Over 50 -- Lightening Up -- May/June
 

Thought we could use a little bit of a fresh outlook while we head toward summer. . .

Have a great day. See you soon :carrot:

Oops . . . looks like we are also stuck with my typo . . . maybe we can ask a moderator to fix that lowercase 'j' on what should be June. . . please??

OOps my post ended up on the April board.How can I get it over here on the new one? Donna

Afraid I don't know, Donna. If I ever find a moderator to fix my lower case 'j' on 'June', I'll ask your question, too. Looks like neither one of us should have gotten out of bed this morning. ;) Hopefully things will get better. :carrot:

Donna's post from end of April thread...
 

There you go, Donna! :)




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Good Morning, everybody . . . where are you hiding?

Well, thanks as always to meowee for getting all set up for a new month :hug:


Meowee I didn't copy it to quote here, but I liked what you said about it being a new month and a new start if anyone needs one of those!! I think it IS important to look at what has worked and what hasn't...so thanks for that little reminder.


I was out shopping all day yesterday - my calves are actually sore this morning - lol!! That was more of a workout than I realized! I bought a new iron and couple very nice fans called vornado - and everything else purchased were gifts for family B'days and mom's day on both sides :-) My DH got some tennies and new slacks and shirts too. We both agreed it was just one of those days where we found everything we were looking for - I probably should have bought a lottery ticket on the way home - lol!!


I still have a drippy nose, but at least the major cold stuff seems to be over.


Hy

Good morning everyone, Hope you're all doing well! I am still limping around from this leg problem! I've decided now that it's probally a shin-splint. I'll have one of the doctors look at it tomorrow. Not sure that you can do anything with them any way. But it has sure put an end to my exercising for now. I still lifted my weights yesterday. But I MISS my walks!

Thanks, meow, for the new board!

Donna, Good for you! You've got your exercise all planned out! That is such a help and you feel so good when you reach your goals.

Hy, You should have bought a lottery ticket girl!! How often do you go to the mall and find EVERYTHING you are looking for? Like never!!! Glad you're feeling a little better! Those cold can really knock you! Sounds like you got all your walking done!

Take care all, and go make it a good day! Freda

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There you go, Donna! :)

:^: RED: THANKS FOR GETTING ME OVER HERE


DONNA

Hi Ladies,

Just a quick check in. Will know tomorrow if my grazing is going to affect me. I have slacked off with the exercising, need to get my butt in gear. Writting it on the calender is a great idea.

I'll be back tomorrow to do personals.

Cheryl

Hello, gang . . . I'm feeling a little cloudy and overcast this morning . . . just like the weather. Just one of those days, I guess. :( I did get to move my ticker .8 to the right this morning and usually that sets me up for a good day, but for some reason all I can see this morning is the length of the journey still in front of me. :?: Strange ???? :mad:

Oh well, I'm sure I'll be back to my old self again, really soon. In the meantime, I think I'll sort of hibernate today and keep on reminding myself that it was the tortoise that won the race.

Thanks for understanding and for being here. See you soon, gang. Keep on moving and shaking and heading in the downward direction. :carrot:

:grouphug:

I've been hiding in the corner with my home study CEU catalog. I just realized it was time to get my CEU done to get my RN license renewed, so I've been busy. Sorry.
I still renew my license biannually altho I have not been in the work force for almost 20 years now. I don't know why I bother, it's not like I'm going to start working again, well, maybe I guess to maintain some kind of identity.:?:

Meowee~I hear you. We all wish it would go faster, but I guess we all need to be patient.:(

Cheryl~It's not possible to buy these products on line, besides it would be impractical because of import taxes, and with our strict food and drug regulations - it will take forever to finally get hold of them. Those OTC cold medicines you have over there are considered illegal/regulated in this country.
Anyway, I checked the Boca homesite and their products look delicious.:drool: :drool:
Sorry to hear about your foster daughters’ boyfriend. I hope she’s OK.

Freda~ I hope your leg is better. It is painful~ I used to get them when I was running (many moons ago). Do you do leg exercises to strengthen the shins? They really help especially if you run, jog or do a lot of brisk walking.

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Good Morning everyone, Looks like it's going to be a beautiful, warm day! I promised my Gd that we would go to some garage sales to find some clothes for her "baby".

Yeah, I have shin splints. I had the Dr. look at them at work yesterday. He said if they weren't better in a week we would get x-rays. And he gave me some stretching exercises to do. In the mean time I guess no more walking for me.


Meow, Slow and easy does it too! Any movement to the right of the scale is a good move!


Yorkie, Didn't know you were a nurse too! Although you say you haven't practiced in a long time. Once a nurse always a nurse! thanks, I am starting with the stretches. probally why I got them in the first place, didn't stretch out well!

Everyone, have a good day! Freda

Morning Everyone, Just a quick check in before I do my workout with Richard. Had my weigh-in yesterday and I gained a pound. Not surprised with my grazing over the weekend. At least I grazed on healthy foods and not junk, so that's a good thing. I'm munching down broccoli/mushrooms, and my husband is finishing off a bag of potato chips :devil: I wasn't even tempted! YEAH ME:carrot: :carrot: I'll be back later to do personals, but want to get my excercise in I know it will warm me up, and I'm cold.

Cheryl

Morning, gang . . . I'm on my second day of blue and cloudy funk. My eating and exercising reflects my mood too . . . like Cheryl I've been overdoing it on healthy stuff because I don't have any really bad 'junk' in the house, but too much of a good thing is still too much. :o Too bad I don't overdo it on exercise when I feel like this; it tends to go the other way. :(

Hope you all have a better day that I'm having and once again, thanks for being here to listen to me whine. Keep on moving and shaking gang. :carrot:

:tantrum: I have HAD it !!!!! Now that darn scale added 2 lbs. Could it be that my not exercising for almost a week had anything to do with it ?? I refuse to change my tracker, I will get back to that weight.

I've kicked the exercise into high gear this week so maybe next week I can have a loss.:?:

Meowee::( Sorry you are in a funk. Sometimes the weather seems to do that to us. You will get up and going real soon, at least you're not eating all that junk food, good for you, I always want comfort foods when I get down. :hug: Hugs to you to get back on track.

Slim: Take it easy till you get those shin splints better, don't want to make them worse.

Have to get going, time to walk on the treadmill for awhile then I want to get in some pilates.

Keep up the good work gang,talk to you later. DONNA

Hi everyone~

Just checking in to confess that I've been really bad today.:devil:

We had dinner at an Italian restaurant and I was out of control. Vegetarian pasta dish in creamy sauce, vegetarian pizza, wine, Italian ice cream with chocolate sauce in huge portions! Why do Italians always serve big portions?:mad:
I wish all the restaurants were French~ they don't pile your plate with food. At least it's all veggies-right? wrong ~
There you go. I've confessed. But why do I still feel guilty?:?: :(

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Hi everyone,

I've not checked in for a week or so. I'm glad you're all still here!

I had to do a little reading to catch up. Looks like we're all still determined to win this battle of the bulge, even though we may lose a little skirmish now and then.

I didn't go to WW this morning because I had something else I had to do today; so naturally knowing I wasn't going this morning, I went and ate too much last night! Lost that skirmish!!

Sometimes I'm so predictable. But I'm still going to keep on keeping on. I know I can do this, and so can we all! Right?!

Good Morning, chichadees . . . the sun is still hiding but I'm feeling quite a bit brighter. Yesterday finished up pretty good, plan-wise, although the exercise consisted of only a little mall-crawling. I didn't sleep well last night and I am a little tired this morning, but all in all, I'm definitely in better humour. ;)

Donna . . . it's probably just some weird-water-weight. :hug: That scale-:devil: can be so frustrating. Sometimes it's as simple as the way you are standing. With mine just an inch off centre can make a pound or so of difference. Keep doing the good stuff and you will be fine.

Elyn . . . get back in control, girl. :hug: This is another day and you know that we are in this for the long haul. Sometimes a little slip is good for us; it makes us more careful on the slippery slopes.

Gail . . . glad to see you are still with us. :hug: Also glad to see that you know a skirmish or two doesn't mean the weight-war has been lost. It isn't over until the fat-lady has stopped singing because she's not the fat lady anymore. Hang in there, girl.

Have a good day, gang. Keep fighting the good fight. We can all win the Bulge-Battle together. See you soon. :carrot:

Hey gang . . . it's Saturday . . . where are you hiding? Hope to heaare from everybody soon.

Cheryl . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY . . . wherever you are. Have a great day. :hug:

It's Hy just stopping in to say hello :hug:


It's been crazy here with me and my cold/allergies/whatever the heck that all was and then one of my dogs having terrible back pain. Still not sure what caused that but hauling him around through the house in a kennel (crate rest) was NO fun for me. But I did it anyway - lol!


Anyway, we both are 100% better now :carrot:


Also I had some major wierd deals happening with a couple message boards I own - the problem was with the site host service, not the members.



Foodwise I'm still on the Atkins diet but did try some of that brand's b'fast bars this week as I was rushed and having a hard time getting breakfast- I think I just have to forgo that stuff tho. I seem to be OK with NO sugar or NO sugar-substitutes of ANY kind...trust me, I've tried them all too. For my particular metabolism, they just seem to cause a stall. (BTW, I'm not boohooing about this, just telling it like it is :D )


I'm going to try a "pizza" recipe tonight from a low-carb forum...no crust and for me, instead of the tiny amount of tomato sauce the recipe call for, I'm gonna try just diced fresh tomatoes instead. I'll let you all know how it turns out and if it's worth the effort!


Have a good weekend all :-)



Hy

Oh Cheryl, a Very Happy Birthday to you also!!


You are :queen: for the day :-) Enjoy!



Hy

Have a great day Cheryl~ http://bffc.net/icons2/birthday.gif
:hb: :woo: :woo:

Meowee~It is nice to hear that you're in a better mood.
I'm back on track.

Hy~I'm glad that you and your furry friend are doing good again.

Our thread have really slowed down.:( :( Where is everybody?:?: :?:

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Hello Ladies,

Thought I'd better check in with you all. Thanks so much for the Birthday wishes. My hubby took me out for lunch at a Mexican place before he had to go to work. I had a small chicken tamale, small shredded beef burrito and a shredded chicken taco. Also a small serving of beans and rice. No chips or salsa. I stayed within my points. Also got some walking in today and went to the movies with my friend. Went and saw Mission Impossible 3, it was very good.

Got the last sawtooth boarder on my quilt this morning, now I'm ready to start sewing on the kids.

Hope you all have a great weekend and the weather is nice where you are at.

Cheryl

Good Evening,

It has not been a good day. I burnt the roof of my mouth at lunch with a piece of carrot and it hurts like:censored: Already loss some skin the size of a half dollar. Can't believe some of the stupid things I do at times.

We had beautiful weather today, almost 80, but now we are under a sever thunderstorm watch. Just so no tornado's decide to pay me a visit, I'll be just fine.

Cleaned house after church so I can spend tomorrow and sew.:D Nothing wrong with me!

Cheryl

Wow . . . is it ever quiet around here this weekend. I was wondering exactly the same thing, Elyn. :hug:

Glad everybody is well again at your house, Hy. Having a sick pet is just as bad as having a sick child. Maybe even more so because they can't explain where it hurts. :hug:

Glad you did well at your birthday lunch, Cheryl. I know how you feel, I either burn my mouth or bite my cheek with regularity. :hug: Look on the bright side, you won't be craving food for a few days. ;)

It was nice and sunny, but fairly cool in Atlantic Canada today. I got a fair bit done on my quilted clothing projects. Good thing since tomorrow will probably be all tied up with the infamous work-project again.

Keep moving and shaking, gang. See you all tomorrow. :carrot:

:sorry: Cheryl: I'm sorry I missed your birthday.Sounds like you had a good day
sure sorry about burning your mouth. Why do we do those things?
I have to brag about my weekend :cp: I didn't eat nearly enough and got
lots of exercise. Hubby and I went wild turkey hunting. Lots of walking up
and down hills. I actually got to shoot my own turkey this year. Talk about
being some place that is totally relaxing. Out in the canyons among all the
cedar trees and all you can hear are the wild birds and a plane fly over once in awhile. Had a hen duck fly into a pond we were near and watched her for nearly a half hour just splashing and diving. Well maybe we are a
little crazy, but God sure created a beautiful world that many don't ever see or get to enjoy.
I told you last week that I put my exercises on a calendar,different ones for each day. I'm happy to report I did all of them each day.Will try that little
trick again this week.
MON: Walk 2 miles
TUE: 15 minutes of stability ball---15 minutes weights
WED: 15 minutes treadmill---15 minutes Nu-step
THUR: 30 minutes pilates
FRI: Walk 2 miles
WEEKEND: As much movement as possible !!!:carrot:

Thanks gals for all of your support, I truly need it and appreciate it.
Hope all of you can get outside this week and enjoy the great outdoors

DONNA

I read something this weekend that really struck a chord with me:

"When you were willing to say what you really wanted, something just might help you along" - from "The Year of Pleasures" by Elizabeth Berg


The important phrase for me being "really wanted" - not just some general thing, but making myself examine specifically what I'm looking for...hmmm.

Gonna try it!


Hope it's a good week for all :-)

Hy

Sorry I missed you yesterday, gang, but I see it has been quiet in here anyway. I had a very busy Monday and today has been even busier although in some ways more pleasant.

Started out really rotten. the bad old scale-:devil: decided I had gained more than 4 pounds this week. I was a little overly indulgent with the salt last night but I din't think it was worthy of 4 pounds. :mad: Anyway, I know it's not real, but it's depressing none the less. :( And I refuse to move my ticker to the left. so there!

Spent most of the day in a another town about 50 miles away. First a periodontist appointment (never fun), followed by lunch and shopping with a friend (definitely more enjoyable). However, I made a very bad lunch choice (fish and chips) but then I only ate half of the order (my system just can't handle the grease anymore since I've been feeding it better).

Good for you with the exercise routine, Donna. :hug: It's sure to bring great rewards.

Definitely good 'food for thought' there, Hy. :hug: That;s the best kind of food (and the least fattening, too).

Looks like tomorrw will be a busy work-project day since I kind of got behind today. Hopefully I'll get a chance to drop in here, though. Keep on moving and shaking in the right direction, gang. See you soon. :carrot:

Well this is actually kind of exciting as I took the quote from the book to heart and have been praying for MYSELF!!!!


This is not something I normally do and it admittedly feels a little odd - lol!!


But guess what, the past couple days have seemed to go more smoothly - I feel a little more at peace with my Atkins program and the thyroid deal and what the scales will say next Monday when I weigh in again!!! Kind of cool, huh? :D



Hy

I had seen somewhere on one of the groups a mention of a series by Leslie Sansone called "Walk Away the Pounds" so I reserved a copy at my local library. (I'd never heard of her before)

I just got a chance to sit down and actually WATCH it yesterday, the first session, and I think I'm gonna try!! The first session is titled "Get Up and Get Started" timed at 18 mins and during the session, you do a mile.

I'm sure someone here has probably already tried this system and all - just mentioning tho. I really like DVD/tapes that are realistic when it comes to time committments. Yes, I could be all wonderful and spend two hours a day working out, but I don't, so sue me!!:rofl: Just kidding!


Maybe I can't/won't commit to 2 hours, but I can certainly commit to 18 minutes ;)


:hug: Hy

Hy: I have her tape "Walk Away the Pounds" 2 mile walk. I love it. It is so easy to do at home and it really isn't that hard. I found that I lost pretty good with it,but then my vcr went on the fritz and haven't gotten a different one. You will enjoy her. Good luck.
DONNA

I've got a couple of WATP tapes . . . Leslie is a delight and I totally agree with you Hy and Donna . . . it's nice to be able to watch something that does seem made with 'real' people in mind. :hug:

My day is ticking along. Busy, busy again . . . but it does keep me off the streets . . . unfortunately it also keeps me from doing a lot of fun stuff. Doing great on the food and water parts, but about the only things getting much exercise are my fingers and brain. ;)

Have a great moving and shaking evening, gang. See you tomorrow. :carrot:

I did the Walk Away the pounds - 1 mile walk - late this morning and what a great program - heck, like I said, I can fit 18 mins into my schedule!!

The library copy is being requested by someone else so I can't keep for long, but I think I may just go ahead an buy my own copy. I really liked what I did today.

This is just me, but I am not interested in standing in front of the TV for an hour doing ANY exercise. A half-hour is managable and do-able. I have a yoga CD that is like 20 mins and that too is one I do all the time. If the shorter sessions make it realistic for me to committ to then so be it!

Has anyone used the weight balls or whatever she calls them (hopefully not "blue balls" :o ) The lightest home weights I have are 3 lbs, just wondering if those would be comparable.


Hy

Hi Gang,

I've been down in the dumps the last couple of days, feel like having a good cry would make me feel tons better. Very discouraged with the scales. I weighed myself with clothes yesterday and I was 338.4. Left for WW and I weighed 342.3:( I've decided for my own peace of mind to go by what my scales says and forget WW. I have also decided to attend WW for 2 more months and then I'm going to quit and get my support here and put the $11.00 weekly aside for something special I want/or need.

Hy...I work out sometimes to Leslie's WATP for older adults. In it, she uses glove hand weights. I'm thinking of picking up a pair this weekend while in Fargo. I have 2lb hand weight, but I think the gloves would be eaiser to use.

Donna...I live in rural North dakota and love all the wildlife around us. I love March when the geese and ducks start returning and spend the night in the field behind us or any puddle big enough to swim in. May is when the Pelicans return to Meadow Lake, which is only 2 miles from us, plus the other water fowl that call this area home. A month ago, I saw my first pair of bald eagels in our area. After being on the endanger species list, they are starting to come back. Now we are getting woke up at 4:30 am by the meadowlarks, morning doves, chickadees, golden finches, robins and wrens that sing so beautifully.

Linda...Hope that scales is starting to be nice to you!

Hope you all have a good day.

Cheryl

Hi gang . . . Another busy one . . . but I think it will slow down for a couple of weeks now, maybe, I hope. :^: Weather is a little overcase but pretty good over all. :cool:

Hy . . . in one of the WATP tapes I've got she uses glove-weights. I've used my little 2 lb hand weights. I imagine the gloves would be easier since you wouldn't have to think about them very much. But, hey, whatever works for you would probably be fine. :hug:

Cheryl . . . sorry you are down in the dumps. (so glad that never happens to me, :o oh ya.). I think that's a great idea to save your meeting fees for a special treat for yourself. :hug:

See you soon, gang . . . Keep it moving and shaking until then. :carrot:

Cheryl, doesn't this simply suck when this happens?? I hear you girl!!

Here's a sympathy hug: :hug:

It's disappointing yes, but I like that you have taken it as a sign that perhaps you need to reassess your program with WW. I just believe that kind of thinking is a healthy and a positive thing. And hopefully you know I'm in NO WAY trashing WW's. It's just that every single person is different and a wonderful program that works for many...well, it just might not be the right one for you. That's something only you can determine.

Thanks for the info on the hand weights I was asking about re the WOTP DVD :-) Right now I'm doing NO weights just to get familiar with the routine.


Hy

Hi everyone!

I love this thread and I'm sorry I've been so neglectful lately in checking in. You all are so friendly and supportive; wouldn't it be great if we could just get together for a lunch date?

I've been on a plateau for the last couple of weeks; but finally yesterday, I lost 2 pounds!! :carrot: I hadn't moved my weight tracker down for a while so I got to move it 4 pounds lower. And best of all, at a family reunion Sunday, someone observed that I looked like I was losing weight. That is a motivator, because although I am getting back into some of my smaller size clothes, I don't look any skinner to myself.

I am envious of those of you who have been enjoying nature! A couple of years ago, I started getting interested in bird watching and I would love to see all those you were mentioning, Cheryl. I don't actually go on bird watching jaunts, just have a bunch of bird feeders in my back yard, and I drive a little slower now sometimes, and even take the country route, just to be on the look out for birds. I have seen birds I never noticed before; especially the little red and brown house finches, which are really common, but I had never remembered seeing.

Cheryl, I've noticed that we seem to have a lot in common. I have been a foster parent also; but now I am fortunate that I am able to "foster parent" my own daughter who is multiply handicapped. That way she gets to stay home with me, and I get paid to take care of her.

Kudos to those of you who are keeping up consistently with the exercise; one of my many weak areas.

Have a great weekend, and Happy Mother's Day to those of you who are!

Hi gang . . . I've been having something of a funny day. Haven't done much of anything but it's been exhausting just the same. :dizzy: Our weather is gorgeous . . . mid 60's and nice and sunny . . . wish it could stay just this way all the time. :cool:

Congratultions on the SV and the NSV, Gail. :hug: A good weigh-in and a nice compliment help so much to keep us heading in the right direction. I think it absolutely wonderful that you are able to be a foster-parent for your own child. :hug: Stories like yours renew my faith that 'the system' actually can work.

Hope you are still having fun with Leslie, Hy.

See you later, gang. Keep moving and shaking. :carrot:

Hi gals, just had a few minutes.I'm at my daughter's and she is busy
making,of all things, a cherry cheesecake for dessert tonight.Guess we are having a cookout so we can meet the boyfriends parents. Had her son's pre-school graduation last night.BIG WEEKEND!!!

Meowee thanks for all the hugs and support,the water weight or whatever it was has finally gone bye-bye.:carrot: My tracker is right now.
Hope that I don't blow all of it this weekend. So far I have done really good.
Will let you know Monday.

The weather here in northeastern Colorado is beautiful today. I went out early this morning and cut a big bouquet of lilacs for the table.DD has a huge windbreak of them.The smell is almost overwhelming.

Hope all of you are enjoying your Mother's Day weekend. DONNA