WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY

Urgh. Over on calories yesterday. :noway: It’s that nibble-y thing again. At the time it doesn’t “feel” as though I’m eating that much.

At the end of the day, I sat down on MFP (I give myself points for that) and tried my best to tally everything up. I was way over on calories. :grumble: There were veggies to nibble on and that was great. The hummus and sour cream dip not so much. Someone brought Aussie Bites (a kind of cookie/muffin full of seeds and good stuff) and I had a taste and then another taste.

Okay. What’s my strategy? It’s a given that there will be tempting food around to nibble on. I hadn’t expected any last night, which was part of the problem. My sister dropped by with some of her family and brought munchies with her.

It’s clear that “just a taste” doesn’t work. :noway: 1) I don’t HAVE to sit near the tempting food! :laugh: 2) When I’m cleaning up, I can put the tempting stuff like Aussie Bites away first so they’re not sitting there tempting me!

I did decline the glass of wine so that was a plus.

Jeannie, hurray for rain. That’s wonderful.

Catharina, welcome. Sounds like you lead an interesting and busy life. My best advice (what’s worked for me) is fruits and veggies and lots of them. Sweets and other refined carbs are the enemy, resulting in cravings and more cravings. I call fruits and veggies my willpower because eating them means I’m not hungry (or less so) for the crappy stuff. BTW, have you tried stevia? I like it and it’s a natural sweetener so seems to work for some who can’t use artificial sweeteners.

Chiclet, so good to see you! I’ve missed you. Sounds as though you’re doing very well. Swimming! Awesome. (Don’t go swimming alone though please.)

As far as where I am and what I’m doing….it’s not so complicated really. I do live in a mobile home while I’m waiting for my granny flat to get finished. That is taking awhile. It would help to have more money to throw at it. I could (at least in theory) go back to work but I plain don’t want to. I’m willing to wait. My mobile home is about 700 sq ft and is fine for one person. I'm on the same property (3 acres) as my daughter and SIL and 3 of my grandkids. We finished building the "big" house two years ago and are very slowly finishing my part of it.

Yep, there’s just me. However, I do visit my folks and stay with them every couple of weeks. That’s when I’m likely to get the comments about cooking, eating, etc. It’s not constant but I’m sensitive! I like being able to do that I want when I want. I’m housesitting right now for a couple of weeks. It feels almost like vacation and lets me visit my folks without staying there.

Happy Independence Day to everyone in the US. Sally, you mentioned you’re dog sitting. For everyone who is in hearing distance of fireworks and has dogs, I hope you’ll keep them inside. My brother and SIL lost a dearly loved pet a few years ago. The fireworks scared her and she escaped from the yard and was hit by a car.

I’m looking forward to more swimming today. It’s a little hot for walking but the water is wonderful. :happy: I’m glad I bought my suit and, although I hate my saggy arms and legs, the water makes it worth it. (My “suit” is actually a tank top and shorts made for running but it’s cute, fits great, and dries fast. It works!)

I’m looking forward to the band concert tonight. The weather promises to be balmy. It will be nice to sit on the lawn, lean back, and enjoy.

:smooched:

Evening everyone

Think my cold is finally going, although I'm shattered tonight after a busy day at work.

I'm going to have a small operation on 19th July. Not sure if it's to remove the milk duct in my right boob or just get a bit to examine. I've got a few cells that need further investigation apparently. Must admit I am a bit worried but trying not to think of it too much.

The weather here was soooo hot over the weekend, I tried to sit outside but it was too hot, I wish we had a pool, sounds lovely. We took the dogs out quite late when it had cooled down, seems everyone else had the same idea though, so our walk was a little fraught. A few dogs came running over to us so we had to make a quick dash into the undergrowth, not easy keeping your footing with all the holes in the ground! Even Tara was a bit grumpy and didn't take kindly to the dogs following her, not like her, she'd better not be picking up Frankie's bad habbits :noway:

Can't believe it's nearly 8pm already, feel as if I have just got in and had tea. Hmm I'd better get some chores done, this was my excuse not to go on the dog walk tonight, and all I've done is catch up with the posts on the computer :bigsmile: Sitting here will not help my weight management, so I'd better get moving.

Take care everyone and have a good evening - what is left of it.

Viv xx

Viv,
good luck with your procedure.Hope all works out good for you.
jane

Just dropped in to wish you all a Happy Independence Day! Hope it's a good one! You all seem to have had a great weekend so far!

Have a wonderful 4th of July everyone!


I decided to stay home vs going to the block party I was invited to. I started thinking about it....leaving at 4:30pm not coming home til after 10pm probably. That's a long time to leave mom and she would probably need a change. Plus even if I tell her where I am going she forgets 2 hours later and panics. Could write her a note and leave it next to her but then I still have to thnk about the puppeis who are both afraid ot the fireworks and noise. That in itself would have mom panicking because the dogs were scarred. So it is best to stay home. I wll probably go swimming though. Maybe if I go at night I will see some fireworks while swimming. Cool.

Chiclet:flowerforyou:

I weigh in the morning naked too, just so I know if I lost weight or not and try once a week but sometimes I weigh myself more than once a week just to make sure I weigh the same or didn't gain weight which makes me down too. I try to keep on track but if I eat too much one day try to stay in the calorie range the next day and keep on going. It is taking me a long time to lose the weight but slowly and surely I believe I will get there.

:yawn: Good Morning Can't seem to wake up this morning!

:glasses: Looks like it will be a sunny day, it's already quite warm, and we've just got back from walkingthe doggies, it will soon be time for me to get ready for work, but thought I'd check in with you all first.

What is that saying - a little knowledge is a bad thing? I googled Hadfield procedure and nearly scared myself to death! I know they have to let you know the worst case scenario ( a bit like the contra indications on packets of pain killers) but it is still a bit scary when you see what could go wrong, but apparently it is run of the mill op that is very common and most surgeons could do with their eyes shut - I hope mine keeps his eyes well and truly open :bigsmile: :bigsmile: And if I get panicked I think of Amanda who had heart surgery, and my op is minor in comparrison.

Jackie sorry to hear you are having problems with the electrics, was it caused by the work you've had done? Hubby has just finished painting our kitchen, I chose a pale yellow colour, but now it's on I'm not that keen on it, it looks a lot fresher, but yellow doesn't seem to go with our tiles as much as I thought it would. I'm sure I'll get used to it, but think it should have been a more golden yellow.

Well time is marching on, I'd better get the pack ups sorted, think I'll take a salad today. Musn't be late as my admin colleague is on holiday in the Canary Isles lucky thing.

Chat again soon.
Viv xx

Marilyn,hope you get some relief.
Everyone have a good day.
I know I have to get serious again with my food.
jane

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