50+ Women

Good evening everyone. I hope you all had a good day. I had a good day got up and did my 4 mile walk,I dont weigh in until next monday. I feel like I have lost a litte. I pray that I did. Keep up the good work, :flowerforyou:
Carol

Way to go Carol:flowerforyou: I just got back from an hour+ walk outside and it sure feels great doesn't it? Just keep working away at it...we can all get tthrough this together I hope tonite I can get another workout done with the Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD.

Hello everyone sounds like we are all determined despite the scale. I played tennis this morning took my dog for a walk this afternoon and plan a little treadmill work this evening. I am like everyone else trying to do what I can to increase my metabolism. I really do hate that it slows down so much after 47 for me. I am now 52 and it is so Slow:sad: Oh well I plan to keep on entering my food and exercise for how ever long it takes to get the weight off. Then I plan to still keep track so I don't gain this 20 stinkng pounds back. This is great to have a place to encourage and be encouraged and just express your feelings.
Thank you all.:flowerforyou:

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Good morning all from windy West Texas! Today is my weekly weigh and measure day. Since last Friday I have lost 3 pounds and 2 1/2 inches in my abdomen. Honestly I am more concerned about what the tape measure says than the scale. This makes day 9 of counting calories for me and last night I did something I have never done before....

Yesterday I went shopping with my SiL and she wanted to stop at a coffee shop and get a treat. (You know how many calories are in those things!!!! :noway: Anyway I opted for what I thought would be a healthier choice and got a green tea "real fruit" smoothie. OMG!!! Turns out the thing had 370 calories in it! :embarassed: When I added it to what I had already eaten that day even a garden salad with lemon juice for dressing for supper was going to put me over the top so....

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I went ahead and made my supper salad the way I like it with Ranch dressing, dried cranberries and a boiled egg. THEN I looked to see how many calories I needed to burn to work it off and took a walk with my dog.

I felt so energized and jazzed for outsmarting that smoothie that I think I walked taller and faster than ever before. I didn't even have to remind myself to tuck my tummy! Turns out I walked long enough to earn an orange for a snack. But since I didn't feel hungry I didn't eat it. Today I'm feel empowered!

SAW THIS JOKE IN READER'S DIGEST AND IT HIT CLOSE TO HOME: The wife asked her husband, "Want to walk around the block with me?" He replied, "Why? I'm already here."

I too have a husband who thinks its grand that I want to do something about my weight, but insists that he gets "enough" exercise at work. (His BMI is in the same range as mine.) I get tired of walking and exercising alone, but we live out in the country and it just doesn't make sense to drive all the way into town to have someone to walk with. So I'm thankful to have this online group to spur me on. Exercising alone stinks, doesn't it!

:flowerforyou: Good Morning, Everyone,
It snowed overnight Wednesday in my neighborhood adding shoveling snow to my list of fitness activities.
The dogs love the snow but every dog walk results in wet towels to dry them and wet clothes for me to change. Thank God I have my own washer and dryer. It's been30 years since I had to share laundry facilities with others and I continue to be grateful for my own laundry room.

I've never had luck with the concept of "exercise buddy". I like to just go and do whatever I want whenever I want. My current exercise pal is an MP3 player with my favorite music. As long as I have a charged battery I'm never alone.

The microwave buzzer just told me my oatmeal is ready. Today I'm having it with craisins and canned peaches. yum yum.

Good afternoon to all the wonderful, strong, beautiful women on this thread:flowerforyou: We deserve to be the best that we can be

I hope everyone is having a good day regardless of the snowy conditions some of us may be getting. Since it is a freezing rain, ice pellets and snow day here I opted to do a super duper workout inside today. I started off my morning doing a 50 minute workout on level 2 with the Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD, then 62 minutes on the treadmill, 20+ minutes jogging, skipping rope and dancing around my basement like a crazy women and then another 10 minutes on my stationary bike. I am determined to keep the momentum going.

The good news is that I dropped over 2 lbs of the couple that had snuck up on me when I wasn't looking:noway: I am going out to dinner tomorrow nite to celebrate a friend's birthday so I want to ensure that my metabolism is revved as high as I can get it.

I was thinking of investing in an elliptical but I asked my physiotherapist his opinion of them and he said that he felt that they were not as low impact as what people are led to believe and that for individuals with knee problems that they may not be the best for them. Well, that put that idea right out of my head. The arthritis in my knees would not appreciate any more strain on them I am sure. However, the amazing thing is that I have noticed since dropping the weight I have that my knees don't click so much now especially when I am going up/down the steps. Not to say that they are not giving me any problems but I have noticed a difference in them. Thank goodness for these accomplishments So, the moral of my story is that I just need to keep doing what I am doing.

Hang in there everyone. We can do this, one day at a time:flowerforyou:

Cheers to all:drinker:

(p.s.) Keep drinking your water:drinker:

I have noticed that if I stick to watching my calories too closely that I don't loss weight. And if I eat something that is not so good for me then my weight will begin to move downwards. You are right. This will kick in the metabolism. Hey, what great news. As long as we do not abuse it.:bigsmile:

Good morning! :flowerforyou:
Happy weekend to all of us!
It's sunshiny here in California. I'll do some yard work this weekend, after the grocery shopping & walking.
:glasses:
My husband has never been interested in working out with me, either. Just hit & miss once in a while, but his younger brother had a heart attack last fall. (His younger, thinner, health conscious brother.) So he's walking 2-4 miles 4 days a week with me now & we bought a recumbent bike last weekend which is getting quite a workout with both of us chubs on it daily.:bigsmile:

Good Afternoon All,

I did really good with my calorie intake while out for dinner. I had burned enough calories to eat without feeling guilty. I had some pieces of very thin crust pizza and sushi. It was delicious.

Today is a beautiful day here, almost spring like. But, snow and rain are in the forecast. :explode:

I plan to rake some of my yard to get some exercise today.

I really don't plan on going to the gym today.

My stuffed cabbage came out great. I want to eat it all.

My scale was kind to me. 165, which is the same as my Feb. 14th weigh in Day. I fluctuate so often that gaining a few pounds within my weigh in day does not bother me as much as it use to. :flowerforyou:


I hope everyone is haveing a great day.

Keep up the fight. We are worth it.

Kathy

May be have a weigh in Date together?? I know the scale is the worst but maybe weighing in together will help.

How does everyone else feel about it?

Kathy