WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER

Good Morning ladies,
Well I am off to a good start. we awoke at 5 am and went to the gym. i feel so good now. I plan to do this for the month of Nov. and make it a habit. Once over with i can get so much more accomplished in my day. Hope it lasts.
Great job on a good weekend ladies. If you plan ahead you can make it work.
Kenneth (hubby) said some guys at work were asking him how he lost weight so he shared with them. At first they asked if he were sick, then after he told them they said he had to have taken some kind of pills or something and then they said oh you will gain it all back. People are so horrible. When you are fat no one will tell you that you need to stop eating or that it is bad for you cause that would be rude but when you do good they have no problem telling you things like that. Go figure.
I am going to try to get a lot done today since I have an early start. Going to fix my breakfast now. Have a great day ladies.
Vicki M:happy: :happy:

Happy November everyone.

Its bright and sunny here in the North. Too bad I'm on the inside looking out!
My daughter is finally over her flu and returned to school today. I hope she has an okay time catching up on her assignments. I picked up some work on Friday and she tackled it on the weekend but there will be alot more I'm sure.

My goals for November will be

Drink my 8 glasses of water as a minimum
Gym 5-6 times per week for at least one hour each time
Try to cut out evening 'problem eating'
Try to 'entice' my husband over to the bright side - He's the main food preparer for dinners and needs to "lighten" up:laugh:
Slowly but SURELY replace my bad habits with good ones

I am enjoying the gym visits so far. I have realized that I can push a little bit more and still not do any damage. I have increased my cardio to 30 - 40 minutes and added another set to the weight machine.circuit. Progress!! I hope to get to a better level of fitness by mid-month and will then join in on the aerobics classes. For now I am happy with what I'm doing and I know I couldn't keep up in class - but I will soon. Thanks for the encouragement ladies.

Heather:flowerforyou:

Happy November to all. Here it is the 2nd of November and I am just 18 days away from leaving for Germany to see my son. So excited I can barely maintain even a minimal amount of decorum.:happy:

I think I did okay (actually a lot better than that!!!) on my personal goals for October . Lost 8 pounds from 9/28 (weigh in just prior to 10/1) to today's weigh in. More importantly: I exercised regularly, was faithful in daily devotions and daily journaling, attended weekly suport group meetings, did better on drinking water, logged all my meals every day all month, and derived immeasurable moral support and inspiration from this group of ladies. And most of all: I didn't get depressed, I did not quit improving my old behaviors and I did not give up on myself!!

November goals are a bit more challenging as I have 10 days of vacation time wherein I am sure my routines will be greatly disrupted. However my goals are: 1) Log all calories and exercise to the VERY BEST of my abilities; 2) Do SOME exercise (30 minutes ideally) every day; 3) Stay with my daily devotions and journal writing; 4) Try for slow but steady weight loss, even with vacation and holiday challenges facing me; 5) Attend the OA meetings when I can; and 6) Behave while enjoying myself tremendously on vacation!!

That's it. My posting will be spotty at best, this month, but I will be thinking of all of you and will read and post when I can. Have a Great November and a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Terri

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I tried my new Leslie Sansone "Walk at Home" DVD this morning. I think I like Richard Simmons better but the workout was good and easy to follow. Tomorrow I'll try to workout with the ankle cuff bands. Then I tried knitting while riding the exercise bike. It worked great except for the part where I got yarn wrapped around the pedal and got something greasy on the yarn and had to cut part of the yarn off. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: It will work once I get a better plan and get more coordinated. I want to knit my new scarf and hat before it gets cold enough to need them but I don't want to sit still too much.

:flowerforyou: Terri, with some planning and commitment to your goal, you can sidestep some of the eating traps that accompany vacation. Take it one day at a time and concentrate on the enjoyment of things that don't include eating.:flowerforyou: You'll do great.

:flowerforyou: Heather, I'm so happy to hear about your continued success at the gym and the happy attitude that seems to accompany it.

:flowerforyou: kc, I am enjoying fall, too. About exercise, the most important thing for me was to find something that I liked enough to keep doing. Keep an open mind, keep trying new things, and you'll find what works for you.

:flowerforyou: Esther, you're doing great with the calorie challenges. Keep your eye on your goal and don't trade what you want the MOST just to have something you want at the MOMENT.

:flowerforyou: Marie, you continue to do an amazing job of staying on track. Sorry your hubby will be away, but I know how much time and energy you will be able to devote to healthy behavior while he's gone. When my husband was gone, I was logging around 20,000 steps a day on my pedometer.

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I've had the same experience with people saying strange things about my weight loss. I've had to find gracious responses to give to rude comments. :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Barb, I think that people in the northwest really know how to appreciate sunshine since we don't have it all the time. Jake is at the golf course today taking advantage of the good weather.

:flowerforyou: Rosemary, you have done so well with your weight loss. Nobody out there wants to hear that you worked hard because they don't want to do the work. I didn't make a weight loss goal for November, just some goals for exercise because like you, I just want to not gain weight and end up like a roly poly snowgirl in January. Our first big holiday event is Saturday and it will keep going for weeks.

I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon that I'm hoping will turn out to be no big deal. I'm trying to keep my head from making up scary stories. More will be revealed.

Let's keep on keeping on. hugs Barbie

Birdie,

Hope your MIL is doing better.

I might have to "borrow" Russ if I weaken and by any of the Newman Oh's Ginger cremes. Those things must have heroin in them because I can't stop myself from eating them if they are here, so they are NOT!!:laugh: The only problem with putting them in the backyard, is Mai Li and Pepper like the darned things so I would end up with two little porkers who wouldn't fit thru the doggie door!!!!:laugh: Glad you got back on track.

I thought I was going for another solo walk in the sunshine, but in the time since I got home, it has become overcast, so my walking may or may not happen as I have other things to do as well, and since the sun isn't out, I don't feel quite so much like going out to walk.

Barbiecat,

Whatever is going on, I hope you get a good report from your doctor.

Barb

Day three of my food and exercise plan.

I've managed to find time to exercise each day, and that is huge for me. I organized my refrigerator and pantry and stocked them with healthy food, as well as some low-cal treats. I've managed to stay away from the leftover Halloween candy. My school is collecting the candy and sending it to local charities. I'm not sure the local dentists appreciate this, but I'm sure the kids will enjoy the treats!




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My trip to the doctor turned out well. I'd lost weight since I saw her in August and my blood pressure was lower than it had been in a long time. I'm not going to describe what I went to see her about but her suggested solution at least for the foreseeable was painless and not intrusive. so I'm thrilled and relieved. Jake came with me so I'd have a second set of ears to listen to what she said.

I've been retired from public school teaching for five years so I don't know what's going on, but when and where I taught, we had our noses to the grindstone all the time to the degree that we barely were able to include music and physical education because of the demands of the 3 R's.

However, i remember that when i was a child in grades 5 and 6 we watched the entire World Series during school time. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Doobiedoo, I'm so glad you found us.

:bigsmile: laniv, congratulations on day 3. Just do it one day at a time and the days and pounds lost will accumulate

:flowerforyou: Barb, Jake left to play golf in the sunshine and came home after 15 holes because of rain and cold. It was even too cold and rainy to go to the dog park :sad: :sad: :sad:

We just finished a yummy dinner of 5 ounce lean ground turkey burgers with a spoonful of green Thai sauce, salad with Newman's Own Balsamic vinegar dressing, and a big serving of fancy stir fry veggies (the kind with the little corn, water chestnuts, pea pods, carrots, broccoli, peppers, mushrooms) :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

hugs to all of you Barbie

Hi everyone. I am new to MFP. I'm glad I found this site. I just logged on a few days ago so bear with me until I get used to the site. This looks like an interesting topic since I fall in the 50+ category.

Benson, my oldest daughter's birthday is Nov 19.