WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE

Good morning everyone. Mimi & Chiclet sorry your day was so crazy.

Chicklet, I know what your going through. My mom lived with us the last few years of her life and it was difficult. We at least had Home Health Care come in to help with baths and medical issues like wound care, catheters etc. My prayers are with you both.

Wed night we had terrible storms so yesterday the whole day spent cleaning up the town. Luckily no people injured and not to much property damage just loads of trees and power lines down.

Yesterday wasn't the best day for me. I didn't swim but I walked 40 minutes which wasn't alot but was something. I did stay on my food plan for both my weight and my medical problems. I'm sceduled for a 1 hour water aerobics class this morning - I can hardly wait. I go to 3 classes a week and lap swim on the off days. Starting next week they are closing the pool on weekends which is going to be a real bummer.

Today was my weigh in day and I lost 1/2 lb. this week and 1 inch. Slow but sure!

We're supposed to have more rain and storms today so I hope it takes a break while I go swimming.

Hope everybody has a nice day.

God Bless!

Well DD has been trying since her January 29 wedding and she did it. She is due "January 29th":laugh:

I am going to be a grandma. Not quite used to the idea yet but starting to get excited.

Congratulations, Robin! It is SO much more fun being a Grandma than the Mom!


Another busy day at work. Hope to get back here later! Have a wonderful day, everyone

TGIF!!!

Good Morning Ladies!

I Love reading all the news going on in everyone lives, But by the time I read them all I never have time to respond :bigsmile:

So this time I just read one & looked at the clock & realized I need to hurry. So I just stopped in to say Hi!! :flowerforyou:

I Hope you all Have a wonderful Weekend

And I Learn alot from you wonderful ladies, So Thank You!!!!

Robin, WOO HOO!!! JUMPING UP AND DOWN. DOING CARTWHEELS!!! You will be a wonderful grandma. Congrats. :happy: :happy: :happy: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

p.s. and Kathy is right, being a grandma is way better than being a mom. You can love ‘em and spoil ‘em, then take them home. When they’re being stinkers (what, my grandchildren?), mom and dad get ‘em!

Rant for the day: Portion control :grumble:

All the emphasis on portion control…what a hoax. I eat maybe 3 times what I used to eat and I’m 120 pounds lighter. Portion control is a misnomer. We should say “junk food control,” or “fast food control,” or “concentrated calorie control (all those “diet” helpers that contain sugar fall into this category), or just “foods that are bad for you and make you gain weight, like white flour, white sugar, and white rice control.”

When it comes to foods like fruits and veggies, the portion control that has been sorely lacking is getting LARGE enough portions. Eating MORE, not LESS, is the single dietary thing that’s helped me lose weight. So, portion control, shmortion control. Work on eating good, healthy food, and lots of it, and you’ll do just fine. The ONLY time I struggle with losing weight is when I eat too much of the bad foods and not enough of the good foods.

Despite getting to bed at nearly 1:30 a.m. last night (hmm, this morning…:laugh: ), I’m working on getting an early(ish) start. It’s going to heat up (finally!) and I want to get a walk in. :happy:

Have a wonderful day and eat lots (of the right stuff!).

I just started on April and I exceeded my weight goal for May. I will exercise more for June. Thanks for the post. I would like more pals over 50. Please be my pal and I will be yours.

5.7 miles for me today - normal speed! Glad that week at work is over!! Back later to read the posts.

Just came in for lunch and I forgot to say earlier ......

Peggy/bkrbabe - Woo Hoo! You look terrific! And no bat wings! :noway: How the heck did you manage that?? :bigsmile:

I'm amased at the amount of weight so many of you have lost, you are all awsome :flowerforyou: . I just want to drop a measly 10 pounds, i totally blew it last night but family from Phoenix is in So Cal for vacation so it enjoyed the food and company :drinker: . Unfortunately June Gloom arrived with them. I'm back on track with food and back on the treadmill today.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Diane

Hi Ladies:

I usually post in the morning and I did this morning too, but just as I had completed my posting and was getting ready to submit, our office lost power for a while and then I got busy and had no chance until now.

I hope everyone has had a good day and that you all have a terrrific weekend too.

Sally - I hope the eye surgey went well.

Barbie - that pedometer seems amazing, I have to get me one of those things!

Mimi - don't you just love story time with the kidlets? I do, I love that special time and I think the kids do too.

Chiclet - I do hope your Mom is feeling better and that your life is slowing down some.

Vivki - have fun on your trip.

Mary - safe journey.

Jeanne - congrats on your weight loss.

Robin - major congrats on becoming a Gramma. You will love it, it is better than being a Mom (almost).

cjtpmm - Welcome. You will like it here.

Well, I had an extremely busy week and I am glad to see the end of it, frankly. Now 2 days off. If only the weather would be better, they are calling for rain all day tomorrow and it may be nice on Sunday so I hope so.

I do my weigh in tomorrow so I will see how I have done.

Anyway, my friends. Have a good evening,

Cathy

Good evening everyone

Here I am, late again, but I had a busy day. Was lawn bowling this morning and then we had a work group come to the club to try their hands and bowling in a 'team building' event. So I was walking with them for another 90 minutes.

Then when I got home I had to go right back out again to get my grocery shopping done and out of the way.

This evening we went to Denny's restaurant - not my favourite place, but there is a pop-festival going on just down the road and we couldn't easily get to a more favourite restaurant. I didn't realise that the meal I chose also came with two ginormous pancakes. I brought them home! There is no way I could possilby have eaten them at the time - not sure if I ever will eat them, but thought I'd check on their calorie count and perhaps have one for lunch.

Did some counted cross stitch this evening while my DBF was visiting. So didn't get on the computer until now when it is time for bed. So I'll say goodnight and I'll C U on the other side.

Barbie/All: When I said I only want to lose a measly 10 pounds, it's not my last 10 pounds it's my first and I will be at my goal weight. I am very fortunate that I have never had a weight problem, I gained about 15 pounds in the last 4-5 years and my maximum weight is less than 10 pounds more than I weigh right now. This is the reason I admire all of you ladies for the tremendous achievements you have made, this is the first time I have ever tracked calories and what an eye opener it has been. Cheers to all, keep up the good work and have a fabulous weekend.

Went to the doctor today for my mom to check out her wound from her fall. Doc says it looks good and just cut off the dead skin that I wouldn't do. Gave me some medicine and bandages for her and told me to change them daily. So that's cool. She can still continue her physical therapy so no need to cancel any apptointments (much to my mom's disappointment).

I asked the doctor if I could get weighed in even though it was my mom's appt. I lost 5 more pounds. I am happy and surprised because I have been eating some things I shouldn't (just don't go to crazy eating) and really expected to gain weight. I know this sounds like a cop out. but ever since mom started getting me depressed I haven't been as diligent as I used to be with what I ate. I notice I have problems with late night snacking even if it is just yogurt or string cheese or popcorn. But the point is I never used to do it. I am also not cooking as much as I used to, I feel so poopy most of the time that cooking seems like a chore. I barely have time to chat with you guys let alone log in my food and that was what was keeping me on track.

Tonight, a person I have hired to help me bathe mom asked me to come over her house with her roommates for some pizza and salad and to play some board games. I did (only had one piece and had lots of salad. I had so much fun and as I sat there playing the game with them I was thinking, "Her roommates are closer in age to my mom than me." then I thought, "So this is what normal older people do. Why can't my mom be like these ladies? They are happy and want to enjoy life and better themselves." I was so envious of them. I wished my mom could be like them so my life could be more normal. As it is I told them around 9:15 that I needed to leave because I had to go home and change my mom. I got, "We admire you so much for doing what you do for your mom." but I was thinking, "But I dont want to go, I want to stay and keep having fun." How childish I sound while I type this out. But it is the truth. I feel like I will never get to accomplish what I wanted to do, like going back to work or living on my own again, because I am chained to my mom changing diapers every 3 to 4 hours. I will never have my life back or when I will, I will be to old to enjoy it. (Mom's mother lived to be 90 years old with Alzeheimers) That's 20 more years of diaper changing!!!

I gotta go. This started out as being happy about my weight loss and now is turning into a rant that I am not proud of. Maybe my period is going to start. Been feeling extra poopy lately ( if that is more possible!)

Good night all,
Chiclet

Good Morning Everyone,

The eye surgery was fine. What a difference the nurses and staff make in all that ....they really do an incredible job. Yesterday was a day of cold compresses to my eye. All is well with that. Thanks for all your comments. I will do an exercise class tomorrow slowly. Today I am going to tutor my little guy and then I am going to visit with friends this afternoon.

Mimi...I am beginning to get what you are saying about eating more of the right foods and getting all the junk out.

I better get ready for the day..
Have a great day!

Good morning everyone

Chiclet - you are obviously trying to do all you can for your mum BUT there is a very true saying that you must take care of the caretaker. In other words if you don't get help you are going to burn out and then you won't be any good to your mum or yourself. As I'm new to MFP I don't know the background as to why you are the only caregiver or why your mum needs so much help (and I don't need to know) BUT (yes another one) you really must find some way of getting more help. Grasp hold of the good things "YAY on the 5lbs loss and the fun evening with people. Could you host that at your home? Then your mum would see other people and it might give her stimulation too and if you had to change her diaper then it would only be a 2 minute time out and you could go back to playing cards. If your mum is at all mobile, in some areas there are day-care programs for adults so that caregivers can have time to themselves.

Another nice day at the moment, but rain is coming for later today. I am going to visit my aunt (who has Altzheimers but still able to live alone) and I have a couple of plants to put in a tub on her balcony. I hope she remembers to water them. I might have to call her a few times to remind her.

Our supper at Denny's won't be repeated any time soon. I still feel full this morning and my scale shows it too! Good job my WI day isn't until Monday - will have to watch my food intake and step up the water for the next couple of days.