WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2012

I hope all is going well. Great to read your posts. We went to see the movie The Artists tonight (its about a silent movie and it is a silent movie). I wasnt' sure I would like it but my husband really wanted to see it and to my surprise, I really liked it. After we went out to a cafe and had a cappacino with skim milk. Nice night with my husband and our friend.

Suz…Glad the shopping trip went well. It is hard to be with people who don’t understand. 1 pound down is a great thing!
Robin…I loved reading the description of Ritter and Bodi…so happy for you! Isn’t it amazing to see a puppy’s energy level.
Mary…. I feel your pain. I retired from my teaching job (6 years ago wow) and I do three different jobs now and love it. I tutor and this week I started a new student a school at 8am---it was an eye opener. My hat is off to you!!
Debbie…love your new motto!
Cathy…. I hope your migrane has subsided. Your poor best friend!! What a scary accident!! Thanks for your kind words about my progress…there are times when I really feel like giving up and I am kind of surprised that I keep sticking to this…I think it has to do with this group. I have been working at this for two years as of January 19th and I am down about 45lbs. It’s a slow journey. Thanks for your words of encouragement…keeps me coming back!!
Barbie…. How cool about the fitness center in your new neighborhood! I am sure you’ll enjoy that!
Jane…I hope this is a wonderful year for you and your family!
Pam….I hope you are feeling better. Good for you that your got in your workout and your food was good.
Virginia..I remember the Sweatin’ to the Oldies DVD… Definitely enjoy that trip down memory lane!

Just a quick reply before I go to bed.

Michele - I had the injection of Prolia, Denosumab which is used to treat bone loss in women who are at high risk for bone fractures after menopause. My problem isn't really osteoporosis which I have very mildly, but I have osteogenesis imperfecta which is a genetic defect with the bones. One of the side effects is causing low calcium levels, so I had to have a blood test before I got the injection. They'll let me know if I need to boost my calcium intake which is already quite high and vitamin D, too.

For the next little while, I have to go back to see him in 6 months and then again in a year - after that if he is happy that everything is ok, then my GP can do the injections and I'll just have to see him once a year.

It is still snowing and tomorrow morning we are supposed to get freezing rain back for a while before it turns back to snow again. Have a dentist appt in the morning and will need to do some grocery shopping. So we'll see what the morning brings.

And so to bed...

It was my birthday yesterday so I blew my calorie total but that's okay. Today is a new day and I have a X country ski day tomorrow as we are finally getting some snow. My birthday present to myself was a Heart rate monitor and I used it yesterday. I think it's really going to keep me motivated.

happy Friday 13th! Just catching up on everyone's posts. Sounds like everyone is getting a blast of winter! In North Florida we are going to have freezing temps for the next couple of nights, but at least no snow. have to bring in my tender plants and cover up some others.

Has anyone tried the Sensa stuff? i am really stuck, haven't gained or lost in a month. I can't try it now because I am having my second knee replacement next month, but i was thinking after that is done I might try it. What do you think?

Anyway - wishing everyone a good weekend, stay warm :happy:

I enjoy that I found this site and I can use my iphone at work to log food. I still cant seem to hit my calorie mark at 1200 I was over now I have changed it to BMR and am still not eating all my calories. Any Suggestions?

could it be that you are eating too little....1200 is just too low....peanut butter, cottage cheese, plain greek yogurt with fruit(i add a little sweetner)almonds, off hand i cant think of other snacks ...but maybe look at your diary maybe more protein will help as well...good luck, keep us posted:flowerforyou:

Hello all, glad to see some other folks in the 50 range. (55 here and struggling with the weight) Just signed on this week-next monday will complete my 1st week-still trying to learn my way around the site and the program as well. Won't be able to check in every day due to heavy work schedule and long hours but good to konw you are all here.:smooched:

Happy Friday, everyone! Seems like I have been counting the hours to Friday this week. I just found out that I will have a 3 day weekend. We don't have school Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but the staff was to have inservice. With budget cuts, they decided not to pay some of us on Monday, and I was on that list. I'm not particularly wild about the pay cut, but will enjoy the weekend, as my husband is also off work.
Those of you who have been around a while have heard my laments about being stuck in detention. I work at a high school, and have recently been stuck supervising detention. I was supposed to have a break from it after Christmas, but a coworker had a death in the family, and I am covering for her. So - today will be the end of 11 weeks of supervising detention. And I truly hope that it is done until my next scheduled day of March 12th. After that, it should just be Mondays and some Tuesdays until the end of the year, instead of every day, which I really detest. My biggest complaint is that detention happens during the time that I had always managed to exercise, and I have had difficulty finding time to work out since then. This means that next Tuesday, I should be able to make it back to the pool to swim laps. I am trusting you all to bug me if I don't post any swimming next week! Getting back into a routine is always an effort for me.
Hope you all have a great weekend, and here's hoping that I behave well enough to steer clear of detention for a while! Mary

Happy Friday, everyone! Seems like I have been counting the hours to Friday this week. I just found out that I will have a 3 day weekend. We don't have school Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but the staff was to have inservice. With budget cuts, they decided not to pay some of us on Monday, and I was on that list. I'm not particularly wild about the pay cut, but will enjoy the weekend, as my husband is also off work.
Those of you who have been around a while have heard my laments about being stuck in detention. I work at a high school, and have recently been stuck supervising detention. I was supposed to have a break from it after Christmas, but a coworker had a death in the family, and I am covering for her. So - today will be the end of 11 weeks of supervising detention. And I truly hope that it is done until my next scheduled day of March 12th. After that, it should just be Mondays and some Tuesdays until the end of the year, instead of every day, which I really detest. My biggest complaint is that detention happens during the time that I had always managed to exercise, and I have had difficulty finding time to work out since then. This means that next Tuesday, I should be able to make it back to the pool to swim laps. I am trusting you all to bug me if I don't post any swimming next week! Getting back into a routine is always an effort for me.
Hope you all have a great weekend, and here's hoping that I behave well enough to steer clear of detention for a while! Mary

SORRY - not sure how you quote a post and reply - anyway - just wanted to see if you had a 'set format' for detention? if not, get them all doing jumping jacks, push ups, planks etc. and work out with them during detention - teenagers - if nothing else - they won't want detention anymore lol....just a thought....

SORRY - not sure how you quote a post and reply - anyway - just wanted to see if you had a 'set format' for detention? if not, get them all doing jumping jacks, push ups, planks etc. and work out with them during detention - teenagers - if nothing else - they won't want detention anymore lol....just a thought....

Actually, there is a format. They are required to work on school work the entire time, and if they don't have school work, I have to give them a work packet that has to do with whatever behavior caused their detention. Anyway, although it is a good idea, exercise is out, because I pretty much am tutoring the entire time. (And by the way, your quoting was fine!) Mary

Hi All
I'm a newbie to fitness pal and this topic. Thanks to Mary for inviting me. I've been checking out the recipie blog everyday and it's great but I like the idea of this one, sharing and chatting. Seems like fun.
I will be 60 in November (OMG) and have been down this weight loss road many many times. This august, my first grandchild was born -- a wonderful little boy (hency my User name) and he is now my reason to get healthy and STAY healthy. I want to be a part of his life for a long long time.

So thanks for listening. Have a great day and LONG (Whoo Hoo) weekend!

Cathy (aka William's YaYa)

Hi All
I'm a newbie to fitness pal and this topic. Thanks to Mary for inviting me. I've been checking out the recipie blog everyday and it's great but I like the idea of this one, sharing and chatting. Seems like fun.
I will be 60 in November (OMG) and have been down this weight loss road many many times. This august, my first grandchild was born -- a wonderful little boy (hency my User name) and he is now my reason to get healthy and STAY healthy. I want to be a part of his life for a long long time.

So thanks for listening. Have a great day and LONG (Whoo Hoo) weekend!

Cathy (aka William's YaYa)

It is the most amazing relationship you will ever have!! I am so lucky that he lives with us at the moment while Mom and Dad finish their college years. Congratulations on your coming first and best wishes to your daughter on a safe and easy delivery!

Congratulations on becoming a Ya Ya ... that's awesome. I'm thinking we seriously could start a whole little side group of ladies here who had grandchildren these past couple of weeks ... it's amusing. My first grandchild is due to join us on January 19th so I'm on pins and needles waiting for the call. My daughter lives about a 6 hour drive away from me so my bag is packed and I'll be hitting the road as soon as she's definately in labour. I'm so excited :laugh:

I just got back from the dentist and my grocery shopping to find that the city has ploughed the street and has moved the snowbanks which were at the side of the road onto the sidewalk including completely filling in the end of my driveway - what a good job that my DBF took me out otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get in the driveway. There is no way that the sidewalk plough will be able to get through the piles which have been deposited on the sidewalk.

I went out to take a couple of photos of the mess. I hope no-one has a fire because the fire hydrant at the end of my drive isn't exactly accessible right now.

OK complaint over - off to make a herbal tea and take some painkillers because my tooth is aching a bit.

Good evening, Ladies!

Love reading what everyone is doing and thinking and eating! We have a bit of a cold snap down here but not what some of you are facing today! Stay safe on that ice and snow, those of you driving or walking around with it!

I have been reading "Younger Next Year for Women" that Barbie recommended. Even though some of it you know already, it is very motivating to get you going with a bit more focus. I don't think I'll be able to sit around on the sofa for long anymore unless I am sick!!! I highly recommend it too. Thanks, Barbie:flowerforyou:

And I realized today, while doing one of The 30 Day Shred DVDs that I can now do any of the levels from start to finish, without stopping AND with the weights. (I don't do them every day but mix them in with my other workouts to get some weight training in). It is good to do something that is challenging and see yourself improve!

I also finally got my HRM to work WHILE I was exercising and that was fun. I also learned that even after I finished my workout, my body was still burning some calories at a pretty high rate...so the hype is true! I burned another 100 calories within less than a half hour of my workout. That's another reason to do interval training for sure

Someone asked me what kind I got and it is a Polar FT7...several of you recommended that one. (I would watch the online tutorial and not just read the little booklet if anyone decides to order one...I did not and didn't figure out I hadn't turned it on yesterday:huh: )

Michelle: I agree that we all need time AT HOME alone. DH traveled so much during his career that when he retired I felt a a bit "off kilter". He is busy and loves to go so luckily, there are too many days where I feel he is underfoot, but I do enjoy a few whole days & nights alone too. We work that out by coming and going to MT at slightly different times and I also try to plan a few "girlfriend" trips each year...speaking of...think I am due!!!!!!!

Didn't mean to talk so long! Have a great evening everyone kackie

:bigsmile: Virginia, I remember when Richard Simmons was on TV doing “Sweatin’ to the Oldies”……one of the features he did on his show was going to the grocery store and looking at what women had in their carts and commenting on it……..I still think about that every time I am in the store and I look in my cart and think that he would approve of what I’m buying, :bigsmile: Do you live somewhere cold where you need to exercise indoors in the winter or somewhere hot where you need to exercise indoors in the summer?

That has switched! Before my loss I was hot natured and couldn't stand the summer heat. Now I'm cold natured and can't stand the winter cold! Go figure. I remember Richard too, and figured it would make my workouts fun to do these a few days a week. The pack comes with four different DVDs so I even have variety in that. As soon as my dinner digests I'll pop the first one in.

Me AGAIN!

"Sweatin' to the Oldies" report: It was just as much fun and easy to do as I remember!

See y'all tomorrow!