WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015

Lilymay2 wrote: »

I don’t want to brag or make anybody jealous, but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school.

Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC

HA HA HA Janet...... I do tooooo!!!!

Lillian[/quote]

And some of the 'clunky' ones are coming back in style. I get all sorts of compliments on them and asked 'where did you get them'. "I've had them approximately 45 years" (since being in school." Some are for pierced ears and some clip-ons; but, I have also made some of the clip-ons into pierced ones so I can keep them on. I have small earlobes.

Lagopus wrote: »

Heather, I struggle with monkfish. The meat has such a great texture but I can never get the flavors of whatever I put on it to penetrate. It would be great if you could share the recipie.

The one downside of our holiday home it that the nearest fishmonger is two hours away. If we could figure out how to catch our own seafood we'd be well off, because the fjord is full of cod and haddock, we have a scallop bank not far away, mussels cling to anything solid, the neighboring fjord has world-class halibut fishing. And monkfish... out on one of our walks my husband and I spotted an otter that had just landed a monkfish and was tucking in! But our boat is still 1000 km away so all our fishing here is from shore.

You mentioned birdwatchers a zillion pages back. Are you a bird fiend? Perhaps more important, is your husband one, because if he is he can look forward to some potentially great sightings during the cruise. (We recently spotted king eiders and a couple of grey phalaropes in summer plumage in Longyearbyen.) That might even compensate for having to wear a tie.

/Penny at the Pole

What is a 'monkfish'? They don't sound very appetizing.

JanetMMcC – Yes, please, if you’re willing to send an invitation to your home forum, you can reach me at lisa@lisachannon.com. And rock on with your bad self! And I haven’t heard exclamation points called “bangs” since I was managing editor of a newspaper back in the twilight of the last century… My old boss threatened me with mayhem if I used them. Ever.

KateKyi – thank you for the New Zealand flag, I THINK I’ve got everyone pretty much covered below with my flag wavers… any countries I’ve missed, guys? We’re a pretty diverse group, and my apologies I forgot our Canadian sistren… I tend to think of y’all as us. Which, on reflection, you may not actually consider a compliment.

Heather in the UK – loving the pictures of the grandbabies…
Carol/Peach – sorry the family is so frustrating right now.

Mom216 – Yeah… there were some good things about my ex, but the day I woke up, looked at him and thought “I’d rather die alone than live with you,” was a big sign… My sister, who lived in mountainous Arkansas, said her signal was rooting for her now-ex-husband to drive off a mountain on the way home… everybody has their wake-up call, and then it is time to go!

Carey – love the saying “Dreams are renewable…”

Lillian – congrats on a year of logging on MFP!

DamitJanit – I kind of like DamitJanit, but we can call you whatever you would like… and congrats on busting the 400-post mark.

Nancy – I’m sorry about your friend… but unfortunately, you’re right, it’s exactly like alcoholism. Unlike alcoholics, however, we MUST indulge in our addiction at least twice or three times a day. Alcoholics can quit cold, smokers can quit, drug addicts can stop cold turkey. If we quit our addiction, we die. Your friend’s overeating for some reason that has nothing to do with hunger… but until he knows what it is, he won’t stop, and indeed, probably no longer can without some major epiphany of some kind. Mine was when I was thinking about the fact that you never see really, really heavy people over 70 or so. And I clicked to the fact that really, really heavy people don't GET old. This is the perfect place to vent – we’ve been in his shoes, most of us, and many of us in yours too. I’m so sorry.

Pip – holy crapolini, nearly 3 years on MFP? You are studly. Speaking of which, Kirby is indeed a handsome devil (thank you, Alison for that reference… ) I love men who age well, and he is definitely one. If I remember, I’ll post a pic of my cowboy DH someday… He’s aging well, unlike the ex… And I love the way you remember who you were in the gym. I managed a gym for a bit, after I got most of my weight off, and it was enormously rewarding to be able to help people who needed it… I got to work a lot with before and after bariatric surgery patients, since I was one, and I loved it. Helping people who have been scared to try, and keeping them from giving up—it’s an honorable thing.

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Daysie the dog was none too happy to be put back outside after the storm last night—we do bring her in for thunderstorms because she gets so stressed otherwise. She lives outside, so It’s one of the few times she gets to stay inside all evening, and she was basically UNDER the reclining loveseat most of the night as the thunder and lightning show was pretty noisy. The look she gave me when I told her it was time to go outside last night promised a half a lizard will be dropped on my foot halfway through my run this morning…

Love all the photos…. The clematis are beautiful, Greece, Norway, and the Kirby, I feel so lucky to be part of this group!

Got bread rising on the stove – my mother’s recipe for yeast rolls, modified with added wheat bran and much less sugar. I make it about once a month, freeze 3/4 of the dough to make into sandwich rolls each Sunday, so Corey (DH) has fresh bread each week. Much easier than trying to keep bread fresh in this climate, or even keeping it—if you forget to buy it, driving 45 minutes back to the store to get it just isn’t in the cards! I won’t eat them—they’re about 175 calories each, and more carbs than I usually want at a sitting.

But I’m using part of this week’s dough to try to make those 100-calorie flatbread sandwich things that you see now in the store. I use tortillas now, as I’m used to them, and it’s the southwest… but the same thing applies as for bread. You run out, you’re screwed. I’ve tried for years to learn to make them without success--mine just don’t turn out, even from pre-made masa harina. We’ll see if rolling out flatbread works from a yeast-raised dough! Have a feeling I’m going to end up with tiny hockey pucks.

The DH just showed me that RevereWare has a set of their copper-bottomed stainless steel cookware on sale, heavyweight, for $69 on Wayfair, if you've been looking. So tired of "wearever" non-stick that lasts less than a year... he's the cook, mostly, but is hard on non-stick surfaces, bless him.

Hope it's a peaceful Sunday for those on this side, and that your week begins well for those on the other side of the ponds...

Warmest regards,
Lisa H in West Texas

Australia, Canada, Greece, Norway (for Penny's temp digs!), UK, US... anyone I missed?

I stepped enough at the mirror that I thought I could start w running. Sharp pain in my L knee ended that right off. So I walked. So my R hip started hurting. Usually that doesn't happen until much later in a walk. So over early. <sigh>

But weight still at 159.5.

What's a fitbit?

We had to bring our JRT inside if there was a lightening/thunderstorm . . . she would shake so bad when we did have one and would scratch at the door until we opened it. She was also our 'indicator' if we were going to have a storm. I guess they hear it from well off in the future or just 'smell' it coming. When my DS would come home, he'd bring his dogs (a lab - who is lazy; and Lilly, his Mountain Feist/Cur . . . she is 'so smart' that when we do get another dog; I'd like one like her. But, I hear they are expensive and difficult to find. His was a gift from one of his bosses. He used to have 2; but, one disappeared one night. Either an alligator got him or an upset
'ex-girlfriend' took him. He swore once that he had seen him riding down the road in the back of a pick-up; but, could not turn around to go after them.

Hope everyone's day is off to a good start. I wanted to share a NSV milestone I had last evening. Two years ago we moved into a house that has a gigantic mirror wall just inside the front door. I immediately wanted it taken down. I wasn't going to suffer seeing my image in that mirror every time I stepped in the foyer of my home. The hubs wasn't buying the reason nor expense of having it removed. So I have become quite adept at averting my eyes whenever I needed to go out the front door or do anything in the room it reflects back into. Until last evening...we were going out for date nite to the local theater to see Oklahoma and as I got dressed I decided to try on some dress jeans and a top I had thus far not felt comfortable in size wise. Lo and behold the pants zipped with ease and the top as well! Feeling this new found comfort I decided to take a look at how I really could be seen in this outfit. The only mirror in the house to give me a full view was that danged mirror in the foyer! We became friends last nite! I even ventured to take a full length picture of myself....something I never do! And to put it fully out there and own it I am posting it here!!

Hi, I'm new to this site, my daughter suggested I join as both she and other daughter use it. Goals for June are:
1. to get back into habit of going to gym at least 4 times a week (I had a knee sprain so haven't been for over 2 weeks)
2. lose 4 pounds
3. at gym go to at least 2 classes a week as I mostly just do my own exercise
4. go to at least one yoga session a week as I do a morning yoga routine but havent had any teacher input for years
5 do at least an hour a week yardwork
6 go to at least one walking/fitness meet-up (moved last year and joined meet-up groups but am not making time to go to them.

I'm near Richmond Virginia USA, originally from Sheffield UK

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Gosh, so many new people! Stick with us Lenora, Genevieve, Penny and Steph. :flowerforyou: You will be in good company! This month I am chocking up my 3rd year on an eating plan. I joined MFP in the August. Have been on this thread ever since.
I was almost crippled with joint pain and very depressed about the way I looked and felt. I lost 57 lbs over 18 months and have kept it off with the help of this thread.
Slow but sure seems to be the key. Never lose patience. Make it a change in lifestyle, not a diet. Eat good food. Don't starve yourself. Increase your exercise level. Calories in, calories out is the whole truth - the rest is just flummery and decoration. Weigh and measure food and your body.
Good luck. Never give up. Never surrender. Take the long view. Remember - log every bite and every bit of exercise and if there is a deficit you will lose weight. Simple. :noway: :laugh:

Must wash off my hair dye! Heather UK

Wow Heather, that's an impressive amount of weight to lose, you're a great role model.

csofled ~ Your NSV is awesome. You look great. I thought I was the only one who avoided mirrors or looking at pictures of myself.

Sylvia ~ You are such a great grandmother and mother.

Janet in NO: I’ve read a few of the JDRobb books, but they’re not my cup of tea. Some of the hardback NR books are also too gritty for me, while others are golden. I liked Whiskey Beach and The Witness. I don’t generally like the books that revolve around fire. :noway: I guess I’m quirky. :laugh:

Joyce: Our air conditioner is old enough to vote but not to go to the taverns. It is not as old as DSIL’s, which could have voted for Ronald Reagan. They can last a long time. We had ours serviced a year ago because it was noisy and had been for years. They fixed it! I hope they’re able to fix yours, too. :flowerforyou:

Elizabeth from Bakersfield, Sue near Cambridge UK & Pamici in Dallas & all newbies: Welcome!

Penny near the Pole: Your photos are wonderful and your descriptions golden. I feel like I’m seeing things through your eyes. What a beautiful place! Some censored words can be fixed with a judicious symbol. For example, a male chicken is called a c*ck. How do you deal with the winter season’s lack of light? :huh: I live at just above the 45th parallel and have solar temperature lights all over my home in order to avoid winter depression. It seems like the farther north you are, the more challenging it would be. :flowerforyou:

Lillian: You are right that your friends at TOPS have the skills they need to succeed. Motivation to change your way of life can be harder to come by. I’ve told my story before, so I hope those who’ve heard it will forgive the repetition. I found motivation to change when DH gave me riding lessons and I gave myself bursitis posting. My knees weren’t up the task of lifting my hefty self out of the saddle repeatedly for almost an hour. It made me furious. Then buying clothes for DS’s upcoming wedding added fuel to the fire and I wondered if there was an app to help. I did not know how to begin to change my situation until I found the MFP app. Here I am, a few years later and a lot of pounds lighter. I’ve transformed my body and my lifestyle, one day at a time, thanks to the skills provided by MFP and the moral support I found with this group.

Lisa in W TX: We bought stainless steel cookware ages ago and love it. We also have traditional cast iron. A little bit of olive oil spray has not harmed our health or our “bottom line.” I don’t trust the nonstick coatings that are applied to metal cookware. I use pyrex bake ware. I love the flags! I think you missed Lesley in New South Wales. :flowerforyou:

Csofled: Lovely picture! :flowerforyou:



It is another beautiful morning & I’m wondering about putting some fun into the day. I need to go to the Zagg store and get a new glass protector for my iphone. I dropped it and cracked the glass top. I’m pretty sure the protective glass did it’s job and the actual phone glass is undamaged. If I’m mistaken, I will be a sad and much poorer woman. :ohwell:

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

June 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.

Janet SC - I LOVE YOU! ROFL!

Carey - so glad you are getting on with the spices. :flowerforyou: Hope that was LITE coconut milk!

Margaretturk - I do feel for you with the house clearance and selling. I get very attached to places and things and I'm not good with change.

GRITS - Monkfish is a very dense white fish that holds its shape well. I use it for tandoori kebabs as it doesn't fall off the skewer. It also only has one big bone down its spine and no little bones. I buy it boneless in 1kg boxes from a travelling frozen fish van.

Penny - my recipe is a standard tandoori marinade, the same as is used for chicken. I actually just throw in my spices as I feel like it on the day. I marinade it in yoghurt, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and the ground spices, but you could use a tandoori paste from a jar. Today I used paprika, chilli, coriander, cumin, garam masala, tumeric and a lot of ground ginger. Spices have helped me stay on track with my eating as they can make any veg, chicken, fish taste like a fabulous feast. If I eat delicious food I don't crave so much of it. If I eat bland food there is never enough! My tastebuds need to sing!

Love to all. I so appreciate you all. Because I said on this thread I would write this pm, I did, even if it was only 300 words. As it was difficult material I feel that was an achievement. You really do keep me on track.

Heather UK

lhannon062709 wrote: »

JanetMMcC – Yes, please, if you’re willing to send an invitation to your home forum, you can reach me at lisa@lisachannon.com. And rock on with your bad self! And I haven’t heard exclamation points called “bangs” since I was managing editor of a newspaper back in the twilight of the last century… My old boss threatened me with mayhem if I used them. Ever.

KateKyi – thank you for the New Zealand flag, I THINK I’ve got everyone pretty much covered below with my flag wavers… any countries I’ve missed, guys? We’re a pretty diverse group, and my apologies I forgot our Canadian sistren… I tend to think of y’all as us. Which, on reflection, you may not actually consider a compliment.

Heather in the UK – loving the pictures of the grandbabies…
Carol/Peach – sorry the family is so frustrating right now.

Mom216 – Yeah… there were some good things about my ex, but the day I woke up, looked at him and thought “I’d rather die alone than live with you,” was a big sign… My sister, who lived in mountainous Arkansas, said her signal was rooting for her now-ex-husband to drive off a mountain on the way home… everybody has their wake-up call, and then it is time to go!

Carey – love the saying “Dreams are renewable…”

Lillian – congrats on a year of logging on MFP!

DamitJanit – I kind of like DamitJanit, but we can call you whatever you would like… and congrats on busting the 400-post mark.

Nancy – I’m sorry about your friend… but unfortunately, you’re right, it’s exactly like alcoholism. Unlike alcoholics, however, we MUST indulge in our addiction at least twice or three times a day. Alcoholics can quit cold, smokers can quit, drug addicts can stop cold turkey. If we quit our addiction, we die. Your friend’s overeating for some reason that has nothing to do with hunger… but until he knows what it is, he won’t stop, and indeed, probably no longer can without some major epiphany of some kind. Mine was when I was thinking about the fact that you never see really, really heavy people over 70 or so. And I clicked to the fact that really, really heavy people don't GET old. This is the perfect place to vent – we’ve been in his shoes, most of us, and many of us in yours too. I’m so sorry.

Pip – holy crapolini, nearly 3 years on MFP? You are studly. Speaking of which, Kirby is indeed a handsome devil (thank you, Alison for that reference… ) I love men who age well, and he is definitely one. If I remember, I’ll post a pic of my cowboy DH someday… He’s aging well, unlike the ex… And I love the way you remember who you were in the gym. I managed a gym for a bit, after I got most of my weight off, and it was enormously rewarding to be able to help people who needed it… I got to work a lot with before and after bariatric surgery patients, since I was one, and I loved it. Helping people who have been scared to try, and keeping them from giving up—it’s an honorable thing.

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Daysie the dog was none too happy to be put back outside after the storm last night—we do bring her in for thunderstorms because she gets so stressed otherwise. She lives outside, so It’s one of the few times she gets to stay inside all evening, and she was basically UNDER the reclining loveseat most of the night as the thunder and lightning show was pretty noisy. The look she gave me when I told her it was time to go outside last night promised a half a lizard will be dropped on my foot halfway through my run this morning…

Love all the photos…. The clematis are beautiful, Greece, Norway, and the Kirby, I feel so lucky to be part of this group!

Got bread rising on the stove – my mother’s recipe for yeast rolls, modified with added wheat bran and much less sugar. I make it about once a month, freeze 3/4 of the dough to make into sandwich rolls each Sunday, so Corey (DH) has fresh bread each week. Much easier than trying to keep bread fresh in this climate, or even keeping it—if you forget to buy it, driving 45 minutes back to the store to get it just isn’t in the cards! I won’t eat them—they’re about 175 calories each, and more carbs than I usually want at a sitting.

But I’m using part of this week’s dough to try to make those 100-calorie flatbread sandwich things that you see now in the store. I use tortillas now, as I’m used to them, and it’s the southwest… but the same thing applies as for bread. You run out, you’re screwed. I’ve tried for years to learn to make them without success--mine just don’t turn out, even from pre-made masa harina. We’ll see if rolling out flatbread works from a yeast-raised dough! Have a feeling I’m going to end up with tiny hockey pucks.

The DH just showed me that RevereWare has a set of their copper-bottomed stainless steel cookware on sale, heavyweight, for $69 on Wayfair, if you've been looking. So tired of "wearever" non-stick that lasts less than a year... he's the cook, mostly, but is hard on non-stick surfaces, bless him.

Hope it's a peaceful Sunday for those on this side, and that your week begins well for those on the other side of the ponds...

Warmest regards,
Lisa H in West Texas

Australia, Canada, Greece, Norway (for Penny's temp digs!), UK, US... anyone I missed?

Yes, and TEXAS!!!

Photomom in CT

I'm new to this group and am a lone wolf in my fitness quest. It would be great to have accountability partners.

I started this quest after being knocked out of commission by Fibromyalgia. In January I came across the Outlander series on starz and the hunky star started MyPeakChallenge to raise money for his favorite charity. That got me off the couch and setting goals.

1st goal-walk a mile on a treadmill in an hour or less by 3/16. Goal complete. Challenge for me moving and I've been on the move ever siPhotomom in CT

I'm new to this group and am a lone wolf in my fitness quest. It would be great to have accountability partners.

I started this quest after being knocked out of commission by Fibromyalgia. In January I came across the Outlander series on starz and the hunky star started MyPeakChallenge to raise money for his favorite charity. That got me off the couch and setting goals.

1st goal-walk a mile on a treadmill in an hour or less by 3/16. Goal complete. Challenge for me moving and I've been on the move ever since.

New goals:

Work out 4-5 times a week
-2 strength training sessions a week
-1 hike a week
-2/3 cardio a week

I gained 30 pounds on lyrica, off that, struggled to lose 25, goal is to lose 60 lbs total. Need motivators to keep moving and focused on getting healthy and strong. Can you all help me?

Csofied, I love the picture. That top is gorgeous. That is something I would buy and wear. Serious NSV!

On the topic of overweight friends, I'll chime in from the other side. I have a good friend who used to be the same size as I. She got diet pills from the doctor and dropped close to 100 lbs, too thin really, but she had always wanted to be thin, so I was happy for her. I dropped 30 and plateaued. All she wanted to talk about was her weight, and she took every opportunity (or so it seemed that way to me) to remind me that I was still fat. I did not appreciate it. I know what I weigh and I know that I could stand to drop a few more, but that doesn't mean I want everybody to keep reminding me of it. Here's an example. When getting up from my chair one night, my slippers caught on the carpet and I fell, twisting my ankle. When I told her about it, she said "oh my, if that had happened to me when I was fat, it would have done some serious damage." Didn't even ask me if I was okay, could she do anything to help, etc. I finally quit making an effort to be friends with her. I'm sure she told people I was jealous because she was skinny and I was fat. I didn't care. I decided I didn't need friends like her.

I realize that is not your attitudes, that you are coming from a point of love and concern. But all we can do is love people as they are. They will change when/if they are ready. And nobody wants their faults pointed out to them constantly.

We do tend to obsess a bit about fitness, calories, healthy eating, etc. when we are in full MYP mode. It is great that we can come here and be surrounded by like-minded people so that we don't have to bore our friends/spouses/families who aren't as in to it as we are.

DeeDee: I'm glad you're enjoying the thoughts of the day. I find them encouraging and hoped others would as well.

Pip: Love Kirby's new do...it really suits him. Big congrats on the 1050 days of logging...

Mary/TNToni:I really enjoy Tai Chi, it helps me manage my stress levels which were so high for so many years. I still don't remember all the moves either, apparently it can take a year or more...but I can follow and that's all that beginners need to do. I'm looking forward to the day that I can do a set at home on my own.

JanetM Never thought about rounding. I checked it out...nope too big a difference to be rounding. Here's one example: Fat consumed: 68, Saturated Fat:23, Polyunsaturated fat:5, Monounsaturated Fat: 5, Transfat:0. That leaves 35 unaccounted for. I hate it when numbers don't add up...yep I know I'm an*l. :laugh:

Penny: Love the picture, its so majestic. Thanks for sharing!

Cynthia I'm excited for you...glad the scale is finally shifting in the direction you want!

Lillian So glad you're finally getting some rain. We have gotten a little too..not nearly enough though.

Janet: My earrings still fit too...

LisaH:Love the flags makes me realize how international we are here.

CheriLooking good gal.

Heather:Thanks. Unfortunately, I didn't know there was such a thing as light coconut milk..heck didn't even know coconuts had milk. :laugh: Oh well next time! Any suggestions as to what to do with the rest of it?

Welcome to everyone new and congratulations to all who are experiencing victories!

I simply must get some house work done today. I've been spending too much time on the computer trying to determine if I can figure out what I'm doing wrong with my intake. One thing that seems to stand out is that my protein intake is way lower than I thought it was. I'm going to make sure that I have protein at every meal and see if that will help. I don't want to have to add complexity to my menu planning if I can help it!


Thought for the day: “Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” – William Feather



June Goals:

1. Do menu planning for June (complete)
2. Eat 3 meals a day
3. Log all meals
4. Plan and Do one fun thing each week
(W1: Hot stone massage and weekend of Tai Chi with friend...Oops that's 2 things...oh darn
W2: Lunch with a friend, going away party for co-worker... 2 more...yay!)
W3: Pedicure
5. Ride stationary bike 3 times a week for 30 minutes.



Carey-Edmonton