Women Ages 50+ for the month of AUGUST

Hi everyone,
Welcome to our new members. This is a great place for suport and clever ideas.
:flowerforyou: Marie-how wonderful that the scale is moving for you. I know how difficult not being able to work out can be but you stuck with it and got great results.

That is where I am right now. :grumble: I haven't seen any results on the scale for over a week but I am just sticking to it. I can finally exercise with some limitations as I recover from knee surgery so I rewarded myself with this cool Omron pedometer that a friend recommended. ( I love gagets) So now I am having fun trying to get more steps each day. This will also download history on my laptop so I can track and compare progress. I love that too. So this will help keep me focused and entertained until the next pound.....

Meanwhile I'll just drink lots of water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Happy Sunday
Lianne

Esther & Barb-
What fun to actually get to meet! Good for you two!
:flowerforyou:


Birdie - Scuba diving is the most fun in the world! We were so lucky to get to spend a month in Hawaii this summer with our grown kids & we were in the water 22 days out of 29! It was amazing. We went snorkeling & boating & surfing (I even stood up on a surfboard!) & kayaking. It was the trip of a lifetime.

I'm hoping the coming week is good for us all - some seem to have had a rough time of it.
:drinker:
drink that water!
:drinker:
log that snack!
:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I really miss Anne who used to remind us, "If you bite it, you write it"
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congrats rosemary. 2 poungs is GREAT. Keep up the good work. Planning ahead really works. I have been lax on that lately and it shows. I am so glad Barb and Grammy max got to meet. I would love to meet all of you. Barb it was so good to finally see a picture of you. Helps me to put you with your name.
I email Anne usually once a week. She says she is fine, but I tell her each week that I really miss her blogs. She has some stuff going off I think. Hope you all have a great Monday. Let's all start this week with a bang. A great week for all.
My goals this week are to eat right, do all of my workouts plus extra and lose a few pounds before hubby gets home in about 10 days.
I can do it and you can too.
Vicki M

Morning all

The sun is shining here in the north. It really makes a difference in my outlook on life when I can see blue sky:happy: Last day of summer for my kidlets. They are both ready to go back so that makes a big difference in that we will not have to fight and 'reason' with them.

I am not pleased with my behaviour - as I would say to my kids "this behaviur is simply not acceptable":laugh: I am however, pleased with my willingness to start over for the umpteenth time. I have piled on some weight but know I can take it back off. September is the new August?????

Today I WILL

eat healthy - so far so good:happy:
drink water - 4 down:drinker: four to go
do my WATP dvd for at least two miles

Welcome to the new members

Heather

Heather: Welcome back to the thread. TODAY is a NEW DAY and a NEW BEGINNING! WE CAN DO THIS!

Becky: I know - I think that was my problem though. Giving into that first bite led to more cravings. Today I will do better!

Esther

Just a quick post - I weighed in this morning, and I'm down one pound. I just got back from my first physical therapy appointment, and although it wasn't a miracle cure (darn!) I am hopeful that it will eventually help. I so much want to walk and exercise again.
Everybody hang in there, have a great week, and remember, September is a clean slate to start on!

Here's to smart choices!

Mary,
Good luck on the pound.
Barb, great on the 3 pounds. I need another 3 pound week soon.
I know what you mean by the large people and what they are eating. Even though I am overweight I have never been one of those that eats really really large portions, even though I know I overate to get this way. But now I just find myself noticing what large people are eating. mY hubby and I went to Ouback tonight. I almost always get the chicken on baribie with veggies and sometimes salad. Hubby gets salad. It is a good meal but very healthy and low cal. Tonight there happened to be a couple next to us both very large and when they ordered I found myself listening in to their order. I order salad w/o croutons, dressing, cheese. They ordered with extra croutons, dressing baked potatoe with cheese, sour cream butter. I felt like weight loss snob but it just always gets my attention. I am glad I am not the only one. Hubby was supposed to leave today for offshore but got a half hour out and helicopter had problems so had to return. He leaves early in morn. 3 little ones go to Mother's day out starting tomorrow on tues/thur so I will spend several hours at gym each day they are there. That should get that ticker moving. I have been long winded enough. Have a good night.
Vicki M

Hi Everyone,

I managed to roll out of bed and work this morning, despite my late "night night" time on Sunday. I had put additional things in my last post, but I hit the wrong button and faster than you can say "calories do count" the additional typing was outta here, and I didn't feel up to taking time to retype it. Yeah I know, I AM the one who told everyone to post in a word processing window and copy over, but sometimes I am lazy.:laugh:

One of the things that Esther mentioned when we met on Sunday was that it is too bad we can't get together with Barbiecat. Well I have an idea for making that happen. The area around Olympia, or maybe a little south would be about 1/2 way between, so Barbiecat, this is just a suggestion. Why don't we find a nice park that allows canine visitors) with an RV hookup, and you and Jake can come down in the motorhome, and we can have a nice healthy MFP potluck, as well as a "barkfest" because in addition to my two little pests, and Barbie's "girls," Esther and Bill have a dog.

This is just an idea. That doesn't mean it works for everyone else.

Yesterday at the fair, I remembered what Barbiecat wrote about all the overweight people she saw scarfing down, burges, fries, etc. Well I sure saw a lot of "unthin" people with giant plates of curly fries, and there was some.thing they called a "Flowering Onion" --similar to the "Bloomin Onon" from Outback Steakhouse, <and that little treasure has 2210 calories, and 134 grams of fat, according to the MFP database/ YIKES!! I actually saw people eating on one of those BY THEMSELVES. :noway: Talk about a walking heart attack

The other thing that blew me away was the PRICES. Would you believe $3.50/EACH for corn on the cob? Made it very easy to say "not today." A 12 oz glass of microbrewed beer was $5.50, so my friend and I split one.

I am trying to recruit the friend I was with yesterday onto our website, and today, my good friend Thomy asked me to email her the address of MFP. I think she is getting tired of hearing me tell her how much I have lost and has decided to try the MFP way.

Well, that is all for now. I did manage to end up with 3 pounds lost this last week, so that was good!:drinker: :drinker:

So long til later.

Barb

I agree with you ~ I have tried SparksPeople but found it too busy. This site is so clean and organized and I love it already (just joined today). Hope you don't mind if I join this group.

Take care,
Deborah
:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I don’t even know where to start commenting on how well everyone is doing. I tried Spark People for a month with a very open mind and found it much too busy and hard to navigate. I’m sure it Is great for a lot of people but not for me.

:flowerforyou: Lianne, I am so excited that you can exercise and get out with your dogs. I know you’re going to love your new pedometer. My husband has one like that. We just came back from a 50 minute walk because he said that he didn’t have enough steps today. :laugh: :laugh: I’m sure the next pound or two will surprise you before long.

:flowerforyou: Debbie, I miss you, too. I’m looking forward to your computer being fixed so we can have your loving messages every day.

:flowerforyou: Esther, thanks for posting the picture of you and Barb. Now I know what she looks like (wonderful and happy). I’m glad you two had a good meeting.

:flowerforyou: Barb, you look great in your picture. How amazing that you could find something halfway sane to eat at the fair. Congratulations on the three pounds shed.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Rosemary, don’t think of will power as much as being kind to yourself. Just keep thinking that all that stuff “isn’t your food” and ignore it. Think about the two pounds you lost and never want to see again. And drink,:drinker: drink, :drinker: drink your water

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I’m glad you’re back on track again. You know all the right stuff to do and I know you can do it. I know what you mean about being a “weight loss snob”. It helps me stay on my plan when I feel a little superior to the people “pigging out” around me. I have the same feeling at the dog park when I’m walking and everyone else is sitting on a bench telling their dogs to run and play.

:flowerforyou: Heather, I know you can make September a better month for you.

:flowerforyou: Becky, keep on keeping on. You have a huge challenge with your family, but you can succeed.

:flowerforyou: Mary, I’m happy to hear about you losing another pound even with physical limitations. Do that physical therapy and things will get even better.

:flowerforyou: Marie, you continue to amaze me with how much you are able to accomplish.

:flowerforyou: Georg, it isn’t just that people are eating in restaurants, it’s what they’re eating. It’s possible to eat smart in a restaurant, but most people don’t.

:flowerforyou: Deborah, welcome to the thread. We’re glad to have you with us.

:flowerforyou: Kc----When I eat in restaurants I ask a lot of questions (what does it come with? Does it have cheese, croutons, sauce, etc?) and make a lot of requests (no sauce, no cheese, no butter, grilled, dressing on the side) so I can get exactly what I want. I’ve been known to eat before going to a party and then eat nothing at all at the party. Good luck to you in finding your own bag of tricks to help you through this minefield of food.

I'm looking forward to the new thread tomorrow when we report on how we did on our August goals and share our new goals for September.
hugs
Barbie

Okay my friends. I have posted the thread for the month of September. Here is the link http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/64810-women-ages-50-for-september.

See you there,
Esther

:sick: :noway: Help I'm lost and can't be found.........:laugh: When I click on the new thread it says "ooops link is broken" Someone come find me and lead me home:laugh: :blushing: