I played John last week he’s 92, played quiet a few in their 90s,I always say to them it must be doing us good. I’ve done 9000 steps today so that’s good. The lady I played Brenda was doing the pegging with me, (That’s when you have to measure the bowls distance from the jack when it’s close) They kept asking if they’re was something going on with us two🤣I said a gentleman never tells. Told Denise😃😄.
AutumnSky..
I abandoned my fast day, a bit in a holiday mode, 2 weeks to go .. I stayed the same…
Our chippy is about £9 haddock and chips like Dave I travel to mine as it’s really good, about 20 mins away.
Good luck on your gardener tomorrow hope it’s successful and looks nice.
Enjoy your half term, seeing my daughter Jacqui tomorrow…shopping and lunch out.
Dave..
I like these old timers who have played over the years, Don is 92 he used to play for a league, he helps and gives you tips..
Jean x
USA. DAY 23. FD
I went a little off the rails yesterday but I am back in business.
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Stitchincarol, sounds like you are getting down to the nitty gritting with your move. Sorry about your back, though! When you get your furniture in there then you will feel like you finally have arrived!
I hope everyone is having a lovely day!
I got absolutely battered at bowls by a lady called Brenda.I would say she was in her late 70s early 80s I was 9-0 down in no time at all. Managed to win a few ends but lost 21-13. They told me after she played for my team for years and knows the green much better than I do. She also played for Lancashire at county level. She was a lovely lady and we had a good laugh.
Hello everyone!
I escaped early. Now I’m ready for the half term break!
Weighed in this morning and was exactly the same no movement. I know I was a little indulgent last night, but not too indulgent, enough to go over by about 450 calories. I also did not train as much this week and only managed between 4,000- 6,000 steps per day, if at all. It was a busy week with lots of late nights.
Jean – I hope your fasting went well yesterday. I have eaten a bit today (last day, lots of junk around). I only had a few crisps and a gluten free blueberry muffin (very nice).
Brads27 – I do love chip shop chips, nothing beats it. Hope you enjoy your meal. The one near our home gives very large portions. We share one between two and still have some left over. Cod is the family favourite. A little pricey here at around £16+ for cod and large chips. But a treat every now and then is great.
Hemmy – Today was a little like that for me. But I hope to get back on track tomorrow.
We have the gardener coming tomorrow. Hopefully, our home will no longer look as if we’re growing corn.
I’m ready for a relaxing afternoon.😃
Afternoon All..
I have stayed the same this week.. still 2lbs from goal. Getting in holiday mode.. abandoned my fast day 😬
Dave..
I could have been tempted with a chippy but I forgot and I have chicken out of the freezer…
Hemmy..
I think we all could do with a bit of rain.. I have washed my car housemartins are lovely but mucky things..
Latte, chocolate mousse sort of cake and a Guinness.. sat outside it was lovely.
Just made some Australian crunchie Jacqui is coming up tomorrow she always bakes something so I did that.. we are going out shopping ish just looking and lunch, sandwich and coffee.
Have a nice few days off, it’s nice when we are hovering we don’t have to be so strict..
Jean x
Good afternoon everyone. Xxxx
Its another beautiful day… hoping for a sunny weekend for all those that have worked all week.
I am still a pound up this week but I did have two lovely meals out and i don’t count calls I just have what I fancy.
This evening its my favourite.. Prawns on Jacket prawns and broccoli… I went to village Coop for the prawns i forgot yesterday lol.
Next week I will be hoping for rain as my neighbours are off for a week to Scotland on a fishing holiday. Its a very big plot with green houses… last year it was soo dry and needed a lot of watering as they grow a lot of veg.
I only have some tomato plants this year..
I have just picked a big bunch of orange blossom which smells glorious and pink peonies my favourite flower..
Dave.. Losing a pound a week sounds a good idea .. nice and steady and will stay off easier.
Cod and chips for tea wonderful .. perfect for Friday especially if done well. Enjoy.
H H Hopefully a good result for hubby s eye its good they don’t think its urgent if it isn’t bothering him.
Are you having any company this weekend for meals.
Sym.. Coffee and cake lovely .. what cake did you have lol .. nothing like a nice piece of cake. I haven’t made cake since Mum went.
I expect in the hot weather its a job keeping flowers alive at the cemetery or do you just do plants.
Enjoy your afternoon everyone. Xxxx .
Friday .. time to relax and enjoy. the weekend
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May you find moments that make you smile today.
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Day 23 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
My painful back has returned. Just too much lifting and carrying? Hopefully, because that will mean an end to the pain is in sight.
My weight is up half a pound this morning, but I’m going to weigh again in awhile and see if it has dropped. Dinner last night was actually a goodbye party with our circuit pastors and their wives, but I ate exactly what I’d planned (half a burrito, some chips and salsa, and a margarita, and two eggs for lunch), and my fitbit says I burned just shy of 2200 calories, so I’m not worried I did any actual damage. Tonight will be the bigger challenge because of the restaurant involved…
But first, it’s time to do more sorting and packing and head down to the new house to unload and put it away. We’re getting VERY impatient to get furniture down there!
This is my limit for posting on my phone. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 23 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 239 lbs. I might have time to check-in tomorrow, but if not, see you all in June 🙂
Day 23……Florida….FD
Got on here this morning and realized I never hit the post bottom yesterday….. lol is this a sign of me losing the last few marbles I have.
Today is going to be a FD or at least try my hardest.
Yesterday I had small bout of the illness that effected me last week. I had no illness sickness except I couldn’t keep my eyes open and super lethargic. So, while I being a bump on a log, I did some research and reviewed my food log.
Months ago, I found out that I have a gluten intolerance not celiac, so I’ve gone gluten free and started to feel a whole lot better but the doctor did say that once we removed gluten from my diet other intolerances could pop up and to keep a food diary. So I could spot any changes and make necessary changes to avoid feeling as horrible as I did which made me seek out medical advice.
The days leading up to my sleep for day’s episode, my food take while healthy, they were very heavy meals, items such as stuffed peppers, a large salad, etc.
then yesterday, I had a large breakfast which included eggs, hash and gluten free bread. Then the symptoms came back.
I didn’t actually start feeling better with the original illness until eating was too much work and ate very little. Yesterday was a NFD day and symptoms started again.
Conclusion, I have reached is that even on NFD, I have to watch my quantity consumption and eat smaller meals perhaps more frequently. Well that’s the plan anyways
So for the foreseeable future, I’m going to watch and track my food intake and see if my changes are effective.
Today is a FD and let’s see how this goes….
I hope everyone is doing well!
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Good morning everyone. I’m going to the chippy tonight, cod or maybe haddock and I’m going to have potato scallops with it.I know which Jean would have but the cod is every bit as good as the haddock in this chip shop. They come from all over to get fish and chips,I drive a mile and a half even though they’re is a chippy about 500 yards away. They are that popular they have 5 serving you and two or three cooking so you get served very quickly. The sun is out so the cream will be going on especially my head as I have just shaved it. I’ve run out of all my pills so no aspirin today. I have ordered them online so should come soon. Hemmy I’m not saying butter beans are the best beans just different.I prefer baked beans but I do like all beans.
As can you work outside? On a laptop maybe, nice to get some fresh air.
Jean enjoy your coffee and cake nice to go out, HH be brave and get on the scales I bet you have lost. Nana are you homeward bound today?
Steve if you are lurking come back on and say hello.
Day 23 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 71.6 kg
@stitchincarol – congratulations to you & DH! 🥳 🎉🎈🍾 Enjoy your dinner tonight
@merryapple – a dog called ‘Oprah’?! 😂
@anicecupoftea – enjoy France! 🇫🇷 🥐
@iona72 – I hope you manage to cheer up & get back your mojo soon! 🤗 Make the most of the dry weather while it lasts 🌤
@ccco – arthritic hands? Must be very irritating. Aren’t there any remedies for that? All the amazing advances in medicine; maybe AI will help to discover cures for some of these common ailments soon 🤔
@lilymartin – yesterday’s Wordle was tricky! I went from POLIO to FOLIO, on my 6th attempt. I did a little better today though. Sending you & @anicecupoftea RESOLVE for your Friday FD 💪
Happy Fri-yay! 🍹
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Morning all..
Very chilly early looks like the sun is coming out now..
Meeting Christine for coffee and cake at a 11, I shall pop my flower trough to the cemetery as I am passing.
Two weeks to go to holidays, I will be up early then..😂
Hemmy..
I often decide on a meal then I forget and do something different it must be our ages!!!
Enjoy your ‘holiday’ get in the garden..
Dave..
Good idea to loose a pound a week more realistic , steady and slow. Shame on the glasses.
Hedgehog..
Hope you enjoyed your takeaway.. it’s ages since I had one.. fish and chips is the closest I get!
Hope hubby eye can get sorted.
Nana..
Safe journey home..
AutumnSky..
You will be looking forward to a long weekend..
Will you get school holidays?
Jean x
Day 23 NFD 69.4kg🔺🌋🏃🏼♀️
It’s Friyay so this is a quick one!!
How nice to have haircuts @daffodil2010 and @brightonbelle!! I have “hat hair” today…
Enjoy your remembrance day for Missy. When I see a rainbow in the sky I think of Billy handing out treats to our gang – Macintosh, Lola, Conor Bear, Badger, Oprah and Cocoa Bean. That’s three Westies and three Scotties. It’s oddly comforting!!!
@iona72 Post holiday blues must be a thing. I hope your parents are comfortable and cared for. Think of us shivering down here in the depths of the Southern Ocean and you might just feel brighter!!
@anicecupoftea You are so lucky popping over to France. All we can do is pop over to Oz with snakes and cane toads😬🤣 Oh and lovely people like @lilymartin and @penz and cuddly Koalas and Wombats😁 and Tasmanian Devils.
@ccco You are going to have so much fun in the garden with your grandchildren. You have done incredibly well post surgery with all you have achieved. BRAVO TO YOU!!
@stitchincarol Sending 💪 for all those boxes!! I don’t think there is any easy way to shift. But like @funshipfreddie says it will be over soon…
Hiya all those like @jaifaim. Look forward to hearing from you when you’re back in action!
Cheers!!
Evening!
Dave- well done on the bowls win! If you can stick to eating a bit more & losing slower hopefully that’ll keep things steadier…
Jean- the nails sound lovely & summery! I have to keep my feet & legs covered, better for everyone 😂
Hemmy- oh dear, forgetting your prawns! I do a meal plan for the week & a list, I do still forget things though! I did think of you & the butter beans yesterday, none in our Tesco’s either! I wouldn’t worry, you’re not missing anything, despite what Dave says 😂
AS- good you love your job! Salted peanuts I could eat a whole packet of, not so much the dry roasted, although I do like them…
Hubby’s appointment was okay- they do want whatever is in/on his eye, sort of like a scratch, checked out, but not urgent. He wanted a treat tonight, so we’ve had a takeaway & he had wine, so won’t weigh tomorrow!
Day 22 NE England
I can’t seem to get back to normal after our trip away. Feeling generally a bit down, thinking about family members who have passed away lately, and worrying about elderly parents. I don’t seem to have much energy for anything.
Rain certainly needed here not had any for weeks, very unusual.
Lovely to see your photos @stitchincarol and @merry🍎
I’ve decided to aim to lose just 1 pound po er week and see how that goes. I can eat more that way. Win at bowls so we’re into the next round of the cup. I won 21-9 so happy with that. It’s been a lovely day here again.Rain predicted for tomorrow. I’ve had the glasses for a year, they dig in on my nose, I’ve taken them back to be adjusted not it only lasts a week and then they fall down again. The Asda ones are great.
Day 22…..UK…..NFD
busy last few days so haven’t posted, need to catch up with things here too – hope you’re all doing well?
FD on Monday went well, Tues and Weds NFDs were good too – kept the control. Meal out tonight and have checked the menu in advance, so fingers crossed I won’t be swayed….
FD Friday upcoming and then I’m away for a few days in France, sightseeing…. just hope I can find enough options to keep me away from going completely bonkers on croissants….
have a good one all 🙂
Good afternoon everyone..Xxxx
Its a dull day here temp has dropped a bit today.
Just come back from a Tesco shop .. and so very surprised it was so quiet which was brilliant.
Just had my ham sandwich and had a laugh to my self as I had planned prawns on a small jacket potato and broccoli this evening and tomorrow.
Lolol I realised I forgot to get the prawns lolol. I must start doing a list.
Does everyone else do lists. lol
I am on holiday at home now till next Tuesday looking forward to lots of reading and in the garden.
Nana .. I hope you are having an enjoyable break.
A S .. I have just got some walnuts ,, and almonds so will have to keep an eye on myself with amount lol.
Look after yourself first before the work.. self care is most important.
Dave.. Take the glasses back and get a refund if they are not working for you.
I looked for the butter beans.. the bean shelf now is getting stocked .. every other bean but butter beans
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If anyone goes to their local Tesco can they please check if they have any or whether is just the Brackley one .
H H … .Oh very well done on your 2lbs loss.. thats brilliant .. you are doing so well now. whatever you are doing is working for you.
Glad your son is well again
Sym .. the nails sound like they should should be in that sunshine..do you have some gorgeous open toe sandals.. I always think tanned feet look lovely.
Enjoy the afternoon everyone.
Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Xxxx
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Good day, everyone! It’s raining outside, so that means I have more time to write here today.
Stitchincarol, I commiserate with you about all that rain. We seem to be in the same situation. My son just told me that he and his wife took some things they didn’t need or want anymore to some kind of fair here where you can sell things rather than have a yard sale. I have never been to one but he said it went well. I guess that is a good idea because people are deliberately going there to buy something, although sometimes, if you live in a populated area, people can walk by a yard sale, become interested and just drop in. I hope your garage sale goes well. I have moved my family and myself a few times, so I know what an undertakinng that is. I wish you well.
Merryapple, I know you are right about that salt for potassium swap. It isn’t so popular here anymore but I thought I would give it a try. I am glad my doctor checked my potassium levels. In the meantime and I should not be surprised, after not using salt for a while, I don’t miss it, so I will move on with my DASH heart diet without it. I have become so sensitive to salt now that I immediately swell. That can’t be good! I am glad to see that you sew your own clothes. I did so when I was younger. I also liked designing my own from time to time. Today, however, so few people seem to sew, so I can’t find the quality and quantity of fabric I like, so I stopped. I would love to make something for my granddaughter, though. It would be special
FUNSHIPFREDDIE, my arhtritic hands don’t let me do much handwork anymore like you do. I did make some bracelets for my grandchildren recently in a jewelry makig class. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to handle the beads but I managed and I think they appreciated them. I used to knit at my church in a group who knitted for the homeless but I finally had to give that up, too. I still enjoy making flower arrangements. I take a class before every holiday, so I always have something for the occasion
NorthGeorgia, good luck on your next FD.
Lilymartin, thank you. This year I had double the work, since I was too sick last you to do all my daily spring jobs. It is such a feeling of accomplishment to finally have finished all that and my vegetables are getting so big already. I can’t wait to see the little faces of my grandchildren when we harvest them. This is a first for them and I think they will love it!
I hope you all are having a great day! 🤗
Dave..
Take the glasses back to Specsavers they will adjust them for you.. don’t waste your money…
Good luck on your bowls game today.
X
Day 22 – Rural Nebraska, USA – OMAD
Okay, NOW we’re retired. 🥰😃🥳🙌🙌🎈 DH was at church, doing his usual work hours on Mon and Tues, and the funeral was yesterday and took up much of the day with the long luncheon afterward, and that was the source of much of my stress, I’m sure, that he was still working. Today, we take another load down to the new house, and bring back the lawn mower because the lawn here needs it desperately.
Dinner out last night has been postponed to Friday, so I–miraculously!–weigh the same for a third day in a row. I said OMAD for today, but I may change my mind and eat a small lunch; I already know what I’ll have for supper, so I should be okay for total calories.
Thanks, @funshipfreddie, for your encouragement–and all of you, really. You’re right, I DO know it will all work out, but as a planner, I do better knowing exactly HOW it will all work out, you know? LOL, this is supposedly an easy way to move, but I’m beginning to think that perhaps it’s easier to pack everything all at once, move it, then unpack it all at once, instead of the piece-meal approach we thought was good. Who knows.
@daffodil2010 Good to hear from you! And the fact your weight isn’t “doing much” sounds good to me: you COULD have gained back all you’d lost so far! 👍💪
Okay, I’m off to start loading the car with as much as I can find to take down. Have a grand one, everyone!
Day 22 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in: 237 lbs. Got a little travel for work to do today, and a lot of travel with family to do this weekend 😉 My next FD is in June, so I’ll have to be mindful the rest of the month.
Day 22 country west Australia EFSD!!! 84.5 kgs. Nuff said…..
Looking forward to a FD ( non-negotiable )tomorrow.
Unplanned lunch out today and the choice was between a sausage roll or a BLT – or I could have had nothing.
Chose the BLT which was heavily carb based as on Turkish bread but lots of lettuce, crisp bacon and no dressing so it was worse than I wanted but not as bad as anticipated… excuses…excuses…🙄🙄
@bert1802, so sorry to hear you have been unwell and hoping you continue to improve 💐
@daffodil2010, I am glad you can take the day to remember Missie.🐱Our pets are so dear to us.
I had my hair done today on a whim as I had to be in town for a few hours waiting for the car to be fixed and my lovely hairdresser was able to squeeze me in. It is now short and spiky in a ‘ wash and go’ cut which suits me perfectly on the farm.
@merryapple, your weather sounds awful !! It’s really windy here hoping for rain as it is so dry but I think the wind has simply blown the rainclouds away.😔 It is certainly wet on the west coast. Some places expecting 100 – 400 mls today/tonight on top of the floods they had yesterday 😱
@stitchincarol I hope you finally manage to get some sleep this week. 🙏 Glad you found the source of your back problem.
Would love some of your rain!! Perhaps not 5 inches in 36 hours!! But we are SO dry here.
@brightonbelle, yes It sounds as though many of us are trying to get rid of ‘stuff’.
I am off to a boot sale this weekend to try to sell/get rid of some of my excess clothes and knick knacks. I have several boxes of things to sell but it doesn’t seem to have made any impression…
@ccco what an accomplishment to have finished your gardening and painting of some of your outdoor furniture. Good luck with the dog-sitting.🐶
@northgeorgia, I hope the bill goes in favour of you and your project.🤞🤞 Enjoy your time off.
@funshipfreddie your coasters sound great. You’ll have to take some pics.
Wordle in 4 today but didn’t get the Connections and should have had my glasses on matching the Tiles.
Have a good day all.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step…… 😁
Day 23 UK f800
What a lot going on , I don’t have any words of wisdom so I’ll catch up tomorrow Hoping you all have a good day 💕
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Good morning everyone much cooler today. AS try and fit a break in if it’s only a weekend. Not good for you all work and no play. I used to do 60 hours every week but in the end I took early retirement. Best thing i ever did. Jean well done on the boules.I play in a cup game today on a neutral green. The glasses I got from Specsavers are very poor, they need to be lifted when I read it it’s not clear. The ones I got from Asda are 10 times better but they are sunglasses.I might go back to Asda and buy some varifocals. They are half the price of Specsavers and much better.Mince and tatties for tea tonight. Not sure how many calories are in that. I will weight it and work it out. Jersey royals with the meat😋😋😋. Maybe even butter beans Hemmy😀😃😄.
Day 22 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@stitchincarol – I know just what you’re going through, I really do. When I was preparing to move about three years ago I couldn’t switch off & I had problems sleeping. I got tranquillisers & sleeping pills from the doctor. I stopped taking them after just a couple of days though, because they made me feel worse, & I nearly fell asleep while I was driving! 🤯 But looking back now, it seems ridiculous. It all worked out, & it will for you too! Maybe writing things down would help? To-do lists? My biggest headache was organising my cat’s move here, because I couldn’t have her with me in the car for the 13 hour drive.
@daffodil2010 – good to hear from you! I hope you enjoy your day off, despite the sad anniversary 🤗
@bert1802 – good to hear from you too; I hope you’re feeling 100% by now 🤗
@ccco – my coasters are stunning, though I say so myself! 😅
@merryapple – that’s true – I WILL make more! 😅 And yes, I’ve taken pictures of everything. But I need to slow down & just work on one thing at a time. The tiles, glue, paint etc are taking over, and I need to get a sideboard or some kind of unit, so that I can keep everything in one place.
Jane Seymour shares her ‘secret’ diet that has kept her a size 4 since she was a teenager:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14735851/Jane-Seymour-74-looks-half-age-50-years-Bond-movie.html
“People ask me if I have a cheat day with my diet and I respond that I am never on a diet, I just make good choices and stick with them”. ~ Jane Seymour
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Day 22 – Ireland 🇮🇪 -NFD
I have not posted in a while, so busy in mornings now that I cannot post and then I forget!!! Still here with you guys, in Club Tortoise (Tortwa) and grinding on.
Weight not doing much, so won’t mention it. ☹️
I have taken today off. Some of you may remember I had a 17 year old cat Missie, and this day last year we unfortunately had to get the vet to our house and off she went over Rainbow Bridge. It was the best thing for her, but devastating for us. A year later, I am taking this day to relax and remember by poor old girl. I have a Little Missie day lily growing outside which should bloom soon, so a permanent reminder ☺️
Getting my hair cut soon, then a nice lunch in my garden quitely contemplating. Still doing 16:8, no bother to me now.
Have a great day all. Xxxx
Morning All…
A rough nights sleep, Charlie very restless shaking down and circling all night… no idea why.
A dull day the weather on the change ready for rain on Saturday..
I am fasting today..
Dave..
Shame on the weight we all have these moments.. we have been doing it so long we have to take breaks. Hope the your mouth feels better today, a forced fast!!!
Hemmy.
Lovely you can get lost in your garden get back to nature..I like the idea of cheats soup.
Nails were bright shocking pink with sparkles only on toes…
Looking to buy some gel polish to do myself, getting a bit pricey now, it’s getting down to do them and seeing 😂…my new eyes might be better!!
Hedgehog..
I have bought English strawberries too, very tasty.
I was reading from a vet, squash a strawberry down and brush dogs teeth, it really cleans them and breaks down plaque.. I have some mush left from yesterday see how they go.. only says once a week! Good news on the 2lb off… I will be lucky to stay the same…
AutumnSky..
Jacqui has had her computer out the last three nights, she is very busy too.. it’s not good after 9 hours at school/meetings.. she says she gets nothing done on the computer in the day as too busy..
Hoping you do something nice over the weekend…🤞🏻
Jean x
Thanks so much for the wonderful information G’day. I am 59 so it has given me a LOT to think about
Thin Mr A has, and always will, have ongoing issues post BC. He doesn’t have good control or much notice that he needs to ‘go’ but compared to the poor people in the FB groups I used to visit he is really doing well. There are good days and bad and we don’t go out at night very often as that tends to be the worst time. That’s fine with us as we didn’t go out at night much anyway. He did surprisingly well on our 6 week trip but we did spend a small fortune paying either 1 Pound or 1 Euro every time we passed a public loo as he would always pop in just in case lol
I hope you had a nice day with Ellie Cinque
Neil, it must be a small light in the current health darkness to know just how fit you are/were before now. I hope the treatment fixes the blood clots as quickly as possible
I’m definitely having a better week at work so that is a massive relief
Take care all
Gday, that sounds great. Focusing on being healthy rather than specifically on weight seems a good approach if you’re at a healthy weight. I know when I went into the hospital the doctors were all amazed how well I looked, because when people usually come in with lung clots, they’re usually unable to walk and on oxygen masks. The fact my lung function test came back as having a lung age of 52 years old while I was suffering from lung blood clots means that they must have been really healthy before that.
Mount Maunganui, or just “The Mount” as most people call it, is a posh suburb of Tauranga, which is up in the Bay of Plenty on the North East coast of the North Island. I’m in Dunedin which is way down on the South of the East coast of the South Island.
Post 5 – Changes for me include:
-3 to 4 meals per day evenly spaced out (the number of meals will depend on whether it’s a high training day or a rest day
– must eat within 30 minutes of waking (to prevent cortisol rise).
– each meal to contain 40g protein, 40g carb (vegie, fruit, lentils etc – not rubbish carbs) as well as good fats, but not too high fat intake.
– weighing once a week only as a means to track body fat percentage although I’m aware that home scales are not that accurate for this but it will show a change in percentage which is what I am looking for.
– I will still record body measurements once a week as a way to track body composition changes.
– 4 super high strength training sessions per week, with low reps and sets but very high weights that quickly push the muscles to fatigue and therefore instigate better repair which in turn leads to increase muscle build and maintenance.
– Up to 3 to 4 Short Interval Training cardio sessions per week. This include agility training with lateral and frontal plane movements.
– Plyometrics training (jumps training) as many days as possible.
– Core work which I was already doing but I’ve changed it to the specific exercises Dr Stacy has recommended.
– Balance training as often as possible.
My focus will no longer be on weight, it will be 100% on healthy ageing (I’m 56) with the aim to increase muscle mass, increase bone density, reduce body fat and overall increase strength and cardio capacity.
Post 4 – I’m not going to focus on weight anymore, my focus will be on strength, body composition and cardio fitness. Since Mr GDays passing and becoming post menopause, I’ve been hovering between 68-70kg (going down to 64 with the yo-yo weight gain and loss) and the reality is that my current weight is perfectly fine, it’s a healthy weight and I was just holding onto the idealism I had to go back to my pre-menopause weight of 59kg. Yes, I have an increase in hip, abdomen and thigh fat compared to being 59kg but as Dr Stacy explains this is exactly what happens to women post menopause. I’ve noticed in the last few years I’ve been struggling to maintain and gain muscle mass, again, this is something Dr Stacy identifies as an issue post menopause, even for people like me who regularly strength train.
My blood test stats have always been perfect with the exception of low iron during menopause so there are no concerns around medical health which is a blessing. My concern is how I age physically by ensuring I place myself in the best possible position to be fit and strong as I go forward.
I know I’ve been holding onto the ideal of being 59kg again so I can fit back into the lovely size 8-10 clothes I have (there is a lot of them) but I know I must cut my loses and forget about the ‘being slim in these clothes” attitude and focus on health not weight. I know my focus was on the money I spent on these clothes and the fact that I will never get my money’s worth from them unless I get back to 59kg so I’ve had a change of attitude around this put health before a weight ideal and money spent.
Post 3 – In short, her research has shown for peri and post-menopausal women, fasting, time restricted eating or calorie restriction is detrimental to ageing, weight and fitness as these practices increase cortisol negatively and inhibit the body’s ability to build muscle mass, bone density, lose and maintain a healthy weight and a whole host of other things.
Everything I have been doing, thinking I’ve been doing the right thing, according to her research, is wrong. And not just around eating, how we exercise changes for females during this time. Strength training with high reps/sets and medium/high strength, and long cardio sessions no longer work, we need Short Interval Training for cardio and for strength training shorter reps/sets with very high weights. As a PT, I found this information really interesting.
To age well, it’s crucial to develop and maintain muscle mass, maintain a healthy weight (healthy does not equate to slim or skinny) and increase and maintain bone density – again, there’s so much more but these are the main points.
As the saying goes – ‘keep doing what you’ve always been doing, and you get what you always got’. So, after 10 years of practicing daily weight in’s, TRE, low carb, long cardio and strength training with high reps/sets etc I am turning everything on its head and making a dramatic change in how I eat and exercise. What worked for me pre menopause is clearly not working for me post menopause and this is exactly the point Dr Stacy is making. All the things I’ve just listed, which I have been doing for the last 10 years are now gone.
I must say I found it very difficult this week not to weigh myself each morning upon waking, I think it was more to do with breaking the chain of my stats on the Fitbit app – but it was just a habit, and habits need to be broken if I want change. On the flipside, it feels very liberating to break the habits I’ve stuck to for so long.
Post 2 – As always, I’ve been researching. I recently posted about Dr Gabrielle Lyon’s book regarding protein intake, and I’ve been meticulous about ensuring I eat the right amount but still nothing has changed. Further research led me to Dr Stacy Sims who is an American exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist based at Auckland University of Technology. Neil, she lives in Mount Maunganui – is that anywhere near you, I can’t remember what part of NZ you reside.
Dr Stacy has done extensive research into menopause and when I read her books and listened to her podcasts everything just clicked. While I have no doubt my comfort eating contributed to the initial weight gain when Mr GDay passed I also transitioned through menopause during that time. Everything Dr Stacy wrote about ticked every single box for me and my circumstances – it all made so much sense.
In a nutshell, the dramatic hormonal change from peri to post menopause causes a huge shift in how the female body uses and metabolises food and how we respond to exercise. Menopause causes the body to increase and store fat around the abdomen, hips and thigh areas, muscle mass becomes harder to increase and maintain and long cardio sessions increase cortisol in a negative way (not all cortisol increases are bad). Theres so much more which I won’t go into here, but everything she spoke about screamed THAT’S ME.
Yay it’s finally worked I will copy the rest
Post 1 – I’ve written a very long post on word, split it in half and copied and paste into the forum in 2 separate posts but they are still not showing. This is my last attempt because I am so fed up with the instability of this platform so I will break it down into 5 posts and see how it goes. Sorry for the rant, just fed up with ongoing issues when posting here.
Neil, while it’s not good to be diagnosed with a medical condition, you now know what you are dealing with and a positive it can be treated with medication. Thank goodness it was diagnosed before it led to any major issues or complications. While being on lifelong medication is not preferable, if needed, then it’s the best outcome to get you back on track and continue to live an active, issue free life and back on that bike doing what you love.
I’ve decided to take a different approach to my weight and wellbeing. I’m still sitting at 10kg higher than my lowest weight, this is the 10kg I put on after Mr GDay passed when I took to comfort eating and stopped daily exercise. Since then, despite doing all the right things (what I thought was right) I’ve been struggling to maintain any weight loss, I lose 3 to 4 kg then within a few weeks it comes back, despite eating well, low carbs, staying in ketosis and exercising. Even the extended fasts are not yielding weight loss like they used to.
Morning all
Anzac, sorry to hear that you’re having issues with the job. I would have thought that the fact the house hasn’t sold in 4 years, would be an indication to the owners that they are asking way too much for it.
I weighed in this morning since I missed yesterday, being admitted to hospital overnight. I’m down another couple of hundred grams, so at least that is positive.
The doctor has put me on blood thinners and said the blood thinners will stabilise the clots, and eventually my body will dissolve them, but it could take weeks or months. He’s told me not to do any riding for the next couple of weeks, but I should try to stay active. My plan is to walk in to work (being mostly flat or downhill) and then catch the bus home.
Day 22 NZ FD 69.1kg 🌋🏃🏼♀️
10*C 96% humidity 🥶 Walking at 9.30am, a whole hour later than usual!!
I forgot to say I made my skirt too, not that you can see it.!! It’s based on a kilt – wrap around with a fringe down the vertical edge. It’s a long midi length and I wear ankle boots and socks with it.
@funshipfreddie Letting go of things you make is hard, but then you make more!! I hope you’re documenting them so you can go back and look at the photos.
@stitchincarol I’m glad to hear you have found the source of you’re sore back… easily remedied too!! And sorry to read about your packing and unpacking dreams. You would think your dreamscape could find something more interesting to wake you up for!! At least you know why you’re having them and that they’ll resolve…
@brightonbelle I admire you for quietly editing your collections… I talk about it but definitely need more ACTION!!
@ccco Your salt/ potassium swap sounds somewhat dangerous. I’m glad you found out that your K+ was high via a blood test!!
@bert1802 Glad you feel you’re returning to the “land of the living”.
Have to get out of my cosy bed and get going!!
Have a great day!!
Pocket List Thursday🥝
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Hi there everyone!
Yes, the hours can be gruelling sometimes. No such things are holidays as there is always work to do.
Jean – I always try to keep the work life balance in my mind, but the work always creeps up on you, and with education, if you don’t do the work, no one else will and it piles up very quickly. But I do love it.🧡 Well done on your match.
Brads27 – You are working hard on the house, but it could be the extra biccies you might be having with your tea when you have a break 😁. Sorry to read about needing a filling. The last time I went to the dentist we had to pay £285 + tax for a filling and clean. It’s extortionate. Hope the numb feeling goes by tomorrow morning.
Hemmy – Nuts are my kryptonite. I recall finishing a large packet of dry roasted nuts (my favourite) from Co-op. It wasn’t just the fat content by the salt that impacted me. I now buy those small mixed fruits/nuts from Tesco.
Hedgehog – congratulations for the 2lbs down!😃 Good luck for hubby’s eye test.
Hope everyone has a restful evening.
Watching the football, Denise is shouting at the telly. 14 minutes to go. Just been out for the last walk of the day. Goes much cooler at night. Should have put a coat on. Been well behaved foodwise today having a filling helped.
Evening!
Dave- hope your lip is okay now, good opportunity to go for a FD!
Jean- nice to get your nails done ready for your holiday…hope it’s nice enough to go strawberry picking with Charlotte when you get back, the cream tea sounds lovely! Just bought some English strawberries (only from Tesco’s!), the English ones have so much more flavour!
Hemmy- sounds like you need an easy couple of days after your socialising! It’s really dry here too, I’ve had to water most nights for weeks now!
AS- you definitely work very long hours! Love nuts too, peanut butter is a big favourite too!
Had an early jump on the scales, & 2lbs down! Did our shopping, it’s stayed dry to got the little conifers in. Saw Mum, she does love elastic support bandages & still had one on her wrist, but it seems fine now! Made her a dinner so popped round with that later, she hadn’t got anything out…son came for dinner, all better but he did end up being busy on call last weekend instead of resting! They were busy too, but if he’d not gone on-call they wouldn’t have had enough crew to go out. Does put them under pressure though… Hubby’s eye test tomorrow, 🤞 it’s okay.
Have a good evening everyone 🥰
@funshipfreddie, good to know. Thanks for the information.
Day 21 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD
The funeral is over and done with; I’ve stopped at home for a bit before walking up to the Legion Hall for the catered lunch. Tonight a friend is taking us out to dinner. Hopefully, my restraint of the last two days will help minimize the damage of two meals in one day, plus, I’ll limit my choices at each meal.
@merryapple Your shawl is lovely!
I’m not sleeping well at all from the stress of trying to pack and sort through things and get rid of lots…I toss and turn as I think of what to pack and in what order, and eventually I give up, and pull out my Kindle. Gah. Those of you who have recently moved, or are preparing to do so, know the full pain of what I’m going through, LOL. At least I discovered the reason my back was hurting so much was because the sofa, where I normally sat in the evenings, had given up the ghost of providing any support; I’ve moved elsewhere in the living room for evening relaxing and I feel hugely better.
Have a grand one, everyone!
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A few things that really stood out to me:
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I really could do with a cuppa, but not sure I could keep it all in my mouth, still numb my lip, but I’ll give it a go. No idea if I’ll have tea or not. The dentist was ok fairly Beautiful day yet again, think rain is predicted for Saturday.
USA. Day 21. FD
Finally, I have finished all my outside gardening and work. I even painted two pieces of outdoor furniture. They look really nice now. This means I can spend more time doing everything else like playing golf and recently Mahjongg, American style. I just learned. This is also the time of year that I do all my medical appointments before the summer months. I am still doing the DASH diet but I had to give up replacing the salt with potassium replacements. My blood tests showed my potassium level to be abnormally high! Well, at least I tried. I just won’t use salt or replace it. I just found out that I don’t need the salt anymore and that I can now actually taste the food itself. I will take that as a win.
Welcome back Bert1802. I hope you fully recover very soon.
FUNSHIPFREDDIE, I am sure your coasters are just lovely. 👍🏻
In the meantime, I agree with everyone about trying to unload items you no longer need or want. I am a bit of a hoarder because I, too, keep thinking I will need something that I gave away. 😟
Pocket List – Day 21 🧅
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I am about to babysit my daughter’s dog for a week, while she is away with her family in Nashsville at a wedding. I am awaiting her imminent arrival!
Hope everyone is having a lovely day!
Day 21…….Florida……
Hey guys….. didn’t mean to drop off the face of the earth. I’m still here, the last couple days I was not feeling well and took everything I had just to be me.
Still feel a bit funky but I am at least coming out of it.
I’m going to attempt today to return to civilization and I hope to get caught up with all the posts
Not sure if it will be a NFD, CD or FD, but it will be a day that’s for sure
