WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013
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Good Thursday evening.
Spent time this morning working on my lace, a little this afternoon and then again this evening after I got home from lawn bowling. I'm about half way, so I should be able to get it finished over the weekend. If I can get the stuff in the mail by Priority Post on Tuesday morning, there shouldn't be any problem for it to be there on time. I understand that I have until the Monday because the 7th Sept (deadline) is on a Saturday.
It was a lovely evening to lawn bowl and while we were bowling a long 'v' of geese flew overhead. In the middle of them, there were 3 ducks who were flapping like crazy to keep up. The geese fly south from the river a couple of times a day to eat on farmers fields and then about 10:30-11:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. fly back to the river. I hear them go over my house about 6:30 a.m. on their way to feed. They spend a lot of time training the young ones to fly in formation - the ones this evening were quite good with only a couple of stragglers. The mosquitos were bad and I got two bites, one on my knee and one right in the middle of my forehead which is very itchy.
Time for bed, said Zebedee0 -
I forgot to mention how impressed I am by all of you and your activity level. Some of you do cardio-type activities 2,3,4 times a day!
I do it once, hate most of it, and count every second
Nancy0 -
morning ladies,
im just :grumble: ..i did the gym, did the lawn, walked the dogs,got over 10,000 and still the scale hasn't budged...
my heel still is bothering me, and I would love to take a walk, but I hear the DH voice saying go to the gym, so I might have to do that..
did get 8 hrs sleep which is good..
well better get my butt in gear
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Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Cheryl
Sending good thoughts your way, you`ve had a h*** of a summer!!! Hope the counseling will help your son!
Jane Martin So sorry to hear about your friend:brokenheart: 
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Meg Congrats on being down 1.1 !!!!
Michele Love the cake, it looks so cute. I would have hated to cut it!
Nancy OH I love the fact that since you didn`t have the correct clothes on to exercise you got a pedicure:laugh: , I think that`s just perfect!!!
Joyce Hope the toes won`t be too sore today:flowerforyou: .
Sandy ON I am glad it`s Friday too:bigsmile: !!!
Renny Bacon and beans turned into fish and veggies:happy: , good for you!!! Love your new profile pic!
Barbie You are just amazing!
I`ve been keeping up with everyone all week. Congrats to everyone that has posted a loss!!! Hang in there if the dreaded scale is being hateful ( I know that feeling well).
Have a wonderful Friday ladies!!! Drink your water :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Till next time....
Hugs,
DeeDee in kind of cloudy and warm NC0 -
:grumble: can I smack the ol man?
I just called him at work...he says dont worry we will go broke thats ok so you can have your healthy food.. because I bought nitrate free hot dogs and fresh veggies.
I called him an A--.. He gets meals and snacks made for him, cookies snack ckaes, buy him his ice cream.. and what do I get hmmmmm
ok enough of the rant.. some of it is just teasing some is being a worry wart about money..
I dont ask for alot,but being healthy is something I need to do..
Hope everyone has wonderful plans for the holiday weekend.. its going to be cloudy most of the weekend here in Connecticut, I am itchin to get to the ocean,but probably wont be going anywhere near there until we get to florida in October..0 -
TGIF~~Today is the wake for my friend,doesn`t seem real.Looked at the obit today,just to make sure.We had a lot of good memories.I`ll miss the phone calls.
On a good note.have`nt seen much loss in the scale,but loss 3 in on different parts of my body.
Thanks for all your love and support.Luv u guys(gals).
HUGS
jane0 -
We had a full day yesterday with doctors, scans, etc. Good report and DH doesn't have to do it again for 2 years! What a blessing.
In the middle of all the appointments, I broke my glasses in two pieces. Unfortunately, I didn't have my contacts with me. Good thing DH was able to drive. We got back to our hometown in time for me to go to the Optical shop and get them fixed.
Cheryl - so sorry to read about all your troubles and thank God your son told you. It is scary for young people on the internet. Hopefully they will catch the predator. Hope your ribs are feeling better each day.
Meg - I didn't know you had gotten a diagnosis of diabetes. Will your diet and exercises control it? That is something I worry about as my mom and brother had it.
Welcome to all the new friends. You'll love this site.
Michelle - your cake is darling. You are so creative and giving. Hope the party was a success.
Leaving this afternoon for the long weekend and won't have internet so I'll catch up with you all in September. August was such a loss (not literally) for me. It has been so hot that it's hard to get motivated. Actually,I lost a couple of pounds last week but I don't know why.
Sue in Hot, Hot, Hot Texas0 -
Good Morning, My Friends. Happy Friday!
I just at the most unhealthy breakfast that I have had in a while! Really, it probably wasn't too bad, but it was calorie expensive. Because of the gluten free stuff, I do crave bread. So, I had two pieces of toast w/ Pb2 and honey, of all things! Talk about a sugar count! Oh, well. I will have to forego the bread for the rest of the day. Deep Sigh of Oh, Poor Me! :bigsmile:
I did get to talk to my sister yesterday. It went fine. I didn't mention the house and neither did she. I gave her birthday wishes and said nice things, and then said Good Bye! Short, sweet, to the point and done. My stomach hurt, my head hurt and my heart ached, but I did what I needed to do.
I also spoke to my son last night. He had gone up to the pro shop at his home golf course and picked up his birthday present. Since I really have no clue what to get for him, I just call the pro-shop and leave money on his account. When he was racing his motorcycles, I would leave money or gift certificates for the expensive tires, and I am really glad he has finally decided to stop doing that and play golf! Much, much, much safer! :laugh: :drinker:
Today I am taking my little, 98 year old friend to the beauty shop. This is only her second time to the shop since she fell and broke her thigh bone. She is excited. She used to go every two weeks, and she deserves to go whenever she wants to! She is such a sweetie.
Meg- Good job on the weight loss! I am sorry, I will not share our rain. Since most of the year we are in single digit humidity, we keep the rain we get!
Michele- It amazes me how much you squeeze into each day! :happy: Wow! I get tired just reading about all you do. Keep it up and you may shame me into moving more! :blushing:
Renny- I am proud of you for taking care of yourself w/ the beans and bacon meal. Husbands are cute, aren't they? My SO thinks everything must be cooked in butter, a whole lot of butter; he also believes that every vegetable should come with cheese sauce. But, we love them anyway, right?
Granmallie- Go out and buy one package of the cheapest, ugliest, nastiest hot dogs they make, and when you enjoy yours, make him those. He will change his tune. (I would also stop buying him his treats for a while, but I am an evil woman.) You do an awesome job of taking care of both of you, and he needs a wake up call. My attitude about husbands, boyfriends, partners is "If you love them; I love them. But, if you are mad at them today; then I will be mad at them today, too" I am sure you will fall in love with him all over, but, boy Howdy, sometimes their teasing does hit a bit hard, doesn't it.
OK- time for me to go and do some laundry and cleaning. :grumble: I'll check back in later.
For today: breakfast: toast w/ Pb2 & honey :frown:
lunch: yogurt and blueberries
supper: hamburger, fried onions and cooked vegies
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Some have talked about their Labor Day weekend plans. 41 years ago on Sept 2 at 2 PM I married Charlie! Even though it started out like any romantic marriage through the years the romance seems to be gone but we have a good companionship. He will very proudly tell anyone what the secret to our long marriage is commitment. And also some comprimise, I add that, he doesn't. I'm not sure he know the true meaning of it but he is learning and I am learning how to pick my battles. We have two wonderful daughters, and of course 2 wonderful grand daughters. He thinks he just has to eat the evening meal out and there are 2 places that I have set my foot down on eating at since I started on my diet and I know that if I really tried I could find something there and so I may tell him to take his pick, but not get used to it!!!!!
My nail beds seem to be doing OK. The little nail that was removed, well the toe since the nail isn't there anymore, gave me fits during the night. So I took a Lortab and that seemed to take the edge off it so I took a Lortab. The big toe still does not hurt at all but like he said the nail was hardly attached anyway. Now i am going to start treating the callouses that are on the toes by those bad nails. The podiatrist suggested a product from Walgreens called piggy paste!!!! So I'll get some of that and get those callouses softened up.
I did put on my favorite god supporting walking shoes that I wear all the time and it didn't feel good last night and I kind of walked like my sister and all her orthopedic problems. So I'm not looking forward to putting those back on but the big bulky dressings are off now and I just have bandaides so they should fit OK
Weather is awful, so hot and humid, heat index back above 100 again. since I enjoy watching profeesional gold as much as I do and two big tournaments start this weekend that may be what I do.
Joyce0 -
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Joyce: I’ve known one other person with a sleep number mattress and they loved it, too. I wonder if DH would be open to the idea. Thanks for your recommendation. :happy: I just read your toenail post. You and I are birds of a feather in the “watch my own surgery” camp. :bigsmile: All fruit is high in sugar. Fructose is nutritionally superior to glucose. I wouldn’t worry about the sugar in apples, I’d worry about sugar that comes out of a bag. Bottom line, it is calories in and calories out for weight loss.
Heather: Isn’t it a treat to give away big clothes! It is tough to live in a home while work is going on. Been there, done that, and would rather not do it again, but sometimes it is the only way. Hugs.:flowerforyou:
Yanniejannie: We did lie on the mattresses in the store and made a bad choice anyway.
I guess that one is our fault. We should have stayed on the mattress longer.:ohwell:
Jane: I’m so sorry for the loss of your hs friend.:flowerforyou:
Grandmalle: Your hubby needs to sit in the time-out chair and think about his bad words.:frown:
Cheryl: I’m sorry your son had a bad experience. It is all too common for there to be sexual predators out there on-line. It wasn’t your son's fault. Unfortunately, we have to teach our kids about existence of bad people lurking on the internet. Too bad he had to learn it in such a horrible way. :flowerforyou:
DH’s niece and her husband spent the night at our house. We had a salmon dinner, and then walked to the park for the last concert of the summer. The band was called Jujuba, and we really enjoyed their performance. :happy: The niece and husband are gone, and I’m taking a moment with you all to stay in touch and charge up my own batteries before we start getting ready for lour Labor Day weekend activities. If I were still working, it would be back to school time next week. :noway: I’m free!!!:bigsmile:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
August goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
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Hello, everyone,
Bright , sunny, and rather warm day here. I realized last night that it was already completely dark at 8pm........I hate the short days of winter and being dark at 8pm is a reminder of what is down the road. Have heard this winter is suposed to be very bad......Farmer's Almanac or some such.
Jane......Thoughts are with you today. I met my bestest friend in kindergarten and can't imagine life w/o her, even though we've been miles apart and sometimes have gone months w/o contact; we always pick up where we left off
Joyce.........Glad your toenail episode is going well. I had one with a bump across the nail horizontally which just split and tore a few days ago when doing a downward dog pose in yoga.........quite uncertain how to treat it........it's fine if I leave it alone but hurts too much to pull off the rest of the way and I'm fearing it will get caught on something and just rip.
Sandy.........Enjoy your long weekend!!! Best of luck reaching your son. I believe you got an iPad recently---can you Facetime with him???? My dd and I are doing that quite a bit these days.
Meg............YAY!!!!!.......for your loss!!! I stumbled across a bra-fitting day the other week and bought some new ones; a brand I had not tried before........Wacola (or something like that).........really like them
Joyce...........The real skinny licorice whips might work as your ladder.......I believe they come in red and black and they are very flexible
Pat.......sounds like you opened the door with your sister...
Dinner out at Longhorn; have looked at a menu and planned.
Good evening to all,
yanniejannie.......mid-Atlantic0 -
I'm sitting in the waiting room at the ER, waiting for my son to be seen by the doctor. He has emphysema and sometimes gets lung infections, which he has now. He's 37 but he and his wife only have one car so I drove him here so she could stay home with the little guy and then go pick up the girls from school. He sounds awful, but he has been through this several times and says its no big deal. He had been a welder but is now on disability. We have been estranged for about 5 years and just recently reconnected after he moved back to town. So I'm taking it slow, getting reacquainted and enjoying time with the kids. It's a long story, but those poor kids have been through the wringer.
After gym and swimming this morning I signed up for a trainer to get me started with lifting weights. I wanted to add something to my routine so this is it.
When I was dressing I happened to glance in a mirror (I try to avoid that at all costs) and I noticed a row of puckered dimples running horizontally around my middle. I think it may be the beginnings of a waist! I'm so excited! I haven't had one of those in many years.
I'm really enjoying reading about all you ladies' lives. I think I like being here among more mature ladies. Some of the comments on other threads seem to have been written by spoiled teenagers. It's like this place is divided into rooms and I have finally stumbled into the right room for me.
Thanks for making me feel welcome.
Sylvia0 -
:flowerforyou: Nancy, I tried to look at your exercise diary to see what kind of exercise you do, but your diary is locked. Someone told me that the best exercise is the one you’ll do. I walk a lot and go to line dance classes. I have a great book called “Strong Women Stay Young” that showed me a simple strength training program that I can do at home while watching TV. If you read this thread regularly you’ll hear about a lot of different exercise programs and activities and may find something that you like.
:flowerforyou: Grandmallie, weight loss is not instantaneous…….it happens over time with good nutrition, good exercise, and keeping calories at the right level…..a day of good behavior may not result in a loss and a day of bad behavior may not result in a gain, but consistency with all these things will bring you the results you seek……never, never, never give up.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: DeeDee, I’m always happy to hear from you.
:brokenheart: :brokenheart: Jane, sorry this is a sad day for you
:bigsmile: Sue, enjoy your weekend
:flowerforyou: Phoo, one of the smartest decisions I made was to not eat bread…..sometimes I think of it, but when I do, I don’t think of a slice, I think of the whole loaf slathered with butter and peanut butter so I have no bread at all…….one slice is too many and a thousand wouldn’t be enough.
Renny, congrats on graciously declining a meal that doesn’t fit on your food plan even if your DH prepared it with love
:flowerforyou: Joyce, enjoy your golf and let your feet heal.
:flowerforyou: Katla, now that I’m not teaching, I love Labor Day Weekend…….I used to spend the whole weekend in my classroom getting things ready for the first day of school.
:flowerforyou: Yanniejannie, I go to bed so early that I don’t notice that it gets dark early, but I’m out walking the dogs so early in the morning that I notice the shorter days and how much of my walk is by streetlight or flashlight.
:bigsmile: Sylvia, how great that you and your son are finding each other again after an estrangement…..take it one day at a time and miracles will happen…..being there for him when he needs you is a great beginning.
:flowerforyou: We won’t do anything different this weekend. We’ll enjoy the time to work in the yard, walk the dogs, and do all the things we usually do. We were invited to a bbq on Sunday but declined in favor of spending time together with the pets. However, I expect that at some point, Jake will realize that it’s a holiday weekend and ask me if I want him to fix something on the grill.
:flowerforyou: Don’t forget that there will be a new thread for September. I’ll post it at bedtime on Saturday and put the link on this thread……it’s time now to review your goals or resolutions for August and see how you’ve done and think about what goals you’ll set or resolutions you’ll make for September. Barbie from NW Washington where it is sunny again
“If it’s important to you then you will find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.”
August Resolutions (with almost end of the month comments)
*finish preparing the flower bed in the back yard (making lots of progress but won’t be done by the end of the month)
*participate in the new strength training challenge (nine workouts so far)
*walk 18,000 steps a day (every day and many more some days)
*act the way I want to feel (going great…this makes a huge difference in my life)0 -
Well I'm back home and very tired - but HAPPY! I got the all clear. I had a mammogram and ultrasound and exam and all was well. They even gave me some "just in case" antibiotics to keep by me. I will go back in 8 weeks for a final check.
It is so great to get good news. On the very crowded train coming home I decided I didn't care about the noise as I was so glad to have another chance to live my life to the full. I will have to keep remembering that when I get grumpy and irritable. Life is a precious gift.
I walked across the Thames and ate my sushi by the river. Of course there were a lot of tourists around and also families out enjoying the last days before school starts again. I walked on a bit further to Leicester Square, then time was getting on so I got the tube to the hospital. I was seen very quickly, but the prescription took ages. They gave me a pager for when it was ready! By then it was the middle of the rush hour,, so I went down to John Lewis to delay my return journey a bit. I bought a workout jacket (Asic), which DH had promised me as my reward for losing 50 lbs. He can pay my credit card off when the bill comes!:laugh: I also bought a Speedo swimsuit for my trial of the new pool next week. Both items are tight, but I don't intend to get any fatter!:bigsmile: I decided against the Lulemon jacket as the price was quite outrageous, so this one, though pricey, seems quite cheap in comparison.
Then I got the train to a station a bit further away from home, but I would have had to wait a long time for the next one. DH was happy to collect me from there..:smooched: He was so delighted I was OK. His last partner died of breast cancer at the age of 47 so you can imagine he is a bit sensitive. . . .♡
Tired now. I had dinner at John Lewis, Tuna Salad Nicoise, and a small glass of white wine, so inside my calorie allowance. I had my dessert at home. Then I could not resist a sliver of cheddar cheese.:noway: I think I walked off the extra and I had done my gymming in the morning, so more or less hit the target.
Love to all. Keep on keeping on. Consistency wins the race. Congrats to you losers.
Heather in Hampshire UK.0 -
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Heather that is awesome good news.
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evening my adorable friends~
here I sit with my foot propped up.,the pain is really bad:grumble:
I have a confession,I took a walk this morning instead of going to the gym:blushing: this is why I am in pain. you would think that after all I have been through I would get it through my thick Irish skull that until this heel is back to normal no excess walking...
Not telling the DH,but I am hopin that it calms down.. I really really dont want to get another shot, because the last one didnt help all that much anyway..
I wish I could just sit with my feet up all weekend,but dont think that is going to happen...
at least I have 3 days off from work
I soooo wish that I could get in the car, pack a nice lunch and snacks and a beach chair and umbrella and hit the beach. but I have gotten to the point that I want solitude at the beach, not a bunch of people with music, and kids running around and all.must be the age :laugh:
going out for pizza with our friends that we cruise with, they will be going on the cruise in Oct .when we are going down to the house in florida..
I am hoping Jim, the friend of ours is still coming to watch the dogs, my DH works with him and right now Jim isnt speaking to Tom over something at work..If not I will have to ask my son to come down and take care of the dogs,or fly them down with us.. I really dont want to have to do that.
Hoping all of you have a splended weekend and will check in to see how things are going.
Barbie-thanks for the pep talk.. I know Jason at the gym said well gosh it took you awhile to put the weight on, it wont come off quick either,keep working at it.. and I will. and I wont give up 0 -
It's called stress eating:sad: :grumble: If my sister didn't have bad luck she wouldn't have any luck at all. I have said before that she had had breast cancer, she has my Mom's bones and spine and is in constant pain and walks like an 80 year old woman even though she is 65. She has fibro and all the things that go along with it. And today she found out she has a blood clot in her lung. Her doctor told her that she could do the treatment at home. I don't know if they have drastically changed things or not but when I was a nurse blood clots in your lung were not treated at home. So I do hope she rethinks whether this doctor is the right one for her very complicated medical problems. So I am trying to get a hold of her at the hospital and see how things are going and I don't get nay answer. Either she is in xray, not really up to her room yet or what but I'm not getting her. So I had spaghetti tonight:sad: :sad: :sad: I knew it was wrong when I ordered it but I did it anyway. It was the senior portion and I brought 1/2 of it home but I know the pasta is bad. But it was good.
Joyce0 -
HI!Just got in from the wake.Sad day,but know she is out of pain.Was good to see her family,Ive known for as long.
Thank you all for your kind words,prayers and support.
I love you all and am glad to be part of this wonderful group.
HUGS
jane0 -
Hello to all:
Heather - glad things went well for you.
Joyce - good luck with the toes and the same to whoever else said they ripped a toenail.
Cheryl - So sorry to hear about your son. I worry about all young children on the internet and especially my DGD. She seems to me at times much too trusting and outgoing.
To whomever asked: The Peace Choir I am singing with is a group from all over our area. Some are professional musicians. 1st Congregational church has a Fine Arts series every year and the first concert of each season is a peace concert. This year's theme is "Sing Out For Peace". the proceeds from the concert are going to Community Outreach. We just do three rehearsals and then the concert so it can be a real challenge.
I have finally started active range of motion on my shoulder. It really hurts to do the exercises and I will admit I do not look forward to them but if I am going to get back my function which I am determined to do so I can resume activities I love then they will have to be done. I am trying to come up with some little reward for doing them such as reading in the recliner for one-half hour when they are done. They are much easier in the water but the PT wants me to do more than that. Well it can only get better. Sue in SD0 -
We're home, and without guests! It has been a busy time. We went to my son's in Washington, drove into Seattle for a day. Drove DD to PDX for her flight and came home. We didn't get ort laundry done before relatives arrived for an overnight. We enjoyed their company and got better acquainted. Went to our local park with the relatives for the last music concert of the season. It was wonderful and we were happy to share the experience with them. We're hoping to leave tomorrow for a raft-up with boating friends. So much to do, so little energy to do it. LOL.:ohwell:
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon0 -
Joyce - I am so much like you. I'm a visual person. I need to see things, not just tell me. Vince will say something like "oh, give me 1" to 2" rocks". That doesn't make any sense to me. But one time he said "golf ball sized rocks". Now that's something that I can see in my head. Same with lots of other things, I need to actually see it
Renny - how wonderful is it that you made the fish? You know, I bet even if you had had your hubby's bacon and beans, you wouldn't have enjoyed it and your stomach might even have felt "yuk". I know now that bacon in salads, etc. really doesn't excite me one bit. I'd rather taste the vegetables, not the bacon. To me, it doesn't add anything to the salad. And I live in the South where BBQ is king, bacon is on lots, and lots are deep fried. They seem to think (I found this out the hard way) that "a little butter" translates into "we'll use 1/4 pound rather than the 1/2 pound we normally use"
Well, it rained a bit last night so the area behind the equipment pad is going to be muddy. that area is in the shade so much that it's hard to dry out. Anyway, what that means is that I'll go to the Humane Society, then probably get more chocolate chips, go to the deep water class, on the way home stop at CVS and get Vince's prescription, give Loki his med. If we're not working outside until later in the day, I need to go to PetSmart to get Lance & Shadow more food. I didn't realize they would run out so quickly. Tomorrow is the farmer's market and then yoga
Nancy - Lance is one of Jessica's cats. The other one is Shadow. Wish they got along with other cats, tho. Just with each other. Actually, I think (god forbid) if something were to happen to Shadow., Lance would interact more with our cats.
Oh, someone (I don't remember who) was talking about bug bites and itching, I remember I suggested the AfterBite. Another thing you can do, and this is just temporarily, is put your blowdryer on the itch. Get it as hot as you can possibly stand it. When we first heard this, we tried it and couldn't understand why it worked. Then we found out. The theory is that the heat releases the histamines that cause you to itch. So if you need a few hours itch-free (like if you're going to sleep), put your blow dryer on it.
Nancy - honestly, I don't know where I'd find the time to do cardio multiple times a day. I'm lucky to find the hour in the morning. Here I'll say it...but I bet it doesn't happen. Maybe thing'll slow down in the winter. But you know how it goes..the holidays and all will get in the way so I'm not optimistic at all
grandmalle - you are such a busy lady. Could it be that you don't take in enough calories? Why would you need a shot when you don't want it. Can't you refuse it?
jane - good for you losing those inches. That means so much more than a number on the scale
Sue in TX - It's so frustrating when you can't use your glasses. I just went thru that. While exercising, even tho I had them off, one of my lenses fell out. Fortunately, I had an old pair of glasses. Not the right prescription. As a matter of fact, by the time I got to the store to get my glasses fixed, I was starting to have a headache. But they were able to fix them quite well. We think the party was a success. We were surprised at how many people went not only on the slide but in the pool.
Pat - I'm so glad you got to talk to yuour sister. How nice of you to take your friend to the beauty shop! Very sweet thing to do
Joyce - happy anniversary!
Katla - glad you had a good time at the concert. What Labor Day activies do you have planned?
yanniejannie - I'm not sure that I know what the "skinny licorice whips" are. Who's the manufacturer?
sylvia - I'm with you, I so much prefer "talking" to mature women. Hope your son is OK. That was very nice of you to drive him, but then again, I know you wouldn't say "no"
Heather - what WONDERFUL news!!!!
Joyce - so sorry about your sister.
Sue in SD - I so admire your commitment to doing whatever is necessary to get back to where you were. You need to be applauded for that.
Well, this morning started out going to the Humane Society to give them my aluminum. Then I stopped at one store to get chocolate chips, didn't realize that the mini-chips were also on sale so I got those instead. Then went to deep water, stopped at CVS to get Vince's prescription and used my coupon to get him milk, went to the petstore to get Lance & Shadow's food (I didn't realize it went so fast. Me thinks Loki is going in there and eating their food....lol), had lunch then Vince and I worked outside. It's real slow going working at the equipment pad. Guess we were out there for about 4 hours, came in, had dinner, went to Lowe's Hardware to get more blocks (we think we need 7 more so we got 8 just to be on the safe side) and salt for the pool and they finally had Vince's work gloves so we got those too. Now home and just checking in.
Tomorrow is the farmers market then I plan to do some yoga
Love coming in here.
Wish I had more time. Love to everyone
Michele in NC0 -
YAY for Friday! And double yay for a three day weekend, four for me. I stayed home today and plan to stay home on Fridays until after fall break when I’m supposed to work full time. I went to the Y today for water aerobics and the pool is closed for the annual maintenance…til Weds. Dang! I was really looking forward to it!
It was hot, hot, hot here today with the heat index around 109. This afternoon I put out the awnings over our back deck and I thought I would die of heat stroke! I did the grocery shopping and drove across town to buy pellets for our pellet grill, then worked on a book some. Not much else is going on. Both girls are working and we had a lovely vegetarian dinner.
Michelle: sounds like your animals are like ours….all kinds of medicine to dole out. I think I started the itch conversation. With oral steroids, steroid cream, and prescription antihistamines, DH is still itching!
Renny: my hubby snores too sometimes and makes me head to the recliner! If he’s sleeping that hard, I can’t bear to wake him up to make him leave! Good for you to stick to your guns. Beans and bacon do sound good…I think of myself as a southern cook, but have never made beans that way. Beans and cornbread…oh yeah
Nancy: a pedicure sounds grand. Funny your pool was closed too!
Genealace: I can just see those poor ducks trying to keep up. I can’t stand mosquito bites…they leave welts that take years to go away and in some cases don’t go away at all.
DeeDee: how are things going in your end of the world?
Grandmallie: good for you to stick to your guns too and insisting on healthy foods. Take care of that foot!
Jane: thinking of you today while you say good bye to your friend. Good news on the loss of inches!
Sue: yes unfortunately I got the diagnosis. I have been pre-diabetic for years and was already on a morning dose of metformin because there is research that shows it slows or prevents the conversion to full blown diabetes. Well at my employee health screen my fasting glucose was 138 and the next day at the doc’s it was 140 and my A1C was 6,5 so boom. There you have it. My goal is to get off of all medications eventually. Now she wants to start me on a statin because my LDL is too high for a diabetic….GRRRRR I always wanted to be the only 100 year old granny in the nursing home who doesn’t take meds!
Pat: how sweet of you to take your older friend to the beauty parlor! I bet she adores you for it.
Joyce: piggy paste!!!! I’m heading to walgreens!
Katla: I love what you said about charging your battery here. I think that is why I like coming here so much.
Yanniejannie: today the sun was behind the house that is behind ours at 7:32!!! Couldn’t believe it I have bought Wacola bras before but now I like Cacique (Lane Bryant brand)
Sylvia: I hope your son gets to feeling better soon!
Barbie: I didn’t realize that the exercise diary can be open or locked. How do you unlock it?
Heather: great news on the medical report! Mmmmmm wine and cheese!
SueSD: hang in there with the PT!
Well after talking about my diabetes, I realize I haven’t taken my dinner dose, so off I go! Enjoy the Friday evening my wonderful friends. Take care, Meg from ridiculously hot Omaha0 -
Heather - what great news! I'm doing a little happy dance for you :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I'm back from the Y. It wasn't too busy tonight so we got a really good tour. Unfortunately they are closing the pool for 2 weeks starting on Monday. hmph, oh well, I can get in 1 aquafit class in on Sunday. They have 2 different change rooms, the regular one and one they call the "plus" room. The plus room (of course you pay extra for) includes your towels, spring water, a lounge, a sauna, a whirlpool, shampoo/conditioner, hair dryers & flat irons. I did the math and it would cost more to have the regular change room and wash our towels. I live in an apartment so I pay for washing & drying. We are going to start our 1 week trial tomorrow morning and then next weekend it looks like we are going to sign up. I am a bit nervous because I don't do well in crowds.
Tomorrow is weigh in day and then I guess we will head over to the Y. My DD is so excited to do this.
I have to get to bed, last night was a rough night.
G'nite and I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Sandy from ON 0 -
.GRRRRR I always wanted to be the only 100 year old granny in the nursing home who doesn’t take meds!
Barbie: I didn’t realize that the exercise diary can be open or locked. How do you unlock it?
:flowerforyou: Meg, I, too, wanted to live my life without meds and I was heartbroken about 10 years ago when my doctor put me on a statin for high cholesterol......he told me that my numbers had been high when I was in my 30's and weighed a lot less...I tried cutting back when I lost weight but my cholesterol went up
.now my goal is to avoid meds for osteoporosis and to live past 100 and still be dancing..
:flowerforyou: about locking your exercise diary......your food and exercise diaries are connected so if you lock your food diary, the exercise diary is locked and if your food diary is open then your exercise diary is open too........to change the settings, go to the home page and click on "Settings", then "Diary Settings", then go to "change diary sharing" and you can choose private, public (that's what mine is), friends only, or locked with a key.
:bigsmile: I am starting to think of resolutions for September.....i want them to be achievable, something I want to do.and measurable.
:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: bedtime now, I get up so early that I dare not stay up late. Barbie from NW Washington
“If it’s important to you then you will find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.”
August Resolutions (with almost end of the month comments)
*finish preparing the flower bed in the back yard (making lots of progress but won’t be done by the end of the month)
*participate in the new strength training challenge (nine workouts so far)
*walk 18,000 steps a day (every day and many more some days)
*act the way I want to feel (going great…this makes a huge difference in my life)0 -
Bump to find my place.0
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:flowerforyou: So tonight we are looking after our little grandson. He's already asleep, with bear and blankie and a little toy car. It means that tomorrow will come early. DD made dinner and came with bacon wrapped beef, but fortunately had also brought chicken. So BBQ it was. She also made a broccoli salad and potatoes. I tried to put in the ingredients in my food diary as best I could and had no potatoes, since I want to reduce starch intake. I am having wine tonight though, some rose. What a nice treat. I have made a decision to keep the alcohol for the weekends, and so far I am doing very well. I will still be under my calories for today.
:flowerforyou: A long weekend coming up. We have had to make some business decisions recently, and tomorrow is inventory day. Fortunately, one of our sons currently lives with us, so I will prepare the sheets and he and DH will count the inventory. They say, they'll be done in an hour. Sure! I don't really care, as long as someone else does it. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Some day we will retire from all of this, and live smaller. I am looking forward to leaving all the business stress behind. Personally, I am much happier working for someone else, although being in business for yourself has benefits of course.
Have a great weekend!
Renny0 -
Good Friday evening.
After lawn bowling this morning DBF and I did our grocery shopping this afternoon. I was surprised how empty the store was. It takes us longer to pay on regular Friday's than it did today.
Then I spent late afternoon and some time after supper working on my lace. Almost at the fourth corner and feel that it is going well, so far.
Picking a few tomatoes every day. I think I need to pinch out the growing tips of a couple of the plants as they are so big - covered in tomatoes but they aren't ripening very quickly -perhaps too much energy is going in to growing the plant and making more flowers.
This evening we have had some rain. While I was waiting for DBF to go for supper I used the watering can to water the front lawn which is under a very large tree. It was already raining at that point, and except for filling the watering can I was under the tree and keeping dry. The ground it so dry that the water wasn't soaking in. I thought that perhaps if I wetted the ground, when it started raining properly, that the rain would soak in and not run off. Had thunderboomers and lots of lightning after we got home.
That's all the news that's fit to print. Goodnight all.0 -
Good morning all!
Thank you all for so many kind wishes.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I have woken up still feeling happy and relieved. I wish I could bottle this feeling and drink it down when I am letting life's little frustrations get to me. Grandmalie - I am with you on the crowded beaches, especially on the music. The music of the waves is enough for me!:laugh: But I am resolved to try to remember this feeling and be grateful. Maybe it will work!:bigsmile:
Did some more strength training this morning. I hadn't done any press ups for 2 weeks and was a bit nervous about starting them again. (I have lymphodema). I checked with the doctor and she said it was fine unless it caused a reaction, so I managed 20! Not quite my record, but not bad after a lay off.:drinker: I wish I could remember my August goals. I will have to search the recesses of my brain, but haven't quite made some of them because of the mastitis. Others I think I have surpassed. Will dredge and think.
Lovely sunny day here so won't get to wear my new jacket! :laugh: It even has thumb holes so I look quite the part. The only kind of clothes I can get excited about at the moment are exercise clothes! Maybe the winter will prompt me into buying something. I have thrown out almost everything. All that remains are two pairs of too big jeans, one skinny pair that fit, and some t shirts, long and short sleeved that are a bit too big. Two skirts that are slightly too big. I live in my skinny jeans and my exercise clothes! I have my party dress from DSIL's 60th, which I have not worn again and a few party tops dating from 1990 when I was last at this weight! I'm almost scared to go out and buy stuff. (Not that I have any money at the moment) What size am I? What suits me? I love to dress in a young way, but not so young that I look ridiculous. I always say I will not wear anything a younger person wouldn't wear, but I will not wear everything they would wear. Does that make sense? Oh well, in the great scheme of things it is of absolutely no importance!:happy: A lovely problem to have and I expect some of you would kill to have that problem!!!
Thoughts to all those with no toenails or bad shoulders or itching or hurting any which way. Or grieving. I always say to DH that reading about all our problems on here helps so much with any of my own. He says it all sounds depressing!:huh: :noway: Maybe that's one of the differences between men and women. For me it acts as a sort of community where we are all on the same level and struggling with the stuff that life throws at us. Sometimes life throws us a big one. Or a huge one. Sharing all that and getting support makes it just a little bit easier and, besides, I am incurably nosey!:blushing: Love you
Bye for now from lovely, sunny Hampshire. Time in the garden today.
Heather UK0 -
well I ended up taking 1/2 a pain pill and that helped tremendously, im up having lemon water and off to the gym...
I will keep plugging along,but just disgusted with myself i am back up at 157 and a few ounces, have been like this for a week or so. I know there are times when this happens ,I guess I am taking in to much sugar and processed stuff, will cut down. and maybe not enough water. The darn scale isnt moving in the right direction:grumble:
cloudy and muggy here today..
anyone hitting the seashore this weekend,think of me and soak it up for me please:bigsmile:0
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