any retired people out there??

[oldie]

Help, any real oldies out there. I've got kids who nearly qualify for the other oldie threads. There must be others out there who have not given up when they reach 65. I'm 72 and there are different challenges in life and weight loss than when I was 50.
My kids think my new WOE is great, but I'd love to be able to participate more fully in this forum. My husbands health is not the best, so gym is not really an option. I have a treadmill at home, and am getting middle aged kids to bring up their redundant exercise equipment. My joints get a bit stiff, but I'm making my contribution to the walk around the world thread in TDC.
My typing skills are not the best, I've been on a course on computers and have learnt heaps but still need help sometimes. So I may not reply until I've got someone to type for me, but I will appreciate any contact.

[jodarby]

Hi, Oldie: I was beginning to think I was the only realy "oldie" on this forum. I am 66 years old, live in Kitchener, Ontario (Canada). Our stats look fairly similar. Started at 230 on June 23rd, and now at 214, which I have been for three weeks now. My goal was to get to 200 by the end of September, but it doesn't look like I will be making that goal.

However, I'm feeling great! Blood pressure better than it's been in years and blood tests are excellent. I'm finding the Atkins diet easy to do, no hunger, and no cravings.

I look forward to having a buddy to share our successes with!

Take care and have a good day.

[loufull019]

Hi Oldie,
My name is Louise and I live in Québec, Canada. I am 65 and doing Atkins since April 2003. I lost 18 pounds, but my goal is not reach yet. Reading this forum has really help me, because I wanted to quit every week, but I am very happy to see that I am not the only "Oldie". Presently, I have difficulties with my bowels movements. I have re-introduced fruits (I will be over my carb counts for a while) and I am waiting to see if it will work. Anybody with the same problem? Any ideas? I have tried psyllium. That does not work.

[BKM]

what seems to be working for me (hopefully it'll continue...):

Breakfast:
1/2 cup low-carb cereal - instant hot, flax meal with cinnamon and spices (1 ECC)
2 tablespoons flax seed
about 6 ounces cut up peaches/strawberries/blackberries
1/2 container Blue Bunny sugar-free yogurt

Although the carb count is higher than I want (22 ECC when counting my coffee and half-&-half), it seems to be working well for me -- of course, I'm not exactly losing any weight, but I plan to continue tweaking my diet....

[loufull019]

Hi Bonnie, thank you for the recipe. I will surely try it. The only problem for people like me who lives in Canada, it is expensive to buy LC products. But since I am tented for awhile to try the faxmeal it is pushing me ahead to buy it and try it. I hope my english is not too bad. I have been raised in french in Montréal.

à+
Louise

[BKM]

Hi Louise,

If you can't find the cereal in a local store, look at Netrition (http://www.netrition.com./) -- the brand is Low Carb Success, and they have several cereal flavors listed (I like the butter pecan and cinnamon & spice - they're listed at $5.03 / bag, and each bag is good for 10 servings.

I really like the netrition.com site -- no matter how much you order, the shipping is $4.99 (U.S. - don't know what the shipping is to Canada) -- and their prices are really good, I buy my low-carb bread mixes and cereal from them -- and DaVinci syrups, etc., etc. I think that when you order chocolate products, they ship it with ice and the shipping goes way up -- a big problem for those of us here in sunny Austin Texas :roll:

And don't ever worry about yuor command of the English language -- I know zilch French! I really admire those who are bilingual! :wiggle:

[ragdoll]

I have just found this thread and have no idea what I am doing or how to do it. But I am 61 and maybe this is where I belong. Just don't know what I am to do. Tell me what you post on this thread. I live in MS and FL and an female and ?

[4mrslucky]

Hi Ragdoll and Oldie, I am new also. I am 60 and have a 20 year old grandaughter. I can relate to everyone here. The body just doesn't want to work like it used to. I live in NW WA. Hope to chat with everyone often. :wiggle:

[loufull019]

Hi everybody, I am new at this (forum, at the beginning I use to read only and not write, I guess I was a little shy). I have been so supported by people on this thread, that I want to encourage everybody to exercise. I'm just coming back from the gym and I feel great. It is important for us "oldie" to exercise (wheter at the gym or at home). Beside loosing weight, my blood pressure went down also. I am very happy with the results. I will see my doctor in November I hope he will be happy too.

Louise (loufull019)

[Brvida]

I was just about to start a new thread asking if there were any retirees anywhere...I am so happy to find this thread. I am 66 yrs, retired, started Atkins in June. My oldest grandchild is 14 so guess 4Mrslucky started her family at an earlier age than I did. Mind you, with starting later, I did catch up fast. Had twins when married 11 months and another one before the twins were 20 months. It's great now tho. We share a home with our son and his wife and all four of us are doing Atkins with success. My daughter in law plans and cooks the meals, I clean up afterwards. It works for us.

[jodarby]

Hi, Bvida

Welcome, fellow Ontarian. I also am 66 years old, and my oldest gandchild is 12 and also started Atkins in June. It looks like you've been doing fantastically. And having all that support at home must be great as well. I envy you having someone else plan and cook your meals. I would gladly clean up afterwards :)

I have managed to take off 20 lbs since starting Atkins in June. However, I seem to be on a plateau at the moment, and haven't seen the scale move for three weeks. However, there have been a lot of positive changes--one being that my blood pressure is better than it's been in 10 years; cholesterol and all that stuff is great. I now bend down and do up my showlaces very easily (just noticed that the other day), and when coming home on the train last week, I just automatically crossed my legs. Then I thought..I haven't been able to do that for a while.

I unpacked my winter clothes this morning and had to put a number of things in a bag to go to the Salvation Army. At the same time, I tried on all my summer things befoe packing them away, and had to get rid of several things as well. Some things were loose and I was tempted to get rid of them, but then I thought that it would be good to open that box next summer and find that they're all too big for me! That will surely feel good.

So, during those times when the scales aren't showing any movement, I'm finding that there are lots of positive rewards on this woe as well.

You are right, there is a lot of support here, even if you lurk around reading. But it is fun to participate.

[jodarby]

lol :) That second sentence makes it sounds like my 12-year-old grandchild started Atkins in June. Not so!! I started Atkins in June. (Just thought I'd clarify)::)

Johanna

[Brvida]

Hi Darby -

Thought the idea of storing your summer clothes for next summer so you can see where you WERE and where you are at that time, was great.

I know what you mean about being able to cross your legs without thinking about it. It is a great feeling.

Keep up the good work and keep in touch.

Brvida

[ALEKA]

Well,:yay: Hello Oldie, Jodarby, Louise, Bonnie,Ragdoll, 4Mrs.Luckey, and Brivida. Well--It looks like I am the new gal on the block in this group. How are all of you doing? Looks like you have found yourself a really comfortable place on the forum to talk. Well--I am Alice--I am 63Y.O. and I am a retired Rn. Have been out of the field so long that I am constantly having to ask people what new meds are etc., My husband is a retired Manager from Ameritect and neither of us have been in the best of health but we are hanging in there. I live in southern Illinois about 60 miles east of St. Louis, but am originally from northern Illinois. I have lost about 29 pounds since joining this way of eating(WOE) and 19 inches. I do highly recommend that each of you do your measurements as well as weight because during the times that I have not been losing weight--My inches have been dropping. I want to wish each one of you good luck in your weight loss venture and stop by my journal and say hello whenever you feel like it. Everybody on this forum loves to meet new people so don't be shy. Alice:wiggle:

[mem2]

Hi there Y'all.
I'm not retired, but I wanna be. I have worked as an
RN for almost 40 yrs. I'm 63 as of Sept. 11 (yes, I now
have a famous birthday.) I am happy to find this forum
and think I can relate to you folks better than to those
youngsters. Please drop by my journal anytime. I want
and need friends. I'm glad you had the courage to start
lo carbing at this stage in your life, and that goes for me
too. I have been a carb addict all my life and never wanted
to admit it. I owe Robert Atkins a great debt of gratitude.

[jodarby]

Hello, All, and welcomed, Mary and Aleka!

I understand about being able to relate to your own
age group, Mary. The younger people seem to be
able to drop those pounds so much quicker than I
have been able to. But my main goal when I
started on Atkins was to get my blood pressure
down, and that has been accomplished. So, I'm
sure the weight loss will also continue, but at a
slower rate than some of the others in these
forums. In any case, I feel great!

I will be sure to take a look at your journal, Mary.

Best wishes, everyone!

[lunagirl]

I live in Northern Michigan and just started planning to lose 95 lbs..would LOVE a pen pal my age or anyone wanting to just talk on here..hope to make a lot of LC pals here..PS is there a list of abbreviations? What is WOE? etc? Maxine

[gerriz]

Hi All, well I'm sorta retired. I was retired for two years and just went back parttime in Sept. I think we have it a little easier than the younger people trying to work, take care of families and maintain a special lifestyle. With the extra time I can cook healthier and I'm only cooking for myself so that makes shopping easier too. If I had to keep all those hi carb foods in the house for others I know I would get into them. I've lost 30 lbs so far, don't do much exercise, seems one of the disadvantages of being older, achy joints, gets in the way. I'm hoping losing some more will help that. I'm going to bookmark this forum and keep in touch.

[jodarby]

Hello and welcome, Maxine. Nice to see someone on this thread, since it seems not many people use it. You'll find that there are sooooo many forums here and a lot of support. It's a great place to come to keep on track.

WOE = Way of eating. You'll find lots of info on abbreviations at this link:

http://www.lowcarb.ca/tips/tips003.html

Take care and good luck!

[lunagirl]

I'll be back for sure..have a good evening..

[Brvida]

Hi to everyone - we've just returned from a trip to Texas. It was so warm down there. We got back to Ontario just in time for the first snow! We are anxious to get on the road again. Aleka, I took your advice and took measurements before leaving and was happy to see a few inches changed (not my waist tho) even though my weight remained the same. We were faithful to our WOE most of the time and really don't find it any problem. My hubby gained a few pounds, but he enjoys his beer. How are the preparations for the holiday season going for everyone. It seems strange not to be baking up a storm, filling the freezer with goodies. Will keep in touch while on the road

[readreddog]

Surely someone in this group will understand that I am totally bewildered. I'm looking for a recipe for lowcarb bread. I've been searching this site for two days and have found many recipes but everytime I print one, someone else says it's terrible. Do any of you fellow senior/retired people know where I can find an LC bread recipe that tastes even half way decent, can be made in a bread machine and doesn't call for 7 different flours and powders I've never even heard of. I live in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains and although there are several supermarkets here, they are rather basic when it comes to something other than plain old flour and cornmeal.

[jodarby]

Sorry, readreddog.....I have taken myself completely off bread of all kinds. Haven't had a slice for over 6 months. I sometimes make the Atkins rolls, but haven't even done that for a while. Just in case you want to try them, here is the recipe:


Diet Revolution Rolls (makes 6 rolls)

Pam spray
3 eggs separated
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 tablespoons cottage cheese
1 package Splenda

Preheat oven to 300 deg. Separate eggs very carefully (make sure that none of the yolk gets into the whites). Spray Pam on a teflon cookie sheet. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until whites are stiff but not dry. Fold in yolks, cottage cheese, and Splenda. (Be extremely careful not to break down the egg whites. Mix for no more than a minute).

Place the mixture carefully on the teflon cookie sheet, gently putting one tablespoonful on top of another until each "roll" is about 2 inches high. Repeat this until you have 6 piles. Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake for about 1 hour. Rolls should resemble delicatessen rolls.

Total grams 3.1
Grams per serving .5

(Hmmmm.....come to think of it, I quite like these rolls. Think I'll make some today).

[readreddog]

Thanks jodarby for the the roll recipe. I can't imagine that it will come out of the oven looking like a roll much less taste like one. Of course, you didn't promise that. I'm going to make them tomorrow. Sorry I tempted you by asking for a bread recipe.

[Brvida]

Hi readreddog and Jodarby-
I haven't looked at bread either since starting this WOL. I will try these rolls when I get home. I do not have a printer available out here in the sunshine, nor do I have paper and pen at this time, but next time we come to "sign on" will make sure I have said equipment!
I thought there were some packaged bread mixes out by Atkins, has anyone tried them?