WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2012

I am so thrilled that i figured out how to find this continuation! I completed my 8K Saturday in 1:06. about 20 minutes faster than I thought I could. But I didn't walk any of it. I am so proud of myself! But I gained a pound this weekend. I over indulged in many ways. So back on track this week. Cruising in 34 days so I need to keep my focus on working out and eating healthy. I found that shepherds pie is not healthy - LOL. But now I think I will run a 5K on Cinco de Mayo. At least I know I can run the whole way!

Lisa - I am glad you can now get your life back and regain the closeness with your son. That was a very tough situation you were in.

Meg - I might look into your hot pants. Sounds interesting.

Kacki - What did you have for dinner at your friends house last night? I am hoping since she told you not to bring anything that she had something healthy for you.

BarbieCat - I don't even own ankle weights! You are so motivating!

Jb - Is Strong Women Stay Young something I can have on my Kindle? Or are there exercises that I need to look at?

Well, This is a new week! I am hoping to run and/or exercise every day and make sure I drink my water. I will log in every day!. I hope you all have a great week! I love chatting with all of you.

Good morning Monday. Here we go into another great week...actually it's the greatest week of all because it's the first week of SPRING! Yippeee! So excited for the weather to warm up! I noticed a difference in the cloud pattern yesterday, big puffy ones, some black as night, dropping hail and snow pellets along the way, unlike the socked-in-slate-gray clouds we get here during winter in Portland. There were patches of blue sky, streaks of sun here and there, and on my hike I noticed the giant white trilliums are blooming out in the forest. :flowerforyou:

I read a good article posted on MFP about starvation mode and what happens to our metabolisms when we eat too little, and tips for good dieting. It includes 7 Smart strategies for fat burning and metabolic health, and states the importance of weight lifting ... Eat More, Eat Natural, Eat Often and Regularly, Use Carb Cycling, Take Diet Breaks, Cardio and Weight Training. Worth the read if you have time. It's fairly long. One except I especially hit home:

"For many non-athlete women, “lift weights to lose weight” doesn’t even compute. But weight training is so important for metabolic health and better body composition, that if you were forced to choose one or the other – cardio or weights – the weightlifting would be a NO BRAINER decision."

Here's the link. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/208407-how-to-repair-a-damaged-metabolism-stavation-mode

@ tallen, yes, there are exercises you'll need to look at in the Strong Women Stay Young book so you'll need to get yourself a copy.

Everyone have a great, great day, I've gotta scoot. Be good, Salad Sistas :bigsmile:

jb

Happy Monday. Just making my spot...... dentist appointments for both kids and just got in from Costo.

Kackie, I hope your blood sugar evens out. Mine has been in trouble since I had my son...... everything else was ok until last year. I know I'm on the right track since I feel so much better. I took a small candy bar last week while my son was getting his hair cut and felt crazy sick within 10 minutes. Then sleepy!! Can't do sugar any more..... it's hard but worth it to feel better.

jb: Thanks for the link to the 7 smart stagegies for fat burning and metabolic health. Printed it out for something to read this afternoon. I'm with you on the weights. I bought resistance bands at Walmart by Gold Gym. Still figuring out a rountine, but I can see improvement in my arms already.

Off to get the bus. Need to catch up tonight. Happy Monday everyone! Keep logging in and learning. It's so worth the commitment.

For anyone interested...here is the site for the Hotpants. Yes...I did wear them while working in the woods. I also wear them on the treadmill, and when I clean. Fortunately, my current jeans are baggy enough so I can put them on under my jeans or sweats.
I had found a Groupon Coupon and got them for $25 .... I probably wouldn't have spent the money on them if I didn't have the coupon...but now that I know they work...I would go at the full price!

www.zaggora.com/

Have a lovely evening ladies!
MEG

checking in hope all are stoked for a great week!:flowerforyou: marking a spot so I can find you all. :happy:

Morning all

Just marking my spot on Part 2 for later, haven't had time to read all the post in this part yet - nearly 3 pages already :noway: :noway:

Need to get ready, exercise video awaits, I'm trying to be good and get some time in every day. Who said if you do something so many times it becomes a habit??? Still trying to get into that habit :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: hey ho onwards and upwards.

Chat soon.

Viv

Good Tuesday morning, everyone!

I finally decided to sit at the computer for a bit so I could catch up on the message boards - this one is always a challenge after a few days' absence! I love reading all the news and encouragement.

Tomorrow is going to be a tough one - my husband is having his second knee replacement surgery (the first was in January), but I am leaving to fly to North Carolina where I have 3 concerts to play over the next week. DD will be in charge of getting her dad home from the hospital and taking care of him until I get home on the 30th. We'll leave home for the hospital at 5 am (it's an hour and a half away!) and then my flight to Charlotte leaves Montreal at 5:30 pm. Hopefully I'll have time for at least a few long power walks around the airport once my luggage is checked in.

Today, though - out on the road! It is finally warm enough and the thaw has progressed to the point where the gravel roads are not complete mud sinks in most places. I am thoroughly sick of the stationary bike in the house, and will set out to do my intervals on the road, hoping my legs won't complain too much about the change. I just got a new strength routine last week that is whipping my butt, so this will just add to the potential for some quality moaning and groaning! It cracks the kids right up.

The best result of all the exercise over the past few months - when I practice (I'm a flutist), I really notice how much having very strong abs helps everything. They have always been more or less strong just from playing, but working them hard has made a huge difference. More power! Mwa ha ha ha! Feels awesome.

Nancy - lentils! Best easy salad ever:
cooked lentils (green or brown, not so good with the orange ones)
yogurt blended with Major Grey chutney, or other mango chutney
cut up any other veggies you want with the lentils very small, or just keep it simple and use the lentils and yogurt dressing.
let it sit for a while - eat it up!

I also make a dish my family has named "lentil mishmash" if you want more recipes, let me know -- I'll post it. It was the best way I ever found to make my kids eat tons of vegetables when they were younger, and they still love it.

hope you get good news from your interview, robin, and have a wonderful day, everyone -

liselyn

Tomorrow is going to be a tough one - my husband is having his second knee replacement surgery (the first was in January), but I am leaving to fly to North Carolina where I have 3 concerts to play over the next week. DD will be in charge of getting her dad home from the hospital and taking care of him until I get home on the 30th. We'll leave home for the hospital at 5 am (it's an hour and a half away!) and then my flight to Charlotte leaves Montreal at 5:30 pm. Hopefully I'll have time for at least a few long power walks around the airport once my luggage is checked in.

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liselyn

yikes! knee replacement! have had that done and unfortunately am one of the few who did not have great results...just the luck of the draw i guess, as i know my doctor is a good one, he put my ankle back together when i broke it into a million pieces and have had no trouble with it at all. anyway, where are you playing? my daughter lives in charlotte and i was born there! hope all goes well with your husbands surgery and you have a safe and productive trip.
yvonne

e:flowerforyou: Happy Tuesday,

Sarah- :laugh: saggy *kitten* jeans:laugh: :laugh:

Viv-yep me too, wondering when the exercise becomes a habit:huh: and I want it to be a fun habit

Robin- hoping that you get positive results from that interview:flowerforyou:

Liselyn- Have a safe trip and hope that hubbys knee surgery goes smoothly

Last night when I got home I was so ready to do my kettlebell exercises but after being home 5 min and listening to the VM I was too stressed and decided I needed to do cardio instead to rid myself of the feeling building up in me...it worked and I did feel better after.

I'm trying an experiment to see about this belly fat. So many articles I've read lately have been saying that if you eat more yoguart and milk that it helps...so I'm giving it a try. I love it for breakfast with about 1/4c of granola...but I will say I miss my eggs:sad: I just love how full they make me feel and I have several ways that I do like to make them, maybe after a bit I will make the yoguart my snack and then back to my egg dishes...will see:ohwell:

Everyone have a good day, keep moving, logging and drinking:drinker: your water!

Laura80111

Hello all, Happy Tuesday :happy:

I think I may have overdone it on the lentils and hummus and raw veggies– :sick: my digestive system is definitely upset. Oh dear.

My wallet has been missing since Saturday afternoon.:grumble: I’ve searched the house and have only one hope left – perhaps I left it at the butcher shop on Saturday, they are closed Sunday and Monday so I could not check. It’s a mystery. I still have a driver’s license because I keep it in the car but everything else is gone. The real moan is that I just put all the new Medicare cards in on Friday morning. :noway: If I don’t find it today I will have to begin the tedious process of cancelling and replacing cards. I would not have minded a new driver’s license photo, I only have one and a half chins now instead of three! :ohwell:

There is snow in the yard again, winter just won’t give up this year.:grumble: My wee snow drops and crocuses are buried.

Has anyone heard from Virginia lately? I miss her posts. Genealace?

Michelle, when I do pushups I am on my toes. My goal is to get strong enough so I can do a set of 10 with toes and hands on the floor, all the way down. :explode: Right now I have my hands on a step-exercise bench with 3 steps under it.

Tallen, congratulations on your 8K! :flowerforyou: I know you can find a healthy version of shepherd’s pie, if you want to. But the 5K on Cinco de Mayo is probably more important.

Kackie, enjoy the spring skiing! We are getting more snow here too, but I don’t really want it in my front yard.

Sarah – “I can feel myself getting stronger” --- yes! That is what keeps me going. I also like what I see in the mirror – can’t wait for real muscles! You are going to have to invest in new jeans soon :happy: no more saggy-bum!

JB and Barbie, I also thought that the writer of the article really called it on people who say they are eating within their calorie limits and can’t loose weight. :noway:

Liselyn, I hope your concerts are a success :flowerforyou: and your husband’s knee surgery went well. I’ll be watching for updates. I will also be trying the lentil salad. Thanks.

JB, Michelle – we could make push-ups a group goal. Keep me posted on your progress. My workout today does not include them, but I might throw in a set just to see where I'm at.

See you all on the other side.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy