WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

Good evening all. I am home from work and I just can not do it much anymore. I ate a leftover sandwich for supper-the program said I had lots of calories available. It did not taste good though. That young one of mine is eating mac and cheese.
SAND grit-I have kept and wear my husband's CROCS as well as have a lot of my own. But going barefoot is just what I do in the house. The toe is recovering well. I have not wanted chocolate of late but when it gets cold, I think I will want hot cocoa. End of November maybe.
Well, I am going to creep upstairs and not take a pain pill. Up early tomorrow-it is the week A-C clean the church. Please let my boss not have scheduled the lady who calls out of work--I feel so bad when I have to say I just can not help you and Sunday will be my fourth day of working this week.

Good evening!

Welcome newbies!

Wendy in Arkansas I live in Hot Springs, not too far from you. MFP really helps me. Everyone on this thread is so supportive from dieting, personal problems or car trouble! I've been here since March and lost about 20 lbs. 40 lbs total since last year after my back surgery. I want to lose 60-70 lbs more.

Re What a transformation! You should be so proud of yourself! Way to go!!

Becca You are such a wise young woman! I too spent money on Jenny Craig, Quick Weight Loss, Golds Gym, even injections from equine hormones!!
They just separated me from my cash. Every experience was great in the beginning, but eventually I went back to my original weight and then some!
I have learned to eat more wisely and slowly going down. Yeah us!!

Good evening y'all!
Dana in Arkansas

Lanette Here are some snowshoes for you. Maybe it will make you feel cooler? Just imagine walking across some delicious powder!

Allie and Michele - Brings to mind about TomCat ... the song ♫♫ 'How low can you go? ♫♫♪♪♪♫♫♪♪ How low can you go? ♫♫♪♪♪♫♫♪♪ Sounds like TomCat is struggling with getting down on one knee to act like he is truly sorry for where things have gone; but, he can't get low enough even laying prostate on the floor (like a flatten out TomCat as 'road kill'). Laugh in his face ... the court is going to give you some sort of 'temporary income' ... and to Hell-O Kitty about giving them ANY break from court or depositions. Show him you no longer need his sorry @$$. To be honest - I can't believe his 'nerve' of thinking buying an iPad or whatever is worth giving up getting temporary alimony. Use that money to buy your own damn computer. Problem is ... TomCat just hasn't gotten it through his head that he has done 'anything wrong'. That just isn't in his nature. He thinks he is "God's gift to the women he's had in his life'. That's what is commonly called a "Trip to take a 'work-of-art' home to Jesus" as the saying goes. I want to kick his @$$ (but closer to his nuthouse). That man has NO shame, does he?

Lenora: There are several farriers in the area. My teacher uses a different one than Arrow's owner uses. I'm trying to learn about the dos and don'ts of horse shoeing and hoof care. I lack both experience & training in this area so when I see a chip or crack in a hoof I don't know whether to worry or not. I lean toward worrying when I don't understand things. I want to know enough to understand when to worry and when things are okay. :embarassed:

Pip: You are so far beyond me in fitness and I admire your dedication. Your HRM seems to either be on a sabbatical or taking too many coffee breaks. Is it an essential item for training? Do you really need to carry around something that is mostly not recording? Can you return it for a refund or exchange it for one that works? :flowerforyou:

Janetr: I have been wondering about you. I am so happy that you posted!


Has anyone heard from Mary lately? I've been missing her and worry about her because of the Lymes disease.


Katla in beautiful NW Oregon


"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James

Joyce, No worries friend, I follow a bunch of sites that the beautiful flower pictures come to me! Thanks though, you're a dear to me!
Becca
The flower whisperer!

~ Lanette - his given name is Jason...I'm the ONLY person who calls him Squishy and gets away with it! If anyone tries, he corrects them immediately and tells them that name is his special name from his OhMama ONLY!....he calls me OhMama instead of Grandma or similar - his other grandmother in town he calls "Honey" because she refuses to be called by a common grandmotherly name after my grandson started calling me OhMama at 2yrs old...long story, but if you read that my DSIL is bipolar - it's hereditary! We fully expect Squishy to be as tall if not taller than my son. My DSIL is an inch taller than my son, and my DSIL's father was 6' 6" from what I'm told. My brother is between them, and I'm the shortest person in my family as I think I've stated. So, I'm pretty sure, barring any disease or injury, he'll be at least 6' 3" and have shoulders as broad as the shoulder pads he'll probably be wearing at some point. He wants to play football at the University of Oregon. He'll be the 5th generation male in my family to do so if he does!

~ Becca - thank you for your kind words...I've saved only a very few of the "reminder" photos...that one in particular was a tremendous wake up call...I thought I was pretty cute/adorable in that dress that my Auntie made for me...it was literally a sleeve of stretchy t-shirt type fabric she sewed a seam down the side to connect it, then added a band of elastic at the top and I tied a string around my waist to "blouse" the fabric over...turned out cute I thought, until I saw that photo...

Sunday morning is the rescheduled date "day" and I'm still overly excited about it...today I struggled with some self control because I waited too long to eat breakfast after feeling disappointed that we had to reschedule. I got lost in my feelings and went to Denny's for an everyday value slam breakfast...only good thing is I told them to bring me ONE pancake instead of two...so, that sort of helped keep the protein up and the carbs down since I didn't use any syrup (not a fan) and only had about half the pancake...so, I guess it was better than it USED to be when I'd saturate the pancake stack with butter and use the jams/jellies for toast on my pancakes...I guess there's small victories in my choices when eating with emotion instead of self control. Should have gone to my favorite local diner and get an egg white protein plate instead...but nope...I justified it because Denny's meal is half the cost...but twice what the other option would have been for my food intake...I'm not beating myself up over it tho and that's still progress as far as I'm concerned!! Then, my daughter enabled me and talked me into a CoffeeBean & TeaLeaf run and the Black Forest sucked me in...it's decadent, and exactly what I'd convinced myself I needed...440 calories in a 16oz frozen beverage that I COULD have opted for "no sugar added" but didn't...sigh...dinner was much more sensible (I'd had enough time to get my demon of self doubt back in the cage) and ended up being less that 400 calories, including my dessert of fresh blackberries and raspberries (half cup each)...

Squishy decided he wanted to have a sleepover in OhMama's room tonight and is crashed out on my loveseat. His little self is adorable, and when I bought that loveseat he fit on one of the cushions but NOW, he's 7 and has to bend his knees slightly to lay down...he's 90 pounds and 4' 10" tall...I have to give him kudos also, because LAST year when he started 1st grade he had to see his doc of course. He was 103 pounds and 4' 6" tall...I'm VERY proud of him for learning more over these past few months of both his parents being aware of their caloric and protein counts. He's taken quite an interest in discovering what vegetables he can tolerate, and which he won't eat. Last year at this time, if it was green, it needed to be dipped or covered in ranch dressing before he'd eat it. Now, he asked if we could have "mashed caulitoes" (he hasn't figured out it's cauliflower yet) with meatloaf tonight for dinner!! The meatloaf was made with fine ground steel cut oats as a binder with egg and seasoning only with ground turkey and finely chopped red onion. It turned out great and he really liked it! Pretty sure we'll be having this again! The "caulitoes" is a word his Dad came up with to convince Squishy to eat it because it's like mashed potatoes, and this "flavor" of mashed caulitoes is made different than potatoes but tastes really the same and is so much healthier! The other thing about Squishy is, even with his brilliant mind, he's still only 7yrs old...

My August Goals:
~ Stay under 1500 calories daily - not to include the exercise calories off either! ---
8/1 = 1,289
8/2 = 1,151
8/3 = 1,295
8/4 = 1,780 ***sigh*** I feel STUFFED because I overate and had too much sugar today...YUCK!
~ Walk 5k steps daily ---
8/1 = unsure, no app yet
8/2 = remembered the app mid-day
8/3 = 3,980 **** gotta get movin!!
8/4 = 4,675 **** YAYYYY!!
~ Plexus regimen ---
8/1 = yes
8/2 = yes
8/3 = yes
8/4 = yes
~ WATER equal or exceeding 64 ounces ---
8/1 = 80 oz
8/2 = 72 oz so far today (2hrs til bedtime)
8/3 = 64 oz just before bed now...so, I'll be up at least once to pee...LOL!
8/4 = 70 oz

Much love and respect from Vegas,
Dorrie aka TrulyDivyn'

Hello, all. I have not participated in a group before but would like to give it a try for extra support. How does one join a group? I am 53 in Texas and hope to lose about 70 pounds.

~ Becca - sweet dreams! I'm sure you won't scare her!! Have a BLAST with your family!

~ Chantele63 - welcome! I'm a newbie to this group (less than a week), so I can't give you many pointers other than jump right in and share what's going on with you, or if you find something you want to respond to, then the suggestion would be that you address it somehow to that person in your response. Some use bold font, others the @ symbol, and some like me just start listing people. It's hard to keep up with because there's so many of us! But, you'll get the hang of it soon I'm sure!! Suggestion is to also use a salutation at the end of your posts to include the name you prefer for yourself, and where you're from is always a good thing...

Much love and respect from Vegas,
Dorrie aka TrulyDivyn

Reading all your posts. Welcome to all new girls, I read everyday but don't always say much just mark my place. Great bunch of ladies, full of wit, wisdom and good advice on all sorts of subjects.

I have been good on food front this week and hope to see a loss tomorrow, which is my weigh in day. Going to gym later, been doing plenty of exercise at home too.

Catch up later

Kate UK

Michele in NC...I smile every time you post that you used Gay Gaspers DVD, she was a childhood friend of mine. Her real last name is Gasperski. She was a cute little red head.

Chris in MA

Hi all,
Barbie - the pool was closed for maintenance this morning so I went to the Line Dancing class and really enjoyed it! My first time!

DH is feeling a little seasick today. I am going for lunch in a minute and hope to do the Swing Dance class at 1.30. I hope he will join me, but I might go on my own. I also walked 12 laps of the sundeck, which is well over a mile.

There is one very obese man on the boat. Knowing what I know now about overeating I feel sorry for him and much less judgmental than I would have been once. He loaded his plate up twice with piles of cakes at the tea.

Katla - It is Saga.

Must rush, Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

GloworminWA wrote: »

@Machka9 - thanks for the tips on how to respond individually. I used to notice that Mary seemed to be able to do this and never asked her how.

Gloria in WA

When you click quote, you can do what I just did here.

If there's another person you want to respond to on the same page, you can click quote again, and you'll have both quotes. As long as it is all on the same page, you can keep clicking quote!

And then just delete out the stuff you don't want.

If you want to quote stuff on two different pages, do what I said above, then copy it all. Go to the next page, and paste it in the response area ... then click quote on the ones you want to respond to.

It's a bit cumbersome, but you'll get there in the end.