WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

I do one day at a time or one meal at a time and make sure I exercise at least 3 times a week. I lost just about 10 pounds and am trying to lose 10 more until I get to a healthy weight. I need to lose about 90 pounds but I am at least losing and one day I will get there. I never give up or else I will gain weight. I keep logging the food and see how many calories I ate and just keep going. I get some support from OA too, but this website helps too. Keep going!

I had a good eating day today! There were times when I just wanted to eat - more! So I'm feeling really good about staying on track.

I had wonderful grilled chicken, the sweetest corn on the cob I've ever tasted, a nice salad, and fresh peas for dinner. I know today was not all about eating but I did enjoy it.

The weather turned out to be nice after all. It might have hit a hundred but there was a breeze and, later, I was in the pool. It felt pretty wonderful.

Viv, I'm sending hugs. Procedures like that are always worrisome. I hope and pray for good results for you.

I got a nice swim in this afternoon. A real one this time, not just treading water. :happy: Then I stopped by the walking path and walked for a mile and a half on my way home.

It's a bit lonesome when I'm here by myself. :frown: I'm used to visits from the grandkids. I'm enjoying the housesitting but will be glad to get back home too. I'm thankful for all of you. When I read your posts, I feel as though I'm in the company of friends.

With the extra time, I have read a couple of books. I haven't done that much since I started MFP and losing weight. It's the good news (I enjoyed them) and the bad news (my custom in the bad old days was to veg with a book and an assortment of snacks). As I usually read a book every day or two, that was a lot of snacks. :noway:

Although I enjoyed reading, I also felt antsy and wanted some snacks to kick back with. For me, reading will have to be a sometime thing. The tradeoff - being slimmer and more active - is worth it. :happy:

Somebody just set some firecrackers off. Earlier we heard the thump of fireworks. The dogs are highly suspicious and barking to show it! :laugh:

Hello ladies, just a quick check in. My back is still sore but the tylonal seems to make it well for a bit. Going to call physio at the hospital today and get the information I need to get back into my exercises again. Had a bad night Sunday, legs paining, knees, ankles and my shins too. Never had so much caos. Two hours sleep and work on Monday 6-3. My sugars were down and fluids down, so some sweets and beer to bring my salt up to moderate my body's liquids. The scale says I'm up a pound today but that is a given.

Hope everything goes well for you all today, I am going to attempt some housework.

Take care..

Marilyn

Had a lovely leisurely 4th, excavated another bushel's worth of lava rock from the deadzone corner, 2 hr dogstroll with tinypal, nap, then laundry mountain attack. If this is what retirement could be like, sign me up! If it just weren't for all those pesky bills...

Colleeen, bicycling while camping? Hope it was flat, mostly...:happy:
Robin LOVE the puppy picture. We're lucky in our neighborhood, most everyone honors the fireworks ban since we're on the edge of (dead)grassland foothills. If anyone were foolish enough to set any off, the rest of the development would be on them darned quick. We can see (and hear) the municipal display from here, Soon as the booms started, Dixie hid in the bathroom. The General is deaf so was completely relaxed. I was too pooped to join the lawn chair brigade so watched on TV for a few before zzzzzzzzzzz.
Mimi Love your swimsuit (shorts) idea, will copy it soon as this one gets too big. Honor yourself for logging and declining the wine if it would have made you (like it makes me) eat more. Congratulate yourself for devising strategies for next time. especially like not sitting next to the most tempting and putting them away first. Able to visit parents but not stay there and enjoy cooking all by yourself, best of both worlds! Congrats on the good followup day, not just healthy but yummy too!
Viv you brave gal, you made me laugh :laugh: in spite of what you're facing! The image of an eyes-closed surgeon, awful and funny at the same time.
Lorri you'll be back on track in no time.:flowerforyou:
Marilyn and Natalie, good for you both for doing what you must to deal with the pain:sad: . Hope the phsyio and the Dr bring you both relief soon!
Chiclet Seeing fireworks while swimming? cool!:glasses:
Sally 2am fireworks, are they nuts?:noway:
Steph slow but sure is the way to lasting change. Well done!:flowerforyou:

Time to renew the attack on Laundry Mountain. Can't believe I let ALL my slacks get either dirty or un-ironed at once. Then back to work. Be grateful Barbara, it's a good job with good people... and ... retirement is only 4.75 yrs away...

Its really beginning to bother me, I have never lost 6 days in a row, now the scale was down another .5 this morning... anyone had that happen to them? It worries me that the scale is dropping every day like that.
I am going to the doctor this morning to see what they can do about my pain.

Has anyone had this happen to them where they have lost each day a little, but the scale keeps going down .. I am eating about 1250 to 1350 in calories...

Natalie

Hi Natalie,

Yes, this has happened to me, but not recently. Just keep weighing everyday and if it stays off for a week, update your ticker. I am glad the scale is going in the right direction for you. Keep it up on the good calorie range.

Jeannie

Marking my spot

Cindy

saw doctor, gave me shot of synvisc one in my right knee. i have had 3 of them in my left knee.
hoping this will help. also going to go to chiropractor for my back.
more later
natalie

Good morning ladies,
Natalie, I am not sure I understand fully. You are worried cause you are losing now? I know a lot of people on here weigh often and they are fine with it. But maybe you just need to stay off the scale except for weekly and see how that goes for you. I cannot weigh too often cause my weight fluncuates so much. I weigh weekly or sometimes every 10 days. I have noticed that my weight usually drops after about 10 days or so. Good luck with dr. hope your pain goes away. pain is no fun. I am tired today. maybe I overdid it this weekend. I am going to try to mow lawn later and maybe that will get me going again. I dont have much to say. Have a good day ladies.
vicki M

Yes, I weigh every morning, and am concerned since the scale has gone steadily down for 6 days in a row. A little bit each day, the that is NOT the way I usually run as far as losing weight, it's very ODD. Just wondered if others had this happen to them, where they dropped a little each day for many days like has happened to me. I guess I am worried that there is something wrong physically. I just had a blood test, lipid panel done last wednesday and all came back ok. I have NOT been exercising since my knee has been killing me....
Natalie

Pam:flowerforyou:

My ex mother-in-law has had both knees replaced, one at a time though. However I was not able to see or ask her how it went or what it entaliled. How and who determined that you needed knee replacement. Is there a criteria you have to meet? How painful was it? ( I don't handle pain well,,,big wussy) How soon after the surgery were you able to walk? Or could you? I know you said it was long and hard with the therapy, how long did it take? I am just curious, because my knees are pretty bad. I am constantly in pain, walk like Herman Munster also, and cannot get on my knees or completely bend them back. My doctor hasn't suggested knee surgery yet, but has diagnosed me with osteoarthritis in both knees. I may try going to a chiropractor also. I went for an evaluation for physical therapy the other day and they had me do some exercises and massaged my knees and found a knot behind each knee. When I asked what it was they said it was the muscles that were very tight. Massaging them helped me afterwards and also the ice packs as they said the tissue in my knees were swollen. I would appreciate any info you can offer.

Good night all.
Have a Fun 4th of July!
Chiclet:flowerforyou:

Chiclet

I went to see an orthopedic surgeon to see what options I had....he told me none when he saw my xrays and saw me walk. I tried the injections with no good outcome. It came to the point that my quality of life was very poor and there was no other option. So I had them done. They stood me up the next day, and the day after that. Then the next day, I walked and every day farther. Physical Therapy started the day after surgery with just leg movements and the standing and full force PT 5 days after the surgery. I was on the rehab floor for 12 days and went to PT twice a day. When I came home, PT came to the house 3 days a week and I had exercises to do twice a day. Then when I went to outpatient PT, that was 3 days a week for nearly 3 hours each time and still had exercises to do twice a day. I was in outpatient PT from early January to the end of March. I was off work for exactly 5 months. That was the hardest thing I have ever done and now I walk like a normal person. No limp, no strange gait, nothing....I take nothing for pain, they don't hurt anymore. Unless you see the scars, you would never know I had anything done. Please feel free to ask me anything. It is easier to ask questions to someone that went through it.

Pam

Hi Ladies:

Birdie - You have a very difficult job ahead of you. I don't envy you at all. But don't worry you will you will get through it and remember, we are here any time you need us:flowerforyou:

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Thanks Cathy, Your support is important to me

RobertaM

Well I went out swimming on the 4th in the evening. There were only a few fireworks to see (bummer) but still I really enjoy swimming at night. I told my guyfriend I did that and he said the same thing Mimi did. don't swim by yourself. He started lecturing about murderers and rapist and I looked at him and said, "I am in a gated community, which is lit up like a penetentiary, and surrounded by seniors. The men can barely walk let alone rape me!" He didn't think it was funny.:grumble: But seriously this place is dead after 8 pm. Besides what's the point of swimming in the evening and enjoying the solitude and peacefulness if I have to have a buddy?

Speaking of my guyfriend, his hours were cut back some (which is a good thing as he was working 12 hour days and now he is finished by 3pm. He came over today at 4 pm and I was shocked to see him. He brought a new bathing suit and towel with him but left it in my apartment to go look for me. (I was in the pool!) So instead of going back to my apartment he just sat at one of the tables, took off his shirt, shoes and socks and relaxed while I exercised.(Tomorrow he says he will swim with me, he left his suit here) Later he stayed and watched a movie with me and I made dinner. First time he has stayed for dinner at my apartment. I sauteed some chicken in herb and garlic marinade and roasted some brussel sprouts, crookneck, yellow bell pepper mushrooms, carrots, snow peas, and baby potatoes with olive oil and garlic. HE LOVED IT! Thought I was some kind of amazing cook, (I thought of you Mimi and how you taught me to roast veggies) and couldnt stop praising the meal. He even said he might have to marry me. (No I don't want to remarry) But hey we have another converted roasted veggie lover now.:drinker:

He did make the comment, "No wonder your mom won't try to walk. I wouldn't either if I had you doing everything for me and making scrumptious meals for me too!" I didn't tell mom that, she'd get mad!

Oh and Pam, thank you for the info on the knee surgery. Just out of curiousity how long were you in pain and how would you rate it on a scale of 1 to10, 10 being the worst? Five months of healing and therapy!:noway: Well with mom here I can see that's not going to happen soon.

Well I'm sleepy so I think I will hit the sack.:yawn:
Good night al.
Chiclet:flowerforyou:

Good morning everyone!
Natalie, sorry about the pain you are going through. About your weight lose, are you sure you haven't cut back on your eating because of the pain. It's been my expierence that when I am in a lot of pain I subconsciouly cut back on my eating. I would say if it keeps up say for two or three more weeks and you know you are eating as you always have to get checked by the doctor. I had a friend who that happened to and it did turn out to be medical. Good luck to you.

Chicklet, so glad to hear you're swimming. I think swimming is the best most relaxing exercise there is. My chiropractor told me that I should keep swimming and going to water aerobics because it was better for me than walking and it won't hurt my back.

I have decided that I need to make lifestyle changes to meet my goals. The swimming and water aerobics is one change as Prior to a couple of months ago I wasn't exercising at all. The other is to drink more water. My chiropractor said I should be drinking between 90 & 100 oz per day. I was dehydrated when I went into the hospital a week ago Monday and they had to give me IV's. The first appointment with my chiroprator (which was 3 days later) I was dehydrated again. So I'm drinking sis 16 ox bottles of water a day. I've only done it for two days but it's a start. I guess I didn't realize how much damage to your body happens when you don't have the proper fluid levels.

Today I plan to go to water aerobics for an hour and then go to a "Sit n' Sew" group at my local quilt shop. I have a couple projects I need to get finished and need some motivation to work on them.

Have a nice day everyone. My prayers are with you!

Birdie I understand what you are going through. We downsized out of the home we thought we would live forever in just a few weeks before my Dad died. Other than losing my parents, it was THE HARDEST thing I ever did. Guess you could call it the death of a dream.... As it turned out we had to do it again a few months later with Moma's things so we could all fit into the same house. Its tough. Hugs!

Thanks and welcome back:flowerforyou: