WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2012

good morning dear ladies,,

thank you all for the wonderful bday wishes, and barbie thank for the bday graphic...loved it.....i had just a great time and enjoy myself throughtly....and kept to the pre logged foods, as suggested.....marking my spot for now and will check later...off to spin class and then weights....till later:flowerforyou:

Down only 1 pound this week. Guess I should have expected it since I lost so much the week before... Today is the acid test of my will power: a girlie shopping trip with someone who doesn't eat the way I do.

The four legged fur kids did great yesterday. I am working from home today and I am already exhausted. Ritter has so much energy and spunk. He is very curious, adventurous and fearless. It's a challenge but the rewards are so worth it. Right now Bodi is cleaning Ritters ear. my heart is melting.they love each other so much. I am sooooo proud of what an awesome big brother Bodi is. Chat with you all later.




Robin, the Bodi boy and the Ritter pup

Good morning from a cold and windy Kansas! The wind is blowing 25 mph and the wind chill is -5 F. I don't know if I will warm up or not after getting to work. I think that it gets harder for me every year. At least the sun is shining!

Hope you are all having a great day. I'm counting the hours until the weekend . . .

Good Morning to all of you wonderful, motivated and active ladies,:flowerforyou:
I so admire everyone's zeal...
Virginia, you may be stuck temporarily with 4 pounds to lose but what an acheivment to have lost as much as you already have...it takes real determination and strenght for one to do that.

We are having cold and windy weather here today...last night I left Robert in the TV room at 10 to go into our bedroom to watch my chick TV shows and about a half hour later he came in to tell me that it was snowing...completely unexpected....all gone this morning but added just a little excitement to my night...it snowed, covered the ground and stopped within an hour...cleared up and when I looked out it was so beautiful.

I know this will sound like a totally lame excuse and have to admit it probably is ...LOL, we have a few goodies and less than healthy food leftover in the house and just don't want to throw them away so have decided to do a big grocery shopping:drinker: early next week and start back eating healthy, tracking every bite of food and going to the gym then. We cleared a lot of stuff from our cupboards and emptied the fridge and ate almost everything in the freezer before we left on our trip in October...was gone almost 3 months and have yet to replenish everything...It will cost an arm and a leg to shop this time. Have decided that I want to lose 13 more pounds before my birthday in May...this will put me back to my pre knee surgery, pre inactive 2 year period following the knee surgery weight, in other words my normal weight, for a total loss of almost 35 pounds...I want this so bad.

Time to eat breakfast, oatmeal and fruit this morning. Hope you all have a wonderful day today.
xoSissy:flowerforyou:

Hello everybody!!
What a great day !!! Beautiful sunshine, but very cold (33) with a strong north wind !! Yesterday we had a hi of 65 !!! Well, that's Texas for you!!:happy:
Today I reached the 50 mile marker of my " 100 miles in January " challenge :happy: and it feels GREAT!!
The scale showed me another pound down, too !!
And this afternoon I'll be rejoining my Yoga group which I have missed dearly!!

Wishing everyone a wonderful day, :flowerforyou:
Desiree

This is my second day posting. I couldn't find my post yesterday, but it is okay...I love reading all of the support that we have here. I was under my calorie goal, but, I also wasn't hungry 3 hours before I was ready for bed. That has NEVER happened in my recent memory...and it is a good feeling. The other good thing is my husband is participating in 'my way of eating' because I prepare his lunch and dinner...welll he BBQ'd hamburgers yesterday, and I prepared the Veggies. No potatoes, no rice, no bread!! It was a GOOD feeling. Also, I don't nag him (like I used to)...and over the past two weeks...he lost 10 lbs...I just saw his poor belly getting bigger and bigger, and here I was taking care of myself...thought he should get some education and good eating, too. :laugh:

Anyway, looking forward to posting and getting to know everyone as much as I am able.

My new Motto is taken from Abbott and Costello's comedy "Slowly I turn, step by step, inch by inch"...:laugh: I LOVE laughing...and I find myself smiling a lot when I am here.

Good Health and a GREAT day to all,
Debbie

Just back from my hospital appointment. Got there at 12:;45 -just got home! Driving there was a bit scary, doctor is quite nice and has put me on some new meds - an injection every 6 months instead of taking pills every week. Wants me to stop taking another supplement he had recommended until we know more about how the injection med is working - fine by me because it was awkward as it had to be 2hours after and 2 hours before food and I don't have a 4-hour window to fit it into, so I've been taking it in the middle of the night when I get up to use the littlest room.

Driving home was even more scary as a lot more snow had fallen along with ice pellets. Had to scrape off the car before I could leave the hospital. Have decided that I'm not going to either of the things I had lined up for tonight. There have been about 60 or 70 accidents already today.

Checked my e-mails and the lace group meeting has been cancelled due to the state of the roads and the knitting group the same, although there are 2-3 people who work downtown and walk to and from home, so are going to stop by to meet up with the other.

Glad I had made the decision not to go, now I'm feeling vindicated that my decision was the correct one. Yea for me!

Have to stir out again tomorrow to get my front tooth repaired - I broke it the other day - thought I had a piece of food stuck and when I used the dental floss what fell out was a piece of tooth instead.

It is still supposed to go on snowing and we are to be hit by another wave of this 2-pronged storm tomorrow.

Hello from sunny Southern California...hoping to connect with ladies who just can't lose weight even with healthy diet and regular exercises. Thank you!

good evening all....had another great day with food and my workouts(spinning and weights)had over 700calorie burn, according to my HRM....though i felt a bit off a the day went on , dont know if i might be getting a bug, hope not....well have a great night all:flowerforyou:

@susanpv.....sorry to hear about your dental surgery hope you get well soon...sounds like DH is taking very good care of you

@patchworkpers....hope you get back soon, but remember baby steps, add up to big steps..


@vypeters....that soreness is a great feeling....what a sucess you have had...dont get discouraged

@jb_2011,,,that recipes sounds awesome looking forward to trying it thanks

@rjadams.....i also love the ritter and bodi stories please keep sharing..

@laura80111,,...i can see where having a house husband could be very beneficial..hope you start your workouts soon...

@genealace....sorry about the weather causing your activities to cancel, but better safe than sorry....glad your students moms is better...wow!!60 or 70 accidents, if you have to drive please be carefull

@sissygok...welcome back and your cruise sounds fantastic

@shmogo9....happy day 12....would biking be something that you could do...i love your positive attitude..

@kleinbuenstor.....wonderful, good for you on getting half to your goal

@reneepp...welcome....great that you dont give up...good luck

@delilang.....how great that both you and your husband are doing this together....

@cathys01....so sorry about your step-sister, i wish her a speedy recovery....sorry hear you are suffering with migranines again.

@mistykorea...welcome and good luck

@ahealthiersuz...what great self control, good for you and keeping to your plan, and you had a wonderful time....

@barbiecat....sweet potatoe fries, YUMMY..happy you have some new gadgets to add to your routine..

@jane...i am sure your granddaughter had a lovely time, as i am sure you did watching her

Hi Ladies!

Quick check in. I made it to the gym tonite...I'm happy....2 nites in a row! It is sooooo much easier going on the way home from work. :bigsmile:

Nancy...you are so right. It's been along time since I walked in the door after work in such a good, relaxed mood.

Jb...that recipe sounds awesome. I'll be checking out that site in just a few.

Msh...I think you're weather is headed our way. That's our forecast here in New "Joisey". Not looking forward to it....I don't like cold n wind.

Cathy...I might have mentioned this before...but maybe not. Eric gets migraines occasionally. He soaks in a warm tub with eucalyptus essential oil. It really helps.

Robin....We've been thinking about getting a sister for Hershey (don't know why, but we always have girl dogs). She'll be 2 in March. Every time I read about Ritter and Bodi, I'm ready start looking for another pup. Did you have any worries that the dogs wouldn't get along? Hershey is very playful and good natured...but it would totally upset me if the girls didn't get along. Maybe I'm worrying too much....I so have a tendency to do that!

Everyone have a great Friday...I am happy that it's here again.
Work is gearing up with some major projects...I may not have many more full weekends off in the near future. :frown:

Rita

Nancy - as much as I love my husband, I, too, look forward to time just to myself. It used to be that when he was working and he'd go away on a business trip, at times I would say "why are you home so soon, there's more that I want to get done". Now that he's retired, I very rarely get time alone in the house. Oh, I get time alone (that's one reason I go to the gym). In one sense I look forward to when he goes to the shooting range with the Newcomers. I don't go, so that's my night(s) alone. Only there aren't enough of them. Yes, I do love my husband, but I also love time to just do what I want (like soak in the tub or watch TV). Enjoy that coffee shop. Just remember -- you don't have to do the dishes, either!

Did Bob Harper's Pure Burn Super Strength DVD today. There were a few exercises that I haven't done in a while. Tomorrow...water aerobics.

genalace - I tried many of the osteoporosis drugs, and the only one that's sort-of helping is the reclast. Maybe because it goes directly into the bloodstream. Which drug are you on? Forteo? No, that's a daily injectable drug. Can you inject the drug yourself or do you have to go to the MD office each time? I know at one time the MD put me on calcitonin. It really wasn't helping so I just stopped it. The nurse tried to talk me out of it, but my tests showed that it really wasn't helping the bones and I had no idea what it was doing to my nasal passages, so I just stopped it. Not to mention the money it saved me. You stay safe, you hear.

mistykorea - welcome! Are you from Korea? My son taught English in South Korea.

After doing the DVD, went to my crochet class. The lady who runs it wasn't there. She's a bit sickly, but likes to do this. Afterwards, came home and helped Vince start to put away the Christmas decorations. We'd already taken down the outside decorations. The weather was real nice for a few days so we got them down. Today it was mainly putting them away. We're starting to get the inside decorations down. Started on the tree today.

Tomorrow at noon there is a healthy cooking demonstration which I'll go to (I'll just skip mahjongg). That reminds me, there was an evening mahjongg tonight. Well, I really don't care for mahjongg in the evening, I'd rather do something "fun", not something that I have to really concentrate on. then at 2 we take Bonnie to the vet just so he can check on her incision, which is healing nicely. Vince checked it tonight, and in places it's all healed.

Susan - which flavor of the Chobani did you get? I like it, but I always get the plain and add a bit of honey.

Suz - Glad you had a good time on your shopping trip! I got this magazine "Eat Well Lose Weight" Anyway, in one of the articles it talks about different apps you can get. One that they recommend is called "food additive" They like it because it provides info about more than 450 food additives, including what each additive is used for, how it's made, and potential side effects. It's supported by the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, It costs $3.99. Don't know if you can use this but I thought you might be interested if you can.


Robin - love reading all about Bodi and Ritter. So happy they're getting along so well.

Renee - welcome, welcome, welcome

Debbie - love your motto!!!!!!

cathy - so sorrry about your stepsister. Deer can do very bad things

shmogo - water aerobics won't harm your knees if it's in the deep end. If it's in the shallow, there's going to be some impact, but not nearly as much as if it were on land

Rita - I can understand your feeling about wanting to be sure the dogs get along. Vince and I volunteer at the Humane Society here. They will let you foster a dog and if they don't get along, then you can return the dog to them. If they do get along, you can adopt that dog.

uts - I'm about the same way, I almost feel like something's missing if I don't exercise daily. Most of the Newcomers like to do things like play board games or card games. I like games, but I would really prefer to be doing something where I'm moving. Which is one of the reasons I'm on the bowling league.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

I want to go see the movie "the Iron Lady". On the other hand, I just wanted to post something so I could find y'all back :bigsmile:

Off on a Mexican vacation for a while! Woohoo

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