WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2012

Hello everyone.

The weather has finally turned warm here in the Albuquerque area. So, DD and I took the young dogs for a walk. They were "singing" for joy for the first 15 minutes until they settled down.

Mom turned 94 yesterday and old age is just starting to really show on her and she is starting to feel it too. We had a nice long facetime call with family from Minnisota, ordered out pizza and ate dinner with her and Dad. Hubby didn't come back there and join us and that is his issue.

While I am not at the weight on my ticker yet, I did finally drop 1 pound of the 15 pounds I put back on. Another 3 pounds and I will match my ticker.

Just realized that since I can get Netflix on my pc and Ipad, that means I don't need the TV or the Wii to do exercise. Silly me!

Happy Sunday and Happy Spring to all,

Jeannie

Hello everyone, and thanks to barbiecat for pointing me in this direction...

My name is Vicki, and although I haven't posted here before, I've been on MFP since just before the New Year. I'm a nurse (Infection Preventionist, among other things), at a state hospital here in Arizona - and I've had weight problems my whole life. Partially metabolic, and partially (mostly) because I eat when I'm unhappy... a lot, and all the wrong things. I *love* food.

I wanted to come out of hiding (so to speak) now that I've got a little success going. Today is hard, because I recalculated my calorie numbers & lost 110 calories I can have a day. EEK! Medical problems (arthritis, asthma, & fibrimyalgia) make a lot of exercises difficult to impossible for me, so this is going to be a challenge.

Thanks for adding me to your group!

Hi gals, just checking in again. Been off resting my back again, got to be a rule or something to the effect that when you get on a good roll something trips you up and then you scamble to get up again. Any hoo back to the basic exercises to ease the muscles into working order without stress on the spine. Weight has been going up again, guess I have been swelling up and not noticing too much. Too I love my soda crackers with a little soup. That is going off the shopping list for ever, rice crackers are better. Taking Syntha - 6 protein powder with Vege greens mix, helping with the vitamin- mineral boost at lunch and at bedtime to curve the hunger for morning. I feel much better for this mix. This weekend has flown by so fast, seems the hours are minutes, hope the next twelve days go just as fast.
Back to very cool nights and days for a bit, our Maple Syrup production is suffering from the too mild temperatures. I'm not one for the stuff, but it is a Canadian thing, I hate to see Mamma Nature change that. Since though three-quarters of the national population is senior or getting very close, we do like to see less -40 and more -2 with no ice.
Going to try to get some of my "kids" pictures on my profile, we have a new toy in the house and it spurred a party!

Take care all...

Marilyn

Hello ladies.
Just joined MFP yesterday and really need some help. Hope this works, and I'm going to give it my all. As you all know, the older we get the harder it is to lose weight, but now I have medical challenges to add to it! I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, have been on prednisone for a year now and have gained about 30 lbs during that time. That's over and above the 25 lbs I needed to lose before that!

Don't know if any of you have been on steroids, but for me I'm hungry all the time and if I try to ignore it I feel lightheaded and sick to my stomach. I talked to a nutritionist who said not to ignore the hunger and eat little 100-cal snacks. She also said that the results of anything I try - dieting, exercise - won't show up for about 6 weeks! How depressing is that! For a couple of weeks I tried real hard, lost 3 lbs, felt motivated, and the next week gained those 3 lbs back PLUS another one! All of this - weight gain, pain, puffiness - is making me frustrated and disgusted with myself. The good news is that the dosage is about half what it was in the beginning, so maybe the side effects won't be as bad now. I saw my doctor the other day. Of course she was very unhappy with my weight increasing every time I see her. She's the one who suggested MFP! I see her again in 6 months and want so badly to lose SOMETHING by then!! If any of you have any experience with prednisone and have any tricks to lose weight while on it, I'm all ears!

Best wishes to all of you in your pursuit of your goals, and congrats to those who are have such great successes. Loved reading your posts and look forward to being part of the group.

Diane

Hi Ladies

Have been reading some of the posts and you all sound so connected and motivated!! Room for one more? I am new on here, just 5 days in and looking for somewhere to connect. I am going to be 51 tomorrow and I need to get a handle on my life and weight. I have been logging my food for the last few days and started walking further every day.

happy birthday

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Today is my birthday and I am 66, an age I never expected to see. I feel better, happier, and healthier today than I felt at many times when I was a lot younger. I give a lot of credit to what I learned from all my friends on MFP and the encouragement and support I’ve gotten to challenge myself to be stronger and more fit.

happy birthday, barbie,....you are an inspiration to me....thanks for all your suggestions and recommendations.....hope you had a great day.....:flowerforyou:

Today it was chilly so I stayed inside and cut down two more tablecloths. Two more to go and I'm finished (for now, that is...until I find some more tablecloths on sale cheap).

Barbie - congrats on the great choices at the lunch. I'm not crazy about breads or desserts, either. That is...unless dessert is a piece of fruit....which it usually isn't. Today it was chilly so I stayed inside and cut down two more tablecloths. Two more to go and I'm finished (for now, that is...until I find some more tablecloths on sale cheap).

Barbie - congrats on the great choices at the lunch. I'm not crazy about breads or desserts, either. That is...unless dessert is a piece of fruit....which it usually isn't.
happy, happy birthday. May you have many many more!


realpure - let me know what you thought of "Hunger Game". I've heard mixed reviews about it. Of course, everyone around here (NC) is going "Hunger Game" crazy. Have a great time, and don't forget to take your own snacks!!!

jb - my aunt and uncle lived in onion country. If you go to the store, you'll find that most of the onions were grown in Pine Island, NY which is where they were. My uncle and cousins used to work in the onion fields. hmmm...radishes...haven't had those in a while. Thanks for suggesting them to me again. Whenever I do lateral arm raises, I don't use more than 5lb weights because anything more and I lose my form. Guess those delts just aren't as strong as the anterior and posterior ones.

Did an hour of balance games on the Wii today. Wish sometimes that each segment was longer. Tomorrow I'll do a bit of yoga and then take the extremepump class.

Yvonne - that's awesome about your sister!

I can't believe how Easter has snuck up on me! Went to buy cards for the kids (thought I had more time to send Bryan his, but oh well) Bought two Dove solid easter bunnies to put in Jessica's basket and another one (she may give it to Zac, or to someone else). By the time I was done, I paid $1.54 for both of them. Unfortunaely, the card store is close on Sundays. I was thinking that maybe they would be open since the store in the mall closed and it was open on Sundays, but no dice.

Vickie - welcome! And thanks barbiecat for pointing her here. Keep posting, we're all here for you.

Why is it that it seems so very easy to put the weight on, but it seems to take FOREVER for it to come off???

kilime - welcome! You'll get to that Great Wall! And we'll all be there with you, even if it is just in spirit!

diane - welcome! Fortunately, I haven't had any need for any experience with predisone. But I'll be keeping my eyes open

Say, I know people on this board have a Wii. Does anyone have the game "fit in Six"? I bought it but now am wondering if it's worth the money

Well, going to watch "Desperate Housewives" and then get to bed (I tTiVo it so that I can fast forward thru the commercials)

Michele

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Today is my birthday and I am 66, an age I never expected to see. I feel better, happier, and healthier today than I felt at many times when I was a lot younger. I give a lot of credit to what I learned from all my friends on MFP and the encouragement and support I’ve gotten to challenge myself to be stronger and more fit.

Happy Birthday, Barbie! You continue to inspire.

Have been MIA and no way can catch up on the posts but had to announce today is day 1 of Strong Women Stay Young ('nother Barbie inspiration). My Chiro advised against the Overhead press, but did the other 7. Was surprised at how hard some were, and delighted at how others were so "easy" I had to add more weight for the second set. Can feel it already, good thing 2 days off between sessions is recommended...

Cloudy but warm today so dragged my lazy butt outside and messed about in the raised beds. Planted carrots, beets, turnips, lettuce, mustards, arugula, easter egg and watermelon radish. Seed is all more than a year old so we'll have to see what comes up Will check at the Co-op for pea seed (both snow and shelling), too late to order. Also need to find (and till) an out of the way corner for a parsnip bed. Love those parsnips, grilled on the Foreman. Yumm.

After skipping 8 days of mat work, finally got back down on it yesterday, but not today. Tomorrow for sure!

Loved all the NSV's related to bra size. Expect back pain to reduce as the burden does
Hugs to ALL,

Barbara, the AHMOD who WILL be size 10 one day
March: get down on that mat EVERY day. Average 10K steps/day. Let it be. Really.
2012: dance more, bark less and CHECK IN!!!