50+ WOMEN for the month of JUNE

:flowerforyou: HAPPY JUNE EVERYONE:flowerforyou:

ESTHER, THANKS AGAIN FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE WITH THIS GREAT THREAD. IT HAS BEEN A LIFE LINE FOR ME. THANKS TO THE MFP MEMBERS FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVICE. LET'S ALL START JUNE OFF WITH A REAL BANG. FOR THOSE WHO FEEL IT GETTING HARDER, BARBIE HAS THE RIGHT IDEA. IF YOU WROTE DOWN THOSE NUMBERS WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, GET THEM OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE YOU WERE AND WHERE YOU ARE NOW. I GOT OUT MY OLD TOPS BOOKLET AND IT DID REMIND ME OF HOW WELL I CAN DO WITH TRUE EFFORT. NOW, LET'S ROLL! :happy:

ZAZA, I LIVED ON LONG ISLAND AND ALTHOUGH HOUSES ARE LESS COSTLY THAN IF YOU LIVE IN QUEENS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TAXES ARE JUST SO HIGH. BEST THING THERE IS TO HAVE A LITTLE APARTMENT IN THE HOUSE AND THE RENT PAYS THE TAXES. MY FRIEND IS IN NEW HYDE PARK AND SELLING FOR 800,000, A SIMPLE HIGH RANCH. UNBELIEVABLE. HE IS IN LONG ISLAND BUT NEAR TO QUEENS. A BROOKLYN HOUSE, BRICK AND ATTACHED, IN A NOT SO GREAT AREA, IS GOING FOR 400,000. MY FIRST HOME IN QUEENS,(I WAS 24) COST ME 24,000 AND MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR,2,400. GIVE ME THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN THE YOUNG HAD A BETTER CHANCE TO ACCUMULATE WEALTH. OUR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE PAYING OFF GOVERNMENT DEBT FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.

BARBIE, YOU DID IT!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: 4LBS GONE , KEPT TO YOUR EATING PLAN AND EXERCISE. WONDERFUL!!!! I LOVE YOUR "YOU CAN DO IT" ATTITUDE AND ADVICE TO ALL THE MFP'S. YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT ON THE MONEY.

BECKY, SLOW IS BETTER THAN NOT LOSING AT ALL. CONGRATULATE YOURSELF FOR THE GOOD THINGS YOU DID IN MAY AND RESOLVE TO DO BETTER IN JUNE. AS FOR GAINING WHEN YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD, IT HAPPENS. MUSCLE REPLACES FAT, WATER GAIN FROM HOLDING SALT OR EATING TOO MANY CARBS. TRY SHAKING UP YOUR EATING. DO
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY IN JUNE. MAIN THING, NEVER GIVE UP. YOU CAN DO IT ONLY IF YOU STICK WITH IT. JUST KEEP ON GOING TOWARD YOUR GOAL. YOU WILL MAKE IT.

ELLI, I TOOK A LOOK AT YOUR HOME. WHAT A HUGE PROJECT YOU GUYS TOOK ON. READING YOUR POSTS IS ONE THING, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE PICTURES, WOW!!! IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL WHEN IT IS ALL FINISHED. YOU WILL LOVE HAVING THAT MASTER BEDROOM WITH THE BATH AND WALK IN CLOSET. THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT I LOVED MOST COMING TO FLORIDA. MY OTHER HOMES NEVER HAD THAT. WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FINISHED RESULTS ON THE BLOG. THANKS FOR SHOWING US.:happy:

MARILYN, WELCOME. 7 LBS LOST IN MAY :flowerforyou: YOU HAVE A TOTAL LOSS OF 14 LBS :flowerforyou: YOU ARE DOING GREAT. WHAT A HARD YEAR YOU HAD IN 2008. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS WILL BE A BETTER ONE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

BARB, GOOD FOR YOU, GOING OUT WITH YOUR FRIEND WAS THE RIGHT MOVE. SO GLAD YOU DID NOT GIVE IN TO EMOTIONAL EATING :flowerforyou: EACH TIME WE RESIST THAT URGE TO GRAB FOOD FOR COMFORT, WE GET STRONGER AND CLOSER TO BEING A WINNER AT WEIGHT CONTROL FOR LIFE.

WISH YOU ALL A GREAT DAY

ANNE

Hi: I have read your posts and thought about joining the 'thread' - I don't post much - this is rather a new idea to me - but hope to stay motivated this month to maintain what I have achieved and to tone up some more. I was thinking about tennis lessons - though I have not had a racket in my hand since college!
Sundays are my "day off" - usually more than usual food and wine as there is more often than not some family here for dinner - last night the weather was great and we had a cook out and some yummy summer foods.
Chao:glasses:

Good June morning

Thank you Esther for starting us off again for the new month:flowerforyou:

It sure doesn't feel like June here especially since we got snow yesterday morning:grumble:

I am off to the big city for the day with a friend so I will catch up on the new thread later tonite, as well as post my new goals:happy:

Welcome to the new members. I bet you are going to love it here I know I sure do

Cheers to all:drinker:

Marie

Good Morning ladies,
Welcome to all you newcomers. I love this site and this thread and I know you will too. We keep each other on task and keep each other motivated.
Wow, I cannot believe how well I am doing and how far I have come. I figured out yesterday that it has taken me 4 months for this 31 pounds. If I keep going at same pace by end of summer I will be at least 30 pounds lighter and then by first of year I will reach my goal. Breaking it down like that seems so manageable.
Yesterday was a huge exercise day. I swam with granddaughters for 1 1/2 hours; went to gym for 1 hour with hubby; after supper we walked a mile at a local park. I just cannot sit still anymore. I used to sit for hours and watch movies and just be bored and I just cannot do it anymore. I plan to really rev it up for the next week and a half. We leave on the 10th for our trip, so I want to do a lot of extra before that. We will get loads of exercise on our trip, but eating out every meal will need a lot of planning.
Thank you so much ladies. I feel like I know most of you so well. I wake up each morning and come straight to my computer to see who has posted and what you have to say.
Vicki

Contrary to popular belief I have NOT fallen off the face of the earth. :noway: Things have just been hopping around here between remodel and gardening projects so I'm having a hard time finding time to post or even exercise. It's also party season with almost all our local family birthdays falling in the next 60 days, so there ahas been and will continue to be a plethora of high calorie temptations available on a regular basis. I have GOT to do better in June because I yo yoed all during the month of May and ended up gaining back the 3 pounds I lost. :drinker: Drinking all the water continues to be a real struggle for me. :drinker:

As an added stressor our renter back in Arkansas gave us written notice she is vacating our house so we have to get it inspected and spruced up from 700+ miles away. This time we hope to sell it on contract instead of renting as upkeep from another state is such a pain.

Someone much wiser than me once said "Insanity is doing the same old thing the same old way, expecting different results." So my goal for June is to slow down and take things one day at a time. :flowerforyou: TODAY I will drink all my water, burn at least 250 calories exercising and stay withing my calorie limits. I will also MAKE time to log my calories and check in with you ladies.

thank you Esther for starting the new thread. Be careful working out if you're not feeling 100%. Be kind to yourself and take it a little easy ok?

Susan - i like your new picture! I also like the idea of setting day to day goals! Mine today is going to be to post ALL my food - whatever i eat.

Vicki - you have done so great! Gone from a couch potato to an athlete! RIGHT ON! Keep up the good work:happy:

Anne - thank you for looking at the blog on my house - yes yes, it's quite a project! In my old bedroom i didn't even HAVE a closet:laugh: now i'm going 2 have one that's like a small bedroom!!!!!!! My friend Jennifer said i may have to "get a dude" but her husband Terry said, "na, just get more clothes":laugh: i think i like his idea better!

Debbie - good for you for walking to the store instead of driving!

Sorry if i missed some people - but i'll be back! have a great Monday - we will all succeed! elli

:flowerforyou: Hello everyone--Happy Monday:flowerforyou:

I went back to work today, and decided to weigh again this morning because I had a very light calorie day on Sunday. Glad I did, because as of this morning, I have lost another lb. for a total of 16 lbs in 7 weeks, so I am very pleased, especially since I went very light on exercise last week.

For anyone new to the post, a week ago Sunday I tried bike riding for the first time in 12 years and proved the value of wearing a helmet by coming off the bike and landing on my head, among other places. My arm abrasion is healing nicely and the "owee" on my knee is almost healed. Thank goodness for long sleeves and long pants.

I have been fighting with my new MP3 player. The silly thing kept shutting off after playing for a few minutes.:grumble: I remembered something about power settings that I had read, and recalled I had changed one of them. I THOUGHT the change was supposed to make the silly thing turn off automatically if it were accidentally left powered up, but the poorly written instructions misled me. It was actually set to go off automatically after 4 minutes!!:laugh:

After I solved that problem, I found some tracks I had transferred over were showing up in the directory but not playing. Once I figured out they were all from the same CD, I was able to determine they didn't copy properly when I ripped the CD onto my pc, so I solved that problem as well. It appears everything is working correctly now, so I have no excuse not to get out there and WALK today--which is what I am going to do as soon as I post my food and log my food so far today.

:flowerforyou: Welcome to the newcomers.:flowerforyou:

Barb

A new month, a month of looking forward to losing more pounds! We are all in this together!! Today I took the step to get rid of my 'fat' clothes. There is somewhat of a sense of security in keeping them, but that leaves me open to failure and being able to go back to them. If they're not there, I won't have anything else to wear, huh?!? Smaller clothes, look out, here I come! Have a great week ladies. Keep up the good work!!:flowerforyou:

Just a quick hello. Have been busy all day. Burned a record number of calories I think in the past 3 days. Now must run to the supermarket or no dinner. Can't give my son and me left-over pizza again. Will catch up on your posts later and reflect on goals for new month etc.
Zaza

:flowerforyou: Zaza, any of my kids would take left-over pizza anytime.

:flowerforyou: Susan, do you actually get a whole gallon of water into you each day? I would love to do that. Is it possible? WOW,

I would like to know if anyone here posted something about muscles holding water when you first begin to exercise. I read it but don't remember where and I want to get some more information on it.

:flowerforyou: Susan, that is "doable". I drink at least 80 oz. How much is that? I understand the running to the bathroom. I have the problem sort of created by my surgery that compounds it. I have learned to never leave the house without visiting that room first.

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I found where I read about the water in the muscles. Hold on and I will get it.

Welcome to all the new members! I have found this to be a wonderful group of people that I consider friends. You will get a lot of interesting tips and always have someone giving you the support and encouragement that we all need.

Today was the start of the end of month close process so I'll be working long days and nights for the next 3 days. I brought work home because I wanted to try to plant some more tomatoes before it got dark- can't seem to get everything done:grumble: When I got home a wisdom tooth started driving me crazy. :sick: :sick: I knew I couldn't go to the garden and stand on my head :grumble: so my husband brought me some Excedrin and a bottle of water (and I drank it all):drinker: :drinker: I finally got some relief from my toothache but then it was dark out. :ohwell: I will try again tomorrow:bigsmile: The Farmers Almanac states tomorrow is supposed to be the time to plant above ground crops so I'll try to find out if this thing really works. Usually I plant when I get the chance and hope the timing falls when it should.:bigsmile:

I am setting my goal to lose 3 pounds this month.

Well it's back to work - Good luck to everyone this month

Nancy

31 lbs in 4 months.... ? WOW !!! There is no race, Vickie ! You'll be miles ahead of me !

Way to go !

Where are you heading on your trip ?

Hi everyone, Lianne here and I am new to the 50+ group. I am looking forward to good progress for June. My goals is to lose 7 lbs, stay on track and walk more. I am going to post to see if I got this set up right. More later.:flowerforyou: