WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2016

DJ wrote - "Look, Janetr is even going to give weights a try. Go girls!!!"

I did start this afternoon with small weights and only 2 X 12 reps of eight different exercises. Shooting for 2-3 times a week and icrease weight and reps as I go. I'll let you know tomorrow if I'm able to get out of bed.

Janetr OKC

Hello lovely sisters. For some reason Charlie came home last night from Karaoke with some added baggage. He has a lot of extra aches, left shoulder, right ankle and right hip. He really hurts today and is hardly moving. But when he does get up he seems to move OK and have good range of motion.But getting on and off the commode is hard. The couch is mine and the loveseat his and the cats. So he took the second cushion of the loveseat and put it on top of the area he sits so it is easier for him to sit. He is taking Ibuprofen so I really don't know what to think about it. No fever although he thinks there is. With his Parkinson's the neurologist says he is doing the best thing by keeping his walking up. Now he maybe walks about once every 2 months. And that is a slow walk and only one round of the small mall instead of 4 rounds. I have tried to suggest he use my walking paths in the house, my bike, etc but no go. So I don't know if he is just being a man and trying to get everything out of these pains that he can or is there is something wrong with him. He enjoyed his home cooked meal the last 2 nights but tonight he ate only half of it.

On a side note, last night I dreamed he had died and that I had about $20,000 left out of his burial account and although my family thought I was a little cooky I took Allison on a cruise.

Joyce, Indiana

Joyce that was quite the dream.

I occasionally get night terrors. The first time it was quite frightening. Now that I know what they are and are often caused by stress I am better able to handle them.

Thanks for continued prayers about DH and DS. DS is finally starting the treatment he needs. He has a difficult road ahead, but I believe in him. DH will get his first scan since starting treatment Monday and talk with Doctor Thursday.

I continue to take care best I can. Doing more meditative time.

MNMargaret

Stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 13.42min, 12.9amph, 151mhr, 2.9mi = 102c
other- 35min, 11 different stretch excercises, 5lb weights, 95aw, = 68c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.16min, 14.2amph, 144mhr 1.4mi = 72c
ride wk 2 hm- 53.10min, 11.6amph, 160mhr, 10.2mi = 551c
793 total cal

jean9had wrote: »

I lost weight in 2004, about 45 lbs, and swore I would never gain it back, but I did. Then in Oct. 2012, a Dr.'s appointment was my motivation to lose again! My Doctor told me that if I didn't lose wait, I would probably become diabetic. It was the motivation I needed. At the time I weighed 289. I have lost 75 lbs. It took me from Oct. 2012 to March 2015. I want to lose more, but I've reached a plateau and still trying to get past that. I am determined NEVER to gain back the weight I've lost. I've created a 'Vision Board' to help with that. It includes a lot of motivational quotes and a couple of pictures of me at my heaviest, also a couple since I have lost weight. I look and feel so much better! So far, since March last year, I have kept the weight off, but not lost any more. My goal for 2016 is to change that and get to my goal weight!

Welcome, Jean. It sounds like you have a plan and are headed in the right direction. I always tell everyone I've lost 1500 lbs. They gasp and I laugh. I have lost and gained so many times that I'm sure it adds up to that much. I too am now determined to keep it off. Are you incorporating any exercise into your program? Some times just changing things up a bit will help get off the plateau. I love the idea of your "Vision Board". I do have a before and after pic hanging in front of my computer and a couple of quotes so guess I have one in a way. Come often and join in. This is a great place for support and motivation.

Janetr OKC

Well they came and picked up the bike. We will see it in April and get to c who will bid on it. Time for someone else to enjoy it

Vince is going to take me to the Y today (so he can go to WalMart and I don't have to go with him since the last two times I went with him I wound up looking at other things, too) and do some HIIT on the elliptical since HIIT burns most calories and I suspect today might be a high calorie day. I know that I won't be doing any exercise tomorrow since I told the gal who is going to drive me to another gal's place down here that I would be at her house at 10 which means we'll need to leave here at 9. Not sure when we're going to get back, either.

Miriam - I'm amazed at how many people will not lector at the church. It's really not difficult, you're reading not having to come up with a talk. But you are right, people are afraid of speaking in front of crowds. Sylvia - katla is right, make notes on index cards. Just thoughts that you can improvise. Don't put down the exact words. You CAN do this

RealMSWolf - I find that having something with protein for breakfast (think eggs) helps to keep me full longer than carbs (a lot of cereals)

Welcome everyone new!

Joyce - I'm constantly in awe of how big your heart is. Can you perhaps at first do 1/2 ground beef and 1/2 turkey, 1/2 white rice and 1/2 brown rice? That's one of the ways I got Vince to eat healthier (which he still doesn't know)

kimses - congrats on the new job. As far as exercise, that'll work out, you'll find out what works for you. So you start on st. Patty's Day, huh?

Sylvia - I get how disappointed you will be missing the concert. Could your hubby maybe go in case your son can't?

Went to see our friends in Palm Coast. Didn't even bother to log. I know I tried some of the cheese, had mostly veges, had a piece of the cake I made for them, then grilled shrimp and mahi mahi along with veges (all broccoli), only water to drink. but then I came home and got the cake and cookies ready for the gal I'll see tomorrow. Had a cookie, some of the brownies, some of the fudge. Oh, why did I ruin it all?

Gloria - I always keep a bag of cloth bags in the trunk of my car. So sorry to hear about your mom. What a worry! BTDT

Heather - oh, you mean a kickback!!! The shin of your one leg is on the bed (or other piece of furniture), you have the weight in the opposite hand and then push the weight back, right? Just make sure you always keep the arm that you are using to kickback with parallel (or higher) to your body. Here I was thinking that you had the foot on the bed, not the shin part just the bottom part. Now it makes sense!

janet OKC - yea for that new doc!

DJ - really, there is one class (the extremepump) once/week that I'll ask Vince to take me to (it's at 9) then twice a month I'll ask him to take me to the deep water class at 8:30. Otherwise, I'm thinking that I'll exercise at home or when it works into his schedule (like later in the am or even in the afternoon). A few times I would like to go to the Y near me, but I can do that even in the afternoon. Well, now that's it's going to be summer, I'd really like to get my exercising done and out of the way so I may very well do something at home.

DJ - I'm short and the rule of tumb is "dark on bottom, light on top", especially since I'm very small on top. Do you have any idea how many pairs of white pants/shorts I find and dark tops? Sometimes it can get frustrating.

I can do my pushups on the floor, but I have to be on my knees unless I'm only doing one at a time. Otherwise, I find I lose my form and to me that is important.

yvonne - I really wanted to start using the ski machine at the Y, but then they got rid of it. I guess because not enough people were using it. You are so lucky to have one.

Rori - give my best to Laura and Jane. How I wish I was going to be with you gals!

Michele from NC now in FL

Pip - as always, you are THE bomb. My next life I'm gonna come back as a "pip" Ha!

Nite
Janetr OKC

Kat in Colorado Nice to meet you Kat :-) Congrats on starting the marathon training. Wowsa. I am a walker, and for me the idea of actually running for enjoyment just escapes me. I mean I will run if I am in danger, or joy perhaps. But I get distracted so easily, I would be stopping and looking at stuff. Kind of like..."Oh a squirrel...thing".
My sister lives in Fort Morgan, and says its really FLAT and WINDY where she lives. But she loves it! I am on the most northern tip of Oregon on the coast. Last night I swear ships were sounding their fog horns because they were just being ornery. I mean I love the haunting sounds of fog horns, but these were ones woke me up continuously. We have an apartment 5 minutes from the Columbia River before it enters out into the sea, so many comings and goings of tankers, against fishermen not paying attention I suppose. Law of gross tonnage applies!

Welcome to this group!
Becca
Oregon

Mary - thank you. I shall plod on with baby steps.

Janetr OKC

Did 4X10 today. Feeling it in my right bicep and that's a good thing. Tomorrow I plan to do a set everytime I go down my hallway as that's the wall I'm using.

My mom is 84. She was really active - like tennis into her 70s, bike riding, rollerblading, etc. Then she backed up to take a picture one day and fell over something in a restaurant. That was the beginning of a slow decline for her. She had a seizure and like some of you was on meds so she couldn't drive for 6 months. When she was able to again she was not driving safely so my sisters decided it was time to take her car. When I was there in Oct 2014 I noticed how unstable she had become when walking but of course she wouldn't admit it. As physically active as she was she did not eat well - I mean hardly ate. She would be so proud that all she had for lunch was a cucumber but that type of eating I think is why she ended up with Osteoporosis. She also would not take any kind of supplements. I feel so helpless being so far away from her. She is in Anaheim, CA and I am in WA. Thanks to all of you for sending good thoughts and prayers.

To all who need them healing prayers for you and your loved ones. Remember to SMILE! Better yet LAUGH!

Gloria

rori way to go on your feb goals, you are on a tear!!

gloria so sorry to hear about your mother, hugs to your family

barbie thanks for my knight in shining armor, i bet i can burn a few more calories putting that on every morning

Facing a social work event this afternoon and i will go to it, i will control what i eat and drink before and after it. I have a plan and i will check in with mfp as accountability. Y'all keep me honest!
Karen from ny