WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2012

Hello all! Wow, we are all up early on the first day of April. :flowerforyou: I am reading the lessons in church today, and must leave asap to get there before the folks begin to think I've forgotten. I want to take some time to think about my progress in March and my goals for April, so watch for another post later today...

Sarah, I have missed your posts and I’m glad you finally chimed in with the story of your week. Since then I’ve seen you’re out on your bike, it will feel good. :flowerforyou: Weight training also feels good. Put your negative feelings into those weighted lunges! Will you send me the kick-*kitten* spicy eggplant recipe?

Joyce, congrats on the “fewer dimples” NSV, summer’s coming – you are bathing suit ready!

JB, I had my weekend blowout at the wine festival on Friday night, then slept all day Saturday! :bigsmile: This being Sunday I shall stick to my new resolution and put the wine and cognac away until next weekend. How did things go for you? By the way, excellent news about the size 14 Levis! No baggy bums for you. It sounds like you started your Saturday on a high note in spite of the rain. 40 plie squats indeed!

SallyCC, how’s it going with the pain and the plan?

I am not looking forward to the 12 week recovery from the foot surgery,:sad: but I’m sure looking forward to being free of foot pain for the rest of my life. I suspect it won’t be just foot pain either, but a lot of the other kinks and aches in my hip that come from favouring the one foot all the time.

I got the message from Larry Brown too, Michelle. :noway: At first I thought it was a friend of mine who has the same name, then I realized it was a stranger. I don’t need any male motivation on this thread, thanks. There are other places he can post.

My heart rate monitor and I are best friends in the gym and on the road – like Barbie I watch to see what makes me work the hardest and how fast my HR goes back to normal. I think my heart is getting stronger because it does go down a lot faster after my sprints that it used to.

You are right, Fitz, a lot of it is mental, but I would not say “just mental”. Getting your might right can be mighty hard work! :explode: Glad you found us again.

Amanda, congratulations on the sale! Tell me more about the new handbag, I’d love to know what’s fashionable in London. Thank goodness you finally took a day off to take care of that cold.

Jeannie, your post saying “no one but me can find a big purple cooler in an otherwise drab garage” :noway: made me laugh out loud. It’s so true here too. My boys cannot find anything remotely domestic, and they can stand in front of a fully stocked fridge and say there’s nothing to eat. Good to know they need us. :ohwell:

I'm off to polish myself up for church.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Happy April to All!

I joined last month and discovered that I don't eat enough. My body is in starvation mode. No wonder I don't lose weight.
Therefore, my goal this month is to eat more. Since I don't cook often, I eat out a lot. So I will have to make wise decisions to stay on a budget, eat out and eat healthy.

I realize that an object in motion stays in motion. I am sedentary; therefore, a goal this month is to walk for 10 minutes, twice a week. Gotta start somewhere.

Best of Luck to All of you in achieving your goals!!

Patricia

Looks like a wonderful group! Boy do I need the support. My goals for April are to make good food choices, stay within my calorie range, Drink 8 glasses of water a day, walk a mile 5 times a week, and to list at least one thing daily that I am thankful for.

Home from church, Palm Sunday duly observed.

Here's the update on my lifestyle goals:

Goals for March:
Exercise at least 35 hours – I made it to 31 hours, the end of curling season cut back my hours.
Run two miles in 20 minutes – switched to 5K’s, best time 43 minutes
Finish Phase One of New Rules, perfect my form doing lunges: done :laugh:
Make the bed, put away my clothes, leave the kitchen tidy: done :happy: The only mess in the bedroom are DH's clothes!

I did not loose a bit. Not an ounce or a gram. But I did not gain either, I feel great and I can see muscles in my arms that were not there in February. So I am trying not to be upset about the weight. I am only 5-6 pounds from my goal weight, for heaven's sake. I really thought I would be there by now. Sigh.

Onward...

Goals for April 1-16:
Exercise at least one hour every day
Finish 5K in 40 minutes
"Strength Training for Women" Balance and Coordination workout 6x
No alcohol on school nights
Twenty minute yoga routine every workday morning

So, those are my goals for the first two weeks of the month. After my foot surgery on the 17th I'll have to re-assess and figure out what I can do. I know for sure one goal will be to keep the weight stable. I can't afford to gain anything, I've given all my fat lady clothes away!

See you on the other side,

Nancy

I love the start of a fresh month - motivation to step on the scale. My goals for the month:

Use the treadmill at least 3 times per week for 30 minutes
Walk outside at least 2x a week for both exercise and stress relief
Eat at least 3 vegies and 2 fruits a day
My overall goal is to weigh less than 200 lbs by this summer when I'm planning a very long plane trip. I want to be comfortable in my cramped airplane seat!

Check this out....face yoga! Whaddya think? I tried it and I think I like it. Looks pretty funny, though. :bigsmile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WOI1Ce5L4A

Oh, Nancy, I did well this weekend. 3 small glasses of cabernet on Friday night, and 2 pints of Super Dog ale (over a 4 hr span of time) last night while playing cards with friends. I knew I was going to drink beer yesterday so I ate fairly light meals in preparation. That seemed to work, the scale was down a little this morning. I'll go light this evening if I do decide to have a bit of vino. Not sure I'm ready to face having withdrawls yet :laugh: You did great, congrats! You mentioned cognac, though.......hmmm, I might like to have some of that once in awhile. :flowerforyou:

Good day, gosh it's STILL raining here. :noway:

jb

Looking forward to starting the month off right with my Easter Break just 3 days away. Neighborhood pool opened today and although water temp. was COLD I got a good workout in. Happy April!

Hi all,
I'm happy to say I lost 5 lb in March and increased my exercise.
My goals for April are: Up cardio 5 hr per week.
Start strength training 3 X per week
Eat healthy
Log in every day
I start yoga classes on Wednesday and Country line dancing a week from Friday.
That should encourage me to stay on track.

Let's all have a great month. I want to see a difference between my before and after pics.

I'll be back.

Check this out....face yoga! Whaddya think? I tried it and I think I like it. Looks pretty funny, though. :bigsmile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WOI1Ce5L4A

I looked at it too... Do you really think it works... my face hurt afterwards! LOL!!

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new here started last month as so far so good Would love to be part of this April challenge.

My goals are

1. Drink more water
2. Start doing some strength exercises
3. Up my Wii exercise from 30 mins to an hour
4. Try and lose another 7lb to make that stone

Good luck to everyone with your April goals

Like Susan, I am back again after falling off the wagon... oh wait, that's the lushy thread. :bigsmile:

Seriously, I got side tracked with our anniversary in October, then Thanksgiving then Christmas and then it was just too much to be bothered with but now I am back. Joined two challenges starting today April 1 so I am committed to helping my team. (and me)

Goals for April:
Track food everyday
Follow challenge schedule and do extra miles on bonus point days
Plan dinner menus!! this is my biggest weakness

Question to you all, I read over in another thread for those of us over a certain age that tracking sugar is very important at our age. Since there are only 5 nutrients to track on MFP I am at a bit of a loss what to delete. Currently I have Carbs, Protein, Fat,
Fiber and Sodium. DH thinks I could drop Fiber but when doing low carb you can deduct the fiber from the carbs for net carbs. What do you all track? I'm not really doing low carb at the moment and am wondering if tracking sugar or fiber would be better?

Would love to be part of this over 50 group. My April goals are to loose another 5 pounds and increase weights and upper arm and body strength. Plan to celebrate my birthday with a piece of family birthday cake. I've lost 45 # in the past year and my family is so proud of me.
Hope to keep it up. I love MFP and hope I get some responses and new contacts.
Happy April

Wowsers! April is one day old and there are already three pages of posts here. :-)

I think I did fairly well in March. I don't remember the exact targets I set, but I did a lot more variety of exercise sessions every day, and I lost another pound. My new crusade is to get off my buttocks. I'm experimenting with using a standing desk for portions of my workday, and my new, cheap, manual treadmill will arrival and need to be assembled this week. Once I get the hang of it, I plan to try the treadmill desk concept.

My daughter and 3 year old granddaughter visited today. My granddaughter helped me wash and brush the poodles, and we spent the afternoon baking cookies and lemon poppyseed cupcakes, and I didn't eat even one. Spent the day on my feet, which is where I wanted to be.

In mid-April I will be going to my 45th college reunion. Wish I wasn't 20 pounds heavier than I was in 1967, but it could have been worse had I not lost 30 pounds in the last year.

Let's all keep on truckin' toward being fit, girlfriends!

Judy in Tiburon, CA