WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

Good morning ladies and Happy New Year! I'm new to MFP, I think this is day 13. Former Weight Watcher stuck on the last 14# for the past 6 months. I've lost 24 so far, but it was a constant yo-yo so when the new points plan kicked in I kicked WW to the curb. I guess I just wasn't getting the motivation needed to get the job done, and paying $47 a month to use their online tracking was just going to waste.

A friend mentioned MFP and I immediate liked what I saw! This is my first experience counting calories, but I'm hoping with the added nutritional information provided , the app will help me strive to eat healthier. I'm thinking I may opt for the premium option as I'm fascinated by nutrients for the first time in my life.

I'm fairly active: Walk my Standard Poodles a mile every morning; Yoga twice a week (most weeks) usually preceded by a 2 mile brisk walk on the treadmill; and try to ride my horse 2-3x a week. Of course there is housework, lol.

My intentions for 2016:
- Eat healthier
- Exercise more (at least two sun salutations each morning)
- Finish interior house renovations
- Stay happy and try to spread joy
- Do one act of random kindess each week
- Stay motivated!!

Happy to have found a group of ladies more in my age bracket to chat with and be motivated by!

Kate

Happy new year all the lovely ladies here!
Looking forward to being regular on mfp! Being off mfp and having gained weight seem to be quite a coincidence!
Need to take stock of my health and be in the company of positive people.
Best wishes
Anamika from Mumbai! So much to catch up with and its only the 3rd!

Proud of all of you who have been bitten by the "declutter" bug. Hope it is catching. LOL

afternoon ladies~
well I am pooped and not even half way done.. I made a majic vanilla custard cake and ranger cookies for Tom, and a hamburg spagetti sauce dish with biscuits on top, onto the mac and cheese, chicken dish , and Oh I have mozzarella stuffed meatballs baking, will throw those in sauce and he can have them on portugese rolls. and his dinner is in the crock pot ,pot roast.. I am sitting for a few minutes as my back is yelling at me. been on my feet since 5:15 this morning.

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I am so HAPPY! I'm bursting!
I sorted my shelves in the wardrobe. Threw masses away. Now it looks deeeeevine!
Penny - I was so enthused and cut to the quick by your comment (♡) that I went back to the sock portion of my big drawer and threw most of it away. Including two bras that I have never worn. They are going go the charity shop.
It feels sooooo gooooood. :drinker:

Expecting a supermarket delivery at any moment. Need it so I can cook the bolognese for dinner tonight. I will have it with green beans.

Love to all, Heather

oooooooooooo lookin good!!!!

Hi gals,

Alison – I have a question, some of the folks on the site are calling you Allie, and that is what I think of you as but wonder what you like to be called? And to echo Lisa, I am glad to see you begin to stand up to Tom, you deserve the answers you are requesting!

Miriam – velveeta boxes! I have not had velveeta in years (30+) but the boxes - I remember as a kid getting the boxes and loving them! They were beds for bigger dolls, Troll homes, I covered them with wrapping paper and stored all sorts of stuff in them! They were great!!!

Margaret – I don’t say it often enough but I love the pictures and think of you and your DH often.

I have been using my 1 ¼ hour walk with Levi to think about things, and one of the subjects that have haunted me is gifts. We talked before Christmas about feeling obligated by holidays or non-obligated by random gift giving. And I do like the idea of non-obligation gift giving, but realized that for me the obligation helps me with the folks that are “difficult” so for example I have one friend that while I do like her tons I would probably never get her anything, as she and dh are shoppers and there are little to no financial controls. They are very very hard to gift to, and it really takes me “having to” to take the time to sit down and come up with something that she might like. And even then I don’t hit the right thing pretty often. This year we are not celebrating until late January so it will be interesting to see how I do, they entertain a ton, and so I thought up the idea of new kitchen towels, so I am doing a set of everyday (their property has a logo) a set of summer, a set of fall, and a set of Christmas – 2 dish drying towels and 2 hand towels for each – seems like a lot but it is Christmas and her birthday (same day).

Heather – I got the hairy biker cookbooks (1 and 3) for a friend for Christmas and they made the chicken rosemary pots and loved them! Thanks for the lead.


Kim from N. California

Hi all! Would like to join the group and discussion. My goal for 2016 is to lose 2 lbs per week, following the South Beach Diet (has worked before) and to start running again with the goal of starting to complete races again this year.

Hi everyone. So many pages! Today is a beautiful sunny day and of course I don't feel well. Bleh! We got the leased car for Alena yesterday and she'll start paying us back on that one too. But it satisfied the "mommy factor". Where else could I get a good car for under $6K that's reliable and I won't worry about? Certainly all the used ones we looked at in that price range were sketchy to say the least. So we are all happy and now she has something to save for, since they already told her what the resale price would be if she wants to buy it at the end of the lease.

Take care all, going back to work tomorrow and hopefully back on my good habits! Meg from bright Omaha.

PS anyone watch the TCU game last night? The only interesting bowl game in the whole pack!

Alison - why are you cooking all those dinners for Tom?

Jane - sorry I haven't responded to you. Sending you loving thoughts for you and your MIL.

Penny - I have my Svalbaard calendar on the kitchen door. Lots of photos of old, rusty trains. :laugh:

My ragu (bolognese) was utterly delicious. I caved in and had one and a half oz of tagliatelle, but still came in at 400. I've got 4 more pots for the freezer. I make it from an Elizabeth David recipe, including chicken livers. Yum!

Kim - Your tea towels sound lovely and you will surely enjoy making them. :flowerforyou: I have been on Amazon today, looking for new tea towels and want to throw a lot away. Didn't find the perfect ones though. :laugh: I want blue with a pop of pink. :ohwell:

War and Peace tonight on the BBC, adapted by Andrew Davies, so it should be fun! I have read it at least three times and love it, even the battle strategy. Normally I don't like period drama, but I'll give this a go. Recording Endeavour (the young Morse) as it's on at the same time, but I hate adverts and prefer to fast forward.

Love to all. WELCOME all the new ladies. No gimmicks on this thread - just eat less, move more. Log all food and activity. Balance it. It works. I am living testament. :laugh:

Heather in rainy Hampshire UK

I would love to join your group. My name is Sue and I will turn 60 this year. I have always struggled keeping my weight down, but the last few years my weight has ballooned up quickly as a result of my response to a lot of stress in my life. I haven't managed how to deal with stress without turning to comfort food and the ironic thing is, gaining weight also adds to my stress.

My overall 2016 health goal is to lose weight. I don't want to assign a certain number of pounds; I want to be satisfied with what I lose when following a healthy diet.

January goals:
Log into MyFitnessPal every day
Walk at least 30 minutes every day
Increase fruit and vegetables to 5 servings a day
Increase water intake to 8 glasses a day
Post at least weekly on this thread.

Looking forward to getting to know you gals this coming year.
Sue