Ages 70+

Oh I am sorry for your loss! It sounds like you were close. Such a wonderful long marriage.
My last living sister died in June.

Oh, windows! I need to work on that so I won’t be looking at dirt all winter. Going away again to visit family for a couple of days so all the fall chores are getting squeezed in Willy nilly. Managed to plant garlic and clean some garden beds in between bouts of rain. Everything else will have to wait till the end of the month.
Glad you treated yourself to someone else’s cooking! You have been in a rough patch for sure.

Suitcase mostly packed, just a few little things to do in the morning. Bringing local apples and cheese to Virginia.
Good luck on the shot!

Just finding this group. I'm over 70 and found that milestone difficult. I need to improve blood sugar numbers and I struggle with self-sabotage....will lose a few pounds, get to a weight lower than I've been in awhile, then treat myself and gain back the pounds. Therefore, what helps you maintain motivation and believe that you can really keep going down to a healthier weight? (Reading this back, I realize that perhaps I'm too focused on the numbers. Need to be aware of blood sugar, but maybe give the scale a rest.d

It's harder to keep on track when on vacation for sure. I'm sure you are enjoying your time away.

Welcome svatekdc...so nice to see you join in. I weigh daily.

Got my windows done and now slowly getting back to decluttering. Have sorted through a few more items and have them set aside for the dump and donation bins tomorrow. Tonight is Chinese food at our neighbors home tonight. Looking forward to a nice visit with them.

Had such a nice evening yesterday visiting with our friends/neighbors. Haven't seen them for awhile as it was a busy summer and time seems to just fly by. Need to be more mindful and take the time for getting together. So good for mental health.

Didn't make my mini goal of getting down to 179 by the end of the month as still sitting at 182. Seem to be stuck on that number. Didn't weigh this morning as I know there will be an increase due to salty Chinese food meal. Off to the dump this morning with my bags and will stop at the donation bin with some clothing bags. Starting to make a dent on my basement clutter and just concentrating on the bins I have down there of unused clothing and old sheets/blankets/quilts/tablecloths....etc. Will be nice when all that is dealt with and then on to the next section.

Enjoy the day.

I just discovered this group, too. I have been on MFP for 10 years, but have been intermittent. I’m sad that the news feed went away. I will turn 72 next month and have finally reached a point where I have to get the weight off, as it has had an affect on my health. I am four days into my first week taking semaglutide. Will be on the low dose for a month and then we will evaluate how it’s going. No nausea, but also no urge to munch all the time. What I’m wanting is to get the weight off so I am able to walk distances again, and reduce blood pressure and body aches. Anyway, it’s good to find others my age to go through this with.

Ljashley1952, I miss the news feed too!!! It always helped to share my log in numbers. Please hang around a bit here. It’s good to share with people our own age. Hope you can make progress enough to feel better.
Missed my walk today—fatigued for some reason, but must get back into a routine.
Next traveling plans are just a glimmer for me. Right now I want routine and my own bed for a bit.

3300 days of logging. Not getting on the scale yet from vacation but have picked up the walking.
I wish I could get to England again! So much to see.

Beautiful sunny day here. Walked again and did some garden cleanup.
Blood work. It seems to tell you everything. I hope they can find a med combo to help.

You are right about sugar as it does seem to be in everything.Losing weight helped my husband’s numbers, and he gave up a lot but not all sugar.

Just found this group.
I am 71 and have been on and off MFP for years. I lost 25 pounds for knee replacement surgery and gained it back in a year. Now I need to drop 30 pounds.
My husband and I are selling our house and moving to a much smaller place in a retirement community. I have been decluttering for 6 weeks. Now I am frantically packing. Movers come on Friday! I am a wreck, totally exhausted, and eating everything in sight. Once this move is over, I will get back to tracking calories and exercising and trying to be nice 😂.

titus2cat Welcome to our little group. Such an exciting and probably exhausting time for you. I have been slowly decluttering for awhile now but just working on one certain area at a time. We have been in our home for 50+ years so have accumulated quite a bit.

Enjoying the last day with son visiting and he will be heading to the airport (2 hour drive) tomorrow. Flight doesn't leave until 1:30 in the afternoon but we are under a weather alert so I'm sure he will get on the road a bit early. Supposed to be freezing rain overnight followed by about 2 cm of snow. Roads may be icey.

Looking at investing in a treadmill. Researching some models. Don't need all the bells and whistles but want one that is stable with at least a 20 inch wide platform. One company has given me a quote and is willing to deliver and install which is good. It has to be set up in the basement so there is no way my hubby and I can get it down there ourselves. Not ready to commit yet as I want to give it more thought.

It has taken me years to get hubby to make a dent in his pile of stuff! He finally decided he wanted his tools better organized and that set off a flurry of activity.

I had to get rid of my treadmill and elliptical machine due to a drastic downsize with the move. Kept the bike because it takes up less space. We are moving from a mountain house with wooded property to a walkable neighborhood in town. The elliptical machine was my exercise of choice, but I hope to replace that with walking outdoors now. We will also be walking distance to an aquatic center, so if I can find a swimsuit that doesnt creep me out 😂 maybe I will start water aerobics.
What is your exercise of choice?