WOMEN AGES 50+ for MAY

Hello everyone, I've been on MFP off and on for a couple of years. Still struggling to lose the last 10lbs. I've been at a plateau for 2 years now and can't seem to break free of it. I've tried everything.... But here I am again.... My goal is to lose my last 10lbs by June 10( a little over a month). I could really use one or two (or more) people to keep me honest here and keep me posting and watching how many calories I am burning and eating. Is there someone in this group that is willing to do this? I've tried others and never seem to get the support I am looking for. I am hoping I can find it here. Please! If I fail to show up let me know!! I have a busy job... one that keeps me moving all the time. I never really know from day to day when I will be working or what shift.. it can change that fast. As my profile says my husband is a baker.. he love to bake and is always baking something. I try to stay away from it...but sometimes I crack and just have to have some.
I started this morning...again!! burned 424 calories in 45 minutes... and plan on working out again tonight when I get home from work. I hope that someone will stand behind me and keep pushing... I could really use a support system! Thanks for taking time to read my ramblings.. but off to work again... hope to find some mail when i get home tonight. DenimAngel

Good afternoon ladies,
I have a Tanita scale from Bed bath and beyond. got it a few years ago and still works great. has place for 2-3 people to input their vitals and even for a guest. Keeps track of weight and water and fat. I too have to put it out in mid floor before weighing. I have had it change from time to time but I tend to weight once and leave it alone. I find most important thing is to weigh on same scale always and use that scale weight only. good luck on finding one. Need to get back on exercise wagon did so well last week and this week has been slim. see yu later ladies.
vicki M

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Happy birthday and welcome Debbie!
Star, my '... Commandments' is on it's way, I got an email this morning - looking forward to reading it!
I was at the podiatrist this morning, just maintaining my very precious walking equipment! I feel like dancing, she did such a great job on them! Oh! There goes another cue for a song! :laugh:
Dee how is your knee today, hope it is better!
Mary, thinking about your mum!
I'm almost at 30 miles on my 6th day of the walking challenge, looks like I could make my target! Hope so...

Hope all you Gals are having a great day!
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sorry! I sent this twice by mistake! Too late for me - goodnight all!

I fixed a fruit salad this morning and used 1/4 of a fresh pineapple (yep, I love to eat!) Instead of just tossing the parings from that 1/4 pineapple in the garbage, I decided to nibble on them. I hate to let those "little" bits of pineapple go to waste.

I decided to weigh the parings first and then again after I'd nibbled. Those nibbles weighed 70 grams! That's more than 20% of the total weight of the 1/4 pineapple. Mary (msw) is right. Every nibble counts!

Natalie, I had a WW scale that did the same thing. I got a new scale and it's consistent within .2 lbs no matter where I step on it. I looked at Amazon to see which scales got the best review. But...YES...how your clothes fit is the best guide!

Denise, sounds like you've got a plan. I upped my calories and that's working for me. Losing slowly is not a bad thing at all.

I'm back to having lots and lots of fresh fruit and veggies and I'm loving it. I'm also back to losing weight. Funny how those two things go together. I'm thankful that they do as I love to eat!

Cutting down on a "regular" diet just doesn't work for me. Too many cravings and just not enough food. I feel deprived and I end up giving up then gaining back all the weight I'd lost and then some. Now, I feel almost decadent eating what I do but IT WORKS. Yippee!

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Lovely pineapple! My mouth's watering! I agree with you Mary, with this programme I feel quite free to eat what I want, so long as I write it and watch the cals!

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Mary - Sorry to hear your mom is in the hospital. Sending prayers and warm thoughts your way.
Natalie - I just bought a mid-range digital at Target. I got the one with the BIGGEST numbers so I can see without glasses on. I don't think it matters as long as you weigh on the same scale at the same time of day with the same amount of clothes on or off.

Barbie -I liked your analogy about an alcoholic not taking a drink and some one not eating anything they are allergic to. Thank you for your words of wisdom.

Hubby quit his job this week. He is a high school math teacher with a bad principal and it was just too hateful. Plus since he got assaulted by a student he didn't feel safe working there. On top of all that both our kids tested at Algebra I instead of Algebra II where they should be and they both have to go to summer school and take math to get to where they need to be to graduate on time now that they are in charter schools. So much for the "new math" program his school is using. He lost faith in the program and thought all things together he needs to find another job with an old math program. So, it will be interesting to see what happens next around here with him trying to find a job when everywhere is so down on teachers and education.

I had been telling him to quit since January when we pulled the kids out. My little voice told me some one would get hurt there this spring. Only I thought it would be my son, not my husband.

Kudos to all doing well with their new lifestyle and weight loss programs. Hugs to all that need them. Warm thoughts to all of you.

Jeannie

Dee -Glad to hear that it's most likely a benign tumor on Bandit. It really could have been worse..

kackie - that is probably what I'll do, have something filling before I go there and then just have a small portion. I know it would really hurt her feelings if I didn't at least have some of her ziti, she's been talking about how the sauce would be homemade and all. I just have a real hard time hurting (intentionally) someone's feelings. Thanks. You're so right, we need to learn how to eat even in an uncontrolled envieonment. So I'll just compensate that night, that's all. That apple cider vinegar really helps, I don't remember who on here gave me the tip but it was great! Another thing I've found is if I have water (or tea) and put lemon in it. I think she mentioned at the lunch about making a chocolate cake for dessert (yikes!), so I'll have a small piece just to make her feel good and sip on tea. Anyway, I'd rather gab than anything else....lol

What I did before we moved to NC was tell Vince that for Mother's Day or most any other holiday, instead of candy I'd like to have one of those "edible arrangements". Unfortunately, there isn't any place here in NC that makes them, or I'd want him to get me that.

Star - we're the same way, don't eat out on most holidays. Now that Jessica wants to have Thanksgiving at her place, I don't have a problem going up there to help her. Before, if I had to do Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, we'd usually go out on Thanksgiving. See, Christmas Eve is a REAL biggie for me, I prepare even months in advance and freeze things. I usually start making the pierogi the day after Thanksgiving, but I may change that for a time when the kids are around to help

Natalie - I've even stepped on the scale, it says one thing. Get off. Then step back on and it'll say something a bit different. Not significantly different. I mostly go by how my clothes feel, just use the scale as a measure to watch that I'm not really gaining

Denise - I thought the food in France was really good. To me, coming back to the US was a bit of a letdown, so I can completely understand how you're having a hard time "getting back into the swing". I know that I did.

Did a bit of food shoppping before mahjongg today, got some more rice on sale with my coupon for the soup kitchen, got my shiratacki noodles, some tuna with my coupon, and they had organic strawberries. I have so many from my neighbor but I still had to buy those. Oh well....it COULD be worse. I was hoping that they were still out of the organic strawberries so that I could get a rain check. But such was not to be.

A friend asked me to go to a store with her tonight. She and her hubby have a "different" realtionship - not bad -- just different. They text each other, my guess is at least 20 times/day. If she goes somewhere, he wants someone to go with her. I think he's just very afraid of losing her. Anyway, she's really into the royal wedding so we went to Barnes & Nobel in Winston-Salem for a magazine for her. She hadn't eaten dinner, so we stopped at this cafeteria. I had a baked potato and some steamed broccoli with 2 glasses of water. Yet, I'm a bit over for my calories for the day (something like 70). Oh well......

Did an hour on the Stairmaster today doing incline intervals, tomorrow I'll do some yoga but first go to a farmer's market just to see what they have.

Hope everyone has a great night.

Michele

I agree vicki, I would hate to miss out on the company of friends over food. I usually offer to bring something that I know I can have. Friends understand that i have to be careful about what I eat and they don't have a problem with it.

Good Evening Ladies!

I've really been out of the loop. I just read 3 or 4 pages to try to catch up and I know I probably missed something or somebody but I beg your forgiveness in advance. It doesn't mean I love you any less.

Cynthia.....WOW!! 20 pounds in 2 months? That's awesome! Whatever you're doing obviously works. Congrats.

Happy Birthday.....smwert, Debbie, Grace, Chiclet......and anybody with a May birthday. We have 3 may births in our family and they swear they are the best. We're out numbered so we just agree.

Barbiecat1.....My take on the cost of healthy food is, anything that is harder to find (rarer) is going to cost more. Fortunately I live in an area where there are a lot of Quakers and Menonites so we have little roadside markets all over the place. I even buy my flowers and seeds from them. The quality is well worth it.

The Droid App....I love it. You can look up foods in a restaurant before you order, making the decision of what to eat easier. It doesn't offer the "complete this entry" at the end of the day so it may appear as thought you didn't finish...but it does sync with the laptop very well. I wish it included the community board as well but maybe that will come with time.

Grace.....I laughed when I read about you turning 50, I'd like the opportunity to do that all over again. It is a milestone, make a very big deal out of it.

Michelle.....Mahjongg, bowling, crochet???? Where the heck do you find the time? Way too much fun.

Jackie.....Anything is always better than nothing, except when it comes to food. When I'm alone I make up silly little challenges so I'm not tempted. One night, I think I must have been drinking (just kidding) I went through the house looking for pens. I told myself if I could find 15 pens that weren't where they were suppose to be I could have a Mt. Dew (my drug of choice). Well, 3 hours later (it was important!) I had looked under every bed, couch cushion and dresser, up on top of the kitchen cabinets (like someone just puts pens up there), my hubby's suit coats...it got ridiculous. Finally, I never found 15 and it was too late to even think about that much caffein, so I went to bed. The bonus was, the house was all straightened up.

Mary.....Sorry to hear about your Mom. I'm sending you all the positive vibes and prayers I can muster up.

BirdieM.....I took a fall a few years ago, went down 13 stairs on my butt. OUCH!! I found that sitting on a stabalizer ball took a lot of the pressure off the sore back. I think because you can move and squirm in any direction and it's softer than a chair.

Capricorn.....I love AI. My fave in the begining was Jacob(he's gone) because I'm a big R&B fan but Haley has really grown on me. I think I like her because she's got this whole Carol King / Carly Simon thing going on.

Jackie.....I've seen the Zumba infomercials and I was hoping someone would say something about it. If the instructor looks like she never had a baby, that sounds like quite an endorsement. Maybe I'll try it, I've been carrying this baby fat around for 32 years. That's probably long enough!

Natalie.....Congrats on your blood sugar numbers, that's gotta feel good. I haven't had the same problem you've had with the scale, mine just let's out a big sigh (aaaggghh!) I have a Tanita TBF621 (kinda like Vicki's) it can be programmed for male and female and height and is as accurate as my doctor's. It also tells your body fat % but I can't tell you if that is as accurate.

I truly enjoyed reading about everything you've been up to and how everyone is doing. I am throughly entertained and enlightened on this site. Seems everytime I log on I learn something new. I am blessed to have such great teachers. Oh, and thank you for not giving any tests.

Hugs & Kisses :smooched:
Lynda

I picked up my bike and it looks as good as new. Now, hopefully, I can get to ride it....every day that I am off, something is scheduled for the next 2 weeks....perhaps, I should just carry it with me in my car and try to hit the the bike trail right after work...if I get out on time I might have a little daylight. But on another note, I do enjoy doing my Tony Little Private Sessions Total Body Loss even if my legs feel like jello afterwards.

Mary,

I can totally relate. I have an older brother and two younger brothers. When my mother was going through her therapy for cancer I had to take off work and drive 100 mi to take her to her doctors appt., my brother, that she lives with was not working, he whinned that he just couldn't deal with it by himself. What? She lived in his house and did the cooking and cleaning and had hospise. He didn't have to do a thing except dial 911 (never had to) in case of an emergency. You are not alone. Rant all you want.

Hi ladies

Not been around much lately as we had a few days up in Scotland with DH and my DD#2 and her husband (that's us in the photo!)

My apologies if you have sent me a private message and I haven't replied, but for some reason I can't get into that part of my account (not sure why).

I'm improving slowly, but surely as is my darling grandbaby. My DD#1 was rushed to hospital yesterday with an abrasion on her cornea - she has terrible luck with her eyes. She's worried that she's scaring the twins with her eye patch, bless her.

Anyway, I will try to get back on again and read all the posts soon.

I hope all my friends are doing well.

Love

Amanda x

Good Morning! It is absolutely beautiful out and we have a fun day planned. DH is at work, as always, (he just doesn't get it yet that the 60s are for having fun!:laugh: ), but when he comes home we're headed to the Alpaca Show, then to the boys' game and we're bringing them and their sister back home with us. We're going to have a little Kentucky Derby party.

You're so right about Bandit, Michelle. I was braced for the worse. I feel like we dodged the bullet! PHEW! Jackie, when I adopted Bandit I did research about Ragdolls. The breed became known in 1972. They are a Persion/Berman combo bread especially to be indoor cats. I love the sweet personality, altho he wasn't so sweet yesterday at his appt. :noway: I saw a different Bandit there!

About eating at other's houses.....I absolutely cannot eat anything beyond soup in the evening because of the gastroparesis. I have called ahead to tell the hostess my situation and to not be offended because I don't eat. I tell them I'm perfectly happy just drinking something if they are not having soup with the meal. It was hard the first time because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but I had the courage because it's not worth the horrible stomach pain I get when I don't follow my "stomach rules" because, believe me, my stomach rules!!!! Oh, and I do offer to bring a soup for everyone.

Mary, my mom had a saying, "when it rains, it pours". That sounds like what happened to you this week with everything that's going on. We all sympathize, I know! Prayers continuing. :ohwell:

Glad to see a post from you, Amanda, and that you're well enough to travel a bit. Thinking/praying about your DDs eye. Ouch!:glasses:

Speaking of ouch, I'm glad your spider bite is healing, Kackie. Those can really get bad and cause terrible problems.

I figured that the only way to keep up with this forum is to read morning and evening and reply right then. So, I made myself take the time now. Hopefully with the "munchkins" here I'll be able to get on tonight. They should be pretty tired from their games.....I hope!