WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER

Good day yesterday, even though we had to grab a quick dinner on the road. Went for a 6” Subway roasted chicken breast. All my exercise done, all my water done, and calories accounted for. A relief to not “cheat”. Up today, step aerobics in the garage with Gin Miller at 5am, and 48 oz. of water down . . . . . . . there’s an office party tomorrow which are nightmares for eating correctly. Lots of tempting food around, all day!!! Everyone keep going, you’re motivating me!!

tdbear -- my husband is also diabetic (type 2) and struggles with his weight. We had a great doctor working with him that helped him watch the blood sugars and his carbs carefully. The one piece of advice he repeats everyday day is "Walk . . . walking sucks the sugar out of your bloodstream like a vacuum cleaner". . . somehow for him this seemed something he could focus on and totally do-able. Hang in there and never give up!


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:flowerforyou: bradybrookes, I hear you. I am having the same trouble at home. I do very well during the week while I am at work but during the weekend I mess up...sometimes during the week in the evenings also. Let's work together on this, OK?

:flowerforyou: Hi angl. I, too, see that losing weight is much harder as we get older. I am 58. Didn't have much trouble losing until menoplause !!!

:flowerforyou: Renny, eat healthy while recovering. You will be better quicker and won't gain weight. Be sure to drink lots of water.

:flowerforyou: Laniv, sure, just exercise instead of eating when you are stessed. After exercising you will feel so good that you won't want to mess up the feeling by overeating.

Good Day Ladies

Beautiful and bright here in Northern Ontario. Its a little chilly but its November!

Welcome to the new girls.

Renny I love Victoria I lived there for a short while about 20 yrs ago.
bradybrookes what a cute little girl in your AV
tdbear - welcome and good luck on the journey

I've been doing good but not losing. I will just try to believe that my work will show up on the scale and my clothes sooner or later. I keep forgetting to drink water:grumble: Seems tougher when its not hot out. I will have to follow my own advice and get back to drinking three glasses before my morning coffee. I think I will schedule it for the day along with my meals so I get at least 8 glasses. Any more than that will be bonus. (as will the extra steps to the potty:laugh: )

Too busy at work to play on here:sad:

Heather

Oh I forgot Rosemary - great picture You look lovely.

Welcome all the newcomers!

I agree with all the comments on posting, lifestyle change instead of a diet and excercise. That is what I am doing and eventhough I have a long way to go I feel confident that this is it this time and the weight will come off!

Becky- I accidently did something Sunday that worked for our problem on weekends where we eat more. Usually, I have breakfast, lunch and dinner and an after dinner snack/treat. That works during the work week, but weekends are falling apart as I have to cook for "them" who are UNDERWEIGHT. This past Sunday I made a late breakfast for everyone, called it "brunch" and did not eat again until dinner. It was still within a couple of hours of waking, so I wouldn't trigger any starvation mode. I was able to stay within my calories for the day and stay full all day. My snack was a piece of fruit to hold me until dinner.

I may try this again next Sunday and see if it works out again.

Both my kids are borderline underweight right now. Getting up and going to high school is hard and they are missing breakfast eventhough there is food in the house for them to eat. So on Sundays I like to make a good breakfast for them.

Jeannie

Oh, I know this drill all too well. I have FOUR daughters. On the last one (who is now in her second year at college - away from home, I might add), I learned to just close the door of her bedroom, since I couldn't bear to see the mess. Now, when she comes home to visit, the room is demolished in one weekend! But she is a real love, who is the first to rest her head on my shoulder. Funny thing: when they move out, their places are immaculate. So, I guess I've taught them right, after all. I really feel for you (times four!).:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Susan

Evening all, I've been off for days but am reading. Wow, we have lots of new people?

That's what happens when you snooze. I have been going to the Y and doing great with food. But the scale is not moving. I can't believe how much inches I've lost though. This happened last January when I first started my program. So I am just going to stick with it. Besides, I am walking quicker and with better balance. And I can really see it in my face. I actually feel pretty.

Well, God bless all. I gotta put my grandkids to bed and get ready for BL. kc

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I have read and re-read today's posts. I am so blessed to have all of you in my life.

:flowerforyou: to those of you with children at home, I have so much admiration for you. This challenge is far greater for you than it is for me. My family members are pets, who eat what's put in front of them when I decide to feed them :laugh: and the world's greatest husband who plans meals with me and sometimes helps with the cooking......he makes a fabulous salad.

:flowerforyou: to those of you who work full-time outside your house, you have an exercise challenge that I don't have.......after my 1000 calorie chicken curry lunch today, I came home and rode the exercise bike, did a Leslie Sansone "Walk at Home " workout, walked at the dog park with my dogs for an hour, and burned off enough calories to come out even at the end of the day.

:flowerforyou: to those of you with illness in your family, I know how the stress can interfere with healthy eating. The night my mother died, Jake and I bought two half gallons of ice cream on the way home from the hospital and each ate our entire half gallon out of the carton when we got home.

Until this year I had given up on the idea that I would ever lose weight. I've eaten healthy and exercised my whole life which succeeded only in keeping my weight under 200 pounds. I wore baggy clothes under the mistaken impression that they made me look slimmer and I avoided looking in the mirror.

This year has been a miracle for me and I thank God every day for the willingness to keep on following the plan that has made weight loss possible. I don't ever want to go back to the old days of Chubby Barbie.

I read somewhere that if your friend gains weight the odds of you gaining weight are huge. so I'm keeping all of you weight losers as my friends so the odds are that I won't be gaining weight.

:flowerforyou: to those of you who are new, never, never, never give up. Take this one day at a time and remarkable things will come to pass for you.
hugs, Barbie

Just want to comment on Kids and their messy rooms......My 25 yr old son bought a condo last Feb.
When he was home his room was always a mess.....not that he has his own place I could not believe how neat and clean it is. So, Mom dont sweat over the messy room. When it is their own place you will see a big difference.........
angl:bigsmile:

Angl,
Isn't that the truth? My adult kids' homes are now cleaner than mine! I have to take my shoes off at the door when I visit, and they quickly slip in a coaster under my drink on their kitchen table . After all of that grief, who would have thought that they'd turn out so great? :happy:
Susan

Hi Everyone-

Angl, you said getting old "S U C K S"-my mom has a little more to that saying. She is a very lively 93 yrs old, a little slowed down by arthritis and having both of her hips replaced, but there is nothing wrong with her wit.

The way she says it, " Growing old sucks, but it beats the alternative!!!!:laugh: :laugh:

Slightingscales asked if the storm passed. It did, and wasn't much to it where I am, but on the coast, it was quite a different story. What a difference about 90 miles makes! They had hurricane force winds during the afternoon and evening yesterday. There is a building in one of the small coastal towns (Seaside, Oregon) that used to be the city hall, and was purchased by a private party who has been rehabing it for retail space. The roof is only two years old, and the wind actually blew it right off the building!!:noway: The coastal highway, 101, had lots of flooding due to rain and a very high tide/storm surge. There were trees that came down, of course--about 25 of them just at one golf course. Fortunately, I haven't heard of any serious injuries. Unfortunately, they are expecting another storm in the next few days, but I haven't heard yet if it is going to be as bad.

The friend I went to the coast with on Sunday works for one of the electrical utilities in Oregon, and when he called me last night, he said he was going to be out in the thick of it, running interference for line crews to make sure they could access the facilities and equipment they needed without getting stuck by fallen trees. I haven't heard how it turned out for him and the crews, but I imagine they were busier than one armed paper hangers.:laugh:

I had to edit and correct my own misconception that not much happened in my area. Although I slept soundly last night and didn't hear any wind, it was doing its damage within about 10 miles of where I live. A large cottonwood tree fell on a townhouse, then rolled down the side of the roof and landed on the garage flattening a car and a motorcycle. The damage estimate for the structures and contents is about $100k, so that is certainly a significant hit.

Barbiecat-

Your lunch sounds decadent. I love curry and haven't had any in a while, so maybe its time to hit Trader Joe's and come up with something "curry good."

As you can see by my ticker, I have dropped off another unwanted pound, so maybe I will make it to 50 lost by Thanksgiving, which would be nice, since I am hoping to be down 60 by Christmas.

Have a good week and keep on drinking that water!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Barb

:flowerforyou: BirdieM, congrats on losing another pound. You are doing fantastic!!!

:flowerforyou: barb, hang in there. You can lose the remaining three pounds by Thanksgiving or at least get close to it.

:flowerforyou: Eava57, please let us know how you like CURVES. I was a member a few years back but didn't get truly into it.

:flowerforyou: Susan, the same thing has happened with my family. My sloppy kids have grown up to be very neat.

I am at work at this time. I will not be going to my strength class tonight as there is a meeting after work that I need to attend.:sad:

I can honestly say I have always been less than thin but for the last 10 years I have been over the top. Up until recently my activities have overcome the weight but like the doc says, a 2 ton truck may carry 3 tons for a while but it will give out over time. Is there any kind of eating that is not emotional??? We eat when we are happy and sad, but even under controlled circumstances we cannot eat without some sort emotions. Unfortunately that is life:grumble:

I love your up-beat attitude. With people like you around, maybe this time I will be able to make a successful weight journey. Have a super day!

:flowerforyou: Vicki M, isn't it funny how we feel so bad eating now what we used to eat without any problems. I am glad that my body feels bad when I eat wrong.

:flowerforyou: tdbear, yep there is another way of eating....eat only when your tummy says that it is empty. Go by your physical symptoms not what your head is saying. I have a tendency to over-eat when I am happy. Strangely, though, I lose my appetite when I am upset.

Good Morning ladies,
Barb and Birdie great job on the pound. Keep it up. Barbie as usual your words are a great inspiration just when I need it. My body became possessed last night LOL. ....
Vicki M

Me too!!! But not eating out...just dove in the deep end right at home...OUCH. So today it's makeup day again...I really wish I'd stop doing this!

Terri

Hello everyone,

I'm at work, so I will do this the quick way.

CONGRATULATIONS! to all of you loosing weight this past week. It is most admirable considering the eating season has begun.

To everyone having an off day or an off week - Hang in there! Don't give up and don't let yesterday or today's bad choice carryover or get you down. Life is going to give us all good days and bad days. We can handle it because we have each other here in MFP and we have friends, family, etc supporters around us.

To all the new people - Welcome! We're glad you are joining us in this journey.

Back to work for me. Ugh. I have a meeting scheduled for the entire afternoon.

Jeannie

Becky,
I think I am the same way. I tend to want to eat when excited and happy. When sad, angry, depressed I really dont have a problem.
Vicki M