WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018

barbiecat

For me, every new month is a clean slate to make a fresh beginning on a new way of life and to continue whatever has worked for me. Going through the challenges of life with supportive and encouraging friends makes the journey better.

This thread is called "Women Ages 50+" but all women are welcome. This is a place to share your journey to weight loss and fitness and to learn from others.

We talk about weight loss and fitness and the ups and downs in our lives that affect this journey. We try to stay away from topics that might be controversial or might offend others in any way. Kindness is important.

How did you do with your goals and resolutions for January? What goals and resolutions have you planned for February?

Be sure to bookmark this thread so you can find us again.

Please sign your post with a name or nickname and a location (general or specific) so can get to know each other better.

January Resolutions (with end of the month comments)
*sort, organize, and discard line dance step sheets (didn't even start)
*weight training three days a week (twice or three times each week)
*write an understandable version of the pattern for the hat and scarf I just knit (done)
*average 15,000 steps a day (averaged over 17,000 steps)

February Resolutions
*sort, organize, and discard line dance step sheets
*weight training three days a week
*average 15,000 steps a day

Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

My word for 2018 is "tenacity".

janetr7476

Thank you Barbie for your unending support and leadership. I'll refer to my January goals and how I did at achieving them and report in the morning.

Janetr OKC

margaretturk

Thanks again Barbie.

Still making sleeping well my main goal.

Overall I did well in January. If I didn't I could usually figure out why.

I am posting a bit later because I have choir on Wednesday night and just got home.

Remembering to bookmark the outlined star. Making sure it turns yellow.

Margaret

exermom

Went to the deep water class today. The plan for tomorrow is to do Jari Love's Ripped and Slim DVD.

Penny - you'd better be taking pics and post them. I looked and couldn't see it, I think there's too much cloud cover here.

Wendy - I don't know how I missed your post. Prayers for your daughter.

I couldn't see the moon. When I looked, there was a lot of cloud cover

Kate - hoping things work out well for your daughter

Exercised then took my elf booties to this lady and asked her if she could make some that are larger for me, then went to JCPenney to return 3 of the shirts Lynette gave me (I just don't care for dark colors) and found out that they have others like mine in different colors. I can have them shipped to the store and save postage but they won't be here until at least Monday and we may well be leaving Monday. Then went ot Ollie's to get some snack size bags, also got some Peeps to donate. Then home.

Ceramics tonight. First picked up a med for Loki, then went and got the tranquilizer for Bonnie along with extra foor for Lexi, then ceramics. Lowe's food on the way home. Now home.

Wendy - so happy for your daughter

Suebdew - great!

Michele in NC

Machka9

January Highlights:

• First 10K run
• January Century - my 13th in a row. We've been cycling one 100-mile ride each month for the past 13 months
• 57 Hours and 49 Minutes of exercise
• Working on my 7th University Course, my 3rd of the particular level I'm hoping to complete soon.

Looking Forward into February:

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
March 15: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
July 2015: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep 2015: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec: 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
March 16: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May: 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
June: 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
July 2016: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep 2016: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
March: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May: 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
June: 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
July: 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
August: 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
September: 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
October: 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
November: 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
December: 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
January: 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min

Feb 2016: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Feb 2017: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min

So for February, I'll go for something in that range ... somewhere between 2016 and 2017. Or maybe more, we'll see how February plays out.

Really busy with work and university the first 8 days of Feb, so it's not likely that I'll rack up the big numbers then ... but I've got a bit of a break after that ...


Machka in Oz

Machka9

Regarding Travelling, Events, and Photos ...

I am an avid photo taker.

Most of the time I will have 1, 2 or all 3 of my cameras with me, and it's not at all unusual for me to snap off 200+ shots on a weekend away. No, I'm not kidding.

When I head off for a 3 or 4 week holiday, I take back up storage and batteries because I know I will need them.

The moon last night? I posted 1 photo here. I took about 50. I've got it in all sorts of different phases.

But I usually only post a fraction of the total number I take. So if you go into Flickr and see that I've posted 27 photos for a particular bicycle ride or something, I've likely taken a minimum of 3 times that many and more likely 5 or 6 times.

It's just what I like to do. And one of my most relaxing and enjoyable evening activities, is look through them all, deciding what I like, and processing them to post on Flickr. That's just about my only creative outlet. Sadly, with all the courses I've been taking lately and all work I've been doing with my cycling club, I rarely get the opportunity to do that anymore. So what photos I take sit on a couple 1T backup harddrives ... waiting for me. And I might grab a few seconds to post the odd photo (like the moon) now and then.


Machka in Oz

bwcetc

Barbie ... thank you for the new thread!

January goals were a bust ... horrible month on so many levels ... so glad to be turning a new page in the morning!

Betty ... thank you for the link. Yes, I am aware of most of the information, but it never hurts to take another look!

Wendy ... so glad to hear your daughter will be ok ... the power of prayer!

Beth near Buffalo

annieguz420

Started on this mid-January 2018. The nature of my job has me sitting in traffic for at least 2 hours each day, sitting in meetings and/or sitting while I write/review documents. It may not seem like much for some, but meeting my daily goal of 8K steps a day is a huge boaster. I purchased a fitbit Alta HR tracker and it helps keep me accountable and encourages me to take those extra steps each day. I've also been using Fitbit coach to get in daily workouts. It's hard to find the time to get to the gym and being on a treadmill bores me, but these 8-11 minute workouts provide enough variety and are short enough for me to get at least one round in each day. Again, it may not seem like much to others, but doing at least two push-ups a day is better than doing none, and helps me build up to more. I am looking forward to seeing where this year takes me.

linder4866

jmkmomm

Thanks to Barbie for taking care of misnamed giving us the gentle remindes each month. You are a stepping machichine. I suspect that your line dancing contributes to that.

Well I mad a big boo boo today. I woke up for the first time around 9:30 AM. I got up, took my first blood pressure meds along with my Neurontin. Then went back to sleep. Charlie woke me up and 1:40 PM. I had lunch but didn't feel it was a right time take the blood pressure meds I always take at lunch time. So I waited. At supper I took my lunch time meds. Unfortunatley it was my bedtime meds as in 2 Narco and Ambien 10 mg. it wasn't long befor I was feeling woozy and really sleepy. I have stayed up all evening so I can go to bed tonight. And yes, I will take all my regular bedtime medicine except my blood pressure meds. My last reading was 99/60. Charlie said he as. Going to wake me up every 40 minutes. Will not make that mistake again. Our eclipse was pretty this morning, it was to cloudy. A couple of people got some good pictures bode the clouds rolled in.

Well I am to tired to talk. My iPad is still acting up when I put on charge cord. Sometimes it is 25% and other days it is 100%.
Next time we go see my daughter I will make an appointment in the iPad store in Lexingon mall and have it checked out.

Joyce, Indiana

coastalgosgal

Thanks Barbie, for being our fearless leader, month after month. Through sickness and health. Y'all are friends I can put in my mental back pocket!

February's Goals

-eat like a healthy person!
-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no more.
-limit tablet games to 1 hour a day (15 min intervals each)
-read one book a week (minimum)
-morning 15 minute stretches, floor work
-take daily walks 20 minutes
-have quiet time for 20 minutes
-journal write nightly.

Daily things like, laughing daily, and give/receive hugs are important too!

This will be a good month!
Becca
Oregon

coastalgosgal

Goal weight face! This was me, at 200 lbs, happy physically, but my marriage was awful, and my husband was so sick. Sometimes you don't realize where you are to even appreciate it. I shall never be at that place again mentally, but I would like to be at Onederland!
Becca
Oregon

Machka9

coastalgosgal wrote: »

-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no more.

If I had a sleep goal it would be ...

-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no less!


Last night I did quite well ... got to bed at 1:30 am and woke at 8:05 am. 6 hours and 35 min! My longest sleep this week so far!

Despite the fact that I've had at least 6 hours a night Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights this week, I feel like I'm still making up for Sunday night when I went to bed at 2 am and woke at 7 am = 5 hours. I'm not sure why, but I'm finding the 5-hour nights a bit more difficult than I used to.

Ginkgo Biloba + Coffee get me through. Sort of.


M in Oz

PamS697

Just came across this group and by reading the posts, I am happy I found you all!

February Goals:

• Zumba 5 days a week
• Weight Train 3 days a week
• Get at least 12000 steps in daily
• Get all my protein in daily
• Drink all my water daily
• Smile and hope I can change 1 frown a day to a smile by just saying hello!
  Pam Stanwood, WA

Machka9

Machka9 wrote: »

Really busy with work and university the first 8 days of Feb, so it's not likely that I'll rack up the big numbers then ... but I've got a bit of a break after that ...

Machka in Oz

Regarding this part ...

I've got a project for the class I'm in, worth 25% of my total mark, due on Sunday at 11:55 pm. Hence the reason why I'm not sleeping much this week. I've done 6% of the project already (2 presentations worth 3% each), and have passed that part, but I've got the bulk of the project to finish.

Then I've got my final exam on February 8th, so no sleep next week either because I've got a lot of studying to do. The exam is worth 50% of my mark.

And then my next course begins on February 26th. It is a regular semester course, not an intensive course, and it looks like I'll be attending classes Monday mornings and for a couple hours one afternoon each week.

Still working full-time, and the cycling really ramps up mid-Feb until June.



Machka in Oz

coastalgosgal

Machka9 wrote: »

coastalgosgal wrote: »

-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no more.

If I had a sleep goal it would be ...

-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no less!


Last night I did quite well ... got to bed at 1:30 am and woke at 8:05 am. 6 hours and 35 min! My longest sleep this week so far!

Despite the fact that I've had at least 6 hours a night Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights this week, I feel like I'm still making up for Sunday night when I went to bed at 2 am and woke at 7 am = 5 hours. I'm not sure why, but I'm finding the 5-hour nights a bit more difficult than I used to.

Ginkgo Biloba + Coffee get me through. Sort of.


M in Oz

I take medicine for an over active bladder, and I think that puts me into such a deep sleep, its hard to get out of. Talking to the doctor tomorrow about it. 5-7 hours in a fair amount of sleep nightly.
Becca

Machka9

coastalgosgal wrote: »

Machka9 wrote: »

coastalgosgal wrote: »

-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no more.

If I had a sleep goal it would be ...

-sleep 7 to 9 hrs a night, no less!


Last night I did quite well ... got to bed at 1:30 am and woke at 8:05 am. 6 hours and 35 min! My longest sleep this week so far!

Despite the fact that I've had at least 6 hours a night Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights this week, I feel like I'm still making up for Sunday night when I went to bed at 2 am and woke at 7 am = 5 hours. I'm not sure why, but I'm finding the 5-hour nights a bit more difficult than I used to.

Ginkgo Biloba + Coffee get me through. Sort of.


M in Oz

I take medicine for an over active bladder, and I think that puts me into such a deep sleep, its hard to get out of. Talking to the doctor tomorrow about it. 5-7 hours in a fair amount of sleep nightly.
Becca

Hmm ... that's something I've wondered about lately.

I go just before bed, then I'm up twice in the night (twice in 5-6 hours), and even so, the need to sprint to the toilet is one of the things that officially gets me up in the morning. I haven't slept all the way through a night in a long time.

But I'm beginning to wonder if that's a bit overactive.

M

wildhorsewendy

Hi Sisters, just thought I would add that while I was at the hospital sitting in vigil beside my daughter, a terrible sharp Super Blood Blue Moon Storm swept through our area and knocked two of our mature trees down. One landed on Major's doghouse and took out half his kennel area. Miraculously, he was unharmed! The other tree, a large plum, split in half and missed Lace's kennel. The horses bolted out of that area and through a locked gate, breaking the latch to get to safety. They were all unharmed, Thank God. Our hospital was crazy busy with heart attacks, strokes and emergencies during this Super Moon. There was no room open for my daughter and we had to stand in the corridor next to her bed and talk to the doctor about her upcoming surgery. There were lots of other people parked in the corridors as well. It was WEIRD! (We eventually got a room in the children's ward for her) Wendy

spikeyhair

WENDY great news about your daughter

BARBIE thanks for new thread

MICHELLE thanks

Kate UK

dreamwriter

Allie - I'm sorry that your brother is feeling the need to act out. What is it that he wants from you?

Becca - I like your dream. Italy, Sting and No dishes. It sounds good to me.

Barbara, South Oregon Coast. - Hudson Bay store. Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I live in the Prairies so that's as close to a bay as I will get here.

Janetr - Congratulations on 800 days of logging.

Wendy - That's good news about Georgia. I will pray for her quick recovery.

Today our Warrior Princess Keira will be 8 and tomorrow she will be telling everyone that she will be 9 soon. Lol. I think we are invited to supper at Moxies with their family after her dance class. I remembered that I had a Ken doll here so I bought an extra outfit for him and one for her Barbie. I'm not sure how much she will play with them as she is usually not that into dolls. She always says she is but when you ask what she has been doing it is usually art or a craft. Friday she is having her party with her friends.

My boss put his foot in it again. In front of someone who has worked in our customer service/cash area for a very long time. He makes this statement " We could easily teach a monkey to do cash." He wasn't talking to her but she replied "Wow, that really makes me feel valued". She is more offended that he will ever know. I am also as I have been a cashier more than once. In the morning I had tried to get something to recognize this same lady from him as she has done a stellar job and excelled in more than one area through a challenging Season. He told me that is her job. My argument was that it is nice to be recognized occasionally for a job well done. He then tells me well she will be recognized for that on her evaluation. No, she won't because it is a % that we have to make and she doesn't get bonus points for doing it well. I want to take a bunch of bananas and place it on his desk with a note that says he can give them out to our cashiers. I won't and I doubt he would even get it. Still po'd but not surprised. And yet he wanted to give prizes to people who couldn't bother to show up to our Christmas party and don't do that great of a job. It will be a delightful day when I don't have to see his face in the morning any more.

My grown granddaughter's Mom was attacked by a dog. She thinks the dog was trying to protect the new baby of her client's. Very traumatic.

Courtney is not communicating with me now that I said we could not help her financially. She did not react well to me suggesting that she supplement her groceries by going to the food bank. I know she gets a disability cheque and Apinder is working. I also suggested that she work out a budget. I know she can get someone to help her with this. I will send her a gift card for No Frills this month as a Valentine. She is not happy with us, the other grandparents, her Mom or our son, Ryan. None of us will send cash as this will not solve the problem. She is really mad at Larry as she posted a photo of what she is doing with her hair. Free form dreads? Basically she says you don't brush your hair and you wash it once a week. Larry posted his opinion and mentioned that last year when she had dreads she had to have her hair shaved off because she didn't care for them properly and their was mold. She says he was rude. She also said her Mom was rude. They both replied "Don't post it on facebook and ask what people think if you don't want them to tell you"
She says they are rude and ignorant then asks us all for money.

Thinking about what I really want for goals this month. What are my priorities? What will make the most difference to my life? My word for this year is Growth.

-Sharon in Lethbridge

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