WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR NOVEMBER 2017

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,370 Member
    Mmmm
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,399 Member
    Just saw full moon is tomorrow. No wonder DH is grumpy! Right on schedule!

    Did laundry today (no hot tub or pool
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,399 Member
    Rats! It cut my post off!
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,296 Member
    Happy Birthday Mary! :flowerforyou:
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,711 Member
    Mary - Hope you are having a wonderful birthday! Celebrating with your DH and Shep!! <3

    Lanette
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    mary many happy returns for your birthday!!

    Tuckered our from an intense work day—made poor food decisions today. Tomorrow will be a better day.

    NYKAREN
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,557 Member
    Did Jari Love's Ripped and Chiseled DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT

    Terry in VT - isn't it amazing how when you don't eat properly, you feel so horrible? I'm constantly amazed by that. Yea you got power back.

    Sharon - you have every right to be mad! The person probably didn't mean any harm, but it still hurts (((HUG)))

    M - try microwaving the squash for a bit. I didn't think it would help, either, the first time I tried it. But it really does help. Of course, you probably will need to let it cool before you cut it. But that's worth it

    Lisa - I remember one time we had a truck packed to go to storage here in NC. Vince fell and had a tibial plateau fracture. Jess drove the truck to NC, Bryan followed in my car, and then after unloading it they drove back to PA. Jess thought it was pretty cool the way she would gesture to the other truckers! and they thought it cool that a woman was driving!

    Katla - I agree with you on your travel plans (see dd after Thanksgiving then go with dh)

    Terry - (((BIG HUG)))

    Exercised then volunteered at the Green Room. The gal who was supposed to come after me must have forgotten because suddenly the receptionist called me to say "are you staying longer"? I didn't even notice the time. If I didn't have the appt to get my nails done, I would have stayed. Got my nails done at the local college's cosmetology school. Really, the thing is that you really should wait longer so they are completely dry. Otherwise, it was a pretty good job. Especially for the $$$. Only $6. A French manicure is $8. Then went to WalMart to get some meats because I didn't know if Aldi carried them. Also returned some of the candy. Came home for dinner, then Newcomer bowling.

    Rye - that's just crazy that you can't donate the candy. I like Becca's suggestion of donating it to a daycare. Actually, all of the suggestions are good, the police, ambulance, etc. etc.

    I remember the first time I rode a horse in a LOOOONNNNGGG time. I figured "I'm in pretty good shape, I exercise 5 days/week so I won't be very sore" Was I wrong! My inner thighs got some workout. Yes, eventually I got used to it, but what an eye opener for me!

    bkomo - welcome! Come by often

    leanerstrong - welcome! So glad Mary was able to help you, she's fantastic, huh? Come back often

    Mary - happy birthday

    Rori - congrats on getting to the 140's

    Michele in NC
    who is off to take a shower
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,267 Member
    :)Katla, Jake goes on about one trip a year without me because I don't want to go see all the people he wants to see. When we travel we always stay in a hotel rather than at someone's house because we need our privacy. That's what we tell our friends and family. It's not about them, it's about our need for privacy.

    :) Jake went to the movies tonight so I had a few hours to have the house to myself.

    <3 Barbie
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited November 2017
    Mary Happy Birthday hope you enjoyed your day. Did you eat you "baby's first birthday cake" with your hands
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,701 Member
    edited November 2017
    Mary ... Happy Birthday!


    Regarding dishwashers ... I didn't have one until 2013. In 2013, my husband and I housesat for one of my bosses, and she had one. I loved it!! So when we moved into a house about 6 weeks later, we made sure it had a dishwasher, and we've had one in every house we've lived in since.

    Up till 2013, I figured that there were only 2 of us ... what would we need a dishwasher for? And wouldn't it be a waste if there were only half a load each day?

    But then I discovered that after dinner, I can quickly rinse some of the dishes (not all need it) and pop them into the dishwasher, and if it isn't full, I can wait to start it till the next day or one after, so I can do full loads. Plus a quick rinse takes a fraction of the time it took me to wash the dishes. Plus when I put them into the dishwasher, even if I'm not going to run the dishwasher that day, they are off the counter and out of the sink. My kitchen looks neat and tidy. My after dinner clean up is no time at all now.

    And when it comes to unloading it, I often do that while waiting for the kettle to boil for my evening tea. I might only unload half of it in that time, but that's OK, I'll be back to boil the kettle for another cup of tea in an hour or so, and will finish unloading then.


    Regarding lollies ... we get bags of them, year round, for cycling. We've discovered that they are a better choice than gels on our rides ... more convenient, less messy.

    When we run events, we buy several large bags of lollies, divide them up, and hand out small baggies to each of the participants. Of course there are always some left over which we use on our rides.

    And ... they're recommended for my university exams. :) The first few exams I had, I didn't bring any lollies because I didn't see the point. Then my last exam was a big 3-hour thing, and I figured I'd try jelly beans ... what a difference! Instead of fading halfway through the exam, and going blank on questions I should have known, etc. etc., I was full speed ahead the whole way through.

    So today, I brought a small baggie of lollies from the collection we got for the event we ran last weekend, and munched on them all the way through the exam. :)

    BTW - these are the gummy lollies. Some are like gummy bears and other animal shapes. Some are similar to that but filled with a jam-like filling. One of my favourite is a very sweet banana lolly that melts in the mouth.


    Regarding my exam ... I wrote it today. Thank goodness that's done! I've got a break of just over 2 months now. It seemed to go well ... so hard to tell ... but I answered all the questions with what I hope are the right answers. And hopefully I got all the points my instructor was looking for.

    Very, very, very tired now. All week this week I've had less than 6 hours of sleep each night, and last night I had 5 hours. I need at least 6.5 hours a night to feel functional and usually I get about 7/night.


    Terry ... when I start feeling like that, I like going for long brisk walks, bicycle rides that push me, and things like that. Also sometimes just doing something different helps ... like going canoeing, or hiking up the local mountain.

    I also found that going off Nexium helped me a lot! Plus also making sure to take magnesium, B12, Vit D, Evening Primrose Oil, and several others.

    I was a bit concerned I was taking too much in the way of vitamins and minerals, but had bloodwork done to test that about a month ago, and my vitamin and mineral levels are right in the middle of the normal range, right where they should be.

    Oh and also salt. I tried cutting way, way back on salt thinking salt was bad ... and that was not good for me at all! Now I salt everything in sight ... and again, my electrolyte levels are right in the middle of the normal range.

    Why was your power out for so long? Sorry, I think I missed that bit ... been sort of preoccupied.


    Safe travels to everyone travelling, moving, etc.


    Machka in Oz
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Evening ladies! Well I think it is a little past evening

    Sharon,mso sorry your 'friend' told some personal things about you. From the little you said, it had a huge impact on you. Plus what you said about your Dad, yes I would be upset to. I remember one Veterans Day that my niece p
    Aced a picture of my Dad and said he was a conscientious objector because he was a minister. Oh I was spitting bullets, I was that mad. My Father was an extremely proud veteran. Boy did I send her a tactful but fiery Facebook message. She changed her whole post about him.

    I was busy this afternoon, when I usually read and post because I went shopping. The clothes I have been wearing I bout about 3 years ago. And my fall and winter clothes are even older. Yep, that's how long it's been since I have lost any weight. Anyway I decided to head off to the mall to Christopjer and Banks. $375 later I am now outfitted for the fall and winter. Burgundy is thier fall color and I like it on me. Their sixes are kid of hard to see what fits you. They have an XL and. 1X.,so you just have to try both on to see what works best. To me it should be the same size. In any other store you have an XL or a XXL, so on and so on. So why is an XL different from a 1X? When I said I was going to the mall, Charlie immediately got up to get ready. So the way we had to do it was that he let me shop and he could do whatever he wanted as log as it was not in a store I was in. I called him when I was done. But I could tell he wasn't happy about it because when we got t the car he didn't have his phone and whe we got to the mall, he left his phone in the car. I told him I drive twice a week by myself and I need that alone time. But I was really tired after shopping and was glad that I had some one else to,drive! But I won't tell him that.

    Katla, if your husband feels comfortable for you to take a seperation trip on your own, I say go for it. I know used to go see the kids once a month when Charlie was working. I always stayed at their house. But that was before I developed back problems. Now we take a trip down abut every 6-8 weeks and stay in a hotel. They have no extra bed other than a bad couch fr one of us and then the girls would have to sleep together and one of us take Trinities bed. Plus they only have one bathroom,. A person with an ileostomy needs a bathroom to themselves. He doesn't have to empty his bag that often but when he does, no one can enter that bathroom for awhile! Or even be close.mi am glad his bathroom is at the back of the house and several doors from everywhere else.

    Terry, I a, in your pocket so just feel your pocket anytime you need a hug. I am always reminded f the verse in the Bible, Amd this to shall pass'. You know we all love you.

    Sgoremens syndrome is dry mouth and eyes, but not just dry eyes and mouth. They are dry to the extent that you have difficulty living. You have to use artificial saliva and artificial tears. Good luck with your diagnosis.

    As far as leftover candy, can you freeze it and use it for Christmas stockings? I would just take it to a fire station, etc. or maybe a place no one thinks about like your local nature center.

    We are in dangerous weather right now. Well it isn't dangerous right now but when we go from 40 degrees Thirsday to a beautiful 75 today, that is our tornado kind of weather. It is a,most this day quite a few years ago in Movember that we had a terrible category 5 that stayed on the ground a long time wiping out an entire trailer court, church, several large subdivisions. It was bad. So even though this weather is beautiful, we know it can turn bad.

    Joyce, Indiana
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,701 Member
    jmkmomm wrote: »
    As far as leftover candy, can you freeze it and use it for Christmas stockings? I would just take it to a fire station, etc. or maybe a place no one thinks about like your local nature center.

    My mother used to do something like that when my brother and I would go trick-or-treating. We'd come back with a big bag of candies each, and she'd go through and put 28 in each in several smaller baggies, and freeze them.

    Why 28?

    There were 4 of us (brother, mother, father, me), so that was 1 candy/day each. Each week, she'd bring out a new baggy.

    Most years the candies were gone by Christmas or just into the new year.

    One year, we had a really big haul and they lasted almost the full year!

    One candy is about 30 calories, so that's not bad. :)

    M in Oz
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    15 min Leslie Sansone vid with handweights
    KB squats 3x8x13
    KB swings 13x10x13

    Eating is a bit more controlled

    MARY happy birthday
    BARBIE thanks for Nov thread

    Kate UK <3
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,158 Member
    Well I survived the night..today is going to be a full day...dad still sleeping will bring him breakfast in a little bit..he enjoys the breakfast in bed thing..so might as well spoil him while I can.having some fresh fruit and a cup of tea..and using my data because I'm not going to pay 5 bucks a day for internet.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,801 Member
    Lost about 3 hours sleep last night, but I feel ok right now. ;)
    Not really worrying about the move, in fact I feel quite relaxed at the moment, but it's on my mind.

    Taking two items of clothing to the charity shop, plus lots of detective books. Want to make room for my cookery books which are on the floor in a pile. We are going to fold up and put away the high chair and cot that are in the library (next to the guest room) as the Hove family are not visiting this Christmas - we are going to them. They might not ever get used again with Bea growing up so fast! :'(<3 The photographer wanted to take photos of that space so we had to shift stuff around. It also has our racks of wine in it! :D It is a nice kind of bonus space and has been great for the three babies. <3<3<3
    I was surprised that they wanted to take photos of the exercise room as it's the only one with the original 1994 decoration. He said it helps people to see alternative uses. :*;)
    I will be interested to see the brochure when it comes out. Round here they do a very glossy number as well as the online profile.

    Guinea fowl tonight. I'm going to pick up some parsnips to roast underneath and possibly some fennel, which goes very well. Plus carrots and some new potatoes for DH.

    I'm planning my vegetarian menu for when DSIL and boyfriend come over. :D We will go to the posh pub for one dinner, but I've got one dinner, one lunch and two breakfasts to think about. :D

    Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,267 Member
    :) When I got dressed this morning to take the dogs out, I noted on the indoor/outdoor thermometer that it was just above freezing. It was a great surprise to find that it was snowing. There was a light dusting on the ground and the snow continued through the 40 minutes of our walk.

    <3 Barbie from NW Washington
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,701 Member
    edited November 2017
    The last couple weeks have been insanely busy.

    It kind of started when we cycled a century (100 mile ride) on October 21. We do them regularly, but they are tiring.

    Then the next week was a whirlwind of full-time work, studying for my final exam while doing the final preparations for a 3-day cycling event we were hosting/running/organising.

    The weekend of Oct 27/28/29 was the 3-day cycling event ... supporting the event, getting some cycling in ourselves, and me studying for that final exam. Happily everything turned out well, and it was a great weekend!

    Because we rent, our agency does inspections every 3 months, so of course the inspection was this week. Since Monday, it has been a combination of full-time work, getting my steps in for the work Step Challenge, unpacking from the weekend, getting the place ready for the inspection ... and of course, studying for the final exam. I had very little sleep all week.

    I wrote the final exam today ... what a relief!

    And meanwhile, for about a month now, my husband has been working long days, often 6 or 6.5 days a week.

    We're tired.



    Next week doesn't really ease up much ... I've been pushing all the other things I need to do off to next week! Now I'm looking at it thinking ... OOPS! :anguished:


    Machka in Oz
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,711 Member
    Machka - I don't blame you for being tired! Bet you "aced" the exam!! Great idea about bagging up the candy and bringing out a little each week - tho I'd need to have it stored at the neighbor's house, lol. I see you are tidying up for the renter inspection - what happens if a person fails it? Do they get kicked out?

    Sharon     - wow, it's really a miracle you are alive and doing as well as you are!! Makes it a lot clearer about the contributing factors to the machinery malfunction. Could have happened to anyone so for anyone to insinuate you messed up is not right; sounds like you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The photo of your brother and horse at the rodeo has me reaching for the Ben-Gay!

    Heather - sounds like this realtor is going to do a bang-up professional job on the sale this time. How long does a person normally have once the purchase and sale agreement is signed... seems like it can take 30 days or longer here if the buyer has to apply for a mortgage. So glad to not be in the middle of it. Your dinners always sound so good.

    Wendy     - enjoy your trip to Vanatu. Sounds like a LOT of preparation, whew, but I am sure it will be worth it. How long did you say you'll be there?

    Joyce - stay safe! I saw you and my Indiana relatives are going to be in the "danger zone" today weather wise. Sounds like you had a great time at Christopher and Banks! I really do like their clothing.

    Dishwashers - our leaking one has not been replaced, so I am hand washing dishes once or twice a day, mainly for the therapeutic hot water which my hands love when the weather gets cold. We really don't use that many dishes unless I'm making something big and then the spaghetti pot or dutch oven gets washed in the sink anyhow. I told DH maybe next year we'd look into getting a replacement.

    Thanks everyone for the info on Sjogren's. I'm not sure that going to a rheumatologist for a check would do anything but incur a lot of tests and medical stuff that may not show anything and even if it does, looks like treating the symptoms, which I'm chalking up to allergies, is the best route to continue. I did read that a person with it is more prone to lymphoma.

    Got the results of my lab work back from my doc visit on Wednesday, everything looks great. I did notice something funny - I wasn't fasting when they drew blood and had eaten breakfast about 3 hours prior. The glucose came back at 93. A stunner because fasting 8-10 hours in the past, it normally runs between 99 and 110! Maybe the fact that I'd essentially fasted on Monday due to being sick (1 slice of toast) and eaten lightly on Tuesday had reset things. Or it might have been a fluke since my breakfast that morning was very low carbs and no glucose sugar. I bring this up because of the 5/2 fasting discussions on this thread.

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    rori that is fantastic that your weight is in the 140s but more importantly, you are healthier and more fit! I agree, I thank everyone on this forum for encouragement, motivation and some common sense wisdom!

    Barbie surprise first snow is a special thing (as long as I don't have to drive in it ;)

    Counting my blessings today alongside of my calories. Also am not going to keep salty crunchy snacks like chips in the house (rice crackers and sweeet potato tortilla chips from Trader Joes) has caused some trigger binge eating behavior. If I need to crunch something, it's gonna have to be apples, pears and carrots!!

    Happy Friday everyone.

    NYKAREN
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