50+ Women for the Month of March

Hi all What a great day everyone is having. Everyone is so inspirational. I really want to comment on everyones input but I need to get moving on my house work.

I just love reading the thread.

:flowerforyou: Georg: What a nice and healthy gift you are giving the swim team.

:flowerforyou: Barbie way to go on making lunches also.

I will have to work on that this spring and summer when I hop on the back of my husbands motorcycle and want to head to a restaurant.. I will have to challenge myself to pack a lunch and just site by the ocean instead of eating out then sitting. :indifferent: :grumble:

:flowerforyou: Gramm Congrats on your weight loss.

:flowerforyou: Zaza have fun with your son's

Oh, now for the bad part. I am going out to dinner with my hubby and parents tonight. OMG another challenge. I will make healthy choices, I will make healthy choices.

Chat soon

:flowerforyou: Kathy

P.S. Also:flowerforyou: Swissmis had her surgery and is feeling really down. Shout out to her also.

Now I have to go do some living.

TODAY has been one of those days that I did good to just maintain. I won't bore you with details... I didn't exercise and went over my calorie goal by 142. At least I didn't exceed my BMR! I started not to report in at all since I had nothing uplifiting to tell. But in the interest of accountability I decided not to hide my lack of motivation or action.

Here's hoping everyone here has a stress-free, plenty-of-time-to-work-out, healthy week!
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:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: I meant to write this early in the day. I was inspired by Georg's story about making lunch for the swim people. What a great thing to do. It showed so much about gratitude (doing something for someone else to express your gratitude to the others who did for you), concern for others, showing gratitude for what you have by giving to others, setting a good example for young people. It was inspirational. Thank you for sharing it.

Our trip to Seattle on Saturday had its highs and lows. I had time in the morning to walk the dogs on the hill, go to the dog park for 30 minutes, and ride the exercise bike for 20 minutes while my husband went to pick up the pet sitters. We told them to bring their own food because we don't keep snacks and goodies and pop in our house any more. We got to the ferry right on time. We ate the lunch we packed and it was great

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no more pretzels and fast food on the ferry. we found where we were going with no trouble. we were happy to ignore the chips and cookies that were served and ate the apple and carrots that we brought. We found the ferry without getting lost, I walked for 20 minutes in the passenger cabin, and all was well until we got off the ferry and drove into a blizzard of snow, hail, and high wind that stayed with us for 40 miles in the dark. We thanked God and our good tires for a safe trip.:flowerforyou: There was still time before bed for the exercise bike and TV.

congrats to everyone on their weight loss. I am staying away from the scale---can I do it for a whole month????? I continue to work on my goals which reminds me that I haven't done some of my weight training stuff yet, so I'd better get busy.

Enjoy your week and stay with your healthy living.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Morning all

Hope your feeling better SwissMiss Surgery is no picnic.
Remember to take it slow for a few days.
The weekend was okay for me. I weighed in on Sat morning and lost 4 lbs. Still trying to make 9 more disappear by the end of March. I'm happy about the loss but they are pounds I have lost several times before:laugh:
I planned our dinners for the week so I should be on track, Now to stop picking here and there in the evenings.

This week I will:
Drink 6 waters
eat fruit and veggies
walk for one hour 3 times
do a little dvd workout 3 times
Remember what I said I would do and do it!!!!

Have a great day.

Heather

Hi:flowerforyou: Ester, :flowerforyou: Heather, :flowerforyou: Cindy, :flowerforyou: Barbie, & :flowerforyou: Ladyleo,

Just checking in. Sounds like everyone is doing ok.

Well,:flowerforyou: Ester, take care of that cold.

Its damp in MA today. We, have the rain. I sure did not want to leave the house this morning. But, I did. I’m yo-yoing with 4 lbs. and it is driving me crazy. Hopefully by the end of March I will be yo-yoing with different numbers.

I did the elliptical and the ark (it's like a stepper) tomorrow I will do some weight training. I love the days I do that. I just feel so strong. I walk with my chin up and my back straight. I need to continue my sit-ups everyday. My stomach muscles are really shot.

Kathy:flowerforyou:

I'm not very good at the keep-my-moth-shut-part.:grumble:

It sounds like everyone is back & ready to roll from their weekend.
I was pleasantly surprised this morning by the same number as last Friday. Yesterday was a sodium-filled day, & yet it didn't show up. That's good news for me. When I weigh everyday it's more motivating for me.
Have a good Monday!
:flowerforyou:

Hi everyone-
Esther, I hope you feel better soon. I have a couple friends with that horrible upper respiratory/cough thing that's going around. Takes weeks to get rid of. Actually, neither one has gotten rid of it yet completely.
I've been trying to keep up with the exercising - not as much as all of you, but at least it's something. Kathy, I feel your pain about the yo-yo. I can't believe I was half-way to my goal several months ago and now I keep skirting my starting point. Ugh.:explode: It's my own fault, but still....
Anyway, i'm off to the store. Need to get some food in the house for my son who's home from college. I'm procrastinating and trying to build up some willpower, but all I can think about is what treat can I get for myself. :sad: I'll keep you all in mind and see if that helps.
Take care everyone. You're a great group of ladies!

Hello everyone,
Sorry I have'nt been on here, I have been depressed. My husband came home Saturday and told me that he got laid off of work. So stress took over. But I am going to beat this and get back on track.Starting
tomorrow with walking.So please pray for me.I know I gained weight. I have'nt even stepped on the scale, I afraid to. Esther I hope you are feeling better..
Thank you all ...
amy49 ( Carol)

Carol, sorry you are dealing with so much stress. I can understand the eating. I hope tomorrow will be a better day and that the exercise, etc will help work the stress right out of you.
Zaza

Good Morning All,

Daylight savings has got to me also Ladyleo it hit me this morning. I did not want to get up. It’s about 7:00am and I feel like it’s 6:00.

:flowerforyou: Ladyleo just keep on moving and don’t forget to read the great post that are on this site. You are funny


:flowerforyou: Carol, I’m so sorry about your hubby getting laid off. I sure hope this economy gets back on track. The news is so stressful. When, it hits your own family it is so hard. I will be thinking of you. Don’t give up. Eat, lots of veggies to munch on. My heart goes out to you. I am an emotional eater. I have learned to manage that just buy staying on this site and getting all the support I can. I truly believe in this great forum. Thanks to Mike the founder. “Thanks Mike”

Read as many threads as you can. Get all the information you can to keep your thoughts positive. I agree with :flowerforyou: Georg. NO JUNK.


:flowerforyou: Hi Zaza, hope your enjoying you family.

:flowerforyou: Sailgal Way to go with your weight change. You inspire me to keep on going.

Have a great morning

:flowerforyou: Kathy

:flowerforyou: Good Morning, Everybody.

:flowerforyou: Carol, Stick with us. Nobody can walk through the tough times alone. What helped me through some nightmare times in my life was to stay in the moment. I can remember walking and reminding myself that I was mobile, had food in my cupboard, clothes on my back, and a roof over my head. It wasn't about tomorrow and what it might bring. It was about right now. I was skeptical at first, but it kept me from sinking into depression and as a friend told me, "You can't get over depression lying on the couch.

Esther, I hope you're feeling better.:flowerforyou:

My goals today are:
stay with my food plan:bigsmile:
plan tomorrow's meals
drink more than my usual 4 glasses of water:drinker:
three 20 minute sessions on the exercise bike
stay on the sunny side

We had some hail overnight and that along with 22 degree temp at 7:30 kept the dogs and me off the hill. We did make it to the dog park where we they ran and I walked for 40 minutes.

I'm doing well sticking to my plan every day. :bigsmile: I try to take it one day at a time. I am ecstatic over how my clothes fit better, but I want to keep this enthusiasm until they start to fall off and I have to buy new ones.

Thank you all for inspiring me. You're the greatest.

I lost 4 more pounds and 1/2 inch. Yeah!:laugh: Still drinking water!:drinker: You Ladies are the best. Thanks for the inspiration.

Ladyleo

Leo - awesome job on the loss - I hope i don't find those pounds:laugh:

Suezzzque - Wish I was you as I look out my window at the snow storm starting, mexico sounds good!!
Have a great time on vacation.


Everyone have a great night

Heather

Good morning!

I am on a losing streak and very, very grateful for everything I am learning from MFP. You are all wonderful and I am learning so much from reading the other threads on the board. I have made some adjustments to what I eat based on what I have read here and it is making a difference. Thank you so much to everyone.
I am off to the gym.

Have a good day, everyone.

Cindy