Women Ages 50+ for the month of July

I really dislike water. I find it easier to drink if I add "just cranberry" cranberry juice to the water. To one liter of water I add about 1/8 c of juice. I like it better than adding lemon and its good for your kidneys beside.

All three of my sons are home for the weekend-Yay! AND we'll see my parents tomorrow to watch fireworks in their town. It should be a great weekend.

I got up early to go ahead and exercise today. With four men in the house, overeating is a very real possibility. I can't let the exercise slide!

Everyone have a great weekend!

Bonnie

ZaZa - thank you so much my daughter in law, my other son and his gf and i are all so anxious for August to be here! We can no longer send things over there and that makes us KNOW we are so close!:happy:

Wishful - you're doing so great to stick to your exercise! You're not kidding about how easy it is to overeat with all those men around! When i have both my boys around me i want to be cooking all the time AND eating!

Debbie - i love your idea about getting away from all the electric stuff! Before I had my 2nd son my older boy and i lived in a trailer on our mountain property that only had 2 photovoltaic panels for electricity. We got 2 watch 2 tv shows a day (Mr. Rogers and Disney) and then the picture started getting smaller and smaller. lol. Those were some good times tho! After we moved here and they were small we had "TV Free Week" one week out of every month. LOTS of board games and books. I loved it. Of course they both are into their tvs and video games but they definitely remember those times. Hopefully they'll pass even a teeny bit onto their own children some day. WOW - sorry, didn't mean to go on such a trip down memory lane!:laugh:

All right ladies - i better get some work done since i'm planning on closing early today! I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th elli

Good morning everyone:flowerforyou:

Thank you Elli and Barb for the compliments on the photo. It is just a little idiosyncrasy of mine, one that I am trying to overcome:glasses:

One of my July goals was to get my knee checked out by my dr so that is on the agenda for this afternoon. Unfortunately the knee has gotten progressively worse so I have not been walking on it anymore than I have to. I did do 20 minutes of sitting down exercise on my weight machine day before yesterday...today I will do the same with my hand weights...can't let the momentum I have built up pass me by

I am also so happy to write that my scale is moving down again and that has me over the top of the moon:bigsmile:

We are on our 5th consecutive day of rain and if anyone knows how to build an ark let me know:bigsmile: :bigsmile: All kidding aside the rain has made everything green up and look very lush so that is a blessing:happy:

Have a great day all and hoping that everyone has a very Happy 4th:bigsmile:

Marie

......I just bought some of the Special K Iced Tea Protein Water Mix powder packets to put in my water. I add it to my 20 oz water bottle and end up adding another 10 oz after drinking some - it’s a little too much for me. It’s 30 calories/0 fat/ 7 gr carbs. I like water though so I only use this once in awhile......

Esther

I haven't tried the Special K water mix, but I just ran across the Crystal Light Strawberry Banana Apple one for appetite control. It is a little sweet, but also has 30 calories, some protein AND fiber, and I found it really did dull my hunger pangs when I drank some in the afternoon while at work, so for what it is worth......:drinker:

Today it is going to be about 92 degrees around here, and I have already done 1.5 miles w/doggies and another 4 miles on my own, for walking. Then I met a friend for lunch at TGI Fridays and had their Key West Shrimp skewers with broccoli---less than 300 calories and very yummy.

Happy 4th everyone.!:flowerforyou:

Barb

I got lost this morning---is there an easy way to find you every day? Someplace to click and be there? Anyway, thanks, Esther , for pointing me in the right direction.


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July Goals: lose 6-8 lbs
Start using the treadmill
Put on a little make-up every morning.

Hi, Everyone,

We're home. Haven't checked in for the whole time we were in Edmonton, no wifi!

So sorry to hear of the troubles with some of you, especially your brother, Susan. We will pray, and as someone said, treatment these days is so much improved. May he be well again.
And congrats on your great month of wloss in June.

I've not met my goals at all. This last trip was not like the May one, I think I've actually gained a couple of pounds, will wait till the am to say for sure.

Haven't caught up on all the news yet, but nice to to see more new members.

Glad you are enjoying BC Barbie and Jake. It's pretty hot here compared to Alberta. It was a lovely trip through the mountains tho'.

So many of you are doing so well, it encourages me to get with the program again. Have kind of taken the last 2 weeks off.

Talk to you again soon, off to look after some laundry - not nearly as exciting as travel.

Ellen

Hello Vicki, we must be about the same age. My first diet was in 1972 when I was 16. (Like you said "Twiggy" was all the rage.) I went to live with my mother (whom I hadn't seen or heard from in 8 years) and she decided I was too fat (150lbs) so she sent me to weight watchers. I had to transfer 2 buses and go to the YWCA in Baltimore City. Dieting then was alot easier because my mother did the buying, measuring and cooking. I walked every day after dinner, walked to the furthest bus stop in the morning before school and got off 3 blocks before my stop after school. In the evenings I put records on the record player and danced to all my favorite songs. The weight came off. Then I went back to live with my father where everyone was overweight and no one cared what I ate or if I exercised. To say the least the weight came back on. When I was18 I left home. In the course of a few months I got down to 135 lbs (mostly chest at a 44 DD) and got married. In a month I was pregnant with our first child. I haven't seen that 135 lbs since. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: " too :flowerforyou: Have a wonderful day
Rosemary

Good afternoon ladies,
So good to hear from all of you. Sounds like all are doing pretty good today. I am having a hungry day. I ate my lunch. A grilled chicken sandwich on wheat, ( which I have eaten before and very satisfying) When we left the food place and went to the store, I told my daughter that I was hungry. I was really hungry, not just wanting food but hungry like I had never eaten. I ate nothing until my snack of watermelon just now because I was busy but I was hungry. Trying to decide on something very good and satisfying for supper to get rid of that hunger for good. (until next meal at least)
I was thining of my past last night for some strange reason and thought of this. When I was 18 years old I went on my first diet. I went to a place called Gloria Marshall. They gave you good meal plans and they had some equipment that they put you on to move your fat around. I went there 3 or 4 times a week. I had to drive about 30-40 miles one way to get there. Anyway the point is when I started there my weight was 150 pounds. How ironic that 150 is my goal for now. If only I knew then what I know now. That was in 1973 and of course we all wanted to be like Twiggy. Anyway sorry if I bored you just thought that was interesting. Talk to you all later. Have a good night.
Vicki

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We're home. We decided while driving though some more beautiful British Columbia mountains that we wanted to come home rather than spend the Independence Day weekend at a campground. So jake drove almost 400 miles to get us home. We had to wait two hours in line at the ferry because of the holiday traffic but we were fine since in the motorhome we had our own washroom and the makings of a great lunch (wasa crackers, garlic hummus, and fuji apples). I walked for 20 minutes on the passenger deck on the ferry, then 20 minutes at the dog park so the girls could play, and then rode the exercise bike for 30 minutes. Now I'm ready to collapse and go to bed.

I'll write more tomorrow,

hugs,
Barbie

....... I ate quite a few of my "Chicken Pockets" I took aluminum foil and doubled it to make an envelope added about 4 oz of cubed,bonesless, skinless chicken breast. I added about a cup of red, yellow and green peppers, some fresh mushrooms, onions and curry seasoning, I sealed well and put on the grill for about 20 mins. YUMMY:drinker: Sorry I haven't had time to read all that has happened since I've been gone. But will continue to keep everyone in my prayers.

My goals for this month are to: start with AB exercises to help firm up the flab as I'm losing weight and to try to eat more fruits and variety of vegetables. I would like to increase my walks to 4 miles (if my legs are willing) I am having problems with my calves burning.

Rosemary

Your "pockets" sound delicious, planning to try one soon.

Regarding burning calves, this can be a sign of low potassium, which can also cause night time leg cramps. The solution could be as simple as eating a banana before you go walking, or taking a potassium supplement. Not enough magnesium can also have an effect on your legs as described.

If you are not hydrating enough, it could be a build up of lactic acid in your leg muscles after strenuous activity.

Thes are all just possibilities. You can search online for more specifics than I have given. Good luck.

Barb

Good morning from North Georgia! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!


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Would love to be camping in my Casita this morning.

:flowerforyou: Marie, maybe we can help each other. I posted recently that I have tendinitis in my knees. They started really acting up when I began Zumba classes. So many people have told me to stop the classes. But, I talked to my instructor and she let me know that the shoes I am wearing are not good ones. I realize that your problem is different but we can still encourage each other. Can you do any exercises at all? I do know what you mean about losing weight and then having parts of our bodies give us trouble. I know that weighing less is good for knees, though. I read somewhere how much extra pounds feel to the knees but I can't find the paper it was in. I will post that information here if I ever find it. Do be careful with those knees. Do just a little exercise to keep them healthy.

Happy 4th of July.

My surgery went fine and as I lay here on my delicious Temper-Pedic bed with one of my best cuddling cats Toby snuggled close I am grateful to be feeling pretty good. Not much pain and they sent me home with this wonderful gadget. I have a full leg splint but wrapped in the bandage is a bladder that is hooked up to a little ice box with tubes and a motor. Fill it with Ice and water and plug it in and plug me into the hoses connected to the ice box and every 90 seconds it flushes the system wrapped around my leg with very cold compression. This reduces swelling and controls pain. I am in love with this thing. What will they think of next! My husband is the best care giver and my pets are the best company keepers. I have managed to stay focused on eating according to my program. No exercise except lugging this splinted leg around has made my stomach, thigh and arm muscles talk to me pretty good. I won't be able to weigh until till next Friday when this splint comes off.:grumble:
Marie-I hope your knee problems get worked out. I know that much good can come from trying everything before turning to surgery. I did just that. Losing weight, physical therapy, swimming instead of biking but alas it was time for me. Let me know if my experience can be helpful in anyway.
Barbicat-Great to have you back from your trip. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I love your new picture. All that hard work has sure paid off.
Suezzque-Sounds like a big wonderful family holiday. I am happy for you.
Bonnie-How lovely to have all three sons home at the same time.

Well I have 3 dogs barking their heads off at the neighbors fireworks. We live in a rual area and many folks have lots of impressive (illegal) fireworks going off out here and my dogs don’t like it one bit so I am going to lock them in the house until all of the exploding sky stop. They are certain something is very wrong.:frown: :frown: :frown:
Warm wishes from Fieldbrook
Lianne

Hello everyone,

I'm still pretty new to using forums here and hadn't seen this one before.

I'm 56 and put on all my weight after I had children. (I'm sure that sounds familiar to many of you.) When I started MFPin November I weighed 178 , now I'm down to 162 heading for 125-130.

I'd like to join in your forum. The post really do sound motivating and supportive.

My goals for July are:
-get to 159 lbs by 7/24 and not put on weight going on vacation
-drink more water (I'm really bad at drinking it)
-Do Wii Fit 4 x a week for 30 minutes each: 2 strengh and 2 aerobic days. I'm in the Wii Fit challenge forum too.
-Do other forms of exercise the other 3 days and in addition to the Wii.

Jeannie from New Mexico

PS: I loved the vacation post on British Columbia.

Welcome Jeannie:flowerforyou:

I think you might be the first member hailing fr NM in recent memory. This is a WONDERFUL group of women, and even if you read more than you post, you will gain much from staying with this thread. We start a new one every month, so just follow along and enjoy. (Some of us also post on the "Senior Golden Sneakers thread that is under Fitness and Exercise category.)

Your ultimate goal is similar to my own. I just got on here this morning to say :drinker: "WOO HOO:drinker: --I am now down 23 lbs, and more than half way to my goal for Labor Day. I missed my 4th of July goal by a couple of pounds, (got derailed last week when a friend who was moving disrupted my exercise schedule and then too, us all to Izzy's buffet--YIKEs!! :devil: I actually DID lose 25 lbs by July 4th, but unfortunately, their were 2 that didn't want to leave so I had to lose them TWICE!!:laugh:

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!.:explode: <the closest symbol we have to fireworks is the one for exploding:laugh: My doggies were blissfully unaware of all the mayhem outside, thanks to a loud radio, a white noise machine and a noisy kitchen fan. I came home about 11p in the midst of what sounded like a war zone.

The Lahsa,, Mai Li, staggered to the door with one eye open:yawn: and Pepper, The Shih tzu was MIA--made me a littel nervous that he had used the doggie door, gotten scared and somehow out of my fenced back yard, but instead, "Mr. Sleepyhead" emerged from the bedroom, where he had been snoozing away.:yawn:

This was the most uneventful 4th I have ever had with my doggies, thank goodness!!:drinker: More about the rest of my night later.

Happy Sunday!!!

Barb