58 yr. old looking for buddy for motivation to loose 60 lbs!

Hi, I'm from beautiful BC Canada. I believe this time I can do it but I would appreciate a buddy with a similar weightloss goal to travel this path with me.  I enjoy walking but it's the get up and go part that I need to work on. Proverbs 31:17 is my motivational verse and now I need a buddy.

Original Post by katelise:

Hi, I'm from beautiful BC Canada. I believe this time I can do it but I would appreciate a buddy with a similar weightloss goal to travel this path with me.  I enjoy walking but it's the get up and go part that I need to work on. Proverbs 31:17 is my motivational verse and now I need a buddy.

hi,

I'm from Beautiful BC Canada.  I think I can do it too.. and I am a week or too older than you but a buddy would sound pretty good to me too.  Feel free to add me.  Welcome to CC

How about adding a 55 yr. old southerner to your buddy list? I've got 75 lbs. to lose and am determined to follow through. I sure need friends who can relate. Philippians 4:13.

Is that invitation open to me as well southernblossom?  I don't have as many pounds to lose, but, the ones I do have are very stubborn. 

'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you.  2 Kings 20:5

Southern Blossom.... welcome.  IF you add information to your biography, and profile.. ie age, weight, goal, hobbies, etc, you will make it easier for people of similar interests to find you.

thanks for the info fransen. This is new to me so I welcome the input I would LOVE to encourage and be encouraged by you. Nothing like a friend (even a new one!) who understands the struggle.

Hi. I was so excited to see your post and offer of friendship. It was a yukky day because I have a cold coming on, my daughter in law dropped off a new recipe she made (full of yummy calories) and I ate too much. I was going to have a snack this evening when I decided to log my food and saw your message. No snack for me. I don't need it now because I feel motivated. Funny how someone you have never met can type a few words and change your mood, emotion and stop additional calories from passing the lips! Thanks. How was your day? It is almost over here in BC but tomorrow is going to be a great one! I don't know where in BC you are located but you probably get rain if you are on the coast like I am. That can creat a 'mood' so think of it as liquid sunshine, think of me your buddy who wants you to succeed and think of the next five pounds that are coming off. I went to my cupboard and held a 5 lb. bag of flour and realized how heavy it was. We will soon be less that 5 lb bag of 'fat'. We can do it!

 about the bag of flour... Never thought of it that way.  I am having some difficulty getting that first 5 lbs off.  Been here 3 weeks now, and only lost 3 or 4.  I am not very active partly due to health issues.  I have been trying to find a way to work up a sweat without injuring anything, and without gasping for breath and running for the inhaler.

Rain... oh yes... lots and lots of it.  I am on the coast, on Vancouver Island North.  My kids live on the mainland and just left to go home yesterday.  I was hoping for some decent weather to get out and walk, but that doesn't appear to be about to happen.  So I was gonna use my exercise ball.  Didn't get there today. Took down the Christmas tree instead.

The regular activites (Bible Studies etc) will be back in full swing next week, so barring another snowstorm, I will get out a bit more then.

SouthernBlossom... how far south are you? Arizona? Florida?  Anyway.. jump right in and give us some input.

I'm in South Carolina. Last week it was 70 degrees. Yesterday it was 30. Seemed like a good excuse not to walk. Although I do have a treadmill in my garage, a pedometer, walking shoes, and legs so I guess it's a crummy excuse!

 Did you see the Oprah show about what a lb. of fat actually looks like? It looks alot worse than a bag of flour.

just think of size of a pound of ground beef.  So three or four of those isn't so bad to lose, but it sure is alot to gain......

What have you done today to make you feel proud? I'm trying to think of that question rather than how I messed up my choices for the day. And I'm trying to be thankful for all the choices I do have ( even though the gourmet chocolates are 75% off) I did walk by them even though i wanted to check them out. You see, I'm not just fat, I'm cheap!!!! 

Hello

I am from Beautiful BC also southern interior I also have to loose 100lbs and also walk every day. what i do is try to take a different route and mix the routes up also i have a lung problem and walk kind of slow but i plug along. Hopefully this web site will help me. Take care and keep thinking positive

Then cheap is a good thing.  Chocolates are always expensive.    And it might not be long before we are thanking Exxon for the gas increases.  If they keep it up, I will be doing a lot more walking..... to the bus stop, which is 3 blocks further away than my garage (but doesn't go to the beach... *sigh*.. )

Lol... when I saw 30 deg... I thought,  "I wish I was there,"  because ours is only 9, but then I remembered 30 is below freezing in fahrenheit, so it is actually warmer here than there.  Still not bathing weather, and the high winds make it miserable.  We have constant rain and wind storms in the winter.  Today the winds are about 50 mph (85 kph) which my dog hates.  Abby, my baby, is a little bichon, and she can't stand up in that wind. (check my gallery for her picture)

Yes, I saw that Oprah show. Funny how now she is using her slow thyroid to justify her big weight gain.  I have no thyroid function, but it is cheap and easy to lower the TSH.  By the way, every woman should have a test for hypothyroidism. It is quite common in women past menopause and  can be the cause of low metabolism, higher cholesterol and a number of other problems.

Hi Ken (I am assuming that is your name b/c it appears in your email addy)  Welcome to CC (again )

Your stated goals sound wonderful.  I see you love to cook.  So do I and that can be an impediment, but if you want, you can use it to great advantage here.  Dream up brand new and VERY TASTY recipes using low low calories and high protein and vitamins.  There is a BUT to this... you have to share the great recipes.

If you have a digital camera, take pictures of your plate before you eat, and it if is yummy and good sense, post a small picture in your journal along with the recipe...   Take a look at one of my creations from early December in my journals. 

By the way, I too have COPD and so far my doctor is more worried about it than I, but he isn't at all concerned about my weight.  I know that I could walk 4 or 5 miles easy before I gained the last 15 lbs, and now I can't walk 1 mile, so I want to shed that 20 lbs.  Hopefully, that will also improve my COPD.

Have a great weekend folks.

Well it looks like our little group is growing. Walking is a step at a time. It is amazing how it all ads up. Health issues may impede the time, but be thankful for 'every' step. I broke my right foot and twisted my left ankle a couple of years ago. One day I was wheeling down a street in my borrowed wheel chair to go to the post office nearby and I noticed a lady with a stroller who was walking her dog. On closer inspection, I noticed that the stroller was harnessed to her waist and was behind her with a little baby in it. The dog was a big black one and was guiding the 'blind' mother. I had a big lesson in gratefulness at that moment. I didn't need to trust a dog to see me and my child across the street, I 'only' had a few temporary problems that if I did what my Dr. told me to, someday would improve. She had a lifetime with her challenge of blindness and I admired her so much. So, if you can even take one street at a time, think of how wonderful it is that you can enjoy the view while you walk. Keep choosing new routes and it will all add up to strenghtening your muscles, lungs, heart and help with the pounds coming off!

Wow... Katelise... I like your attitude.. You can encourage me any day.

I like the saying "I was sorry I had not shoes, till I met a man with no feet." So very true.  and here is another.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl
      when the alarm rings,
     Thank you, Lord, that I can hear.
      There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light
      as long as possible,
     Thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising,
     Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise.
     There are many who are bedridden.

Hi There! Just got home from church and had a bowl of sugar puffs and skim milk. I did okay today and stayed within my calorie allotment. I like the little sayings you posted. They are great! I still thank the Lord regularly for my feet, especially when I am going down a flight of stairs. I had such a time doing that after the break.

Tomorrow morning when the alarm rings, I will think of you and be grateful that I can hear...I think...haha

I plan to use my treadmill starting tomorrow. I lost a little weight last summer when I was walking every day and then when I stopped, it all came back. This time I am coupling it with counting calories. Have a great Monday and i will talk to you soon.

 

Today was my "official weigh-in. Down 3 lbs. Yay!!! I'm trying NOT to concentrate on the other 70 I need to lose. One day at a time and one pound at a time Right?

I plan to walk around the pond where I work. Like you Katelise, I lost alot before when I did the treadmill regularly. I just told myself I would do 10 minutes and I ended up doing 20 or 30.

I didn't do so great when we went out to eat yesterday, but I sure can feel it in my body and I can tell a difference when I make the wrong vs. the right choices so that's a good indicator that it really does feel better to eat healthy.

I'm off caffeine, I've changed whites to wheats, no desserts. ( in fact I'm going to throw away that open bag of chocolate chips in the cabinet) and I'm adding more fruits and veggies. I CAN do this. So can " ya'll " ( Texan, for you guys)

You are so pretty southernblossom...just like your name! Three pounds! Wow. That is three x 1lb packs of butter. That's a whole lot less to drag around. Today I thought of fransen when I heard the alarm go off and was thankful that I could hear. The day went well but tonite my hubby took me to Olive Garden to celebrate my 59th birthday (tomorrow) and I enjoyed every mouthful. I chose seafood but the sauce was probably loaded with calories but I allowed myself to celebrate and passed on dessert. Tomorrow is my one week weigh in...I'll let you know how it goes. I will try to figure how to upload a picture....oh how I hate pictures of me....

I was going to send you a "happy birthday" even before you mentioned it as I had read your profile.

I don't like my pictures either. Why do you think I'm holding a BIG wreath? Doesn't it make me look smaller?

Thanks too, for not saying "you have such a pretty face". I Know what that impliesI just received a gift card to Olive Garden myself.  I will have something great and totally enjoy it. I get mad at myself when I eat stupid stuff at  home that I don't really even want.  But I know if I don't allow myself a treat now and then I won't hang in for the long run. And I MUST hang in for the long run.

I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Wish we could meet for lunch and celebrate!

Fransen could join us.  Do you live close to her at all? 

Thanks for the kind wishes and yes, I had a lovely birthday...sniffly cold and all. I live on the mainland near Vancouver and Fransen lives on Vancouver Island on the north part. It is a 2 hour ferry ride and then maybe an hour north. I have indulged in some leftover Christmas chocolates and rather than beat myself up, I've decided to admit it and get on with the calorie counting which I didn't do for a couple of days. Tomorrow I begin fresh and do it right, including exercise. I actually like walking but it's the getting out and doing it...I even forget sometimes....I get watching something on TV and poof, the evening is gone!

I'm going to bed before I eat anything else!

Yes, please don't give up because if you're like me you would end up gaining even more.

I did 20 min. on the treadmill 2 days ago, yesterday only 10 min. My goal is at least 10 min. and that goal gets me on the treadmill without fear of having  to do more than what I think I can handle at a time.

I've started parking my car a little further away in the parking lots to add steps to my day. Notice I said steps, not miles. That's how I lost before. Little by little.

Problem was, I quit too soon.  Not this time, Lord willing......

I'm still not making the BEST food choices, though. And I'm terrible at adding water to my day.

Where's that picture you "promised"?