WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015

Happy Easter!! Well I am working today so not able to enjoy the beautiful weather. I get off at 4:30pm so hoping to get a walk in with the fur babies. Last evening we went to a hockey game. Our CMA group was one of the sponors so got tickets cheap ($8). It was a fun evening only didn't get home until 11:30 so made for a short night having to get up at 4:30. DH is going to Kansas today with DS and DSIL. His sisters down there are having dinner. So I am hoping to get to bed early tonight. I did over eat at the game last evening. Today not feeling the best, so trying to do better.
Mom is back in the hospital. Only this time in the town where my sister lives. All the meds they gave her at Kearney took out the good with the bad and she was bleeding from her colon walls. They had to give her 2 more units of blood. She is getting intesne PT so she can be well enough to go to her own home later this month.

Michelle--Good NSV putting the cookies back after only one!!
Allison--How wounderful for DB & DN. Sending prayers all goes well. Hope your house remodel goes well and quick.
Tracie in Wisonsin--Welcome, I think I may have to borrow you #7 goal. Looking for the postive is something I really have to work on.
yanniejannie--So glad it is over.
Kim--HUGS I agree I just don't get it.
Jane--Just take it One Day at a Time. Moving is so stressful.
Chris--Congrates on One year cigarette and Nicotine gum free. Doing a Happy Dance.
Mary--I hope your trip is everything you are planning for.
Katiebug--Sorry to hear you are not feeling the best. Sending HUGS.
Katla--Love your letter to Easter Bunny.

Pipcd--Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture of your fur babies.

Joyce--Sure hope you feel better soon. You take care of you.

Lesley--Congrates on your new fur baby. Sounds like a good fit.

Well have a good day and remember the reason for the day!
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Loralou: Welcome to a great group! Are you just starting and keeping to 1200? I had to work my way down to 1200 and it took months. MFP started me with many more calories than that and they gradually decreased as my weight dropped.

Barbie: You’re lucky to have seen the eclipse. Congratulations!

Pip: Your fur babies are glorious. Happy Easter.

Sylvia: I’m happy to hear that your son and his kids are moving to a better place at last. Yay! I love today’s joke.

Michele: I don’t think we play chicken foot Mexican Train. I don’t even know what it is. I was the big loser last night. It was fun anyway.

Kim: Thanks for the update on Mimi. I really like her. I’m sorry that she’s embarrassed to come back. Give her my regards the next time you are in touch.

Lesley: Congratulations on rescuing Blaize! Happy Easter to you both! He sounds like a very sweet dog.

Beth in sunny Maine: Thanks for the smile this morning. I have already had chocolate. I saved the Cadbury Egg for DDIL.




DDIL is here this weekend, and we really enjoy her company. Yesterday we went to Portland for lunch, a visit to Saturday Market, and a stop at REI. I enjoyed every moment except lunch. We went to Dan & Louie’s Oyster Bar, a Portland fixture. DH and DDIL loved their meals of oyster stew and clam chowder respectively, but mine was not okay. I can’t have milk or cream, and the salad I ordered was a disappointment. I won’t be hurrying back there. I didn’t eat my salad, and ended up eating an elephant ear. :embarassed:


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


April Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back
strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

Mimosa #1

Hello All,

Well, I made the mistake of refreshing my browser window and now I have the same problem with pictures not resizing that a number of you are having. It turns out that it is a bug that has recently been discovered in the forums and MFP and their partners are looking for a solution but do not have any timeline as to when it will be corrected. They think that the Chrome browser may not be impacted. Here's the link to the article: https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/questions/11589113-ginormous-pictures

I have had a few bad days and now I am terribly behind all of you. I will try to catch myself up soon.
It's been so busy with bouts of whatever this really is (silent reflux? maybe), counselling with DH, questionnaires, work, and my son making some really poor decisions that I can't supported. He is an adult, it's his family and his 10 + year relationship. I may some day forgive her for some of the damage that she has done and is still doing. I will never forget.
I will never trust her.
Going to go do my new WII Dance, read my bible and have a bubble bath. There is an Easter Egg Hunt out on our friend's farm. My late friend, Lynn, loved hosting it every year. Good things the eggs aren't being left white.
Made it through page 1.
Goals for April
-Check blood sugar levels every day
-Eat breakfast consistently
-Get back to having 4-5 serving of vegetables every day
- Journal each day
- Do a fun activity each day.
I will have to check back for my March goals and let you know how I did.
Happy Easter to all
Sharon in Winter Wonder Land (aka Lethbridge)

Happy Easter to u all.Went to church for a nice brunch and service,back to packing,sooooo sore.
HUGS jane

no gym today. i just looked at our pic more closedly and boy do we look ruff. no effort in combing hair, makeup,clothing,why boher, w are on our biks. had 3 mimsa's and food, i think that will be my ony meal for the day.

Loralou: I'm at 1200 calories as well. You are probably as vertically challenged as I am. I'm only 4' 11" and I haven't been active for a long time. I've been astounded at how many calories there are in items. I'm getting better with portion sizes and choosing lower calorie items. It just takes practice. Walking is a great exercise.

Pip: Those babies are adorable... can't wait to get one myself.

Joyce: Hope you feel better soon

Janet: I am trying a lot of new foods. I'm amazed at what I'm learning especially about myself. Getting healthy is a journey in many ways

Lesley: Congratulations on Blaize. He's one lucky fella!

Sharon: Take care of you.

Thought for the day: "There is one thing I have never taught my body how to do and that is to figure out at 6 A.M. what it wants to eat at 6 P.M." - Erma Bombeck


I managed to get my menu planning done! Let's hope it's what I'll want to eat when the day arrives. :laugh:

Hope everyone has had a wonderful Sunday.

Carey - Edmonton

Monday morning
$70 dog bed NOPE he slept on the sofa all night. NO accidents. Walked him round the garden and was a good boy. Made his breakfast while I made mine. Sticking to what it says on can for meat. He ate everything. Taking him to beach so sample sand and sea.
We will take photos of him today and post later.
Shops tomorrow and find a bones for him. He plays fetch with a ball and Stan, so funny.
I spent $260 of saved clothes money on Blaize my new walking companion yee haw!
Have done Wii Gold's boxing before breakfast = 234 cals and food = 1657. NEED to get back into gear again
NO idea what happened with 4 posts yesterday
Visited neighbour Susan yesterday and he played nice with her 2 dogs, Susan just sat and laughed at them gambolling around
Lesley in Tasmania

Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

Recovering from my trip today. Did make it to church to sing Hallelujah chorus.
MNMargaret

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.

I hope you all had a Eggscelent Easter.

Mary, that’s great that you found such a nice church for the morning service. And yea on being so close to your final destination.

Jane, good for you on getting things accomplished. It always makes me feel better too. Enjoy your day alone and treat yourself to doing whatever you’d like.

Dia, that was a cute cartoon. Sometimes that’s how I feel.

There’s that bike riding, legs of steel, beautiful Pip with her handsome hubby drinking Mimosas. Hope you have fun. Love the picture!!!

Sylvia, ya gotta love those holiday miracles. Let us know what he brings back from Walmart. LOL Having so many departments other than groceries, you just never know.

Allison, sorry the work won’t finish today but I’m sure it will be soon. I hope you had the dog on your lap while at the computer and not while on the riding lawnmower? 

Sharon, sending wishes for all things in your life to work out. What is silent reflux? I know about acid reflux and mine never made noise but? Hope it improves quickly. I’m praying for the counselling to go well for you both.

Barbie, I agree that doing this on Google Chrome is sooo much nicer than all the scrolling. Happy Dancing, here!

Carol, I ordered more oat bran on line and got it yesterday. After I read your post, I decided I needed to make another batch. DH had bought sugar free devil’s food cake mix by mistake so I just used it. If I made a dozen they would come out to 58 calories each, but I make mine in mini muffin tins and made 52 of them so they worked out to 15 calories each. I can have one or two for a snack or 6 for a full breakfast. I think I’m becoming addicted. Lol

Pip, I loved the picture and you looked fine for a couple out riding bikes. You know you don’t have to dress up for us.

Starofky, welcome to this group of very supportive ladies. Please tell us a bit about yourself so we can get to know you better. That fat around the lower ab is a stubborn spot to get rid of. Mine is shrinking but not nearly as fast as the rest of me. Good luck and we do have ladies here that have stayed on MFP for years after reaching their goals. So you do have something like this for the rest of your life: This is it.

Carey, I don’t know about you, but if I know what I’m going to eat for a certain meal, I just set my taste buds for that. I’m worse if nothing has been planned and I try to figure out what I’m in the mood for. I let DH pick what we will have for our protein most nights, giving him the guideline of chicken, fish or beef. He thought he had thawed out some cube steaks and when I opened the package to start cooking it was chuck eye steaks. Didn't change the rest of the menu, actually so I just prepared that.

Lesley, it just puts a smile on my face reading about Blaize. I’m just so happy for all 3 of you!!!

Michele,I would think you could just say that you were tied up with family matters and let it go at that. If she asks more, just tell her you don't want to talk about it. (because you don't) Some people may not understand everyone's priorities but that is their problem.

I have an early appointment in the morning for lab work. I hate that it will be a week before I get my A1C checked to find out how I've done on 1/2 the Metformin. I hope it's still down. Then it's off for more shopping. Tomorrow night I have a Moose meeting and have to prepare something to take to eat. For me that is a busy day and I hope to work in at least some light exercise. I will get in more walking than normal so that should help.

Have a terrific day, my friends.


My word #1 is savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.

#2 is opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.

Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC

Naomi, am so glad you had a 'wonderful???" experience at the funeral. It's not a wonderful time but it was a time that was full of rejoicing, catching up, a time that you can look back on and still have a smile on your face for your dear friend.

Kim!!!!!! My, my. You need a personal assistant! I do hope weather stays good enough tomorrow for you to have your dinner outside so your guests, invited or not, can enjoy the fruits of your labor. And then it can rain.

Lesley, congratulations on the newest member of your family, dear Blaize. There is so much love in your heart and it sounds like Blaize is already enjoying it. You were so excited, it blew up the internet and your post got posted 4 times.

Carol in Ga, sorry your DH didn't feel like going to church. In most churches these days the dress is quite casual. Our preacher wears a suit twice a year, Easter and Christmas. A lot of preachers look like they are ready to go straight to the golf course. In the church I went to before my present church I would be semi dress for Sunday morning and then jeans and nice top any other service. I don't like my legs and do not like heels so I don't wear skirts or dresses. So it is dress pants and nice top for me.

Carol, NC, I have sung many of those cantatas and it never even entered my mind that there are some parts of those cantatas that are dark. But yet I know there are some. I am sorry that you have heard some that are depressevie to you. But I always know that after a 'dark' moment in a song it is followed by a wonderful part.

MN Margaret, I have only sung the Hallelujah chorus once but it is marvelous, to sing and to listen to.

I got in bed about 10PM last night and immediately got to sleep. I really wanted to set my alarm to get to Sunday school but knew I needed to get as much sleep as I could yet get to church. I woke up at 7:30 which would have given me ample time to shower and get to SS but I easily got back to sleep and woke up a few minutes before my alarm was due to go off at 9. I have no sore throat or headache or any aches at all today. Still a little tired yet. The most I have slept after going on a trip was one exhausting one years ago and I slept almost 3 days straight. Between being really tired when I left, getting wet, really wet, another bad night sleep there, getting wet again, and all the work I did plus being exposed to a sick kid, I knew I would need a lot of sleep to get over the 3 days gone. Today was the first day I wore some spring clothes. I really haven't found much in the spring line up at Christopher Banks that I have wanted to buy. Couple that with the fact that I refound some of the weight that I had lost, I still fit into last spring and summers clothes. I really liked my light weight sweaters from last year. This year I got a couple of sleeveless tops that can go with last years sweaters. I got a new necklace that has several colors and I felt fresh today! But oh my, Easter dinner. It has always been a big thing in our family, just like what many of you have written about today. Well when I got home Charlie had already had his lunch - 2 chocolate pop tarts! So I fixed a sandwich along with my carrots and apple and ate by myself. So for supper we knew Michelle was going to come over and I wanted something special. We hadn't been to Cheddars in a good while so we went there. I love their fish tacos, had the fish grilled, had brocolli (no butter) as my side. Then I told Charlie since it was Easter, had a lousy lunch I was having chocolate cake! So I would say we split it 3 ways, counted it that way in my diary, but the two of them ate the majority with no complaints.

Oldest daughter sent me a pic of Ellie having the time of her life, riding her bike with 4 other kids on the cul de sac. On of the Moms that live there will be her art teacher next year. So she is happy. Trinity, with the cold, is much better.

Joyce, Indiana

Good morning everyone!

Michele: I think you’re “allowed” to skip church (and you have a reason). Don’t you? I wouldn’t think it’s somebody else’s business. Just my opinion.

Leslie: so glad you’re enjoying Blaize.

Slept well, still feeling tired from the bit of a cold I have. And my tongue seems a little anesthetized; how weird is that?


Hope we all have a good day.

Cynthia :flowerforyou:

morning ladies~
took a luke warm bath .. cant wait for a hot shower Tom (contractor not DH) will be coming after work and and putting a second coat of mud on and sand..then start tiling the floor I think.. supposed to be showery through the week so he wants to cut tile outside.. we shall see how that all works out..
go to work at 12:30 but havent been down to see DFIL yet, did a load of laundry, had to go to Lowes again, for more tile and and a dimmer switch.. and spacers for the tile.. we have been there so much we know most everyone by there first name lol.
havent eaten well.. with so much stress. but the weather is warming up and I pray that I get my larger tush in gear.. will not go out and buy anymore larger clothes thats for sure..
and yes Homer was on my lap at the computer not on the riding mower, although we did take him to visit at the nursing home last night everyone enjoyed him,,,