WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

Well here I am ready to whine some. I've battled a horrible migrain the whole last week in June. Was in hospital Mon. getting IV's and pain & anto nausea meds. Tues was in docs office and was given stronger pain meds (narcotis) needless to say both days were a total loss. Wed I was back in the hospital getting a CAT scan of my head (luckily the results were normal). My doc said he thought the problem was in my neck and back. So a friend recommended a chiroprater she uses and they got me in right away. Thur they xray'd my neck and spine, Fri I went for my first adjustmen and to get the results of the xrays. My neck is going in the opposite direction it is supposed to go and my spine is S shaped. Needless to say everything is out of whack. He gave me my first adjustment and the headache eased almost immediatly. He said to call him over the weekend if anything comes up that I don't feel is normal. He also recommended that I stay out of the sun and drinl 100 oz of water a day. He was concerned that I was so dehydrated that I needed IV's when I went into the hospital on Mon. So needless to say I have uped my fluid intake by alot and have changed my goals for July. I just want to maintain my weight but get everything else fixed.

Welcome to all the newbies - we're glad to have you. I promise I don't usually whine an essay worth.

Will try to post daily - hope everyone has a good weekend.

Welcome to everyone who’s new. This is the best spot on MFP! And, Barbie, you are the best for keeping it going. I’m grateful.

For the next two weeks, I’ll be house and dogsitting and helping out with my sister and BIL's business. I’m getting a chance today to catch up with all my dear friends but this will put a major crimp in my MFP style.

I had one kinda bad day, eating-wise, but it wasn't awful. We went out to Sweet Tomatoes, the local salad bar. Salad bars sounds like a good idea but the rolls and muffins, not to mention the baked potato (forgot about that for a minute), are way too tempting. :noway: It was a nice meal though and I'm back on track.

75 pounds down, yippee! :bigsmile: I'm making progress after a long spell of maintenance (which was not a bad thing itself). I'm still teetering on the edge of moving down into the next decade for weight. That is major motivation.

Happy Canada Day to the Canadians and Happy Independence Day to the Americans. I'm going to a band concert in the park on the 4th but not sure I'll get to any fireworks. I love them but don't know anyone who's going.

To anyone who’s struggling with nibbling, the absolute best bet is to increase what you eat – but eat the right things. Veggies and fruit will do it. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: When I’m feeling especially nibble-y (like now, that I’m housesitting and not in my own place.), I pay extra attention to getting enough good food. All those people who have such great willpower – either they’re masochists or they eat lots of fruits and veggies!

Jane, the wedding sounds lovely. Thanks for the pics.

Alice, congrats on your anniversary.

Michele, I have no idea about roasting swiss chard. That’s a new one to me. The only times I’ve had it (not roasted) I thought it was tough. I’ll look forward to hearing about different ways to cook it.

Welcome back to everyone who’s been MIA. It’s good to see you!

To everyone who’s staying on track or getting back on track, whether the scale shows it or not, you are doing a wonderful job. You are doing this! We are doing this! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Jeanne, I don’t think that was a whine; that was a victory shout! A normal CT scan and chiropractic that’s working. That’s awesome..

Faye, congrats on the BP. It doesn’t get better than that!

Susan, good to see you. Stopping at 10 pounds is a victory. :flowerforyou:

Alice, I love it. BRING IT ON indeed! Great attitude. :laugh:

Barbara, think of it. ONE night of being off track. You are doing a great job. :flowerforyou:

Natalie, you are so right. I think about the tortoise and the hare all the time. It’s impressive when people lose weight fast but I’m most impressed when they keep it off. For me, losing slowly is giving me time to learn how to change the way I eat and make that a habit. I’ve got a lot of years of bad habits to undo. The time we’re taking to change how we approach food and eating is a great investment.

Bada-bing, congrats on being smokefree. Woo hoo! :flowerforyou:

Kackie, sounds like you’re in for a wonderful time. Keep on eating those fruits and veggies. I imagine you’re in for a tempting time! Stay strong.

Colly, your vacation sounds wonderful. Isn’t it great how we can eat more when we exercise! That was a revelation to me!!!

Jackie, remodeling is exciting. It will be fun to see the transformation.

Barbie, I don’t have fond memories of high school either. It’s odd though. I’ve felt unattractive my entire life, particularly in high school when I weighed far less than I do now. Being here on MFP and getting so much that’s positive – both in feedback and in example – for the first time, I’m feeling good about myself and how I look. The happy thoughts and attitude show up on the outside too. :happy:

Rebel, welcome to the sexy sixties. Hmm…gone too far. How about the satisfying sixties. YES! :drinker:

Natalie, I’m sending hugs. I’m sorry you’re in pain. I hope you get some relief soon. Knees are so tricky. I do know a couple of people who’ve had knee replacements and are (literally) jumping up and down they feel so good. I don’t think that’s recommended (!) but I am amazed at the progress in things like that. (First things first though. I hope it never gets there!)

Keep eating your fruits and veggies. Honestly, when I eat more, I lose more weight. Eat less and I stay the same. Besides, they taste wonderful!

Oops. Almost forgot to mention...I met my June walking goal...on July 2. :laugh: I feel good about it (fantastic in fact) as I doubled my goal when I met my original goal mid-month. This month, I'm aiming for half way in between the two goals. It promises to be scorching hot (107 expected tomorrow!) so I'll be doing less walking and more swimming. (Good thing I got that pseudo suit, huh?!)

:flowerforyou: Good evening .............

From a Sunny N.Wales. :glasses: The day's been lovely here. Washing was dried on the line and back indoors in no time.

I decided to clean the 1st floor bedrooms and bathroom this morning. :noway: I was fed up of doing a "Soft shoe shuffle" in the dust!!
Maybe on Monday we'll remember to close the upstairs doors before the work begins! Especially when they start cutting into the floor tiles. All the bedding got changed too ........In the middle of the night I was taking off the pillow slips to avoid the dust. I drew the line at a complete linen change in the small hours!!

:bigsmile: Well ........I made the 10lb lost!! Didn't quite get to my goal weight for June and have left my July goal at getting to 147lb...another 4lb off.......:ohwell: .I'm hopeful!!

Soooo.............I hope you all have a great Sunday. We've nothing planned. A bit of wall paper to strip before they finish the ceiling next week.:laugh: DH is good at stripping!! ......
Have a good start to your July everyone.

Jackie

Hi count me in please.:flowerforyou:

Natalie, you are so right. I think about the tortoise and the hare all the time. It’s impressive when people lose weight fast but I’m most impressed when they keep it off. For me, losing slowly is giving me time to learn how to change the way I eat and make that a habit. I’ve got a lot of years of bad habits to undo. The time we’re taking to change how we approach food and eating is a great investment.

THanks for the words of kindness MIMI, don't know how to just quote the part that you wrote, so I copied and pasted it into this email.
Some day I will probably have to have a knee replacement. Don't want to, putting it off as long as I can. Meanwhile canceled everything for the weekend, not on my feet, trying to stay off of the leg that hurts so much. don't sleep at night, slept alot during the day today on the couch. Bummer!

Have a great weekend..

Natalie

Hi Ladies:

Just marking my spot. I will be back later.

Cathy

Hi Everyone,
My July goal is to loose 5 more pounds. I lost 38 pounds and 5 more will bring me 22 pounds to goal. I will incorporate the glyciemic index into the calorie count.
This is pretty aggressive but goals make things happen.

:flowerforyou: Hello Everyone,

Barbie, your dedication is inspirational. I joined MFP in 2009, but did not begin to seriously use the site until March 2011. This group has helped me stay focused and encouraged.

Michele, I completed Cathe’s Hiit DVD workout. It is challenging; lots of jumping. The DVD has three different workouts. I started with what is suppose to be easiest of the three – 16 intervals of 30 seconds high intensity followed by 30 seconds low intensity. Today I completed Cathe’s Core Circuit. The workouts are part of her Shock Cardio system. My body is in shock.

Jeanne, I am considering chiropractic treatments. I’ve been having leg pain, numbness and tingling for years. Traditional doctors have not made a clear diagnosis and suggested shots. About a year ago I visited a chiropractor and he explained how he could alleviate the problem. I was skeptical. Given all the specialist I’ve seen, and the lack of results, I am confident that the chiropractor is probably the route I need to take.

Mary, I am keeping your tips in mind. DH and I BBQ for the holiday, which involves lots of food prep and tasting. I have some berries on hand. I am also drinking lots of water.

Natalie, I wish I had some information that would help your knee. Sending in you some hugs.

:bigsmile: June was a good month. I enjoyed the Cathe rotation. Albeit slow, I am seeing progress. I’ve noticed that my slips involving bad choices don’t last as long. I remember one day turning into a week, which turned into a month and sometimes several months of bad food choices and lack of exercise. I feel as though my changes are becoming habits and a new way of life.

:glasses: July will be a busy month. This month involves the holiday family BBQ and some travel.

My focus for July:
Cardio(walking/jogging and core exercises)
No food after 8:00 p.m.
Continue with adding fruits and veggies to my meals.

Mallwalking this morning led to shopping spree for my tiny pal (lost 85 lbs, 15 lbs from goal) but I stuck to my list (sheets and panties). I did try on some tops and couldn't rip them off fast enough, they looked HORRIBLE. Tinypal peeked in and said Barbara! You need a new bra! I resisted awhile but she finally dragged me to Macy's and got me fitted. Down from a 40D to a 38D, (verging on 36) and from 7 hooks to 4. AND it's lightweight, pretty and pink! Woo HOO! Haven't worn straps this narrow since before I quit smoking in '99. I'll try it out for a week and if it holds up I'll go back for black and white ones.

Natalie your knee pain sounds serious! To tide you over til you can get to Dr, try this (from my therapeutic Yoga class). Find a hard cardboard roll (like from shelf paper) or a dowel. Lie down on the floor. Keep the good leg relaxed flat on the floor, gently flex the bad knee around the cardboard roll. Try to roll it up behind the thigh from the floor to behind the knee and back down to massage the muscles to stop spasming. If you can tolerate it , bring the roll up all the way behind the knee and keep it there while you B R E A T H E. Ice or a heating pad might help. The shooting pains sure sound like something is pressing on a nerve. This might help ease it off. I, too, recommend chiropractic for alignment/pinched nerve issues. Tore a ligament in my neck once and tearfully told the chiropractor that if he couldn't help me right now to please shoot me. One sharp adjustment and I was ready to live again.:bigsmile:

Hi everyone

:frown: Sorry I've not been in touch for a while, I've been a bit distracted lately. The health scare I had when I thought everything was ok turned out to be not quite so ok and I have to have a small op (I'll explain more later) then I've been knocked off my feet with a summer cold, I feel exhausted - hopfully I've turned a corner today.

Just marking my spot for later, hope everyone is okay.

Chat again soon xx

Just wanted to say enjoy today.Going to a family barbeque.
Didn`t have a good day with food,was so hot and didn`t eat regular meals.
Take care
jane

Natalie your knee pain sounds serious! To tide you over til you can get to Dr, try this (from my therapeutic Yoga class). Find a hard cardboard roll (like from shelf paper) or a dowel. Lie down on the floor. Keep the good leg relaxed flat on the floor, gently flex the bad knee around the cardboard roll. Try to roll it up behind the thigh from the floor to behind the knee and back down to massage the muscles to stop spasming. If you can tolerate it , bring the roll up all the way behind the knee and keep it there while you B R E A T H E. Ice or a heating pad might help. The shooting pains sure sound like something is pressing on a nerve. This might help ease it off. I, too, recommend chiropractic for alignment/pinched nerve issues. Tore a ligament in my neck once and tearfully told the chiropractor that if he couldn't help me right now to please shoot me. One sharp adjustment and I was ready to live again.:bigsmile:

Good Morning, wondered where everyone was yesterday... spent alot of time sitting by the computer, since I can't walk.. hurts to sit, knee is still killing me, leg has shooting pains from knee to groin and from knee to ankel, not good, took another celebrex at 9:30 last night, it helped me sleep somewhat along wiht a whole ambien...gotta call the doctor early Tuesday morning... cortisone shot has still not kicked in.
The exercise you say, I can't do that... it's too painful,I have no idea why my knee hurts that way, but I hope to call the doctor early Tuesday morning and get into him, perhaps another synvisc one shot, which I have had in my other knee 3x already, don't know if that will be the answer or not.. sure the doctor will know.
Yes I have lost about a pound a week, very slow, but I guess the way you described it, it's good that way, altho some people are losing 10 pounds a month... I just need to keep moving forward, altho I am not going to be able to exercise at all for a while, which is a bummer, but I will do the best I can. Walking is out totally, hope to be able to bike again in a couple of weeks, if the doctor can figure out why I am having so much pain in this leg.
Having company over for dinner today, DH is going to do everything, since I can't do anything.
Natalie

Still eating, but exercising, way more than usual while on 4th of July vacation. NOT drinking alcohol is ALOT harder here (with friends and family enjoying the fine effects :sad: Oh well, I keep reminding myself of how horrible I would feel the next day - my body just says I am too old for such pleasures anymore.....but it sure was fun while it lasted!!!!!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

:flowerforyou: Another great day and evening here. I spent most of the day in the garden.

Now..:laugh: don't get excited!!
:noway: Jackie has not had a major spurt of energy and spent it burning loads of calories doing the garden!
No, my day was spent enjoying the peace and quiet and then ....:laugh: listening to 60's favourites!
We had a late breakfast outside .........I had a lie in while DH stripped that paper in the kitchen. We had a BBQ this evening. "Make hay while the sun shines" methinks as the weather may break mid week.

Major birthday card purchases needed tomorrow as I seem to have loads of birthdays at the begining of July. Anyone else fed up of getting shocks at the tills when you buy cards?:huh: Why on earth can't they put the prices on each card instead of the silly code system!!

:flowerforyou: I'm trying to plan a girlie day with a school friend who lives fairly near me. Her birthday's early August and we thought it would be good to have a birthday catch up. We've known each other for 49 years!! Wow!! As we both went to school in the south of England it's a bonus we're near each other now.

:flowerforyou: So everyone .......I hope you all have a good week.

BFN
Jackie