WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2017

Just checking in. Off tho chiropractor for neck and depression therapy. It really helps! For a while at least. Then off tho groceries with DH.

Rita from CT

BeLLe_60 wrote: »

Good Morning All..

@pipcd34 I couldn't resist the long hair guys either back in the day, wayyyy .. back!

@canookie Thanks for sharing this.....




Belle AZ

He's my 4th husband and the first guy ever with long hair :0)

It's a gray, blustery day here. Would love to spend it reading on the sofa, but work calls.

lvalente - Welcome! Good on you for taking that first step!

Jaja99 - Ooh, thanks for tip about putting measurements in the search box! That'll save me some time spent "shopping" for the item that has a unit fitting my quantity.

Re - I'm with you on the book thing. When I first got my e-reader I thought it might be neat to buy a dull book at the used book store and made it into a case for the reader. But once I got it home, it turns out that I'm incapable of cutting up a book under any circumstances. Also, I'd love for Professor Lehrer to come out of retirement and give us some new songs!

canookie - Hey, I have an e-collar around here somewhere! Maybe I should give that veterinarian diet a try!

pip - Oh, I love Kirby's long hair! My Philip had a long, luxuriant mane when I married him. Unfortunately he started going bald, and he said (rightly) that the "skullet" wasn't a good look so he wears it buzzed short. I have to admit that although I miss the long hair, he looks years younger since he buzzed it. Guess it's good to know when to let go!



Had a nice weight loss for the week, which makes me happy. We ate the last of the Hello Fresh meals from my sister last night. It was delicious and reasonably nutritious, but holy cow. 810 calories per serving! It was a large, filling serving though. I finished my day with five calories to spare.

Also had a decent night's sleep, which is good. I've got bursitis in both hips, which means that I often spend the night spinning like a dervish in an attempt to find a position that doesn't hurt. (I'm a lifelong side sleeper.) Exercise seems to help, though, and it has improved somewhat since I got back to a regular exercise routine.

I'm headed to Dad's river house for some family time this weekend, so I thought I'd make another batch of pecan butter today to take to them.

Hope you all find joy today.

-Yvonne in TX

Stronglift Workout B
Squats-1X5X 50/60/70, 5X5X 80
OHP- 1 X5X 45/50/60, 5X5X 55
DL- 1 X5X 95/105/110
I am still weak on the OHP. Everything else feels good.

Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squat-3X5X 30
Russian kettle bell swing-18 X7X 30
I am still doing this work out with my husband in the morning before he leaves for work. We are slowly adding one set of swings every other day. Physically he's strong enough to swing way more than that but it is the back and other body parts that aren't cooperating with him! I'm definitely not going to push him I like that he is working out with me!

40lbs loss by May 27th
Fitness Test
Push-ups-4X 10
Sit-ups -4X 10
Jumping jacks-4X 10
I decided to do an extra set instead of increasing the number of reps.

Gloria - congratulations on the loss!



Mary from Minnesota

ydaily - if he was going bald or bald, I wouldn't have him grow out his hair again

Cheri - Loving the fat bomb! :laugh: Makes a great paperweight!

My DH has just taken delivery of his new noise cancelling headphones. He is beyond delighted with them! I am pleased for him as he rarely spends that kind of money on himself. They are for the plane journey. I must say when I tried them out I couldn't hear what he was saying a couple of feet away! I did think about getting some, but I think I will just turn my music up! :laugh: He hates flying so they are a good investment.
My worry is focusing on the petrol protests round the country. Apparently there are blockades of petrol stations. :sad: Plus a general election the day we arrive. :sad: All shall be well.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

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Weight loss is definitely much harder since I hit the 50's bracket! I'm curious to know how many calories you ladies consume per day to lose weight and how much you consume to maintain weight. I realize that what you do may not work for me or vice versa. It's kind of like the weighing daily, weekly, monthly question ... I'm just curious to see where I fall in the pack.

THANK YOU!
Glenda

Cheri - It looks like what I pull out of the back end of a whole chicken prior to roasting it. Mine is cheaper and I get a roasted chicken too.

Charleen in Colorado (Finally!! 2 days of high winds day and night and it's now quiet. Maybe I can sleep tonight)

Yvonne sorry about your hips.

My knee continues to improve. It is still not a 100% but is much better than where it was a month ago. The exercising is helping to reduce the inflammation.

I have been trying to add in some of the habits that I am learning or being reminded from the book Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson. I have put it on my list to get a new bed like Alison.

The one recommendation I am not sure about is something called grounding while you sleep. The idea behind it is we are surrounded by electrical fields and this is a way to make sure our exposure gets grounded back to the earth. I do think the jury is still out about about all the exposure to EMF (electromagnetic radiation) we encounter in a day. I just don't know if grounding is necessary and or safe the way they have you go about it. The one thing I did was unplug anything near the bed where I sleep. If an appliance is plugged in there is electricity in the wire even if it is turned off. I figure unplugging these appliances couldn't hurt, and it did get me to move the alarm clock across the room. I did give up an electric blanket years ago. I also keep conversation on my cell phone short and I only use it when standing still. I learned that if you are moving when using your cell phone like in a car it increases your exposure to radio frequency exposure. Again the jury is still out on many of these things because the technology is so new.

Other than grounding recommendation I found many of his ideas made sense and I will continue to try some of them.

Margaret

grward612 wrote: »

Weight loss is definitely much harder since I hit the 50's bracket! I'm curious to know how many calories you ladies consume per day to lose weight and how much you consume to maintain weight. I realize that what you do may not work for me or vice versa. It's kind of like the weighing daily, weekly, monthly question ... I'm just curious to see where I fall in the pack.

THANK YOU!
Glenda

In order to lose weight I go by the recommended calories of MFP. I stay right around 1200 cal +200/400 exercise calories. When I am maintaining I don't count calories. I would guess it would be around 2500.
Calories are tricky! It is best to have a scale to weigh your food. 3 ounces could very well be 6 ounces and that is twice as much as you should be eating. I also think that everyone processes food differently. That's where metabolism comes in. I would suggest never eating below 1200 cal unless you are doing a 5:2 fast. That is where you eat 500-600 cal on two days out of the week. But then you're not supposed to count calories the other five days. Some people like to eat their exercise calories back. It is recommended to eat at least half of them back. Exercise calories are suspicious as well depending on amount of effort which can usually be measured with the heart rate monitor. There are a couple of great threads on here that will tell you how many calories you should be consuming.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach#latest

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest



Mary from Minnesota