WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015

I really enjoy juicing and have no idea how to track what I juice as my juicer removes all the pulp. Has anyone else tracked their juicing? Do you just list all the ingredients that go into your juice?

Marci
Boise, ID

Heather: I admire your willingness to stick up for children at a personal cost. You are a strong and courageous woman.

Pip: Great stats on your bike riding. I agree with Margaret. Get your eyes checked. :glasses:

Penny: The veggies look yummy. We had sugar snap peas with dinner yesterday. We ate them raw, out of the garden along with our meal. They were the best part! :bigsmile:



I sent an email to the neighbors who have houses similar to ours telling them there is an interested buyer. There have been no replies, and I don’t expect any except as comments in passing.

The dog goes to the vet for his annual exam today, and we have a concert in the park this evening. The band is called the Hollywood Squares. I hope they’re okay. That would be an improvement over last week's band. :grumble:

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.

Jules - I am so sorry to hear a bout the shooting. Praying for Charleston families and residence.

PIp - I agree, getting your eye checked would just be a good idea.

Mary from Minnesota

elizabeth50inCalifornia wrote: »

Lumamar wrote: »

I would love to join all you ladies in getting fit and losing weight. The getting fit is hard enough but I can not seem to get the scales to go in the down direction. I am currently training for a 1 week bicycle ride call "Ride Idaho" in August and a long weekend of backpacking the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) in July. I have been sedentary for so long that all this exercising is 'kicking my butt', just wish it would get smaller in the process!! I enjoyed reading this forum and looking forward to the extra motivation it provides. I have been a member of MFP for less than a month and have 20 lbs to lose and lots of muscle to build.

Marci
Boise, Idaho

Marci, You are so lucky!! I wish I could do that hike with you. I live in Bakersfield and there is a section of the trail that passes right through the mountains just east of me. I was thinking of tackling that portion in the fall. Are you doing anything in particular to train for the hike? What is the altitude of the part that you will be hiking?

I'd love to hear more about it.

Elizabeth in CA

I am hiking a section of the PCT in California no less! We will begin our hike out of Mt Shasta. I love northern California and the scenery should be beautiful. The elevation is 7000 to 7400 ft for this portion. I am doing hikes at the local ski area with an elevation of 7200 to 7400 ft and in the surrounding mountains. This is one of the backpacking trips with REI Adventures as it is my 1st attempt at backpacking in 30 years and figured I needed all the help I could get.

Marci

GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »

I even made a blackberry cobbler last night

Yay for summer berries! Just had a lunch of strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. So fresh and sweet.

Last two days were not a good food day and last evening I noticed my fitbit has not snyced since May 31 and I could not figure out the problem. Even tried reloading it with no luck. So DH is going to be working on it. What is strange as I have it connected with MFP so that is in there, just not my steps or sleep. I went down to Emploee Health to have my blood pressure checked against the cuff I have. They are pretty close and mine is high, so am to go down twice a week to have it taken by them and if it keeps up they will send a copy to my doctor. I have been off blood pressure meds for almost 2 years, sure hope I do not have to go back on. I know it is stress from work.
Carol--I hope you get some answers for your shoulder today at the doctor.
Becca--Happy B-lated birthday!
Janetr--I have an younger sister and since I have lost weight she has been real down on me as she will keep saying atleast she is still smaller that I am. Got love em!
Joyce--Beautiful grand daughters. I do so like being grandma. They keep us young and on our toes. I say I can act silly when I am with them.
Lisa--Thanks for smile,
Heather--Sending HUGS! I hope you can get it sold soon so you can put this all behind you. I admire you for writing this next book, it takes a strong person to deal with this, but it could help so many people.
Just had lunch with DH after his doctor's appointment. They are upping his Blood pressure meds and told him to limit salt and exercise. So gives us something to work on.
Machelle--Welcome. This is a great group for support and freindship. Glad to have you join us.
Teri--I agree, it is hard to watch those we love and not have them do what we know is best for them. I have a younger brother that is over 450 pounds and not wanting to get serious about lossing as he is afraid he will have to give up his beer or cut back. Not willing to do that.
Sylvia--So glad the problem is fixed. An apple, would of never expected that.
mom216--Remember to just take it one step, one day at a time.
Grits--Sending prayers for you and DN.
Allison--Glad to hear DH is getting you what you want for your birthday. You do what you have to, to take care of you. DH will just have to understand if this is not taken care of it will cost more down the line.
Sassy--Missed you. Love the city picture. beautiful.
Chris--Congrates on signing up for the 5k class. I admire you.
Carol--Sending HUGS, and please do not give up. Once the surgery is done you will get back on track, Take care of yourself.
Jen--Welcome, Sorry about your daughter. We lost our oldest son when he was 24, 3 days before his second daughter was born. It will be 16 years tomorrow.
Rori--Hi while you are passing thru
DH and DD are really into geocaching. I don't have the patience for it. Well time to go and I am up to page 54. See you all tomorrow.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Did 1-1/4 hr of Jeannette Jenkins 21 Day Body Circuit. I completely forgot that I already owned this DVD! The plan for tomorrow is to do Jeannette Jenkins Bikini Boot Camp DVD

Right now I'm making some chocolate chip cookies for when Jessica's friends get here. Then I plan to make some butterscotch spice cookies for them to take home with them. I don't want to give them the rest of the cookies to take home as I'm afriad that the chocolate chips might melt in this heat. But I'm fairly confident that butterscotch chips won't melt. I'm making the cookies a bit bigger. As you know, raw cookie/brownie/cake dough is my ultimate downfall. The sooner I use up the dough, the sooner it is no longer tempting me.

Rori - so good of you to drop by. You're sorely missed when you aren't here. Be safe

Vince just left for the doc about his shoulder. We shall see what the doc says. Personally, I think he's being a bit paranoid, but that's just me.

Jen - absolutely LOVE your emoticons.

Charm4U - We are all friends here, just keep popping in and you'll have loads and loads of friends.

janetr - we're selling a kayak

Gigi - welcome! You joined by posting!

JanetM - my recipe for tofu manicotti says for 2 manicotti it is 319 calories

Becca - doesn't your "suit" sometimes trap sand in your butt crack? I need to get a new bathingsuit for at home and I see where Hamricks has some on sale starting at 9.99. That's a price I can live with. That's interesting that you don't put something on the tips of the "girls". That's a pretty sensitive part on the body. But then again, if they're used to it, that's probably why you don't have to. I'd be STARVING if I didn't eat something before a meeting. How about a few cherries? Your son sounds like my dh. It works well since I don't really care for Doritos, that's why he gets them lots.

I couldn't believe it this morning when I heard about Charleston. How sad!

Mary - yes, I really did walk backwards. Works different muscles. That's something that I haven't done in a while. Not sure about Carol in NC's humidity, but we have practically none. Well, being from PA where the humidity can get unbearable, to me we have none. Of course, to some of the locals, they complain about the humidity.

Heather - I so admire you for being able to write down all that's happened to you

poop - how scary for you! It's always scary when you have problems with your eyes. My right eye is also my weaker eye. why in the **** are you here posting and not at the eye MD?????


Phew! All the cookies are DONE, over with, complete.

Vince just got back from the MD. He thinks the problem is more inflammation than anything else. Gave Vince a cortisone shot. Vince was thinking that he was looking at surgery, I had a feeling that it wasn't that bad.

Can't wait for this batch of cookies to come out of the oven. Then I'll clean up and go out in the pool.

Jen - my deepest sympathies. I can't even start to imagine what you're going thru

Janet - that WOULD be something if I wound up with my own class!!!

Meredith - welcome! Tell us about why you are in W. Africa

Penny at the Pole - you sure do know how to make a person drool!

Alison - so sorry for your dad. that was nice of you to go be with him. I'm sure he's hurting right now.

Vince wanted to cut the grass in the front but wanted to do it later tonight when it got cooler. That's OK, I had dinner ready and we were just going to eat late. Well...now it's thundering so I have a feeling we're going to get rain and we probably won't be cutting the grass. Update: here comes the rain, here comes the rain......

Mary from MN - sending only good vibes your way

You know, I'm glad that my watch is so loose on me. It's a silent reminder to me whenever I have an urge to have something that isn't good for me (high calorie)

Michele in NC

margaretturk wrote: »

Penny Yum!

Second: If all is lost, where is it?

Third: My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.

Love it, Margaret

Vicki GI NE. I guess I'm not alone, thanks. Yep gotta love em. "they mean well" That just gets me going when others tell me that. Lol

Miriam here from Iowa. And yes, I am the crazy cat lady with a cat rescue operation- currently I have 14 and am fostering two special needs/ unadoptable cats for my local shelter. I also have one dog, although I have had as many as three in the past. I am in the process of adopting my sister's granddaughters. They have been living with me for the past two years. I have three adult sons, and four grandsons and a granddaughter. My daughter-in-law has lost over 65 pounds here, then went and had a breast reduction and a stomach skin reduction. She looks great and I am so happy for her. My oldest son has lost 35 pounds here. So now it is my turn. I had been on here before the girls came, and had lost some weight, but when they came I had to focus on their needs so I gained it back. They were severely traumatized when they arrived. Anyway, I would love to lose 100 pounds but it will be a slow process. I have severe arthritis in every joint so I am limited in the amount of physical activity I can do. I also have celiac disease and have to be super strict about avoiding all gluten. I got sick just from breathing it when the girls first came and we were making homemade play dough. Anyway, this looks like a great bunch! Glad I found you!

Miriam from IA Welcome glad you stopped in. We are a great encouraging and supportive bunch. Join in when you can.

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Bkrimpet, that seems strange for your cholesterol to go up when you are eating healthy and exercising. Especially when your triglycerides went down. Hummmm? What did the doc say? Good luck with it. DH and I take meds for high cholesterol and have no side effects. It just runs in some families no matter what you do.

Carol, glad today is better and you are looking ahead to planning meals. It’s a bummer that you have to go without pay, but this is important. Just remember you have all these ladies with you.

Heather, glad your risotto was a hit, but then I am not surprised.

Penny. Your snack veggies look wonderful. What a great picture.

Jan, glad you and Gemma had a good day yesterday. Yes, when it’s this hot and humid, it’s good to find things to do inside.

Allison, it sounds like you have/do had your hands full. Good luck with the leaking pipes!!!

Katla, I hope the band is better than last week. I’m guessing they weren’t your favorites? Lol

Vicki, you mentioned your sister who was not supporting your weight loss but still seemed to be competing. I’ve known so many people like that and just don’t understand? I am so happy when anyone I know succeeds at something. Why does it seem to be human nature to be jealous or whatever it is that keeps people from supporting others? It’s not like your success will in any way diminish mine, so I just don’t get it. Ok, mini-rant over.

Mary, you know we are all rooting for you in closing both houses. I remember when I was a realtor, that the FHA and VA appraisals always seemed to come in at the last minute. It used to drive me crazy. Try to relax and just concentrate on the packing. (Easy to say, eh? Like saying “don’t stress”) (((Hugs)))

Michele NC, Put the spoon down and back away from the cookie dough!!! Do you hear me??? I can’t believe you bake cookies. What a woman! I wouldn’t want them anywhere near my house. Homemade cookies are one of my weaknesses. OMG, right out of the oven. Ewwww, I think I just gained 3 pounds. We got some rain tonight too and really needed it. It’s been a while and with the heat things were beginning to dry out. DH went to Dr. for checkup today and he scolded DH for mowing in this heat, even early in the day. I told him I didn’t care how tall the grass got, that I didn’t want him having a heart attack or stroke out in that heat.

Barbie, how sad that someone brought up such a topic and the others joined in. I agree that there are places that you just don’t need topics where people take sides. I’m sure you just wanted to take your ball and go home.

Ccatlady, welcome. This is a great place for support, so come often and join right in. Who’s picture by your name? I know it can’t be you because that person doesn’t need to lose 100 pounds. Good for you in adopting your sister’s granddaughters. I wish you luck with your family and your weight loss journey. Come often and join right in.

Meg, congrats on the new computer, I think? LOL Hope you get it working right real fast.

to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

Hugs to those that need them and congrats to those that deserve them. Be good to yourselves, my friends.

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.

Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC

Today's jokes:



A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. "I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she said. "What's your secret for a long happy life?"

"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never exercise."

"That's amazing," said the woman, "how old are you?"

"Twenty-six," he said.



A dog thinks:

Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods!

A cat thinks:

Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be a God!

Janetr- thanks for sharing your triumph as well as your grandsons. It is a constant battle for me as well. I am addicted to sweets and carbs and am trying to find a healthy balance. You are an inspiration.

DJ - thanks for the insight to the last minute closing possibility that makes me feel better. We have until the 2 nd at the latest.

Mary from Minnesota