WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018

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  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 866 Member
    Kim, hugs for you and your mom. I lost my bestie very young, she was only 46. I still miss her (13 years in March). I hope your mom will keep up with at least one bridge group, interacting with others is so important for our mental health. Humans are pack animals! lol
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,695 Member
    margaretturk wrote: »
    Meggie welcome.

    Katla I looked up The Broken Brain on Google. You can watch it for free. I watched episode 1 which was more of an overview and testimonials. Their approach is called functional medicine which is a whole person approach. I plan to watch episode 2 today on the gut. There are a total of 8 episodes.

    Margaret - I too watched episode 1 today - nice we don't have to wait until the 17th and get a head start. Let us know how you like episode 2!

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • HandiCrafter
    HandiCrafter Posts: 56 Member
    edited January 2018
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,548 Member
    Did 10 minutes of a Tone Trouble Zones DVD, held my plank for 2 min 53sec. then took the extremepump class.

    ThaiKaren - feel better fast. I feel for ya. I hate when my sciatica acts up.

    Barbara - the donuts turned out quite well I thought. And the best part is that Vince never said a word about the pumpkin in them. The pumpkin kept them moist. Here's the recipe:


    1/6th of recipe (1 donut): 167 calories, 1.5g fat, 281mg sodium, 35.5g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 23.5g sugars, 2g protein -- PointsPlus® value 4*

    Prep: 15 minutes
    Cook: 15 minutes
    Cool: 35 minutes

    Ingredients:
    Donuts
    1 1/4 cups moist-style yellow cake mix (a little less than half a box)
    1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1/4 cup egg whites or fat-free liquid egg substitute
    1/2 tsp. maple extract

    Glaze
    1/3 cup powdered sugar (not packed)
    1 1/2 tbsp. lite pancake syrup
    1 tbsp. unsweetened vanilla almond milk, light vanilla soymilk, or fat-free dairy milk
    1/8 tsp. maple extract
    Dash salt

    Directions:
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 6-cavity standard donut pan with nonstick spray.


    In a large bowl, combine donut ingredients. Add 1/4 cup water, and mix until completely smooth and uniform. Evenly distribute batter into the rings of the donut pan, and smooth out the tops. (See HG Tip.)



    Bake until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out mostly clean, about 12 minutes.



    Meanwhile, place a cooling rack over a baking sheet.



    Let donuts cool completely, about 10 minutes in the pan and 15 minutes on the cooling rack.

    In a medium bowl, combine glaze ingredients, and whisk until smooth and uniform.



    One at a time, dunk the tops of the donuts into the glaze, coating the top halves.

    Return to the cooling rack, and allow glaze to set, about 10 minutes. (Excess glaze will run off; that's why you've got the rack over that baking sheet.)


    MAKES 6 SERVINGS

    HG Tip: To make your donuts look extra beautiful, fill the donut cavities using a DIY piping bag. Just transfer the batter to a plastic bag, and squeeze it down toward a bottom corner. Snip off that corner with scissors, creating a small hole for piping. Ta-da!

    My osteoporosis isn't real bad, at least I don't think so. The last time I had my BDT the results came back that I had osteopenia. Now was this a mistake on the part of the technician? I don't know, could be. I've been osteoporatic for a long time. Vince says "oh the medicine is catching up with you" but I prefer to believe that it's a combination of the medicine and my exercise. When you take the pill that you swallow, it has to go thru the intestines etc. With the injectable one, it gets directly into the bloodstream. That's probably the biggest difference. Then there's the one that is a bone builder. But you have to inject yourself with the stuff every day. Don't know if I can do that.

    Drive safely..and don't buy too much. I love TJ's. Every time I go in there I say "thank you god for letting them accept Master Card"

    Sharon - Harmony is so lovely. And what a beautiful cake

    M - here I thought the "spinning to stretch out" meant you were physically spinning around. LOL Stupid me. Figured it might be a different way to stretch out. I'm still laughing at myself

    meggiesroad - welcome! You've come to a great place

    This gal is making a dinner of shrimp/avacado/grapefruit. Should be good. She asked me to bring pineapple for dessert. I thought another gal said she'd bring dessert but the gal who is making the dinner didn't hear it (or maybe didn't want to?). She's also making onion soup. I've never had onion soup. I'll give it a try but something tells me that I'm not going to be keen on it. Afterwards we'll play mahjongg. Any pineapple I have left over we can use for Rummikub tomorrow. I've already made this chocolate cake that Vince keeps drooling over...lol And I have some spanikopita in the freezer that I'll make. That's enough Update: the onion soup was good, but not something that I'd probably order in a restaurant. The other gal did bring a dessert (a cherry cheesecake pie)

    In Switzerland they have special slippers for you to wear. I remember my girlfriend sending me a pair.

    Cinnamon - welcome.

    Shoes - I have inserts for my slippers since slippers don't offer much support. At least I get a little support.

    Kim - I'm sorry for your mother. My father got the same way....all his family and his friends were gone. He kept saying "there's no one to come to my funeral"

    Terry - YEAAA for you. Ten minutes is a start, you're on your way now!

    Went and had dinner at this one gal's place then played mahjongg. In a way, I was a bit disappointed. I guess I was expecting a full dinner, not just a salad. Oh well....

    Michele in NC
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 866 Member
    Rye, AWESOME!!!
    Terry, good for you for getting back to exercising! Doesn't matter that it was only 10 min, that you did 10 min is what's important!
    Michele in NC, did I miss something in your recipe? I didn't see pumpkin anywhere.
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island
  • wildhorsewendy
    wildhorsewendy Posts: 563 Member
    RYe, Woo HOO! Might be your second career tapping you on the shoulder...
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,681 Member
    langman22 wrote: »
    Shoes? Love this group as we can talk about anything and make it interesting. I have to wear them all the time as I need to wear an orthodic due to flat feet. I have outdoor and indoor shoes.

    When I got my new running shoes, they checked my gait and analysed everything ... and told me that I should have shoes with orthotics, and should wear them all the time, even at home. The way I roll onto my arthritic joints really isn't helping! And I also have mostly flat feet. But I just can't stand the thought of wearing shoes all the time.

    I'm home from classes now, it's a nice warm day, and within about 20 seconds of walking through the door ... I was barefoot! :smiley:


    BTW - congrats on the exercising! :)


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,681 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Nobody used to take their shoes off in the UK, but we do nowdays. I like people to take theirs off in our house because we have polished light oak flooring and any mark shows. I have spare towelling slippers from hotels if anyone needs them. I can't walk barefoot because of my severe pronation, and I rarely, if ever, take my socks off (I wear them in bed), but I have elastic supports that I wear all the time, except when I am wearing shoes with inserts. I buy them from Amazon. They have a foam pad under the arch. I just put them on in the morning on top of my socks. They have changed my life, literally. I could only wear clumpy shoes with enough room for inserts, now I can wear almost any shoe or sandal. :D:D:D
    Best thing ever.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

    Interesting ... I might have to look into these elastic supports.

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,681 Member
    Mid-Month Update

    Jan 1 - 4.9 km walking + running (32 min) + 32.5 km cycling (102 min)
    Jan 2 - 4.8 km walking (60 min)
    Jan 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 8.6 km running (65 min)
    Jan 4 - 2.9 km walking (36 min) + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)
    Jan 5 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) _ 2.2 km running (18 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)
    Jan 6 - 0.6 km walking (7.5 min) + 15.8 indoor cycling (50 min) + 10 min weightlifting
    Jan 7 - 3.4 km walking (42 min) + 10.7 km running (1:21) + 21.4 km cycling (67 min)
    Jan 8 - 8.5 km walking (105 min)
    Jan 9 - 6.3 km walking (75 min)
    Jan 10 - 10 km walking + 2.8 running (145 min)
    Jan 11 - 14.5 km walking (180 min)
    Jan 12 - 7.1 km walking (85 min)
    Jan 13 - 15.8 km cycling indoors on the trainer (50 min)
    Jan 14 - 2.2 km walking + 10 km running (105 min) + 14.25 cycling indoors on the trainer (45 min)
    Jan 15 - 6.6 km walking (80 min)
    Jan 16 - 12.5 km walking (155 min)


    2017 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 123.8
    Walking Time (min): 1345.5
    Cycling Distance (km): 99.8
    Cycling Time (min): 315.0
    Stairs Climbed Number: 20.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 16.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 10.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 223.6
    Total Distance (miles): 138.9
    Total Time (min): 1686.5
    Total Time (hr): 28:06:30


    My focus has been more on running to prepare for the 10K run ... but now I switch back to cycling again. :)

    Machka in Oz
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    New kettlebell arrived today, will try it later. It is 8kg (18lb I think) nowhere near weight that Mary used, btw where is Mary?

    I registered for the Broken Brain prog, do I have to wait until 17th to watch as I haven't heard anything

    DH and I change into slippers when we come in as we have light carpets and white tiles in hall and kitchen

    Kate UK <3
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,137 Member
    well I am awake , barely.... finally fell back asleep before 4 and woke up at 5:45 am. my mind is just kaput...
    I thank God for Alfie , because he keeps me focused , today, I will leave here, go feed DFIL,walk Homer and Chester, and then go to work... until 1 and then, go pick dad up, stop at the GI dr to pick up samples as medicare wont pay for colonoscopy prep... so they have samples. then take him to get bloodwork and EKG and then go to Surgeons office for pre op appointment, then home and if I have time go back to work
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning! Just have a moment- Heather- Just looked up foot supports on Amazon. Do you get the ones that go on like a band around your foot with a pad under the arch? I have the elastic foot braces that I use when I need ankle support, but there is no padding under the arch. A padded basic band would probably feel good on my arches. KJ
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,776 Member
    KJ and Machka - These are the ones I use. There are several different makes, but I picked the best reviewed ones.

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    It says those ones are currently out of stock, but there are others.

    Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,448 Member
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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,244 Member
    :)Lisa, I'm glad that quote is helping you. It has been part of my life for a long time. I use it as part of my signature on e mail and frequently someone will thank me for sharing it.

    :) Jake's cardiology appointment in Seattle was rescheduled so we don't have to go there today. It is an all day trip and requires boarding the dogs for two nights. We had already taken the dogs in for boarding yesterday when the doctor's office called to reschedule, so we rushed down to pick them up so they didn't have to stay overnight.

    :) I need the support and warmth of shoes so I wear mine all the time. When we got one of our RV's we thought we'd have a "no shoes indoors" rule until we realized that the dogs were tracking things in and the logistics of satisfactorily cleaning their feet every every time we walked them was too much. I sometimes visit someone who asks for shoes off and I can hardly wait to get out of their house and go home. Fortunately it's a rare occurrence.

    <3 Barbie
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,776 Member
    Just done Day 1 of Week 3 of c25k. :drinker: I am so enjoying it. I really hope my knee holds out. I must be a funny sight singing along with some of the choruses as I shuffle along. ;)
    I should have weighed myself today, but I'm leaving it until tomorrow morning. Rabbit stew tonight.

    Lisa - I'm always surprised when people say they don't log. It just seems weird to me when that is the whole rationale of this site. I still log faithfully every day after 4 years at maintenance. I don't trust myself to manage my weight any other way. Well, it's worked so far! :laugh: I did take a break on the cruise, but pushed myself to do my 600 calories every day, or more, and I went very low carb. I didn't put any weight on in the two weeks, but I was exhausted from so much walking round the cities. I did drink quite a bit of alcohol, so I definitely needed the exercise. :o
    Normally though, every calorie is written down. Just for now I am not logging my afternoon session of exercise because I want to leave that extra deficit to shift my few pounds. I log it today because yoga doesn't quite cut it calorie wise.
    I'm hoping for a pound loss tomorrow from last week. I am feeling thinner and the roll around my waist is smaller. :D

    Rye - I well remember all those conflicting feelings when people started perceiving me differently. It took me ages to buy "thin girl" clothes and be proud of my body, Even now I'm having trouble believing that I can expose my arms. All I can see are the wrinkly bits on my ex lymphodema arm, but really I should be proud of my hard work. When I lost weight and started weights most of the lymphodema disappeared and I no longer have to wear a sleeve every day. Nobody told me this would happen. Nobody told me that most of my aches and pains would disappear. Nobody told me I would feel half my age. It is the best kept secret in the world. Good diet and exercise - a true miracle! The mystery is, why isn't everyone doing it? :o:o:o
    Because, as Barbie says, they are trading what they want the most for what they want at the moment. I think, like me in the past, they just don't know how good it feels. Because no one really told them.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Mild headache, so bye!
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,345 Member
    Llll

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