WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2017

fanncy0626 wrote: »

Lanette- they have two places where you measure your waist. One, is at your belly button, the other is the smallest part of your waist usually 2 to 4 inches above your bellybutton.

Mary, thanks! My "belly button" measurement is only a few inches smaller than my hips. But it's a good thing to keep track of, I'm sure, to keep an eye on belly fat. I'll start logging it. I'm hoping that with the strength training and especially the leg/hip exercises using the ankle weights, I can get that "poochiness" down a little more for my health's sake.

Lanette

Lanette- Great job on your workouts! I wish we lived closer because I would be able to show you the benefits of the kettle bell. You would have no Poochie stomach at all! In fact your whole body would be completely toned and you could drink and eat as much food as you wanted including carbs! But, there are Kettlebell DVDs that I would just throw in the garbage. Go heavy or go home is my advice. Start out light and work up to a heavier Kettlebell. I started with 10 pounds. At the most including the work out with my husband I spend 50 minutes each day which it really amounts to 1/4 that time as Work. I do one minute intervals seven swings which is around 15 seconds out of every minute. I would also stress that nobody on the planet probably has more physical disabilities of the spinal column than I do. In fact, I would venture to say that because of weightlifting and swinging the Kettlebell I have probably reversed a lot of the degenerative bone disease and bulging disc issues from before. Now my body only hurts if I don't work out!

Also, I credit eating the keto diet for eliminating most of my belly fat. Now that I am at maintenance I eat and drink pretty much whatever I want. Strength training does nothing to get rid of belly fat. It does tone and tighten your muscles. If you burn more calories than you take in your body will start to burn fat. Even if you are not eating keto diet. But on a keto diet you are just burning fat. There's this guy on the website that conducted an experiment with eating 4000 Keto calories a day and he never gained any weight. He tried to prove that calories are not equal. He surmised that your body uses that type of fuel efficiently where as if it would have been an excess of carbs that would have turned into fat.



Mary from Arizona

Mary I've also read about that guy's experiment eating 4000 calories a month for two months, one on low carb and one on regular. Gaining muscle on one and fat on the other, lol. There sure is a lot for us to learn about feeding these bodies of ours. I've never done any kettle ball work. My gym is too old and cheap to splash out on a few! Is there any youtube videos you recommend that show you how to do a kettle ball workout properly? I might just get my own kettle ball for home workouts.

It's another grey windy day here. I am going out to feed animals and then I might take Major and go for a drive up to the next town. They have a beautiful public garden there that will be in Spring bloom right now. I stayed out till dark yesterday working in my garden. So much to do, so little time.

I don't really like to even mention "Charlotte's cousins". I follow Thumper's mother's advice: If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. On that note, at least New Zealand does not have snakes. LOL


Wendy

Felicia, both of my grandmothers were "stout" German ladies as were their mothers!....no waist, lol. And they lived to their mid 90's eating farm food - meat and potatoes and pies!

My mom was a little better but still had a large tummy....died at 89. So I know my genes really want to thicken up my waist a LOT! Hoping to delay or prevent it.

Talking about tummy scars.... I had 2 belly button surgeries. The second one, gallbladder, left me with a "dimple" (indentation) above my belly button and internal scar tissue = which often cause a lot of pain if I eat too much. So I guess I have a built-in brake there. Of course when I'd get into the little Debbies and potato chips, I decided I could stand the pain!

Lanette

The spider pic showed the 'bugger' as it was strolling down the road in front of our camper! Still here, skimming, as no good internet.

Rita in Alamagordo. Oliver Lee State Park in New Mexico

Wendy- here is a link to my old success story post. It has videos of correct form and information on Pavel who's program I follow. I would not do any of the constant swinging of the light two or 3 pound kettle bell. To me that is a waste of time with very little results. Back in my aerobic days I used wrist and ankle weights while doing P90 X kickboxing and saw very little results from that.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10449355/update-stronglifts-and-kettlebell-transformation-pictures#latest



Mary from Arizona

Kate The honey is used to sweeten it to make it more palatable. I would venture to say your DH would probably not need any medication if he took the Apple cider vinegar instead. Also, if you put a 4 inch block under each of the legs of your head of the bed. That is also supposed to help. If he has had an issue for a long time it will probably take a week or two for his Gut to heal with the Apple cider vinegar.

Felicia i'm glad that you're not hurting anymore!

stat for the day:

treadmill jog- 1hr 43min 48sec, 132ahr, 156mhr, mostly 5.5sp 1st 5 mi, 5.7 and up last 5mi, 10.23min mi 10mi = 936c
Apple Watch= 1066c

Good afternoon Ladies!

Just a few quick thoughts.

I began swinging a KettleBell on Mary's advice. I'm not as dedicated as she is, not nearly the weight, frequently nor duration she swings, but about 4-5 times per week. It seems to burn a lot of calories and I am getting smaller. I'm not sure I will ever have a flat stomach, never ever did and I sport a long vertical scar from a C-section. Didn't stop me from wearing a 2 piece bathing suit this summer though. No one is perfect, even models are air brushed.

Love and hugs to everyone.

Chris in MA

DJ- (((hugs))) I am hoping that your hip pain subsides and you have a restful night tonight!

Chris- I also wear a 2 piece swimsuit but I feel self confidence wearing it. I usually wear a tankini when around people. Mainly because I think I look too sexy in it. (Big Boobs) Thanks to the Kettlebell and Keto. I am very shy!

Becca - I could never be a nudist. I don't have enough self confidence like you do! I was bullied by girls when I was young.

Allie- so happy that you enjoyed your day with Chester! Love your new place!



Mary from Arizona

Rye – I think maybe with the shape you say your body is – Hourglass – you might be comfortable in yoga pants with a tunic over them. Tunic being just below your crotch or mid-thigh. Any longer than that it looks too much like a dress over them. That is what seems to be ‘in style’ at the moment and it is something that young people or older ones can wear and look pretty decent in. I know all of my pants are either skinny jeans or yoga pants with the exception of a couple of pair of jeans. But, I wear them around the house mostly because I am ‘swayback’ and I don’t like how the legs of them are and tucking in a shirt, for me, just looks sloppy because it pulls out in back. Of course, for men having their shirts tucked in the front and loose in the back is how a lot of them do it when they dress casual. I find that if I want a pair of ‘dress slacks’, they are going to have to go to the tailor to look good. Also they look a lot better if I wear boot that have a heel to them. Of course, I have not bought a pair of ‘dress slacks’ in quite a while. Also, I like my jeans to go to my bellybutton and don’t like ‘low rise’ jeans at all. To me, they are uncomfortable and make you look funny when you tuck a shirt it, if you can find one that would be long enough and not too loose.

Our Mother made most of our clothes growing up and she made both older sisters their maternity dresses. I borrowed most of mine and kept them for my 2nd pregnancy with Will. She did make a dress for Sundays that had an over-blouse that covered my breasts and I could wear it throughout my pregnancy and even afterwards because it had a way to button it underneath that part to expand as my belly did. Both times that I carried to term, I looked like a basketball or beach ball had been stuck up the front of whatever I was wearing. From the back I had a waistline. One thing that her teaching us to sew is something that makes me very aware of how things are made. I won’t buy anything if the pattern doesn’t match all around. I’ve even seen something that the plaid was upside down from the other side. The little notched/tab area helps someone cutting out a pattern be able to ‘match’ the pattern up. They also give you instructions on how to lay the pattern out depending on if you buy 45” – 54” wide material. If you have a pattern to the material, you have to buy a little more to match them; you just need to know what the repeat of the pattern is - could be a few inches to over a foot (especially if you are dealing with upholstery material. This is especially true if you are making drapes. My Mother made some of the most beautiful lined drapes for our new house we had when we lived in Macon (we lived 25 miles away from them).

While my Mimi made most of her clothes when she moved to Forsyth after a friend of her was mugged in her driveway and all she could do was ‘watch it’ … she went through sewing classes from ‘basic’ all the way up to ‘tailoring’. From Simplicity patterns to Vogue (which she said you had to really follow the directions exactly as written, even if you had been sewing for a long time; or else you would be doing a lot of ‘ripping out seams’.

Felicia – I agree – cute toes. Does wearing closed shoes give you fits? My 2nd and 3rd toe are ‘webbed’ … meaning the toe is not as distinct between them like your are. What is your husband going to be doing overseas? Is it something that is like some sort of consulting job? Hope he is safe while over there. How long is he going to stay? Is it somewhere you can tell us where he is going ... or is that something that, like in the military, they don't want it to be shared.

Lanette – I am very long waisted, too. I bought one dress and it looked fine; but, after wearing it a couple of times, I have decided that I will donate it to somewhere – it has a ‘waist’ and it is just very uncomfortable – and it looks like I am wearing something that is ‘too short-waisted’. I hate it, because I really thought it was ‘cute’. I rarely wear dresses now that I am retired.

I measure my waist at the smallest point which is even with my belly button; but, again, I am extremely long waisted and long from my shoulders to my crotch. My Mother who was 5’2” (and that was a stretch – probably rounded up a little) was so long-waisted and short legged, that she looked like she was ‘tall’ if she was sitting at a table or behind a desk where her legs could not be seen. She always had a belly as long as I remember – and being morbidly obese during my ‘middle school years’ and I hate to admit it, I was embarrassed about that. She had what they considered a mild heart attack when I entered HS and lost a lot of weight; but, she probably never got below 180lbs. She was at her slimmest as far as I remember when I got married. She made my ‘going away outfit’ and it was brown and dark green checked (small) … after buying the material I found a pair of shoes that exactly matched those colors. A pair of heels that one of the colors and the other were like B-Bops. Tie up shoes. I love them. I got ready to go meet Louis and I kept being stuck when I walked and she remembered she had not taken out he pins when she hemmed it. Got a picture of her taking them out and holding them ‘in her mouth’.

I’m about 2 points away from being at the top end of my ‘healthy’ BMI. This past month I am going for my weigh-ins just once a month and see how that goes. I’m still eating my protein bar in the evening with my coffee. I’m putting more ‘food’ into my diet and usually eat 2 meals instead of 3 and then a ‘snack’. If I drink the protein shake in the AM for breakfast … I usually am not hungry until about 2:30 – 3:00 in the afternoon.

I am pretty much consistently a 12 with a few 10 or a ‘medium’ in my tops and yoga pants. I am healthier than I have been in years. I started MFP right after Will and Tami got married (well actually started my ‘diet’ then; but, started with MFP in December of 2015.

I think I will start keeping up with my measurements as well. I don’t even think I entered my last time’s measurements, so I need to do that, too.

I used to have a set of ankle weights but I have not seem them I quite a while. But, there are a few things I have not ‘seen’ since we moved out here over 15 years ago. But, Louis says there are a few boxes (probably over the rafters in my studio that have never been opened. Maybe they are there. I have a Chinese Warrior I bought when my BF and I drove to Birmingham, AL to see the exhibit … and a ring that I was given by the man I dated before I met Louis.

My Mimi was skinny and she always had ‘desserts’ for every meal (other than breakfast); so when my Mother was born, she was ‘stuffed’ because back then, a ‘fat baby’ was considered a ‘healthy baby’. My Mother never (or rarely) made desserts – other than ‘homemade ice cream from custard – that was also homemade). It was delicious! Mimi lived into her 90’s; Mother died when she was 89; and, her brother roughly the same age. Pop died at 52 from a Widow Maker – I never knew him. My other grandfather (along with an uncle) were killed when a train hit their car because the grass on the ‘right-of-way’ was taller than most men and they could not see it. The engineer was ‘high enough up’ that he could see them and started blasting his horn; but, could not stop in time.

My grandmother was in her late 80’s when she died. My Daddy was 75 when he died from a stroke (several months after he had it). Guess that would be ‘from complications brought on by a stroke).

Mary from Arizona – I have the Keto diet and recipes printed out, I just have not sat down and read the information about it.

I’ve got a 10lb kettlebell and I am so new at it, I have found it gets heavy. I was about to buy one that weighed 25lb, I am glad that I didn’t.

I got some Apple Cider Vinegar and I tried it a couple of weeks ago, mixed into Sparkling ICE, the grapefruit kind. It wasn’t too bad; but, not sure if the grapefruit interferes with my thyroid medication. Seems I have read something about not drinking or eating grapefruit/juice.

Wendy – I have a friend and his wife that spend about 6 months in New Zealand and he has sent me pictures and I have seen some National Geographic shows and it is a ‘beautiful’ country.

Joyce – It was me – I did not realize you were using an iPad, so I don’t know if that would work for you. I’ve never had one.

We need the rain … you can send a little to SW Georgia and maybe even to Louisiana as well. Both places have been planted; but, if it doesn’t rain, won’t be much good. Louis and Trey planted another 2+ acre food plot and I have to get him to draw it off on the aerial map so I can take it to the USDA office. This year, she said the $$$ we’ll get is about $500 – that is up substantially from what it has been. Need to remember to ask if the planting of the 30 oak and chestnut trees will also be counted. They borrowed a neighbor’s auger to dig the holes, the ground was rock solid. They had also disked up the plot and the Sabal Trail people came in and smoothed it out (by mistake) when they were doing their final inspection.

Becca – I have had a few ‘dinky’ days lately … don’t know if it is because my MD put me on a ‘statin’ or not (but it seemed to have started about the same time).

Lenora

Katla49 wrote: »

Machka: I admire your athletic abilities. I might be able to ride a century, but it would take about 5 to 10 days. I am so impressed with your fitness and endurance.

Thank you.

I've been cycling for 44 years, and cycling "seriously" (avidly, enthusiastically) for 27 years, and cycling long distances for 23 years.

My fitness level does vary a bit (and not having ridden as much as we should have in the past 7 weeks means that I'm a bit stiff this morning) but when you keep doing something like that, it's easier to keep on doing it.


The area I really need to work on is my upper body and core. I know that working on my upper body and core will make the long distance cycling more comfortable, but I'm just not as into that type of exercise as I am with cycling. So I do some weights and things for a few days, and then nothing for a few weeks, and then get the weights out again for a few days ...

But I need to be more consistent.


M in Oz