50+ Women for the Month of March

Good morning everyone. TGIF.
suumessage--my 19 year old daughter was taking Zumba. I thought that she would do good at it because she is half Cuban. Not so, she dropped out. Too bad, she is the one kid I have living here who needs to loss some weight.
barbiecat--I think that Campbell make a lower sodium chicken noodle soup. I don't know how it tastes. Never tried it. Salt is a big downfall for me. I love it.

Morning All

Swissmiss - I live in Northern Ontario Canada - on the north shore of Lake Superior

This morning the temp 'warmed up' to -24 Celcius The worst of the storm is past and hopefully the weather will continue to warm up from here.

Yesterday was a good day for me - still dizzy as heck but good enough to make it through a very hectic day. I didn't get home until 10:30 last night (from 7:30 a.m) so again no formal exercise however I ate well and stayed within my cals.

Today I am copying Barbiecat and walking my two furry pals for one hour. Next week is March break here so I won't have to get my kids up and out the door in the am. Yay!! Weigh in tomorrow. I need to see 217 at least in order to be on track with my mini goals.

Keep up the good work ladies.

Talk to you Monday.


Heather

:flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

Exercising in front of the TV is great:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I think my exercise bike is calling me. We have a DVR system so we can record favorite shows and watch them when we want (and fast forward through the commercials).:bigsmile: That's especially nice when the phone rings in the middle of something I'm watching and I don't have to decide which is more important, TV or my friend.:bigsmile:

When I first went to the dog park I spent time talking to other dog owners (I thought I needed to be polite). One of them said that now that we had the dog park, the dogs got exercise but we didn't. That's when I made the decision to walk while the dogs ran and played. Sometimes I have to stay near my dogs when they're meeting new dogs, but at 8 AM we either have the park to ourselves or the other dogs are ones that come regularly and I know how they play. I bring my MP3 player so I have music to listen to while I walk, I set an alarm on my cell phone so I know how long I've been there.

My goals today:
drink more water:drinker:
try a harder routine on the stationary bike
call my friend whose husband is in the hospital
stick with my eating plan

Heather: I've watched curling on TV and found it interesting and fun to watch. It's hardly ever on TV here. How lucky that you get to see it in person.:bigsmile:

Kathy, I like your new picture:bigsmile:


Have a great day and a great afternoon.:bigsmile:

Hi there. I am 57. I would like to have lost 3 pounds by March 31. I do love participating in myfitnessplan. It has been a great help to me. Good luck.

Welcome Roxy, i just joined this topic also.

I have been doing much better this week since I got serious about keeping my food & exercise journal.
Worked out 4 days so far.


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Hi-
I decided to change my profile picture too -replacing the one from last Spring with one from this Fall. Maybe the change will inspire me to turn over a new leaf. Hope so.
Zaza

Hi everyone

I just got back from holidays in the sunny south and I couldn't wait to check in with everyone:happy: . For the first time since I started my new lifestyle change in November 08 I wasn't able log on my food intake and exercise or lack thereof. I haven't weighed myself yet but I know that I most likely did put a few lbs on:grumble: Even though I did a brisk walk for an hour on the beach everyday I know that I was consuming extra calories. On a positive side though it was wonderful to get away, I am recharged and ready to resume my exercise routine with renewed motivation. Maybe this break in the routine I have been religiously following since November will shake up the plateau that I have been experiencing in the past while.

It is fantastic to see some new members. A great big welcome to all the new members:flowerforyou:

Starting tomorrow I will return to my vigourous exercise routine and calorie tracking:bigsmile:

Good luck everyone

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I love hearing from all of you. I carry you with me.:bigsmile:

I've always thought that those of us who live up north have a huge sense of gratitude for the daylight because of the months of darkness that we experience in the winter.

Becky:flowerforyou: best wishes for a continued recovery from your surgery.
We love our dog park. It has two separate yards, one for large and one for small dogs so there's no worry about tiny dogs being overwhelmed by big dogs. i go early in the morning where there are fewer dogs so I don't worry about my smaller standard poodles being scared by big dogs. If there's any concern about an agressive dog usually the dog's owner will leash it and take it home. I love the dog park best when we're there by ourselves and the girls can run and chase birds and wrestle with each other with no one bothering them.

Welcome, Roxie, keep in touch with us and you'll get support and encouragement and good ideas.:flowerforyou:

Zaza, I love the picture of you on your horse:bigsmile:

Welcome back, Healthier4Me----your vacation sounds great. good luck as you return to your regualr routine.:flowerforyou:

I had a sedentary day with 120 miles in the car and a 5 hour meeting. The good part is that we brought our own lunch/snack---apples, hard boiled eggs, protein bar, carrots, bananas, bottled water and tea bags so we were able to sidestep the coffee and muffins in the morning and spagheti and garlic bread for lunch. I'll get on the exercise bike this evening but my exercise will be way low for the day. I am cheered by the fact that I wore a pair of slacks that used to be too tight.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.:bigsmile: :laugh: :happy:

Barbie--thanks for the quotes. We live in a time where we want instead gratification. I know that I struggle with that. And the second quote is so true...just think what happens when we have the last 5-10 pounds to go.
Not sure is I mentioned it, but I have yet another set back in my recovery. My parts just do not want to work anymore.:sick: Going to the doctor again tomorrow. Hopefully, he can fix me.

Hello All:flowerforyou: Nice to see such a great group of people!!!!

Barbie thanks for the insperation :flowerforyou: I sure needed it. I have had a terrible week-end food wise. I had lots going on and just gave up.


But, I am starting again. I have no interest in going to the gym today, so I did the biggest loser boot camp DVD. I think it is fantastic.

My ipod shuffle became a victim of my laundry and it does not work. So I ordered a new one. I also ordered a Polar F6 Hart Monitor. I want to see how many calories I burn when I am doing yard and house work. I believe that will help me to stay motivated.

I am not calling my weight training "weight training" . I am now calling it "strength training", because I find that I am getting stronger when I do things around the house. So, I guess, that is a positive thing considering I just messed up my weight numbers.

Sorry for my usual rant, but, I just needed to. :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :bigsmile:


Kathy

Kathy--let me know what a Polar F6 Hart Monitor is. If it lets you know how many calories you burn doing certain things then I defiantly want one of those.
I am determined to carefully watch my calories, water intake and fiber for the entire week.

Cindy--Isn't it unreal how we can get used to a routine but then add only a few minutes more to really begin to feel it? Keep up the good work.
I am going to have a lot of questions for my doctor tomorrow. This has been going on too long. Two nurses have let my know that what had been happening to me is just about unheard of.

I was so concerned that I have gain weight since my surgery. I weighed myself today. I have lost three pound.:laugh:

I was so concerned that I have gain weight since my surgery. I weighed myself today. I have lost three pound.:laugh:

Congratulations Becky - way to go!!!:flowerforyou:

I will touch base later - am rushing to get to the Y for my exercise class.
I have to confess that the horse in the picture is not mine. My husband and I were drivng thru Virginia on a mini-vacation last Sept. and we did a guided horseback ride in Shenandoah National Park. It was lovely and we even saw several bears - very exciting and fun.

Later.
Zaza

Hello, Everyone,

I had a bad weekend keeping within my calories. Journaling during the weekends is a struggle but I am going to do better this coming weekend as it will be one of my goals . . . to journal the weekend. :embarassed: My other goal will be to leave the scale alone! I haven't weighed in today and don't plan to until Saturday morning. Once per week is my goal. I did start the week out right with my 30 minute bike ride and 100 crunches. Tonight I will continue with my light strength training. I really do notice the difference in the way my clothes fit! Thank you ladies for all of your quotes and for sharing your personal journeys. I hope everyone has a great day and is enjoying beautiful sunshine no matter where you may be!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: