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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 23
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Height: 5'4" (In my heyday, I was 5'6"...)
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Hello, Golden Girls of 3FC!! I'm not sure where to start here. I'm 67 years old (no, that cannot be true!), have been married to the same fine guy for 44 of those years. We have six children ranging in age from 43 to 28. Three sons in rapid succession (1968, 1971, 1973), then a six-years hiatus, then three daughters in rapid succession (1979, 1980, 1983). And then we were done! People ask me how I did it -- how did I raise six kids -- what was it like -- And I have to say that I really don't remember. We all took it a day at a time, some days were good, some not-so-good; some years were good, some not-so-good. But all in all, I have to say that I'm proud of the brood we've raised. They're all very close to their Mom & Dad, and they're all happy and productive members of society.
From all those kids, we only have two grandchildren. Only the oldest son and our youngest daughter are married, and my son has two daughters, 11 and 8. I say that I have a heart for each member of my family; for example, I love Jessica (11) with all of my Jessica heart, and I love Natalie (8) with all of my Natalie heart. Each of these hearts is huge. The time when our entire family is together are always the best times of my life, and that will be happening this coming Christmas.
So -- about the weight. I always thought I was overweight, probably since my 20's. I look back at pictures of me over the years, and it shocks me how pretty I was, and how not fat I was! I think I really started putting on weight about twenty years ago -- the stress was sometimes overwhelming, and my husband traveled a lot with IBM in those days. We had many small crises, and of course a couple of major ones as well.
But today, all is well. As I said, the kids are wonderful, and my husband is loving and kind. I couldn't ask for more. No reason to be "eating" that way anymore. I'm 5'4" now (at my "height" I was 5'6", but I'm shrinking) and still weigh 180. At one time I weighed 200, so I'm ahead of the game, but I want to lose about 20 more pounds. I don't like that big rubber tire around my waist!
I know I'm no spring chicken, and this body has served me well for many, many years. I'd just like to see it a little smaller....
I've been pretty lethargic lately, but for several days now I've been hiking a three-mile loop here in the mountains. I have a membership to the Y that I'm thinking of cancelling; it's a 15-minute drive, and I don't usually go to town just to "work out". But I do think I should be doing the free weights, so I'm undecided right now. Winter is coming on, and I may not feel like hiking in the snow..... Help me decide, someone!
Hobbies: I LOVE puttering around outside anytime the sun is shining, I live in the mountains above Boulder, CO, so gardening is a little tricky. I bought a few tomato plants on a whim early last summer, and before I knew it they were too tall to stake without breaking the stems. So they're growing all over the place down in my "dogpen garden" (a converted dogpen),tomatoes everywhere! I've already harvested enough beans to make at least one good batch of hummus (or chili; I haven't decided). Because we live in deer country, I can't grow vegetables ut in the open (the dogpen is fenced in), but I've found lots and lots of deer-resistant, drought-resistant plants to brighten up the yard. But as I said, winter's comin' on before long, so that fun stuff will be tabled for awhile. And winter can be a challenge for me; I don't particularly like winter sports, although I go on a back-country cross-county ski trip to a remote hut twice each winter.
Someone let me know how to access the FB page. I'd like to connect there as well.
For the "off-season", I have many cross-stitch and knitting projects waiting to be addressed again. And I have 25 years' worth of slides to convert to digital; I figured I probably have well over 2500 slides to convert. It's really fun to look back at the past that way, and I know I'll get back to that pretty soon. I've been cleaning out my office...
So that's who I am and where I am. Right now I'm committed to a serious approach to losing the weight, and have joined WW online. That's very helpful. I have a sister who's a WW counsellor, and she's been an inspiration to me.
I think I'll hit the trail......
Sue
09-14-2011, 01:13 PM
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sueurban
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 13
S/C/G: 184.7/165
Height: 5'4" (In my heyday, I was 5'6"...)
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Hello, Golden Girls of 3FC!! I'm not sure where to start here. I'm 67 years old (no, that cannot be true!), have been married to the same fine guy for 44 of those years. We have six children ranging in age from 43 to 28. Three sons in rapid succession (1968, 1971, 1973), then a six-years hiatus, then three daughters in rapid succession (1979, 1980, 1983). And then we were done! People ask me how I did it -- how did I raise six kids -- what was it like -- And I have to say that I really don't remember. We all took it a day at a time, some days were good, some not-so-good; some years were good, some not-so-good. But all in all, I have to say that I'm proud of the brood we've raised. They're all very close to their Mom & Dad, and they're all happy and productive members of society.
From all those kids, we only have two grandchildren. Only the oldest son and our youngest daughter are married, and my son has two daughters, 11 and 8. I say that I have a heart for each person that I love, and there are so many people whom I love with all my heart. Each of these hearts is huge. The time when our entire family is together are always the best times of my life, and that will be happening this coming Christmas.
So -- about the weight. I always thought I was overweight, probably since my 20's. I look back at pictures of me over the years, and it shocks me how pretty I was, and how not fat I was! I think I really started putting on weight about twenty years ago -- the stress was sometimes overwhelming, and my husband traveled a lot with IBM in those days. We had many small crises, and of course a couple of major ones as well.
But today, all is well. As I said, the kids are wonderful, and my husband is loving and kind. I couldn't ask for more. No reason to be "eating" that way anymore. I'm 5'4" now (at my "height" I was 5'6", but I'm shrinking) and still weigh 180. At one time I weighed 200, so I'm ahead of the game, but I want to lose about 20 more pounds. I don't like that big rubber tire around my waist!
I know I'm no spring chicken, and this body has served me well for many, many years. I'd just like to see it a little smaller....
I've been pretty lethargic lately, but for several days now I've been hiking a three-mile loop here in the mountains. I have a membership to the Y that I'm thinking of cancelling; it's a 15-minute drive, and I don't usually go to town just to "work out". But I do think I should be doing the free weights, so I'm undecided right now. Winter is coming on, and I may not feel like hiking in the snow..... Help me decide, someone!
Hobbies: I LOVE puttering around outside anytime the sun is shining, I live in the mountains above Boulder, CO, so gardening is a little tricky. I bought a few tomato plants on a whim early last summer, and before I knew it they were too tall to stake without breaking the stems. So they're growing all over the place down in my "dogpen garden" (a converted dogpen), tomatoes everywhere! I've already harvested enough beans to make at least one good batch of hummus (or chili; I haven't decided). Because we live in deer country, I can't grow vegetables out in the open (the dogpen is fenced in), but I've found lots and lots of deer-resistant, drought-resistant flowering plants to brighten up the yard. But as I said, winter's comin' on before long, so that fun stuff will be tabled for awhile. And winter can be a challenge for me; I don't particularly like winter sports, although I go on a back-country cross-county ski trip to a remote hut twice each winter.
Someone let me know how to access the FB page. I'd like to connect there as well.
For the "off-season", I have many cross-stitch and knitting projects waiting to be addressed again. And I have 25 years' worth of slides to convert to digital; I figured I probably have well over 4000 slides to convert. It's really fun to look back at the past that way, and I know I'll get back to that pretty soon. I've been cleaning out my office...
So that's who I am and where I am. Right now I'm committed to a serious approach to losing the weight, and have joined WW online. That's very helpful. I have a sister who's a WW counsellor, and she's been an inspiration to me.
I think I'll hit the trail......
Sue
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