WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016

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Noreen, are you in Illinois?

Florida!

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nb1959 wrote: »

Day 6. I have decided not to weigh myself. After 30 years of doing so, I conclude that doesn't work; just too frustrating, pound by pound by tedious pound. Instead, I am going to celebrate going down a size with you, my awesome new and numerous new buddies! Size 18 now...Size 16, watch out! Here I come! Sleep well ladies. As Scarlett said, "Tomorrow is another day!"

Good for you! I stare at my scale and yelling in my mind...."numbers shall not define me!!"
Becca

I find it frustrating the focus I put on a number...grr. I am an 18 now and have the 16 pair of jeans hanging prominently on the bedroom door. Behind them I've hung the 14s. Trying them on periodically as I continue my journey.

Cheri
SNOWY Fairlawn, oHIo

I'm so excited for you. I know you get it into stour smaller sizes

I am with you, girlfriend. Join with me and sing with your best Julie or Carrie impersonation, "We are 18, going on 16..."

Hi! I spent the day walking around a college campus with my son. I think he's close to a decision. It was fun and I got a good amount of walking.

So I need to get back on track with logging. I've planned all dinners for next week, planned snacks and will have the same breakfast each day. Lunch is the wildcard, but they have great options in the cafeteria at work (like grilled salmon with a side salad).

Does anyone use a menu planning site/service? I usually go through Pinterest and just pin recipes to my board (and entering them as recipes for a calorie and nutrition count). Eatingwell.com looks pretty good. I'm just feeling pretty lazy about planning but I know I have to do it. A lot of the recipes in Pinterest don't have nutrition info so you need to convert it.

Kimses in MA

I just thought of something...All of y'all who complain about being short should do better on the sit and rise since you have a shorter distance before you hit the floor!

Starting at the first page - HI theresacan1 – Welcome, you’ve come to a great thread; just jump in there and post. Let us know what name you prefer to be called; your location (general or specific); something about you – hobbies, etc.; something about your family – married, single, committed, children, pets, etc.

Heather – We went without phone or Internet service for a day-and-a-half; that was pretty good, no political calls; but, no computer time either.

Katla – I, fall easy enough as it is; getting up has always been a problem for me; usually I have to crawl on all 4’s and find something I can pull up on to get up. However, moving in general has gotten better since I have lost 40lbs. But, I can’t afford to eat like I did tonight (Date night) … 2 pieces of large pizza and ½ of an appetizer (no drinks other than water) and I went over my ‘caloric intake’ by a BUNCH!!!!!! So after DH bought apple turnovers at the grocery store; I decided I did not want one. Not worth the additional 400 calories.

bart333 – And to all the ‘newbies’ … Let us know what name you prefer to be called by, location (general or specific), family, hobbies, all that. You’ll find that we are honest about our goals and how we intend on getting there; whether we are losing, maintaining, or for some, gaining. We are sometimes b******* or venting or raving. We try to stay away from ‘politics’ and ‘religious’ discussions (or we do it with one another through the private messaging on this site). Welcome to all!

Heather – Blue tongues always make kids ‘laugh’.

Carol – Sounds like Cracker and Tux. Tux sits up and watches over Cracker running around. Jax and Luna come down and Cracker runs Jax off; but, Luna thinks that Jax needs her protection, so Cracker rolls over to a submissive position, until she turns her back and then she takes off like the wind. She saw me across a field that is in between our house and our DOS’; and she ran up the driveway, the width of the field, and down the grass easement. She looked like a greyhound running.

Meg – It’s been beautiful day for the past 2 days, just windy which makes it almost too cool not to wear, at least, a sweater.

Kim – In Georgia KENO is a lottery game you can play, mostly at places like a small restaurant or a sports bar. It’s got a lot of numbers; and, you pick which balls will go into the holes; the more you get the higher your prize. I want to say there are (many) 100 slots and you get 20 balls (sort of like that); Sort of a bingo type of game. I’ve only played a few times. The games come on about every 10 minutes or so. You pay for your ticket ahead of the game (or for several games). Seems like a lot to go through, not only for the patrons but for the restaurant owner. It might work differently in other states.

Grandmallie – My DFnL was a ‘pack rat’ … he never threw anything a way. Because he was a teenage/young adult during The Great Depression … he’d do ‘stupid’ things like wash off aluminum foils, fold it up, and put it somewhere. Other places just looked like trash piles. As long as he was alive – nobody could ‘touch HIS stuff’. He’d take over any vacant place. DMnL got to the point he was doing it father than she was able to clear it. When he died … we cleaned the place out for her. Found some “LIFE” magazines; one totally about Kennedy Assassination. We kept it and a few other ‘Oldie Goldies’. He’d buy stuff ‘on sale’; mark it with the date he bought it and put it into the hall linen closet. When he died, in the middle- to late- 90’s he had tubes of toothpaste that was dated 1972 (the year DH and I married). Also, tight as a tick!

MaciBkonTrk and Marcelynh – Fried Green Tomatoes (most of it) was filmed in Juliette, GA (about 13 miles from where I lived growing up). The house in the movie was rented to an old HS boyfriend of mine. I, also, can relate to MarciBkonTrk’s Kathy Bates quote. There are also some days that I’d like to have a tank of a car (again) to push cars out of my way when they park where I wanted to. I did drive a ‘tank’ when I was in HS; but, a lot of us did. The guys would take old 50’s and early 60’s cars and fix them up, too.

Jkok01 – I just spent about $400 to replace a ‘lot’ of clothes that I could no longer wear (because of my weight loss). Took most to the consignment shop; hopefully they’ll sell them and I can use the money to buy some shorts (or plants, depending on my mood). The rest I took to Goodwill and got a receipt for tax purposes.

For the person with all the books, most libraries will take them. If they ‘need’ them, they’ll put them on their shelves, maybe finding out if other libraries in the area need them, or they will sell them to the public. Again, a donation you can use for tax purposes.

I never buy anything ‘full price’. I check sales racks; and, when I worked I’d buy a season back/ahead just to get a better deal. I also try to buy 3 tops to every pair of slacks or jeans I buy; and skirts, to interchange them with. I’ve got one black dress that I can ‘almost’ feel comfortable wearing. Gave my wedding MnL dress to the consignment store to try to sell. I only wore it that one time and then went on a MD ordered and approved diet to lose weight since I cannot take any kind of cholesterol lowering medications. I’m close to my first goal; then depending on my numbers will determine what my ‘ideal’ weight is and work from there.

Lenora

After two days of getting it right and doing really well today ... It fell apart after dinner as my son with the mental health issues started acting out. A major binge that did nothing to alleviate the situation. Just has me ticked off now. So stupid! And Margaret I'm thinking I really need to get a copy of the Anger book!

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Good evening, Ladies! I hope you're all having a fantastic weekend. :flowerforyou:

I can't even attempt the sit and rise test until I'm done recovering from that last surgery...but I don't care, cuz I'm gonna live until the skydiving accident I have planned for my mid nineties
Larisa

Peach: I'm glad you liked the poster on the value of walking. A friend posted it on it on facebook. :flowerforyou:

Meg: I hope you are feeling better every day. DH went to an acupuncture doctor for a long while before he started taking medication for MS. She was a tremendous help. She said that it was palliative care. It could ease the symptoms but not cure the disease. :bigsmile:

Selena: I have not taken strontium for bone density but I am taking alondrate/fosamax. I started with the daily pill but didn't care for the morning routine, so I switched to the weekly pill. I'm tolerating it just fine. My doctor tells me that they won't do a bone density test to see how it is working for two years. When you take the pills, you must take them first thing in the morning with a cup to cup and a half of water. Then you sit upright for half an hour before brushing your teeth, taking any other medication, food or coffee. I can handle it once a week, but every day was not to my liking. :noway:

Heather: The grandchildren are adorable.

Joyce in SD: Welcome! I'm glad the walking statistics poster was useful.

Pip: Yummy looking dinner. :bigsmile:


That sit/rise test is a toughie. I can sit without using my hands just fine. I'll have to work on the rising portion of the agenda. Just tried again and did get up with no hands, but not the way they showed it. I got to my knees and then to my feet. I'll try again another time.

My riding lesson today was all in the arena. My teacher was waiting for a student who didn't show up, so I got to spend two hours in the arena. I'm making progress, and I'm having fun. :bigsmile:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon


“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

My name is Janie and I'm 51 years old. I downloaded the App a long time ago, but didn't explore it. This looks like a very supportive group! I've been successful on diets, but have always gained the weight back plus more. I am at my highest now and just really need a community of friends for motivation

Still on vacation and no time to do more than log. Last night went to a British themed pub and had a I think Lancaster pie? Cheese, tomatoes potatoes and onions. Heather, I had to estimate on logging this! It was very tasty. DH had Cornish pasties and there was really good homemade brown sauce.
Tomorrow I hope to catch up on reading. Thinking of you all,
Betty

Happy Sunday morning all

Welcome Janie. This is a GREAT group, very supportive. Maintaining weight loss can be as difficult as losing it. Get your morning beverage and tells us about Janie.

Sioux in Tulsa

Heather: When I was in college I had a roommate from Saudi Arabia. She is the person who diagnosed my lactose intolerance and said she had many friends from there with the same problem. I will be grateful to her forever. The doctors at the University gave me Librium, a tranquilizer, which didn't help at all. I took one and hated how it made me feel so I threw the rest away. The doctors at the university didn't know about lactose intolerance and thought I was just another stressed out student whose anxiety was giving her a tummy ache. :noway: (Years later some glorious company developed Lactaid and I can eat ice cream again!) :bigsmile: Our third roommate was from Hong Kong. It was an interesting blend of cultures, to say the least. On another topic, I'm so glad to hear of your son's brewing success. We have many microbreweries in our area, and some not so micro. Brewing good beer is not easy, but it can be very profitable.

Janie & Denise: Welcome. This is a very encouraging group. :flowerforyou:


Today we're going to continue our work on the outdoor storage room that opens onto our deck. We have a little more pegboard to put up and we need to paint. Later in the day we're meeting a person who will be renting our spare boat slip for his fishing boat. I hope it all works out well. He seemed nice when I talked to him on the phone and heard about our slip from friends who own a boat slip here.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

April Resolutions :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.