WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2016

klanders30

hang in there! Glad that Charlie is going with you. Strength and healing

cityjaneLondon

Joyce - :flowerforyou:

Heather UK

PS - My hair is done. I am a natural blonde again. Booked a nice restaurant, just around the corner from the hotel. Right on the sea front. I was worried that some places wouldn't be open on a Sunday night.

Looking forward to yoga tomorrow and seeing my friends.

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Mary from Minnesota and Kate UK – When I got it, I just had to share it with everybody. It said to send it to 5 women I loved … so, what does that tell ‘ya?

Re in TX – Good Job! Small goals are easier to reach and then you can set your next one.

frankiesgirl21 – AAAWWW!! Thanks!

jmkmomm – Thankfully NOT ‘personal experience’ …; but, I hate to go swimming suit shopping. I have one of those 2-piece with the top that is long enough to tuck into the bottoms; it looks like a one piece, and thankfully has an underwire bra – but, that does seem a big tight; but, last year this time, it would not have fit. I just wore an old one that was pretty stretched out. I had one that had ruffles across the top that I sent to my sister. She has not yet had her reconstructive surgery; maybe next summer. Both sisters had issues when it came to having the reconstruction.

Lenora

fanncy0626

pipcd34

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Katla49

Mary from MN: "Katla- my daughter owns 3 horses and has to pay board, vet bills, farrier, tack, worming...she says it's very expensive and time consuming. She also leased one of her horses out to help pay for her expenses. She said that the person leasing only really covered board and she still had all of the other expenses. Leasing gives you temporary ownership at a much lesser cost and commitment. The owner usually takes care of all the other issues you just have fun and ride!"

This corresponds to my opinion perfectly.


Gloria: I am so happy to see your post! I hope we'll see more of you from now on. I am sorry for the loss of your mom. I'm also sorry about the shingles & I hope they never return. :flowerforyou:


Charleen in CO: Thanks for your great advice. I am of the opinion that a lease would be my best plan of action even though my teacher thinks I should get my own horse. If I was alone, I might buy. DH encourages me to buy, but HE is my priority. His health is compromised by diabetes, arthritis, and MS. There are many times that he is housebound. That may be part of the reason he's encouraging me to buy a horse. He feels like I need a chance to get out & have fun even when he is under the weather. I can guarantee I will not be quick to buy anything that needs my care and attention. :noway:

Leonore: Regarding swimsuits: What choice did I have? I wandered around, made my sensible choice and entered the chamber of horrors known as the fitting room. The first thing I noticed was the extraordinary tensile strength of the stretch material. The Lycra used in bathing costumes was developed, I believe, by NASA to launch small rockets from a slingshot, which gives the added bonus that if you manage to actually lever yourself into one, you would be protected from shark attacks. Any shark taking a swipe at your passing midriff would immediately suffer whiplash. :laugh:

This is hilaroius. I have one of these suits. Mine is a two part. Each part was the price of a complete swimsuit. I purchased a bottom and then a separate top and both parts could qualify as a corset or girdle. ChaChing!

Joyce: I pray that your doctors have a solution for your health that will improve your quality of life.


Thank for all your great advice regarding the horse issue. I'm in favor of leasing. Yoga today was great. Since then I misplaced my car key, and did a bunch of errands using DH's key. I wonder where mine is. It will be expensive if I have to buy a replacement. Wish me luck enough to find it.

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

GodMomKim

sending good thoughts to you Joyce and to Charlie too....

Levi is home resting after surgery this morning to have 3 fox tails out of his ears.... grrr! There goes my savings.

drkatiebug

Glo, hugs for the loss of your mom. Glad the shingles seem to be over.

Joyce, glad you seem to be in a better place today.

Vickil57

Well here we go another week. This month if flying by. DGC start school this week. My 3 day weekend flew by. We went to the wedding on Saturday and it was nice. Then yesterday we went on an 300 mile benfit motorcycle ride for a homeless home out of a church in Columbus. I got some sun and didn't realize until this morning how much. So I look like a lobster on my face and neck. Arms are red also. I wanted to make sure my ears and top of head was covered, spaced the rest off. It was my first long ride this summer,as didn't ride while my are was healing as didn't want to chance falling getting on or off and breaking something else. I did enjoy the ride.

Joyce--So glad you talked to the doctor and getting everything taken care of. Sending prayers. What an asortment of things Charlie has found.

MrsGLT--sending prayers for DGD and all of you. Not easy being the fat kid! I was that all thru school.

Only got to page 31 about half way. So please take care dear friends.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE

skuehn48

Hi ladies: Another hot day but got out this morning and got some yardwork done. Found out our barn cat has worms so made a vet appointment for her for tomorrow morning. The YM is closed for maintenance this week so no water exercise but it will be nice to have a sparkling clean pool next week. I will do exercise at home instead and I still have PT on Thursday.DH is trying a new recipe in the crockpot so we will see how that is.

Carol - Happy, happy birthday!

Katla - I am glad you had a nice ride yesterday. I vote in favor of a lease. We leased two horses over the years from a family when the daughter went to college but didn't want to sell her horse. Worked out really well for us.

Rori and Lisa - Glad you had a good time!

Allie - Enjoy that concert!

Kim - Hope Levi feels better soon. I had to laugh at dog walking not being exercise because it was taking care of the dog.

Re - Stats for 8/15:
SW = 213
CW = 211
total lost this week = -2
total lost all weeks = -2
GW = 190
total pounds from goal = 21

Joyce - Wishing you a good result.

Gloria - Sorry about your mom and recover soonest from the shingles. They are not fun.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Katla – Cha-ching is right. You have to save your money to buy one now-a-days. We have a swim-suit shop in Albany that is only open from a week before Memorial Day to the week after Labor Day. Every shape, size, whatever. Some so small you’d have to ‘wax’ yourself for sure; some you could not reach up and cover your nipples. I go to the front room where the ‘long suits’ are. This past year I bought on and it finally fits me this year. Still a little tight across the boobs; but, that is just something and somewhere I can seem to lose anything. Guess, you just don’t have any control over some areas.

Kim – 3 fox tails out of his ears? What happened to him?

Vicki – When I was in HS I had a ‘sun lamp’ … which was like a light that hooks to something so you can see what you are doing (like under a hood of a car); and, it had a special sun light in it. I fell asleep with my face turned to one side and with my arms folded under me. I got burned so beach and it looked like the ‘smile’/’frown’ face of ‘comedy and tragedy’. It hurt like a sum-o-beach; and, was pretty embarrassing, too. That went into the trash (by my Daddy). It took about 3 weeks for it to clear up. Just in time for our vacation. As a teenager, I would get 2x as dark as I am now (after almost daily in the pool … with a cap and sunglasses on; and, sometimes even a T-shirt on. I’m tan, just not as drastically so (as a teenager). Great exercise, in pool and with music playing it goes by quickly. I would not get into a sunbed for anything. I stay with most of my body ‘in the water’ … and then cap and sunglasses on, so I don’t burn or tan too much.

Lenora

tryingtolive1

Gloria sorry to hear about your mother. Shingles can be horrible. I have numbness where mine were consider myself lucky. Many fight pain for years. Glad you are feeling better.

Katla my sister owned horses at one time. She now leases because of the cost factor. She's says it is the best of both worlds.

Joyce you are in my thought.

Been hot here need to do some yard work but my allergies are really bad right now can't shake the headache and tiredness and am just exhausted when I get home. Maybe tomorrow night. Doctor is calling in different meds for me to give a try. Hopefully they help. Getting tired of this.

Have a great night ladies.

Anne from Wisconsin

GodMomKim

IremiaRe

Hello Spicy Sisters!

The AC is FIXED! Thank goodness… with the aid of some impromptu Swamp Coolers – buckets of ice with fans blowing into them – we were able to remain relatively cool on Friday night – and Saturday I got up and went outside to check on the infamous AC. I was worried it might be a jungle back there, and I needed to be sure that the AC guy could actually GET to the darn thing.

Fortunately, the jungle was fairly manageable, and I made sure the way was clear.

Called a local guy – a very local guy, apparently – as he arrived in about thirty minutes, had all the parts he needed, and had the air back on within an hour of my calling him.

Best yet – the cost was only $325 – hardly anything in the grand scheme of AC repair. This guy’s phone number is going into my “Saved” file.

I was really worried we might be in for the “New Unit” speech.. but, thankfully, it was some tiny little part – he also replaced a capacitor “just to be sure” – and the machine started chugging right along.

It took a few hours, but the house cooled down to a breezy 80 degrees and all is right with my world.

The scale actually gave me a lower number, yesterday and the day before, than it did, today… I am really pumped about it. But, for the 24 week challenge, I am giving whatever number I get on the official weigh in day, regardless of how much puff is showing there… so, 240.

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Anne – your hair is fabulous!

Marcelyn – “hold out for March?!?” I would have been shooting daggers, too!

Charleen – Be safe on that ladder! Glad you are nearly done.

DJ – Thanks! I am pretty excited myself. It certainly hasn’t been FAST… I started the whole thing in 2006 – but, whenever I have actually made a conscious effort, I have succeeded, so that makes me happy.

Carrie – I think it’s a matter of opinion. Mine is that NO, diet is not more important than exercise. I have always found that if I just reduce my calorie intake – without any exercise – my body just adjusts to the amount I am feeding it. It’s a marvelous machine – it will function on whatever you give it – which is swell, if you are having a famine or something. Not so swell if you are trying to lose body fat. So for me, Exercise is by FAR more important that diet. Can you exercise without changing your diet? Well yes – actually. My DH is doing that very thing. His eating is the same, his exercise level as increased, and he has lost nearly as much weight as I have. The Cardio vs. Strength Training is a whole other debate… I think a balance is probably advisable, on that one.

Joyce – ((Hugs!)) Hope you are doing better, today.

Heather – Bea is adorable, as always.

Pip – I was going to try and throw out a name for the airstream, but DANG, Karen’s are so good! I like Aluminata. Kizzy is great, too.... or just Kiz. You could put some pretty cool lettering on with a short name.

Rori & Lisa – Great Picture, Ladies! So glad you could meet and have a great time.

Lenora – I have BEEN that escapee from Disney’s Fantasia… lol. Hysterical.

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Well, my Dears, I really have to get my work done, so I will check in, again, tomorrow. My apologies for not responding to all of you – it was all I could do to get caught up on my reading. Welcome to all the New folks!

Hugs for everybody!

Re in TX

pipcd34

stats for the day:
Ride hm 2 gym- 9.43min, 15.9amph, 125mhr, 2.5mi = 72c
SPIN- 50min, 80r, 72w, 10-15g, 142mhr, 11.7mi = 312c
ride gym 2 dome bk 2 gym bk 2 dome- 25min, 10amph, 152mhr, 3mi = 162c
ride dome 2 hm- 18.28min, 9.6amph, 149mhr, 2.6mi = 182c
total cal 728

pipcd34

thanks for the suggestion...RE- THANKS it just so happens, our lot at the ocean, we call it kizzyside estates. we don't want to reuse the names so that's out.. kirby likes twinkie, i asked him again... we'll see

oceanmelody

Dj, thanks for the beach pix!
Gloria, sorry about the loss of your mother.
Not much to report here. Got back on the bike today for the first time in four weeks. Tough going but I lasted almost an hour. I am wondering if any of you ladies do tai chi or water walking? The gym offers deep water walking and I have no idea how it works. Trying to find another exercise besides bicycling that really burns calories---not running though!
Betty

Purl62

Wow, almost 200 messages since I last checked in. Will try to catch up, but don't know that I'll be successful. I have had a busy few days, but amazing too. Quick background- my father passed away in Feb after a very brief illness- only 2 weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. We moved him in with us almost as soon as he was diagnosed and started hospice. I took a 6 month leave of absence from serving on the board of an organization and even though he passed before I even missed a meeting I decided to continue the leave to take care of his things. Anyway, the last month or so has been incredibly difficult. Almost every time I was alone for more than 10 minutes I'd lose it. I couldn't even talk to my husband, sister or friends about it. Last week I had lunch with a former board member who asked how it was being back on the board, and I burst into tears. I was embarrassed but it was helpful to talk with her. I confided to her that I still haven't been thru the boxes we packed up from his apartment. Then on Friday I was at a performance of show for the organization I'm on the board of, and was sitting next to another parent - someone I know casually but not very well. We were chatting before the curtain went up, and it came up that I'd just had lunch with a mutual friend and before I realized it I was spilling my whole story to her and crying again. Sheesh, can't take me anywhere! I realized how inappropriate it was to be burdening her with my story and apologized. She quickly pulled up a photo on her phone, and showed me. It was a photo of her hand holding her dad's hand, just before he passed. I took the same pic with my father. On Saturday I had the first day of true peace- no sudden tears when I was alone. On Sunday morning I saw my acquaintance again at a 5K walk that another friend organized as a memorial for her father (yes, we are of that age...). We walked together and it occurred to me that I'd had that day of peace on Saturday, and I told her that although I was embarrassed to have spilled everything to her Friday night, that I felt as though she was an angel sent by my dad. When my mom passed almost 2 years ago, there we SO many coincidences the weekend of her memorial. Had the same feeling with this. Then Sunday evening there was a retirement celebration at theater. it was just a great weekend. Today I took my dear friend to her chemo appointment and while she was with her doctor beforehand I got in an hour of walking in the hilly neighborhood behind the hospital and then when I got home I needed to return a package. Instead of driving the 1.5 miles to the UPS store, I walked. On track for today too foodwise. Tomorrow I have a personal training session for the first time in a month. I will be sore on Wednesday! I've been doing okay with cardio, but haven't been doing very well at all with strength training. Facing the music tomorrow!

OK, well, this was a ramble...thanks to anyone who hung in there and read it. I'm tempted to erase it all, especially since I havent' read the new posts, but will send before I change my mind!

fanncy0626

KetoneKaren

Purl Karen

Glad you left the ramble up - it was a lovely ramble.

I blubbered all the way through cleaning out my Mom's house 15 years ago...the only reason I could even go in her closet was because she had me start on it before she died...smart woman. A few days before she died I told her she just couldn't (die). And she said with a little twinkle in her tired eyes, "I know, honey, and that worries me a little." Makes me smile now.

Your dad must have been a lovely man. I am sorry for your loss.

Karen in Virginia

blumenstockbj

Hello to all.
Today was my weigh in and only lost .4 which is better than gaining just was hoping for more of a loss
Being new to the group I have really enjoyed reading everyone's remarks. I love the friendly feeling the group gives along with the tips and remarks that others have given have been very appreciated.
I did get some exercise in today but increasing my steps just don't seem to be as easy as I thought it would be.

Barb Indiana

jmkmomm

Kurl, my Dad died back in 1998 and many years later I was in the choir singing a song that was one of Dad's favorites. All of a sudden, I was bawling right there in front of the church and I had to walk out of the choir loft and leave. Later si figured out that he would never be able to hold my grand children. He was a natural Grandpa. Mom had a day care in a church in a low income neighborhood and he was the official Grandpa to many of those little ones. So just expect to do that over and over again and do it with pride because of how wonderful he was and what a wonderful daughter you were. It never leaves you. You just learn to understand it more.

Lenora, my sister loaned me a swim suit that she kept in her Florida room that they ave a hot tub. It had no support in it at all and I don't care how curvy and wonderful a woman could look, they would still look like a stuffed blue marshmallow in that swimsuit. I begged her to throw it away.

Joyce, Indiana

margaretturk

Purl I was in Sweden when my dad past. I wasn't able to be there. On the flight home I saw a rainbow from the plane and felt my dad's presence. I knew he where he wanted to be in the clouds and part of light. It fit him because he was a pilot in the war and he was a chemist who worked on his own on a theory where light played a key role. It brought me much peace. Everyone deals with grief differently. There is no right or wrong. Be kind to yourself.

Margaret

Katla49

IremiaRe: Congrats on finding a good AC guy. That is much better than gold on a hot, muggy day. :flowerforyou:

Purl62: I'm sorry for the loss of your dad.

Barb: Celebrate your losses. Little ones add up to huge changes if you are patient and give yourself time. :bigsmile:


Thanks for the insightful opinions on horse ownership v horse leasing. You have supported my own opinion and given me confidence that I'm on the right track. Now I just need to find the right horse located close to where I want to ride. Today was a "to-do" list sort of day. I took empty cans and bottles to the food bank because they can turn them in for cash then drove recycling, mostly glass bottles, to the recycle center and some large boxes to our storage unit. I lost my key to DH's car somewhere along the way and haven't found it yet. Wish me luck. The last time we replaced VW keys they were costly. :grumble:

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

Poerava14

Glo: (((Hugs and peace to you.))) May you find comfort in the memories of your mom.

Purl: Your grief is still fresh. Hang in there, a day at a time. I agree that angels emerge when we need them most.

Tonight is my last evening in Texas. It's been a great business trip, but without a doubt the highlight was meeting Lisa and her DH. Such fun. I am certain our paths will cross again as I have more work to complete in West Texas.

My next trip will be to Honolulu. After that, who knows? I may be coming to a city near you. Stay tuned. And of course, if you find yourself travelling to the Denver area, I'd love to meet you.

Stay well, friends. We can do this.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

pipcd34

Purl62 - I'm so sorry for your loss

DamitJanit

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Kylia, your schedule sounds like mostly fun. Have a great week and enjoy those grands. (some of us have none. *sniff, sniff*)

NYKaren, that was so sweet of you to ask the neighbor’s girl to help you set up the classroom. It probably didn’t hurt to have an extra set of hands and I loved doing things like that when I was young.

KarenVA, so glad I could help you with the emoticons. They are such fun but often I don’t have time to use them.

Carrie, welcome back. Yes, this journey is just like life in that it’s a roller coaster. Congrats on losing that pound and 4.5 pounds is a lot!!! What’s you talkin’ bout???? The real thing is to never give up. Ever, ever, ever. Even through the ups and downs.

CarolGA, sorry I missed your birthday. I was too far behind. I hope it was a very

Rori, I hope your elbow is healed soon. Have fun in Texas. The cook out sounds like fun.

Heather, thanks for my Bea fix. She and those beautiful eyes. Oh my.

Pip, sorry to hear about Kirby’s accident. I’ll be thinking about names like Tripper or Trekker.

Allie, congrats for getting through to Tom and going to the concert. And on a school night! Lol I love her music so hope you have a wonderful time.

Lisa, wonderful picture of two beautiful ladies. You know we are all so jealous!!!

Pip, yes that was nice to hear. You know you are a star to us.

Jane, it was so good to hear from you. I’m sorry for your health issues and hope you can get everything resolved soon. ((((Hugs))))

Katla, what a wonderful treat to get your trail ride.

Heather, good for you on that nap. I often take one if I am at home in the afternoon. I know you are missing the grands.

Charleen, glad you are almost finished with the deck. It seems there are lots of lazy DDs around these days. I have one and so does my bff.

Cheri, so glad you got most things put in some order. That is what I like about moving at least every 10 years….sort and get rid of unneeded things when packing and again when unpacking. Do pace yourself.

MicheleNC, the repairman came on Saturday and found one of the wires outside was plugged in to the wrong “something” and that is what kept causing us to lose service. How frustrating! I’m just glad it’s fixed. The water in the ocean was even warm when we went but just cool enough to still refresh when you first get in.

Katla, I guess my main question about buying a horse is how difficult would it be to sell it or lease it out if you found the expense was too much. It sounds like a great idea to me, but I have no idea how expensive it would be and how affordable that is to you. We know you want to so I’d say it’s a matter of you making the decision.

Gloria, so sorry about your mom and about your shingles. I had them years ago and had a mild case because I caught it quickly and got on some medicine. We’ve missed you and glad you are back. I can’t think of any one or two major things that have happened. You will see we have lots of new losers that have joined us. I’m sorry for the way you lost but congrats on that. ((((Hugs))))

Kate UK, we do get “fed up” her in the USA. Lol And yes you are weird to like washing and ironing, although I don’t mind either. Many of the neighborhoods in the US do not allow us to have clotheslines or hang our laundry out.

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. If you haven’t already told us about yourself, please do. We are happy to have you join us.

This morning I did some housework and then went to the gym. I’m just on today’s posts and have two more pages but the sandman is calling me. I had a Moose meeting tonight and between there and home I lost $5 cash and a check for $15 that ladies had given me for one of our fundraisers. *Bummer* I guess that will come out of my pocket unless someone found it at the Lodge and kept it for me. You ladies are all wonderful and such inspirations.
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,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

Katla49

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GodMomKim

Purl, you ramble any time you want to ! I am sorry for your loss - and glad you can "see" the angels... you know that is a special skill. My dad died in 77, so 39 years ago and I in the last 2-3 years I can suddenly feel him or at the weirdest times smell the pipe tobacco he smoked. I never before felt his presence, I suspect I was not paying attention.

love Kim

barbiecat

Lots of time on the exercise bike while watching the Olympics...plus all the usual hours of dog walking...plus some time working in the yard.....had time to read all the posts, but none to respond.

Barbie