WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2019
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Katla Not sure if you meant me or NYKAREN. If it was meant for me, I am keeping up with reading posts. And I'm fine.
Karen in Virginia2 -
Hi everyone. I figured I'd check in here, and let everyone know I haven't died, or fallen off the wagon. It's been over a month since I've checked in. I'm still using MFP every day, and I'm down a total of 82 lbs as of today! Yesterday I wore my first size 14 pants. It's going a lot slower now. I'm still eating the same, but the loss is only about 6-8 lbs a month, rather than the 10-12 I had before. I'll take it. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and I plan to stick with it for the rest of my life.
I was chatting with the ladies in my choir, telling them how I'm doing it. One heavyset lady told me "You'll be back again," meaning I'll gain the weight back. I know the odds are against me, but if I don't maintain this lifestyle, I know it'll kill me. I do have the advantage that I wasn't a fat child, but I neglected my health for years. I look at my mom, and I'm seeing that dying of a heart attack is just one possible outcome. She's got osteoporosis, and can barely walk now. She's only 17 years older than I am. I not only want to live, but live well.
I found a lady in my neighborhood to walk with twice a week. She's 14 years older than me, and puts me to shame. She sets a hard pace, wanders down rough pathways, and barely breaks a sweat. She plays pickleball in a league. It's a game that seems to cross tennis with badminton, using paddles and a small ball. She and her partner came in second in a local tournament. She also takes line dancing, and bicycles.
I'm currently in rehearsals for our church dinner theater. We're doing "Singing in the Rain," and trying to muster a little dancing while we sing. I don't know how that'll work, with the mic stands in front. It should be fun.
My husband and daughter have been dieting with me. She's lost 25 lbs, and is within 5 lbs of her goal. My husband has lost about 30, and he's hit his goal, and is now a normal weight. He's type 1 diabetic, and he just had his A1C checked. It was 6.1, which is pre-diabetic range!
Life is good. It's warm and sunny here today. I've got to repot my lemon tree, and maybe I'll be able to move it back outside. It should be able to withstand the cold nights in the forecast, and a bigger pot might keep the wind from blowing it over. If I get real ambitious, I'll give the dog a bath--he really needs one.
Take care everyone; who knows if I'll be able to keep up here.
Cari in North Texas
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Karen in VA: I sent you a message with your correct user name. (I hope) I have some possible real estate questions on behalf of my son.
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I feel the stretch if I were to lie on my back and raise my leg about 6 inches off the ground. Make sure your knees are bent! I still don't straighten my leg perfectly, but I do feel a good stretch even with my knee bent. Baby steps! I'm sure you know to not stretch it til it hurts, just til you feel it, should be gentle. Lovely flowers!
Cari, maybe you will gain the weight back, but maybe you won't! You seem to be very aware of what you want, (and what you don't want!), so I suspect you will do just fine!
Kelly, good for you for standing up to the daycare lady and to Tim, sometimes people need to get a slap, even if it's just a verbal one! When we were on holiday this past summer, there were a couple of hotels that we stayed in that were not great. Hubby kept harping on this and I finally lost my s**t and told him that complaining about it wouldn't solve anything. He listened and stopped whining. Fortunately the last hotel was nice, so the last day and the drive home were peaceful!
I need to get back on the band wagon. In that regard, I pulled some of my soup from the freezer, this is a vegan vegetable with cabbage as the base ingredient. I have cheddar cheese and breton crackers with it, fills me up for a reasonable amount of calories. Dinner could involve eggs as I didn't get everything done that I wanted to yesterday, today's dinner being one of those things! Oh well, tomorrow is another day! And today will be just fine.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Hugs to those who need them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island3 -
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Slowly snow is melting!
Rebecca
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Machka, I'm so glad you got in to see a sports doctor before any harm came from too-vigorous exercises! Those and physical therapists working in sports therapy are great for high-intensity level AND very low intensity level folks like me. They know how to build a good base or build ON an excellent one. Take your time, but I'm so glad you can cycle s bit now.
Incidentally, I notice on the #2 stretch it says to leave the opposing keg straight, but the model has gets bent. No wonder I get confused!
Evelyn! A real bargain makes me very happy too. In fact there are some things in my house that give me a glow every time I think of them.
Viv, it sounds like you had a lovely trip! I would think a week in London would scarcely be a start for me! The Royal Albert must be a real treat!
Allie, sounds like you keep in all-around good condition. Has this been a habit since you were young? If not, when did you start?
Heather, Bravo for saying depression is not an excuse! At least it's not for the pasdive-aggressive attitude Tim is taking. Those of us who have mood disorders need to understand that this is a matter for a physician. Preferably a psychiatrist. If you don't like one, see another. If you don't like what several tell you, you need to take a good hard look at yourself. What are you not facing?
The program you mention sounds like a good way to stir a neighborhood into open warfare!
Lisa in AR, you're being a terrific patient. I like the sine wave description of knee replacement pain. Sounds really familiar. Keep up the great work!
Yes, Karen in VA, it's you do many of us have been wondering about. Glad you're ok!
Rebecca on Whidbey! Nit fast enough for me! I'm still trapped!
Down another pound. Someday I'll hit "Onederland", but I'm not presuming or second-guessing. When I fail to meet an expected goal it's absolutely devastating to me. I was raised with very high expectations of me, and I finally gave up - physically, educationally and morally. After I lost my mom when I was 18, I didn't have an internal voice to replace that external one - that I'd rebelled against the last few years anyway. A12-Step program, healthy friends, my doctor's, and groups such as this have helped my build realistic, achievable goals for my kind of future, not anyone else's.
I'm thankful I can resist sales pitches of all sorts today, although I must admit I'm a bit besotted with my cats. Here is my pit of gold at both ends of the rainbow.
Sharon, Nearly Sane, Near Seattle6 -
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I keep coming back here because none of you tells me that I'll gain my weight back again or tells me that my eating plan won't work or that I'm obsessive because I track food and exercise every day. Too many people in my face to face world have done that and I now keep my distance from them. You tell me about what works for you and I am free to use or not use your suggestions and experience. Thank you for what you continue to add to my life.11
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This was a weird day. Not a “cheat” day just a lost my mojo day. Don’t know what happened but will be ok tomorrow.
Cari- glad to hear from you as I have been wondering about you. Your family and you are doing so well with your new life style. I think it is going to get cold again this weekend so I covered my patio plants.
This month I am working on sleep and have had several nights where I slept over 8 hours. Quite a feat for me.
KJ- in some ways your situation reminds me of Allie. She would tell us how she did everything around the house, cut the grass or shoveled the snow and just worked and worked. You are a strong woman and have so much to offer everyone and I want you to be happy and not be exhausted. (((Hugs))).
Hoping for a better day tomorrow.
SueBDew in TX5 -
Cari, you totally rock. Down 82lbs and losing and walking and being in a play. Way to go.
SueBDew, don’t know why but I lose my mojo sometimes too. Yesterday was one of those day..
Today finally drove to the grocery store and then to lunch with two friends. It was the first time in over a week I could get to the main roads. Our street had such deep snow with ruts I couldn’t maneuver without getting high centered. Felt good to get out and drive to town.
Have a nice weekend everyone,
Betsy in NW Washington (where the snow is melting)3 -
Our great-grandson, Matthew Grayson is four months old and all decked out in his Valentine Day outfit
Janetr OKC
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Barbara, I am going to get my associates degree in medical billing and coding, so is my husband. We can still work for awhile, online from home or wherever we have internet access. Great for us since we love to travel. My sister loves it! Lots of work out there in this field. I have a spelling test this week on medical terminology—makes me laugh that I have a spelling test, in college, at my age😂
The nasty weather has returned this evening, rain and sleet/frozen rain. The dogs are like “outside? are you nuts, woman?” It’ll be so lovely after it freezes overnight😱
I’m a very grateful aunt/sister this evening. That shooting in Aurora IL (I grew up near there) this afternoon was 5 blocks from my niece’s High School. The soft lockdown was 2 hours and got home about 1.5 hrs after she normally would. I hate for it to have happened at all, but I’m glad it wasn’t another school shooting.
Went out to celebrate my DIL and husband’s birthdays. Valentine’s Day is still a bit much for me, since we buried my FIL 9 years ago on Valentine’s day. I’m the only one who doesn’t think that that was romantic. Maybe it’s selfish on my part, maybe being together with his wife makes it romantic for some. It just doesn’t sit right. Maybe someday it’ll be better.
Have a good night, all!
Kathy in soggy, icy KY4 -
I keep coming back here because none of you tells me that I'll gain my weight back again or tells me that my eating plan won't work or that I'm obsessive because I track food and exercise every day. Too many people in my face to face world have done that and I now keep my distance from them. You tell me about what works for you and I am free to use or not use your suggestions and experience. Thank you for what you continue to add to my life.
This is a wonderfully supportive group and your leadership is one of the main reasons it is so positive. I am grateful for the encouragement here. Your fine leadership has been the key to the positive and encouraging tone each day. Thank you.4 -
I agree, Katla. Thank you Barbie.
I weighed myself this morning and I am still 138 lbs. That is 2 lbs under my original target. I had to slightly revise my target because I found I was an inch shorter than I thought I was! So I'm calling 5 ft 4 ins. I am happy that I didn't put on much more than a lb during my illness. Since I've been feeling better, I have been eating to my calorie limit, but the exercise has also increased. If I eventually lose that pound again I will be even happier.
I am broad shouldered, so that weight sits well on me. There's just a roll around the waist I wouldn't mind diminishing.
Newspaper day today. I hope we can walk to the restaurant and back tonight. That will give us 3 miles. Exercises as usual this morning.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
I am up and having my tea.. slept pretty well.. working 7:30-1 today and today the boss man is putting in security camera's ,there are some there already but not in working order...sorta throws us off. we work hard ,but having someone spying on you isn't great for moral.
I was getting upset yesterday because I have been sitting up with Mary up front and even though he has more workload on her ,I have been left to do the majority... she gets up walks around talks to patients ,gets personal phone calls etc...
me I try and plug one ear into a earbud to listen to Pandora and leave the other to answer phones...
It can be very frustrating2
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