WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE

Welcome to Pam, Geri and Annelise! (Geri, we are the same age, I just turned 54 on Friday, and have been coming to MFP for just over 30 days. I know how much it has helped me, and I hope that you’ll find it helps you a lot, too.)

It is very hot here in Ohio, but because we had a lot of rain this morning, I didn’t have to water the gardens. That’s good, I think I could have melted out there in the heat and humidity today! :devil: I did an hour on my treadmill, though, so I felt good about that.
Hope everyone is having a good day!
Deborah

Just popping in for a quick hello. I typed my fingers to nubbins yesterday. A big welcome to Annelise. Her message made me think about my journey. I'm glad my story rang a bell for some of you. That's what this is all about - helping each other. So many of you have helped me in so many ways. Thanks!

We're going to Mexican Train dominoes tonight, so you'll just see "quick add calories". I will try to be good. Will report back in as to what I had. I know that I'm taking 3 bottles of water with me, that I'll avoid the desserts (unless there's fruit), I'm taking these cheese meatballs. The recipe says that it makes 48 and that 3 meatballs equals 148 calories. I actually made 81!

Did an hour of incline intervals on the treadmill today, then went and bought the strawberries to take tomorrow, then bought gas, came home and cut up the key lime bars to take tomorrow. Then bowled 5 games. Honestly, we had 2 coupons for 2 free games, but seeing how I'd gone to the senior practice yesterday (free for 2 hours), I felt bad just bowling 4 games and getting them for free. Of course, we'll pay the league tomorrow, but that's only $7. Out of 5 games, I broke 100 four times and came close the fifth. Now I'm making something for Vince to eat for dinner (since he most likely won't want to eat there, except for the desserts). Tomorrow...yoga and then deep water, then to the store to pick up the cantaloupe and watermelon along with a container of dip (which I won't eat, but I know some people like it). If I have to, I'll donate the rest of the dip to the soup kitchen. On second thought, I bet it has a pretty long shelf life. I'm hosting bunco later in the month and I was thinking about having two desserts -- fruit and these lemon bars. Mainly I want to see which people prefer. So I can use the dip with the fruit!

Welcome Annelise. I'm so glad Mary invited you. Yes, this IS a wonderful bunch of women.

Geri - I'm going to TRY (note the word) to have a larger lunch and just cereal for dinner. Like I said, TRY because Vince wants his meat and potatoes for dinner. I usually try to have some sort of protein as that is most filling and takes a long time to digest. Egg whites, tuna, sardines, even sometimes cheese, cottage cheese. Oh, and I try to get in lots of veges, but that doesn't always happen. Chicken

Mary (msh) - glad you had a safe trip!

Gotta tell you ladies...I'm wearing this shirt, I bought it in the junior dept. Fortunately, it doesn't look too too young. But I had to get a medium! Maybe they weren't juniors after all. The shirt is sleeveless, it's in the 90's here today and they expect the same for tomorrow.

Pam - so glad you joined us! Good luck on your surgery. Tell us more about it, why you need it and what they hope to accomplish.

I just took the cheese meatballs out of the oven. Honestly, I'm very surprised at how good they are! But I do think that the next time I make them, I'll use 1/2 turkey breast and 1/2 ground beef. The recipe calls for ground beef only.

Amanda - happy early birthday!

Just got back from the Mexican train. I did pretty well on the eating, had shrimp, some of the cheese meatballs I made, veggiesl But on the way home I had this intense desire to just eat and eat and eat. I'm not sure what triggered it, I'm thinking that maybe it was the chocolates that I had (3 small pieces). It's not that I was hungry, actually, I was full. Oh well....tomorrow I WILL do better. It's going to be a busy day. Get up, go to the Y for yoga and then water aerobics, stop at one food store to get the fruit and just a few other things, come home and if I have time, put the fruit in the serving dish, go to bowling league, come home, we have to leave the house early since I need to buy the ice for the meeting. We already have a lot of the supplies in the car, like the coffee urn, most of the supplies, etc. We're going to put our bowling balls in my car, then if we're running late we can just take Vince's car to the meeting. Somewhere in there I need to try to get the garbage and recyclables out. I'm going to take bottles of water in case we need to water down the coffee. They aren't sure how much water to how much coffee grounds we'll need, so that will be an experiment. Not sure when we'll have dinner, IF we will.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Star,hope you feel better quick
jane:flowerforyou:

Good Morning Ladies:

Hope everyone is well. We had quite the light show in the sky las night around the area last night and it promises to hit 41 celsius today which would be about 110 farenheit with the humidex. They say we might break a record last set in 1959. Lucky us

Marilyn: Hope your dog feels better with his allergies.

Natalie: At least you finally have the scale moving in the right direction and that is what counts.

Michele: I envy you cooking/baking for so many. I don't know how you do it. That is like a full time job in and of itself!!

Annelise/Geri: Welcome to both of you. You will enjoy this site, There is lots of support to be had.

Barbie. I love hearing about your dance group. It sounds like such fun.

Lorri. I agree with you; this group and MFP can make an impact on someone to change their lives for the better. Also, good for you for sticking with the program while your daughter had her "pizza party". That shows you that it is working!!

Mary: Glad to hear you made it to Texas okay and that your little Luke is so cute. Sorry that his Mom is in pain and hope that she feels well soon.

Aim2lose: I agree with genealace in that I think you might be setting yourself up to fail, maybe set your goals a little lower and you will do fine. Positive thinking and you will make it!!

genealace: That was great advice.

Cindy: Sounds like your kitchen is coming along. Also, on the coritsone issue, I know from my husband who has adrenal disease, that the cortisome is a hormone that is produced from the adrenal gland and yes it can produce belly fat and it can be activated by stress. But that is not to say that it can not be dieted away. My husband, who is a "worrier" has to be careful about his diet or he gains weight quickly because he had 1 adrenal gland removed already due to the disease he has. That is what the surgeon told us anyway.

Pam: Best of luck with your surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

rjadams: I do my food like that too. I prepare a lot on the weekends so that I am prepared through the week as I eat my main meal at lunch time.

Amanda: How was the fish pedicure? I have heard about them but never known anyone who has had it done.

smwert: I have had asthma since my 20's but this year seems to be a particularly bad year for it; I too had to go back on Symbacort for the first time in years. It must be all this rain we have been having. You know what, I think if you lose the weight, I think you will find that your blood pressure and diabetes will change too, so just continue and see where it takes you.

Mimi: You always have such words of wisdom, I always enjoy your posts as well.

Anyway, ladies. Onward and upward. A busy day here again at work.

So, everyone, have a good day and talk to you soon.

Cathy

Hello, I just have time to read your posts today. It seems like the weather is finally warming up for most of you - wish I could say the same here! I can't imagine having a day that is too warm. Hope you all have a great day and meet your goals!

:happy: Hey Amanda ......we had paella tonight too. One of my all time favourites. Do you use pre made seasoning?


Jackie.

Hi Jackie, no - never use the pre made stuff. I just add loads of fresh herbs plus a good pinch of saffron and some paprika.

xx

Good morning everyone

rjadams - spring has by-passed us too (Ottawa, Canada) - it is like mid-summer with temperature today forecast at 33c, but with a humidex of 40+. Linda - 33c is not too warm, but the humidex is what makes it so uncomfortable.

I'm lawn bowling this morning so I hope it isn't too hot, too early. This afternoon DBF and I will go to the mall to walk the circuit and stop for a tea. He is trying to lose weight too, but has gained the last couple of weeks. I think he is feeling a bit complacent because he has lost about 20lbs, but earlier in the year he had lost 25lbs. He has bad knees so it is important for him to keep on the downward trend.

My sneak peek this morning looks like the one pound I'm nibbling away at, is on its way out and I'm going to have to choose a new one to work on soon.

I was in Spain earlier this year and one of the things I was looking forward to was a 'real' paella. But we were so busy that we ended up eating in every day. Perhaps next year.

Hello ladies.

Chilly and damp in London today.

I went to the hospital rehabilitation gym for my induction today. It was extremely thorough but I now have an embarrassing problem. Where I was using the rowing machine, I have given myself huge bloody blisters on my bum! It is probably because there is less fat in that area now, but still quite a bit of loose skin. As I am typing this, I am sat sideways on with my left buttock raised! Very fetching! Padded knickers may be the order of the day from now on.

Do you ladies use elliptical cross trainers at home? As some of you know, I have a pretty extensive home gym and was thinking of adding a cross trainer. Any recommendations?

Better get off my (rather sore) bottom and achieve something now.

Have a good day my friends.

Love

Amanda x

Good morning lovelies! It's taken me days just to skim the posts.
WOW, some of you are already harvesting? We haven't even put out transplants yet, since there's still snow on Shaefer's butte...
It warmed up some this weekend, then terrific rainstorm yesterday. It's been a very wet spring here in SW Idaho, slug patrol counts continue high, the river and canals are all way high... Love all your lunch recommendations. Will help me mix it up, sometimes get bored with salad and lean protein. Brining your own not only helps shrink the middle, but enlarge the pocketbook

grabbit97 what kind of dog is zoey? Where does she visit? How long has she been doing therapy. That's something I'd like to do when I retire and get my retirement puppy.
Faye 20 lb newfie? LOL! OK I'd like a 15 lb Bouvier
cherubcrnp 4 pant sizes WOWOWOW!
SMVQ Scary about the mountain lion, any recent evidence? We live in suburbs on edge of foothills, and I saw one strolling across the road late one afternoon, following the deer trail down to the river. Neighbors lost their Bichon to a coyote last year, very sad. We're all careful now not to let pets out front unguarded. Maybe your DD was jealous you found the fringed suede jacket first. Wear it with a BIG smile, or send it to me!!! Allergic to rain? LOL! Loved your story. I too have always been self-critical, trying to be more gentle and make friends with myself, but it's a struggle. You have always been beautiful and now it shows outside too, just LOOK at your picture!
chicletgirl con VERY gratulations on both the swimming suit and the swimming! You go gal!
star walking buddy house calls? I'll ask her.

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when I bring a healthy dish to a gathering of any kind.:grumble: I go to where there are members of TOPS and they should know better, but always say things like "this is a party". I guess it is mindset and they just don't want to change. Perhaps they feel deprived.:noway: They are really depriving themselves ,with each bite of fattening food, of better health.

Thanks for the reminder that I can CHOOSE better health.
genealace bobbin lace? anything like tatting?
sissygok nikon lenses with a dozen different colored sleeves for the temples? Sign me up!

I'm not a dancer, but I plan on using my wii to workout. Do you know if they have a dance program?

Yes selmaguzman, there are wii Dance games. I have the Dance Dance Revolution 3 but I don't like the music enough to do it very often. The Zumba game has gotten mixed reviews so I'm waiting for the next version. Anyone else have a favorite wii based dance game?
Amanda with your bright orange and blue nails, are you a fan of American College football? Those are our school's (Boise State University) colors, the field even has blue turf!

Totally missed my goal for May and not doing much better for June. Where is my willpower? My "I can do it"?

Aim2lose did you find your "I can do it" ? Barbie tells us to stick to what we want most instead of what we want at the moment. What I want (not to be) most ... B U L G E S out at me from every mirror...
Geri thanks for asking the lunch question!
Amanda what on earth is a fish pedicure? How about adding in a massage for you birthday spa treatment as consolation for DH having to work?
Jackie what color did you paint the conservatory? Wish we had one, the growing season here is sooo short. Let's see, the Library is in trasition to an exercise room, maybe with a few plant lights... that would mean giving up even more books and bookshelves, noooooooooo...
Michelle cheese meatballs? Would you share the recipe?

Anyone heard from Barb (weaklink109) recently? She'd have the links to the real info on stress/cortisol/belly fat and whether or not we metabolize honey differently from sugar. Miss her piggies stories too ;{

and Barbie and Mimi thank you both for your continuing inspiration. Checking in DOES strenghten the resolve... but now really must dash to work.

Back from lawn bowling. It was VERY hot and we played a shortened game today because the humidex is going up to 40+. I still have to plant out some things into my hanging baskets, but I'm not sure if they will get done this afternoon.

Bobbin lace isn't like tatting. Tatting is done with a shuttle (and to me is very boring!). Bobbin lace is done on a pillow with the thread hanging on bobbins. The pattern is under the threads and pins are used to hold the work in place while you are working. It is more like weaving on a small scale.

If you would like to see a picture of some difference types of pillows have a look at this website: http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/PillowsBobbins/LacePillows.html

If you want to see a few bits of my work look at: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/153488286KFcbyg

:flowerforyou: An early evening "Hello" to you all.............

Not much happening here today. We've been shopping and managed to find new bedding sets to go with the 2 new single beds bought. All items again in Sales .........:bigsmile: so my "To Spend" pot is growing nicely!!

I got a quick call from my Dad. He's hoping to come to my Birthday "Bash" but it's rather a long way for my step mother to drive.....4 hours.......They're going to check on trains or coach before they decline the invitation. They weren't up for the last "Do" we had (DH'd 60th + #2 son's 30th)....although my mum, who had moved in with us by then, was convinced he had come. She looked out of the window , pointed to a group of guests and said to me.."I didn't know you'd invited your father!!" I replied..:laugh: "I didn't mum, that's your son!". My brother does indeed resemble his father .....many , many years ago!!

To answer the question re our conservatory's colour........Anyone want any very "Yellow" paint!!:glasses: Now we have a yellow bedroom ....was mum's and I thought it would be cheery for her after she came out of hospital... a yellow kitchen and now a yellow wall in the conservatory. The new dining area will have yellow themed wallpaper too. As we bought a rather large tin of ......yellow.......I could willingly give some away. There's only so much of the colour you can take ....even if it seems to be the new white!!!! But .........if the Queen visited us wearing the outfit she wore to Kate and Will's wedding,:happy: she would certainly blend in!!

The lb's seem static for a few days so fingers crossed ....if I can just eat veg sticks tonight and not go cupboard scouring for "Something nice" I should hope for another loss soon. I'm still keeping up with my green tea and getting quite used to it now.
I can't get on the exercycle now either as....DH has taken it to the tip!! :ohwell: As I haven't really used it for a while and as it was a bit rusty I can't shed those tears of sadness to see it gone! Lazy or what?!!

I'm off to do some washing now and sort some ironing. Have a good evening everyone.

BFN
Jackie

Hello ladies.

Chilly and damp in London today.

I went to the hospital rehabilitation gym for my induction today. It was extremely thorough but I now have an embarrassing problem. Where I was using the rowing machine, I have given myself huge bloody blisters on my bum! It is probably because there is less fat in that area now, but still quite a bit of loose skin. As I am typing this, I am sat sideways on with my left buttock raised! Very fetching! Padded knickers may be the order of the day from now on.

Do you ladies use elliptical cross trainers at home? As some of you know, I have a pretty extensive home gym and was thinking of adding a cross trainer. Any recommendations?

Better get off my (rather sore) bottom and achieve something now.

Have a good day my friends.

Love

Amanda x

Ouch! Hope it heals quickly. Geri

Regarding dance games for the Wii. Just Dance and Just Dance 2 are good for getting you up and moving.

Posting a little late today because I spent too much time messing around this morning and then had to hurry to go to the gym. Our weather is up in the 90's with high humidity and when we came home from the workout at the gym we both collapsed and took naps....so here we re at dinner time and I am just saying hello for the day. I hope all of you had a great day, kept on track and did some form of exercise.

Dinner tonight is a southwestern salad, lots of fresh veggies with a skinned chicken breast, an avocado and a nice dressing made with salsa and a bit of lowfat ranch dressing...found a good one at Walmart, it is in the produce department and has their "upscale" label Marketplace. A few crumbled chips on the top and OLE'.

TV stinks during the summer, thank goodnes for Netflix, tonight is Company Men with Ben Affleck, love him, wish he made more movies. Have a good night all. :flowerforyou:

Sissy