WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015

Sylvia – Thanks for taking us along on your VW trip down memory lane. I’m smiling at your escapades.

nana2k886 - hugs for you, and welcome. Many things you said remind me of me. I have both OA and RA, and have had 4 car accidents in the past 3 years (luckily they were at low speed, and always the other driver's fault, so my insurance did not go up). I used to enjoy exercise, but now I get bored quickly, and can't tolerate the pain for more than about 10-15 minutes, so I get up and walk or dance in my office.

Miriam - Hugs for your family regarding the chickenpox/encephalitis ! ! ! My DD had chicken pox twice (thankfully no negative side effects like your family, so sorry and sad). The first time she only got 3 spots, and we didn't even know it was chicken pox until they were almost gone. Like clockwork 2 weeks later almost all the kids in her DayCare broke out. Then, another 3 weeks later (on my birthday), she was covered in pox. I had taken the day off work to watch "Bridges of Madison County" and eat ice cream alone all day (I was a size 4 at that time, so eating ice cream was a HUGE treat!) . Instead, we watched cartoons and I shared my ice cream. // DS got all the chicken pox immunizations on schedule, then on the last day of school before winter break of his first grade, he said "my tummy tickles" and sure enough he had about a dozen pox on his abdomen and armpits. The next morning he was covered and DH came home with influenza. That was a rough winter break. I had to make food for DS that he could eat cold, and leave juice and Gatorade for DH because I was working retail at that time. We gave him his Christmas gift (don't laugh) a bowling ball, early, and I have the refrigerator dents to prove it. How can a "simple" childhood illness effect everybody in so many different ways !?!?!

Welcome to everyone new, and hugs for everyone again today ! ! !

I've been getting more than my fair share of hugs lately, so I'm feeling extra generous. It just started raining here, so I suppose my DH will get off the roof and head home early today. I have to go to the high school's winter sports meeting tonight, so I will not be shopping at Big Lots. Maybe next week. But I really did stock up on low fat granola and water enhancer drops last time I was there. I think the only thing we really need at home is bread (not really a need, but DH will just buy it if I don't, so I won't) and milk. Milk is on sale at PigglyWiggly for $1.49 with $10 additional purchase. Can't pass up a deal like that !

Okay, enough rambling. I should get more work done.

Hugs ! ! ! Terri in Milwaukee

Thanks Barbie for this quote - "The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."

I'm starting this journey again after doing what I wanted "at the moment." Just had my yearly physical and the Doctor gave me a talking to about my weight, pain in knees, and the higher than what I've had in the past blood pressure.

Goals for October:
- track food honestly to become aware of what I'm eating
- Become accountable by stating my weight each month to this group.

Starting weight today: 270.6

Thanks,
Christine
Northern California

pipcd34 wrote: »

welcome new peeps - join in on the chat and you'll get support.

I just noticed I'm on a 1180 day streak!! wowzers!

Yay! You are an inspiration

hugs

Blue Jays have some Hot Bats going on right now. I hope the Cubs can bring it tomorrow.

losingitall2012 - WOW! That is some kind of weight loss for only one month. Be careful! Losing fast is usually something that caused weight gain when you come off whatever you are doing. I know it has made you feel really good; but, make sure you are drinking enough water. Minimum of 8 8oz glasses of water a day. You'll pee a whole lot the first week or 10 days; but, you need to make sure you are turning fat into muscle. Are you back on WW? Don't feel bad, I gained weight on it, too; was doing really good on my portion control; but, not exercising. Winter exercise is difficult to do, especially if you live in a place that is too warm for a lot of certain kinds of exercise; and too cool to get in a pool. My favorite kind of exercise. Just be very careful. This is a thread where you'll get a lot of encouragement; but, also a thread where women will be honest with you. It's taken me 5 months to lose 27lbs and it was done on a Medical Weight Loss Program that my MD 'ordered' me into. It is very restrictive 'caloric intake' ... wise. I am happy that you are ready to start over and hopefully do so correctly.

Annr - HA! HA! You cannot really push your son to notice the opposite sex; when the 'car' phase peters out he'll look for something to take its place. Our DYS was 36 before he got married and thankfully he has found a young woman who enjoys the things that he does ... hunting and fishing.

I did not get much out of WW, other than totally feeling really bad about myself. I still take a lot of medications that have the side effect of 'weight gain' and I did not feel that they took that into consideration. Now I am on a "Medical Weight Loss Program" and my 'caloric intake' is what my MD tells me I should be getting in order to lose weight. The first week I felt quite deprived; but, I stuck with it and after about 10 days of being on it, I started losing weight. Lost 7lbs the first 2-week weigh-in. That gave me the incentive to stick it out. I'm about 1/2 towards my goal and I am looking forward to the 'facial' I will get when I reach it. Depending on how I feel about that particular weight will depend on how I look and what my DH says. He doesn't want me to lose too much weight. I've been the weight that my goal weight is - an I felt so much better than I have in the recent past. I started my weight loss about the middle of May. I agree that going to a program that does NOT support you or doesn't ask the 'featherweight' to tell others what she/he is doing to get such a weight loss, is demoralizing to the others in the group. That's how I felt about WW. I did not have the money to join a gym like some; and some seemed to be 'stuck' at a weight even through they were going to the gym every day of the week. I live 25-30 miles away from the nearest WW meeting. Right now, they've moved; but, I don't know what times and days they are open. I have a set of their portion control spoons and a scale. I do use them all. I am surprised at some things and how much you can use and still be under 400 calories for a meal. It takes a lot of discipline not to fall into easy traps. I usually eat my 'main' meal during the middle of the day; if we are planning on going 'out to eat' I need to know it before lunch. Then, sometimes I just don't worry about going over my 'caloric intake' for the day. Sometimes I 'think' you do have to 'trick' your body and then go back to the 'lite' diet. Portion control and how something is prepared makes a world of difference. I rarely eat fried food anymore.

Some birds do mate for life; I don't know if an eagle is one of them or not. I like you analogy of 'peeing on the other one' below; yes, it is like a human marriage. Some days you are a nut, some days you're not!

For my 'self-care' . . . I paint! Love doing it; but, would not want to make a living from it. I think that is one reason I hated 'art school' so much . . . felt like a job. I enjoyed when I took private lessons (all through my younger years and through HS). Going to 'art school' was a 'culture shock' for a small town girl going to Atlanta.

terri_mom - I can't pass up the 'buy one, get one free' that Publix has. I'll buy tea that way and then give the extra gallon to my DOS's family.

stats for the day:
Spin at hm- 50min 112ahr, 128mhr, = 332c
walk dome 2 hm- 38.43min, 3.8amph/pace, 105ahr, 131mhr, 2.4mi = 276c
total cal 608

Barbie- hopefully she will figure it out! At least you can continue as normal as long as you feel well!

Mary from Minnesota

thinking positive thoughts for you barbicat

Just got back from ceramics.

DJ - I also add a can of pumpkin to a box of spice cake mix, then make those into minimuffins.

terri in Milwaukee - I can't even begin to tell you how many warts I've had over the years. So I'm aware they do come back. Just wish there was some way to "combat" them early on. I just go to the MD and he cuts them out. You'd better NOT pass up that milk deal!

barbie - if Vince misses a NASCAR race and records it, he refuses to read the paper until he's watched the race. As a matter of fact one time I had to turn the paper over so that he wouldn't see a headline. I think you would go insane if you were told to stop walking and dancing!

Michele in NC

Pip: Congratulations on 1180. You are a star! I'm racing to catch up and hope I don't make it. We can compare again in a few years.

Annr: If you come back this way maybe we can meet somewhere. There are lots of restaurants and many that are quite good. On the topic of TOPS, I have heard of some very positive groups but yours seems to be positively awful. I have been happy & successful being "on my own" with this wonderful group of women for support. DH is also very supportive. Stick with us. It works. :flowerforyou:

losingitall2012: Welcome to great group! :flowerforyou:

Barbie: It sounds like you've found a good doctor. I'm happy that you get to do the things you love.


New windows tomorrow and DSIL is coming for a visit! I enjoy her company and am looking forward to it. The window installers can be the entertainment unless we think of something better. :bigsmile: I changed my profile picture to show myself before I found MFP. I can't motivate myself to take time to learn how to insert big photos, but I wanted you to see where I started. My dog is older now, but he looks the same. I'm older, too, but I look and feel younger. :bigsmile:

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

October 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.

Katla - Thank you for the before photo. I always love seeing people's journeys.

Any others care to share? I know we have seen a few, but some newbies might be inspired!

Heather UK

Thanks everyone for the support and motivation - I'm back on track but not eating as healthy as I was yet. I can't just eat what I like and portion control because as soon as I let sugar into my diet I'm like an addict and can't get enough of it. I have to almost completely eliminate it. And when I start hearing this little voice telling me to buy this or buy that I know the binge is coming. Next time I may just need to leave the store when I feel like buying things that I know I can not have in my home.

Anyway that's over and swept in the corner but a new problem has arisen. Five + months ago the pipe under the house leading to the outside faucet burst and flooded my bedroom and the hallway. I rent this house so contacted the maintenance guy. It took 3 days for them to get a plumber out due to the weekend. By then there were actual fungi growing in the room. The landlord thought she could just have a carpet cleaning company come in and clean the carpets. No Way! So they came out and said it couldn't be done. I was concerned about mold growing in the walls so they had a company come out and check. Whatever the landlord was told they ignored and said they were going to put new carpet in.They came in about a week later and pulled the carpet out of the bedroom. After another phone call to maintenance a couple of weeks later they finally pulled the carpet in the hallway. They did not remove the staples so we were stepping on them all the time. Let me repeat this was 5+ months ago. I still have no carpet. The business is run by a family - they own multiple homes, do the maintenance, one son owns a carpet business another other family members are in construction. You get the picture. I have called them all repeatedly only to get the runaround. So finally I sent an email to the landlord and said it seemed like the carpet was not going to get replaced until I move and that I had been paying rent for a 3 bedroom house for over 5 months when I only have 2 bdrms I can use. So she finally emails me back after I sent 3 emails and left a message on her phone and the only thing she says is they are going to sell the house and if I want to move it's OK with them. No mention of the carpet.

I am totally stressed about this. Now in the middle of school I have to uproot the boys when if they had said something during summer I could have moved then. I felt like throwing up after reading her email. I've been on the computer looking at rentals all night and thinking about where I want to move to and how I'm going to get the money together to do so.

I wish I were one of those people who don't eat when they're stressed - I would be so skinny!!! Don't worry I am not and will not eat my way through this!

Oops Karen from ny sent the homemade wart remedy