50+ WOMEN for the month of JUNE

Good Morning ladies,
Yeah, I did it. I am 199.8 this morning. I reached my goal a week late but I reached it. I want to never be in the 200 +again.
Anne, I laughed out loud at the thought of putting the apple in my bra. You always make me laugh. I really hope to meet you someday.
Doodbiedoo, glad my thoughts help. I have come a long way and have a long way to go, but hopefully learning along the way.
Benson thanks for the water article. I LOVE water and always have. This is the easy part for me. It is hard for hubby though. He loves his coke and he loves milk. He is down to cokes only for special occasions. He puts lots of lemon in his water and that helps him.
Everyone keep up the good work. Talk to you soon.
Vicki

Hi, Everyone,

I see that I haven't posted here for a while.

We had an unexpected and tragic death in the family, leaving a 9 yr old boy without his Mom. I would appreciate your prayers for him. Thanks so much.

We are going to be on the road again this week, tho' I seem to better eating when I'm not counting calories every day, just go by whether I really feel hungry or not and try to make healthy choices for food. I'm wondering if when I count cals I tend to try to eat 'up to the max' and then end up eating more without realizing it. Anyway the scale is back down to where it was when we got home last time. So more of the 'keep on keeping on' attitude and try to get enough steps in

Barbie and Jake are such an inspiration. and so many of you have lost a LOT of pounds.

Vicki's goal of 20lbs by the end of summer seems very ambitious to me, but maybe summer ends later where you are, Vicki :laugh: I'm hovering around, but under 200 the last couple of weeks, It does feel good, doesn't it? And I do have that same feeling, never, never relate to the terrible 2's again!

Wishful, the diabetic dietician here says we need at least 1400 cal average to get proper nutrition.

Have a good day all.

ps forgot to mention, the new photo is of the Okanangan Lake, one I took as we were almost home again at the end of May.

Ellen

:flowerforyou: Vicki,
Yay on getting on the other side of 200! If I lose 18 pounds by the end of June to your 20, then I'll be on the other side of 200 and you'll make your goal of 20.I think we can do it!!!

:glasses: hi hope everyone has had a nice day
ellen sorry about the family lost many prayers i am helping raising my three year old grandson my daughter in law shannon pass away on us last march she had been sick for away though..we thought she was in remissio because her cancer had been gone for three years. we kinda of forgot she had it.. so m
any prayer to your family
vicki that is so wonderful i can not wait to be there i have seen the two hundreds for to long and now my ticker is moving and i am moving more.. one step at a time
thank you for all the wonderful storys about water i honestly never thought about how inportant it really is and this is all good to know thank you again
love debbie and family

Thanks to all who let me know I posted in the wrong place. I just got back from the gym and recorded what I ate so far as well as my exercise time. so far so good!:happy:


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I need to set myself a new goal. Do you think 20 lbs by the end of summer would be too much. That would be 2 1/2 months.
Vicki

Vicki, what worked for me was to set a very modest weight loss goal and very firm eating and exercise goals. If I exceeded my weight loss goal I was extra happy and I didn't set myself up for failure and sadness. I set other goals like how much water to drink, what new exercise to do, and planning and logging my meals ahead of time----things that I could force myself to do. My biggest goal continues to be to keep doing all these healthy things again today.:bigsmile:

I'm so happy for you that you reached a weight that starts with a 1

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you don't ever have to weigh something that starts with 2 ever again if you don't want to.

Barbie

Hi everyone:flowerforyou:

Late getting on here tonite because I had such a busy day. Laundry, cutting grass, cleaning and packing up. Only one more day and we hit the road. I am very excited even though the weather is forecasting rain for the whole time we are away:noway: . I refuse to let the idea of a damp weekend dampen my spirits:bigsmile: . I have planned healthy menu's, packed my workout clothes(and rain gear) even some pilates DVD's and resistance bands:happy: .

My knee is still giving me some pain so I have been taking it easy and not been doing anything to strenous as not to aggravate it. Although pushing the lawnmower today did not make it very happy.

Hugs to those of you going through some difficult and challenging times right now:brokenheart: I understand your pain and send you my prayers.

Take care and blessings to all:flowerforyou:

Marie

Good morning everybody!
Well, I'm swamped with blueberries-my youngest son has been working with blueberry farmers and brought nearly 6 quarts home. I've already given away 4 pints, we've made a cobbler, and I still have a crazy amount of blueberries to freeze and consume! They are yummy, though.
Anne, thanks for the encouragement...you have such a lovely way with words. I was surprised to see that I've lost another 1/2 pound, which the computer thoughtfully rounded up to a total of 5 pounds!
Ellen, I've been thinking about your family loss. Nine years old is a tough age to lose a mother, so much of life still ahead.
On a happier note, I get to go to Williamsburg in July. I've always wanted to go. (I'm a history nut.). I've never been to Virginia. Any touristy ideas anyone?

Thanks for the story, Susan, so true. We can make lemonade instead of letting the lemons make us sour;

Thanks for taking the time to share, Anne. You are an encouragement.

So many of you said you would be praying for Ethan and family. Thank you.
Have a good day all, will try to check in again later.

Ellen

Anne - I've done the same thing with a bag of cinnamon sugar pita chips......counted out my 13 and THEN gone back and ate the rest of the bag:explode: just craziness! Anyway - none of us are perfect - the good news is that it WASN'T the chocolate:flowerforyou: So that's a small victory in itself!

Sorry everybody i've been so out of touch - i just go from work to house to yard (after 10 days of rain the weeds are knee high:noway: to bed!:laugh: I haven't even had time to READ all the posts.

Congrats to everyone who is losing weight - i'm staying pretty steady right now - can't get rid of those last 3 pesky pounds.....

Ellen - so sorry about your loss.

I hope everyone who has had health issues are healing!!!!!! I'll be BACK! elli

Hi Everybody, :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Jake is sick and is spending the day in bed. :sad: :sad: The dogs and I are trying to be quiet. It’s so hot outside that we don’t want to go out until it cools off. I walked for almost 90 minutes this morning until it got too hot.

:flowerforyou: Sandi, in the three weeks until you leave for your son’s wedding I hope you will be thinking about strategies to eat smart and exercise while you are there. I’ve been traveling quite a bit since I started MFP and it helped me to have an eating plan for the days I wasn’t at home. It’s easier in an RV but we even found some things that worked while we were in a hotel. Congratulations on your son’s upcoming marriage and good luck to you on your healthy eating.

:flowerforyou: Marie, I hope your trip turns out great. It sounds like you’ve made some great plans.

:flowerforyou: Anne, I had a similar challenge with dried fruits. We got a beautiful basket of dried fruit as a gift in December and even though I repacked it in snack bags, I still overdid it. We all know that chocolate is a problem, but fruit seems so harmless. The current treat in the fridge is smoked salmon. I’ve already weighed it and checked the calories on MFP but I haven’t split it into serving sized portions.

:flowerforyou: Wishful, blueberries are so good for you. I like them best in cereal or with fat free yogurt. We’ve never been to Williamsburg but we hope to get there someday.

:flowerforyou: Susan, congratulations on getting out of the obese range and congratulations on all your success so far. I’ve been reading your posts for awhile and I know how hard you’ve worked even with bumps in the road along the way.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Ellen, I am so sorry for your loss.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Alice, it’s good to hear from you again. I have to remind myself that even if someone doesn’t post, they may be reading the posts and continuing to be part of the group

:flowerforyou: Elli, for people like us, staying at the same weight is a victory. That has been my downfall for years----eating healthy, not losing weight, then saying “what’s the use?” and going back to my old ways and gaining a ton of weight.

:flowerforyou: Heather, thank you for that great post about drinking water. I’ve had three cups of water since I started writing this post. A few years ago after a rocky time in our marriage, my husband and I decided to have a date night once a week. Until we started with MFP, our date was almost always going out to eat. Now that we’ve given up recreational eating, we’ve had to be more creative about what we do. We’ve gone on some great drives and visits to tourist attractions in our own community. I hope you and your husband will get the plan on track soon.

:flowerforyou: Kathy, your yellow submarine sounds so great and so challenging. Enjoy your time with your mom and dad. Even if they live to 100 it won’t be long enough. They are so lucky to have you.
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And to all the other motivated pals, I wish you another day of healthy choices. Together we can continue to succeed.

Big hugs,
Barbie

You are all great and so inspiring, Thanks for keeping me focused. It's been a busy week with several things that could have derailed me, but I was able to stay on plan because of all of you... Not feeling so alone. In July I'll post some goals and really get going. Thanks again. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

I would love to be part of this group. My name is Jayne, 56 years old and live in New Hampshire and have been looking to make friends on MFP to share successes along with challenges we older ladies face. A little more difficult to lose weight as we age and our bodies change, but I know with a little support we can do this, once and for all.

Have a good day.

Jayne

Does the ticker come up automatically? I'm having to go back and copy and paste. How does this thing actually work? :embarassed:

:drinker: tea time good morning to all welcomes to all the new people who are coming on board here. this has been a wonderful place to be a part of and you will all enjoy. i have a nother small story most i my life i have been with children starting babysitting at 12 and than 18 started my own famiy and still today i babysit.. i have friends but we all do phone calls every now and than and a few times a year see each other... i just want to thank everyone here because talking and i feel like we are all hanging out with each other everyday has made a big differents in what i have been doing.. i am not then only one working hard to get healthy and its not like going to the gym and i am the only roly poly there.. so again and many times more i will be saying whoever started this place i thank you dearly..

anne thank you for the support you give each one of us.. that is so thoughful

patsi sometimes when i am posting there is a red x on my and if i click on it my ticker comes on

janye welcome on board and good morning i live down here in mass. how do you like our rain

bjerkins welcome and just start chatting nice to have you onboard

kathy you make me sing beatles song that is so cool i would love to see this it sounds so awsome

ok my daughter is telling me i have been on to long and she thought i need to do some dusting or vacuming did i mention she is ten.. think she wants the comp ok everyone have a nice day love debbie and family

barbie i'll trade you some sun for our rain but my daugthers and i are going to take out thee unbellsa and go for a small walk as long as the winds are ok

ballied57 this is a wonderful place small goals one i have learn and to drink lots of water if you go and read some of the past post you will read about some good water thoughts.. :drinker: :drinker: