WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2017

mikesmom1983

Good evening Ladies!

Wow, when I go off the wagon, I GO OFF THE WAGON!! I enjoyed Easter dinner and all the goodies that went with it. I was "rewarded" with a 3.5 lb. weight gain. My son pointed out that it was a cured meat day, bacon with breakfast and ham for dinner. Sodium overload. I'm glad he made me aware and I've been increasing my water intake in addition to getting back to healthy eating and exercise. I didn't do any real damage because my size 8 jeans were still loose yesterday. Stopped at the thrift store today and picked up a couple pairs of size 4's and they fit perfectly. Senior citizens discount day and I got them both for less than $10.

Last night I got together with my friends with whom I am going to the Daffodil festival with on Nantucket the weekend after next. We gathered together to decorate hats for the Daffodil hat Parade. We are quite proud of our creations! Once again I had water instead of wine. Resisted all the Easter goody leftovers also. Back on the wagon.

Gotta go, almost time for bed.
Love and hugs to everyone.
Chris in MA

SophieRosieMom

Long day at work, so just skimming through here. Lotsa new peeps, WELCOME and plenty of posts from all kinds of peeps and Pip.

Katla, OK let's book the cruise ship instead of the nursing home; you all are are welcome! If you want to play pranks and have adventures, come find me in the wheelhouse . If you just want to relax and not risk getting pitched off the next time we dock, just hang by the pool.

There was a discussion on here about being happy all the time...I'd say my goal is to give joy and happiness. It's work for me as I'm a natural Virgo critic and tend to blurt things out unfiltered. Slowing down and giving a thought to how the other person will receive the comment is an art - many of you here are naturals at it. I have found that if all else fails, when I give a simple compliment (you have a nice smile, what a gorgeous scarf, thank you for being so patient) makes ME feel great. If someone wants to be a grump, so be it. I planted a seed with them.

Heather, love the pix and stories of your grands.

Becca, do you have a TOPS or walking buddy? You made me think about a few things. I know when I go crazy with the overeating, exercise does lessen the impact. For me, walking does it. I was most successful at sticking to an eating plan and getting the exercise I needed when I'd buddy up with my BFF (who's 20 years younger than me). Going to the gym with her after work (we found each other at work - she just worked down the hall from me) we'd get our steps in, rant and rave about all kinds of crazy stuff = therapy. I no longer see her every day and we only meet for a walk every few weeks....I miss that time we used to have with her and we kept each other accountable.

I'd love to hear you and Joyce and you other talented gals sing some day.

Enjoying the discussion about simplifying - I check Facebook about 10% of what I used to, mostly just checking for messages and seeing what a couple of my peeps are doing. Then it goes off. This MFP group takes up the most of my "social" media. It's a warm, friendly, encouraging safe place.

Better get going - another work day tomorrow. Enjoying it but sure not used to sitting so much...barely 4,000 steps and I had been getting over 10,000 easily with the lawn and gardening stuff.

OK a final thought.... this will be ME if I don't start walking again:



Tomorrow is hump day - make it a good one!

Lanette
SW WA State where DH mowed the lawn, swiffered the floors and vacuumed today! He's a keeper!

barbiecat

Chris, sodium is a killer. If I go out to lunch, my weight it up almost two pounds the next day and doesn't get back to where it was before until five or six days later.

Sheila, welcome to our friendly community. Besides fun, we share great ideas with each other to support each other on the journey to lifetime health. I hope you'll keep coming back.

I learned a lot about bringing happiness into my life by reading "The Happiness Project" and "Happier at Home", both by Gretchen Rubin and by listening to Gretchen's weekly podcast. I have my list of "Happiness Commandments" posted on the refrigerator so I can refer to them easily

This has been a productive day for me with lots of files transferred from the desk top computer to my laptop, a lot of paperwork finished, a trip to Costco to buy only what was on our list, a lot of time on the exercise bike while watching DWTS and some TV shows with Jake, and, as always, lots of walking with the always cheerful Sasha and Bessie.

Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

Machka9

Back to work today ... feeling a bit weary for some reason.


M in Oz

jmkmomm

Kim in Ga, I don't know what Charlie would do if he didn't have his singing. As I have mentioned before, he doesn't do well in meeting new people. So his two buddies are his world. If either one of them aren't going out for Karaoke, he is real hesitant to go. It doesn't take much for him to make an excuse not to go out. One of them has a real nice boat and he is on that most weekends in the summer. So that takes one of them away. The other is kind of tied to his wife. That's the nice way of saying it. She has a sister who lives in Florida and she is right in that if she didn't look after her, the sister wouldn't be alive. She is the ultimate if you want to talk about an advocate. So if her sister has a doctor's appointment or M.RI, they go down there and take her. Then they just go down there quite often and pick her up and bring her up to their house. So that takes that friend away. But he is one happy man when he is singing. I remember way back when during our geriatric training in nursing school that we worked in a nursing home. There was this one patient who had Parkinson's real bad. He has a history of being quite a pianist and when he sat down at the piano, there were no signs of the Parkinson's. But dancing of any kind is out. Interacting with people is out. what else can I say. He is an island.

Sheila, glad to see some one else from Indiana. Makes me think I have a neighbor here although I know Indiana is a long state. I live in the extreme southwestern area, down by the Ohio river where it meets Kentucky and Illinois. Right down in that corner.

I feel like I am Michele tonight. While I was at the store tonight, I bought chocolate chip cookies for the painter. He sounded quite excited today when I asked him if he liked them. I think he is divorced since he said he had his daughter this evening. But Charlie wasn't about to let me get Brandon chocolate chip cookies without getting him some.

Joyce, Indiana

Katla49

grogers511

Thank you Barbie and Becca and Katia and Sue- and again Heather. I'm always open to feedback. I know I have a tendency to overthink.... to chase rabbits. It's a sort of hobby for me. ;-). And I worked as a planner for 35 years so it's a part of my nature to plan and track and measure.

I retired near the end of 2012 and needed to organize my new day to keep from pivoting from one thing to the next, getting nothing done. I developed a general daily schedule. It doesn't always go this way now - but it did for most of 2013 and 2014 - when I quit smoking and dropped 60 lbs before the knee injury. I was walking 2 miles before noon and another 2 miles before supper. I did lots of decluttering and deep cleaning - a little each day.

Think I'll work toward getting back to this schedule. And... I'm not rigid about the schedule. It's a target. A guide. A way to balance my time. Time for Mama. Time for me. Time for the house work. Time for my hobbies. DH and I have talked about a date night - but honestly we spend time together all day and neither of us cares much about going out. He does his fair share here. Cooking, grocery shopping, vacuuming. We make beds together. Often fold clothes and empty the dishwasher together. Do the trash gathering together. We have the labor fairly distributed.

General Daily Schedule
⭐️ 8:00-9:00 Wake up. Coffee. Daily Bible. My quiet wake-up time.
⭐️ 9:30 Breakfast with Mama. TV & chat. Start Morning Routine. (Beds, dishwasher, S&S baths)
⭐️ 11:00 Finish Morning Routine. (Laundry and planned house cleaning tasks. A different zone each week.)
⭐️ 12:00 Mama rests. I finish up chores, walk. Watch tv.
⭐️ 1:30 Lunch and watch Let's Make a Deal with Mama. Crafts or chat or Current Events. Engage Mama. Drink your water!
⭐️ 4:00 Exercise/walk
⭐️ 5:30 Supper prep. Finish any household chores.
⭐️ 6:30 Supper and Wheel of Fortune! Current Events, TV, crafts, computer time, chat.
⭐️ 9:00 Start the Before Bed Routine. (Tidy kitchen, CPAP maintenance, bath, meds)
⭐️ 12:00 Lights out in bed.

Current events is what I call the time when Mama reads from the newspaper and adds her running commentary. I always look forward to this time. She's so quick witted.

--Ginger in Texas

coastalgosgal

Lanette. Hey if you wish for me to call ya and serenade ya with opera I can do that! Just private message me your phone number, and when I should call ya! That goes for all of you, but sadly not across The Pond. Don't try to understand what I am singing, it might be in Italian...

Thanks for the info Katla! I will consider it truly!

Night night my ladies!
Becca

janetr7476

coastalgosgal wrote: »

Lanette. Hey if you wish for me to call ya and serenade ya with opera I can do that! Just private message me your phone number, and when I should call ya! That goes for all of you, but sadly not across The Pond. Don't try to understand what I am singing, it might be in Italian...

Thanks for the info Katla! I will consider it truly!

Night night my ladies!
Becca

Becca, oh YES, a hundred thousand times yes. This would absolutely be terrific, not only for you but it would be an absolute treat for all those that would have the opportunity to hear you sing. I think this would be perfect for you my friend.

Janetr OKC

GloworminWA

Carol I really like your new haircut!

dreamwriter

I've read everyone's post. There is always food for thought in this group. I find myself with not much to say tonight which is probably a relief for some.
Trying to figure life out.

-Sharon in Lethbridge

pitegny

Lanette: Love the cruise ship idea. I actually have a mental cruise ship, but it is one where I put all the politicians and other public figures who tick me off. I figure that in the middle of the ocean they can't hurt anyone. It started with a row boat, but that was quickly too small to hold them all.

Barbie: Thanks for the happiness reading recommendations.

Sheila: Welcome, it is a great group!

I was down 3.5 pounds this week for a total of 47 pounds lost. I was able to make it through Easter with some tasty food, but no splurges. The Easter bunny was kind and did not bring chocolate this year. (Hmmm...he also did not bring flowers...) We are going away with friends this weekend, so I ate on the light side for the last couple of days to give myself room to enjoy more food on the trip.

- Leigh in France

grandmallie

morning ladies~
got 8 hrs sleep and feel ok..Tom noticed I took our marriage certificate off the wall, he asked and I said yes.. he is going along like everything is hunky dory..just how many times does he think he can bark at me, and think I will take it..
I have given him more than his fair chance

lhannon062709

cityjaneLondon

Hi all!

Ginger - I must admit I did wake in the night worrying if I'd been a bit too harsh on you. We all have our escape routes.
I'm glad you are having a reconsider. Simple usually works best. You have do many responsibilities that would send me round the bend. Just staying sane is an achievement.

Just posting a pic of me, still in my pyjamas, making cupcakes with the grandchildren before 9 am. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are now cooling ready to ice and I am about to get dressed at 10 am.



More later.
Heather UK xxxxxxx

GloworminWA

Hello my wonderful friends! Stayed home again today but back to normal now - will return to work again tomorrow. I haven't been that sick in forever. Only 8 more days of work and I will again be unemployed. Thinking I may wait until after summer vacation to look again. I've read all of your posts and there certainly has been a lot going on with everyone. I promise to participate more very soon!

Love to everyone - Gloria

klanders30

Glad you at feeling better Glo

Yesterday I sat on interview committee all morning, mentally exhausting. Then spent the rest of the day working with my colleague who is retiring, emotionally exhausting

Will have another long day, but I am going to schedule the gym after working late, I need to work out to help with the stress. Staying positive, staying calm, staying in the moment. Working the plan

NYKAREN

gotu52

Margaret so glad you got the tick removed
Barbie Your books about happiness interest me, thanks for letting us know. I am currently reading :The Mayo Clinic: Handbook For Happiness. I like this book because it is action oriented and I can put things into daily practice immediately. Each day I have a theme, today is acceptance. This is a good one as I have had a UTI since last Thursday and it is getting worse. The anti-biotics are not working and just making me feel worse. I will see my doc today and she will fix me up. I am very grateful that I have a wonderful and kind doctor. She will put me on better meds. This is what happens when you go to walk in clinics and they don't know you.

Weight wise I am hovering just above 202 so smelling onederland and hoping to take up residence soon. Going for cortisol blood tests today, hopefully it has come down. I still have an app't with the endocrinologist to sort this out and then another app't with a concussion specialist as I got knocked out last summer and I am still experiencing symptoms. But with all that, I feel happy and blessed for all the good in my life. And things can always be so much worse.

Thank you all for listening and taking your time to comment; it brings me joy to see how we support each other here.

Love, hope and joy to all of you! Sarah from Ontario, Canada (where the snow is finally all gone and the daffodils are budding!)

Peach1948

Gloria ~ Glad you are feeling better.

fanncy0626

Stronglift Workout B
Squats-1X5X 55/65/75/85, 5X5X 90
OHP- 1X5X 45/50, 5X5X 55
DL- 15X 95/105/115/120

Kettlebell Swing
GobletSquats- 3X5X35
Russian Kettlebell Swing- 20X7X35

40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
Buns, Guns and Abs 30 Day Challenge
70 Squats
18 push-ups
70 leg lifts

April move your @$$ Challenge
I am going to be on the road most of the day so I will take an evening walk.

*FYI - I strength train right away in the morning. Then the BG&A challenge usually in the afternoon but today I have to do it after SL since I am on the road today. I try to take at least 2-3 long walks during the day. My husband and I do the Kettlebell workout in the evening.



Mary from Minnesota