WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012

Happy Wednesday all,

There are more folks I'd like to reply to but the seven am bell has rung and I must get J'boy up and ready for skiing. Tallyho! :happy:

Well, as realpure would say, I’ve lost another one of my wrong direction pounds this week. :happy: That feels good.

Today I’m skiing with my students – the boys have been asking me, “Are you a good skier?” I know they mean to ask me to join them on some crazy powder runs in the trees! I am a decently good skier, but I don’t enjoy the trails. When I was a teen-ager I skied the trails because that’s where my friends were. I just don’t feel the same peer pressure to join a bunch of 11-13 year olds these days, so you will find me enjoying myself on the groomed runs and chatting with them in the lift lineups. Oh, being the grown-up is so great!

J’boy is joining us (he finally got all his math homework done) and he has grown so much in the last year I’m pretty sure none of his equipment will fit. This time last year he was the same size as DH (5’6”), now he’s towering over both of us. He likes to pat me on the head. Where will it all end???

My DS and I have a “no wine on weekdays” pact. :ohwell: I’m sure it’s made a big difference in my weight loss; I know it’s improved my confidence in my ability to take control of my life. I don’t keep any wine in the house now (used to have a cellar full) because I don’t trust my impulse control yet. I buy one good bottle at a time and enjoy it, guilt free.

Michele, good for you using your early morning to exercise. :flowerforyou: You’d have found me at the computer or reading a book, I think!

Barbiecat – welcome to strength training. I love it!

Genealace – you don’t need a fitness video when you have a driveway to clear. What a lot of work. Glad that DBF continues to improve. Vaya bien!

Doobledoo – Good luck on your challenge with the children, what a great motivator. 1000 calories a day is pretty low – you could raise it to 1200 and still loose a pound a week I am sure. I’d hate to see you get sick or discouraged!

Mamaj, are you a teacher? I’m taking a clue from your profile photo. Welcome to the club.

Virginia, I think change is hard, whether it’s loosing a beloved pet or a wedding ring. We don’t give ourselves enough slack sometimes. Take it easy on yourself. :flowerforyou:

Nancy

These are my people! Thanks

Good morning ladies - just stopped in quickly as I wanted to share this article that appeared in our Winnipeg online Sun newspaper this morning... :bigsmile: Dessert for breakfast? :drinker:

Now girls we can do what we always did and not feel guilty about it.

Next time you have a choice between low-fat yogurt or chocolate cake for breakfast, go for the chocolate cake.
It sounds too good to be true, but new research says having dessert for breakfast can help people lose weight and keep it off.
Doctors at Tel Aviv University say morning is the best time to consume sweets because that's when the body's metabolism is most active, and we have the rest of the day to work off the calories. Eating cookies or chocolate as part of breakfast that includes proteins and carbs also helps stem the craving for sweets later.
The researchers split 193 clinically obese, non-diabetic adults into two groups: one consumed a low-carb diet that included a 300-calorie breakfast; the other got a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that included a dessert item.
Halfway through the 32-week study, both groups had lost an average of 33 lbs. per person. But in the second half of the study the low-carb group regained an average of 22 lbs. per person, while the dessert-for-breakfast group lost an additional 15 lbs. each.
Though both groups consumed the same daily total calories, "the participants in the low-carbohydrate diet group had less satisfaction and felt that they were not full," said Prof. Daniela Jakubowicz, adding that they would eventually give in to cravings for sugar and carbs, and cheat on their diet.
This also suggests that the dessert group will be more successful at keeping the weight off, the researchers said.
The findings appear in the journal Steroids.

.....have a good day ladies ..... check back in later

p.s. not been a good two days for me but I'm back on track today.... :drinker:

Goal for February to stay committed to plan - track, exercise, and stay motivated!!!!

Starting over this month and will make my goal for February to post each and every thing I put in my mouth even if I am way over my calories. In the past, once I went over my allotted 1200 calories, I quit tracking my food. I have to be honest with myself so I can finally get a handle on this. I'm a little confused on the groups. Is this a group I can actually join and if so, how? Sounds like a great bunch of people. :flowerforyou:

We are not an official group, like on the groups tab, but we are just a group of women who love to support each other. So, since you have posted here, we now consider you one of us! The only thing that you need to do is come back and share with us whenever you can so that we can get to know you. Welcome to you and all of our newcomers!

Kackie - have a safe trip!

Shmogo9 - Thank you for the permission to eat dessert for breakfast! I was sitting here bemoaning the payday cookie that I succumbed to at 8am today! (They have started feeding us cookies every payday this year, and they are too darn good to pass up. It's only once a month, right??)

Good to see all of you this lovely Wednesday, or hump day. As a friend always tells me, have a good day if you want to! Mary

Chocolate cake for breakfast~um but I'd be too afraid I would get tooooooo use to it. I do want to try the angel food cake w/fruit though. Happy Hump Day Ladies!

Hi ladies. I'm Cindy and I've been on MFP for many months now. I also belong to TOPS. I reached my goal weight in June 2011, so now I must maintain my weight. I've been doing a pretty good job so far. I've managed to stay about 4 pounds below my goal. It is a daily struggle for me, as I still have such a sweet tooth. I've lost 40 lbs total since Jan 2009.

I don't know what goals I can set for myself, other than....not gain back my weight! I walk 2 hrs each day, and I do approx 30 mins of Yoga / Pilates or Bowflex each evening. I count my calories and I portion control. I know I have everything under control, but I feel I need the support of others, who are fighting this endless battle.

I guess my biggest goal for February, isn't for me, but it is to get my husband on this band wagon. He has been battling a Thyroid problem for about 3 yrs now, and we can't seem to get his meds right. He has gained over 100 pounds in the last year, but he won't get off his butt to loose it! He claims it's the Meds causing the weight gain, and I agree (to a certain degree) as I am the main cook in the house, and I am in control of the food that is in my fridge and my cupboards. Sure I cook for him, and control his portion size as well, but he needs to exercise......and he won't. He claims he's on his feet, walking at work all day......I claim THAT IS NOT EXERCISING! He needs to come walk with me in the morning/evening (with the dog) or do my workout with me, but he won't......any suggestions?

I wonder if a nice herbal tea instead of wine would work. I might have to try that.

That's my evening drink of choice right now -- Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime herbal tea! Don't know how long it will continue once it starts getting hot again -- guess I'll have to find one that taste good iced :drinker:

Another plus for the herbal tea . . . it can be counted as part of your water for the day!!

Linda

LOL!! Oh, it's mine, too. My daughter and I were just thinking about going out for some. I think I will join you in your avoidance goal!

I ate at Posados up in your neck of the woods last week. Ah.....

My biggest downfall, the little place just a mile down the road, it's WAY too convenient!

I am 60 and need to keep my goals, nights are the hardest for me, we eat dinner at 3pm and then I want to nibble around 8 or 9, need to stop this, but bored waiting for hubby to get home, we eat at this time due to him gone to work. any suggestions on what I could make for my dinner since we call our dinner lunch, and how I can make it for around 8 pm

So very happy, I passed my driving test... Now I have a Bermudian Drivers license...

Todays a great day

Not a newbie, just lost my way for quite a while. Trying to getback into it.

Geri

Howdy all. Sorta snowy day here, but nothing significant. We haven't had any real winter.

Interesting phenomenon - I've been taking an informal poll and found a couple of other people who've experienced it, but I had never heard of such a thing: I was 5'9" in my youth (I'm 49.95 now), but a few years ago when I changed doctors they measured me at 5'8", something I've since had confirmed. So somewhere I misplaced an inch at an age when I was too young for the normal reasons. Anyway, today at the docs she said she noticed I was standing much taller since the weight loss so they measured me...I have almost all of that inch back!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Tomorrow is my Glamour Shot. As soon as I have the pix available, I'll share them here (assuming they come out well :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: )

Kackie - Safe travels - and safe skiing. Hope you have fun with your family!

RebelRenny - Stand your ground with DH, but kindly! My hubby is a skinny **** too, but he's been pretty supportive.

{{Pam3}} - Hugs to you. Digging through old memories can bring up such scars and baggage - and sometimes lovely memories. Every day is a new day.

Mazaron - More skiing. How come we didn't get any winter? Hope you had fun with the kids. How old is J'boy?

My daughter was 9 1/2 when she came to me and her social worker said "She looks older than her age because she's just finished a growth spurt." Apparently she knows a different meaning for the word "finished" than I do, because DD was 5' flat when she came and 2 years later she was 5'8". She has now finally stopped growing at 5'10.5".

ohmicki - You join just by jumping in and posting. You're wise to track everything, even if you go over. First of all, just the exercise tends to make you eat less (if you stop logging when you go over then 300 over or 700 over makes no difference - if you keep logging you'll be more likely to stop sooner). Second, you can learn about your weak points and triggers as you log and start to make small changes that will eventually make a big difference. Good luck! Hope to see you around.

All the other many new faces - Welcome!

shmogo9 - Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! Chocolate cake!! That's a no-go food for me! I have a short list of foods that I have absolutely no self control around and have given up completely. Not every treat food, just the ones I can't moderate. Chocolate cake, brownies and such chocolatey-cakey things are at the top of that list. Sigh. No chocolate cake for breakfast for me.

jb_2011 - Hooray for the scale going down. And hooray for you!

AHealthierSuz - Ouch. Do you have back problems often? Are you using heat? That helps me a lot. Feel better soon!

Laura80111 - I can speak to the efficacy of the "eat every two hours" thing. I eat 6 times a day. Occasionally 7. Not much at any one sitting, not even dinner, but small amounts often and every one has at least some protein.

Off work tomorrow, Yay Me!

Virginia

Ohhhhhhhhhhh The Wine Debate!!!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Renny, Cando, and everyone else who commented...I have the same problem. DH has been in MT and I have no problem when he is gone, but when he has a nice glass of lovely red wine...I want one too! It certainly affects my weight and not in a good way for so many reasons. Food TASTES better with a bit of wine and then I want MORE! I also think that my body treats it as sugar, even though red wine is not supposed to be as bad. I think the ONE glass and only WITH dinner on the weekends is the way to go........IF I CAN STICK TO IT. Which I can for a while...but never forever:noway: :noway: :noway:

So...any suggestions from those of you who struggle with the same issue are welcome. ( I too have found that a nice decaf hot tea at night after dinner is soothing in a similar way that wine is. I also use it as a signal that "THATS IT!". But...it doesn't take the place completely of a good glass of wine:ohwell: )

Good LUCK! Off to close my suitcase and try to get a little walk in before dark! I'll be walking the airport terminals for my exercise tomorrow! Take care, ALL Kackie

Linda: Thanks for the Lyrics!!!

kackie, safe travels and enjoy your family and the skiing

Hi Everyone:

I am sending shouts out to the Newcomers, there are so many new people, bear with me while I get used to everyone

I have decided that I would love to have a diet that included chocolate cake for breakfast, that would be an "ideal" for me :laugh:

I am still not losing, but not gaining so that is good, just stuck :grumble:

I have been trying to get more exercise hoping that will help me. A dietician has advised me that I am not eating enough and that is part of my problem :noway: So, I tried eating more and what happened - I gained, so I went back to my way and lost that little gain but now I am stuck again :ohwell: I will get this sorted out yet :happy:

Things are tense at work as the other secretary has basically been told that either she goes down to part time hours or nothing; she cannot affort to work only part time so she is really mad at the bosses; not a comfortable place right now - I am right in the middle between the 2 sides :noway:

Anyway, My Friends, talk to you soon. Take care everyone. Hope you are all well.

Love, Cathy xx