WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

Hi all, so I'm starting again after being off for several months and surprise gaining back all I had lost plus more! I suffered an injury and then everything seemed to take over. I'm about to get the all clear for exercise (at the end of January) which will help. I'd love the support to get me back on track. My goals for 2016:

1. Live my life the way I want to, not the way everyone expects me to live it;
2. Respect myself and take ownership of the decisions I make (food choices);
3. Focus on what's most important to me....my family;
4. Try not to continually get sucked into the vortex at work and take on other's issues (not sure how I'm going to accomplish this one);
5. Get back to running;
6. Eat well balanced nutritious meals;
7. Have balance in my life;

My goals are not in any particular order...although my family and balance in my life are the most important ....I think.

Natasha (Rural Ontario, Canada)

mollywhippit - I would not weigh myself every day; but, when I do weigh myself (every other Tuesday) then I am usually pleasantly surprised; I weigh at the same time (10:00am). I know it is difficult not to eat all those fattening or fried foods, especially if that is what everybody else is doing. But, you can do it! Don't be ashamed; you can get back into those 'a little snug' size 14's. Just keep asking for support and try to either stop the bad things and get back to the 'good' things. YOU CAN DO IT! You might need to revisit the number of calories you are taking in; and for a while try to eat less of them during the day. I know my MD (when he 'ordered' me into their weight loss program); he told me, that for me to lose weight I would have to take in less calories than is the range of 'maintaining one's weight. It took me 2 weeks before I was no longer hungry; but, it worked. Now, I find that about 1/2 of the time; I am within the 'caloric intake' set for me; and, the other 1/2 I might go over but just a little and I am not at all hungry. I do give in to my Molly Mooks (Cheese Straws) and I only eat 1/2 ounce of them (about 3 pieces). It satisfied my

I will only take a steroid for a week; after that I will tell my MD that I don't want a 2nd round. We just need to think of something else. But, for me, a steroid will just about clear anything, such as a lingering cough. Found that out when my lung MD put me on one for a week.

Woo-hoo - something on other than football while DH is hunting! Watching reruns of "House".

Gee, I could not take "Prozac"; sent me to the hospital for a week. I have to be very careful of the drugs that are Rx'd for me. Some OTC drugs I can't take because it interacts with something I am taking. One reason I keep a list of what I am takin. Sometimes I even get the MD to call my Pharmacist to double-check it. I can't take Tyelnol; Advil, or Aleve. I can take regular aspirin. Crazy.

Coffee doesn't seem to bother me, day or night; but, I have cut down on it - usually pour a 2nd cup and before I know it, it is no longer 'hot'. So doing that in the morning and doing it at night I cut back by 3 cups. I drink water during the day and with my lunch and dinner.

I need to jump on my treadmill for a while. Can do that while DH is hunting and still watch TV - have to turn it up so I can hear it over the treadmill running.

When (and if) my DOGD comes over to help with the house; I am going to get her to start in the bathroom (cleaning and decluttering). I know if I tell her to declutter as if it was her own; she will do a wonderful job and then I can decide if I want or need to keep it. I'll be rearranging my lower kitchen cabinets. Something is leaking in my corner turn stile; which mean I will have to get something to load it off and then wash the stupid thing, I need to go through my cabinets up top and rearrange my cup cabinet, I probably should put the dishes on the side where the cups are; and cups where the dishes are. I'd have to put the things we use a lot closer to the cup cabinet, in order to be able to reach it easily. Oh dear, I wish I had had some say-so about how my kitchen would look; I would have put in more cabinets; but not one over the end of the peninsular. What a wasted space; nor would I have those corner cabinets, another wasted space. Probably would not put a window that overlooks the carport either. That would probably have made a good space for 'extra' cabinets. I've tried to get DH to see if he can get cabinets made to fit that space. I'd like to have one of those narrow ones beside my fridge where when you pull the door - you can put cans there and see all of them. cabinets under the window and make a cushion to go on it as a window seat. Some over it; and then down the left-hand side. We'd have to move the electrical switches or cut the space out of the cabinet. Actually, he is still 'thinking' over my idea to paint the cabinets the same Velvet White that is everywhere else on the trim of the house. I love, love, love the new color of the walls! But, I am like the cobbler's wife - no shoes; House Painting business - last house to get painted. Good thing that all but MBR, bathroom, utility/mudroom/computer area and kitchen are the only sheet rocked walls; 1 down, 3 to go. LOL! The rest is paneled in pecky cypress and outside is cypress. Metal roof. Low maintenance to none.

I put on a few lbs over Christmas, but am already losing them again.

January 2016 Goals

Start weight: 220lbs (Spring 2014)
Current weight: 166 (on 1/01)
Goal weight: 162 (for 31/01)
Weight:
Weight lost this month: 0 lbs

Daily goals:
Pre-log/follow through
balance carbs/protein/fat
8+ cups liquids
30+ minutes each Strength/flexibility/cardio
8000+ steps daily
finish eating at 9pm 5/7 days per week
finish eating at 10pm 2/7 days of my choice per week
post daily goals/progress - Just for Today
post progress - No Late Night Snacking
complete Hogwarts/GoTs/ 12 week weight loss challenges
Post weekly progress reports here

You girls are amazing. I am working through the posts but there are so many.

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Irish Terri

SanfordRoberts, what kind of art do you do? Is it your studio or a community studio of some kind? I love my pottery studio but it is terribly lonely there. I'm working on ways to get some more people in there, like turning my gallery into an artist's coop. I hope that works out. I have a load of plates in the kiln right now that some kids made at a birthday party, but it was too hot to unload. They were really cute going in, so I hope they turn out well. San Diego is such a beautiful place!

Seachellseeker, I hope you can get the steroid weight under control. That was part of my initial problem, but one I got serious it came off just like it's friends. I love your name. Do you live near the beach?

We came out to the lake and went to walk the dogs across the dam. I told hubby that I was not going to let Spot go in the water (because it's about 45 degrees), but he stopped at the top of the boat ramp and whimpered softly. That did it. I unhooked his leash and he raced toward the water like a rocket, frolicking with such gleeful abandon that I was ashamed of myself for wanting to deny it to him. He so loves the water. And it appartently wasn't too cold for him.

Now we are snug in the cabin with a roaring fire and I'm sitting comfortably at the puzzle table with my new pooter. Any minute now I'm going to start dinner. Left over christmas ham for him, with grits, and chicken and sweet potatoes for me. That was one of my favorite dishes when I was losing, so I'm going to get back to it. Just chicken breast chunks sauteed in olive oil along with chunks of sweet potato and seasoned with Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb. So Yummy! I haven't had it in a while.

Grits, yes, I do know what to do. I just have to get my butt in gear and do it. Monday morning I'm going to call the doctor to get a referral to an orthopedic doc to have my hips and knees looked at. I don't want to do even more damage, but maybe there will be a simple solution, and not the big scary hip replacement I'm afraid of. But getting the food under control is already in the works.

Well, time to make the dinner. Have a great evening.

Sylvia

Hello lovely ladies. Happy New Year to all of you. Welcome newbies. I've been around a long time (since 2009).

Thank you so much Barbie for keeping this forum going for many many years.

I was MIA for a while, and can't promise to keep up with all of you on the forum this year either. I am planning on slowing down from fulltime to working 4 days/week. Retirement is on the horizon. Meanwhile, I will be sporadically posting on my page (mostly weekends) and responding/interacting to my MFP friends on the Home page.

I regained some weight last year, which is entirely my own doing. I will be working on getting that under better control. My main intention is to continue with practising mindfulness and not worry about what I cannot control. As far as activities go, Yoga once a week and walking at lunch time as well as biking (once the weather improves.)

We have a new grandbaby on the way in June, so we are pretty darn excited.

Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

Sylvia, scootch over on that wagon seat... I'm right there with you. About a hundred more miles and I'm home. The scale is there waiting.... For tomorrow's come-to-Jesus meeting.

Lisa, back in West Texas, and nearly home...

Hi Everyone my name is Adele, im from Adelaide. I am 52 and really want to lose weight this year. I am a stress eater and put a lot of weight on last year when grieving over the loss of my little dog. 2016 means a fresh start, a new beginning and I want to grab it with both hands and make the most of it. I plan to exchange some full cteam coffee's with peppermint tea, and water, eat less chocolate, less bread, and move more.
Happy New Year.....Adelew

One hour of Zumba this morning, burned 401 cals, and reached 10,000 steps at dinner time today! Wooot!

It's a good day!

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Kristina, Linda is in Des Moines, and I am in a small town a half hour from Iowa City. Vicki has family in Cedar Rapids. What part of the state are you in? Oh, and Meg is in Omaha, which is almost Iowa.

Alarms. I saw a video showing that kids sleep through alarms. It was promoting alarms that you can record your voice calling the kids by name, since that will penetrate their sleep. It was a bit eye opening.

I am in a suburb of Des Moines. Glad to see that Iowa is well represented.