WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2016

Annr wrote: »

Hey Everyone! So it isn't that I hate this computer, its that I hate the relearning.... I am well, though, but have been kind of melancholy lately. Disappointed in myself, and my progress. I am a smart intelligent person, why can't I conquer this? Wouldn't my brain realize that this struggle of choices and options can be overcome, by just picking a lifestyle that is healthy?? Why does the human condition choose inner conflict over inner peace? I am baffled, and though I am trying to look forward, I can't help looking back at all the choices and roads I have taken that (if I had only had more stick-to-it-ness to my eating) I would be at a different place right now.
I am always curious about our routines, how we do the same thing every day, learned behavior, yet with our eating we are all over the place. Our choices shift like the winds! Our desires change and I suppose its because our eating routine is linked to our emotions. I have an emotional connection to food, and unlike my fantasy of being in Tuscany Italy and enjoying food, I have made food a pleasure. That's not to say I over-indulge in food on a daily basis, but most of the time I am one thought away from it. That is frustrating and sabotages me. I can "think"myself into eating wrong, before I have even taken a bite of anything. Is that mental or what??
thoughts?
Becca in
Oregon

Becca, I've been pondering the same thing. A year ago yesterday I started a weight loss/fitness program. Lost 70 pounds and finished the structured part of the program. I've been generally making okay choices and working out and exercising more than I ever did, but have hit a plateau- actually have gained 5 pounds. I am within 25 pounds of my goal and I'm trying to figure out why I am making it hard to get there. To try to switch things up and get going again I've joined a challenge for a month thru a neighborhood group, that involves a "proprietary shake" and workout videos (i.e. MLM, but I really like the shake). With school starting tomorrow that will help me get back on routine. I wanted to reach my goal within a year and before school started. I need to not feel like a complete failure and keep in perspective what I have done (and lose those 5 and more!). While I was in the structured part of the program I didn't feel like my eating was linked to emotions. Still figuring that out, but I think it is, because it is creeping back in to play. This is something I am going to need to be on top of for the rest of my life.

Purl/WA

Hello Ladies,
Today I went to work it was a good day! Yet all day I battled my anixiety tried a lot of grounding exercises. Went to the Y time in the water helped, Still was not good so after dinner j wrote a grateful list to help me get focus it help too not where I want to be but better. I am grateful for my fitness pal , grateful for this group coming in being able to read your posts helps a lot! Thank you so much.

Liz
Caldwell idaho

Hi Gals,
Becca – if all parents were as open and straight forward as you are there would be some much healthier kids out there.

Allie - I am sending a big hug….

Margaret – what a tragic story, and so good of you to be thinking of the families.

Heather – I saw MamaMia when it was here and loved it. How wonderful another baby in the family…

Miriam – your grandchild is stunning! I wonder if the LBGTQ community would be able to help.

Mary – glad you were able to see family

Liz – hang in, there is a ton to “remember” to be grateful for as we take so much for granted, running water, electricity, transportation…

So today was a gardening day… in MY yard!!! So nice a gal friend and I had breakfast at Panera then 4 hours of gardening, she worked with me so we got a ton done - weeded the dog run (which I do not use for the dog – it is where I store my firewood) turned the compost, took out the summer garden, removed some bamboo, and reset a pathway in gravel, so it is level again. It feels so much better. And not so overwhelming so maybe I can continue to do a bit here a bit there… I can be so tired after hours in other gardens that mine doesn’t get the attention it deserves.


September Goals:
2 fun things a week, Lizard saving, gardening in my own yard
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday
Work on water consumption -


Smiles.

Kim from N. California

Morning! I just found a habit tracker to use as a way to record my new habits! It's called "Productive" and just for fun and information I am trying it. I will be tracking

•stretching every morning
•going to gym 5 days a week
•no clothes shopping for a month
•reaching out socially once a week

I am curious to see what will be the most challenging!
Happy Tuesday to all. NYKAREN

reduceme16 wrote: »

September is my 5th month and I have lost 20 lbs. The last 10 in August. My thirst has increase a lot in the last 3 weeks, and I am drinking 2 1/2 gallons of water and ice tea a day. I am also post menopausal.
age 54.

reduce me - just as a precaution, you might want to get your blood sugar levels checked.... Excessive thirst can be a sign of diabetes--if you're working out a lot, that could be the reason, but well worth checking...

Lisa in West Texas

Lisa - I had the exact same thought about reduceme. 20 pints of water a dsy is far too much and can be very dangerous . Please visit your doctor urgently.

Heather UK

Margaret ~ Thanks for your prayers and tribute to Jacob and his family.

Purl/WA & Becca: It took me well over a year to lose all the weight I needed to drop & I still need to log every bite and swallow so that it stays off. I've been having a few too many treats lately, and have been bouncing up and down a bit. I expect that I'll be posting here for years to come for the great support and because I need the discipline. Emotional eating is something many of us struggle with. Stress eating combined with lack of understanding is how I gained weight in the first place. It can still sucker me in. I am so happy for the support from the MFP calorie counter and for the women in this group. :flowerforyou:

Liz in Caldwell: Congrats on a good day.

reduceme: Welcome to a great group! I agree with Lisa about checking your blood sugar levels. Excessive thirst can be a symptom of diabetes. :flowerforyou:

Kim: It is so nice that your friend helped you with your personal gardening. With all the gardens you take care of, becoming too sedentary is not a big threat. Will the effort continue through the fall and winter, or is there a down time in your area? :huh:


We have a rainy day today & I plan to spend some time looking for a horse to ride a couple of times a week. I'm starting with the stable where I have my lessons. I like it there. The facilities are excellent, and the people are even better. I have a short list of other local possibilities. One step at a time.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

Allie – My parents had a hand-crank churning ice cream maker; and, my mother would make a ‘custard’ to make peach ice cream as well. Vanilla or strawberry or whatever fruit was ‘in season’. It was delicious! I’m glad that you had extra custard to make a ‘new’ batch. When you make it do you put ‘rock salt’ in the ice around it?

Lisa in West Texas – I go in tomorrow for my weigh-in and also to see the PA for my ‘medical health check’ which is covered by my insurance. Then I see my GYN as a ‘follow-up’ for my dizziness … which I was given an Rx to use when I had a spell. I have not had one in a couple of weeks; but, last night and this AM it hit me with a vengeance. Lisa – Twenty pints? Or twenty cups? – either are considered ‘dangerous’. There is an article about drinking too much water and it says it can be ‘life threatening’. “Drinking too much water can lead to a condition known as water intoxication and to a related problem resulting from the dilution of sodium in the body, hyponatremia. Water intoxication is most commonly seen in infants under six months of age and sometimes in athletes.” [webMD.com] and ‘chemistry.com’ both speak of drinking too much water … there are other sites that bring up ‘water intoxication’ being like ‘drowning in fresh water’.

I’m so close to my goal and it seems a lot harder than when I had 60lbs to lose. I’m almost sure that my weight has gone up because we spent 10 days in Louisiana eating all that Cajun food. Yummy! I was unable to exercise as much as I do when I am home. I hate that summer is ending because I enjoy the pool so much; but, I will soon have other exercises to learn. I’d also like to take ‘belly dancing’ lessons; as well as a ‘sign language’ class. Just because. I won’t say that either are on “My Bucket List.” Most of them are only ‘dreams’.

Lenora