WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2012

Hi everyone for sunny southern California,

eshlemanc's - glad you were able to join MFP. I have 118 lbs to lose. Just taking it one day at a time. My first goal is to log on MFP everyday. So far I think this is my day 10 or 11.

I hope everyone is doing well, all of your posts really help me, especially when I see your weight loss! May the MFP force be with you and keep your coming back here for more support!

Blessings, Linda AKA SundanceB :happy: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

Good morning everyone!!!:flowerforyou:

It is yet another HOT day here in NC, I love summer, but I surely could do with a bit cooler weather. I wonder if its because we had such a mild winter?

I did not make it to the farmers market yesterday , things got in my way, so I`m hoping to get there today. I did pick up a few fresh veggies and fruits at the grocery store, but its just not the same.:noway:

Nancy, I DID throw away the cake:laugh: , I looked at it and all I saw were wasted calories, it just wasn`t that good.

Michele, I wish I thought of the soup kitchen, I do take things there, usually canned items I have in the pantry before they expire, for some reason, I don`t know why, at the moment I have about 10 cans of fire roasted tomatoes and it`s just me, and I don`t really eat them:huh: :bigsmile: I do make homemade soup some in the winter when my daughter, son in law and my precious two granddaughters come over, but 10 cans, I think I might clean the pantry next week and take some things in. Oh btw I live in Winston-Salem, not too far away!!!:happy:

jb2011, I loved your post on "Plateau City", I`ve not visited there yet, and hoping I can avoid it:laugh: , however, if I find myself there I will reread your post.

Barbie, I find now that by the end of the day, when I used to read, now I`m just so tired I go to sleep while trying to read, drop the book on the floor and really scare my dog:laugh: , plus I always forget what page I was on.

Welcome to all the newbies:flowerforyou: , this is a wonderful place for inspiration and support.
Someone asked who is Barbie...I`ve only been here since May, from what I understand Barbie started this forum, I`m not sure when, but she also keeps it going, I am very grateful to her, she has wonderful advice and words of wisdom, go back and read some of her posts. Thank you Barbie!!!:flowerforyou:

Have a wonderful day everyone, will try to check in later.

Hugs,
DeeDee

Amanda :flowerforyou: , I am sorry your knee hurts, wish I knew something that would help.

Sure wish I could send you some sunshine and heat, you could send some rain and cooler weather:bigsmile:

Enjoy your visit with your daughter!!! I feel very lucky mine lives 15 min. from me .

Hope you feel better soon
DeeDee

My stress level is through the roof with a fight with teen, father and mother.....

I am going to try not to bite off all of my nails and eat everything that isn't nailed down....

My husband is mad, my daughter is mad, but disciplining, as my 81 year old mom says, is a lonely place....

Wish me luck sticking to my goals with a fight in my house from bad behavior.... : ) or should it be : (

Hello,
I hope all is well. Amanda.... I love how you describe being so far away from home when your kneed started to hurt. I have knee troubles and I can relate to that. I am starting PT on Monday with my personal goal of being able to figure out how hard to push...how to heal and how to recoup because I think these aging joints are not going to go away and I want to keep moving. I really felt so off track with the past two injuries I've had. I also go for a check up with my regular doctor on Monday and I wanted to be alot further in my weight loss. I need to focus on where I am today.
A friend of mine put this quote on Facebook and I think I am going to use it was a focus for my Summer Yoga classes:

Start where you are.
Use what you have.
Do what you can.
Arthur Ashe


Have a great day. I am off for a boat ride to view the Tall Ships in Newport Harbor....can't wait!!

Enjoy,
Sally

Good morning to all! Well it's another hot one here today, but "ONLY" will have a heat index of 103 so it looks like a bone-chilling cold front is on its way! :ohwell:

We went out to eat last night to Bonefish Grill....YUM. We had lobster, shrimp, and scallops. Needless to say I didn't count much! But I still feel in control of my eating and know that it's ok to have a free day once in a while. Used to be if I did that, I would binge for days, if not weeks, but now I know a free day means just that...one day then it's back to the healthy eating. I really love that feeling!

DebA: I took a quilting class once and really enjoyed it. I wish I had more time for craft work. I also love to scrap book, but after we adopted our 2 kids 6 years ago, I pretty much stopped. I'm trying to get back into it, but I have a huge pile of pictures now.

Kittime: I went to NZ once, but it was long ago. I loved it. We went to both islands. so beautiful!

Michelle: I am jealous about your yoga! I went to a yoga class for a while and never could do anything (I"m stiff as a board) and the instructor told me "Maybe this isn't for you" LOL. I'm hoping once I lose some weight it will be easier to try it again.

Barbie: I'm jealous of you too! Your weather sounds fabulous! I've never been to WA but would love to go someday!

JP: what a cute pic!

Connie: so sorry to hear about the stress in your life with your family. I hope that improves and that you get the patience you need. At least fingernails don't have calories! My husband always makes me laugh when I get stressed by touching his finger to his nose and saying "Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm".

Newbies: WElcome! I haven't been here very long either, but this is a great thread and we are all here to support each other!

Well you all have a great start to the weekend and stay strong! Meg

I like the suggestion for opening our food diaries. That is precisely why I went and made mine open yesterday.Because I am basically an honest person (even to strangers on message boards), I will write it down if I eat it. Knowing there may be someone reading my diary will help me to make better decisions.

Today makes the 8th day in a row that I have walked. My husband became obsessed with walking back in January and set a goal to walk a thousand miles this year. He is retired with plenty of time on his hands,so I said,"Go ahead. I'll try to walk 500." Well, he's already at over 750 and I have yet to break 100. Our usual route is 2.65 miles daily. He does it twice most days. I do it twice most weeks! Since July 1 was the start of the second half of the year, I made a new resolution to at least do my 500 since it looks like he's going to do his 1000 plus my 500, too. Two more trips around and I will reach 100 miles.

My other goal is to weigh less than he does. That one probably won't happen this year, but maybe next!

I was just asking if there are other 50s who are supporting one another! I'm new to the site, 1 week. I alreadly lost 25 lbs. before my daughter told me about MFP.

I love the site as well as the support.

My goals for July:

Continue to log every day
Keep my water intake to at least 8 cups daily
Continue my 3-days-weekly walking routine
Add to my distance

I would like to get 6# off by August 1st.

Wow...lots of new faces!!! WELCOME to all of you:-)

ONE WEEK until our youngest son's wedding in Chicago! I am still busy with little details and trying to get my extended family taken care of! OMG!!! I forget that because we have lived all over everywhere and traveling is no big deal to us, that SOME of my family isn't used to traveling and not to a large city...the older ones more than the younger ones! ANYway, if I wasn't worried about them, this would be SO much fun. They are worried about the flights, they are worried about taking a cab, they are worried about how they will get from point A to point B when they are there, they are worried about what they should wear....the list is endless. We are paying for the hotel, we have booked limo pick up (& will pay for) for my parents and one worry-wart brother, I have made all the plans for meals and daytime activities, we have booked a shuttle to and from wedding...I am tired before I am heading out! :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: SORRY, for the venting, but I just want to go and enjoy this happy time instead of feeling like I have to BABYsit everyone!:noway:

On a happier note, at least I went one whole day (yesterday) getting my nervous eating under control and I realize, having written above, that a good part of my nibbling late in the day was "OLD BEHAVIOR" stress eating. I feel so much better WHEN I eat well that it was becoming a old vicious cycle. SO, I have planned all of todays foods too and will do an exercise DVD, jump off the dock for a bit of a swim and tackle a bit of packing. It's amazing how much better I feel having just written this!

I am SO sorry for those of you struggling with bad knees. (Sally, Amanda, Sissy, m1311...) Any injury that makes exercise difficult is such a downer! I hope you find some relief:flowerforyou:

marytally: I am also in HOT and HUMID SC...not much cooler than you, I'm sure. It does make exercise outside more of a challenge. I LOVE Rodney Yee DVDs! Need to get back to doing them like you!

drkatie: WTG for trying to up your walking. Your DH is doing awesome...I'm sure that bit of competition is a good thing! It is easier to do when you are retired!

OKAY...off to get my exercise in while the tide is high enough to jump into Take care Kackie

Happy HOT Saturday taking a break from cleaning the bedroom. Got new bedding and bought new curtains for the room and they are to short WTH. Now after struggling by myself to get them up need to take them down so I can take them back. Why is it when cleaning you have to make a mess bigger to get organized>

I am doing some major cleaning, as I asked my supervisor if I can change my hours 3 days a week so I can watch my grandkids, I am hoping this is a sign that the answer is yes, Life is too short and I want to be a part of their memories.

Drink your water and move

Good to see new faces joining us.

Sherry