WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018

spikeyhair

ryenday wrote: »

Fiona I love the name Fiona! Regarding exercise I took someone’s suggestion here (Lanette or Barbie) to start weight training and picked up the book Strong Women, Strong Bones by Miriam Nelson at her suggestion. Much of the good material in that book is also in this site in a free downloadable pdf which the author contributed to: http://growingstronger.nutrition.tufts.edu/

Thanks for the link Rye I have just downloaded it

Welcome JAYNE and FIONA

ALLIE we are all thinking of you stay strong

Kate UK

spikeyhair

BECCA hope DH surgery goes ok

Kate UK

pipcd34

morning peeps, welcome new peepers

langman22

Happy Friday,

Jayne, Welcome! You are a member of the group with your first post. I think you will find this to be a very supportive group. Everyone has a different plan for losing weight. Mine is to track daily everything I put in my mouth and only focus on today. if I think ahead of all the days to come, I get overwhelmed and it seems impossible to do. Also focus on how you feel when you eat good food. It’s so easy to focus on the number. I also view this as a life plan rather than a diet. Something I will have to do in one form or the other for the rest of my life. You can do it!

Becca, love the Japanese way of decluttering. Lol

Sharon, you don’t need a reason to buy the ring. I sometimes buy myself something and call it “just because”. No guilt. If it brings you pleasure it is worth it. Also, you’ve had it rough recently, do something good for yourself. Good for you standing your ground about the prizes.

Heather, Snoopy happy dance on hitting your weekly target!

Machka, Sounds like you are really putting the rubber to the road!

Kelly, you will pass the home visit with flying colors I’m sure.

Michelle, what are Silver Sneakers?

Fionawilliamson, Welcome to the group! I’m sure you will find a lot of info about exercise here. I’m the last person to talk about exercise so I will leave it up to the experts.

Pip, such sad eyes.

Allie, just hang in there and know we are all right there with you. ((HUGS))

Becca, sending good thoughts for the surgery.

Bad day yesterday, better one today. Still in a holding pattern numbers wise. Better than gaining.

Terry in VT

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Becca - Loved the Japanese method of de-cluttering.

I did not do that when my sister and I de-cluttered our bathroom (at least not after the first 10 minutes). Our bathroom looks so much nice and Louis isn't stroking out about us doing the de-cluttering. I have done Will's room (although I have about 12 sets - or partial sets) on the floor and bed. Some of it is because I don't know which ones might be queen-sized. I only need to keep one set of queen-sized and one set of king-sized. I did the china cabinet and I still think I can get rid of a few glasses and some plates. Sister got my Mother's china so I will give her the platter that goes with it. I must not have had a 2nd platter (for Thanksgiving) is the only reason I must have gotten it. We'll be doing the kitchen (mostly). I need to get Trey to come over and decide if the sausage that is in the freezer is still good. I tried to get him to separate it and put just 2 links in a package rather than 4. That way we'd probably have eaten it. Will is coming home in a few weeks and I want it out of the freezer before he gets here, if it isn't any good. So tonight we will either have hot dogs or tamales.

M - I love the picture of the koi. A former neighbor of ours did one (in watercolor) and we were surprised that he had so many pictures he could enter in the art show that year; but, didn't do so because we were not allowed to enter anything under glass.

I would like to get my studio in shape so I would not be so frustrated trying to find my art supplies. Right at the moment, can't find my colored pencils and that has upset me a lot.

Will is coming home in a few weeks and I cannot wait to see him. He is going to a quail hunt that some of his friends put on and he hasn't seen some of his friends for several years. Tami isn't coming with him. Boo-Hiss! He will spend the night he gets here for the weekend with us and again on Sunday night when he leaves. It's basically a 'men only weekend' so that is why Tami isn't coming and also she has to be home for Mallory.

Had a MRI done yesterday as well as a Dilantin level. I hated spending 40+ minutes in a tube where I could not move. When I get into a position that I cannot move from my nose and face and back all start itching at once, I kept telling myself, 'you're asleep, you don't feel this' or 'it will be over soon'. Neither helped much and I was almost in tears when it did stop.

Lenora

cityjaneLondon

Welcome new people!
Just stick around and you will pick up some great ideas. By the way, I DON'T DO FRIENDS, so no good asking me! :laugh:

I'm at the hotel. I've had a cup of tea (the most important thing) and I'm about to watch a favourite TV programme. Loads of time to get ready, but I hope the plaits (braids) don't defeat me. I've brought ribbon etc with me. The cinema is less than half an hour's walk away, so I will get some exercise in. I have bought sushi for dinner before I leave.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

ryenday

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Welcome new people!
Just stick around and you will pick up some great ideas. By the way, I DON'T DO FRIENDS, so no good asking me! :laugh:

I'm at the hotel. I've had a cup of tea (the most important thing) and I'm about to watch a favourite TV programme. Loads of time to get ready, but I hope the plaits (braids) don't defeat me. I've brought ribbon etc with me. The cinema is less than half an hour's walk away, so I will get some exercise in. I have bought sushi for dinner before I leave.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Enjoy! It sounds like such a good time!

KarenUK56

Hi ladies, quick question!
Does anyone know if there is somewhere on MFP to find your performance summary by year please. I have last year's and would be interested to know how it compares to previous years.
Thanks, if anyone has the answer.
All the best
Karen UK

cityjaneLondon

Here I am, ready to go out.

Heather UK XXXXXX

grandmallie

Heather ~ you look adorable , have a wonderful time... one of my favorite movies, I would have a ball going to something like that..
my DB is starting to freak out, told him start taking the anti anxiety meds your supposed to be taking every day!!!
I do have a valium that I might just take a 1/4 pill to take the edge off tonight.
I am having a bit of a fit , here in the US the flu is running rampant,and I am hoping the good lord keeps us all in a plastic bubble tonight.. and tomorrow.
It is a beautiful sunny day but cold...

klanders30

The Hills are alive...........with the sound of Heather!!!!

coastalgosgal

jayne6485 wrote: »

Strange thing. I used emojis in my messages and they are not there now. I like to use the smiley and hearts. Weirdness??? Confused emoji. Ha! Now one posted!

For some reason if you use emojis in your posts they have a tendency to make your post disappear. Now I can use an Navy anchor emoji to " save my spot" in how far I've read till, and that posts fine.
Becca

coastalgosgal

Heather have a wonderful time!!!!!!! I love the " climb every mountain" part and would be singing really opera-y on that part!
Becca

KJLaMore

Have fun Heather!! Speed question for everyone....
What is your favorite song in The Sound of Music?
I have two, The Lonely Goatherd (because it is fun) and Something Good (because the lyrics are )

pipcd34

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ryenday

16 going on 17 and Favourite things. But, honestly all of em!

coastalgosgal

Thank you ladies for your concern. It will be a bit before we start getting calls from nurses scheduling this and that. The five day recovery for him should be interesting for me. I am not going to be driving to Vancouver WA to stay at sons, nor drive to sisters home in Gresham an hr away. I will be worried enough, so I will grab sleep here and there at the hospital. When he gets a room, then hopefully I can get a sleep chair.

Lenora, so sorry your MRI was scary and almost made you cry!!! (((((Hugs)))))) friend! It will be nice to have your Will home this weekend though!!!

Feb 1st have doctors appointment. Yearly female exam, and check up on how my meds are working for my overactive bladder that I take at night. It seems to have stopped the need to get up 5-6 times before midnight routine, but I still don't get into REM sleep until 1am ish. I have been sleeping until 9-10 am! Then when I do wake up I'm still so tired! Like I've been run over by a truck tired! I would like to get back to waking up at 7:30 or 8 am ready to face the world! We both go to bed at 9-10 pm so we haven't been staying up late.

Hugs ladies
Becca
Oregon

spikeyhair

KJLaMore wrote: »

Have fun Heather!! Speed question for everyone....
What is your favorite song in The Sound of Music?
I have two, The Lonely Goatherd (because it is fun) and Something Good (because the lyrics are )

mine are Lonely Goatherd and Do Re Mi

HEATHER have a great time I love to sing along with others as I have a terrible voice.

Kate UK

coastalgosgal

All the songs are my favorite in The Sound of Music! Love watching the end of the movie, because Christopher Plummer confessed once that little Gretl, weighed a ton, so that is a doll he's got on his back!!!! Haha!
Becca
Knower of mindless drivel in
Oregon

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