WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018
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Hi Sisters, I am taking the day off the office today, not sure what I will do yet, maybe go for a long horse ride. I should go do some bee work too. My van Daisy Duke is still sidelined, I am waiting for my hubby to get a part for her. Meanwhile, I have got my bike back into action so I don't go stir crazy.
MissK, I love your "White Christmas" photo. Do you breed horses? I am a passionate "hobby" breeder of one or two foals a year. I have a palomino stallion, three Arabian mares and a yearling Arab colt who I will keep a stallion if he stays a gentleman. I really need to source more grazing land. Buying a bigger farm is on my Goals list. We are on 9 acres here.
The foal I am holding in the photo is named "Squeaky". His mother is my darling miniature mare Precious. That pic was taken when he was really young. I couldn't lift him now! LOL
Sharon, hugs to you. Sending prayers for wisdom in this difficult decision time. Very unsettling and hard on you.
Machka, you are a goal setter and achiever like I am. I break them down into daily steps I can take, or action-based goals and i have them pinned up on my wall so I can see them every day. I would feel lost without my targets.
Jude, hang in here. Takes awhile to sort out the conversations.
Oh, I have thought of a possible solution to my "too busy to pack a lunch" problem. I will make extra portions for dinner and put it away for lunch the next day. That might work, will trial it.
Vicki66-Those are good goals. You should share your Positive with us here daily. I often write a gratitude list of ten things in my journal just to make sure my happy tank remains full.
Penny, I also like my warm merino gloves. NZ is known for its Merino products.
Heather/Katla, what are poo sticks?
Lanette, I sleep in my stall when foals are due, on haybales and air mattress with farm cats for company and audio books or headlamp and paperback to pass the time. I was midwife for Squeaky as well as for Reuwben, my Arab colt. I love the miracle of birth!
Barbie, you should get a headlamp to wear instead of a torch to free up your hands for dogwalking.
Evelyn, congrats on the drop! I am dropping too. I need to lose two more pounds to reach my "Happy Place" and then a further five to hit my Goal Weight, and then probably two more to be goal weight with food in my stomach. Don't know how long it will take me to get there. Depends on stress and how much I have as to whether I will be able to stay on my fast or not. I do hate wearing my ugly fat pants. LOL
More to say but running out of steam,
Wendy
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Hi ladies! I just posted in the over 50s group- then as I was about to log off, saw this. I can't believe how lively this thread is. I'm not sure I can keep up with it, but I like your style .7
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Hi friends. We are out of the deep freeze for now, it’s going to be about 12 today! Woo hoo bathing suit time! Actually it’s high time for me to get serious and get to work on my weight and health. I have nothing else to concentrate on for now, so I need to get going!
Evelyn: that’s a great idea (brushing your teeth after dinner) I may have to try that!
Hi Lenora: I totally understand; all last year I literally lived minute by minute. I’m just now up to day to day. The serenity prayer is really powerful. I used to think all that stuff was just dumb but not anymore. I have seen its power.
Joyce: hooray for getting the boot off. Sending healing thoughts for your arm.
Becca: I am going to start planning my lunches and checking out my pantry to see what I can make with what’s on hand. I already make weekly dinner menus, but I have a lot of food stocked up. I’m having trouble cutting groceries down to 1 person!
SueBDew: glad you got your power on. We had one storm (winter) where our power was off for 4 days, and we were lucky! I had just bought a camp stove fueled with propane with anniversary money my parents gave us. They were furious that I spent it on that, but boy did they have a change of heart when they found out we were doing all our cooking on it for days!
Wendy: that’s awesome!
Sharon: I’m sorry you are having such a good time. There are actually a lot of good books on divorces, but I too am on the same search, so we should form a search party!
Machka: what is that beautiful flower?
Lisa: you are not used to all that cold weather!!!
Barbara AHMOD: it’s all in how you dress! I love winter although I could do without the wind and ice part. But I love to go outside in the snow. But it was too cold even for me on NYE so I stayed home and had a hoot watching CNN’s NYE show; they were all a tad tipsy except the one lady in Denver on the pot bus…by the end of the show she was clearly high. I have never seen all those serious newsy types being so silly.
I have 2 movies to recommend if you haven’t seen them: The Last Jedi (my mouth hung open the entire time; I was transfixed!) and The Darkest Hour (people stood and cheered when it was over). There are a couple others out there that I am planning to see.
Well I’m off to get some work done; first day back is always hard to organize yourself! Take care, welcome newbies, and thanks for all the pictures! Meg from frosty Omaha
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Heather: "I faithfully log everything every day (except Christmas Day and Boxing Day) and I rarely go over CICO. Even so I have recently gained a few pounds and I put it down to alcohol, which, I believe, affects the body's metabolism. " I've succumbed to a wee bit too much alcohol and am also a few pounds up. Time to put it away and get back to what is good for my health. :ohwell:
Wendy and Becca: Re: boys v girls--I have one of each. Neither was easy and both grew up to be excellent adults. Each of them put us through the wringer along the way. I love the photo of you carrying your little horse. I consider putting a saddle on as weight lifting, and never considered lifting a whole horse.
Lenora: I am so pleased to have you back with us! :flowerforyou:
Joyce: I'm glad you are able to get around in your good walking shoes rather than a boot.
Machka: I see the gray bell at the top of the page but I never have clicked on it. I usually go to the news feed from my phone and visit this group from my computer where I have MFP and this group bookmarked. :flowerforyou:
Penny: I love the photo you shared. Beautiful beyond anything I imagined!
I am having a quiet morning. I had riding lessons two days in a row, and I am tired. I've decided to stay home for a day or two and recharge my energy.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"Normally I'm quite normal . . ." The Gods Must be Crazy5 -
Ice, strong winds and about 3" of snow heading our way tomorrow. i will be cowering in my closet...I mean cleaning out my closets and perhaps a little batch cooking. What teacher doesn't hope and pray for a "snow day"
NYKAREN8 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Who is getting a lot of snow? I see Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas may be in the path of a big storm!
Karen in Virginia, hoping it skips us
No snow here, finally going to get above freezing today and the sun is shining brightly. That always makes you feel better
Janetr OKC4 -
Whew, I finally have all the Christmas trees and decorations down, and put away and house cleaned up behind each tree coming down. It took me about 10-12 hours over the last three days. I love putting them up but every year I say "never again". We shall see lol
So eating and exercise wis,e I'm off to a great start for the new year and am feeling encouraged. Both of my daughters and I are having a six week "challenge" so I have to make a good showing
Love you ladies,
Janetr OKC7 -
Margaret0
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Thank goodness for Utube. I received a beautiful Swiss watch for Christmas from DH, which I chose, but I could not work out how to shorten the stainless steel strap. I looked at the questions on Amazon, but still couldn't work it out. I had a brainwave to look on Utube and of course it was there and of course it was easy. I am sooooooo happy!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx13 -
Went to the deep water class. The plan for tomorrow is to do a body pump DVD that I have.
M - I don't let MFP add in my exercise calories. If I go over, I just consider it a "buffer". My weakness (well, one of them) is eating after dinner. So far I've lost one of my holiday pounds just by not eating in the evening. Actually, my sinuses have been acting up and I've taken a decongestant that, among other things, makes me not want to eat.
Welcome everyone new! Some people just have time to skim the posts. No one is offended. You do what you can do. We just love having you here.
I stopped at the Salvation Army and saw this DVD titled Gilad's 45/45 Split. I'm SURE I have one by that name, but I didn't recognize the pictures. So for 99 cents, I figured I'd buy it. Got home and for the life of me I can't find my copy of it to see if it's the same.
Lanette - that's really interesting about the bp readings. I never thought of that. Can't say that I really see a difference between fall and winter readings, but makes sense.
Barbara - the Green Room is our local community theater. I primarily volunteer in the box office and sometimes do ushering.
Meg - we went to see "The Last Jedi". Liked it but Vince thought there was a little too much mysticism in it.
Ceramics tonight. Vince thinks he'll finish his part of the lighthouse welcome sign, then it's back to my part.
Michele in NC
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Sharon, your little helper is just adorable! and yeah, I guess you can't really tell Greysyn that Grandpa is being a d1ckhead..... Unfortunate.
Beth, I too am not uneducated, I just act stupid! (love that, btw!). I know exactly what I need to do to lose weight, but sometimes the call of the cookie is just to great to resist! lol
Lisa, certainly seems like a really good time to be able to work from home! Holy smokes that's a lot of bodies that are going to be trying to get places!
Was at the gym, bright and early, have to admit it feels good to have it all done and I have done a bit in my craft room too! Should go down and do some dishes, the stuff that doesn't go in the d/w is starting to pile up. It's a small pile, but I don't have huge amounts of counter space, so..... I do have more than in our previous house, but I'm trying to not clutter the counters with huge amounts of "stuff".
Well, it's early for lunch, but I had breakfast quite early too, so think I will do something about that, then do dishes, then DH and I have app'ts with our GP. Just routine stuff this time....
Hope everyone has a great day!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island2 -
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Wendy - The poo sticks are an alternative to a colonoscopy I believe. Much cheaper. You have to smear a tiny bit of your poo on some little plastic windows on three separate occasions and put it in an envelope and send it off to be tested for blood in stools. It was much easier than I'd imagined and Katla gave me courage.
DH refuses to do it because he has piles which sometimes bleed so he doesn't want a false positive.
My word for 2018 is STRETCH. That is a big stretch for me!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Barbara, the Southern Oregon, I am so glad I make ya laugh!!! It's really the best anti aging, anti stress, ever!
Today was laundromat day, because the dryers are free on Wednesdays. So after missing last Wednesday, we were down to wearing our NAVY sweats, w/ matching sweatshirts, at the same time! We looked like those old people that always coordinate their outfits! We had to get out all the dog hair from our 4 day visit/invasion at my middles place. Please dog lovers don't take offense, but it was a difficult visit. Watching TV was looking past the small dog that continually would bring up his chew toy octopus up onto the blanket covered chest that was their coffee table. And this happened over and over. The other bigger dog was annoyed that we were on her couch, so she made circles around the coffee table, going under our legs. "Um what's going on with this TV show I can't seem to concentrate"! We acclimated, and adapted though. I about died when I saw their small dog lick my husband's ear while on the back of the couch!!! My husband was so great!
Well back to quiet life on the coast.... Order and neatness is greatly appreciated now!
Found an old pic of husband before liver transplant in 2012.
This past summer! He's flipping his hairdo like I do...
Big change eh? Amazing what a liver transplant can do!
Becca
Oregon
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January 2018 Accountability
Tuesday - Jan 2nd
1. Carbs 75g max with no more than 25g per meal. [176g]
✔2. Fiber 30g. [41g]
✔3. Track in MFP. Complete the entry daily.
4. Vegetables - eat a big veggie salad at least once a day.
5. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes
6. No eating after 9pm. To prevent late night snacking & get a good 12 hour overnight fast.
7. In bed by midnight.
8. Declutter - daily mission.
✔9. Dress to shoes daily.
Well... at least I'm getting dressed and getting fiber and completing my MFP food tracker.
I didn't eat after 9pm and got into bed by 10:30pm. Then hubs came to bed and snored and SNORED. I got aggravated and got up and hit the cookies and cream cheese. (But... I showed a loss this morning. We'll see if it shows up tomorrow. Actually I'm probably shedding fluids.)
Today.... I'm putting my inner brat on point. We will cut the sugary carbs and not eat after 9pm.
-- Ginger in Texas4 -
Here we are! A little blurry and up close and personal! Hint: When there are more than two of you meeting and wanting a picture; bring a photographer! BUT we are here! I got to meet up with Suebdew and Cathy, and despite all of the misgivings our loved ones had (and told us about) these ladies are wonderful! No one tied me up and knocked me over the head! LOL Truly, a pleasure to meet them irl! If any of you travel or decide to meet up with any other member of our group; please do not hesitate. You will be richer for it! Joaquin was a charmer and got to spend time in both Sue and Cathy's laps. He ate his lunch like a true gentleman, depositing his crumbs in his lap and on the floor. He is currently being very ungentlemanly and refusing to take his nap.
Thank you ladies for taking some time out of your day, and making the drive to Burleson! I will be in touch with you both, and the rest of the DFW women, when I return in September/October!
ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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Call me crazy but I love seeing people happy and succeeding!
Greeting my friends,
I have read each and every post. Did I take any notes? Well a few at the beginning but of course they are on my other computer. Just sufice it to say that I am so very proud of all of you that have done well. I have enjoyed all the pictures of kids and landscapes. Yes, South Carolina has been and will be cold. That is below freezing for us. We are getting rain now and expect sleet and snow tonight. All of you stay safe and warm.
I love the picture of Cathy, Sue and Joaquin.
I welcome all the Newbies! We are so happy to have you join us. This is a wonderful place to get support and information. Come often and please, everyone, sign each post. Depending on which device I am reading on, I can't always see who posted something unless they sign at the bottom.
To those like myself that have been doing a terrible job of healthy living and started fresh this year, good for us on a new start and take it one step and one day at a time. We can do this.
I love you all and wish you good health and happiness in this new year.
Love,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC7 -
KJ - Sue dew and Cathy - Fantastic! What a great meet up! Yes, we are real! :laugh:
Heather UK xxxxxxx4 -
Becca - such great before and after photos of your husband! I'm so glad everything is going well for him. I had to laugh at the dog comments - sounds very familiar with them either wanting to play or reclaiming their couch, lol. That's what it's like at our house!
Happiness is a warm puppy, lol. As long as it's housebroken and done teething!
A friend gave me an "oils mister" like a humidifier - I'm going to copy and paste that vodka poster and email it to her - tell her we found a new fragrance!
Heather - good for you taking the poo test. I'll stop by my doc's office one of these days and pick up a kit and get it overwith
Lanette
Cool but sunny SW WA State
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