Women Ages 50+ for the month of July

Hello everyone,

We are having a heat wave here in the Southwest. Temps in the high 90's and breaking 100 here and there. Still my walking buddy at work and I managed to walk for 10 minutes 3 days last week for our break. Unfortunately, it was our busy work schedules and not the heat that made us miss the other 2 days.

Luckily, we work for a boss that understands when we come in and take a break right away so we can walk before the heat sets in by 10AM.

Now that I can do the 10 minute Island Lap (running in place) on my Wii fit my teenagers have informed me that starting tomorrow morning, I am going with them as they do their daily jog for school sports. lol They're only going to do a mile tomorrow instead of two. (Aren't they good kids? Being so nice to their old Mom?) lol

Tonight is family movie/dinner out night. We are going to see the new Harry Potter and to Chili's.

Our weekend will end at a pool party over some friends to beat the heat.

Good luck with the weekend and have a great day today.

Jeannie

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Debbie, I don't have wii fit but I do get on my scale the last thing at night and the first thing in the morning. It doesn't talk to me but the numbers remind me that I am not the weight I want to be so I have to keep doing healthy things for myself. We are on a lifelong journey to health and fitness and whatever we have that reminds us to keep going is good for us.

:flowerforyou: rosemary, that is a very cute picture. When Matthew is older he will look at that picture and ask who the lady is because you will be so slim that he won't recognize the way you were :bigsmile:

We went off to the festival in town today. I bought a. festival t shirt in my new smaller size. It's long sleeve, purple, with a beautiful picture on it. jake had a honey lavender ice cream sandwich and after reading how many calories, he decided we should walk back to the parking area (a mile or so) rather than take the shuttle bus:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I spent a little time in the yard pulling weeds----enough time to get something done and get some exercise but not enough to hurt myself :bigsmile:

brandy hurt her foot so we stayed home from the dog park:sad: :sad: :sad:

enjoy the rest of you summer weekend.
hugs
barbie

Hi everyone,

I haven't posted on this thread in a few days, so thought I should let you all know I still count myself among the living. :laugh: I went out on my usual walking trail today and did SEVEN miles!!! :noway: Took me about 3 hours, including about 20 minutes of stopping here and there, and it was about 85 degrees F, but the humidity was very low, so it was not bad out there. To be safe, I brought a whoe quart of water, instead of my usualy 16 oz.

By the time I got back to where my car was parked, I still felt like I had a couple of more miles left in me, but I still had other things to do today, so I quit while I was ahead. I also decided to do a water, veggie and fruit day, like Suzzeque mentioned, in hopes it will jumpstart the downward spiral on the scale again.

I have an appointment with my doctor on Aug 4th--just a checkup--since I take blood pressure medication--and I would like to be down at least another 7 pounds by then. She hasn't seen me since before I started my program, and I would like to surprise her, AND, hopefully get my dosage reduced. My goal is to eliminate it completely,:drinker: :drinker: but that won't happen for a while.

I burned about a thousand calories today, and didn't come close to eating my exercise calories, so I hope that makes SOMETHING happen by Monday anyway.

If my body isn't protesting too much on Sunday, maybe I will do another 4 miles while it is cooler in the morning.

Barbie- Sorry to hear about your baby's foot. Hope it heals quickly. I wish I didn't live so far from the Peninsula, because a honey lavender ice cream bar sounds like a wonderful treat. I guess I will have to content myself with a Crystal Light raspberry pop before I crash and burn for the night.

Happy Sunday and Blessings to all,


Barb

:glasses: Good morning hope your days are going well. i am our side tag saleing i have been walking around i am up to one hour now. I am going to hoop on the bike pretty soon i just had a cheese stick. a little protein and dairy i think and i have my apple all ready for when i am off the bike i am going for 30 mins on the bike ok prayers i am sending were are needed .. love debbie and family

Hi Debbie,

I hope your sale goes well.

I must thank you for a chuckle. I had this mental image of you trying to shoot baskets while riding your bike around the driveway--because of you saying you would be "hooping" on your bike!:laugh: :laugh: I knew what you meant, but it was still good for a smile

I also noticed an "oops" on my post of last night. What the heck is a "whoe" quart.?--should have been "whole":laugh:

I am also happy to report that after my workout of yesterday and my fruit and veggie and water day, I am DOWN TWO MORE POUNDS!! WOO HOO!!:drinker: :drinker: Good bye "logjam on the scale!!"

I haven't decided if I am resting on my laurels today or walking some more. My calf muscles are a little tender today, due to the longer distance and the hill that was part of my return trip yesterday.

Have a good day, all!!

Barb

Hi Everybody, :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Brandy’s foot is better so we went to the dog park. :bigsmile: There was a good sized crowd of dogs many of whom were from out of town and here for the festival. Dogs are allowed at the street fair but not at the farms so many people take advantage of an outdoor dog sitting service provided by the local therapy dog club set up near the street fair while the people go visit the farms.

We got a lot of our exercise today working in the yard. I think someone is coming in after dark and planting more weeds because no matter how many I pull there are more the next day. :explode: :explode:

Last night Bernie was nowhere to be found at bedtime so we reluctantly went to bed with him still out. At 12:45 AM I was awakened by Brandy and Sasha barking. I got up and went out on the back porch and found Bernie under the table howling terrible things at the cat next door. Fortunately he let me pick him up and bring him into the house. After that, we all slept better

:flowerforyou: Rosemary----how great that you like your new kick boxing DVD. Finding exercise that you like is half the battle. I wish you luck finding your balance with pizza and birthday cake. Walking will certainly help.

:flowerforyou: Barb----all the walking you do amazes me. I’m glad you’ve been able to get back to it after putting so much of your energy into doing things for others. Congratulations on your weight loss. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Debbie

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I like your plan of healthy snacks for today and your great walking routine. Thanks for all the encouragement. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Lianne

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congratulations on your amazing weight loss…..so if you carry Grizzly around with you then you’ll know how you felt walking around before you dropped the pounds. I love your idea about logging onto MFP to ward off temptation. I sure admire your patience and good attitude about wearing that leg brace. Will you still be able to go to work with the brace? I notice that one of your goals is to recover from your knee surgery. It looks like that might be the most challenging of your goals.

I guess everybody else must be out enjoying good summer weather and doing fun things.
Hugs to all
Barbie

Debbie-

My family got me the Wii Fit as a combination Mother's Day/Birthday present in May. So that's about 3 months for me too. I love it, but I can see where it might get boring.

I love the Yoga and will probably keep doing that long after I move on to Wii Active or something like it.

Jeannie

Happy Monday!!:flowerforyou:

All my walking and restraint are paying dividends, down TWO more pounds !! WOO HOO!!:drinker: :drinker: No time for a longer post, just had to brag for a moment.

Hope everyone has a good week!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Barb

Good Morning everyone:flowerforyou:

Congratulations to those of you that are dropping those pounds:flowerforyou: Keep up the hard work and it will pay off. I have been holding my own and continuing to exercise in a modified form. I would so love to continue my walking and biking but alas I can only do what I can do.

I have been very busy just as I am sure everyone else is at this time of year. We are preparing for another camping trip. This one is to a music festival and I am always so excited to attend it:bigsmile: . Lots of good company and music in addition to a lot of rest and relaxation. The long term forecast is saying warm temperatures and maybe a thunderstorm or two...good thing we will be in our trailer and not tents:noway:

Keep thinking those positive thoughts:flowerforyou:

Marie

I'm getting tired of chicken. I would really like to find some new and interesting recipes, any suggestions? Rosemary

There are lots of great chicken recipes on the MFP recipe thread. When I get sick of chicken, I grill pork chops or make something spicy you would normally make with hamburger meat, only using ground turkey instead. It's amazing how many more calories red meat has in it isn't it!

Tonight we are having grilled pork chops and baked apples. To me apple or pineapple makes pork just that much better. I get the no sugar added apple pie filling and add a bit of cinnamon and bake it. That and steamed broccoli makes a nice meal.

:flowerforyou: good afternoon to all rosemary what a wonderful picture it must feel so good to see the change. everyone must been so proud way to go.
ellen i agree to one thing i have learn these past few mths how inportant logging has become for me. i have heard it and just never thouoght what a big help it is and its giving me time for me that i was in need of.
rosemary do you eat fish there are some great dishes for haddock cod shrimp i just started to goggle vegitarein dishes to some are pretty good that i have read. we have so many things to try now..
ok house cleaning time everyone i am sending prayers your way and may we all have a safe and blessed day.. love debbie and family

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Count me into this Group! I've been struggling with my weight the last few years and I'm determined it's coming off and staying off this time.

I plan to continue my strength training 3x week and cardio at least 2x.
Stay on target for tracking my food through this website.

Hey everyone, those I know and those that are new since I was here.
Just back from Saipan and the grandkids. Great trip but it was too hot to exercise and besides...so little time!!!. Unfortunately I came back with a bad case of diarrhea, so even though I lost weight while there, I'm not sure how much was due to being ill and will it be back.

It was great to read all of the post and catch up w/ everyone. Glad to be back here and back to logging and chatting.
Diane

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I saw one of my knitting friends today and she asked me what i was knitting these days and i realized that the only time I sit down now is to eat, log on to MFP or ride the exercise bike. My knitting has become almost a hobby of the past.
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Even my wonderful husband who plans meals with me and counts every calorie is nothing near the support I get from all of you.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: my women friends are glad I'm losing weight but are not interested in a daily recitation of what i ate or how I'm doing. You are all my support and encouragement. You all accept my goals---you don't tell me I should lose more or not lose so much---when I have a question, you help me find the answer:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Diane----welcome back, we've missed you---sorry you were sick and glad you lost weight

:flowerforyou: jmelindas----welcome to the group----glad to see your goals---hope to get to know you better

:flowerforyou: Rosemary----congratulations on your weight loss---you can count on us for support----we are willing to listen to anything you want to say about food, calories, exercise,

:flowerforyou: Barb---all that walking and playing with dogs has paid off again---thanks for keeping us entertained with dog stories----Brandy and Sasha rejected their dental food for morning treat for several days until they figured out that it was their only choice, now they accept them gladly

:flowerforyou: Marie

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your creative exercising inspires me----you are a great example of never giving up:bigsmile:

It's time for a final ride on the exercise bike and then early to bed.
hugs
Barbie

Hi-
Sorry I've been absent yet again. I just skimmed the most recent posts - will have to try to catch up later. We had week-end houseguests again and beautiful weather so that was lovely and busy. Also, had a family emergency so, between all of the above and just plain laziness after the 2 previous very busy week-ends before that, mfp and exercise etc went out the window. :ohwell:

Barb and Vicki - you amaze me. I'm exhausted just reading how energetic you are.

Diane, I hope you are feeling better. Use this momentum to keep from gaining back the weight. Make that illness work for you.:laugh:

Rosemary, congrats on losing 25 pounds!!:flowerforyou: You look great!!

Lastly, welcome to jmelindas!!:flowerforyou: This is a terrific thread with lovely, encouraging and supportive women.

Hello to everyone else. :happy: Again, I will have to catch up later on what I missed this week. Hope all are well and enjoying life.
Zaza