WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018

Thanks Lisa
I tried to do the same but had trouble finding where you set up the link so I changed my page to something else so others would not be confused.

Met my goals for July
Down 5 pounds
August goals:
Continue to eat a high fiber diet
Continue to swim, Zumba 2 to 4 times a week
Take a daily mile walk
Continue to work on getting 7-8 hours of sleep
Appreciate something beautiful everyday
Try to do something kind for another and for myself everyday

Margaret

Thank you Lisa and Margaret for stepping up and getting the new thread started. I woke up in the middle of the night and remembered that I didn't start the new thread and wondered if anyone else would do it or everyone would wait for me.

Thank you all for your concern. You all mean so much to me.

Barbie

Resolutions for July:
*keep doing what's been working--log food and exercise, walk, dance, ride the exercise bike, work in the yard, spend time with hubby, drink water

My word for 2018 is "tenacity".

Resolutions for August
*Do what's necessary to deal with back pain that came on suddenly
*Act the way I want to feel

hugs for Barbie

Thanks to Lisa and Margaret for stepping in!

I loved July, I hit a lot of my goals, I exercised almost every day, kept my eating out spending remarkably low (for me) and didn't play that silly puzzle game on my phone even once..... I can leave that game out of my life!!!!

August goals:

--enjoy travel with DH and our b-day visit to Rachel in South Africa (travel makes me anxious)
--exercise every day or close to it
--stay mindful of thinking positive in spite of anxiety or backward thinking
--bullet journal for daily tracking, this helps with procrastination of onerous tasks

Here's to a productive and healthy August, NYKAREN

Thank you Lisa!
Glad you just forgot, Barbie!

My goal for August is just to continue to keep a few ounces under maintenance. That means log, log, log.
My word for 2018 is EMBRACE.

I am sooooooo impatient to get on with this move and can't stand the snail's pace the solicitors are working. I would like to chill a little and not get myself worked up.
I will carry on sorting boxes of writing etc. A little every day.

In the short term I need to get in touch with my cancer friend and my ligament friend and pay them a visit.

My visitors have left. It all went very well. DH even came out into the garden to join us for a cup of tea when we got back from the pub. I was nervous, but it all turned out ok. They stuck to soda water. I even managed to offload a Jones sewing machine cast iron base that has been sitting in the garden sInce we moved here. They crammed it into their boot/ trunk! Years ago I used it as a garden table, then it was a dressing table for years.

Now to relax. Fish soup for dinner. Nice and easy.

Oooooffff!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Barbie - I hope you feel better really soon!

Lisa- thanks for getting us started!

Margaret - thanks for your effort as well!

Wendy - I decided to hold off on my five-day fast. Too much going on here with special events and not so special events! I'm going to wait till we go back to Arizona. There I have a lot of control over daily activities. Thanks for the information on supplements.

Update on my daughter, she will be having surgery in the near future. It will be done by a robot. Not sure how that works! She will have five incisions in her abdomen. That's as much as I know! Update on my daughter-in-law, she will also be having surgery. They wanted to do a complete hysterectomy but she just had major surgery where they fastened everything in place on her insides. So they are going to do something on the inside instead of removal. Then while that will be going on my husband will be up north farming with his brother for five weeks. I will be helping at the farm as well as helping my girls when needed. I am very glad that we are retired so that we can be of help to other family members during their time of need.

July goals I don't even remember what they were! All I know is that my clothes still fit! I also swing my kettle bell 6 to 7 days a week. I can see my muscles are looking very nice. And I have very little fat on my body. The squats that I do with my kettle bell are giving me a very nice butt lift. The swings that I do with my kettle bell have toned my body from head to toe. The kettle bell along with eating a keto diet which is a fat burning diet has eliminated all the fat from my stomach. Yes ladies it is possible at our age to not have stomach rolls! Or a muffin top!

August goals
1. Eat a keto diet when not at a special event.
2. Kettle bell workout 6 to 7 days a week.
3. Enjoy time with family and friends.

Word for the month-gratitude

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona

Barbie- so glad your ok,was really worried.
Mary- I had a robotic hysterectomy ,and the Dr still does the surgery but uses his fingers to work the machine,all I know is the dopes knew I had mitral valve prolapse and the tilted me backwards and my heart went haywire.i was out so I knew none of this until I woke up in recovery with this little Indian Dr looking at me saying you gave us quite a scare...lol

hi everyone, I am new to this board, but feel like I would benefit from some sort of public accountability, so here I am. I joined MFP in Jan of 2014 after my mother's death. I had been her sole caregiver during years of decline with alzheimers and at that time I weighed 261 lbs. My life was completely out of balance I was in constant pain. During this time, I found out I had hypothyroidism and was put on synthetic replacement which helped a little with the pain and with my constant coughing and trouble with breathing and talking. Next, I learned I was diabetic. I decided to get serious about my weight loss. I lost more than 50 lbs. I was down to 205 lbs and feeling super proud, I was able to wear clothes from the regular women's dept. I was also in a serious exercise regime and was feeling fit enough to hike in Yellowstone and Badlands national park. It was going pretty well. I maintained there for quite a while and then I went to Africa and I came home really sick. The illness I had resolved itself in a few months, but during the process I found out I have fatty liver disease and my liver is 30% dead. And I just plain got mad. I quit exercising, I started eating in an out of control way. I now weigh 226 pounds and I feel awful all the time. Since I have basically been living on carbs, my diabetic numbers are a disaster. I am pretty depressed about the diagnosis and stay in my house all the time except for work, I rarely leave my couch. So even though I am still 36 lbs less than I did at the beginning of my journey, I look and feel heavier and worse than I did then. The muscle mass has just deteriorated to sheer fat.

Now, my daughter is planning her wedding. I want to feel and look good on her day, so I have recommitted myself to my journey. My goals for August:
*strictly reduce carbs to get my diabetic numbers back to a reasonable level
*lose 3-5 lbs
*use the exercise bike and elliptical daily upping to two miles on each daily by the end of the month
*confess my ongoing depression to my doctor
*try to do something active outside the house at least weekly

thanks for listening! I am making a commitment to myself that I will weigh 199lbs or less by the time my daughter gets married in May. I know I can do this!

Just checking in. It’s been a rough couple of days.

RV Rita still in Cathedral Gorge State Park in Panaca Nevada

dandl1986 wrote: »

hi everyone, I am new to this board, but feel like I would benefit from some sort of public accountability, so here I am. I joined MFP in Jan of 2014 after my mother's death. I had been her sole caregiver during years of decline with alzheimers and at that time I weighed 261 lbs. My life was completely out of balance I was in constant pain. During this time, I found out I had hypothyroidism and was put on synthetic replacement which helped a little with the pain and with my constant coughing and trouble with breathing and talking. Next, I learned I was diabetic. I decided to get serious about my weight loss. I lost more than 50 lbs. I was down to 205 lbs and feeling super proud, I was able to wear clothes from the regular women's dept. I was also in a serious exercise regime and was feeling fit enough to hike in Yellowstone and Badlands national park. It was going pretty well. I maintained there for quite a while and then I went to Africa and I came home really sick. The illness I had resolved itself in a few months, but during the process I found out I have fatty liver disease and my liver is 30% dead. And I just plain got mad. I quit exercising, I started eating in an out of control way. I now weigh 226 pounds and I feel awful all the time. Since I have basically been living on carbs, my diabetic numbers are a disaster. I am pretty depressed about the diagnosis and stay in my house all the time except for work, I rarely leave my couch. So even though I am still 36 lbs less than I did at the beginning of my journey, I look and feel heavier and worse than I did then. The muscle mass has just deteriorated to sheer fat.

Now, my daughter is planning her wedding. I want to feel and look good on her day, so I have recommitted myself to my journey. My goals for August:
*strictly reduce carbs to get my diabetic numbers back to a reasonable level
*lose 3-5 lbs
*use the exercise bike and elliptical daily upping to two miles on each daily by the end of the month
*confess my ongoing depression to my doctor
*try to do something active outside the house at least weekly

thanks for listening! I am making a commitment to myself that I will weigh 199lbs or less by the time my daughter gets married in May. I know I can do this!

If given the right nutrition the liver can re generate. It it one of few organs that can. Your right the carb diet is putting your health at risk. This is part of why I went on my high fiber next to nothing sugar and no refined grains diet. I was in insulin resistance territory. My blood pressure was 135/85. After two month it is now 117/75. I lost 17 pounds. My waist went from 38 inches to 35, BMI from 29 down to 26.75. I had low HDL too. I have not had that tested yet. I will do it after 6 months of this eating plan.

Your depression may also be partially due to your diet and lack of exercise, too.

You have a great start you identified the problem. Please come back to get support here. This is a great bunch of ladies.

You had tough years with your mom. It is time to take care of you!

Margaret

Ok, I have now driven on base! Yeah me! For those that don't know, that is a big deal for me, driving. Learned to drive because my husband had a liver transplant back in 2014!
Since moving to Whidbey island, I had yet to get behind the wheel. Amazing what stress, and husband in hospital can do for a gal's perspective huh?!! I have driven so much these past view days! Even driving into the garage from our steep declining driveway! I am proud of myself!

Everyone have a great day, newcomers welcome!
Rebecca
Whidbey island
Washington