WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE

Hey Ladies, how are you this morning? I went golfing yesterday, 18 holes, burned according to MFP 800 calories in 4 hours, that's with a cart, can you imagine if you walked it, OH MY....
Today is bridge, but before I go to play bridge, gotta take a bike ride and take Zoey (the dog) over to get groomed... we do our pet therapy visits on Tuesdays and she needs a bath..
Tomorrow we are going to a grandson's baseball game, and then playing canasta in the evening, rain is forecast...
Wise choices to make for dinner both nights...
Have a great day, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all of the JUNE BD people.
Natalie

Good afternoon everyone

Just got back from a morning of lawn bowling, just having lunch and then off to do grocery shopping.

Tomorrow I'm doing a lace demonstration all day and have to leave early in the morning to collect someone on the way.

The recipe for the salad dressing is as follows:

I use a mini-chopper which is about 1 cup size. I find if you make too much at once, it isn't as nice.

Fill the mini-chopper with fresh basil leaves (keep them loose)
Chop (the leaves will be chopped a bit, but not mushed down)
Add 1-2 teaspoons of soft brown sugar
Chop (now the leaves will be chopped finer)
Add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Chop (now leaves look nicely chopped)
Add about half cup (under rather than over) of red wine vinegar
Add about half cup (again under rather than over) of olive oil
Chop again until it is really well mixed

If you store it in the fridge, the olive oil sets so you need to take it out early when you want to use it.

Thanks for the recipe! Sounds yummy.

I got up and took Suzie Q (my frisky poodle) for a walk before she went to the groomer today, and just got back from the swimming pool, so exercise for the day is done. Now I need to start on my chores! Later -

My goals for June are to consistently log my food intake and exercise. I also want to pull my bike out of storage and start riding evening and weekends. Hope to loose 3-5 lbs this month.

Hello! Gorgeous here in Oregon. Finally the sun has arrived, suppose to be over 80 deg. this weekend. It's so nice to be warm! I worked in my gardens today and still pounding, removing tile on the countertop. I have to run to town and the gym but thought I'd say a quick HI to you all and wish you a wonderful weekend. I'm going to stay on track because I want to be down this Monday weigh in!!

Happy Birthday Deborah!:flowerforyou:
Dee,sorry for your loss.
everyone have a great week-end.
had a thyroid ultrasound today,please say some prayers if you would that all is ok.
jane

Oh my, smwert, that's so sad about your friend's niece, and really, worse yet. It's horrible when you lose someone, but incomprehendible when you're blindsided by sudden unexpected death. I hope your friend is able to handle it.

Someone asked about Bandit.....he's doing great. We go to the vet week after next to get bloodwork done.

No TV for me tonight. It's so beautiful out (no humidity) that I'm staying on the patio until dark. Then I'm going to bed because I'm :yawn: !

Nightie night!

Dee

Hi, all. I have visited this thread a few times and have found it very informative and you all seem like such wonderful people. I look forward to getting to know you better.

I joined MFP almost a year ago and was very successful throughout the summer at losing about a pound a week. Then the holidays came and while I tried to be careful I did put some of the pounds back on. So I started again watching what I ate and exercising but just could not lose. Then I saw the 17 Day Diet on the Doctors and thought maybe that would jump start my plateau and it did, although I did not lose as much as some people on Cycle 1 (7 lbs.). I think that's because I am down to the last 15 pounds I want to lose. I did lose another pound on C2 and have lost another so far on C3 (day 11). I tell you this because I want Natalie to know I understand everything you are going through.

I have not gotten caught up on reading everything but do want to say HAPPY JUNE BIRTHDAYS to those celebrating!

My goals for June are to continue trying to shed these last 6 pounds, get to the Y more to exercise and to keep in touch with you-all. I hope I have something to offer!

Janet (Feb. 7)

Janet, good for you, at least you lost something on C2, I have lost a total of 10 pounds since March 7, 2010, and it is going to take me antoher 6 months to lose another 10, but so be it, I got nothing but time and frustration... I am on ROUND 2, c1, d4, and doing ok, haven't lost anything yet... hope maybe it will show tomorrow???
Have a good evening everyone, We are going to watch a movie, Casino Jack, rented from Netflix.
Natalie

Deborah - happy birthday! I'm glad your hubby feeling better, I just know he had the best of care

Rose - OUCH!!!! I closed the car door on my leg today, it really wasn't bad at all, and that hurt, so I can imagine how a crowbar feels

Did an hour on the Stairmaster today, sometimes walking sideways (hopefully, I'm getting inner and outer thigh more), then went to CVS to pick up a prescription, came home, went to a food store only to find out that my coupons had expired , played mahjongg (I maj'd once!), then Vince and I bowled 5 games. Shhhh....I beat him 2 or 3 times. My scores weren't high at all, out of the 5 games I broke 100 four times. Now I'm home thinking about dinner. I know I'm going to give Vince spaghetti and I'll have some shirataki noodles. I really like them. I really wish MFP would give you a breakdown of carbs/protein/fat in a pie chart. Tomorrow - yoga

you know, when I go to pot lucks, I try to bring something that I'll eat. Unfortunately, it's usually filled with veges and not a lot of fat, so many times it doesn't go over. Oh well, then I get to bring it home. I remember last Dec. the Newcomers had their holiday party. I took a veggie and rice casserole. Do you know that I had that not only with dinner but also for my dessert? If I should bring something that is high fat, high calorie etc and I need to take some home, what I do is donate the rest to the local soup kitchen. Better on their waists than mine!

Joy - when you say that you are sugar free, does that mean that you use sugar replacements? I'm definitely going to check out the Tofutti better than cream cheese. Thanks

Welcome Gale! Wow, a runner. That's great! Welcome Cindy and anyone else I may have missed. Cindy - where are you going on vacation? How long will you be gone?

Dee - it's just so frustrating when the washer stops while there is lots of water in it. Fortunately, you can probably hang the clothes outside. At least this didn't happen in December, think of it that way. I wish all the food here at MFP was in one list and we had more control over it, we could delete things that we may have only eaten once and will never again. Also, that when you click on a food there's a dropdown menu asking you which meal you want to put that food into, breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack. As it is now, what I do is click on "snacks" and then add all my food for the day, then I have to go back and change things that should be in lunch or dinner. Sometimes it just stays in "snacks", but at least the calories, etc are there.

Vicki - happy birthday. When I go to Olive Garden, I usually get the chicken spindini. It's on the lunch menu but they'll make it at dinner time. I usually don't get the potatoes but more veggies.

Teresa - you're right. I tried to delete foods, and the only page where you can delete them is on the "most used" page, not the "recent". However, as you add new foods, foods that you haven't had recently get automatically deleted. Sometimes I find this can be a pain because I'll have something, maybe put it away, and then have it a while later. Only by then it's been deleted from my "recent" list and I have to go back to the database to figure out which one I had (like salmon cakes)

Sissy - I love purple. Wear the nailpolish and to heck with anyone else!

Birdie - have fun at the wedding!

smwert - Wow! 6"! FANTASTIC!!!! And those jeans -- you're on your way, that's for sure!

Here's hoping everyone has a wonderful evening

Michele

Evening all.....been a long day...just now completing my journal. Planning a surprise party for Sunday...so had lots to do. However, that made for a great exercise day! I have hurridly read the threads...love how you all keep up with each other. I truly look forward to getting to know you all. Happy Birthday tomorrow to Caminogirl and Shirley61....you share the same date as my daughter....good day to be born. Hope you each have a blessed and happy day! Will try to catch up tomorrow...nite all.