WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2016
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packing ups stuff for the ride... !!2
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I posted this on Facebook today. I lived here when this abduction of Jacob Wetterling took place. There is campaign to have you outside lights on this weekend as a way to remember his light. My prayers are with his family today. For those of you who do not know the story. Jacob was abducted at age twelve 27 years ago. They just found his remains.
Prayers for his family and other families going through something this horrible.
Sorry I do not have a better picture of the ribbon on our tree. I did attach a picture of the ribbon I have tied to our tree ever since Jacob went missing. I say a prayer for all the missing children and their families when I place it on our tree. I will continue to do this because I like that it includes the word HOPE. I believe that is the spirit of his legacy. He wants us to continue to hope for a better tomorrow. It is not to forget what we lost with Jacob rather to learn to go on with the hope he left behind.
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Yoga tomorrow morning - the first day back after the summer break.
In the evening I have the W I meeting - a chat by a chimney sweep! (Not Dick Van *kitten*) :laugh: I can't say I'm madly enthusiastic, but I'll probably enjoy it once I'm there. :ohwell: So annoying that there's good TV on, although I will be recording it. Later this month there is an outing to MAMMA MIA at our local theatre and I want to see if anyone can give me a lift. Otherwise I can go by train.
My DSIL wants to arrange our Christmas meet up!!!! We usually go out to a local restaurant near Christmas, but I was a bit surprised she wanted to organise it now! I know that they are very busy people!
I also want to fix up a nearer time to meet as DH never goes to their get togethers as he is not comfortable with my family. 
DH has a new great nephew, called Charlie.
He is the half brother of the little girl who was abducted by her mother to the Philippines. DH's nephew, sister and niece flew out there to get her back. Some of you old timers may remember. Charlie is the son of DH's nephew's new partner. They all seem very happy, though his ex is still being awkward.
Katla - Glad things are going through a more settled period. You have worked hard at your equilibrium.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx1 -
Stat for the day:
Jog- 28.22min, 6.4-11.4sp, 9.08ap, 5k = 314cal
Went the our newer and improved Y today, felt good to come home1 -
Setting some monthly goals is a really good idea, but I'm not sure where to start. I will have to think about it. I have never heard of stronglifts - am going to google it!1
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I have an odd question. Does anyone know an online source for decent quality wigs that are under $100? I need a new one for my grandchild who really would rather be a girl.
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opps, I mean the explanation for TRX. 0
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Visiting "home" for a few days and enjoying the cool weather Colorado has to offer.
Marcelyn
On vacation from Houston3 -
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Hello Ladies! We went on a mini vacation and I've been reading, but the one time I tried to post it went poof, so I gave up. Had a lovely time walking in the woods, swimming and museum hopping--very sad to have to go back to work tomorrow.
Belated thanks to Barbie for starting us off for September!!!
Ate way too much this weekend but got back on the bike this evening...hope it helps.
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Had a great weekend with family. Got exercise by walking in Cabelas and Walmart. Did get in pool last night for an hour.
Katlia - so glad your DH is feeling better. My DGD had her first riding lesson on Saturday. She loved it and was so focused on everything her coach told her.
Marcelyn -my DD lives in CO and told me it was 43 this morning. Bit cold for me.
I did read all the posts but didn't take notes. .love the picture of Bea and also Tractor Supply.
See you tomorrow.
SueBDew in TX1 -
miriamwithcats wrote: »I have an odd question. Does anyone know an online source for decent quality wigs that are under $100? I need a new one for my grandchild who really would rather be a girl.
Miriam, look at wigsbuy.com and ewigsna.com for some ideas. There are wigs for children and adults on both of these sites. 1 -
Thanks Karen!1
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Becca: Great call on how to deal with your teenaged son with regards to porn and the personal activities that go with it. You are a gifted mom. :bigsmile:
Lauriekins: Welcome to a great group! :flowerforyou:
Alison: I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend in a motorcycle accident.
Miriam: There is a local boutique here that has wigs that are inexpensive and made for fun. I have no specific idea about sizes or prices other than I think they're priced in the fun zone, not the stratosphere. I can ask the proprietor if you like and get back to you. Can you share anything about size or style? Do you have any information on size?
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
"So many of us believe in perfection, which ruins everything else, because the perfect is not only the enemy of the good; it's also the enemy of the realistic, the possible and the fun."
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Evening Ladies,
Katla, so happy that your DH is getting back to himself. Sometimes I think we don’t realize what some drugs do to us because it happens slowly. Woo Hoo for you both.
Birdie, welcome. This thing really works and this bunch of ladies are so supportive and informative that it’s hard not to stay on track. You must make “you” a priority just like you do everyone else. I have no idea what the difference is between a group and a message board. MPF calls this a forum but I just call it my “Phat Chat”. What part of the country do you live in?
Joyce, so sorry you are still in pain. I do hope the icy hot will do the trick for you. No more staying up until Barbie gets up. That’s just not going to work.
(later) Great idea that we all ride with Pip. I know she is strong but hope she is strong enough to haul all of us on her bike.
Lisa, so glad things are looking up and you are feeling better. It sounds like so many pluses about the new situation. You are sounding like yourself and we are happy to have you back.
Janetr, when you leave please try to block out any concerns about your house. There is nothing you can do from the road other than spoil your trip. You know it will be alright even if he doesn’t keep it the way you would. Have a great time!!! (later) Good idea to box up your treasures. It’s their value to you that would be missed if something happened to them.
Lillian, glad the garage sale was a huge success. Hope you got out of your jammies before your company arrived. LOL
Miriam, it sounds like the grands are having a great time!!!
Heather, thanks for the Bea fix!! I swear she gets cuter each time I see her. Such a doll!!!!
MicheleNC, it doesn’t seem like you have talked about using the pool as much as in the past? Have you gotten to use it as much this year? I’m not ready for summer to end but it sure it nice to have the humidity down for a few days.
Kdicostanzo, welcome. Please tell us a little 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. You have done a great job so far, CONGRATS! I hope you have taken lots of measurements and pictures to help you track your journey.
Cheri, it sounds like life is wonderful in Texas. Beautiful color you have planted at your house. Gorgeous handiwork. You are so talented. Enjoy yourself and keep up the good work on all fronts.
Juanita, you are doing fantastic with your weight loss. You probably do need to slow down but keep up the good work.
Katla, so happy that your DH is still doing well off the one medication. I hope you continue to see improvement.
VickieNE, please know we are all behind you and rooting for you to get back on track. We all hate it when we gain back some of what we worked to lose. Just try to think of some of us sitting on your shoulder, watching what you eat, each time you put something in your mouth. ((((Hugs))))
KateUK, so happy for the results of your bone scan.
Allie, sorry to hear about your stress filled weekend.
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. We are happy to have you join us.
DH and I went to the beach today. One thing after the other caused us to get a late start but we didn’t care. It was a beautiful day. I baked a chicken breast for dinner with fresh roasted veggies. I’m about to fall asleep now so better get to bed. I hope all of you suffering from stress for whatever reason, get relief soon. Life is a true roller coaster with new challenges when we least expect them.
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.
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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
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I was away all day on the road. My DH's 92 year old Uncle that we are very close to is in Hospice and we needed to see him. We were very fortunate that his last words to my DH and I as he held both of us in his embrace was that "The greatest thing is Love!"
Mary from Minnesota4 -
(((Mary)))
Alison prayers for your friend.2 -
DJ: Thanks for your good wishes for DH. :bigsmile:
Mary: It is a wonderful thing that you & your DH was able to hear the wisdom of his uncle. What a wise and wonderful gentleman.
Today has been a good day. I had a lovely yoga class this morning, and DH continues to feel better and better as the medication that he dropped works its way out of his system.
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
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Did one segment of Tone Trouble Zones DVD, held my plank for 2 min 50 sec and then did an hour of a DVD with the barbell. Windows 10 in its infinite wisdom doesn't support Windows Media Player so we had to do some jumbling around. As it was, as the DVD went on, it lost the sound and was going very slow. Will have Vince look at it.
The plan for tomorrow is to do Amy Dixon's "Give me 10" DVD
Joyce - whenever Vince puts Ben Gay on, one of the cats licks it off him
cdicostanzo and lauriekins - welcome!
After exercise stopped at Bi-Lo to see about more soda which I knew they wouldn't have so I got a raincheck. The gal thought that there being a limit of 4 wasn't right so she gave me two rainchecks. Oh, before I exercised I went to return things to Food Lion. After Bi-Lo came home and strung popcorn, had dinner, then played mahjongg. This one gal had it at her house since she had the day off from work. Now home and on here.
Tomorrow some of the Newcomers are going to the movies so I think I might join them. Then Mexican Train at night.
Becca - you are such a giving person
Margaret - that is so sweet of you to do that in memory of Jacob
DJ - I didn't use the pool that much this year because I was bound and determined that those weeds would get cut down. So I worked on that just about every day for a few hours. Then usually by the time I got done I was so pooped that I just wanted to flop in the chair but I knew that I had to get dinner ready. Now my project is stringing that popcorn
Mary - (((BIG HUG)))
Michele in NC
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Hey Everyone! So it isn't that I hate this computer, its that I hate the relearning.... I am well, though, but have been kind of melancholy lately. Disappointed in myself, and my progress. I am a smart intelligent person, why can't I conquer this? Wouldn't my brain realize that this struggle of choices and options can be overcome, by just picking a lifestyle that is healthy?? Why does the human condition choose inner conflict over inner peace? I am baffled, and though I am trying to look forward, I can't help looking back at all the choices and roads I have taken that (if I had only had more stick-to-it-ness to my eating) I would be at a different place right now.
I am always curious about our routines, how we do the same thing every day, learned behavior, yet with our eating we are all over the place. Our choices shift like the winds! Our desires change and I suppose its because our eating routine is linked to our emotions. I have an emotional connection to food, and unlike my fantasy of being in Tuscany Italy and enjoying food, I have made food a pleasure. That's not to say I over-indulge in food on a daily basis, but most of the time I am one thought away from it. That is frustrating and sabotages me. I can "think"myself into eating wrong, before I have even taken a bite of anything. Is that mental or what??
thoughts?
Becca in
Oregon
Becca, I've been pondering the same thing. A year ago yesterday I started a weight loss/fitness program. Lost 70 pounds and finished the structured part of the program. I've been generally making okay choices and working out and exercising more than I ever did, but have hit a plateau- actually have gained 5 pounds. I am within 25 pounds of my goal and I'm trying to figure out why I am making it hard to get there. To try to switch things up and get going again I've joined a challenge for a month thru a neighborhood group, that involves a "proprietary shake" and workout videos (i.e. MLM, but I really like the shake). With school starting tomorrow that will help me get back on routine. I wanted to reach my goal within a year and before school started. I need to not feel like a complete failure and keep in perspective what I have done (and lose those 5 and more!). While I was in the structured part of the program I didn't feel like my eating was linked to emotions. Still figuring that out, but I think it is, because it is creeping back in to play. This is something I am going to need to be on top of for the rest of my life.
Purl/WA
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When the kids left this afternoon I was tired enough I wanted to got o bed but I know what a nap that time in the afternoon does to night time sleep. I couldn't get to sleep last night and then a almost 10 year girl who does not know the meaning of come up stairs slowly and quietly when you get up at 6 AM disturbs your sleep. So this Grandma was tired. Well everyone was. Then around 7 the electricity went out and it really made it hard to stay awake. The house was beginning to get warm. heat index combined with a house full of candles was not helping. So now electricity is back on, husband is happy so I need to head to bed.
Sleepy in Indiana, Joyce1 -
Hello Ladies,
Today I went to work it was a good day! Yet all day I battled my anixiety tried a lot of grounding exercises. Went to the Y time in the water helped, Still was not good so after dinner j wrote a grateful list to help me get focus it help too not where I want to be but better. I am grateful for my fitness pal , grateful for this group coming in being able to read your posts helps a lot! Thank you so much.
Liz
Caldwell idaho3 -
September is my 5th month and I have lost 20 lbs. The last 10 in August. My thirst has increase a lot in the last 3 weeks, and I am drinking 2 1/2 gallons of water and ice tea a day. I am also post menopausal.
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Hi Gals,
Becca – if all parents were as open and straight forward as you are there would be some much healthier kids out there.
Allie - I am sending a big hug….
Margaret – what a tragic story, and so good of you to be thinking of the families.
Heather – I saw MamaMia when it was here and loved it. How wonderful another baby in the family…
Miriam – your grandchild is stunning! I wonder if the LBGTQ community would be able to help.
Mary – glad you were able to see family
Liz – hang in, there is a ton to “remember” to be grateful for as we take so much for granted, running water, electricity, transportation…
So today was a gardening day… in MY yard!!! So nice a gal friend and I had breakfast at Panera then 4 hours of gardening, she worked with me so we got a ton done - weeded the dog run (which I do not use for the dog – it is where I store my firewood) turned the compost, took out the summer garden, removed some bamboo, and reset a pathway in gravel, so it is level again. It feels so much better. And not so overwhelming so maybe I can continue to do a bit here a bit there… I can be so tired after hours in other gardens that mine doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
September Goals:
2 fun things a week, Lizard saving, gardening in my own yard
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday
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Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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Morning! I just found a habit tracker to use as a way to record my new habits! It's called "Productive" and just for fun and information I am trying it. I will be tracking
•stretching every morning
•going to gym 5 days a week
•no clothes shopping for a month
•reaching out socially once a week
I am curious to see what will be the most challenging!
Happy Tuesday to all. NYKAREN3 -
Morning Ladies~
amazing what 10 hours of sleep can do.... and I needed it..
I didn't tell you but every labor day weekend we make homemade peach ice cream in a crank freezer, and my brother wanted extra for people to take home. so i brought my ice cream maker(electric) one up.. I ended up quadrupiling the custard recipe so we would have for everyone. we got the crank freezer out and I had already made one batch in electric mixer, and put that in freezer, as they are cranking the vanilla, they open it to add peaches and it tasted like salted vanilla. awful awful so next year a new crank freezer will be bought, but I saved the day as everyone got a taste , and there was enough custard to make another in my mixer so that is what I did.
The blueberry french toast I made with blueberry sauce was a huge hit.. so at least I know how to cook...and Tracy did help clean the kitchen with me before we left...
today is my long day 9-6 so I have to get dinner made and Toms lunch made...2 -
reduceme16 wrote: »September is my 5th month and I have lost 20 lbs. The last 10 in August. My thirst has increase a lot in the last 3 weeks, and I am drinking 2 1/2 gallons of water and ice tea a day. I am also post menopausal.
age 54.
reduce me - just as a precaution, you might want to get your blood sugar levels checked.... Excessive thirst can be a sign of diabetes--if you're working out a lot, that could be the reason, but well worth checking...
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Kate UK
Morning all it's a bit grey here at the moment but we are promised some sunny weather later.
DJ thanks for good wishes
Miriam your DGC is gorgeous, wish my DGD wanted to be a boy but she seems to want to be gender neutral and although only 15 talks about having mastectomy when she is old enough. The services for teens with these issues in this country are woefully inadequate and what there is is biased to those who identify as opposite gender. This leads to depression and suicidal thoughts as she has her disability problems too. Life sucks as they say
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