WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2017

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  • azsundancer
    azsundancer Posts: 1,140 Member
    Happy Friday everyone! <3

    Were on our way out of town today .. hopefully I can get some steps in?

    @fanncy0626 Been thinking on the challenge. I will do the varied crunches and the push ups .. but I am not a fan of jumping jacks. I might replace them with squats? 3 sets of 10 for today.

    @pipcd34 Your babies are sweet! We <3 our lab!



  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Pip: Yogi is gorgeous. :heart:

    Joyce: I appreciate you. (((HUGS)))

    Lanette in SW WA: We have hummingbird feeders that stick to our windows. The heat they get from the house has kept them from freezing all but one day, and then again last night. We have two feeders out for the birds and two feeders thawing in the house. I planted a winter blooming camelia a few years ago that is in full bloom now and the hummingbirds love it. :bigsmile:

    Pip: Our daughter-in-law has an old dog and a high bed. (Sammy is about 14 or 15.) Her dad built Sammy a ramp so he can get onto the bed by himself. The frame of Sammy's ramp has been painted to match the bed and the ramp itself is carpeted for good traction. :heart: My dog isn't welcome in our bed, but his dog bed is right beside my side of the bed I can stick my arm out and pet him. :smiley:

    Marcelyn: :laugh:

    Mia from MI: Welcome back! :bigsmile;

    Barb from Edmonton: Welcome! :smiley:

    Barbie: Stay warm! MFP and this group have helped me reinvent my life, too. You are a big part of that. Thank you for excellent leadership. :heart:

    linanneasley: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. :flowerforyou:

    Sharon: It sounds like you've got your hands full at the moment. I hope we'll hear from you on a regular basis. :flowerforyou:


    The hummingbird feeders froze again in the night. I have one new feeder out and the one it replaced is in the house defrosting.

    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
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,222 Member
    edited January 2017
    Kaytla/b]- we don't have a king size bed so I wouldn't want a ramp for any of them. We have a cot for her that she can get on and off on her own
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Hi everyone

    Still in Spain but have been reading posts, wow so many new ladies cant get my head around you all but will try

    Some things occur to me re weighing oneself I mean . At home I weigh in every day and enter results on App Happy Scale which shows your trend over time. I put weight once per week in MFP.

    I think I'm one of the oldest on the thread. I'm 71 married for 51 years ( mostly happily) hubby and I both retired. Have a daughter 49 and a son 47 and 3 grandkids one of my grandaughters has EDS as she is only 16 it is so sad as she has to use a wheelchair a lot of the time and suffers with depression. Her Mum my daughter is so strong and so patient and I am so proud of her.

    I've used MFP in the past but this time it has really helped being part of this thread and reading the inspiring stories. I've been logging since March last year and have lost 35 lbs.
    I joined the local gym and am hoping to get into weight lifting this year inspired by Mary

    Return home on Monday after 3 week sojourn in Spain dreading the weigh in but determined to get back on track. Will miss my long walks in the sunshine and using outdoor exercise equipment which are in parks and on the beach

    Welcome to all new girls keep reading even if you don't post

    Kate UK XX
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Kelly – I count things made with water … coffee (and I count the sugar I put in it); coffee in and of itself doesn’t have any calories; although some say you can’t count it because it is a diuretic. I would think that tea (add if you put sugar in it) would also be counted, check the back of the box and see if it does. Occasionally, I will drink ‘Lipton Green Tea’ (usually the ‘diet’ kind).

    Lisa – They start off with a low dosage and re-check it to make sure it is enough and will raise and up it depending on the numbers, I take 175mcg and I have been as high as 200mcg. It is a medication that has to get into you system slowly, and if you are taking complete off it, they will adjust it downward by increments. You should start noticing it after about a week, sleeping better and not quite as moody. Like I said before, you thyroid is your ‘thermostat’ of your body. When it isn’t up to a ‘therapeutic’ level it will either make you sluggishly or very manic. Other medications you take might interfere we it. Take it about 30 minutes before a meal; or about 30 minutes afterwards.


    drkatiebug – I buy the 6-packs of hummus ‘only’ and while I love it, 1/4th of a cup is too much (for me) and the individual packs are about 2 ounces; which is about 1/3rd of 1/4th of a cup. For me, with a few bagel chips is a good snack. Hard boiled eggs are not back and is a good source of protein, as well as the hummus. That combination sounds like a good combination with pork. Great on losing the 4lbs. A few weeks ago, I went up 6 pounds from my lowest; and that was something I di not like. I’ve lost about 4lb of them.

    Grace – I have a roll of pink material (about the weight of seersucker) and I think I would like to make a bedspread out of it, maybe for my DGD#4. Her room is pink; but, maybe make one for her bedroom at the lake. Will has already told her that she could not paint the room pint; but she could use pink in curtains, bedspread or pillows. Her bedroom at home is pink. PINK, but not Pepto Bismol pink. Not quite that ‘strong’. It’s very ‘girly’.

    richmondlady – I have the ‘wisp’ mask which covers only the nose; the tubes would not stay in because I sometimes turn over. There are still days when I am sleepy … and take one nap. Usually when I watch Jimmy Fallon and some of the guy who is after him, and then Louis wakes me up for ‘fresh coffee’. Edit button is good to use when you use the ‘quote’ button to respond to another; you can go in and delete all the parts of it, except that post you are answering.

    Tara – I never thought about Spain being broken up in regions.

    Clare – We ‘try’ not to discuss politics, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation on this thread. It is made up of so many ladies, some not in the USA and they might not understand our political beliefs, or understand the other choices. If you want to talk to someone … you can PM (private messaging; you have to make a ‘friend’ request to do this feature. Sometimes, we slip up and somebody will point it out. PMs should remain private between the two people it is written to. Both my 2 older sisters are survivors of breast cancer and one of them had to have a cancerous tumor take off one of her kidneys. I had a ‘complicated’ first pregnancy and ended up taking chemo for 9 weeks; 3 on, 1 off. I was only nauseous, no other side effects. One of my best friends (had breast cancer) twice. This last time, she chose not to have her nipples reconstructed so she could wear T-shirts without have ‘headlights’ at full beam. My middle sister will have to have a portion of one nipple take off. Oldest sister’s removable scar was just one straight line across each boob; I am guessing that her 2nd one was the same, just in the opposite direction. This last time she did not have the rotation flap like in the first one; but, did it from her back. Middle sister’s scars are hideous; looked like a big jagged “X”.

    I’ve just seen the 3rd TV ad for an ‘ambulance’ chasing lawyer in one hour. Ergo ‘lawyer’ jokes. And attorney would never, ever go to a hospital to get someone to sign a contract. At least not the attorneys I worked for. If they could not get referrals by mouth only, then they thought that it was not important enough.

    Christy – Just by coming here and posting, you are on here. Just make sure you bookmark the site of the outline of a start, then it will turn green. The each end of the present month barbiecat will post a link to follow to the next month; then you have to bookmark the page to find your way back, by clicking on the gray star between the bell and the gear.

    To the "newbies" - A lot of us put a word process program document side-by-side with the MFP so we can go back a page to answer something already posted. Make sure when you post you are at the last opened box (which could be 3 ahead depending on how long you post. If you do, you will lose all you've typed. I cut & paste the WPP to the MFP comments. Since some of us are posting at the same time, you might need to go back to your last post to get all current ones. The site will open for you starting at the last post. If we don't post we put a 'mark' or 'smiley face' in the 'post' box, so we can find where we left off last.

    Lenora - in SW GA (unusually cold)
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Stronglift Workout B
    Squat-1X5X 45/55/65, 5X5X 70
    OHP- 1 X5X 45/50, 5X5X 55
    DL- 1X5X 90/100/110

    Kettlebell Swing
    Goblet squats-3X5X 30
    Russian kettle bell swing-15 X7X 30

    40lbs loss by May 27th
    Fitness Challenge
    Push-ups-3X 10
    Sit ups-3X 10
    Leg lifts-3X 10

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    HELP How do I add a video taken on iphone to my post. MFP help not very helpful and I know we have some expert MFPers on this thread

    Kate UK
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,248 Member
    Christy prayers as you prepare to start treatment.
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Fitness Test
    Jumping jacks not leg lifts!
  • ctleonard9
    ctleonard9 Posts: 50 Member
    Well I found this group 1 week late but am glad to join in with other 50+ women. I lost 10 lbs on MFP spring last year incorporating elliptical in the early AM before I went to work and 1400 cal./day. Then after 3 months and 10 pounds lost my body and mind said enuf of this crazy AM schedule and I just stopped both the cardio in the morning and the counting and gained 5 pounds back. 27 December I started a more sustainable routine after work - a cardio and weight training routine and 1400 calories/day eating program. I have been going consistently to the gym but I must need to tweak my eating because I have gained 2 pounds. I must not be logging carefully enough. It is so great to see such a varied and interesting group of gals on this thread. A little about myself: I am 56 211# an aerobics queen until illness and injury set me back starting at 39 y.o. But I am working on acceptance of where I am now with my age and weight. I need to remind myself that there are some things I cannot control but my diet and exercise are 2 things I can control. So here I (we) go "one day at a time".
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    <3
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Finally caught up with all the posts!

    For everyone who is facing or has faced major physical problems, prayers for you.

    Newbies ~ Welcome and keep coming back.

    We are expecting anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of snow tonight. Now, for you who are used to have it in feet, you must remember that this is GA in the deep South. Folks go crazy here whenever there is any snow or sleet or ice. All of the shelves empty out of milk, eggs, bread and wine/beer. Most of the schools have let out 2 hours early to get the children home. A couple of years ago it was utter chaos and people who were leaving in the rush hour traffic abandoned their cars and tried to walk home. My biggest worry is for my son having to drive to Canton, GA early in the morning for work and not getting off work until late Sat. nite.

    Carol in GA
  • oceanmelody
    oceanmelody Posts: 464 Member
    I have a kind of weird problem. I really like to get out of the office for lunch and take a walk whenever the weather cooperates. Today it was really cold but sunny so I had a go. And the same thing happened that happens half the time it seems--some guy or other panhandles me. Today it was two times.

    I am one of those types that likes to help people but honestly I hate getting asked for money on a city street. I do not know of many ladies that are equipped or desirous of stopping with a stranger, opening up a messy purse and looking about for spare change. Even coat pockets are a mess this time of year. Does anybody else have this problem? Also I only have half an hour and that is often the only time I can exercise and I need my time alone to do this.

    So I shake my head and speed walk away. But then I feel kind of guilty. But I have no way to stick any change anywhere that is easy to get to, plus I feel vaguely threatened. What do you ladies do if you have this problem? Should I just follow the "I don't do guilt anymore?" philosophy?

    Betty
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Betty ~ I feel exactly the same as you. I usually just try to pretend like I don't see them. I feel very sorry for them.
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Our city had a "brown out" with the power strobing a bit so it blew out our router, and other tech stuff! This happened on Wednesday night and the temps were 17' outside. So our computer has been acting crazy!

    I rec'd an Amazon Fire tablet, from my elderly neighbor so sweet! In her words, "I don't know or care to learn about all that crap!" For me its kind of fun, logging food, even using the barcode feature and just scan it and it goes on your food diary! So there is a feature in the "Nutrition" tab and you can see a pie chart of your day. I am right on target today, 50% carbs, 20% fats, and 30% proteins.

    Today's lunch shall be 4 oz of cooked chicken
    1 tsp of olive oil to cook chicken with spices and brown the rice a bit
    1/4 cup of Bisquick mix for some dumplings
    2 tsp of boullion for my soup
    1/2 cup of royal blend tri colored rice (1/2 dry)
    1/2 cup mandarin oranges (um not put in the soup mind you)

    a feast for sure!!

    for dinner I am making a small sandwich of some multi grain bread (1 slice 57 g. worth)
    25 g. of spinach
    1 tsp of margarine
    3 slices of Hillshire farms turkey
    1 cup of brocolli
    1 tsp of olive oil
    2 walnuts

    for my snacks I am having a cup of coffee with my square of chocolate... this could be a nightly thing!

    I am powerful, smart and am getting my *kitten* together!
    Welcome all the new members!
    I am the crazy one of this group, (well I feel like it sometimes), but heck I will take it as a compliment! (probably the only nudist in the group that is for certain)... hahahaha!

    Becca
    so not a nudist now though...in 20' chilly Oregon


  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited January 2017
    Oh, Becca, we love you and wouldn't have you any other way. Glad your off to a great start. You know you can do this. (((Hugs))) girl friend.

    By the way, I use the pie chart every day. I love it.

    Janetr okc (where we have 3-4" of snow and its 17 degrees)


  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Christy in Melbourne Australia: Welcome to a great group. I hope the chemo goes well and that you sail through it without too much discomfort. :flowerforyou:


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • grward612
    grward612 Posts: 72 Member
    Marcelynh – That happens to me all the time! I cannot believe police refuse to do something about it. Don’t they get paid to provide public protection?? Ha ha!

    All you daily weighers – It’s good to know that I’m not the only one who weighs daily, but use it only as a guide throughout the week. For some reason, this helps keep me focused. I know it doesn’t work for everyone, but happy to know I’m not alone! :wink:

    I’m not up to 1 pound of veggies yet, but I have done a good job of getting some veggies in with every meal. So I’m making progress! 

    Aubsgg – I know how it feels to not be motivated!! Stick with it and don’t THINK, just DO. That’s the only way I can get it done. I did get in 3 workouts this week and will be doing one tonight (hopefully)! So glad to have all of you to help keep me committed to my resolutions!

    Glenda

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,222 Member
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  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    glenda. I weigh everyday and take my blood pressure every morning--this focuses me to make healthy choices o:)

    TGIF! DD is making veggie teriyaki stir fry and I have got my feet up!! Maybe we will get a dusting of snow tonight--all you southeasterner are stealing the snow from the NYC area, thank you :p

    Take care everyone, NYKAREN
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Cheri - Sometimes I throw it in the trash and then Louis comes and throws wet coffee grounds on it. YUK; but, like buying a ‘new’ dish; don’t even know the name of the maker, what it was or anything. I get the yogurt parfaits at Publix and that fills me up for breakfast. My biggest problem with cheese is knowing when to stop; or weighing it. If I cut thin slices it seems like a lot more than one big slice. The sticks, while only 80 calories in most of them, I want more than one. I take my printouts to the nurse/MD every 2 weeks, that way she can scan them into their computer and go back and compare what I was doing when I was losing. I think that my body has gotten ‘used’ to my menu; and, it is screaming … “CHANGE ME UP SOME!”

    Carol – Reminds me of the time that Louis decided we’d just go to Jacksonville, FL to visit his parents. We were supposed to have ‘snow’ on that Christmas. I had jeans and a long sleeve shirt on when we were packing car, no coat or sweater. Got to Moultrie and snow on the yards; but, not on any of the streets. Got to Valdosta; and, we might have just have been picked up and set down in Cincinnati, OH or somewhere it snows or sleets a lot, or ices over a lot. I wanted to turn around and come back home. “Oh, no problem, it won’t last long" … so we got on the expressway. It took us 12 hours from the time we got on the expressway in Valdosta to the interchange to get on I-10 in North Florida; but, we could not go any further that way (1 lane) and 3 trucks were blocking it; so we had to go to the right towards Tallahassee, FL and then find a flat space on the median to cross over; because we knew we’d not be able to get up the exit.

    We had stopped in Moultrie and bought a meal, with a 64-ounce cup of Coke to share. The trucks kept move in-and-out of the lane and emergency lanes trying to stop cars driving down the emergency lane; but, cars were coming around them whenever they moved back into the lane. Ours sons wanted us to stop and pull over; and, Louis told them … "Look at those cars on the sides of the road, they’ve stopped and can’t get rooms, they’re all full; we are going to Jacksonville.”

    Then DYS says, “I’ve gotta pee!” I handed over the cup and told him to use it. His eyes get really big and he said, ‘Mom, I will fill it up’. “No baby, you won’t – your bladder isn’t that big." So he starts and pees and pees and pees; when he stopped I turned to get the cup; and, he had indeed filled it (about 1/16th of an inch from the top). The cars kept speeding past us, I needed to pee myself; so I rolled the window down and waited for the next car to come speeding by and threw it out the window! Splash … right on the window shield and door with a slightly cracked window so that the inside would not fog up. Everybody in the car could not believe what I had done. Looked ahead of me, and several others were doing the same. When I said I was needing to go, the boys, asked, “How are you going to do that? “In the cup”; so I get up on my knees in the passenger seat and parked myself over it … peed, carefully held on to the cup as I got back into a sitting position. Same thing … out the window on a car! We still laugh about it; but, if there is ‘snow’ or ‘sleet’ broadcast; I am not going to travel in it.

    They are expecting snow down around Macon and a little further down. You can have all the snow you want. The last time we got snow was about 5 years ago and it was a ‘fluke’. Told by the meteorologist that we would not get snow or ice.

    Pretty to look at, pain in the @$$ to deal with, especially if you are not used to it.

    Maybe they will shut the streets and interstates down and his boss will let him off. I’ve heard that Atlanta says they will never get caught with the ‘pants down’ again in a snow and sleet storm that hit there a couple of years ago. I can remember having sleet storms in Forsyth growing up and Sheriff Grant calling him to see if we could put up a family several times a winter. Will and Tami are getting snow (or so Trey thinks from looking on the map). He called him; but, he hasn’t called back. He’s also been very sick over the weekend with flu-like symptoms. Trey and Jenn were hit with it this weekend, too.

    Betty – Do feel bad or guilty. I’ve gone to the grocery store and see people in wheelchairs or standing around with “Vet” or “Will work for food” and accosted on the street by panhandlers. Stick with your “I don’t do guilt anymore” philosophy. I handed one of the guys with a ‘sign about needing food’ a sack that I had gotten the bag boy to pack separately and I handed it to him. He was offended and handed it back to me, saying he wanted ‘money’ instead. I pulled the bag back in the window and told him … you’re just a freaking bun – change your sign. Nobody wants someone looking like YOU doing anything around their houses. I’ve seen the ‘Vets’ or ‘claiming to be’ parked in a part of the parking lot that is set aside … and, then gone over and gotten in it. There is a lady that walks all over Albany and wears black from her head and down to her feet. A wool hat, a wool coat, black stockings, and black shoes; all year long. The checkout ladies said that she will come in and get the samples when they are cooked or being given, and, then walk out. Says she never is seem talking to anyone. Doesn’t say anything either. She’ll go to the deli; and want a sample of either the meat or cheeses, and move on. She never buys anything either. The manager just lets her in because she doesn’t bother anybody and doesn’t talk to anybody. I’ve seen her everywhere, always walking! Coat on, even when it is triple digits.

    I walk away saying, “I don’t have any change.” And then, I am deaf to what they say once I do. My husband doesn’t mind giving them money. I act like I don’t see them; but, when they walk into what I consider ‘my space’ then I turn away; sometimes back into the store to ask a bag boy or security to walk me to my car.

    Becca – That was nice of you to do that. I might do that; I’ve heard the story of the woman at McDonald’s who see a couple of guys come in to use the restroom, sit at a table and just warm up. She buys them breakfast and takes it to them. Some people have fallen on hard times, others do it because they want the cash … some to use on alcohol and/or drugs. But, I have to agree with Betty; a lot of them have chosen this way of life.

    Lenora
  • ydailey
    ydailey Posts: 516 Member
    Good afternoon!

    Today was blood donation day and I'm patting myself on the back for planning ahead. I've been sent home a couple of times for anemia, so we had steak and strawberries for dinner last night. (The blood center says that strawberries help you absorb iron.) It's a good thing I planned, because I haven't felt well since I got home. I'll probably just squeak by under my calorie limit if I don't exercise, or finish the day comfortably if I find enough energy to sit on the exercise bike this evening.

    One thing I've found with tracking is that you can do nearly anything if you plan for it - eating out, parties, birthdays, whatever.

    Now to behave myself for the weekend. This is where the unpredictability of my weekends tends to get me in trouble!

    -Yvonne in TX
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    I'm not able to donate blood. I also have a friend who has the rarest of bloods; I think it is AB- we found that out in chemistry when we had to figure out what blood type we were (or it might have been biology). We were in a 'lab' and I think the only lab in school was in Chemistry class.
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Wow, snow in TX. Roads are a mess in the metroplex. Glad I'm retired and not in the middle of it.
    Christy- best wishes for your upcoming journey to treat your cancer.
    Been working on the 40lb. Challenge. Push-ups 10x2 (modifies),crunches 10x 2,jumping jacks 10x2 (modified). Walked 35minutes in the house.
    As for age, I am 77 (see Itold you I am the oldest) but aa long as I am active I feel good.
    Time for dinner. It was my observation today that a lb of fruit is very easy as my navel orange (which I shared with DH) weighed .15oz.
    SueBDew in TX
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    yvonne. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water - donating blood will dehydrate you.

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