WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012

danasu56 - welcome & good luck to you!

Yeah - now I am really caught up - feels great!!!!!!:happy:

Happy Saturday, dear Ladies :happy:

Robin, How are the dogs after their adventure with the blue toilet water?

Mary, Mary, suffering tongue lashings from adolescent boys! :noway: And you’re not their mother! May you have the patience of Job and the compassion of St. Francis!

I dared to look at J’boy when we passed in the kitchen this morning but I did not speak and neither did he. This I count as a victory on my part because my instinct is to say something remarkably bright and witty, which elicits a growl from him, whereupon my feelings are hurt and thus begins the day. Instead we have begun in a companionable, if grumpy, silence.

Robin, your sign from the wine shop made me laugh out loud! :laugh:

Friday night, even when I’m not working, turns into wine & pizza night. Last night was fun. I used to order 3 small pizzas (one each!). Now I order two and take one piece from each (my pizza tax) before handing them over to DH and J’boy. DH and I shared our pizza and wine, worked on a crossword puzzle and watched TV. Now, that may not sound like a wild night on the town to many of you, but it worked for me!

And, and, …. Wait for it…I left the house! :happy: For the first time in three weeks! DH doesn’t work Fridays, so he loaded the wheelchair into the truck and we went grocery shopping. Wowzer! It’s just three more days until I go back to the city for my post-op appointment and robo-boot. The robo-boot is like a walking cast, I’ll be able to get around a lot more.

Terri, you are going to “release 8 lbs”. What a great expression. Set those babies free! :drinker:

Jen! Your stove blew up? Yikes. :noway: The brown rice and veg salad sounds yummy. I just might give it a try. Throw the combo on some spring greens and you have a grand Salad Sista’s lunch.

I appreciate what you said about “stepping of the wagon” as apposed to “falling off the wagon”. It’s about taking control, and responsibility, for our actions. On the flip side, one must not get bogged down in regrets or guilt for past actions. Do what needs to be done and get that wagon moving! (Says I, who chose to drink way over the calorie limit in wine last night!)

Barbie, I love the mental image of belly-dancing grannies. :happy: I can’t wait until I can walk again. I have not been in the habit of taking Buster-the-Poodle for early morning walks but it sounds very appealing as the weather gets nicer.

Michelle, don’t you just love asparagus season? It’s quite a big commercial crop in the valley here, so once it’s warm enough we get it straight from the farmer’s gate. The first famer’s market of the season is today, so I am going to send DH over to look for some. You’re going to France? Ah, mon Dieu. And Rome? Dio mio.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement about surviving J’Boy’s moods. I must admit, my DH was worse. She’s 25 now and quite a sweetheart. I don’t see her often but we text most days. Our children were born 11 years apart. Just when I recover from what one of them put me through (adolescent angst in this case) the next one starts up! :noway:

Amanda, Tosca is our favorite too. We saw it at the Opera House in Rome on our 20th wedding anniversary and again a few years later with J’boy, performed “open air” in the churchyard at San Clemente (also in Rome). When we went to Castel St. Angelo the next day we all stood on the parapets (where we imagined she jumped!) and sang! :laugh: Next on the list is Carmen, of course, because who can’t resist bellowing a chorus of “Toreador” now and then?

Kathy, what a busy, busy life. I’m glad you had time to sit and relax by your fire on Friday eve. :drinker: Pizza and wine are required on Friday’s are they not? Sort of like fish for Catholics?

Laura, congrats on a “completely good Friday”. :flowerforyou:

JB, Your garden sounds fantastic. It’s probably a good thing I can’t get the wheel chair down the aisles of our local greenhouse because I’d be buying a ton of stuff and it’s still a couple of weeks away from warm enough to plant things outside here.

Well, the posts are coming in faster than I can respond today!

I shall go and get my breakfast and plan the rest of the day. Floor exercises today - gotta have those arms toned up for summer sleeveless shirts!

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Robin: I ADORE the Wine Sign...I've never seen it, but boy has it ever been true in the past when raising our 2 sons

Nancy: That made me think of your J'boy....having raised 2 sons who were teenages not so long ago, I remember the "Grumpy Days' and how much they affected MY mood! I am glad you got a smile out of him! I DID eventually learn that ignoring the grumpiness usually paid off more that trying to "fix it"! Some days I could do it, and some days I just COULD NOT! GOOD LUCK! As you found out with your DD...they do grown back into their own sweet selves at some point:flowerforyou: Thank Goodness!!

Didn't do too well yesterday...served as a docent for an Historic Home Tour here and after standing on heels for several hours (MY MISTAKE), I enjoyed a couple of nice glasses of wine with the rest of the docents by the water and THEN came home to make dinner for DH and his sister...well...that led to a bit more food than I needed and I do not sleep well ending the evening full any more. Live and Learn???? One would THINK SO:noway:

NEWBIES: Welcome, welcome to a wonderful group of women! Come back often:-):flowerforyou:

Have a good weekend, Dear Friends Kackie

Welcome to all the newcomers - you are in a good place.

In spite of the fact that I said I'd be here every day, I managed to miss a couple. Still ferrying the DBF around to dr appointment which seem to take up a lot of time.

Had our opening day for the lawn bowls season today, and I played for about 90 minutes this monring, had lunch and then had the meeting.

DBF and I are taking my GF out for supper tonight as it is her birthday. She has just lost her mum so things are quite difficult for her at the moment. She is off work on medical leave, so all in all a stressful time for her.

The scales are showing some progress since I got home, so can hardly wait until my WI day next Tuesday.

Hi Ladies!

Well I had a great time at the CaBi Party and the best news of all was that I actually fit into a size 6 pair of shorts!!!! So I had to buy them!!!! Then went to the neighbor house with the hubby and we drank too much wine and ate pizza (only 2 small slices) and I also ate 2 chocolate covered cherries so I guess I stepped off my wagon last night :blushing: but every once in a while you just have to :laugh: and it was fun!

My son came home for the weekend and him and the hubby are out for the day spending some father son time which gave me some Mall and get hair done time :glasses:

Well next weekend I finally get to see my daughter :bigsmile: YAY we get to go visit her for her birthday and I can't wait!!!!! I will bring my computer so I can stay in touch and also keep my food diary!

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday!!!!

Love
Kat

Hi everyone

Wow, I have caught up on posts and have now figured out that I must log in more often. So many names, places and things going on with everyone.

Inspiration is available during every post.

Did not have such a great day. It started out good (got a one hour walk in with the dog) but my eating was kind of out of control as my husband took me out and then I stopped at my moms and she had just made cookies. hard to resist!

Getting up tomorrow and heading to the Y for a much needed long workout. Eliptical, free weights, and then a swim. Gonna finish it off with a good sauna/hottub!!

Keep up the good work and for all the newbies like me, keep returning to this site often as it has lots of good things to learn and try!

Cheryl

fitz - we play American mahjongg. I don't know of any computer games for it, do you? I'd love to play on the computer!

cathe - welcome and please tell us more about yourself. Where is Skye? To be honest, I've never heard of it. Then again, I'd never heard of the Island of Reunion until ds taught there!

realpure - happy anniversary. 15 years!

Laura - is a lettuce bun a bun but instead of bread you use lettuce? There aren't any RR's around here, but I wonder if I can do that at some other places (like Longhorn)? Do you specifically have to ask that the burger be put on lettuce rather than a bun?

Started out the day by going to the farmer's market. Last week this one man has such wonderful strawberries, I got 5 more boxes from him. Yes, it cost me $20, but it's certainly worth it! When I got home from all my other running around, I cut them up and am freezing them. After the farmer's market, went to yoga, then stopped at one store to see if they had an item (which they didn't, I somehow didn't think they would because I asked at another store in the chain and they told me that right before I asked for it, they sold completely out. I suspected that the person probably went to all the stores and bought this item out), then stopped at my church because they were having a yard sale. Truthfully, I thought it would be larger, and I really only was looking for a card table (which they didn't have), then took batteries and electronics to a recycling dropoff, then home to cut up those strawberries, started packing (started), watched a bit of TV, then church, then dinner and logged my food. I'm a bit over today, but some days I don't go over so it all evens out in the end.

Tomorrow I'll do a pilates DVD.

ccarrico - congrats on the weight loss! Someone at the farmer's market was talking to me about eating foods compatible with your blood type. I do love my fruits and veges and I am a type A, but I don't know if I completely agree with this. I just let her talk.

danasue - welcome! I need to exercise first thing in the morning or else I know it won't get done. I also know that when I exercise, I feel so much better.

Oh Nancy - how wonderful that you left the house! I know that made you feel so much better. I bought some asparagus the other day, mainly because it was on sale. I'm not real crazy about it frozen, tho. To me, it gets too mushy. I'm going to have to finish it up, tho, before we leave. I got some mushrooms a few weeks ago that were on sale, cut them up, roasted them, and then froze them. Not bad frozen. Any suggestions as to sites to see, and more improtantly, any suggestions as to food to eat when in Rome? I'm not crazy about things deep fried, and I read in Rick Steve's book it looks like a lot of their food is fried. At first we were going to go to Venice, which was fine as far as I was concerned because fish is a biggie with them. But it was way too expensive (we're putting in a pool this year) so we'll go to Rome since you can get some sort of package. Anyway, I do want to try foods particular to the area, I'm sure they'll be so different from what we get in the States. I remember trying this lemon cookie in France last year. Was it ever lemon-ey. But then I realized that they used real lemons not the reconstituted stuff. And the bagels! AHHHHHH Now to experience the foods of Italy, any suggestions?

Stephanie - don't worry about HOW to jump in, as Nike says "just do it". Welcome to a great bunch of ladies.

alwaysnancy - I'm sorry for you about your daughter. I understand. My mother was a heavy smoker. She died when I was 9. Being with her so sick for so long, my mind associated smoking with death. Of course, this was before the Cancer Society confirmed that. To this day, I don't smoke. Yet, my youngest dd does. It breaks my heart because I can just remember how sick my mother was

Kat -woohoo on the size 6

barbie - you're right, doing different DVD's with different instructors is sometimes difficult. People call things differently. But on the other hand, I don't want to get bored and not want to exercise, so it's really a trade-off.

Jane - so glad you had such a good time at the party. I look forward to hearing more about it.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

hello Ladies ! I just wanted to say hi and let you all that I am thinking of you!:happy:
To day was so busy, got up early to take my granddaughter to help set up for the garage they had today at the church, the at noon I took her to her Aunts house to have her hair done and then I went back to the garage to help them take it down around 3:00PM. Then drove home to clean up and drive over to my daughters house to take prom photo of my granddaughter , she is so pretty and then came home , DH had dinner done. Thank God he likes to cook!!

My sister in law and I worked out to a new DVD I bought called Walk the Walk by Leslie Sansone, it to firm and tone the body and soul. it is set to christian music, I like it.

I am really beat so I will say good night and try to read all the post tomorrow ! Hope you are all having a great night to!

Cath - I knew that the Isle of Skye was in Scotland, but just googled pictures to see what it looked like. Oh my, is it ever gorgeous!

Good night all! Mary

Happy Saturday, dear Ladies :happy:

Robin, How are the dogs after their adventure with the blue toilet water?

Mary, Mary, suffering tongue lashings from adolescent boys! :noway: And you’re not their mother! May you have the patience of Job and the compassion of St. Francis!

I dared to look at J’boy when we passed in the kitchen this morning but I did not speak and neither did he. This I count as a victory on my part because my instinct is to say something remarkably bright and witty, which elicits a growl from him, whereupon my feelings are hurt and thus begins the day. Instead we have begun in a companionable, if grumpy, silence.

Robin, your sign from the wine shop made me laugh out loud! :laugh:

Friday night, even when I’m not working, turns into wine & pizza night. Last night was fun. I used to order 3 small pizzas (one each!). Now I order two and take one piece from each (my pizza tax) before handing them over to DH and J’boy. DH and I shared our pizza and wine, worked on a crossword puzzle and watched TV. Now, that may not sound like a wild night on the town to many of you, but it worked for me!

And, and, …. Wait for it…I left the house! :happy: For the first time in three weeks! DH doesn’t work Fridays, so he loaded the wheelchair into the truck and we went grocery shopping. Wowzer! It’s just three more days until I go back to the city for my post-op appointment and robo-boot. The robo-boot is like a walking cast, I’ll be able to get around a lot more.

Terri, you are going to “release 8 lbs”. What a great expression. Set those babies free! :drinker:

Jen! Your stove blew up? Yikes. :noway: The brown rice and veg salad sounds yummy. I just might give it a try. Throw the combo on some spring greens and you have a grand Salad Sista’s lunch.

I appreciate what you said about “stepping of the wagon” as apposed to “falling off the wagon”. It’s about taking control, and responsibility, for our actions. On the flip side, one must not get bogged down in regrets or guilt for past actions. Do what needs to be done and get that wagon moving! (Says I, who chose to drink way over the calorie limit in wine last night!)

Barbie, I love the mental image of belly-dancing grannies. :happy: I can’t wait until I can walk again. I have not been in the habit of taking Buster-the-Poodle for early morning walks but it sounds very appealing as the weather gets nicer.

Michelle, don’t you just love asparagus season? It’s quite a big commercial crop in the valley here, so once it’s warm enough we get it straight from the farmer’s gate. The first famer’s market of the season is today, so I am going to send DH over to look for some. You’re going to France? Ah, mon Dieu. And Rome? Dio mio.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement about surviving J’Boy’s moods. I must admit, my DH was worse. She’s 25 now and quite a sweetheart. I don’t see her often but we text most days. Our children were born 11 years apart. Just when I recover from what one of them put me through (adolescent angst in this case) the next one starts up! :noway:

Amanda, Tosca is our favorite too. We saw it at the Opera House in Rome on our 20th wedding anniversary and again a few years later with J’boy, performed “open air” in the churchyard at San Clemente (also in Rome). When we went to Castel St. Angelo the next day we all stood on the parapets (where we imagined she jumped!) and sang! :laugh: Next on the list is Carmen, of course, because who can’t resist bellowing a chorus of “Toreador” now and then?

Kathy, what a busy, busy life. I’m glad you had time to sit and relax by your fire on Friday eve. :drinker: Pizza and wine are required on Friday’s are they not? Sort of like fish for Catholics?

Laura, congrats on a “completely good Friday”. :flowerforyou:

JB, Your garden sounds fantastic. It’s probably a good thing I can’t get the wheel chair down the aisles of our local greenhouse because I’d be buying a ton of stuff and it’s still a couple of weeks away from warm enough to plant things outside here.

Well, the posts are coming in faster than I can respond today!

I shall go and get my breakfast and plan the rest of the day. Floor exercises today - gotta have those arms toned up for summer sleeveless shirts!

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Nancy!!!!
I am so happy for you that you're getting your walking cast...I was sooooo excited when I got mine! It was the best day when I could actually walk...well its not really walking but it was walking to me :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I still used one crutch to help me out and I would suggest you do the same at least at the beginning, it really helps! CONGRATS! Let us know how it goes!!!

Love Kat

Was just checking in before I go to bed. Seven good days in a row. Yippee! Weigh in tomrrow. Better be a good one.

Cath on sunny skye. What a beautiful view from your front door. How envious I am but also feel so lucky to 'meet' you and see this beautiful place.

Goodnight all.

I was doing great for about 60 days but over the past 3 weeks everything has fallen to pieces. I've gained 10 ponds back...stopped exercising...and am just feeling overall crappy. I'm so tired of dieting....and frustrated that the weight at my age just doesn't want to come off but sure goes back on quick enough....lUGH!,,

I was doing great for about 60 days but over the past 3 weeks everything has fallen to pieces. I've gained 10 ponds back...stopped exercising...and am just feeling overall crappy. I'm so tired of dieting....and frustrated that the weight at my age just doesn't want to come off but sure goes back on quick enough....lUGH!,,

Don't get discouraged, totally normal to hiccup along the way...make small goal to get moving again. One suggestion is this is a life change not a diet....that is a four letter work:laugh:

Things to consider:
1. Can you pinpoint what the trigger was that resulted in you falling off the wagon?
2. What one thing can you start doing again to jumpstart yourself?
3. Is there anyone you know who can be your life buddy? Help you get going again?

Remeber that what we are all trying to do, create/maintain a healthier lifestyle. For everyone, that may have a little different twist, but the one thing we have in common, we are doing this for ourselves. Let us know how we can help!

Hi All!!!

:happy: JB WOW!!!!! Your garden is sooooooo beautiful!!!!! I am so impressed!!!! I wish I lived near you, I would visit just to awe at your garden!!!!!

nlarowe1 done be discouraged! As Barbie always says...Plan your for food the day and stick to that plan (well she says it better :bigsmile: ) but you get the point ! We all have set backs, but It really helps me to check in to this board everyday...these ladies here are so supportive and we are all in this together...we are here for you so hang in there and start logging your food and drinking your water...one step at a time and you will get back in the swing of it

I think for me is that I really have had a shift in my thinking...I don't think of this as "dieting" I think of this as HOW I EAT NOW and this is how I am going to eat for the rest of my life. If I want a piece of chocolate...I have one...but JUST ONE, not a WHOLE BOX :bigsmile: like I used to...so IM learning to modify the way I eat. If I want a glass of wine I have it...but I log EVERYTHING in my food diary...maybe one day I won't need to but right now I need to.

:flowerforyou: If I think that Im ON A DIET then at some point I will be DONE and OFF the diet...then what? So for me ...this is how I eat, that way it becomes a lifestyle...I know that once I reach my weight goal I will have to up my daily calories to maintain my weight, but my lifestyle and eating lifestyle will still stay the same :drinker:

Ok Im done rambling :glasses:

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday! This is my 2nd favorite TV night hehehehe because my second favorite TV show is The Celebrity Apprentice! Of course Survivor being my first !!! Im such a TV addict!!!

Healthy Eating Ladies!

Love
Kat