WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2012

Hi Ladies:

Here we are Tuesday, almost Wednesday already - where does the time go??

Desiree - I am amazed at the amount you walk, you are incredible :drinker:

chicletgirl - You sexy thing, you!! I am so happy to see you acutally having some nice, special time with your man. Enjoy :laugh:

rjadams - Gramma, your baby is gorgeous. What a lovely name too and such a nice size. Congratulations :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Laura - good luck with your audit tomorrow

Cindy - hope the health issues with your brother and your other brother's GF get worked out :flowerforyou:

Nancy - I have to say, you DO sound like a very good teacher, I second what chicletgirl was saying about you. Some people have a true calling and you sound like one of them :flowerforyou:

genealace - hope your DBF is doing a llittle better :flowerforyou:

Jeannie - when I hear a story like yours, I count my blessings that I live in Canada and we are lucky enough to have universal health care so every Canadian is covered by unlimited health care (at least that is where we are right now, but who knows how long it will continue for :frown: )

Amanda - I am so sorry for you are going through. You are right, you want to protect your kids forever. Probably the best you can do, is be there for both of them. I honestly hope they can work it out. In the meantime, it will be very hard for you all

Jackie - we are here for you :happy:

Susan - how is your new baby doing???

Well, I better go and start getting ready for work for tomorrow. Morning (5:00 a.m.) comes pretty early :laugh:

So, take care and talk again soon.

Love, Cathy xx

20 hours old and pratically perfect in everyway.

precious, enjoy being a Grandma

Hello Friends - My brother's girl friend, Elaine saw the surgeon today. They can do an immediate lumpectomy or they can wait a couple of weeks for the results of a test they took to determine if she has some kinds of gene. If she does have the gene they will want to do a double mastectomy on her. Then they sent her right over to the reconstructive surgeons office. They plunked her in an office with a video to watch about the the reconstruction process. Poor gal got unglued and my brother took her right out of there and said they could deal with it later if it was necessary.

Thanks everyone for the prayers and well wishes for Elaine and for my other brother, Don who is having his biopsy on Thursday.

Genealace, I'm so sorry that I misunderstood about DBF condition. I will be praying!

Jeannie, I've been anemic for a couple of years and am constantly freezing too. It's not much fun. I'm sorry about the financial situation. May you have an unexpected windfall that helps you out.

Terri, It does get harder to drop the weight as we mature and our metabolism slows down. Don't give up. It's possible!

Jb-2011 - I'm looking forward to the blueberry muffin recipe!

Suegal - Beef takes longer to break down and digest than other forms of protien. The weight should go away.

Amanda, I'll be praying for your daughter. It must be very difficult for her to see her sibling have a child when she has struggled so long and hard to have one. Let SIL know he is loved and keep the doors open. You never know what a little time and space might bring about. It will be very difficult to have her so far away! My daughter moved from Michigan to Vegas about 5 years ago. I hate it!

Virginia - We are going to the Bahamas - Freeport & Naussau.

Fitness Barbie, I hope DH's mood improved by the time you got home. Love my guy dearly but when he gets moody I too find escaping for awhile to be the best way to handle it.

Desiree - 15 miles! I can't even begin to imagine that. I'm still struggling with making myself get seriously involved in some sort of physical activity. I all but put garlic on a string around my throat to repel the nasty stuff. Sigh

Rjadams - What a BEAUTIFUL baby. Thanks for sharing. Jealous!!!!

Jane - praying for you and your knee! May the surgeon find a minimally invasive way of repairing the damages.

Nancy - you are always so full of helping hints & great food ideas. Thanks for sharing so openly with us!

Debbie, If you find a way to get rid of those bat wings, please share it. I need to get rid of mine too!

Good night and blessings to all of you! Cindy

Just a quick check in before I go to bed. DBF was quite sedated this evening but overall had made some progress during the day. He had been sat up to dangle his legs over the side of the bed again, and some more chest x-rays with a view to perhaps removing his breathing tube tomorrow. He is sedated so much because he keeps trying to take the tube out.

But the fluid is still draining well, and he looked a little less puffy.

I think I might try to go to my aquafit class tomorrow morning - didn't go last week because of furnace and DBF problems, so I need to get back to some activity as I've done virtually nothing this week except going to and from the hospital.

Only 1 student this afternoon. Others had problems of conflicting appointments or being unwell. The one who was there needed a bit of help, so I didn't feel that my time was wasted.

And so to bed.......

Amanda, was going thru the posts from yesterday and saw yours. WOW did that hit home Yesterday I too had a huge disagreement with DD#4 Her and her husband have been having problems ( Ill just say that the holidays were awful due to " anger issues " I think you can figure that one out ) So we did not see him over the holidays she came alone with her two children. He had moved out and they started couples counseling last Friday. So yesterday daughter #2 gets a call from her she is furious with me because she claims that I was saying mean things about her behind her back. Then she proceeded to say that Her husband is the only person who has always been there for her. To say the least I was angry but I think more hurt than anything. I have always had a wonderful relationship with her and have been there whenever she needed me. I think she feels the need to blame someone and has picked me But to tell you the truth I really cant go thru this kind of drama and stress again. Decided last nite ( after I cried and ate and cried and ate ) I need to focus on me and let her make her own decisions. Its hard but I know I dont deserve the things she said about me. Im taking it a day at a time and will see what happens. Anyway enough about me I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone because I know that it helps to have someone going thru the same thing as you. Hang in there we will get thru this and so will our daughters Kate

good morning lovely ladies,

im off to bible study class, then run some errands, no gym or workouts today:sad: :sad: but i'll make up for it tomorrow(spinning and weights)....had a good day with food, logging and workouts yesterday:flowerforyou: ....i will check back in later.....have a good day all

Well, I am new (just joined yesterday) and for the first time in years I feel that I might actually be able to do this. I have already made some friends and am very happy about that because the wonderful friends that live near me don't want to work on their weight and I need to be in a group who haven't given up. I am going on a Washington DC trip later this year with my Grandson's 8th grade class and want to have enough energy to keep up. I know this weight is holding me back from the life I want to live, so it needs to go. It is nice to see a group that addresses the needs of women who are 50 plus. This is so much fun!

Another question: when a food goes into your list of recent foods and then after a while it is no longer there, is there some way you can retrieve that. Like there are times when I make something and put it in the freezer. I don't get around to finishing it up until after it is no longer in the list. When I go to search for it, I find lots of other things like it, but I'm not sure of my exact item. For example, say I make a meatloaf. There are lots of meatloaves in the database. If I don't eat it in a certain time, it gets deleted from my "recent" foods list. And then I'm not sure which meatloaf that is in the database is the one that I'm having. Does this make sense?


Michele

michele, i know what you mean...what i do is use the recipe calculator and save my recipe there(i dont save it to the MFP database)......hope this helps.....oh i think that persons diary must be private...if not it would say "view...."

I don't know if you noticed that if you look at the bottom, you can go through probably 4 pages of your recent foods. That doesn't always catch it for me, but it helps. Also, yes, if you can't see the diary, they have made it private, and no one else can see it either. They are just commenting based on the post that you see.

I went swimming yesterday. I am a slower swimmer than any of my swim buddies, and sometimes I let that bother me, but last night while doing laps, I just thought about Barbie's quote that I was lapping everyone that was on the couch! :laugh: And also, I always remember what one of my swim buddies tells me, "Anything that we do is better than nothing."

Hope everyone is having a good Wednesday. No time for individual comments, so it's back to work for me! Mary

Good Morning Ladies. Hope everyone started off their day on track. Had a steep fall off diet last night.... back on track this morning. Cleaning Day. Off to be productive.

Sarah

Good morning, ladies!

I'm really enjoying reading through these posts, getting to know a bit about each of you. I like the fact that, although weight and health are definitely central topics to this board, they are not the ONLY topics discussed, and it seems that you are all so interested in the many facets of each others' lives. That is, after all, more what real life is like...

The rest of this week should be high stress for me, as I'm waiting to hear about two jobs, one at Microsoft and one at Disney. The one at Disney is actually in a division that I helped start about (gasp!) 30 years ago (Disney Interactive), so it'll be interesting to see what comes of it. I find that my age often works against me -- not that any hiring managers would ever admit that! -- and that it comes down to me and some 30-something male whipper-snapper, who usually wins out. So I'm trying to just "be Zen" about everything and take what comes (or doesn't). If neither one works out, I still have my own consulting company that I can re-focus on.

I just got off the phone with a "life coach" whose services are offered through my husband's company. He's the one who told me about MFP in the first place and our weekly calls keep me accountable. But it's my FRIENDS here who keep me inspired! I'm starting to believe that I CAN actually lose this weight this time and re-claim my youth -- er, I mean my HEALTH!

The Seattle snow has melted and life here is returning to normal after last week's "snowmageddon." That means I can actually get to the gym. So off I go! Thanks again for your collective positivity and support!

Carol

:flowerforyou: Well .....a late good afternoon folks.

I've been reading through back posts ..... and wish all of you with new additions to the family ...congratulations! What joy these little bundles bring !! And ...All of you that are feeling under the weather or who have loved ones in poor health, :flowerforyou: I do hope that recovery is on the cards. It so often seems an endless round of doctors, hospitals and treatment but hopefully there's light at the end of the tunnel.:flowerforyou: All of you that are struggling with ups and downs of life in general and family life too, I hope it all turns out OK. It's hard to stand back and watch family go down paths that you wouldn't entertain.

:noway: So...here I am this afternoon ....with two mousetraps ready to bait!! (It says biscuit, chocolate or bacon on the packet)
Neither of our cat's has owned up, but I think it's the little Himalayan!!, to letting a moose loose in the hoose!!
It's actually gone to ground in the lounge, under the skirting board radiator system. Sooo ...tonight we intend to bait the traps, place them strategically and shut the doors. In the hope that "Mickey" ...or could be "Minnie", is feeling peckish. We've asked cats to assist but as always, they do their own thing! I fear that if it's not caught, it's going to cook behind the radiator housing and begin to ....hummmm! Of course ...it may have escaped altogether by now and has scurried off somewhere else!!

A lot has happened since I last logged in ......last August would you believe!!
I, too, have a new grandson. Finley James was born on Halloween. He's so gorgeous but did give us a scare. We travelled south to see the new addition and found ourselves looking after his brother(Now 21/2) for three days while he was admitted to hospital with severe jaundice. All turned out well and now at 3 months ...you could just hug him to bits.

:glasses: DH and I went on our Alaskan cruise in Sept. and had a great time. We even went on the Zip line at Hoonah ....breathtaking ...literally!! It took 1 1/2 hours to get to the launch site and I think less than 2 minutes to reach the base!!I lost my hat on the way down ....so if you're in Alaska and see a large brown bear wearing a cute brown hat...it's mine!!!
And ...I did only put on a few pounds ....haven't lost them either. YET!!!

And .....#1 son & DIL announced in Sept. that they too were expecting a new addition to the family. A bit of a shock that one, as #1 GS is 13 and GD is 9. They struggle financially too but manage! So even more of a shock was the call that said it was twins!!
So ...I'm in good company then, with Amanda having been there, done that and had the T shirt!! It's a boy and a girl... due end of April!! They're cooking niceley at the moment. Quick changes in the transport situation have taken place, bedroom rearranging is on going too.It's going to be a tight squeeze. We're housing double ...car seats, bouncers, cots etc 'til they're required.

:glasses: We're on cruise countdown again! We're off to China for a tour and then a cruise in 4 weeks time.. The tragic Costa disaster hasn't put us off but things seem to have gone in 3's!! the Costa tragedy, then the wing worries with the A380 plane...yep we're booked on one and now with bird flu flaring up ....in China......Oh dear!!!

Anyway ....sorry to prattle on! It helps me "Not Eat"!!!
It 's good to be back with a great bunch of MF Pals.

BFn
:flowerforyou: Jackie

Welcome Carol and Lulu! A good attitude goes a long way on this journey, so you are starting off well. Good luck with the job search, Carol! Sounds like you've found some good options.

Sarah: Heading to the gym or getting exercise is the very best medicine for anything you are worried about, I find!

Jackie: Wow! You've had and are having a great year of travel! I am sure the China trip will be great. Look forward to hearing all about it and the twins...What an exciting time for you! (Hope you get the mouse too!)

To those of you who are struggling with the scale moving down TOOOOOOOOO SLOWLYYYYYYYYY, I can tell you what NOT to do better than what TO DO! At this age I find that all calories are not the same and the time of day that I eat them matters. My "WHAT NOT TO DO" List INCLUDES:

Eating carbs, especially simple carbs, at night...dinner or after dinner (I do best when I limit them to breakfast and lunch only)
Eating any sweets in the evening, no matter the calorie count
Sitting too much during the entire day
Having wine or alcohol of any type
Not eating enough vegetables throughout the day

NOW, after saying this, I will tell you I obviously do these things more than I should or I wouldn't have any weight to lose! BUT when I really am focused on dropping weight, I avoid doing the 5 things on the list above, and the scale will move down. As with everything, easier said than done!:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: I am just trying to avoid these 5 things MOST days and working on being more consistent each day.:drinker: I would be curious to hear others' tips of "what not to do" or..."what to do" ... that work for you. The simplest I have heard is, "Move More, Eat Less"!

I have been out doing heavy pruning, dragging and hauling of limbs on some property that our Garden Club maintains. I am heading back out for the afternoon but wore my HRM this morning and it says that I burned 812 calories just this morning!! I don't think this kind of activity is "light gardening"!

Have a great day, Dear Ladies! Kackie

Good evening everybody, :flowerforyou:

It was a good day, walked my 5 miles and my bum right foot did just fine!!! :happy: Had healthy food and logged everything !!!
Now, if I just would loose some !!! :grumble:
Oh, well I'll just keep going!!! :laugh:

Welcome to all the newcomers, I know you'll like this great group !!
Salad Sistas - had a yummy salad tonight: Romain, Mandarin Oranges, Cranberries, Pecans and fat free Feta. Dressing: Orange juice, Olive Oil, Vinegar, Salt, Pepper and Green Onions!!!
Sue - I really have seen a huge improvement in my flabby thighs since I walk 5 miles every day @ 4 mph!!
Amanda - I'm so sorry you have all those worries and I'. glad you still can think of positive ways to get through!! Hang in there!
Pecanpiej - You can do it!!!
Jeannie - hope your husband is doing well and that things are going to work out for you !!
Carol - Welcome !!! Hope your week is going to be AWESOME and that you'll get the job that's just right for you !!
Lululagrand - Welcome and congrats on a great beginning !!!
Jackie - Good luck on the " hunt " !!! Congrats on the new addition to the family and I'm glad he is okay!! Your travels sound wonderful and I'm sure you have wonderful memories !!
Kackie - Love your "what not to do list".
Laura - sooo glad your audit went well !!

Have a wonderful and relaxing evening, :flowerforyou:
Desiree

Hi Everyone:happy:
fairly new at this site. but after reading posts....I get good advise, suggestions and inspiration. we all fall .....we all get up.
Keep the good news coming....keep the advise flowing.....lessons learned are VERY helpful. Good night all. Have a good day tomorrow.:flowerforyou: