WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2015

sorry for the double post

Friday and had Dr Oz savoury egg muffins for breakfast and black coffee = 210 calories. Having his Caprese eggs tomorrow breakfast. I am learning a lot from him and it does make sense. You have to block some things and I do NOT watch his programm but his weight loss is sensible with great meals. Have pritned stuff about thyroid for joutrnal. You have to remember that he is PUSHED for his TV programm
Training today was 2 mile walk and Jeannettes Circuit B (back, Bis, thighs) = 484, food = 1774.
Off to see doctor for fasting bloods and Brian for official weigh in
Lesley in Tasmanai

TatianaMacKenzie wrote: »

Hello, I am new to this group (just found it). Not sure if I can continue to find it as I have only used this site to track... and so find it hard to "navigate" around.
I live in the Niagara Peninsula region, am retired (over 60), a mother (he is launched), divorced, and am sorry my bike is put away for the winter months. Walking now for exercise, although I will restart curling next week, join a yoga group and go swimming once per week.
I have been somewhat successful since mid-June in slowly losing pounds and inches (with the tracking), but fell off the programme the month of December and gained back 4 pounds. Got back on the wagon 2 days ago as I got serious again! My target is early April to complete the loss and then start maintenance. I am looking for support and also ideas that have worked for others who are on this journey to better health.

January goals:
1) "Move" 6 days a week for 60 minutes (or more) at a time.
2) Start a Gratitude Jar: write one thing I am grateful for every day on a piece of paper and place in the Jar. To be read at the end of 2015.
3) Try one new vegan or vegetarian recipe a week.
4) Be present: focus on each day, don't regret the past.
5) Do something totally new (to me) once per week.
6) Act the way I want to feel (happy) every day.

I have read this saying in the past and will keep it in mind every day:
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.

Tatiana

marywetterlund wrote: »

Hello everyone!

Busy day today, so, I just have a question for anyone with insight.

When did you know it was time to get rid of the FAT wardrobe? I have dropped a couple of sizes and I don't want to jinx myself.

Mary from Minnesota

I kept my stuff til I was at my current weight for 1 year.

Well, darn! The basketball game was LAST night! But hubby managed to get me free tickets to the next home game on Jan 29th. That'll save me $28 dollars (yippee!). It turns out our team lost last night anyway. Luckily I hadn't told the kids, so they weren't disappointed.

Tonight I cobbled together supper out of leftovers, and I sliced sourdough bread (a huge splurge for me) and put baked chicken breast slices on it, and Swiss cheese and grilled it like a grilled cheese sandwich. It was fantastic! Neither of us felt like going out to dinner and our groceries are in short supply at the moment.

So, I'm off to do some laundry. Goodnight everyone!

Sylvia

stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 16.08min, 11amph, 3mi
eliptical- 30min, 138stpmin, 10-3/10-10, 2.44mi
jump- fast-single- 6min
ride gym 2 dome- 7.22min, 11.5amph 1.4mi
ride dome 2 hm- 20.51min, 7.8amph, 2.7mi

Whew! Just caught up with 5 pages of posts. It’s been an up and down week. Good news = The scales show a drop of 2 pounds. Bad news = I’ve had an intestinal bug. Good news = I had a birthday yesterday. Bad news = Slept straight through it. Good news = Mammogram came back clear. Bad news = Bone density shows the start of osteopenia in my spine (maybe they can fix it with photoshop…Sylvia that cartoon was hilarious). Good news = I’ve started listening to a new audiobook titled “Mindfulness is Better Than Chocolate”. Bad news = I’m so NOT at that level yet. I think I’m in a winter funk, so I revisited my photos from my November trip to Panama. Now my profile picture is a moment captured on a deserted island off of Boca Chica, where I enjoyed a full day of world class snorkeling. As much as I love the mountains, I’m still an ocean girl at heart.

Viv: How I feel for you. My husband’s tools are the equivalent to my jewelry. Has his energy all over it. Like others have said, I hope you can find someone to help you with the task before you.

Heather: I hope your pain subsides naturally. Besides sitting at the computer, might the immersion into ‘weird’ content also be hitting you at your core? Thought of you today when I made the stuffed mushrooms off SkinnyTaste. I will look up that Great British Bakeoff and enjoy vicariously.

Beth: Keeping Ashley in my prayers.

Jannie: Sending good thoughts, and lighting a candle for your DD!

Linda: Sorry about your friend. So glad you have resolved to be healtier.

Katla: Funny you should mention mall walking. I met MFP friend Jane Hadji last Saturday and we did mall laps for an hour. I rarely exercise with anyone, so for both of us the time went much faster.

Robin: A mani-pedi party!!! In Vegas!!! What fun. (*)

Pipcd: Like you, I also exercise even when feeling ill. Even if all I do is stretch, I think it’s better than sliding from my healthy routine.

Tomorrow is DH and my anniversary # 27… goodness, where did the time go?

Stay well. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills

bwcetc wrote: »

Oh Viv ... such a difficult time for you. Hugs. As for decluttering ... I decided to join a 365 day decluttering mission from Home Solutions 101. The host of the blog chews that elephant one bite at a time ... a 15 minute mission everyday. Very simplistic, but very effective. She started with the kitchen here in January and even my very unobservant husband noticed that everything was looking great ... enough that he is helping keep it that way!

Report on Ashley this morning is that she will be having surgery to reconnect her bowel. If that goes well, then they will try and repair her two destroyed wrists and then both of her elbows?? She has some blood on the brain but ... good news ... she is wiggling her toes this morning! I see an incredibly long road ahead for this young woman.

Heather ... hope you find an answer soon for your pain!

Alison ... you just keep doing what you need to do!

Beth

I'm doing the same challenge! It is fun so far.

Heather: I’m so sorry your computer didn’t save correctly. Retyping is not fun. I think it is amazing that you love to travel the world but are anxious in the car on the motorway. On the other hand, I’m anxious in the car whenever we’re in nasty Seattle traffic, so I do understand your point of view.

Mares0208: Welcome.

Terri in Milwaukee: You have my understanding and sympathy.

Alison: I love Vanilla Sleepytime Tea and bought some at the Celestial Seasonings factory store when I visited DD at Christmas. She thought I should buy a whole bunch of boxes, but I only bought two. I won’t use it fast enough for it to stay fresh if I get too many boxes at once.

Kim: I’m so sorry that you haven’t had any drought relief. That is not what I hoped to hear. We’ve had unusually warm weather so far this year, but normal amounts of precipitation according to NOAA. The eastern side of the Cascade Mountain range is below average, especially the NE corner of Oregon, all of Eastern Washington & NW Idaho. Those same maps show some drought relief in parts of CA, but I see they’re far south of you.

Lesley in Tasmania: I’m glad you’re able to find the good in Dr. Oz materials amongst the other stuff.

Mary from Minnesota: I bought two pair of new jeans when the old pants got really baggy and kept wearing my old tops for a long time. Then I dropped sizes a couple more times. I started with too tight 18s and am now in comfortable 8s. I don’t have a large wardrobe and ended up going down only two sizes in tops, from 1X to L because I’m tall and have long arms. Size 8 tops don’t work for me, nor do mediums. I don’t know how much you need to lose, but there are strategies to avoid bankrupting yourself on the way down. Some people with costly business wardrobes have had things taken in. Some people shop at thrift stores. I bought just enough to get by, & learned my lesson about tops along the way. The too short long-sleeved ones have been sent to the thrift store. I kept one set of clothes that were one size too big to serve as back ups as I went down each size.

Jane: My thoughts have been with you. I’m glad the service was nice.

Rori: Happy Birthday and Happy 27th Anniversary!!!!! Sorry to hear you’ve had an intestinal bug. It is great that you met Jane Hadji and had a lovely long walk with her. I haven’t noticed her post for quite a while. I hope things are going well in her life.



I’ve been a bit sore today after yesterday’s inaugural gym day. I plan to go in again tomorrow morning for core and yoga, and a bit of machine work in between. I will be wearing WARM clothing for yoga. The class is in a frigid basketball court at the lowest level of the building. If you had two hundred people in there doing Zumba, they might be warm enough.

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


January 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.

Haven't posted in a couple of days, sorry. Just in a funk. haven't talked to my oldest daughter since they left after Christmas and I think that has put me in a funk. I messaged her and she is going to call tomorrow!

Viv, what you are going through is still very natural. It would be wonderful if you and some one who knew him well could go out and organize the garage, put some of your favorite music on and celebrate his life. Talk and laugh about some of the funny and wonderful times you had together. I truly believe that every emotion is a gift from God as long as we use them the right way.

Speaking of organizing, our Christmas tree is still up, decorations still up around the house. I guess since I hardly ever go to the family room and see them I don't think about them. And when we do take them down and put them all in the crates I really need to weed things out that I don't need. We have one crate in our storage room that has nothing in it but plastic bags. Just stuff like that needs to be thrown away. As Charlie gets older he has less confidence in doing things around the house. We live in a split level home so the foyer is quite high. Not as high as some of these houses but for us it is high. We have a ceiling fan with lights in it up and 2 of the bulbs went out. So he got out the ladder from the garage, he has never liked standing on ladders. So I stood on it. I have shrunk 2 1/2 inches so I couldn't reach the light and he was to scared to. So he was going to hire a handyman to change the lights in this thing!. So I googled light bulb changer extension and Lowes and Home Depot had the same thing, same price. When he saw it he said it looked to complicated and we couldn't do it. Finally convinced him to do it and he was amazed at how easy it was. I know I could have done it but I also knew he needed the boost of confidence.

I guess us having our water emergency on a Sunday and me not going to church was a good thing. That's when the flu hit out church. And it hit the choir bad. The choir has many couples. Joyce, what are you saying. There are only 19 people in it. Well the couples who have it just continue to pass it back ad forth because the one who has it doesn't give their body time to heal because they are taking care of their spouse.

I think of you women all the time. So just because I don't write or respond to each of you doesn't mean I am not thinking of each one.

Joyce, Indiana

morning ladies~
well I guess I slept like a rock,but still not feeling well..I hope I am not coming down with anything..I just feel exsausted. hmmmmm
Having a cup of tea and then off to the shower, gonna go feed my DFIL he, was grumpy yesterday morning ,but I still got a little bit of food in him..
will be a busy day at work today,I have this weekend off.. so thats good.. need to grocery shop
Rori~ Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary!!!

Lesley ... that's fantastic progress!

Update on Ashley... we finally got to talk with our friends last night ... Ashley has a hard road ahead, but they are just now cautiously optimistic. She is in an induced coma right now, but MRI indicates no serious damage to head! That's a praise! She suffered extensive internal injuries ... ruptured spleen, damaged and bleeding bowels/intestine (have had to remove and resection several places), bruised kidney, bladder and tubes bleeding, etc. Her femur, wrists, and elbows are broken and will need multiple surgeries to repair ... no one know for certain what happened... she was found by another snowmobile rider after the fact. But she had met friends at a restaurant on the trails earlier and was on her way home when she obviously lost control of her sled. Given the extent of her injuries, high speed is suspected and while no one is saying ... probably alcohol was involved. Her fiancé was not with her. Ashley is in her early 20's. Thanks for praying!

Off to work I go!
Beth in Western New York... ice and a snow squall expected.

Good morning,

Happy belated birthday Rori

Lesley great progress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beth prayers for Ashley!

Off to work in a Kindergarten room today.

2015 word: Strength

Quote: Just because you see the hook does not mean you have to bite.

MNMargaret

Well they say another day another dollar. In my case it's another day and another lb. lol.

Heather
Hear you well on the bedroom especially our bedroom being the dumping ground. It belongs in the basement but ends up in the bedroom until I decide to bring it down. And vise versa.

Margaret
Maybe checking on fizzy drinks would be worth a search. Mind you I'm a tea coffee and lemon water girl.

Carol
Deedee
Is on my home page and was there this morning but she's feeling under the weather.

Terri
Take care lots of fluids and rest rest rest.

Allison
Maybe not on his forhead but on the fridge so he can see it.

Diana
Don't fret over it. They are your parents they will understand.

Lesley
Good luck with your weight loss.

As for me feeling chipper today. No more bad news on my friend. I was there yesterday for awhile with the family. But best of all I was there when the doctor came in and told them not to lose hope. Her kidneys had worked a little bit and he was pleased with that. So I'm praying that her stubbornness will help her. Man she's a stubborn women.
But sometimes that is a good trait to have.

Wii gave me a little smile this morning very little but that's fine. I did have a very nice supper last night and enjoyed it.
Did get over the 4,000 steps I aim for didn't even have to walk around
in circles.
So on to another great day.
See you all lighter.
Linda in Northern Ontario.

Hubs snored terribly last night so lack of sleep for me. My mom has celiac disease so maybe she can teach me some gluten free recipes while she is here. I'm not gluten free but certainly can see the benefits of cutting back on the wheat (it's in EVERYTHING!).

No weight loss on the scales for me this week. But I feel thinner, energized, and not hungry. I'm keeping on and trusting the plan of calories in vs calories out. 750 or so deficit.