WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012

X marks my spot for later on. Happy February my friends x

Wow, so many new people. We are already on page 2 and it is only 6:23 am PST. Wow! Anyway did good with treadmilling an hour a day towards the end of the month and eating well again so that will be my goal for February.

Trying to get myself out of the house every morning is more and more of a challenge as Ritter continues to grow and gain a lot of confidence. He is a real pistol. I love to watch him and Bodi play, and they really play in the morning. I get distracted. Trying to get Ritter in the kennel, not get Bodi upset about it and get myself out the door while manually setting the alarm has become such a crazy dance that I am exhausted by the time I get to work. But then again I love having the puppy so I will just shut up now.

Only two more weeks until I get to put my hands on my beautiful baby granddaughter Olivia. I can't wait.

Have a great day all.

Robin, Bodi and Ritter.

I posted this as my status update this morning, but now I realize I also want to say this, in particular, to all the fabulous 50+ women here. You are so upbeat and inspiring! Good morning MFP friends! Have I told you lately how wonderful you are? Last evening, I was walking the dogs along the sidewalk by the waterfront, and I passed a group of other dog-walkers who had stopped to chat. Their conversation revolved around how all of them needed to go on diets. What went through my head as I walked on by was how good it is to have my MFP friends who don't just stand around talking about what they ought to do. Lots of love, and a great big cheer, to all of you!

Virginia, I also love the quote planning what you eat and eating what you plan. I'm going to make it my motto this month.

White rabbits!

Furnace update first - they finally called me back about 4:30 and said that the engineer was delayed on the job he was on, and if it would be after 5:30 then he would go home, or if I still wanted him to come, it would be overtime. I said that I don't expect to pay anyway, so if it is overtime that isn't my problem. But, as I needed to get to the hospital in ever worsening weather I decided I wouldn't wait for him to come yesterday. She said he could come today, but that isn't convenient for me as I was supposed to have aquafit this morning but I'm not going because of the weather, and this afternoon I always go to the mall for certain Wednesday chores. They are now coming tomorrow morning, but couldn't give me a time. Excuse me!!! with all the time I've been waiting how come I'm not first on the list and therefore you can give me a specific time.

(The weather problem for the aquafit class is that there is a steep slope down into the parking lot and therefore difficult to get out again when we have freezing rain, which we have again, and again today)

DBF called and is now getting a timetable for his life! He will sit in the chair until 9:30, then will be put back into bed for an hour to rest, then he will be got up again to do his exercise, etc. Good progress. He asked for fresh toast again this morning. Problem when all the toast is made centrally, then put on the trays and delivered it is cold and soggy by the time it gets to the patient. Yesterday he stabbed it with his knife repeatedly and then asked for a new slice because the one he had was dead!

Welcome to all the newcomers - this is a great group.

Meg - I hope you do well with WW tracking. When they changed the system last year (or was it the year before), I then found it non-intuitive any more and just couldn't get on with it. That is why I joined here.

Happy Feb 1st.
My goals are to eat the healthiest I can.
Hopefully,get this knee taken care of and do what the drs say.
Hopefully,have some kind of plan were we will be and hopefully,settled soon.
Turn negatives into positives.Do the best I can.
Have a great day!!!
HUGS
jane

:flowerforyou: Happy February!

Wow it's the first and there are two pages already:drinker:

Welcome to all of you that have found this thread....keep coming back and checking in and we will get to know you:drinker:

Virginia- Your success and goals are an inspiration to those of us that have a ways to go:flowerforyou:

genealace- So glad to hear that DBF is progressing in his healing, it won't be long and they will be saying he's coming home:happy: Those furnace people need to be shot:explode: with it being winter and all I agree you should be at the top of their list.

So yesterday was the end of the month, end of quarterly reports and end of year reports do, as well as 25pages that the boss got from the lawyer of more info his office needed because it was the end of the month:grumble: By the time I headed home I was wishing for a quiet evening, but hubby had thought it would be a nice gesture to have the two grandsons over for a few hours and then take them to McDonald's to play in the playground. So DIL dropped off the boys about 4:40 and we were to have them home by 7:30...I finally got home at 6:00 and there were cars and Legos everywhere and Hubby and Grandson #1 were setting up targets to shoot at with Nerf darts....they were all having a great time....but I think what amazed me the most is that it was hubby's idea to watch the kiddos and most of it without me there:bigsmile: Sometimes he just surprises me

February goals to keep logging, keep up the exercise at least 5 days a week and to see the same loss as January which was 6# gone....of course I would have liked a greater loss but I'm glad for what I got.:drinker: Those last two were really hard to get off:grumble: each 1/2 lb came of "kicking and screaming" but gone they are....forward to this new month:drinker:

Everyone have a good day, drink your water and get up and get moving.

Laura

Barbie, thank you for keeping us going:flowerforyou:

Happy February!!

My goals for this month

Lose another 5 pounds
Complete 450 minutes of exercise per week
Do something fun, social and healthy at least once a week
Survive my new classes, especially the teaching of the Safe Food Handlers course which is the most excrutiatingly boring, but necessary, part of my courses

My son and DIL leave today so we went out for sushi last night. I managed to just stay under my calories because I went and worked out first but it was pretty close. They are off to a temporary teaching job in Mexico, still waiting to hear from the schools they applied to for the fall. I doubt I will get to travel to see them this year, wherever they end up, so it probably won't be until Christmas when I see them again. It has been great having them and we've worked out and gone to yoga together, but I won't mind getting my house ( and TV ) back and also my less calorically challenging meals.

I posted this question somewhere else but never got any answers. Has anyone ever tried light therapy for SAD? I am somewhat prone to it and, in the past have tanned, but I am wondering about trying out the light boxes. Some areas get very cold but sun, my area tends to get not so cold but endless grey.

I showed a couple of my co-workers this site.....we'll see if they end up on here.

Sarah

I haven't posted much, but have been logging my food every day and putting the things I've learned from MASTERING YOUR METABOLISM into practice. January my goals were to get all the junk out of my system and get healthy. I did fruit, veggies, nuts and water only for 10 days and then slowly started adding back in whole grains, lean meat and dairy.

RESULTS: Both hubby and I lost 10 lbs (each) and feel better than we have in a very, very long time. Its still a challenge to shop since we are no longer eating anything that has preservatives or artificial anything in it and our local grocery store stocks very little organic fare. I have to drive an hour to shop once a week in a larger town. I'm cooking from scratch all the time and daily trying out new recipes or adapting old ones. (On a side note I also celebrated 34 years of marriage with my high school sweetheart on the 28th.) The standing joke around here is, "What kind of beans am I going to make today?"

February, my goals are to continue clean eating, whittle away my muffin top and hopefully lose another 10 lbs before March 15th. To accomplish this I know I must really focus on interval and strength training at least 6 days a week. We've had some gorgeous spring-like days lately so I am getting my bike back out of the garage at last.

First, my report on my January goals. My main goal for the month was to get back on track with my food diary after the holidays, and to get back to an exercise routine, which I had allowed my work schedule to sabotage for me. I feel really good about my accomplishments in both areas, and I am calling my goals achieved! Yea, me!

Okay, as I told you, my pool thinking lately has been about my goals, and I am now ready to unveil them and commit myself. Nothing like putting it in print to make it happen, right? Drum Roll, please!

My goals for February:
I have come to the realization that setting goals that I really can't control like weight loss sets me up to be disappointed in myself. So no more! I have what is looking like a rather long list of goals, very unusual for me, but I want to try it this month and see how it goes.
The February Plan:
Step #1: Continue my success from January by logging food and working out at least 21 days this month. But a more specific twist on the logging - in order to count, I must hit complete my diary at the end of the day, and the calorie total must be between 1200 and 1700 calories for the day. And truly back to basics and my old mantra - LOG EVERY BITE, LICK OR SIP! (I am still allowing myself not to log my water intake though, as I have a real hang up about that. I drink it, just hate to log it.)
Step #2: Measure myself by February 5th and record the measurements, including my weight, in a journal.
Step #3: Update my badly outdated profile on here sometime before the month is over.
Step #4: Institute a "Personal Motto of the Month". Find a way to remind myself to think about my motto every day. For February I am choosing one of my favorites, the Kansas State Motto which has been ingrained in me since childhood ~ "Ad Astra Per Aspera!" (Translation for non Kansans or non Latin buffs: "To the stars through difficulties!")

Hopefully, this plan will help to keep me on track even when I am not losing weight, which is very discouraging. I can reach the stars!!

Finally, a reminder to all: I will be posting the birthday list soon. If you have never sent me your birthday and want to be included, please take a few seconds to send me a personal message now!

Thanks to each and every one of you for being here for me day after day on this journey. You may not know it, but every one of you is my inspiration! Mary

Editing to add: I also commit to posting a report on here each week about my progress on my plan. You are my watchdogs. Sorry, but prepare to be bored with me!

Hello, everyone. I've posted my beginning weight so I'm very hopeful this will be a good site for me. I'm considering getting a gastric sleeve because I'm sick and tired of the up and down. But I'm going to give this a try for a while. There's accountability here and also the weight tracker. My goal for this month is not to overeat, drink more water and dust off the treadmill.

Just curious--does anyone else on this board follow South Beach guidelines? If so feel free to add me as a friend. If anyone looks at my diary please ignore this week Tues-Fri--those are colonoscopy prep days so it's way off from my norm.

My Jan. goal was to heal my brain. I'm pretty close so my goal for Feb. is to ease back into exercise.

Wed 02/01/12 05:48 PM

:laugh: I forgot the date......so have moved this from January!!

:flowerforyou: Happy Wednesday .EVERYONE!!

Welcome ..New Jackie .....

Yey! middle of the week again. Time sure goes fast when you're having fun.....and I hope you are!
It's verrry chilly here today but there's no snow ...yet!

Nothing much to say. I've been "Good" so far today and have some cleaning calories to help.
I'm back on the Options Belgian choc drink to control my chocolate monster! I have some nice sweet melon too, in case the munchy monster pops by tonight....and if all else fails,:ohwell: the Duct Tape for my mouth ..... is in the garage!

:flowerforyou: BFN
Jackie

AHealthierSuzyQ -

Hi! Very interested in your approach. I haven't heard of Mastering your Matb. I have really been struggling to get the scale moving in the right direction. I suspect some of my problem is related to hormones all over the place. Would love to hear more about what you eat.

I have tried adding a protein shake in the morning. I used to always start with steel cut oats. Still the scale isn't moving. I am an emotional eater too. Especially lately. :blushing: I was thin all the way until my mid forties. I have been on a no win road since I turned 47. I am 50 now.

Looks like you have lost a lot!! - Congratulations! Sarah

Hi y'all! So glad to see this group.

I've been on MFP for a couple of weeks and finally saw the first movement on the scale! I will admit I was getting disheartened. I'm convinced my body was waiting to see if I was serious before responding.

February Goals:

- Log in and track food and exercise each and every day. Really does make a difference!
- MOVE more
- Drink my water
- Continue stepping away from fast food. We're doing so well on this, better than ever before.