WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2015

margaretturk

Thanks Barbie for continuing the thread.

Katla the turquoise horse is the vase the florist used to complement the bronze Chinese horse in the background. Another example where the florist went the extra mile to create a vase to accompany the art work was the French desk. Another one of my favorites from yesterday.

MNMargaret

DamitJanit

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Morning Ladies,

Selena, what wonderful remarks from the editor. I know that makes you feel good. Terrific way to end a day!!!

Heather, I loved your post. It is just amazing how we let weight damage our health and often even say the words, but don’t do anything about it for years. I’m so thrilled for you and where you are today. We should all celebrate every day that we can do the things we can, but weren’t able to do a short time ago. So glad you can travel and live life to the fullest.

Joyce, I laughed too, about Sylvia steaming up the mirror before she undresses. I was trying to figure out how she did that? I’d have to run my shower for a while to steam mine, but forgot she is a “hot mamma”. Lol I hope you enjoy the graduation and don’t let the long ceremony get to you.

DeeDee, I have never had skin cancer but have had so many spots removed that were pre-cancerous. When I grew up in south Texas, we lived in the sun and knew nothing of sun screen. Now, I never leave home without it. In fact, if I don’t us it on my lips, I’ll get a cold sore in short order. I can’t remember, are you retiring or just off for the summer? Either way, enjoy doing whatever you want. Maybe it will include a trip to Myrtle Beach?

Beth, OMG, I remember those May pole dances with the streamers coming down from the top. Gosh that seems like a different lifetime. I love your goal, “release at least one pound.” I think of it somewhat as that pesky pound releasing me, but you may have it right.

Lillian, it sounds like a packed day, but I do hope you make it home sooner or later. Have a good one!

Welcome to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

April goals were met with the exception of being consistent in my exercising. I do it more to get in shape than to burn calories and need to be consistent.

May goals:
Exercise at least 5 days a week.
Eat healthy in my 1200 calories a day.
Eat reasonably on the cruise.
Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
Start line dancing classes.


I hope we are all committed to our May goals and wish us all great success.

The thought for the day:
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.
Try to be better than yourself.
- William Faulkner


Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.

Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC

fanncy0626

Selena - great news! I can see why you wanted to share that.

Heather - when I am finished reading your book I will give you a nice review. I am so happy that you have come so far and are able to move around so freely.

Joyce - have fun with your family and enjoy your chicken strips! Good job on thinking ahead about your food choices.

Lesley - good luck on your 98 day challenge! With the way that you are so diligent with your exercise and nutrition I know you are going to be very successful!

Beth - I remember dancing around the May pole. making May baskets. I think we used to put our left over Easter candy in them and bring them over to our neighbors knock on the door and then run away.

Good morning ladies! I woke up with my husband this morning and it was raining. We really needed that. I fell back to sleep and no there is beautiful sunshine. after my exercises today I will be cleaning and baking chocolate chip cookies, so that our house will smell and look clean for the showing tonight.

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

cityjaneLondon

Well I've made blue butter icing for the sea, yellow for the sand and green for the island. Guess who licked the beater paddle? Was it me? Oh yes! DH has made a palm tree out of paper. I wish my pirate candles were a bit bigger and I had a bigger ship, but...........
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD,
I'll be putting it on the cake tomorrow.

Had a very interesting morning sorting through my old writings and trying to decide on my next project. Some of you voted for the novel I abandoned and DS#1 voted for a very strange collage type thing I dragged out of the cupboard. That would be very experimental, but I'm drawn to it. I'm re-reading it now. Then there's my memoir or perhaps another novel which came after WINDOWS and my agent at the time liked a lot. It's called A PERFECT LIFE. (The clue is in the title :noway: ) I'm going to read them all and let them stew at the back of my brain until one of them pulls me irresistibly. :laugh:

DH got the inevitable letter today to say that his operation will be a long time coming! ! ! ! ! ! They were trying to send him off to some clinic or other. He is cross and is staying with the hospital. He could afford to go privately, but he is very principled and considers that a betrayal. I used to feel the same, but I am less principled as I've got older! Life's too short. :drinker:

All you (Joyce, Sylvia etc) who have a lot of physical work to do today, stay safe and don't overdo it. Good luck!

Heather in Hampshire UK

lhannon062709

Hello, all!

Meg: sounds like the shin splints I had in basic training! The only thing that helped was stretching and anti-inflammatories, which you're already doing, so hope it feels better soon!

Michele in NC: It's not that you CAN'T eat certain things, but you WILL pay the price, or at least I still do. Sugar over about the 15 gram range still makes me have something called "dumping" syndrome. My body dumps insulin into my system, and I end up getting, shaky, sweaty, pale, and if I over-indulged to a sufficient degree, throwing up. It can happen within a few minutes after eating or up to two hours later. Milk sugars can do it to me, too, and they do NOT always show up as sugar on a label. Dry chicken or any sufficiently solid food or glutinous food that's not chewed very well will also get stuck in the exit from the stomach area, as well. If I'm not paying attention, I can have a truly miserable evening.

I have one of the oddities that happen to about ten percent--drinking unadulterated water makes me feel as if I've been slugged under the ribcage. Water's specific gravity is quite high, and adding a powdered drink mix or tea or coffee actually lightens it, so I live on Crystal Light, coffee and tea. I CAN drink water alone in a pinch, so I won't die, it's just ickily uncomfortable. Carbonated water still makes me burp like a sailor, so I stay away. Unless I just have some weird urge to burp. There's also a mythology out there that it can stretch the surgical sites, but little proof.

Unfortunately, the easiest, tastiest thing for all of the surgerized to eat is high-fat, high-salt, crunchy carbs. They slide right through, they're yummy, and almost never irritate anything. And they will pack pounds on you like nobody's business.

Oh - and yes, I'm a writer. I'll post links when I get the print copies up--I've got one e-book up now, but I'm still working on the proofing, and I'm not ready for it to go wide-distribution QUITE yet. Almost!

And, last, but not least (I keep going back up and looking at the questions ). My NP wants me above normal range by 5 pounds or so to give me some reserves in case of any future illness. She says her former fluffies have a hard time recovering from illness if they drop to what the insurance people think is a "normal" BMI. If they stay comfortably into the 5-10 pound range of overweight, they have reserves enough to fight off 'flu bugs and such.

Joyce in Indiana: Thank you for the title suggestions! And the answer to your last question is that I froze slap to DEATH after the first 50 or 60 pounds dropped off. I'd had that fat suit on since I got out of the Air Force 22 years prior to the surgery, so it was like losing your parka in the middle of a snowstorm, even at 60-70 degrees. More back to normal these days, although my husband swears I put my hands and toes in the freezer before coming to bed.

Your SIL is more typical than you might believe. Partially it is about losing motivation--but for a lot of people, it's also about losing a coping tool. We use food to deal with our emotions in ways we're often only dimly aware of. So when we don't have it, we simply give up because we have no idea how to cope with our lives at all--our toolboxes are simply empty. The other option is that we take it back to deal with stress. Developing other means to cope is extraordinarily important. Exercise, talking to friends, journaling, writing, whatever it takes. Killing off your greatest tormentor by writing a story, book or poem about them can be enormously therapeutic. It's what I did.

Heather in UK - Could I beg you to please, please post a link to you book so I can go find it? I'd love to read it! If linking to it would be considered advertising, if you could message me with it, that would be just grand...

Prarie - I have the exact opposite problem, I can't stay off the dad-blasted scale, and it is DRIVING me insane, which is why you'll see it in my goals below. I handed it over to my husband, with strict instructions not to give it back until Sunday. Hopefully you and I can find that happy medium, where we can get on the dang thing, but then just get back on it once a week or so.

My April goals were to get in habits of eating right, logging eating and exercise, and losing weight. I did. And then I found MFP, and y'all... and I'm so glad I'm here! Thank you to Barbie, for doing this, and to the rest of y'all for the support, kind words, and warm thoughts.

May goals:

• Get OFF the scale. Once a week, on Sundays.
• Add half hour of flex/core work prior to my run three times a week.
• Add half hour free weights prior to my run three times a week, alternating days with flex/core.
• Run at least four days a week, six if my knees continue to hold up.
• Get distance up to three miles per run in May.
• Keep logging on MFP daily.
• Keep protein at 64+ grams a day.
• Maintain calorie levels where they are now.
• Goal is to lose 4 to 8 pounds in May.
• Don't obsess... fix what's wrong, but then let it go.
• Don't just work at the business of writing. Write!

Lisa's Mantra for May: Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. 
-Samuel Beckett.

Lisa in sunny West Texas

pipcd34

yo peeps

pipcd34

SelenaP63 wrote: »

OK... I hope you don't mind me sharing this but I'm excited and it's late and who else can I tell?

It was a long day and even though I was away from home, I had a really good day as far as staying on track with eating & such.

Well, got home tonight just before 10pm and checked my email. Copy editor sent part of the book for us to proofread but his opening comment was, "I've been thoroughly enjoying this story. I sometimes have to remind myself to edit it!"

Yay!

Thanks all for listening
Selena
Utah

COOL BEANS!!! AWESOME!!

Katla49

Kim: I love the idea of slipping my purse strap into my seatbelt. Thanks for a great suggestion. You are brilliant!

Selena: Congratulations on a fabulous compliment on your book from the copy editor! Have you told us the subject? I’m afraid I may be having a senior moment.

Heather: You’ve transformed yourself and are wise enough to appreciate how much better your life has become. Mine, too! I’m sorry your friend in Nottingham has become so disabled.

Joyce: I understand your DH’s issues with Church-goers. Some of them are really wonderful people, but it doesn’t take many of the other sort to tarnish the experience for some others. You’ve heard the old saw that one bad apple spoils the barrel. I find the Lord easy to love, but only He can love some members of the flock.

Sylvia: Thanks for the hummingbird video!

Cynthia: Poor embarrassed fox. Thanks for sharing. :laugh:

Lisa in WTX: I weighed daily during the active loss part of my journey unless I was travelling and away from scales. Now I weigh randomly, several times a week. This part of the process is so individual that everyone needs to find her own best practices. I like the Beckett quotation.



Yoga today AND DH is going to the gym with me. Yay! This is a big change for him and one that I’ve been praying for a long time now. He did the weight loss with me, but quit logging and put a few pounds back on. He’s still in the okay range there, but I’m so glad he’s finally doing something about his physical fitness! I am hoping it will become a habit.

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

May Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back
strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol. Accomplished but here as a reminder.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

pipcd34

uh,, never heard of a maypole... we Mexicans weren't privy to that stuff. :0/

yesterday after coming home I went to an event (was invited by my spin class instructor) to a bike shop here in town (Old Town Bicycle) to promote a new ride called oblideride to raise $$ for fred Hutchinson cancer research center here in seattle. they had beer, wine, snack stuff. there was a raffle of different stuff and the grand prize was a bike! no... I didn't win the bike.... BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT I did win one of the raffle bags!!!!!!!!!! I NEVER WIN stuff! Kirby gave me $20 bucks and said here, win something! get a bike!!..
i haven't really checked out the bag totally but from what i remember, it had 3 pairs of bike socks (which I was so happened to need more of) a bike messenger bag, water bottle, hat (which I gave away, I never wear them) and what looked like a bike lock. not bad for 20 beans huh.

may is gonna b a busy month. in 25 more days I will be 56!! woo hooo!! party!! this Saturday, we are going to a yearly silent auction benefit, a couple of years ago we rode our bikes there (and GOT LOST!!) , last year it was really raining so we drove, think we are gonna ride again this year, weather supposed to be nice. gonna drink chocolate martini's (called an Etta-tini in honor of Etta's Auction) great food.

then on the 14th, gonna go to Cali to visit family and go to a nieces' bday celebration and I told them to celebrate me too since I will be there and my bday is in that month too. also celebrating the ol lady's (mom) bday that is on july 5, she'll be 80.

thennnnnnnnnnnn SOMEBODY'S gonna be 56 on the 25th! make note ladies, gifts, money, food stamps welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

terri_mom

Happ Friday ! ! !

Mary – I chose to not get a case or box from Verizon, but I did find so many at Amazon that I can’t even decide which to choose, and at a much better price than at the Verizon store. I hope you get your situation straightened out soon. It’s so frustrating to be treated rudely when you just want what is right.

Barbie – Thanks for the new Thread. I am ready to take on May.

Meg – I agree that the more I exercise my abdomen the less my back hurts. 2 nights in a row of muscle relaxers made it about 75% better already, which makes me very happy. I will continue to exercise as much as possible, doing my planks against a wall, then with hands on desk, etc, until I am back on the floor.

Sylvia – That area for public trading is a wonderful idea. I hope many other communities are able to do the same or similar. Congrats on the deodorant savings (so funny).

Janet – about my car. I was stopped at a red light when I was rear-ended. Since I already have a bad disc, the muscles around that area tighten and spasm, so I’ve been taking a muscle relaxer to sleep (never during the day, because I am a light-weight when it comes to those kinds of things). The young man was probably around 23 y.o. and he had to do a field sobriety test after the police were done this me. He will only get a ticket if, when he takes his car to the mechanic, there is nothing wrong with his brakes (that’s what he told me and the police, that something is wrong with his brakes). Since my Dad is a Manager at a Buick Dealership, he took my car to work today to get the estimate. It will likely be more than $500, because it is a 2004 Cadillac, and everything about them is expensive to fix (the car was not expensive to buy, as my Dad helped me get a great deal). And since I work at a clinic, I have been talking to the Physical Therapists about what and how much for exercise. Today I will order 2 cases for my phone, so it will be safe when I am NOT driving in my car. I’m up for Myrtle Beach, too. Sounds wonderful!

Selena – congrats on the wonderful comment from the Copy Editor. Very Exciting.

Update on my car – Repair price for rear bumper = $586. I guess the young man’s insurance premium will go up, as they will have to pay for it and my Doctor and medicine bill ($17).

I do sometimes belt in my groceries or luggage, but never considered my purse. Makes perfect sense.

Pip – so funny about the food stamps! I hope your birthday and party are marvelous.

The decision has been made/adjusted about the contest at work. Since I lost 6 pounds and everyone else gained, we started it again this morning. $20 for 20 pounds in 3 months. The only thing we won’t decide until Monday is if we all pitch in an additional $20, to “sweeten the pot”.

This weekend is a LOT of baseball. Little League tonight, double-header Spring baseball both Saturday (and I work 8am - noon) and Sunday, then another Little League game Monday. Some time we have to squeeze in a little bowling, because DS and DH have a Doubles Tournament coming up in a few weeks, and they have to compete scratch (no handicap).

Now I need to call the Insurance Company of the kid that hit me, so the Body Shop can do their job and start fixing my rear bumper.

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee (58 degrees already, going to be a great weekend outdoors!)

lhannon062709

Selena: So sorry I missed your compliment from your copy editor, and it was a HUGE compliment. Congrats, here's hoping the book's a monster success!

Today's mini-success, got my flex/core work in before my run, which is the determining factor--just can't seem to convince myself to do it after. Also bumped the hand weights that I carry while I run from 2 lbs. to 3.5 lbs, and made it 2.7 miles. Now pardon me while I go get more proofing done on this book...promised myself I'd do 50 pages a day 'til it's done, and holding myself to it.

I may be the happiest person in the world about being laid off. Trying not to be, I swear. But budgets don't scare me, and I want to be writing what I want to write so much more than writing business proposals!

SSC1958

Mary: Thanks for the support, you're right the first 3 goals are the most important. I have to remember that!

Selena: Congrats on the positive comments from the editor.

Heather: I look forward to the days when I can walk up and down stairs without pain. You give me hope

Lillian: Enjoy that greenhouse!

Katla: So glad that you and hubby will be at the gym together! What do you do to have fun everyday? I could use some inspiration!

Pip: Woo Hoo... I never win at anything either...maybe your luck it be a changin?

Terri: 6 lbs loss...WAY TO GO! Is the 20 lb thing going to be from everyone's original weight or weight from today?

Like Beth, I would like to make sure that I have some fun everyday. I need to find a new way to recharge and refill my tank. Any ideas would be appreciated. I need to come up with a plan so that I can set a realistic goal. Did you know that stats say that only 6 - 10 % of people complete goals that they want to do? Apparently having a plan increases the success rate.

Thought for the day: “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” – C.S Lewis

Carey - Edmonton

cityjaneLondon

Lisa - the reference is different for amazon.com, but it is easy to find

Go to Amazon, then to Books on the dropdown menu, then type in Windows Heather Eyles and that should do it. There is also an Author Page.
It is Literary Fiction, so not always a comfortable read, but a chink of light at the end. :laugh:
The ladies on here have been so kind and helped me through my considerable angst. :flowerforyou: Love them.

I definitely think you should go with the gastric op idea. You have the right tone for an inspirational book. :drinker: So many people will want to read it.

Heather UK

terri_mom

Carey - we all got re-weighed today, so we are all starting from scratch, and that includes our newest employee (my work-out buddy). I hope this makes her more motivated, because she had a bag and iced latte from McDonalds again today. I am excited about starting from the beginning, even if my beginning is 6 pounds lighter than everyone else. Today I was able to go 8 minutes on the handbike before I could no longer tolerate the back pain, that's twice as long as yesterday.

Hugs for Everyone ! ! ! Terri in Milwaukee

Vickil57

We went to DGD's school show last evening.. It was different then I was expecting. It was grades K-6th. They did a musical of Dr Seuss. I was very impressed and you could tell they had all worked very hard on it. Meeting up with our friends didn't work out this time.


Terri--Sorry to hear about your accident. Are you ok? I pray the muscle relaxers work for you to get some rest.

Margaret--Thanks for sharing the pictures. Sounds like a nice day.

Cynthia--Sending hugs.

Lesley--Hugs!

Tina--Hope you feel better soon.

Barbie--Thanks for keeping us going with the new month. You are the BEST!!

Sylvia--I agree that space to exchange things is a great idea. More towns need to do that.

Kim--Interesting idea about the seat belt and your purse. I have to try that.

Selena--Congrates on the good review of your book.

Time to get some work done. Hope everyone is having a nice day and taking time for yourself. I am going to keep the same goals for May and take it One Day at a Time.

May Goals
Trust God
Log everybite- big and small
no snaking after 8:30pm
No computer after 9pm
Look for Joy and Blessings each day.

together we can do this.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

mollywhippet

Lisa, you said basic training? What branch? When were you in? I was Air Force from 1973-1980.

Ok, I just read more. You were Air Force too! When did you get out?

Sylvia

peachstategal

Happy first day of May! Hope it's a great month for all and that we accomplish our goals.

Somehow I missed reading the last comments for April and now I'm lost about what some of you are discussing. I know that Blaize did a puppy no-no, Terri was in a fender bender, Selena got a great message from her editor, and so forth.

Evidently, I caught a cold from my grandson who spent the night last weekend. Started with a bad sore throat and has developed into sneezing and coughing until my ribs hurt.

Manage to walk a mile 5 days in a row. I checked on how many steps are in a mile and the article said an average of 2,000. So, I would have to walk 5 miles to do the 10,000 + that you guys do.

Carol ~ GA

Katla49

Carey: Regarding daily fun, I like a lot of things so I’ll give you a random sample: watching hummingbirds at my feeders, yoga, going to the gym, walking the dog, visiting neighbors, tending my tiny garden, going out to lunch with DH, horseback riding (which starts again next week), reading almost anything but especially romances, boating including the hard work of washing the boat, regularly visiting this group of women. . .There are a lot of little things so I have many to choose from every day. I can usually squeeze several into my day. Good luck with building your own list.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

lhannon062709

Sylvia, we were US Air Force at partly the same time... I was in 1979-83, got out as a Sgt, after marrying an AF Sgt in 1980. He retired in '98... we met and married at Lakenheath RAFB, then it was Montana-Malmstrom, then back to England and Greenham Common RAFB, then Colorado-Lowry AFB, then Nellis AFB in Las Vegas was our last assignment. He retired there, and I went back to school there and got my BA. Texas A&M offered me a fellowship, so we headed there afterward for my master's work.

Heather in UK, thank you for the encouragement! I'll go looking for the book. I'm an omnivorous reader, though my written "voice" probably doesn't necessarily show that. I look forward to it.

Carol - you'd be surprised how fast steps add up. I work at my desk all day, and without setting foot outside, just in my usual trying to find my coffee cup and going back and forth in the house, put in 3,000 to 4,000 steps. That said though, I'm trying really hard (and what you've said is a good reminder for me) to focus less on distance compared to other people, and just focus on going further than I did the day before, and working out five minutes more than last week. Hope you feel better soon. Colds are miserable, and coughs are just the worst.

I, on the other hand, did NOT make my goal so far to get any proofing done today, as my beloved took full advantage of me not working and whisked me off to town with him to get some bits and pieces he needed to fix a vehicle and a generator. The ranch owners are fine if he takes me along and I do our personal errands while he's doing ranch business.

Pretty cool that he works for people that understand that the isolation can take its toll, and bend over backwards to help make it better. They're pretty awesome folks. Of course, we're the only married couple left but one--and she lives in Amarillo (a couple hundred miles away) and he lives here. Everyone else seems to end up divorced. We started our second year here in December, and for us, it's heaven. Takes all kinds, I guess. Helps that we really like each other, as well as loving each other.

Lisa in West TX

linder4866

Happy May Day ladies.

Lin

yanniejannie

Thanks for the May start, Barbie.

We have been rainy and chilly, barely made low 50's today. They are already talking about a tropical system that may form and affect us here in the mid-Atlantic next week.........not ready for hurricanes yet!!!!

DD is working her fifth day of 12 to 14 hrs. so I have a lot of time with Gemma. Tomorrow she only is supposed to work 7am to noon.

Welcome new posters and congrats to anyone with a loss or NSV or other great news (Selena!).

I had over 200 posts to skim; been sluggish and just w/o energy, just completely drained; haven't touched the computer for days. Sleep is short and broken. My friend did head out of state to one of their other homes and that may badly affect her position in the divorce when it comes to court. We've had some long talks, all depressing. The slimeball has already moved his piece of trash in to their home. I'm still in shock, they have well over 45yrs. together and are both late 60's. She should end up a wealthy woman when it's all over, but the fight will be exhausting............hopefully more so for him.

Taking care of a neighbor's dog and cat; she's in Fl. this week.

Margaret........Thanks so much for the beautiful flower pics!!!

Cynthia..........LOVE the look on that fox's little face!!!

On Monday I ended up taking Gin's DH to his dr. appts.........not quite sure how I gained that job, but it went smoothly, although he insisted we eat lunch out which I would have been glad to skip but he's been pretty housebound so afterward took him for a little ride. He's using a cane now. Hard to believe she's been gone 6 months. Took him carrot cake and ham and bean soup.

I remember the Maypole!!!! It was a big thing to go to the football field in town as an elementary student and watch the high school girls weave around it! The tradition was gone by the time I got to h.s.

Someone mentioned Myrtle Beach, I lived in Charleston but never made it up there; now I'm too far north for a day trip. Still on my list!

Hope everyone has a very successful May!!!

yanniejannie

janemartin02

HI!son took his fiance`s mom ,her brother and myself to lunch.her mom has the same birthday as I do-May 2.
We went to Buffalo wild wings,not my choice,but it was about the people there.Had a nice time.
Tomorrow is Violet`s birthday party,she said we can share birthdays,even tho her actual b/day is on the 5th.She invited her friends in her class to a skate party,this grandma is NOT skating,just watching from the sidelines.My daughter and GD from In are coming in and my son with the 2 girls will be there.so ill see all my kids for my birthday.Daughter`s prom is tomorrow too.Busy busy .
Talked to mom today,sounds good.Hope to see her someday soon.
In case I get busy with the celebrations,Have a great week-end.
hugs jane

yanniejannie

jane.........A very happy birthday to you and the wonderful Violet!!!!! Hope your DD has a great time at prom!

Lestan48

Saturday and woke to rain. Fruit trees losing all their leaves now it is autumn
Food cals HIGH at 2066. Pizza for lunch and home-made pasta bolognese for dinner. Choc treat this evening
Training is JJ Cardio Dance, Day 3 of 3 day weigh split (arm and shoulders) JJ Belly Blast this morning. Walk this afternoon in rain gear. Will log later.
I NEED 10,000+ steps a day from now on
This morning Blaize's tail hit the tree indoors and he was just about to snap at it, oh dear.
Car was only $225.65, less than the quote
Lesley in Tasmania

barbiecat

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.

the elimination diet:
"Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.
Then watch your health, and life, improve."
Dr. Charles, CoachMD

Walking with my frisky poodles is always fun for me even when they find too many things to bark at.

Line dance class was great fun today. There were several brand new dancers and they all had great attitudes and a willingness to learn. We did both easy dances and hard ones and laughed a lot.
Selena, congrats on the good words from the editor. Good work is its own reward but good words from others makes it even better.

Jake finished making the plans for our trip that's coming up. We're going to North coastal California where we used to live and will see friends and kids and grandkids. He just decided that we would take our time driving home and go up the Oregon coast and enjoy the scenery. I have been grieving missing four line dance classes, but as the time gets closer, I'm feeling better about the trip.

.Linda, thank you for all you are sharing about your journey with weight loss surgery.....I think writing a book about your experience would be awesome.

17,000 steps today--two hours of dog walking, line dance class, an hour on the exercise bike
Early to bed tonight to be up extra early in the morning.

Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

Resolutions for May
*walk at least 15,000 steps a day
*strength training twice a week
*act the way I want to feel
*work in the yard 30 minutes three times a week
*write the two letters I've been putting off for too long


My word for 2015 is "now"---I won't wallow in the past or waste time worrying about the future

bwcetc

Jane ... Happy Birthday!

Selena ... wonderful news from your editor!

Terri ... glad you weren't seriously hurt!

Pip ... I thought I'd look up May Pole history to share with you and then got more of an education than I bargained for. It seems our innocent little dance has Celtic pagan origins. Read that the May pole was representative of a phallic symbol??? And the female dancers weaving around it .... ok ... I can't go any further ... did NOT learn this in 4th grade!

Today I met my goals ... which was an NSV since BJs Wholesale had a sample vendor at the end of every aisle ... passing up the Magnum bars and the brownie samples took all my willpower!

Katla ... thanks for the "fun" suggestions ... I was without responsibilities this afternoon and enjoyed my time shopping two estate sales. Beautiful day just driving to parts of town I usually don't go.

Beth in WNY

pipcd34

stats for the day:
4 Ride hm 2 gym- 13.28min, 13.1amph, 2.9mi = 91c
stair climber- 20min, 170aw, 4.7floors per min, 853feet, 95floors, Trans America Bldg in SF = 137cal
Ride gym 2 wk- 52.35min, 12.9amph, 11.3mi = 440c
Ride dome 2 hm- 15.23min, 10.1amph, 2.6mi= 181c
total cal 849

exermom

Did 50 minutes of Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Jari Love's Extremely Ripped 1000 DVD

Sylvia - when they put my preying mantis into the kiln the last time, it came out where the paint (it looked like) chipped off in places. I had to touch up those places with acrylic paints, then they sprayed it and I could take it home. They called it "shaking". What a great idea to have a public exchange area! We have ants outside between where the driveway starts and the walkway to the front door ends. I didn't have garlic cloves, put I did have some garlic powder so I put that down. I wonder if it'll work to keep those ants away? My worst fear is that they'll find someplace else to inhabit

prarie - I so agree with katla and janet. Weigh yourself so you can brag how much you lost! That'll give you incentive to continue losing. Besides, it give us reason to celebrate, and you wouldn't want to deny us, would you?

Janet - I have to buy petite size shirts so that they fit me under the arms and across the bust. Occasionally I can get a misses shirt, but they are usually too baggy under the arms. And there is NO WAY I can get a sleeveless shirt in anything other than a petite. When they make petite shirts, everything (including the length) is made a bit smaller. You're wise to get some sun before your cruise. I'm a big one for sunscreen. If you want a hot stock tip, invest in a company that makes sunscreen. It goes thru the roof with me alone. Myrtle Beach certainly works for me. Do you know that that's one place I've never been to? One of the reasons is because Vince is on one medication where he's not supposed to be in direct sunlight

Kim - thanks for telling me about the seatbelt thru the pocketbook. I never thought of that, but it certainly makes sense. I know someone posted on facebook about how your pocketbook can get taken while you are out pumping gas and I've always thought of that when we go to FL (my gas tank is on the passenger's side). I can just imagine someone sneaking over to my car and taking my pocketbook. That's one reason I keep all my doors locked. But it certainly makes good sense to seatbelt your pocketbook, especially when traveling alone. I have a question...when we drive to FL I many times have my phone out of my pocketbook on the charger on the seat next to me. What would the firefighters recommend so that the phone doesn't fly around in the car? I was thinking of putting it on top of my pocketbook, but then the pocketbook would have to be open.

Selena - what a wonderful comment!

DeeDee - after this month, you'll certainly have time to drive to Newton....just sayin'. Just think...we can lounge around the pool.

Mary - when we were showing our (second) home, I happened to make some cupcakes right before the realtor got there. In talking to her, she said that one of the best things to do is to have made some cake/cookies/cupcakes. Give the house a "homey" smell. Best of luck to you.

Lisa - thanks so much for answering my questions. Very informative, that's for sure

pip - congrats on winning the raffle bag. You deserve it! Are you going to have a party for yourself, or just the "combined" party?

Went to Rack Room shoes and Vince got 4 pairs of sneakers, then to Aldi while Vince went to PetSmart, then to Food Lion. Home and Vince drilled holes in the stump of the rose bush and I put Ground Clear in it. Then some RoundUp on the weeds around that area. Also put more Ground Clear into the stump of the tree. Hope this works. A landscaper who I thought was taking down a crepe myrtle but turns out he was just trimming it said that's what he does. Hope it works, or at least makes it plyable enough for me to dig around and get the ball up.

Was chilly here today, chillier than I had expected. I was going to wash my car but decided instead to start cleaning the garage out.

jane - happy birthday! You mean to tell me that you DON'T want to go skating for your birthday???? Why in the world wouldn't you????lol

Michele in NC

drkatiebug

marking my spot. Hugs to all. Will update later.

mollywhippet

Lisa, I was stationed at Lowry as my first base after tech school. That was early 1974. There I met my horrible creep of an ex husband. We were transferred back to Lackland for about three years, then to Athens, Greece for 18 months or so. There the ex threatened to divorce me if I didn't get out of the Air Force and be a "real wife". I out ranked him and he didn't like it. So, he wanted me to get out on the overweight program so I wouldn't have to pay back the reenlistment bonus. I was a SSgt when I got out, with a line number for Tech. He was a Sgt. He promised to help me lose it after I got out. So, I gained 60 pounds in one month. After my discharge he continually sabotaged every effort to lose weight. We were transferred to Tucson Arizona, where he began an affair with another woman who outranked him. He divorced me to marry her when she was pregnant. I asked him why, and he said "just look at you!" If I had not married him, I probably would have stayed in for 20. After that my weight just continued to climb. I was so depressed and miserable.

But it has a happy ending, because I eventually met a WONDERFUL man who loved me either with the extra weight or without it. I was lucky to be in when we got the old GI Bill, so I got four years of college, but never quite managed to graduate. Sometimes I think about going back to finish, but it's too much trouble.

Today the pottery show was a total bust. It was such a beautiful day, we didn't have a chance. The whole weekend is supposed to be nice. Oh well. I had a good time with my friends.

I'm going to bed early. Have a great evening everyone!

Sylvia