WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Susan, it is great to hear from you again and especially great to hear that you've lost weight and gotten under 180.:flowerforyou: We're all dancing for joy with you.

:flowerforyou: Jeannie, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. How lucky he is to have you.

:flowerforyou: Birdie, what a great attitude you have.....congratulations on not letting comfort eating take over.

:flowerforyou: Rosemary, I loved hearing about your German Shepherd. I love big dogs but we were lucky to get smaller big dogs that can be picked up if necessary. I used to think I'd want a small dog but now I'm a big dog fan. I never thought of getting in the tub with the dog. It sounds like fun.:bigsmile: Poor Jake is far from "par" but he is being a good sport about doing all the things the chiropractor told him to do. I'm the one being a whiner about all the dog walking, chores, and fetching that I have to do:sad: :sad: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I treated myself to an extra big peanut butter and wasa cracker snack this evening then had to ride the exercise bike for a long time to burn enough calories to make it up :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Barb, we use peanut butter for hiding pills and our dogs gobble it up so fast they have no idea what was hidden inside. People are always telling me to relax occasionally so I'm going to tell you the same thing. Between your walks, your job, what you do for your friends and your parents and your dogs, you deserve a break. Get some rest and you'll be a new woman in the morning.

:flowerforyou: Vicki, Jake and I have been talking about not buying peanut butter any more because it's just too much of a temptation and too easy to overdo. I'm glad you could eat some ice cream and then get back to your sane and healthy habits. Guilt is a waste of time and energy.

I have to work at the Isagenix booth at the health fair all day tomorrow. Jake was supposed to do it with me filling in for a few hours, but with his back so bad, he's going to stay home. there will be three other people working with me but I'm still a little nervous about it.

Time for bed here in the west :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:
hugs
Barbie

I wish I still floated! :laugh:

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:flowerforyou: Barb, we use peanut butter for hiding pills and our dogs gobble it up so fast they have no idea what was hidden inside. People are always telling me to relax occasionally so I'm going to tell you the same thing. Between your walks, your job, what you do for your friends and your parents and your dogs, you deserve a break. Get some rest and you'll be a new woman in the morning.
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hugs
Barbie

This is not the first time I have heard of using peanut butter, but both of my babies have absolutely no interest in it. They ignore peanut butter flavored dog treats as well. When Dreyfus was alive, he had a love affair with instant mashed potatoes, so I would pulverize the pill and mix it with potatoes and it was like that movie about stealing cars--"Gone in 60 Seconds":laugh: :laugh: I have also used thin slices of chicken lunch meat to hide the pill, but Mai Li is too suspicious for that to work every time!:laugh:

BTW, Barbie, your advice about taking it easy must have been so good I followed it before reading it this morning !:noway: :laugh: After my post of last night, I did go out to the grocery store to replenish my yogurt and banana reserves. I try to avoid grocery stores on Saturday because too many other people don't!:laugh: I also needed to get a couple of things for Linda and drop off some other stuff for her. Then I visited my mom and dad and shared some "YUM derful" (of COURSE it's a word--I just made it up!!:laugh: ) peaches, ala Costco. There are a dozen nice big ones in a box for $5.99 and after about 2 days of sitting on the counter they are PERFECT!! The best part is that a large peach, only has about 60 calories, per MFP database. :drinker: :drinker:

Oh wait, I did say that I followed your advice, didn't I? Well after doing all that, I DID come home, crawl in bed with doggies and watch what we call at our house the "SNEWS" ("snooze") because that is usually what I am doing before it has finished. Whoever put a sleep timer in TV's was a very SMART person. I use mine every night!! My only alternative would be to teach the doggies to turn off the TV, but since they are usually asleep before I am, that would NOT work very well!:laugh:

I didn't exactly wake up feeling like a "new woman" but at least a well-rested one. My "alarm clock" was Pepper, standing with his front feet on the bed pawing the covers. He was afraid to jump on me, but still wanted up. Walking to the other side of the bed is not a concept he grasps. After all, he is where he is and there is someone in the road!:bigsmile: So I relocated him and went back to sleep.

I was feeling a little unhappy when I only registered a 1/2 lb. loss today, but then I looked at my recorded weights and realized I have already lost 5 lbs. so far in September, and 9 since the beginning of August, so I feel a little better about things.

Here is a funny for Barbie, Jake and anyone else who is into "RV'ing. Yesterday, I walked into a credit union office to do some business and there was a very funny poster. It said "Become a 20,000 pound Social Butterfly" and was an ad for their RV loans. The interesting part was the butterfly, which has distorted images of RV's as the "wings." The ad also appears within their website. A description doesn't do it justice, and the image doesn't seem to want to copy and paste, so here is the link to the page--check it out:

https://www.twinstarcu.com/c/great-rv-boat-loans

Well, I have doggies who want to go outside. This is a good time as the rain they threatened us with for today:grumble: has not materialized.

Not sure if I will be back on here today or not, as I am taking off to drive up the Gorge in a few hours to see Dave and Jenna--Pepper's "mom and dad"

Hope everyone has a great weekend.:flowerforyou:

Barb

What I have learned this last week is that I can be well within my calories but if I don't eat the raw fruits and veggies I don't loose!! Well, I'm going to see if that's it. I need to make sure and have a salad for dinner - I'm hoping that will help. Yesterday I was within all my limits(fat, fiber, carbs, calories) and I feel bloated so I am going to rethink what I eat and go for more fresh produce. I'll let you know if it is the answer.
Have a great day,
Esther

I can always tell when we're out of salad & raw veggies. I feel so much better when I eat more produce. And veggies fill me up more than fruit - which has other benefits! :blushing:

:flowerforyou: After I recorded my last 2 pounds I got a message that I should re-evaluate my calorie level. Based on what I put in it re-set my calories to 1200/day. I guess that's okay, but I continually have beween 200 and 400 calories left over at the end of the day. Why should I go ahead and eat those calories when I am finished with my eating for the day? I'm sure sometimes I could have something I don't necessarily need, but why should I? Any thoughts? Thanks! :drinker:

Good evening Ladies Alice I hope you are feeling better soon. :huh: I'm still not feeling good.:sick: I hurt from the neck up. Now my eyes are watering, sore throat, my neck hurts and pressure around my eyes and nose. I was feeling better this morning and hubby and I took Starr (our german sheperd) for a walk. She is starting to show her age and we are getting worried about her hips. Vet had told us, when Starrs mother first got sick, that walking them builds up muscle and helps with hip displasia. We walked about 45 minutes. Then this evening the weather was so beautiful I harrassed my hubby into another walk and we took Starr with us. :noway: Hope no one else comes down with this mess. Everyone enjoy the rest of the weekend. Going to bed now, Rosemary

Good Morning ladies,
So nice to hear from all of you. I did okay on food on Friday and Saturday but did not work out. Just felt lazy. I still feel that way today but will get it done. I am going to mow the lawn and work on the pool. then later I will go to gym. I am telling you ladies this so when I post later I am accountable. We went to look at the plantation where my niece wants to get married. REally nice and pricey. We also went to look at dresses. She found her dress at the first place we went. She only tried on about 6 dresses. It is so beautiful on her. it is truly HER dress. We also found the bridemaids dresses and tux's. We did pretty good for one afternoon. Hubby comes home today. I was waiting for him to call. He just did. Now I can go mow the lawn. Talk to you later.
Vicki M

Rosemary- I'm sorry you're not feeling well. take care.
Barbie- The candy dishes floored me! What on earth are they thinking?! Can you tell us about your program?
Vickie- What a nice weekend you're having! And I'll tell you right now that while hubby is watching the football game I'm going to ride the bike. There. I wrote it out loud!
jam- Sorry about your dad's fall & daughter's hip. It's terrible that she's been suffering all this time.

I'm having a nice lazy day. We'll go out to lunch & then hubby will watch football & I'll get in some much needed exercise. Yesterday we went shopping & I finally found an outfit for my class reunion next weekend. Friday night I saw someone I graduated with & I just hope I don't look as old as he does! :noway:

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I lost 1.2 pounds this week.
Exercised 4 times - Cardio 4 times and Weights 2 times
Water - about 4 glasses per day.

I did 30 minutes of exercise today - 10 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes on the treadmill.

September goals:
Goals
Lose 8 pounds
Cardio 4-5 times per week
Weights 2-3 times per week
Drink 8 glasses water daily

Actual
3.2 pounds to date
4 times this week
2 times this week
4 times/day this week :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

My goal this week is to increase my water to 8 glasses daily

Hi everyone

Seems like forever since I last checked in on here. We have travelled from home through Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Saskatchewan for a wonderful week long visit with family and are presently camping in Billings Montana We have seen some very beautiful sights:bigsmile: Our camping experiences have been absolutely terrific so far.

Unfortunately I my knee is really acting up and I am not getting any extra exercise in:grumble: for that reason the scale is not moving in a downwards fashion, but I am not fretting over it because I do not want to ruin this wonderful trip for I know that I will have plenty of time to get myself back in workout form when I get my knee fixed up. My food choices have been mostly very good so that is helping the cause:happy:

Glad to see some new members...the more the merrier...although since not having internet access for the last 2 weeks I have not had the chance to catch up on this thread.

Keep up the great work everyone. I will try and check in again at some point in the future.

Marie