WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

Jane - I hope your mom feels better soon.

A hug to all that are struggling right now. Everything will pass if we let it.

I am reading a book on change that our center is embracing and giving free copies to every employee who wants one. Being that I am part of the "Green Group" we have a copy we are passing around and it is my turn. The book is in the car but I believe the title is "Switch". So far it is really interesting and a lot of good motivational stuff. I am only on chapter 2. lol We shall see what the next chapter brings. I hope it will help me get un-stuck with my weightloss and help me help my son in particular and my family in general.

Have a great evening everyone!

Jeannie

good morning ladies,

hoping all is better with everyones health theirs or family....:flowerforyou: need to get to the gym but putting it off doing stuff around the house...so i am off before i say no gym today....have lots of errands to run ...will check in later...have a beautiful day

pam

Good morning, ladies! I am always glad to read how all of you are doing from day to day. Not much news here. I spent an hour fixing dinner last night - meatloaf, baked vidalia onions, and steamed veggies. When I pulled the meatloaf out of the oven as my husband came in the door, I tasted it because it smelled different than usual. Somehow, the hamburger from the local meat market that I had just pulled out of the freezer in the morning was either old or spoiled - very unusual. So I was totally bummed and ended up going out to eat. Not the way my food was supposed to go for the day, but oh well. I will just pick up and go on. (There weren't very many choices at the local diner, so ended up with a patty melt. Not the best nutritionally, but it tasted good anyway.) The worst part was that I went out to eat and still had to clean the kitchen!

Here's hoping that everyone has a glorious Wednesday! Thank goodness it is a new day with new choices!

I’m still visiting with my folks and family so don’t have quite as much time for MFP. My post will be a little shorter today. (Okay, I can hear those sighs of relief!)

Pam and Glida, a big congrats on your weight losses. Great jobs! Joyce, congrats to you too. Congrats too to everyone else who is staying on track and making progress. :flowerforyou:

Jane, prayers for your mom.

Kackie, woo hoo on all the veggies. Here you’ve tried the mashed cauliflower and I haven’t even made it myself yet. You’re inspiring me. I think I’ll look for cauliflower at the grocery store today. :happy:

I am absolutely in agreement about what a shame it is that kids are being brought up on junk food. The documentary, Food Inc., is an eye-opener and well worth watching. You can buy it on Amazon. I’ll never look at food in the say way again. It’s especially sad that some of the crap food is subsidized.

I’m back on track after an atrocious day of eating yesterday (Mexican food and a salad bar – it was a tempting salad bar as they had every goodie you can imagine, including feta, marinated artichoke hearts, shrimp, etc., etc.). I probably didn’t log all of my calories yesterday. It’s impossible to tell but I can make a SWAG (silly wild-assed guess – technical term) that I ate more than I logged. BUT, just the act of logging helped me feel settled about what I was eating and in control.

Jeanne, hurray for you and your progress. :flowerforyou:

Natalie, my sympathy for the problems you’re having. Hoping things get in balance soon.

Michele, Vince makes me laugh. I think you need to have a blind tasting. Bake some fries by themselves, then bake them alongside some mushrooms. Bet he can’t taste the difference! LOL. :laugh:

Sissy, you are right about how hard it is to estimate calories when you’re eating out. It’s much easier when you fix the food yourself.

Amanda, good luck with the party. Sounds like you have a fun time in store.

Mary, I’m laughing at the picture of you going out to eat then still having to clean the kitchen. Your word pictures are wonderful.

Well, I had a terrible day today again, this time, when I took the Voltaren for the first time, I took it this morning at 6:30 with a cracker before... apparently it was not enough, I need to take it after a meal.
ALSO, I upped the capsules of Metamucil, to 4, and man, did I have pain abodomenal type today, all day.. so I have to back off the amount of the metamucial also,
Need to find out which is causing all the pains... terrible cramping, and constant going to potty, (not diarreaha) but just going...
Lost anothe 2 lbs today, I am sure it's from the problems I am havingt.
Natalie

Did an hour of deep water today, tomorrow I'll do Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred, (2 days) for an hour. Then I'll go play canasta. Normally we have a crochet meeting, but the lady called it off because she's going for an ultrasound, seems she has gall bladder problems. They have evening mahjongg, but I don't think I'll go. It's just too much on the day when we have canasta, I do like some time at home.

Went to the senior bowl today. The first game I bowled a 114, the third game I bowled a 118, but the second game I REALLY hurt my handicap. Wonder what it'll be. I bowled a -- get ready for this -- 184! I don't think I've ever bowled that high in my life. I had them print out my score because Vince wasn't there and I didn't think he'd believe me.

Met this lady at the Y and found out she does alterations. I have this one pantsuit (I think I mentioned it the other day) that is a 10P but I really need a 8 or 6. However, it is one of the two pantsuits that are lightweight that have long sleeves so I might have her alter it. I also wrote a check for a bathingsuit. It's supposed to be chlorine resistant. It was only $49 (shipping free). I bought these bathing suits at JCPenney last year 70% off and I still spent about $20 each. They don't last all that long. So if this bathingsuit lasts me one or two years, it'll have paid for itself. The gal who is selling them was nice enough to let me try on a 10 that she had. It fit. So I think that's the size that I'm going to get. I requested a royal blue color, but she said that last year when they ordered them some of them came in different colors. As long as it's not a garish color (like neon orange), I can live with it.

Mary - we had meatloaf tonight, too. Vince said to me "meatloaf is meat, bread crumbs, and some ketchup". How boring can you get???? I had rice and veggies, too.

My throat is feeling a bit "scratchy" so I got this throat coat tea so I'm having some of it. It has a licorice taste.

Congrats to all the losers and if you haven't lost, you soon will

Joy - I guess I've been on maintenance or a year or so. Honestly, I don't think I'll ever be able to go off it without gaining a lot. The interesting thing is that now I don't want foods that are high in fat but would prefer to have steamed veggies.

mimi - isn't the show "Food, Inc" something else totally? Really makes you think twice before you buy meat. One time I made rolled up lasagna, had to put beef in Vince's. Do you know that he was upset because I cooked his with mine (I put spinach in mine). I just said to him "it's bad enough I have to cook two separate dinners, but I will not cook them in separate dishes"

Natalie - I'm so sorry you're in such pain. Feel better real fast.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

i really liked your quote at the end....very true for me...i have an idea in mind but give it up for that quick taste at the spur of the moment. i ahve trouble setting realistic goals.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: being more active and spending less time sitting has kept me away from the computer. I'm posting food and exercise and reading the posts but no time to write anything.
:bigsmile: my dogs are happy, my yard is looking better, and I feel great.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Good for you! I'm logging but can't seem:noway: to make time to read posts
And even though was on track yesterday, posted a .4 lb gain this morning:sad: .. must have been from Tuesday's indulgence:sick: ...
Does anyone else notice that it's not yesterday but the day before that registers on the scale?

Our plans to go to the gym were scrapped today when we woke up to driving rain:grumble: , but I have a ton of ironing that has to be done before we pack for our cruise so hope to put a big dent in it today...hmmm, I wonder how many calories ironing burns?:laugh:

Yesterday I was really surprised and super happy when I got the results of my bloodwork,:bigsmile: cholesterol, 134 down from 175 , triglycerides 171 down from 241 abd HDL 58 down from 72 . My weight is down 18 pounds too, so feel really good that what I am doing with my daily food intake:drinker: and exercising 3x's a week is working in a positive way. 134 is the lowest I remember my cholesterol ever being my whole adult life. My doctor was most concerned about my high triglyceride level and told me to it could be from too many carbs, so I have paid special attention to my daily carb intake since I have been doing MFP.

Back to the gym tomorrow and I will be feeling so good about going since I have seen these results, I know I have more weight to lose and can improve on the numbers of the lipids, but for now I am happy and encouraged with my progress. xoSissy:flowerforyou: 9 ()

had a great workout 75min spinning(27.3miles) and 45min weight session(monday and thursday are weight training days)

@barbara...seems when i indulged the scale always knows...the scale is not my friend

@mary..enjoy the boys and good luck picking a french horn

@sissy...CONGRATS on all the lab work numbers fantastic.....enjoy the cruise

@sally...i so looks forward to these posts also...they inspire and motivate me...glad you enjoyed your evening out:flowerforyou:

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all doing well or at least hanging in there with what ever life is throwing at you today. I am just popping from work to give you an example of a "switch" goal vs a regular goal.

Many of us would say that we are going to eat more fruit which is a good thing. In the book Switch I am reading it would say that is a vague goal and leaves wiggle room for not meeting the ultimate goal which is to loose weight. A better way is to say "Eat 2 fruits a day". That is more concise with no wiggle room and if I'd actually do it, I'd probably meet my big goal which is to loose 15 more pounds.

The book is titled "Switch, making change when change is hard". It is a well written book with good examples on how to be successful whether you are trying to change yourself or in charge of changing others. A lot of what is in there most of us already do in MFP, but I am still finding the book hard to put down and motivational.

I am going to try in on my son too. Instead of telling him to get his grades up, I am going to give him the goal of zero missing assignments which is more concise and should help him get his grades up. It is also easy to measure.

Well, back to work for me,

Have a great day all,

Jeannie

jeannie,
thank you for the tip..i agree that being precise doesnt leave more for error...this can apply in so many areas of our life

:flowerforyou:

Hi Ladies:

I am back at work and going crazy. I feel like I was never even away :sad:

Michele - I love to read your posts; they are always so upbeat

Amanda - Have fun with your family; it sure sounds like a good time

Sally - Absolutely, you must look at the positive - I will take 10 lbs off anytime :laugh:

Natalie - Hope you are feeling better and that your knee is getting better :flowerforyou:

Barbie - So glad that you are doing so well

Sissy - Congrats!! You are amazing :drinker: I forget where you said you were going for your cruise but having just come home from mine, you must be getting excited to leave!! I know you will enjoy it.

Rebel - Let us know about your grandbaby

Well, I am trying to get back on track. I am tracking my food and getting more active again. My best friend/step sister is losing faster than I am so I have to catch up to her!! I have to make sure I stay on track!!

I have 2 of the grandkids coming for the weekend; that will be interesting as they always keep me on my toes.

Anyway, my Friends, I will go for now. Take care and I will talk to you soon.

Love, Cathy xx

randy and Pam - thanks so much for the compliment. For the senior league you have to be over (I think it is) 50 years old. Honestly, most of the people on the league are in their 70's and 80's. There's one lady who is in her 90's! I do have to hand it to these people, they are keeping active. OK, it's not real real active, but the fact that they're getting out and socializing says a lot.

Did an hour of Jillian Michael's 30 day shred DVD today, levels 2 and 3. Just didn't stretch until the end. Guess it technically was something like 55 minutes, but calling it an hour to me is close enough. Tomorrow I'll probably do incline intervals on the treadmill. Then I'm going to play mahjongg at 10:00. Not sure if I'm expected to buy my lunch there or not, I would think so. Honestly at canasta a few women were talking about this place and that place where we can play mahjongg. But the only thing is that the places they were mentioning were restaurants, which would mean that I'd be expected to buy a lunch. If I play twice a week and lunch is probably going to be at least $6, that would be $12 a week. It's not that I'm opposed to spending the money if I really wanted something, but lots of times restaurants give you such huge portions, and many times I really don't want that much. I don't want to pay for something that I'm not going to eat. I've offered my home, but if they decide to go to restaurants I will probably just skip it.

There's an evening mahjongg tonight but I don't think I'll go. The crochet group was supposed to start up today but the lady who runs it had to cancel because she's going for an ultrasound, seems she's having gallbladder problems. Normally I go to crochet, leave a bit early and then go to canasta. I'll just go to canasta.

Had this desire to munch on something. It wasn't because I was hungry, but more because I was bored. So I took some of the apple cider vinegar and now I don't have that urge. That stuff really works for me!

You know, I could have sworn that I logged my breakfast last night, this morning I changed what I had so I went to update it. When I did, nothing was there! Is anyone else having this problem or is it just me who's probably screwing up?

Went to the canasta. Seems they had one extra person (me) so for $5 I got to spend 3 hours just sitting. What a waste! Then again, the lady who usually does this probably wouldn't but she's just out of the hospital (yesterday) having gallbladder surgery. She had a stone in her bile duct so they had to operate twice, once laproscopically and then to remove the stone. So I really can't fault the people who were just filling in for her.

Not sure what it is but yesterday and today my throat has felt "scratchy". I've just been drinking hot tea. Pretty soothing. It's probably because of the big change in the weather.

Sissy - awesome bloodwork

kackie - I've had to lose weight. I guess about 9 years ago Jessica went to her prom and there was a picture taken of me helping. My a** was so big, almost as big as my hips. Right then I got determined to lose that big backside. It's smaller now, but I have a feeling that if I let myself go, I could easily get it back, and that's one thing I don't want to do.

jane - so glad to hear your mom is home, but sad that you're having back problems.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele