WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2016

Heather how exciting! Much love and hugs to all! Hope DDnL is doing well also -

Mid month Summary of goals.

March 2016 Goals

Start weight: 220lbs (Spring 2014)
Current weight: 159 (on 1/01)
Goal weight: 155 (for 31/01)
Today's Weight: 158
Weight lost this month: 1 lbs
Also, lost another 3", so I'm doing a happy dance!

Daily goals:
Pre-log/follow through. 15/15
balance carbs/protein/fat. 15/15
8+ cups liquids. 13/15
30+ minutes each Strength/flexibility/cardio. 15/15
9500+ steps daily. 15/15
finish eating at 9pm 25/31 days. 13/15
finish eating at 10pm 6/31 days of my choice. 2/15
post daily goals/progress - Just for Today. 15/15
post progress - No Late Night Snacking. 15/15
complete Hogwarts/GoTs/LOTRs/12 week weight loss challenges. 15/15
Post mid-month progress report here 1/1

Healing thoughts and prayers to those who need them!

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Let your light shine out in the darkness

Each one of us is a vital cog in an infinite universe.
We may not know our purpose, but each cog needs to be oiled and tended.





Irish Terri

Anne - my problem also has always been abandonment. My bio mom left when I was barely 5yrs old with 3 younger siblings. My first husband and I had discussed this and he said he would never leave but he did (not that I blame him I was a clinger and didn't like him out of my sight for fear he would find another woman). After that whenever I was in a relationship I was always preparing for when it would end so never let myself be really happy. In fact when things were going well I would look for things to be wrong. It took me years of therapy to realize that I was always sabotaging myself by choosing men who 'loved' me but were not good for me. I often wonder how I would be now in a relationship - I'd have to learn how to compromise again. And most men my age are not going to want to raise kids again

Janetr - Olivia is such a cutie - I have a great-granddaughter named Olivianna. Now that I think of it the lead actress in Scandal is named Olivia.

to everyone new!

My allergies are acting up so better get my allergy meds filled - itchy eyes, voice that makes me sound like a smoker. Didn't have any allergies until I moved to WA but they say here that if you didn't come with them you will end up with some kind of seasonal allergies. Whoopee! Oh yeah and webbed feet!

Wishing you all good health and happy thoughts - don't forget to SMILE!

Joyce Indiana – My DH was basically talked into getting all his teeth pulled to get dentures. They’ve never fit right; but, he was also too stubborn to go back to have them fitted. I don’t have much sympathy for that. He could have kept some so that he could have gone and tried to have posts put in and maybe a couple of bridges. He had such pretty teeth; but, they stayed infected and hurt. He’ll take them out and put them in a napkin and into his pocket. Twice, at lunch and in front of our son who works with him, he has dropped them and had them bounce across the floor. Mortifying DOS. He wants him to take them out before he gets inside the restaurant. DH is good natured about dropping them, not so with my son. With my inheritance money I took it and had several teeth pulled, several capped, and my front 4 capped so they’d ‘look’ even. I had what they referred to as a ‘horseshoe palette’ (a sort of a kind of birth defect). I’ve never had any problems with them other than once popping a cap of when I bit into one of my protein bars (which I had kept refrigerated). They got taken out of the fridge and never have had any others do that. They also tastes better. Now, at the age of 74; he thinks it would be a waste of $$$ to go and have them retro-fitted with posts or to have posts put in period.

Grandmallie – Oh, sorry to hear about Jeanne Robertson being in rehab; she must have really taken a bad fall to have to be in rehab.

gloworminWA – I’ve always held the belief that ‘if you think negatively, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I try to find the good in everything; and, try not to be disappointed too long if things don’t happen the way I think they should. Each time, something came along better and made me think, “Whew, I am glad I did not go down that road’! I have always had this mindset with losing weight as well; I try not to beat myselt up if I gain a little back from time-to-time. This next time, I hope to have lost what I gained because I have been walking more, around the farm, this time. My path takes me about 45 minutes to do; and, I’m not totally out of breath doing it that way.

Our DYS went online and dated several women he had met there; then after some nudging he met the woman at a place where they both hunted. She had not wanted to meet him; now, she wishes she had met him a lot longer ago; but, I tell her that she might not have liked a 'younger' Will. She says he is perfect for her at the moment, second, minute, hour, and day she met him. I don't think she ever was expecting to find someone who would marry someone with a child. They dated a while before her daughter was introduced to him. He drove up beside her at a traffic light and honked the horn. Her daughter looked over and asked her Mother if she knew who he was; and, she said 'a friend'. Then her daughter said, 'He's HOT'! That is when they got introduced to one another. She wrote me a letter telling me how much she loves him (and wishes that he could be her 'real' dad or her boyfriend - but that her mother met him first). DDnL#2 told her why that wouldn't be possible; she understood it, but loves that he is her step-Dad. She and her 'ex' share custody which makes for a strange situation. He has been a butt about her keeping her so that she can come visit with us; this Thanksgiving she told him that they WILL come here for the duration of the week of Thanksgiving; and, if he did not like it he could risk taking her back to court; and, then she'd go for full custody. The Judge they have had over the past 7 years told him last time to settle and never appear in front of him again, or he would not like the fact that he would side with DDnL#2 and make him pay her more and change custody to every other weekend and on Wednesdays during the week. She was going to cosmetology school and had little to no income. So he decided to try to take her from her. That backfired big time.

Lenora

Good Morning! Happy Tuesday and Beware the Ides of March! I don't know why, but this date just sticks in my head and always has since I learned about the "Ides" in high school. I guess I am just amazed that a day of remembrance would be set aside to remember the day that Brutus betrayed Ceasar. Well, no rain, so I got up and put on my headlamp and got three miles in this morning, along with my strength training:
1 minute pushups
1 minute Superman
1 minute dead bug hold (yes Penny, it was hard!)
1 minute lateral lunges
1 minute plyo squats
(repeat four times)
3 minute plank
In your face, to the bad luck and Ides! In your face Brutus! Try that back stabbing on me and I'm kicking your butt!

Gloria, Anne, and all of the other survivors of the "heartache"- My heart just breaks for all of you! But wow! What an inspiration you all are! Truly strong women, getting stronger, and getting things accomplished! I do sometimes wish we could do a Benjamin Button type of life and begin with all of the wisdom and confidence that we have now. I think we all would have made different and wiser choices in our youth. I think we also would have been kinder to ourselves. BUT, that's not possible and I think we ALL are doing great jobs at managing, juggling, doing, etc. We should ALL be wearing capes and have a holiday named for us!

Irish Terri- I just looked at your mid month goals and realized that I am starting my journey right about where you started! You are giving me hope and inspiration, lady! Great job, great stats!

Betty- I have days where all I can manage is to read and try to keep every one straight. Sometimes I get in a funk and it is too hard to focus on reading, let alone replying. But I love this group for the simple fact that many times the stuff I am dealing with, will usually be something some one else is working through, too; and it will come up in topic and some one will say something brilliant or inspiring that will help.

Allie- Hope your feet feel better soon! Have you tried swimming? lol Just have to say, the mention of "icing your heels" reminds me of when I was a teen and I was getting myself worked up over something my dad would say "sit down and cool your heels!"

Lenora- Just can't tell you how happy I am to see your chapters on here, again! Love you dearie, and I love the fact that I can ALMOST hear you speak when I read your comments! So much personality!

Welcome Janet from AL, Terri Whitcomb, and Connie from AR (even though I welcomed you as SugarDarlin)! I hope you find much support and many friends here!

Gloria- glad the kids are feeling better and headed back to school! Stay healthy!

Janetr- Olivia is a doll-baby! She is so adorable! I love the way you told about her "helping" and "fixing" things. I think she needs a little tool belt and tool bench of her own! Sweet little face!

BArbie- Wowsa! That is a LOT of movement in one day! You go girl!

Pip- Your furbabies look so comfy all curled up on their blankies and pillows. I half expect to see you, Barbie, or Mary curled up next to them; exhausted from all of your exertions! (I am sure that will be the next picture!)

Michele- Where I grew up we had red clay. Family of eight so that stuff was tracked EVERYWHERE! I remember my dad doing two things. He would either use just a regular hose sprayer to wash off the clay (he would have to use his hands also to help it along) or he would sweep or brush it off when it was dry. Believe it or not, I remember he had an electric shoe brush that he would use to speed it up and brush it off quicker. But yeah, that red clay was messy. Re: the period not coming until 17&1/2, I was not worried bc my mom let me know that she didn't get hers until she was 17; but I was angry that my younger sister got hers at 12 and she was only a year younger than I was! ON the upside, I am almost all of the way through menopause and she is just beginning! Mwahahahahaa!

Joyce- Thinking of you this morning as Charlie has his surgery! Praying for skilled surgeons and complete and smooth recovery!

CJ- I know the frustration with life sidelining your exercise/healthy choices. Don't be too hard on yourself. You still got out there and got it done! Maybe not as far or as long as you wanted; but you did it! I weighed my self Sunday, and found that I was up one pound. Must have been the two Guinness that I had over the weekend? Or perhaps, it is my HEAVY week. I find I have one of those and then the following week my weight begins dropping again. Here's to next week!

Kids arriving! Gotta fly! No rain today, so we will get outside and pretend we are camping and pick up all the sticks in my yard and put them in the firepit for our camp fire!

MightyLolo wrote: »

barbiecat wrote: »

Strategy is stronger than willpower.

I LOVE this.
Congrats on your highly active day!

Larisa in Seattle

Barbie, this quote is worthy of a great deal of meditation time! I am going to try to incorporate this into my way of thinking. Some days I do not have enough willpower to have willpower, but I could latch on to strategy.
Betty

Olivia is adorable!

Janetr ... Olivia is a sweetie!

Joyce ... Praying Charlie's surgery is successful

KJ ... Picking up sticks for a campfire .... Very, very clever!

Betty ... This thread keeps getting more difficult to manage each month ...

Not much to add right now. DH got some troubling MRI results ... Need to have them explained as the Internet is scaring the pants off of us...

Beth

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Janetr - Olivia is sooooooo sweet!

Heather. UK

Thank you, Heather. Grandkids are great fun. Then you can send them home for bath and bed time.

Janetr okc

KJ - I really admire your commitment. All that and those exhausting children! Phew!

Marcelyn - Hope all is going well for you today and for the rest of the week. :flowerforyou:

I will get out into the garden this afternoon. Want to weed and rake over a couple of raised beds. My heart isn't in it this year, for some reason. Usually I'm very enthusiastic at this time of year. I seem to have other things on my mind. We've got to get down to the garden centre to get beans etc and I can't be bothered. :ohwell: I did my writing this morning so I have no excuse.

DH took down the wysteria yesterday, so he has gone out to take the branches to the dump. Still a big pile in the driveway. It's not a big loss as it only flowered well one year out of five and it was a strain on the drainpipe. We haven't got the knowledge or the inclination to train it properly.

I expect I will hear if DDIL and baby have gone home today. She hates it in hospital, so I wouldn't be surprised.

Love Heather UK

TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

Mid month Summary of goals.

March 2016 Goals

Start weight: 220lbs (Spring 2014)
Current weight: 159 (on 1/01)
Goal weight: 155 (for 31/01)
Today's Weight: 158
Weight lost this month: 1 lbs
Also, lost another 3", so I'm doing a happy dance!

Daily goals:
Pre-log/follow through. 15/15
balance carbs/protein/fat. 15/15
8+ cups liquids. 13/15
30+ minutes each Strength/flexibility/cardio. 15/15
9500+ steps daily. 15/15
finish eating at 9pm 25/31 days. 13/15
finish eating at 10pm 6/31 days of my choice. 2/15
post daily goals/progress - Just for Today. 15/15
post progress - No Late Night Snacking. 15/15
complete Hogwarts/GoTs/LOTRs/12 week weight loss challenges. 15/15
Post mid-month progress report here 1/1



Irish Terri

awesome job!! u r almost there!!

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

Good Morning Ladies,

JanetinAla, welcome. This is a great place for support and information. Come often and join right in.

Cheri, I know your DD appreciates you being there to lend a hand. Have a nice stay.

Heather, that baby is just beautiful!!!! I want to pick her up and snuggle so I know you do.

TerriW, Welcome. We have a couple of Terri’s so I’ll use your last initial.  This is a great place for support so come often and tell us what’s going on with you. You can do this.

CJ, it is fine to wish you did more, but don’t belittle the great exercise that you did get done. Just keep up the good work.

Joyce, sending good thoughts and best wishes for Charlie’s surgery to go smoothly. When I have to get up extra early for something I find that I look at the clock all night long.

Pip, I love the poocher pics. Thanks.

Janetr, Olivia is an absolute doll!!!

Gloria, glad the kids are ok to go back to school.

IrishTerri, how wonderful that you are in spittin’ distance of your goal weight. I’m doing a Happy Dance with you. Go girl, go.

KJ, great workout!! Wow.

Barbie, you are so right about not listening to “friends” on subjects like health and medicine. It is amazing how many people that know nothing will offer their unsolicited opinions on a multitude of subjects. I was a realtor for many years and worked hard to know the market, the different areas of town, etc. I would have clients from out of town say, “the waitress at the restaurant last night told us that …..”. Or a guy at the service station….. I mean, why don’t you listen to the professional and ignore what some busy body tells you. Okay, I’m finished.

Pip, what’s wrong? I think that is the first time I’ve heard you say you aren’t looking forward to your riding or running. Don’t tell me you are human after all.

Another beautiful day at the beach. (Well a couple of miles inland) This time of year I want so badly to open windows and get the fresh air but the pollen makes me think twice. I suffer so much from allergies but the meds help a lot all but my eyes. They itch so much I just want to scratch them out. Line dancing this afternoon so I’m looking forward to that. I ate very well yesterday and was already down 3 pounds this morning. I just have to keep up the eating right and exercise to get back to where I was and then hopefully will keep moving down at least a little. You ladies are doing such impressive workouts and such a great job with your weight loss and I thank you for being such good roll models.

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

Beth - forgot to say "Thinking of you and your DH." How soon can you get to see a professional?
I'm quite glad they don't send out results in the UK. :ohwell:

NSV for me! I got out into the garden! First time this year. DH was within shouting distance, but he was cutting up the last of the wysteria, so I cleared a couple of beds on my own. I spent about 40 minutes out there and also ripped out a passion fruit vine that smothers everything including my favourite lavender by the front door.
All this may not sound much to most of you, but I am mildly agoraphobic in a non built up environment. I'm absolutely fine in town, on the crowded metro etc, when DH isn't, as he is claustrophobic! ! :laugh: I find country lanes and sky much more scary and prefer to be with someone. If I dit down to eat at an outside table I prefer to have an umbrella overhead. :laugh: It's not debilitating and I can manage fine when I have to, but it wouldn't be my choice to go out in the countryside on my own. So I am pleased I did today's small task.
DH has gone off again to the dump to take the two old water plastic butts he replaced the other day. A cup of tea is in order when he comes back. He will have my Allbran loaf and I will have chilli squid. :noway:

Here he is!
Love Heather UK

PS - Just heard Beatrice and DDIL are home!