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Welcome aboard Ro! :flowerforyou: I just finished reading an interesting article on SparkPeople about emotional eating... how stress itself releases cortisol and the cortisol in turn reduces our ability to process sugar... cruel, cruel irony!! Maybe most people know this already... ? But it was an eye opener for me. Still…

Well congratulations to all you LOSERS out there! :drinker: (meant in a good way of course) I was hoping to see something like this when I stopped by today... definitely need a motivational fix. Or a boot in the you know what to get me going!! It's been a weird few days, hurt my foot snowshoeing and some family issues have…

:heart: Happy valentines' day ladies! Cranked up the tunes and had a great cardio blast earlier. It DOES make a difference! Now there's leftover tunes in my head, making for a much improved mood! Gripe of the day: Chocolate! :wink: Plantlady i feel your pain (I am sposed to eat 1100 cals -or less- according to my…

I'm also off to the gym this morning, and will be thinking of everyone here and how hard we're working at this! Congrats on dropping another pound! and Staying Motivated! :flowerforyou: Going to the doctors for annual physical today (ugh). Fingers crossed the cholesterol's in check... last year we talked about meds and i…

sounds like your sister called at the right time - sometimes we need another person to tell us it's OK to put ourselves first - why is that?! the self-talk also resonates... by the time i've argued the point (with myself) a million times, i could have done my workout, showered, and probably got a quick errand in there too.…

:laugh: great suggestion but I don't think I'd want to find it..... EVER... someone (on this thread?) mentioned telling her son to hide the scale! which is also a good idea. for now, i am just going to go Cold Turkey... :sick: No scale for 1 week (like the 'patch'... to ease the withdrawal symptoms) worth a shot!

yeah the "sacred" scale. there's a fine line between measuring one's progress/health and becoming obsessed. especially in this cultural climate - the pressure is on to look fabulous (a/k/a skinny!). pretty sad - but i think it's common to fall victim to this mindset when you are constantly conscious of taking baby steps to…

you go girl!!!!! :flowerforyou: i'm so NOT competitive but i'm thinking if you are burning all those calories, i can at least wheedle away 350... and actually went to the gym again today!! 3 days in a row - woo hoo!! there's a new thread with a fantastic picture that shows the difference in size between 5 lbs. of fat and 5…

great post - and visual - thanks "inches" are the new "pounds" in my book! :drinker:

mmm... great idea! walking after you eat definitely aids digestion - and i would think it would help to burn the calories you just consumed...

A bathing suit - wow you are brave! But there's a great motivator: VACATION!! (oh, and the bathing suit) Also the weddings are certainly motivators - congrats everyone! I am also getting married this October... both S2B and myself are trying to get healthy for the big day. At the rate we're going - it will take 10 months…

Wow! 95+ minutes of cardio plus weights - in one session! That is fantastic. Apparently you ARE feeling better! :bigsmile: Unless I'm outside/playing, I get so bored exercising - you must have some kind of trick for sticking it out for such an extended period of time... ?? And I'm learning first hand what happens when I…

Any outdoor outfitters would have them. You can also get them online. Atlas and Tubbs are both excellent. Prices start around $100... they come with bindings that adjust to whatever you are wearing.... which should be a decent snow-type, mid-calf waterproof boot... leather gets trashed and you will definitely end up with…

LOL around here the kids wear their pants so their butts hang out. Maybe you ought to sport some funky kinda boxers just in case the worst happens! :laugh: Congrats! and good luck keeping them up. NYC was fun, we did a little splurging in Little Italy, but no major damage- or so I thought. My fiance lost 2 lbs... and I…

also... if it's 'that time of the month' could affect things too...

and i'll be SO jealous of 65 degree winters next time i have to dig my car out of a snowbank and shovel the icy steps! hope you enjoyed your walk outside, it's great to have that kind of open space in your backyard! we're going to NYC this weekend, i will try some of the ideas mentioned on this board - we'll be doing lots…

Of course you can! All are welcome here (since I just started here, after Heather found me griping about age on another message board):ohwell: If you can walk, you can snowshoe, it's that easy. How strenuous it is depends on the conditions: depth and type of snow (powder vs. cement), the terrain, and whether you are making…

mmm -- great idea! and not cuz it justifies more food! which is also very appealing. i'll have to find one of those gizmo's...

Thanks for the motivation! Even though it's somewhere in the back of my mind, it REALLY helps to hear (read) it! Heather, your doctor must be very, VERY important! :wink: But maybe the thinking is that your toe will be better really soon?! Hope so. If it wasn't for snowshoeing, I don't think I would budge off this chair. I…

Great perspective!! "keeping our eye on the prize" without getting sidetracked along the journey. It's a struggle for sure - but you are right, it's a long term commitment to our health, and the benefits may not always be visible from the outside. Thanks for the reminder. Two positives for today: Been sleeping like a lamb!…

OMG - I know exactly what you mean about avoiding the scale!! And the clothes still sit in the closet, mocking me. URGH. So I did some snooping last night and found a really interesting website: www.nowloss.com They have tons of tips for increasing the rate of weight loss, boosting your metabolism, etc. It all sounds…

well you sho' done a good job raising yer boy! :wink: i really can't complain about the youthful looks... howver -- if only the REST of the body would cooperate! this lack of weight loss is really getting me down. are we all crawling along at a snail's pace?? sheesh!

hey mommared, you flatter me! LOL yes, it's my picture - from last year when I was 50. My dad's side of the family are wide bodied italians with rosy apple cheeks and dark hair, even into their 80s. i'm grateful for the youthful part... the wide-bodied part, not so much. So yesterday i ate 1300 calories - going snowshoeing…

Eating too little? I like that!! :happy: 1100 cals just doesnt seem to be enough. Especially since I started lifting weights... oy! How come the math isn't working for me? Is this an over 50 thing? It's been 2 weeks, I've only lost .8 lbs, and why bother!! How do you ladies do it???

Hi ladies! I'm a newbie here, wanted to say hello and see what is going on with other Over 50's... I'm not following a specific eating plan, just healthy food, watching carbs & fat and trying (desperately!) to keep away from sugar.... my one true love :tongue: Question - what IS the deal with 'not losing ANY weight this…

but you actually got on the bike and DID it - that in itself is an accomplishment!! good for you! the most i can muster right now is watching people exercising on TV. now that's pathetic!!! you are off to a great start!

Hi, I also have IBS and find it especially challenging to manage symptoms while dieting, since having an empty stomach and intestines full of celery sticks is literally a death sentence! What seems to work best for me is taking a Soluble Fiber supplement - first thing in the AM - before eating or drinking anything else. I…

covered with purple slime! since i was watching this fish for my vacationing co-worker, i asked the janitor if there was something that could be used to get the fish back to its original color. he looked into his janitor bag and pulled out a .....

a note addressed to me, it was sealed with a dab of purple sealing wax in the shape of a....

i LOVE maple syrup... and being from New England, it's everywhere. but was shocked to see how many calories it contains. SO UNFAIR. so i have my waffles spread with 1/2 tsp. honey and 2 Tbsp (well-drained) non fat yogurt topped with 2 Tbsp crushed pineapple. YUM any kind of yogurt/fruit would do, i just happen to like the…