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  • You are welcome to post here if you'd like. thanks for adding humor. Jeannie
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for August 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Hello everyone, Well except for posting, I think I have everything turned around and heading in the right direction again. lol I can't believe the number of posts generated here! Part of the problem with posting is that my son accidentally broke my computer. My Ipad is great for tracking food, but not for the forums. At…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Hello everyone and a warm welcome to everyone new! I think I have finally turned things around and heading in the right direction! I've been walking and exercising more regularly and doing much better with food. Any plans for next week on how to end up the month and head towards a long weekend associated with cookouts and…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for August 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Hello everyone, Well, I am back on the band wagon after a stressful year and one half. I stayed in my calories and exercised yesterday and plan to do the same thing today. Welcome to all the new posters. I look forward to getting to know you all. Yes, friends and support is what it is about. Silverjezture - I am a geek,…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for August 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Laura - I hope everything goes well for you and your parent's house and all that other stuff you have to do. There is certainly a lot to do. (Should have written down the name) I do not understand throwing a child out for religious reasons. You are very kind for taking a child in and she is very lucky to have you. My…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Welcome to all the newbies and welcome back to those who have posted here before. Thank you for all the well wishes. It is very, very hard right now. Mom and Dad lived with us and my daughter, son and I took care of them. We managed to keep them both at home until the end which is what they wanted. For August I just want…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for August 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Hello everyone, I hope to be back this month. To say that July was the worse month of my life is probably an understatement. I really can't even talk about it yet. My weight says it all. I am back up to 155 pounds from 137 two years ago. Today I have a healthy lunch and hope I can get the comfort eating at night back in…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • Hello everyone, I hope to be back posting again. Chshirekat - Thanks for putting up the new thread. predent, roughneckswif, Aurelia - Yes, you are all welcome to post here. You have joined by posting. July was the worse month in my entire life. Mom died on 7/4/2012 and Dad died on 7/12/12. Just trying to take one day at a…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for August 2012 Comment by jam0525 August 2012
  • bumping to find you all again in August. I hope to be back posting by mid-August. Jeannie
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for July 2012 Comment by jam0525 July 2012
  • Hello everyone, Just marking my spot, so I can find you all in August. Jeannie
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2012 Comment by jam0525 July 2012
  • Hello everyone, Mom died this morning. It's been a hard few weeks. Can some one please start the new thread for July? I am just not up to it. Hope to be back logging and posting in a few weeks. Jeannie
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for June 2012 Comment by jam0525 July 2012
  • Hello, Mom died in her sleep around 5AM this morning. She did not suffer and was herself right up going to bed last night. My brother, sister-in-law and all of us were with her. While I am devastated by her passing, I know it is a good thing to have happened the way it did. We had just found out that she had lung cancer…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2012 Comment by jam0525 July 2012
  • Hello everyone, fyi.... my parents live with me. Mom is 94 and we just found out she has lung cancer and has 2-4 months to live. Dad had a mild heart attack and has been in and out of the hospital in the last week. I am not sure if I will be able to keep the forum going in July. We are going to keep Mom at home and Hospice…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for June 2012 Comment by jam0525 June 2012
  • Welcome! You've joined by posting here. Walking the bridges sounds like it's a good walking routine. Jeannie
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for June 2012 Comment by jam0525 June 2012
  • Congratulations to Litatura, Eal12, gaiareeves, bexx03, Auntkk28, Brittany103, Ziggy, Rayvynn and to any one I missed for a successful May. A loss is a loss even if it was not what you wanted to loose. Corinne – what is your BMR? (under tools in case you are new to MFP). You should not go below your BMR especially when…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for June 2012 Comment by jam0525 June 2012
  • Bumping Hello everyone, Mom is not doing too well, so I will probably not be posting that much this month. Just like I did not post that much the last several months. I fear Mom is in her last 6 months to a year of life. They think her heart is finally beginning to fail after all these years of living with congestive heart…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2012 Comment by jam0525 June 2012
  • I lost 1 pound in May, so I am starting off June UNDER 155 again! I did very good (all things considered) about exercising on a regular basis again. I did not do so well on logging all of my foods. Nor, did I read the posts as often as I'd like to. For June I want to just get back to the basics of logging everything I eat…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for June 2012 Comment by jam0525 June 2012
  • Hello everyone, I have been a "bad" group leader these last few months, but my mom (94 and lives with us) is not doing well these days. I am blessed that my parents are in their mid-90s and live with me. I know that. No complaints on that. Sometimes, I just have too much to do. Mom went from being fiercely independent one…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for May 2012 Comment by jam0525 June 2012
  • Hello everyone, Just popping in to say hello to all the new posters. I ate more when I was exercising more. Unfortunately, life got in the way of going to the gym. I was told not to eat below my BMR and that worked for me until my BMR got to 1200 calories a day, then I stopped loosing, got fustrated and put some weight…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for May 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Hello everyone, Yes, short men are welcome here. Hemming pants - Yes, I agree. It is worth loosing weight just to have pants the correct length. lol CM- Congrats on the baby. Please feel free to post pictures. I don't know about everyone else but baby pictures always make me smile. Tanya - Congrats on loosing weight and…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for May 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Hello everyone, Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the moms here. I am enjoying doing Tai Chi in the mornings. All I really get to do is the warm up, but it still feels good and is making me notice how much I hunch up my shoulders. Good luck making good choices today. Jeannie
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Jen – I am in New Mexico (NM) which is below Colorado and between Texas and Arizona. We are a desert state. Kat – I love Vinasu yoga! I think it is the best, but hard to find. Right now, I am back to doing Tai Chi as I can not find a Vinasu class. I did find a good Tai Chi app for my Ipad. Michelle, sorry about Vince…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Hello everyone, I know this will sound silly, but I weigh less when I have short hair, so it is getting cut off again soon if I don't start loosing weight again! Looking back at when I have been skinnier and heavier in my life, I just noticed short hair with skinny pictures and long hair with overweight pictures. Not sure…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Marzaron - If you do make it to the Santa Fe area or New Mexico, please let me know. I'd love to drive up and catch up with you somewhere. We could go on a hike or something. This is the 150 year anniversary of some very historic events. There will be lots going on. Send me a message when you know if you will make here and…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • I had the greatest walk yesterday. DD and I went to a re-enactment of two Civil War battles: The Battle for New Mexico and the Battle at Glorietta. It was fun and fantastic walking up and down hills to see the battles, plus walking to the battlefield from the parking area and back. Plus walking around the historical sites…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for May 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • I had the greatest walk yesterday. DD and I went to a re-enactment of two Civil War battles: The Battle for New Mexico and the Battle at Glorietta. It was fun and fantastic walking up and down hills to see the battles, plus walking to the battlefield from the parking area and back. Plus walking around the historical sites…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Robin - I loved that sign you posted! The kiddos certainly do keep us going. Thanks for the Friday morning laugh. Jeannie
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Hello everyone, I cleaned off my desk today at work and while that is not something of interest to everyone what was on my desk was! I found the diet information from 2006 when I was part of a weightloss challenge at work and lost my first 7 pounds! I had the following highlighted: Women should eat between 1200-1400…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Calories - what I have learned here. I never ate under my BMR and use the calculator here in MFP. It is just when I got to 150 that I had to eat 1200 to loose weight. 1200 is not much, so I do eat my exercise calories. That is what went wrong last year. I stopped exercising 30 minutes a day 6 days a week. Even though I am…
    in Fit and Fun Sized (those under 5'4") for May 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
  • Hello everyone, I am looking forward to May! I will really be 59 this year and wondering if I will stay at that age for a while or be glad to see the big 60 next year. April - I got done what I wanted to do which was to get back to logging everything and to start back with exercise. May - Joined a 30 minutes of walking a…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2012 Comment by jam0525 May 2012
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