WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2012

Lisa, I love your Curly!! Trying to post a pic of my rough-coat Jack Russell........having problems, the pic isn't right, have to figure it out....

Love the doggy photo's - so cuuuuute.

:happy: I have lost 1.5 lbs Yeaaay. Now the hard part is keeping it off!!

:yawn: Had a lie in this morning, so the dogs are raring to go, they've usually had their walk by now. Talking of walking better get my boots on I can hear dd running down the stairs so looks like she is ready to go too :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Have a good Saturday everyone. I'll try and pop back later just wanted to mark my spot.

xx

Lisa your dog is adoreable!! Enjoy!! Happy Weekend. Busy weekend for my crew. Crossing fingers and toes that I stay on track. Never made it the gym yesterday. Hope the deal is as good as it looks.

Good luck every one!

good morning girls,

yesterday was a very busy day, off to see apartments to move too....i did very well with my logging , workout and keeping the green number high(i am trying a method called OLIVIA METHOD...you can search on MFP for detalis)my workouts are great not including today and sunday i have a little over 7 hours logged, so i will end the week with 10 hours most likely....i am going to the gym and do some biking, or spinning(both spinning classes this morning gets very full very quickly)then #2 and#3 sons are going to help me in the garage, i think i will wear my HRM just for fun....i have to roscoe to the vet for his shot(ADDISON diease)every 25 days....then before my #2son comes over i want to make the muffins that jb_2011 share the recipe.....hope you all have a lovely day:flowerforyou:


@barbie....i finished listening to the THIN COMMANDMENTS, and thanks so much for the suggestion...i am listening to it again, i also get distracked when at the gym....also want to mentioned that you are an inspriation to me...thank you

@mixdoubles...enjoy the auto show,..you will be doing lots of walking there for sure

@msh0530....YAY!!!for leftovers

@genealace....happy to hear that DBF is doing better...i wish him a speedy recovery and please take care of yourself

@jb_2011...how WONDERFUL that you are happy with your outfit.....lovely

@vypeters....yay for the HRM...i love seeing the numbers...enjoy...virginia, congratulations on the measurements....58" lost amazing.....i admire your dedication

@cindyw7...hope your brother received a good report....as well for your brother's girlfriend

@scompton54....sarah, i am sorry you were in a funk earlier...but like you i believe coming here and sharing has minimize the length of my funkiness...glad you are feeling better

@jaks97....my breakfast is an egg white on a tortilla and it travels very well, you wrap it up like a burito....if you dont like eggs whites, regular eggs will do and you can add some more protein in the eggs

@westernjoy...WONDERFUL news...happy your knees are feeling bette..

@1960lisa...love curly is he very cute, and so is your son(i am guessing he's the one in the pic)

@kckramp.....your LEGO ROBOTICS sounds very interesting and exciting...and YES any loss is wonderful

@jb_2011....what a sweet face...we have 2 jacks....os BTW...i will be making your muffin recipe today..thanks

@wizzywig...YAY!!!1.5lbs great

@chicletgirl21....i am so sorry for what you are going through with your mother.....but so happy that you have someone to share your life with...(HUGS)

Yea the weekend is here. Got up this morning and stepped on WII, did my body test, when I started 22 days ago, my body age was :sad: 73 today my body age was 56 ( I am 57) but my head thinks I am still 25. Was happy that WII said I had lost 1.8 lbs since last weigh in and BMI has dropped .69% My scale doesn't reflect that but I will take it. If I can find a good exercise routine and timing, this will move a lot faster I am sure. I feel different, so I need to measure because in certain areas I feel (skinnier):)


Today going to the Carter outlet to buy new clothes for the New Granddaughter due in April, saw the cutest things online hoping they have them in store if not home to order online. Then come home and put together the bassinet, my DIL asked for one and only told me not her mom, so I was happy to shop for that.

Virginia* You are definitely an inspiration, I need to find my tape measure, last time I saw it my grandson had it in his toybox guess I will be cleaning out his toybox, or just go buy another one.

Sherry

Happy Saturday folks ..........

Just logging all the food and my cleaning hours for exercise has motivated me no end. Not quite sure if I'm ready to "Do" more yet!

:noway: The mouse saga .....
We baited the traps again last night....1 had peanut butter (I mentioned yesterday that it was delicious!!) and 1 had my chocolate cake. The little devil ate the peanut butter for main course and didn't spring the trap! But his quest for pudding was his downfall!! My cake was delicious ..:bigsmile: .but he didn't get to find that out!! thank goodness he's caught!!

Have a great weekend eveyone ..........:flowerforyou: Welcome davetecsgirl too. Join in and get healthy with all these "Losers"!!!

Take care All
Jackie

Hello happy Saturday :happy:

No exercise yesterday, called it a rest day and I was feeling (in a good way) my weight workout from Thursday. However, the Rec Center offers a spin class on Fridays from 4-5 that is included in my membership and I am going to try it next week. I am amazed at how easy it is to resist eating any of the Friday night pizzas I buy or make for the boys, but I am not going to give up my red wine, :blushing: so I need to compensate for the calories one way or another. Any wise words on what to expect at a spin class?

We're going south today (that's into the USA, we live about 10 km from the border) to get some building supplies from the "big stores" down in Sandpoint. We often pick up groceries too, and DH likes to look for the exotic things we can't get here. Yokes has an amazing seafood section, so we will be having something along that line for dinner tonight.

Pedometer –Whoah Barbie, 23,000 steps. At first I thought you had slipped an extra zero in there by mistake. :bigsmile: I have not used mine recently because I’ve got all those other ways of measuring exercise, but I think I’ll strap it on one day next week and see how many KM I walk in a day. Elementary school teachers don’t sit down very often! I like the idea of stickers on the calendar too!

Realpure – do you have a pedometer? I’ll bet you put in a lot of steps keeping up with your children. How old are they? I had my daughter the year of my 30th birthday, my son when I was 40 (didn’t really plan to have then 10 years apart but, hey, things happen) and bought a dog the year I turned 50. I keep warning DH he’d better tie me down when I turn 60! :ohwell:

Left over Mary – Your husband is blessed to have someone who takes such good care of him and cooks wonderful meals. I hope he appreciated his left-overs!

Watery Zucchini no more! :drinker: Thanks for the tip, Sarah. Knowing a chef does come in handy at times! I will try my pasta-free lasagna again with roasted zucchini between the layers. When I read Chklet’s story and other comments from our friends in the US about their medical expenses I feel particularly blessed to be Canadian and, as much as we complain about it, know that our medical system will take care of us when we need it most.

Genealace: Good to hear DBF is getting better. Sounds like a typical Ottawa winter to me, hope spring comes early this year.

Jb_2011 – so glad to hear the recital went well and you felt good inside and out. :flowerforyou: Now I understand the guitar picture on your ticker. I got my first comment on weight loss on Thursday. The trainer at the gym who set up my exercise program last June watched me doing squats with a 3 kg medicine ball. She said “You’re looking good” I said “I’m feeling strong” She said, “No, you’re looking really good, how much weight have you lost?” Zipideedoda! :bigsmile:

Virginia you are going to have so much fun with that HRM, it’s a great motivator.

Breakfast food? Why does it have to be different from any other time of the day food? Grilled cheese sandwiches are a favorite morning food around here. One of our favorite breakfast places when we were travelling was in Turkey – hard boiled eggs, olives, cheese and tea.

Sherry I love the idea of “body age” and congratulations on going from 73 to 56! I wonder how old I am?

Snap, crackle, done! Jackie – mouse free. :laugh: Serves it right for wanting to eat cake.

JB, that 3 bean salad sounds like the one we love from a local restaurant and I’ve been trying to copy it for years. I’ll try your combination this weekend. I have some corn that I froze last fall, think I’ll add that too for colour and flavour. Maybe some cilantro? Oh Ah. Yum. Drifting to the Mexican side. :happy:

Love all the dog pictures. Maybe I'll get a glamour shot of Buster the Poodle with the peanut size brain and post it here for y'all to smile at.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Hello happy Saturday :happy:


Realpure – do you have a pedometer? I’ll bet you put in a lot of steps keeping up with your children. How old are they? I had my daughter the year of my 30th birthday, my son when I was 40 (didn’t really plan to have then 10 years apart but, hey, things happen) and bought a dog the year I turned 50. I keep warning DH he’d better tie me down when I turn 60! :ohwell:



Nancy

Hi Nancy,
Thank you for the shout out. I don't have a pedometer. Sounds like they are great to have. We have a 6 year old son and a 12 year old daughter. I was almost 43 when I had my son. He keeps me young for sure. Lots to keep up with at 50! We didn't plan a 6 year gap either, but I feel so lucky to have them both! I hang out with mostly 30 somethings because of my kids ages. That has an impact too. Most of them are very active. I sleep very well....... must be my day job! ;-)

Sarah

Hi I am 61 and just started 20 days ago. Nice to see such posts about food ,exercise and weight loss. You all are an inspiration to me. I do have a question, I am always under my calorie amount at the end of the day but I stay hungry all the time. Will I go into starvation mode (not losing cause my body thinks I am starving) if I stay hungry all the time?

Hi, and welcome! I worried about starvation mode when I first started, too. There were weeks when I was under in calories every day and didn't lose an ounce. I finally figured out that I was eating too much, plain and simple. There are no set rules, really, since everyone's a little different in how they lose weight. It does take time to figure out what works best, but I don't think it's wise to feel hungry all the time. You'll eventually get used to eating less but letting yourself get too hungry can cause binge eating. Be sure to drink lots of water and fix really healthy meals for yourself with plenty of protein. Nuts keep you feeling full, too. Plan out your foods for the day, making sure to eat often enough to keep those hunger pangs at bay. How much under are your calories each day?

:^) jb

So with watching my food (and logging it) and doing at least 3 miles a night on the treadmill I shed 4 of the pounds I had put back on in a mere week. However this weekend is going to be tough. My son is a corporate trainer for Buca's and he got to fly up here to train the people at the Buca's closet to me. So we will probably go there tonight to watch him in action (he is also an amazing bartender) and then we will probably take him out someplace special on Sunday. We haven';t seen him since our wedding. 2.5 years ago. I am very excited.

Bucca's is not the restaurant I would choose to eat healthy so it will be a true challenge.

I am off to my second hypnosis session. I have really cut back on the nail biting but my other issues aren't stopping yet. I still have hope. I will keep you posted. DH is still successfully smoke free. It worked great for him.

I hope you all have a great Saturday. I will post some new pix of Ritter later, he is growing sooo fast.

Frustration Frustation Frustration. I weight myself and actually GAINED one pound despite keeping well under my calorie count

Good Saturday afternoon ladies...is there room for one more in this group. It looks like my age group, and my kind of people...dog lovers / pet lovers!

I am Mary-Ellen Gregory...they call me MEG. I joined this site on January 17th, and have lost 3.6 pounds since doing so. I love the accountability that it gives me. I started out the New Year by joining an event called Shedding Pounds for Hounds that was put together by some dog-rescue friends. About 24 people solicited pledges from people for $$ per pound. The proceeds go to one of 3 different rescue groups in our area. I am working for a group called the Grey Muzzle Organization .. specializing in the rescue & placement of senior dogs. I started out the program with that nasty cabbage soup diet for a week...which helped me lose a 7 pounds...of which, of course, I gained 3 back almost immediately after going off of it. Until I joined Myfitness Pal...I was getting pretty frustrated with the lack of loss. I am now back on target, and down a total of 9 pounds out of the 25 pounds I set as my goal for this Doggie Fundraiser.

Your successes at weight loss are amazing and motivating! I hope to be posting the numbers that you gals are in the future.

Hoping all are having a great day!

MEG

Hi everyone, and Happy Saturday.

Today, DH and I went for a walk. A long walk. 284 minutes (without stopping) long and 30,487 steps according to my pedometer. I wore my new Polar heart rate monitor and it said I burned 1285 calories...astonishingly, that's within 50 calories of what I get when I use the MFP numbers. Who knew?

Anyway, a lovely walk but my calves are aching a little. That's the farthest I've ever walked at one time in my life.

Exermom: I'm never amazed anymore by what has high calories. I was disillusioned a decade or more ago when I learned the chef's salad is usually one of the highest calorie items on many restaurants' menus.

Genealace: Glad DBF is well enough to be out of intensive care. Hope he continues to be better every day.

jb_2011: I just love this, "Tried on my outfit for tonight and I must say I was very pleased with how I looked - I don't think I've been able to say that for many, many, many years." Congratulations!! And your dog is adorable. What's his name?

1960lisa: Curly is one handsome dude! The big pic just lets us see him in all his glory, so no worries!

Davetecsgirl & Megathome111: Welcome! The more the merrier!

jaks97: Do measure. It's encouraging sometimes when the scale isn't moving to realize the tape measure is, if you know what I mean. Sounds like you're definitely making good progress.

Kleinbuenstor: Cannot WAIT to hear your January miles. I was so proud of my hike today but you put me to shame!

Janemartin02: I am so sorry to hear how you're struggling. {{Hugs}} Will keep you in prayers. Times have gotten so tough for so many people, my heart goes out to you.

Tomorrow is an off day for me exercise-wise.

Have a wonderful rest of the weekend all!

Virginia

Virginia - I didn't realize that you were so young!!! Of course, your picture shows it now that I look closely. Wow! What a wonderful feeling to not have to check the strap! Good for you.

kc - congratulations! August will be here before you know it. I have no idea where January went to! How old are the kids on your robotics team? When Bryan was little, he was CONSTANTLY playing with Legos. Some of the things he would do just amazed me!

Weighed in. The Wii says I gained from yesterday, but the scale says I lost a pound from last week. I knew that I would have a gain, we had dinner late in the evening. That's a sure fire way for me to show a gain!

Did an hour of a yoga DVD today. It's supposed to be by this woman but she is doing the exercises while this guy leads you. But it's still good. Tomorrow I'll do a pilates DVD

Welcome davetecsgrl - glad to have ya.

Sherry - when I first got my Wii, my body age was something in the 70's too. Now it's usually in the 30's. You'll get there, if I can do it -- ANYONE can

Jackie - so glad you caught that mouse! They sure can be frustrating things, can't they??

Laura - have a nice time at the "b&b"

Meg - there's ALWAYS room for one or more! So glad you found us. What a great incentive to lose weight you have!

jane - my heart is breaking for you. I just can't imagine how you're feeling. Of course, prayers and more prayers from NC

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

We had a great evening. We went to the home and builders show at the expo center. They have lots of vendors and stuff to look at regarding ways to improve your home. Did lots of drooling and wishful thinking! We went with some really good friends and had fun. Was very bad at dinner though. I don't seem to be very successful at staying on track lately. I think I need a new attitude!

JB_2011, I tried your muffin recipe but used raspberries instead of blue berries. It was wonderful! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Jane - I am so very sorry for your plight. I can't imagine what you must be going through. You are in my prayers.

I loved the pictures of the dogs. They are adorable. A greyhound rescue had some animals at the show today. One was a small brindle that I loved but DH kept ignoring my hints. Sigh....

Praying for all of you especially those who are coping with difficulties.

Good night! Cindy