Women 50+ for October

I'm 47.....and I want to join.......September was a very bad month for me :grumble: ...so I want to make October a very good month....I want to stick with this and make myself happy.....I feel sooo much better when I exercise and eat better...........I want to say at the end of October that I did it....I do I do.....

Thanks for starting the thread Ester

I am happy to put September behind me. I did very poorly but I am fighting a few negatives in my life and am pleased to say at least on those, I am winning.
I will not give up and October will be a better, healthier month for me.

Welcome Kanderson47

I'm not setting goals - just trying to commit to a healthier lifestyle and to continue to face my challenges head-on.

Have a great day all:flowerforyou:

Heather

Big hugs and thank yous to everyone for their support. I will do better!!!
Welcome to the new ladies, this is a great group, and you will be great additions.
Prayers for all of us who are suffering, and praise for all of us for not quitting.
It's a new day in a new month and we can start again! :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Welcome to the new members. This thread and MFP changed my life. I hope the same thing will happen for you.

I did well on some and failed miserably on others of my September goals but my resolve is still firm. I'm leaving in a few minutes for a long weekend trip. I've packed some of my food but will be unable to sidestep restaurants.at several meals.:sad: :explode: Thank you to all of you who have shared your tips about eating in restaurants. You will be in my brain as I read the menu.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: to those of you with health challenges---self and family---I hope you find a stress relieving strategy (yoga, breathing, prayer, meditation, etc.) so that you can be of maximum service to yourself and those around you and not roadblock your path to weight loss.

I may or may not be able to check in this weekend.
hugs to all
Barbie

As I posted at the end of the September thread, for the first time ever, I exceeded my monthly goals.

OCTOBER GOALS:
:drinker: Drink at least 88 ounces of water every single day.
Stay within my calorie and carb limits.
Lift weights twice a week for at least 45 minutes
Do aerobic exercise at least 50 minutes every day.
Lose 1" in all the different places I measure
Lose at least 4 pounds
:grumble: Stop preaching to my husband about his unhealthy choices.

SURE enjoyed that scrambled egg this morning at breakfast! :happy: So far I am 1/3 of the way there on my water, and have done my strength training for the day. I'm making a yummy cabbage stew for supper.

:flowerforyou: I've decided that I need to find more opportunities to sing. Cuz when I'm singing, or about to sing, food doesn't even enter my mind. Honestly, you can't tell it by looking at me, but I'd rather sing than eat!

Thanks Esther for the new October thread.:happy:
Sounds like you've had a real tough month with your back:frown: Please be careful ! Three weeks!!!:noway: :noway:

:ohwell: I also had a problem with exercise in Sept and miss my treadmill, but I will be patient until my back is ready for that activity:ohwell: I did lose 7 Lbs in September which I was very happy about!:happy: I've lost 15 lbs since Aug 14th and I can't believe the difference it makes in my clothes!! I actually have a lot more choices than I did 6 weeks ago!!!:blushing: :blushing:

:bigsmile: Kanderson: Welcome! You can do whatever you set your mind to. Think of the little train that said, "I know I can, I know I can, I know I can....." :laugh: :laugh:

Heather: One day at a time. That's all we can do. And if, in September, you made efforts to keep picking yourself up....then it wasn't a bad month.....you did what you could:bigsmile: Here's to an even better October!!!:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Dartboarddiva: Welcome and good luck!!!! You are right about having a mammogram. I am having one next week!!:happy:

:flowerforyou: Alice: Here's to a new beginning!!!:happy: :happy: :happy:

:flowerforyou: Barbie: You'll do just fine eating out! With your sound and discipline behavior...how can you fail!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

:happy: Susan Those are noble goals! Good luck!!!
In my family, we are all singers and love music more than anything else!! My husband kids about how....even our sewing machine in a singer:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Lianne: Good luck in your October journey!

As we all step into this month, let us resolve to be as positive as we can and just try as much as we can, and the rest will fall into place. :happy:

BirdieM:smooched:

Hey suezzzque,

I would love the recipe for that cabbage stew!

I'll post it here and on the recipe thread (once I figure out exactly how many calories is in it.) This recipe fills my crock pot.

CABBAGE STEW

1 lb lean beef cut into 1" chunks (I use arm roast)
1/2 medium onion, sliced
1 large carrot, sliced
1/4 head of shredded cabbage
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp worchestire sauce
small can reduced sodium V-8
water

Note: if you steam the cabbage first, it won't stink up your house.

:blushing: Oops! Forgot to list an important ingredient - a can of rotel. Here's ALL the ingredients:

CABBAGE STEW

1 lb lean beef cut into 1" chunks (I use arm roast)
1/2 medium onion, sliced
1 large carrot, sliced
1/4 head of shredded cabbage
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp worchestire sauce
small can reduced sodium V-8
Can Rotel tomatoes n peppers
salt to taste
water

Note: if you steam the cabbage first, it won't stink up your house.

Hello all new members! Welcome.

Hello to all of us old timers who have already found the October thread and started posting.

I did terrible for September and really want to get back on track. I lost no weight, but my measurements did go down a little.

Yesterday and today I worked a conference all day for the medical center I work for. I am so tired and went (way) over:frown: both days. There was really nothing I could do but eat what they served. We were a trapped audience. lol.

Goals for October: loose 3.2 pounds. Increase my cardio time and get back to strength training twice a week.

Jeannie

Day one of our trip a great success:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Easy drive once we got the animals to boarding (Bernie, the young cat, hid under the bed so close to the back of the nightstand that I didn't find him until the fourth time I looked and then I found him only because of his white paws) , :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: 20 minutes of walking on the ferry, and lunch at Red Lobster where I had grilled salmon, two servings of broccoli, and salad with no croutons and dressing on the side.:bigsmile: shopping at the huge mall. I found a red down vest that fits (small instead of the extra large ones I've had for the last five years). We had snacks during the day of apples and wasa crackers with hummus then we fixed our usual shakes for dinner and went to the fitness room to use the stationery bike and the treadmill and will have cereal and almond milk for a bedtime snack.

:flowerforyou: It's great to see new faces on this thread----keep coming back, we need you

:flowerforyou: It's great also to see continued resolve from all of us. Never, never, never give up

:flowerforyou: Vicki, when I fit into size 12 it was the first time in years that I didn't cry in the fitting room at the store. I know you'll reach your goal. Just don't buy too many size 12s because with your focus and determination you'll be moving on and you don't want to have too many new clothes to give away.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Esther, have a great trip. We'll miss you :sad: if you can't get to a computer while you're gone.

:flowerforyou: MadMadame. you have some amazing challenges ahead of you. I wish you the best as you train and then participate in all the upcoming races. It must be the greatest feeling for you to have gone from carrying so much weight to being such a focused and capable athlete. I'll be cheering for you from up north.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Susan, I know what you mean about singing because that's how I feel about dancing. Is there a singing group you can join or can you buy a Karaoke machine for yourself :laugh:

We're headed for bed to get rested for the big activities of the weekend. Unfortunately they are ones that will keep us sitting most of the day which means more opportunities to think I'm hungry and fewer opportunities to get any exercise. My brain will get all the exercise and I can't find anything that says that thinking burns calories :sad: :sad: :sad:

hugs to all
Barbie

I just started. It will be two weeks on Sunday. So far I am doing well. My father died in April and my boss of 31 years left so I have had a stressful year. I hit menopause and gained 15 lbs since Christmas.

I decided to get healthy again. I started zumba class on Tuesday, belly dancing class on thursday. Fun ways to get in shape. And new bone density weight training class today. Very cool. Use your own body weight as resistance and some small 5 lb weights. Good for old grannies.

So hopefully I can keep it up. My weakness is the weekends. I lose 2 lb during the week and drink it back on the weekends. Have a wedding this weekend so I hope I can control myself. Wish me luck.

susan

Hello All,

My September was my start of not getting on here steady for about 4 months. Something I do not recommend to anyone.

I did finally lose 1 pound last week. :happy: and plan to keep on going.

Kathy

Just checking in. I have a wedding tonight! The last time , as some of you already know,:ohwell: my food was perfect but the wine was a little too much on an...almost empty stomach:sick: Today I have had a very light breakfast and lunch, and tonight I will make sure that I have cheese with the wine and only 2 drinks all evening. I will eat what's served but only half of it and skip the dessert. If that puts me over, so be it. :ohwell: I can't exercise because of a temporary stiff back :grumble: so I will make the best choices I can, enjoy my beautiful niece's wedding:happy: and dance as much as my back will allow:laugh: :laugh: My family is huge and gatherings like this are so much fun. :laugh: :laugh: Not only do we all love to sing.....we all love to dance!!!
So here's to fun and discipline tonight and to an extra squeeky clean day of eating tomorrow:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :smooched:

BirdieM:smooched: