WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE

Still haven't had time to read posts but wanted to report that I've lost 2 of the 3 pounds I gained.:bigsmile: Getting back to healthy eating, lots of water and exercising is doing the trick! Back to work!
BirdieM

Hi Ladies:

This is just a quickie. I am off work tomorrow as I have to head up to the army base where my youngest son and DIL are so I booked a day off (and after the last couple of weeks I have put in, I am ready for a day off). I am babysitting for the weekend. My son and DIL have a big army function to attend and asked me to come babysit for them. and of course since I hardly get to see them due to the distance, I jumped at the chance:happy: My little granddaughter is 3 and apparently she has been counting down the "sleeps" until I arrive - too cute.. The base is about 5 1/2 hours away from our place. But first, I have to attend my eldest son's graduation from college - he went back to school when the auto industry collapsed (and where he used to work), he went back to college and his graduation is tomorrow as well. He even made the Dean's List, as his marks were in the 90's which he is so proud of (and I am too ).

I hope everyone is doing well. I will try and log on from my where I am but you never know.

I wish you all a good weekend. I hope all that are having troubles, that they soon smooth out.

Congrats to all who have lost weight and inches. Good for you. My weigh in should be Saturday but I don't know how that will be, I may have to wait until I am home on Sunday or maybe Monday morning to weigh in.

Anyway, dear Ladies. have a terrific weekend and I will talk to you soon.

Cathy

Amanda – Love your hair! What with the weight loss and the hair color change do you sometimes get a glimpse of yourself in a window and wonder who is looking back at you?:smokin: I am in awe of your perseverance. It's great to hear the pre surgery Amanda is well on the way back! :drinker:

Diane – Thank you for the reply. No, I have not lost inches either since Dec. :ohwell: I do have a good bit of muscle, even though it is still covered with a layer of fat. I have been weight training in addition to doing cardio. I'm hoping to minimize the sagging skin. That is working to some extent. My arms aren't too bad but may be when/if I get to the weight I want to be – which is 140ish.

Genealace, Chiclet, Linda – I have tried a lot of other things, so thanks for the nudge. I will try 1200 for a week or so. I really do poorly when hungry so I will find a way to not be. As anyone who has access to my food log knows, I do love my veggies so I will just eat more of them and less of the more calorie dense foods. Thank goodness my tomatoes and eggplant are producing!

Kackie – Thanks for the encouraging words. I appreciate it.

I agree about the extreme need for rain! We got a little but last night and a good bit of wind too I assume from the looks of the small branches in the yard. Unfortunately not enough to make any difference. If anything the winds fanned the flames in the swamp which is still burning. It had been at least contained to the Okefenokee swamp but it broke out again yesterday and got to 5 houses before they could react. The current wildfire count for Florida is 383 for a total of 298,000 acres. This does not include the Okefenokee fire just over the border in GA. That fire has gown to 196,000 acres. So yes, we all need some rain in the southeast!! I would do a rain dance naked, if it would do any good!:noway:

Michele – I eat a fair amount of eggs too. I don't mind the taste/texture of the yolks, so I eat the whole egg. I agree with Mimi – use eggs that are a few days old to boil. Also, I have found that using a soup spoon or teaspoon to shell a stubborn egg works great. When I crack one and start to shell it and the membrane won't let loose causing pieces of the white to go with the shell, I use the spoon instead of my fingers to get between the membrane and the egg. Just put the rounded edge of the spoon against where you started to peel it and run the spoon between the shell/membrane and the egg. Keep your thumb on top of where the spoon is and push up towards your thumb to keep from digging into the egg. The shell and membrane will them crumble and come off as you work around the egg. I hope that makes sense – it's kind of hard to describe but it works like a charm! I can now take deviled eggs to a get together without the concern that they will look like the have been in a hail storm!:huh:

Mimi – Thank you for the heads up about a possible thyroid issue. :happy: If 1200 calories doesn't make a difference, I think I will make an appointment and see if that is an issue. My mom developed thyroid issues later in life and was on synthroid. It should have occurred to me that I may have thyroid issues too. I guess because I don't have the tiredness or brittle thin hair that she had, I didn't give it a thought. Perhaps one doesn't have those issues until the condition is more advanced. At any rate, I will get it checked if I can't get the scale numbers going in the right direction. Thanks again!:flowerforyou:

Birdie - Way to go on the 3 pound loss! :drinker: :bigsmile: You are showing us how to keep accountable once we get to goal. We CAN maintain the loss.

You all are all such a great support group. Why isn't there a big hug smiley on here? I'd give you all one if it was there. Sorry I was a whiner yesterday. I hadn't posted in a couple days, as I recall, because I didn't have anything positive to say and then yesterday I just HAD to.

I don't talk about food, weight or exercise with anyone else except you all. DH is not a “talker” and none of my non-internet friends are into eating well and exercise, so I don't talk to them either about my successes and failures at getting healthy. Especially as my two best friends are overweight and have health issues, I need to tread lightly. They will address the issue when they are ready. I don't intend to run them off by talking about any health/weight issues I'm having. So again, thanks for being there! :happy:

Faye

I went to a cookout last Saturday and my niece, who is a gourmet chef, brought this salad. I thought it was delicious, so I cornered her and got her recipe. I thought I’d share it with you. It’s great if you love greens and are looking for something unique, tasty and a lovely addition to any buffet.

“Raw Kale and Sesame Salad with Maple Soy Vinaigrette”
Tear one bunch of Kale (any variety) into bite size pieces and discard center ribs.
Wash and set aside.
Make vinaigrette in large liquid measuring cup.
¼ cup of pure maple syrup
¼ cup of soy sauce (or Braggs liquid aminos)
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ to ½ cup Extra Virgin Oil (or combo of EVOO, toasted sesame, and flax oil)
A dab of Hot Sesame Oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
Big pinch ground black pepper
Use blender or put in jar with lid and shake vigorously.
Pour over DRY kale and mix. It’s best to massage the dressing in, making sure to coat every leaf. Let sit for at least 15 min. to allow the vinaigrette to “cook” or break down the kale a bit.
Just before serving, mix in a handful of sesame seeds and enjoy.

Hi everyone.............

And Bye too. A very quick nip in here before i go off to bed.
Maybe AWOL for a few days as we're down South!!

Take care all
BFN
Jackie

Mimi: Thanks for your comment about starvation mode and dieting. I am just feeling frustrated because the scale WON'T budge! Maybe I will try measuring inches instead of pounds...and I will definitely try making more of my calories veges and fruit

Mary: "Death by InService" definitely describes what happens to all of my will power on those days :laugh:

Birdie: Thanks for the Kale recipe - with my osteoporosis I have been trying to eat more spinach, kale, and collards. Sure appreciate the recipe that should make the kale more yummy (i.e. palatable!!!)

You guys are the BEST! I can't tell you how much this thread really motivates me :happy:

genealace - panko are japanese breadcrumbs. I get the whole wheat ones and then put them in a food processor to make the pieces smaller.

Did a DVD today by Jari Love called Extremely Ripped. Tomorrow I'll do a Leslie Sansone DVD then go to mahjongg and then probably bowling. I got 2 coupons for 3 free games and Vince has one. Jessica will be here tonight so if we all go, we can each bowl 3 games for free! Or if Jessica wants to go to the Humane Society, I may skip mahjongg.

mary - I usually put ice cubes in the pan after finishing hard boiling the eggs. Perhaps the eggs that I have are too fresh????

Vince's knee is bothing him and it seems to be getting worse. He says it feels like when he had the torn miniscus. Tomorrow he's supposed to go to an orthopaedist. Interestingly, the same practice that I went to when I broke the bone in my foot a few years ago. At that time the other practice in our area didn't take our insurance so that's why I went there. Now they take our insurance.

Faye - what a neat suggestion to use a teaspoon for getting egg shells off! Next time I'm going to give that a try. Thanks

I bought these tablecloths on sale with 30% off coupon, now I need to cut them down to fit our banquet table and an Ikea table that we have. I did one today, it took me about 3 hours. Maybe I'll do another one tonight or wait until I have lots of time.

cherub - I ran your recipe for the salmon burgers through my Master Cook. I only input the panko, garlic, I used the canned salmon rather than fresh, egg, soy sauce (reduced sodium), lemon juice, and salt. One of 8 burgers came out to 92 calories each. Now to try them to see how large or small they are when you make 8. But even if they are small, at 92 calories each, you can have two. Thanks for the recipe.

msh/Mary - have fun at the rreunion!

Welcome gail! You've come to the right place. Tell us some more about yourself.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

They decided tonight to move my mother to the hospice wing of the hospital. I am tired and weary from playing peacemaker with my siblings, but I will survive. I still plan to go to the reunion, as 2 of her 3 brothers will be there and I can talk to them in person. Mom was the one who pushed me to plan the reunion, in hopes that she could attend, so it will be a little hard to go without her. I will get home on Sunday, and plan to go to see her on Monday. I don't know how long I will stay. I have changed my profile picture to a picture of her, two of my grandsons, and my grandniece on her 82nd birthday 6 weeks ago.

Mary,love the pic.prayers for you and your family.
Hope everyone has a good night.
Take care
jane
Praying for those of you that are having some real struggles latley.
welcome Gail!

Morning everyone,

I didn't have a great day yesterday food wise. I didn't sleep good the night before and was especially cranky yesterday. I only woke up once last night so I'm planning on a better day today.

My son and his girlfriend painted all the shutters and a porch bench on the house yesterday. I couldn't believe how faded they were. They look so good.

Hubby is still working on my car trying to diagnose what the problem is. He thought he had it running and took it for a test drive. It was running well and when he was almost home it cut off but thankfully it was downhill and he was able to coast back home.

Well, I'm going out to water the garden. We are supposed to have temps back in the 90's today so I want to get my outside work out of the way while it is still cool.

I hope you all have a good day and make good choices! (I'm telling myself that too!)

Cindy

Good morning.

I just wanted to send out hugs to everyone today. Some of you need them, some of you deserve them and some of you just get them!

Love

Amanda xx

Amanda, that was so thoughtful. Thanks.

HI! all!happy Fri to you all!
Amanda,I need a hug.Having trouble wit the food lately.I`m ok at home.It` s going out -birthday parties,graduation etc.
I have to do better.Don`t want to put all the wt back on.Also am not a good example to my daughter.
Cindy,I have been having days like that.
Sissy,love you idea for Father`s day,enjoy.
Take care
jane

OK, the scale is defrinitely goofy... not sure what gives, weighed myself (not offical which is MONDAY) but it said I weighed 2 pounds more than yesterday, then AFTER my shower, with WET HAIR, it said I weighed a POUND more than yesterday>????? hUH? Guess i won't believe that darn thing eh?

Changing subjects, HOW do you cook a pork tenderloin??? (it's the skinny long thing right?), Never cooked one before...
Want to grill, so what do you marinate in, or do to it, how long you cook it?

Natalie

Good morning,

Mary, you're in my thoughts and prayers. Your mom sounds like a sweet woman. I'm sad for you.

I'm heading to the Bay Area to spend Father's Day weekend with family. :happy: I'll stay until Tuesday. I may be scarce on here the next few days. I'll miss you.

Congrats to everyone who's doing well. :flowerforyou: Welcome to everyone new - you've found a wonderful, motivating group of women. And, to echo Amanda, hugs to everyone who needs one.

Good afternoon everyone.

No bowling this morning the rain started just as we were getting ready to bowl. So we waited, but people decided to check out before waiting to see how long it would rain. After 15 minutes I checked out too.

Then I was able to get my grocery shopping done, and now I'm off to find my dining room table. I know it is in the dining room somewhere, just have to unbury it! Have friends coming over on Sunday, so need somewhere for them to eat.

Quite hot and humid now the rain has stopped. But I still need to go out and water my hanging baskets because they are under the overhang of the roof so don't get watered even when it rains.