WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016

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  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Re~ There are days when I do cook more than one meal for a dinner, but its most often because one of the two people I cook for is having left-overs. Years ago, left-overs never happened, I mean no one would eat them, because their father wouldn't eat left-overs... So there are times when I have some steak left over and I cut it up fine, spice the hell out of it, and throw it in a toasted bun. Voila! BAM meal done. The other night I did the bacon for one and the ham for the other because I spoil them.. Aaand I used the bacon to fry the ham, and cook the eggs. Is it wrong to fry ham in bacon drippings?? hahahaha! Not in my world. Pig is pig I suppose.

    I raised a piglet when I was in grade school. We had a family reunion that year, and one of my Minnesota relatives brought a piglet that was being ignored by its momma. I nursed it back to health, (it had sores from where the sow had pushed it aside), and fed it with a bottle. My dog Katie, that was black and white like the piglet was, even got into the caring. Until the piglet was looking for a teat that Katie didn't own...so the their relationship ended abruptly. Poor thing. But in the end, that pig weighed 200 lbs, and was a scary thing. We all know the end, so I don't have to type it. If you can't guess its fate, return to the food part of the story...

    You rock with the sweaty knees girl!
    Becca
    (I have old looking knees that make noise like a transformer)
    Oregon
  • ljdw99
    ljdw99 Posts: 360 Member
    :)
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,001 Member
    :heart:

    Still lurking! Lol!
    Irish Terri
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,087 Member
    Morning Ladies~
    I am up and dressed.. gonna go home in a bit and see what I can make for dinner and Toms Lunch, thentake the dogs for a walk, and then go feed DFIL,
    Tracy, Tal and I are going to the Christmas tree shop and to lunch, and maybe buy her some school clothes, going to raid my secret stash of money for this.. I know I know use it on something for me.. easier said than done.. but wont raid it to hard..
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning all! Happy Thursday!
    Becca- I find absolutely nothing wrong with cooking ham in bacon grease! I remember my grandma used to keep her can of bacn grease on the back of her cook stove. She was still using a wood fed cook stove when I was a teenager; but I tell you, she made the best EVERYTHING! And I think it was because she cooked everything in bacon grease. I tried it once for my dh and dys recently. They didn't really notice the change, but I did. Memories of grandma! Had to stop that, though. I was enjoying it a little too much! And the piglet? Reminds me of the time my dad got my sister and I bunnies for Easter. He thought he had gotten two males; nope. We went from 2 bunnies one Easter to over 100 bunnies a year later! Dad was constantly building coops, and we learned REALLY fast not to make pets of them. They were delicious!
    Re- sweaty knees? LOL! I am like that, too. I sweat from every where! My friends that I used to meet at the gym would laugh because I am a sweatty betty! I heard once that if you aren't sweating 1) you aren't working hard enough and 2) you aren't hydrated enough.
    Katla- Happy belated birthday! Hope your day was fantastic!
    Melanie- Been thinking of you in Baton Rouge <3 My heart is with you and your community. Senseless violence takes a lot out of you and makes you feel sick to your stomach and makes your heart hurt. Sending good thoughts your way. Come and visit us often. It will help to fill your soul with good things!

    Last year, I read a book called Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. A fantastic book about a tribe of people who live in the Copper Canyons of Mexico/U.S. and how they live and run these long, long distances. Amazing read that made me rethink how we live and how the shoes we wear are most likely causing the problems we are having with our feet/legs/backs...Love this book. That was last year. On a recent trip to my library, I saw that Chris M wrote another book last year called Natural Born Heroes. This one is another great read! It is basically the history of the Natural Movement/Parkour fitness movement. It is about how Winston Churchill thought out of the box during WW2 and put together a group of uniquely trained warriors, called The Firm. These were just regular people who didn't fit into the military/military training, but learned skills and a way of moving and pushing themselves and accomplished great things (especially on the isle of Crete). Just a fantastic read if any of you have the time and inclination... I haven't finished it yet, but while I was reading last night, I came across the name of a young man who has begun to put Natural Movement on the map as a way to strenghten your body and become more fit. His name is Erwan Le Corre. His first video he made was called The Work-out The World Forgot www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKGF-ErsJiI
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    tshirtartist- I found your post on the June thread in regards to the recent news of your sister's breast cancer diagnosis. So sorry to hear! My family is also in another cancer battle; my younger sister has brain cancer. My heart is with you. Sending good thoughts and prayers your way. and YES! it does make you think about your own health and making it a priority!
  • CSSJ09
    CSSJ09 Posts: 296 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »

    I am down 2 lbs since 2 weeks ago, 23 lbs since mid-April, but I "feel" fatter, isn't that weird?

    Karen in Virginia
    This is how I feel. I have 15 to 20 pounds to go and my current weight is the new status quo. Realistically, I know that I had to replace most of the wardrobe, but knowing I have more to lose, makes me feel really fat, although I am not.
    CJ

  • ilikegardens
    ilikegardens Posts: 134 Member
    Re, Sheepshead! (That was supposed to be "sheesh!", but my auto-correct changed it and I liked it... is that really a word?) Why didn't I think about opening another browser window?? I do that all the time! In any case, thanks for pointing that out. I was wondering how you managed to respond to so many of us! And congrats on your sweaty knees! It means you're working hard. (It also probably means that it's humid down there.) Also, you have inspired me to get on the elliptical before I sit down for the day.

    Janetr, it's wonderful to do be able to do things you couldn't do before! You're talking about huge functional gains, and it's so challenging to get those. I'm very impressed.

    Joyce, I hope you get opportunities to rest in a calm place in the coming weeks. Hospitals are tough to be in.

    More later, the elliptical is calling...

    KarenE

  • miriamwithcats
    miriamwithcats Posts: 1,120 Member
    Janet, you have naked ladies in your yard!!! That is one of the common names for that flower. I have some too, and love them. For those that don't know, they have flat strap-like leaves in the spring, similar to daffodil leaves. But those die back, and late summer you get one stalk with one flower. They are a bulb that is in the amarylis family.
  • ljdw99
    ljdw99 Posts: 360 Member
    :)
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Good Thursday Morning to All! :)

    Joyce ~ Your mention of nifedipine had me looking up side effects as I also take that. It looks like I have a lot of the side effects mentioned and now I am wondering about an alternative. I was prescribed this while I was teaching and under a lot of stress 10 or so years ago. I also take lysinopril and was prescribed simvastatin. All of these meds have a lot of side effects. I want to stop taking these but worry what will happen if I do. Will talk to my doc the next visit.

    Becca ~ Love your outlook on life! We are so lucky to have you among us.

    Congrats to all you ladies who are doing kettle bell swings and other exercises. I admire you so much! o:)

    Carol

  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :) Good morning, Today is the day I dance both morning and afternoon and Jake's daughter and her family are supposed to show up.

    :)Becca, I appreciate your upbeat attitude. I learned that cultivating an attitude of gratitude would make my life run better and it has. Instead of whining about changing sheets, towels, and clothing so much during Jake's healing, I am so grateful that I own a working washer and dryer and I add them to my gratitude list every day.

    81824br5uyrfrsr.gifBarbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington t113030.gif

    My word for 2016 is "alacrity"....I will greet all experiences in my life with cheerful readiness
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    miriamwithcats wrote: »
    Janet, you have naked ladies in your yard!!! That is one of the common names for that flower. I have some too, and love them. For those that don't know, they have flat strap-like leaves in the spring, similar to daffodil leaves. But those die back, and late summer you get one stalk with one flower. They are a bulb that is in the amarylis family.

    You are right, they do have one stalk, but each of these stalks have four or five flowers on them.

    Janetr okc
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Barbie ~ Did we miss your birthday?
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Have a great day everyone. I am having a friend over for coffee and pineapple upside down cake (DH loved it! I made two and sent one over to our great neighbor) I don't love it myself so it is not going to be tough to say no thanks, I'll have peach slices out as well since peaches are pretty good right now!

    Michelle I bought the armband on a whim, hadn't been looking for one, do you not like it because it gets in the way, too much trouble? Anyway , thanks for thinking of me I will use mine today and see if it is useful.

    Can't believe how quickly the week has flown by. NYKAREN
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,254 Member
    Janetr My mom had those kind of lilies. Thank you for sharing!
  • Lilymay2
    Lilymay2 Posts: 2,525 Member
    So apparently it is "National Junk Food Day" .... as if we need one of those!! So I indulged!! Bagel, cream cheese and strawberry jam!! And I know my body will revolt, headache from the yeast and sugar...ugh!

    And is it Friday yet? All the company will be leaving Friday morning, yeah! However it is pouring rain and I am going back to my granddaughters swimming lessons, so I don't know what they are going to do! Maybe they could pit the 4 pails of sour cherries they thought they should pick for me....ha ha

    Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    My husband is on a kick of selling the house and buying a new motor home and becoming full time RV'ers. It scares me to death but appealing at the same time. We found a two year old motor home yesterday that has only 6500 miles on it with washer/dryer, dishwasher, two bathrooms, king size bed, yada, yada. I think I could live in it, but talk about purging " stuff". Kept me awake thinking, now I'm dragging. Have to go to Sam's and then get the motor home loaded as we are leaving Monday for Denver to attend my sister's 50th anniversary party.

    Thank, Margaret.

    Janetr okc
  • trulydivyn
    trulydivyn Posts: 13 Member
    Good Morning Ladies!! Have a fantastic Thursday - it's my "Friday" and I'm excited for my birthday weekend - especially since I was clear enough to my family and friends that I'm not accepting food gifts, but they can have whatever they want!! So, my daughter surprised me with a Spa day gift for Sunday (my birthday is Monday the 25th), and my son has a golf date with his Mom on Saturday. I'll certainly get my steps in walking 18holes early in the morning! Yes, it's going to be very hot here in Vegas, it always is, but you get used to it and a sunrise tee time is always the best way to start the day in my opinion since I can't be near the ocean this year!!

    Dorrie aka TrulyDivyn from Vegas
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    jmkmomm wrote: »
    Happy birthday Katla

    Love you guys. I agree on some ones sentiment. I like it that Re is here. I love her sense of humor and how personal she is. I love how so many of you are joining in this challenge and that Mary is back and getting people on the kettlebell again. Meg is back. Now we need Terri and Sylvia.

    Joyce, Indiana where it is better temperature today

    I agree. I miss Gloria, too, so add her to the list.

    Katla
  • trulydivyn
    trulydivyn Posts: 13 Member
    MamaSooz89129 wrote: »
    Hello,
    Greetings from Las Vegas - I'm 56, a working mom/grammie with about 70 lbs yet to lose. Please see my post about frustrating plateaus. Looking for a long-term lifestyle change... I've accepted there's no quick fixes and I'm trying to be positive and hopeful. I'd love to offer my support to whoever needs it and hope you will do the same!

    Good Morning!! Vegas here as well...

    Dorrie aka TrulyDivyn from Vegas
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
    oh yeah, morning peeps
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    <3
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    Peach1948 wrote: »
    Barbie ~ Did we miss your birthday?

    :) My birthday was in March and I shared about the birthday party put on by my line dance class.

    :) Katla is the one who had a birthday yesterday (or maybe the day before)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
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  • DamitJanit
    DamitJanit Posts: 1,329 Member
    Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

    Good Morning Ladies,

    Barbie, sometimes I don’t even like having to go on my own appointed rounds, so I know I wouldn’t want to have to chauffer DH everywhere that he goes. Especially since he is so good about going places that I don’t particularly care to go like grocery shopping, car servicing, dog to groomer and vet, etc. He is so good to me. Hope Jake will be able to drive soon. (later) Isn’t it funny how family or friends will ask about a schedule for visiting but then do what is convenient for them? Sometimes I wonder why people even ask if they are going to do what they want anyway.

    Katla, I do hope the heat doesn’t keep you from seeing the sights. I’ve never been there either and wanted to go a few years ago but DH pointed out that I couldn’t walk far or for long so it would be a waste of time. Now I can do much better so may have to put it back on my list. Hope you have a ball.

    Joyce, so glad the surgery is over. Unless you are actually entertaining Charlie when you are at the hospital I don’t see any reason for you to sit there all day every day. Don’t feel guilty, girl! I love the story about you observing the heart surgery. Thanks for sharing that.

    VickiNE, sorry about your mom. Sending healing thoughts and prayers for her and a (((Hug))) for you.

    Allie, your DGD is an absolute “Doll”. I’d be proud too.

    MicheleNC, how sweet of Jess to get you the “incredible edibles”, but an even sweeter card.
    Carey, waving-smiley-emoticon.gif Good to see you. You have been missed.

    Heather, I’ve put on about 5 pounds and not really sure why. I’m working out at the gym 2 to 3 days a week but don’t think it’s muscle weight! I do notice I get hungry more when I work out.

    Janetr, at least you noticed that KJ said it was Tuesday on Wednesday. I’m still a day behind on my reading the posts so I didn’t even notice. You are just one sharp lady!

    Cheri, I’m getting so excited for you and your move. I hope all the stars are in line for everything to go perfectly. How nice for your son to get to transfer. When will he be moving?

    Mary, I see Shep like the water as much as my Maggie does. They make it hard to try to water a garden when holding the hose but what fun to watch.

    Katla, I missed your birthday because I got behind on my reading. I hope it was a wonderful day!!!!

    Meg, glad your visit with DD was a good one. How nice to get the email from a past student. Isn’t it wonderful to know someone actually acknowledges you for your contributions.

    KJ, how nice to get some sound advice on your swimming. Hope it helps.

    Balencedlif3, welcome. We always have room for more. Please tell us about yourself to help us get to know you. We also ask that you sign each post with the name you want to be called and a location, general or specific. This is a great place for support and information so come often.

    Trulydivyn and Crowderd welcome to both of you as well. Come often and join right in. See the post above for the same info.

    Allie, those angel wings are growing. If you aren’t’ careful you won’t be able to get through the doorway soon. You just give, give, give and are so good to everyone. What an inspiration you are, my friend. ((((Hugs))))

    Sue, a big Congrats on the remission. I hope it hangs around for years and years.
    Carey, that is sad about your great grandfather’s house. sad-eyes-smiley-emoticon.gif

    IrishTerri, get out of those shadows and come into the light. How’s life treating you?

    KJ, when I was growing up and the first few years after I got married, we kept bacon grease that we used to season all the veggies. They made little coffee pot looking things with a strainer at the top, just for such a purpose.

    CarolGA, do talk to your doctor before changing any medication, but sometimes I don’t think that they consider there might be a better choice unless we bring it up. Good luck.

    Janetr, I can’t even imagine living in an RV as a permanent home. How do you even do that? Do you just pick a place and get a PO box as your permanent address? I have friends that did that but when gas got so expensive they ended up settling down in one spot in Florida. I know you will decide on what’s best for your family. Just make sure you have room for your weights.

    MamaSnooz, welcome. You are right about no quick fix or certainly one that will last. Please sign your posts with the name you want to be called and a location. Come often and chat away.

    Dorrie, Happy Birthday on Monday just in case I get behind again. It’s been known to happen.

    Pip, mornin right back at ya. I knew you would get those miles even though you decided to take it easy. You are unbelievable, woman!!!

    pretty-pink-welcome-smiley-emoticon.gifto 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.
    I am so excited. I got really far behind and have caught up. Of course it took all morning and I do have other things to do but you are all important to me. I have had one or two things to do every day this week. In between those is lots of time on the computer for my two volunteer jobs. After my board meeting tonight I think I have nothing scheduled until next Tuesday. Wooopeeeeee. I also have the Convention taped from the last two nights that I want to skim through. Congrats to all with successes and best wishes for those with struggles. Our weather is not predicted to get out of the high 80’s today. It’s still humid so doesn’t feel great but we’ve been in the high 90’s for a while so this is a nice change. Stay cool ladies.happy-moments-smiley-emoticon.gif
    Sending love and good thoughts to all of you and I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Day!
    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.
    I Love you, blow.gif
    DJ
    Myrtle Beach, SC
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