WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016
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Just popping in to say hello and thank you for all your helpful, informative, and entertaining posts. Not able to respond individually, but I so much appreciate all of you.
Had a family picnic yesterday at the farm place where I grew up, and my sister now lives. It was so hot and humid but everyone seemed to have a good time anyway. Fortunately we could go in her house to cool off. I had an enormous amount of fun, but I ate entirely too much of the wrong kinds of food, so my weight was up a couple pounds again this morning. I have been more careful today (except for the food samples at Sam’s Club) so hopefully will be on a downward trend now.
Does anyone have recipes that would use some overripe strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries? I looked on line and recipes I found for overripe fruit are jams (nope – don’t need those calories), sweet breads or muffins (again - nope), or smoothies that use yogurt (not a fan of yogurt and don’t have any in the house) or ice cream (ummm… tempting, but nope). I’d welcome suggestions!
My thought for this week is: Hunger is NOT an emergency!
Have a great week everyone!
Joyce in SD
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barbiecat - those "monkey feet" that i wear are vibram 5 finger shoes. have been wearing them for some years now. my 2nd marathon in them, this will be kirby's 4th in them. they are very comfortable.
the MS ride is very pretty and so well supported, it would have been cool if we would have been in there huh!
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Kim and Barbie, Thanks very much for the ideas. I think you're right, Barbie, that if I just let myself relax and be open to opportunities things will happen. And Kim, I never even thought about a gardening club even though it's a favorite activity.
Becca, loved your pics of the family and seeing your sons grow. They were adorable, such rosy cheeks!
Today I did the elliptical for 41 minutes, the most I've done since my surgery. But I did it before I did any weights, and so my muscles in my recovering hip were too fatigued and sore to do much. I usually can do my weights either before or after cardiovascular exercise (although it's definitely easier if I do them before), so I was surprised. I limited myself to two each of front and side planks, and managed a minute on one of the front planks.
If I wanted to post a picture in this discussion, how would I do it? I usually use my tablet, should I do it on my computer?
KarenE1 -
Did 45 min Ellen Barrett Fat Burning Fusion DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do 10 minutes of yoga, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.
This morning I got my breakfast for tomorrow ready (steel cut oats, applesauce, peas, cantaloupe), got dinner ready for me for tonight so that the veges will start to thaw, now making a baked potato for Vince to have sometime next week.
This morning after Vince gets up I'm going to make the chocolate tofu (shhh..don't tell Vince there's tofu in it) pie and then go work on those weeds. I know that I won't be able to do anything tomorrow since I have exercise, then bowling, then home for dinner, then ceramics, then mahjongg (Vince will only have to take me two more times...yea!). I'm going to use the silken tofu since last time when I used to firm tofu he wouldn't eat it, said it was too "gritty" (well, that's because I used the firm tofu). So this time I'm going to add some unflavored gelatin, only I'll have to guess as to how much gelatin to use.
Karen in VA - I refuse to wear Crocks. To me, they are too ugly. I got this really really comfortable pair of Reeboks at Hamrick's a few years ago. They are slip-ons, no back. But they are so so comfortable. I've called Reebok and they are no longer making them. If they ever do, you can bet that I'll buy quite a few pair.
Tuesday I'm having "Rumikub in the spa". Actually, I only invited 3 other women. One will be in CO visiting her grandchildren, the other can't make it (I don't know why), so I emailed the third and asked her if she still wanted to do it since it'll only be the two of us. She said she did so that means that I need to clean the house.
Mary from MN - I looked at the video of how to do the Russian squat (is that what it's called?). I don't know if I can go down that low in my squat. Do you need to go down that low?
Carol/Peach - you know what's one thing that I like about this site? Like you said, there are people with expertise in different areas. So when I have a question, even tho Vince always says to me "google it", the first thing I do is ask someone on here. 9 times out of 10 someone can give me an idea or help me out.
CJ - I didn't realize you were in Chester County in PA! We moved from Kennett Square.
Went out and worked on the weeds some. It was hot and humid, more humid than it was yesterday. I could feel that I don't work as hard. Anyway, I guess I was only out there for a few hours then, yes barbie, I went in the pool. Unfortunately, the water wasn't refreshing at all (92 degrees). But it was so nice to lay there and listen to the waterfall.
I'm in awe of everyone who fixes things. You go girls!
Becca - loved all the pics. You certainly make a good "proper lady". Out of curiosity, are "proper ladies" nudists in the shadows???? lol
Joyce - yea for Charlie! Happy Birthday
Marcelyn - I tried to learn Polish and it's the same way. So many tenses, formal and informal, etc.
Rori - I absolutely love golden beets. For some reason I just can't seem to eat the beet greens. Well, I don't cook them with any ham hocks or anything like that. To me, tho, the green can be so bitter. Great job on the shopping!
Lisa - have I told you how very impressed I am with your paper?
Joyce in SD - when I have overripe fruit, I usually freeze it.
KarenE - after you write your post, click on the little icon on top of where you post that looks like a piece of paper with one corner turned down. Then it'll ask you to search your computer for the pic. Click on the pic and it'll upload it here. I'm sure someone else will give you more complete directions than I can.
Michele in NC
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KarenE, I only post here from my computer. Just above where you type your post is an icon that looks like a piece of paper with the corner turned down. If you click on it, you can add your pictures. Good luck.
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Barbie let's not forget wood rot. LOL
DJ YUM!!!!!!!!!!!
Becca fun pictures! Went out to dinner with friends and the had make your own Sundays for dessert. Yum!
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michele- practice it without weight in front of the mirror, act as though you are holding the horns of the Kettlebell, go as low as you can just try to improve depth before adding any weight. Even if it takes months! Use your elbows to push your knees apart opening up your hips do not cause any pain. Gentle pressure. Eventually you will be able to go deep then start to add weight.
Directions for correct form-
Stand holding a light kettlebell by the horns close to your chest. This will be your starting position. Squat down between your legs until your hamstrings are on your calves. Keep your chest and head up and your back straight. At the bottom position, pause and use your elbows to push your knees out.
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Mary and any of you other brillant women! - question about squats, so I can go about 2 inches lower than the 90 degree for a chair, and then my knees are talking to me, I can force it, but at about 4 inches below, i'm at welling up with tears level of pain and all the way down and I'm dying... so I never go below the 2 inch or so mark.. and I've been doing my version of a squat 20 a day for 3 years... never gets worse, never gets better... what do you think? just my stupid knees? form? ????
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Michele in NC~Well, our family hobbies have started and ran their course delightfully, the longest being with the SCA and Renaissance Faires (12 yrs), then nudists ( about 10 yrs)...and nooo if you don't have your head covered with a cap then the proper term goes out the window. We actually had one HECK of a garage sale and sold all our Renaissance garb and stuff to fund the Nudist resort fees! I went from corset to AHHHH in one year. Never looked back... hahaha!
Becca
corsetless in
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Mary and any of you other brillant women! - question about squats, so I can go about 2 inches lower than the 90 degree for a chair, and then my knees are talking to me, I can force it, but at about 4 inches below, i'm at welling up with tears level of pain and all the way down and I'm dying... so I never go below the 2 inch or so mark.. and I've been doing my version of a squat 20 a day for 3 years... never gets worse, never gets better... what do you think? just my stupid knees? form? ????
Kim
It depends on what type of squat you are doing. I would never squat or do any exercise that causes any new pain. Unless you are doing rehab for some reason. Or the pain is always there such as knee or joint pain and you are not causing injury. If you are feeling the stretch it should not be painful. If your knees are hurting adjust the width of your stance or the pointing of your toes.
GobletSquats
http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/goblet-squat
Regular squat
http://youtu.be/p3g4wAsu0R4
Back squat
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VnV7vEi7Sz8
Watch these videos and let me know which one you are doing.
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Becca, loved the pictures. I have never known of anyone who actually participates in those fairs. In our area we have some different war re-enactments but none of the Renasaince fairs.
Pip, I just thought that was a picture of part of the MS ride until Barbie said something about the video. It is quite beautiful. Sure would have liked to see you two riding by so we could wave at you though. Thank you so much for doing that.
Just had to change Charlie's ileostomy bag and tomorrow is trash day and I didn't want that old bag in the house all week so I just stepped outside to put it in the trash barrel. It is so hot and humid even at 1 AM. One of the companies that make ostomy supplies provides these trash bags. I don't know if they are odor resistant or not since the actual ostomy bags are but it is nice to just open it up and dump your stuff in as you take off the old bag and clean everything up. If only the trash man knew what all is in our trash can. I'm glad it is a robot arm on the garbage truck that picks the trash cans up.
Charlie had a nice birthday today. His brother that is directly younger than him called him. They are really the only two that talk to each other. Michelle came over and we went out to Bob Evans. Her and I went to the store, this latest surgery caught us low on kitty litter and cat food. He was just now able to carry those things and now he can't again. We get the 40 lb bags so Michelle carried went with me and carried them and then opened up the cat food bag and poured it into our plastic container. Plus I can never get the strip that seals the kitty litter container off so she took care of that also. While we were gone Christina called her dad. She makes me so nervous. she waits until evening to call him and he gets a complex that no one is going to call him. So he got to talk to all his family that matters to him. I got him a single piece of cake at Walmart. hate to pay that much but I wasn't going to buy a whole cake or make one. He didn't complain as he ate it.
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Becca Thank you for the recipe. I must check out the cookbook. It sounds wonderful. I love anything with oats, notwithstanding Johnson's Dictionary. Wonderful pictures of your reenactment days. The boys look so happy and involved. A great way to bring the family together between deployments. We were BAR - Brigade of the American Revolution- in New England. However, we traveled all over East Coast to various historic locations.
Kim Love the bunny ears. Is that a Jack rabbit? The ears are so much longer than the ones sported by the local marauders in my garden. I have tried to remind mine about Mr. MacGregor, but they know I am bluffing.
Pip I am not sure I would have the nerve to ride across a very tall bridge. But it looks spectacular.
Joyce in SD try mashing the berries, sprinkle some Stevia, agave, or other preferred sweetener on them, and put them into ice cube trays. Pop them into water or iced teas or eat when you want something cold, sweet and refreshing.
MicheleI am not in Chester County, PA but know the back roads after years of driving them to horse shows. I am sure we contributed to the mushroom industry every time we cleaned out the trailer.
Joyce in Indiana so glad Charlie could have a birthday at home. Great achievement on your part.
CJ
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Joyce Happy birthday to Charlie!
Becca You were a wench either way!
Cute, cute boys. And interesting recipe for the oat farls.
Kim in N Calif I love bunnies, even if they do eat the goodies. I had a pet bunny for 8 years. He was an albino named Flopsy. I got him when I was 9 and he died the spring I graduated from high school.
Michele NC Very sneaky you, mixing the tofu in with the chocolate! I've heard of people doing that with avocado, too, never tried it but supposed to be very creamy.
KarenE That sounds like a very admirable workout to me!
Joyce SD "Hunger is not an emergency." Yes, I like that and shall adopt it. Thanks!
Mary OMG! My quads are stiff and sore this morning LOL!!! Those goblet squats! I'm gonna have to take a hot shower BEFORE I work out today. Going to try a "get up" or whatever it's called, with no weights so I can start working on my form. Thanks for continuing to post videos, form is everything in preventing injury.
Miriam Great caulk tip! I wonder why I didn't think of that! I'm always annoyed with the way my caulk lines look and fuss about trying to make it look neat after the fact. Thanks.
Janetr and whoever else posted about hats being too big LOL! I have such a small head (6 3/4) it would be a tragedy if I lost my fathead...I'd have to wear children's hats.
Lillian Congrats on retiring. My next door neighbor Debbie retired, and her husband had plans for 18 months of various travel plans plus trips to see daughters graduate and see family. She finally told him "enough already, I want to stay home and enjoy being retired for awhile!" She is really enjoying it. He works from home (forensic accountant, very interesting job). She was an Altria exec.
I have 5 H.S. buddies who are still my dear friends. Of the 6 of us, 2 are still working (moi), 3 are retired, and 1 is in a nursing home with dementia. Seems so very odd to contemplate retirement, which is what old people do - NOT. I like the discounts, though.I keep a jar on my counter, and drop plastic gemstones in for each pound lost. I have 15 in there so far, would like to see at least a couple more in there before the end of the month.
I like this idea! Very pretty reminder!
Pip Woweee! Love the MS ride venue. Breathtaking!
KJ That was a picture perfect day for a hardworking wonderful woman, so glad you shared it with us.
Lovely ladies Have a nice week. Stay hydrated in this heat!
Going back to sleep for a few more zzzzzzz's before I start my busy day...
Karen in Virginia2 -
good morning my friends~
well I slept like a rock and got over 9 hours of sleep.. now back to the usual grind.. making Toms dinner and lunch, and will find something for me....I am sorta having palpatations about the wekk that Tom and Zina are gone, going to see if Tracy and Tal will come down and let the dogs outside when he is gone.. as I am working long hours that week0 -
Good morning!
Getting myself ready to go to the BP clinic. I'm going to get there a bit early so I can calm down first. They always have to take my BP three times anyway!
Then I'm going to go off to our shopping mall for food and have a light sandwich lunch there. I know their egg sandwiches are less than 350 calories and delicious. Chunky breaded cod for dinner with asparagus and raita. Around 350 again.
I'm down half a pound this morning, whicH is cheering.
My friend in Portsmouth wants to take me to a new lunch place about 10 minutes drive from her train station. That's fine by me.
That is for Wednesday. At 67 she is going to have to go back to work 3 days a week in August. Personally, I think she is crazy travelling up to North London for a job, but she has always made the most idiotic decisions and overstretched herself. Extremely bright, but no common sense. 
Tomorrow is the last day of the yoga term, so we will be going to the pub for coffee. One of the group is 80 in August, so someone is baking a cake. I will have a tiny piece. She is still quite flexible and I used to be in awe of her when I started as I couldn't do half the things she could. She has a mother who is 103!!!!
Love to all, Heather in the sunny south of England
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morning again~
geesh they are chip sealing our neighborhood today.. hate hate hate that stuff gets all under the underside of the cars grrrrr.
say a prayer all works out at court today for Faith and Jean...0 -
Good morning!
CJ: I love the ice cube tray of mashed berries idea! Thank you for sharing that. I struggle with water intake.
grandmallie Prayer said for Faith and Jean.
Love all the tips I find on here! I know I saw someone post a tip of making cauliflower mashed like potatoes. I can't find it, but if anyone knows the recipe, I'd love to have it if you wouldn't mind sharing. Also, have any of you made zucchini into noodles? Do you saute' them or anything before you put anything over them? Thanks in advance for any tips!
I'm trying to start some new habits. I have two books I started reading. One is called "52 Small Changes..." and the other is "96 Habit Stacking..." (can't remember full names), and am on Week #1. This week's Small Change is to make sure I drink half my weight in ounces of water. Weight/2=oz. Week 1 of Habit Stacking is to start my day by making a To-Do list each morning, rate the tasks from 1-4 (1 being extremely important, 2 important, 3 needs to be done but not time sensitive, 4 unimportant). From that list I pick the top 3 Most Important Tasks (MITs) for the day which must be done by the end of the day and tackle those first. Schedule each one on my calendar and then tell someone to make myself accountable. We'll see how it goes. I'm trying to get some of the stress out of my life, and get rid of the "I never seem to get anything done" feeling. Today, I am (1) teaching Medical Students class at the hospital in the morning, (2) completing my self-assessment for my annual work evaluation, and (3) completing a handout for the clinic nurses which is due by the end of today. I hope you don't mind my sharing that. I thought this would be a good place to share for accountability, since I come to MFP for so much of my personal health accountability!
I am really hoping to stick with these changes and progress through the books. They say if you do something every day for a few weeks, it does become part of your normal routine, so I'm giving it a try. Work is too stressful lately, but I have a really great job, so I need to come up with something to make it less overwhelming. It is not healthy to be this stressed every day.
I just saw that I posted a comment the other day on a different thread, but I thought I posted the comment to THIS thread. That group is probably wondering what the heck I'm talking about!!! Probably thinking to themselves "Gee..TMI!!!" haha! I crack myself up sometimes...
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful day! i'll check in later!
Tracie in WI
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KarenVA- eventually you won't have muscle soreness but I do recall that my muscles revolted the first time also. I have never done a "get up" but I do intend to add that this winter. Let me know what you think of them. Great job on your workout!
Mary from Minnesota1 -
Janet OKC: "I too was very surprised when I lost the 125 pounds that the majority of my shoes would no longer stay on my feet. However, what really blew me away was the first time I put my straw sun hat on to go outside. It was so big it just swirled around on my head. Gives a whole new meaning to "fat head." "
I haven't had any problems with my glasses fit and my shoe size has stayed the same. "The girls" shrank quite a bit & I'm back to the bra size I had in college. I'm happy with the look and thrilled with the fact that I don't get a backache from them now. :bigsmile:
CSSJ09: We went on a winery tour of the area around Middleburg and didn't see much in the way of horses. I'm the only horse lover in the group. :ohwell: The area around Middleburg is gorgeous. :bigsmile:
KJLaMore: Thanks for the explanation of the kettle bell 8X10X15 notations. I was wondering but didn't ask. :flowerforyou:
Kim: You are doing an awesome job with your goals. What a great month you're having! WTG!!!
Pip & Miriam: I like to keep this a politics free zone, too. We need to focus on our health and quality of life. There are other, more appropriate places to express political opinions. (((HUGS)))
Rita: Thanks for the malware warning to avoid "2 private message." I'm sorry you had to repair your computer. :grumble:
Lillian: Congratulations on your retirement! There is a learning curve, & you may need to protect your time from those who will ask for you to do this or that for them. A little helping is fine if you enjoy it and don't turn into the family "gofor." :noway:
Lenora: I hope your DIL's post about moving ends up being a blessing for you and your husband.
Becca: I love the reenactment photos! How wonderful! DH's niece met her husband through a reenactment group but they don't participate any longer. Their wedding was a "reenactment." I think they had some fun and moved on to new ways to have fun.
Pip: That is a great a photo of the bridge over Deception Pass. I love the video. DH has MS, so this is very personal. Thanks for all you and Kirby do to help the cause.
Rori: We sold our last home at the garage sale while we were getting ready for the move to our current home. I had a "for sale" sign and stapled it to the house. We had consulted a realtor prior to this and had a good idea of what a reasonable asking price would be. If we hadn't sold so quickly on our own she would have gotten the listing. Our buyer was married to a real estate attorney & he handled the legal aspects. We were very lucky. I'm sure you'll sort this out and your place will sell quickly. The best advice I have is to know the market and price it right.
I know that I've missed many people, but the household is awake around me and I need to close the computer and get going on other things. Have a great day, everyone!
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
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Good morning! Happy Monday! Hopping on late. Piddled around too much this morning.
and GAH! Forgot to weigh in for the 24 week challenge! Not going to do it now, already ate breakfast. Tomorrow morning, for sure. Just a couple quick shout outs:
Becca- Love your RenFair pictures! I have been active with our community museum events. Specifically the Feast of the Strawberry Moon late 1700's reenactment weekend. Specific to the native tribes and settlers in the West Michigan area. Fun stuff! I will have to dig up my pics to share. You and the boys look wonderful (I love to see little ones in costume).
Michele- I do and have done squats for years. I can feel it in my glutes, quads, and knees. I don't like feeling it in my knees because it just feels like I am stressing my knees too much. Not pain, but fatigue, in the knees. I get the same thing riding a bike. always have. But I get no stress feeling in the knees when I walk/run. (although the stairs will trigger that feeling again) Maybe it is just something you get used to???1 -
Morning everyone. Please send strength and peace my way today. So far the day has been very challenging and I am repeating over and over again that I can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I am pulling out every resource I have to stay in the "now" and accept that I am doing the best I can. Won't bore you with the details but I would appreciate you sharing strength my way! NYKAREN4
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NYKaren - Wafting you strength and calm actos the pond. You have already gone far beyond the call of duty. No one is superwoman. I would never have attempted to do what you have, so love yourself for what you have done. :flowerforyou:
I've got back from the doctor /nurse. My BP was 132/80. That's the best it's been in many years and on the first take too.! Any one of you that has a BP that is not going down as much as it should with a healthy diet and exercise and is normal weight might like to try the beetroot capsules that I buy from Amazon and take twice a day. I heard a professor on the radio who had won a major prize for her work on the role of nitrites/nitrates in BP. Beetroot apparently carries the important component in its pure form and some people have a genetic incapacity to convert one to the other. As my BP hadn't changed despite my getting healthy, I thought it was worth the minimal expense to give it a try. Obviously it has worked for me. I am very happy that I have proved my scoffing husband wrong. :laugh:
Did a huge shop afterwards, but it's nice to have the fridge and freezer full. I also bought some great paper napkins, which is a strange obsession of mine. :laugh: And more beetroot! :bigsmile:
DJ - The family troubles are not a disagreement, but something genuinely troubling and sad.
Love Heather xxxxxxxxxx
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thank you Heather from this side of the pond! NYKAREN0
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Some summer bouquets pick me ups. The first one was given to me by my friend who we got together last night. These are from her garden. She has sun! The sun flower mat I bought at the garden tour last week.
The background platter I got at Target in the clearance isle. It was from their Marimekko promotion.
Margaret 3 -
Well Wally went to family court (jeans brothers)he will stay away and if the restraining order goes through it could effect his job prospects if he ever has to look...scared the """"* out of him...
I feel bad for Faith having to do that to her own son,but he had it coming.1 -
thinking good thoughts for you klanders30p
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NY Karen: Sending you thoughts of inner peace along with an alert mind and calm body. (((HUGS)))
I know how insidious stress can be. This prayer is a gift from AA to the world. I often need it when DH's health issues make life challenging:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
I hope it will give you a measure of peace in a tough situation.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
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