WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2016

Lagopus

Heather - I'm wondering if Bea may end up with a nose like the incredibly cute one on a friend of mine. It's small and perky-pointy and distinctive and thoroughly charming!

Yeah, lots of hares and ptarmigan on our property, wildlife that you might be able to turn into something delicious. It's just those difficult steps that have to come between admiring them and prepping the meat... I sometimes think I might be able to wring the neck of a hen, provided I had lots of them. Then again, I'm not sure. Heck, I have trouble watching my husband euthanize fish he's caught!

I've just been out for a nice walk up my local mountain here in Tromsø. Here's a pic from a ledge at about 500 feet, just below the current snow line. Your ship will dock either a bit to the left of the bridge or below the largest white square building beyond the bridge.


Time to rustle up some dinner!

/Penny

barbiecat

Lenora, I agree that paying a professional would be worth it to get rid of the stress and anger.....I know that I can't afford the "price" of having a friend do a job for me for "free"....there are too many emotions that get messed up in the process....I know that I would gladly pay hundreds of dollars for serenity and peace of mind.

We had four trees cut down yesterday because they were too close to the house and were likely to cause problems with the sidewalk and the foundation.....the pine tree was dropping needles into heat pump and when we had it serviced, the technician recommended getting rid of the tree....I liked the other three so I'm sad to see them gone...two of them had beautiful white flowers in the spring. I love trees and I hate to see them cut down even when I know it's for our safety or the safety of our house.

I have finished my snack and visit with all of you and now I'm headed out to pull weeds for an hour and enjoy my yard.

Barbie from overcast NW Washington

tryingtolive1

Mowed the grass today. It was so long took me twice the time. It rains everyday lately so it is growing like crazy and could not mow because it was so wet. Starting to sprinkle now so rest of it will have to wait till tomorrow.

Going to dinner tonight for my future dl birthday. Looked at menu not a single good choice on the menu. So portion control will be the best I can do. It is also a wine bar so that may be a challenge. Lol. Should be fun though.

Hope you all have a great day.

Anne from Wisconsin

klanders30

Happy Saturday everyone. Had a lovely morning with DH doing little errands. Nothing special but happy to have company. Goals for today, Plant my cucumbers and get to the gym

Looking for a shwarma recipe for something different to do with chicken.

Haven't seen beth posting lately. Hope all is well Beth?

Karen from my

jmkmomm

I want to thank you all for helping me figure out that I can now have the freedom of cutting my sister in law out of my life and not feel guilty about it. I woke up today feeling good about it.

Welcome Cynthia. Heather has written childrens books also.

Joyce, Indiana

barbiecat

tryingtolive1 wrote: »

Going to dinner tonight for my future dl birthday. Looked at menu not a single good choice on the menu. So portion control will be the best I can do. It is also a wine bar so that may be a challenge. Lol. Should be fun though.

Hope you all have a great day.

Anne from Wisconsin

Many restaurants will accommodate special orders. If there is something on the menu then you can order it without the sauces or ala carte. I order salads w/o dressing or sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. If there is chicken anywhere on the menu, I order grilled chicken with no sauce. If there are vegetables, you can order them steamed without butter. Use your creativity and imagination so you aren't faced with sauces and additions that you don't want.

Barbie

pipcd34

stat for the day:
jog- 1hr 57min 13sec, 140ahr, 157mhr, 1st 1/4mi 3.5sp, then 3/4mi @ 5.5sp, next 8mi @ 6.2-6.7sp, last 3mi @ 6.3-7.0sp, 12mi = 1271cal

pipcd34

guess i was able to do the 12mi b4 the 2hr run out time of the treadmill

janetr7476

Karen from NY - I too am concerned about Beth and Vicki in NE. Hope they are both ok.

Janetr OKC

cityjaneLondon

Pip - Wowsa!

Janetr - Yes, it's been ages since we heard from either of them. Vicki especially. (Motorbikes)

Joyce - WTG!

Just been watching a programme about Alzheimers. They are developing and trialling a new drug to use in the early stages of the disease. Good first results.
Also important is lots of deep sleep. Eat fish, especially salmon. Eat eggs, especially egg yolks. Lots of vegetables. All different colours. Olive oil. Oooooohhhh, sounds just like my diet. Going to have scrambled eggs for lunch tomorrow.

Lots of love, Heather UK

skuehn48

Hi All: Had a perfect morning for working outside. It was cool and cloudy but not raining. We have put the horses out in the front pasture and they are happy with the extra grass. My old girl laid down in the middle and had a nice nap.

Pip - That wooden bike is really cool. What kind of wood is it made out of and how much does it weigh?

CJ - Hope things look up soon and I am with some of the others, tell us about the professional high.

Welcome to those that are new. Come in and hang out when you can. Everyone take care, Sue in WA

pipcd34

Skuehn48- bike is maple and walnut, about as light as a road bike. Made in the USA wood grown in the US too

oceanmelody

Pip, that bike is beautiful!
Lenora, it sounds like your week was rough enough for a battalion of folks...sure hope you can catch a breather soon!
Barbie, I know it must have hurt to lose those trees, but safety is important. Hugs!
Michele, the dress is lovely!
Welcome to the new people and good luck to all of us.
Got up before dawn for a photo class field trip and since I am not a morning person I managed to lose somebody else's tripod part and one of my own earrings. But it was lovely otherwise. Got to walk leisurely for a very long time.
Betty

barbiecat

I sent a message to Vicki from Grand Island, NE....and she replied....she has been having a lot of stuff going on including injuring herself in a fall but she says she'll be back with us soon.

Barbie

pipcd34

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barbiecat

Stats for today:
16,000 steps
220 minutes of dog walking
60 minutes garden puttering



Strong Lifts with dumbbells
sumo squats 3 X 10 @ 30 lbs
bench press 3 X 10 @ 40 lbs
dumbbell row 5X5 @ 60 lbs
kettle bell swing 3 X 10 @ 20 lbs


Barbie from beautiful rainy NW Washington

janetr7476

Barbie - thanks so much for the news from Vicki. Glad she is ok after her fall.

Janetr okc

mikesmom1983

My car is still in the shop so I'm driving around in a Porche. BF lent it to me, he is quite wonderful and I'm having a blast!

Chris in MA

jmkmomm

WOW, I have gotten myself into a rat hole. I decided to make a comment on a stores face book site about an opinion of something i didn't like. Lots of trolls came out to tell me what they thought of me. I know I probably should have just left it at that but I wanted to show them that a person can react in respect and calmly. UMMM, it didn't help. I know that this is why some of you don't do face book. I think social media can play a big part and I try to respect that. I will just comment that I have said my viewpoint and am aware that not everyone agrees with me and that is what the good ol' USA is all about. And then I will respectfully leave and let the trolls find some one else to attack and then never make another comment on a stores face book site about a policy I don't agree with. My oldest daughter messaged me that I should just delete my comment because it might stress me out to much reading the comments completely degrading me and calling me every name in the book. But it doesn't. I said what I believe in and was proud of it. I know how these trolls even try to make a person feel worse by commenting on any grammatical error so I am double checking that. My nephew came to my rescue after one comment and he is continuing. I have told him that although I appreciate him taking up for me, that I worry about how stressed he will get.

High dose Advil is helping my jaw or maybe it is the combination of this very soft diet that after 3 days I am very tired of. I want my chicken and pork chop. Charlie has his colonoscopy Monday so we went and got stuff for his clear liquids tomorrow.

Joyce, Indiana

pipcd34

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KetoneKaren

OMG! I went to work 14 hours ago and came home and there are 60 new posts on this thread! WOWZA! I have found my thread.

@GRITSandSLUTS - Lenora, thank you for even reading my post, much less replying to it, given what you are dealing with. With friends like that, who needs enemies? And the hell with bras, anyway. They're overrated.

I'm pooped after being on my feet all day, going to eat some nice Greek yogurt and raspberries to finish out my food diary for the day.

I am going to enjoy this journey so much more for having found all of you lovely people.

Karen in Virginia

Annr

Karen in Virginia~ Yep we all have the "gift for gab"!! It's nice to be a part of this group, part of a feminine collective. I feel powerful with you all :-)
Becca
Oregon

Annr

Chris in MA~ Oooh la-la...a Porsche!! I am impressed with mystery guy already!
Becca

KetoneKaren

@barbiecat Barbie - Brandy & Sasha are lovely! We are only allowed 3 adult dogs, but what the heck.
I have 4.

@cityjaneLondon Heather UK - that Bea! I could eat her up. What a doll!

@Annr Becca Oregon - gift for gab is right! plus lots of genuine caring...


Karen in Virginia

pipcd34

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Charleen2

A happy and sad day today. One of my neighbors passed away this week (lost her battle with cancer) and her funeral was today. She was a young 34yrs old. It was a lovely service and we (the neighbors) will be there for her grieving husband. They had been married only 3 years. She received her diagonisis 3 weeks before their wedding day. They made the most of the time they had together and he loves her very much.

Being retired I spend my days in blue jeans and t-shirts. I rarely need to dress up anymore.

Today I pulled out a pair of dress pants that 3 months ago were too tight to wear but a year ago I could wear. Today I climbed in them and they were comfortable. Not tight or stretched at all. Better fit than a year ago!

I have not weighed myself in a year because I hated how heavy I had become. So I adopted a different way to monitor my weight loss journey. I call it the waistband method. If the waistband is tight on my jeans, I must of gained weight. If they fit lose or looser, than I must of lost weight. If pants I haven't put on fit that I know are smaller than my current jeans, it means I am on the right track.

I could have worn those dress slacks all day and still been as comfortable as I am in my blue jeans.

A sad and happy day. God gained another angel , I realized I have lost weight.

Charleen2

Penny - I live at an alititude of around 5,000ft. Altitutide sickness is common here when folks come from lower elevations and is a serious condition. It takes about 3 weeks to fully adjust to the elevation for folks coming here for the first time. I had a bad case of it at 14,000ft years ago and haven't tried to go that high since.

So, here is a pic of my home and area. The picture was taken off my back deck and is of Longs Peak located in Rocky Mountain National Park. The bird is a red tailed hawk who happens to live somewhere nearby.

Charleen in Colorado (Breath takingly beautiful Colorado)

janetr7476

Charleen - I believe that's Long's Peak located in Rocky Mountain National Park. Trail Ridge Road goes over this peak into Grand Lake. It's the highest continuous pass in the United States. Pikes Peak is located south of there, to the southwest of Colorado Springs.

After I lost 125# two years ago, I hiked to the top of the peak from Trail Ridge.


Janetr OKC

Charleen2

Hi Janet,

You are correct. Had a brain fart and corrected my post after re-reading it. You look fab in your Longs Peak hike photo!

Charleen in Colorado (not lost, just tired)

janetr7476

Charleen - I know that feeling lol After your bad/good day I certainly understand. I just lost my 34 year old step daughter two weeks ago. She had not been ill at all, her heart just stopped. They called it stress related. She was a single mom from 15 years of age. Left an 18 year old son, a high school senior. It was such a shock and very sad. Thanks for the comment on the picture.

Janetr OKC (Denver native, transplanted to OK 15 years ago)