WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2016
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Pip, you are great! Made me laugh out loud!0
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miriamwithcats wrote: »Pip, you are great! Made me laugh out loud!
I am here ONLYfor your amusement :0)
Grits - the speed he had on the treadmill was a 5.2 speed. His usual starting speed b4 the accident was like a 6.7-6.8sped. That's a big diff, but it's a start. I think the highest I've had it on has been a 10.0 and that's bookin it!. Today he did a 11.20min mi which is awesome compared to the first time which wa a mile in 18minutes0 -
Frugalshrimp: "My modest goals for this month: log food daily, and exercise at least 5 days a week." I absolutely love your goals! They aren't at all modest; they are the very core of this whole process. You've made an excellent start. Welcome to a great group of women. :flowerforyou:
Pip: It is great to see Kirby on the treadmill. The two of you are so well matched! Both of you know what you want to accomplish and do what it takes to get the job done. :bigsmile:
jehdog: Welcome. What part of the PNW do you call home? There are a few of us in NW Oregon, and more in Washington. We even have one or two on the east side of the Cascades. I live next to the Columbia River, downstream from Portland.
Becca: Your DH is a gem.
I love your sayings today.
Heather: I also hope that your reaction to the pneumonia vaccination goes away quickly. :flowerforyou:
Alison: Congrats on 10K steps twice! :bigsmile
I talked to my riding teacher about saddles during my lesson today and she said "not now." I need to have a particular horse in mind when I spend the money. She offers me so many opportunities to stretch my ability that I am quite satisfied with the "status quo." Today's lesson was "Barrel Racing--" at a walk and jog.
The "barrels" were plastic cones and I was on a bareback pad with no saddle. She had the horse on a lunge line for a while and I had no reins then. It was all slow and safe, but quite a thrill for me. I kept my balance using thigh muscles and posture & didn't fall off, or even almost fall off. I am very pleased with myself.
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 Resolutions :
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. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
Goals
1. Find a place I can learn to fall without getting hurt once my doctor says it is ok to try.
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Had great day today. First time in weeks went out with some good friends. Had a few beverages and just relaxed did not look at my phone once and no messages from the ex. Still uneasy about going on the same cruise as him in a couple of weeks but not going to let myself have a bad time. I saved for 2 years to go on this trip. Actually feel like I might be able to sleep tonight.
Welcome any new member.
Thanks for all the suport. As usual love to see what everyone has going on. Makes me grateful for being part of this group. For those of you having a rough go of it. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Good night everyone.
Anne from Wisconsin0 -
Hello Ladies - I am new to MFP and chatting, but after reading through some posts I decided to jump in with both feet.
My February goal is to Log everything and stay within my calorie count. I'm recovering from a breast reconstruction surgery that included removing fat from my stomach and I continue to have restricted movement - looking forward to being able to do "light cardio" beginning the middle of the month.
I am sure you will all be an inspiration and a motivation for me to stay on track - can't let enforced idleness be an excuse - have 25 - 30 pounds to lose.
Denise in Vermont0 -
Lenora~Ohh I love my tub of coconut oil! I put a small finger full in my hand, then cover it with the other hand to melt it. Then I start from my face and massage, (this body takes about 7 finger fulls!) all the way to my toes. It's a mini massage really. If I have dry eyes I put a smidgen on the inside lower lid and blink. I put it up my nose when I feel dry from the weather. I have yet to ingest it though. They say that if you put a small spoonful in your mouth and "Pull" it between your teeth and gums its suppose to be as beneficial as brushing your teeth. But you had to spit it out in your garbage can. It's really only beneficial after doing it for about 20 minutes. And they say, by then, it can dribble out of your mouth a bit....I have things to do darnit! No time for that. hahaha! I like how it soaks into my skin fast. Not just sitting on the surface, like any of the after shower oil based products. I have bought lavender oil (pure) and mixed it with almond oil for a nice after shower deal. It doesnt soak up as quickly as the coconut oil though.
I have yet to cook with coconut oil either. I love my olive oil !
For a great experience put almond oil in your bath, and add some herbal tea packets...(I tie 4 bags altogether) and float in the water. Every so often I squeeze them. Its a great anti-inflammatory remedy. Once when I had a sunburn I used teabags and the pain went out of my skin really quickly. I have also used quick oats in a handkerchief when I had a lot of mosquito bites. Makes for a funky scented bath, and I got a bit hungry smelling oatmeal, but it worked!
So I bought an old wooden tennis racket. My idea is to put my earrings on the face of the racket, and then the handle will be horizontal with little nails to hold my necklaces. The only issue is my post earrings. Not sure how to incorporate those into the deal. Any ideas?
Thanks for all the encouragement regarding my journey! Glad to know I'm definitely not alone in this.
Becca
feeling grateful in
Oregon
Hi Becca. Try covering the face of the racket in fine netting - the kind used in wedding dress or ball gowns as puffy slips or little girl fancy dresses. Take a couple pairs of your post earrings and make sure they go through the netting but don't fall through when you secure the backs.0 -
thanks katla! I am very touched by your comment.0
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PIp, How great to see Kirby running on the treadmill.Katla,..you are making amazing strides on your riding We aren't watching the Super Bowl. Since the Sea Hawks aren't playing, we don't care I talked today to a friend who broke her foot. I knew she was used to being very active and she told me that she'd found a video on YouTube with a 40 minute cardio workout to do seated with a broken foot....there are no barriers to finding some sort of exercise that will work. 0 -
Katla
I talked to my riding teacher about saddles during my lesson today and she said "not now." I need to have a particular horse in mind when I spend the money. She offers me so many opportunities to stretch my ability that I am quite satisfied with the "status quo." Today's lesson was "Barrel Racing--" at a walk and jog. The "barrels" were plastic cones and I was on a bareback pad with no saddle. She had the horse on a lunge line for a while and I had no reins then. It was all slow and safe, but quite a thrill for me. I kept my balance using thigh muscles and posture & didn't fall off, or even almost fall off. I am very pleased with myself.
Congratulations on the barrel racing.
CJ
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Didn't get to church this morning. Back still bothering me and the thought of sitting on those hard wooden pews was not nice at all. Pip, i just love the pic of Kirby on the treadmill. Have not watched any of the Super Bowl at all. Anyone from Indiana is going to root for the Denver Broncos because of Peyton Manning. I really don't care. I did watch Lady Gaga singing the National Anthem. I wish there was less vocal 'gymnastics' but I was surprised at how well she did compared to what her track record is. And she was decently dressed.
My husband's brother actually called him today! They see each other for funerals and that is it. Their Mom died 3 years ago and they haven't seen each other since. I had called them when he had his heart attack and when he had meningitis and he didn't see him. But he called him to let him know that the one remaining sibling of their Dad had
died. So now Charlie is the oldest in the family. So I asked Charlie which night he wanted to go to visitation and he said he had no interest in going since hadn't seen him in many years.Sigh
Joyce, Indiana0 -
PIp, How great to see Kirby running on the treadmill.Katla,..you are making amazing strides on your riding We aren't watching the Super Bowl. Since the Sea Hawks aren't playing, we don't care I talked today to a friend who broke her foot. I knew she was used to being very active and she told me that she'd found a video on YouTube with a 40 minute cardio workout to do seated with a broken foot....there are no barriers to finding some sort of exercise that will work.
thanks! it is great to see him on the treadmill. funny, i didn't care even when the seahawks were playing. kirby is watching the game, i'm not paying attention. i only pay attention for the commercials and 1/2 time...0 -
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I found something fun that's football related. We watched the "Puppy Bowl" on Animal Planet. It was hilarious, but the best part was watching Molly watch the puppies. She especially liked the kitten half time show. Neither of the other dogs watched, but she was watching every minute.0
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I had a great day. My Broncos won the Super Bowl!!!! My fitbit registered my heart at over 90 for most of the game, but I also got in over 10,000 steps pacing through the nerves. Ate and drank very moderately as decided to stay at home instead of going to a party where the temptations would be many. Happy dance!!!
Rori
Colorado Foothills
Celebrating the Denver Broncos, Superbowl 50 Champions!!
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I had a great day. My Broncos won the Super Bowl!!!! My fitbit registered my heart at over 90 for most of the game, but I also got in over 10,000 steps pacing through the nerves. Ate and drank very moderately as decided to stay at home instead of going to a party where the temptations would be many. Happy dance!!!
Rori
Colorado Foothills
Celebrating the Denver Broncos, Superbowl 50 Champions!!
I'm right there with you. I was born and raised in Denver, oldest daughter still lives there, along with sisters and many, many extended family members. I worked for the original owner of the Broncos for 9 years. Took phone calls on Monday mornings from people with lots of advice on how to run the team or "get rid of the quarterback". I loved every minute of it. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Bronco fan. So thrilled they won.
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Greetings!
Checking in to say “howdy”! I’ve been reading as much as I can and I thank you all for your collective wisdom, advice, and humor through your posts. Thinking of those of you with health, family, job, or other challenges. “Woo Hoo” to those of you with victories of any kind – scale, NSV, or anything else!
January ended in a 2 pound gain for me. I’ve been eating larger portions, more sweets treats, and not exercising. So I’m grateful it’s only a 2 pound gain. I’m struggling to get on track. So I’m going back to the “plan” I followed when I started losing weight: Eat less that I did when I gained weight, and move more than I did. That allowed me to make small changes and as I start to lose a little weight, I felt better. As a result, I became more diligent at logging food, eating more healthy food, and exercising more. Worked for me last year, so will try it again.
Tonight I set a goal to finish my internship for my MED (Master of Education) degree by the end of February. I made a timeline to help me stay on track. As a result, I may not have much time to check in over the next 3 weeks, but I will be thinking of you all!
Joyce in SD (still faceless since I can’t get my picture to post and haven’t gotten assistance from MFP help staff yet)
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face that turns us from failure to success - Dorothea Brande
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Hi Ladies
On the countdown to Florida. Launching Thursday. Been packing and had a really cool NSV! Realized most of my clothes were too big, had even got some friendly joshing at work that my pants were falling down and they were! So off to Walmart I went tonight to find some capris that fit. No capris but figured while the store was so quiet I would sample a few brands at a couple sizes each. I started in August with a very tight 24. Tonight every brand fit at size 20! And not even tight! The dressing room lady actually suggested trying on 18's but I was more than happy with the 20's.
Today I made my first ever chilli. I started w a basic recipe online. 3lbs ground beef some olive oil, fire roasted crushed tomatoes, kidney beans I rehydrated overnight and three spices 1Tb each of chilli powder and chipotle and 1/2 Tb cayenne. Cooked it in crockpot for three hours. Tasted it...spicy enough for a mild burm but not flavorful. So my daughter looked up some recipes and we augmented the basic recipe w 3 Tb brown sugar 3 Tb red wine vinegar 3 Tb beef bullion 1 Tb smoked paprika and two large onions diced. Cooked two more hours. NOW it was awesome!
Kim I got a very nice cauliflower and asparagus and some fresh from the dairy whole milk and am interested in your cauliflower chowder recipe. Could you post it.
Sylvia. I'm sorry you are discouraged. I agree with the others advice about a nutritionist visit. And I echo Barbie who reminded you to take care of yourself as if your life depended on it BECAUSE IT DOES. ...AND...we LOVE you!
Kayla. I look forward to your riding lesson description every week. I am definitely living vicariously through you!
Janet. I'm so sorry about your nephews!
Becca...way to go! That's what I've been doing setting goals of breaking the 250s 240s 230s 220s and currently trying to break the two tens! It's SO exciting that your so Close! And btw your recipes always pique my interest!
Chris...hang in there! Somehow a window will open!
Joyce and Lenora I'm worried about the both of you!
Allie...WOW! 100000 steps right off the bat! I haven't even got there yet!
To all of the newcomers..WELCOME! Stick around...I attribute a large part of my success the last 6 months to joining this amazing forum!
Mindy in the Boston Blizzard
Ps. Pip. I totally love the fence. I want one JUST like it. I wouldn't even change the color just weatherize it!
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Graffiti eggplant from Whole Foods. Need advice about how to cook. I've been told they have a milder flavor and thinner skin than regular Italian eggplant.
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Mindy- fantastic NSV! I wish I was going somewhere warm. Have a great time in Florida! Your chili sounds delicious.
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Mindy - a chilli normally has cumin in it, along with oregano, as well as the hot chilli powder. It's the cumin powder that gives it that rich taste. I also found a smoked adobe chilli (rehydrated) made a huge difference last time.
Love Heather UK0 -
Hi Heather
Hmmm I put the whole batch in the fridge in the crockpot ceramic...would it be advisable to add cumin tomorrow when I reheat it or is it to late? Any ideas for the fancy eggplant?
Thanks for the tip!
Mindy0 -
I second the motion of putting cumin into your chili, Mindy. It makes all the difference! Put it in as early as you can in the reheating so the flavors have time to "talk to each other".
My favorite eggplant recipe is an eggplant parmigiana. I bake peeled sliced eggplant until it's soft, then layer it with an onion-garlic-tomato sauce and slices of mozzarella. Dot the top layer of tomato sauce with spoonfuls of basil pesto and sprinkle over some grated parmesan. Bake in a moderate oven (275-300°F) until it's all bubbly and smells so good you can't resist any longer. I usually serve with fresh crusty sourdough bread to sop up all the juices. (So I can't eat it as often as I would like. I save it for special occasions.)
The Polar Jazz Festival is over now and I'll be back on the straight and narrow. We had two great concerts yesterday. The first was in the church and featured Longyearbyen Big Band: about 20 strong and incredibly talented for such a small place. Our Chilean guests were impressed when we pointed them out (on trumpet a teacher and a student at the local school, on piano the school principal, on trombone one of the doctors, on saxophone an airport security guard and a town administrator and so on and so forth). It makes for a really friendly atmosphere when everyone in the audience knows at least a few of the people on stage. Especially when nobody has to pretend the band is playing stupendously!
Another local, a soprano, joined them for a couple solos. One of her songs was "My funny valentine". When she got to the words "But don't change a hair for me / Not if you care for me / Stay little valentine, stay / Each day is Valentine's day" my husband slid his hand under mine and held on for the rest of the song.
The other concert was with a group that's very well known in Norway. They had a fantastic stage presence - warm and friendly. They were from northern Norway and could relate to our situation up here, with weeks of polar night. The last song they played for their curtain call was about the "dark season" and included the words "in that dark season light, where all the world is blue".
People often ask us how we can stand the winter darkness. But what we see in the dark season is the light. I really feel privileged to live in a place that allows me to appreciate and find great joy in something as simple as a little bit of light in the sky.
/Penny, once again feeling philosophical at the
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Mindy - if you are enjoying it as it is I wouldn't bother this time, just put it in next time you make it.
It would probably be a bit "powdery".
For the eggplant I would look at skinnytaste.com . You can put in a search for eggplant recipes. I do baked eggplant sticks, which I adore, though it's messy, (I use panko) and I have done the eggplant rollatini for a veggie friend. I froze it successfully, so, although it is a lot of work, you can have several meals from it. I like that.
With such a busy life I am impressed that you are doing so much cooking from scratch. :flowerforyou: I'm convinced that is one of the secrets to successful long term weight loss, as is really enjoying your food. The freezer is your friend. :bigsmile:
By the way, I often have my chilli with roasted cauliflower or butternut squash. Or cauliflower rice. Make sure when you put your chilli in the freezer that you label it with the calorie count. I try always to eat a less than 400 cal dinner. That is my max.
By the way, many congrats on the smaller sizes. Great! :drinker:
Dragged my way through my exercises today, but didn't do the arm weights. Did more weighted leg raises and a bit more balancing. Still got my 600 licked, but I was slooooooow.
In the night /early morning I was all set for giving myself a rest day, but felt a bit better after breakfast. Time for another painkiller.
Salmon, leek and pea Thai curry tonight :laugh: We'll see how that goes, I'm making it up.
Love Heather in the stormy, windy UK0 -
morning ladies~
well we get more snow today yipeee(NOT) have to work at 10:30 and driving Toms car again..it has been chilly for Florida but would much rather be there..
Oh well have to accept things I cant change... gonna go make a calzone for Tom for dinner and get my lunch together.. give my DB a call and take a shower..0 -
Pip- love the pic of Kirby on the treadmill! I always have to hold on when I begin running on a treadmill. I usually run and walk outside and the treadmill gives me a little bit of vertigo until I get used to it. Weird. But, Go Kirby! Tell him, thanks for the inspirational pic!
Sylvia-Have your meltdown! Give yourself time to rage and then recover! Some times you just need to get it all out so you can pull yourself back up. Good for you for letting your son know your availability!
Lenora- Funny that your hubby picked up Pride and Prejudice to watch. I was just talking to my niece about this movie. I love the BBC version with Colin Firth because it follows the books better and explains the little details that a two hour movie leaves out (like Darcy's hands). The BBC version was written like a miniseries so it is 6-8 hours long. BUT...I also love the Keira Knightly version for the beautiful scenery, the music and some of the scenes are wonderful.
Anne- Your day sounds WONDERFUL!! Sometimes it feels so good to just relax with friends!
Some one mentioned the Superbowl and their son rolling his eyes when she stated that she was rooting for the Panthers based on the color of the uniform. This made me laugh, because I basically do the same. We don't really watch pro football in our house; we do like college games. We are a Notre Dame family and root for them when they play; otherwise, I root for the team in the power color. I will almost always root for a team wearing red (unless it is USC. Can't stand that program!) Anyway, we did watch the Superbowl last night. I rooted for the Broncos because I figured Manning is the "old man" and I gotta root for getting it done at his age! Go Peyton! Mostly though, I was waiting for the half time show. I love the band Coldplay. The song Viva la Vida is one of my very favorite songs. It is a big spirit lifter for me. Hubby and son were watching the game in the basement and I was watching in the kitchen and prepping for the next days activities, when the half time show started. I could hear the guys laughing as I whooped and sang and danced in the kitchen, alone; yet totally thrilled. If only they had let Chris Martin and Coldplay have the whole half time show. Still waiting for Miss Thang Beyonce to put some pants on and waiting for Bruno Mars to wear something from this century that doesn't look like a garbage bag, though.
Good day yesterday, all in all. Got my leaky faucet taken care of (cue the Rocky theme song and bring me my cape)! Whoot! Got out for a walk in the 40 degree sunny winter day! The lake was beautiful, but I forgot my camera. Didn't make it shoe shopping though! Maybe tonight.
Happy Monday, all! Feeling the Monday blues? Put on your favorite song and dance in your kitchen! Maybe sing into a wooden spoon, too! Rock on!0 -
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