WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

Karen from ny here. Had a sleepless nite , husband and i are in deep silent treatment mode, rough patch is making me want to eat, lie in bed and not move. Have to face a bbq with folks i dont really want to be with but cant get out of, hope i dont stress eat. I am going to force myself to go to gym and set treadmill to 15% and just walk 3 miles on it just so i can drink a beer at bbq to help me get through. Thank heavens i have the day off tomorrow to reset and recover for a positive week. I know this is a choice i can make.....
Just watched "Wild" last nite, very inspirational and i am trying to channel that quiet resolve to face the life you have in order to have the life you want.

Hi everyone!

I am from mid-Michigan and fairly new to MFP.

A little about me - I am 58, divorced since 2003. I have 8 great children, ages 35 down to 17, and 7 grand children, ages 3 months to 8 1/2 years old. The little one in the picture is my youngest, Novanya. I also found out a couple of weeks ago that my oldest daughter is expecting another one in April!

I was diagnosed with type II Diabetes and basically rebelled. I've had some ups and downs, but this year made the decision to really do something about my eating and getting more exercise to get weight and Diabetes under control.

I don't have much time to read and post, because I work 8-5 M-F and am actively involved with my church and local eccumenical community.

Elaine

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

Good Morning Ladies,

Michele, I am going to have to try those Hungry Girl brownies. What size can of pumpkin do you use? And do you bake it for the same time as on the cake mix box?

Beth, sending best wishes for your DS. Hopefully they can get good results and come up with an even better treatment.

Tina, my heart goes out to you as your furbaby’s health fails. It is so hard on us and I think worse because they can’t talk to us. Great that your DH is being a trooper about helping with the stairs. Good luck.

Mae, welcome or I guess I should say, “welcome back”. If you go to the top of the page and look to the right of the Forum Name there is a gray star. When you click it, it will turn orange/gold. That puts it in your favorites. Then to find it, when you get to Community, near the top right there are three symbols: A Bell, Star and Gear. When you click on the Star it will show all your favorites and you can click on this one. I look forward to hearing more about you and getting to know you. Come often.

Janetr, I haven’t heard from JanetM in a while. It seemed she was posting less and less often, so hopefully she is just busy and nothing is wrong. I do hope we hear from her soon.

Sharon, a huge CONGRATS on paying off your mortgage. That is so wonderful! Guessing we may never get there, but that’s okay too. Very happy for you.

Heather, what darling clothes. What fun to shape for a little girl.

Allison, the beach is a great “Happy Place” and I’m so glad you get to enjoy it. Sorry about your brother trying to put a damper on the weekend. Your brother needs to realize how lucky ya’ll are to still have your Dad. I hope the rest of the weekend goes better. You know I love cruises! I’d vote for that. The great thing about them is you can do as much or as little as you like. What’s better than that?

Lisa, I’m sure you will get a lot more work done at home than in the restaurant. Cool beans on your new bikes. So nice you have an exercise you can do together now.

Karen, sorry for your rough patch. At least you are aware that stress eating could be in your future so just watch out for it. Good for you on thinking positive. It makes a ton of difference. Wishing you the best.

Katla, safe travels and have a wonderful time with your DD and the grands.

Elaine, welcome. I’m sorry to hear you don’t have much time to read the posts and post because I find it is such a huge help to me. But the important thing is to log your food and eat properly. I was a Type II diabetic and since losing weight I have been able to get off all medication. That is a wonderful thing to me. Best of luck with your journey.

VLJay, oh yes! You mean when you read Heather’s posts you don’t hear that home country accent? I think there is someone else here from England but they don’t visit as often. We don’t mean to make it all about America, but for many of us, it’s all we know. We love having friends from all over the world.

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.

It looks like scattered showers for us for the next 7 days. Luckily the cook out tomorrow can be done indoors if needed. I hope you all have a great Labor Day. Stay safe, my friends.

I hope all of you have a healthy and happy 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.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

VJay - Yes, I'm from Hampshire. UK. I love reading about all these ladies in the US. I have learnt so much about the USA I now feel I'm an expert. :laugh: I keep working on DH to go over there, but so far I'm not having much success. He did love New York a year ago. So many places I want to visit!

Have any of you ladies tried mulberries? We have a tree in the garden and today DH brought me in some of the berries. I had them in a bit of yoghurt with walnuts and dried apricots. Yummo! They are not common over here.

Lazy day today. Did my exercises, then, apart from cooking, I have just flopped. Lovely. Picked some beans and the last sweet peas. Sun is shining. Finished the Saturday paper and some magazines that had been accumulating so I can throw them away.

Sooooooo looking forward to tomorrow and my hugalugs.

Heather, under a blue sky, in rural Hampshire in the south of the UK.

DJ - by the way, there is no such thing as a "British" accent. Like the US we all have different accents depending on where we come from. Also the UK is four different countries. My accent is predominantly RP - "received pronunciation", but I can drop into a bit of cockney as I was originally from London and often find myself talking Hampshire when I'm talking to someone with a strong rural accent. I'm one of those people who unconsciously adopt the accent of whoever I'm talking to. Can be embarrassing as sometimes they think I'm making fun of them. :embarassed:

Hello I have to say it'ssso nice seeing some from when I first join still here this is always been a wonderful group thank you Barb for keeping it going

VLJay wrote: »

Hi Heather, lovely to 'meet' you.
I'm from Devon, not too far from you!
Vicki

Hello! Whereabouts in Devon? :flowerforyou:

Heather UK

Hello fitness pals and Happy Labor Day Weekend to US Residents.

So happy to be home again after 2 solid weeks of traveling back and forth, in and out of western and eastern time zones. Did okay with sleep, food and exercise, but I have this extra roll around my middle which is usually indicative of two things: too much sodium and not enough abdominal exercise.

New York City was hot, vibrant, noisy and wonderful as ever. (Friday night I wanted to go see the US Open, but the tickets were super pricey, so went to the 9/11 Museum instead.) I have a new ‘uber’ boss, and this trip was to get to spend some quality face time with her. Looks like my job will be changing from being a consultant and coach to fundraisers, to doing more actual fundraising. Since I love working directly with generous and joyous givers, I’m looking forward to this.

Just finished my first Isegenix shake. I’ve wanted to try this protein and nutrition powder for years, but never had the nerve to place an order online without having tried it. Yesterday, a lady sitting next to me on the plane gave me one of her packets after we spent well over 2 hours sharing our mutual stories of finding fitness later in life. She reps this product, so if I don’t have a bad reaction to the stevia content, I may place an order. Not much flavor, but sure is filling!

Sending healing thoughts and ((((hugs)))) to all who are injured or taking care of other family members who are ill.
Katla, if you want to meet up while in Colorado, please message me.

I’m looking for another good health/fitness book to read. Anyone have a good recommendation?

Goals for September are the same as August:
• Burn 2300 calories per week in the gym
• Eat mindfully
• Meditate 3x per week
• Call someone once a week just to check in

Stay well. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills

Happy sun,survived watching 5 kids under 8.Having a good time with Violet.
hugs jane

Poerava14 wrote: »

Hello fitness pals and Happy Labor Day Weekend to US Residents.

So happy to be home again after 2 solid weeks of traveling back and forth, in and out of western and eastern time zones. Did okay with sleep, food and exercise, but I have this extra roll around my middle which is usually indicative of two things: too much sodium and not enough abdominal exercise.

New York City was hot, vibrant, noisy and wonderful as ever. (Friday night I wanted to go see the US Open, but the tickets were super pricey, so went to the 9/11 Museum instead.) I have a new ‘uber’ boss, and this trip was to get to spend some quality face time with her. Looks like my job will be changing from being a consultant and coach to fundraisers, to doing more actual fundraising. Since I love working directly with generous and joyous givers, I’m looking forward to this.

Just finished my first Isegenix shake. I’ve wanted to try this protein and nutrition powder for years, but never had the nerve to place an order online without having tried it. Yesterday, a lady sitting next to me on the plane gave me one of her packets after we spent well over 2 hours sharing our mutual stories of finding fitness later in life. She reps this product, so if I don’t have a bad reaction to the stevia content, I may place an order. Not much flavor, but sure is filling!

Sending healing thoughts and ((((hugs)))) to all who are injured or taking care of other family members who are ill.
Katla, if you want to meet up while in Colorado, please message me.

I’m looking for another good health/fitness book to read. Anyone have a good recommendation?

Goals for September are the same as August:
• Burn 2300 calories per week in the gym
• Eat mindfully
• Meditate 3x per week
• Call someone once a week just to check in

Stay well. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills

I like "don't diet live it workbook ". N " in the light of the moon".... 2 good books can get at Amazon. Gayle Minneapolis

Heather, YES on the mulberries! When I was a kid there was a huge mulberry tree between the chicken coop and the outhouse and I spent MANY happy hours climbing that tree, hanging upside down from my knees and stuffing myself with mulberries. My fingers were red most of the summer. We have some mulberry trees here at the lake cabin, but I'm not much of a tree climber these days. The birds love them, though.

It was a beautiful morning here. We went out in the canoe early, before the motor boat people were up. It was glorious! Joyce, I thought about you when we saw dozens of great blue herons. They were very active this morning.

Then we had breakfast and went for a walk all the way around the lake. A little over five miles. Hubby walked with me, which is unusual. It was getting a little hot by the time we got back to the cabin. My clothes were plastered to me with sweat. The shower afterwards felt SO good!

A few minutes ago Spot found something under one of the floor pillows. It was a lizard!!! Oh, how I hate lizards! It was inside the house! It got away and crawled out through a gap in the brick trim under the windows. I told hubby it's time to sell thé cabin now, but he doesn't agree. He thought it was funny! Did I mention that I hate lizards?

Gotta go. It's time to go home. Have a great afternoon.

Sylvia