WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015

SSC1958 wrote: »

Cynthia: Lots of people in my group have arthritis including me (left knee). The whole point is to do what you can. When you get tired or need a break...just go have a sit down and come back to where the group is when you're ready. When I started I could only get through about 20 minutes of the 1 hour class. I'd sit down for 10 minutes or so and then join back in or sit and watch while the instructors were demonstrating a move and then join in for the doing. This is more than OK and the group is so supportive. The first lesson is free so I'd recommend trying it out and seeing if it works for you. They also have a health recovery class where you learn to do a seated set, this still has tremendous health value.

Thanks!

Beneita - Welcome and I love the mountain. Hope you don't mind I copied it. Going to print it and hang it where I can see it.

yanniejannie wrote: »

Jules........"throat punch or Xanax" left me choking on my tea...........you sound exactly like the good friend I rescued yesterday with the flat bike tire!!

On Lesley........she did announce on her newsfeed that she was leaving because her food from her specialized diet wouldn't post.........we all encouraged her not to but I show her as not being logged on the site for five days. I'll miss her!

Heather........Hugs to you as you write the difficult bits.........try to picture us all standing behind you as you type.

Carey.......Love today's quote.......There are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going. Beverly Sills. How true AND how applicable!!!

yanniejannie

@Lesley - I hope you have not left the site. I'm on a Medical Weight Loss Program; maybe I can help you. Please answer this as soon as you read it. One thing you need to do is put the icon for myfitnesspal on your desktop and set up a user name and password. Surely, together (all of us) can figure out something. What are you trying to track?

Heather, saw that post from Yanniejannie and went back and caught your post. So sorry I missed it! Wrote my autobiography about four years back... and thought I had dealt with all that. Then read a chapter in writer's workshop and burst into tears in front of the whole group a couple months ago. Catharsis can be so wrenching. But I'm pretty sure it was one of the keys to really writing again for me full bore. I hope it opens that door back up wide for you, as well.

Run - 3.6 miles run in 50 minutes (cut my time by nearly 10 minutes this month so far... ) approx 500 calories.
Calorie intake - as of 11:30 a.m., 90 from coffee (yay! back on my usual routine)
Words written - 1,330

Lisa in Sunny West Texas

I was signing up for my next Yogailates session and while skimming the brochure I saw an offering for a couch to 5K class. I have NEVER been a runner, but, I now own a new awesome sports bra and I did jog for a portion of the track last week so I SIGNED UP!! The class is at 5:30 am on Fridays which will give me time to shower and get to work. I had to do it quick before I changed my mind.
I just had to share.

Chris in MA

I forgot to add, on my way home yesterday, a fender bender happened to the car in front of me. had I been riding a full speed, I would have been involved. whew!

Sylvia – Not quite full legs, but I found a swim suit where the legs go to my knees. I really like it for aqua aerobics because it helps hold the loose skin. I think it was called an aquatard.

Mom216 – I had white hair until I was 4. Then I became blonde. As I hit my 30’s light brown. I too, hit the age when I started finding black hairs in amongst the light brown. I fumed about that and at first would pull the black hairs, but they became too numerous. Sadly, before all of my hair could turn black, the black hairs started turning a hideous winter slush gray. I now dye my hair. Lately I have noticed some really pretty silver white before I am due for a dye job so I hold out hope that I will have an attractive gray one of these days. I may be growing older but some days I am getting there kicking and screaming all the way. Nothing graceful about it.

Oh! And the bifocals…just wait for the day the you need trifocals. I’m really happy to live at a time when they make progressive lightweight lenses.

linda in calif – I’m with your mom. I stopped caring about what other people thought of me when I was in my 30’s. That gave me the freedom to say what I mean. I still have a governor on my tongue which prevents me from being outright rude or offering an opinion when none was asked for, but I rarely tell white lies to spare anyone’s feelings these days. I usually figure if I’m asked a question then the person deserves the truth. The exception is with people such as my MIL who is easily hurt. If it is something she cannot change I see no need to cause her pain and will tell a white lie when I cannot evade or spin the truth. If change is possible I try to be as gentle as possible. I suspect when I hit my 80’s I’ll be a blunt little old lady.

Grits – your nephew Michael is in my thoughts.

JanetMMcC – I must have missed Lisa’s post talking about how gastric bypass surgery temporarily cuts off the hunger urges. Please forgive me if I am repeating what she said, but I find found the reason interesting. The way it was explained to me is that our stomach and intestinal tract produces a hormone called ghrelin. When the stomach is empty more ghrelin is produced. (Not totally as simple as that since other things affect ghrelin production but close enough for this discussion.) One of the things ghrelin does is send a hunger signal to the brain. During gastric bypass surgery the intestinal tract is shortened and a large part of the stomach is cut away. It just so happens that the areas that excrete the majority of the ghrelin are removed from/moved within the digestive system which takes away the hunger for the vast majority of gastric bypass patients. Since they don’t actually remove the part of the stomach and intestine (it stays attached elsewhere in the digestive tract) due to the fact that what is cut away plays other important roles in your body a very small percentage of gastric bypass patients still experience hunger after surgery. Our bodies also have the ability to adapt to this interruption in the process and the parts that remain in the digestive system eventually increase their capacity to produce Ghrelin and patients will eventually regain their hunger signals. Since the stomach/pouch is smaller they will register fullness earlier than pre-surgery.

For those who wonder about a non-surgical alternative… you can control ghrelin somewhat by 1) getting enough sleep; 2) reduce stress; and 3) cut out sugary foods and foods with simple carbs. I know, easier said than done. Therein lies the problem.

If anyone wants a chocolate bar don’t come to me. Yesterday’s temptations have left the building and not via my stomach. Whew!

Mia in MI

June goal - log food every day
Word of the month – persevere

@miakoda40 - Thank you so much. He had surgery at Cedars Sinai in LA; don't know what all they had to do to put 'humpty dumpty' back together again; but, he will have to have some 'major' PT so he'll be able to walk in 3 to 6 months. His Mother (my sister) is planning on bringing him home as soon as he can travel.

Met w/ my Health Coach (HC). Tanita scale showed same results, except I gained 0.5 lb. water. No doubt from the salty Asian chicken take out dinner last night. She said we're not even going to look at yesterday, just forget about it. What a Relief! Overall, I'm doing very well. Really nailed it on the exercise and calories.

She recommended that I not pay so much attention to calories since I'm not eating very many daily. Instead, she asked me to focus on meeting my macronutrient percentages (which is based on calories anyway). Am doing 40% Carbs, 35% Protein and 25% Fat right now. I have trouble eating enough carbs and protein plus holding down the fat grams. For 1000 calories, this means Carbs 100 gm, Protein 88 gm and Fat only 28 gm. Many days I have only eaten 800 calories and have not been hungry now that I'm on the correct macronutrient %s based on my DNA test results. Almost every day I have double digit carbs and protein grams left. It has been a challenge to hold down the fat grams. I have gone over in Fat grams a few days. Will try sticking to my %s going forward and am excited to see what happens.

Lisa - Great hearing about all your success! Stopped at Quik Trip for a large ice tea after my HC appt. during lunch. OMG, the chewy pralines were staring me in the face and calling my name--and I was hungry because I hadn't eaten lunch yet. Because I read your recent posts, I was able to Just say NO! Thank you TX Sister.

Welcome Newbies. We're glad you're here. - Nancy in Wet TX

GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »

pipcd34 wrote: »

I forgot to add, on my way home yesterday, a fender bender happened to the car in front of me. had I been riding a full speed, I would have been involved. whew!

Good, wrecks aren't fun. I know, I have had my share of them ... the last 2, unfortunately, were my fault. Still surprised that our insurance did not go up or get cancelled; but, we've been with them for 40 years, more or less.

they are a little more scary when you're on a bicycle though...lolol. I was riding my bike and the car in front of me got hit and I was right behind it.