WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2015

CP - Lots of luck with your weigh-in! Anxious to hear how you make out!

Today I got my first "friend" on MFP and that is Huge for me. . . I have a hard time reaching out to people.
Also, I talked to the trainer at the gym today and explained to him what my personal needs are. (I met with him before, but didn't really give him enough info to be of the most help.)
Now, I just need to follow through with him, but this was a big start.
These are baby steps, but they are going in the right direction and I am Very happy about that.
I can definitely say that this group has made a difference in my day today. I didn't have some items to eat when I remembered that I would be charting what I was eating for my friend to see.
Thanks to all for being here. I am inspired by reading ALL of your posts.

Judy in PA

Today,I drank the most water ever. I do get 8 glasses posted most days,but this was 12. Adds up to 96 oz. Yeah me! Of course it will be an up & down night. If the bathrm was bigger,would just sleep in there.......

Jan, here's my old dog, Cutty, eating corn. It was one of his favorite treats.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gSoFp-KPJg8

Just got home from the basketball game. Our team stomped on the other team. Now I'm going to be.

Meg, so so sorry about your knee.

Goodnight.

Sylvia

Did 45 minutes of Personal Training with Jackie 30 Day Fast Start DVD. I like her workouts. Tomorrow's plan is to do a DVD I have for the Rebounder. Normally I would go to the deep water class, but we need to take two of our cats to the vet so I'll just do something at home so I don't have the travel time.

I'll need to stop at the soup kitchen, one guy gave me at the board meeting a donation, then volunteer at the Green Room, then I want to go to Barnes and Nobel and get a book "Excel for Dummies". I'm going to be inputting new/renewing members for Newcomers into the database. I know that there's a way to do certain things, I just don't know how to do it. So I really should learn. Then I'll go to the ceramics place to do the touch up for my ladybug (now I've learned that I should keep the paper with my notations as to what color paints I used) then they'll spray it and everything will be done. I did ask them to pour the mold for the praying mantis. Any ideas anyone of colors that I can use? I don't want to make a boring all green one. I like things that are colorful. Then I'll go to Aldi since my list for there is getting quite long (plus, I need more veges).

Deb from WI - welcome! Tell me more about the personal training courses you took and the nutrition course. Were they online courses?

pipcd - OK, some of your abbreviations: what is aw (average something?) and 11-15g?:

Shanyn - love your name. You're wise not to let the depression stop you from exercising. If anything, exercise will HELP it

kim - singles and pairs in mahjongg is (to me) quite challenging. There is a lot of luck in it. I've been playing mhajongg for a few years now and this is the first time ever that I've even attempted it. What I should have done was attempted it when they were having lessons and I was taking a neighbor with me to the lessons. I don't want someone new to be overwhelmed just because I am familiar with the rules, so I should have tried to get the harder hands. Actually, at one point I did and I still maj'd!

Alison - you amaze me with all you do and the big heart you have.

Cynthia - that is so funny -- lipstick on a horse! I've never heard of a horse that loved beets, but why not?????

Sylvia - I hate waiting till the last minute to do things. It drives me crazy that Vince waits. I hate to nag him, but sometimes I just feel that I need to. Say, do you maybe have any ideas of colors for the praying mantis? Like I said, I don't want it boring green. Someone there is making one and I know that at least one of the wings she's painting pink.

Beth - hope the ice is on top of the snow.

Betti - welcome! Don't just tag along, jump right on it!

pip - occasionally I get an urge for a soda. Like maybe once or twice a year. And then I only get those small bottles, one is usually too much for me.

Sylvia - loved today's joke.

Heather - really hope your back is better fast. Good for you talking your dh into taking some of his med. Your toenails look so pretty

Colleen - welcome

And welcome to any other newcomers that I may have missed

katla - do you put something on your brussel sprouts? I like them, but I think sometimes they need a little "something", just not sure what that something is. Hope you had a great "date"

Carol in NC - the gal who had the detached retina had surgery about 2 weeks ago. She had to keep her head down all the time. The next day I took her for her follow-up visit and they said that she could lay on her left, right, stomach, just not on her back. I was surprised - they said that she could do "non-essential" driving (like driving to work). This time a friend will take her for her surgery, I'll go to the friend's house to play mahjongg, then we'll come home and I'll take her for her follow-up on Tuesday. Just makes me wonder?????? Is she doing too much too fast? Is this a "welcome to Obamacare"? I don't know. Have a great visit with your friend!

Catherine - welcome! So glad you bf is in line with you, that makes it so much easier

CP - good luck on your weigh in

k2boxlady - happy birthday to your hubby. His dinner sounds wonderful! (so does yours BTW). Can you get by with having just a SMALL piece of the cake?

Sue in SD - healing prayers for your friend's gd.

Went to the soup kitchen then volunteered at the Green Room, left there and went to Barnes & Nobel to get a book, then to touch up my ceramic piece. I didn't know that I needed to use a different type of paint! Glad someone told me. Not too crazy about how the touchup goes. Then went Lowes Foods but they didn't have any oat bran so I'll go to Big Lots and get it there. Then to the Salvation Army and then Aldi's. Now I'm going to work a bit more on the latch hook christmas tree rug that I'm making.

Tomorrow Lexi goes to the vet to get her teeth cleaned and Loki goes for his distemper shot. Then at 3:00 I'm going to be on my computer with the Newcomer's previous webmaster where he'll walk me thru what he does to add someone to the directory and also to the mailing list. I don't think it'll be all that difficult (at least I hope not)

Meg - I'm so so sorry for the disturbing news. When Lance passed, Jessica put him in the freezer until she could bring him down here to be cremated. Then she put him in our freezer just until she got to the vet's. As a side note: hamsters do freeze. When we lived in the Poconos, the kids had hamsters that died during the winter. The ground was too frozen to bury them so I put them in the freezer and in springtime we had a massive burial...lol

Janet - I felt so much closer to my MIL than anyone, probably because I didn't have a mother and the woman who was married to my father to me was nothing close to a mother. (as you can tell, I wasn't crazy about her. I did find out afterwards that my father was actually considering divorcing her. My father! We're talking one of the most religious people I know. For him to even consider divorce, you know things had to be bad)

You know, today when I was at Aldi I actually picked up a bag of those marshmallow cookies that are coated in chocolate. I looked at the calories and thought "naahhhh...it's not worth it". You know, if it was in a package of only one or two cookies, I might have considered it. But not the whole bag! I used to go to the store, buy a box of cookies, pay for them, then take a couple and give the rest to the cashier to put in the break room.

pip - I'm with you, Best Foods (it's called Hellman's on the East coast) is the ONLY mayo. If I'm going to have it, that's what I have

Pat - yea on the water! Sleeping in the bathroom....ROTF

Sylvia - that is something how your dog eats the corn. Thanks for sharing the video. I especially like the way he cleaned up, too...lol

Michele in NC

Carol in NC: I hope your friend’s son is doing well and you both enjoy her visit.

Heather: I LOVE the blue toes, very glamorous! I also like my Brussels Sprouts a bit underdone.

CP: Good luck with your biggest loser weigh in. It sounds to me like you will be showing a loss.

K2boxlady: I looked up allegra on line and came up with this: fexofenadine, Allegra, Allegra Allergy, Allegra Hives, Children's Allegra. There must be another allegra that you used to marinate your steak.

Terri in Milwaukee: Congratulations on your victory over the donut hole! Wahoo!!!

Red in Dublin, CA: You spelled saboteur just fine. Does your hubby have a clue? Tell him you appreciate his thought but would rather have flowers, a movie date, or something else you two could share.

Yanniejannie: I love the mental picture of a horse lounging in the pool dressed up like Jimmy Buffet.

Sue in SD: Your DH sounds like a character. I laughed out loud at the slip about your DD coming for your birthday. Your best friend’s DGD is in my prayers.

Alison: I’m happy you got such a wonderful reception from your DFIL and his friends. As to the scale, it is a measure of your weight, NOT of your value. You are an amazing woman. (If you also want to be a thinner woman, you’ll need to measure your portions and count calories. That is what works for many of us, including me.)

Lesley in Tasmaina: In all my life, I only had to make the decision to put a dog down once. He’d been hit by a car and his intestines were torn open and filled with road grime. It was the only kind choice. He would have developed a horrible and painful infection. If Mildred Beagle is not in pain, she doesn’t need anything more than to live out her life with her people.

Meg: My heart goes out to you. Your knee situation sounds miserable. Now that you’re temporarily unable to exercise, would drinking more water help the BP situation? Love the story about the lady and the cat.

Barbie: If I had your busy schedule and dancing skill, I’d have no reason to go to a gym other than pleasure. The trips to the gym are worthwhile for me. The thing is, I never could dance due to getting left and right mixed up, and now can’t even do Zumba due to knee issues. I’m happy there are good alternatives for me. Yoga is a gift.

Rori: I’m glad you were able to get help for your elbow.

Michele: Yes, I put something on my Brussels Sprouts. I cut them in half and coat them with a mixture of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and herbs. I use a little salt & pepper, onion & garlic powder and some caraway seeds. I grind the seeds in my mortar and pestle just long enough to break them up a little bit. I bake the sprouts sometimes, & sauté them in a cast iron pan other times. I don’t actually measure ANY of the ingredients. I just use enough pinches and splashes to coat the amount of Brussels Sprouts I have.



I had a lovely hike with my cousin today. The day was clear and had a moderate temperature, but the place where we hiked was muddy in places. It didn’t matter that it was a bit muddy. We had time to visit and get to know each other away from family pressures. It was wonderful.

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.

I love reading all of these posts! Love dancing, but now I just usually dance in circles in my house trying to get my steps done for the day, or after a shower, still naked and trying to convince myself that I'm lookin' good!

Used to have a horse, and miss that part of my life greatly! I've promised myself that once my daughter heads to college, I'll get back into the horse scene. Wait, I'm married now, should probably stay away from those Cowboys! Great exercise though! Use of every muscle in your body when on a horse. I think my neck was firmer in those days. Hmm.

And as for dinner, the hubs did not drive to sushi, but to Lazy Dog!!! It's ok, had iced tea instead of a martini.... sigh, and vege lasagna, 630 calories! On plan! That man needs to get back to work and leave me alone! He's a pilot and the plane is down for maintenance for 2 weeks, so wish me luck!

I'll eventually figure out how to address you, learn your names, but for now, goodnight mr friends!

Red

pipcd34 thank you to you and your husband for riding in the MS ride. I think Phil Keagan, the host of the Amazing Race does it to. Yes, I was diagnosed in 1997 but my neurologist said I probably had it for five years. Just knowing that gave me so much encouragement. We took a big Grand Canyon trip in 1996 and we did a LOT of hiking. So knowing I did that with having MS I knew that I could handle this MS. Actually I thank God for my MS. I seriously needed a wake up call. I was an RN first, Mom, wife, Child of God and a lot of other things well in the distant importance. I worked full time for 2 years after my diagnosis and then had to quit after a relapse. My youngest was just graduating from high school and I became a house wife. It was what I needed to realize I had my priorities all messed up.
Meg when we were much younger and my Dad was preaching, the church we were at was in the process of building a parsonage so we had to live in a rented home while our house was being built. It was just down the road from the church so we checked on it quite frequently. One day we were there and noticed that a hummingbird didn't notice that there were windows in the house and broke its poor little neck and was dead. We were all animal lovers and couldn't stand to see that bird just thrown away so Mom wrapped it up and put it in the freezer. I was also a very curious young girl and always had to do autopsies on any animal I could. Well we found this big turtle, well it was big to us. It didn't move in quite a while so I assumed it was dead. So I made my first cut and that poor thing let me know it wasn't dead. So Dad finished gutting it and then he boiled the shell to sterilized it. That also went in our freezer. I have no idea what Mom and Dad finally did with my menagerie in the freezer.
Rori Yes, I watched the Biggest Loser finale tonight. I was so worried that Rob would win it. He seems like the kind of personality that would put it all back on the moment things didn't go his way. He looked weird. It looked he was wearing some really tight compression garment under his suit. Toma, the winner looked years younger.

I also had a wonderful relationship with my MIL. But it was never the typical one since she had paranoid schizophrenia. In our younger years of marriage, she was on the medicine that they gave people with that diagnosis and it just made her mind a blank. But medicine found new medicine and she finally was a real person. But I never got to be with her in a kitchen and learn her recipes, she never had any pictures of DH to show me and she really wasn't able to tell me many stories. Shock therapy took all that away from her. But we were close and enjoyed being around each other.

Several years ago I took a box and just wrote on it with a big sharpie IRS and the year. I still use that box. When I get any papers I know I will need when we finally get our W-2 forms I will just get that box out and organize it. Now the most organized but it works for me.

My Medicare D supplement plan also pays for my gym membership. I can got o the Y, Planet fitness and many other places

I have stared a new game on my iPad and it has taken over! Plus it is very sedentary. It's a jigsaw puzzle app. There are some awards you can only get by buying puzzles but I refuse to do that. But you get awards for doing different sizes of puzzles. Right now I am tying to get my 296 piece puzzle. My youngest grand daughter made the mistake of changing the pieces from the 100 piece that I had been doing to 400 pieces. It made me mad but then I realized that after several days that I could actually do it and gave me the encouragement that I can do something I thought I wouldn't be able to do. I think I cam, I think I can. I know I can, I did it!

word for 2015, choice

Joyce, Indiana

morning ladies~
well feeling much better.. have to hop in the shower and get over to the nursing home, so just a quick check in..
working 9:30-5 and have the weekend off..

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

Sounds like you have the right plan and mindset. I have no doubt you will succeed.

Good morning everyone!

I want everyone to know how thankful I am for the knowledge, encouragement, and help that I have gotten from several people on this site.

Heather - thank you very much for the story about the cake in the psyche of people. It really makes sense that when you think you have failed at something some people would just give up. I think that a lot of the readers will appreciate that information. I hope you have a great trip. Keep us updated on your experiences.

I think that I have finally learned some of the dance moves on Zumba! I think I like it. I used to love to dance and this seems like a lot of fun. I just have to modify for my knees and back I'm not as young as I used to be at least not physically!

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

Sylvia...........LOL! Thanks for the video link!!! Started my day off with a good chuckle!

Good morning all,
I really enjoyed reading all the post and getting some great idea's.

Sue TN

exermom -

aw = average watts. watts (think of a light bulb) is the power that I am putting out. 11-15g = the gears that I started with was 11 but went up to 15. they go from 1-24. I think the highest that I've done was a 20 for hills.

Running late for work this morning so didn't eat breakfast. Got to work and there were treats in the break room. I chose fruit and a piece of egg casserole. Left the sweets alone. Trying to drink more water than usual since we had sodium filled Mexican food last night. (Still under my calories but very high in sodium and I retain water easily).

My big news is that I just booked my flights, hotel and car to go see my son graduate from Army Combat Medic school in March! I thought I wasn't going to be able to go, but Hubs was able to finagle the budget enough to allow me to go. Not enough for both of us but that's ok.

BumbleBee - I sent you a friend request so you have another "official" friend! But there are lots of other friends you will find in this thread if you jump in the conversation.

Newbies - Sunday is a new month so Barbie will start a new thread and give us the link to it. Be sure to click the star at the top to save it as a favorite and unstar this one.

Have a happy day everyone - and cheer against the Patriots on Sunday!
Diana in Northeast Indiana