50+ WOMEN for the month of JUNE

:flowerforyou: good afternoon to all hope yours morning went wonderful.. the clouds and rain are coming in on us again.. i had a good busy morning and now i am home housecleaning and i have a bike that does't move i can just sit on it so i am putting it up on my porch and going for a ride its a old one and i have clean it off from being down in the cellar.. i don't like just sitting anymore an i guess that is a good thing when i think how much i was sitting around a month ago and what i do now i am proud .. i have never check out the recipes on this site so when i take a break i am going to do that. ok everyone have a nice afternoon

happy bday patsi you food sounded very good glad to hear it was a good time for you would you share some of what the south beach is about i always see some of the meals in the freezer part of the stores...

ellen that is good about the 45 lbs. yes we do have the same about.. i am not sure were i want to go down to yet i have been over 200 for so so many years just the thought of being down under 150 is wonderful to me i setting small goals for me sometimes one day at a time.. its been not an easy three mths here for the most part i keep doing 225 216 up and down up and down now the past three weeks it has not gone up i can not believe i am finally doing it i have tryed so many things i never stay with it and this time i am doing it..

love from debbie and family

Good afternoon ladies. Today is my Birthday. I am 54 years old. I am a new fitnesspal member and I love it. I would love to join your group. How do I sign on?

We’ve left the great RV park with the walking trail. The new place has a paved road so when it gets cooler we’ll go for a walk. There’s a nice grassy area for the dogs but no place to let them off leash. We’re relaxing this afternoon in the RV watching a movie. Bernie is under the bedspread, Haifa is sleeping in a sunny spot by the window and the dogs are asleep on the bed. Life doesn’t get any better than this.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Lianne, I love your attitude about surgery----seeing it as the solution to your problem rather than as a problem. Your dogs will be so happy to have you take them for walks again. :bigsmile: Congratulations on your great weight loss. :bigsmile: My friends didn’t comment on the first 10 pounds I lost, but then I remembered that they hadn’t commented as I gained all the weight either, so I guess it was fair. :laugh: :laugh: In the long run, this weight loss journey is a private one and we have to be our own biggest cheerleaders.

:flowerforyou: Debbie, I see that you ticker has gone down a pound. That’s a huge accomplishment for someone who lives in a house with a man who keeps candy on his desk in plain sight.:laugh:

:flowerforyou: Brenda, welcome to the group. You can make some goals right now for June. Every day is a new adventure. Some members of the group make new goals every day or every week.

:flowerforyou: Bjerkins, welcome to the group and congratulations on the weight you’ve already lost. This is a great place to get the continued encouragement to lose those last pesky pounds.

:flowerforyou: Jayne, welcome to the group. We have other members who have had success with Weight Watchers and are sharing their success with the rest of us. MFP has been a huge help to me.

:flowerforyou: Patsigirl, happy birthday to you. May this year be the one where you reach the weight you want. If you want your ticker to come up every time, go to “My Home”, then “Settings”, then “change forum signature” then paste your ticker there. You can also add an inspirational quote or goals or whatever you want. Then your signature will come up every time you post.

:flowerforyou: Elli, I continue to cheer for you losing the last 3 pounds. You’ve developed such good skills at being active and logging your food and drinking water that once you lose those pounds, they’ll stay gone.

:flowerforyou: Susan, I love your idea about inviting the in-laws to your house so you don’t have to face their snacks and so you can control what food is served. There is always a solution.

:flowerforyou: Kathy, your yellow submarine is fabulous. Thank you for all your kind words. You have been such an inspiration to me since I joined this thread. Beyond the losing weight, you have shown us that planning works even during the busy, hectic, stress-filled times. I love hanging out with you.:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Becky, good luck meeting your son’s girlfriend’s parents. That is a huge step for him to invite you. I hope you can find the means to go there.

:flowerforyou: Heather, I know you will get right back with the program even after a small deviation. Practice makes perfect.

:flowerforyou: Marie, I’m so glad you made it to the campground and are enjoying your time there . You are so right to be careful and not injure yourself again.

:flowerforyou: Barb, since I have not seen a picture of you, I can imagine you any way I want to. While we were walking on the path at the RV park I saw a lot of women walking small dogs, and each of them made me think about you. I enjoy hanging out with you and sharing this journey with you and your doggies. Congratulations on losing that most recent pound.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Vicki, congratulations on the new grandchild on the way.

:flowerforyou: Laurel, welcome and happy birthday. Joining this thread will be the best birthday present you could ever get.

:flowerforyou: Anne, There’s always someone telling us what the right weight should be. This is such a private matter and if you’ve lost so much weight already, you should have a good sense of what is good for you. The most important thing is eating healthy and getting exercise and keeping with a plan that will last a lifetime. I wish you a successful outcome with your foot no matter what the treatment. Being back on your feet will be such a good thing for you.

:flowerforyou: Ellen, just take it one day at a time. Enjoy being under 200, keep refining your eating and exercising, and remarkable things will come to pass. Give your hubby lots of TLC that doesn’t include foods that are tempting to you.:laugh: Life has lots of non food treats.


I've been hogging the computer and it's time to share with Jake. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: maybe I'll get back on later.
Barbie

MARTHA, 5LBS, WOW! :flowerforyou: THAT'S WONDERFUL. ENJOY YOUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS.

DEBBIE, YOUR STEP BOARD SOUNDS LIKE A FUN THING TO DO. THANKS FOR YOUR GOOD WISHES. I AM THRILLED FOR YOU. TO SEE THAT TICKER GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IS
GREAT. 3LBS GONE.:flowerforyou: BELIEVE IT, YOU ARE DOING IT, NO ONE ELSE, IT'S YOU.

WISHFUL, YOU ARE MORE PROOF THAT WE CAN EAT OUT AND STILL STICK TO OUR PLAN. GOOD FOR YOU.:flowerforyou: YOU DIDN'T EVEN TAKE IT HOME, YOU GAVE IT TO MOM. EXCELLENT. I USUALLY TAKE HALF HOME AND HAVE IT FOR LUNCH NEXT DAY. IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE PORTIONS IN RESTAURANTS BEING SO BIG.

PATSIGIRL, GLAD YOU HAD A GOOD TIME. DOESN'T IT FEEL WONDERFUL TO BE CONFIDENT?
MINDSET IS SO IMPORTANT. LOVE THE PIC ON YOUR TIC.

ELLEN, THANKS SO MUCH. YES, KEEP ON KEEPING ON. IF YOU THINK YOU CAN , YOU WILL.
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HUBBY. WHAT A SHAME THAT IT WILL AFFECT HIS FATHER'S
DAY. I KNOW HE WILL APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU DO FOR HIM.

KATHY, YES, THIS IS A VERY MOTIVATED GROUP. GLAD YOU ARE SO UPBEAT TODAY.

LIANNE, SORRY YOU NEED SURGERY. YOU HAVE A GOOD OUTLOOK. KEEP THAT UP AND YOU WILL BE FINE. NO ONE NOTICED MY LOSS UNTIL ABOUT 45LBS WERE GONE. OF COURSE I WAS
VERY HEAVY, SO MAYBE THAT IS WHY. THEY WILL NOTICE ALL OF SUDDEN, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. MY GIRLFRIEND LOST 40LBS AND NO ONE NOTICED HER UNTIL SHE GOT A NEW HAIR STYLE. I GUESS THAT BROUGHT HER TO THEIR ATTENTION.

LAUREL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WELCOME,JUMP RIGHT IN.

BARBIE, ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR FROM FOLKS WHO APPRECIATE LIFE. WE ALL NEED TO KEEP COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT ON MY GOAL. MY FEELING
EXACTLY. THANKS ALSO FOR YOUR GOOD WISHES. :flowerforyou:

BARB, HOPE YOU GET TO TAKE THAT WALK.

GOOD NIGHT ALL.
ANNE

SANDI,

VERY INTERESTING REVELATIONS INDEED. I WAS A SMALL THIN BABY WITH NO WEIGHT PROBLEMS AT ALL. MY MOM 'S SISTER OVERFED ME.SHE LIVED WITH US AND WAS VERY OBESE. I KNOW SHE LOVED ME VERY MUCH BUT I GOT INTO BAD HABITS EARLY
ON. I WAS NOT OBESE, JUST A LITTLE CHUBBY. IN SCHOOL , THEY WOULD WEIGH YOU
AND IF YOU WERE 10 OR MORE POUNDS OVER THE RECOMMENDED WEIGHT, THEY NOTIFIED
YOUR PARENTS. I WAS 13LBS OVER AND MY MOM TOOK ME TO A DOCTOR WHO (AT AGE 10)PUT
ME ON AMPHETAMINES AND AN 800 CALORIE DIET. I RESENTED IT AND AFTER THIS DIET, I
GAINED EVEN MORE WEIGHT. AS A TEENAGER I DID WANT TO FIT IN SO I WENT FROM BEING
ABOUT 30LBS OVERWEIGHT TO NORMAL, 110 AND THEN I WOULD YO YO AND HAD PROBLEMS
ALL MY LIFE. WHEN I HIT THE MID 50'S IS WHEN I REALLY GAVE UP AND THE WEIGHT JUST
PILED ON. I ALWAYS FELT THAT DIET AT AGE 10 MADE THINGS SO MUCH WORSE FOR ME. WHILE
I REMEMBER ALL MY PAST EXPERIENCES, I NOW LOOK ONLY FORWARD AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF. SURE,I SLIP , BUT I DON'T CONTINUE ON AS I USED TO. I DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO STAY AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY TOO. JUST BEING ON THIS THREAD WILL BE
A GREAT HELP TO YOU. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANY WEIGHT LOSS GROUPS? FOR ME ,I FIND
THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO OTHERS AND THAT SCALE EVERY WEEK IS WHAT I REALLY NEED
TO KEEP ME MOTIVATED. WISH YOU THE BEST.:flowerforyou:

Morning All,

I going out to breakfast with my parents, my brother & his wife & my hubby. With my Dad involved it will be an adventure. He loves to take long rides to different places. So, we will follow the other four in our "new Jeep" my husband just bought me. It's one of those four doors. I just am in love with it. :flowerforyou: Barbie it is the closest thing to your little red car I could get. Better then the motorcycle at this point .

I will have all of you :flowerforyou: ladies:flowerforyou: in mind when I make my choice for Breakfast. :bigsmile:

I hope all have a great day today.


Kathy

Next week I am going camping for a week and will not have access to a computer. Is it possible to login for that week when I get home?
Have a wonderful day

Welcome LaurelFisher/AKA Rosemary:flowerforyou:

You will be able to log all your food and after the fact, just use the arrows that appear on either side of the date on the log page ( or select the date you are logging from the calendar box to the right of the date)

The only thing you won't see is the results on the home page of "IF everyday were like this one, you would weigh XXX in 5 weeks. That caculation can only be done for the current date in real time.

You can even go back and edit information from prior days on any log you have already created, so if you forget to post something, or discover you made an error in pulling something from the database, you can still update it at a later date.

I hope you will "gain" as much from this site as all the other "losers" on it. :noway: This is one place where everyone wants to be a "loser" while gaining control of their eating habits and dealing with the issues that may have contributed to their weight problem to begin with. (had you re reading that first sentence in this paragraph, didn't I?:laugh: )

I am off to buy steaks for Father's Day. More later. Happy Sunday!!:flowerforyou:

Barb

Thank you so much for your help. So here's another question. How do you get those cute emotocons on your messages? When I click on them it just says :mad: :grumble: :glasses: Where are the pictures?

Good afternoon! Well, hubby and I and 2 sons went out to eat for Father's Day. The other son just called his dad. So, all in all, a very nice day so far.

By the way, Mexican restaurants are not the place to find low calorie foods! I just logged in lunch. Whew! I was even trying to be careful.

Enjoy the day!

:happy: happy dads day to all dads.. good afternoon everyone what wonderful storys today i have been doing lots of my wii walking like i wanted to so tomorrow i am going to be real happy with myself. so many new people cameing on board this is wonderful.. will i just stop in to say hi to everyone i was call in to work so i am on my way everyone have a nice afternoon love debbie and famjily