WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2017

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  • grogers511
    grogers511 Posts: 477 Member
    October Accountability
    Progress Monday 10/2
    ✔1. Carbs 50-75g (limit 25g/meal)
    [B25, L3, D21, BBS24= 75]
    ✔2. Fiber 30g [29g]
    Plus Water 72oz
    3. Vegetables - big salad daily
    ✔4. Track every bite and complete the MFP entry daily.
    5. Steps - average 5000 steps,30 Fitbit minutes.

    • Steps. Couldn't make myself do it. And... not doing too well today with energy. But... too much sitting is not good. So... I'll find some motivation from somewhere.

    DH made a casserole last night with leftover chicken, vegetables and cream of mushroom soup. Which he served over penne pasta. Tricky carb count. Measured... No salad fixins in the house last night.

    Onward.
    --Ginger in Texas
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Finished my garden project in 2:30 today. Now one more large bed to get ready for winter.
    Got my hair cut today. Been growing it out for several months but finally had enough of it.
    Have to log my food.
    SueBDew in TX
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    Pip, the dogs are so beautiful and look like they are smiling .

    Sue, I love the feel of a new haircut. My hair has gotten so thin. My dr said I had female patterned baldness like men have. I even tried Rogain but that didn't help. No bald patches yet, just really thin. I keep it short and hope it doesn't get any worse.

    Off to bed and book. Have a good night ladies.

    Terry
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,522 Member
    Did 1 hr spinning downloadable workout. The plan for tomorrow is to go to the deep water class

    After exercise took my gown to the lady who did the alterations. She forgot to take it in in the sides, the pin was still there. Also, when I danced, I would step on the gown so she's going to take it up some.

    machka - thanks for your concern. Today that sensation is gone. Never went to the doc. Today I don't feel a thing

    Exercised then went to get my gown remeasured. It's funny, as I was getting my shorts back on, there was this "stuff" on my shorts. At first I thought it was dog slobber (she has two dogs) but there was too much of it. I smelled it. Seems she has one of those automatic soap dispensers and if you put something under it, it dispenses soap. I guess my shorts were under it while I changed into my gown. I just rinsed the shorts out. But I had to come right home since it was quite cold wearing wet shorts. This afternoon we had another dance lesson. I think we're going to have to really practice, he showed us this turn in the rumba. I think it'll look good, only we need to get it down. Had to stop at the airport to get the basket for drink money for our Newcomer general meeting which will be offsite, then bought gas, now home.

    Joyce when you see Mozart getting on Melanie, try spraying him with a water bottle.

    Flowers are lovely. Speaking of flowers, can anyone tell me some flowers that come up every year (perennials?.) Goes to show you how much I know about gardening...lol), don't require much if any maintenance, good in a shady spot (it does get sunlight first thing in the morning), doesn't grow very high. I know I have a lot of requirements and there may not be anything that meets my requirements. I fully understand

    Speaking of gardening. Well, not really gardening .... more like landscaping. Anyway, I really need to put down grasseed in some areas. These areas are maybe 4 feet wide by about 9 feet long. Is there any kind of machine that I can even rent that will aerate the soil so that I can get the seed down in the ground? We have this hand thing, but I'm thinking that'll take forever to do these areas. Is there like a walk-behind thing that I can use?

    Rey - I'm ever so glad you didn't leave us. I'm the same way as you, I tend to be somewhat of a people pleaser

    Karen in VA and Rey - a pin the tail on the donkey game sounds good to me.

    yvonne - Virus Appreciation Day???? I do hope you're talking about computer viruses, appreciating the ingenuity of the person who established the virus, and not talking about the illness virus

    janice - welcome to a great group

    smudjiemfp - welcome back!

    I asked Denise to invite her Aunt Carol and Uncle Bob to the rehearsal dinner. She hasn't seen them in almost 15 years. I told her that at her reception she won't have time to really sit down and talk to them. I haven't talked to Bob in about 5 years. I do hope she does invite them. I could tell when I asked her that there was silence, she was probably thinking about how Maria would feel about asking someone else. Hey, she likes to spend money, Denise is the bride. Most of the guests at the wedding will be from Pete's family, there will only be about 6 from our family. That's the least she and Maria can do. I'm going to mention again to her that she should ask Carol and Bob soon so that it doesn't look like a last minute invitation. She can send me the invitation and I'll forward it on to Carol. Denise didn't ask for Carol's email when she wanted to know if Carol got her "save the date" card (I told Denise to send it to both of Carol's homes, but Maria only sent it to one of them), she asked me to ask Carol.

    Margaret - thanks for sharing that story. Really touched my heart.

    katla - unfortunately, we won't have much of a Halloween display this year since we'll be going to PA for the wedding. But watch out Christmas!!!!.....lol

    Allie - I agree that Tom is looking for ways to keep in touch. He probably thinks by doing this, you'll feel sorry for him and come back. Little does he know.....

    Michele in NC
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    edited October 2017
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,253 Member
    stats for the day:

    bike ride hm 2 new gym- 7.46min, 141mhr, 11.6amph. 1.4mi= 84c
    apple watch- 54c
    floor exerc- 40.42min, 3 sets of 10ea, burpees, squats, running stationary lunges, squats w/jump, single leg toe touches, ceiling to fl single leg touches, hamstring leglifts, push-ups, all 4's elbow to knee, reverse bicycles, leg lifts, pelvic lifts w/10# weight, crunches, sit-ups w/10# ball, on butt-knees to chest, on side, leg lifts, l shape, on side, leg lifts, to back, on side, leg lift, inner, 130mhr = 170c
    apple watch- 418c
    *new* arm ski machine- 126mhr, 84c
    apple watch
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.04min, 14.4amph, 135mhr, 1.4mi= 61c
    appple watch- 39c
    ride bike puy 2 sumn sta- 14.57min, 145mhr, 12.2amph, 3mi= 147c
    apple watch-
    jog sta 2 wk- 4.59min, 145mhr, 9.48min mi, .5mi= 59c
    apple watch- 55c
    jog wk 2 sta- 5.20min, 10.11min mi, 145mhr, .5mi = 61c
    apple watch-56c
    ride dome 2 hm- 20est, star didn't record, 156mhr, 2.5mi = 192c
    apple watch-141c

    total cal 858
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,598 Member
    lhscapil wrote: »
    Question - do any of you eat peanut butter as a carb alternative, especially to stop a binge? I was hungry after supper so had a spoonful of Adams natural peanut butter. It seemed to do the trick and stuck with me for a long time!

    Nope ... peanut butter (and peanuts and peas) make me bloat tremendously and feel really, painfully uncomfortable. :(

    I haven't touched peanut butter in about 25 or 30 years.

    I do eat peanuts and peas occasionally, but only just a few. For example, I can handle about half a dozen of them in a granola bar on a weekend bicycle ride, but that's about it.


    And in the last few years, sadly, nuts have joined the list of foods that make me feel ick. :(

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,598 Member
    edited October 2017
    langman22 wrote: »
    Machka, the botanical gardens sound wonderful and the pictures are absolutely beautiful! You are a very good photographer.Thanks for the recipe.

    Thank you ... to you and the others who have made complimentary comments. :)


    I miss taking photos ... haven't done nearly as much of it in the last couple years as I used to do. Too busy with university stuff.

    And I've missed going to the garden. The winter and early spring weather was bad enough I didn't feel motivated to walk all the way there and back. In order to get there, take a few photos, and get back within a reasonable time at lunch, I've got to be moving. Very, very brisk walk.

    However, I'm hoping to be able to do that walk about once a week now, and through the summer. :)

    M in Oz
  • DanaReel180
    DanaReel180 Posts: 463 Member
    Good evening! :)

    I hope everyone had a great day. I went to my Bible Study this morning and had a too good of a good time eating the goodies. I was about 150 calories over my goal, not bad but too much sugar.
    I brought carrot cake I made which was about 200 calories a slice. I should of stopped there!!

    I got my Disabled Plate for my car. I can't believe I waited a year to do it. I guess I was trying to walk more and get better, but it was just too painful at times to walk from parking spaces that were too far away from a store.

    Becca I have switched out food packages on my kids too! They never knew the difference!

    Joyce Our church has a sign language interpreter. There is a small group of deaf people and the church even offers sign language classes. I thought about taking it. I learned some signs years ago, but forgot most.

    So I thought about what I'm going to do to improve my goals so, my October goals are:

    - Eat less sugary items
    - Eat more green veggies
    - Measure my food if quantity is doubtful
    - Drink more water
    - Walk more as much as possible
    - Clean out garage, box by box
    - Take old clothes to Salvation Army
    - Finish projects I start!!

    Have a good week and keep tracking!!
    Dana in Arkansas

    Coonhound Dolly:
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,598 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :) I just figured out how to use the scanner on our printer so now I can start to scan documents and photos to save digitally so I can get rid of a lot of paper. We have cleared out so much stuff that doesn't bring value to our lives but photos and documents have been a challenge for me. It's never too late to learn a new skill. The first old document that I read and scanned was my autobiography that I wrote at age 13.

    <3<3 Barbie from NW Washington

    I need to do this. We've got the scanner and back-up harddrives and everything, but just need the time. I've even entertained the idea of hiring someone to do it.

    I have purged a lot of my stuff over the years, but still have about half a dozen file boxes and a shelf of binders that could be scanned.

    If I can get to it this December, that would be great! Even just to start the project.

    M in Oz
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,254 Member
    Michele yes you can rent an aerator to go over that ground. They are a bit awkward and it helps to have a pick up to get it to your home.

    You are further south then up here in Minnesota. Perennials are plants that come up every year without having to replant them. Annuals die off each year and you need to replant them. The perennials we have here usually to not bloom continually. One of the few is wild geranium. It is low, but does bloom better in sun. Hosta is one of the favorites here for a shady spot but it has spikey flowers that only bloom a short time. Most gardeners plant them for their foliage. You might have more choices because of your climate. How well your soil drains can also make a difference in what does well and moisture makes a difference too. Sometimes if you cut a perennial back you can get another bloom per season. Lenora would probably have a better idea because her climate is closer to yours. I would also walk around your neighborhood and see what they plant.

    For shade up here I plant coleus for their colorful foliage, impatience ( they do tend to die out because of a fungal disease, I still have some this year (this is the longest they have lasted in awhile), and a polka dotted leafed plant that comes in pink, white, and red. Up here these are annuals. I also plant lobelia a small blue flowered plant also an annual here. Sweet William often comes back here without replanting. I do get some flowering in light shade.

    Hope that helps. You are lucky you have a longer growing season than we do.

    :heart: Margaret
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
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  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    I've got a question for all you dog owners? How can you tell 'if a dog' is 'dreaming' or if it might be having a seizure? I don't know how to explain it other than Cracker will make this sound, not quite a 'hiccup' but, for lack of a better description she does this, almost nightly. She sort of 'jerks' when she does it. Hard to describe. She'll have her eyes open; but, sort of 'starring off. It is almost as if she is looking at you and trying to say, 'stop this from happening'. I have seizures, so I know how it feels to be having one, and not being able to stop it. Just have to let it run its course. I am having issues with dizziness ad it is pretty scary; because I don't know if I am about to have another seizure. As if it might be the beginning of a 'different' kind of 'aura'. Without the headache, I keep thinking, '$#*T, am I have a stroke? BP is ok; and, today they stuck me so that my GYN could tell what my blood sugar is doing. According to him I am 'pre-diabetic' so he wanted to check to see what my sugar levels have been doing for the past 3 months. That's all I need ... yet another pill (or shot) to add to my drugs to take. I basically 'blacked out' when I was at the beach, and, I had not had anything to drink and was drinking water with my meal. Can anybody tell me what I need to expect? I don't know if this is because I am on another 'statin' ... which has been given to me to take. I wasn't able to take Crestor or Simvastatin; but, he said that this was a statin that most people who could not take those were able to take. I feel almost like I need to have one MD tweak the medications I am on, to make sure that none of my bipolar meds get out of what suddenly.

    Worried about Cracker; and, she needs to go to the Vet any way to have her shots. Tux is overdue - but, I will just have to take 2 days to get them there. Can't do it tomorrow because they close early. Got to get her flea and tick meds as well as her heartworm meds for the month, too. Guess I will have to get money from Louis. I probably need to just take his card with me. LOL!

    Going to bed, just going to leave TV on and Louis asleep in the chair. He looks pretty comfortable. LOL!!!

    Leenora
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Peanut butter is a main protein for me. It started when I was pregnant and I would have dizzy spells.,I kept peanut butter in my locker at work and a spoonful did the trick. I just knew I had to let some one know I was dizzy. I swear, I could have been a surrogate mother since my pregnancies and deliveries were so easy. Dizziness in the first trimester were my main problem. Christina was my lomgest delivery at 3 hours. Michelle I barely made it to the hospital. 1 hour from first pain to delivery. Never any morning sickness. Christina was conceived with Charlie just looking at me. I had to take fertility pills with Michelle. I have told her that's wh she has so many personalities. She should have been a multiple birth!

    I love the art of sign language. It is so graceful and beautiful. I think it is because they can't just sign with their hands. They have to show such emotion with it. We have ounctuation marks, they have to show it with their body. We had a group come to our church one time that danced to some of our most precious songs in the Baptist faith. I'm sure they are in other faiths also. I guess a good Baptist should say dance. It is expressive movement!!!! But they felt the movement through their feet. Lots of kleenexes used. And I love to see people and animals sign.

    My Master Gardner neighbor hasn't come down to show me how to prune my plants for the fall. I am clueless. I guess I need to give her a call. And I have no idea what to do with our old azalea plant. It is totally different than the encore azaleas that were planted. We pruned it in the spring thinking it would be bare until the next year but it has really grown and a lot of greenery on it. No evidence of flowers though where the encore ones have blossomed many times. I don't want the size of the old azalea to take over the garden next year.

    Our grand kids fall break is next week. In the past we have tried to do something but last year we didn't since both of us were sick so many times. But now that Christina's boss has this house in W Virginia and it is vacant Friday through Sunday, she wants to take advantage of it. She tells me that there are beautiful waterfalls and gorges and a lot of hiking. But to us that is a lot of driving for a total of 2 days.. Charlie has been to their house and had to take care of his ileostomy but never traveled with it. He pretty much knows when he needs to empty his bag but that is with his meal schedule and what we normally eat. So he is hesitant to go travel. P,us when he empties it, he would empty the place of any humans! It stinks!!!!!!!!

    Night night, Joyce, Indiana
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited October 2017
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :) I just figured out how to use the scanner on our printer so now I can start to scan documents and photos to save digitally so I can get rid of a lot of paper. We have cleared out so much stuff that doesn't bring value to our lives but photos and documents have been a challenge for me. It's never too late to learn a new skill. The first old document that I read and scanned was my autobiography that I wrote at age 13.

    <3<3 Barbie from NW Washington

    Oh Barbie, how I'd love to read that :) I think it's terrific that you figured out how to scan it all into the computer. Good for you.

    Janetr OKC

  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    I just had a wonderful 2 1/2 hour visit with my sis just older than me. Today is her 69th birthday, I'll turn 68 in a month and the next older sis just turned 70. Then there this is a sis 73 and the oldest is 80. The second oldest sister passed 15 year ago, she would be 77 now. Where have all those years gone? The sister I visited with is the one that had the heart attack. She has finished her four weeks of physical therapy and is doing as well as expected. She has lost 20 lbs. which makes her pretty thin. She still is not allowed to do strenuous housework such as vacuuming, or yard work/snow shoveling etc. Her granddaughter got married two weeks ago high in the Colorado mountains, sis did have a bit of problem at the high altitude and had to take a nitro tab but was ok after that. I have loved, loved having 5 older sisters and such a large family.

    I am truly blessed. <3


    Janetr OKC
  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 610 Member
    Sending prayers to Vegas, such a senseless violence. How do we as humans continue to inflict so much pain on our fellow men? My DDIL, Holly, was in Vegas. My phone kept going off and when I got up to check it was Holly texting to let me know she was okay. I then went on the computer to see the horrible news. I am so grateful that our Holly is safe. 2 of the Canadians killed were from Alberta. They leave behind heart broken spouses/fiancees and young families. So very sad.

    Karen in Virginia - So glad that you had a good vacation. It sounds delightful.

    Carol - I work in a Toy Store and we have been in the news recently.

    Evie - Vancouver Island is so gorgeous. We do go there every few years as we have both friends and family who live there. Perhaps we will meet one day.

    drKatiebug - I loved it "Three kinds of people in this world, those who can count and those who can't" Still laughing about that.

    Terry in VT - Sorry that the kids shooting pellet guns gave you the creeps. My Dad taught us gun safety at a young age and Larry has always been a hunter. I had posted the photos before I ever heard about Vegas.

    Allie - Haha! The dogs wanted to say good night? More likely Tom wanted to check to see if he could find out out what you were doing. He really is having a hard time without control isn't he?

    Tomorrow our human resources manager is coming. I know I will be called in to spend the better part of an hour with her. I wish I wasn't involved but I am and I will tell her the truth as I know it.

    Yesterday we had a our first winter storm. The roads were terrible. I worked and then spent the afternoon driving kids from school, to activities, etc. My brother lost power and it still isn't on. People need to get their winter tires on. My son was storm stayed in Brooks as they closed down highway after highway. I read him the riot act. This is October and this is Alberta. You should have a winter jacket, boots, gloves, toque at the minimum in your vehicle. My Dad taught us to be prepared so you should also have some water, candle, matches, flashlight, blanket and of course a shovel.

    Today I had extensions put in my hair not for length but for volume so I don't look quite so bald. I can't believe how vain I am on this subject but I dearly miss my long, thick hair. I hope this works. The wig just kept making my hair loss worse. I feel like on the hair loss experience I have tried pretty much everything. This feels kind of like the weight loss. For now I am loving the extension.

    Keira, my little warrior princess, is emulating her Mom and has posted some of her art for sale. First customer was Grandpa. Lol. She did do a portrait painting of Chico for him for free. (her words not mine).

    I think I have been sabotaging myself with food. Tonight Larry made some intimate suggestions and it made me feel nauseous. So feeling like a fraud. I need to get some insight on how to handle this and get him told. I guess because I have reacted and he has been apologetic so many times before that he just thinks things are back to the status quo. What is it they say "You teach people how they can treat you" "Past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour?"
    My inclination is always to give the benefit of the doubt. To love and let live. This time I just can't let things go that have been piling up for 35 years.
    I find myself reaching for the cookies, cake, ice cream. Well, pretty much anything that I can stuff in my mouth to try to fill the void where I have lost myself.
    I have not got my appointment yet but hopefully soon.
    How can he think things are okay? You keep blasting at the mountain and one day there is an avalanche.u1eajz1wsrrw.jpg
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    Cohen this summer "Nothing like a cold beer after a hard round of golf"
    My Mom painted these *kitten* willow for me when I was having a hard time dealing with life. I miss her.
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Katla, OHHH spooky. I love Ghostie and Arrow is gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing :)

    Janetr OKC
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,698 Member
    Sharon - Sorry for what you are going through. Keeping a secret about how you are feeling is a real trigger for bingeing. Been there, done that, many times. Nothing beats clarity, honesty and a sense of purpose for a weight loss strategy, however hard it seems to dig yourself out of the hole. One of my favourite words is "authenticity". I hope you can get some support from the counsellor soon. <3

    Katla - Great to see your ghost and Arrow. :D

    Tonight is my birthday celebration meal out with my son and daughter in law. We are going to a fish restaurant. Surprise!

    This morning I woke up really early as I remembered that I hadn't put the new day's parking permit in the car. After tossing and turning for a while I decided it was better to just go down in my pyjamas and do it. So I was creeping about trying not to wake DH. It's a complicated form that you have to scrape off certain days, months, years and woe betide you if you get it wrong!

    Machka - I paid a company to scan all my old writings. They did a pdf and also a Word conversion. It was surprisingly inexpensive. :D Definitely worth it. It would have taken me forever.

    Time for a cup of tea.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

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