WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2017

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  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
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    Trying 2nd day of fasting, did 500 cals yesterday and hope to do same today. Been to gym 15 min on rower and treadmill with a bit of HIIT thrown in. 3 sets of 10 reps on weight machines, 20 kb swings

    Kate UK <3
  • margaretturk
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  • Peach1948
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,372 Member
    edited October 2017
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    The one thing that everyone who keeps their weight down has in common is EXERCISE, whatever kind of "diet" they follow. Regular, sustained, vigorous exercise is the best way to attain and keep a healthy weight. There are also numerous benefits of course. It is a miracle pill.
    Another vital contributor is healthy gut microbes. Lots of beans, fruit and green stuff to get that rich soup going. It is a major factor in avoiding insulin resistance, as is exercise.
    If you can get those two things regularly in your life it will transform it.

    My gut transit time is super quick! :D I must have been African in a former life. (The fastest transit times - mine are up there)

    Dinner tonight is Pimentos de Padron ( a pile of tiny green peppers, seared in olive oil) and Tuna steaks in wasabi and sesame coating, with flat green beans. Lots of green stuff!
    Avocado for my pm snack. :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • Machka9
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    Tasmania in spring ...

    Wednesday: 32°C.

    Friday: Snow possible above 1000 metres.
  • Machka9
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    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    The one thing that everyone who keeps their weight down has in common is EXERCISE, whatever kind of "diet" they follow. Regular, sustained, vigorous exercise is the best way to attain and keep a healthy weight. There are also numerous benefits of course. It is a miracle pill.

    I agree.

    That's how I remained slender until I was into my early 40s, and how I've maintained my weight for the last couple years. I had about 4 years in there where my exercise diminished, where I lost focus on my diet, and where I, therefore, gained weight.

    I exercise every day, unless I'm too ill to move. Some days might only be a 2 km walk ... other days might be a 200+ km bicycle ride. And everything in between. :)

    There are many reasons to exercise and one, for me, is because I can. At some point, I might not be able to ... so for as long as I can, I will. And there could be a "use it or lose it" factor in there too.


    Machka in Oz
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  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
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    Wendy (Maybe) – I’d be having ‘nip-ups’ if I could get my tummy to look like yours (if you are the blond with the hard-pack belly). I still have a bit of a roll right around my middle; but, Nutritionist says that will be the ‘last’ spot I will lose. Right now I am back to an once-a-month weigh-in and a bit nervous since that means I am pretty much ‘on my own’ with meal planning. She’s upped my caloric intake a bit … just will ‘freak’ if the next time I got to get weighed in and have gone up. But, $$$ has become an issue and I have tapped out all my sources. Expecting a check to drop into one of my accounts; but, they could be any day or in a month. Also was told it would be close to ½ again as much. Not counting on it, it will just be something I can put into my ‘hidey hole’ and go to when or if needed. What type of exercises do you do to get and keep that flat belly? I’m wide open for suggestions.

    Felicia – It isn’t hard for me to ‘fast’ for one meal … eat a good breakfast; wait until about 2:00pm (or later) and eat a fairly filling meal; skipping dinner/supper, then having my protein bar with coffee. That has become such a ritual that I think it is the way my body works best (for me, at this particular moment). Then I have enough calories to indulge myself with either a ½ cup of ice cream or some snack – hummus, guacamole, chips, something that I might otherwise crave. My protein bar in the evening gives me my ‘chocolate fix’.

    Becca – No, giving her the information about the ring is not tacky. I’m sure she will cherish the ring, especially knowing the history of it. My DDnL#2 has admired a ring I wear on my pinky finger. It is a 3-diamond band in an ‘old’ setting. Platinum; and, I would much rather have her have it than anybody else. I have, put into writing that our oldest granddaughter is to have my wedding ring (diamond and sapphire on each side); mainly because her ‘Mama’ took everything that she would or should have gotten when her Papa G died 4 years ago. (Most of which was sniffed up her nose). She did get a couple of his guitars and a few other things that she will hold on to, and give them to her younger sisters on her mother’s side when they are old enough to be able to appreciate where they came from. She got them from his old girlfriend who had not allowed Kim to take because G had told him they were to go to Taylor. Of course, there are other items that I would ‘like to think’ they would ‘stay’ in the family; but, if not – it won’t matter because I will be ‘dead’. She also has admired a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet that my Mimi started housekeeping with. She would definitely be the one that I would want to have it. Our DDnL#1 would either sell or give away something left to them without ever thinking that any granddaughter might want it.

    Giving DOGD my 2 living room/den chairs so they can have something to sit on when in their den. All they have now is a piece of a sectional sofa that Chase’s mom gave to them, which smells like a wet dog because that is where their dogs sat. She says there isn’t enough Fabreeze to take the smell out of it. I also told her when we pay off our chairs, she can have the sofa as well. They are all big and heavy; and, she could probably have them covered for a lot less than what it would cost to replace them. We’ve had them recovered since we got them. My issue has been trying to find material to recover them that would go with the rest of the furniture we have. Big and bulky and comfy. It’d be easier if they were the only 3 pieces that needed to be covered.

    NY Karen – Slapping a rubber band or a hairband on your wrist is not advisable because of the hair oil and the irritation it causes when the band in snapped on your wrist. There are several pixs on the internet of really bad sores caused by this. I fidget with my medic alert bracelet. Something that I, alone, cannot remove. Need to get Louis to take it off me so I can clean it.

    Okie – My husband ‘cuts’ the grass – takes about 3 good days to do so; but, even ‘in winter’ if the weather is warm, he will ride on that damn mower with his ear protection in place and ‘ride’. He certainly isn’t mowing the grass because it needs it.

    Terry – To post someone else’s post you would go to their sight and hit ‘quote’ … then it will appear in your box and you can respond to it. You can also delete portions of it once it is copied there. It’s been a while since I have done it; but, I think that is how it is done. Or possibly you can ‘copy and paste’; by ‘highlighting’ their post (or a portion of it).

    “Dever-mind” … someone already answered your question.

    Machka – I tried a flavored tea and wasn’t impressed … it sort of had an ‘oily’ feel (more than taste) … just did not set well with my ‘set-to button’. I’m not much of a tea drinker as it is. A little Lipton with some honey … maybe.

    Margaret – I’ve always been told that ‘crawling’ is a very important step for a baby to go through for his/her development. I never pushed my boys to walk before they crawled. Talk about ‘spinning a chair’ … Will could do so on one leg and it drove his kindergarten teacher absolutely wild – livid. His birthday is August 31st, so that first year of kindergarten I told the Nun-Principal that we wanted to hold him back. I had to ‘fight’ her on this; but, very happy that I won. Made such a difference in his ‘perceived’ misbehavior – he was just too immature to start first grade and be the youngest in the class. I’m glad that he was the oldest in the grade from that point on. IF I had known how much of a difference it would have made … I probably would have kept our oldest son back – since he has a summer birthday. He is mature in a lot of ways; but, so immature in others.

    Michele – Our old cat and old dog (Miss Kitty and Shorty) used to play games with the geckos they would catch. Do it several times, before Shorty would kill it … then Miss Kitty would walk off with disgust. Cracker has finally discovered the geckos and chases them around and around. I don’t think she has actually caught one; but, I don’t think it would live long if she did.

    Thinking about you and Jess and the upcoming “Wedding from Hell” and hoping you, Vince, and Jess can ‘get through it’ without being ‘hurt’ by Maria or anyone else. When it is over; then … it is over – you don’t have to talk to Maria and the rest of Denise’s married-into family other than ‘if’ they have children – then you can make arrangements to be there if asked. Just keep saying, “This, too, shall pass!”

    Joyce – Windows World came and put in all but 2 of the windows. Two were cracked, so they got reordered. It will be about 2 – 3 weeks before they will have them back in; but, the pieces have been cut to put them in with. But, I did tell the guy that I wanted HIM to be the one to put them in. They did mitered cuts on all the stops. Now it looks like a professional job and I am happy with it. Louis will stain the outside and they have left a case of caulk for him to use (1/2 of it clear, ½ of it white). FINALLY, I feel like my demands have been met. Now, I would give them a ‘good’ recommendation' … but; I will still have to caveat it with … "it took me a while to get them put in ‘correctly’." But, by Thanksgiving I do expect they will be in and we’ll be on the way to finishing the room. BUT, there again, I still have a non-working dishwasher. But, this year I don’t have to cook for Thanksgiving … Jenn’s mother is coming out and cooking. All we’ll have to do is show up – with something to eat, in hand. I know I will cook a ham; but, not sure I will take it down there – especially if Jenn’s sister will be there – she’ll have that packed up and ready to go including the ham-bone (or soup stock) and I would have to ‘make a scene’ I she does. That ham-bone is MINE! Told Will what the plans were, but, did not ‘ask’ if he thought they’d come. I doubt it highly! Would be one thing if it was going to be at our house; but, at this point, I doubt that he will put up with both Jenn and her family, even for just one meal. I don’t know what, if anything, they have planned. Did not ask Tami if she and her mother were talking or not.

    I think that God was involved 99.99% with Will and Tami meeting one another. I could not think of any young woman more suitable to put up with Will and his ‘set in stone’ attitude about a lot of things. He did not want to have the same sort of marriage that he has seen his brother have (twice); and, had just broken up with a girl we never met … ergo, his calls to us after Labor Day usually are not very positive. I finally told him that ‘when’ the ‘right one came along’ … he’d know it because it would ‘hit him like a ton of bricks’ … he would KNOW IT! She did and it did. I think the funniest thing about it was she wanted to make sure she liked him enough to date before introducing him to her daughter. One day he pulled up beside her at the traffic light and started making faces (at Mallory) … she told her Mama that the guy in the truck beside them was trying to get her to roll down her window … so she turned to the right; and, saw him about the time the light changed. Mallory looked at her and said, ‘he is sooooooo good-looking’!!!! That night they had their first date where he would meet Mallory and she got to go to the movies with them. The rest has been ‘history’. I got a letter from both of them about ‘how sweet he was and how she knew it was meant to be because we had brought him up ‘right’. Mallory said that she wished he could be ‘her’ boyfriend; but, he Mama beat her to him. He loves them both so much – I think he views Mallory as his own, even ‘if’ they might not have one of their own. She is our granddaughters as much as our other 3 are and I don’t refer to her as his stepchild. She is ours.

    Will and Tami are both working in professions that mean they are their ‘own bosses’ … up to a point. Will has always wanted to work outside and be able to hunt and fish any time he wanted to – and he does. Tami can work as hard and/or long as she wants and the more she works the more she makes. Will did ask that she not work on the weekends, other than to do a wedding party – so she has stopped that. Moved most of them to another day, so she can go out and be at the lake place and be with him.

    Sharon – Quite often when there is a strain on a marriage – one party starts trying to ‘hoard’ all the income and trying to figure out where the money is going. Control-freaks are especially the ones who want to keep tabs on what is going on. Like when TomCat was taking Allie’s paycheck and then giving her a paltry allowance of $20 a week. You can’t even buy lunch out on $20 a week. Louis and I have always had “Joint” but ‘separate’ checking accounts. He is on my account; I am on his. My checks come to my account, his comes to his; we both agree one what gets paid out of which account. I pay insurances, my car, give Taylor $50, and any bills I incur from mine … pretty much wipes it out. Louis pays the mortgage, utilities, and any bills he incurs. We have been trying to make a ‘budget’ … I’ve got to redo it because of insurance changes. Then it will probably take me 2 or 3 more months to see ‘if’ we are staying within budget and/or what I need to do to change things if I need to.

    But, HELL NO – would not ‘close out a bank account that you had had since you were 12 years old’; and, I would be depositing my own payroll check into it. Be honest about it; but, also think about what he is doing with his payroll or other income check and what is being put in the bank and what is being paid out of it. IF he wants you to close it out, tell him to come to the bank with you and you will have his name taken off the account; but, you have no intention of closing it. I would not tell him about the winnings either – I’d hide it any way I could. Louis does not tell me everything, I don’t tell him everything; but, in areas that we both need to know or be on the same dance page – we are. Another thing I am going to do is make a ‘legacy drawer’ … where both of us know what and where and when we need to do things in the event of the passing of the other. Something that might include our children knowing about. First off, neither of them inherit anything until both of us are deceased. Then they inherit whatever we have ‘share-and-share-alike, in fee simple. Then all they have to do is hire the services of an attorney to divided the two tracts of land and put each in the name of the one who inherits that tract. Trey gets the rest of the tract that his 3 acres was cut out of and Will gets the house and the tract of land it sits on. Then they can sell it to whomever they want to, or keep it, or whatever. I won’t care … “I’ll be DEAD.” While there are some things that I would ‘like’ to be passed down and kept in the family … I can’t make them do that if they don’t want to. I’m dead, I won’t know.

    Tere in RVA – Glad that you are feeling better - prayers and {{{{{HUGS}}}}} for continued healing.

    Sharon – Recordings of ‘outbursts’ might be used as leverage; but, unless someone knows you are recording them … it usually is NOT admissible in court. Carry around a ‘voice’ activated recorder and make a copy of the tape to hide, then let him ‘hear himself’ … he might not even be ‘aware’ of ‘how his voice sounds and how threatening it sounds’ … until he hears himself. Just walk into the room and surprise him with the recorded conversation - it might help both of you - knowing how you sound and/or react can be somewhat sobering. Like hearing your voice on a recorder and thinking, 'I don't sound like that, do I - Really'??? I know that Louis, as good as he is, always ‘blames’ me for things, from not putting the clippers back in the drawer to ‘why the hell is my check register not in the checkbook’? I don’t use your freaking checking book, so if it is NOT there, YOU did it … then he sees it (3 pages of blank pages later). Do you think he will apologize? RARELY! It then becomes Cracker’s fault. Poor baby. That is the one thing he does that makes me want to ‘scream’; but, I know it is because of how he grew up and how his Dad talked to his mother. My Daddy did not ever talk to my mother the way his did. We were brought up to do things on our own and for ourselves – with the oversight of our parents to make sure we did it correctly. Being the baby of the family, I saw them ‘argue’ more than either of my 2 older sisters; and, I got away with a lot more than they did. We had the same biological parents; we just did not have the ‘same’ parents. Times change, kids go off to college or get married … we learned how to do things ‘on our own’. When I went to art school, I got a part-time job to pay for rent and my car. Worked in a deli, so I had access to all the food I needed. Daddy paid for my car insurance – that was it – and for school. But, by the time I married, I knew I could support myself if I ever needed to. We don’t co-mingle funds except to save for something we both want.

    Lenora
  • fanncy0626
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    Speaking of Spiders my neighbor told me yesterday that he killed a brown recluse spider in the dog run at our resort. He said it's body was as big as the palm of his hand and the legs looked like pencils. When he squished it with the pooper scooper it sounded like he was crushing bone! I'm now a little Leary of going there at night.
  • suebdew
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    >:) Haven't caught up but wanted to post to bring you up-to-date on what's been going on. My poison ivy has spread all over my body but especially bothersome is the fact that it is all around my eyes. I called the dr office on Tuesday and was lucky enough to get an appointment a half hour later. Was the PA who I really loved me. She said it was a severe case(which I knew) and systemic. Gave me a shot and a 6 day treatment of steroids. AlreDy gained two lbs
  • suebdew
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    I wan't finished yet!!!!! Anyway still itching and the poor PA started scratching just looking at me lol.
    Anyway, covered in calamine lotion I went to eye doctor yesterday as it takes a long time to see him. He is my macular degeneration specialist. Good news, left eye is back to normal and back to dry. So relieved I didn't need a shot as I was afraid to do it with the poison ivy so near.
    Been doing Duolingo (thanks for the website) and told my DGD about it as she is taking Spanish. Will continue to reD and catch up with you all later, my friends.
    SueBDew in TX <3
  • SophieRosieMom
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    Allie and Sharon - regarding the DH's having control of the finances, it's an easy thing to fall into when folks are first married and generally it was the man's job to take care of the bills. After several expensive lessons, I took over the bills and DH is OK with it, but it took years to come to this.

    Sharon, good for you keeping your own account. Have you consulted an attorney about your situation yet? If not, it's probably not too early to do so to make sure you are covering all bases. I live in a community property state... so if DH and I part ways, everything acquired/earned during the marriage pretty much gets split down the middle.

    Tere     - oh my, I wondered what you were up to! Glad you are home from the hospital, what a scary thing. Saying a prayer for you and hoping you are on the mend and weather the prednisone side effects OK. Drinking water sounds like the right thing to do. HUGS!

    Margaret - thank you for sharing your classroom adventures. There's a lot of lessons with "time outs" for all of us. Have you thought of writing a blog?

    Lisa - Have YOU thought of writing a blog once you get resettled? I know you'll do a terrific job of getting all the loose ends tied up in the next couple weeks!

    Agree 100% on the exercise! It's a good habit to get into!

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • fanncy0626
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    Marcelyn- love the ant story! Even though the spider was outside I am glad that he killed it they're so dangerous. The first one that popped up in Minnesota bit a man where my ex worked. They thought it was MRSA and eventually he had to have his arm amputated.
  • cityjaneLondon
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    Oh dear Tere and Sue! What adventures! :o:'(
    Hope you both recover soon.

    I've been lazy today. Did my usual exercises in the am, but haven't done much else all day. I'm making a list of all the stuff I need to buy for the Christmas cake and Christmas pudding. The cake is solely for DH, so it's only an 8" one. I'm not taking one to Hove as I'm going to make a chocolate roulade for them. I'll probably put a few decorations on top of it for the kids. The pudding I am taking to Hove as DYS loves it. So do I !!!!!!!! :o A very small portion for me. It's served with brandy butter and thick cream. I will make the brandy butter as well.
    The cake and pudding have to be made well in advance so they can mature. The roulade I can make any time and freeze. It's a kind of chocolate meringue, rolled up around whipped cream. A puff of chocolate air! I will have a couple of teaspoons.
    Traditionally at Christmas my son and I have a "Cheese Orgy". All the best stinky cheeses. :D<3 One year one of them ran out across the plate when cut. DH was horrified! He had to leave the room He hates soft, stinky cheese. Now that is my temptation, not the cake.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • SophieRosieMom
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    I am loving the varmint and insect stories! Mice and rats make cute pets (I guess) but otherwise are very dirty and destructive in my view. I like to hear the mouse trap go "snap" and we did hear one in our wall last week. DH set traps and caught three so far. Haven't seen any rats on this place.

    On the other hand, we once had a pet tarantula named Ruby (after DH's old boss) and 2 "pet" boa constrictors. DH bought old white lab rats to feed them....ick...I wasn't sad when the snakes departed the earth but I wasn't afraid of them. One was quite large and attached itself to DH's hand one day-I avoided handling them.

    Otherwise, we love seeing garter snakes around. Spiders are OK, altho I cut them a wide berth if I'm not sure what they are exactly as we do have brown recluse and I've also heard of terribly infectious bites.

    We had skinks at the farm, they liked to live in the garage under/behind the freezer. Interesting, I didn't know the PNW had little lizards. Reminded me of the chameleons we had as kids.

    Opossums - I see them around from time to time, they have a place in nature's scheme of things.

    What a wonderland we live in!

    Lanette
  • OregonMother
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    Tere -- so sorry about your serious asthma episode. I am thankful you are still with us, too! <3

    Felicia
    Willamette Valley, Oregon

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