WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2016
barbiecat
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It's a brand new month to continue with healthy behaviours and to begin new ones.
The name of the thread is "Women Ages 50+" but all women are welcome.
How did you do with your goals or resolutions for July?
What goals or resolutions have you planned for August?
If you are new, we welcome you and if you've been posting with us, we're glad to see you back again.
Don't forget to click on the star to bookmark the thread so you can find it again.
Last month, I kicked off this thread using my phone in my husband's hospital room and today he is on the mend and back doing many of his normal activities. I am very grateful.
Resolutions for July (with end of the month comments)
*get Jake and me home safely from the hospital in Seattle (accomplished)
*be a non-grumpy caregiver to Jake during his recovery (accomplished)
*increase daily meditation time by 5 seconds a day (up to more than 12 minutes)
*continue sorting and discarding photos (fair success)
*weight training twice a week (had to let this go for awhile because of leg pain)
Resolutions for August
*continue sorting and discarding photos
*work in the yard 30+ minutes four days a week
*increase daily meditation time by 5 seconds every few days
*average 15,000 steps a day
Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington 
My word for 2016 is "alacrity"....I will greet all experiences in my life with cheerful readiness
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Barbie - thanks for keeping this group going!
Mary from Minnesota4 -
Thanks Barbie, you are the greatest!0
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Thanks, Barbie.
Janetr okc (in the middle of Kansas at the moment)0 -
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Janetr- I'm glad that your DS noticed how awesome you looked! Even better is how physically fit you're getting. Congratulations on your ability to do the sumo squat and get so low! Isn't the Kettlebell a great portable exercise! I take mine wherever I go too! Great dedication to your healthy lifestyle!
Mary from Minnesota1 -
July Goals
1. Stronglifts 3-4 times a week and increase weight. Done
2. Kettlebell swing 4-5 times a week. Done
3. Complete the 5 week program of transitioning to 35 pound Kettlebell and then increase reps from 7 to 10. Done
4. Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge 125 + miles. Done
5. Lose 4 pounds. Not sure, I stopped weighing myself and took a break from clean eating.
6. Make healthier food and drink choices. Took a break.
August Goals
1. Stronglifts 3-4 times a week and increase weight.
2. Kettlebell swing 4-5 times a week.
3. Complete the 5 week program increaseing reps from 7 to 10 with the 35 lb Kettlebell. Then transition from the 30 to the 35 lb Kettlebell on Stronglifts days. For the month.
4. Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge 125 + miles.
5. Make healthier food and drink choices.
Word for the month- self control!
Quote for the month- "I know I can "
Mary from Minnesota9 -
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So glad I found this thread! I've been on and off MFP for 3-4 years now. Making a commitment to stay with it for the long haul. I gained 25 pounds over the course of 2 years. Cholesterol and blood pressure are high too. Funny how turning 50 coincided with those things! Not THAT funny tho.
Looking for accountability to help me reach my goals this month:
1. Complete Whole 30 on August 18. Only add black beans, quinoa, and 4 servings alcohol per week. Continue no dairy and no sugar.
2. Continue logging all meals and exercise.
3. Walk 30-40 min 3x week.
4. Yoga 45 min 3x week.
5. Meditate 5-10 min 5 days per week.
6. Write in gratitude journal every day.
Janet in Texas24 -
Charleen Outstanding! I have some prize winners inherited from my mother...I LOVE YOUR QUILTS!!!
Kim N Cal I have never used them but heard the solar powered ultrasonic thingies might work...and kitties & doggies are a good deterrent...
Cheri Thinking of you. to all
Karen in Virginia2 -
Leigh here.
August goals:
Enjoy a happy, fun and healthy family vacation and stay on track.
Keep my steps above 5,000 at least five days a week.
Embrace the big 6-0.
Start doing yoga practice at home - this is the hard one.
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Charleen, did you hand quilt that wonderful quilt. I admire you and those poor fingers if you did. Well, I admire you for doing it anyway.
I know some of you have read my story of when my first daughter went off to college. I had heard all the stories of how I would just cry all the way home. I was surprised that I didn't cry at all yet I do tend to hold in feelings at times. Not all the time and I can't seem to control why I do and don't. Anyway, Christina was planning on keeping her car there, we had rules about grades and her car, so her and her sister went in one car and we were in the other. Both cars were packed. She had one of those poppasom chairs and she was forever known as the girl with the satellite dish. After we got home, I couldn't stand it that I didn't know how she was doing all by herself. So the first weekend we went down there. I was shocked. Her room was clean, all laundry was done, she had friends, but the biggest thing was that she already had a boyfriend and his ring on her finger. Not engagement but high school ring. His friends say he had never seriously dated a girl so I knew this was serious. So when we went home, I DID cry almost all the way home. My girl didn't need my mothering anymore! She was grown up. So girls, just trust that you have done your best and have raised those sons to be adults
Barbie, thanks for being there for us every month.
joyce, Indiana6 -
Thank you! I'm new here (1st week) and 51 and feeling awful on how I let myself turn into this.
So, I love the positive attitudes!
August goals:
Enjoy 5 day trip to Florida ...even though the plane ride will be awful - seats too tight currently
Exercise in pool at least 15 minutes 5 days a week.
Watch the protein and fat contents in food and stay on track.
Cut down to 1 caffeine drink a day.
Loose 5#
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Barbie: Thank you for the August thread.
Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome home and good wishes for our trip. You are all the best, both as a group and as individual women. :flowerforyou:
Karen and I talked about getting together while we were in VA but we both had full schedules and family obligations. Maybe another time we'll be lucky enough to meet in person. It will likely be quite a while before we head that way again, but you never know.
July Resolutions & comments:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
I logged everything to the best of my ability. Portion sizes were best guesstimates.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
Done. While were were with DS and DDIL I even had a pilates lesson. It felt wonderful. We have plans to try to
do this weekly over the internet. They will be travelling, and we have some technology challenges to figure out,
so we'll begin when the time is available.
4. Have fun every day.
Done! Smithsonian, Flight Museum, Montecello, Michie Tavern, Herndon Friday night concert . . .
5. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
Done. I'm even starting to like it. :bigsmile:
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
Sleep was good during our visit. We did not get over tired. The trip home was another story
and we are really tired today.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
August 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.
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Hi Karen. Eight weeks (and a lifetime) on Tuesday. Have you used the tracking approach before? For me, it's been the only thing that has ever worked. When I do it, I eat less and better, I move more, I feel good, and I lose pounds, inches and sizes. There are lots of good tips here, and the tracker and its database are awesome. You can do this! Leigh4
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Decided to do an hour of a Pilates for Inflexible People. What I like about this DVD is for one thing the cueing is very good and for another thing there are lots of options for different timed programs. The plan for tomorrow is to do another section of a 10 Minute Yoga DVD, do some bicycles for the abs, then go to the extremepump class. This is the last time Vince has to take me!!!! I'm sure he's thrilled that he doesn't have to get up early.
spikeyhair - my heart goes out to your DGD
NYKaren - how well I remember taking Jess to college the first time! Do you know that after leaving her I went to a church near there and said a little prayer for her? I totally understand how you feel. I cried, too. Does your hubby know how you feel and why you don't want to drive? And just wait till they get home at the end of the semester! Suddenly you'll have so much "stuff" in your house. And that's nothing compared to what you're asked to "store" for them when they're older
barbie - I have a problem where I tend to get plantar's warts. So for that reason I almost never go barefoot. Vince has laughed at me because even in a hotel, I always wear something (even those flip-flop things) on my feet. And you'd never catch me barefoot at the gym. I even try my absolute hardest not to put my foot down on the bare floor when I'm getting dressed. Yes, I know that it would only be for a second. But I try my absolute hardest not to let that second happen. I just got a pair of shoes in a wide width and the problem is that my feet kept slipping out of them so I returned them to the store. I don't know if that would happen with sneakers since you tie the sneakers. I can certainly give it a try. I really don't like those shoes with pointy toes, I'd much rather have room in the shoes for my toes. But the style right now is pointy toe. Even around the house I usually wear slippers with supports in them.
Karen E - even tho I had those cravings yesterday, I managed to stay under calories (just barely)
jpsgirl - welcome! Congrats on losing even tho you were away. Loved the flowers, thanks for sharing them.
Karen in VA - what a wonderful thing to have done with your mom!
Charleen - breathtaking quilt. Is that hand quilted or machine? What does the long arm quilter do? I only remember my aunt quilting. I don't think I could exercise 150 minutes/day. I usually get in about 60
pip - what a ride for the month! Kirby sure is a wonder man
Joyce - you take such good care of charlie. I'm sure he appreciates it deep inside
Charleen - you sure know how to take my breath away. I'm in awe!
Rori - I'm jealous that you get to meet so many MFP members. Have fun!
DJ - I think the worst part of Jess gaining weight is the fact that I know that there's nothing I can do -- she has to want to lose it. It's also sad because I know how hard it is going to be to get it off. Like for dinner Vince grilled hamburgers (mainly because I wanted extras to freeze for him to have another time). Well, Jess had 1-1/2 cheeseburgers. Eliminating the cheese would have helped a little, but what can I say?
Cut the grass today. Vince did under the power lines and the front yard. He figures he'll probably do the backyard Tuesday. I used the self-propelled mower, then the weedwacker. Did some sweeping. Just realized that I didn't sweep one area, will have to look to see if it needs it or not.
Janet in TX and Karenz - welcome!
Michele in NC
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Happy August Everyone!
Goals
-To log my daily food by taking time between breakfast and lunch to prepare. Then type it out, make a copy for my refrigerator, then just check off the day as it progresses. Easy Peasy!
-To Exercise Daily!
Monday and Fridays: Deep Water Aqua Class 8-9 am
Tuesday and Thursday: Tennis or if its raining, use the treadmill at the Aquatics Center
Wednesday: walk for an hr.
-To get up at 7 am to greet the day, then go to bed at 9 pm so I am rested
-To appreciate the world around me
-To accept my past and make peace with it.
-To drink at least 64 oz of water daily (two large water bottles)
-To hug more, and frown less!
All witness's say "I witness this" (yell it loudly so I can hear it please lol)
Becca
Oregon
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I WITNESS THIS2
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Happy August Everyone!
Goals
-To log my daily food by taking time between breakfast and lunch to prepare. Then type it out, make a copy for my refrigerator, then just check off the day as it progresses. Easy Peasy!
-To Exercise Daily!
Monday and Fridays: Deep Water Aqua Class 8-9 am
Tuesday and Thursday: Tennis or if its raining, use the treadmill at the Aquatics Center
Wednesday: walk for an hr.
-To get up at 7 am to greet the day, then go to bed at 9 pm so I am rested
-To appreciate the world around me
-To accept my past and make peace with it.
-To drink at least 64 oz of water daily (two large water bottles)
-To hug more, and frown less!
All witness's say "I witness this" (yell it loudly so I can hear it please lol)
Becca
Oregon
I WITNESS THIS, TOO!3 -
((((((((((Big Barbie hugs)))))))))) Thank you friend for this thread and all the great help it has done for us all.
Becca Bio
I'm 54
a retired Navy Chief's wife
mom of 27, 21& 17 yr old sons (two older active Navy, and 17 yr old in a holding pattern until he graduates from HS).
I love suduko puzzles, and crosswords doing both in pen (with the help of a crossword dictionary).
Active in the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group in my area.
Live in Hammond Oregon on the coast as far north as you can go, before you fall into the Columbia River!
Love to swim, play tennis with my teenager, and lay out in the sun on my private balcony (with enough quilts anything is possible.
Love to wander my various antique malls and shops, losing many hours for some unknown reason....
Love to cook clean, a great meal is like "caffine" for my body. I am energized and AMPED.
Love a great cup of coffee, and have 2-3 mugs of it daily with Truvia sweetener.
Love to sing opera when I can, mostly at the Senior Luncheons I volunteer serving at.
Love all my friends on here. Really do, you'all are awesome!
Alrighty, that is my story and I am sticking to it!
Becca
Oregon12 -
I just found an excellent article about weight loss & muscle loss on facebook and hope I'll be able to share it here:
Uncannily Youthful At 67, He Embodies Antidote To Bummer 'Biggest Loser' Study
http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2016/07/29/biggest-loser-weight-regain6
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