WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2016

No motivation today. Plan was to hit the ground running. Not so much. Only laundry and taxes done. Did take the dog for a small walk. She has some hip issues so the length of the walk depends on where she is at with that.

Suppose to go to bday party tonight really don't want to go. All I keep thinking is going by myself and feeling sorry for myself. Probably part of lack of motivation today.

Lenora glad to see you back. Was wondering where you had been since I normally see a post from you everyday.

Anne from Wisconsin

My neice got a big box of jewelry from an elderly friend of her parents that passed. She asked me to make her a Christmas tree with it. Just finished it last night. Will take if to her when I go to Denver for my daughters commencement from universty. By the way, my daughter will graduate Cum Laude. She did this while working full time and three teenagers.

Hello all, I have been reading the posts but mainly in the catch up position. Here is a book for introduction. Something about me....50yr and in the PNW. We too had the windstorms and trees down everywhere. We lose power so much the lost groceries were more than a generator so now the power outages are not as rough. I have over a 100 lbs to lose and it is/will be a massive journey. My second time on MFP but I am more focused and somehow know it will work this time. As far as I can tell it takes self-esteem to do this journey and I had none. One weird day/miracle I stumbled on Brene Brown's TED talk and it changed my life. I got her book and spent months dealing with things. Let some rough past go and started the healing process. My january goal was to log on MFP. that was it..not to lose just log. I was successful with 11 pounds into feb. and learned it takes me six weeks to learn a new habit. Feb. goal was to do exercise 3 days a week for 10 minutes each day. Not much from the powerhouse stand point of you ladies but way more better than the nothing I have done for years. First one was just a gentle stretch dvd. I could not believe the pain and limitations. I used to be so strong...wtf. Gave up and denial. I AM NOT GIVING UP! I can do that stretch vid easier and got some beginning others to work up too.

I live by the arena quote by Teddy Roosevelt: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. -"

So in the spirit of getting back up I looked at feb goals and why they derailed. It is a process right? I work 60-90 hrs a work..."no time" was excuse number one. Excuse 2- never sleep and chronic insomnia. What do I do with my off time-I am a hard core gamer and I make time for that...massive contributor to couch potato weakened state was reality discovery. Also, I am a massive stress eater so dealing with loss of comfort food eating was ok in Jan. but not when adding feb. exercise. Made the hard choice and I am in process of giving up gaming (combined with managing stress eating). Been offline since Feb. 23rd. It is rough being in withdrawal and lose of second major stress coping mechanism. So working on better/healthier stress coping mechanisms. My health and I deserve it. Feel free to tell me how you guys deal with stress.

Work is hell at the moment. Dealing with unethical behavior of a partner and the clean-up and legal ramifications of that. Large amounts of betrayal and rats leaving the sinking ship. Been at it for 6 months and will be in court for years. Ties into my past issues and is shifting my world view at the moment. This is not meant to be negative just the reality of my life atm and a stressor I have to manage. Trying to find my way through back to positive belief in the world/people and I think I will get there. I am choosing to be someone nice in spite of what has been done. They will not take that from me. Also trying to give up the anger and wanting Karma to take its toll, thank goodness justice is not in my hangs. Some days are easier than others.

So March is to give up gaming month and keep logging. Hopefully get in some exercise. It is not pretty and my calories are too high and I am not exercising like I wanted but IMO I am still standing and this is all I can do this month. I count that a success because it is part of clearing the obstacles to my eventual success and it is taking care of me. My DH (?dear husband) is very supportive of it all. I posted backgrounds of inspiration quotes for my desktop of the hiking stuff I am trying to get too. I read of all the people who face tough challenges and yet eat right, exercise and keep going and am so inspired! I promise no book again...thanks all.

Katla, thanks. I have enough of the jewelry to do another tree that I want to have done to take too.

I don't understand kids not wanting an old clock like that. (:

Glad the riding went well. You're doing so well with it. Plus having fun.

Janetr okc

drkatiebug wrote: »

Penny at the Pole, Google "dead bug exercise." You will be amazed.

And y'all thought picking up blueberries was funny.......

So now we know...to strengthen your core, you must pick up blueberries and hold dead bugs.

Oh, the visuals....

I am falling over with laughter. When did exercising get so imaginativr?

trailgirl777 wrote: »

Hello all, I have been reading the posts but mainly in the catch up position. Here is a book for introduction. Something about me....50yr and in the PNW. We too had the windstorms and trees down everywhere. We lose power so much the lost groceries were more than a generator so now the power outages are not as rough. I have over a 100 lbs to lose and it is/will be a massive journey. My second time on MFP but I am more focused and somehow know it will work this time. As far as I can tell it takes self-esteem to do this journey and I had none. One weird day/miracle I stumbled on Brene Brown's TED talk and it changed my life. I got her book and spent months dealing with things. Let some rough past go and started the healing process. My january goal was to log on MFP. that was it..not to lose just log. I was successful with 11 pounds into feb. and learned it takes me six weeks to learn a new habit. Feb. goal was to do exercise 3 days a week for 10 minutes each day. Not much from the powerhouse stand point of you ladies but way more better than the nothing I have done for years. First one was just a gentle stretch dvd. I could not believe the pain and limitations. I used to be so strong...wtf. Gave up and denial. I AM NOT GIVING UP! I can do that stretch vid easier and got some beginning others to work up too.

I live by the arena quote by Teddy Roosevelt: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. -"

So in the spirit of getting back up I looked at feb goals and why they derailed. It is a process right? I work 60-90 hrs a work..."no time" was excuse number one. Excuse 2- never sleep and chronic insomnia. What do I do with my off time-I am a hard core gamer and I make time for that...massive contributor to couch potato weakened state was reality discovery. Also, I am a massive stress eater so dealing with loss of comfort food eating was ok in Jan. but not when adding feb. exercise. Made the hard choice and I am in process of giving up gaming (combined with managing stress eating). Been offline since Feb. 23rd. It is rough being in withdrawal and lose of second major stress coping mechanism. So working on better/healthier stress coping mechanisms. My health and I deserve it. Feel free to tell me how you guys deal with stress.

Work is hell at the moment. Dealing with unethical behavior of a partner and the clean-up and legal ramifications of that. Large amounts of betrayal and rats leaving the sinking ship. Been at it for 6 months and will be in court for years. Ties into my past issues and is shifting my world view at the moment. This is not meant to be negative just the reality of my life atm and a stressor I have to manage. Trying to find my way through back to positive belief in the world/people and I think I will get there. I am choosing to be someone nice in spite of what has been done. They will not take that from me. Also trying to give up the anger and wanting Karma to take its toll, thank goodness justice is not in my hangs. Some days are easier than others.

So March is to give up gaming month and keep logging. Hopefully get in some exercise. It is not pretty and my calories are too high and I am not exercising like I wanted but IMO I am still standing and this is all I can do this month. I count that a success because it is part of clearing the obstacles to my eventual success and it is taking care of me. My DH (?dear husband) is very supportive of it all. I posted backgrounds of inspiration quotes for my desktop of the hiking stuff I am trying to get too. I read of all the people who face tough challenges and yet eat right, exercise and keep going and am so inspired! I promise no book again...thanks all.

Dear Trailgirl777~ Thanks for posting! It's tough to make changes, and easy to just settle, but you are worth the effort! I can relate with you on the habits of gaming, in that I was addicted to Facebook. It was an escape from the realities of my life. My marriage suffered, and almost collapsed from it all, but we got thru it. The best way I knew to get thru the internet addiction was to be denied it all cold turkey. Passwords changed and I reconnected to the world around me. So now we take walks, we talk. Now I know your husband and you aren't having problems, and that is where my situation and yours take different paths. I found that getting validation from my own self, felt better then getting the ego stroking from total strangers. I have found that with most major changes in a life, it is emotionally messy. It has to be, but the result is pure bliss. Do simple changes that you can manage, not an overnight overhaul. Some things I have done:

-getting a pile of index cards and writing mantras, great sayings of motivational things, that I can thumb thru every week. I think of it as re-programming my brain.

-get a chalkboard (or spray paint something with chalkboard paint) and put up important things that will get you thru the week.

-get a journal and write write WRITE. Putting stresses down on paper, makes them real, and then you can release them! Change what you can, and just let go.

-new mantra for me is : I say what I mean, and I mean what I say.

It's nice to totally live an honest, real, life along with my husband. For so many years I had lived a life that I didn't measure up to, or feel worthy of.

Another saying that speaks volumes to me is: When I figure out what is eating me, I won't want to eat as much.
Welcome to the group!
Becca
Oregon

stats for the day:
jog- 47.47min, 9.28ap, 1-4mi @ 6.2-6.4sp w/1# ankle weights, 1 mi @ 6.5-7.0sp w/o weights, 165mhr, 142ahr = 500c
other- Skip/sidestep- 18min, 130ahr, 158mhr = 165c
other- Stretches 14min 3sets of 10 w/5# weights = 79c
other- yard work- 1hr 21min, 90ahr = 310c
total cal 1054

Wow, Pip, just wow.

Janetr OKC