WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2012

I'm in GRAND BABY HEAVEN!!!!

Walked all over Chicago and you are right...chasing a 3 year old is WORK!!! So think any extra calories I didn't figure correctly at our nice dinner out are moslty gone *(I forgot...3 year olds do not WALK....they RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

Happy Weekend and love to all of you! kackie

congrats on your new grand daughter, and enjoy them both!!!!!have fun:flowerforyou:

Plateau City

I've been out of town for awhile, visiting a place called Plateau City. It's not a bad place, really, it's fairly laid back and by no means a tourist trap. The streets aren't lined with brightly colored items for sale, or postcards. You can't find any candy or jewelry anywhere. There are no little tents or canopies set up along the roads with wares for sale or carts being tended by food vendors. I miss the aroma of corn dogs. There might be an occasional whiff of a solitary pine tree. Flowers don't bloom very often in Plateau City. I think I saw a rose blooming there last time I visited. Just one rose, dirty, dusky pink in color and not the least bit fragrant. The street lights are on at night but are rather on the dim side.

Plateau City is located up at the top of a very steep slope which takes weeks and possibly months to climb. Once you reach the top you'll find the landscape is flat and mostly barren, much like a mesa in the southwestern states. On the ground are stones and dirt. Dust storms blow the sand up into your face every so often, reminding you that you're visiting a place you're not accustomed to and one you don't want to remain in for long.

It's a place I don't really care to visit, but for some reason I've been forced into going there several times on my journey. This time seems like the longest, most drawn out of all. There's no going up, no going down. I'm stuck there. I've been looking all over for a trail leading downward towards the lower valleys which are teeming with enthusiasm and success.

One thing to consider about Plateau City is that it might be akin to the neighboring town of Maintenence. I think I'll take note of this fact and store it away for future reference. After all, there will be a future once I've left this dismal, flat patch of ground.

:bigsmile: Have a great weekend everyone, hope we all make plans to hang out with the Salad Sistas. I paid them a visit twice yesterday, they were so glad to see me.

jb

Ah, it’s Saturday. :happy: I am on the couch, looking south, and I can hear birds singing in the maple tree. Time to refill the bird feeders.

Not just Saturday, but the first day of Spring Break. I have two weeks off with DH and J’Boy. No specific plans. We'll work on the house renovation projects, do some skiing, cook some good food, keep up the workout schedule…all at my own pace. Sigh of contentment.

Division 6 classroom report: We never got to measure volume using water displacement yesterday! We got caught up in calculating % of error between estimates and actual measurements. My students were surprisingly intense and having such fun that I just went with it and we spent the whole lesson on question one.

In the afternoon they painted designs on their Hoplite (ancient Greek soldier) shields and watched the movie “Clash of the Titans”. Well, the boys watched the fighting scenes. The girls just painted and talked. The classroom is now ringed with 1-meter diameter cardboard shields decorated with terrifying paintings of medusas, gorgons, evil eyes, three headed dogs, harpies, minotaurs and one blue dolphin (she’s such a sweet girl! ).

Have I ever mentioned that I really enjoy my job?

On the fitness front, I attended a spin class, then came home and ate pizza (but righteous pizza, thin crust vegetarian with ½ the cheese) and had a beer with clamato juice. At 7:15 I was suddenly too tired to do anything, not even finish the crossword puzzle DH and I were working on. :ohwell: I went straight to bed and slept until 7:00 this morning. I think it must be the weight lifting! Gotta say I feel great today!

Blissfuldrake I am glad to read that Vic is safely home.:flowerforyou: Love the idea of a “Certified Therapy Puppy”.

Realpure – “I saw so many frail women when I was getting rehab.” Oh, I am so there with you! I am 5’1” inches tall and small boned – my wrists are about 4” around. If there’s one thing I am determined not to be it’s frail. No, no, no.:explode: I also agree that taking medication for chronic pain can do more harm than good. On the other hand, chronic pain can take a big slice out of the joy in life, so one has to find a balance. I have arthritis in my feet and manage the pain in a variety of ways but try to take as few meds as possible because I’m afraid if I can’t feel it I might do more damage.

Lynn, your work experience reminds me that not all the suffering in the airport security line-up is endured by the passengers.:grumble: Great to be back at spinning! I just discovered it and I think it’s great.

Michele, Oh church food! Not the place for fine nutrition, but a fine place for friends and fellowship. I have learned to avoid the after service tea, now I just do a walk through and say hi on my way out the door.

JB, Plateau City does not sound like a fun place to spend Spring Break, I hope you find a way down soon. :flowerforyou:

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Hello everyone! March is half over, but hopefully I can still join you. I really need some support, so any friend request would be great. I have been on MFP for a couple of months. I had a good start and have now come to a stand still. I am feeling a bit low about that. Perhaps having people I support and that support me will get me going again.

My March goals are: Walk 3 days with strength training
Dance exercise 3 days

My birthday is March 21st. Hopefully I will have less of me by then. I am looking forward to working with you guys!

Plateau City

I've been out of town for awhile, visiting a place called Plateau City. It's not a bad place, really, it's fairly laid back and by no means a tourist trap. The streets aren't lined with brightly colored items for sale, or postcards. You can't find any candy or jewelry anywhere. There are no little tents or canopies set up along the roads with wares for sale or carts being tended by food vendors. I miss the aroma of corn dogs. There might be an occasional whiff of a solitary pine tree. Flowers don't bloom very often in Plateau City. I think I saw a rose blooming there last time I visited. Just one rose, dirty, dusky pink in color and not the least bit fragrant. The street lights are on at night but are rather on the dim side.

Plateau City is located up at the top of a very steep slope which takes weeks and possibly months to climb. Once you reach the top you'll find the landscape is flat and mostly barren, much like a mesa in the southwestern states. On the ground are stones and dirt. Dust storms blow the sand up into your face every so often, reminding you that you're visiting a place you're not accustomed to and one you don't want to remain in for long.

It's a place I don't really care to visit, but for some reason I've been forced into going there several times on my journey. This time seems like the longest, most drawn out of all. There's no going up, no going down. I'm stuck there. I've been looking all over for a trail leading downward towards the lower valleys which are teeming with enthusiasm and success.

One thing to consider about Plateau City is that it might be akin to the neighboring town of Maintenence. I think I'll take note of this fact and store it away for future reference. After all, there will be a future once I've left this dismal, flat patch of ground.

:bigsmile: Have a great weekend everyone, hope we all make plans to hang out with the Salad Sistas. I paid them a visit twice yesterday, they were so glad to see me.

jb

Enjoying a quiet Saturday Morning:flowerforyou:

Jb- I'm sure that everyone on MFP at some time or another has been to both "cities" and not because we have wanted to visit there:grumble: and I know we have never packed the right luggage to get there

Kackie- I'm sure that every 3yr old needs a tee shirt that has "catch me if you can...." on the back :laugh: Glad to hear you are enjoying those grandbabies.

Lynn- I know that when my parents were alive and came to visit me and I watched them through security that my Mom was always nervous about what the security would smell when they checked her:blushing: and I'm sure that woman was equally embarresed too.

*****

Hubby has just left to take his guns target shooting giving me time alone here at home...I love being home alone after a week at work, something I don't get very much. I'm wondering if it has something to do with being an only child that I love it so much:huh:

Yesterday was our #1 Sons 35th Birthday, it seems like yesterday we were just 22:noway: and hanging out at the hospital, where oh where does the time go? I miss seeing him on a regular basis since he & his wife live in Las Vegas, but it is only a 12 hr drive away...we just have to plan when we take that trip.

So last night hubby wanted to go out to dinner and so we splurged and went to Red Lobster, I somehow managed to keep my calories in check and the scale was the same this am. I am planning on hitting the cookbooks this weekend and make somemore kitchen experiments in low fat, low calorie, high veggies and keeping my fingers crossed they are all successes that hubby likes

Everyone have a good Saturday, I'm off to test "drive" my new kettlebell exercise DVD let's all keep moving and :drinker: drink your water:drinker: it really does make a difference.

Laura80111

Happy Saturday Afternoon Ladies...

Busy day & week here in SC...but I'm thrilled with my diet/exercise results. This morning at weigh-in I am finally under 175 lbs! Woo Hoo...17 pounds lost since January 3rd! Happy Girl Here. I may even make my 25 pound pledge for Losing Pounds for Hounds!

Worked those HotPants on the treadmill yesterday morning, and this morning under my jeans while I mopped & treated our (what seems like acres of) hardwoods. I am loving them! I really can feel the heat that they generate. Am hoping to see some inches gone when I re-measure in two weeks.

Hubby is fixing a seafood medley tonight...he's already warned me that "butter will be involved".

Have a great weekend ladies...

MEG

I am new to mfp. i would love to join this group. hope to make friends, better my life and be healthy while here.

Hi! asking for prayers for a friend of mine of 30+ years.Found out she has a kidney tumor.They are doing surgery Mon.
Hope everyone is having a good week-end.
HUGS
jane

Nancy I am loving your all around positive thoughts. Sandi

Hi, all! Glad to find a thread for "women of a certain age". I turned 57 in January and joined MFP 5 days ago. I've been working on losing 35-40 pounds for the past six months and I'm within 5 pounds of my goal, BUT... now I've been reading about how lifting heavy will get me into the shape I want to be faster, even if I don't lose those last five pounds. So my goals for the month have changed:

• Find some cheap weights somewhere - craigslist from someone who gave up or bought new, maybe?
• Buy a copy of New Lifting Rules for Women and READ IT!! And watch some of the videos other members
were kind enough to provide in this thread:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/520056-strength-weight-training-don-t-go-to-gyms-and-limited-spa
• Start cutting back on the cardio and increasing the strength training
• Take a picture of how I look now so I can see what difference it actually makes

I am determined to have a bikini body by July and our 35th anniversary vacation in Hawaii!

I look forward to getting to know all of you in the months to come.