WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012

I like this status. My goals are/have been today:

Body pump twice weekly
Pilates twice weekly
Gym work out daily
Healthy diet
Lose weight

AND TODAY - I FINISHED A TRIATHLON - WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO

Going forward I have registered for the London Marathon 2013 - will know in October if I have got a place and in July this year am doing the Race for Life - a little girl at church has cancer and she is only 3.

I also want to get into all my old clothes which are too small for me at the moment - I have a wardrobe full of them............

I love MFP and being able to chat with people who have the same goals - to lose weight and improve their eating habits and life style

Great reading all your posts. Another good food day today, still need to make more effort on the exercise. Just having a glass of water to stem the late night food craving. This time last week I would have been stuffing my face with goodies out of the cupboards BUT not this week!! Yay

The lamb that was stuck last night has now managed to get out thank goodness but it did spend the night in there. Winston, our duckling, is growing fast and he's had a little swim tonight in the paint roller tray, he's now having a snooze in the corner of his box.

No moon here tonight, it's been raining but we did get it the other night, it was wonderful.

Thanks for all the comments about our view. We do love it and appreciate that we are very lucky to live here. Even when we get the bad weather and strong winds we still love it.

Cath

Well this morning I managed to walk out the door without my yoga clothes. My house is 40 minutes from work and the yoga studio I go to is near work so it’s not like I can just run home and pick them up. So I came home and was going to go for a run. My husband’s knees were acting up but he thought he could manage a walk so we went out and walked for an hour. It was just starting to spit the last ten minutes so luckily we didn’t get soaked. It felt good. It’s always great to have a plan B. Tomorrow will be crazy. Massage after work and then run home, eat quickly and then head to the farm for boot camp.

Eating was fine again today. Made a lovely lemon chicken with brown rice. It was delicious. My food is not always this good and healthy too.

Mazaron, YAY a fellow Canuck. Good for you on not cashing in your roll up the rim prize. I don’t go to Timmies very often but we did grab a coffee there on our way somewhere and I won a donut but I think I threw out the cup. I really should get a scale. I had one years ago. For meat I usually go with the size of my palm as a serving but that is by no means accurate and I measure my ½ rice serving. My younger sister has two boys and lately she’s been telling me some real horror stories although she did manage to go golfing with them Sunday and they had such a good time. She said they had her laughing so hard she thought she might pee her pants.. I guess that’s a good time.

Rpphillip, since I live here in the boonies, it’s usually very dark at night. We have no streetlights and no other houses very close so it did seem so different. It was very pretty though.

Laura, sure hope you get Friday off! And Good luck to your husband on his interview.

MSH0530- That sure was a nice surprise. I don’t think the kids here had too many snow days either. It was the winter that never arrived this year.

Jeannie that does sound like a good walk. I’m always interested in history.

Yvonne, Awesome. Was that your first triathlon???

Skyecath, love the stories about your lambs and duckling. We don’t have any farm animals but we do get a lot of wild turkeys, deer in our yard. Plus we have an osprey nest down at the front of our property. Like you we have a panoramic view. It’s our little piece of heaven.

OK! Im a bit slow but I think Im catching on...."DH" stands for Darling Husband??? Am I right? I thought a bunch of you had dogs with the name "DH" or husbands all with same initials????:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

It takes me awhile but eventually I get it!

Ok stop laughing at me now :blushing: :blushing: :blushing:

Hehehehe :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Love
Kat

Thanks Barbie for sharing that video it was very inspiring and motivating

I know I'm not invisible on here you all have been so supportive and helpful I cherish all my new friends on here and all the nuggets you share

katiejarr ha ha I was confused about the DH too for a bit you were kinder than I was I thought it meant darn husband hee hee dear or darling is much better.

Still kinda dragging from the trip to my sons who woulda thought sitting in the car could wear you out so bad but that little car trip does me in every time will be back to my old self tomorrow I hope its Tuesday so thats my long day better get some rest

Ah oh, trying to avert a bad day, 2.30pm already eaten most of my calories, come on jen you can do this, you have had 8 good days make this 9. I'm tired and have a lot to do. Thats the problem. Not enough sleep and stressing. One job at a time, one day at a time. Going to reduce this to each hour now. Make each hour a success.
End of self pep talk.

Hello ladies



I'm sitting at my desk sipping spicy mulligatawny soup, it's probably not the best smell to have in the gallery, but I needed something with a bit of oomph to warm me up. I've even resorted to wearing my big, fluffy cardigan. Normally it's only me complaining about the cold, but the general consensus today isn that it is definitley not warm.



Not sure why but I am feeling 'leaden' today as if I need to go for a good run or workout. Tomorrow is a non work day, although I have a hundred and one things to do after I've been for my weekly therapy appointment. I am determined to get a good gut-busting workout in as well, hopefully it will bust me out of the doldrums.



I'm still missing my darling grand-twins so much. It's hardly surprising though. Since the argument I have gone from spending 36 hours a week with them on my own to getting to see them outside their house for an hour once a fortnight. It stinks! However, I do have the trip to Germany to see my DD#2 next month. I'm still trying to decide which outfit to take to wear to the opera. I'm thinking black with nude accessories - it is safe but can be glamorous too.



It's time to do some more work, so I'll say toodlepip for now.



Love to you all.

Amanda x

Hope it is ok to join late

My goal for May is to walk/run the Toronto Womens Only the end of this month. It is a big step for me! I will turn 61 on May 14th. The race is the weekend of the 25th.

Another goal is to get in all my water every day. I hate drinking water and tend to only do so when I am working out.

And my 3rd goal is to get into a size 18 plus jeans. My 20 plus are getting loose!

Hi all. I'm new to MFP & 'only' 49. Close enough? hehe

My goal for May is to actually stick to my eating plan for the month.

I travel for my job and it can be a challange; however, I'm determined to make the best of it. I figure since I don't have to cook (or order) for anyone else but little ole me, I can really be specific on my choices. I'll be on the coasts (south and west) for about the next month so lots of fresh seafood! WOOHOO!!!

MSH, only 12 days left, yippee! Receiving the extra pay, too, great! Where will you be traveling to in Alaska? I have relatives there near Kodiak, they live on a secluded little island. I'd sure like to travel up to see them sometime.

Basically, while in Alaska, we are going to drive the circle from Tok through Anchorage and Fairbanks and back to Tok, with side ventures to Valdez and Seward.

I hope everyone is doing well today. I am now going to attempt to start cramming all of the work that I have left to do for the school year into the remaining days, so hold on! It's a whirlwind a-coming!

I think that I will join Amanda in saying "toodlepip" because I love the sound of it! Mary

Hello all, from the Sunny South of BC :happy:

Yes, sunshine down the valley and across the mountains. I am sure there is less snow up there today.

Smiles all round, :happy: today DH takes me to the city and tomorrow I get my robo-boot! There’s the added pleasure of spending a day with my parents (think crossword puzzles, strong coffee and great conversation), shopping at the Italian deli (think pecorino cheese, fresh pasta and olives) and maybe, just maybe, a stop at LuluLemon for some sweet summer workout clothes (think not likely, considering the company I’m travelling in!).

Yesterday I finished another 10cm of the Metis sash I have been making for J’boy since he started kindergarten. I figure he can wear it when he graduates.:laugh: It’s traditional “finger weaving” which is time consuming but rewarding. DH’s mother’s family is Metis, from Ontario. For those of you from outside Canada, the Metis are decedents of Aboriginal women who had children with French or English fur traders back in the early settler days. It’s a distinct and fascinating culture.

Woops! :noway: Took a few minutes off to make breakfast for J’boy and in the awkwardness of hopping around the kitchen knocked two raw eggs to the floor. I think even the awesomely delicious scrambled eggs with cheese I finally produced did not compensate him for having to clean up the mess!

Laura80111 Best wishes for your husband’s job interviews & have fun with those busy boys. :drinker:

Mary, what a bonus to know you have only 12 days of work left. Personally I don’t think the student should be told until the day before! That might keep them from unraveling quite so quickly.

I loved the video, Barbiecat, thanks for sharing it.

Jeannie, your day on the Camino Real sounds fantastic. DH and I are busy planning our summer road trip (can’t afford overseas this year) and that sounds like a good destination to put on the route. I will be sure to wear my pedometer or HRM so I can justify the calories in the beans and torillas! :ohwell:

YvonnePtm, a Triathlon! Wowie-Yowie you are good! :flowerforyou:

Skycath, I do enjoy your stories of life with ducklings and lambs. Thanks for sharing.

Hey, to the other Nancy, your place sounds like ours (except we live in town) surrounded by wild turkeys, deer, ospreys and a panoramic view. Are you sure you don’t live in the Creston Valley?

Jen, I know you made it through your day. Well done :flowerforyou:

Kackie, I spent the four weeks before my surgery at the same weight. :noway: Exercise was up, food and wine pretty much under control. It made me crazy. I don’t know what I’m at now because I can’t balance long enough to stand on the scale. I think you’re right about “keep plugging away” but that’s kind of what it feels like, plodding along. I can see some muscle definition in my arms, though, that I am sure was not there before. As Red-Green says, “Hang in there and keep your stick on the ice, we’re all in this together”.

Amanda, I hope you got your “good gut-busting workout” on your day off. Those endorphins do help the relieve doldrums. I must admit, in my case (such a shallow woman) that planning what to wear to the opera would also be cheering me up! Black and nude sounds perfect. I don’t think looking glamorous will be a challenge for you. :flowerforyou:

Hasta pronto,

from Nancy in the Creston Valley


Goals for May:

24 hours of exercise including weight training (no squats or lunges, gotta keep off that foot until the end of the month!)
4 sets of 25 right leg straight lifts, bent knee lifts, and kick backs every day (can’t have my right thigh turning into a noodle now, can I?)
Get the routine chores done – no procrastination!
Act the way I want to feel.

Marzaron - If you do make it to the Santa Fe area or New Mexico, please let me know. I'd love to drive up and catch up with you somewhere. We could go on a hike or something. This is the 150 year anniversary of some very historic events. There will be lots going on. Send me a message when you know if you will make here and when. I can keep an eye out for special events. Jeannie

Hello All I have been so tired today yesterday I went swimming with a trainer I am not a good swimmer so I was exhausted after 35 minutes. Then I worked in my garden a little and ended the night with a spin class. So at 55 I think I should be tired today. I have been eatting clean for 8 days now no diet coke or alchol the diet coke is a miracle. I can't even remember not drinking coke for breakfast. I know I started in high school when I could drive to school. Back in the day I was super skinny and couldn't gain weight I would eat breakfast that my mom made( southern breakfast with bacon or sausage) then stop at the local conveince store for a honey bun and real coke sometimes I would also but a zero candy bar. AWE those were the days.

I weigh at day 10 which is this Thursday I hope i have a good weight loss. Wish me luck!!!!

I really want to get back using myfitnesspal. I enjoyed it when I had Friends. But, they all seemed to have left. It hasn't been easy trying to do it myself. :frown:

So, I thought I should use Community for motiviation and support. And, here I found someone who has lost 70 lbs. What great inspiration!

I think I'll come here often.

Is it too late to join?

Never to late. Pop on in and post and tell us about yourself. Its great here everyone sharing and caring.