WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2017
Options
Replies
-
Stat for the day:
Spin- 52min, 125ahr,157mhr, 102aw, 83ar, 12.7mi= 420c
Apple Watch- 431c3 -
Lanette - .My friend is called Ros. Her official name is Maleika Rose Stanley. She has published an autobiography on Amazon and Kindle called Loose Connections. It is really well written and fascinating (I get a credit) as she is mixed race and was fostered. I would love any of you to read it. I really do love her.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
5 -
I do tend to start my runs fast, and I wonder why I'm gasping for air and why this run feels so difficult, then I have to tell myself to slow down a bit. I won't be the fastest person across the line ... I'm just hoping I'm not last.
Machka in Oz
The goal is to finish the first time. The second race your goal is to beat your time/pace. I only race against myself, never the crowd. But I understand the desire to not be the last one across the finish line. lol Usually that's not a problem. In the marathon I did a run/walk and that really helps me keep the energy levels up. Run 5 minutes, walk 1 (or 2 depending upon my mood). The walk is a fast walk but it helps keep the heart rate within boundaries that I've set.
You're going to do fine. And yes, the Hoka's are like running on pillows compared to others I've had.
My knees don't hurt at all when I run in them.
Marcelyn
slowly recovering from crud in Houston
5 -
Michele, a stability bar? Could you post pic?
Michele and pip, Michelle's right, uploaded the video to YouTube first, then pasted the link it provided. THINK the tall thing was the North Pole, but maybe not since there's a magician nearby. Will try to stop by the park before they take it down and get a better pic.
pip but your piece of cake 1/2 mi is followed by a full work day, then another 1/2 mi, no? No wonder you could run a marathon!
Rye sleep superpower, awesome!
Becca, Procraftinating? Now THAT's a craft I could do!
Janetr not in your neck of the woods, but Azalea Park in Brookings OR. I too love to drive past people's light displays but this was a walk through, all put up by volunteers, costs sponsored by local biz, admission a whopping $2, kids free.
Evvie, Margaret so creative and skilled!
7 pages behind, but practicing for a new habit, stop and DO something after every page.
Hugs to all,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
Thanks, it’s all just part of my work week, just habit, you’ll get to the place where it will b “just habit” for u to, just keep at it1 -
-
Allie, dear, you have so much on your plate right now.
Hang in there!
Heather - Glad you heard from your friend at last. I can imagine her apparent urge for privacy may be hard on you, but your ability to acquiesce and respect her wishes is admirable.
Incidentally, I came across your DDIL yesterday while reading the Guardian - an article about how to make your New Years' resolutions stick. Wise words! Later in the same article, who should crop up but Barbie's guru Gretchen Rubin. Quotes from two people I'd heard of and who weren't politicians! For once in my life I felt I was à jour with modern culture! :laugh:
About the Twelve Days of Christmas: Scandinavian tradition stipulates that Christmas Day is the first day of Christmas. This numbering is completely incorporated into the languages. In Norwegian, they even go so far as to call Christmas Day "first Christmas day". Both Swedes and Norwegians call Boxing Day "the second day of Christmas" and Epiphany is "the thirteenth day of Christmas". Twelfth night (as in Shakespeare's play) is the eve of Epiphany, which is a public holiday in Sweden (but not Norway). That means the 5th is a big day for parties. All Swedish schools and many offices are closed from Dec 23 to Jan 6. Life doesn't get back on track until January 7th.
Since you're supposed to celebrate throughout "Christmas", most people don't take their decorations down until after January 6th (but on the other hand, most don't put them up until well into December, many as late as Christmas Eve). But in Sweden, everyone agrees that you simply MUST pack up the decorations by January 20th, when Knut (Canute) has his name-day. There's even a rhyme for it: Tjugondag Knut, då dansas julen ut! (Twentieth day Canute, then we dance Christmas out!)
Tomorrow I'll be putting away the Christmas candle
but the window star and the glass vase with the string of white lights will stay UP and ON until daylight comes back in late February. Up here in the winter dark of the Arctic, we NEED those extra points of light.
/Penny, in the dark at the
10 -
Up here in the winter dark of the Arctic, we NEED those extra points of light.
I never considered the 12 days of Christmas to be ethnic, more a Christian based. The church calendar follows that, 12 days and then Epiphany. Interesting that the countries have it as part of their culture and traditions and even declare holidays for it all. Nice.
My husband had to go to Stavanger, Norway for a business trip in January a few years back. I asked him what Norway was like and he said, "I have no idea. It is dark when I get up and dark when I go to the office, and dark when I come out. It's even dark at lunch time. I don't think they have a sun here." lol He was supposed to go farther north up to Trondheim but that part of the trip was canceled. The Norwegians told him that he hadn't really seen dark until he went farther north.
7 -
I do tend to start my runs fast, and I wonder why I'm gasping for air and why this run feels so difficult, then I have to tell myself to slow down a bit. I won't be the fastest person across the line ... I'm just hoping I'm not last.
Machka in Oz
The goal is to finish the first time. The second race your goal is to beat your time/pace. I only race against myself, never the crowd. But I understand the desire to not be the last one across the finish line. lol Usually that's not a problem. In the marathon I did a run/walk and that really helps me keep the energy levels up. Run 5 minutes, walk 1 (or 2 depending upon my mood). The walk is a fast walk but it helps keep the heart rate within boundaries that I've set.
You're going to do fine. And yes, the Hoka's are like running on pillows compared to others I've had. My knees don't hurt at all when I run in them.
Marcelyn
slowly recovering from crud in Houston
On my 1st marathon (have done 3) I only had one goal and one alone. I wanted 2c if I could I could run the whole way, no walking, all run. I didn’t care about pace or who was passing me or if I was passing people. I did it and I was happy. Ended up doing in 4-1/2 hour, little over 10min mi. I remember at the 1/2 way mark we were at a 9min mi pace, so I knew we had to slow down to get thru the other 1/2. Oh, and I don’t run in tennis shoes,2 -
Barbie's Happiness Commandments
Be Barbie
Lighten up
Do it now
Dance more
Choose strategy over willpower
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude
Come from a place of love
Stay in the moment
Act the way you want to feel
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good
Don't expect praise or recognition
It is what it is
Don't take things personally
Treat yourself like a toddler
What's fun for other people may not be fun for you, and vice versa
You can choose what you do, but you can't choose what you like
Be kind, no exceptions
Ask always, how could my life be better with less?
- Mine sent so deep-
- Fills a whole makes a turd
- U do u, no one else will
- Life is no dress rehearsal, this is it
- If someone asks for your opinion, give it honestly, if they can’t take or accept it, they probably shouldn’t have asked4 -
Hee-hee! Today was clear and the moon is almost full, so after lunch, my husband and I went out to catch some of that great moonlight! He took some pictures, but I don't have them on my computer. Instead, here are two pictures from earlier this week. The first shows the church, and the mountainside east of the valley where our town hunkers out of the wind.
Here's the other side of the valley. The mountain in the background rises about 1650 ft above the town. The lights halfway up the mountainside are at the abandoned coal mine where Santa Claus lives.
Both pictures were taken at about 2 p.m. So yep, it's dark here.
/Penny at the WAAAAAY far north of Stavanger and Trondheim
14 -
[quote=
I got an email from my Vegan/Celiac friend Marie, she wants me to come over and talk vegan cooking with her in the next few weeks. I can't wait! DH and I went to their home last year for a supper of fabulous soup and a wonderfully creamy chocolate soufflé. Her DH, John, was a real meat and potatoes guy and she has converted him - not by nagging or preaching him, but by making the tastiest food imaginable.
Lanette
Sunny SW WA State[/quote]
My hubby was the most stuck in the mud roast or sausages, paired with roast potatoes or mashed potatoes, man when I met him. He complained about EVERYTHING I made. It was not a meal unless it had meat and potatoes. Did I mention he is Irish? LOL. Over 30 years I have converted him to colorful salads and fruit smoothies, spicy Mexican food, chili, avacadoes/gaucamole, eggplant lasagne and other healthy choices. He cooks on the weekends and he still makes his roasts or does fatty chops on the barbecue, but at least he also heaps up a big salad to go with it, as he pointed out to me last night! He does cook for me any special requests I have. He makes beautiful curried eggs and I love his cauliflower cheese.
I am just out now to take some queens out and check on last week's grafts and put some more cells in... Wendy
4 -
Welcome to the new women and those returning after being away for awhile!
Terry How about "The Missing Link"?
Heather So great you heard from your cancer friend. A relief.
We just got back from a lovely fondue lunch with my partner's son & daughter-in-law. Chicken, shrimp, & roasted veggies (red bell pepper, cauliflower, broccoli, onion, zucchini, and yellow summer squash). No dessert. It was scrumptious!
Karen in Virginia10 -
One of my Xmas gifts from kirby7 -
13 -
Yaye, got some bonus queens! I think my queen rearing hives are starting to get into the mood... Will need to get really good at this because we will need hundreds of queens in the next couple of years to get our hive numbers up...I need to do more research and study. I've had two hard years in a row after a really easy year where they were coming out my ears... So many factors affect bees...but I need to learn how to mitigate negative factors and encourage positive factors. Lots to learn. I'm buzzing! LOL8
-
evening ladies`
a quick hello, went up after work to check on dad, brought Alfie and of course he loves grandpa, and grandpa I think likes having the pup in his lap.... found out some things, and will let him relax and check on him daily, my son has stepped up to the plate and really been helping him alot checking on him every little bit asking what he can do to help.. we all know just how serious this is, but want to get him through the surgery first..7 -
-
Howdy y'all! I am in Texas! I'm fixin' na go into downtown Fort Worth on either the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Any of you DFW area ladies going to be available to meet? Suebdew, Re, Rey, Cathy and any one else?
ttfn xoxoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
Downtown Fr. Worth is possible for me on the morning/ early afternoon of the 3rd. Will have to see if I can message you.
Rye
0 -
Yesterday,a neighbor stopped in to see our new heat/AC regulator.Anyway,he mentioned DH said I had some type of
On line infection. He looked & said it almost surely came from FB.He works as a specialist with such stuff.
DD talked me into signing up for FB,but never thought to use it.Was just “there” in list of apps.
Run Malwarebytes on your phone and computer. That should take care of any "viruses".
Also don't click on clickbait, ads, links in emails, etc.
Machka in Oz
Thank you. I appreciate your help.Also discarding .......seldom used sites.
“Saving” files etc has been cut way back.Just trying to keep junk away.
Have stopped clicking on strange sites altogether.
Will see how it goes.
Pat in Ohio
2 -
janetr7476 wrote: »
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.7K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.8K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 395 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.3K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 960 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions