WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012
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WOW!! So happy to see so many new people!! Welcome!
I've had a busy week. My schedule from Monday to Wednesday is really busy. The good thing is that I teach two yoga classes during that time so I get some exercise. I usually get to the gym on Monday and Wednesday early. I seem to lose it at this time of the week....trying to fit in and catch up on the other things I need to do. I think this is another area I need to look at and try to bring some balance into the week overall. I think it would also help to do some exercise DVD's at home when things are crazy and I can't get to the gym (someone has mentioned that before..... need to remember and put it into action).
Jane....So sorry that your surgery got postponed.
Have a good week!
Sally0 -
:flowerforyou: Nancy, today I went to the dentist and wished I were wearing my HRM to see if the anxiety of the procedure resulted in a raised heart rate---yes, I am loving my HRM and find that it is a tool and a toy
I got “The New Rules of Lifting for Women” at the library and have read some of it and already learned some things that are useful with my beginning strength training program…..thanks for the recommendation.
:bigsmile: Robin, glad you’re having a happy time with your new granddaughter----our dogs sleep with us every night…..we had to buy a king size bed to have room for all of us.
:flowerforyou: Amanda, I gave up coffee a little over three years ago and have been happy with the decision.
:bigsmile: Sammy, this is the most welcoming group on MFP….we are glad to have you join us…..keep coming back, read the posts, tell us about yourself, ask questions, share your joys and your sorrows….
:bigsmile: Mimi, I’m so happy that you are back with us.
:flowerforyou: Determined, does Jane like to go for walks? Dog walking has been a central part of my fitness plan.
:flowerforyou: Frogmama, go to the mall without any cash or credit cards and walk for two hours and stay out of the stores and you’ll get some benefit all over your body even if you can’t do anything else
:bigsmile: Renny, thank you for the kind words and the reminder that it’s OK to post without responding to everyone
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: I spent the afternoon at the dentist so Jake was in charge of dog walking. They encountered the deer both times they went outside. I am loving my new strength training program so much that it’s a challenge to adhere to the days of rest. My new 10 pound for each leg ankle weights came yesterday. The box surprised me when I got it out of the mailbox because I wasn’t expecting a 20 pound box in the mail…..I tried them on and they’re great. They have the removable weights so I can start with just a little heavier than the five pound weights I’ve been using and then gradually increase the weight as I get stronger.
Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
Hi All!
Just a quick hello. Sadly, I've given in to all the Val Day goodies...dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was yummy...but my guilt level is still very high. I'll get back on track.
Everyone have a good Friday!
Rita0 -
Good Evening, Dear Ladies!
Renny: Your post was perfect...no we do not need to respond to every single person every time we post! But we are all here for each other and thankfully, when some of us are "down", many others are around to perk us up!
Frogmama: You have done so very well on this journey and I chuckle to read about your frustration with limited exercise...it's amazing when you get used to doing more how much you miss it when you cannot!!!
Barbie: What kind of weights are you using on your legs? I have liked all of the books you have recommended so I will have to check out your latest one! I am trying to be more consistent with my weights as well...I certainly feel "stronger" when I am doing them regularly!
Sallycc: Good to hear from you...are you still following the 17 day diet? You are doing well, regardless!
Robin: Hope you are enjoying every minute with your grand baby!!! How very exciting!
jb: WONDERful poem...thank you so much for sharing with us!
Mary: I LOVE your sign-off...oh, is it ever so true!
Pam: FEEL better soon:=)
Desiree: 3 miles and yoga...WTG!
I took the day off of skiing today to drive down the mountain for groceries, errands, etc. I didn't get back up until late afternoon and had to force myself to put in an exercise DVD...am so glad that I did...I felt so much better afterwards! It was not easy to do J. Michaels 30 day shred at this altitude!!!
Take care, All Kackie 0 -
Barbie, another good book on strength training is Strong Women Stay Young. I've got all the weights...time to get back to it. You're inspiring me!
Kackie, 30-day shred at altitude. You are doing great.
I went walking with my little dog, Izzy, and my daughter's big dog, Bode, this afternoon. (It really is Bode, without the "i". It's an engineering thing.) Izzy got ten times the exercise Bode or I got, running back and forth as far as her leash allowed.
She was ferocious in her bravery, wanting to take out every turkey and other bird that we saw. She imagined a few larger animals too. Of course, if I'd let her off the leash, her bravery would have wavered.
Although Izzy got a great workout, it was still a good workout for me. I'm not sure whether the calorie burn increased or decreased with Bode pulling at the leash. (She's getting better but still has a way to go.)
It felt good to get out in the sunshine. It's a little nerve-wracking getting so little rain this year (I live in Northern California), but it's hard not to enjoy the mild winter.
I stayed on track with eating today. It's so nice being on my own for a change. I'm heading down to Folsom to Panera Bread for breakfast tomorrow. This calls for some strategizing. I think I'll take a look at their online menu right now. (Barbie, your advice to strategize helps!)
Good night. :yawn: 0 -
Good morning ladies.
I'm looking forward to a good couple of hours in my gym this morning - nothing is going to stop me! I'm not answering phones or doors. This is my new effort at carving some quality 'me time'. Lately I've either been working or running around after loved ones and forgetting that I have to take care of me too.
I have to go up to London Bridge this afternoon, which means it will be late when I get home again. Seriously, DH and I spend so much time doing things and being there for other people - we have to start making more time for just us. Last night we got home from work at about 7:00 pm, jumped straight into the car, drove to the nursing home where he dropped me off so that I could visit his mum whilst he went off to deliver a computer for somebody (he was doing it as a favour). By the time he got back to the home it was almost 9:00 pm and we then had to drive home so that I could prepare our evening meal. It was much too late for me to eat by then, so I ended up with a headache.
This is going to sound unbelievably mean spirited of me - but I'm going to say it anyway. Mum in law has now been in the nursing home for almost 3 years (it was actually 3 years this week since she was rushed off to hospital, never to be able to go back to her own home). In those 3 years she has deteriorated dramatically. She can't walk and has to use a wheelchair, she can't even stand. She is now no longer able to feed herself and has to be fed. Her cognitive abilities are worse every day. She is unable to recall anything that happened even a few moments ago. There is still the old spark there on occasions, but very rarely.
Since she has been in the home we have tried to make sure that she has at least one visitor each day (the only visits she gets are from myself, DH and brother-in-law). On average, I go about 5 times a week. DH goes about 4 times a week and BIL goes about 3 times a week. It is getting harder and harder to visit. I am trying to tell my DH that it may be time for us all to cut our visits down a little.
If the home was close by it would be less of a problem, but it's at least half an hour drive each way (quite often it takes an hour because of the traffic).
Just writing that has made me feel terribly guilty, but I'm desperate to get some time for ourselves.
Ho hum, it goes around in my head. I'm going to stomp it out with a good workout.
Have a good day my friends.
Love,
Amanda x0 -
Good morning and happy Friday. I'm a little nervous about facing the next few days since I lost control last weekend (and of course Valentine's Day) and it's taken me all week to recover. Big sigh. I'm blaming it on the trail mix bars I bought at Costco, they made me crazy and craving for more. They're just too sweet and once I get started with sweets I'm simply done for. Next week they're going with me to work, I'll cut them into bite-sized pieces and give them to my students. I could try doing that for myself, too, cutting them in 1" pieces and wrapping them indivdually. I don't think I'll bother. Just give 'em away.
Making the Low Fat Blueberry Muffin recipe this morning using huckleberries. I have sooo many berries in the freezer from last summer! I had some with yogurt yesterday, need to keep up with that routine and use them up. Raspberry smoothies, mmm! There I go talking about sweets again, ha. But muffins and smoothies don't haunt me like candy does.
Mimi, I loved reading about your walk with Izzy, that was funny. My terrier does the same sort of thing, he gets 3x the walk that everyone else does. I lived in northern Cal for many years too, went to college in Santa Rosa, lived up in Healdsburg and Geyserville, then over on the coast in Pt. Arena. I've heard you've been having a dry winter, too bad we can't send some of our rain down there. Portland certainly has enough to go around.
Renny, I haven't put the poem to music but a friend of mine called yesterday and left a message, much to my surprise it was her singing the words and playing piano! So maybe it'll turn into a song, maybe we'll post it on youtube. Last summer while on a camping trip we wrote another song about dieting, absolutely dying with laughter, and again at Christmas time, putting our own words (all about food) to Twelve Days of Christmas. We laughed so hard we peed our pants lol
I'm happy to say I managed to do 30 min of yoga, 20 squats, 25 crunch/situps, 100 counter-pushups and 10 mins of bicep curling & boxing w/ weights 4 times this week along with my regular daily walking routine. Good girl. I'd better go get dressed, the begin exercise bell rings in 15 minutes.
Have a great day!
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:flowerforyou: Thankful for another Friday!
Renny - thank you for posting that it's okay not to respond to everyone...some days are easier than others so posting a line for everyone isn't always possible:flowerforyou:
Rita and all of you that had that "OOPS!" moment with Valentine's Day....look at today as a new day, new week and jump back on and we are here to support you:drinker:
Amanda- yep I agree TAKE CARE OF YOU it's so important to regenerate yourself. About your MIL, I so feel for you. Hubbys Mom passed in December and she had been in a facility for about a year. She really should have been in there sooner but hubbys brother couldn't get her in there due to her stubbornness. But once she had fallen three times in one week that was what did it and then her memory was really going. Her last year she hardly knew anyone anymore, so it was a blessing when she finally passed:flowerforyou: But will be praying for your MIL and what you and your hubby should do about whether or not to cut down on the amount of visits per week.
Well the weekend is upon us and we are starting it out with #2 son has a concert at Denver University at 2:30, then we need to go grocery shopping, get home and prepare for company at 6pm...I'm still trying to figure out what I want to serve other than the main course, Hubby promised them Turkey 'n Noodles...unfortunately that is NOT a low calorie or low fat meal. But maybe I can get it a bit lower by serving a salad (of which I will eat more of than the T'nN) and I was checking my Low Fat Cookbook for a healthy dessert...not sure what it will be.
Sunday we are supposed to head the the north end of town to meet #3 Son and DIL at a restaurant ... it's Italian and has the best breakfast / brunch buffet....I know I can be good...but it will be hard:noway:
My scale moved a pound this am, but since it's not my "official" weigh in day I will have to hold off on posting it on MFP....hoping I can hold it over the weekend.
Everyone have a good day, drink your water :drinker: and let's keep moving, and if you are fortunate enough maybe even get outside and enjoy some free Vit D:glasses:
Laura
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Just a quick drive by to share my little mohawked rock star.
You were all right. I am totally smitten. and being here has given me some strength to maintain moderation. I am enjoying treats but only in moderation and I am proud. I need to be a happy healhty energetic grandma for Olive when she gets bigger.
I do have to also admit I miss my Bodi and my baby Ritter soo much (oh and I miss the DH too but I will see him tomorrow:laugh: )
Take care all of you wonderful ladies. I will catch up later.
Robin and Olivia Jeannette!0 -
Happy Friday!
It’s a non-instructional day for me, I am going to a teaching workshop in the next town over and then heading to visit my parents. It’s a five-hour drive, so I’ll be getting a bit of quality time in the car this weekend. There are five mountain passes to cross too, I am hoping for good weather and good highway maintenance crews.
The workshop topic is: "Teaching Sexual Health". That used to be called "Sex Ed" or "Personal Health" or whatever. Now, I was raised in a pretty conventional, scottish-presbyterian family. We did not talk about "those things".:blushing: I am gradually overcoming my shyness. Next week you must picture me practicing saying the "proper names" for various intimate body parts as I prepare for my classes. I think this is going to be as hard on DH and J'boy as it is on my 12 year old students!
Robin, enjoy your time with that beautiful new baby, don't little tiny babies just smell so good?
Laura and other ladies under 5’4” – I’m in an MFP group for “vertically challenged” women. We have some really good monthly fitness challenges, and you can commiserate with others who know exactly what it’s like to live on 1200 calories all the time!
Thanks for the recipe, SuzieQ, I will try it out when I am at the parent’s this weekend. :ohwell: I will not be following the “only make what I don’t like to eat” rule, though!
I agree, Janice, it’s not a “diet” it’s a lifestyle. What’s a fitbit?
Blissfuldrake, thanks for the story. :bigsmile: You do have a way of sharing the humour of the moment.
Michele, I hope you got some rest and are back to your “real” self. Take care :flowerforyou:
Frogmama, not exercising for weeks would make me crazy too. I hope the recovery is quick, quick, quicker!
Barbie, maybe I’ll just wear my HRM all the time and bore the heck out of everyone I know describing my pulse patterns. Or…maybe not.
I’ll just share the good stuff with you.
Amanda, you’ve got to take care of yourself in order to have the energy and heart to take care of anyone else. :flowerforyou: It sounds like you do need to slow down.
JB, you’ve got it covered, under control, in the bag, stay with the plan! :happy:
Have a great weekend, I'll be checking in from the big city - I plan to do some shopping for new clothes. Most of my "school clothes" were purchased 20 pounds ago and don't fit anymore. :bigsmile: !!!!
Hasta pronto,
Nancy0 -
Oh..........Robin........DARLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know you are loving every moment. Keep sharing photos
Congratulations! Kackie 0 -
Good morning all~
I am SO thankful it's Friday! I have not slept well at all this week averaging between 4 and 5 hours of sleep each night (and not consecutive hours together which is probably why I'm so tired!), and I will be glad not to have to get up with the 5:30AM alarm tomorrow morning.
It is great to read all of the posts and hear about what you all are up to. I am posting from my work computer so I don't really have the time to respond to each of you - but know I am reading and many times sitting here either smiling or shaking my head in agreement or feeling empathy and sympathy for some of the situations life has you in right now. I don't know that any of us can reach this time in our life and not be scarred somewhere along the line either by the loss of loved ones, or hurts, or difficult situations with family members. But here we are! And amazingly we find the way to be optimistic and encourage each other!
I managed to get through Valentine's week very well thankfully! I even walked through the chocolate aisle and bought two of my hubby's favorites, and did not give in to getting anything for me. I just really need/want to succeed at this weight loss journey so much right now that I'm afraid if I give in to a temptation like that, I will once again just throw my hands up and give up on myself. Been there and done that way more times than I want to say. You know that saying "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" - there's a lot of truth to that!
But if you give in one day - don't give up. I've wasted so much time looking backwards and beating myself up for past mistakes, instead of looking forward and just dealing with TODAY. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn't here, that's why today is called the "Present". So I chose to treat it like a gift and do the best I can today. We start from where we are. :happy:
I hope you all have a wonderful blessed weekend!! I'm so glad to have found this wonderful group of encouragers and supporters!!
Janice
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I agree, Janice, it’s not a “diet” it’s a lifestyle. What’s a fitbit?
It is a tracker that I wear all day (and night) that tracks my activity levels, my steps, #of flights of stairs I've climbed, calories burned, and my sleep patterns. It interfaces with MFP so that the food I track on here is updated on my fitbit account to put the two things together for a total picture. You can see what it looks like at www.fitbit.com . It's very small and half the time I forget I'm even wearing it!0 -
Just turned 52 this week. Don't have much time now to post, but wanted to add this to my topics as it is often hard to find a more mature crowd on this site.
Look forward to getting to know you all better as we journey to fitness.
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Back in the '60's when I taught PE at a private girls' school the headmistress came to me one day and told me I had to teach Sex Ed. I don't why they thought a PE teacher was qualified for that. I had to do a lot of reading up on it but still discovered the kids knew more than I did anyway. I was very thankful it was all girls, made it much easier.The workshop topic is: "Teaching Sexual Health". That used to be called "Sex Ed" or "Personal Health" or whatever. Now, I was raised in a pretty conventional, scottish-presbyterian family. We did not talk about "those things".blushing I am gradually overcoming my shyness. Next week you must picture me practicing saying the "proper names" for various intimate body parts as I prepare for my classes. I think this is going to be as hard on DH and J'boy as it is on my 12 year old students!0 -
Well I don't know WHY the recipe link didn't work :blushing: So here's the recipe:
SUZY'Q's CHOCOLATE MERINGUES
4 room temperature egg whites
4 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
NOTE: This recipe can be easily enlarged or reduced. Just remember for every egg white you use 1/4 cup sugar and 1 Tablespoon cocoa.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Wipe out bowl with vinegar and rinse to remove any traces of oil or grease.
1. Carefully separate egg whites and allow to come to room temperature.
2. Mix sugar and cocoa together until uniform. Set aside.
3. Beat eggs and cream of tartar on high with electric mixer until soft peaks form.
4. Beat in cocoa mixture 1 tablespoon at a time until all is incorporated into mix
5. Use piping bag or 2 spoons to drop onto parchment lined baking sheets.
6. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours.
7. Turn off oven and leave door cracked 2 hours (or overnight) to allow cookies to completely dry.
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So many inspirational comments and suggestions. Love coming here to restore my vigor for making this happen in 2012.
Renny - Love your post....... I am thankful for each of you, but can't possible post to each person.
Barbie - You really are an inspiration.
ExerMom - Hope your mamogram checked out ok.
My moods have really leveled out. I am amazed. I would like to encourage you to read as much as you can about healthy fats.
I took this from Gary Taubes book - amazed how much better I feel. I've been low fat for years.
"FATS AND OILS
All fats and oils, even butter, are allowed. Olive oil and peanut oil are especially
healthy oils and are encouraged in cooking. Avoidmargarine and other
hydrogenated oils that contain trans fats.
For salad dressings, the ideal dressing is a homemade oil-and-vinegar
dressing, with lemon juice and spices as needed. Blue-cheese, ranch, Caesar,
and Italian are also acceptable if the label says 1 to 2 grams of carbohydrate
per serving or less. Avoid “lite” dressings, because these commonly have
more carbohydrates. Chopped eggs, bacon, and/or grated cheesemay also be
included in salads.
Fats, in general, are important to include, because they taste good and
make you feel full. You are therefore permitted the fat or skin that is served
with the meat or poultry that you eat, as long as there is no breading on the
skin. Do not attempt to follow a low-fat diet!"
I have also added a high quality fish oil tablet daily. I'm talking I was swinging all over the place with my moods. It has really helped.
Happy Weekend all! - kids off for 3 days....... hoping we really get snow on Sunday. We haven't had any this year.0 -
In a rush, but wanted to pop in and say TGIF! I am really looking forward to the weekend. All is well here in my neck of the woods! Hope you can say the same! Mary0
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I still have a pile of messages to catch up on, but thought I'd post to say hello before I don't get it done for the day.
Still chopping ice, but the weather has been in the +2 or 3 range for the last couple of days so it is easier to get rid of the ice.
DBFmoved to the Geriatric Assessment Unit on Tuesday and is now expected to get himself up and dressed and go to the dining room for lunch. He had a physiotherapy group session just before lunch today.
He was upset that he couldn't get me anything for Valentine, or for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. I told him that the best present he can give me is to work hard on his exercises and get the heck out of there.
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I forgot to mention that I finally got the teal bits done in my hair - not quite as dark as I wanted but it is still a work in progress and we can try something different next time or leave it on a bit longer to get darker.
Hope you like it.
DBF did, and the lady on the meat counter at the supermarket liked it!0 -
She's baaaaaaaackkk!
Hey gang, been a busy week and I've missed checking in with you guys. Sorry I've been least in sight - I go through periods like that between work and home. Always get on here to log from my iPhone, but you can't access the forums on the iPhone app. Hope everyone is well - I'll try to delve through the last few days' posts this evening.
Teenage daughter hasn't been feeling well, taking her to the doctor this afternoon.
I bought size 8 jeans!! I never thought I would ever in my life wear a single digit size - and I can only wear them in some brands, but still. Size 8!!
Does anyone else struggle with a kind of dysmorphic view of their size? When I was at my highest I didn't see myself as large as I really was (I'm horrified when I look at pictures now - I honestly never realized I was that big) and now I'm still seeing myself as "fat" even though I'm assured that I'm not really. Kind of odd.
Well, happy weekend! Our big plans are to drive a ways to a hat store to see about picking me up a couple more. I so loved my Glamour Shots in my fedora (no, they haven't come in yet) and I have thin hair on top (just look at my avatar - you can see it) so I have decided to cultivate hats! Work dress is casual (I'm in the office at a plant) so I can even wear them to work.
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So happy to have found you all. I have been on MFP for a few weeks and found the tracking very educational. I am training for my very first 5k and hope to be able to complete in under 40 min.0
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Nancy, your post about training for sex-ed class reminded me about something I went through with my daughter when she was 11 or 12.
One night, we were all eating around the dining room table (yes, I still did that back in '86), my husband, step-daughter, daughter, daughter's BFF and I. My daughter up and called me "*kitten*". I knew that was a popular phrase at the time, and disrespectful. "How to deal?" I thought to myself. I plotted for a moment. Ah, yes, total embarrassment followed by 'the birds and the bees' education. That's the ticket.
"Sharon," I said, "do you know what you just called me?"
"Yeah, a *kitten*!"
"Do you know what a *kitten* IS?"
"No."
"It is a sexual toy in the shape of a man's penis. Now, do I look like a penis to you?" She started turning all shades of red. :blushing:
"noooo, but Mom..."
"Do I ACT like a penis to you?" Redder, still...
"nooooooo, but..."
"Do you think it is a good idea to use words and call names when you don't even know what you're talking about?" By this time, both she and Megan were red in the face, :sick: and 16 year-old Kim and hubby Charlie were choking on their laughter. :laugh: "After supper, you and Megan (BFF) and I are going to have a long talk. That is, providing Megan's mom agrees."
She didn't utter another word through the whole meal...lol.
So, after supper, I called Pat and told her my plan to have "THE TALK" with my daughter and how I was going about it. I asked if Megan could join us. She was so relieved not to have to do it herself! LOL
I took the girls back to the master bedroom and pulled out my edition of
Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book Collective and Judy Norsigian
(it's still available, updated, and probably the BEST book/guide for women and their own sexuality)
We went through a good portion of the book, lingering over the anatomy pictures, and pictures of babies being born, etc. We talked about STDs (AIDS was just raising its ugly head. I don't remember it being mentioned in the book at all at that time, being considered a gay man's disease in America.) I showed them a pic of a *kitten*. Sharon had to agree I didn't look at all like that! LOL I left the girls with the book and enjoyed the rest of the evening.
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OK, I've caught up, couple of comments
I vote for keeping a thread like this - it is fun because you are never sure what is going to crop up. Who'd have thought that in a group for 50+'s that there would be messages on Sex-Ed. Would you have to open a new group for that if we had a group?
Amanda - I like the thought of you being Audrey Hepburn - but when I read first (before I read Hepburn), I thought of Audrey from Corrie Street because I know you are in UK.
Welcome to all the newcomers. If you have posted but then have trouble finding us again - just click on My Topics and you'll find all the places where you have posted listed.
Now I'm off to visit DBF - visiting hours are a lot less where he is now as he is expected to participate in various programs.0 -
Hey, Mini-Mac survived her tonsillectomy! I was a bit worried about the anesthesia. They took her adenoids too and did something else. I think basically lasered her passages. Mr. Mac is with her now and I'll be home from work on Monday. I have a feeling she's going to be chomping at the bit to get out of the house by then. She's not a very good patient!0
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This is something I have to think about every day! Read something that I should adopt as my mantra:1) Don't eat until you feel hungry - true, physical hunger, not to be confused with mental or emotional hunger. Smaller meals!
"If hunger is not the problems, food is not the solution!"
Linda0 -
Hi divamsm! What part of Texas? I've lived in Texas all my life -- currently live in Ft Worth. Glad you found us too! Welcome!!Hi y'all. I'm 51 and I'm from Texas. I'm trying to lose about 50 lbs and have lost 7 so far. I've been using MFP off and on for a few years, but just re-started my umpteenth attempt to do this. lol. Glad I found you all. Feel free to friend me if you want.0 -
New people joining at the beginning of the year always make the thread much longer for the first couple of months or so. The thread I post on at the SouthBeach site had over 9000 posts in Jan, but is only up to about 4500 right now, with just a little over a week left in Feb.Just for the record, I haven't changed my opinion and still vote for keeping the thread. I like to read everything and I am afraid that it would take me more time broken into different topics in a group. Mary
i agree mary, i love to read all the post on the thread, the group(from what i know)would break things up to much......my vote keep the thread
Me too...keep the thread!
This thread got well into its 3rd page in Jan, but we may not get to that 3rd page this month. It's common for the threads to taper off after many of the people who were so gung ho about losing weight lose their focus and drop out (just make sure that isn't any of YOU!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: ) 3 or 4 people that I friended from this site haven't logged on in several weeks, so the thread will likely become more manageable in another month or 2. Hang in there!!
Linda0 -
Does anyone else struggle with a kind of dysmorphic view of their size? When I was at my highest I didn't see myself as large as I really was (I'm horrified when I look at pictures now - I honestly never realized I was that big) and now I'm still seeing myself as "fat" even though I'm assured that I'm not really. Kind of odd.
I do!! When I look at myself in the mirror, I see that I'm overweight. But not to the extent that I see when I see myself in pictures!!
I wouldn't know about the opposite perspective -- seeing yourself as heavy when your actually much thinner -- haven't been thin enough in recent memory to tell :happy: But I have read that part of the reason people develop eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia is because they are not able to see how thin they're getting.
Linda0 -
Does anyone else struggle with a kind of dysmorphic view of their size? When I was at my highest I didn't see myself as large as I really was (I'm horrified when I look at pictures now - I honestly never realized I was that big) and now I'm still seeing myself as "fat" even though I'm assured that I'm not really. Kind of odd.
This is me. I'm now in a size 8/10 (depending on brand) and I'm about 15 pounds from my goal weight and I probably feel fatter than I've ever felt before. I do have to be careful that I don't get obsessive although not eating and becoming anorexic is simply not an option. I like food too much. lol
Went to the gym at six this morning. Really nice to be there when very few people are there. I really miss my trainer but just can't handle the three hours it takes out of my day to drive down to him (45 minutes each way in commuter traffic... ugh). I'm looking into some option closer to me but you know when you've worked with someone for over two years and seen amazing progress and good stuff happen it's hard to just move on to someone else. When I told him I couldn't do the drive anymore I felt like I was firing my son. lol
Sewed nursery stuff for my daughter today, watched two grandkids this afternoon and have sat and watched the rain. That's about it for my day. 0
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