WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2016

melaniemetoyer · August 2016

Good morning ladies...hope the finds you all well. Perhaps I need to set some specific goals for August. My birthday is Sunday, I will be 55

Where has the time gone. So here's the deal, weighed in yesterday, 214. Up since I weighed in last week, but down overall. I'd like to get down to about 180. STILL not able to notice (feel) any loss in my clothes. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong? HELP PLEASE!!! Anyway here's my goals for August
*Log EVERYRTHING (including anytime I use oil for like the hashbrowns in the morning) haven't been doing that.
*Learn how to enter recipes in the database-this hopefully will help when it comes to logging multiple ingredient stuff like spaghetti-is it logged as a whole or each ingredient?
*WALK WALK, WALK-DRINK MORE WATER
*explore strength training....have NO upper body ...would love to go waterskiing-can't get up

*join the Orange Theory fitness center and go at least once a week.

Anyway have a great day ladies..I'm off to work

~Melanie-Baton Rouge~

csofled · August 2016

Laid awake from 3 am to 5 am with a moving loop playing in my head. Drinking my cup of coffee, which is black - blech - cause I ran out of flavored creamer and didn't want to buy another bottle at this point. Then on to packing all the "last to pack" things.

Thanks Barbie for moving us forward into August!

Hugs to all!

Cheri

jbatinker · August 2016

Hello everyone. My name is Janeanne and I am hitting that magical 5 0 next month.

In August we are going to spend 4 days in Disney World, and then take a 7 day cruise. My goal is to walk as much as I can and make smart choices while on vacation. I do not intend on depriving myself and know that I may gain a few pounds but am committed to walking daily and really reading the menu to understand what is in the dishes I am eating. I will also try and record as much as I can.

The first two weeks of August (before vacation)

1. Logging Daily
2. Trying to get 12K steps a day
3. Eating clean

margaretturk · August 2016

Thanks Barbie.

Goal work portions. Paying attention to what my mind and body is telling me about my health.

Margaret

oceanmelody · August 2016

Thanks, Barbie! Clicking like crazy on that star but it does not want to bookmark yet, will try again later.
LOVE the quilts!

My goals for August are to get back on track with bicycling once my company is gone and to not tank emotionally once she leaves, That is about all I think I can handle besides work and weeding and laundry this month. Maybe spend some time on a lounge chair and finish a couple of McCall Smith books. Maybe have a margarita sometime?

Hugs to all you ladies!

Betty

carriels7 · August 2016

Thanks Barbie for this thread.

All you guys are incredible!! Learning to quilt is my next project - so admire Charlene. Might have some questions later

Katla49 · August 2016

I woke up in my own bed this morning! It is good to be here.

I have a couple of errands to do today, and have already checked one of them off of my list. I contacted the people we rented our mobility scooter from and asked them to contact DDIL to let her know when they'll be there to pick it up. They were supposed to get it yesterday but didn't make it due to the volume of scooters to be picked up and traffic. I need to run an errand at the bank for my daughter as soon as they open and after that it will be "me time" and yoga at the gym. :bigsmile: I've missed it! It is 7 am right this minute, so I can't get to the banking errand for at least an hour.

Have a great day & don't forget to move more, monitor your portion sizes and log your food.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Annr · August 2016

"Barbie Thank you, this thread is a lifeline. Thanks for the reminder about gratitude." (stated by Karen in Virginia).
A never truer comment! Awesome, awesome people you all are!

spikeyhair · August 2016

Kate UK

Can't believe it's August already, thank you Barbie for the thread. Started day off with 45 minute cardio workout updated FitBit and MFP read all your posts.
Goals - Keep doing what I've been doing
Drink more water
Try a kettlebell
I know some of you great ladies use a kettlebell
I need some advice I use hand weights at the moment got up to 5lbs in each hand I don't go to a gym so what size kettlebell should I start with

pipcd34 · August 2016

well kids it's over, the Great Cycle Challenge (raising $$ for kids w/cancer) is done.... the last you'll hear about it.
these stats are miles ridden not $$ raised.

in WA STATE
1ST PLACE FEMALE
4TH PLACE OVERALL

NATIONALLY -
157th place overall
19th place female
out of 26,704 riders

rode 720 mi 1st month, 535.7 mi 2nd month, total 1255.7miles

yes, I took the train to work and yes I will take the train going home. still gotta ride but not nearly as long.

NOW, 6 more weeks til the MS Deception Pass Classic 2016!

THEN start into running mode for the 2 cities marathon in November!

fanncy0626 · August 2016

Pip- Congratulations on your achievements! Such a worthy cause. Thanks for all you do!

Mary from Minnesota

pipcd34 · August 2016

thanks fanncypants !

Rini_s · August 2016

Happy August!
I didn't really have goals for July...just getting started was an accomplishment.

Goals for August
- Vacation happens in August - so the biggest goal is to not go backwards so soon out of the gate
- Log every day - even during vacation time
- Make reasonable choices while eating out, bring health snacks and grocery shop/eat in while traveling when possible
- Continue kettlebell program, bring kettlebell with me during road trip to Colorado
- Continue to post and remain accountable for my choices - progress, not perfection
- 10,000 daily steps 5 of 7 days

miakoda40 · August 2016

August has barely begun and we are on Page 2 already. So glad I dropped by. If I read now I might stay caught up in Aug.

Mia in MI

carriels7 · August 2016

Wow. Wrote a whole message but it didn't record. Wanted to put down my Aug Goals so I can remember them
1 - Cardio fit class 3x week - just started this and its fun
2 - strength training at least 2x week
3 - 8k steps 6/7 days 8.5 yesterday and 5.5 already this am
4 - situps and planks most days
5 - log everything and - listening to Heather - focus on vegetables first. actually, just read that when you plate, put on veggies first, then other stuff. That way, vegetables are the focus
6 - drink at least 64 oz water daily
7 - walk on beach at least 1x week - silly to live near beach and forget to go!
8 - gratitude - here I am at 69.5 and pretty healthy, moving a lot and trying my best to drop pounds and have more energy. I see lots of people complaining about weight, but don't adjust eating habits nor move. Several friends are like that. then also have friends that are very sick. So sad. So tons of gratitude and positive thinking.
9 - would love to say I'd like to lose at least 8 pounds this week - but was UP this morning and have been pretty diligent, so cannot focus on the stupid number on the scale, am down a whole size in pants and tops and have more energy. Really want to feel excellent by a cruise in early December.

With your guys help and motivation - I'll get there!!!

Carrie in SC

klanders30 · August 2016

cheri best of luck on moving day, I know you are an expert mover, but don't forget to give your self so much credit and reward yourself for handling such a stressful event (I think it is one of the top 5 stressful things in life)

Thanks to everyone for Your support as I move towards my DD moving to college , your stories and experiences are helping me so very much

Goals for August - SAVOR--
Savor: my DD
Savor: the power of an afternoon nap
Savor: tomatoes from my garden
Savor: reading on my back porch
Savor: the lovely last days of summer for a school teacher!
And one more goal:
Say yes to a spontaneous anything !!!
NYKAREN

Rini_s · August 2016

pipcd34 wrote: »

well kids it's over, the Great Cycle Challenge (raising $$ for kids w/cancer) is done.... the last you'll hear about it.
these stats are miles ridden not $$ raised.

in WA STATE
1ST PLACE FEMALE
4TH PLACE OVERALL

NATIONALLY -
157th place overall
19th place female
out of 26,704 riders

rode 720 mi 1st month, 535.7 mi 2nd month, total 1255.7miles

yes, I took the train to work and yes I will take the train going home. still gotta ride but not nearly as long.

NOW, 6 more weeks til the MS Deception Pass Classic 2016!

THEN start into running mode for the 2 cities marathon in November!

Way to go, Pip! You are amazing!

carriels7 · August 2016

Wow Pip - amazing!

fanncy0626 · August 2016

Stronglifts Rest Day

Kettlebell Swing
Week four, day one, increasing reps from 7 to 10 using the 35 pound kettle bell.
GobletSquat- 3X5X 35
Russian kettle bell swing- 19 X 10 X 35

Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge
3 miles

I am going to be extremely busy today as we are expecting company. Lots of housework to catch up on!

Mary from Minnesota

barbiecat · August 2016

Sometimes on my gratitude list, I name something that I'm grateful I don't have along with things that I'm grateful that I do have.

Meditating consistently has been on my list of resolutions for many months and until recently, I had no success. There are a zillion ways to meditate and finding what works for you is the first thing to do. My husband has his own way and he suggested that we meditate together daily but there were too many reasons that it didn't work for me. Then, thanks to some things I read, I found a way that worked for me ("10% Happier" by Dan Harris was the most inspiring). The second thing that was a problem for me was remembering to include it in my day and thanks to Gretchen Rubin's "Better Than Before", I found the perfect time for me. Finally, there was no way I could meditate 20-30 minutes like someone suggested, so I started with 5 minutes and increased the time by 5 seconds every day or so and now I'm up to 12 minutes and 15 seconds. Finally, there's no way to stay totally focused so I stop saying that I couldn't meditate because my mind wandered, I just brought it back to the thing I concentrate on and kept going. Even falling asleep in the middle of meditation wasn't a sufficient reason to stop meditating.

When I first started on MFP, my resolutions were simple but challenging for me. Now many of the things that were challenging at the start have become ordinary parts of my life and I've added new challenges.

I carry a pedometer in my pocket all day. In June I walked 188 miles most of it in the company of the frisky poodles, Brandy and Sasha.

Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington

My word for 2016 is "alacrity"....I will greet all experiences in my life with cheerful readiness

WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2016

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