark circles a lil shading, highlighting, contoring nobody will be able to tell.


Diane... How awful! Prayers for Mr. Man. I think the cosmos got confused, it's suppose to be a baby reindeer dies for every Christmas tree brought up before December. Not your hubby! Is he part reindeer by chance??


Pip... I adore hearing how you ride everywhere! I walk everywhere and leave the car at home. 5-10 kilometers a day l did. Any further than that and l will take the bus or a train. We have the BEST public transportation around here.

As far as those husbands... I do believe l will keep by competitive nature at bay and stop while I am ahead. But come January, perhaps you and I could get a round going on some of those exercises you do!


Barbie... I'm so happy that hubby got to hear got good news regarding his tests.

Robin... When l read about your fire my heart beat a little faster. l love how your handling the whole thing. l think after all was said and done by the evening my knees would of been shaking and l would of been in tears. Now l love to redecorate just as much as the next gal, how about next time no fire. hugz

Yannijannie... What a great t-day tradition!

Beth.. You shop like l do! lol A couple for them, one for me, cuz carrying fee. Seriously l am distracted by all things shiney even more so when they are on sale!! lol

Kiki... click the Following star again to unfollow.

Katla... Thank you! I have 2 quotes that really speak to me. I chose that one for now but soon you will see;

Being fat is hard.
Losing weight is hard.
Maintaining is hard.
Choose your hard.

I know which one I choose! lol

Jane... hugz back!!

Michele... While in my lurk phase You definitely caught my eye. I love hearing about your exercises, life, and your personality. l just know we will be fast friends! I can't tell you how many of my vegetable trays have been skipped over during the holiday pot lucks. Which of course I really didnt mind but still a part of me went awwwwwwwww. So then I got it into my head that presentation is Everything and started bringing fruits n veggies Trees ( picture coming ). This fruit tree is easy peasy. Core an apple, stick a carrot in it, then using toothpicks broken in half start placing your fruit onto the carrot. I used cookie cutters for the melons. I do this all year round. lol I also have so many recipes that no matter the potluck these are figure friendly and finished before I get a chance to have a taste. lol

l'm sorry they wouldnt let me put them both together... forgive me for going picture happy on you all.

With these veggie trees, you can surround them with varying dips. My personal favorite is hummus.

Hello, hello!

Just home from the "Y" and going to the park with a friend to "help" her walk her dog. I must admit, I am not much of a dog person (probably too lazy) but I LOVE HER DOG and her dog loves me. It is a beautiful sunny day in Nashville so we had a good time. It sounds as if some of you put me to shame in the exercise department. It makes me feel slothful, but I am telling myself you "busy bees" might be 15 years younger than I.

Every time I check in there are new people. I love that about this thread.
Lena and Carol - welcome.

Sassy - love your name and your spunk. Where are you from? I know Austria is home now and not that a native Austrian couldn't communicate so cleverly - but I am curious. I love the picture of Bosko, by the way. He might be another dog I could get cozy with!

Katla - you mention being a teacher. What did you teach? I just retired from teaching elementary kids ( about 80% of our school was English second language) I miss them but I am loving leaving the political mess of public education behind! BTW didn't it make you sad when we had to start doing lock-down drills in schools. It is hard to explain to six year olds , smiling as you lock doors, cover windows and put a sign with a body count in the window for the police to see - that it is only practice "in case". To me that just seemed like a turning point that left a permanent shadow on my heart.

Sylvia - I bet you did great with the newspaper folks. It's nice your community recognizes your efforts. Sorry about your collision with the pooch!

Well, ready to eat some sardines for lunch and then cuddle with my cat.
Toni

Beth - all I can say is, "WOW"! Congratulations on a great deal!