Women Ages 50+ for the month of July

Hi Folks,
I've been a bit under the weather; picked up a bug somewhere and it laid me low for about 10 days. I'm still on the South Beach Diet but my husband insists that I'm not eating enough while I'm sick. So for two days, I sorta played it by ear. I'm in Phase two and that's so much easier than Phase I. I have not suffered at all and surprisingly, have not experienced any gas or bloating with this diet. No heartburn either so I've decided that sugar gave me the heartburn and I don't get any on SB. Lots of salad and healthy foods which I like and now I can add fruits, like strawberries and blueberries etc. Perfect summer diet!


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Hi everyone

Patsigirl - sorry you are feeling under the weather Hope you are better soon:flowerforyou:

Suezzque You are doing really well aren't you. Your attitude is really good too.

Healthier - I also wondered where the other girls are. I hope all is well with them. Glad your scale is moving in the right direction.

Wishful - You make that peach sound good!! I can't get past the fuzzy but I enjoy them if peeled.

Barbiecat - I like your list and have similar thoughts about the role they play. You have been home for awhile now - must be time for a roadtrip!!

Debbie - You are aways so kind in your posts - and motivated to succeed. Sounds like you enjoy a happy life.

Ester - Size 10 is but a dream for me!! I would be pleased to get into a size 16 - Especially since I bought a couple of pairs during a particularly positive shopping trip:laugh: They were meant to be my 'incentive' pants but I still can't do them up. I won't give up though.

I stayed within my cals yesterday and drank my water - exercise goal?? Not so much!!

Hope all others are doing well.

Today I will:
Drink my water - I drank 3 glasses while morning coffee was brewing - makes it easier to meet quota
Eat only as planned
walk for 30 minutes
Dust off elliptical and hop on!!

Have a great day

Heather

Good Evening Ladies, I am having to do extra exercise today. Hubby decided on the way home from work, Quiznos for dinner (we had coupons for buy one get one 50% off) I have no will power. I figured tuna torpedo with no dressing would be a good bet. But when I got home and entered it on MFP, over 900 calories. ....:grumble: so I did an extra 45 minute walk.
I will keep you all in my prayers for Better Health and Sunnier Days.
Smiles and Hugs :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Rosemary

Good evening ladies,
So good to hear from so many of you. Glad you are all doing well. I sent Anne a message and she is doing fine. She is dealing with some things and will be back when taken care of. She is eating right and still exercising through it all. I ate well today, but did not exercise yet. I am headed to my elliptical and treadmill right now. Have a good night. See you tomorrow.
Vicki M

Hi-
I’ve been remiss again. When I have a lot going on, mfp goes by the wayside. Takes me too long to read and write here. or to track calories.
I’ve had several meetings lately and had to digest legal financial material (144 pages!) while preparing for a houseful over the July 4th week-end. Wanted everything as perfect as it could be since my son’s girlfriend’s family was sleeping over. It was the first time her mother had been here and only the 2nd time we’d met.
I also just gave in to enjoying the week-end without thinking about what and when I ate. Bottom line, it was a great week-end and I had a wonderful time with my kids, their friends, my parents and my oldest son’s girlfriend’s family. :happy: We had people sleeping in almost every room of this house, but it turned out fine and everyone seemed happy and relaxed.

This week-end will be a lot more people (primarily my husband’s family, 40 to 45 people I think) but no one should be sleeping over except my own kids. So, I probably won’t be on mfp til next week. I need to get my act together so house, yard, food, etc is ready for Sat.’s festivities. I just feel so blessed to have this time with extended family and to be able to enjoy my kids and everyone else.

I never got around to setting goals for July. While I’d obviously like to lose weight, realistically I’ll be satisfied if I don’t gain. Maybe I’ll manage to lose even a pound or two.

Barbie – that is great news about your pants. :drinker: You are giving away size 12 so soon after giving away size 16!!! So impressive. You must feel so motivated and rewarded for your hard work. I have to say it is motivating for me. Makes me want to get into high gear and get out of my size 12s and back into my size 10s. My goal ultimately is to fit comfortably in size 8, but one step at a time.

Congrats to Susan, too, on your smaller pants size! :drinker: These are great accomplishments!!

Becky, I’ve been taking Zumba a couple times week too. I love the class, but I don’t think I could handle it more than 2-3 times per week. If that class doesn’t burn calories and rev the metabolism, nothing will. I have to say that my knees are feeling it a little bit, but I love the music and the instructor.

Marie – great news that your scale is moving!! :flowerforyou: (Mine has too – just not in the right direction. :laugh: )

Patsigirl, hope you feel better soon! :flowerforyou:

onmywayto130, great job on your weight loss!! :drinker: So nice to know that, even at our ages, it can be done. You are all so inspiring.

Keep up the good work everyone. Sleep tight.
Zaza

Good Morning everyone:flowerforyou:

Glad to see that Zaza and Kathy checked in and are doing ok. Also glad to hear that Anne is doing ok as well.

I managed to follow the physiotherapist's recommendation and get back on my bike. My DH adjusted the seat again and I was able to go for approx. 20 minute slow ride:bigsmile: without my knee complaining too much. Also went for a little walk about (or limp about:laugh: :laugh: ) and then came home and and iced the knee for 10 minutes and then another 10 minutes an hour later. So far the knee is not any worse and I was sooooooooooo happy to get on my bike again:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

The sun is finally shining so I can catch up on some laundry and outside work.

Have a great day all and don't forget to drink your water:drinker:

Marie

:flowerforyou: sendig flowers to everyone this morning. i am on a time out for myself this is good. my children thinks it is funny because when someone does a time out it is for how old they are so a few monutes isnot much. will my time out could be pretty neet that would be 56 minutes..but i don not want to seat that long.. i waned to say that i have email anne also and she is ok. i did let her know i and we miss her post and how inportant she is here and how we miss her not being here...
i am waiting for the sun to come out they say it is going to be a nice few days.. so much rain .. the weeds are so loving this.. i have so lost control of them.. our gardens have so much water when a sunny day everything is growing so big.. i have been having fresh broclli and snap peas this week.. lettuce for a few weeks.. ok i am needed outside again we are having a tag'craft sale this weekend. be putting lots of foods together so i don't have to spend much time cooking. everyone have a nice day and we send our prayers out to everyone... love debbie and family

Hi Everyone! I am Steph and I joined at the end of June, so I am a newbie. I gained 100 lb+/- over the past 22 years of a sit-down job and now that I am working at home (and on my own schedule), and i have found this website, I am hoping to lose at least 75 of it. So far I have lost 7-1/2 pounds since I joined and 14 since my highest of 225-1/2. You are all an inspiration to me.

My goal for this month is to lose AT LEAST 5 pounds, walk 4+ times a week, and stay cheerful and positive.

Welcome Steph to this absolutely wonderful site and the great ladies on this thread:flowerforyou: I know for sure that I would not have come as far as I have without my deep determination to get healthy and the encouragement, motivation and support of this site

Congratulations on dropping the lbs you have and I wish you all the very best:flowerforyou: Glad you found us and check in often, the more the merrier:bigsmile:

Marie

:happy: Hi Steph,
You will find alot of encouragement, compassion, empathy and ideas on this thread. It is different when you get older (although 55 is definately not old), but it is still possible! It is good to have a bunch of kindred spirits here and many times makes a difference between choosing the right thing over the wrong thing!!

Welcome Steph,

I'm new to this forum too.

I know what you mean about the "sitdown" jobs. I've sure had enough of them over the years.

There's a lot of support on this site, a lot of good ideas and a lot of good recipes too!

Jeannie

I'm a bit frustrated today. :grumble: ...... I've already eaten all my allotted calories for today but FEEL famished! He's still at work and it's too hot to go for a walk, which is what I usually do to let off steam. :explode: Here's where the rubber meets the road... Will I be able to stay away from the stress eating tonight?

I wish I could honestly report I didn't eat anything else the rest of the evening. In times past I would have binged on chocolate candy, cupcakes or cookies... but something chocolate and gone over my calories by at least 300. INSTEAD I nibbled on raw cherries which only put me over by about 70 calories, and still well under my BMR. :happy: I'm calling that a victory!

More news on my oldest brother, Ken: Apparently they haven't been completely truthful with me. Talked to my youngest brother yesterday and he filled in the blanks. Seems when they removed the knot from his jaw they also took one off his chin and NONE off his stomach because there were too many. (Reading on the Internet tells me once malignancies attach to organs you are in stage 3 of the disease.) His oncologist appointment has been bumped up to this coming Monday. I wouldn't have know any of this if I hadn't talked to a different brother. Don't know if they think it isn't any of my business or they are trying to shield me. I was only 9 when he left home to go to Vietnam, so they often still think of me as a child instead of a grown woman (who cared for both our parents the last 5 years of their lives.)

I'm choosing to focus on the wedding, and only the wedding this weekend and deal with this next week. I won't know until tonight if hubby will be able to go with me to the wedding , but I'm determined to have fun with OR without him as I haven't seen this part of the family since 2005 and already have reservations in the same swanky hotel they are having the reception.

I'm off to mow now. Happy weekend to you all! :drinker: Let's all make smart choices. :flowerforyou:

Happy Friday ladies,
I hope all of you are doing well. Heather wow that must have felt great to have lost over 4 pounds even if for only a breif moment. At least you did lose. I always say I want at least one biggest loser week. Guess that is not happening. LOL I did Jillian's 30 day shred yesterday for the first time and I feel it today. Hope I can do it again today. I have to run errands today so I will get my workout in later. Have a good day ladies. Susan hope your hubby gets to make the wedding. Still praying for your brother also. Hard for me to understand why people think they have to keep things from us. I personally do better if I know everything. Talk to you ladies later.
Vicki M

YES YOU WILL! Remember the children's story about the little engine that could - well, just keep saying "I think I can, I think I can, ...." and you WILL! Stay focused Susan. Too bad I"m not closer I could drive with you and keep you company but I wouldn't crash the wedding :laugh:
Esther

:smooched: MONSTER HUGS to you Esther. How sweet of you to offer to be my travel buddy. I wouldn't consider that crashing a wedding.... Maybe someday we WILL meet face to face. My best freind I met on xanga 5 years ago and she lives in Pittsburgh. We make a point to see each other at least twice a year.

:flowerforyou: Susan

A quick hello before my husband starts calling for me to help him w/all the party prep.
Lianne, I hope you're feeling better. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Better to follow dr. orders and not have complications. All easier said than done and still frustrating, but I dont' know what else to say except I feel for you and hope you're not in too much pain.
Susan, I feel for you too. You have a good plan - concentrate on the wedding and fun. I really hope your husband can join you. Then next week, you can turn your attention to your brother. My heart does go out to you.
I've got go, but have a great week-end everyone!!!
Zaza