WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015

Alison: good for you for telling him he hurt your feelings.

☼ Hello there, lovely ladies.

It is a warm and muggy day here in paradise. We decided to put the AC's in the bedroom windows, because the weather is supposed to get hotter as the week progresses. I biked to the grocery store for produce earlier this morning. That's it for bike riding today.

☼ I made a chickpea summer salad to bring to a BBQ this afternoon. The BBQ is in honor of our youngest son's college completion for a diploma in civil engineering. We are proud of him. One day he may go on to get his degree. But for now he will be working. Studying is expensive when also raising a family. I know all about that. I went back to studying when I was 40 while raising a family and working.

@sharonK247 - Welcome and we have more cyclists on this forum. I personally love biking too. Good for you for wanting to get back on track. You are off to a great start.

Sylvia - I think a good cry provides relief. How are you doing now? Hugs to you.

@jpnotler - Welcome, fellow Canadian. There are women on this forum who have lost a lot of weight. It is indeed overwhelming when starting out. I have learned a lot from MFP and this forum. The women on this forum are caring and supportive.

Welcome to other newbies too - come back and tell us about yourself.

Nancy - I probably missed some posts, but I am so sorry that you were subjected to harshness and criticism. May this be a reminder for all that we are here to support each other.

Lisa - What fabulous wedding pictures. And the dress...omg. Happy belated anniversary!!

Kim - I have never heard of that website. As you, I am also careful with signing up on websites. Good to know that this one appears to be legitimate. I love how you put in a goal of "doing 2 fun things every week".

Cynthia - about getting up in the night to pee. Yeah, I'd rather sleep too!! Good thing to get rid of the excess fluid though.

The scale has not moved much for me, but I am happy not to have gained during my vacation, especially with multiple birthday parties and other celebrations. I think it's all the running after toddler grandchildren that helped! ♥ Love them so much.

ttyl
Renny

@barbiecat Barbie, thanks for your input! So true about bread and sauces being lots of cals and not much food!

I'm off to a gig in Boston, then 7 days of vacation with husband in New England. Intend to eat seafood, of course! And LOTS of veggies.

I've been listening to the "4 Hour Body" by Tim Ferriss on YouTube. Free audiobook, by the way. Tons a detail, but if you can get past it all, interesting ideas. I'm shifting to the Slow Carb method based on what TF says. Will let you all know success.

thanks to all that liked my poems made to lenny and to kirby for valentines day. i will share one more later. this poem i wrote to kirby for our wedding. and thanks for being nice about my fat pics.lolololol

CKC1964- I'm from Central NY on the beautiful shore of Lake Ontario. Today is my 2nd day using My Fitness Pal. I am very excited about starting my journey to a healthier me. I am also looking forward to meeting new people along the way.

mollywhippet wrote: »

Pip, the wedding pic is beautiful! So is the poem. Made me cry.

We have discovered a serious downside to not having the van. We can't carry all three dogs to the lake in hubby's little Acura. So, we came out to the cabin, just the two of us, so hubby could mow the grass, and will go back home soon.

We took the little guy to his tball game this morning. It was such fun! None of the kids have a clue as to what they are supposed to do, and no real skills, so it's very comedic to watch. At one point, though, the "pitcher" threw the ball to Ian on first base, and he CAUGHT IT! It was so unexpected that all the spectators on both sides gasped and cheered. He seemed surprised to find it in his glove, but there it was. So, he heard all the cheering and he pulled off his little hat and waved it in the air, like he was taking a little bow. Of course, the runner was already on the base by then, but that didn't matter.

At another point when his team (purple) was up to bat, one of Ian's teammates hit the ball out into center field (the longest hit of the game) and all 10 of the players in red shirts went running after it. It was hilarious. They reminded me of chickens somehow.

If you haven't watched a tball game lately, you should go find one to watch. Great amusement.

I was feeling fine this morning. No soreness really. The kids said they were all good too, so I guess we were really lucky. I overheard Ian telling his little friends about the big crash. It sounded much more dramatic when he told it.

Well, my battery is about dead. I hope you are all having a great weekend.

Sylvia

Tball is like watching a very polite comedic routine. Some kids helping others up, others picking their noses, or asking to use the bathroom at really odd times, and ALL adults just proud to be able to witness such joy at every thing they are doing!

Hello, lovely ladies! May I join your group? I have been looking for a woman's group closer to my age, and now I’ve found yours! I don't have much skill with "threads" and "forums," but if I make a mistake, someone will set me straight, I bet!
All through June, I continued to follow a lower-calorie diet that I started around April 15th. So far I have lost about 20 pounds, the first weight loss I have seen since I delivered my 22 year old son. I do have friends on my MFP home page, and that has made all the difference for me! Having ladies my own age to talk to will help even more, I believe. Some things a girl just doesn't want to discuss in mixed company!
So if I need to do anything to join, please let me know! I “starred” this page so I can find it again…
Kari in California

Thanks for the tip about using MFP for pre-planning meals. Didn't realize you could do that since I'm very new to MFP and this group.

The person who introduced me to MFP taught me to use it for reaching daily macro goals (and thereby calories, since macros are set based on your daily calories). She had me enter everything I ate throughout the day, and then constantly adjust the next meal or snack to hit my daily macro totals.

Just pre-planned this coming week using very healthy meals listed in a book that I really like. Macros in the book were supposed to be 50-30-20 (C-P-F). I noticed it looked like there was a lot of added fat, even though it was small amounts. Sure enough, when I entered the exact menus in MFP, ALL of it was WAY over in Fat grams (sometimes triple). What an eye opener!

Spent a few hours adjusting everything to fit the 45-30-25% macros I'm targeting this week. But the meal plans still contain a huge amount of whole grains and much more fruit than I ever eat.

The volume of food would be a huge increase for me. Just upped my daily calories to 1000 (from the 650-800 that I've actually been eating most of the time). Definitely will NOT stuff myself trying to eat everything on the plan. Definitely looks like I need to scale back the breakfasts and lunches if I decide to follow this meal plan as a guide.

Honestly, after all the hassle of having to adjust the macros, think I'll just use my other book with pre-planned Zone friendly meals. All I have to do is open it and pick one of the meal or snack choices listed. Everything is already calculated. So all I have to do is make sure I have the foods available at home and then just measure what's listed. They even have handy lists, so I can make substitutions. For example, I don't like grapefruit, so I can look at the list of fruits which is divided up by GI, and select a different low GI fruit choice. It's MUCH EASIER to use. This eliminates the constant adjusting throughout each day--and/or when trying to pre-plan for the week ahead. This has definitely been an exercise in math futility on a daily basis for me so far. Ugh!

However, am glad we have the MFP tools and this forum. - Nancy in Fort Worth, TX

I'm here... reading ....

{{{Alison}}} ... I will be right behind Pip.

Nancy from Tx .... I, too, missed some posts ... we are not perfect here and sometimes our bad days spill over to these pages ... glad to hear this forum is beneficial to you. It helps me immensely!

Rainy weekend. Got nothing done. Over-ate. Blech! Heading to bed early and starting over again tomorrow!

Beth

Charm4u76132 wrote: »

Thanks for the tip about using MFP for pre-planning meals. Didn't realize you could do that since I'm very new to MFP and this group.

The person who introduced me to MFP taught me to use it for reaching daily macro goals (and thereby calories, since macros are set based on your daily calories). She had me enter everything I ate throughout the day, and then constantly adjust the next meal or snack to hit my daily macro totals.

Just pre-planned this coming week using very healthy meals listed in a book that I really like. Macros in the book were supposed to be 50-30-20 (C-P-F). I noticed it looked like there was a lot of added fat, even though it was small amounts. Sure enough, when I entered the exact menus in MFP, ALL of it was WAY over in Fat grams (sometimes triple). What an eye opener!

Spent a few hours adjusting everything to fit the 45-30-25% macros I'm targeting this week. But the meal plans still contain a huge amount of whole grains and much more fruit than I ever eat.

The volume of food would be a huge increase for me. Just upped my daily calories to 1000 (from the 650-800 that I've actually been eating most of the time). Definitely will NOT stuff myself trying to eat everything on the plan. Definitely looks like I need to scale back the breakfasts and lunches if I decide to follow this meal plan as a guide.

Honestly, after all the hassle of having to adjust the macros, think I'll just use my other book with pre-planned Zone friendly meals. All I have to do is open it and pick one of the meal or snack choices listed. Everything is already calculated. So all I have to do is make sure I have the foods available at home and then just measure what's listed. They even have handy lists, so I can make substitutions. For example, I don't like grapefruit, so I can look at the list of fruits which is divided up by GI, and select a different low GI fruit choice. It's MUCH EASIER to use. This eliminates the constant adjusting throughout each day--and/or when trying to pre-plan for the week ahead. This has definitely been an exercise in math futility on a daily basis for me so far. Ugh!

However, am glad we have the MFP tools and this forum. - Nancy in Fort Worth, TX

I count calories; my granddaughter counts macros; she has put on the "Freshman 15+" off at school this year; she says she is exercising; but she tried to explain keeping up with macros. That seems more difficult and think maybe she needs to find out what caloric intake she needs to be getting and working out her menus from that. She is short, booty-butt, large thighs and she is getting depressed about it. Does anybody have any suggestions? Her step-mother who witnessed a 'melt-down' today told her not to worry about her weight and that 'if' anybody said anything to her she'd cuss them out. DnL is heavy herself and does not seem to care much (not enough to go on any diet). What would a 5'-nothing, 19-year-old need in the way of caloric intake? Eating on the run a lot - not good, says she is living off very little to be able to buy 'healthy foods'. She kept her weight down during HS because she was a cheerleader and on the dance team.

Afternoon everyone....

I see I missed yesterday afternoon. We were at a wedding and didn't get home until 2 a.m. , brought granddaughter home with us. Some really nice person (NOT) called at 7:30 a.m. Thank goodness DGD slept through that - she danced up a storm as much as any 23 month old would and she was pooped. Little darling woke up giggling... had eggs and toast with honey on it thanks to grandpa.

I did make my 10,000 steps yesterday though ...YEAH..

Today, well... got some steps in before DGD left. Then went outside and said I would spend 30 minutes weeding garden and ended up out there an hour an half. I think that was longer than my sunscreen was good for. +33 Celsius today and a wind. so I am inside now drinking more water. Then going downstairs to walk to Leslie Sansone and on my mini trampoline so that I get my 10K again today.

Pip - beautiful pictures - you exude joy and happiness.

Lisa - beautiful dress.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend....

Lillian in Scorching West Central Saskatchewan

Did an hour of a Total Cardio Burn DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some yoga, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.

Lenora - I am so so bad about checking my phone for message. A friend called and invited me to a party "this Saturday". By the time I got the message, I said "what Saturday". Actually, it had passed, but that's how horrible I am about checking my messages. I always tell someone that they're better off calling me at home and leaving a message. For some reason, the dentist ALWAYS calls on my cell phone. Really, the only time I'm talking on the phone while driving is when we're driving to FL, it's usually with Vince to coordinate where we'll stop for gas/food. CRS right now. I know GRITS is an acronym for Girls Raised in the South, but for the life of me I can remember what SLUTS is the acronym for. Sure hope those shark attacks diminish so you can take gd's to the beach. I bet this has impacted the tourist trade at the beaches.

Mary from MN - when we first moved to NC, I honestly didn't realize that the strawberries come into season so much faster than when we were in PA. By the time I thought they'd be in season, they were already out of season here. Oh well..... corn is coming in now. We had a cold font come thru yesterday, but only a little drizzle of rain. If the weather comes from the west (which it usually does), when it hits the mountains, it breaks up. By the time it reforms, it has already passed us. Which is why the Winston-Salem area will get worse weather than we will. We do get it if the weather comes up from the Gulf, tho.

JanetMMc - you've been measuring so you're probably pretty close (if not right on) with your guesstimates.

Joyce - every once in a while (actually, it hasn't happened lately) I'd suddenly get this voice here at MFP telling me that I needed to call their tech support -- which I never did. If ever we're without power for an extended period of time, we do have a phone that you can plug into the wall. Actually, I think it might be the rotary dial one that I had before we got married, still an old MaBell one. But it works. That place with the trampolines sounds really neat. Unfortunately, we don't have anything like that here.

Sharon - welcome! You and pip will have a lot in common. When you say you follow a plant based diet, do you mean vegetarian? Good start to losing

runaround - you joined by posting. Bookmark this site so you can come back often.

janetr - what a way to be woken up! Thank goodness the officer has only minor injuries. Don't you just hate it when the pool at the gym is closed?

eava - welcome and welcome to the land of plateaus. We all break them EVENTUALLY, so don't give up hope

Dana - welcome! We're so glad to have ya. Pop in whenever you can. That's one of the beauties of this forum ... it's always open, day or night, 24/7. you have such lovely eyes. I would never in a million years have guessed that you were 291 at the time of this pic, your face certainly doesn't look like it

Kim - how wonderful that you got the money!!!

Carey - safe travels. Can't wait to hear all about your trip

Nancy - welcome back. I always have to have something, anything, on my stomach before I can even begin to exercise. Sometimes afterwards I can have breakfast, but I absolutely need something in my stomach. CRS right now....I don't remember what it was that you were looking for suggestions for. I'm sorry

Lisa - how cool that you had that tiara!

We blew up my float and exercise ball, then I went in the pool. Right now I'm microwaving a sweet potato for me for during the week and a baked potato for Vince (heaven forbid I even consider giving him a sweet potato!) Did my exercises in the pool twice since I know that I won't be able to do them tomorrow. Vince wants to leave early for senior bowling so he can go to the Post office, the ATM, then we need to make a deposit for Newcomers. Maybe when we get back, depending on the time, I can go in the pool a little bit.

Alison - (((BIG HUG))). You don't deserve being spoken to that way, no one does. You can tell Tom for me that someone can be thin and unhealthy. By the same token someone can be fat but be healthy. Size is NOT an indicator of a person's health. And anyone who thinks that it is is totally wrong.

terri - sounds like a wonderful concert and you really enjoyed yourself.

Renny - you have every right to be proud of your son, I know I am and he isn't even my son!

pip - I have those days (too often to even mention) when I really and truly don't feel like going to exercise but I do. Every once in a while I take a break and don't exercise for the day. On those days, I actually miss it! I really don't like to go faster than 5mph and even at that speed only for a short period of time. I just worry about the impact, but that's just me. I've always heard that you should use at least an incline of 1% to simulate outdoors.

Welcome everyone new!

kari - what you need to do is come back and often...lol

yanniejannie - good for your daughter getting that horse to move! she certainly has a way with the animals!

Nancy - MFP certainly opened my eyes to quite a few things.


Heather - NO a/c! I think I'd melt. It seems that lots of places in Europe don't have a/c. I remember when we were in Switzerland, they don't have a/c. Even when Vince was in the hospital, the hospital didn't have a/c. Feel better fast

Lillian - do you have a DVD for the trampoline, or do you just do your own thing?

Michele in NC

Janetr scary.

I went on another garden tour today. Here is a pink flamingo for Grits and sluts and a blue heron for Alison. These homes were the mansions in 1880-1910 era. I included a picture of one. I included the lion because I learned that when families paid off their mortgage they would celebrate by putting a pair of lions in front of their home. This one looks pretty darn happy.

MNMargaret

exermom - yes u should run on a treadmill with an incline and i have been for awhile. this time i intentionally didn't which was my break without a break. lolol

trying to get a handle on this eating less. I would love to see some ideas of dinner for the family. I get tired of coming up with different ideas that fit with a good food plan.

gayle- melting in Idaho