WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE

:flowerforyou: Hello everyone!
Today I went swimmming for the first time in our senior housing pool. It is a very pretty pool and they even have a jacuzzi! The pool itself is not heated, but it has been relatively warm here the last few days and today it was hot, so I had a break in the day and I had my new swimming suit and thought 'Okay lets break it in.' There was an older man out there just sitting on one of the lounge chairs but I felt pretty good about how I looked in my suit and just went for it. The water was cool but comfortable and I spent about an hour in it swimming breast stroke, freestyle, back stroke and finally just walking around in the pool. My son suggested the work out as he subs in for aquatic aerobics at the city pool. My arms felt it and when I walked in the pool so did my legs. But the amazing thing was my stamina. I did real well, even was able to hold my breath crossing the pool. The only reason I got out was because the weather got cooler and so I hopped out and went into the jacuzzi. Wow that felt nice.! I think I am going to enjoy this pool and I am hoping it helps my body get firmer too. Tuesday night at 6 pm we start our aerobics in the pool. I can't wait. What a nice feeling to exercise and acutally enjoy and be ABLE to do it. I was proud of myself.!

Tomorrow my guy friend is taking me out for breakfast and then to hang for awhile. I am hoping Scout doesn't freak out again and pee. He is so demanding of me .

Eating well and yes MImi, my dogs like veggies also. My vet said No Carrots though. You might want to check with your vet on what they can digest.

Well I am sleepy and going off to bed now. :yawn:
Talk to you later.
Chclet

:grumble: I don't believe it! I had a really big post - replying to everyone, but fliping between the two pages I had open I accidentally deleted the one with my reply :sad: :sad:

I am so sorry ladies I've been here nearly an hour and I don't have time to repeat it all even if I could remember every thing I wrote. (Why oh why didn't I copy it to a word doc):frown:

Anyway Happy belated birthday to Deborah and Happy Birthday to Caminogirl and Shirley.:drinker:

Congrats to all who have lost and to those who are stuck keep plugging away.

Next time I do a long post I'll do it in a word doc first - you'd think I'd have learned my lesson from the last time this happened :huh:

Have a great Sunday ladies and welcome to all the new people, look forward to getting to know you.

I'd better get some work done and get to the shop to buy the Sunday Papers before they sell out, then I need to roast some veggies for Sunday Dinner.

Chat later xxx

Good morning Ladies

It's a slightly grey day here in London. DH is trying to cut the hedge in the front garden, but the wind is getting up so I have a feeling that he's going to be chasing more leaves than cutting them. He's already complaining that he's been scratched to bits by the dog rose - hmm, methinks his heart is not really into gardening today!

I'm really pleased that I'm managing to maintain my weight at present. There are days when I can eat a little more than I should and days when I'm really 'good' - they seem to balance themselves out quite well. It would be nice if I could lose some of my excess skin, but the way I look at it is that I'm not at risk from dying from excess skin and I was at risk of dying from excess fat. Add to that the fact that I have some humdinger scars from my heart surgery and I'm pretty certain that I'm not going to be putting my 51 year old bod on display to too many people! I'm now in a UK size 8 (which I think is a US size 4). Before I started losing weight I was in a UK size 30 (US size 26). Some change in a little over a year!

I've promised my DD that I will prepare and cook some baby food for the twins as she doesn't really have much time to do it herself, especially as her stepson is coming over from the States this Tuesday. It will be the first time that he will get to meet his new baby brother and sister. Very exciting!

Does anyone have any good recipes for baby food for six months plus? It's been a long time since I weaned my own babies!

Actually, I went to a baby group with DD and the babies the over day. It was specifically for twins and triplets (there is a lovely set of two year old triplet girls there - absolute terrors, but gorgeous). Anyway, we got chatting to a mum with twins who are just five days younger than our babes. It turns out that she is 51 - I cannot imagine giving birth and being a new mum at the age I am now! Good luck to her, because I reckon she's going to need it!

Well everybody, have a good rest of the weekend.

Speak soon.

Amanda x

Yesterday was a great day. It was one of those days that reminds me how fortunate I am. We had a couple of good calls from the kids, got a lot of work done in the yard, the weather was fabulous (bright sun and only 70 degrees) great food (bbq oysters!) and we stumbled onto a grand opening of the new pet store and scored all kinds of samples and coupons and gift cards for all the stores in that shopping center. I also spent the whole day with the love of my life and Bodi too!

It was a GREAT day. I hope each and everyone of you has one of those days today.

GOOD MORNING,
Going golfing again today, 18 holes (with a cart), and hope to lose some more weight in doing so, 800 calories are burned if you golf with a cart for 4 hours, getting in and out of cart, swinging the club etc....
I feel good...
Have to have a SYNVISC ONE shot in my knee again on Wednesday, that is the 3rd one I will have, had one last December 2010, and one in May 2010, they can give them every 6 months.... really helps, it's like WD 40 for your knee..
anyway, not looking forward to that, ice it all day .. it will be wednesday, so i won't be exercising for a couple of days... then back to the bike outside..
Have a GOOD SUNDAY
Natalie

Good morning everyone

Welcome to the newcomers (I'm relatively new too).

This afternoon I'm lawn bowling - we have a mini tournament at our club - 3 short games - hope the predicted showers and possible thunderstom hold off until we have finished.

I find that if I eat all the calories allocated by MFP then I'm sts or up. I need to be a little under to see any downward movement. Going to have to watch that and see what level helps me to lose and then stay at that point. I certainly don't eat the extra calories I earn from exercise.

It is a "Give Away" weekend here in Ottawa, where you can put things you don't want outside on your front lawn and then people can just come by and take them. I didn't put things out yesterday morning, but did pop them out when I got home from my day of demonstrating lacemaking. The electric lawn mower disappeared quickly, and the fish tank has gone this morning. There is only an old vacuum cleaner left. It works but is very old. Hope it goes because I don't want to have to bring it in again before I go bowling. I'll never get rid of it. I guess I'll have to take it to the charity shop if it is still left.

Good Morning everyone,:flowerforyou:
Good day here in Oklahoma, but it is going to be really hot this afternoon:smokin: .
Yesterday I picked up my new glasses, they are kind of frivolous extra, I got new glasses a few months ago and since have learned to hate them because they were heavier than I was used to wearing...So decided I wanted something I liked. Bought rimless Nikon lenses but what I love is the temples have little sleeves that fit over the titanium wires and you can change the color..I bought 12 different colors to match outfits...I am one happy girl!

We're grilling prawns with chili lime marinade tonight...bought Archer Farms coconut rice and will also grill some fresh pineapple to go with it...a serving of broccoli slaw and Voila, dinner is served. :drinker:

We are planning 3 days at the gym this week and hope to keep up that schedule.

Hope wherever you are you have a great day today. xoSissy:flowerforyou:

Hi everyone,

Lu, your plan to exercise sounds like a good one. I was just telling someone else about that post on Sparkspeople with pics of someone weighing 160, 160, and 160. If I remember correctly, the sizes went from 14 to almost a 4! All due to exercise. She looked fantastic. Replacing muscle with fat makes more of a difference than a lower number on the scale.

Chiclet, I smile whenever I read your posts these days.

Viv, I almost always create my response in a Word doc. I toggle back and forth between Word and MFP. This way, I can scroll through MFP and respond to the posts (and drive myself crazy in the process – there are so many posts – maybe I’d be better off just creating the response in MFP!) When I’m done, I copy the Word doc into MFP. If MPF hiccups, I’ve still got my Word doc to go back to.

Linda, yay for the fruits and veggies. I started out the day with half a cantaloupe and a matching portion of strawberries. I mixed it with ¾ cup of yogurt. I’m amazed how much really delicious food I can eat for so few calories. It beats the heck out of the more concentrated calories. Usually those are in the dry foods like crackers. And, chips? Forget about it. Dry and cooked in oil to boot.

I wish sometimes I could have larger portions of things like beans and rice and stay within my calorie target. I know the solution – “earn” more calories through exercise. I’m working on it. I’m amazed when you and many others don’t eat your exercise calories. Most of the time, I count on them. :laugh:

My older daughter suggested maybe I’ve been stalled on weight loss because I add more calories than I should for exercise. That’s not at all the case. For me, weight loss coincides exactly with what MFP says I should lose as long as I eat within my target calories and log accurately. The problem comes in when I go over my target. Then I can count on gaining weight.

I’ve gone a few pounds up then a few pounds down since October. I’ll tell you what though, this is by far the best I’ve done at maintaining my weight in many, many years. Let’s see. That’s about 30 of them.

I’m thankful to this group for all the support and motivation. :flowerforyou: I would not be where I am today without you.

I’m ready now to get on with the weight loss. (I'm almost back to my ticker weight AGAIN after bouncing up, AGAIN, after a visit with family.) My plan for my next visit to my folks, which will be over Father’s Day weekend, is to prepare and measure the food I plan to eat ahead of time. I’ll coordinate with my mom about some snacky things that I’d like to eat, like shrimp, and stay away from the other stuff. I’ll find out what my dad wants for Father’s Day breakfast and plan that out too.

Amanda, you put things in perspective, “I'm not at risk from dying from excess skin and I was at risk of dying from excess fat.” I’ll keep that in mind next time I’m grousing about my skin. Thanks for the reminder.

Size 26 to size 4? Amazing. You’ve done a wonderful job. :flowerforyou: BTW, a mom of twins and she’s old enough to join our group? Ohmigoodness. Not in a million years. :noway:

Robin, you sound wonderful. Your vacation agreed with you.

Welcome, Diane. You’ve found a great group for encouragement and motivation.

Jeanne, it sounds as though you’ve got a built-in regulator. Painful and not something you’d choose, but something you can put to good use in your quest for better health. I’d be sure to let my son know the kinds of foods that agree with me.

Sissy, I love it. Color-coordinating glasses. :laugh: You rock. Your dinner plans sound scrumptious. :drinker:

It’s drizzling a little just now but we should have a break in the rain in a couple of hours. Izzy and I are going to head out to the trail at 11. :happy:

goal for june NO SNACKING after dinner!!!!

Hi Ladies:

Well, I survived my over nighter with 2 of my grand kids but let me tell you, I am tired right about now!! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I am glad that this week I finally get to start my allergy shots, so hopefully that will help how miserable I have been feeling lately.

Happy Birthday to Caminogirl and Shirley.

Natalie - I hope you make out alright with your shot for your knee.

Deborah - I am glad you enjoyed your birthday.

Sissy and Peggy - I don't think we ever should be too old to wear dark nail polish. I get my nails done every couple of weeks and I often choose dark colours. I don't even think about it.

Mary - I hope you enjoy your visit with your grandbaby.

Chiclet - sounds like you are dooing so well with your exercise. Good for you.

Amanda - good for you for maintaining your weight. That is the hard part.

Jeane - hope you are feeling better.

Well, I have another very busy week of work coming up this week but I am going to try and exercise properly.

Have a good evening.

Cathy

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone.............

:yawn: A late dip in here tonight.

I hope you all had a great weekend.

:bigsmile: I feel verrrry proud of myself tonight. I've actually finished the sunday paper crossword!! first time ever!! Must be all the brain workout with scrabble etc!!

:happy: Annnd.....We went to look out for some new ceiling lights for our new Dining room and found two in a discontinued line sale. £9 each against £75 each usually. I got 6 new bone china mugs in a sale too. :bigsmile: On my reckoning I'm about £100 in credit .........just what can I spend it on???

:ohwell: No exercise today and the evening meal was rather rich but I have lost a little more . Tomorrow is another day and i've extra cleaning hours to do with a new job the agency has given me....helps lose a few lbs and gain a few £'s!!!

:laugh: DH and I nearly .....but didn't ......book the Zip line trip in Icy Strait Point today!! We're calling in there on our Alaskan cruise in September. It looks soooo exciting but we think we'll wait to book from the ship. It's expensive to do and we'll have to see how we feel at the time!!! We also watched "Sleepless in Seattle" again last night. It's whetted our appetite for our "Let's see Seattle" trip on our return from the cruise.....Just under four months to go now.........hope I can lose the lbs by then!!

:laugh: #2 son phoned to say hi this morning with a tale about #2 grandson. Apparently he got a portable kiddies toilet seat over his head and then....stuck!! :noway: DIL was panicking and it took a visiting friend who is a doctor to manipulate his head, ears and said "seat" to remove it!!! How I wish they'd taken a picture. Talk about ring of confidence!!!

:frown: Rita...........sorry to hear you get migraines. I sympathise. Do you get them with all the flashing lights/aura etc.? Mine usually are like that but I haven't had one for a while. Do you know your triggers? Mine are......bright lights, flickery lights, sudden drops in temperature or cold blowing on my face.......I've come out of Tesco a few times with the start of a migraine because the chill section is too cold!!.......dark chocolate and ......stress!!! If you can identify your triggers it can help. Sometimes it's a monthly cycle trigger too. Hope you can work through them and find something to help.



:yawn: Anyway ..............off to bed now.

Night all...sweet dreams
Jackie



Night all.Sweet dreams.

Hello Everyone,
I hope today was a good day for you all. I work up feeling good, lots of energy and got things done around the house. We had to go to a special Mass for our family friend this afternoon. My sister called and had taken my brother-in-law into the ER…they sent him to the hospital for a CAT scan to rule out a blood clot…so the day had some excitement. He is ok….ruled out the horrible things after a few hours but its good they have peace of mind. I felt really crappy this afternoon (again) and I didn’t get to the gym as planned. I think going early in the morning is probably best for me. I did have a very low calorie day….the upside of feeling nauseous!

I plan to spend some time reading The Thin Commandments tonight. Need to check in with my goals for this month! For now, I changed the language about processed foods so that I focus on fresh fruit and vegetables.

:flowerforyou:

Splitting headache ( not a migraine) all day today so I'll keep this brief. Did not get hardly anything done on my to do list. Did go out for the short walk -- Gotta keep Cassie happy.

Michelle & Star -- When I say sugar free, I am not using sugar or fake sugar replacements. I allow a drizzle of honey on my tofutti cream cheese waffle or some stevia. Sugar replacements aren't good for us either. My acupuncturist says honey is metabolized differently, not taxing our pancreas the way sugar does. I have to be careful though because once I get the sweet taste in me, I want more....and more....and even more. Then I'm back on the stuff again.

Teresa -- I've said no to pastries, birthday cake and funnel cake (at our local town fair). So I would say the sugar free thing is going pretty well, at least for this past week. I've battled with the sugar addiction for many years. I can stop for a couple of weeks then as soon as I have that taste, I've succumbed all over again. But for me, there seems to be more of an internal shift of energy this time around that makes it easier to say no and to truly not want it because I want good health.

Sissy -- People get old because they stop painting their toes purple. I did turquoise last month!

Mimi -- when you are over 50, you can wear what you darn please! Get that jacket out again. Scary about the mountain lion. Even though we are in the suburbs, we occasionally get them and black bears because we butt up against foothills. BTW your pizza sounded scrumptious.

Cindy -- 38 pounds! It's taken me 5 months to lose 13. Way to go!

Mary -- Have a safe trip. You will be missed here. Hope your mom is doing okay. Interesting bookends -- older mom and newest grandchild...

Amanda -- MIssed you -- glad to see you back. Hoping all went well with the surgery. Wanted to get to bed early tonight...Oh well.

Have a good Monday, everyone.

Joy

cherb - down 4 pants sizes -- that's fantastic!!!

Deborah - way to go, girl on buying the bathing suit. Sounds wonderful!

Cathy - I totally agree, it really helps me to add the food in BEFORE I actually eat it. I didn't do that today, and I was over by about 18 calories. Then again, some of the things I just guessed at how much (and I overestimated) so that might be part of the problem.

You know, the Wii says that I gained 2 lbs from yesterday, yet my weekly weigh in says that I lost 1.5 pounds. Go figure!!! I feel good, that's what matters

Welcome deearra! Log your food, keep posting. I've gotten lots of good advice/suggestions here. Hey there itup2me and Diane and Pam and anyone else that I've forgotten.

chicklet - when I do water aerobics, I feel it in my arms and sometimes in my legs. But the next day is when I REALLY feel it. Exercising in the water doesn't feel like exercise -- until the next day, that is.

For some reason, my throat was feeling scratchy tonight, so I had some plain greek yogurt with organic strawberries in it. Yum......

mimi - I have varicose veins and I find that when I get a tan (or use the "tan in a bottle stuff) they aren't as pronounced. Even your dog likes veggies!!!!

I'm thinking that tomorrow (Sun) I'll try these training games on the Wii. Something different.

mimi - oh what a breakfast. Wish you could send some here! Greek yogurt? The mountain lion certain sounds scary. Be careful!

amanda - down 4 clothing sizes. That's wonderful!

Jeannie - hope you feel better fast

I did an hour of Wii training today (Sun). Something different and it made the time go by so fast! Then I cooked pork chops so all I have to do tomorrow is put them in the oven. Lynette wanted to go bowling (honestly, I'd forgotten that I really should ask her), out of 4 games I broke 100 (just barely) twice. My good luck streak seems to have ended! At least I bowled my good game during the league, when it really counted! Actually, she's getting better. Then came home and had tuna with mayo and celery and onions along with spinach. Tomorrow I'll take an extremepump class.

genelace - I never lose when I added in my exercise calories, so that's why I just note it on the "notes" section and don't add them in. The other thing I've found FOR ME is that if I eat late at night, I can be guaranteed of a gain the next day.

Pam - let me know how the no snacking after dinner goes. That seems to be the worst time for me.

ritamerlot - I read somewhere that one thing to do when you have a migrane is to have ice cream. The theory is that the ice cream causes "brain freeze" and you don't feel the migrane. Don't know if this works, tho

Mary - have a great trip! I'll miss you

You know, in some ways I WISH I had food allergies so then I could bring my own food and no one would look at me weird. But I guess it's good that I don't

Forgot to post last night so I'd better do it this morning. Then off to the extreme pump class. Vince is going to lunch and a baseball game today, I might go for some bowling practice. There's a free 2 hour bowl for seniors (yes, by their standards I AM one) from 1-3. I also want to prepare the appetizer for the Mexican Train Dominoes that I'll take with me tomorrow night.

We're having our first Newcomers general meeting at night this Wed. As head of Hospitality, there's so much that I need to do. Get the coffee pot, get there early to make the coffee, I'll buy the ice, tongs for the ice, cups, napkins, plates, then one lady said that she can't bring the snack so guess who'll be doing it? I probably wouldn't mind so much if it weren't the evening meeting. It was just too late to ask someone else to bring something. So here I will be, with a big bag, a box of supplies, a cooler for the ice, 3 different snacks, don't know if I forgot anything or not. This is a new coffee pot they have so I'm trying to figure out how much coffee will be needed to how much water. Typically, 1T to 6 oz of water, yet on the net I read where you use 1 cup of coffee grounds to something like 25 oz of water. So I'll make using the 1T to 6oz of water, and see if I need to water it down. That means that I'll need to take some extra bottled water with me

Everyone, have a great day

Michele