WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2017
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Lenora ... I have a weighted sports hula-hoop. The weights are supposed to make it easier to stay up ... I haven't found so. It caused so much bruising around my mid-section, that my doctor, upon seeing the marks, asked if I was being abused!! By the dang hula-hoop ... YES! I gave up on it, but your mentioning it has me thinking about it again.0
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I didn't make any January resolutions but I knew I wanted to get back on my paleo way of eating. I have 50-60 pounds to lose and have gotten off track lately due to a divorce, unemployment and stress. I'm back on the right path, I have great people to support me and ready to do this!
My February Goals
Stay on my Paleo eating plan without too many cheats
log my food and water every day
drink 4-6 glasses of water a day
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Evening My Dear Friends,
Lisa, sorry to hear about your DH and his wrist. Thankfully it wasn’t something way worse. I do hope it heals quickly.
Katla, it looks like ya’ll are getting a real blast of winter. Stay warm and safe. (((Hugs))))
Lanette, you don’t need the doctor to tell you to lose weight to help your knee, we will gladly tell you if that’s the motivation you need. I have been amazed at all the health benefits I’ve gotten from losing and knew for years that I needed to….but for some reason I wasn’t ready until this time around. I do hope you can find a solution to the pain.
NYKaren, so glad my DH is not the only one to freak out over some paperwork. I told him he needed to go back to bed and get up again to see if he could start his day over. Then I told him “wahhhhhh, wahhhhhhh”.
Joyce, I love the story of how you and Charlie met. Thanks for sharing! I hope you can finish PT soon as I know that expense gets old.
Mia, I don’t understand why you don’t want to be a “star” and have your picture in lights? Lol You are a success story that he wants to share.
Barbie, I hate that Bess is having to walk in that cold weather with just her natural fur. Good thing she wears her own coat.
Sherry, I’m so glad things are working out nicely. I know it must be wonderful to finally be in a safe place.
Sarah, thanks for sharing your meeting and courting story. I hope your DH will get better or another transplant if that is what’s needed. That has to be so hard on both of you.
Beth, I hope your DH gets relief soon. Back pains are a pain in the rear. Lol
Heather, welcome home. Hope you both get rested soon and yes forget any unpleasant parts of the trip. I’m glad your DH apologized for his upset. You are such a cute couple!!!
Rita, love the yoga stretch. lol
to any Newbies. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.
I feel like I’m getting a cold. Yesterday I cancelled my appointment with the trainer at the gym and just stayed home. I did go work out today like a good girl. Each night about bedtime my throat starts hurting. It keeps me from getting a good night’s sleep. Hopefully it will pass without turning into a full blown cold. It is also zapping my energy a bit but at least it’s not the flu. There is so much going around our area. I hope we all stay healthy. No early spring but it will get here when it does. I'm off to bed.
Sending love, good thoughts and sunshine to all of you.
I Love you
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC
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stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 14.13min, 12.4amph, 144mhr, 2.9mi, windy= 159c
apple watch- 124c
ROWING MACHINE- 45min, 48aw, 103ahr, 131mhr, 6954meters/4.32mi = 250c
apple watch- 323
ride gym 2 dome- 6.47min, 146mhr, 12.6amph, 1.4mi, windy = 83c
apple watch- 54
jog station 2 wk- 5.12min, 10.15ap, 151mhr, 138ahr .5mi = 60c
apple watch- 54
jog//walk wk 2 sta 5.21min, 11.23ap, 143mhr, .4mi = 66c-
apple watch- 50c
ride dome 2 hm-up Mst - 18.35min, 7.9amph, 141mhr, 2.4mi = 165c
apple watch- 148c
total cal 7831 -
Beth - love you "Cheers" pub theme for this group. It just feels so comfortable - like old friends.
Lisa - Congratulations on giving up smoking.
Weighed in today - lost 7.5 lbs and I am tickled pink.
Goals for February:
Smile every day.
Stay at or under 1200 calories
Lose 10 lbs
Log every bite.
Hugs to All. Have a great day tomorrow.
Paula Y
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Did 1 hr of Joyce Vidral's Upper and Lower body DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Kelly Coffee Meyer's 30 Minutes to Fitness. As I recall, there are two 30-minute workouts on this DVD.
Volunteered at the Green Room then went to one store to look at their dresses for the wedding. I found one I liked only I didn't like the price. Then I went to look for the dress store I used before and it looks like it's out of business. went to WalMart for a few things then needed to buy gas. Came home and the cat litter boxes were in the middle of the garage. Vince is (Yea!) putting up more shelves for my ceramics. Made an apple pie for Vince, am trying a new recipe. I don't remember who it was who suggested cooking the apples first. Well, I baked them and, boy, did they shrink down. Hope this works. After the pie comes out of the oven, I'll probably go in the garage snd asee how Vince is coming along and if I can help him any Update: It didn't shrink, but there's still a lot of "juice". Maybe it needed to be refrigerated before cutting. Kind-of like meat, it needs to "rest" so all the juices don't run out.
barbie - Vince being a retired CPA, he'd have a coronary if I even suggested he send his figures to an accountant.
I looked at my chlorine resistant swimsuit yesterday. The lining is really disintegrating but one thing that isn't are the "cups" for the girls. I'm thinking that maybe I can just sew them on using quilting thread. Quilting thread is thicker and so might hold better. Don't know if that will disintegrate over time, but if it does, I can always resew it back on.
Sherry - you sound so happy. Glad things are working out for you
Joyce - great goal
Anamika and caminogirl - welcome back!
Allie - just my opion here, but to me 2/3 is a lot of money. And my fear is that eventually he'll want 100%.
Welcome everyone new!
Drkatiebug - I know how that feels when you finally get landscaping work done. The only way I could get someone to do it was because Vince couldn't be outside for long periods of time. But I do have to say (this I'm sure won't apply to you) that I have never in my entire life been so disappointed in work that someone has done for me. I'll have to hire someone now to help me fix up his screw-ups
Carol - hope all goes well for you at the docs. You probably are right. I know whenever I'm favoring one leg or another, it hurts even more and sometimes in other places
Michele in NC
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Sorry forgot to leave my name Elissa and I'm in North Texas
Go TCU Horned Frogs! 1 -
...just fell head first into a container of dark chocolate almond hearts ... dang ...2
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Stats for today:
19,000 steps
185 minutes walking Sasha and Bess
99 minutes riding the exercise bike watching figure skating and knitting
10 minutes doing physical therapy exercises
two hour line dance class
Re, thanks for your firm encouragement to do my PT exercises. I have been using the new dog and figure skating on TV as "excuses" to ignore them. When I first started doing them, they were easy to do and felt almost silly but the muscles hurt like crazy afterward because they were doing some good. Bess doesn't have her coat yet, but she doesn't seem cold, she walks really fast and would walk even longer if I'd let her. She saw the vet today and was proclaimed in great shape but needs to lose about two pounds, so the long walks will be the perfect prescription. Barbie from NW Washington
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Hey friends!
Lenora you can go online to the IRS website and they have all the forms on there. Some you have to print out and fill in others you can do online. I found out about this at the library which is why they no longer have the forms there.
Lisa so sorry about DH. My daughter broke her wrist going UP the stairs in front of her school. After the cast came off the doctor had her use one of those little squishy balls that people use to relieve stress to strengthen the muscles around the wrist and in the hand.
We are suppose to be getting freezing rain tomorrow. The school district has already sent out a heads up message that they may close tomorrow depending on the weather as the kids are only going 1/2 day tomorrow (end of the semester).
A word to all the newbies. When I first started on here I almost gave up because it seemed like no one was paying attention to me. But I persevered and soon people were responding and I got to know them. Sometimes I try to respond to everyone - other times I only have time to check in and say what's going on in my life. Whatever I know we all care for and support each other. ((((((Hugs)))))) to all of you.
Janetr do not tone down your leggings. I love them!
Heather I am so glad you are back home - I bet you are too! Here is a belated flower to say Get better soon!
Gotta run to Fred Meyer so I'm off for now. I sent Becca a text so if she gets text messages perhaps we'll hear from her. I told her some of us have been yodeling her name.
Gloria in WA where I'm glad I bought a new warm jacket last month!
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Checking in ladies. (((((hugs)))))) Doing well, down 5 lbs since last December in the TOPS books, a bit more at home because I weigh naked! They won't let me do that at the TOPS meetings dang it!
In January I rec'd a certificate saying I had lost 3.6 lbs in January. Something for my frig to keep me on track. Then my weight buddy and I lost the most for the month! She contributed 1 lb, and I did the 3.6 so a certificate saying we lost 4.6 together. Some MORE frig art! Yeah me!
Today husband and I drove to Portland OHSU for his ERCP procedure taking out a stent and putting new ones in. We started our trek at 4:30AM, procedure at 9AM and then home by 1:30PM. It has been a long day, and even though he is napping now, I am staying up so I will tumble into bed when the time comes. I drove home, roads were dry but really windy and bone cold. The car was being pushed around, so by the time I got home my right hand was cramped up! I was gripping that wheel!
Sorry I haven't been posting more, but I am logging my food, and husband is on the computer so my Amazon Fire doesn't get the internet all the time.
Be good all!
Question: when I am calculating the nutritional info to have my daily logging be 50% carbs, 20% protein, and 30% fats, I am always trying to drum up more fat and protein for my dinner meals. Tell me some "pure proteins". Presently I eat chicken, some beef, nuts, beans, some salmon when I can afford it, but I have a hard time reaching that 20%!!
Love Becca
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just reposted this because I had put it in January's thread ooops!1
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Hi Gals,
Great job Lacruiser – I eased off the wine habit by cutting the wine in half with fizzy water
Sue – happy to trade poms for pecans
Betty – in a previous life I taught adults to swim, and a good coach could help but if she can’t find one - I would recommend starting by sitting on the side of the pool at the deep end, and move closer and closer until she can sit with feet in so she begins to break the negative thoughts… How good were her swimming skills before? I can outline a few other steps if she is interested.
Re - I do make pom juice, and pom margaritas and martinis, and pom molasses….
Allie – going into this with counseling and your eyes wide open is good. I’m sending good thoughts to you! So what I heard in your post about your paycheck, was not the 2/3 (although that is a lot) it was the lack of trust that he has that you will spend it “frivolously” Lets see in the time I have known you maybe the most frivolous thing I have heard is some candy for HIS father’s care givers… but I certainly feel that spending money/time on a girlfriend on the side of a marriage qualifies as FRIVOLOUS…..
Heather – glad you’re home safe and sound, and are feeling better.
Kate – that is a beautiful coat!!!!
Lisa – so glad that a broken wrist is all that happened, with a 5 foot drop to a concrete floor….
January Goals:
Write Christmas letter, and have all cards ready to send by Dec1…this was for nov. but still working on it. Jan. still working on this….**** GET THIS DONE******* NOT done but got 2 cards from others this month LOL
Read and report on a book –no
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.no
11,000 + steps everyday –yes
Work on water consumption –no
Lunch with Kyle -no
Ok That is an eye opener! I failed January…. So I get to repeat the month with the exact same goals….
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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Cute shoes, Joyce!1
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Hey gals,
Re - Yes, I checked my blood sugar! Thanks for checking up on me. My doctor wants me to do it 2 hours after my biggest meal. This month I am trying to make that lunch as much as possible. My sugar was 106 two hours after my lunch. It's amazing what cutting carbs down and upping fat and protein will do. Thankfully my A1c is normal even when I have been eating like crazy. I'm really blessed to be on a very low dose of Metformin. My goal is to never, never have to go on insulin. If it's okay with you I'll give you all a report each day. That will make me accountable.
Elissa - It sounds like you have had many challenges lately. This is a great group for support and encouragement.
Other Newbies - You are in a terrific place for support, accountability, and friendship.
Heather - So glad you are home safe and sound (and lighter!)
Beth - I think chocolate becomes extra aggressive in February. It thinks it is "all that". Resist, girl, resist!
Barbie - Bess sounds like a real love!
Marni - Where are you my quirky friend? Hope you didn't meet up with an unfriendly moose!
We are short handed at work right now so I am doing a double shift on Saturday (basketball league day). What was I
thinking??????!!!!!
TNToni
2hourPP blood sugar - 106; Blood Pressure - 122/67
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Heather: It is good that you are safely home. Yay! One of the best things about travel is how much it helps us appreciate home.
Scubabumm57: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. My best advice is to count calories in and calories out. (CICO) Make sure you are eating fewer calories than you are burning through exercise and you will lose weight. To do this, you will need to measure your portions and log every bite and swallow. It works, but it doesn't work quickly. To get weight off and keep it off most of us have to adopt a new, more active lifestyle. If we can do it, so can you. :flowerforyou:
Lisa: Not killing a whining husband is definitely a huge NSV! Keep up the good work! :devil:
Joyce: The new shoes look great & very feminine. I hope they feel as good as they look.
DH and I both got in time on the recumbent bike in the living room today. YAY! I'm good at getting my body in gear and exercising. Today is DH's second day in a row!!!! I am not being sarcastic. I am very pleased to see him doing something that benefits his health other than simply taking medicine.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" -Audrey Hepburn
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Hey now....
Joyce - shhhhh...don't tell me that......if I can manage to lose 54 lbs in about 7 months I should get pretty darn close to my goal. I'm starting February with 92 lbs left and a full 11 months to do it, my calculator says that's 8.36363636 and so on per month. Sure it's a lofty goal but I have to challenge myself or I won't even come close. I haven't been eating my exercise calories back and I've been keeping my carb count under control which is my biggest problem. And with doing a little house cleaning everyday for these folks, plus my steps and my PT exercises I will burn about 845 calories each day if not more. With my 1100 calorie goal intake, 845 calories output and my BMR of roughly 1850 calories I should have no problem at least getting close to my goal. So for now that goal stands.
Katla - I'm as happy as can be expected! I do still have my really sad moments, like when I look at Missy's pic. But I try to keep in mind she will one day be with me again.
Leggings......ummm, no......picture that big 5lb blob of fat in the plastic wrapped in those loud leggings! That would be me, lol. Think I'll wait to get my svelt legs back like I had in high school. Then maybe!
Housework is done, daily walking is done, and I am watching "Setup" with Bruce Willis on Tubi TV. This Roku is great! Well, I'm gonna get off this thing but first here's some memes for everybody, enjoy......
OK, I'm outtie! Love you all!! Peace!
Sherry in "Bruce Willis Ville"
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Geeze!!! Ladies .. I step away for a couple of days and it takes days to get caught up!! LOL .. what a great chatty group. Lots of interesting stories! I clearly missed a bunch of stuff. I will hope to get all caught up with you by the weekend.
Still working the WOE fairly successfully. The body count is still piling up at work and we have two more quitting. The rats are leaving the ship! Our manager just plain sucks which is a major part of the problem.
Another farewell pot-luck tomorrow and I'm in charge of the cake. I got the biggest one I could find from Costco - a buttercream with chocolate mousse filling - it typically will disappear in less than 15 min!!! (staff of 45) Sugar!! *ssssiiiiiiggggghhhhhhh*
Been absent a couple of days due to this autoimmune skin condition I have that goes along with the other autoimmune crappolla I have (type 2 diabetes, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis) - its called Hidranitis suppurativa (what a mouth full!). My aunt on my dad's side of the family wound up dying from a secondary infection caused by the same condition - however she had it much much worse than what I cope with. The cysts are very painful and I'm either icing them, soaking in the bath in epsom salt (LOVE epsom salt!) or using a hot pad on them. Because they typically occur in my armpits or between the legs - it makes sitting at work all day a whole new kind of torture. Luckily, I've learned to manage them over the years (since I was about 17) and I can usually get them to settle down in about 4-5 days.
Hubs and I are going to do "Date Nights" now like some of you suggested. We'll call them pay-day Friday's - so we are headed back to the Olive Garden tomorrow night for soup and salad :-) yayyyyyyyy!!!
Sad news on the moose front - two city moose were found murdered in town this past week - some *kitten* thought it would be fun to drive-by-shoot them. Its heart breaking. Sadly the crime here in Anchorage is high for the size of the population, and the number of gangs has really grown over the past 15 yrs. Bad boys escaping the scene from the lower 48 come to Alaska to escape their crime fueled lives - only to discover all of the other bad boys did too :-(
“Hello new people!” - Nice to meet you!!
My word for 2017 is “Mindfulness” .. age 51, -28 lbs, 50 to go! 1200 cal/day
Marni in Alaska
This is me over the last 5 days..
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Marni sorry about the senseless killing of your moose.2
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Oh yeah....
Joyce - no animals unfortunately, he's allergic, but they do have an awesome fish tank in the living room. I guess that might count as animals....lol!
RE - I know, how lucky can I get? A neat freak cleaning for neat freaks! I love it, I clean just like it was my own home and so far they seem very pleased with my work. Of course everything is spotless but I still clean it anyway to keep everything that way. I'm getting the feeling that this might be the perfect place to transition to my own place from when the time comes. Eventually I will have to move on but for now I really like this place and the people.
DJ - I actually DO feel safer here than I did even at the shelters. I think this was a good move.
Michele - thanks dear!
Got to see some of Marni's state, Alaska, in a documentary on Giant Grizzlies earlier this evening. Marni, yoohoo, I'm jealous! What a beautiful state you live in!
OK, now I'm really outtie! Good night ya'll, sweet dreams! Love you all! Peace!
Sherry in "Yay for educational TV!"2 -
joyce, love the shoes! I have to admit I wasn't expecting them to be so cute.
Re, I am reading your knee stories with much interest. I've got to make me an appointment. My left knee, which is the one hurting at the moment, is also part of a "short leg."
Michelle, I say this with much love. You are way pickier than I am. Anything they do landscape wise is going to look better than what we have. I'm sure I will be pleased. I have seen your river rock. Your place is Better Homes and Gardens eligible. Mine - nah!
Sherry, it does my heart good to see you posting and happy.
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Marni
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sherryminchagain wrote: »
Got to see some of Marni's state, Alaska, in a documentary on Giant Grizzlies earlier this evening. Marni, yoohoo, I'm jealous! What a beautiful state you live in!
Sherry in "Yay for educational TV!"
Sherry - I'm sure you would love it .. Kodiak Island where I was married is beautiful too .. that's where the biggest bears in north america live and where my hubby used to hunt. He said when he killed a deer it was like ringing a dinner bell for those bears. They would bear down on you and pick up the deer like it was a dog toy, and run off with it! Even after being here 16+ years the views never stop being jaw dropping. There is however a saying about the men up here "The odds are good, the goods are odd."3 -
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Becca, we miss you boat loads when you are gone so long!! Great big (((hug)))
Janetr OKC0 -
Here I am again. I keep forgetting to tell you about my new Rx insurance from work. My last prescription was a whole 40 cents! And I asked what it would cost me for a Shingles shot which would have been $200+ from my old insurance plan is going to be FREE! This plan has no deductible for Rx. My last plan I would have to have paid $6700 before they paid anything on prescriptions.
I'm going to have to start putting in applications again because the end of June is when this position ends and it will be here before you know it. I want to have another job waiting so I am not out of work looking for another position.
I am now yawning which means I might be ready for sleep so good night everyone!
gloria in wa
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Becca - so good to hear from you!
Hot flash of epic proportions (for me anyway). Just had some frozen grapes. Will check in here and then try to get to bed again.
Marni -
drkatiebug - I honestly don't think that it's pickey. One thing, and I REALLY stressed this, was that I wanted plants that bloomed early in the season. I told him that's why I hated the crepe myrtle -- it doesn't bloom until august. So what do I get? Plants that don't bloom at all. I had him put down grass seed on one small area (we have more, but I wanted to see his work first). When the spring arrived, I called to ask him when the plants were going to bloom. I was told "I have to go home and see what it is I put in". That's reasonable. Only I never got so much as a courtesy call saying "they'll bloom xxx or I made a mistake they won't bloom". Nothing. I asked him about these thick blades in with the grass (I'm totally ignorant about landscaping so had no idea). I was told "that's weeds from the straw, that's why I wanted to put down sod but you wanted to go the cheap way and use seed". I'm sorry, but there's never an excuse to call someone cheap. You may think it to yourself, but you don't call that to their faces. Just about everything else I could probably live with, but I am so, so disappointed that I didn't get plants the bloom early. I stressed that so highly. It's almost as if he called his nursery, told them the location of where he'd be putting the plants, not mentioning that they needed to be something that bloomed early, and took their suggestions. Of course, they'd suggest things that they had in stock.
Gloria - fantastic prices on the prescriptions.
Michele in NC
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Hi everyone,
Caminogirl - the Dan Robertson book sounds intriguing.
Rita - love the yoga stretches photo; I wish I was that supple
Re - I can totally imagine thinking "alert the media" if Bill said that.
Yvonne/Katla - the reward and fun goal ideas are inspiring
Janettr - love the leggings
Gloria: your insurance sounds great. When I visit the US, I have to pay my bills and get reimbursed. Two years ago, I was prescribed two creams for a psoriasis outbreak. The pharmacist announced that would be $450 for one and $650 for the other. I said, ratherly loudly in front of a long line, "That is highway robbery! Outrageous!" The pharmacist, flustered, said that she did have a reduction card that might help. The first prescription magically went down to $65 and the second down to $350. Evidentally the difference is what they bilk the insurance companies for.2
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