WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2016

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Morning Ladies,

Margaret, that is so sad about Jacob and all the other kids that terrible things have happened to. I think it’s cool that you have put the ribbon on your tree every year. You are a good person. ((((Hugs))))

Heather, I did have to laugh to see that MFP didn’t allow Dick’s last name. At least the part after Van. Some censoring goes a bit too *kitten* far. (I typed the kitten this time) tee hee hee Gosh I can’t believe that Christmas is close enough to be making plans, but I guess it will be here before we know it.

Miriam, what a beautiful child. I’m curious….does he get to wear the wig at home? I know you said his parents don’t accept his identity.

Marcelyn, I hope you have a good trip. I think you probably missed some cooler weather in Texas for a few days.

Betty, glad you had a getaway.

Mary, glad you and DH got to visit his uncle. He sounds like a wise man.

Katla, glad you are back at the yoga because I know you enjoy it.

Purl, you are so right in that we have to stay on top of this “eating thing” for the rest of our lives. Many of us have different problems or reasons that we eat but it takes constant attention, no matter.

Joyce, sorry to hear about the noisy grand and loss of electricity. I hope you slept well last night. ((((Hugs))))

Liz, I think most of us agree that this group of ladies and their willingness to share is very therapeutic for most of us. Just hang in there and I hope things get better for you.

Kim, when I first read that today was your gardening day, of course my first thought was, “Don’t you do that nearly every day?” Then I read the next sentence. Glad you got to work in your yard. And what a great friend to help.

NYKaren, I ‘m anxious to hear how the tracking goes. Do keep us posted!

KateUK, that is sad about your DGD. I guess that is a new one to me??? So she doesn’t want to identify with either sex?
to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

I have line dancing class this afternoon and then I’m going to meet my friend that is having the grand children problems. She’s leaving for Texas on Thursday and will probably be gone a month or more. She is going on a cruise with her sister. After they get back, she might go to Cabo San Lucas or someplace with her sister and her DH. She really needs to get away as it’s been so terribly stressful at her house.
Sending love and good thoughts to all of you and I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Day!

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

Larisa ~ ((hugs))

Liz ~ I am glad you are feeling better, and I am grateful to you for sharing some of the things you do to deal with your anxiety.

cdicostanzo ~ Great weight loss! I am new here, too; welcome!

Lillian ~ I love that name; I had an aunt Lillian. How many grandchildren do you have? I only have one so far, a boy, 20mos. I also take care of a little girl the same age; I call her my substitute granddaughter.

KJLaMore ~ That certainly was an exciting game! We are big Longhorn fans here. My Daddy went to school at UT, and one of my daughters will be going to nursing school there.

Cheri ~ Beautiful flowers, gorgeous graphgan, and impressive stats! Exciting that your son will be nearby. I do so tire of the hot, humid sticky here.I love and long for Autumn.

Heather ~ Sounds as if you had quite a productive day! And yes, little Bea is indeed a beauty

Katla ~ Glad to hear of your DH's improvement, and praying it continues! I used to do respite care for a little boy with severe cp; they had him on baclofen for a while and had all kinds of trouble with it. NW Oregon certainly is beautiful!

Joyce ~ I hope you got a good night's sleep!

Vicki ~ ((hugs)) I struggle with depression also. Praying you and the doc can find the right balance.

Barbie ~ Cute!

Kate ~ Glad you got a good report from the doc.

Marcelle ~ You are so right about the importance of this group encouragement.

Karen ~ Peace is never overrated!

Becca ~ You are definitely a great mom! I am going to pass along the spinach tip to my DH, who regularly donates blood.

Lauriekins ~ Welcome!

Allie ~ I am so sorry! I hope you weret today able to have a peaceful night's rest.

Kim ~ Yay for all you accomplished in your garden!

Margaret ~ HOPEing and praying with you.

Miriam ~ Lovely Granddaughter, and you are a loving Grandmother!

Betty ~ Walks in the woods are one of my favourite things

DJ ~ Thank you

Mary ~ So glad you were able to spend precious time with your loved one

Well, I think that catches me up with yesterday's posts!

Blessings,
Juanita
Central TX

Thank you everybody for your support! My DH and I were very privileged to be able to talk with his uncle. He is truly a very blessed man!



Mary from Minnesota

Another work day, been a long weekend in more ways then one. Today I am working the shorter shift 7-3:30. Weigh in this morning was bad and I was expecting that. I am so upset with myself. How did I let this happen?? I have no excuse.
Last evening DS called to let me know his wife"s uncle passed away yesterday morning. Then last evening the DGD's cousin passed away. She was 15 and been fighting cancer since she was 7. So please keep them in prayer. Thanks.
Heather--I have been thinking about what is going on. I think I just let things build up. Between work, my mom's health and her house not selling, people from our motorcycle group. I have to make some decisions and praying about it. Thanks for caring, all you ladies mean so much to me.
Marcelyn--I agree and am so glad I am able to start again with a new day.
Allison--Hugs!! Sorry the weekend went that way. Those we love can hurt us the worst. Just remember you are a good person and do so much for others.
Joyce--I am so glad we are all in this together and each day can be a new start. I so want to get back to losing weight and feeling better.
Margaret--I read in the paper about them finding the remains. Prayers to the family. I like your ribbon and what it stands for.
Mary--Hugs! Sounds like a very wise man.
I agree services for teens and gender issues is bad. I have a grand daughter that decided to live as male. She is lucky in the fact her family accepts this and the school she is in doesn't give her a lot of problems. I am concerned when she goes to college next year what she will face. She has changed her name. Life is confusing enough. Also I have another DGD that is dating a person who was born female and lives as a male.
Well ladies I am keeping up day 2. They are going to do some updating on computer lines at where I work and taking out dept down tomorrow evening. So my boss and I have been going over what we are to do and how we are moving into another area for the time it takes. So at this time I am coming in around 7:30 tomorrow evening to make sure things go well. They have started giving the flu shots today for employees. I want to waite until next month so it will last longer. If we don't get one then we have to wear a mask while at work. I have one guy that will not get it so every year he wears the mask.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE

Hello Scrumptious Sisters!

I spent the long weekend doing regular life stuff…. I went out and got myself a couple of Kettlebells on Saturday – a ten and a fifteen pound. I wanted to start slow – and I thought – THOUGHT – that ten pounds would be too light – but, I started with that, anyway.

Well, by the 4th set of swings – I was extremely glad I had started with the ten lbs – and let me tell you a little secret – my thighs are crying and whining after that workout…. two days later. My glutes whined a little – but after 1 day, they fully recovered. My thighs, not so much. This tells me that I definitely need to keep doing the swings!

I did 8 x 10 x 10 – that’s 8 sets of 10 swings at 10 lbs – hope I got the numbers right.
Also did some halos – since someday I want a waist like Mary’s… :] 4x5x10

Did the whole shop, mow the lawn, gym thing all weekend long and was rewarded yesterday with a new low on the scale – Whoot! So, I am only two pounds “behind” on the 24 week challenge! YAY. 15 weeks to go…

STARTING WEIGHT: 244
CURRENT WEIGHT: 237
TOTAL LBS LOST OR GAINED (THIS WEEK) : -2
TOTAL LBS LOST OR GAINED (ALL WEEKS): -7
GOAL WEIGHT: 220
TOTAL LBS AWAY FROM GOAL: 17

But, I will probably be largely absent this week. One of my co-workers is on vacation, so I am pulling double duty all week long, and I really shouldn’t even be here, now – except that I had started taking notes over the weekend… and I didn’t want y’all to worry. Please note – I only made it to page 9 – so a lot of this will be old news… Sorry, Girls.

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Mary – I know what you mean… there are things I won’t give up, either… but the sour cream dip is such a big calorie hit… I may experiment with a half sour cream, half cottage cheese blend… at least then I will be getting a little protein with my calorie hit. When I grow up, I want to be you… LOL. Hope my thighs toughen up, soon.

Sandra – Welcome! Never too late to stop in here…

Pip – Whoot! GOOOOO Pip! And Awesome nails!

Rori – Wish I could join you in the daily telecommute – but, I am happy to have my Fridays.

Janet/OKC – That squirrel is hysterical. She just flops down on the deck, or the edge of the roof like she didn’t have a care in the world. An Earthquake? In OKC? Yikes! So glad everyone is OK. I am sure your treasures will be taken care of while you are away.

Jessica – 3 is plenty on the goal front… because you have other things in your life besides this….

Kim – yep… peanut butter and cheese… *sigh* The good stuff is just calorie dense. Aw, I am so glad the lizard made it!

Joyce – wow… that Halloween body bag sounds really gross… FUN! And why is a nap a No No? I am a fan of a good nap. Happy Belated Anniversary! Glad to hear your BP is holding steady. And yeah, the phones… at my house, we call those people whose hands never leave the cell phones Phone Zombies… the Talking Dead.

Katla – Doctor’s just tend to keep throwing new meds at you, without ever stopping the old ones… I know my DH has that problem with his Diabetes. Now he gives the doc the third degree every time he tries to add a new med and sometimes he just says “No.” Hope you feel better! And SO glad your DH is doing well with the change in meds! Trotting is a bad thing?

NYKaren – I only log a weight drop when it sticks for at least two days in a row… I tend not to log the increases at all – since they are always just water weight, anyway. IF I start misbehaving – and eating like a mad thing, I suppose I will have to log the increases – but for now, I don’t bother. Sorry about the oven. Good luck with the DIY.

Lisa – Uh huh. Not Logging... It’s like spending money with your visa card… if it didn’t come out of the bank account, you didn’t really spend it. Life does just keep on moving, doesn’t it. So glad you are feeling less stress now. It’s very hard to be the main breadwinner… or, as in my case, the only one. Gratz on Hubby’s new job! ROFL – I, too, am a Cheesetarian… but, I do love veggies. Sounds like DH is finding ways to sneak them past you…

Miriam – (Hugs) George! Awwww, so cute! I am glad you Grandson can be himself at your place. At least he as one place that he can just be.

Rita – Good Luck in your house search.

Want8.. – Your profile pic is pretty cute… but, to post a pic, you hover over the icons above the reply box… there is one that looks like a sheet of paper. Click it and then browse for your picture and attach.

Carol – Soooo, enquiring minds want to know… were you able to duplicate the styling on that gorgeous new hair of yours?

Linda/IA – enjoy DD#1! OMG… Baby Rio is adorable…

Juanita – I actually picked up a couple of beginner belly dance videos at the library, tonight… DH will record them for me, so I can give it a go. We will have to compare notes... And did the entire PNW move to TX? I came here from Portland. Miss the mountains… miss the coast….

KJ – It sounds like, although you were not on the “diet” trail, you had a lot on your plate last month… now, with the kids back in school, you should be able to focus more on you… Just remember – it’s never too late… (hugs) So glad you got to enjoy some quality time with your DS. And gratz on the coming DGC! And that “Do not waste food” mentality was pretty pervasive for women around our age… it came from our Parents – who often had memories of insufficient food during their early childhoods. My Mom not only was a kid during the Great Depression, but she also had a less than stellar mother – and regularly had to take care of herself – including finding food – starting at about 12. Throw in a Grandmother who LOVED to prattle on about the starving children in china, and we were doomed.

Heather – Picky bits? Like, what we would call Nibbles? Or Appetizers? Finger food? I think I get it, but just want to be sure. Love me some leftovers… LOL. Ahhhh… That face… so adorable! Thanks for the Bea Fix

Purl – I would hope that neither of them laugh… My heavens, I am amazed that you went for it. Go, go GO! LOL – Love me some stew. Fed the last of it to DH for breakfast, today. My happiest days are the ones when I hit the recipe just right, and I know that he will be happy to eat that food for the next couple of days. Every now and then I have a “miss” and then I find myself cooking again, far too soon. :]

Kate – I think there are “Stuff” gremlins… they come in the night and make more “stuff” to spread around.

Nomad – Welcome! Whether you need a hug, a kind ear, or a kick in the behind, you have come to the right place.

SueBDew – Me too! Lawn Mowing, yesterday… *sighs* Protein… aside from the obvious, eggs, milk products – cottage cheese is particularly good as you can get low-fat and it’s not too awful on calories for the protein you get. If you really want to get more in, and you have an extra 160 calories to spare… Premier Protein shakes. I throw one into my coffee in the morning. For me, it’s the closest thing to breakfast – but it has a bunch of protein – 30 grams – and not a bunch of carbs… Like 4 or 5 grams, depending on the flavor. Google High Protein Foods – you will get some hits. And man… I saw your note about the road trip and immediately started to hear Willie Nelson in my head… Hope you are having a great time!

Jane – Glad your surgery was a success! And your post is just fine. Glad you are sleeping well.

Karen/VA – *snorts* Nope, you definitely need a few more tomatoes… How will you ever make salad for the 7th battalion if you don't have enough tomatoes?

Barbie – Wish I lived close enough to come and take your class! So glad you and Jake enjoyed your visit to the dreaded IHop. Oh and I am so with you on the cheese biscuits… They are my Kryptonite! Thank goodness DH is not a fan of either Red Lobster or the Cheese Biscuit.

Sue/WA – Did you find any dry wood?

Kay – the fish pond sounds like fun… of course, I make it a point never to drink anything with calories… except for my coffee and protein shake lattes. Hope the party is a smashing success.

Liz – take care of yourself, take care of your daughter…. Everything will work itself out. (Hugs!)

Lily – Did you meet your guests in your jammies? Or did you find the time to change before they arrived?

Mwopm3 – MOST of the abbreviations are family = DD = Dear Daughter. DGC – Dear Grand Children. DH = Dear Husband… TRX is an exercise program – prolly need to google that one. :] And oh yeah… exercise is great stuff – especially in combination with calorie monitoring. Gratz on the five pounds!

Marcelyn – So sorry about the delay in the surgery. I am thinking good thoughts for whatever the problem might be. (hugs!)

Margaret – Logging works! Gratz at stopping the creep.

Tracey – Don’t worry about catching up… just start here.. you got enough stress right now. (Hugs!) Take care of yourself, Sugar… relax if you need to – indulge if you must. Sometimes you have to cut yourself some slack.

DJ – ((Hugs!))

Melissa/SFL – Welcome Back… time to focus on YOU.

Allie – hope you had a fantastic weekend.

Birdie – well – habits can work for you… you just have to build some good ones…. Then the next time crisis strikes – it will be a habit for you to make better food choices, or exercise to relieve stress, or whatever. September is officially “Birdie Month” for you… Go for it.

Becca – Sorry you are having a hard time. Our minds play all sorts of tricks… Oh… and try turning off the TV… really. Turn. It. Off. They use subliminal advertising, to this day… and 2/3rd of the commercials are about?? Uh huh. Food. And the worst kind of garbage food, at that.

Peggy – Still stressed about work, Sugar? (Hugs!) Wish I could throw some your way… *sighs*

Vicki – Sorry you took a fall. Hope you heal up, soon. And I got my boot on, Honey. You are just lucky my thighs are too sore to kick you very hard... you know how to do this...

Beth – glad you had a good week… And try not to damage yourself too much while protecting DH…(hugs!)

Lenora – LOVE the trophy wife thing… I hope your vacation was marvelous!

KarenE – LOL – I always feel “all cooked out.” Hope you figured something easy.

Michele – how cool… nothing like getting in on a great sale…. Especially at the Salvation Army.

Charleen – Sounds like you had a far more productive weekend that I did… Enjoy the Disco Deck.

Roslyn – Hello!

Vicki – (Hugs!)

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Well, Gals - 15 things need my attention RIGHT NOW... lol. So, I will see you when I see you.

My apologies for not catching up - I hope I haven't missed anything massively important - that can't wait until I have a few minutes.

Hugs for Everybody!

Re in TX

Re - Do you have half fat creme fraiche over there? I use it a lot. Great lower cal alternative to sour cream.

The chimney sweep talk was great. I'm going to get him to sweep our log burner in the kitchen.

Love Heather UK

Stronglift Workout A
Squats-1X5X 55/65/75/85/95, 5X5X 100
BP-1X5X 55/65/75, 5X5X 85
BR-5X5X 85

Kettlebell Swing
Russian kettle bell swing-23X10X 35

Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge
2 miles



Mary from Minnesota

Anpther day in MFP land! Hope it is a good one for everyone!

I'm slowly paying back calories for the neighborhood dinner fest this past Sunday. I was way over my calorie count and I felt bloated and had heartburn all night Sunday night. Yesterday and today I managed to reach the 'break even' point for this week's calorie count.

I hate being reminded that I am getting older, don't you?? Had my eyes examined and of course they are a little worse for wear, so I bought new glasses and lenses so life doesn't continue to be such a blur for me, literally. Once they arrive I will send my current glass frames off for new lenses so I will be back to 2 pairs of glasses again. I am such a clutz and I need a back up pair for when my main pair go missing or are broken.

Katla - posting is hard to keep up for an extended length of time. No wonder your knee blew out. So sorry to hear you had an instructor that didn't mix up the lesson so it wasn't so intense with posting. It used to get my abdominal musceles so knotted up I was no good for a week. Then I'd get right back on the horse and do it again because riding is so much fun.

Charleen in Colorado (My knee is telling me a big cool down is in the offing)

Barbie that's great about getting an earlier. I try to get on a cancellation list whenever I can. Good luck. I hate getting those spine xrays. You are already hurting and they have you lay on that hard cold table and then as you said get different angles. It makes you feel worse to get better. But you have to think of the end result.

Our oldest daughter is planning on this big vacation next year. They have only taken one 3 day vacation as a family, all the others have been with us and our pocket book. She loved our vacations out west when she was a kid and I tell Charlie that he should feel good that it was because of our vacations as a family to somewhere nature related instead of theme park that she is wanting to do that. They are wanting to borrow or rent a self contained big RV and take two weeks and go to Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Rockies, Badlands. All of our trips in two weeks. Now we know it may not happen and Charlie is trying to talk them out of it. He is having a problem with letting his daughter take that leap out of the nest and take a vacation with her husband of 20 years. I tell him we have reminded her we did those one at a time and the gas cost of an RV for 2 weeks. Now we have to let them decide. And if they try it, we have to let them make their mistakes and accept them. She has taken on a one day a week babysitting job that gives her $80 every week and that is their fund. I think it is impossible, but it up to them to find that out. Both her and and my SIL worked at the Grand Canyon for a full summer during college and her favorite vacations were our ones out west and Niagra Falls. I just don't know how in the world they are going to finance this on $80/week until next summer. But their church is incredibly generous. If a church member has a need, usually some one has a way to supply it. They have been member of this large church for close to 20 years and very involved. One year a church member loaned us a big Lexus so we could go on vacation.

It won't take me much to go to bed tonight.

Joyce, Indiana