WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER

good morning ladies,,

hope all had a good weekend....we celebrated:drinker: Thanksgiving on saturday....i made the turkey(20 something lbs)i brined it for two days and it was awesome...also some cornbread stuffing that we use as a side dish, spinach (with cheese and cream), two of my sons made sweet potato casrole, and the other "the perfect gravy" thats what its called, both came out great....had lots of bread(zucchini and others), deserts(pecan cake, cookies, fruit) and drink....we had a great with family.....i will say that once i start eating healthy my body seems to reject all the butters, and fat....yesterday i was feeling drained, bloated and just not well:sad: ...i think for me its all the sugars....so back to normal .....i dont want any sugary or fatty food til Christmas(Christmas eve).....

good luck to all those prepping for Thanksgiving this week ....have a great all:flowerforyou:

Hello everyone,

On top of everything else, our Wii died. We got a new one, but we can't get the memory card out of the old one, so it is back to the beginning on all the exercises and routines. It will be OK, but I have to say that starting over at exercise hurts more than it did when I was just beginning beginning. It's the tendency to over doing it by doing what I was able to do a couple of months ago.

An old dear friend will be in town for Thanksgiving without her hubby and will be coming over to spend the day with us. It will be good to see her. She lives in Alaska now, but has to come to New Mexico for health care as that is where her plan is and she can't switch it because of her medical conditions. So, she only comes down when she is sick and really needs a doctor.

Happy Monday!

Jeannie

PS: Michelle - My kind of Italians eat their salads first, but I don't know any that don't let guest have seconds or limit meatballs. The norm is to serve family style and just put everything on the table. My baked ziti has lots of cheese and sauce. If we ever get to meet up, I will make it for you. All I can say is maybe it is due to the economy and having to watch what the host were spending. It still does not sound very Italian to me. ( I hope they at least had wine bottles on the table.) <-large bottles

Good Morning everyone!!
Just finished my 5 miles on the treadmill and feel really good about it. Now for some lunch- I think I'll make lentils today, it's that kind of day - cloudy, cold and dreary.

Cindy - I'm glad you had a good time with your family and can look forward to some more family time this week.
Mary - have a safe trip and a great time in Texas. We live west of Fort Worth, so you will be in my neck of the woods!!

Have a nice day,
Desiree

Hey, today is the first day at my new job and I hav no computer or LAN access so I can't really do anything.

I was not at all surprised to find that being out of work meant losing a lot of my good habits. I have been thinking I need to start logging my food again because I know I'm not getting enough protein. But i just couldn't make myself do it. Well, I was sitting here at work and the next thing you know, I'm logging into the MFP app and logging my morning protein shake! It wasn't even a conscious decision on my part. Just habit because I always log at work!

My head is still bothering me a bit. I went on a short ride on Sat and it ended up even shorter than planned due to my head starting to hurt. But today I took a shower and it didn't hurt after as it has for the past two weeks. So that's good.

Hi Everyone:

First of, Cindy, my heart goes out to you. I lost my Mother to cancer 10 years ago and my dear Dad to dementia only 3 yeard ago. Try to take care of you; it will not be easy, but hopefully, your family will be there for you and that will help. In the meantime, any time you need to rant or anything, we are here for you.

I have been down all weekend and into today with a stubborn migraine; I just cannot shake it!! These headaches really get me down sometimes but the doctors does not seem to be able to get them under control and it is so frustrating!!

The radio station I listen to is playing Christmas music all the time now, so that is nice, anything to try and get in the spirit. It seems to be getting harder and harder these days to get into the Christmas spirit and I am not sure why, I have always loved this time of year but I just don't seem to be "into it" for some reason. Anyone feel like that??

Well, take care, my Friends. Hope you are all well. Welcome to the newcomers, by the by.

Love, Cathy xx

Cindy, I am so sorry about your Mom. Please make the best of the holidays

Exercise Mom -Italians like most Europeans eat salad after the main course...The hostess probably thought that you eat lightly normally because you are in good shape.

I thought that I posted yesterday but may not have hit post reply...We are in Cape Cod, Mass, for Thanksgiving. A couple of wild turkeys crossed the road in front of our house yesterday. I thought brave turkeys! Cold but clear sunny weather. A great deal of walking today.

Make it a great night!

I've had a busy couple of days. Tomorrow is the last day of cycle one of the 17 day diet.....I am hoping to see a good lost. I did have a nice drop last week. It is also the end weigh in for my Weight Loss Challenge group ( we start up with a new challenge next week--love that the is no space between challenges this time). I started out to the gym today but I felt so lousy, I turned around and came home, took some tylenol and went to bed.
I am having Thanksgiving dinner here and I am looking forward to it. We are a small family and it will be quiet. I am keeping things simple.
I hope all of you have a great holiday....
Sally

We will be going to the Newcomers holiday social. I'm supposed to bring an appetizer. Honestly, I would like to bring something along the lines of veggies. I'd like something more than raw veggies, tho. Any ideas (especially if they're easy)?

I just made a triple chocolate cheesecake to take to Jessica's. Now I just leave it in the refrigerator until we're ready to take it up. This has got to be the absolute worst time of the year for me, with all the baking and stuff, I try a bit of this and a bit of that. Can't wait until the holidays are over and I can get back to better eating.

Did an hour of the extremepump class today. Tomorrow I'll do incline intervals on the treadmill, then probably ice the coca cola cake for Jessica, then go play mahjongg.

Jeannie - thanks for the offer to make the baked ziti. I'm not real big on baked ziti, I just thought that it wouldn't be so bad if it had had more cheese or sauce. But everyone cooks differently. I'm the same way -- the food stays on the table until dinner is finished. Regardless of whether it's the salad, cheese, appetizers, whatever. I guess the only thing that I really don't keep on the table is a soup. But like I said....everyone serves differently. I never got the impression that they were hard up for money and so they had to limit the number of meatballs. Personally, I'd be too embarassed to do that. It's just me, but Vince always says that I cook for an army, and I do. But I'd rather have more than enough than run out of food. At these functions, you need to bring your own wine. It's a legal thing, really. Say we were to provide wine, if someone had it and then left our house and got into an accident and was sued, we could wind up losing our house. But if someone brings their own wine and serves themselves, even if they were to leave our house and have an accident, I'd feel badly but legally I'm in the clear.

Mary - have a great trip!

welcome yvonne! Jump right in and tell us more about yourself. Inquiring minds want to know....... You've come to a great place for support

sveltewisher - I remember one Thanksgiving when we lived in the Poconos, while we were having dinner this family of wild turkeys walked across our backyard. I just thought that was so neat on thanksgiving.

Lyn - come on in, there's ALWAYS room for one more. Best of luck to you, I know you can do it.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Hello All you great ladies, I am 59 soon to be 60 in Dec! I don't feel it but I sure need to rid myself of 65+ pounds. I just started the Leslie Sansone, walking @ home tapes and I really love them! I defiantly need to move more! What a great thread, the support really helps alot, I'm glad I found this thread! How can I reconnect, I'm still feeling my way around this site. Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Hello everyone!:flowerforyou:

I was out all day today getting ready for Thanksgiving at a friends house and then volunteered to help her clean her house as she was swamped with things to do. That started at 7pm and it is now 5 am and I still haven't slept. I walked in at 4 am, then grabbed the puppies and took them for a walk. Imagine me out in this freezing weather, where my teeth hurt breathing in the air from outside and I have both pups going poop an pee! I just had a sweatshirt on and I was freezing my butt off out there. Of course, Boo had to take her sweet time trying to find the "perfect spot" to poop which made us stay out there for about 20 minutes. Could have killed her!:grumble:

Cathy
I know what you mean about the holidays. I just don't seem to be ready for them either. I don't feel very festive and find myself irritated with all the Christmas music and black friday ads and hearing people are camping out already for them. I, too usually enjoy the holidays, but I am not looking forward to all the preparation and baking I have to do. Wish it was all over with already. I am sorry to hear you are struggling with migraines. I used to have them every week, when I was working. Dibilitiating ones where I was sick and had to place cold compresses on my forehead and eyes and lie in the dark. Then when it finally disappeared, my whole head felt bruised the rest of the day. Believe it or not, once I stopped working (was laid off) they went away. :ohwell: Although lately I have been getting them again due to the weather. I find myself waking up with them and they get progressively worse by mid morning and I need to sleep them off. I notice my sinuses are having problems more right now and I think this is the cause of them. so I slap the sunglasses on at the first sign of them and take an excedrin migraine pill as soon as possible, sometimes even with a sinus pill. Sleep and cold compresses help alot. I hope you find the source of your pain. They are no picnic. I have found bright sunliight, caffeine, lack of sleep, stress, even certain odors can cause them for me. Hope you can find your triggers. Good luck.

Chiclet:flowerforyou:

It seems to be getting harder and harder these days to get into the Christmas spirit and I am not sure why, I have always loved this time of year but I just don't seem to be "into it" for some reason. Anyone feel like that??

I used to love the holidays. I would decorate to the hilt and bake and wrap presents and just go crazy. But every year now I do less and less. This year I won't decorate at all, I don't buy any presents for anyone anymore. The only thing I will do is a little holiday cooking. I know for me its because I have no kids coming to visit and this year we are going to San Diego for a week to get away from the rain. I find myself getting angry with people looking forward to the holidays and the ads are just really pissing me off. I wish it were January and I could focus on just becoming a first time Grandma and forget all this Holiday hooey.

thanks for the vent session. Have a great day ladies.

Just checking in before I head out on my trip after work today. I hope you are all well and happy. I have decided not to try to take the time to log food while I am gone, but will hopefully be able to check in periodically due to the miracles of modern technology (wireless internet in hotel and iPad, my friend!) I am heading out as soon as I can get packed after work today, and will be driving home on Sunday. Everyone have a safe and happy week!