WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2017
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Morning Ladies~
Barbie~ as always thank you our fearless leader for keeping this thread going.
slept well, and trying to get a grocery list and menu together..0 -
Quick good morning Ladies.
For those that are curious about the bras that were mentioned, check out my last post in February. Pictures from the wearable art exhibit I went to on Sunday. I don't think the fashions are meant to be actually worn, but they are great fun to look at.
February goals...they were in my head
Lose weight...3.2 lbs. down
Continue exercise ... almost every day
Drink water...not so good on the weekends but I drown myself during the week
Log every day ... 905 day streak
Do something every day that makes me happy... I need to remember to do this
Wear my size 4 goal jeans comfortably
March goals...
Same as above and I will add...
Learn to handle food and drink in social situations. Enjoy the company, not the food
Achieve my goal weight. This is a stretch because I am a little over 5 lbs. away and at an average loss of less than a pound/week it would be remarkable. But I like a challenge and we have 3 days more this month than last.
Thanks Barbie for keeping us going and for your continued support.
Gotta bounce, work is calling.
Chris in MA
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Barbie Thanks for creating this thread!
March Challenge Goals
1. Eat between 20–30 g of carbs per day max
2. Drink 6 to 8 cups of water per day
3. Lift weights 3 to 4 times per week
4. Swing kettle bell 6 to 7 times per week
5. Walk six times per week
6. Set phone every hour for five hours out of the day to get up and move
7. Record daily
8. Lose 6 to 8 pounds
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Stronglift Rest Day
Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squat-6X5X 30
Russian kettle bell swing-28X 10 X 30
40lbs loss by May 27th Challenge
Take a Walk every day!
Mary from Minnesota3 -
Barbie ~ Thanks for starting the March thread.
Goals Since Christmas:
. Don't eat after dinner....Successful 90% of the time.
. Stay off the computer/tv...Not so successful.
. Eat two protein meals and day and limit carbs...Doing pretty well.
I seem to have lost the 3 or 4 of the pounds I put on over the last year. That puts me back at the beginning point. My blood pressure has been too high lately even though I take two blood pressure meds. Getting the cortisone shot in my knee seems to be successful. I can walk mostly pain free (except when a front is coming in) and will hopefully start the gel injections soon.
Carol in GA5 -
Joyce, the students in my line dance class are mostly women. The age range is 50-80+. There are about 30 students every week...some come regularly and others are hit and miss. There are three women in the front row who are over 80.
Kate UK, Bravo to you for knitting a hat for a seaman. I knit hats for the homeless and my walking friend delivers them when she takes the hats she knits.
frankiesgirl21, welcome back. It's never too late to let go of the excuses and loopholes and get back to the business of building a healthy lifestyle. I hope I'll see you here every day.
Re, I'm with you trying to do the P.T. exercises. I'd much rather walk the dogs or ride the exercise bike. I have to be more firm with myself this month. How great that you can be back on the elliptical. I remember how sad I was when I couldn't ride my exercise bike.
Katla, I don't have to remind myself to have fun every day because Sasha, Bessie, and Bernie make every day fun and most days Jake is entertaining, too.
Barbie from chilly NW Washington
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Hi all!
My only goal is the same as always - DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
Everything else is now so much of a habit I don't have to think about it. Actually I do want to keep my maintenance weight steady.
My DDIL had a professional photographer come and take some photos for her website. For fun they also took some of the kids. Hope you don't mind if I post a couple.
Did my exercises this morning, but it was hard work. Then I made soup for me and DH to have for lunch as he is having dental work done this morning. Delicious!
Going to do a bit of memoir this afternoon.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Just marking my place.
Rita from CT2 -
A review of my January goals:The word I chose for this year is: Action
Chosen because I can commit, resolve, intend...I am good at those things...it is the taking action that I need to work on. I resolve to take action on whatever I put my mind to.
I will act upon making healthier life choices every day.
I will act upon making my work environment a place of peace, learning, and joy for the kids and myself
I will act upon making the year less stressful for my husband, by doing little things.
I will act upon making my own desires/dreams a reality, even if it is only one small step towards a dream.
Starting the year with reality to take action on: My weight is 237. Taking action beginning now. I couldn't get into Mary's suggested fitness thread, so I will ACT to lose 40 pounds by May 27. I know with action and the support of you lovely ladies, I can do this! Love to you all! xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
237 on January 1st...230 on February 1st. I will take that seven pound loss!
*I will do my February weigh in on Sunday for my total weight lost (hopefully not gained). I know my pants are fitting more comfortably, so I am pretty sure I will be down a bit from my 230 end of January weigh in.
Barbie- Your meme about balance and how sometimes doing nothing is what we need to do made me cry this morning. I have been so tired and emotionally drained and with having people (albeit usually very small ones between 7am and 6pm) constantly talking to me, at me or needing something and then transitioning into cooking dinner and "family" time...I just feel like I need to hole up some where for a day and just push the "off" button. Just feels like too much stimulation/conversation. So...thank you for posting exactly what I needed to see/hear!
Charleen- No meds! HUGE NSV!!! Congratulations! Doing the happy dance for you!
Heather- Fingers crossed things work out in the sale of your home. I think those people still want to buy your home, otherwise they wouldn't have bothered slipping the note under the door! They would have just cut and run.
Karen- BEautiful, beautiful OLivia! That smile melts the heart!
Welcome new girls- absolutely fantastic group of ladies here!
xoxoxoxo KJ (Kelly)7 -
Thanks Barbie.
Heather thanks for Bea fix.
Husband said his goal for yesterday was survival. He made his goal. Not a bad one for me this month with my helping him. I am sticking to my plan of once I am home to put hospital behind me.
Margaret8 -
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February goal: To make it through my second MFP month with as much pleasure as the first. ✓
March goals:
To walk 6000-8000 steps per day
To do some modest aerobic exercises 3 times per week
To lose 6-8 pounds
To declutter my desk
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Happy March!
Barbi: Thank you for setting up the new thread. So glad that hubby is doing better
Sharon: You'll have to let us know if your daughter is the successful sculptor on the McCann's "Darling" sculpture. I hadn't heard that this was being commissioned. Sorry to hear about your BIL - hope things improve for him soon
Re: Glad to hear that the scale moved the right direction and that you can get back on the elliptical, even if you have to do it in reverse.
Naomi2015: Am I correct in thinking we haven't seen you for a while? If so welcome back it's great to hear from you.
Trac: Welcome back!
Heather: Great pic's!
It's great to see so many of your reaching most if not all of your goals!! I didn't set any goals for February as I was concentrating on reducing stress and didn't need to set myself up for any perceived failure. I've been known to be my own worse critic. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that I had actually had a net loss for February - 2.4 lbs down. I'll take it as weight loss is challenging for me. I've been eating low carb primarily Atkins since September but have been following Mary's LCHF blog. This month I will work on getting the HF part of it more in line and see if that will help.
Have a good day my friends!
Carey - Northern Alberta
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James4 -
February goals:
1. Watch less television at night.- not even close
2. Get back to the gym 3 times a week.-only made it once a week but did exercise at home some
3. Drink 4 bottles of water a day.- drank at least one everyday
4. Be kind to myself.- have to work on this one really hard on myself about not meeting my goals
5. Lose 5 pounds-lost 6.6 pounds-gained back 1.4 this week.
Ok, so I didn’t do too hot a job on February goals. I it was my first month back. At least a made an effort which is more than I had been doing.
March goals:
1. Watch an hour less television at night (starting smaller and more defined)
2. Get to the gym at least twice a week.
3. Drink 2 bottles of water a day
4. Lose 5 pounds
5. Login to MFP everyday.
I decided to work from the base I laid down in February. I already have a few small steps, so now I will build on that.
Barb-thanks for your dedication in getting us started each month.
Katla- the party in the next room at the hotel reminded me of when my mother had heart surgery and my daughter, my father, and myself were in a hotel in Nashville. We were so exhausted that night and of course the people in the room beside us decided to have a Karaoke party. Can you guess what the first song of choice was…….yep, JOLENE!
My daughter shook the bed she laughed so hard. I am still not really amused. Sometimes I think Dolly Parton should pay me a royalty for the times I have had to endure that song, lol.
Re in TX-I am with you. That is the body type I have as well. I can eat below my calorie budget but if I don’t exercise it doesn’t do me any good at all.
Frankiesgirl21- Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger. I fell of the horse, hit the wagon, slid into the mud, and rolled around in it . But I am back now too. We can do it.
Feeling kinda queasy this morning. I am pretty sure it is a side effect of the Victoza. Had to talk myself into going into work. We had some rough storms last night. A few large limbs fell in the backyard. There is one that is taller than me that was driven into the ground and is standing straight up. Of course I slept through the worst part once I finally fell asleep. Had heart palpitations last night so I had a difficult time going to sleep. Now its almost 70 degrees at 8:30 a.m. and we are in for more strong storms today. Everyone stay safe.
Jolene in Stormy Tennessee.
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Heather, beautiful pictures of your family. The grandbabies are precious.
Janetr okc1 -
Heather Oh my gosh those children are so delicious. Thank you for posting those wonderful photos.
Sue Woke up this a.m. thinking of that feisty Ruby, and realized I have connected Ruby & Olivia in my mind. Warrior Princesses.
Janetr Love the name Olivia! Ours is Olivia Willow Renucci. Here is to your Olivia!
NYKAREN Those burgers sound yummy. Apple! Sounds wonderful. So does the spinach version Heather mentioned.
Katla Schooner is the prettiest dog I have ever seen. Regal-looking. Gorgeous photo!
Chris MA Love the museum photos, especially the wooden dress.
Barbie Good news for Jake!
DJ
Olivia needs prayers and healing thoughts/reiki whatever you want to send for help in healing her kidneys. Everything else is so much better, but her kidneys are not recovering and she is continuing to need dialysis. Together I believe we can continue to help our little warrior princess. She has so many people praying for her and sending positive energy. We really believe it has made a difference in her remarkable recovery. Thank you all for your part in that.
Karen in Virginia3 -
Morning ladies!
Been to the gym with hubs. Today we did legs and then 20 min. HIIT, him on elliptical me on the treadmill.
Need to run some errands today: Walmart, post office and library.
Otherwise plodding along on this journey. Not losing the weight suggested by the Naturally Slim program. Not upset about that as I am learning some good habits. Also I've really increased my strength training thus may have some fat to muscle transitioning going on. I feel so much slimmer these days!
Thinking of all of you with struggles at the moment and all of you with positive accomplishments. This group is so important to me and my day! Sending love, hugs and kisses!
Cheri
in a bit foggy College Station, TX3 -
awesome goal, Margaret one day at a time, you've got this. NYKAREN1
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Hello all!! New to this(signed up to MFP a couple of years ago, but I never really used at all) I am fortunate enough to be involved in a program called Healthy Weights Initiative. This is an extensive weight loss/life style change program. I had been on the wait list for over a year, almost forgot about it, but YAY, I am now starting the program. You first must be referred by your family doc, and when in program you supply blood work at beginning and finish for study. You also attend supervised (group) workouts 5x/week for 10 weeks. I am very optimistic that this will get me back into the habit of exercising. Throughout my life I did not really have weight issues, but after age 45 and combined with many life changes/health issues, eight years later I find myself about 70 lbs overweight and miserable. It has affected every aspect of my life, and I am determined to turn it around. I am only in week one of the program, so very early, but I want this to be the turning point. I am hoping that joining this thread will help me remain focused & committed. Thanks for listening.8
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