WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

Michelle - Welcome, and happy anniversary!

And happy September to everyone else! I am beyond ready for fall to arrive.

August goals recap:
1. Track on MFP every day. Missed some weekends, but generally have been able to keep with it.
2. Cardio at least four times a week. I need to step this up. I'm bored and uncomfortable with the exercise bike so I need to find ways to change this around.
3. Start and finish a sewing project. Substituted getting my sewing room set up for this one, but it's not done. Taking this off the list, though, so I can focus on MFP related goals.
4. Clear up the back patio so it's ready for guests. Done!
5. Clear out the storage unit. We've realized this isn't realistic, so we're now shooting for having it empty by the end of the year.

Overall, I haven't been posting but I've been doing pretty well about staying on track. I made some changes in the way I track - primarily not eating back my exercise calories - and I'm making progress again. However, I'm having a lot of trouble with pain this week (bursitis in both hips and arthritis in my hips and spine), so I'm changing up my goals a bit to make sure I get in more activities that help with that. Having to wear my arthritis gloves a lot lately too, especially when I'm doing a lot of work with my hands.

Bought some new (to me) jeans at Goodwill a couple days ago. I was grumpy because I've lost nine pounds and ought to be seeing some difference in my clothes by now, but so far I'm not. The new jeans are the same size I was wearing before. In the big picture I think it's fine, though. I'm on a laid-back kind of plan here, because that's what takes to be sustainable for me. So it takes awhile for the results to show - I'm still better off without those extra pounds.

-Yvonne in TX

September goals:
1. Track on MFP every day.
2. Yoga at least four times a week.
3. Introduce at least one new option for cardio workouts.
4. Work on some simple strength training.
5. Use up all the frozen fruit and veggies in the freezer.

SSC1958 wrote: »

Mary: Whew..I get tired just looking at your list of goals. Love your quote! I know you can too
2.Plan and Do - 2 fun things every week - success
Carey in Edmonton

My goals are ones that I have had around and have hopefully turned into a lifestyle except nighttime snacking. That is hard for me and has become a new goal this month. I love your goal of doing 2 fun things every week. Since you have been posting that I have tried to incorporate it into my life! Thank you!

Rori Have a save trip.

Miriam thanks for sharing that tragic story. It really make you think about how our brains will try to protect us.

Yvonne congratulations on your weight loss! Even though it doesn't show in your pant size it would probably show in measurements. I was just at GoodWill last week!

Mary from Minnesota

Bump.

well, saw the doc. he said my shoulder isn't a-typical and he has to be creative on how to fix it., short version, he will have to take a tendon from my hamstring to use for my shoulder. 1 wk forced off of work, 6wks in a sling, he would HIGHLY recommend that I didn't ride to/from work so I won't. I don't want to risk all this trouble that i'm going thru just to have it mess up or not heal well due to my stupidity. one thing I CAN do is ride a stationary bike. so I will be able to have Kirby set my bike on a bike trainer that we have at home. i'm thinking about a lot of stuff, still have to schedule when I am going to do this and if we will able to afford to go back to California so he can do the marathon. I did the numbers with a co-worker and I may only loose 4-5 hours of pay (taking into account the pd time off that we get each payday)

will type more later.

Good early evening beautiful ladies :flowerforyou:

Thank you Barbie!!! Sure hope you get to feeling better soon :flowerforyou:!!

So much I want to say and so little time to say in it right now

DJ I love the pic of you, you look just like what I thought...a beautiful sassy classy woman!!!

Mary Woo hoo!!! Girl you look great, I think I`m going to be giving those strong lifts a try!!!

JanetR The RV is awesome! I know you`re going to have so much fun!

Margaret Love the pics from the fair!!! Get advice on bullying!!!

Sylvia Glad you`re feeling better!!! Sending a hug to your granddaughter, I know you did the right thing contacting the school!

Joyce Sure wish I was closer, I would be right there with you!!! Sending you prayers and hugs!

Michele I`m so sorry I was out of town for the get together with Rori and Carol, hopefully one day we can meet up!!!

Rori Thanks for posting the pics!!! Have a safe trip! Maybe I`ll have to pop out to CO. for a meetup with the girls!

Vicki Hope things get better at work!!!

Rita It is so nice seeing your posts! Hugs to you and your son.

Alison My heart breaks for you, please know you deserve someone to love you for you, not for what you do or don`t do! I agree with everyone on talking with an attorney, protect yourself!!! Hugs my friend!

Heather I finished your book...fabulous!!! I have not written a review yet, just haven`t had the time, but I will! I also made the spinach and feta pie from Skinny Taste, a little modification, I use the full fat feta cheese, I just don`t like the taste of the other, still very low calories! Your fresh green beans look wonderful!

Miriam Such a sad story ! Hope things are going well for your son!

Pip OMG, your shoulder looks painful girl!!! Hope you`re feeling better!!!

Hi group!
Joyce, my heart goes to you.
Oregon, I think you said your katie can't remember after 3 pages.....lol

Sept. Goals
1. To log my food, I love the upcoming feature you can use to scan food items
2. Keep stepping.
3. 3. To remember a new name.
4. . To get up and go and not dwell on what just happened.
5. to be thankful and to give thanks. Count my many blessings,

Michelle in washington

Pip - I am glad that you will not loose very much income during your time off. You don't need something else to worry about. It sounds like your Dr knows what he is doing.

DeeDee2211 wrote: »

I will try my best to post a little more often than I did in Aug. !

Hugs,
DeeDee in NC

Glad to hear from you! I love stronnglifts! give it a try.

Sylvia - thanks for the laugh!

Mary from Minnesota

GlowormI'm glad you weren't hurt too bad falling out of bed. 2 years ago I fell off a ladder and broke my ankle really bad. Had surgery twice. No weight on it for 3 months. My husband didn't think I would ever be able to walk again. And now I am doing some jogging!
Maryann in Michigan

Awww Pip sorry your shoulder is not going to be an easy fix. When Doctors say they have to be creative you tend to sit at the edge of your seat eh? (((((hugs))))) to give you strength, and courage in the coming months. Know you are loved all be this lot....(this is when I here ladies in my brain saying....YOU GOT THAT RIGHT..)

Glad you all thought my dress was splendid...it was really comfortable! It is a heavy thing though...and the "inner shell" is abit much. The shoes worked well, but walking around I did get a blister on each baby toe, and one on the top of my big left toe! I am not used to wearing nice shoes...

Tomorrow is my weigh-in at TOPS and I was up 2 lbs this morning. I can make an excuse about me giving blood, and that I just put my careful eating on the back burner for a couple of days after donating. But I am back on track and eating mindfully.

Got my walking in, even if it was done at the grocery store! Bought for meals for the three of us until the 15th, and it came to $200. My "Royal Select" tri-colored rice that I love was $9, but my husband said, well we have to buy it! Odd that my treats now a days are things like rice, or a strange pasta I have never eaten before. I really have cut down my intake of sweet items. If I do have a sweet tooth like today for lunch, I had a peanut butter and marionberry jam sandwich. Or I sometimes have a piece of sugarfree gum. I am slowly changing my mindset, and I do feel powerful about that!

Its been raining hard off and on for a couple of days, and I know my tomato plant is drowning! Did I tell you all that I was stuck in my community garden the other evening? Yep, a neighbor accross the way came in with friends and had locked me in by mistake. I yelled for a bit to no one inperticular...then I saw him by the side of his house...and yelled like a banshee!! Stupid man...I used my pointer finger and thumped his chest, saying "Dont check your garden when you have a beer in your hand OK?" *thump...thump* He felt like a heel like I wanted him to....

Well my rice and spinach is done...(((hugs all! ))))
Becca
Oregon

Well ladies, I am much better today and even told a struggling nephew that is going through so much that it is OK to get really mad, life isn't fair at all sometimes, but to claim it then go on. He is one of my nephews that were heroin addicts, in court forced rehab for a year. When he finally became and found out the real Matt, he found he wasn't the same person and his relationships were a lot different. Fast forward, he left his girl friend and mother of his 3 children because he felt he needed to find more of who he really was. The girl was understandably hurt and moved on. She is now living with another man who his ids are growing up to know as Dad. He is angry, I would be to. But he has a choice now of how he reacts. Well when Mom moved on, he moved on and got another live in. Now she is hooked up with his best friend from AA. So now he is in a dangerous want to go back to heroin state of mind but knows he can't.

OK, back to me and Charlie! He has had a fairly good day. More awake but always coherent. Gets upset when his speech is slurred and slow. He didn't like it at all that I brought in some old tapes of him singing Karaoke. Said his Karaoke days were over. But I caught him trying to sing several times and he is right on key, jst slow. Infectious disease doctor put him on a regular diet since he wsn't eating any of his heart diet. So we will see how he does tomorrow. I hate it that he goes through these cycles of awake about 30 minutes then asleep for hours. While he is awake, they try to do as much as they can but he also needs to eat well. He wants a pizza and chocolate but also knows when he gets that pizza that it might not taste right to him. His taste buds change daily. Spinal tap was done, neurologist came in with what results are back. It takes days for all of the results to come back. So much I don't remember from neurology nursing! His spinal fluid sugar is way low, it's not the same as blood sugar, which says that something in up there consuming it and there isn't supposed to be anything up there consuming it. High protein level, high white blood count and real high lymphocytes. A little bit of red blood cells but it could just be from the actual needle stick in the spine.

He got a PICC line put in so all of his very caustic IV antibiotics wont tear up his veins and also he can have his blood work taken from. Physical therapy got him up, had him marching in place, he can state all the presidents in complete order, he got that from his Mom. He not only told the therapist what county he lived in but what the population is. So he is very oriented. Neurologist says he will not need to go to an acute care/long term care hospital but straight to a rehab place. So I need to tour a couple of them. I know which two I would want, I just hope one has a bed. Their rehab to home has private rooms. The other place is very intensive several times a day therapy of many kinds. I have bought a cake to take in tomorrow for our anniverary. The neuro asked me how I thought he was doing. So I asked Charlie that if today is Sept 1st, what does that make tomorrow. he said Sept 2nd, our wedding anniversary. Then he said our 43rd. Now granted that was the first time he had remembered it. But I will take it and rejoice with it.

Life is good today. my daughter and grand daughters taped a message on message on I message for me to play tomorrow. CI came home at 5:30 to get a real good rested evening.

Nite, nite, Joyce

Joyce - I am glad that Charlie is doing better and you had a good day. Get a good nights sleep!

Mary from Minnesota

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

Good Evening My Friends,

Sylvia, how hard to know a child is being picked on and bullied with so little you can do about it. I do hope the school has a good plan. Glad you are there to give your DH the "adult supervision" he needs with his food. lol Way cool that the kid at GNC thought you were just a young chick. woo hoo

Linda, congrats on your loss and baggy pants.

Sandy, welcome. This is a great place for support and information. If you make it a lifestyle change, it can be your last stop. Please tell us a little about yourself to help us get to know you. Come often and join right in.

Barbie, your friend is very inspiring.

Heather, you have me laffing at you in the audience of the "Meet the Author". You are too funny.

MNMargaret, good advice about bullies.

Babs2u2, welcome. Please tell us a bit about yourself to help us get to know you. This really works so come often and join right in.

miriam, what a sad story but the truth about denial.

Yvonne, congrats on the loss. The smaller pants will come. Mine comes when I least expect it and haven't lost any weight. Go figure. Sending healing thoughts for your pains. I know the feeling.

VJay, welcome. This is a great place to get rid of the weight and keep it off, as long as you hang with us. Come often.

Pip, I hate what's ahead for you but it has to be better than what you are suffering now. Good girl for doing what the doc says. (((Hugs)))

DeeDee, so good to hear from you. Ya know we worry when someone drops out of site. Glad you seem well and just come back a bit more often.

Sylvia, so sorry about Winnie the Poo. Which one did it???? OMG all of us with dogs have been there/done that. ROFLMAO

Joyce, gosh it's so good to hear that you had a better day....both of you. Have as happy an anniversary as you can. Know we are all sending our love and prayers.

Lisa, sounds good. Hope he/she works out.

I had Line Dancing class for the first time in a few weeks, as the instructor was out for surgery. We danced for a bit over 2 hours and I was wiped out. It's great exercise and the ladies are nice so I'll keep going, but I feel like such a doofus. I just can't seem to remember all the steps to most of the dances.

I hope you all have a happy and healthy day.

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.


Love,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

Sylvia: Lunch with your DH n the studio sounds very nice. Wonderful NSV at GNC! :flowerforyou: Poor Winnie the Pooh. I wonder which dog helped with the explosion.

Babs: Oregon has really healthy food and also junk. If you want junk, try Voo-Doo Donuts in Portland. I hope you enjoy your trip. :bigsmile:

Carey: I think I may be jealous of your hot stone massage. I'd like to hear more about it. :bigsmile;

Miriam: You are a strong individual. I am in awe of your handling of the situation with the two boys in the accident. My nearest and favorite cousin was killed in a similar accident on her 16th birthday. That was 52 years ago and I still grieve her loss. Susan is lucky you cared enough to help her. :flowerforyou:

VJay from Devon, England: You have come to the right place for support. Welcome! :flowerforyou:

Sue: I'm glad you bumped! You've been missed. :bigsmile:

Becca: I'm sure the shoes were pretty, but "nice" doesn't cause blisters. You were gorgeous! I may have mentioned that before. :bigsmile:

Joyce: Charlie sounds better and they have a good plan for recovery. I am so happy for you! :flowerforyou:


We have plans in place for visiting DD at last! Yay! I am so happy to have something concrete to get ready for. DH is even going along. If he backs out, I'll go anyway. He went fishing with a neighbor and neighbor's friend today. They caught two salmon and we have them in the fridge covered with a brine solution to get them ready for smoking. The smoked fish will be divided among the fishermen.

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

September 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.

pipcd34 wrote: »

mollywhippet wrote: »

So sad. Today Winnie The Poo exploded while we were gone.

lmao!!

Poor Pooh Bear I always knew he was made of "fluff and stuff". It does look as though he hydrated himself by the empty water bottle I see! LOL

Cheri

P.S. Love those chairs!