WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016

oh and my april goals? I have no goals :0/

Thanks to Barbie for the new link!
Well I did manage to weight less than in the beginning of the month till Easter came around. Will try again with new goal of weighing less by the end of the month of April...have been getting more exercise in, which is good.
Welcome new people--this is a great group!
Was hoping to get some gardening in soon but it looks like old man winter might be settling in for his last hurrah for a bit...who invited that guy anyway?
Betty

Whoops! It's April now. Copying the post I made to March.

DJ – You are welcome for the information on a stone. Yes, it is so easy to look thigs up with Google at our fingertips but some days you don’t want to get sucked into that time trap. At least I don’t. All too often when I go to look something up in Google I get distracted by some little item and go look it up as well only to find something else. Suddenly the quick 2 minute search becomes 2 hours of time lost in the ether. I am amused by the facts that get stuck in my brain (like a stone is 14 lbs.) while the important stuff (like when is my wedding anniversary) gets completely lost. Once upon a time a Red Hatter (NOT a member of my chapter) told me rather disdainfully that I had a head full of trivia. When I joined the Red Hats I gleefully took the title of “Tzarina of Trivia” as my Red Hat name.

Carol in NC – Hooray for a clean mammogram!!! I'm so happy for you.

Mia in MI

Hidey Ho Neighbors!! I know we all live worlds apart, and miles and miles separate us, but to me you are all next door.... If you hear me a knocking don't freak!

April Goals

-to log in EVERY day 000000000000000000000000000000
-to exercise 4 times a week aqua-aerobic water exercises.
week 1 0000
week 2 0000
week 3 0000
week 4 0000

-to write in my journal once a week 0000

OK all those zeros are my check off places... lol
Everyone lets really get serious now... OK OK you all know I don't have a serious bone in my body. Well maybe the one on my elbow. Hey I know that's the funny bone, but heck, it HURTS when I bang it!

Becca
Oregon

good news I measured myself the other night, and well my bust and waist stayed the same, but I lost 2 1/2 inches on my hips! Woot!

GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »

I bought a small kettlebell (10lb - thought I'd start off light first). Have also bought a back brace to keep my back straight(er). Might do it today, since it is raining now and expected to go on all during the night.

Lenora Please, please don't do kettlebells swings in a back brace! Kettlebell swings are intended to stress and strengthen your back. Instead, please follow the video instructions for doing deadlifts to build up your back strength until you can start doing swings.

I just checked with my professional trainer, and he is also concerned that you could hurt yourself at worst, and not benefit from the exercise at best. I could not stand it if something happened to you from this.

*worries
Larisa who doesn't want anyone to get hurt

pipcd34 wrote: »

welcome april peeps -

well, it's gonna b a beautiful day, not riding tho :0(. have to drive cuz I got pt today, but I do get to put the top down on my convertible for the first time on the way home :0)

Wind blowing thru your hair is perfectly acceptable when you butt is firmly planted. I just told my husband yesterday I need a red convertible (I just remembered yours is red). Guess down deep I want to be Pip lol Have fun

Janetr OKC

Katla - wrote "Janet OKC: Congratulations on all of your successes with your health and weight. I like your April resolutions."

Thank you so much. I did want to clarify one thing, I said that logging my food was such a habit I wasn't putting it as a resolution any longer. I will however, continue to log faithfully. As you said it may have become a bit of an "obsession" with me. But I have found if I do it first thing each morning, then I know what to get ready for each meal with no working out numbers, calories available, etc. Not to say that sometimes it doesn't change. Like last Friday we went out to dinner with friends that called an hour ahead of time and invited us. So I went to the menu on line for On The Border, found Border Smart Grilled Chicken, 450 calories. It came with lime rice, left the rice on the plate ate the chicken and the grilled vegetable and it worked in just fine with my daily plan. I truly depend on it to get me thru the day.

Marcelyn - wrote " This afternoon we have to start getting the pool ready for opening tomorrow for our grandson's 10th birthday. Just how the heck did he get to be 10 years old? I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD GRANDSON! lol

Just wait until you have a 22 (closer to 23) year old grandson. Oh goodness. Actually he was a big factor in my losing weight and getting in a healthier state. He told me I had to "be around to dance at his wedding" and by golly I plan to be there with bells on, Not that he even has a gf at this point

Janetr OKC

AR10at50 wrote: »

Wow! I can't believe I found this group...what an amazing bunch of women you are! I am Karen, and I turned 50 last year. I homeschooled our two boys for the last 14 years and they will leave for college this summer. I love to quilt, but when I do, I sit there for hours at my sewing machine, usually drinking a few beers (worthless calories), and no exercise!

Welcome from a retired homeschooler. I homeschooled my four kids all the way through high school graduation. Be prepared for a bit of "what do I do with myself" when they leave. Retirement was difficult the first year for me. I gained a lot of weight because.... I sat at the sewing machine making quilts. lol Now I've a new position (see my profile for my job description). I have the blessing of watching my children homeschool their children now!

Marcelyn surviving the city of Houston

Hi...glad to join this group. i just started but so far, really liking what i see. i want to lose weight so i can play with my twin granddaughters who are 3 1/2 yrs old.

pipcd34 wrote: »

janetr - my hair is longer now so I can't have it loose or it will be a tangled mess when I get to where I'm going. I will put it up in a bun. i just realized i don't have any cool sunglasses for the car drive :0/

No shades? What, you may have to leave the top up, HA!

Janetr okc

Hi I am new to this group and although not 50 yet close enough.

My goals for April are

daily yoga and meditation
change the daily walk with the dog to a run
go try a body pump class and if i like it try it twice a week
try a contemporary dance class and if i like it squeeze it in twice a month
weed garden and put winter vegetables in
stay in touch with family& friends that includes you guys
best of luck
marama nz

katla - goals?? I don't need no stinkin goals ! I just do what I do, cuz that's how I roll :0)

miakoda40 wrote: »

. I am amused by the facts that get stuck in my brain (like a stone is 14 lbs.) while the important stuff (like when is my wedding anniversary) gets completely lost...When I joined the Red Hats I gleefully took the title of “Tzarina of Trivia” as my Red Hat name. Mia in MI

Mia, am in a monthly trivia contest, with a quarterly prize, at the local coffee shop, and am in the lead for the quarter. Prize is an Amazon Fire tablet, which I hope to win and give my current tablet to my DH. I compete alone against 3- and 4-person teams... and since I had to have a team name, called myself Quizling.

Took a day off today. From everything. Just woke up from a two-hour nap on a cold and rainy day. Fell asleep with a book in progress, finished it when I woke. If I get much more relaxed, I'm going to melt! Finishing that quilt was a relief! Thanks, all, for the compliments... need to sew less complex things for a while.

Lisa in West Texas

pipcd34 wrote: »

janetr - yeah, may as well leave the top up huh, NOT !!

April goal is to get to gym 4 times a week and be more positive about my life. Think first is the easiest out of the two. Lol

Anne from Wisconsin