WOMEN AGES 50+ for MAY

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I'm interested in being part of this group! You all sound super supportive of each other. One of you wrote about liquid Glucosamine/Chrondrotin. I'm going to give that a try, because the aches and pains are starting to interfer with my life.
I'm 57 and a two time breast cancer survivor. I gained 40# during chemo and have only gotten about half of it off. I lose weight very slowly...a pound or less a week even though I am a dedicated tracker of calories and an exercise fiend. I have lost 9 1/2# and still have about 15# to go. I absolutely love MFP!!!

I take glucosomine, the tab form, haven't tried the liquid yet, would be interested to know what you think. I started taking them again recently after being off them a while and I find them great for those aches and pains. I take the 1000g tabs, one or two a day.

Hey Ladies, how you doing? today was a nice day, kinda warm and humid, now there are thunder storms in the area, so won't be going to see the grandson's baseball game... oh well...
Day 11, c2... almost over...
Tomorrow taking Zoey (dog) to visit some of the nursing homes, she is a registered therapy dog.
Natalie

I'm glad I didn't bore you all to death going on about glucosamine. I wasn't aware that chondroitin bothered some people. It's a good thing that you can get it alone as well then. I know it isn't a cure all but it sure works for some conditions.

Sally – You made me smile as well when you mentioned Newfoundlands. :happy: Oddly enough we have had two as well. Isn't that strange? My big boy Bear (just over 200 pounds in the winter) shared our lives when we lived in IL. He was the sweetest dog I've ever been owned by. He though he was a lap dog. He would start with his head in your lap, then a paw... you get the idea. Next thing you knew, you were sharing the couch with 1/3 of a dog in your lap. He was so well behaved that our 5 year old could take him for a walk. He was on glucosamine as he aged as well.

He died shortly before we moved to FL. It hurt something awful but was probably best for him in the end, as I doubt he would have adjusted to the climate here at his age. We missed him so much that we got another one, a Landseer (black and white) this time, but he really never adjusted to the heat and humidity here in Florida even though we got him as a puppy. Just very sweet dogs aren't they?

Don't get discouraged about being up a little bit. You will get rid of it. I can sympathize. I haven't been losing lately but I feel great, am eating properly and getting a lot of exercise. Those are all good things! I am considering zig-zagging calories. There are threads on MFP about it. It makes sense to me and hopefully will get me started losing again.

Dee – Glad the tree swallows didn't boot the BB egg out. I haven't had any trouble with swallows, just sparrows. Bad news here – 4 cute little blue eggs butt I think the parents abandoned them. :sad: No sign of competitor birds but mom & dad appear to have lost interest. The jury is still out but I don't see any activity out there.

Great to hear the DGS is going to be fine!

Chiclet – Great news on the move. It sounds like you and your mom have found a good place.

Lynda – No we didn't take a cruise to AK. We drove from FL. :noway:

We bought a 10x6 trailer and filled it up; included were good cots, a hot plate and a microwave. We camped and saw the sights along the way and spent 5 weeks in Alaska. I could bore you to tears with stories of all the good times we had. We stayed on the Kenai peninsula the whole time except for a trip a friend and I took on the train to Fairbanks and a side trip to the Valdez area. A good friend from IL came out and joined me when DH was out on a 10 day bear hunt. She's the one that went with me to Fairbanks. We had great views of Denali. I about wore my finger out taking pictures!

The weather was perfect and I have never seen such beautiful scenery in my life! We hiked in some wild and crazy places and always carried bear spray. That was what concerned me most. DH wanted to tent the whole time but I said NO. I wanted the bear to have to make at least a token effort if he wanted to eat us in our sleep. :noway:

We fished for salmon and halibut, climbed up to several glaciers, kayaked, panned for gold, did some heli sightseeing and DH went on a brown bear hunt. We based out of the neatest little town called Hope. It was well located on the peninsula as a bonus. There was a cute campground there that wasn't all commercial. It wasn't a tourist trap by any stretch of the imagination. Just a nice quiet out of the way campground. The local miners came there every day to have coffee and swap stories and we had fun talking to them. Can you tell I had fun? I want to go again but we won't drive if we do. It was fun to drive once but the gas bill was unreal.

Sorry, sometimes I can't shut up.:blushing:

Faye

Good evening ladies,
Still doing good on food but not any formal exercise. Will get back to it. Will weigh on Monday to see how I am doing. So good to hear from all of you. We are kind of on standby here for flooding. I dont think we will get water at my house but people all around our area are making plans for flooding. they are opening the spillway locks to relieve pressure on Mississippi river which will in turn flood other areas. So please put these people in your prayers. Last time it was this bad was in 1973. Hopefully it will not be as bad as they think. have a good evening.
Vicki M

Got everything ready to take Zoey (dog) to the nursing home to meet the director.. she wants me to commit a day and time to show up, but I can't do that, and the other facilities that I go to they don't ask me to do that.. I have to many things going on, and like the freedom of just showing up.. we shall see tomorrow morning.

In Chicago today it was nice, until about 7 PM, then it started thundering and lightening, we had some severe storms blow thru here, and there are still warnings...

Hope you all have a great evening..
Natalie

Welcome to everyone who’s new. This is a wonderful bunch of women! Congrats to everyone who’s lost…and to everyone who continues to log their food even when they’re not losing. I’m proud of us all. :flowerforyou:

I’m back from a few days visiting my folks with my usual Bay Area 5 Pounds. :mad: I know some of it’s water weight and will be gone in a day but I’ll have to buckle down to lose the rest. Enough is enough already. :noway:

I’ve searched my soul trying to figure out the reason. I can put my finger on a couple of things.

 I’m in an environment where I’m not in control of the food. Ideally, I’d exercise my willpower (huh?) and turn away from the food I don’t want to eat. (Barbie, I have so much admiration for you for doing just that.) I’m not there yet.

 It’s hard not having alone time, particularly when my folks, much as I love them, seem to feel compelled to comment on almost everything I do, from “you don’t seem to be monitoring your food” to “you’re addicted to that computer.” Aargh. (I see those same tendencies in myself and, trust me, I’m workin’ on them. They are so annoying!)

So, what to do, what to do. As much as I hate to, I’m going to keep my visits a little shorter. My willpower does better in shorter stretches. Second, I’ll build in some alone time by going to the library, going for a walk, etc.

I wish, wish, wish I lived in the neighborhood. Then the visits wouldn’t be such a commitment. I could get together with my folks for an afternoon instead of four days. If wishes were horses, I’d have a fine herd. But…I like where I live and I can actually afford it (versus living in the Bay Area where the housing is still way out of sight).

Okay, ‘nuff about me. I’ve skimmed most of the posts and I'm thinking about you even if i can't send a quick hello.

Jackie, I’m very sorry about your mum. You provided such great care for her. I hope my kids will do the same for me some day.

Robin, For me, working was tough. Too many lunches out! I do great at home but still fall for the goodies when I’m visiting. The good thing (the very good thing) is that we can turn it around. For me, that takes about two days. Quite a difference from the miserable old days. You can do it! We can both do it!! In fact, by continuing to be here and participate, we ARE doing it!!!

Kackie, I’m glad you’re feeling better. I was worried about you. Congratulations on your forward progress! :flowerforyou:

Deborah, I hope JJ is doing better. Such a worry. He’s in my prayers.

Chiclet, hurray for your successful move and your new place. :drinker: It sounds charming. That Boo! :noway:

Dee, I’m so glad DGS is going to be fine.

Amanda, it’s so nice having you back!

Good Morning All,
Vicki I learned my triggers too, Caffine of course was a big one and yes salsa. I have an added glitch in that I'm taking an Femerra to prevent a recurance of Breast Cancer and it also increases the menepausal symptoms because it suppresses all estregine in my body. But the good new is I also had to go on Prozac to control my crazy side and that helps with hot flashes (hehehehe)

But seriously, I have noticed that either I'm getting use to it or there not as bad now. And yes I too take the multivitamin.

Have a great day!

Just checking in. I’m starting out my day on a good note again – a wonderful, big bowls of fruit – apples, oranges, and pineapple – with yogurt. :happy:

I’ve found two brands of yogurt I really, really like. For me, they beat even Fage by a long shot. I get both of them at the Middle Eastern store in Folsom. If you haven’t liked yogurt before, you might give these a try. Same calories as a glass of milk yet you feel as though you’ve eaten something substantial.

My faves are Byblos and Arz, both from whole milk. (I splurge on the calories because they’re so good. Sometimes I go for nonfat if I know I’m going to want to eat more of something else.) Byblos is a little tart but has a lovely, creamy texture. Arz is creamy too but tastes more like cream without much tartness.

When I can and if they’re open, I take a look at everyone’s food diaries. It’s so nice to see how many women on here are making really good, healthy choices.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: (My mom, who knows :laugh:, says the right (correct ) word is “healthful,” not “healthy,” when it comes to how you eat. I try, but I just can't do it today. :happy: )

To all you ladies with the hot flashes/flushes, getting rid of those and all the other menopause symptoms (well, most of them) is the best news about getting older. There is a silver lining!! :laugh:

Time to finish up my big bowl of fruit and get out in the sunshine for a walk. You may have noticed that I like to eat! When the grams go up, my weight tends to go down. You know all those people who said it’s about moderation? ‘Taint true. :noway: You can eat as much as you like then eat some more, as long as you’re eating the right foods.

BTW, I took Izzy to the vet Monday. I thought maybe she had something in her ear because she kept scratching it. Apparently, she has allergies. Urgh. She’s taking Benadryl now and she's better but she might need something stronger. I’m going to give her a bath with hypoallergenic shampoo today to see if that helps. It’s like having a child! (That’s the good news as well as the bad news.)

I just came from the nursing home where I volunteer with zoey, the papillon, my dog, we had a good time, made alot of folks happy. I drank 6 glasses of water, its 11:30 AM, gotta down 2 more glasses, I try to do it early, to get it out of the way!! Lunch today, sandwich (100 calorie arnolds bread thin, with turkey on it) and some cucumbers... later, some more fruit (2nd serving)... try to vary so as not to get bored.

Natalie

:flowerforyou: Hi Gang!! .....
A quick nip in here this evening ....while DH is preparing the dessert!

:noway: I did post the other night but as so often happens with me ....it disappeared into the ether!!
Anyway .......for almost 2 weeks now i've been very careful not to eat carbs. I feel good and feel thinner but so far the loss is 5lb.
Watch this space eh!!!

Exercise wise I'm just adding in my cleaning jobs.
This mornings client is a sad reminder of my mum really. Both in their 80's the wife has alzheimers and while she's away at the day centre I pop in and clean for them. Poor guy ...he's struggling. His wife is no longer the loving wife of 60 years but is angry and a stranger. At least when he talks to me I can relate to what he's going through.

I had an extra relief job too this afternoon. A house with 3 teenage boys. The lady of the house is recovering from cancer and is unable to lift etc so the house is a bit untidy. :sad: But ........I opened one of the boys bedroom doors ......managed to push the hoover in a short way and then retreated!! Beaten before I had a chance, so to speak!! as I didn't have time to tidy further!! I sympathise having two sons myself!! At least the main house was cleaned for her!
Anyway ............tomorrow I have a day off. What to do? ...don't have plans yet.
Take care everyone
BFN
Jackie

Good afternoon ladies

I have been skimming the posts and a few of you have mentioned the 17 day diet. I picked up the book but haven't begun yet because I got stopped cold by the notion of replacing my beloved morning coffee with green tea. Have any of you done it without giving up coffee? Or how difficult was it to give up the 'morning jo'?

Barbiecat - Thanks for asking about the kids. I am still very busy with them but happily so. Jordan just finished his first year of University on his way to hopefully getting his doctorate in Psychology/Philosophy. So, lucky guy has about 8-9 years of schooling to go! No retirement for this mom:laugh: My darling little (5'11") girl is just finishing up grade 10. She is very into humanitarian things and volunteers her heart out. Not so much a great student but all-in-all a great person. As far as the husband - well we'll just talk about him another day when I get over my mad spell with him

Take care all

Heather:flowerforyou:

Hi everyone! I am relatively new here, and this is my first day on the message board. I have been using the mobile app for a month now and have started to see the weight come off. I am mostly doing it for health reasons, but also because I finally decided that I have the power to control myself. The process has actually been fun so far, and I have even motivated myself to get up and do a mile in the am at 4:45 before I go to school. I teach high school English and Creattive Writing.

Anyways, the doctor said that he would put me on diabetic meds if I didn't get it together. (Actually, he was a little nicer than that.) I don't want that! I also have a glucose meter on my cell phone that helps me keep track of how I am doing there.

I think that the planets must have aligned last month because of getting yelled at by the doctor, upgrading to a smart phone, finding some amazing work out videos, and figuring out how to use Comcast on Demand Exercise TV. I have also been subscribed to Saving Dinner menus which are amazing and come into my e-mail every week.

So I have all the tools, but I might need a little motivation from time to time. Looking forward to getting to know some of you!

Welcome tchmrsd! Glad to have you here. Some of us have been here a long time and others are pretty new. Me, I'm one of those who lost her way and is now back to get at it again. I'm glad you are having good success so far. Just keep at it. Keeping a food journal and staying with in your calories range will help more than you realize.

Cindy

Hello,
It has been a beautiful day here. I got a few things done on my TO DO list (that list just gets bigger and bigger). We tried a new chicken and eggplant recipe for dinner (I put it in MFP) ...it was a nice change with lots of fresh veggies. I went to the gym at lunch time today and it was pretty crowded. I didn't get to one machine in my circuit. I found that I had a "real " coffee this morning and I don't know if that made my heart racy but I was monitoring throughout the workout. I was registering high heart beats....I'll have to see if that repeats. It was warm in the gym today... or it could have been the caffiene.

Faye…..so glad that you have had Newfs in your life too. I can’t imagine a Newf in Florida…that a tough one! They are wonderful dogs. I can just picture the couch scenario! I am also trying to stay positive with my scale saga. Thanks for your words…I do feel better. It’s interesting to think about zigzagging calories—I think that could make sense.

Mimi….It sounds like you really have a good handle on what to do when you visit your parents. Just thinking through those situations and writing down what you are aware of is a great piece of information.

Tchmrsd…Welcome…this is a great place for motivation!

Have a great night.