WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012

Hello all,
Thanks for the new friends invites! It is good to help others, but lately I have been too high on my calories and need to get back on track. I guess I need to get back on my old schedule where I walked the treadmill every morning or did a video work out. It seems if I start out right, the whole day goes better. If I sleep until the last minute to get ready for work, the whole day is off. With that being said, I guess I better get to bed at a good time.

Wow! Just finished catching up on 2 days worth of posts -- now it's time for bed! :yawn: :yawn:

Will post tomorrow when I have more time.

Linda

Weigh in today... down 1.3 lbs. Excited to be down over 8lbs... hopefully next week will hit my 10lb mark. Its gonna be a busy crazy week... My In-Laws fly in for a week. Mom is a bit nervous... because we live on a boat and she's not sure if she can handle it. I told not to worry, nothing to fear.... I exercise on a rocking boat........LOL

Anyways hope you all have an amazing week.......... and keep :happy: :happy:

Kackie, your ski picture looks fantastic. What a great sport skiing is.

Thanks to all who commented on my Principal for the Day post. I was a principal for a long time, so picking up the threads for a day or two is no big deal. There's not much students (or parents) can do that scares me. Yesterday’s issues were all pretty minor – a grade 7 girl who hid under a table and would not come out, a couple of grade one boys in a fight on the playground and recess duty on a very cold and windy day. Acting principal doesn’t have to worry about the paperwork or the politics! Tomorrow the teacher’s union takes a strike vote and over the next week or two the job action will be resolved one way or another. Now that's politics! :grumble:

So, no, Liselyn, I did not balance your end of the universe by having a hectic day. What kind of work are you taking a leave from?

Realpure – god luck on your pantry overhaul, and thanks for the quote about smiling. I am going to share that one with my students in a math class - exponential returns!

JB I envy you being able to walk by the ocean, I also sympathize with your reaction to sea lions. Yikes!

My salad today has left over grilled red snapper, green peas, greens and lemon juice.

Suz, your garden sounds amazing. I have pots with lavender in them around my patio and pots with rosemary in them around my outdoor dining area. That’s it for this not-so-green thumb. I like the idea of gardening, but that’s as far as it goes. :blushing:

Virginia, have you looked at the Land’s End website for shorts? They have a huge range of styles and sizes. I tend to do a lot of on-line shopping because there is only one (yes one) women’s clothing store where I live. I’ve always found Land’s End to be good quality and true to their advertising. It’s the best place ever for bathing suits, they even have some styles they sell by bra size (very important to a well endowed woman such as I am!).

Blissfundrake – I’m with you! I love the first warm day when I can open all the doors and windows and blow winter’s stale air away. I also love it when it gets warm enough so I don’t have to wear tights or nylons with my skirts. I hate that fiddly stuff! It would be great to live in a climate where I never had to wear socks! (Except when I went skiing, of course!)


Mixdouble, I hope you got your walk in. I did three miles after supper, it wore out Buster the Poodle but I felt great. :happy: Your Oscar Show feast sounds delicious. I have some avocados and some red peppers in the fridge – that’ll be our first course tonight.

Joyce, Westernjoy – Try “The New Rules of Lifting for Women” for a book on free weights. Nerd Fitness “How to Build Your Own Workout Routine” is good internet resource. Have fun! I also have “Strength Training for Women” by Joan Pagano (Barbie mentioned this one) and it’s a good starting place too. I could send it to you because I don’t use it anymore….

Meg – tortillas in lettuce….I will do that. I usually just have the filling on a plate, skip the wrap all together in spite of how much I love them.

Michelle – Safe driving on your way home!

Yikes, it's already 7 am. I have to put the rest of the ingredients into the tagine in the slow cooker, wake up J'boy and get myself from pajamas to school clothes. Unfortunately, it's a day for wearing tights under my skirt. I think I'll wear the new skirt, the one I got in a size 8 a couple of weeks ago to replace the size 12 I bought last fall! :happy:

New Rules of LIfting for Women workout B2 today :explode: includes lunges with weights. I hate lunges, they are such hard work!

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

I'm entering crunch week at my house. Last week I got new tires, this week my first ever gps arrived so I need to become familiar with it. Next week I will get the car detailed and start packing. I leave next Thursday for a 3 wk long road trip driving myself, my Mother-in-law and her sister to Virginia and back for my son's marriage blessing. They got married in a private civil ceremony before he deployed 3 years ago when he realized a fiance had no legal rights, but a spouse did. He was stationed in Oregon, her folks live in Wisconsin and we live in West Texas. So this church vow renewal is a huge deal for both sets of families!

Due to my MiLs and Aunt's health, we won't be driving more than 6 hours on any given day, so finding time to walk or hit the hotel gym shouldn't be too hard. They are both diabetic, but aren't the least discriminate about what they put in their mouth so staying "clean" on this trip will take lots of forethought and determination on my part. I don't own a laptop or tablet so logging food oe checking this thread MAY become tricky. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Yesterday didn't turn out to be as active as I had planned. Ended up riding with hubby to pick up parts for work 120 miles away. So today is catch up day on many fronts. On goes the pedometer and the Shape ups. Lets see how many steps I can take today :drinker:

I see that we are nearing 500 posts, so just a reminder: if there is a padlock by the name of the thread, we have hit the magic number. Just go to the last post and click "continued at this topic" in the body of the post. We will be there waiting for you!

The guy that cuts my hair had surgery and then has fallen several times. I thought that I was finally getting my hair cut today, but alas, he has rescheduled again to Friday. Maybe I can just wear a hat until then? My original appointment was for the 10th.

Better get to work. See you on the other side! Mary

:flowerforyou: Over cast Tuesday,

Congrats to those of you that have lost:drinker:

Too much work to do but will say I'm thinking of you today.

Have a good day and don't forget to drink your water:drinker: and keep moving, it's what will help us reach our goals.

Laura80111

Susie,
A lot of hotels now have a busines area and have computers to use free of charge. that way you can log on and keep track on the road. Hope this helps. be safe. If you drive through Louisiana stop and see me.

Well, we're leaving tomorrow. Lynette wants to come down in Sept. or Oct, I think we'll come in the middle of the month and spend a lot more time. I laid by the pool for the last time (boo hoo....until next time). Did an hour of a downloadable spinning workout. I'll probably do some yoga tomorrow a.m. Actually, the more I think about it, mid-Sept. is probably better for us. In Oct. Vince wants to get ready for Halloween.

realpure - so glad you found what works for you. I know that eating at night always works for me (if I don't eat, I lose, regardless of what it is I'm eating)

Need to finish up a sweet potato that I have and some green beans, so I'll have some tuna that I have here while Vince finishes up the ham. I need to finish up the one wedge of Laughing Cow so I'll have that tonight. Update: had ham since we need to finish that up and the tuna is in a pouch.

We were looking at the food that we need to take back with us. Vince was commenting about how his popcorn has an expiration date of a year ago. Big deal! really, popcorn doesn't go bad -- I've never had a problem and I'm sure my popcorn is more than a year old. That's what happens when he doesn't eat it!

Nancy - what is Lands End's policy on returning clothing. As you know, I'm looking for a good bathing suit, but I'm very hesitant to buy clothing off the net. Oh, if I try something on in the store, see how it fits, but the store may not have my color, then I don't mind ordering off the net. What if the suit doesn't fit me, or looks great on a model but not so great on me?

Vacuumed the condo, washed the floor. I'd forgotten how little time it takes to clean so I had time to sit by the pool. I also packed just about everything except what I'll wear tomorrow.

Nancy - congrats on the size 8 skirt. Doesn't it feel good?

Vicki - good luck at the dentist

Suz - drive safely. I can just imagine what a big deal this is! Do you have a cell phone? I have a droid and there is an app that I downloaded. I can enter my foods, but I can't access the groups. Also, many hotels have a computer for use by it's visitors.

We're packing the MiFi tonight so I won't be able to check in tomorrow until we get home, maybe even the next day.

Wonder if we'll get locked out?

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Hi Ladies...

Just a quick check-in this evening. Was down 2.2 pounds on my WW weigh-in...so that is 7 .2 lbs total since starting with them on January 31st, and 14.5 since the start of Shedding Pounds for Hounds began on January 3rd. The support from this group of ladies has also been a blessing...thank you all.

Feeling pretty positive about this lifestyle change to say the least. I'm enjoying my morning treadmill workouts, and have been adding intervals this week. This weekend I am going to buy some exercise videos to change up the pace. Hubby is down 10 pounds which will make his doctor happy! All in all a great start to 2012.

Had a bit of a challenge today at work. We recently did a go-live with a huge project that has been underway for the last two years, and it went pretty smoothly...as big projects go, so the team was recognized with a Thank You Party. They had cake & soda, and a number of high-level managers to say thank you. I took a very small piece of cake, and left the frosting. Even at that I had such a sugar headache when I got home it wasn't funny. Fortunately, my points were under control, and I don't think I did too much damage. Regardless...if I did there is still plenty of time to make up for it.

Off to finish up my food posts and then NCIS. I'm not much of a TV buff...but that show is a must see for me each week.

Have a great evening, and tomorrow is hump day already!

MEG