WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2016

Thanks Peach... Looking back, my mom was really wonderful and a person that tackled everything... Hey Betty Crocker couldn't keep up with her! She quilted, canned, gardened, sewed, did upholstery, spoke Latin, had perfect penmanship, and had a perfect 34-25-36 figure. Sadly looking back, she stressed herself out a lot! I never even tried to do half the things she did, but I know my older sisters tried. Hard to live up to an icon of a lady.
I have learned to let go of what I am suppose to be, and just try to focus on what I can do. I know my mother had such a responsibility to be this certain wife, and mother that she lost sight of who Joanne really was. After the divorce, she was a mess, and being a freshman in high school I had to be the strong one. I have learned that she did the best she could do, in a tough situation. I also realized that I started overeating during that time. I spent some time mourning that young girl that didn't have a support system. Just like my mother didn't have the greatest support system. She went to palm readers, and fortune tellers she wanted answers so desperately. Crazy huh?
hmmm thanks for letting me vent.....
Becca

Becca - gorgeous family - so I was trying to guess which of the girls you are, there is defiantly a family "look" are you in white?

Kim in N cal

Miriam - awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! great job!

Kim I think Becca is on the right side of the photo ... White top pink striped skirt.

Heather: We had a wonderful time on our test sail. Today has been rainy off and on, but while we were on the water the sun was shining. We had fun sailing, and then--the sail fell down onto the deck. The fitting at the top had come undone. This was a brand new boat and we were with someone from the boatyard who clearly couldn't believe that nobody panicked. He didn't know he had a boatload of experienced sailors. We got the boat back to the dock safely. The rain kicked back into action right after we got back to the dock. We went out for lunch with the kids afterward. I had arugula salad with grilled beef bits and balsamic dressing on the side. 468 calories. :bigsmile: They had beer and I had mint tea. It was a day I'll remember with fondness. I'll look for Power Poses and Presence. Thanks for the recommendations. :flowerforyou:

Miriam: I carry weight on my hips and backside first and most, but my tummy was pretty big when I started this process. I'm still hoping my skin will eventually shrink to fit. It seems firmer and less wrinkly but I could be delusional. Or succumbing to wishful thinking. :ohwell:

Michele: I agree with you about the key to success being portion control and logging. I eat the things I want, but I faithfully log it and I'm a demon for portion control. I have food issues regarding lactose intolerance and acid reflux. Keeping them at bay requires careful attention, especially since I quit taking the Nexium after discovering it is connected to Alzheimers. Scary stuff. :noway: "I'm feeling MUCH better now." Buddy Ryan on Night Court. :devil: (See clip below—I hope)

Kim: I'm sorry about your brother's bad attitude. I'm in favor of staying away from him as much as possible. You deserve better treatment. (((hugs)))

Becca: You look wonderful with your dad and your sisters back in the day. I think you take after your mom. You're the sister in the white & pink on the right side of the photo, aren't you. You've evidently always had a lovely smile.

Pip: You are a generous hearted woman to give the guitar to your previous husband's son. I admire you for many things and this is one of them. :flowerforyou:


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon


https://youtu.be/M8KdtJOCzOU

bwcetc wrote: »

Kim ... I'm so sorry your day was interrupted by such an unpleasant encounter... I suspect I would've been way over 1200 calories if it had been me ... Hugs!

Pip ... Hugs ... Grief has no time limit ...

Betty ... My Polish is limited to food items ... Gee ... There's a surprise ...

Beth

Ditto, Beth!!!
Betty

Cheri – A whole year logging your food every day? I'm truly impressed!

Becca - Your neighbor is right, you ARE a beautiful lady. There's absolutely no doubt in my mind which of the three gorgeous girls in that Hawaii reunion pic is you.

Lisa - Best wishes for a good consensus decision about taking that job or not. I can definitely see the attraction in four years' worth of pay in just 18 months. Judging from what you had to say about workplace culture and expectations, it's probably two or three years' worth of work in 18 months, too. But you know your own strengths – and kicking butt big time where kicking is deserved is undoubtedly one of them. Back in the day, I could sometimes enjoy having a lot of hassle around me because I tolerated it well and chaos made me look good. I suspect it makes you look good too. Sadly I'm not that young anymore.

Kim - Sorry to hear about your brother's behavior, especially that all his bitching was preferable to what he might have done. Once again a tale of woe has made me appreciate how lucky I am in my family. We're all so mild mannered there are never any arguments. The back side is that we can never make decisions either. (Typical conversation: So where shall we go for dinner? Well, there's that new Thai place, but if other people prefer something else... We usually go to the Woodbine but we don't have to go there. Oh, I'm easy with that if you like it. But Thai would be fine, too. Not just for my sake. Whatever you guys want. ...and the hours pass...)

Flew up to Longyearbyen today. Just after we reached cruising altitude the pilot came on the PA system and said we had spectacular Northern Lights to our left. He dimmed the cabin lights and lots of people jumped up and squeezed toward the windows on the left side of the plane. I had a window seat on the right side, but the Northern Lights were pretty good there too. A youngish couple from Belgium had the other two seats between me and the aisle. I let them lean over me and gawk as long as they wanted. When the crew decided enough was enough and turned on the cabin lights again, the woman said with a sigh of satisfaction that she'd just crossed something off her bucket list. She'd always wanted to see the Northern Lights.
/Penny, relaxing my tense shoulders now that I'm finally back at the

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Evening Ladies,

Larisa, gosh it sounds like you have been a busy and productive lady. Good for you!!!

Vicki,NE, I know from experience that it is not fun to change a colostomy bag but that is great of you to be willing to help your friend. That is sad that she has no one else to help her.

Allie, I think you are doing great with your exercises!!!!

Pip, that’s nice to return the guitar to its origin.

Kay, that is wonderful to fit into anything that you thought would be too small. Congrats. I’ll dance for you when you reach onederland. It was one exciting day for me to be sure. Keep up the great work!!!!!

Rosi, sorry about your friend. I’m glad it was a nice service. You are so right that each day is a gift. Thanks for the reminder.

Donna, being a big loser has become one of our great joys in life. Who would have known?

Larisa, good for you on doing the right thing all week. Yay you is right!!! Keep it up. Just so you’ll know, after you post you can go back and add or edit for up to an hour. In the upper right hand corner of your post if you put your cursor there, a symbol will appear and the word “edit” under it. You can click on that and add something. I think it only took me a year to learn that one. Lol

Kim, wow, I can’t believe that guy wanted your mom to take care of his mother! Some people really have their nerve. I’d say they are lucky that you mom is there to help until her children arrive.

Anna, you are right about many Mothers using food to fix problems. Our society is terrible about using food as a reward, too. One of my favorite quotes is: “Do not reward yourself with food. You are not a dog.”

Janetr, congrats that hubby has seen muscle definition already. You are doing a great job!

CarolNC, so glad you had a good time with your date #2. About the first guy, to be honest I would give him a flat “no” without an excuse or he will keep asking. If it was such a terrible date surely he didn’t have a wonderful time? My answer on the invite would be something like, “I can’t make it but it was nice of you to invite me”.

Heather, Happy Mother’s Day. What a nice surprise from your son. If DDIL was responsible that’s okay as I’m sure she loves having a great MIL as much as I did.

Karen, what a wonderful night with your DD, even if it was late. Good for you both!

Kay, if your foot treatment lasted from July to now I’d say that’s not too bad.

Arbeej, welcome. I can’t imagine anyone on here that would not be impressed with your 20 pound loss!!! That is terrific. We are here for support so come often. We request that you sign each post with the name you want to be called and a location is great, general or specific.

Cheri, way to go on sticking with MFP. Keep up the great work.

Heather, good info on the Power Poses and something worth considering.

MicheleNC, welcome home. I know you would have gladly stayed in FL a bit longer.

Pip, you are one lucky lady to have two loves of your life. I know you miss Lenny and I’m glad you have such special memories.

Miriam, wonderful NSV on the jeans!!! Way to go.

Katla, so glad the sailing went well and the sun shined on you!!!

Karen, good for you on limiting the BD cake. Keep up the great work.


to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

Didn’t do too much today. Did bake my bran muffins so I can get back to my regular breakfast tomorrow. Thursday through Sunday I’ll be at the Moose convention. Even though it is here in town, we stay at the convention hotel as it’s so much easier. Plus who doesn’t’ want to wake up looking at the beach each morning?? We usually take good food to eat and only eat out twice so I should do okay. Sending best wishes to all of you for all your goals to be met and the pounds to drop off.
I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day. ]

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

This is Jeff Goodell, ;enny's bro

Plz add me to this lovely group! Northwest region. Big goal but no specific time frame cause im making small steps. Ofc faster is better!

Well I'm home. No more Mexican food (of the New Mexican variety that I so love). It was a long day of travel but we did sneak in one last meal of enchiladas. lol I've been sneezing like mad all night so the pollen count must be way high here at home.

Physical therapy tomorrow morning bright and early at 7 am for my rotator cuff issues. It's getting better already with the stretches they gave me to do. Our visit with the in-laws reminded me of the importance of taking care of my body as health issues are major stresses for them.

Looks like rain for us this week. Yea! We need rain.

Marcelyn in Houston

Pip you got me with the trunk story - then Diana Krall started singing Alone Again Naturally and I had to have a good cry for love lost.

Beth you are so right - grief has no time limit.

Just chiming in to say good morning. It will actually be good night for me soon. I could not sleep last night. I hate insomnia. I have tried advil p.m.'s to no avail, they put me to sleep for maybe 3 hours and I am up again. Errr... so I will probably sleep through working out. If I don't do it in the morning...it doesn't get done, and my honey is asleep, I know it would wake him up to do it now. I hope everyone else slept well.

Wendy from TN.

Good morning! Happy Monday! In reading the posts, I have realized that it is March 7 and the 23rd anniversary of my mother's death (March 4th) has come and gone! I was so wrapped up in ending my work week, getting over this cold, my FIL in hospital for open heart surgery, DH with pneumonia; that remembering her on that day when right out of my head. I am okay with that though. I think of her daily, still.

Becca-I love the pictures of you and your family! Are you the one in the pink stripe? Also, of course your neighbor is so kind to you; kindness breeds kindness. I am sure she feels the love and kindness you give her!

Pip-Sending big hugs to you! Hard to let go of people and things. Thank you for sharing your memory of Lenny and the guitar-tree!

Penny- LOL! Your family sounds like my DH's family! Although, after 27 years of marriage and getting to know them better, I have found out that his family has the proverbial elephant in the room, they just choose to ignore it or put a doily on it and call it a coffee table. In my family, we acknowledge the elephant and give it a plate at the table. And Oooooooh! The NOrthern Lights. I have seen them quite a few times, always seen best when we have been further up north and out of the city lights! This one never made my bucket list probably bc I grew up seeing them. But still a wonder everyone should see!

Mardill-If you can't figure out your fitbit, you should be able to find instructions online. If you type in your fitbit type and the word instructions in the search bar, it will probably pull up instructions for you to look at!

Gotta get busy with my day! Kids arriving! Love and hugs to all!