WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2105
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I work on a Cardiovascular floor so heart attacks,strokes , CHF, love it busy place for a small hospital. I am leaving tomorrow for a 8 day mission trip to Cuba so I won't be on for a little while.Have an awesome week everyone:-)0
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Brrr to all the gals in the teens and less!!! I lived one winter in Vermont, and loved it but it taught me what cold really was.. and now I do not have the proper clothes..
Heather – what a great adventure!!! And really you did so well overall with your calories! I am sure if you gained anything it will be off in no-time! It sounds so so wonderful… I could just hear My beautiful balloon…
Linda - Sure 3,000 is less than some of us do; but this is not a contest with US it’s a contest between you and you. And if you are upping your steps or doing them faster, or more consistently or when in the past you would have skipped doing them, you win!! So great that you are doing 3x as many as you used too!!!
Alison – thinking of you with love on your day of remembrance
Katla – so glad about your knee!
CP – so proud of you, you detoured but found your way back and learned from your detour! That is perfect!
MNMargaret – can you tell me about the dental gum essential oil? What is it called?
Michele – “Lemonjelo” is really limoncello which is Italian lemon liqueur and one of my favorite things…
So last week I made Oreo cookie truffles and homemade peanut butter cups and mailed them ALL (well all minus 1- I had to try my cooking) to my god kids in college - 1/2 to seattle and 1/2 to boston.. tomorrow I am taking the youngest (16) out we are going to a place near Santa Cruz CA called The Mystery Spot, and I am bringing him 6 roses for valentines day... NOT 6 traditional roses, but 6 roses made from bacon... yes bacon.. they are in the oven cooking right now.. I will take a picture and post it.
well need to clean up a bit ---
Feb. goals:
Walk every day
Log all bites everyday
Plan and do a fun thing every week
Kim from N. California
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Kim N California - those flowers look yummy! He's going to love them.
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It is called GumDropps yes two pps. I found it at an upper end grocery store called Byerly's. I think you could find it at a health food store. The web site for it is www.veriditabotanicals.com. Ingredients are organic Lemon, peppermint, cinnamon bark, rose otto, clove, thyme, lavender, Frankincense &Myrrh. It cost about $14. A prescription costs more than that as does a dental visit. If it works it is worth it.
They also made one for Gingivitis but I like the smell of the Gumdropp one better. I think they put tea tree oil in that one for gingivitis. As I explain below I tried tea tree since I was diagnosed, and it is nasty.
The directions say to add a drop to your toothbrush before adding your toothpaste. You can also use sea salt or baking soda instead of using commercial toothpaste. They also recommend coating dental floss with it.
The Gumdropps is a bit of a strong taste. I am not quite sure I like it. I did notice the taste improved after I used it. It is better than tea tree oil. Another site recommended that. You do have to be careful using tea tree oil because if too much is swallowed it can cause diarrhea. I am glad I found this other product.
I am trying this because I need to do a better job of stopping the bacteria that is causing my gingivitis and periodontal disease. Essential oils are known for their antibacterial properties. The bacteria does not become resistant like it does with antibiotics.
Gave you more info than you asked for. It helped me to think through why and how I am trying this.
I go in again Wednesday and I am going to ask her to check me again to see if there is improvement before she does a deeper clean on the suspect area. They actually have to numb the area before they work on it. Never a good sign.
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I love the bacon roses!!!!!
Well it has finally hit us. It is supposed to start snowing here in about an hour and we may have up to 12 inches. That is major for us. The city will be paralyzed for days. Michelle told me that her evening shift has already been cancelled for tomorrow. This was around 6 PM this evening that they cancelled for tomorrow evening. WOW. Well the bad ol' devil got the best of me this morning. I didn't get to sleep very well last night, forgot to turn my number down from 100 on my sleep number so I woke up to a very hurting back. y tummy dind't feel well and the wind chill was 0 so I just turned my alarm off and went further under the covers. I think the kind of song the choir sings makes a difference to me. We were singing a song out of our hymm book for our special. If it were a really beautiful song I think I would have made the effort to get out of bed so I could sing it. I felt really guitly when an 80 year old woman posted on face book that she missed me this morning.
Allison, how many inches have youhad so far? Do you have a snow blower that I am seeing so many people use or do you have to shovel? I feel so sorry for you guys. If I were you guys I would jsut retire and make your permanent move to Florida. But if you are like Charlie and I were, as long as our Moms were still alive, there was no question about where our home was. I was real surprised when one of my kids actually asked me if I were going to move down to the Lexington, Ky area where my grand kids live after Charlie's Mom died
Heather, I looked up the name of the hotel you are going to be in next. It is beautiful. Such a grand entrance and the suites looked wonderful. I would guess you don't have to go two flight of stairs just to go potty.
Thanks for checking in with us Lesley. I didn't know if you would feel like it or not. But remember I am in your back pocket. Just reach back there to find some strength.
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Hi I've missed a few days and playing catch up again
So sorry to hear about Mildred beagle, I hope you have a beautiful day today to make some special memories that will help at this sad time
Wasn't feeling too well over the weekend (some sort of bug) but feel much better today althought I still feel a little sniffly and achey.
Frankie has walked in and is now staring at me, hmmm time for breakfast I see, he always comes to "remind" me if I am still sat here at 7 a.m. - yes I know toast is bad forhim but it's only a little slice)
Breakfast calls so I'll say goodbye for now, love to everyone.
Viv in cold and wet York UK.0 -
Lesley~ sending you my undying love.. we have been down this road.. our pets give us such unconditional love and never complain, and I will say that both my DH spoil our boys so very much...It hurts my heart to see animals mistreated.. so I pray that you have wonderful memories of Mildred Beagle.
Joyce~ yes we have both a snow blower and quite a few shovels.. and I am guessing we have had over 3 feet. with more to come tuesday into weds, and saterday night into sunday again..
Tom and I went out and snow blowed and shoveled yesterday but with the high winds alot of it has blown back over the driveways.
Tom woke me up at 2:30 this morning saying that Chester"s eye was bleeding all over..so I hopped out of bed. and helped clean up, he has a cyst on his eyelid that burst and we got him cleaned up.. but will call the vet when they open and take him in..
plus shovel, and we are supposed to have someone come today that was coming last thursday to give us a quote on refacing the kitchen cabinets. will call down to nursing home, I have a feeling I wont be able to go for at least a few days until they get the stomach bug under control.
Chester seems to be doing ok now and eye isnt bleeding,but still will get poor baby checked out..
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Hi all!
Joyce- the suite we are in is on the level, thank goodness! Oh, it is so much better than our last place. We are not deafened by the air conditioning and there are actually people around who can't wait to help you. I guess you get what you pay for, but when we buy the holiday we have no idea of the price of each hotel - they are chosen for us. This one is the most expensive I think. Charles and Camilla stayed here 18 months ago, taking over the whole hotel and bringing their own food and chef. The waiter was telling us about it. Apparently he had to strip for security snd even had to take his socks off. There were about 50 army personnel in the street outside and all the road blocked off.
- We've had a very light lunch of tandoori chicken and salad and I only had half a small roll with it. I'm still hungry. But then I'm always hungry. :laugh:
- Our guide gave us a car tour of Colombo so we saw the new and old Parliament buildings, various colonial monuments and visited a very elaborate Buddhist temple.
- Strangely this hotel does not have an alcohol licence (?) but obtains beer etc from its sister restaurant. They are very happy for you to BYO , so we stopped at a supermarket to buy a bottle of wine. The alcohol part of the shop is always in a separate room, like in Scandinavia.
- DH got some money out of the ATM as we want to give our driver a good tip tomorrow and anything left over DH is going to give him to use for his charitable work. He is a Buddhist and regularly helps out at food projects. 10 years ago he was supposed to be donating rice and clothes on Boxing Day right on the coast. He found out he had to work that day, which he wasn't happy about, so he did his charity a few days earlier. That Boxing Day the tsunami hit the coast and he would have died. He showed us the remains of many communities that were just washed away and left with nothing. He is someone we will gladly trust with our money and know he is doing good with it.
- I will try to get a swim in this afternoon. Not the biggest pool in the world, but better thsn nothing. If I plow up and down for half an hour I will have swum half a mile. There are some scales in the bathroom so I might stand on those afterwards. At the moment I am full to bursting with soda water!
- Michele - I think your spritzer idea is a great one. I have been doing that all holiday. :flowerforyou:
Off to the airport tomorrow for the long and dreary flight home. Got to be there three hours before :sad: Must remember to have a cardigan accessible.
So sorry for all of you still getting snow and more snow.
Love to all. Heather in Colombo.
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Hi just found your group , inspiring. my goal is a fitter February, in fact this year i will be 54 in November, so buy then i want to loose as much weight as i can. i have coelica disease, so i cant eat any thing with gluten in it or certain dairy products,,,so using fitness pal, is a help to keep track of my diet and if i do eat a gluten product by mistake, i can pin point it and know to avoid in future,,,,HERES TO US FITTER, LESS FATTER , FIFTY PLUSES IN 20150
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Lesley
so sorry to hear about Mildred ! Sending you a hug!!!
DeeDee in NC0 -
Diana..love the pic. You are so pretty & look much thinner than your other pic.
The cactus is in a closed off room .....when it is super cold,so forgot to take a pic when it had at least12 blooms on it.![:\](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
It's 1* right now,but no wind ...that makes a big difference.Looking for snow later,but nothing compared to Boston.Our car is 4 wheel drive ....makes it easier for us when we need to be out.
Heatherhave a safe trip home.
Gail I am the tosser here.Do go thru the freezers often....even so ,there are mystery packages that have to go.Your appetizer sounds good.
Sharon are the flowers miniature petunias? Dd gave me a huge hanging basket of them last yr.....very pretty. Pat
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Today's jokes of the day:
A man and a woman get in a terrible car wreck.
Both of their vehicles were completely destroyed, but fortunately, no one was hurt.
Thankful, the woman says to the man in a flirting tone, "We're both okay, we should celebrate."
So the woman gets a bottle of wine out of the trunk of the smashed car, and hands it to the man with a smile.
The man almost forgetting about the accident takes a really big drink, and hands the bottle to the woman.
The woman closes the bottle and put it away.
The man asks, "Aren't you going to take a drink?"
And the woman replies, "No, I'll celebrate after the cops leave."
My wife asked for the broom...
And I said, "Why? Are you going somewhere?"
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Thanks for the jokes Sylvia 0
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well I shoveled the dog pen and one driveway, and dressed and waiting to take Chester to the vet. from there the refacing guy should be here.. hopefully, they are based out of mass. and dont know how much snow they got,,
left a message to tell them to come a little later so we wont have a conflict with being late at the vet..0 -
Good morning! We're supposed to get some snow and even more ice here beginning around 4 p.m. and continuing through tomorrow morning. I'd be much happier if it was all snow! I'd also be much happier if it was arriving on a Friday afternoon.
As I mentioned yesterday, it was a self-sabotage day, although I guess a self-abuse (not dangerous stuff!) day would be more accurate. Things like skipping church (I like church!), not exercising, eating horribly, etc. I think part of it is the screw up with all of my medication over the past couple of weeks due to insurance crap and part of it is that I hate going to the Stewardship meeting at one of my work churches so much that my Sunday evening blues begin when I wake up on Sunday morning. I really just want to lie in my bed and not get up (yes, a strong sign of depression, I know) then eat junk food all day.
I also spent a good bit of time thinking about why I am so resistant to the idea of dating that everyone seems to be pushing me towards. I know that I can be exceedingly stubborn and don't like being told how to live my life, but I came to the conclusion that I am simply still trying to decide who I am now that the day-to-day "mommy" days are over. I spent 30+ years putting my own needs and wants to the side to please others and I want to indulge myself a bit now. When and if the time comes that I want to date, I will pursue it, but I'm just not interested right now. I really need a vacation!
Michele - Do you have snow already? They called off school in Guilford County for today (as of last night). I guess they thought it would be cold enough this morning to have a delay and then a potential early release so they just didn't bother. We never got time off from school because of cold. I think there are a lot of wimps out there!
Well, I am back on track today and am going to go take a walk around the building to get in some steps. Hope everyone has a great day!
Carol in NC0 -
Sylvia: Freezing rain is the worst weather I can think of because it is so dangerous. Be careful today and on the lookout for black ice. I can attribute a nasty fall and broken wrist to it, and hope that doesn’t happen to you.
Madierdorf: I hope your mission trip is satisfying and safe.
Kim: The bacon roses are amazing. They really look good! (And make me hungry.) You are probably the best Godmother in the world.
Margaret: Good luck at the dentist’s office on Wednesday. I hope you get encouraging news.
Alison: I think you are getting everybody’s snow this year. I watch a reality series from Alaska, and they’re experiencing a warm winter (for them) with little or no snow.
MammaLauraB & all newbies: Welcome to an amazingly supportive group.
Sylvia: Thanks for the jokes today.
I’m not sure what hit me, but I spent a chunk of time in bed napping yesterday, went to bed early and slept through the night. I may be fighting off a bug. I took some Airborne yesterday and will take some again today. Airborne has a lot of vitamin C and it has been helpful at keeping sickness away when we visit the grandbabies. I hope it will keep me healthy now.
I’ll be off to the gym this morning for core class & yoga. They seem to be doing me a great deal of good and I don’t want to miss them. We have a substitute core class teacher and she really gave us a workout last week.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
February Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep.
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• Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.
Good cold morning, ladies. It got to about 20 last night in SC. Rain tonight might freeze but no snow. My heart goes out to all of you suffering the bad weather.
*Leslie, long hugs for you both.
*I love all the pictures, especially the beautiful fur babies.
*Heather, what a wonderful trip. Have a safe and comfortable trip home.
*Allison, I hope Chester is okay. I hate it when they have problems and can’t tell us if they hurt. I know you are giving him the best care.
*LauraB, welcome to you and all the newbies. We are happy to have you join us on this wonderful, healthy journey. Come often and join in any time.
*Pat, beautiful cactus. Thanks for sharing.
*Sylvia, thanks for the smiles.
*Carol (NC), you definitely deserve to put yourself first at this stage of the game. And I agree that you should date, when you are ready and not for others. Some people just don’t get it that we can be fine with ourselves. I have a good friend that says the last thing she wants is a man that is looking for a lady to take care of him. LOL
On my cruise I told you that I was way over calories every day, not only because of the food I ate, but the alcohol and mixers that I drank. I weighed yesterday and had only gained 4 ½ pounds. Woo hoo!!! Today I woke up and had lost 2 ½ of those so I think I’m back on track. This also goes to show that if we have one day (and not 7) of going over, it is not the end of the world. We just have to get back on track and do what we know works.
My word #1 is savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
#2 is opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
Janet
in Myrtle Beach, SC
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Today is Southern Maryland’s day to finally get snow. 9 degrees here this am. I’m supposed to fly to Boston tomorrow, so we’ll see how that goes. I wouldn’t worry much about it, but I am taking my elderly father to a funeral, so that complicates travel.
I just had two great days of focusing on planning my eating and cooking healthy stuff. Made my calories goals, and my goals of 5 fruits and veg; and <150 g of carbs.
Margaret – I use a Sonicare toothbrush and it’s gotten my gums in great shape. It feels a little strange at first, but once you’ve used it for a while u can use it on gums too and it does a great job. My dentist recommended it. It might take you a while to get there if your gums are so sore.
Carol – at 41 pounds down you know you have the willpower to keep it going. Sounds like maybe you need to find a way out of that Sunday nite Stewardship meeting (is it part of you work tho?). It's hard to lose weight when you're not happy. My “mommy days” are just behind me too, and I’m trying to focus on getting to a healthy weight for so many reasons.
Today’s reason to lose weight: STOP SNORING.
Cindy
Southern Maryland
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Lesley Thinking of you and your precious Mildred today. Hugs from Utah!
Carol from NC I'm new here and don't know your back story, but what you said about resisting dating struck a chord. I remember being resistant after the breakup of my first marriage; in fact, I'd determined never to marry again. I suppose my best advice would be to keep the door open, just a little. God knows what he's doing and what we need and apparently I needed a southern gentleman. But all in His time, which is perfect. Follow your instincts and treat yourself to happiness.
One week down and 2.6 lbs! Off to a good start today. Kim, Heather and Katla How do you attach your little progress slide chart to your posts? They are so motivating to see! Good for you!
It's interesting because I've been gearing up to getting serious with diet for 10 months now when I started exercising 4 - 6 times a week last April. If you haven't heard of Classical Stretch, by Miranda Esmonde-White (a former ballerina), I HIGHLY recommend this for women over 40. She pays attention to every body part from fingers and toes to shoulders to necks, feet, knees etc. The workouts are only 23 minutes long (approx.) and are graceful, but effective. Those plies are cursed, but man, I am so much stronger and more flexible than I've been in years! I thought yoga would be my golden years go-to, but Classical Stretch (Essentrics) all the way.
Looking forward to spring... I miss my hummingbirds
Have a successful day all!
Selena
Utah
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Selena, thanks so much for the ClassicalStretch suggestion. I found the videos on Youtube and plan to do some.
Carol ~ Ga0 -
Hey all!
Kim - adore the roses! :flowerforyou: How clever are you!
Thinking of you in the snow!
Thinking of Lesley today.
I had a lovely swim in the pool for 35 mins and a nice bath and hair wash afterwards.
Do any of you feel, like me, that you would be more inclined to go swimming if there were a foolproof method of keeping your hair dry? I do proper swimming with goggles and my face in the water and whatever I wear my hair gets wet. As I am an unnatural blonde with shoulder length hair that necessitates the whole shebang of hair wash, condition, blow dry etc. Such a drag! I would love another swim tomorrow morning, but I can't be bothered with all that business. Then it's sun cresm, then insect repellent, then makeup - phew!
I had a nice, if fattening, crab and coconut soup this evening, resisting the rolls and butter. Then I ordered "black pork" curry as it's a Sri Lankan speciailty. Tasty, but oh so salty! Almost inedible! I only had a tiny bit of rice, pushed the delicious papardoms to the other side of the table and had no chutney. Not fabulous overall, but OK. DH had an indifferent osso bucco. I had a couple of teaspoons of his creme brulee, scraping off the quite unnecessary fruit sauce they had put on top. Don't mess with the classics! They are classics for a reason! We enjoyed the wine we had bought very much, but the alcohol calories were surplus to requirements. Any weight I will have put on is slmost entirely due to alcohol. I started the holidsy being really good, but slipped In the last week. I'm pretty sure it will take me a few weeks to get back to normal, but I'm looking forward to buckling down to the old routine and seeing the poundage off. :bigsmile:
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Love to all. Heather, wishing I had a magic carpet now. :ohwell: 0 -
One last view! This is the view taken from the train window as we crossed the hill country. Aaaaahhhh!0 -
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Cindy - Unfortunately, the meeting is part of my job. There is one particular woman on the committee that I have a problem with--she likes to give lots of orders and, instead of talking to me, she goes behind my back to the pastors if she doesn't like something. I volunteer for the Finance Team at my own church and never mind those meetings!
Selena - Thanks! My saying is that "I am open but not looking" for a man in my life. I haven't barricaded the door but it's not standing wide open, either.
Heather - I totally get it about the hair! I hate swimming caps--they pull my hair and I look atrocious. Then, by the time my hair has been bunched up under something, I need to wash it just to make it look right again.
Back to work I go...
Carol in NC
Edit: According to the radar, I may be heading home very shortly. The snow is not far away.
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Love the hummingbirds ,love the picture of the puppy..
speaking of puppies. Chester has to have the cyst removed, well just today, bloodwotk, check up and rabies shot 162.00, then for the cyst removal it will be 350-375.00. oy so expensive,but nessasary..
had the reface guy come and give an estimate, 5500-6500.. not bad, but will get another few estimates0 -
Lisa in St. Louis MO, where it is snowing and cold! Can't wait for summer. 0
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I love looking at all the the beautful pictures you all post and reading about how you all are dealing with challenges and sharing successes. I don't comment on many but I do want you all to know that I appreciate all of it and it definitely helps knowing that we are all facing similar challenges. Thank you all!
Here is a picture of my dear girl Sugar who fractured her ankle in two places last week and was placed in her "lucky rainbow" cast on Saturday.
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