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Well done!!!

Thanks everyone. I'm doing my best to limit candy although I did eat a box of reese's pieces yesterday. My roommate is 5 days without sugar and surprisingly I'm more grumpy than she is. Lol She made energy bites made with dates, walnuts and cocoa powder that were pretty tasty. I like the addition of spices..cinnamon in my…

I started "The Promised Land" by Barack Obama Really good so far. It's a long one tho.

@Katmary71 I did read Flight Girls and really enjoyed it. There's another book about the girls who flew planes in WWII by Fannie Flagg. The All Girls Filling Station's Reunion. I don't know why I enjoy WWII so much. I've probably read a dozen books or more set in that time period. I really need to learn more about WWI. Any…

@katylockett WOW! I just read your entire thread today and you are knocking it out of the park. I'm glad you aren't using the scale as a measure of success. Measurements and pics too are the best. Although Insanity is a bit too much for me (I used to do the plyo stuff 10 years ago but now I can't)..knees suck. I am…

Currently reading "The Giver of Stars" by Jojo Moyes I'm only on the 2nd chapter and am enjoying it.

@Katmary71 I finished The Book of Lost Names". It was good, but not great. I felt like it lacked something..but I'm not sure. It was a fast read and I love WWII stories and I did learn a bit about the forgery process and a bit about the Resistance itself. 3 stars..maybe 3.5

A few years ago, I made a lot of meatless meals and this was something I would throw together from mostly pantry items. Full of fiber! Sauté onion, garlic and jalapeno, add seasonings like cumin, adobo, Add in chopped zucchini til cooked. Add in a can of chopped tomatoes, black beans and maybe corn if I had it. Simmer for…

I made a lovely salad yesterday. Arugula, jicama, beets, pecans and goat cheese. I drizzled balsamic vinegar over the top plus a dash of salt. Delicious.

@dlm4mom @Giarose27 @mltobia316 @bsthorn1 @Lmdl62 @SunSetTraveler @krisdukes03 @coachdeb13 @mommybod We are in the group section - here's the link. Feel free to join us for more discussion https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/139104-women-over-50-ready-for-2021

That's awesome that you feel in control and have ditched the holiday pounds. I am striving for that again. I've got the exercise going, but the food is what gets me in trouble. Logging it all is always an eye opener. The key is to not wait and then see the damage. I had a run in with some candy yesterday and it screwed up…

Ditch the keurig. Do try an alternative, like a french press or the Aeorpress. I switched to a french press and it makes a great cup of coffee. Also, buy good beans. IMO, Starbucks is the worst. I go to a local store that roasts their own (coffee and tea exchange in Chicago.) I have the beans ground for my french press and…

I had the most wonderful salad in Mexico. I'm trying to replicate it, but can't remember what the vinaigrette contained. There was a smear of goat cheese with chopped pecans on the bottom of the plate. Topped with beets and then arugula and tiny slices of jicama. there was a drizzle of balsamic on the plate, but the…

I'm currently reading "The Book of Lost Names" Historical fiction set in WWII about a young Jewish French girl who is helping to forge documents for the resistance.

Lol. I didn't think I did either. This one was definitely too wordy.

I'm going to log all my food each day. And get out the food scale! I'll continue on with 5 intentional workouts a week. My step goal is to increase my steps 10% more than I did in February.

Yesterday I finally hit 10k. Ive been averaging 5 or 6000 and this week I've hit 8000 a few days and 10k yesterday! I was tired!

I have a hard time posting from my phone, so when I'm on my laptop I find it works. also, when you copy the url, you won't see the picture of the video, but if you click on preview, you'll see it. Then post. Go to your youtube video, copy the URL and then come on MFP and paste into your comments, hit return, then preview…

Yesterday was a Sydney lower body 50 min. Today was this one. Sydney upper body 45 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqG1ZWbKQN4

No pics. We have a bench, dumbbells in 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 pounds, a variety of bands, a nice big mat (bigger than a yoga mat) and my roomie has her bike set up. Also foam roller, yoga mat and sliders - which I never use. It's all in the living room and we have to move the coffee table to work out. I use the sliders…

I read Melinda Gates's "the Moment of Lift" how empowering women can chane the world. Really good. And her interviews are also enjoyable. She was on Brenee' Brown's podcast.

@cannh63 Welcome! For me, I found success in taking it slow. Gradually changing my diet and adding bits of movement each day. Logging all of my food is also key. I'll admit when I started if I had an off day I would skip the logging so I wouldn't have to admit I ate an entire pint if ice cream or 6 beers or half a cake. (…

@ridiculous59 I will see if my library has any of these books. Thanks for the recommendation. I too am motivated by others, some are my friends who are my age (59) or a few years older than me and have just given up saying its too late. They look and act old. No no no! I have a 74 yr old friend who is so active! I'll never…

I am inspired by you! You've had some serious health issues and it takes drive and courage to say "enough" instead of throwing in the towel. It is a beautiful day with the sun shining and I will get out there and enjoy it. It's going to get up to 40 degrees today! Woohoo!

@TaosLiz Back in November of 2020 @joyfulandactive started a thread in another forum speaking to women over 50. It had a lot of traction with women who were ready to start the new year and lots of conversations started but it was only one thread so it got a bit confusing. I decided to start this group so we could have…

@Joyfulandactive ! So glad you're back! Fantastic start! I've been struggling to get my MFP mojo back myself. Was there something that sparked your reboot? What have you done to organize yourself? I'm guessing it's meal planning or scheduling workouts.

I finished The Stand by Stephen King. Over 1300 pages. It wasn't as scary as I had thought. The story itself was very good, but honestly it was way too long. This version was released 10 years after the first edition with an additional 150 pages. I only gave it 3 stars for that very reason. Of course once I had gotten so…

@Katmary71 only 5 ebooks on hold. I am very selective and try to spread them out and have one or two with longer waits. I'm in Chicago so we get a lot of copies..sometimes but sometimes it's 6 weeks for a popular book. There were over a thousand people ahead of me for Barack Obama's mew book. But they have several hundred…

Well I feel like I've come this far that I need to finish it. I'm at 72% and they have formed a republic and are sending 3 scouts/spies to the other side. Frankly, I just want to finish it and see how it ends. Hopefully I won't scare myself silly. I feel like this scary is different than other books. I have never attempted…

I haven't read Firefly Lane yet. Theres a long wait at the library. And we only get to put 5 ebooks on hold so I have to decide which ones make the list, especially when theres a long wait.