WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER

:flowerforyou: Good evening everyone, just a quick note to let you know I'm still alive. Going to my daughters to watch Matthew while they go grocery shopping. It's raining (yet again) and they don't want to take the chance of him catching cold. I'm doing good with calories and exercise. Am reading but not posting real busy with baby showers and wedding coming up. Welcome to newbies, your going to love it here.
Everyone stay safe and have a wonderful week, Rosemary
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:flowerforyou: Esther, another good thing about getting your teeth cleaned is that you don't want to get them dirty by eating sticky, sweet things.:happy:

:flowerforyou: Lynn, that is great !! 1000 calories !!! The most I have ever burned with Zumba was 442 and that was yesterday when I really pushed it.

I went to my strength class tonight. This little girl (the instructor) really makes us work. I will probably be sore in the morning.

MacMadame: What is the Ironman AZ and the IMAZ swim course? That sounds interesting. However, I don’t swim - I sink.:laugh:

Ironman AZ is an Ironman race that takes place in Arizona (AZ). IMAZ is the same thing only more abbreviated. It's a triathlon where you swim, bike and run so each segment has a course/route that you can do when the race is not on in order to try it out.

Good Morning ladies,
We did it again. Day 4 up at 4:30 am this morning and off to the gym. I will stop boring you with this after it becomes a habit for me. Right now I know that if I have to post and tell you I didnt get up I will be upset about telling you so that is whay I report it to you each day. Barbie, Kenneth is a huge Yankee fan so we also watched the game. We actually fell asleep at 7-1 but got up this morning and saw that they did it. Since we are getting up early I am asleep most nights by 10 pm. That is a good thing I guess. I have already eaten my breakfast and i am cooking supper as I type. I have been neglectful of cooking the past few days and we have eaten out or eaten cereal. That works for us. It is almost more economical to not cook, but not always the best for diet. I usually make good choices though. so glad all of you are doing so well. We are loving this cool weather and hoping the tropical depression goes away. A hurricane in November would be awful. I am going to send Susie a message when I end her. I realized we have not heard from her in a while. Have any of you. Did I miss a message that she would be away? Have a good day ladies.
Vicki M

I didn't really decide on a goal weight. At first, I picked 145 as my goal because I'd gotten down to that before so I knew I could do it. But I also knew I'd have 10-20 lb. to lose at that weight. So I kept lowering it until I was in spitting distance of a normal BMI. At that point, I decided I'd get down to "normal" and see what happened.

What happened is that I still had too much body fat even though I was "normal" on the charts. :laugh: So I went down some more until I got to a point where I liked how I looked. Then I started adding the calories back in until I stopped losing.

I bounce around in a range though. I'm not sure what to do with that and my ticker. Recently I decided to just update my ticker every Monday like I did when I was actively losing. That way, if I start to creep up, it will be obvious.

Oh and I forgot to say that, since I lost weight, I sink too! I can't float any more and that's kind of sad because I used to love floating on my back in the pool and drifting around.

Hi all, like some of others. I have been mostly lurking during the month of October. I read most of the posts daily and find them funny and inspirational. I did very good during the month of October. My weight goal was 5 lbs and I lost 8 lbs. I started at the Y at the end of Sept and have been attending Zumba twice a week, yoga 2 or 3 times a week and weight circuit and treadmill once or twice a week. But since a large family gathering the weekend of Oct 23rd, I have been craving carbs in the form of bread, crackers and popcorn and had some set backs with Halloween candy. Part of it, is all of the good fresh local frutis and veggies are gone. So I have to find new foods to make. I feel like I need to do week 1-2 or South Beach to get rid of carvings again.

November goal is to lose 5 lbs. Log daily and stay within my calorie goals and exercise atleast 5 days per week for aleast 1 hour.

Susan

Hello everyone


I'm sick WHAH! Not the H1N1 - just weak as a kitten and woozy. I actually took two days off and should still be off today but can't afford it. I work alone so I'm not concerned about getting anyone else sick. You know how you wish you could stay home to get something done?? Doesn't work when you're sick:grumble: I just felt like a big waste of time. I basically slept and complained for two whole days :blushing:
Tomorrow is my son's bday He will be 17 - already! His favourite dinner (they always get to choose bday dinner) is chicken parm and cherry cheesecake.OH MY I'll have to be careful with my portion - unless I still feel crappy then I'll be okay because the very thought of having either of those foods is turning my stomach.

Barbiecat 120:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Your strength and comittment continues to make me want to do better.
Vicki - 4:30 a.m.??? You are amazing. I want to take an aerobics class at the fitness centre that starts at 6 and I would also have to get up at 4:30 but I'm afraid I'll peter out before work ends at 5:30 so I just roll over and go back to sleep!! You are 'almost' inspiring me.

Swiss - I am trying to do the 21 days and its yours thing. Seems to be much easier with bad habits:grumble:

Going home to bed now:yawn: (Its 4:30 here)

Heather

Barbie, i read your post. I would love to hear in detail how you did it.

You know every time I go and work out, the next few days I am starving and I ruin everything I did. What is wrong with me? Also, Heather, I hate being sick and was the last few days. You're in my prayers. kc

Good evening ladies,
I just got around to reading the posts. Welcome back Susie. Barbie that weight is awesome. i cant wait to be there or close. Yes I know it takes 21 days to form the habit, but I think I can do it. If kenneth keeps waking me up. Once I am awake it is no problem. Some mornings like today it is hard to get my heart rate going, but I am still exercising so that is okay. I spent today upgrading to Windows 7. Yuk. I managed to save everything except my email stuff. I really did not have anything that important on there I hope. It was a chore. I kind of know what I am doing but not enough to get myself out of trouble. I think Iike it better but too early to tell. Well I will talk to you ladies in the morning. Need to clean up kitchen and get ready for bed. Bedtime comes early these days. LOL.
Vicki M

"the medication needs to continually be taken to keep it in the bloodstream"

That sound about right. But it depends on the medicine, of course. The insert for the medicine will tell how many hours/days it takes to reach a steady state in your bloodstream.

Barbie, i read your post. I would love to hear in detail how you did it.

You know every time I go and work out, the next few days I am starving and I ruin everything I did. What is wrong with me?

kc, when I started this in January, I made a daily plan of what I was going to eat and stuck to the plan, no matter what. There were times when I had to force myself to keep busy while I waited for the next time I could eat. Deviating from my plan was never an option. I ate according to my plan, not according to how i felt. Early in February I found My Fitness Pal and that made planning my meals even easier. I made a rule for myself that I would eat nothing that was not on my plan, no matter how benign (not even carrots or celery). I put a lot of energy into staying on track. MFP helped me learn how to eat only nutrition dense foods. that meant "clean eating" mostly and no extras that added calories without adding nutrition. I eliminated caffeine, sugar, artificial sweeteners, processed foods, and aimed to keep sodium very low. I made a decision to "say no to birthday cake" and "pleasing others"

I brought my own food to events where food was served and ate only what I brought. I declined invitations to join friends for meals and asked them instead to do things with me that didn't involve food. I decided that "recreational eating" had no place in my life. I made staying on my eating plan as important as prayer, bathing, and caring for my family.

I've been taking it one day at a time. taking baby steps, and staying open minded to new ideas.

There's a lot more, but these are the basics. I wish you the very best on your weight loss journey
hugs Barbie

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Thursday is my long day. i get up at 5:00 to go to a 7 AM spiritual meeting followed by line dance from 9-11. I can't go to bed early because I have a 10PM phone date with my best friend who lives in California. I always promise myself a nap and then I forget. :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I like how you're working on this early gym time by doing it one day at a time. Your body is thanking you for making the effort.

:flowerforyou: SuzyQ, I am one of the many dog lovers on this thread who appreciate the darling picture of your granddog, Chloe.

:flowerforyou: Heather, I am so sorry you are sick. Feed yourself healthy food and get rest and you'll be better soon. Think about the early class in a few days when you are feeling better and it may seem more possible.

:flowerforyou: kc, you'll probably be very tired at first from working out at the gym, but don't give up, it will get better.

:flowerforyou: marie, thank you for your kind words. we don't have snow yet, but I have a great jacket for when it comes. shoveling snow is great exercise.

:flowerforyou: Lynn, you look great in your picture. Don't let all the compliments deter you from continuing toward your goal.

:flowerforyou: Terri, how exciting that you can get rid of some of your clothes. Just keep taking it one day at a time, and you'll be able to discard more clothes. You have worked hard to get to this point.

:flowerforyou: Rosemary, congratulations on reaching your first goal and setting a new one. Your new clothes sound fabulous. Enjoy them because the way you're going, they will be too big pretty soon.

I took the dogs to the dog park in what I thought was a "window" in the storm but it started raining again as soon as we got there. we didn't stay long and when we were walking back to the car, Brandy got so excited at seeing all the ducks and birds that she pulled the leash out of my hand and ran off after them. I put Sasha in the car and went off yelling "Brandy, come" until she finally heard me and stopped running after the birds. It was not a fun time, but I got a lot of exercise running after Brandy:laugh: I came home and did my Leslie Sansone "Walk Off Your Hips and Thighs" (two mile walk) and the 25 minute toning and stretching.
hugs Barbie

Barbie,

You are so motivating. Thanks for posting.

Healthier4me – I love your picture. Where is it from? What are you doing?

Barbie- No, my kids are just fine with the dogs eating baked chicken. Lol

Vicki M- Good Luck getting the morning Gym routine down.

SuzyQ- I saw those shoes of yours advertised on TV and thought of you. Good Luck with them.

Ester- Absolutely, your son-in-law has to be consistent in taking the meds. We learned that the hard way with our son’s meds. Why is he not taking it? We use pill boxes that are filled out weekly then it’s easy to see if your skipping.

To everyone sick – get better and if you get a relapse treat it as an urgent matter. Advice I got yesterday from our CDC liaison.

Also, our nurses all lectured me on how good dark chocolate is for you when you are sick and kept giving me some. (seriously) It was not pretty when I added my candy calories in, but I did feel better. The other advice from the nurses was to not eat less than 1400 calories a day. While they liked the tour of MFP I gave them yesterday, they all expressed concern over my 1265 daily calorie allowance.

On the YMCA- We are thinking of joining the local Y. We’ve been summer members before, but never over the winter. I’m glad to hear it’s been a good choice for many of you as far as the workout and exercise programs go. I was wondering about that. We just always joined for the outdoor pool.

It’s time for me to go to work now. Have a great day all!

Jeannie