WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER
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BTW - I was wrong. It's 3 am and I'm still awake.:huh:
I am so thirsty I can hardly stand it. I had eggplant lasagna and salad for dinner, no dessert. It didn't taste too salty but I am certainly paying for it now.:ohwell: Even when we try to make the healthiest choice when eating out it can still backfire with sodium. I really wanted some sleep. Oh well, this too shall pass. I finished my library book - I guess I'll play online dominoes until I can get enough water down. Oops, I better stop whining. I already had one glass of wine tonight; two would be too many.
Faye0 -
Good Morning Ladies.
I have not written before about my weight loss efforts. Today I want to share. I started my efforts in earnest in February 2011. I actually was doing it for my daughter was 195 lbs at 16. I was 187.6 and almost at my heaviest. We made a pack to do this together and we joined the Quick Weight Loss Center. Quick Weight Loss is a roller coaster. It does work but it is unconventional and if you don't follow it to a T, you will be in for a very bumpy ride, I lost half of what they told I should lose in the time frame they gave me and wanted me to pay more. That is when I joined MFP. I still go to Quick Weight Loss because my daughter is still on the program, and I can still weigh in and get some nutritional advice for up to a year. It's part of the original cost.
MFP has been slow and steady. I have mostly lost a pound a week since I started. I hit a little plateau recently so I've been trying different things to break through; adjusting my goals, more water and exercise, etc. I am extremely happy with MFP.
As of today, I am down 34 lbs. I have 16 to go to reach my goal and..... for the first time ever.....
I just bought my first pair of skinny leg jeans. My mom would be so proud of me.
Thank you for letting me share and have a wonderful day.0 -
Barbiecat you are awesome
You keep us going.
Just wanted to welcome all the newcomers.
Sept. down 4 lbs for that month.
I'm going to clean the garage and have a space just for exercise equipment.
Got some free weights and a bench and a rolling macine
Going to look on craigs list for elliptical.
Joyce0 -
I've been MIA for so long, although I have been logging my food most days - missed a couple because I was so disgusted with myself with the amount I'd eaten.
So, a new month, a new attitude. I actually gained a few lbs during Sept so I have to work on those to get back to the figures shown on my ticker.
Lawn bowling has finished for the season and I'm now into my aquafit classes on 3 days a week and on one day an hour of knee strengthening. On the other weekday I teach in the afternoon, so don't have time for a formal course. I must try, at least until the winter weather arrives, to do a bit of a walk that morning. I will do this week because I'm going to get my hair cut on Tuesday, so will walk to the hairdressers and back.
I'm going to Ithaca, N.Y. next weekend for a Lace Conference. My sister will be one of the teachers so I'll get a chance to meet up with her. This week is busy getting things ready.0 -
:flowerforyou: I also love the fresh start of a new month! Mine will be starting off with a bang; i.e. birthday party (Oct 1) and Canadian Thanksgiving (Oct 10) - not necessarily conducive to healthy eating choices. However, what I intend to do is determine ahead of time what I will and will not eat. Yesterday, for example, I decided I would include wine and dessert (cheesecake). Strategy being that I want to reduce/eliminate the sense of deprivation I feel when I do not participate, but then secretly have some after everyone has left. I want to break free from the secrecy and eat openly and log honestly.
-Joice – Creating space in the garage for exercise equipment is a great idea. Would you have a tv to watch while you exercise? If I had space I would love to have an elliptical and treadmill while watching tv.
-Faye – I love the way you post and sorry to hear that sleep left you thanks to the lasagne. I agree with you about eating out, and I must get better at picking the right foods. Goes to show you that nothing beats home cooked meals. What a good idea to get that water down while playing computer games. I thought it such a good idea, I immediately got up to get my water bottle and am drinking water while I am posting!
-genealace - Good for you starting with a new attitude! How I know the feeling of gaining instead of losing. I also go MIA at times. Then make my way back to MFP. I need all the good ideas my friends so generously share and it is helpful to know what their struggles are, as I can identify, which gives me the courage to go on. I recently made my profile picture the 'slim me' to work towards to.
-Cynthia - I also think some of the exercise calories are overstated. Interesting to note how you adjust them. I will experiment with that.
For those who asked about grand baby Zachary. Test results won't be known until another 10 days. I will let you know once I find out, but anticipate that nothing is wrong. Meanwhile, I had a good dose of Zachary time last night. DH and I are crazy crazy crazy about him
Now I will put my money where my mouth is and enter the foods I am going to eat today!
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Randy- I just had to stick my nose in to thank you for posting about you success. It is a good reminder to me that slow and steady wins the race!
Everyone have a great Sunday!0 -
I have not written before about my weight loss efforts. Today I want to share.
MFP has been slow and steady. I have mostly lost a pound a week since I started. I hit a little plateau recently so I've been trying different things to break through; adjusting my goals, more water and exercise, etc. I am extremely happy with MFP.
As of today, I am down 34 lbs. I have 16 to go to reach my goal and..... for the first time ever.....I just bought my first pair of skinny leg jeans. My mom would be so proud of me.
Thank you for letting me share and have a wonderful day.
-Randy- Thank you for your post. Congratulations on your weight loss! Slow and steady wins the race. I also went the quick route (in 2005 on Sureslim) and was considered slow for the program, but successful (see my profile picture). Unfortunately, I gained back the weight and then some. This was not the program's fault, just me making wrong choices during times of stress. MFP makes sense to me and I incorporate the lessons I learned with the Sureslim healthy eating program.
Keep on doing what you are doing! I am proud of you too. And the skinny jeans - omg - that must feel so good :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Rebel 0 -
Age 52. I'd love to join. Fall is always a refresher for me, as summer is over, routines are back in place and it feels like time to turn over a new leaf. I joined MPF on Sep 4, and am finding it very helpful to keep me on track. Wanting to loose a few more pounds but mostly wanting to get back into the best fitness level I can.
We have two disabled adult sons, and for them, I need to be as strong and healthy as possible.
My October goal is to lose 5 lbs, although with Thanksgiving (Canadian) and Halloween, this may be a challenge!
Kudos to everyone for their enthusiasm and support on the forums.
Brenda
Height 5'2"
HW 134 lb
SW 128 lb
CW 123 lb
1st GW 120 lb
2nd GW 115 lb0 -
Hello everyone,
For October I am going to buckle down and get back to the basics I did to get this far. I bought Yo Plait Chrunch for breakfast this week and soup for lunch. Dinner with be what I make for the family, but I hope to make it healthy choices for me.
It is going to be exciting to see how many we have for our contest at work. It is nice to not be the lead communicator and just one of the lead planners. Another lady is taking the lead on all the Emails and an real skinny lady offered to be the official record keeper as she will not be competing. We are doing two sessions, so this will take me through Easter but miss any holidays. We are just to much the party pot luck people in my office.
Jeannie0 -
Count me in. I'm new to MFP and am looking forward to taking advantage of the support. I am at my heaviest ever. I have severe arthritis in both my knees and my spine. Makes excercising difficult. I finally got my 23 yr old daughter to join me in doing the 30 day shred. She's at her heaviest as well. I feel so guilty that I'm a horrible role model for her.
My Oct goals are, sign in every day to monitor my food & excercise. To lose 6 lbs and to excercise in some for every day.0 -
I finally did it! I went for an intentional walk to get some exercise! I have been struggling to find time to do anything! If I had not promised you all that I would start somethung this week, I'm not at all sure that it would have happened. Thank all of you for being here. And welcome to newcomers!0
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My goal for Oct. Is to be 160 something
Mary-Just walking is important. I park in the last row whenever I go somewhere. Every little bit helps.
Kalley1959- I too have bad knees. I my only walk 2 to 3 mph. But I try to keep moving.My calorie intake is usually 1500
a day.
Jeannie- Best of luck with the contest.
Brenda- Welcome
Genealace- new month new goals.0 -
Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang!!!! :grumble: The chain on my spin bike came off with only 9 minutes left to go. It's good enough for today and will need DH's help to fix it by Wednesday (next time I plan to use it). The thing is probably 13 years old. Worse case it is finally cool enough to walk outside again without having to get up too early.
Randy, thanks so much for sharing your story. We need to remember that a healthy loss means slower, not Biggest Loser numbers.
Rebel. Good to plan ahead for the holidays.
Waving to everyone else :--).
Not much went on for me today. I'll end within my calorie goal, which honestly is the only one other than calcium that I really track. While I do eat fish and dairy, my diet mainly seems to be on the vegan side of things so some days I have to take a calcium supplement.0 -
Hello all, I'm BAAACK. I have been too ashamed to post because I have gained back almost all of the weight I lost. It has been one hell of a year and now I'm ready to get down to business, AGAIN. I have lost 8 pounds so far and am trying to keep track of my calories. I am really busy with MIL and Grandbabies so I might not get to visit everyday, but will try. It is so great to read the posts. I need to say a special hello to barbiecat, I really appreciate all your messages. TTYS, Rose0
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Hope everyone had a good sun.Welcome to the new people and people who have returned.
Wt loss is a very difficult thing to do.One of the hardest things ive done.There has been lots of ups and downs.
But the ultimate goal is being healthy.There`s no race for me.I`m learning a new way of life.eating right and exercising right,not the over exercise so I can eat more.I`ve been working on this 2006.I have lost 100 lbs.It`s an ongoing process as I`m not at my goal yet.I thought when I 1st started that once i got to my goal,I could go back and do what I did before.Boy,was I wrong.All it would do is make me unhealthy and risks to my health and back to 300+ lbs.
Just felt i need to post this for anyone who is interested.
Have a good night.
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Just lost my big post...marking my place...I'll be back
Thanks Barbie for getting us started.0 -
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Today is my Isagenix cleanse day. We do this about twice a month, usually on Sundays so I consume fewer calories, do my body a great service, and usually rest more than I do on other days. Of course, the dogs don’t know one day from another so they got me out for enough neighborhood walks to get my pedometer past 18,000 steps. They would have liked to walk more.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Faye, I have always liked Jamie Farr, too, how great that you got to see him. You explained exactly why I don’t like to eat in restaurants---all the sodium.
Randy, how great that your daughter was receptive to doing a weight loss program with you. I don’t know anything about the Quick Weight Loss Center, but I do know that MFP has been a great help to me and countless others.
Joyce, wow, I like the idea of your exercise center in the garage. Will you have a TV or CD player or something for music or something to watch while you exercise?
Genealace, do not be discouraged. Just keep coming back and make each day a new beginning. You can succeed. Your lace conference sounds like fun. I hope you learn a lot of useful stuff.
Rebel, that’s a great idea to plan your food ahead of time so you can have your treats. I can easily avoid wine and cheesecake, but cheese, cashews, almond butter, and peanut butter are my “treats”
Brenda, we welcome you here. We share a lot about exercise as well as healthy eating. I’m sure you’ll have a lot to share with us. Do your adult sons live with you?
Jeannie, you are so great about getting back on track and encouraging others to stay on track. Good luck with the contest.
Kalley, welcome. There are lots of women on this thread with pain issues and they’ll be able to share some good ideas with you about exercise. How great that you and your daughter can exercise together.
Mary, going for a walk is my basic exercise……..inexpensive, no special equipment needed, can be done alone.
Cynthia, I’m so sorry about your spinning bike. My stationary bike broke last spring and I was sad to the point of tears.
It turned out to be not fixable and it forced me to go out walking more and now I walk a lot and don’t miss the bike at all. I eat a fair amount of dairy and still take a calcium supplement.
Rose, I am so happy to hear from you again. I hope you’ll be posting often. I know it’s hard when you are the “sandwich” person
in between the needs of parents and children.
Jane, you said it so well about the challenge of the weight loss journey. I reached my goal a year ago and I haven’t stopped posting food and exercise. I can never go back to the old ways. It took me until I was over 60 years old to figure that out.0 -
Rose - please don't hesitate to post. I think most of us have had those periods when we went backwards, but if you hang out with us, we can try to encourage you! :flowerforyou:0
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I would love to join! I'm a few months short of 50 and presently weigh 143lbs. I lost 10 lbs since joining MFP. Finding the support from others very helpful and look forward to logging in each day to see how everyone has done.
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Hi to All and thank you for the special hearts for this October thread, Barbie!
Muchos gracias to all for reminding me to get off the CNN, move it, and even then...patience!
My goal for October is to get to spin class three times per week and lose 5 lbs while feeling better. I can recall a time a few years back that when I exercised I overexercised and would get ill - a lot. Too run down. I was not trying to lose weight at the time - just feel better.
:noway: I see, for me, eating my exercise calories back, is not an
option. TG - because I have better things I want to do than slave over some hm.mm....screen trying to find something to eat that fits into
that amount, etc. = blimey blinding!!
Still having tech. difficulties with the goal - ticker - pic thing. My new computer can sense how much I miss ......:sad: the other one.
Okay, nigh nigh -( cruise dreams to Sissy)
p.s. thinking of getting a exercise bike for home - like having one here to hop on during the l - o - n - g winter.0 -
Welcome qofsheba! We all slide now and then (I just did), but you got back on the bandwagon and that's so very good. We're here to help and support you. Tell us more about yourself.
Donna - hearty congrats on quitting smoking. I know that's hard to do, you have a lot to be proud of. Which of Jillian's tapes do you do? Which one(s) do you like best?
Welcome litish! How do you count calories but not write down your food? I know that I have to write things down in order to be sure to remember I had it and then I'm able to figure out the calories, so I'm curious, how do YOU do it????
We had our neighborhood picnic tonight (Sat). They had hamburgers and hot dogs, I didn't have either. I brought a chicken pesto salad, had that, someone brought this bean soup with chicken so had some of that (but I did think it was a bit on the salty side), had a few multigrain crackers, and for dessert had some baby carrots. But when I got home.....I had some of the banana chocolate chip muffins, Dove ice cream nuggets (70 calories each), Dove miniatures (well...it WAS dark chocolate...but that doesn't negate the calories) and some fruit rope. Right now I feel so full.
Plan to do a pilates DVD tomorrow, then go to church. Went bowling today, bowled 6 games and broke 100 all 6 times. Admitted, a few times just barely broke 100, but I broke 100 just the same. There was trouble with the scoring board on one of the lanes, and almost every time I was on that lane, I had to manually adjust the score.
Oh, at the neighborhood picnic I was asked to assemble the neighborhood directory. Shouldn't be too hard to do. I'm almost afraid those will be words that I will have to swallow....lol
Welcome janipi
I'm ever so glad that I took my form to order the bathing suit to the Y this past Sun. along with a snack for the birthday party on Wed, since I wasn't sure if I would be there Wed or not. Anyway, it seems that the gal who was collecting for the bathing suits wasn't there yesterday (Fri) which was the last day she was collecting the money. I really want to get one of those suits so I'm glad I got the money in
randy - congrats on buying those skinny jeans! That's awesome!
I got this iced chocolate chip cookie for Vince. I'd been resisting, but finally today I had to give in and have a piece. The calories really aren't worth it. But he did finish the cookie so now it's no longer going to be beckoning me. I made Vince some beer bread. This is the exact same recipe that a friend of ours used, so I'm hoping that he'll like it. I don't care for beer so it won't be a temptation for me.
Welcome 79smudge!
Did 45 min of pilates today. Tomorrow I'll take the extreme pump class.
Oh, I asked at the Y branch that I usually go to if I could go on their board and explained that I'm not a fundraiser. See, I don't have a problem donating money, but a few years ago we were away and I get this letter in the mail with two tickets to their fundraiser and the letter telling me that I must buy the tickets or sell them, that they know the numbers blah, blah, blah. Well...that rubbed me the wrong way...totally. The only thing in life that I must do is die. So I returned them, the executive director at the time says to me "well, as a member of the board I would think you would want to". This was the one and only time I was ever asked to do anything as a member of the board. Then I was asked to call people to ask for donations (this was the next year). I was still steamed from the previous year so I wouldn't do it. Come on....I don't want to buy these tickets but I'm going to have my friends do it? I don't think so...... I went to thier annual meeeting, and was I ever shocked! I was told "that'll be $7". Now I've been to lots of Y meetings, and never once was I charged to have them say "thank you" to me. Well, I was told that they used this as a fundraiser, I wasn't even told that. The next year I mentioned to the executive director that I've never heard of being charge to be thanked. He said that the board members wouldn't be charge, yet when I went I was told "that'll be $10". Not like the food was anything to write home about. Catered by Outback Steakhouse, butter on green beans, fries with cheese, cheesecake (that was still frozen). Now that we have a new executive director, this past annual meeting was a decent affair. A decent meal, not being charged.
Jeannie - I wish you all the best in the world with your challenge
Kelly - welcome. You are a good role model because you are modeling the fact that you WANT to do something about your weight and are trying. To me, a horrible example is a person who is overweight but continues the same old life style. But you aren't, so in my eyes, that makes you a great role model.
Cynthia - let's hope you get that chain fixed. I know how frustrating that can be, but glad you only had 9 more minutes to go!
Rose - welcome back!
Charly - Welcome! You've come to the right place for support
Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
Well,I didn't expect this day to go well but once I finally got rid of my horrible thirst last night I slept great. Let's just say that breakfast was more like brunch today. :laugh: Fortunately DH likes to stay up half the night and sleep in, so I didn't have him wanting breakfast early. I always beat him out of the bed no matter how bad a night I have.
Today was a perfect day weather-wise. It's the first day we have had the windows open and the AC off. I was torn between gardening and attacking my horribly grungy windows. I decided on windows. It took me ALL afternoon to get two windows done to my satisfaction. :huh: At this rate, I will have to start over once I'm done with them all because the first ones done will be needing it again.
The reason it took so darn long is that I was trying to find a way to get the lime spots off from where the sprinkler hit the windows in my office in addition to the new sod. We set it to run every day for two weeks when we were at the beach and it left a mess on the windows. We sure have a lot of lime in our water. :ohwell: I tried a utility knife to scrape at the lime - some progress. Then I tried the cleaner I have for my Corning ware - again some progress, then back to the knife again. I did this four times and still had spots! :explode: Then I remembered I had some CLR - tada! Clean windows, finally! Tomorrow I will try for more than two. We get lime spots just from the rain for some reason but the rest won't be as bad as the ones I did today.
I got a couple squash in the store the other day from my home state of Michigan. I steamed one of them for dinner. I have eaten a lot of squash but I never heard of one called sweet dumpling. They sure named it right. It was so yummy and tasted very sweet. I wasn't even tempted to add anything to it except garlic pepper, which I put on just about everything. I will be buying more of those! Actually I think I will get my SIL to look for them at a farmers market and I can pick them up when we go to MI in November. Maybe she can get me some turban squash too. They were in the store the other day as well but they wanted a fortune for them. I balked at paying $7 for something I used to have in abundance from the garden. I wish winter squash grew well here in FL but it doesn't.
TechnoSwami - (I think I got your handle right) It's odd I remembered that name and not your real one - sorry about that. I agree with another poster that MFP is very generous with it's exercise calories. I solved that question/problem by getting an HRM and using those numbers. It works better for me.
Has anyone heard from Chiclet lately? It's been quite a while since she has posted.
Wishing you all a great week!
Faye0 -
Just quick late night note to catch the thread. Home from work, finally. What a long weekend.0
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Is it too late to join? I think I really need the motivation.0
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Monday weigh in: 191. Hooray. Finally back on track.
Donna: CONGRATS. I quit a long time ago and still remember every day of the first months.
About me: Two sons: 21 and 28. A grandson: 2 yrs 3 months. Light of my life of course. Husband: truly nice guy, supportive of counting calories. Has put himself on his own regime and probably dropped 20 lbs in past 18 months. My goal is to look as good as he does.
Work in a stressful job that may not last past January. Already lost my job of 15 years in 2009. So--in the same place as a lot of America.
Love myfitnesspal. I need a community but have to say I hated Weight Watchers--not sure why as I had success there over the years. But it felt like I was always learning a new program. What I've learned about me is that I eat pretty healthy, just too much. Always too much. So counting by meal is very helpful to me.
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good morning all,
welcome all newcomers, this is a wonderfully supportive group,,,,
@sallyjce,,,,i spin most days i love it ,,,,hope you enjoy it as well...
@cynthia,...i agree with the other poster(faye i think) i thought MFP were generous with the calories, so i am using my HRM(though i would adjust the calories like you are doing, so the numbers would be more accurated)
had a nice weekend, quite....some football yesterday(the dolphins sxxks),,,catching up on last seasons GREYS...i have DVR the season primier and probalby this esp. coming....
well off to the gym,....and having some work done at home(not fun having repairs done)
have a beautiful day all...forgot to add my weight this morning...177, stay the same from last week....
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Good morning. I would love to be part of this group. My goal for October is to lose 10lbs and do at least 30 minutes on the treadmill everyday0
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qofsheeba, you and me both girl, I eat very healthy meals for the most part, but my downfall has always been portion control, I was super skinny when I was younger and portion control was never an issue so I felt you could never get too much of a good thing, HA obviously you can because it added up to great detriment to my one time girlish figure. Just want to add that my long lost waistline has been found since I lost this weight...yes, it was hiding under all that tummy fat, who knew!
We cleaned our house from top to bottom this weekend and will both try to keep it as clean as we can so we only have a little bit of housework to do before our cruise, it's a thing with me, I can't go on vacation and leave a dirty house, just hate the idea of coming home to a house that is not clean..we have to pack for a 28 day cruise and a 10 day visit at our daughter's house over Thanksgiving next week, not easy when we have so many different climates to consider.
Going to the gym today and will keep on doing what I've been doing as it seems to be working. I am already thinking about when we come home from this cruise, I can temporarily accept a few pounds that I know I will gain on the cruise, but we are both planning to continue MFP because it really works well for us....Robert is not officially on here but we do eat the same things,he just eats a little more than I do and of course he doesn't have to have a gluten free diet so he gets things I don't eat.
It's another perfect fall day here and the windows will be open and fresh air with no AC going ...I love this time of the year, wish I had time to go to some of the fall festivals and craft fairs this year.
Everyone have a great day today and a successful week. :flowerforyou: xoSissy 0 -
Welcome to newcomers, and no, it is never too late to jump in here with us! Come back often ~ we love to see you!
I checked Chiclet's page, and she last logged into the site 5 days ago, so she was on fairly recently even if she didn't post.
I hope everyone has a great Monday. Mine will of course be busy, as I am running the clock for another volleyball meet after school. Here's to smart choices, everyone!0 -
Good Morning!:flowerforyou:
Wow...we have been busy here. WELCOME to our new members! I look forward to getting to know you!
Mary: Good for you for getting in the walk. You are so busy, I know it is difficult, but hope you can keep at it!
Jane: You have done great and you have the best attitude! You are doing this for all the right reasons.
Laurel: Welcome back! Most of us have done what you have done. You're in the right place here!
Rebel: You're thinking ahead, which is ssooooooo important. Keep that up!
Well, this is my last day on the mountain. I am sad and happy as I look forward to getting back to SC and seeing my parents, friends there and my garden. My scale here has not worked...I tried a new battery and that wasn't it...so I am a bit nervous about weighing in after being here so long. I have gotten in my walks, hikes and other exercise each day. I did the Gut N Butt on a regular basis...though I don't think I got my 3x in this past week, so need to work on that. Anyway, I will be curious to see the number. I usually don't weigh in as well as I expect to when I have been away. :grumble: I'll find out!
Everyone have a great week. I am so happy to have you all here. You all inspire me!
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