WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2105

Kim - I copied Sylvia's pic of the chameleon to my computer, now I'll put it on my phone so I have it when I go to paint the (I always want to say "firefly" but I know that isn't right) praying mantis. I constantly find it amazing the things that people rave about but I no longer find appealing (like cake and cookies)

Lesley - dancing burns more calories, too!

Took Nancie to Charlotte. I don't know, it must be me. Her doc doesn't inspire confidence in me. His reason why the retina detached the second time? "Well, maybe I didn't tighten it enough". He put in an oil bubble (previously she had a gas bubble) and he told her that basically the only restriction she has is she's not to lay on her back for 3 months. She can tutor, drive. To me we're talking your eyes, not a finger.

But when I got back I actually did the Leslie Sansone Start Walking at home DVD. Yea me, I didn't think I'd do it later in the day, but I did.

The plan for tomorrow is to go to yoga and then the deep water class.

We have Mexican Train tonight. When we had Rummikub last month that was the day I took Nancie to Charlotte for her first follow-up. Didn't get home until 6. I'd bought some pizza rolls but there was no way I'd have time to bake them then go to the lady who was hosting's house. Besides, they were calling for bad weather, and I honestly wasn't real crazy about going. So I apologized and didn't go. So I'll take those pizza rolls with me tonight.

Beth - what an adventure you had getting your son to the doctor! My heart goes out to you

Everyone expecting/having gotten snow -- stay safe

terri - when I first started watching Downton Abbey, I read on the internet synopses of the episodes. It's on PBS stations.

Brenda - how wonderful that we're able to help you out.

Tina - happy birthdays . You'll get the retirement thing down.

katla - I have no doubt you'll make good choices at those restaurants

Janet - I usually give Vince extra or diffferent food than I have, just like you do with your hubby

aromaine - did I ask you where in northern NJ you are? How well I remember the winters up there. The summers weren't that great either with all the humidity.

red - wishing all the best for your friend and her mother. I usually weigh myself daily on the Wii, but I don't consider that my "official" weigh in. My official one is on Saturday, that's when I weight wearing just my pj's after having gone to the bathroom. The feel of your clothes is a much much better indicator of your weight.

Joyce - yea for winning first place. The first year I bowled my team won first place,too. Even tho I'm not very good, I know I help my team with my high handicap

funnygirl - any question you have, just ask and someone will be more than happy to help you out

kalezme - what part of NC are you from? There are quite a few ladies on here from NC

Welcome anyone new that I may have missed

yodee - dancing right there with ya

Sylvia - the only sewing I do is a straight line, like the sides of a tablecloth or repairing a seam. Otherwise, no, I don't sew

pipcd - when you were talking about putting the treat where the dog could see it reminded me of when we were training the service dog. We were to take him to a restaurant and put a piece of food on the floor but he wasn't allowed to eat it. He couldn't eat any food from his dish until we told him he could, and there were times when he was eating we were to take the dish away from him (then give it back so he could finish)

Margaret - I have trouble not eating at night, too. Like you, I'm fine during the day but at night....now that's a different story. Believe it or not, one of the tips I got from the Wii and it's worked is at night to have something easily digestible like applesauce or tofu. Many times what I do is take silken tofu and mix it with unsweetened cocoa.

Lesley - so happy you're so happy with your FitBit Charge HR.

Lisa - just come in here and tell us about your day. If you find something that interests you, comment on it but don't feel bad because you don't coment on many things

Tina from AZ - welcome

Mary - so sorry about your foot.

Thank you everyone for your kind comments about our pool. It took me 5 years to get it, but I'm so happy that I have it. To me, it is just so so relaxing to float in the pool. That's where you'll find me most of the time in the summer.

Michele in NC

Hi all, I have been doing MFP since October, but am new to the discussion boards. I am 53, from the Twin Cities, MN (anyone else??). I am 5/1, and started at 153 in October. I dropped to 141 fairly quickly, 1-2 pounds per week. Since then it has been slower, but not bad considering I did not gain over the holidays. This week I finally got down to 138.5. I have finally reversed the weight gain trend, and gotten over my sugar addiction, praise God. I still have a little sugar with dark chocolate, but eat more protein, lots of vegies and organic food and little non-vegetable carbs. And I feel better!

Goals for now: keep tracking on MFP, weights 3x week, walking 3 more days, at least, sleep 8 hours per night, keep up with the herbs and supplements my naturopath prescribes, keep taking care of me, and lose at least 2 pounds per month. (MFP goal for me is .8 pounds per week.

Word for 2015: Acceptance, starting with radical wholehearted acceptance of me, based on God's radical wholehearted acceptance of me.

I am very glad to see this over 50's group. Is this what MFP calls a fitness tribe??? Because people in tribes lose 50% more than people not in tribes.

Tribe or not, I wish you all the best in your journey toward greater health in 2015.

Margaret

yodee congrats on such a great start. You'll be on the cover of some fitness magazine pretty soon!!!!

red I always wear the same real light weight pajamas. No not the same one every night. I buy several sets. They are actually from Walmart. I don't like sleeping in my underpants. Some how they get all bunched up so I am just wearing these light weight PJs. So I get up, go to the bathroom and then weigh. I love my jeans year round so when I go tot he doctor I have jeans and a shirt on. I take my shoes, watch, phone, everything I can off!!!! LOL. I do weigh every day and i know that isn't recommended but I do anyway. When I was recording my weight I only recorded Wednesday's weight.

Michele since you can't sew, can you use a hot glue gun and make a cape or something in the line of clothing. Since this creature is small you wouldn't have to do much. But I think an article of clothing would be fun

I spent the day with my sister today. She still doesn't have the hand of her tablet. It's an RCA and it is kind of cheap. But I helped her explore some things and apps she didn't know about. Her husband is so paranoid about privacy it is kind of hard suggesting what kind of apps to suggest to her. But I love Wikipedia, Dictionary.com, Pandora, things like that. I also hope she can get a good map app with GPS so if she gets terribly lost like she did last fall she can get herself back home. I think it shows how much we have moved on since Mom died 4 years ago. Her birthday is in a couple of days and we really didn't talk about her that much except in some fun ways. Like she said, we had a nice little play date! She was a pre-school teacher for many years so her mind thinks in kids language!

Sylvia I don't know if you have ever been in the hospital and they had to measure ALL of your urine and they put something on your commode. It is frequently called hat because if you turn it upside down it kind of looks like a mans pilgrims hat. Anyway, the strainers the hospital uses have a big enough base that they sit on that 'hat' and it strains all the urine as the urine goes down into the hat. Sometimes the stones are big enough to be easily seen. Other times you have to take a gloved finger and feel around in the strainer to see if there is some teeny tiny stone in there. Now you know more than you probably didn't want to know. BTW, that lesson was free.

Joyce, Indiana

Hello everyone!

Michele in NC - thanks, having a hard time getting to sleep because of it. I love the colors of the chameleon they should look great on your praying mantis! It sounds like you have a fun social life. I enjoy playing Mexican train.

Kim - is a meet up a dating site? Or a workout site? It sounds like you had quite the adventure!

Sylvia - I hope you are feeling better!

Margaret from twin cities MN - I am from Northern Minnesota. Welcome to this site! Congratulations on your accomplishment! We have a lot in common. You will get a lot of support from all the ladies here!

Red - I weigh myself daily after elimination, naked. I have to because it helps me stay on track.

Joyce - I love spending time with my sisters. My DSIL lives close to me and has become my workout buddy. My brother passed away 2 years ago last week and we were finally able to talk about him yesterday. It's hard for her to they were together 24/7 because they ran a adult foster care out of their home. Mom's are very special I'm sorry for your loss.

Sharon - I'm sorry to hear about your friend, that is a horrible disease. It's very nice working out with my DSIL. I hope you find a person to do that with again. I hope you get better soon. That silent reflux sounds terrible. I know from others that it does get better though so hang in there!

Well, I'm going to try to go back to sleep!

Mary from Minnesota

Update - elephant ride was postponed until tomorrow! We got all kitted out in rain gear, went to reception through horrific downpour and floods and then the driver rang reception and postponed it. Got a few steps in though!
- Did think about swimming, but it really is a battle to get anywhere so decided to stay in the room. Had a bath and washed my hair instead, :bigsmile:

Big coup this evening - the buffet was about £15 so we went and looked at the a la carte place. All European food, so we went back to the buffet place and I managed to negotiate a deal whereby we only had the rice and curry selection and fresh fruit for dessert. Less than £10 each. Delicious and nutritious. Crab, chicken, vegetables, lentils, relishes. I had a moderate portion, but my guestimate tells me its still high in cals becsuse of the coconut oil used in prep. I just adore papaya with lime juice squeezed over - just one of those things that Nature organised perfectly! :laugh:

Back is holding out despite the long car journey. I wish I could have had a swim, but the walkways are two inches deep in water! Just hope the rain eases off by tomorrow. We have to get up early again -6 am, as the driver wants an early start before it gets too hot! We are seeing the ancient capital of the country, and the 2nd bhodi tree, supposed to be a scion of the one Bhudda sat under for his enlightenment.
This place is supposed to have 42 varieties of birds, haven't seen a single one yet!

Heather in Sri Lanka.

Hi everyone,
Going to stop being a lounge lizard and start doing some exercise. "Hunger is not an emergency" - Love it!
Annabel2015
New South Wales
Australia

Hi. I'm new and from Florida and New york state. I hope to saty consisitently on the program designed for me by this site. I get bored after a while and slack off, and then its a dive downwards . I hope being on this site wil give me the encouragement I need.

Good morning ladies. I NEED HELP! I have been doing MFP (again) for 30 days now. The first week was great, of course, with 7 pounds coming off easily. Since then....nothing! I have given up all sodas, fried foods, fast foods, salt and sugar. I have consistently stayed under 1000 calories a day, and have been exercising daily. What am I doing wrong? I really don't want to give up. I have been feeling better since I started this, but I really NEED to see some change in the scales. I was told not to be a prisoner to the scales, but shouldn't there be SOME change....downward hopefully? Words of wisdom.....PLEASE!

Happy Hump Day ! ! !

k2boxlady - Wow. 1000 calories with exercise seems so extreme. From what I have read, your body is pretending like it is starving, and holding on to as much fat as possible, and could be burning muscle. I'm certainly not an expert, but I would be cheating left and right from hunger. Are you getting enough nutrients and vitamins?

Heather - LOVE the stories about Sri Lanka. I would be having SO much fun right now. Still envious. Hopefully some day my DH will take me someplace that has nothing to do with bowling

Yesterday's snow really did a number on transportation. I actually got stuck trying to climb a train bridge, and the car behind me gave me a little push, then got stuck on the same patch of ice. After a 75 minute drive home (6.7 miles), there was NO way I was getting back into the car. So, I will have to pay full price for Yoplait yogurt, because the 39 cent sale ended yesterday.

I took a picture of the "Avon Graveyard" before organizing it a little last night, but my computers are still blocking my ability to post pictures. I'll see what I can do with the tablet when I have time.

Thanks for the link for Downton Abbey. I sent it to my home e-mail. Since we have DirecTV and rabbit ears, we do get multiple PBS stations, but for some crazy reason, I can never find it listed. I will keep trying. If nothing else works, I will start borrowing or renting from the library.

Caddi - hugs for your DH and his surgery.

I weigh myself every morning at home, after elimination, in whatever nightclothes I wear, which is usually a different color of the same 2 piece t-shirt and capri. I then weigh myself at work, since the scales each say something different, and will make a difference in my "personal loss" and the contest I'm participating in here at work. Sometimes I don't weigh myself on weekends, because DH is still sleeping, and the scale is in our bedroom.

Hugs to Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

Terri, I started at 1200 calories and with exercise, was not even hitting 1200 so I reduced it to 1000. Staying close but not exceeding it....with calories burned included. I take a One a Day women's vitamin every day and have even had my thyroid checked. Of course, it was normal. I have heart disease (a very small artery 80% blocked but it it too small to catherize) so I get out of breath easily. I walk every day or at least use the elliptical if I can't get outside. I also do Zumba and Jillian Michaels 30 day shred to mix it up some. I am 53, 5'6" and right now, after the 7 lb loss, weight 198. I am open to suggestions.
Thanks!
Karen in VA

Can I join this group? I'm not 50 yet (46) but certainly dealing with middle-age weight and hormone crud. And you all seem much nicer than the rest of the MFP folks.

I love reading all of your goals and words of encouragement!

7elizamae wrote: »

Can I join this group? I'm not 50 yet (46) but certainly dealing with middle-age weight and hormone crud. And you all seem much nicer than the rest of the MFP folks.

I love reading all of your goals and words of encouragement!

yes, you can join, there is no law saying you can't... lololol.. we were all 46 before..... welcome

k2boxlady - the other writer is right, you could be putting yourself into starvation mode if you eat too few calories.. look at what kind of calories you are putting into yourself. because you have a heart issue, I would see a nutritionist or dietician to see if they can review what you are eating and modify it if necessary. I would also ask a personal trainer (let them know about your heart issue and you running out of breath easily) what exercises he can suggest.

what ever you do, DON'T STOP, DON'T GIVE UP!

7elizamae, Welcome! I think we have a few on board who are slightly less than 50, and they have been well behaved. The thing I like about this thread is that everybody is really nice. nobody is rude or snarky like in most of the other threads. Where are you from? I'm guessing your name is Eliza?

Red, I weigh myself EVERY morning, completely naked, after going to the bathroom. Twice. I've read where they say to do it once a week, but I really need to know where I am every day. I can do a lot of damage to myself in a week. I understand about fluctuations and can deal with that. Daily works for me.

Diana, so sorry about the speeding ticket! Ouch! My poor hubby had not had one ticket in his entire life, then in the space of a few weeks he got three, in three different jurisdictions. We found out that for a little extra money every one of those police departments would turn a speeding ticket into a "parking ticket" (they called it a deferral or something) so it wouldn't go on his insurance. That sounds like extortion to me, but it kept our rates from going up, so we did it.

Heather, I'm really enjoying your tales from Sri Lanka. I hope you are having as much fun as we are.

Terri, I hope you find Downton Abbey. It's a lot of fun. I love the costumes. And the fact that the main characters (and the dog) never age but the children grow up from one episode to the next.

Caddi, I'm hoping for the best with your hubby's hand. Let us know what you find out.

Last night was the first night of the kids clay class at my studio. Oh my gosh, is was agony! I'm a very quiet person and those 12 kids sounded like they were tearing the place apart. There was clay and muddy water everywhere! They guy teaching the class didn't seem bothered by any of it. I tried to hide in my office or the back studio, but was pulled out from time to time to find tools for them and things like that. There were a bunch of parents who stayed, so my gallery was full of parents talking to each other. I was never so glad for anything to be over in my life. It really didn't take very long to clean it all up, so it looked worse than it was.

I bought a couple of bags of cookies and had water bottles on a little table by the refrigerator. One of the little boys (10 years old) insisted that he wanted coffee instead, with cream and lots of sugar. His mom just beamed proudly at her little monster. The mom is easily 350 pounds and the little boy isn't far behind. I don't know why that bothered me so much, but it did. I felt really sorry for them both, remembering how I felt at 300 pounds, till I found out the kid was such a challenge. He kept getting in my face (or actually my belly button) talking non-stop about playing Minecraft, which I told him I don't like. He should have been in the back with the others, but he was out front with the parents and in the back studio with me. I tried ignoring him and talking to the other parents, but he just would talk louder. Something is wrong with that kid. He is home schooled too, so I don't think he knows how to act with other kids.

My son has bought a juice extractor and has decided to do a 60 day "cleanse". I don't know what all it involves except buying a lot of expensive fruit and vegetables and making juice out of it and drinking only that three times a day. No meat or bread or solid food or anything else. I can't see how that is healthy but he said his doctor has OK'd it. We will see how long this lasts. He thinks he will lose weight and it will help his breathing.

Well, I need to get busy. I hope you all are having a fantastic day!

Sylvia
In Kansas where we are expecting snow today.

Well it has been an interesting week and we have been snowed in for most of it! Got about 5" monday, another 3 yesterday and I would say 6-8 more today! Schools were closed Monday, open yesterday and closed again today. Good day for doing some of those jobs you just never seem to get around to - like organizing the storage area in the basement! I am down there anyway doing the cardio and the dreaded core! Might as well make the best of it.
Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday and that you all have a "feel great" moment somewhere along the way to make it all worthwhile. Today mine came early when I got to retire a pair of yoga pants that were just too big! I smiled all the way to the recycle bag in the garage!
Have a good one!

Rita: Hi! Good to see you.
Sylvia: I think you're right; sounds like that kid only focuses on adults.

Just hung out some more stuff for the birds (suet cakes with fruit and insects in it, and suet balls with seed in them).

My dog had a toe amputated a year ago and unfortunately he's not one of those dogs who "never know the difference". His foot now sags to the side, which means he walks more on the sides of the toes than on the pads. So he gets abrasions easily, which then don't heal fast since (of course) he keeps walking on them. Tried everything: dog socks, dog shoes/boots, you name it. Finally came across Pawz (I do not work for them or get anything for mentioning them); they're kind of a rubber balloon type thing that fits over the foot. Well, anyone needing them: I can recommend them! They don't come off, the dog can feel where he's walking, and they're waterproof. So happy!

Having another important meeting about my work future tomorrow. Cross fingers, toes, or whatever you want, everybody!

Hope we all have a good day.

Cynthia :flowerforyou: