WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2017

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  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Congrats Sarah, enjoy your celebration!
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Well good news the oil change and wipers were only $62, so we have $110 to fiddle with each week this month! I take out of the checkbook $40 for the two trips we have to take (for gas fill ups), and also $24 for quarters for the laundromat. I don't ever want to be without funds to wash my clothes!

    Treated myself to an avocado, and a container of fresh spinach. Gave in and bought doughnuts for the skinny teenager! I know, but I did buy him a container of orange juice to slug the doughnuts down with! I have yet to see that kid use a glass!

    Husband treated me to a salad bar and I had two slim pieces of pizza, (really just one normal size piece), with 4 fresh tomato slices perched on them. I love fresh tomatoes... The lady always cuts them fresh for me, no charge. My salad had beets, peas, cottage cheese, some shredded cheddar, and lettuce.. Haha. Wish they had fresh spinach, because I like to mix that in. I had some Dr. Pepper which I haven't even had soda for about 4 months now.

    Pretty much all I drink is coffee, some milk, and water. Sadly, I can't really tolerate any alcoholic beverage, because I'm really a light weight, when it comes to holding my liquor. I can get really buzzed on non- alcoholic beer, which has some alcohol percentage in it, but its low. Then there's my husband on liver #2, so he can't have any, even though he does sneak a sip of my Stella Artouis beer, when I buy that. I only drink if I have no driving, cooking, conversing, or really much of anything that needs to get done. Usually any sipping is followed with a long nap. Which really sucks, because there are times when I would love a beer with dinner at a restaurant, but I then can only just come back home to sleep. Quite economical eh, but socially its a buzzkill.

    Love all the pictures!
    Becca
    Hammond, Oregon
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,067 Member
    Becca ~ I would LOVE that quilt!!!
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Way to go Sue!! NYKAREN
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    (((((((((((SueBDew in Tx, hugs friend))))))))))
    Glad we got us all as friends! This group is a Godsend isn't it!
    Becca
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Michele – Whenever I eat too much ‘dairy’ or things like rice (which I LOVE), oatmeal, bread, and those types of things, I feel bloated; but, right at the moment, I am not yet willing to give them up. Estee still tells me that it will go away with exercise and when I get closer to my goal. I don’t think it will ever be flat like it was in my teens or twenties or even very early 30’s; but, I think part of that is having major surgery twice which cut my tummy down the middle. Never went flat after that. Even after giving birth twice my tummy was flat within 2 or 3 months of doing so. I sometimes think it is posture and I try to stand up straighter; but, with a swayback, that is difficult. Even when I stand up to the wall to ‘feel’ what it should feel like to walk straighter; I can still put both hands behind the small of my back. It comes and goes with the bloating; but, I can still pick up a handful of extra skin, which I don’t think will go away unless it is ‘cut’ away and that isn’t something I could consider doing because it is elective surgery and they won’t pay for things done that are elective.

    The bras I bought at Victoria Secret did not have that wire that will poke through after several washings. I know they have an underwire; but, so different from the underwire bras I bought at Dillard’s. I even bought a strapless bra there and I have never felt comfortable in one.

    Pitegny – I feel like they are making ‘excuses’ for ‘why it cannot be done’. One issue is they don’t want to have to buy the wood, take it back to their shop, rip it, bring it to us so Louis can paint/stain it; then come and install it. They are coming from Tifton which is easily 90 miles or more away. I am thinking really hard about reporting them to the BBB, if they don’t make it right. We paid $2100 for the damn things and want them RIGHT! And right now! Don’t tell me something can’t be done. Louis was even upset that they put up what he considered ‘tomato stakes’. He said there are several different types of trim they could use. We paid a lot for the windows and the crappy job of putting them in just makes me wonder if we made a big mistake trying to utilize a screened porch that we never used. A/C went out again today. Louis showed Tyler’s Dad the job; and, he agrees with us. Crappy installation, but, he hesitates to do it for fear of breaking one. IF he does fix them, I will send a bill to WW and tell them they owe it to me. I will ‘bad-mouth’ them ‘if I have to’; but, I think a call to the BBB might do that.

    I am the type of person that I do not like to be told that something can’t be fixed. Today I fixed the rocking chair to our furniture out on the porch after Louis told me that the frame was bent and could not be fixed. I tried to explain and show him what I thought was the issue and he blew me off. Today, I made it a project; took the bolts off on the right side and put washers between the pieces of the frame and put the bolts back it. Guess what? IT is STRAIGHT! MMMmmmm! Can’t wait to ask him to go sit back down in it.

    Machka – I’ve got things from both sets of parents; have not had the urge to purge (yet); but, every time I do I go at it like a ‘mad woman’ and don’t want to be interrupted. I think I spent close to 2 hours, off and on, fixing that chair; but, it is now fixed. Only other thing I need to do is find someone who can weld one of the arms. The little curly q falls down when you put your arm on it. There again, promises, promises, promises.
    I’m not a hoarder; but, we’ve basically put 7 rooms of furniture into basically 5 (or 5 1/2). I can seat 8 people in my den area. Not that I ever have that many over, at the same time that want to sit down. Sometimes I will at Thanksgiving.

    Heather – I don’t want anybody (especially family members) to come park themselves at my house, at least company sort of knows to ‘go home’ at some point. While we tried to get DOS to move back in our house, work, and go back to school … he wouldn’t then … now he ‘regrets’ it; but, that was his ‘first’ grown up decision. So with only one year under his belt he had a family of five to support. There’ve been several things that I wish he had not been browbeat into doing. Sometimes I just want to tell him to ‘grow a set’ and ‘put his foot down’; but, that hasn’t really happened. Sons are polar opposites … probably a good thing since they say ‘opposites attract’. Louis and I are not really polar opposites; but, we are so close it isn’t funny; but, I don’t think ‘either’ of us could stand to have someone so much like either of us. We’d drive one another ‘crazy’. He is my ying to my yang. The milk in my cereal. I’m his ‘nuts’ to his sundae; but, he keeps from going ‘nuts’.

    My goals in June are:
    Track all my food, even when it is late and I am tired and think I will remember to do it tomorrow.
    Try to lose 4 or 5 lbs. between now and next weigh-in (2 weeks) and set another goal for the same amount for the next 2 weeks after that. I’d really like to be at my goal weight when I see my DYS next (in August) … I think I can do it.

    Lenora
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Sarah. Happy 27th Anniversary!!! Awesome sauce!!! Congrats, here's wishing you 27 more!
    Toasting you both with my water bottle!
    Becca
    Oregon
  • mikesmom1983
    mikesmom1983 Posts: 582 Member
    Thank you Barbie for keeping us together another month and good evening Ladies!

    It's been a very challenging week for me personally, but I persevered and used exercise instead of food or alcohol as a stress reliever. I hope that some day soon my life will settle down.

    Today was the one year anniversary of this job, how I survived I'll never know, but I did. My coworker insisted on buying me lunch when she went to the grocery store, I objected but she was insistent and said she would buy me spring rolls because she knew I like them and they were low in calories. She is the type of person who gets pleasure from doing for others so I figured if she wanted to so badly I wouldn't take away her pleasure. She said she would get me some sort of dessert, she knows I have a sweet tooth, and I asked her not to. She came back with the spring rolls and a cream cheese brownie, uggggh! Sabotage! 240 calories for the brownie, I have saved 1/2 for later in the week. The spring rolls were 170 for 2, so less than 300 calories for lunch.

    On Saturday I drive to NJ to see my mother in the nursing home for a few hours then travel 120 miles south to spend the rest of the weekend with my dear friends who live on the island off Atlantic City. I make this trip several times a year and always gain a few pounds. A lot of it is the eating I do while driving. I do not stop on the way and try to bring healthy protein that I can eat on the way. Apparently my food was not healthy enough so I am revamping my food. Peeled hard boiled eggs, baby carrots, tuna with tzachi (low cal yogurt based dip) in a wrap, and the spring rolls left over from lunch today. Fortunately my friends eat very healthy,so food is not a problem but I will be consuming wine. I have restricted my wine tremendously this year and it has helped me lose 17 lbs. I consider this weekend a special occasion. I am hoping for a beach day on Sunday, can't wait to strut my smaller self on the beach!

    Love and hugs to all.

    Chris in sunny, beautiful, 75° MA
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,660 Member
    coastalgosgal wrote: »
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    Elks making their way down in Seaside yesterday.
    Becca

    Just lovely.
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    :)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,209 Member
    STATS FOR THE DAY -
    bad hip from my fall, so I was a bit slower than usual
    bike ride hm 2 gym- 12.13min. 14.7amph, 123mhr, 2.9mi = 86c
    apple watch- 95c
    ROWING MACHINE- 50min, 42aw, 94ahr, 121mhr, 7405meters-4.6mi. = 241c
    apple watch- 101c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.19min, 13.3amph, 115mhr, 1.4mi = 48c
    apple watch- 561c
    jog station 2 wk, bad hip- 6.11min, 11.16min mi., .5mi = 86c
    jog wk 2 sta- 4.27min, 9.37min mi, 132ahr, WINDY! .4mi = 77c
    apple watch- 54c
    bike ride dome 2 hm- 18.20min, 8.6amph, 153mhr, 2.6mi, WINDY!!= 201c
    apple watch- 145c

    TOTAL CAL 739
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    Pip ... what's with the all caps? I thought you loved the WIND! :D
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    I gained 3.5 pounds this past month ... suffice to say I did not meet my May goals ... rethinking what I want to do. Will get back to you all later.
  • ljdw99
    ljdw99 Posts: 360 Member
    :)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    :) I have been watching the National Spelling Bee on TV. These kids are amazing. So far there has been only one word I've ever heard before (I could spell it) but all the others are completely unknown. The competitors seem more relaxed than their parents in the audience.
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Did 45 min of a Lift Weights to Lose Weight DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT. Need to burn extra calories since we'll be having the bowling party here and I know I'm going to try some of most everything. I will try to be good. Someone is bringing a fruit salad, so I know what I'll be having for dessert. Someone else is bringing guacamole. There will be fixins for the hamburgers (lettuce, tomatoes, etc) so I can make a sandwich of that.

    Had dentist appt, then took my dress to this lady to have altered. She liked the dress. It maybe could be taken up a wee bit in the shoulders, but then I'd have the problem with the beads so it just isn't worth it. Really, it just needs to be brought in on the sides and shortened. She machine quilted Jessica's quit (hope this holds) and she put in an elastic in a pair of pants of mine. I asked her how much, she said $20, is that OK. I told her "no". She said "lower". I told her "no, that's too low". So I gave her $60. Stopped at Food Lion to get Doritos on sale. I just don't trust WalMart to price match them. FL also has the hot dogs on sale. Guess we'll see if WM price matches them. Watch that they don't. Then stopped at WalGreens to get more tunafish, then WalMart to get the hamburgers and hot dogs for tomorrow. I already have the chicken that I'm going to have and the spanikopita. Now home to get things ready, sort of. There are some things that I need to do at the last minute.

    Allie - you go girl!!!! We're all here for you, this is scary but we're here

    katla - I'm also using the blow dryer on the itches. Then I use the hydrocortisone. It's helping -- at least temporarily. Oh, this too shall pass! Have fun with Arrow! When I went with Jess to her horseback riding lesson, I couldn't believe how far I'd come (for me). There was a time when there was no way I'd pet a horse, now I will. Don't ask me to do any more than canter, tho

    pip - that hip must be driving you crazy! Hope it's better soon. You're so active.

    dana - I hope you get better fast. That's no way to lose weight!

    Welcome everyone new!

    Louise - simple goals are the way to go. They won't be overwhelming.

    Felicia - why were you cursing your former dentist? I had a root canal, and to this day I don't think I needed it. Shortly afterwards the dentist went to school to be a root canal specialist and I really believe he was practicing on me

    Mary - how scary!!! I do hope you'll be better fast. Does this last very long?

    Joyce - I remember the first time we took Loki to the vet. He didn't expect to have his temp taken. You should have seen how big his eyes got when they put that thermometer up him! We still laugh about it to this day.

    Vacuumed the downstairs, cleaned the cabinets, cleaned the stovetop, starting to get ready for tomorrow.

    Sarah - happy anniversary!

    Lenora - it's not so much that the wires poke thru the bra that bothers me. I've never had an underwire bra and worn it so much that it would. The problem I have is that it's uncomfortable against my chest bone.

    Loved all the pictures.

    Well, for the first time ever I think I'm going to make a goal for the month. I know that I won't reach it, but I'm determined to give it all I've got. I want to start to eat ONLY when I'm hungry, not out of boredom or habit. Today I was very hungry after exercise, the dentist, getting fitted for my dress, that when I went to Food Lion I bought an apple and had that. I honestly don't like eating in the car.

    Michele in NC
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Poison Ivy! Any tips on getting rid of it quick and keep it from spreading???

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    A federal lawsuit has been filed against a county Sheriff in this area; a father set it in motion; but, is not a party to it. Said that the school had a raid and kids were searched. Didn't hear much about it on the news and certainly not that they were 'supposedly' physically checked for needle marks, etc.'. Now they are trying to remove the Sheriff of the county. Maybe I am ‘old school’; but, when someone got their lockers searched at school, it was pretty evident that there was something to be found; but, then they were not allowed to have a lock on their locker, so they ended up carrying around what they were afraid might get stolen. We were given and assigned a locker and lock to go on it. Freshmen had a locker that if it was a cubic square, that would be stretching it. While I agree that the Constitution and Bill of Rights give us certain protections, it seems like we are coddling people who break the law and filing law suits which only makes our taxes (local) go up. It is just crazy. Drugs are killing our children and grandchildren or they are getting addicted, not sure which is harder to take, I guess you can get over losing a child; or you could attempt intervention. Either way, all the rest of the immediately family have to deal with it. Ruins families. I’m happy that neither of my boys ever got involved in drugs; but, having had worked in the legal field, I saw what it could do to families. Didn’t mean to get ‘political’ here. Just venting a little.

    Seems like parents don’t have any control over their children, so those children go looking for a family [“street gangs”] and seeing what those breaking the law make in the way of income from selling drugs. That is what is going to bring us down. Lack of a sense of protection against those who choose to harm us. It’s sad when it gets so close to home. Gangs are everywhere - in large cities and small towns and they spread the poison of their 'family' on everybody in the community. They (authorities) arrested 30 people here in our county for having a ‘fight’ in front of the School Board Building. It was almost ‘comical’ to watch everybody jump into the fight, just because they happen to be there. I’m sure that someone will try to sue someone over this incident, too.

    Back when I was working and growing up, filing a lawsuit was something that occurred when there was something that had been done that was serious. Worked for a plaintiff-based law firm and we did not ‘chase ambulances’. It was also unethical to advertise. Now, every 5th commercial is a ‘class-action’ lawsuit over things that seem far-fetched. I remember going to a MD in Macon who really ‘scared’ me when he told me ‘all the side effects, including death’ on decisions I had to make, for myself or our children. So far, I have not had to make any 'hard' decisions for Louis; but, his Urologist did send home a DVD for us to watch - for alternatives if, no - it's when, he has another episode of not being able to urinate. It's sometimes called ‘laying on the cloth’. CYA! When you get a Rx; you get more than 4 pages of what to expect, what not to take while on the meds, not to take if pregnant, planning on it, or nursing a baby. Not to drive a car … which brings up Tiger Woods. He was ‘under the influence’ – did not matter if it was Rx drugs, alcohol, or street drugs … he should not have been out on the road. How would you like it if he had run into you or your family at a high rate of speed going the wrong way?

    Sorry – that’s it …

    DJ – My husband gets out and meets people - still works at age 75, and sometimes we will run into them at restaurants; and, he never bothers to introduce us … then he gets upset that “I don’t know who it is that he is talking to’. A ‘do you remember my wife, Lenora’ or 'have you met my wife and then introduce us? Nothing! Sometimes I will just jump in there and say my name, then he realizes that I don’t know these people that he has been painting for, for days or weeks or in the past or at the present. It’s not like we are ever going to become ‘socially active’ with most of these people; but, they all seem to ‘love Louis’ and tell me ‘how wonderful he is’. I know how wonderful he is; but, I also see him at his worst, too. I don’t make friends easily, sort of have a few issues with ‘trust’; did so when I was working; but, when I became disabled – I was pretty much ‘left alone out here’. I’d go into the little town and eat lunch with several people of all ages. But, they move away, seems like they just do that or I make friends and they are older and they end up doing the ‘dying’ trick. I always wanted to be the ‘new kid’ at our HS; because everybody wanted to get to know the ‘new kid’. I was relatively popular in school; mainly because I was the counselor-appointed ‘one-girl welcoming committee’. That was a difficult job because I had to get to ‘know them enough’ to introduce them to a group that I thought they’d have something ‘in common with’ to become friends with. Y’all are my friends, so I will tell you things that I’d tell a ‘good friend’ of mine. My BF seems to think that I should always be the one to contact her and have lunch together on Tuesdays when I come into town. The road is the same distance coming out here; she only works on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursday; so Fridays and Mondays we could ‘do something’; but, not unless I do the calling and driving into town. Am I being ‘over-sensitive’?

    Barbie – I love baseball; especially Dixie League up to college, and HS and college softball. I would probably go to most games; but, some I would prefer to stay home and do my own thing.

    Lanette – H.A.L.T. should be on my refrigerator, too. I usually write ‘novels’ when I post. LOL! I’ve been trying to just read and not put my 2-cents worth in. I know that some don’t bother reading my posts. I try to be ‘upbeat’; but, usually long after I have posted something I feel like I am a ‘downer’. Don’t mean to be.

    Becca – That’s funny!!! Town Crier!!!

    Lenora

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